DVD & Blu-rays Released January 8, 2008

Tuesday, January 8

Sunshine R

Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives, but their sanity.
Chris Evans, Benedict Wong, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Troy Garity, Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, Cliff Curtis
Fantasy Thriller Sci-Fi

Boogeyman 2 PG-13

The movie centers on a young woman with a long-term phobia of the boogeyman, who voluntarily checks herself into a mental health facility with the hope of conquering her overwhelming fears. However, much to her horror, she discovers that some things are terrifying on purpose, and confronting her demons was not the best course of action.
Tobin Bell, Brian Sieve, Jeff Betancourt
Sequel Thriller Suspense Horror

Death Sentence R

"Death Sentence," the latest film from innovative director James Wan, is a classic tale of retribution. Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
Leigh Whannell, Garrett Hedlund, John Goodman, Matt O'Leary, James Wan, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Kevin Bacon
Drama Thriller Suspense
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Smiley Face R

Anna Faris will play Jane, who by accident eats her psycho roommate's pot cupcakes. She spends the rest of the day desperately trying to replace the cupcakes, pay the gas bill, get to her audition and accompany her friend to the dentist.
John Krasinski, John Cho, Jane Lynch, Anna Faris, Gregg Araki, Dylan Haggerty
Comedy

3:10 to Yuma R

In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.
Derek Haas, Peter Fonda, James Mangold, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Stuart M. Besser, Stuart Beattie, Christian Bale
Drama Western Remake
87 mins

Eagle vs. Shark R

"Eagle Vs. Shark", directed by Academy Award-nominee Taika Waititi (the short, "Two Cars One Night"), is a wry comedy that chronicles the quirky romance of two awkward misfits, Lily (Loren Horsley), a shy fast-food restaurant cashier, and her crush, Jarrod (Jemaine Clement, HBO's "One Night Stand: The Flight of the Conchords"), an electronic store clerk. On the day Lily gets fired from her job at Meaty Boy, she musters up the courage to attend Jarrod's annual "come as your favorite animal" costume party. The dressy affair sparks the beginnings of a romance as well a small journey for the pair to Jarrod's quiet hometown, in which Jarrod plans to seek revenge on an old nemesis and where Lily unwittingly finds herself stranded amongst Jarrod's family of eccentrics.
Taika Cohen, Rachel House, Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner, Loren Horsley, Jermaine Clement, Craig Hall, Jackie van Beek
Comedy

Joshua

The tale of Brad and Abby Cairn, perfect Manhattan parents in a perfect Manhattan apartment whose perfect life begins to crack after the birth of their second child Lily. Shortly after Lily arrives home, a dark side of prodigy son Joshua slowly begins to reveal itself.
Michael McKean, Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, David Gilbert, Temple Fennell, George Ratliff, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts
Drama Thriller Suspense

White Noise 2: The Light PG-13

In the sequel, a man's family is murdered and he is brought back from the brink of death. The man realizes he has changed and can now identify those among the living who are about to die. When he tries to save people from their fate, he discovers there is a price to paid for interfering with the natural order of life and death.
Patrick Lussier, Nathan Fillion, Craig Fairbrass, Tegan Moss, Matt Venne, Katee Sackhoff, Teryl Rothery, David Milchard
Drama Sequel Thriller Mystery

Tuesday, January 8