August 2012 DVD & Blu-rays

With Zac Efron • Ed Helms • Danny DeVito • Taylor Swift • Chris Meledandri • Betty White • Rob Riggle • Chris Renaud • Cinco Paul • Ken Daurio • John Cohen

The animated adventure follows the journey of a 12-year-old as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

With Uma Thurman • Robert Pattinson • Kristin Scott Thomas • Rachel Bennette • Nick Ormerod • Uberto Pasolini • Declan Donnellan

Biopic about 19th Century French writer Guy de Maupassant, a young man who scandalously slept his way to the top of Paris' high society in the 1890's with some of the city's most influential women.

With Tania Raymonde • Marshall Allman • Claire Holt • Steve Taylor

In Blue Like Jazz, Don (Marshall Allman), a pious nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, impulsively decides to escape his evangelical upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at one ofthe most progressive campuses in America, Reed College in Portland. Upon arrival, Reed's surroundings and eccentric student body proves to be far different than he could possibly imagine from the environment from which he came, forcing him to embark on a journey of self-discovery to understand who he is and what he truly believes.

With Kevin Macdonald

A documentary about legendary reggae star Bob Marley, which has been authorized by Marley's family.

With Te-Sheng Wei

Some eighty years ago, in the mountains of Taiwan, two races clashed in defense of their faiths. One believed in rainbows, the other believed in the sun. Neither side realized that they both believed in the same sky.

With Krysten Ritter • Pete Postlethwaite • Nick Hamm • Ben Barnes • Dick Clement

Two brothers attempt to become global rock stars but can only look on as old school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.

With Jackson Rathbone • Patch Mackenzie • Shannon Marie Woodward • Justin Lerner • Evan Sneider • Amanda Plummer

A young man with Down's Syndrome romantically pursues a small town single mom who is still mixed up with her volatile ex-boyfriend.

With Michael Smiley • Ben Wheatley • Amy Jump • Neil Maskell

A group of soldiers, working as contractors, target a group of devil-worshippers.

With Iko Uwais • Joe Taslim • Gareth Evans • Doni Alamsyah

As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, rapist and thief in the building in exchange fortheir heads. Now Rama must stand in for the team's fallen leader (Joe Taslim) and use every iota of his fighting strength - winding through every floor and every room to complete the mission and escape with his life.

With Lucas Pittaway • Sarah Shaw • Anna McLeish • Justin Kurzel • Shaun Grant • Daniel Henshall • Louise Harris

Based on a true story involving Australian serial killer John Bunting, the film follows a 16-year-old who begins a friendship with a charismatic older man. As the relationship grows, the teen finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of, his newfound father-figure.

With Blake Lively • Chloë Grace Moretz • Eddie Redmayne • Juliette Lewis • Derick Martini • Steven Siebert • Christian Taylor • Andrea Portes • Charles de Portes

The story is about a 13-year-old who runs away to Las Vegas after being abandoned by her parents in Nebraska. Along the way, the girl learns some truths about American society and the peril of her own sexual curiosity.

With Manfred Kirchheimer

Three contemporary American artists and a master printer help explain the dynamic sequences of social reality and protest. While their graphics sweep by, the making of an etching, a woodcut and a lithograph unfolds, as the contemporary artists join their illustrious predecessors in creating art of social engagement.

With Christian Slater • Donald Sutherland • Elika Portnoy • Timothy Spall • Isaac Florentine

When an unknown vigilante begins killing high-priority terrorists from America's Most Wanted list in Europe, a former FBI field agent (Christian Slater) is brought in by the US Ambassador (Donald Sutherland) to discover the identity of the assassin.

With Luke Treadaway • Natalia Tena • David MacKenzie • Thomas Leveritt

An American pop star and British rock chick find themselves accidentally handcuffed together.

With Toby Perl Freilich

The 100 year history of Israel's kibbutz movement. Can a radically socialist institution survive a new market-driven reality with its ideological integrity intact?

With Samuel L. Jackson • Tom Wilkinson • Ruth Negga • Luke Kirby • Andras Hamori • Elan Mastai • David Weaver • Geoffrey Brandt • Mark Musselman

Samuel L. Jackson plays Foley, a grifter trying to escape from his past having spent 20 years in prison. But he gets ensnared in the plans of a young protege and it becomes all too clear to Foley that some wrongs can never be made right.

