DVD & Blu-rays Released September 12, 2006

Tuesday, September 12

The Game of Their Lives PG

"The Game of Their Lives" is the story of the American soccer team that stunned the heavily favored English team in the 1950 World Cup final, defeated the powerhouse by a 1-0 score. Wes Bentley will play Walter Bahr, the man who devised their on-field strategy.
Gerard Butler, Wes Bentley, Patrick Stewart, David Anspaugh, Angelo Pizzo, John Rhys-Davies
Drama Sports
117 mins

Goal! The Dream Begins PG-13

How far would you go to live your dream? When Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) is given the chance of a lifetime, he must leave his family, his life in Los Angeles and everything that he knows to travel halfway around the globe to England and into a completely foreign world -- the exciting, fast-paced and glamorous world of international soccer.

As an underprivileged Mexican-American immigrant growing up in the poor section of Los Angeles, Santiago seemed destined to follow his father's path in life: laboring at menial jobs to earn just enough money to support his family. Naturally gifted, his amazing talent on the soccer field was wasted in recreation league games while he could only dream of playing on the world stage of professional soccer. But when a British scout (Stephen Dillane) discovers his talent and gets him a tryout with one of England's premier soccer clubs, Newcastle United, Santiago must choose between his father's fate and his own destiny.

Now alone in a world where soccer is a religion and players are gods, this underdog must prove that he's got the talent and determination to make it amongst the best in the world.
Brian Cox, Michael Winterbottom, Mark Huffam, Stellan Skarsgard, James Nesbitt, Piers Ashworth, Adrian Butchart, Diego Luna
Drama Action Sports

Bottoms Up

Paris Hilton and Jason Mewes are toplining the indie comedy Bottoms Up for Paul Walker's Blue Collar Films and Gibraltar. Described as in the vein of Swingers, the comedy drama tells the story of a Midwestern bartender (Mewes) who finds love with Hilton's character as well as money and success in Hollywood. Walker is expected to take a cameo role in the project. The script was written by Nick Ballo and Erik MacArthur. MacArthur also is directing.
Paris Hilton, Jon Abrahams, Jason Mewes, Tim Thomerson, Erik MacArthur, Nick Ballo, Brian Hallisay, David Keith
Comedy
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100 mins

Lower City R

Deco and Naldinho have been buddies since childhood. Now they own a motorboat, which they use for their illicit dealings and their career as petty criminals. One day, they meet the stripper Karinna, and, of course, both fall in love with her.
Walter Salles, Sergio Machado, Alice Braga, Harildo Deda, José Dumont, Ricardo Luedy, Olga Machado
Drama Romance
85 mins

Hellbent

Capturing the essence of the Halloween Carnival, 'Hellbent' follows four young men through a night where flamboyant costumes, beautiful people, drugs, music, dancing and sex are everywhere. Authentic footage from the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival lets filmgoers experience the most exciting night of the year.
Hank Harris, Stephen Wolfe, Josh Silver, Paul Etheredge-Ouzts, Dylan Fergus, Bryan Kirkwood, Andrew Levitas, Matt Phillips
Horror
120 mins

Ballets Russes R

The revolutionary 20th-century dance troupe known as the Ballets Russes began as a group of Russian refugees, who never danced in Russia, and became not one but two rival dance troupes. 'Ballets Russes' begins with the company's Diaghilev-era in turn-of-the-century Paris -- when artists such as Nijinsky, Balanchine, Picasso, Miro, Matisse and Stravinsky united in an unparalleled collaboration. The film then explores the company's halcyon days of the 1930s and '40s, when the Ballets Russes toured America, astonishing audiences schooled in vaudeville with artistry never before seen, The company's demise came in 1950s and '60s when rising costs, rocketing egos, outside competition and internal mismanagement ultimately brought the revered Ballets Russes to its knees.
Dan Geller, Daniel Geller, Robert Hawk, Douglas Blair Tumbaugh, Dayna Goldfine, Irina Baronova, Yvonne Chouteau, Frederic Franklin
Documentary

Lucky Number Slevin R

"Lucky Number Slevin" is a drama set in a world where African-American and Jewish gangsters collide. Hartnett plays a man who has to kill the son of a rival crime boss. Kingsley will play Shlomo (aka the Rabbi), the head of the biggest crime syndicate in New York. Hartnett's character is caught in a case of mistaken identity and used by the mob boss as a patsy in a murder conspiracy.
Stanley Tucci, Jason Smilovic, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Paul McGuigan, Anthony Rhulen, Robert S. Kravis
Drama Thriller Crime Gangster

The Great New Wonderful

"The Great New Wonderful" weaves five darkly comic stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.
Judy Greer, Danny Leiner, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub, Olympia Dukakis, Matt Tauber, Leslie Urdang
Drama Comedy

The Wild G

One night, Samson's (Sutherland) son, Ryan, accidentally causes a gazelle stampede. Father and son have a heated argument that leads to Ryan running away and hiding in an empty crate, without realising that it's in a truck marked "Return to the wild" - Africa. Samson and his friends take off into the real Wild, New York City and end up at New York harbour where they arrive just in time to see Ryan take off on a boat. Our rescue squad, commandeer a boat and head off to Africa after Ryan. Once in Africa, their adventure continues as they search for Ryan and encounter a herd of wildebeests who are bent on eating all of our zoo friends… except Nigel the koala (Eddie Izzard) who they believe is God-like. Our heroes lives, as well as Ryan's, now lie in Nigel's hands, or paws, but will he let his new-found fame go to his head.
Beau Flynn, Steve Williams, Tripp Vinson, Ed Decter, Mark Gibson, Eddie Izzard, Dominic Scott Kay, Jonathan Kimmel
Adventure Comedy Family Kids Animation
150 mins

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

One evening, Mr. Lazarescu, an ailing retired engineer who lives alone—and is too fond of booze—feels a bit dizzy. He finally ends up being driven away in an ambulance, which is the start of a tragicomic odyssey. Each doctor who examines him arrives at an entirely different diagnosis, and his emergency treatment is incessantly postponed. The physicians are deaf to the entreaties of the patient and his friends, and are devoid of sympathy for the elderly Mr. Lazarescu as he again plunges into the Bucharest night.
Al Munteanu, Cristi Puiu, Razvan Radulescu, Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Mihai Bratila, Doru Ana, Dana Dogaru
Drama

Tuesday, September 12