October 2008 DVD & Blu-rays

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Day of the Dead R

The world is overrun by the return of the flesh hungry living-dead, leaving a small group of scientists and military personnel holed-up in an underground bunker as a last ditch effort to stay alive.
Robert Dudelson, Trevor Short, Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, James Dudelson, George Furla, Jeffrey Reddick, Ving Rhames
Thriller Suspense Horror Remake
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The Happening R

A family is on the run from an inexplicable and unstoppable event that threatens not only humankind--but the most basic human instinct of them all: survival.
M. Night Shyamalan, Zooey Deschanel, Mark Wahlberg, Barry Mendel, Sam Mercer, Jose L. Rodriguez, John Leguizamo, Spencer Breslin
Action Thriller Suspense

The Omen R

Fear the date – 6/6/06 – when "The Omen 666" opens in theaters nationwide. A remake of the 1976 horror classic, the new film takes the tale of the coming of the "Antichrist" – personified as a young boy named Damien – to an even more thrilling and visceral level.
John Moore, Liev Schreiber, Dan McDermott, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Gambon
Suspense Horror Remake

Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead

When four friends embark on a road trip to Vegas looking for fun and a few cheap thrills, they have no idea that they're about to fall into a blood-drenched charnel house of tension, torture, and the darkest depths of pure primal fear! After their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they must find a way back to civilization. But their plan soon arouses the malice of Rusty Nail - a murderous, vengeful trucker with an insatiable appetite for gruesome mutilation and sadistic pain - and he'll stop at nothing to ensure they pay their toll...one body part at a time!
Louis Morneau, James Robert Johnston, Bennett Yellin, Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, Nicki Aycox, Laura Jordan, Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Sequel Thriller Suspense Horror

Boy A

Based on the award winning novel of the same name by Jonathan Trigell, Jack (Andrew Garfield) is released from prison at the age of 24, having been institutionalized for most of his life after he and another boy murdered a child, when they were themselves children. The film follows Jack's difficult attempts to readjust to the world outside of confinement and restart a life which never really got going. Under the fatherly mentor- ship of Terry (Peter Mullan) his parole contact and social worker, he experiences a coming of age, which would normally have happened years ago. But forces from the past are constantly upon him, as we learn more about the events leading up to the crime which has ruined so many lives, there is an increasing sense of suspense, intrigue and ultimately doom: the tabloid press and Terry's real son are not going to let things lie.
John Crowley, Andrew Garfield, Shaun Evans, Lynn Horsford, Mark O’Rowe, Peter Mullan, Katie Lyons
Drama

Paranoid Park R

fter a young skateboarder accidentally kills a security guard in self-defense with his skateboard at Paranoid Park, he falls into a world of crime, guilt, and fear. He desperately attempts to get out as the investigation into the crime deepens.
Gus Van Sant, Taylor Momsen, Neil Kopp, David Allan Cress, Gabe Nevins, Jake Miller, Lauren McKinney, Daniel Lui
Thriller Teen

You Don't Mess With the Zohan PG-13

A Mossad agent fakes his own death so he can move to New York and become a hair stylist. Rob Schneider will play a cab driver in the movie.
Rob Schneider, Jack Giarraputo, Talia Shire, Dennis Dugan, Judd Apatow, Robert Smigel, Mariah Carey, Henry Winkler
Comedy

The Visitor PG-13

In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. A college professor becomes embroiled in the lives of a young immigrant couple living in New York City and stumbles into an unexpected romance as a result. As these strangers struggle to deal with their individual lives in a changed world, their shared humanity is revealed in awkward, humorous and dramatic ways.
Tom McCarthy, Richard Jenkins, Hazz Sleiman, Hiam Abbass
Drama

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie G

Three lazy misfits - very timid Elliot (Larry the Cucumber), lazy Sedgewick (Mr. Lunt) and no self-confident George (Pa Grape) - dream of the day of putting on a show about pirates. With their own problems of might not having this dream come true, they soon find themselves traveling back in time into the 17th century and begin a quest to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant, and learn about being pirates.
Mike Nawrocki, David Pitts, Phil Vischer, Phil Vische
Comedy Sequel Musical Family Animation

