DVD & Blu-rays Released November 17, 2009

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Nov. 26, 2009

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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.

Kate Mara, Justin Timberlake, Harry Dean Stanton, Lyle Lovett, Mary Steenburgen, Michael Meredith, Jeff Bridges

PG-13 Drama Comedy

72%

  • 3.7
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Two straight best friends decide to film themselves having sex for an art project.

Mark Duplass, Lynn Shelton, Joshua Leonard

Comedy
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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, Bryan Burk, Roberto Orci, Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, Eric Bana, Chris Hemsworth, Winona Ryder

PG-13 Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Prequel 2 hrs, 6 mins

The story centers on a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."

Dan Mazer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jay Roach, Alice Evans, Trishelle Cannatella, Ben Youcef

R Comedy 1 hr, 28 mins

No plot details have been announced.

Mike Starr, Cuba Gooding Jr., Johnny Martin, Richard Salvatore, Freddy Braidy, Darin Spillman, Sam Bernard, Eddie Nickerson

Drama Action Crime

86%

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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, Abigail Breslin, Nick Cassavetes, Diana Pokorny, Mark Johnson, Chuck Pacheco, Scott Goldman, Hillary Sherman

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 50 mins

Ten ordinary women learn the art of the striptease when they dive into the glamorous world of burlesque.

Deirdre Allen Timmons

NR Documentary

43%

  • 1.5
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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).

Jim Jarmusch, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Bill Murray, Isaach De Bankolé, Hiam Abbass, Gael García Bernal, Alex Descas

R Drama 1 hr, 56 mins

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.

Song Kang-ho, Park Chan-wook, Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Ok-bi

R Thriller Horror 2 hrs, 13 mins

A young boy fascinated with death, strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.

Michael Caine, John Crowley, David Heyman, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Harness

PG-13 Drama
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