DVD & Blu-rays Released January 25, 2005

Tuesday, January 25

First Daughter PG

When Samantha Mackenzie (Katie Holmes), the 18-year-old daughter of the president of the United States, demands that she be allowed to go to college without having to be followed by a fleet of secret service agents (with their suits, sunglasses, ear-pieces and very unhip attitudes), her dad agrees... while actually assigning one of the youngest Secret Service agents to follow her around on campus disguised as a student anyway. The president's plan goes smoothly until the young agent falls in love with this girl he has to spend all day following, and she falls in love with him too, until... she finds out whom he really is. Can their love outlive the deception that gave it fruit?
Forest Whitaker, Jerry O'Connell, John Davis, Michael Keaton, Arnon Milchan, Marc Blucas, Margaret Colin, Mike Karz
Comedy Romance Teen
81 mins

When Will I Be Loved R

Set in Manhattan, a beautiful and clever woman devises a scheme to turn the tables on two men who made the mistake of taking her for granted.
Ron Rotholz, Karen Allen, James Toback, Neve Campbell, Dominic Chianese, Frederick Weller, Joelle Carter
Drama

Pauly Shore is Dead

Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a dead famous comedian appears who tells Pauly to kill himself cause he'll go down as a comedic genius who died before his time. Pauly then fakes his own death, and the media goes crazy. Celebrities are talking about him on MTV and girls are fighting over him on Jerry Springer. It's everything that he wanted...his plan worked. A week or so later the LAPD is tipped off about his whereabouts and they break down the door of the seedy motel room that he's hiding out in and throw him in LA County's celebrity wing.
Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Whoopi Goldberg, Pauly Shore, Sean Penn, Chris Rock, Kirk Fox, Jaime Bergman
Comedy
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Three years in the making, this new film from acclaimed documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky provides a fascinating, in-depth portrait of the most successful heavy metal band of all time, as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges while recording their first studio album of original songs in five years. In the tradition of such seminal music documentaries as "Don't Look Back" and "Gimme Shelter", "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" seeks to transcend the conventions of the "rock 'n' roll movie" genre, trading rock-star posing for truthful introspection, and revealing an intimate portrait of the individuals behind a legendary band and their unique creative journey.
Lars Ulrich, Torben Ulrich, Joe Berlinger, Phil Towle, Bruce Sinofsky, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine
Documentary

Never Die Alone R

A film noir centering around a hard-boiled, stylish kingpin drug dealer, called King David, who returns to his hometown seeking redemption—but ends up only finding violent death. King David's final moments are spent with Paul, an aspiring journalist who knew him for just a few minutes; yet King David would forever more have an impact on Paul's life. Half preacher, half Satan, and all street smarts, King David had recorded the story of his exploits on audiotape, leaving behind an often-poetic sermon on villainy and its consequences. The tapes reveal that the cycle of violence and retribution, which his actions have spawned, has come back to him, full circle, as he suspected they might all along.
David Arquette, Michael Ealy, Jennifer Sky, Ernest Dickerson, James Gibson, Donald Goines, DMX, Drew Sidora
Thriller Suspense
133 mins

Head in the Clouds R

When 18 year old Guy Malyon takes up a scholarship at Cambridge University his world is forever changed following a passionate affair with a stunning, aristocratic but hedonistic fellow student, Gilda Besse, which takes him across Europe from the killing fields of Spain's Civil War to occupied France... before a dangerous secret threatens to tear them apart.
Thomas Kretschmann, Penelope Cruz, Daniel Gillies, Bertil Ohlsson, Jason Piette, John Duigan, Stuart Townsend, Rachelle Lefevre
Drama Romance
107 mins

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow PG

Famous scientists around the world have mysteriously disappeared and Chronicle reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) along with ace aviator Sky Captain (Jude Law) are on the investigation. Risking their lives as they travel to exotic places around world, can the fearless duo stop Dr. Totenkopf, the evil mastermind behind a plot to destroy the earth? Aided by Franky Cook (Angelina Jolie), commander of an all-female amphibious squadron, and technical genius Dex (Giovanni Ribisi), Polly and Sky Captain may be our planet's only hope.
Casey Affleck, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Bai Ling, Jon Avnet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi, Sadie Frost
Action Adventure Fantasy Historical Superhero Sci-Fi
87 mins

Mean Creek R

When the shy Sam confides in his protective older sibling, Rocky about the overweight bully in school named George, Rocky hatches a plot to exact their revenge on his brother's tormentor.
Rory Culkin, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Susan Johnson, Richard L Rosenthal, Hagai Shaham, Jacob Estes, Josh Peck
Drama
87 mins

Alien vs. Predator PG-13

A billionaire finances an expedition to the Antarctic to uncover a pyramid long-since buried. However, when the team of scientists arrives, they come to realize that the frozen continent is the battle field for two alien races—and now they are caught in the middle. No matter who wins, we lose.
Walter Hill, John Davis, Paul W.S. Anderson, Sanaa Lathan, Colin Salmon, David Giler, Gordon Carroll, Shane Salemo
Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy Thriller Horror Sci-Fi
93 mins

The Story of the Weeping Camel PG

A family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi Desert, South Mongolia, assist in the births of their camel herd. One of the camels has an excruciatingly difficult delivery but, with help from the family, out comes a rare white calf. Despite the efforts of the shepherds, the mother rejects the newborn, coldly refusing it the milk it needs to survive. In accordance with an ancient ritual, a musician is summoned from a distant village—the calf's last hope.
Natalie Lambsdorff, Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni, Ingen Temee, Botok, Uuganbaatar Ikhbayar, Odgerel Ayusch, Janchiv Ayurzana
Documentary

Tuesday, January 25