Best DVD & Blu-rays Released January 2011
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Ratings
- 3.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(16)
Guzaarish
On the fourteenth anniversary of an accident that left him paralyzed, magician Ethan decides to seek control over his own life. He petitions the Court to end his life and leaves his nurse and companion Sofia in an impasse that challenges their relationship and their love.
Aishwarya Rai, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Hrithik Roshan
Ratings
- 3.6 / 5
out of 5 stars
(98)
Machete
He looked like just another day laborer from the streets, and the perfect fall guy for a crooked political assassination. But he turned out to be Machete (Danny Trejo), a legendary ex-federale with a deadly attitude and the skills to match.
Danny Trejo, Robert Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Rick Schwartz, Jessica Alba, Jeff Fahey
Ratings
- 3.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(55)
Dinner for Schmucks
The story focuses on a weekly dinner party held by a Paris publisher who challenges his friends to bring the most pathetic guest to the gathering.
Jemaine Clement, Michael Handelman, Paul Rudd, Roger Birnbaum, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Daurio, Steve Carell, Bruce Greenwood
Ratings
- 3.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(110)
The Last Exorcism
A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.
Eli Roth, Daniel Stamm, Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland, Eric Newman, Patrick Fabian, Caleb Landry Jones, Louis Herthum
Ticking Clock
When an investigative reporter stumbles upon the journal of a murderer replete with plans to butcher specific people, he investigates on his own, and finds that every trail leads to a seemingly anonymous 9-year-old orphan living in a group home.
Cuba Gooding Jr., Austin Abrams, Brad Krevoy, John Turman, Neal McDonough, Ernie Barbarash
Ratings
- 3.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(94)
Case 39
"Case 39" is a horror film starring Renée Zellweger as family services social worker Emily Jenkins. Emily thinks she has seen it all until she meets her newest, most mysterious case, troubled 10-year old Lilith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland). Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to kill Lilith, their only daughter. Emily saves her and decides to take her in herself until the right foster family comes along.
Ray Wright, Callum Keith Rennie, Lisa Bruce, Christian Alvart, Steve Golin, Renée Zellweger, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper
ZMDs: Zombies of Mass Destru...
"ZMD" is the story of a new government weapons program that drops zombies, designed to be photosensitive and dissolve by a set time, into war zones at night to destroy the enemy population. But after one fails to self-destruct in the Middle East, a team of elite soldiers must enter hostile territory to stop a growing zombie army.
Jake Weiner, Josh Feldman, Kevin Grevioux, Dirk Blackman, Howard McCain
Ratings
- 4.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(16)
Catfish
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.
Ryan Kavanaugh, Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman, Brett Ratner, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling
Ratings
- 5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(3)
Howl
A 1950s-era tale, focusing on the obscenity trial launched to censor Allen Ginsberg's groundbreaking book-length poem.
Gus Van Sant, James Franco, Paul Rudd, Jeffrey Friedman, David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels, Jon Hamm, Bob Balaban
Ratings
- 3.4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(8)
Yellow Handkerchief
The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life.
Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Udayan Prasad
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(131)
The Social Network
On the Harvard campus in 2004, sophmore Mark Zuckerberg starts the social networking site, Facebook.
Brenda Song, Armie Hammer, Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, Rooney Mara, Aaron Sorkin
Ratings
- 3.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(634)
Piranha 3D
The updated picture will take place at a spring break destination in Arizona when a tremor in the ground causes the lake to open up and release a group of ravenous piranhas.
Richard Dreyfuss, Steve Barnett, Ving Rhames, Ryan Kavanaugh, Alexandre Aja, Marc Toberoff, Elisabeth Shue, Jessica Szohr
Ratings
- 4.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(153)
Alpha and Omega
What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphrey’s motto – make ‘em laugh. Kate’s motto – I’m the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go. Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing. Only Kate and Humphrey can restore the peace. But first, they have to survive each other.
Danny Glover, Justin Long, Christina Ricci, Chris Carmack, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper, Ken Katsumoto, Steve Moore
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(2)
Shake Hands with the Devil
General Romeo Dallaire's frustrated efforts to stop the Rwandan Genocide.
Roger Spottiswoode
Ratings
- 3.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(8)
Heartbreaker
Alex and his sister run a business to break up relationships. A rich man hires them to break up the wedding of his daughter that is in one week.
Pascal Chaumeil
Ratings
- 3.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Picture Me
A personal video diary charting model Sara Ziff’s rise from fresh face to one that adorns billboards. The film considers the demand for adolescent models, the pressure to stay thin, the abuse of drugs and the persistence of sexual harassment.
