DVD & Blu-rays Released March 27, 2007

Tuesday, March 27

The Pursuit of Happyness PG-13

Based on the life of Chris Gardner, a self-made millionaire, this untitled project will star Will Smith as a man who finds himself jobless and homeless at age 30, living in a San Francisco train station with his infant son. Determined to beat the odds, he finds work as a trainee at a brokerage and climbs the corporate ladder, eventually becoming partner and owner of his own Chicago-based firm.
Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Gabriele Muccino, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Teddy Zee, Steve Tisch
Drama Biography

Turistas

Six college students, while backpacking across Brazil, get stranded in the jungles and imprisoned by a military group.
Josh Duhamel, Olivia Wilde, Scott Steindorff, Bo Zenga, Scott Lastaiti, Michael Ross, Melissa George, Todd Wagner
Drama

Children of Men R

"Children of Men" envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction.

Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows disillusioned bureaucrat Theo (Owen) as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons and protect her from certain peril.
Marc Abraham, Eric Newman, Iain Smith, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Hilary Shor, P.D. James, David Arata
Drama Thriller Suspense Mystery
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Happy Feet G

"Happy Feet" is set deep in Antarctica. Into the land of Emperor Penguins, where each needs a heart song to attract a soul mate, a penguin is born who cannot sing. Our hero Mumble, son of Memphis and Norma Jean, is the worst singer in the world...however, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer!
George Miller, John Collee, Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, Doug Mitchell, Warren Coleman, Judy Morris
Musical Family Kids Animation

Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj R

The story will focus on Taj (Kal Penn), Van Wilder's sidekick and protégé from the first film, as he arrives at Oxford University to show the stuffy Brits how to party.
Anthony Cozens, Holly Davidson, Mort Nathan, David Drew Gallagher, Kal Penn, Shobu Kapoor, Dan Percival
Comedy Sequel
119 mins

Warriors of Heaven and Earth R

Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows two protagonists, Lieutenant Li (Jiang Wen) and Japanese emissary Lai Qi (Kiichi Nakai) - both first-class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor, Lai Qi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the West to chase wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li, a renegade soldier wanted for leading a violent mutiny when he refused orders to kill female and child prisoners. Li and Lai Qi battle, but finally agree to delay their final personal fight until the caravan carrying Minzhu and a Buddhist monk is brought to safety. The monk, however, is carrying a sacred and powerful pagoda that attracts the attention of the region's ruthless overlord, Master An (Wang Xueqi). Lai Qi and Lt. Li, accompanied by Li's former posse of soldiers, who have forsaken their peaceful new lives to return to his side, must face the cruelty of the desert, the region's barbaric bandits and the brutality of the overlord's men before they can finally face one another.
Wang Zhongiun, He Ping, Jiang Wen, Kiichi Nakai, Wang Xueqi, Zhao Wei, Hasi Bagen, He Tao
Action Adventure Historical Martial Arts

Curse of the Golden Flower R

Set in China's Tang Dynasty, follows an imperial bodyguard named Phoenix and Prince Ping as pair of star-crossed lovers who fall in love within the borders of a kingdom. Numerous forces, including Ping's stepmother, who is also in love with him, try to keep the lovers apart. It leads them on a dangerous journey where secrets of the royal family are uncovered.
Chow Yun-Fat, Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Jay Chou
Drama Action Adventure Romance

Penny Dreadful

The film follows a young woman, Penny (Rachel Miner), who goes on a therapeutic retreat with her psychologist (Mimi Rogers) to overcome her many phobias, including a fear of cars. She finds herself trapped in a situation where her worst nightmares come true.
Mimi Rogers, Diane Doniol Valcroze, Arthur Flam, Rachel Miner
Drama Suspense Horror

Tuesday, March 27