April 2008 DVD & Blu-rays

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Deception R

Ewan McGregor will play Jonathan, an accountant disconnected from life, who is reinvigorated by his new friend Wyatt (Hugh Jackman), a powerful and charismatic lawyer who introduces Jonathan to a mysterious sex club known as "The List". Shortly after meeting the woman of his dreams, Jonathan becomes the number one suspect in not only the woman's disappearance and possible murder, but also in a $20 million theft.
Hugh Jackman, Maggie Q, Michelle Williams, Jason Keller, Marcel Langenegger, Arnold Rifkin, Mark Bomback, Patrick Marber
Action Thriller Suspense

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street R

Benjamin Barker, a man unjustly sent to prison by a lecherous judge, vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again.
Laurie MacDonald, Tim Burton, Walter Parkes, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Richard Zanuck, Patrick McCormick
Drama Thriller Suspense

Alvin and the Chipmunks PG

Jason Lee ("My Name Is Earl") will star as David Seville in the CG/live-action hybrid film, based on the 1950s cartoon series about chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore, who lay waste to Seville's surroundings and sing in three-part harmony.
David Cross, Ross Bagdasarian, Justin Long, Tim Hill, Karen Rosenfelt, Michele Imperato-Stabile, Steve Waterman, Janice Karman
Comedy Family Kids Animation
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story R

America loves larger-than-life musician and songwriter Dewey Cox! But behind the music is the up-and-down-and-up-again story of a musician whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 stepkids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to - and then kicks - every drug known to man... but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman - longtime backup singer Darlene.
John C. Reilly, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows, Jake Kasdan, Lewis Morton, Judd Apatow, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry
Comedy Biography Musical

Lions for Lambs R

Two determined students at a West Coast University, Arian and Ernest, follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley, and attempt to do something important with their lives. But when the two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan, Malley is both moved and distraught. Now, as Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field, they become the string that binds together two disparate stories on opposite sides of America. In California, an anguished Dr. Malley attempts to reach a privileged but disaffected student, who is the very opposite of Arian and Ernest. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the charismatic Presidential hopeful, Senator Jasper Irving, is about to give a bombshell story to a probing TV journalist that may affect Arian and Ernest''s fates. As arguments, memories and bullets fly, the three stories are woven ever more tightly together, revealing how each of these Americans has a profound impact on each other--and the world.
Michael Peña, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Derek Luke, Robert Redford, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Andrew Hauptman, Paula Wagner
Drama

Resurrecting the Champ PG-13

Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan encounters a homeless man who calls himself "Champ" only to determine that he is the one-time boxing champion Battling Bob Satterfield. What begins as a story about resurrecting a once-great man becomes Erik's title shot. In his journey to uncover the truth, Erik has to reexamine his own life and his relationship with his young son.
Teri Hatcher, Josh Hartnett, Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Yari, Rachel Nichols, Rod Lurie, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer
Drama Sports

Partition

Neve Campbell will play the passionate but lonely Margaret Stilwell, a woman who helps Gian Singh (Jimi Mistry), who resigns from the British Indian Army to live a quiet life in his village in northern India. His world is thrown into turmoil when he falls in love with a 17-year-old girl (Kristin Kreuk) who is traumatized by the events that separate her from her family as India is divided into two countries.
Neve Campbell, Kristin Kreuk, Chris Zimmer, Steve Clark Hall, Tina Pehme, Vic Sarin, Patricia Finn, Jimi Mistry
Drama

Reservation Road R

A tale of anger, revenge, and great courage, the film follows two fathers as their families and lives converge. On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace, and their daughter Emma are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh is playing cello--beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever. On a warm September evening, law associate Dwight Arno and his 11-year-old son Lucas are attending a baseball game. Their favorite team, the Red Sox, is playing--and, hopefully, heading for the World Series. Dwight cherishes his time spent with Lucas. Driving his son back to his ex-wife, Lucas' mother Ruth Wheldon, Dwight heads towards his fateful encounter at Reservation Road. The accident happens so fast that Lucas is all but unaware, while Ethan--the only witness--is all too aware, as a panicked Dwight speeds away. The police are called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, both fathers react in unexpected ways, as do Grace and Emma. As a reckoning looms, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives.
Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Burnham Schwartz, Joaquin Phoenix, Mira Sorvino, Terry George, Nick Wechsler, Jennifer Connelly
Drama Thriller Suspense

There Will Be Blood R

Set in the booming West coast oil fields at the turn of the 20th century, a tale that follows the rise of rugged prospector Daniel Plainview who becomes an independent oilman after hitting it rich with the strike of a lifetime. He realizes the American dream, and is destroyed by it.
Paul Thomas Anderson, Joanne Sellar, Daniel Day-Lewis, Eric Schlosser, Scott Rudin, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds
Drama Historical

