Best DVD & Blu-rays Released June 2009
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He's Just Not That Into You
An all-star cast is featured in the stories of a group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings as they navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life. Trying to read the signs of the opposite sex, each hopes to be the exception to the "no exceptions" rule.
Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Michael Beugg, Abby Kohn
Fanboys
A group of friends who are avid "Star Wars" fans travel west to see the Holy Grail of all sci-fi movies, "Star Wars: Episode I." The year is 1999 and for these death star dorks, the "Star Wars" films are more than just movies; they are a way of life. So, after one of the group takes sick, it is nothing short of a moral imperative that the friends break into George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to watch the seminal sci-fi picture together before its release. Enlisting the help of an estranged friend, who has traded in his Darth Vader mask for a proper day job, the adventure lays way to some extremely funny situations, including an outrageous brawl with some hard-core Trekkies.
Kristen Bell, Kevin Spacey, Sam Huntington, Jay Baruchel, Matthew Perniciaro, Adam F. Goldberg, Danny Trejo, Billy Dee Williams
Defiance
Based on an extraordinary true story, "Defiance" is an epic tale of family, honor, vengeance and salvation in World War II. The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell star as brothers who turn a primitive struggle to survive into something far more consequential -- a way to avenge the deaths of their loved ones by saving thousands of others.
Edward Zwick, Pieter Jan Brugge, Clayton Frohman, Daniel Craig, Liev Schrieber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner
Baby on Board
In the film, Jerry O'Connell and Heather Graham will play a married couple whose lives are tossed upside down because of an unplanned pregnancy.
Heather Graham, Jerry O'Connell, Ian Ziering, Brian Herzlinger, John Corbett, Katie Finneran, Lara Flynn Boyle
The Fox & the Child
The story centers on a young girl and her friendship with the eponymous animal. An adult female narrator will relate the tale as a memoir of her childhood. The film will combine nature documentary footage with the aforementioned fictionalized story.
Luc Jacquet
Spring Breakdown
Three thirtysomething friends break the monotony of their uninspired lives by vacationing on an island that's a popular spring break getaway for college co-eds. One of the women works for a powerful senator whose daughter is one of those co-eds, only she's as geeky as her chaperones.
Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Amber Tamblyn, Jana Kramer, Ryan Shiraki, Mike Rachmil, Rachel Dratch, Seth Meyers
Revolutionary Road
Set in the 1950's, a happy suburban couple with two children find themselves caught between their true desires and the pressure to conform -- with explosive consequences.
Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shannon, Sam Mendes, Scott Rudin, Bobby Cohen, Kathy Bates, Zoe Kazan
Fired Up
Shawn Colfax (Nicholas D'Agosto) and Nick Brady (Eric Christian Olsen), the stars of the Gerald R. Ford High School football team, are dreading the prospect of another summer at football camp. When Nick hatches a scheme for the two to join their school's cheerleaders at cheer camp instead, they find themselves awash in a sea of gorgeous young women. It all goes great until Shawn falls for Carly (Sarah Roemer), the beautiful head cheerleader who sees right through them.
John Michael Higgins, Molly Sims, AnnaLynne McCord, Will Gluck, Matthew Gross, Freedom Jones, Sarah Roemer, Danneel Harris
Spinning Into Butter
In the story, when clearly racist, but anonymous, letters start appearing on the door of one of the college's few African American students, Sarah, the liberal dean of students, is forced to question and explore modern feelings about, and approaches to, racism and political correctness.
Mark Brokaw, Norman Twain, Lou Pitt, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rebecca Gilman, Beau Bridges, Mykelti Williamson, Wayne Thompson
Crossing Over
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In "Crossing Over", writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
Harrison Ford, Frank Marshall, Gregg Taylor, Cliff Curtis, Sean Penn, Ray Liotta, Wayne Kramer, Ashley Judd
The International
In "The International", a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing – even murder – to continue financing terror and war.
