There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for next week, including The Dark Knight, Horton Hears a Who! and Man on Wire. Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.
December 9, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
The Dark Knight DVD
Length: 152 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace
In this sequel to Batman Begins (2005), Christopher Nolan is back as director, as is Christian Bale in the dual roles of the Caped Crusader and Bruce Wayne. Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman reprise their roles from the earlier film, but Maggie Gyllenhaal replaces Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes. Rachel was Bruce Wayne's longtime love, but she is now dating District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). But The Dark Knight is mostly about the battle of wills between Batman and the movie's creepy, demonic villain, the Joker (the late Heath Ledger).
- Two-Disc DVD Set
- Single-Disc Edition Also Available
- Includes Digital Copy
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Horton Hears a Who! DVD
Length: 88 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
Dr. Seuss stories were the basis for the live-action movies How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat in the Hat, but Horton Hears a Who! is an animated film from the makers of the Ice Age movies. Horton (voice of Jim Carrey) is an elephant in the jungle, and one day he hears voices coming from what looks like a speck of dust. On that speck is a town inhabited by creatures known as Whos. The mayor of the town is voiced by Steve Carell. The story is about the struggle to keep the Whos from being destroyed. Other actors heard are Carol Burnett, Will Arnett and Seth Rogen.
- Widescreen
- Two-Disc DVD Set
- Includes Digital Copy
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Man on Wire DVD
Length: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references
This documentary centers on an audacious feat accomplished on August 7, 1974, when a Frenchman named Philippe Petit walked across a cable strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. (The film makes no reference to the destruction of the towers in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.) The cable was 200 feet long and at a height of 1,350 feet above the ground. The stunt was illegal and required months of preparation. Told through archival footage and photos, interviews and reenactments, the story unfolds like a thriller.
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
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