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep PG

Angus, a young Scottish boy, finds an enchanted egg. Taking it home, he soon finds himself face-to-face with an amazing creature: the mythical "water horse" of Scottish lore. Angus begins a journey of discovery, facing his greatest fears and risking his life to protect a secret that would give birth to a legend.
Robert Bernstein, David Morrissey, Barrie Osborne, Ben Chaplin, Jay Russell, Douglas Rae, Charlie Lyons, Robert Nelson Jacobs
Adventure Fantasy Family Kids

P2 R

It's Christmas Eve. Angela Bridges (Rachel Nichols) works late before she leaves for her family's holiday party. When she gets down to the parking garage, she discovers that her car won't start. The garage is deserted and her cell phone doesn't get a signal underground. Thomas (Wes Bentley), a friendly security guard, comes along and offers to help. After a failed attempt to start her car, he invites her to stay and share a small Christmas dinner in the parking office, but she laughs it off. Angela doesn't realize this is no laughing matter – Thomas has been watching her closely...for months. His dinner invitation is not optional. If Angela wants to live to see Christmas morning, she must find a way to escape from level P2 of the parking garage.
Rachel Nichols, Grace Lynn Kung, Franck Khalfoun, Alix Taylor, Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Feig, Wes Bentley, Simon Reynolds
Drama Thriller Suspense

The 11th Hour PG

"The 11th Hour" is the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how we've arrived at this moment-how we live, how we impact the earth's ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey and sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau in addition to over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the most important issues that face our planet and people.
Leonardo DiCaprio, David Orr, Leila Conners Petersen, Nadia Conners, Chuck Castleberry, Brian Gerber, Stephen Hawking, Mikhail Gorbachev
Documentary

AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem R

Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.
Colin Strause, John Davis, Paul W.S. Anderson, Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, Greg Strause, Wyck Godfrey, Shane Salerno
Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy Thriller Horror Sci-Fi

Juno PG-13

Juno is a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the help of her hot best friend Leah, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa, longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.
Ellen Page, Rainn Wilson, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody, Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby
Comedy

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale PG-13

The film, which is based on best-selling fantasy PC game franchise, follows the journey of Farmer from simple family man to heroic prince. Amidst a fantasy backdrop of war in the Kingdom of Ehb between the evil Gallian and the ruling King Konreid, Farmer sets out to find his kidnapped wife, Solana, and avenge the death of his son, who was killed by animal warriors called Krugs.
Ray Liotta, Jason Statham, John Rhys-Davies, Leelee Sobieski, Brian J. White, Claire Forlani, Matthew Lillard, Kristanna Loken
Drama Adventure Fantasy

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead R

Andy, an overextended broker, lures his younger brother, Hank into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to be the quintessential easy target. The problem is, the store owners are Andy and Hank's actual mom and pop. When the seemingly perfect crime goes awry, the damage lands right at their doorstep. In the meantime, Andy's trophy wife is having a clandestine affair with Hank, and the family patriarch, who is intent on pursuing justice at all costs, is completely unaware that the culprits he is hunting are his own sons.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Cerenzie, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Sidney Lumet, William S. Gilmore, Brian Linse, Paul Parmar
Drama

Lars and the Real Girl PG-13

A lonely, delusional young man buys a life-size sex doll on the Internet and falls in love with her, telling people it's his girlfriend. His brother and sister-in-law step in to help him with his delusion.
Craig Gillespie, Ryan Gosling, Paul Schneider, Sarah Aubrey, John Cameron, Sidney Kimmel, Nancy Oliver, Patricia Clarkson
Comedy Romance

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

A poignant and humorous look at a man in search of a soul mate. James is a frustrated and underappreciated Chicago actor who lives with his mother and has only really wanted three things in life: someone to love him, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses the title role in a remake of Paddy Chayefsky's "Marty" to teen idol Aaron Carter, and he sneaks out of an Overeaters Anonymous meeting only to wind up at an ice cream parlor. There, he meets Beth who quickly wins his heart but will this cause James more problems than it solves? Or has he finally found someone to eat cheese with?
Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt, Jeff Garlin, Rob Kolson, David Pasquesi, Mina Kolb
Comedy Romance
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One Missed Call PG-13

Beth Raymond is traumatized when she witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. Even more disturbing, she knows that both of them had received chilling cell phone messages--actual recordings of their own horrifying last moments. Impossibly, the calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The police think Beth is delusional--except for Detective Jack Andrews, whose own sister was killed in a freak accident that bears a strange similarity to the deaths of Beth''s friends. Together, Jack and Beth work feverishly to unravel the mystery behind the ominous calls. But even as they get closer to the truth, Beth''s cell phone begins to ring with an eerie tune, and the readout displays: "One Missed Call".
Andrew Klavan, Miwako Daira, Yasushi Akimoto, Tahj Mowry, Eric Valette, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Jennie Lew Tugend
Thriller Suspense Horror Remake

