DVD & Blu-rays Released February 13, 2007

Tuesday, February 13

The Departed R

"The Departed" is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy—and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
Leonardo DiCaprio, William Monahan, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Jack Nicholson, Graham King, Martin Sheen
Drama Action Adventure Crime Remake Gangster

Zoom PG

Social outcast Summer Jones (Kate Mara) is ushered away by her mysterious father (Tim Allen) to a new school. She learns that her dad is secretly a superhero, and she's been brought to the academy where she, along with other kids, can develop her special talents. Soon into her training, Summer discovers that an enemy of the academy is plotting against the school ... and her.
David Berenbaum, Trevor Engelson, Pete Hewitt, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Nick Osborne, Jason Lethcoe, Adam Rifkin
Action Adventure Family Kids
106 mins

Half Nelson R

Dan Dunne is an idealistic inner-city junior high school teacher. Although he can get it together in the classroom, he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness. He juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives precariously separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey, catches him in a compromising situation. From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship that threatens either to undo them, or to provide the vital change they both need to move forward in their lives.
Anthony Mackie, Ryan Gosling, Tristan Wilds, Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden, Karen Chilton, Monique Curnen, Shareeka Epps
Drama
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Infamous R

Based on the true story of young Truman Capote and his investigation into the 1959 murders of a wealthy Kansas family of four. What starts out as a journey with his childhood friend Harper Lee to figure out "whodunit," turns into something unexpected: an intense and complex bond with one of the murderers that inspired his greatest work, 'In Cold Blood.'
Sigourney Weaver, Gwyneth Paltrow, Doug McGrath, Daniel Craig, Jeff Daniels, Juliet Stevenson, John Wells, Toby Jones
Drama Crime Gangster

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

A compelling and provocative look at John Lennon's transformation from beloved musical artist to anti-war activist to iconic inspiration for peace that also reveals the true story of why and how the U.S. Government tried to silence him.
Yoko Ono, David Leaf, John Scheinfeld, John Lennon
Documentary

The Quiet R

Sent to live with a foster family, Dot, a deaf orphan girl, soon realizes that all is not copacetic in her new, seemingly average home.
Martin Donovan, Shannon Marie Woodward, Abdi Nazemian, Micah Schraft, Camilla Belle, Elisha Cuthbert, Edie Falco, Shawn Ashmore
Drama Comedy

Man About Town

In "Man About Town", Ben Affleck stars as Jack Giamoro, a top Hollywood agent who seems to have it all: a successful career, money and a beautiful wife. Yet he still feels like something is missing, so he takes a journal writing class to explore his feelings. But when Jack fears his wife Nina (Romijn) is cheating on him with his most important client, his perfect life quickly starts to unravel. Things get even worse when his journal - which contains secrets that could ruin him personally and professionally - is stolen by an ambitious journalist (Bai Ling). Jack must fight back to hold on to everything he has fought so hard to win and in doing so, finally achieves the self-insight he was looking for - that only through family can he really find lasting happiness.
Ben Affleck, John Cleese, Michael Rotenberg, Rebecca Romijn, Frederick C. Elliott, Jack Binder, Sammy Lee, Mike Binder
Comedy

Phone Booth R

A phone call can change your life, but for one man it can also end it. Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, "Phone Booth" follows a slick media consultant (Colin Farrell) who is trapped after being told by a caller - a serial killer with a sniper rifle - that he'll be shot dead if he hangs up.
Colin Farrell, Katie Holmes, Forest Whitaker, Larry Cohen, Radha Mitchell, Richard T. Jones, Joel Schumacher, Ted Kurdyla
Drama Thriller Suspense
127 mins

The World's Fastest Indian PG-13

After a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt Munro sets off from the bottom of the world to test his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him, he set a new speed record and captured the spirit of his times. Burt Munro's 1967 world record remains unbroken and his legend lives on today.
Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Greenwood, Roger Donaldson, Paul Rodriguez, Diane Ladd, Chris Lawford, Gary Hannam
Drama Action Adventure Biography

Tuesday, February 13