Best DVD & Blu-rays Released December 2009
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Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(118)
Terminator Salvation
In the highly anticipated new installment of "The Terminator" film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Common, McG, Christian Bale, Moon Bloodgood, Linda Hamilton, Moritz Borman
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(68)
Night at the Museum: Battle ...
It's a new "Night" and "Museum" for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film, as well as new characters from history. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair. No major film has ever shot inside the Smithsonian in Washington…until "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian".
Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Jon Bernthal, Robert Ben Garant, Robin Williams, Shawn Levy, Thomas Lennon, Ricky Gervais
Ratings
- 3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
Paper Heart
Described as part-documentary, part-scripted comedy about the real-life relationship between Michael Cera and his girlfriend, Charlyne Yi.
Jake Johnson, Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Nicholas Jasenovec, Sandra Murillo, Elise Salomon
Ratings
- 4.4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(176)
Harry Potter and the Half-Bl...
Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Warwick Davis, Maggie Smith, Daniel Radcliffe, Jim Broadbent
Ratings
- 3.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(61)
Public Enemies
Set during the great crime wave of 1933-34, the government attempts to stop Depression-era criminal legends such as John Dillilnger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd and transformed J. Edgar Hoover's FBI into the country's first federal police force.
Stephen Dorff, Marion Cotillard, Jason Clarke, Kevin Misher, Christian Bale, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Graham, Michael Mann
Ratings
- 3.6 / 5
out of 5 stars
(10)
Julie & Julia
A woman verging on thirty and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a yearlong culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She chronicles her trials and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd.
Stanley Tucci, Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Scott Rudin, Laurence Mark, Dana Stevens, Nora Ephron
Ratings
- 3.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(4)
World's Greatest Dad
Lance Clayton is a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle is an insufferable jackass who won't give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire, the school's adorable art teacher, but she doesn't want to get serious -- or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.
Richard Kelly, Sean McKittrick, Tim Perell, Ted Hamm, Bob Goldthwait
Ratings
- 4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(2)
The Marc Pease Experience
The comedy stars Jason Schwartzman as Marc Pease, a man 10 years out of high school and still living in the past, when he was the star in his high school's musicals. Ben Stiller will play his former teacher/mentor, Mr. Gribble while Anna Kendrick will play a high school senior romantically involved with both of their characters.
Anna Kendrick, Michael London, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Bruna Papandrea, David Rubin, Jacob Koskoff, Todd Louiso
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(3)
While She Was Out
A suburban housewife is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive.
Don Murphy, Guillermo del Toro, Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Susan Montford, Kirk Shaw, Luis Chavez, Leonard Wu
The Girl from Monaco
A Parisian attorney who travels to Monaco to defend a woman accused of murder. On arriving he finds that he's been assigned a bodyguard who becomes a major part of the story.
Anne Fontaine, Roschdy Zem, Stephane Audran, Benoit Graffin
Ratings
- 3.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
The Skeptic
After the mysterious death of his Aunt, Bryan Becket dismisses reports that the Aunt's house is haunted and moves in.
Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana, Isen Robbins, Tim Daly, Aimee Schoof, Tennyson Bardwell, Mary-Beth Taylor, Edward Herrmann
Walled In
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.
Mischa Barton, Cameron Bright, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Deborah Kara Unger
Ratings
- 5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
What's Your Raashee?
A young man has only ten days to locate his soulmate as dictated by the stars, otherwise he could lose a fortune. He thus embarks on a journey through love, looking through twelve girls to find the one who fits his horoscope.
Ashutosh Gowariker, Naushil Mehta, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(84)
G-Force
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer brings his first 3-D film to the big screen with "G-Force," a comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-Force are guinea pigs Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell), the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster (voice of Tracy Morgan), an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez (voice of Penelope Cruz), a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert, Mooch, and a star-nosed mole, Speckles (voice of Nicolas Cage), the computer and information specialist. Directed by two-time Oscar®-winning visual effects master Hoyt Yeatman—"G-Force" takes audiences on a high-octane thrill ride, proving once and for all that size really doesn't matter.
Jerry Bruckheimer, Nicolas Cage, Zach Galifianakis, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Penelope Cruz, John Lee Hancock, Terry Rossio
Ratings
- 4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(103)
The Hangover
Two days before his wedding, Doug and his three friends drive to Las Vegas for a blow-out bachelor party they'll never forget. But, in fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing. For some reason, they find a tiger in the bathroom and a six-month-old baby in the closet of their suite at Caesars Palace. The one thing they can't find is Doug. With no clue as to what transpired and little time to spare, the trio must retrace their hazy steps and all their bad decisions in order to figure out where things went wrong and hopefully get Doug back to L.A. in time to walk down the aisle.
