Two Lovers (available on DVD June 30th, 2009)
James Gray's "Two Lovers" is being hailed as "different" and even "one of the best films of 2009" but I believe it's only a matter of Gray choosing to be slightly more perceptive than his Hollywood counterparts. He doesn't really try to force anything, and sometimes this works and sometimes otherwise. It's quite an oddly-paced film, but occasionally this is what we all need.
Joaquin Phoenix, who has supposedly quit acting completely, tries his best to anchor it all as heartbroken Leonard, who’s attempted to commit suicide after his fiancée leaves him. The same day, he meets a new woman, Sandra (Vinessa Shaw), who is the daughter of the man who's going to take over the family dry cleaning business. His parents (Isabella Rossellini and Moni Moshonov), charmed by Sandra's affection and tenderness towards Leonard, push for their son to get involved with her. He likes her, but he's more in love with his next door neighbor Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow), who's very unstable and also involved with her law associate (Elias Koteas). Michelle relies on him to take care of her, since she needs someone to latch onto. Leonard is split because of the two lovers' ideas of the relationships. The movie doesn't get in depth on Leonard's parents, because this may be somewhat of a factor. Gray handles it all well, but ultimately, the film's overall nature is forgettable... Read the Theatrical Review HERE!
Van Wilder – Freshman Year Unrated (available on DVD July 14th, 2009)
In Van Wilder: Freshman Year, a young Van follows in his wealthy father’s footsteps by enrolling at prestigious Coolidge College. Much to the easygoing slacker’s dismay, however, Coolidge is hardly the party school he envisioned. Instead, it’s a strict institution led by an uptight dean—and to make matters worse, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity! Determined to rectify this intolerable situation, the civic-minded Van launches a personal crusade to free his school from the shackles of sexual oppression and party dysfunction. No cheerleader will be left untouched and no keg will be left untapped in this hilarious prequel.
The long-awaited story of the legendary party animal’s uproarious introduction to Coolidge College is finally here, revealing for the first time his rise to become the man, the myth...the seven-year college senior. Van Wilder: Freshman Year features a red-hot, young cast including Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) as “Van the Man” and Kristin Cavallari (Laguna Beach), as well as Steve Talley (American Pie Presents Beta House), Kurt Fuller (Wayne’s World) and Linden Ashby (Resident Evil: Extinction) as Van’s partners in mayhem.
Van Wilder: Freshman Year is produced by Robert Levy, Peter Abrams,
and
Andrew Panay (Wedding Crashers, National Lampoon’s Van Wilder),
directed by Harv Glazer (Kickin’ it Old School), written by Todd
McCullough, and executive produced by Pure Pictures’ Darin Spillman
and Sam Bernard.
The Van Wilder: Freshman Year DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced
for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, and English,
French and Spanish subtitles. Total runtime is 100 minutes. Gut-busting
bonus features include:
• Commentary with Director Harv Glazer and cast
• Creating the Legend: The Making of Van Wilder: Freshman Year
• Going Balls Out: Colossus
• Coolidge College: Orientation Video
• Decatur
• Teacher’s Pets
• Bloopers
• Van’s Party Supplies (unrated)
• Pranks 101 (unrated)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Blu-ray (available on July 14th, 2009)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that reaches its full horror potential on Blu-ray™ -- the silences are creepier, the screams louder and the murders gorier, all enhancing the frightfully fun experience. Accompanying the Blu-ray is a “Making-of” Featurette and music video performed by Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brandy, Freddie Prinze, Jr., and Mekhi Phifer star in the screamer sequel to the blood-chilling box office hit, "I Know What You Did Last Summer." Remember Ben Willis? He's the fisherman who killed the boy who was driving the car when it went off the road in the fatal accident that killed his daughter Sara... he's the man in the slicker with a hook in his hand ready to exact bloody justice... well, he's back. It's hard to forget a man who refuses to die.
