DVD & Blu-rays Released July 8, 2008

Tuesday, July 8

Stop-Loss R

A soldier returns home to Texas from Iraq but is then recalled with the "stop-loss" procedure, the controversial statute now used by the U.S. Defense Dept. to extend soldiers' combat time. The soldier refuses to return to battle.
Channing Tatum, Scott Rudin, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kimberly Peirce, Mark Richard, Timothy Olyphant, Ryan Phillippe
Drama War
77 mins

The Tracey Fragments

Fifteen-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is naked under a tattered shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny, who thinks he's a dog. Tracey's journey leads her into the dark underbelly of the city, into the emotional cespool of her home, through the brutality of her high school, the clinical cat and mouse games with her shrink and her soaring fantasies of Billy Zero--her boyfriend and rock 'n' roll savior. Her travels also put her in contact with the seedier inhabitants of the city. Like Lance, her would-be savior who ultimately puts her life in jeopardy. Tracey's stories begin to intertwine truth with lies, hope with despair as she moves closer to the truth of Sonny's disappearance.
Ellen Page, Bruce McDonald, Paul Barkin, Sarah Timmins, Kryssta Mills, Slim Twig, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Ari Cohen
Drama Teen Foreign
85 mins

Superhero Movie PG-13

Finally, the guys behind the outrageously silly "Scary Movie" franchise have used their own 'special powers' to spoof superhero movies. After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker develop superhuman abilities like incredible strength and armored skin. Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly". However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers. After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a dastardly quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, "The Hourglass." With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, will the Dragonfly be able to stop the sands of The Hourglass and save the world? More importantly, will we stop laughing long enough to notice?
Craig Mazin, Sara Paxton, Leslie Nielsen, Christopher McDonald, Brent Spiner, Harvey Weinstein, Robert K. Weiss, David Zucker
Action Adventure Comedy Superhero
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Batman Begins PG-13

The film explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect, and an array of high-tech tools to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
Liam Neeson, Charles Roven, Morgan Freeman, Christopher Nolan, Katie Holmes, Larry Franco, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman
Action Adventure Sequel Crime Superhero Gangster

The Ruins R

Four American friends on vacation in Cancún, Mexico, meet a German tourist that persuades them to join his hunt for his younger brother, who was last seen with his girlfriend near some mysterious ruins.
Ben Stiller, Chris Bender, Carter Smith, Jena Malone, Stuart Cornfeld, Scott B. Smith, Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore
Drama Thriller Suspense Horror

Sleepwalking

The movie centers on a girl (AnnaSophia Robb) who forms a bond with her uncle (Nick Stahl) after she is abandoned by her mother, portrayed by Charlize Theron.
AnnaSophia Robb, Woody Harrelson, Bill Maher, A.J. Dix, Bill Shively, Mike Stirling, Zac Stanford, Charlize Theron
Drama

Tuesday, July 8