DVD & Blu-rays Released August 4, 2009

Tuesday, August 4

Race to Witch Mountain PG

"Race to Witch Mountain" is a thrilling action-adventure about a hard luck Las Vegas cab driver Jack Bruno, whose life is thrown into chaos when apparent "runaway" teenagers Sara and Seth jump into his taxi. He soon realizes his two fares are children with exceptional paranormal powers whom he must protect as they elude a collection of ruthless enemies.
Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Mark Bomback, Andrew Gunn, Andy Fickman, Matt Lopez, Tom Everett Scott
Adventure Fantasy Thriller Remake
109 mins

The Soloist PG-13

In "The Soloist," an emotionally soaring drama about the redemptive power of music, journalist Steve Lopez (Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Oscar winner Jamie Foxx), a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives. "The Soloist" is directed by Joe Wright (Golden Globe winner for Best Drama and Oscar nominee for Best Picture "Atonement").
Catherine Keener, Gary Foster, Joe Wright, Russ Krasnoff, Susannah Grant, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., LisaGay Hamilton
Drama Music
105 mins

Obsessed PG-13

The thriller casts Idris Elba as an asset manager who has a knockout wife (Beyonce Knowles) and thriving career until a temp office worker (Ali Larter) begins stalking him.
Idris Elba, Bruce McGill, Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter, Christine Lahti, Jeff Graup, Steve Shill, William Packer
Thriller Suspense
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh R

Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.
Peter Sarsgaard, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Mena Suvari, Michael London, Jason Ajax Mercer, Sienna Miller, Nick Nolte, Omid Abtahi
Comedy

Labor Pains PG-13

A young woman to pretends to be pregnant in order to avoid being fired from her job. When that gets her a bunch of special treatment by everyone involved in her life, she tries to keep up the lie for nine months.
Luke Kirby, Lati Grobman, Avi Lerner, Lindsay Lohan, Lara Shapiro, Stacy Kramer, Cheryl Hines, Aaron Yoo
Comedy
90 mins

Delgo PG

The land of Jhamora is torn apart by the mutual prejudice of two peoples—the winged Nohrin, masters of the skies, and the terrestrial Lockni, who harness the mystical powers of the land. When Delgo (Freddie Prinze, Jr.), a reckless Lockni teenager, forms an outlawed friendship with the spunky Nohrin Princess Kyla (Jennifer Love Hewitt), hostilities between the two peoples escalate, setting the stage for an exiled Empress Sedessa (Ann Bancroft) to exact her revenge and reclaim her rule.
Malcolm McDowell, Val Kilmer, Eric Idle, Scott Biear, Freddie Prinze Jr., Marc F. Adler, Marc Adler, Patrick J. Cowan
Adventure Family Kids Animation
111 mins

The Mutant Chronicles R

Thomas Jane stars as Major Mitch Hunter, a 23rd century soldier who leads humans in a fight against a demonic, marauding army of underworld NecroMutants.
Thomas Jane, John Malkovich, Ross Jameson, Ron Perlman, Benno Furmann, Simon Hunter, Stephen Rea, Devon Aoki
Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

North Face

Philipp Stölzl, Benno Furmann
Drama Adventure

Tuesday, August 4