DVD & Blu-rays Released January 12, 2010

Tuesday, January 12

101 mins

Halloween II R

Picks up at the exact moment the first movie stopped and follow the aftermath of Michael Myers murderous rampage through the eyes of heroine Laurie Strode.
Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Rob Zombie, Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, Bob Weinstein, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch
Sequel Suspense Horror

Downloading Nancy NR

The film centers on Nancy (Bello), an unhappy wife who, instead of committing suicide, meets a man (Liotta) over the Internet and hires him to kill her. Problems arise when they form a relationship.
Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Johan Renck, Lee Ross, Pamela Cuming, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman
Drama Thriller Suspense
92 mins

X Games 3D: The Movie PG

"X Games 3D: The Movie" captures the drama and spectacle that play out every year at the X Games events, highlighting the behind-the-scenes stories of the featured athletes and the sacrifices they make in pursuit of glory and the advancement of their sports on the biggest stage in action sports.
Ricky Carmichael, Steve Lawrence, Greg Jennings, Bob Burnquist, Kyle Loza
Sports Documentary
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109 mins

The Brothers Bloom PG-13

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex literary-inspired setups imaginable. Now they've decided to take on one last job -- showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress named Penelope the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world -- from New Jersey to Greece to Russia and Prague -- in pursuit of priceless artifacts wanted by some of their most unsavory competitors.
Wendy Japhet, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergan, Rinko Kikuchi, Mark Ruffalo, Nora Zehetner, Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody
Adventure Thriller Crime Gangster
99 mins

Pretty Ugly People R

A dying woman wishes to bring six estranged friends together in the Montana wilderness. Upon arriving, the friends discover the situation isn't what they expected.
Missi Pyle, Tate Taylor
Comedy
113 mins

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself PG-13

Remake of the 2002 direct-to-video movie of the same name. In the original, Madea's family comes to see her while she's sick, however it's the rest of the family that needs help.
Taraji P. Henson, Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon, Roger Bobb, Mary J. Blige, Hope Olaide Wilson, Brian White
Comedy Remake
130 mins

Departures NR

A cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved, leaving him without a job. He decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work, finding a job in a funeral home.
Yojiro Takita, Kundo Koyama
Drama
89 mins

Post Grad PG-13

Eternal optimist Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) has the most brutal of wake-up calls when she graduates from college and can't find a job, forcing her back home to live with her oddball family. Frustrated and confused about how her life is supposed to turn out, she soon realizes that her longtime platonic best friend is the only one who makes everything in her crazy life make sense.
Michael Keaton, Kelley Fremon, Vicky Jenson, Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Carol Burnett, Rodrigo Santoro, Angel Oquendo
Comedy Teen
130 mins

The Hurt Locker R

An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.
Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly, Jeremy Renner, Sam Spruell, Tony Mark, Kathryn Bigelow, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Drama Action War
106 mins

The Burning Plain R

People try to find the healing powers of love, forgiveness and redemption.
Charlize Theron, Todd Wagner, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Guillermo Arriaga, Kim Basinger, Martin Papazian, Danny Pino
Drama
86 mins

Big Fan R

Paul Aufiero, a hardcore New York Giants football fan, struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Robert D. Siegel, Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport
Drama
100 mins

Fame PG

Much like in the Oscar-winning original, directed by Alan Parker, the story will track the failures and fortunes of super-ambitious young performers and their teachers as they navigate a school year at the prestigious High School for the Performing Arts in New York.
Gary Lucchesi, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Rosenberg, Aline Brosh McKenna, Collins Pennie, Kherington Payne, Walter Perez, Kevin Tancharoen
Drama Remake Musical

Moon R

Sam Bell (Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He's been a faithful employee for 3 long years. His home has been Selene, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium 3. The precious gas holds the key to reversing the Earth's energy crisis.

Isolated, determined and steadfast, Sam has followed the rulebook obediently and his time on the moon has been enlightening, but uneventful. The solitude has given him time to reflect on the mistakes of his past and work on his raging temper. He does his job mechanically, and spends most of his available time dreaming of his imminent return to Earth, to his wife, young daughter and an early retirement.

But two weeks shy of his departure from Selene, Sam starts seeing things, hearing things and feeling strange. And when a routine extraction goes horribly wrong, he discovers that Lunar have their own plans for replacing him... and the new recruit is eerily familiar.

Before he can return to Earth, Sam has to confront himself and the discovery that the life he has created, may not be his own. It's more than his contract that is set to expire.
Duncan Jones, Dominique McElligott, Nathan Parker, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Rosie Shaw
Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi
106 mins

In the Loop NR

Political comedy looks at what might go on behind closed doors in London and Washington in the lead-up to a not-so-fictional war in the Middle East.
Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, Anna Chlumsky, James Gandolfini, Tom Hollander
Comedy Political
110 mins

Brothers at War R

With a desire to know his brothers better, and see the war in Iraq first hand, Jake Rademacher journeys to Mosul, Iraq to embed in his brother's unit. Capt. Isaac Rademacher, a West Point graduate, and 2nd in command of an elite Long Range Surveillance Company, gives him access to the world of Intelligence and Operations before embedding him on a secret mission to recon the Syrian Border. During this humorous and perilous journey, he not only sees insurgents sneak across the border, but more importantly gains insight into the heart of the American Soldier. As Jake further explores Iraq, by heading north to Kurdistan, Isaac returns to a young daughter who does not remember him. After six weeks of adventures in Iraq, Jake returns only to have his experience rejected by his 19 year old youngest brother, Corporal Joseph Rademacher, a combat veteran and sniper with the 82nd Airborne. Jake returns to Iraq, and embeds with three combat units in the heart of the Sunni Triangle. As the combat action intensifies, so does his understanding of his brothers' war in Iraq. In addition to providing an up close and personal view of our soldiers at war, "Brothers at War" is a deeply personal view of a family divided, but ultimately profoundly bonded by the crucible of war.
Jenny Rademacher, Jake Rademacher
Documentary

Tuesday, January 12