With Jennifer Lawrence • Elizabeth Banks • Josh Hutcherson • Liam Hemsworth • Amandla Stenberg • Woody Harrelson • Gary Ross • Stanley Tucci • Alexander Ludwig • Donald Sutherland • Nina Jacobson • Isabelle Fuhrman • Billy Ray • Willow Shields • Lenny Kravitz • Wes Bentley • Alli Shearmur • Jim Miller • Suzanne Collins • Dayo Okeniyi • Paula Malcomson • Leven Rambin

With Megan Fox • Sacha Baron Cohen • Anna Faris • Ben Kingsley • Alec Berg • Jeff Schaffer • J.B. Smoove • John C. Reilly • Scott Rudin • Jason Mantzoukas • Larry Charles • David Mandel

The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

With Emma Roberts • Jennifer Connelly • Gus Van Sant • Amy Madigan • Toby Jones • Ed Harris • Yeardley Smith • Susan Johnson • Dustin Lance Black • Michelle Weisler • Jay Froberg

A pariah to most in her small beach boardwalk town, Virginia was diagnosed early-on as a hair shy of mentally stable. Her closest friend and 15- year-old son, Emmett, is more father than son to his impulsive, ill-behaved mother. Their shared dream: to skip town for California. They've been packed for years. Mussing things up, we discover Emmett's father is likely the older married Mormon sheriff his mother's been having an affair with for decades, and whose daughter Emmett dreams of eloping with. But secrets have a way of not staying so secret, and circumstances surrounded by madness have a way of getting dire. In their bent world a perfectly reasonable solution arises: to rob Virginia Beach blind on the day the President of the United States pays a much-anticipated visit.

With Asghar Farhadi

Set in Contemporary Iran, Nader And Simin, A Separation is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin goes back to her parents’, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader…

With Josh Lucas • Jon Tenney • James Cromwell • Ayelet Zurer • Taylor Nichols • Casey LaBow • Chris Eyre

Follows the story of a successful businessman (Josh Lucas) attempting to resurrect his life. Entering an idyllic harbor as a broken and haunted man, he buys and boards the dilapidated sailboat, Hesperus. Disturbed at night by unsettling dreams of his past, the boat becomes a beacon of hope as he begins the challenge of bringing back the shine to the tarnished vessel--and to his life.

With Robert De Niro • Forest Whitaker • Dana Delany • Curtis Jackson • Rick Jackson • Beau Garrett • Mark Canton • George Furla • Jessy Terrero • Randall Emmett • Fred Malmberg • Philippe Casseus • Daniel Wagner

The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops.

With Ken Arnold • Lauren Lakis • Eduardo Sanchez • Robin Cowie • Gregg Hale • Jamie Nash • Bob Eick • Alexandra Holden • Daniel Ross • Todd Ryan Jones

When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, frightful reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. She soon begins an inexorable descent into an evil that blurs the lines between psychosis and possession.

With Mark Linfield • Alastair Fothergill

Disneynature takes moviegoers deep into the forests of Africa with Chimpanzee, a new True Life Adventure introducing a baby chimp named Oscar and his entertaining approach to life in a story of family bonds and individual triumph. Oscar’s playful curiosity and zest for discovery showcase the intelligence and ingenuity of some of the most extraordinary personalities in the animal kingdom. Working together, Oscar’s chimpanzee family—including his mom and the group’s savvy leader, Freddy— navigates the complex territory of the forest. The world is a playground for little Oscar and his fellow young chimps, who’d rather make mayhem than join their parents for an afternoon nap. But when Oscar’s family is confronted by a rival band of chimps, he is left to fend for himself until a surprising ally steps in and changes his life forever.

With Dean Cain • Matthew Lillard • Annabeth Gish • Barry Bostwick • Dena Hysell • Joe Gressis • Oz Scott • John Bella • Tim Cavanaugh • Emma-Lee Hess

Two little league teams take on their coaches sibling rivalry, and end up doing battle in a place the baseball world never expected it: in the outfield of the Home Run Derby.

With Tom Cullen • Andrew Haigh • Chris New

On a Friday night after hanging out with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a nightclub, alone and on the pull. Just before closing, he meets Glen. And so begins a weekend that will resonate throughout their lives

With Matthew McConaughey • Jack Black • Richard Linklater • Shirley MacLaine • Rip Torn • Celine Rattray • Martin Shafer • Liz Glotzer • Ginger Sledge

In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine), an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependent on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands. Bernie continued to handle her affairs, and the townspeople went months without seeing Marjorie. The people of Carthage were shocked when it was reported that Marjorie Nugent had been dead for some time, and Bernie Tiede was being charged with the murder.

With Pete McCormack

Features interviews with people who knew Bruce intimately, along with a broad array of international icons from the entertainment and athletic fields combined with rarely seen archival footage and classic photos.

With Liam Neeson • Taylor Kitsch • Rihanna • Peter Berg • Alexander Skarsgard • Scott Stuber • Brooklyn Decker • Sarah Aubrey • Brian Koppelman • Brian Goldner • Erich Hoeber • Jon Hoeber • Bennett Schneir • David Levein

Aliens, known as The Regents, arrive on Earth to build a power source in the ocean when they come in contact with a navy fleet.

