DVD & Blu-rays Released July 21, 2009

Tuesday, July 21

100 mins

Coraline PG

Combining the visionary imaginations of two premier fantasists, director Henry Selick (“The Nightmare Before Christmas”) and author Neil Gaiman (Sandman), this new movie is a wondrous and thrilling, fun and suspenseful adventure that honors and redefines two moviemaking traditions. It is a stop-motion animated feature – and, as the first one to be conceived and photographed in stereoscopic 3-D, unlike anything moviegoers have ever experienced before. Coraline Jones (voiced by Dakota Fanning) is a girl of 11 who is feisty, curious, and adventurous beyond her years. She and her parents (Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman) have just relocated from Michigan to Oregon. Missing her friends and finding her parents to be distracted by their work, Coraline tries to find some excitement in her new environment. She is befriended – or, as she sees it, annoyed – by a local boy close to her age, Wybie Lovat (Robert Bailey Jr.); and visits her older neighbors, eccentric British actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible (Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French) as well as the arguably even more eccentric Russian Mr. Bobinsky (Ian McShane). After these encounters, Coraline seriously doubts that her new home can provide anything intriguing to her….but it does; she uncovers a secret door in the house. Walking through the door and then venturing through an eerie passageway, she discovers an alternate version of her life and existence. On the surface, this parallel reality is similar to her real life – only much better. The adults, including the solicitous Other Mother (also voiced by Teri Hatcher) seem much more welcoming to her. Coraline is more the center of attention there – even from the mysterious Cat (Keith David). She begins to think that this Other World might be where she belongs. But when her wondrously off-kilter, fantastical visit turns dangerous and Other Mother schemes to keep her there, Coraline musters all of her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.
Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, Henry Selick, Keith David, Bill Mechanic, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders
Fantasy Family Kids Animation
105 mins

Echelon Conspiracy PG-13

In a world where all communications are monitored, one man gets hold of a phone that can bypass all surveillance.
Ving Rhames, Shane West, Kevin Elders, Greg Marcks, Alexander Leyviman, Steve Richards, Roee Sharon, Michael Nitsberg
Action Thriller
155 mins

Watchmen R

A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion—a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers—Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the Watchmen?
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zack Snyder, Malin Akerman, Patrick Wilson, Larry Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Alex Tse, Billy Crudup
Drama Fantasy Superhero Adaptation Sci-Fi
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry R

Two straight firefighters pose as a gay married couple in order to qualify for their department's domestic partner benefits.
Kevin James, Jessica Biel, James Taylor, Dennis Dugan, Tom Shadyac, Michael Bostick, Jack Giarraputo will, Lew Gallow
Comedy

Super Capers PG

A good guy with no powers joins a superhero team with no clue against a bad guy with no shame.
Christine Lakin, Ray Griggs, Reuben Lim
Comedy

The Unknown Woman R

"The Unknown Woman" is a haunting story of mystery and love, as a Russian woman named Irena (Xenia Rappoport) calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family. Stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the beloved nanny to their fragile young daughter (Clara Dossena), Irena risks everything in her quest to uncover the truth about the family. Like an intricately constructed jigsaw puzzle, "The Unknown Woman" reveals piece by piece the enigma of Irena's past.
Michele Placido, Giuseppe Tornatore, Xenia Rappoport, Claudia Gerini, Alessandro Haber, Margherita Buy
Thriller Suspense
87 mins

The Great Buck Howard PG

The adventures of a down-on-his-luck magician/illusionist and his assistant as they re-invigorate his career.
Emily Blunt, John Malkovich, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Kevin Kline, Andreas Grosch, Steven Shareshian, Sidney Kimmel
Drama Comedy

Tuesday, July 21