The Savages R

The last thing the two Savage siblings ever wanted to do was look back at their difficult family history. Having wriggled their way out from beneath their father's domineering thumb, they are now firmly cocooned in their own complicated lives. Wendy is a struggling East Village playwright, AKA a temp who spends her days applying for grants, stealing office supplies and dating her very married neighbor. Jon is a neurotic college professor writing books on obscure subjects in Buffalo. Then comes the call that informs them that the father they have long feared and avoided, Lenny Savage, is slowly being consumed by dementia and they are the only ones that can help. Now, as they put their already arrested lives on hold, Wendy and Jon are forced to live together under one roof for the first time since childhood, rediscovering the eccentricities that drove each other crazy. Faced with complete upheaval and battling over how to handle their father's final days, they are confronted with what adulthood, family and, most surprisingly, each other are really about.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tamara Jenkins, Laura Linney, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour
Drama Comedy

Cloverfield PG-13

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.
Matt Reeves, J.J. Abrams, Drew Goddard, Guy Riedel, Sherryl Clark, Guy Reidel, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel
Drama Suspense

Romulus, My Father R

An immigrant family heads to Australia to start a new life. When the young boy's mother dies his father teaches him lessons about life.
Eric Bana, Richard Roxburgh, Gary Hamilton, Victor Syrmis, Andrew Myer, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas, Russell Dykstra
Drama

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

Set in a separate storyline not related to the "Trailer Park Boys" television show, but with the same lovable characters. The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail. When the get out, they decide to pull off "The Big Dirty" which is to steal a large amount of coins because they are untraceable and quit their life of crime forever.
Cory Bowles, Michael Jackson, Mike Clattenburg, Ivan Reitman, Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith
Comedy

Charlie Wilson's War R

Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training and a team of military experts that turned the ill-equipped Afghan freedom-fighters into a force that brought the Red Army to a stalemate. However, the result also empowered the Taliban and terrorists including Osama bin Laden.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Tom Hanks, Mike Nichols, Gary Goetzman, John Orloff, George Crile, Aaron Sorkin
Drama War Comedy Biography Adaptation
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Hero Wanted

The story of agarbage collector who stages a bank robbery so he can be a hero and impress a girl. But when the plan goes wrong, he seeks revenge against the double crossers.
Ray Liotta, Chad Law, Brian Smrz, Evan Law, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Drama Thriller

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly PG-13

Jean-Dominique Bauby AKA "Jean-Do," the high-flying editor of French Elle and father of two, was renowned for his sense of humor and style, his joie de vivre and amorous energy, when, in an instant, his world was plunged into the depths of catastrophe. Faced with a harrowing predicament, Jean-Do will use enormous courage and determination but, most of all, his soaring imagination to escape from his trap. Tapping into the limitlessness of his memories, fantasies, wit and wishes, he finds a way to race through experiences of wonder and grief, sex and love, fatherhood and childhood, faith and questioning, ecstasy and absurdity--and touches the very essence of what it is to be human. Along the way he is buoyed by a quintet of remarkable women: Céline, the mother of his children who remains devoted to him despite his betrayal; Inés, the girlfriend who still haunts him; Henriette and Marie, who give Jean-Do the power to re-connect with the world and his loved ones; and Claude, who becomes his ravishing literary assistant.
Jon Kilik, Pierre Grunstein, Jim Lemley, Ronald Harwood, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Consigny, Emma de Caunes
Drama

How She Move PG-13

Raya Green is seventeen-years-old, incredibly bright and full of promise. She attends a prestigious private school outside her tough, crime-ridden neighborhood. When a family tragedy leaves her family unable to pay her tuition, Raya is forced to return to the old community she so desperately wants to escape. She soon finds herself drawn into the world of underground dance competitions and smells an opportunity to win some money, get out of the neighborhood, help her family and return to her old school. But as the dance tournament unfolds, Raya realizes that real success only comes to those brave enough to tackle it on their own terms.
Nina Dobrev, Ian Iqbal Rashid, Brent Barclay, Annemarie Morais, Tracey Armstrong, Cle Bennett, Romina D'Ugo, Kevin Duhaney
Drama

The Golden Compass PG-13

Lyra Belacqua is an orphan who lives happily in Jordan College, Oxford, playing with local boys and terrorizing the professors. However, when Lyra overhears scholars discussing a plot against her uncle, Lord Asriel, centering on a mysterious substance called Dust, her curiosity is roused. Soon Lyra is in over her head as she uncovers a frightening plot and a whole new world of possibilities.
Nicole Kidman, Ian McShane, Kathy Bates, Chris Weitz, Toby Emmerich, Tom Stoppard, Eva Green, Freddie Highmore
Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Family Kids

27 Dresses PG-13

Jane is idealistic, romantic and completely selfless--a perennial bridesmaid whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss--with whom she is secretly in love--Jane begins to reexamine her "always-a-bridesmaid..." lifestyle.
James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Dana Fox, Peyton List, Anne Fletcher, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman
Comedy Romance