Best DVD & Blu-rays Released July 2012
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The Hunter
A mercenary is hired by a private biotech company to search for the last Tasmanian Tiger, a dog-like animal believed to have been extinct since the mid 1900s.
Callan Mulvey, Jacek Koman, Sullivan Stapleton, Daniel Nettheim, Vincent Sheehan, Alice Addison, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill
Jesus Henry Christ
Henry James Hermin, a boy conceived in a petri-dish and raised by a loving, left-wing feminist, decides his mother’s love is not enough and begins to follow a trail of Post-It notes stuck around town hoping to find his biological father.
Dennis Lee, Julia Roberts, Sukee Chew, Philip Rose, Lisa Gillan, Michael Sheen, Toni Collette
God Bless America
Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. He finds an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement.
Bobcat Goldthwait, Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr
American Reunion
"American Pie 4" seeks to reunite the cast of the original movies. No deals have been made, but the strong interest on the actors’ end is one reason the project is in high gear.
Mena Suvari, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, Hayden Schlossberg, Tara Reid, Paul Weitz, Jon Hurwitz, Chris Moore
I Kissed a Vampire
A desperate teen tries to save himself and the girl he loves after discovering he's transforming into a vampire.
Adrian Slade, Chris Nolan, Lucas Grabeel, Drew Seeley
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
Based on a true story, Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog is the sweet tale of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter to his selection as a guide dog shortly after his first birthday. After training at a school for guide dogs, Quill is paired with a blind man named Watanabe who at first is reluctant to rely on him. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually win him over and they become inseparable friends.
Sai Yoichi
The Flowers of War
The story of China's Nanjing Massacre, which involved Japanese troops killing thousands of Chinese citizens in what was then the nation's capital in 1937. Christian Bale will play an American priest called John who helps a great number of Chinese escape certain death.
Christian Bale, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Weiping, Liu Heng
Being Flynn
A man's estranged con-man father's self-destruction eventually drives him onto the streets and ultimately into the homeless shelter where his son works.
Paul Dano, Julianne Moore, Robert De Niro, Paul Weitz, Victor Rasuk, Michael Costigan, Olivia Thirlby, Lili Taylor
Fightville
Takes us to Southern Louisiana, where a group of young athletes, including future MMA powerhouse Dustin Poirier, strive towards personal and professional greatness.
Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
On the Ice
In the remote Alaskan town of Barrow, two Iñupiaq teenagers get in over their heads when a sealhunting trip in the snow-packed landscape leads to a quarrel and a fatal accident.
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Adamina Kerr, John Miller, Josiah Patkotak, Sierra Jade Sampson
Margaret
A 17-year-old New York City high-school student feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in a traffic accident that has claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course against the realities and compromises of the adult world.
Matt Damon, Scott Rudin, Jean Reno, Anthony Minghella, Kenneth Lonergan, J. Smith-Cameron, Gary Gilbert, Sydney Pollack
Lockout
Set in the near future, the movie stars Guy Pearce as a government agent who sets off to save the president's daughter, played by Maggie Grace, from rioting convicts in an outer-space maximum-security prison.
Guy Pearce, James Mather, Stephen St. Leger, Luc Besson, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Tom Hollander, Graham King
The Three Stooges
Set in modern day and centers on the slapstick adventures of Larry, Moe and Curly.
Sean P. Hayes, Bradley Thomas, Mike Cerrone, Sofia Vergara, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jane Lynch, Earl Benjamin, Charlie Wessler
Extraterrestrial
When Julio wakes up in a strange apartment after a night of partying, he's pleasantly surprised to discover it belongs to a beautiful one-night-stand he can't remember--Julia. What's already an awkward situation is made even more so when they discover a giant flying saucer hovering above the city, which is now deserted. Now Julio must contend with a jealous ex-boyfriend, an eccentric neighbor--and very possibly the end of the world!
Nacho Vigalondo, Julian Villagran, Michelle Jenner, Carlos Areces, Raul Cimas
Never Stand Still
Legendary dancers and choreographers Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Suzanne Farrell, Mark Morris, Judith Jamison and Bill Irwin appear alongside new innovators to reveal the passion, discipline, and daring of the world of dance in Never Stand Still. Filmed at the iconic Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, this thrilling documentary features amazing performances by world-renowned dancers interwoven with intimate interviews, behind-the-scenes insights, and rare archival footage.
Ron Honsa
Friends with Kids
No plot details have been announced yet.
Jon Hamm, Jennifer Westfeldt, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Wiig, Megan Fox, Adam Scott, Mike Nichols, Jake Kasdan
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
About the ups and downs of a civil servant in the Middle Eastern country.
Emily Blunt, Lasse Hallstrom, Ewan McGregor, Steven Garrett, Paul Webster, Simon Beaufoy, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked
Casa de Mi Padre
A Spanish-language comedy starring Will Ferrell.
Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Darlene Caamano Loquet, Diego Luna, Matt Piedmont, Kevin Messick, Jessica Elbaum, Emilio Diez Barroso
4:44 Last Day On Earth
In a large apartment high above the city lives our couple. They're in love. She's a painter, he's a successful actor. Just a normal afternoon - except that this isn't a normal afternoon, for them or anyone else. Because tomorrow, at 4:44 am, give or take a few seconds, the world will come to an end far more rapidly than even the worst doomsayer could have imagined.