Scott Moore, Heather Graham, Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, David Siegel, Todd Phillips
Ratings
- 4.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(30)
Inglourious Basterds
A group of disgraced men in World War II manage to escape the execution squad by going on a daring mission to help the Allies in the fight against the Nazis.
Erica Steinberg, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, David Krumholtz, Mike Myers
Ratings
- 3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(2)
Taking Woodstock
The new film from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee. A 1969-set true story about a man, Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin), who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it was. Working as an interior designer in Greenwich Village during culturally and politically exciting times, Mr. Tiber felt empowered by the gay rights movement. But he was also still staked to the family business – a Catskills motel. Upon hearing that a planned concert had lost its permit from the neighboring town of Wallkill, NY, Mr. Tiber called producer Michael Lang (Jonathan Groff) at Woodstock Ventures to offer his motel. Soon the Woodstock staff was moving into the El Monaco; half a million people were on their way to Mr. Tiber’s neighbor’s Max Yasgur’s (Eugene Levy) farm in White Lake, NY; and Mr. Tiber found himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life, and American culture, forever.
Liev Schreiber, Jonathan Groff, Ang Lee, Emile Hirsch, Imelda Staunton, James Schamus, Demetri Martin, Eugene Levy
Ratings
- 1.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(3)
The Headless Woman
After running into something with her car, Vero experiences a particular psychological state when she realizes she might have killed someone.
Lucrecia Martel
Ratings
- 3.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(3)
The Other Man
"The Other Man" tells the story of Peter (Liam Neeson) who discovers that his wife Lisa (Laura Linney) has been receiving emails and mobile messages from Ralph (Antonio Banderas), a man he never knew existed. Peter's obsession with this unknown rival escalates and, against the advice of his daughter Abigail (Romola Garai), a hurt and vengeful Peter flies to Milan to seek out the mysterious Ralph and the truth about his relationship with Lisa.
Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney, Richard Eyre, Romola Garai, Bernhard Schlink
C Me Dance
A ballerina, who brings people closer to Christ through her dancing, is stalked by Satan.
Greg Robbins
Ratings
- 3.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(10)
All About Steve
Sandra Bullock plays eccentric crossword puzzle constructor Mary Horowitz who, after one short blind date, falls for handsome cable news cameraman Steve (Cooper). Convinced they are soul mates, Mary follows Steve across the country, encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes (Church). Along the way, Mary befriends an endearing group of oddballs who embrace her idiosyncrasies.
Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong, Phil Traill, Thomas Haden Church, Trevor Engelson, DJ Qualls, Kim Barker
Ratings
- 3.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(13)
Pandorum
In "Pandorum", actors, Dennis Quaid ("Vantage Point", "The Express") and Ben Foster ("3:10 to Yuma", "Alpha Dog"), join Cam Gigandet ("Never Back Down", "Twilight"), Cung Le ("Tekken", Fighting"), newcomer Antje Traue and director Christian Alvart ("Antibodies") to tell the terrifying story of two crew members stranded on a spacecraft who quickly realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the spacecraft. They can't remember anything - who are they, what is their mission? The only way out of the chamber is a dark and narrow airshaft. Corporal Bower (Foster), the younger of the two, crawls inside, while the other, Lt. Payton (Quaid), stays behind for guidance on a radio transmitter. As Bower ventures deeper and deeper into the ship, he begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking and deadly secrets come unraveled, and the astronauts realize that the survival of mankind hinges on their actions.
Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Antje Traue, Robert Kulzer, Cam Gigandet, Paul W.S. Anderson, Norman Reedus, Martin Moszkowicz
Ratings
- 2.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Extract
A flower extract plant owner deals with workplace issues and a stream of bad luck, including his wife's affair with a gigolo.
Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Michael Rotenberg, Clifton Collins Jr., Dustin Milligan, John Altschuler
Ratings
- 5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
It Might Get Loud
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Thomas Tull, Davis Guggenheim, Peter Afterman, The Edge, Jimmy Page, Lesley Chilcott, Carson Hood, Jack White
Ratings
- 3.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(2)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
A newsman intentionally frames himself for a murder he didn't commit in order to point out the dangers of circumstantial evidence and to expose an overzealous district attorney who has manipulated evidence in the past to gain convictions. Everything is going as planned until his friend, the one person who can exonerate him, is killed.
Jesse Metcalfe, Michael Douglas, Orlando Jones, Amber Tamblyn, Peter Hyams, Ted Hartley, Joel Moore, Aaron Ray
Ratings
- 4.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(24)
500 Days of Summer
This post modern love story is never what we expect it to be -- it's thorny yet exhilarating, funny and sad, a twisted journey of highs and lows that doesn't quite go where we think it will. When Tom, a hapless greeting card copywriter and hopeless romantic, is blindsided after his girlfriend Summer dumps him, he shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days "together" to try to figure out where things went wrong. His reflections ultimately lead him to finally rediscover his true passions in life.
