DVD & Blu-rays Released May 3, 2005

Tuesday, May 3

143 mins

The Phantom of the Opera PG-13

Based on the hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the tale tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera--exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Simon Callow, Joel Schumacher, Patrick Wilson, James Fleet, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Cumming
Drama Romance Musical

The Work and the Glory PG

Recently moved to upstate New York from the comfort of their Vermont homestead, the Benjamin Steed family makes their way into the established social structure of Palmyra. In their attmpt to settle peacefully into the new community, they discover that the help they have hired to clear their land is at the center of a religious controversy - a controvery that threatens to tear the family apart. As two of the Steed brothers contend for the favor of a wealthy merchant's daughter, they find themselves on opposite sides of the religous question. Although the family struggles to smooth the contention, they soon face deeper issues of family loyalty and the pursuit of truth.
Eric Johnson, Russell Holt, Scott Swofford, Sam Hennings, Tiffany Dupont, Brenda Strong
Drama Romance
101 mins

Enduring Love R

Joe Rose has planned an intimate picnic in the English countryside with his girlfriend Claire (Samantha Morton). The afternoon is meant to be special; he has brought wine and a ring…he is about to propose. The afternoon is suddenly interrupted when a hot-air balloon plunges from the sky—a young boy trapped within its basket. Joe and three other men instinctually run to the rescue. Yet in their attempt to save the child and pull the sky-bound balloon to the ground, one of the men meets a spectacular and totally unpredictable death. Determined to understand what happened to cause this tragedy, Joe returns to his life as a rational, scientific-minded professor. Yet he cannot escape constant thoughts of the balloon incident.
Bill Nighy, Daniel Craig, Kevin Loader, Ian McEwan, Roger Michell, Joe Penhall, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton
Drama
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100 mins

National Treasure PG

Benjamin Franklin Gates is a third generation treasure hunter. All his life, Gates has been searching for a treasure no one believed existed: amassed through the ages, moved across continents, to become the greatest treasure the world has ever known. Hidden by our Founding Fathers, they left clues to the Treasure's location right before our eyes--from our nation's birthplace, to the nation's capitol, to clues buried within the symbols on the dollar bill. Gates' life-long journey leads him to the last place anyone thought to look: a map hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence. But what he thought was the final clue is only the beginning. Gates realizes in order to protect the world's greatest treasure, he must now do the unthinkable: steal the most revered, best guarded document in American history before it falls into the wrong hands. In a race against time, Gates must elude the authorities, stay one step ahead of his ruthless adversary, decipher the remaining clues and unlock the 2000 year-old mystery behind our greatest national treasure.
Nicolas Cage, Marianne Wibberley, Jon Turteltaub, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Jerry Bruckheimer, Cormac Wibberley
Drama Action Adventure Historical Mystery

The Chorus (Les Choristes) PG-13

The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively effect the students' lives through music.
Jacques Perrin, Arthur Cohn, Nicolas Mauvernay, Christophe Barratier, Philippe Lopes-Curval, Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad
Drama Romance Music

Tuesday, May 3