With Kevin Hart • Meagan Good • Chris Brown • Steve Harvey • Regina Hall • Rob Hardy • Gabrielle Union • Jerry Ferrara • Romany Malco • Sherri Shepherd • Will Packer • Kelly Rowland • Michael Ealy • Tim Story • Keith Merryman • Terrence Jenkins • David A. Newman • Rushion McDonald • Wendy Williams

Based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey’s book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book’s insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own.

With Zac Efron • Taylor Schilling • Blythe Danner • Will Fetters • Scott Hicks • Denise DiNovi • Alison Greenspan • Kevin McCormick • Douglas McGrath

U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive—a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.

With Philippe Falardeau

Bachir Lazhar has emigrated from his native Algeria to Canada, where he is awaiting approval of his asylum application. When he is hired as a substitute teacher at a French-Canadian school, Bachir finds that he is often ill-equipped to deal with his new students and their shock over their previous teacher’s death.

With Jeremy Piven • Salma Hayek • Brendan Gleeson • Hugh Grant • Martin Freeman • Imelda Staunton • David Tennant • Jeff Newitt • Russell Tovey • Ashley Jensen • Peter Lord • David Sproxton • Carla Shelley • Andy Riley • Kevin Cecil • Gideon Defoe • Julie Lockhart

Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain – a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It’s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

With Sarah Gadon • Mary Harron • Scott Speedman • Edward R. Pressman • Lily Cole • Sarah Bolger

A teenage girl at a boarding girl suspects her roommate is a vampire.

With Elizabeth Banks • Jennifer Lopez • Chris Rock • Cameron Diaz • Dennis Quaid • Anna Kendrick • Brooklyn Decker • Rodrigo Santoro • Arnie Messer • Thomas Lennon • Amir Talai • Kirk Jones • Ben Falcone • Rob Huebel • Mike Medavoy • David Thwaites • Shauna Cross • Heather Hach • Chace Crawford • Doug McKay • Heidi Murkoff • Erik Murkoff • Genesis Rodriguez • Matthew Morrison • Kim Fields

Follows five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down as they experience the trials and triumphs of impending parenthood.

With Ulf Ryberg • Aksel Hennie • Morten Tyldum

An unscrupulous corporate headhunter is also a secret art thief.

With Diane Keaton • Kevin Kline • Mark Duplass • Richard Jenkins • Christine Walker • Dianne Wiest • Lawrence Kasdan • Meg Kasdan • Sam Shepard • John Kelly • Anthony Bregman • Elisabeth Moss • Elizabeth Redleaf

In Darling Companion, Beth (Diane Keaton) saves a bedraggled lost dog from the side of the freeway on a wintry day in Denver. Struggling with her distracted, self-involved husband Joseph (Kevin Kline) and an empty nest at home, Beth forms a special bond with the rescued animal. When Joseph loses the dog after a wedding at their vacation home in the Rockies, the distraught Beth enlists the help of the few remaining guests and a mysterious young woman (Ayelet Zurer) in a frantic search. Each member of the search party is affected by the adventure, which takes them in unexpected directions – comic, harrowing, sometimes deeply emotional and ultimately towards love.

With Krysten Ritter • Rachel Bilson • Kat Coiro • David J. Phillips • Kate Bosworth • Justin Levine • Corbin Timbrook

Two best friends fight to maintain normalcy in their lives after one of the friends gets pregnant and has a baby.

With Irma P. Hall • Tony Todd • Sticky Fingaz • Rel Dowdell

An intelligent young African-American man rises from the oppressive streets of North Philadelphia to become a shining star at Wall Street's most prestigious firm. However, he soon finds that the white-collar world is filled with crime and death just like the streets he left behind.

With Jon Fitzgerald

Anand, a modern Indian yogi and guru, asks his student Adam to join him on a motorcycle expedition through the highest passes of the Indian Himalayas.

With Fiona Glascott • Rodrigo Cortés • Rick Gonzalez • Gia Mantegna • Carles Torrens • Kai Lennox • Michael O'Keefe

A team of parapsychologists sets out to investigate a series of anomalous phenomena taking place in a newly occupied apartment. Telephone calls with no caller, mysterious shadows, extraordinary light emissions, flying objects, and exploding light bulbs, are some of the events they will face while recording their every step with state-of-the-art technology. Using infra-red filming, digital photography, psychophonic recordings, movement detectors, and magnetic field alteration meters, the group's attempts to contact the "other side" will grow increasingly dangerous as they near a point of no return...

With Steve Guttenberg • Beverly D'Angelo • Eric Stolze • Philippe Brenninkmeyer • Michael Yurchak • Steve Lemme • Alfonso Arau • Kevin Cooper

Single father J.T. and his precocious daughter Chandler move from a small town to Chicago with their lovable family mutt Shakey. After missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is forced to find Shakey a new home. Chandler hatches a plan to keep Shakey and teach J.T. a valuable lesson about loyalty and the importance of keeping family together.