Best DVD & Blu-rays Released November 2009
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Aliens in the Attic
An adventure/comedy about kids on a family vacation who must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions—while the youngsters' parents remain clueless about the battle.
Austin Butler, Andy Richter, John Schultz, Joe Hartwick Jr, Barry Josephson, Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg, Robert Hoffman
G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster "Transformers," have reunited for another extraordinary action-adventure "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
Sienna Miller, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephen Sommers, Brian Goldner, David Elliot, Rachel Nichols
The Taking of Pelham 123
In "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there's one riddle Garber can't solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?
Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Jason Blumenthal, David Koepp, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Todd Black, Steve Tisch
I Love You Beth Cooper
"I Love You Beth Cooper" chronicles the story of a nerdy valedictorian who proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school--Beth Cooper--during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the best night of his life.
Hayden Panettiere, Lauren London, Michael Flynn, Jennifer Blum, Larry Doyle, Lauren Storm, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
The Answer Man
A reclusive author of spiritual books, is pursued for advice by a single mother and a man fresh out of rehab.
Lauren Graham, Jeff Daniels, Kat Dennings, Olivia Thirlby, Tony Hale, Taylor Pucci, John Hindman, Jana Edelbaum
Where God Left His Shoes
A failed boxer struggles to find a job and an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve.
John Leguizamo, Salvatore Stabile, Michael Caldwell, Daniel Edelman, Richard Hutton
Unmistaken Child
The documentary follows the journey of a Tibetan monk in search of the reincarnation of his master.
Nati Baratz
Food, Inc.
A documentary about the food processing industry.
Elise Pearlstein, Robert Kenner
Command Performance
A drummer plays in the warm-up band of a big American performer giving a concert for the Russian premier. When bad guys break up the show the ex-Marine drummer springs into action.
Dolph Lundgren, Stave Latshaw, Danny Dimbort, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson
Lemon Tree
The true story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemontree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down.
Eran Riklis, Suha Arraf
Godzilla: The Japanese Original
A 400-foot monster reptile with radioactive breath is revived, thanks to nuclear testing. It goes on a mad rampage, destroying Tokyo - how will they kill it?
Ishirô Honda, Toranosuke Ogawa, Miki Hayashi, Toyoaki Suzuki, Tadashi Okabe, Takeo Murata, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
A used-car liquidator is hired to save a struggling dealership during a Fourth of July weekend sale.
Will Ferrell, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, Kevin Messick, Chris Henchy, Adam McKay, Rick Stempson, Jeremy Piven
The Ugly Truth
The battle of the sexes heats up in Columbia Pictures' comedy "The Ugly Truth." Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She's in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick.
Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Cheryl Hines, Robert Luketic, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Nick Searcy, John Michael Higgins
Spread
Los Angeles is often the customary site for mythmaking in the American cultural iconography. It is a place, for instance, where the legend of the sexual exploits of the male gigolo seems perfectly at home in the decadent universe of Hollywood dreams and nightmares. Surely inspired by the classic tradition of American Gigolo and Shampoo, Spread is such a perfectly tuned, contemporary depiction of the trials and tribulations of sleeping your way to wealth and success that, guilty pleasure or not, it’s irresistible. Especially so since it’s driven by the iconic persona of Ashton Kutcher, who plays Nikki and breathes the charged sexuality, fashion and hipness, and sense of entitlement of the sexual grifter as if he were born to it. Stylishly directed by David MacKenzie (Hallam Foe, Young Adam), Spread is a moral tale in a very-modern sense with its characters of a young man and his middle-aged, well-to-do client (played by Anne Heche), his various associates and conquests, and a waitress whom he begins to really care about (unbeknownst to him, she is playing the same game). The world of money, sex, and privilege is an ephemeral one, and the fall can be as sudden as the ascent. Spread is a finely crafted vision of ambition, indulgence, vanity, and self-realization that epitomizes the lifestyle of a fabled Mecca.
Ashton Kutcher, Aaron Kaufman, Maria Conchita Alonso, David MacKenzie, Peter Morgan, Anne Heche, Jason Goldberg, Jason Dean Hall
Enlighten Up!
Filmmaker Kate Churchill is determined to prove that yoga can transform anyone. Nick Rosen is skeptical but agrees to be her guinea pig.
Kate Churchill, Jonathon Hexner
Up
From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter ("Monsters, Inc.") and co-director Bob Peterson comes "Up," a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits) in summer 2009. Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. "Up" takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures. When seeking adventure next summer -- look "Up."
Jordan Nagai, Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Ed Asner, Jonas Rivera, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger
The Accidental Husband
A local radio talk show host with a show about relationships gives advice to one of her listeners to dump her boyfriend. He decides to seek revenge and wrecks havoc on the host's personal life.
Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Sam Shepard, Jennifer Todd, Lindsay Sloane, Griffin Dunne, Bob Yari, Suzanne Todd
The Merry Gentleman
An assassin meets a young receptionist and strikes up an unlikely relationship.