Richard Suckle, Naomi Watts, Charles Roven, Tom Tykwer, Lloyd Phillips, Eric Singer, Clive Owen, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Nobel Son
"Nobel Son" is a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge. Barkley Michaelson (Bryan Greenberg) is struggling to finish his Ph.D. thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman), wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. But Eli's past indiscretions begin to collide with the present. When Barkley is kidnapped on the eve of his father accepting the prize, Eli refuses to pay the ransom. So starts a game of intrigue and deception that proves that payback's a bitch.
Danny DeVito, Jody Savin, Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Randall Miller, Bryan Greenberg, Mary Steenburgen, Eliza Dushku
Gran Torino
Clint Eastwood stars in the drama "Gran Torino," marking his first film role since his Oscar-winning "Million Dollar Baby." Eastwood also directs the film in which he plays Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. .
Billy Gerber, Clint Eastwood, Rob Lorenz, Dave Johannson, Nick Schenk, Cory Hardrict, Brian Haley, Brian Howe
Powder Blue
The story follows four eclectic characters — a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest and a stripper — brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.
Eddie Redmayne, Ray Liotta, Patrick Swayze, Kris Kristofferson, Timothy Linh Bui, Stephane Gauger, Forest Whitaker, Jessica Biel
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
At long last, Madea returns to the big screen in "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail". This time America's favorite irreverent, pistol-packin' grandmomma is raising hell behind bars and lobbying for her freedom...Hallelujer!
After a high-speed freeway chase puts Madea (Tyler Perry) in front of the judge, her reprieve is short-lived as anger management issues get the best of her and land her in jail. A gleeful Joe (Tyler Perry) couldn't be happier at Madea's misfortune. But Madea's eccentric family members the Browns (David and Tamala Mann) rally behind her, lending their special "country" brand of support.
Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Hardaway (Derek Luke) is on the fast track to career success. But Hardaway lands a case too personal to handle - defending young prostitute and former drug addict Candace Washington (Keshia Knight Pulliam) - and asks his fiancée and fellow ADA Linda Holmes (Ion Overman) to fill in on his behalf. When Candace ends up in jail, Madea befriends the young woman, protecting her in a "motherly" way as only Madea can.
Tyler Perry, Ion Overman, Bobbi Baker, Michael Paseornek, Reuben Cannon, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Keke Palmer
Friday the 13th
Searching for his missing sister, Clay heads up to the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins that lie in wait behind moss-covered trees. And that's not the only thing hiding under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all-thrills weekend. But they are about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they know, they've entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history - the infamous killer who haunts Crystal Lake armed with a razor-sharp machete...Jason Voorhees.
Michael Bay, Odette Yustman, Jonathan Sadowski, Marcus Nispel, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Damian Shannon, Mark Swif
Morning Light
Fifteen young sailors...six months of intense training... one chance at the brass ring. This exciting true-life documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life's first great adventure. Racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop in the Transpac, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of "Morning Light" matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2,300-mile showdown against top professionals. From their earliest training sessions in Hawaii conducted by world-class teachers through their test of endurance on the high seas, they form an unbreakable bond in the process of becoming singular team that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Roy E. Disney, Mark Monroe, Leslie DeMeuse
The Perfect Sleep
A tortured man returns to the city he swore he would never return to, in order to save the woman he has always loved yet can never have.
Jeremy Alter, Anton Pardoe, Roselyn Sanchez
The Great Buck Howard
The adventures of a down-on-his-luck magician/illusionist and his assistant as they re-invigorate his career.