Marc Webb, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Mason Novick, Scott Neustadter, Mark Waters, Jessica Tuchinsky, Michael H. Weber
Ratings
- 5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
Blind Date
The movie will follow a married couple who very tragically lost their child in a car accident. Since the child's death they've been unable to spend time together, and they can't not be together, so they sort of meet on blind dates and role-play as strangers.
Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Nicolas Stiliadis, Thijs Romer
American Pie: Book of Love
Follows a group of high school friends who discover the infamous "Book of Love" in the school library and decide to use the collective wisdom it contains in their quest to get laid.
David H. Steinberg, Eugene Levy, Melanie Papalia, Brandon Hardesty, John Putch, Bug Hall, Kevin M. Horton, Beth Behrs
Ratings
- 3.6 / 5
out of 5 stars
(64)
9
The surreal tale takes place in a world parallel to our own, a post-apocalyptic fantasy in which a band of courageous rag dolls battles for the survival of civilization.
Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Shane Acker, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, Crispin Glover, Jim Lemley
Ratings
- 3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(32)
Jennifer's Body
When small-town high school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) is possessed by a hungry demon, guys who never stood a chance with her, take on new luster in the light of Jennifer's insatiable appetite.
Amanda Seyfried, Megan Fox, Amy Sedaris, J.K. Simmons, Mason Novick, Adam Brody, Karyn Kusama, Jason Reitman
Ratings
- 4.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(50)
District 9
"District 9" depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa.
Bill Block, Neill Blomkamp, Peter Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Ken Kamins, Carolynne Cunningham, Jason Cope, Robert Hobbs
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(26)
A Perfect Getaway
A Hawaiian honeymoon turns dangerous for two lovers (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) when they discover they are being stalked by a pair of killers (Timothy Olyphant and Kiele Sanchez).
Milla Jovovich, Bill Block, Ryan Kavanaugh, John Davis, Tucker Tooley, David Twohy, Timothy Olyphant, Steve Zahn
Ratings
- 4.4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(9)
Moon
Sam Bell (Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He's been a faithful employee for 3 long years. His home has been Selene, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium 3. The precious gas holds the key to reversing the Earth's energy crisis.
Isolated, determined and steadfast, Sam has followed the rulebook obediently and his time on the moon has been enlightening, but uneventful. The solitude has given him time to reflect on the mistakes of his past and work on his raging temper. He does his job mechanically, and spends most of his available time dreaming of his imminent return to Earth, to his wife, young daughter and an early retirement.
But two weeks shy of his departure from Selene, Sam starts seeing things, hearing things and feeling strange. And when a routine extraction goes horribly wrong, he discovers that Lunar have their own plans for replacing him... and the new recruit is eerily familiar.
Before he can return to Earth, Sam has to confront himself and the discovery that the life he has created, may not be his own. It's more than his contract that is set to expire.
Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker, Dominique McElligott, Rosie Shaw
Ratings
- 2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(2)
Capitalism: A Love Story
Michael Moore's follow-up to "Fahrenheit 9/11" will further explore the Bush administration's foreign and domestic policies and its continued response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Rumored to be about the global financial crisis and the U.S. economy.
Michael Moore
Ratings
- 3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(4)
Carriers
The film, which will be written and directed by Alex and David Pastor, revolves around four friends trying to escape a viral pandemic in the American West who discover that they are more dangerous to one another than any virus. Pine would play one of the friends.
Chris Pine, Emily VanCamp, Alex Pastor, David Pastor, Lou Taylor Pucci, Piper Perabo, Anthony Bregman, Ray Angelic
Weather Girl
A Seattle morning show weather girl, after learning her boyfriend has cheated on her, freaks out on-air and is fired. Forced to move in with her little brother and to cope with being 35, single and unemployed, she begins an unlikely romance with a younger man--her brother's best friend.
Jane Lynch, Kaitlin Olson, Blair Underwood, Blayne Weaver, Jon Cryer, Melinda McGraw, Adam Rosenblatt, Mark Harmon
Ratings
- 3.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(112)
Paranormal Activity
A young couple move in together, but the woman is convinced that she's been haunted all of her life. The presence that's watched over her has apparently followed her everywhere, including this new house, and the apparition that resides with them seems to have a fond interest in her. Her vain and selfish boyfriend seeks to document the spectacle with his camera & equipment and purposely ignores her pleas to respect the paranormal presence and refrain from taunting it. But as the nights pass, the events in the house become much more harrowing.
Steven Schneider, Jason Blum, Oren Peli, Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Friedrichs, Amber Armstrong, Ashley Palmer
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