DVD & Blu-rays Released March 25, 2008

Tuesday, March 25

Wristcutters: A Love Story R

From the moment Zia (Patrick Fugit) cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides, this film becomes a strangely uplifting, darkly comic tale about a journey through the hereafter. This is a world where everyone still bears the scars earned from the manner in which they "offed" while the everyday reality is a twisted mirror image of our own mortal world. When Zia begins his search for his long lost love, he encounters a variety of memorable individuals, be it a disillusioned suicide bomber or an angel in disguise. But it is in Eugene (Shea Whigham), an inscrutable Russian musician, and Mikal (Shannyn Sossamon), an accidental tourist, that he finds his closest friends. This trio of lost souls forms an uncommon bond as they set out on a journey across the afterlife in search of what they could not find in their previous lives.
John Hawkes, Goran Dukic, Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, Leslie Bibb, Abraham Benrubi, Shannyn Sossamon, Tom Waits
Drama Comedy Fantasy Romance

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story R

America loves larger-than-life musician and songwriter Dewey Cox! But behind the music is the up-and-down-and-up-again story of a musician whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 stepkids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to - and then kicks - every drug known to man... but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman - longtime backup singer Darlene.
Jake Kasdan, Kristen Wiig, Judd Apatow, Tim Meadows, Lewis Morton, John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry
Comedy Biography Musical

Stephen King's The Mist R

Following a violent thunderstorm, artist David Drayton and a small town community come under vicious attack from creatures prowling in a thick and unnatural mist. Local rumors point to an experiment called the 'The Arrowhead Project' conducted at a nearby top-secret military base, but questions as to the origins of the deadly vapor are secondary to the group's overall chances for survival. Retreating to a local supermarket, Drayton and the survivors must face-off against each other before taking a united stand against an enemy they cannot even see.
Martin Shafer, Andre Braugher, Liz Glotzer, Frank Darabont, Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Toby Jones
Thriller Suspense Horror
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Walk the Line PG-13

This biopic about Johnny Cash will star Joaquin Phoenix as the legendary country icon and focus on the singer's early career in Memphis, including his struggles with drug addiction. Reese Witherspoon is set to star as his wife and bandmate, June Carter Cash.
Reese Witherspoon, Lucas Till, James Mangold, James Keach, Cathy Konrad, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts, Gill Dennis
Drama Biography Musical

PU-239

A gripping, dramatic thriller infused with a twist of dark humor, PU-239 reveals the lengths to which a man will go to secure his family's future. While working at a nuclear power plant in Russia, Timofey (Paddy Considine) is exposed to a deadly dose of radiation while trying to aver a plant disaster. Instead of rewarding Timonfey for his efforts, the plants treats him as a scapegoat, offering no compensation to him or his family. Desperate to provide security for his wife and son, Timofey steals a small amount of Pu-239 - weapons-grade Plutonium- and head to Moscow to sell it on the black market. Caught up in the "new Russia" of hoods and hookers, Timofey struggles to make the sales; his efforts resulting in deadly consequences.
George Clooney, Paddy Considine, Oscar Isaac, Guy J. Louthan, Charlie Lyons, Vlad Paunescu, Scott Burns, Radha Mitchell
Drama Crime Gangster
122 mins

The Kite Runner PG-13

Spanning from the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign, an epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, an unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, a servant to Amir and his father. During a kite-flying tournament, an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever. As an adult haunted by the childhood betrayal, Amir seeks redemption by returning to his war-torn native land to make peace with himself and reconcile his cowardice.
Pippa Harris, William Horberg, David Benioff, Paul Abbott, Khaled Hosseini, Said Taghmaoui, Marc Forster, Rebecca Yeldham
Drama

Tuesday, March 25