DVD & Blu-rays Released August 29, 2006

Tuesday, August 29

Water R

Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, "Water" begins when 8-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist.
Seema Biswas, John Abraham, David Hamilton, Deepa Mehta, Lisa Ray
Drama Foreign
117 mins

Take the Lead PG-13

Pierre Dulaine is a Manhattan ballroom teacher and competitor who volunteers his time to teach ballroom dancing to a group of New York inner city high school kids. Initially forced to participate as a form of detention, the kids reject Mr. Dulaine's efforts until his unwavering commitment and dedication finally inspires them to embrace the program, infusing it with their own unique hip-hop style while subconsciously learning valuable life lessons about pride, respect, self-esteem and honor.
Dante Basco, Diane Nabatoff, Christopher Godsick, Michele Grace, Rob Brown, Elijah Kelley, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard
Drama Teen
108 mins

The Sentinel PG-13

When a colleague is murdered, Secret Service agent Pete Garrison is put in charge of the investigation. But Garrison himself becomes a suspect after he is blackmailed by someone who knows of his affair with the first lady. Stripped of his duties and now a fugitive, Garrison races to prove his innocence and save the president's life.
Eva Longoria, Adam Krentzman, Clark Johnson, Michael Douglas, Marcy Drogin, Gerald Petievich, George Nolfi, Kim Basinger
Drama Thriller Suspense
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Akeelah and the Bee PG

A heart-warming, triumph-over adversity drama, "Akeelah and the Bee" centers on a precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), from south Los Angeles, who is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) and a cast of colorful characters from the community. Her journey evokes pride in the neighborhood, bringing them together and, in the end, all witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.
Sid Ganis, Mark Cuban, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Michael Romersa, Nancy Hult Ganis, Danny Llewelyn, Todd Wagner
Drama

Brother Bear 2

No plot details have been announced.
Rick Moranis, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Jeremy Suarez, Dave Thomas, Patrick Dempsey
Drama Sequel Animation
99 mins

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World PG-13

A humorous story of what happens when the U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes the over 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by two state department handlers and his trusted assistant, goes on a journey that takes him from a concert stage in New Delhi, to the Taj Mahal, to a secret location in the mountains of Pakistan. It's a comedic, insightful look at the some of the issues we are dealing with in a post-9/11 world.
Kavi Raz, Tabrez Noorani, John Carroll Lynch, Barbara Ali, Steve Bing, Herb Nanas, Deepak Nayar, Albert Brooks
Comedy

Friends With Money R

A tale which centers around four best friends and their relationships with one another, the men in their lives, and their checkbooks. However one of them, who is unsettled and unattached, decides to clean houses to make ends meet.
Anne Carey, Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Jason Isaacs, Anthony Bregman, Ted Hope, Nicole Holofcener, K.C. Clyde
Drama Romance

Tuesday, August 29