January 2013 DVD & Blu-rays

Cosmopolis

A 28-year-old multimillionaire is chauffeured across Manhattan for a haircut but the journey takes 24 hours due to a presidential visit, anti-globalization demonstrations, and a celebrity funeral. Stuck in traffic, the reclusive financial wizard anxiously monitors the value of the yen on the limo's computer. Using the car as his office, he summons advisers from nearby shops and restaurants, as he discusses imminent financial ruin with his broker.

Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon, David Cronenberg, Mathieu Amalric, Jay Baruchel, Juliette Binoche

Little Birds

When Lily and Alison head to Los Angeles looking for diversion, they hook up with a trio of skaters and discover that life on the edge is fraught with danger.

AnnaSophia Robb, Juno Temple, Leslie Mann, Kate Bosworth, Jamie Patricof, Kyle Gallner, Alan Polsky, Gabe Polsky

Delhi Safari

Delhi Safari is the story of a journey undertaken by a cub leopard Yuvi, his mother Begam (Vanessa Williams), a monkey Barjrangi, Bagga (Brad Garrett) the lovable bear and Alex the parrot when the forest they live in is on the verge of destruction. Along the way they meet a motley crew of jungle friends from the Bee Commander (Cary Elwes), the Pigeon (Christopher Lloyd), to the singing Flamingos (Jane Lynch and Jason Alexander). Their mission is simple, once in Delhi they will ask the government some very simple questions - why has man become the most dangerous animal? Doesn't man understand that if the forests and the animals don't exist, man will cease to exist?

Jason Alexander, Cary Elwes, Brad Garrett, Jane Lynch, Christopher Lloyd, Vanessa Williams, Nikhil Advani

House at the End of the Stre...

A mysterious house creates suprise and terror for a family who just moved in.

Jonathan Demme, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Nolan Gerald Funk, Gil Bellows, Jonathan Mostow, Mark Tonderai

Hit and Run

Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard), a former getaway driver busts out of the Witness Protection Program to drive his girlfriend (Kristen Bell) to Los Angeles so she can land her dream job. Their road trip grows awkwardly complicated, when they are chased by the feds (led by Tom Arnold), and increasingly dangerous, when Charlie’s former gang of criminals (led by Bradley Cooper) enter the fray.

Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Dax Shepard, Kristin Chenoweth, Joy Bryant, Andrew Panay, Michael Rosenbaum

Frankenweenie

After being hit by a car, a pet dog is brought back to life by his loyal owner, a young boy, who creates elaborate machines which bring down a bolt of lightning that revives the animal.

Don Hahn, Tim Burton, Martin Short, John August, Winona Ryder, Martin Landau, Christopher Lee, Catherine O'Hara

Dredd

Judge Dredd is a law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner. He and his fellow judges are empowered to arrest, sentence and even execute criminals on the spot.

Alex Garland, Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Andrew Macdonald, Wood Harris, Allon Reich, Pete Travis

Compliance

The story of Sandra (Ann Dowd), an overworked manager at a fast food restaurant, who receives a call from a police officer accusing one of her employees, a teenage girl named Becky (Dreama Walker), of stealing from a customer. Taking the officer at his word, Sandra detains Becky, setting into motion a nightmarish scenario that quickly spirals out of control.

Craig Zobel, Bill Camp, Ann Dowd, Pat Healy, Philip Ettinger, Dreama Walker

Stolen

A father, a former master thief, has only a few hours to find his daughter when she is kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a New York medallion taxi cab.

Nicolas Cage, Simon West, McG, David Guggenheim, Malin Akerman, Danny Huston, Josh Lucas, Avi Lerner

Touchback

A man in his late 20s who was the star of his high school football team, but whose career was ended when he shattered his leg in his final season. After hitting his head a decade later, he wakes up to find himself back in time, a week before the big game.

Kurt Russell, Drew Powell, Melanie Lynskey, George Furla, Sarah Wright, Rob Cowan, Don Handfield, Randall Emmett

That's What She Said

Bebe (Marcia DeBonis) is getting ready for the most romantic encounter of her life, and she needs her best friend Dee Dee (Anne Heche) to cheer her on. Too bad Dee Dee is so cynical about dating that she shows up three hours late only to spew cigarette smoke and bitterness all over the morning coffee. And too bad Clementine, a train wreck of a stranger (Alia Shawkat,) has decided to invade their day with non-stoptalk about her nymphomaniac escapades. Looking to turn the day around, this fearsome threesome embark on a day of misadventure that only New York City can offer. THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID is a quirky and honest look at friendship in the face of adversity, asking one of life's great questions: why does it always have to be so hard? (That's what she said.)

Carrie Preston, Anne Heche, Marcia DeBonis

The Last Ride

Henry Thomas stars as country crooner Hank Williams, revolves around Williams' final days and the young man (Jesse James) hired to drive him from Alabama to a New Year's Eve concert in Canton, Ohio. Kaley Cuoco will play a gas-station owner the duo meet during their travels who has a brief, innocent romance with the driver.