Ole Schell, Sara Ziff
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(125)
Takers
The thriller casts Idris Elba as a member of a group of bank robbers enlisted in pulling off a $20 million heist. Matt Dillon stars as Los Angeles Det. Jack Welles, a troubled workaholic who pursues the robbers.
John Luessenhop, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen, Michael Ealy, Gabriel Casseus, Paul Walker, Chris Brown
Death Race 2
Newly arrived at Terminal Island, a prison for the most nonredeemable of convicts, Carl "Luke" Lucas must prove his mettle in a race to the death.
Paul W.S. Anderson, Danny Trejo, Lauren Cohan, Ving Rhames, Roel Reiné, Jeremy Bolt, Mike Elliott, Luke Goss
Ratings
- 3.6 / 5
out of 5 stars
(8)
The Virginity Hit
Follows four friends exploiting their teen sexuality for Internet popularity.
Adam McKay, Huck Botko, Matt Bennett, Will Ferrell, Jacob Davich, Zack Pearlman
Ratings
- 3.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(20)
Animal Kingdom
The story of seventeen year-old Josh as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.
Ben Mendelsohn, Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton, David Michôd, James Frecheville, Liz Watts
Ratings
- 3.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(24)
Buried
Ryan Reynolds will star in "Buried", playing a civilian contractor who's kidnapped in Iraq and awakens buried in a coffin in the desert, armed only with a cell phone, a candle and a knife.
Ryan Reynolds, Chris Sparling, Rodrigo Cortés, Samantha Mathis, Robert Paterson, Warner Loughlin
Ratings
- 3.4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(5)
The Freebie
Darren (Dax Shepard) and Annie (Aselton) have an enviable relationship built on love, trust and communication-they still enjoy each other's company and laugh at each other's jokes. Unfortunately, they can't remember the last time they had sex. They begin to flirt with an idea for a way to spice things up. The deal: one night of freedom, no strings attached, no questions asked.
Dax Shepard, Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton, Bellamy Young, Sean Nelson
Ratings
- 2.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(7)
Freakonomics
Based on the bestseller Freakonomics, where economist Steven D. Levitt uses statistics and theory to analyze pop culture.
Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick, Heidi Ewing, Chad Troutwine, Seth Gordon, Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Grady
Ratings
- 3.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(23)
Paper Man
A once-successful novelist (Jeff Daniels), constantly attended by the imaginary superhero who has been his pal since he was a kid, struggles to recover what made him great while watching his marriage fail. He derives some inspiration from his platonic friendship with a Cape Cod high-school girl.
Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Jeff Daniels, Hunter Parrish, Michele Mulroney, Kieran Culkin, Kieran Mulroney, RIchard Gladstein
Eichmann
Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel as he accounts to Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer, of his past as the architect of Hitler's plan for the final solution.
Robert Young, Snoo Wilson, Thomas Krestchmann
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(4)
Lebanon
June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they cannot contain. Motivated by fear and the basic instinct of survival, they desperately try not to lose themselves in the chaos of war.
Michael Moshonov, Zohar Shtrauss, Itay Tiran, Samuel Maoz, Yoav Donat, Dudu Tassa
Ratings
- 2.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(4)
Jack Goes Boating
A stoner limo driver embarks on such missions as cooking and swimming lessons, and developls an unlikely relationship with another lovable loser.
Daphne Rubin-Vega, John Ortiz, Marc Turtletaub, Amy Ryan, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ratings
- 5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
Break Ke Baad
Abhay and Aaliya have known each other since they were four years old. Things come to a head when Aaliya decides to go to Australia to study and Abhay has to deal with the prospect of a long term relationship, secretly fearing that he will lose Aaliya forever. He takes a leap of faith and they decide to take this time off from each other to figure out what they want to do.
Danish Aslam
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(10)
Stone
Based on a play by "Junebug" screenwriter Angus MacLachlan. Robert De Niro will play a parole officer who develops a friendship with a teaching assistant.
Robert De Niro, Milla Jovovich, Angus MacLachlan, Edward Norton, John Curran, Frances Conroy
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
Down Terrace
A genre-bending portrait of a crime family.
Ben Wheatley, Robin Hill
Ratings
- 2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
Neshoba
A Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner.
Micki Dickoff, Tony Pagano
Ratings
- 4.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(117)
Red
A former black-ops CIA agent's quiet life in retirement is disrupted when a high-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his secret identity compromised and his love interest in danger, the man must reassemble his old team to figure out who is out to get them.
Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Brian Cox, John Malkovich, Richard Dreyfuss, Helen Mirren, Julian McMahon, Robert Schwentke
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(66)
Secretariat
Based on "Secretariat," the 1973 Triple Crown-winning racehorse and its owner, Penny Chenery. Chenery was a mother and housewife who knew little about horses when she was pressed to take over her ailing father's horse farm in Virginia. Though Secretariat came along and began to take shape as a potential champion, Chenery was pressured to sell the farm after her father died and she was hit with a multimillion-dollar inheritance tax. She saved both the farm and the horse, and watched as Secretariat became the first thoroughbred to win the Triple Crown in 25 years, taking the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in dominating fashion. Chenery became known as the "first lady of racing."
John Malkovich, Diane Lane, Randall Wallace, James Cromwell, Dylan Walsh, Scott Glenn, Eric Lange, Margo Martindale
Feed the Fish
The story follows the story of Joe “G.G.” Peterson, a burned-out kids book writer who’s approaching his mid-life crisis. With his career at a standstill and his relationship in shambles, he does what any self-respecting dreamer would do, he leaves town to go with his best buddy to do the Polar Bear Plunge in the dead of winter in northern Wisconsin. On his quest for escapism, he meets: Axel, an inspirational mentor; The Sheriff, an obsessed law enforcement professional; and Sif, his muse and a professional female hockey player.
Tony Shalhoub, Seymour Cassel, Michael Matzdorff, Nick Langholff, Alison Abrohams
Ratings
- 3.6 / 5
out of 5 stars
(5)
Client 9
The rise and fall of New York Attorney Governor Elliot Spitzer, who rose to power as NY Attorney General prosecuting Wall Street corruption. His political downfall came when the public discovered his involvement in prostitution.
Alex Gibney
Ratings
- 1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(2)
Adventures of Power
In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town mine-worker must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
Jane Lynch, Andrea Sperling, Michael McKean, Adrian Grenier, Christopher Woodrow, Ari Gold, Gill Holland
Open Season 3
The comedy begins when Boog’s pals choose their family obligations over the annual guy’s trip, and a disappointed Boog decides to take a trip on his own, which leads him right into the middle of a circus ring. When he switches places with a devious look-a-like circus grizzly and falls for an alluring Russian troupe member, he’ll come to realize that maybe you don’t have to choose between family and friendship after all.
Joel McHale, Mike Epps, Ciara Bravo, Cody Cameron, Kirk Bodyfelt, Jane Krakowski, Billy Connolly, David I. Stern
Ratings
- 2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
Enter the Void
Nathaniel Brown and Paz de la Huerta star in a visceral journey set against the thumping, neon club scene of Tokyo, which hurls the viewer into an astonishing trip through life, death, and the universally wonderful and horrible moments between.
Gaspar Noe, Nathaniel Brown
Ratings
- 3.6 / 5
out of 5 stars
(29)
The Girl Who Kicked the Horn...
In the final part of the Millennium Trilogy, Lisbeth Salander is hospitalized after meeting with her father. Mikael Blomqvist continues to uncover the reasons why Lisbeth has been treated harshly by the Swedish authorities.
Daniel Alfredson, Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Jonas Frykberg, Ulf Ryberg, Peter Haber
Ratings
- 1.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Dogtooth
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary.
Giorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
Ratings
- 3.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(10)
Nowhere Boy
A biopic of a young John Lennon.
Douglas Rae, Matt Greenhalgh, Thomas Sangster, Ophelia Lovibond, Kevin Loader, Kristin Scott Thomas, Aaron Johnson, David Threlfall
Ratings
- 3.6 / 5
out of 5 stars
(8)
Inhale
A district attorney uncovers nefarious activities while on a desperate search for a doctor to save his young daughter.
Baltasar Kormakur, Diane Kruger, John Claflin, Rosanna Arquette, Jordi Molla, Nathalie Marciano, Dermot Mulroney, Sam Shepard
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(4)
White Wedding
Elvis sets off from Johannesburg to travel the 1800 kilometers that lie between him and his bride to be. They are to be married on Saturday. Firrst stop is Durban by Greyhound, but he misses the bus, misses his bachelor party and then things get worse.
Jann Turner
Ratings
- 3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(3)
Peepli Live
On the eve of national elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid government loan.
Mahmood Farooqui, Anusha Rizvi
Ratings
- 2.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(29)
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Biopic of Ian Dury who was crippled by polio at age 10 and told he would amount to nothing, but went on to become one of the founders of the British punk movement in the 1970s.
Mackenzie Crook, Olivia Williams, Toby Jones, Naomie Harris, Ray Winstone, Noel Clarke, Andy Serkis, Mat Whitecross
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