DVD & Blu-rays Released March 17, 2009

Tuesday, March 17

The Velveteen Rabbit

A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday.
Michael Landon Jr., Cindy Kelley, Jane Seymour, Matthew Harbour, Kevin Jubinville
Family
107 mins

Punisher: War Zone R

Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.
Kurt Sutter, Art Marcum, Doug Hutchinson, Julie Benz, Lexi Alexander, Avi Arad, Nick Santora, Matt Holloway
Action Adventure Sequel Crime

Walled In R

Based on Serge Broselot's bestselling French novel "Les Emmeures", the movie casts Barton as a demolition company rep who supervises the razing of a mysterious building and discovers horrifying secrets and past inhabitants entombed within its walls by a vicious murderer.
Deborah Kara Unger, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Mischa Barton, Cameron Bright
Thriller Suspense
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year R

The man. The myth. The beginning. It’s freshman year at Coolidge College and Van Wilder (Jonathan Bennett) is ready to party. To his dismay, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity and an uptight Dean (Kurt Fuller) rules the school. Van embarks on an epic crusade to land the campus hottie, Kaitlin (Kristin Cavallari) and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction. No cheerleader will be left untouched and no keg will be left un-tapped in this hilarious prequel to the original!
Jonathan Bennett, Kristin Cavallari, Kurt Fuller
Comedy Sequel
113 mins

Elegy R

Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of 'emancipated manhood' -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
Ben Kingsley, Sonja Bennett, Isabel Coixet, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Deborah Harry

Tuesday, March 17