DVD & Blu-rays Released December 26, 2006

Tuesday, December 26

The Last Kiss R

A remake of the 2001 Italian film "L'Ultimo bacio", the story concerns a couple who live together and could be undone by questions of whether they are meant to be together.
Casey Affleck, Blythe Danner, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Haggis, Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson, Lauren Lee Smith, Tony Goldwyn
Comedy Romance Remake

The Black Dahlia R

"The Black Dahlia" weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short (Mia Kirshner) A.K.A. "The Black Dahlia"—an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public.

While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his marriage to Kay (Scarlett Johansson), his partner Bleichert finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine Linscott (two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank), the daughter of one of the city's most prominent families—'who just happens to have an unsavory connection to the murder victim.
Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Avi Lerner, Brian De Palma, Josh Hartnett, Trevor Short, Josh Friedman, Hilary Swank
Thriller Suspense Crime Mystery

Jackass Number Two R

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O and the entire crew from the popular MTV franchise return in the most insane movie of the year, "jackass number two".
Steve-O, Bam Margera, Jason Acuna, Tabrez Noorani, Sean Cliver, Preston Lacy, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius
Comedy Sequel
Advertisement

Danika

Marisa Tomei plays the title character, a woman whose fears for her children are manifested in premonitions of death and disaster.
Regina Hall, Joshua Leibner, Marisa Tomei, Craig Bierko
Drama Thriller Suspense
99 mins

The Descent R

One year after a tragic accident, six girlfriends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual caving trip. Deep below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when a rock falls and blocks their route back to the surface. The girls soon learn that Juno, the thrill-seeking leader of the expedition, has brought them to an unexplored cave and that as a result no knows where they are to come rescue them. The group splinters and each push on, praying for another exit. But there is something else lurking under the earth - a race of monstrous humanoid creatures that are adapted perfectly to life in the dark. As the friends realize they are now prey, they are forced to unleash their most primal instincts in an all-out war against an unspeakable horror - one that attacks without warning, again and again and again.
Christian Colson, Shauna Macdonald, Paul Smith, Paul Ritchie, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone
Action Adventure Suspense Horror

Haven R

Looking to avoid the feds, two white-collar criminals flee to the Cayman Islands, but fleeing results in a British citizen committing a crime that has a wide-ranging impact.
Anthony Mackie, Agnes Bruckner, Caroline Goodall, Gabriel Byrne, Victor Rasuk, Bill Paxton, Robert Wisdom, Frank E. Flowers
Drama Crime Gangster

Descent

Rosario Dawson will play Maya, a college coed who turns into a vengeful seductress after a shocking act of violence.
Rosario Dawson, Morris S. Levy, Talia Lugacy, Brian Priest
Drama Thriller Suspense

Tuesday, December 26