DVD & Blu-rays Released November 17, 2009

Tuesday, November 17

126 mins

Star Trek PG-13

From director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci ("Transformers," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. Star Trek explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), McCoy (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekhov (Anton Yelchin). A Romulan, Nero (Eric Bana), and a much older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are influences, as well as Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), the first captain of the USS Enterprise.
Karl Urban, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Eric Bana, Winona Ryder, Bruce Greenwood, Tyler Perry
Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Prequel
110 mins

My Sister's Keeper PG-13

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
Joan Cusack, Diana Pokorny, Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric, Alec Baldwin, Thomas Dekker, Nick Cassavetes
Drama

The Open Road PG-13

Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake and Mary Steenburgen will star in "The Open Road", about a young man trying to reconnect with his father, a legendary athlete, as he struggles to get him home to his ailing mother's bedside.
Justin Timberlake, Lyle Lovett, Mary Steenburgen, Michael Meredith, Jeff Bridges, Kate Mara, Harry Dean Stanton
Drama Comedy
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88 mins

Brüno R

The story centers on a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
Jay Roach, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Youcef, Dan Mazer, Alice Evans, Trishelle Cannatella
Comedy

A Wink and a Smile NR

Ten ordinary women learn the art of the striptease when they dive into the glamorous world of burlesque.
Deirdre Allen Timmons
Documentary
116 mins

The Limits of Control R

The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger (Isaach De Bankolé), whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. The new picture from independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is set in the striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain (both urban and otherwise).
Alex Descas, Jim Jarmusch, Hiam Abbass, Gael García Bernal, Youki Kudoh, Luis Tosar, Isaach De Bankolé, John Hurt
Drama

Wrong Turn at Tahoe

No plot details have been announced.
Johnny Martin, Mike Starr, Cuba Gooding Jr., Chuck Zito, Richard Salvatore, Freddy Braidy, Darin Spillman, Sam Bernard
Drama Action Crime

Humpday

Two straight best friends decide to film themselves having sex for an art project.
Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Lynn Shelton
Comedy

Is Anybody There? PG-13

A young boy fascinated with death, strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
David Heyman, Michael Caine, John Crowley, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Harness
Drama
133 mins

Thirst R

The film is about a priest who participates in a medical experiment to find a cure for a deadly disease with traumatic repercussions. "Thirst" stars Song Kang-ho ("Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance," "The Host") and Shin Ha-kyun ("Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance"). Involving unusually risqué elements, the film also stars Kim Ok-bi ("Dasepo Naughty Girls") as leading lady.
Kim Ok-bi, Park Chan-wook, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho
Thriller Horror

Tuesday, November 17