DVD & Blu-rays Released August 15, 2006

Tuesday, August 15

Hoot PG

Three middle-schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians, and clueless cops in the mystery adventure "Hoot" based on Carl Hiaasen's Newbery Honor-winning book. Produced by Jimmy Buffet, Frank Marshall and Walden Media, "Hoot" revolves around a Montana boy who moves to Florida and unearths a disturbing threat to a local population of endangered owls. Determined to protect his new environment, the boy and his friends fight to prevent the adults from making a big mistake. Packed with surprising plot twists, quirky characters, and offbeat humor, "Hoot" is a classic story that's fun for all ages.
Frank Marshall, Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Jimmy Buffett, Will Shriner, Rob Lieber, Luke Wilson, Cody Linley
Action Adventure Fantasy Family Kids

Land of the Blind

A prisoner recounts his life as a soldier-turned-dissident and his role in the overthrow of his country's totalitarian government.
Jon Avnet, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jodhi May, Mark Dymond, Tim Plester, Philippe Martinez, Bob Edwards, Ian Chorao
Drama

RV PG

About an average, dysfunctional American family who is about to set off on the most dangerous, high-stakes, life-threatening and traumatizing adventure of their lives: two weeks together in an RV.
Lucy Fisher, Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, Barry Sonnenfeld, Douglas Wick, Geoff Rodkey, Lowell Ganz, Cheryl Hines
Comedy Family Kids
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Don't Tell

"Don't Tell" is the story of Sabina (GiovannaMezzogiorno), a young woman whose peaceful existence is shattered by nightmares caused by memories of her childhood. Seeking answers, she flies to the U.S. to see her older brother, Daniele (Lugio Lo Cascio), but realizes that he, too, has been traumatized.
Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Lugio Lo Cascio
Drama

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

Four teens from a small Colorado town will be victimized by a phantom menace one year after a July Fourth prank gone awry kills one of their buddies. Against the protestation of one of them, the group agree to keep this secret, only to find their friendships torn apart from the strain. The next Independence Day, just before the town's annual carnival, the four receive intimidating communiqués indicating someone is aware of what happened before. The group suspect the cousin of the dead friend, only to discover they are very much on the wrong track. Can the friends survive and figure out the identity of their tormentor before they end up dead themselves?
Neal H. Moritz, Damon Santostefano, Brooke Nevin, Michael Weiss, Don Shanks
Sequel Thriller Suspense Horror

The Hard Cops

Van Damme will be playing battle-hardened combat veteran Patrick Sauvage, who has just spent the last three years fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Sauvage is hired to be a bodyguard to a former World Heavyweight Boxing champion. He is tasked with assembling a team of combat vets—"The Hard Corps"—to guard the boxer and his family. But interpersonal complications arise when the boxer suspects that his sister may be falling in love with his new bodyguard.
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sheldon Lettich, Wesley Snipes
Action Adventure Crime Gangster

Scary Movie 4 PG-13

Cindy Campbell is back in the next chapters of the hugely successful "Scary Movie" franchise, that has grossed over $325 Million domestic and is now under the helm of legendary comedy filmmaker David Zucker. The "Scary Movie" franchise has now branched out beyond parodying horror films and has become the comedy spoof of today's youth and pop culture, attacking music and fashion trends, current events and the occasional celebrity scandal. This time around promises to be the most hilarious and accessible due to an onslaught of successful horror and genre movies released in the last year – including "Dawn of the Dead", "The Grudge", "Ring 2", "The Forgotten", "Freddie vs. Jason", "Saw", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Village", as well as Academy films such as "Million Dollar Baby" and "Sideways".
Simon Rex, David Zucker, Craig Mazin, Anna Faris, Bob Weiss, Pat Proft, Regina Hall, Carmen Electra
Comedy Sequel Spoof
95 mins

The Child

A dispossessed twenty-year old Bruno lives with his eighteen-year-old girlfriend Sonia in Seraing, an eastern Belgian steel town. They live off Sonia's unemployment benefits along with the panhandling and petty thefts committed by Bruno and his gang. Their lives change forever when Sonia gives birth to their child, Jimmy. She returns home after Jimmy's birth to find that Bruno has sublet their apartment to total strangers. After an initial and promising change of heart about becoming a father and changing his ways, Jimmy becomes little more to Bruno than a potential source of wealth. Desperate for money and unable to face his parental responsibilities, Bruno sells Jimmy to a black market connection, who promises to find the child an adoptive home. Realizing the error in his actions Bruno sets out to try and undo his callous deed, leading him to a powerful personal transformation.
Deborah François, Olivier Gourmet, Denis Freyd, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Jeremie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Jeremie Segard
Drama

Tuesday, August 15