Abel Ferrara, Willem Dafoe, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Hipp
Mamitas
At school, Jordin (Bonilla) is a cocky but charming Latino firebrand; at home he is a doting grandson who can't seem to please his perpetually cranky father. On the day he's suspended for insulting a teacher, Jordin meets Felipa (Diaz-Carranza), a bookish, no-nonsense New York girl who sees past the swaggering facade. The two immediately embark on an unlikely friendship that inspires Jordin to find out who he really is.
Nicholas Ozeki, Josue Aguirre, Jennifer Esposito, E.J. Bonilla, Veronica Diaz-Carranza, Joaquim de Almeida, Jesse Garcia
Patagonia Rising
Over the past century more than 45,000 large dams have redefined river corridors around the globe with disastrous results. Descending the Baker River from the Northern Patagonia Ice Cap to its terminus at the Pacific Ocean, Patagonia Rising investigates a controversial plan to build five large hydroelectric dams in Chile's famed wilderness. Stopping off at Patagonia's most remote frontier ranches, this engaging story brings voice to the iconic South American cowboys, Gauchos, caught in the crossfire of future energy demands. Chile could become a leader in sustainable energy development, or it could continue down the road to squandering the pure watersheds of Patagonia.
Brian Lilla
Deadline
the story of the murder of an African American youth in rural Alabama that has gone uninvestigated, unsolved and unpunished for almost twenty years. But that changes when Nashville Times reporter Matt Harper meets an idealistic young blueblood bent on discovering the truth. Harper undertakes the investigation despite the opposition of his publisher, violent threats from mysterious forces, a break-up with his fiancée and his father's cancer diagnosis. Deadline is a story of murder, family, race, and of redemption for a small Southern town and for Matt Harper.
Eric Roberts, Curt Hahn, Steve Talley
The Beat Hotel
The legacy of the American Beats in Paris during the heady years between 1957 and 1963, when Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso fled the obscenity trials in the United States surrounding the publication of Ginsberg’s poem Howl. They took refuge in a cheap no-name hotel they had heard about at 9, Rue Git le Coeur and were soon joined by William Burroughs, Ian Somerville, Brion Gysin, and others from England and elsewhere in Europe, seeking out the freedom that the Latin Quarter of Paris might provide.
Alan Govenar
Silent House
Trapped in a nightmare, a young woman descends into madness.
Laura Lau, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Kentis, Adam Trese, Haley Murphy, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross, Adam Barnett
Meeting Evil
After being fired, a real estate salesman goes on a joy ride with a stranger that sets them on a path towards violence.
Peyton List, Chris Fisher, Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Wilson, Leslie Bibb
The Deep Blue Sea
A woman leaves her husband, a high court judge, and falls in love with a pilot traumatized from the war.
Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Terance Davies, Simon Russell Beale
Brake
Jeremy Reins (Stephen Dorff) is about to have a very bad day. He wakes up in total darkness, confused and disoriented. The only light comes from the blood-red digital numbers ticking away above his head. Jeremy quickly realizes he's in trouble. It's hard to breath. He can barely move. And no one will answer his cries for help. Then, he hears the sound of an engine and it all becomes clear...he's trapped in the trunk of a moving car. As his captors reveal themselves and their motives, Jeremy realizes he won't be set free until he gives up the whereabouts of "Roulette," a secret location where the U.S. President is taken in the event of a terrorist attack.
Stephen Dorff, Gabe Torres, Timothy Mannion, Chyler Leigh, JR Bourne, Tom Berenger
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Follows Jiro Ono, the 85-year-old sushi chef at the tiny, prominent Tokyo restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro.
Matthew Weaver, David Gelb, Tom Pellegrini, Kevin Iwashina
Damsels in Distress
The movie revolves around a group of style-obsessed college girls who take in a new student (Gerwig) and teach her their misguided ways of helping people at their grungy university. The crux of the story is focused on the relationship between Gerwig's character and a suitor (Brody), whom the girls are taken with but have doubts over his intentions.
Greta Gerwig, Whit Stillman, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Billy Magnussen
Detention
The film follows a group of teens who struggle to survive their senior year of high school when a slasher-movie killer seemingly comes to life.
Dane Cook, Joseph Kahn, Josh Hutcherson, David Kang, Mary-Ann Tanedo, Mark Palermo, Richard Weager, Shanley Caswell
We The Party
Five friends deal with romance, money, prom, college, sex, bullies, facebook, fitting in, standing out, and finding themselves.
Mario Van Peebles
LOL
A 15-year-old girl who, dumped by her more sexually experienced boyfriend, sets her sights on his best friend. At the same time, her 40-year-old divorcee mother is struggling to move on with her life.
Miley Cyrus, Ashley Hinshaw, Stacey Sher, Marlo Thomas, Michael Shamberg, Demi Moore, Ashley Greene, Austin Nichols
Last Days Here
A raw touching portrait of cult metal legend Bobby Liebling, chronicling his bid to resurrect his life and career after decades wasting away in his parents' basement.
Don Argott, Demian Fenton
Falling Overnight
Falling Overnight tells the story of twenty-two year old Elliot Carson (Parker Croft) on the day before he has risky surgery to remove a brain tumor. Facing what could be his last night, Elliot's path intersects with Chloe Webb (Emilia Zoryan), a young photographer who invites him to her art show. Elliot welcomes the distraction and as the night descends, Chloe takes him on an intimate and exhilarating journey through the city. But as morning approaches, and Chloe learns of Elliot's condition, the magic of the evening unravels, and they must together face the uncertainty of Elliot's future.
Conrad Jackson, Parker Croft, Emilia Zoryan