Tom Hanks, Emily Blunt, Gary Goetzman, Kevin Kline, Andreas Schmid, Sean McGinly, Sidney Kimmel, Colin Hanks
The Pink Panther 2
"The Pink Panther 2," the sequel to the 2006 worldwide hit, stars Steve Martin as he reprises the role of intrepid-if-bumbling French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese) is forced to assign Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts. Martin is joined by his co-stars Jean Reno (as Ponton, his partner) and Emily Mortimer (as Nicole, the object of his awkward affections). The investigative dream team is played by Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki ("Letters From Iwo Jima") and Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Shawn Levy, Steve Martin, Lowell Ganz, Scott Neustadter, Molly Sims, Andy Garcia, Emma Bunton, Aishwarya Rai
Inkheart
"Inkheart" is a thrilling adventure that stars Brendan Fraser as Mo Folchart, a father who possesses a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. But when Mo accidentally brings a power-hungry villain from a rare children's fable to life, the villain kidnaps Mo's daughter and demands Mo bring other evil fictional characters to life. In an attempt to rescue his daughter, Mo assembles a disparate group of friends - both real and magic - and embarks on a journey to save her and set things right.
Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, Mark Ordesky, Iain Softley, Diana Pokorny
Table for Three
The story follows a suddenly single man (Routh) who invites a "perfect couple" (Bush and Bradford) to share his apartment, only to see them disrupt his life when they insert themselves into his new romance.
Sophia Bush, Jennifer Morrison, Michael Samonek, Jesse Bradford, Johnny Galecki, Lisa Lapira
Waltz with Bashir
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs.
Gerhard Meixner, Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Yael Nahlieli, Roman Paul
Our City Dreams
The story of a woman's struggles and successes as an artist in New York City.
Chiara Clemente
Phoebe in Wonderland
The movie will have Fanning portraying a rebellious young girl who battles with the authority figures in her life. She searches out assistance from an unusual drama teacher (Clarkson).
Elle Fanning, Bill Pullman, Ben Barnz, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson
Confessions of a Shopaholic
In Manhattan, a compulsive shopper, who is up to her neck in debt, decides to become a financial-advice columnist.
Joan Cusack, Hugh Dancy, Leslie Bibb, Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, P.J. Hogan, Jerry Bruckheimer, Tim Firth
The Human Contract
A highly successful but personally tortured businessman has his life turned upside down after meeting a free-spirited, mysterious beauty, who tempts him to explore reckless love
Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Paz Vega, Ted Danson, Idris Elba, Jason Clarke
Dark Streets
A blues musical set in the 1930’s where a young playboy gets drawn into a deceptive work through a love triangle with two singers.
Rachel Samuels, Wallace King, Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips, Izabella Miko
12 Rounds
WWE champion John Cena is New Orleans Police Detective Danny Baxter. When Baxter stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief’s girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting the cop with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks …12 rounds…that Baxter must somehow complete to save the life of his fiancée.
John Cena, Renny Harlin, Mark Gordon, Ashley Scott, WWE Films' Michael Lake, Daniel Kunka, Brian J. White, Taylor Cole
Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li
Devastated by the kidnapping of her father, Chun-Li takes to the streets of Hong Kong, embarking on an epic quest for justice – and hurtling toward a confrontation with a seemingly unstoppable foe.
Neal McDonough, Ashok Amritraj, Justin Marks, Moon Bloodgood, Michael Clarke Duncan, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Patrick Aiello, Kristin Kreuk
Two Lovers
A Brooklyn man is torn between a family friend his parents wish he would marry and the beautiful but volatile new neighbor with whom he falls passionately in love.
Joaquin Phoenix, Isabella Rossellini, Anthony Katagas, Vinessa Shaw, James Gray, Donna Gigliotti, Richard Menello, Gwyneth Paltrow
The Education of Charlie Banks
A Vassar College student gets an unannounced visit from the scariest kid from his old New York neighborhood.
Fred Durst, Michael Corrente, Marisa Polvino, Peter Elkoff, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Chris Marquette
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
A 3-D movie chronicling their 2008 "Burning Up" concert tour, as well as a documentary on the lives of the three brothers, Kevin, Joe and Nick.
Joe Jonas, Taylor Swift, Bruce Hendricks, Arthur Repola, Phil McIntyre, Kevin Jonas, Johnny Wright, Alan Sacks
Nursery University
The oddly competitive process of nursery school admissions.
Marc H. Simon, Matthew Makar