Blu-ray Disc Special Features:
• The Making of Featurette
• “How Do I Deal” Music Video – Jennifer Love
Hewitt
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer had a run time of 101 minutes
and is rated R for intense terror, violence, gore, strong language and
some drug use.
Bewitched – The Complete Eighth and Final Season (available on DVD July 14, 2009)
One of the most beloved sitcoms in television history, Bewitched first
aired on ABC September 17, 1964, and the series became an instant hit
with critics and audiences, lasting for eight seasons and 256 episodes.
Producers and Directors include William Asher (TV’s “I Love
Lucy,” “Gidget”). Bewitched was nominated for 22 Emmy
Awards® over the course of its run, winning three.
SYNOPSIS
In this final magical season, the Stephens family takes a tour of historical
Europe where Samantha’s head is in danger after she catches the
eye and the ire of Henry VIII. She also reveals the Loch Ness Monster
is really a former warlock, and Esmeralda claims she caused the tower
in Pisa to lean. Darrin is zapped to the top of the Eiffel Tower; Tabitha
zaps herself into the Punch and Judy TV show to chastise Punch; Adam
begins to show he has powers; plus many more magical misadventures for
the last time on Morning Glory Circle!
DVD Special Features Include:
• Full Screen Presentations
• Audio: English, Spanish, Portuguese
• Subtitles: Spanish, Portuguese
• Bonus Previews
• Closed Captioned
Bewitched: The Complete Eighth and Final Season DVD Episodes Include:
How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII (Part I) Samantha’s Magic
Sitter
How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII (Part II) Samantha is Earthbound
Samantha and the Loch Ness Monster Serena’s Richcraft
Samantha’s Not So Leaning Tower of Pisa Samantha on Thin Ice
Bewitched, Bothered and Baldoni Serena’s Youth Pill
Paris, Witches Style Tabitha’s First Day at School
The Ghost Who Made a Spectre of Himself George Washington Zapped Here
(Part I)
TV or Not TV George Washington Zapped Here (Part II)
A Plague on Maurice and Samantha School Days, School Daze
Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished
The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit Samantha’s Witchcraft Blows
a Fuse
The Eight Year Itch Witch The Truth, Nothing but the Truth, So Help
Me Sam
Three Men and a Witch on a Horse
Adam, Warlock or Washout?
[REC] (available on DVD July 14th, 2009)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release [REC], the international smash hit that inspired the Screen Gems film Quarantine, on DVD July 14, 2009. Winner of multiple awards including two Goya Awards (Spain’s Movie Awards) including Best New Actress for Manuela Velasco (Law of Desire), [REC] includes “REC: Making-Of” Featurette and both English and original Spanish language versions of the film.
From Executive Producers who brought you Quarantine, comes the movie
that inspired the terror. A beautiful TV reporter and her cameraman
are doing a routine interview at a local fire station when an emergency
call comes in. Accompanying the firefighters to a nearby apartment,
the news team begins recording the bloodcurdling screams coming from
inside an elderly woman's unit. After authorities seal off the building
to contain the threat, the news crew, firefighters and residents are
trapped to face a lethal terror inside. With the camera running, nothing
may survive but the film itself.
[REC] was executive produced by Julio Fernández and Carlos Fernández,
and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, who are currently
directing the film’s sequel, [REC] 2. The film was written by
Jaume Balagueró, Luis A. Berdejo and Paco Plaza.
Hunter X Hunter Volume 2 (available now) and Hunter X Hunter Volume 3 (available on DVD August 11th, 2009)
Hunters are a special breed, dedicated to tracking down treasure, magical beasts and even humans. But such pursuits require a license, and fewer than one in a hundred thousand can pass the brutal qualification exam.
Gon and his friends have passed the first two stages of the Hunter Exam, but they still have three more grueling phases to complete. The applicants must escape the maze-like Trick Tower and survive a free-for-all on an isolated island before they can battle it out in the final tournament. Will Gon and his friends prove their worth and earn the right to call themselves Hunters? From the creator of Yu Yu Hakusho comes this 3-disc box set containing 15 episodes.
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