Constantine R

John Constantine has been to hell and back. Born with a gift he didn't want, the ability to recognize the half-breed angels and demons that walk the earth in human camouflage, Constantine (Keanu Reeves) was driven to take his own life to escape the tormenting clarity of his vision. But he failed. Resuscitated against his will, he found himself cast back into the land of the living. Now, marked as an attempted suicide with a temporary lease on life, he patrols the earthly border between heaven and hell, hoping in vain to earn his way to salvation by waging war on the earthbound minions of evil. But Constantine is no saint. Increasingly disillusioned by the world around him and at odds with the one beyond, he's a hard-drinking, hard-living bitter hero who scorns the very idea of heroism. Constantine will fight to save your soul but he doesn't want your admiration or your thanks—and certainly not your sympathy. All he wants is a way out. When a desperate but skeptical police detective (Rachel Weisz as Angela Dodson) enlists his help in solving the mysterious death of her beloved twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Caught in a catastrophic series of otherworldy events, the two become inextricably involved and seek to find their own peace at whatever cost.
Peter Stormare, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Bomback, Djimon Hounsou, Benjamin Melniker, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Akiva Goldsman, Keanu Reeves
Drama Action Adventure Thriller Suspense

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull PG-13

In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull.
Shia LaBeouf, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Frank Marshall, David Koepp, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, George Lucas
Drama Action Adventure Sequel

War, Inc. R

Turaqistan is a country occupied by an American private corporation run by the former US Vice President. In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires Hauser to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah, an outrageous Central Asian pop star and keeping a sexy left-wing reporter in check.
Ben Kingsley, Joshua Seftel, Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, Danny Dimbort, John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Joan Cusack
Comedy Political

Tortilla Heaven

Falfurrias New Mexico is a tightly-knit community revolving around church, family, and fresh Mexican food – and not necessarily in that order. Isidor's Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in town, maybe even the world. But though his tortillas are scrumptious, his enchiladas divine, Isidor has never made a dime. Why? Falfurrias only has a population of 73. One Sunday, upon one of his famous, hand-made tortillas the face of Jesus Christ appears. It's a miracle that threatens to turn this sleepy community upside down.
Judy Hecht Dumontet, George Lopez, Jose Zuniga, Lupe Ontiveros
Comedy

Mongol R

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.
Channing Tatum, Sergei Selyanov, Arif Aliyev, Bulat Galimgereyev, Philip Lee, Anton Melnik, Sergei Bodrov, Tadanobu Asano
Drama Biography

The Night of the White Pants

The comedy follows a Dallas power broker, whose life is falling apart, on a penniless night with his daughter's punk rocker boyfriend.
Nick Stahl, Amy Talkington, Tom Wilkinson, Selma Blair, Frances Fisher, Janine Turner, Geri Jewell
Comedy

Venus R

The story will follow a seasoned if unsuccessful thesps in their 70s who are forced to re-evaluate their lives after the introduction of an inquisitive young woman.
Richard Griffiths, Hanif Kureshi, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter O' Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker
Drama Comedy

Standard Operating Procedure

Tentatively titled S.O.P. (a military acronym for "Standard Operating Procedure"), the film will examine the unintended consequences of the Iraqi war with a focus on events at Abu Ghraib prison, notorious for the shocking photos which began to appear in global media in 2004. It is the story of soldiers who believed they were defending democracy but found themselves plunged into an unimagined nightmare.
Julie Bilson Ahlberg, Diane Weyermann
Documentary
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Die Another Day PG-13

James Bond returns with the twentieth installment in the superspy series of adventures. From Hong Kong to Cuba to London, Bond circles the world in his quest to unmask a traitor and prevent a catastrophic war. On his way, he crosses paths with Jinx (Halled Berry) and Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike), who will play vital roles in the adventure.
Lee Tamahori, John Cleese, Rosamund Pike, Halle Berry, Samantha Bond, Will Yun Lee, Colin Salmon, Toby Stephens
Action Suspense

The Incredible Hulk PG-13

Scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk. Living in the shadows--cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Betty Ross--Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt Ross, and the military machinery that seeks to capture him and brutally exploit his power. As all three grapple with the secrets that led to The Hulk's creation, they are confronted with a monstrous new adversary known as The Abomination, whose destructive strength exceeds even The Hulk's own. To stop it, one scientist must make an agonizing final choice: accept a peaceful life as Bruce Banner or find heroism in the creature he holds inside--The Incredible Hulk.
Edward Norton, Louis Leterrier, Ari Arad, Michael Helfant, Stan Lee, Zak Penn, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth
Drama Action Adventure Sequel Superhero

The Go-Getter

The story of a teenage boy who steals a car in order to go on a road trip to find his long-lost brother and tell him that their mother has died.
Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone, William Lee Scott
Drama

The Strangers R

"Strangers" is a suspense thriller revolving around a couple (Tyler and Speedman) in a remote suburban house who are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers. The resulting clashes force the couple to go well beyond what they thought themselves capable of in order to survive.
Roy Lee, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward, Glenn Howerton, Bryan Bertino, Doug Davison, Byran Bertino, Liv Tyler
Thriller Suspense Horror

