DVD & Blu-rays Released October 12, 2004

Tuesday, October 12

Valentin PG-13

"Valentin" is a coming of age story told through the eyes of a precocious 10-year old boy who lives with his grandmother in turbulent 1969 Argentina. Estranged from his eccentric parents, young Valentin yearns for a real family and dreams about being an astronaut. He befriends a recluse neighbor, forms an unlikely friendship with one of his father's many ex-girlfriends and sets out to discover the harsh realities about his parents, all the while bringing joy and wisdom into the lives of the adults around him.
Carmen Maura, Julieta Cardinali, Jean Pierre Noher, Mex Urtizberea, Rodrigo Noya, Juan Cruz Bordeu, Carlos Roffé
Drama

The Day After Tomorrow

A high-concept big-budget movie from director Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day"), it's about a climatological disaster that ravages the world beyond recognition. As millions of terrified survivors flee south, Professor Adrian Hall (Dennis Quaid), a brilliant paleoclimatologist, heads to New York City — now a frozen wasteland — in search of his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who may still be alive.
Dennis Quaid, Mark Gordon, Roland Emmerich, Sela Ward, Jared Harris, Rick Hoffman, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Jake Gyllenhaal
Action Adventure Fantasy Thriller Sci-Fi

Stateside R

A rebellious rich boy reluctantly lands in the Marine Corps and falls for a beautiful but crazy young musician while on leave. Against the wishes of family and friends and under strict regulations of military life, the two find romance and solace within each other - facing obstacles that may force them apart.
Jonathan Tucker, Reverge Anselmo, Robert Greenhut, Selina Jayne, Eberhard Kayser, Bonnie Wells-Hlinomaz, Rachael Leigh Cook, Joe Mantegna
Drama
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Noi Albinoi PG-13

This is the story of Noi (Tomas Lemarquis), an intelligent 17-year-old boy who dreams of escaping from his hometown in the remote fjord regions of Northern Iceland with Iris, a girl from the city who works at the local gas station, because he is bored and frustrated with the limitations that small town life impose on him. Meanwhile, the locals perceive Noi's lack of ambition within their framework as a sign that he's just their next village idiot in training...
Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Dagur Kári, Tomas Lemarquis, Elin Hansdottir, Anna Fridriksdottir, Hjalti Rognvaldsson
Drama Foreign

The Mother R

Anne Reid stars as May, an ordinary grandmother from the North of England. When her husband dies on a family visit to London, she recedes into the background of her busy, metropolitan children's lives. Stuck in an unfamiliar city, far from home, May fears that she has become another invisible old lady whose life is more or less over. Until, that is, she embarks on a passionate affair with Darren (Daniel Craig), a man half her age who is renovating her son's house and sleeping with her daughter.
Steven Mackintosh, Zelda Tinska, Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Cathryn Bradshaw, Peter Vaughan
Drama Provocative Foreign

Raising Helen PG-13

In this heartwarming comedy from director Garry Marshall ("Runaway Bride", "The Princess Diaries"), Helen Harris (Kate Hudson) is living the life she always dreamed of. Her career at a top Manhattan modeling agency is on the rise; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city's hottest clubs. But her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything. Helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister's children -- 15-year-old Audrey (Hayden Panettiere), 10-year-old Henry (Spencer Breslin), and 5-year-old Sarah (Abigail Breslin). No one doubts that Helen is the coolest aunt in New York, but what does this glamour girl know about raising kids? The fun begins as Helen goes through the transformation from super hip to super mom, but she quickly finds that dancing at 3 a.m. doesn't mix with getting kids to school on time, advice that Helen's older sister, Jenny (Joan Cusack), is only too quick to dish out. Along the way, Helen finds support in the most unusual place with Dan Parker (John Corbett), the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids' new school, and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she's always loved and the new loves of her life.
Amber Valletta, Helen Mirren, Hector Elizondo, Jack Amiel, Abigail Breslin, Spencer Breslin, Joan Cusack, Garry Marshall
Comedy Romance

Breakin' All the Rules PG-13

Jamie Foxx stars in "Breakin' All the Rules", a romantic comedy about a man who, after being unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée, pens a "how to" book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. Not wanting his male friends to suffer the same fate, he gives them advice on dumping their mates. What ensues is a hilarious comedy of errors.
Jamie Foxx, Daniel Taplitz, Morris Chesnut, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Esposito
Comedy Romance

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