Michael Keaton, William Dick, Tom Bastounes, Steven Jones, Ron Lazzeretti, Kelly MacDonald, Bobby Cannavale
Ink
John and Emma, father and daughter, are thrust into a fantastical dream-world battle between forces of good and evil in this allegorical tale of love, loss and the search for redemption.
Jamin Winans, Kiowa K. Winans, Chris Kelly, Jessica Duffy, Quinn Hunchar, Jeremy Make, Eme Ikwuakor
My Sister's Keeper
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
Abigail Breslin, Nick Cassavetes, Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Chuck Pacheco, Jason Patric, Sofia Vassilieva, Diana Pokorny
Star Trek
From director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci ("Transformers," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. Star Trek explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), McCoy (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekhov (Anton Yelchin). A Romulan, Nero (Eric Bana), and a much older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are influences, as well as Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), the first captain of the USS Enterprise.
Chris Hemsworth, Zoe Saldana, Tyler Perry, Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams, Leonard Nimoy, Karl Urban, John Cho
The Open Road
Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake and Mary Steenburgen will star in "The Open Road", about a young man trying to reconnect with his father, a legendary athlete, as he struggles to get him home to his ailing mother's bedside.
Kate Mara, Justin Timberlake, Michael Meredith, Jeff Bridges, Harry Dean Stanton, Lyle Lovett, Mary Steenburgen
Wrong Turn at Tahoe
No plot details have been announced.
Freddy Braidy, Johnny Martin, Richard Salvatore, Darin Spillman, Sam Bernard, Eddie Nickerson, Mike Starr, Cuba Gooding Jr.
A Wink and a Smile
Ten ordinary women learn the art of the striptease when they dive into the glamorous world of burlesque.
Deirdre Allen Timmons
The Limits of Control
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger (Isaach De Bankolé), whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. The new picture from independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is set in the striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain (both urban and otherwise).
Bill Murray, Gael García Bernal, Alex Descas, Luis Tosar, Jim Jarmusch, Isaach De Bankolé, Hiam Abbass, John Hurt
Is Anybody There?
A young boy fascinated with death, strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
Marc Turtletaub, David Heyman, Peter Saraf, Michael Caine, John Crowley, Peter Harness
Thirst
The film is about a priest who participates in a medical experiment to find a cure for a deadly disease with traumatic repercussions. "Thirst" stars Song Kang-ho ("Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance," "The Host") and Shin Ha-kyun ("Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance"). Involving unusually risqué elements, the film also stars Kim Ok-bi ("Dasepo Naughty Girls") as leading lady.
Park Chan-wook, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bi
Angels & Demons
The team behind the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code" returns for the highly anticipated "Angels & Demons," based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard again directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley.
When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Masasa Moyo, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Four Christmases
When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate and Brad find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, until now, gleefully avoided. Out of obligation—and unable to escape—they trudge to not one, not two, but four relative-choked festivities, increasingly mortified to find childhood fears raised, adolescent wounds reopened…and their very future together uncertain. As Brad counts the hours to when he can get away from their parents, step-parents, siblings and an assortment of nieces and nephews, Kate is starting to hear the ticking of a different kind of clock. And by the end of the day, she is beginning to wonder if their crazy families' choices are not so crazy after all.
Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Voight, Dwight Yoakam, Seth Gordon, Scott Moore, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau
Funny People
Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up") has shown that nothing—not even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirth—is sacred. About his third film behind the camera, he says, "I'm trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck!" Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann in "Funny People," the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience.
Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Sandler, Jonah Hill, RZA, Eric Bana, Evan Goldberg
Shorts
"Shorts" is set in the suburb of Black Falls, where all the houses look the same and everyone works for BLACK BOX Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated, whose Mr. Black's BLACK BOX is the ultimate communication and do-it-all gadget that's sweeping the nation. Other than keeping his parents employed, however, Mr. Black's BLACK BOX has done nothing for 11-year-old Toe Thompson, who just wants to make a few friends...until a mysterious rainbow-colored rock falls from the sky, hits him in the head and changes everything. The Rainbow Rock does Mr. Black's BLACK BOX one better: it grants wishes to anyone who holds it. Before long, wishes-gone-wrong have left the neighborhood swarming with tiny spaceships, crocodile armies, giant boogers...and outrageous magical mayhem around every corner. But it's not until the grown-ups get their hands on the Rock that the trouble really starts. Now Toe and his newfound friends must join forces to save their town from itself, discovering along the way that what you wish for is not always what you want.
Leslie Mann, Jon Cryer, Leo Howard, Rebel Rodriguez, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, Jolie Vanier, Dan Lin
Blood: The Last Vampire
The story follows a vampire hunter who makes a startling discover about two of her friends.
Bill Kong, Ronny Yu
The Janky Promoters
Two music promoters get the chance to book a top-tier hip-hop artist into a midsized California venue. The pair are ill equipped for such a task and everything goes wrong.
Ice Cube, Terry Crews, Mike Epps, Darris Love, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Marcus Raboy, Matt Alvarez, Juanita Jennings
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