Mondays in the Sun R

The story of six friends variously struggling to make ends meet in the wake of a shipyard closure several years earlier in a depressed northern Spanish coastal city. The portrait of their friendship contrasted with their family lives is ultimately poignant and bittersweet.
Javier Bardem, Laura Domínguez, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido, Nieve de Medina, Enrique Villén, Celso Bugallo, Joaquín Climent
Drama

Birds of America

The story centers on a husband (Matthew Perry) struggling with life in a repressive career and community and enduring headaches caused by his free-spirited brother (Ben Foster) and sister (Jennifer Goodwin). Hilary Swank will play a supporting role as the all-too-perfect neighbor of Perry's harried character.
Craig Lucas, Ginnifer Goodwin, Matthew Perry, Hilary Swank, Ben Foster
Comedy

Vice

The psychological thriller revolves around a group of conflicted police officers who become suspects when drugs go missing.
Matthew Robert Kelly, Mykelti Williamson, Mark Boone Junior, Raul Sanchez Inglis, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Graham Taylor
Drama Thriller Suspense
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The Kingdom R

A team of U.S. counter-terrorism investigators set out to find the perpetrators behind a deadly attack on Americans in a Middle Eastern country. In order to work through the bureaucracy and cultural hostility, the team enlists a local police officer, but still finds itself target for the terrorists.
Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Peter Berg, Michael Mann, Michael Carnahan, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jeremy Piven
Drama

Journey to the Center of the Earth - 3-D PG

A science professor's untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic community. But on an expedition in Iceland, he and his nephew stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey deep beneath the Earth's surface, where they travel through never-before-seen worlds and encounter a variety of unusual creatures.
Josh Hutcherson, Cary Granat, Brendan Fraser, Eric Brevig, Mark McNair, D.V. DeVincentis, Anita Briem
Drama Action Adventure Family Kids

Tinker Bell G

For the first time in history, Tinker Bell, one of the world’s most beloved animated characters, will speak in an all-new original film that reveals many of life’s wondrous mysteries of nature. Long before Peter Pan and the Lost Boys soared into Never Land, the world’s most beloved fairy and her friends were creating their own special magic. For the very first time in film, Tinker Bell opens the doors to Pixie Hollow, a secret hideaway deep in the heart of Never Land, where the Disney Fairies make their home.
Raven-Symone, Jesse McCartney, Pamela Adlon, Brad Raymond, Jeannine Roussel, Mae Whitman, Anjelica Huston, Kristin Chenoweth
Adventure Sequel Family Kids

Hell Ride R

"Hell Ride" is a raucous throwback to the days of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western, with a heaping helping of testosterone-fueled chopper action thrown into the mix. Writer/director Larry Bishop takes on a third role as Pistolero, head honcho of the Victors, a group of badass bikers who are out to avenge the murder of one of their members at the hands of the 666ers, a rival gang whose actions live up to their hellish moniker. Along with his cohorts, the Gent (deviously portrayed by Michael Madsen) and the mysterious Comanche (Eric Balfour), Pistolero aims to take down the Deuce and Billy Wings, menacing leaders of the 666ers, but a mutiny looms on the horizon when his commitment to profit is questioned by a few of his fellow Victors. An even larger story unravels when previously unknown information about Comanche resurrects ghosts from Pistolero's past.

Although there is enough sex, violence, and all-out machismo to keep grind-house fans firmly plastered to their seats, Bishop's take on the genre strays far from exploitation as he weaves a twisting, multilayered tale of revenge, loyalty, and brotherhood that is brought to life by a superb ensemble cast, with memorable performances by Dennis Hopper, Vinnie Jones, and David Carradine. In the words of Comanche, "The road to hell is paved with anything but good intentions."
Eric Balfour, Vinnie Jones, Quentin Tarantino, Larry Bishop, Michael Steinberg, Shana Stein, Michael Madsen, Laura Cayouette
Drama Action Adventure

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl G

American Girl is a popular line of dolls and books for girls. While the doll line runs the gamut from pre-Revolutionary War to World War II, the film will focus on Kit Kittredge, who grows up in the early years of the Great Depression.
Patricia Rozema, Abigail Breslin, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Marisa Yeres, Julia Roberts, Lisa Gillan, Ann Peacock, Stanley Tucci
Comedy Family Kids

Death Defying Acts

True story of escape artist Harry Houdini's 1926 tour of Britain, and his passionate relationship with a woman he meets in Scotland.
Marian MacGowan, Guy Pearce, Gillian Armstrong, Chris Curling, Tony Grisoni, Brian Ward, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kirk D’Amico
Drama

Hank and Mike

Two foul-mouthed Easter bunnies get fired and try a variety of odd jobs.
Wes Bentley, Paolo Mancini, Matthiew Klinck, Thomas Michael, Joe Mantegna
Comedy