Kaley Cuoco, Stephen Tobolowsky, Henry Thomas, Ray McKinnon, Harry Thomason, Howard Klausner, Dub Cornett, Jesse James

Brooklyn Brothers Beat The B...

Recently dumped by his girlfriend, underachiever Alex (O’Nan) embarks on an impromptu road trip with his new bandmate, the eccentric Jim (Michael Weston). By channeling their inner children and giving a new meaning to the term “lo-fi,” Alex and Jim find their unique style by bringing the sound of children’s instruments to their unsuspecting fans. Playing a series of bizarre shows and experiencing multiple near-disasters, Alex and Jim’s persistence takes them on a true coming-of-age journey – one that may be their last shot at achieving their childhood dreams.

Wilmer Valderrama, Melissa Leo, Michael Weston, Jason Ritter, Andrew McCarthy, Ryan O'Nan, Arielle Kebbel, Christopher McDonald

Now Is Good

Given just a few months to live, Tessa compiles a list of "things to do before I die." Released from the constraints of normal conventions, Tessa seeks out new experiences to make her feel as alive as possible before she dies. Along the way, Tessa’s relationships with her parents and friends must all be resolved before her time runs out.

Dakota Fanning, Ol Parker, Jeremy Irvine, Graham Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Olivia Williams, Kaya Scodelario, Peter Czernin

Jack and Diane

Jack and Diane, two teenage girls, meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. Diane's charming innocence quickly begins to open Jack's tough skinned heart. But, when Jack discovers that Diane is leaving the country in a week she tries to push her away. Diane must struggle to keep their love alive while hiding the secret that her newly awakened sexual desire is giving her werewolf-like visions.

Juno Temple, Jena Malone, Dane DeHaan, Riley Keough, Jen Gatien, Leo Fitzpatrick, Bradley Rust Gray, So Yong Kim

Stella Days

Martin Sheen plays a priest whose love of movies inspires him to open a cinema in an Irish village to raise money for a new church, resulting in a passionate struggle between the priest, the church and the townsfolk.

Martin Sheen, Stephen Rea, Marcella Plunkett, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Trystan Gravelle

Guns, Girls and Gambling

A chase for a priceless American Indian artifact stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino.

Dane Cook, Anthony Hopkins, Christian Slater, Gary Oldman, Bob Yari, Sam Trammell, Michael Winnick, Henry Boger

Collaborator

Robert Longfellow (Martin Donovan) is a famous playwright who can't seem to catch a break. His recent Broadway play was met with horrible reviews and an early cancellation, and his marriage is being tested as an old flame (Olivia Williams) has reentered his life during a particular moment of weakness. Retreating back to his childhood home to visit his mother (Katherine Helmond), Robert crosses paths with his childhood neighbor, Gus (David Morse). A right-wing, ex-con who still lives at home with his mother, Gus is Robert's polar opposite in every possible way. When Gus holds Robert hostage at gunpoint during a drunken reunion gone terribly wrong.

David Morse, Olivia Williams, Martin Donovan, Eileen Ryan, Vivian Lanko, Katherine Helmond

Samsara

Samsara takes the form of a nonverbal, guided meditation that will transform viewers in countries around the world, as they are swept along a journey of the soul. Through powerful images pristinely photographed in 70mm and a dynamic music score, the film illuminates the links between humanity and the rest of the nature, showing how our life cycle mirrors the rhythm of the planet.

Mark Magidson, Ron Fricke

Whores' Glory

Several stories of prostitution around the world focusing on the lives and individual hopes, needs and experiences of the women.

Michael Glawogger

Sleep Tight

Toiling silently amongst the residents of an everyday Barcelona apartment building, doorman Cesar (Luis Tosar) harbors a dark secret: His sole desire in life is to make others unhappy. When he sets his sights on Clara (Marta Clara), one of his building’s cheeriest residents, his sick need blossoms into a full-fledged obsession. Embarking on a series of private and physical violations against Clara, Cesar becomes determined to ruin her life by any means necessary. Becoming the boogeyman hiding under the bed and bringing her nightmares to life, his fascination with torment soon crosses the line into lunacy – and his thirst for others’ sadness soon becomes manically unquenchable.

Luis Tosar, Alberto San Juan, Jaume Balaguero, Marta Clara

Taken 2

Sequel to Pierre Morel directed thriller in which a former spy rescues his kidnapped daughter.

Olivier Megaton, Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Luke Grimes, Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser

The Possession

A cursed relic containing mysterious familial tokens is mistakenly purchased. The new owner must solve its mystery to save her own family.

Sam Raimi, Stephen Susco, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Rob Tapert, Nathan Kahane, Stiles White, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicole Brown

Won't Back Down

Two mothers join forces to transform an inner-city public school.

Oscar Isaac, Viola Davis, Mark Johnson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lance Reddick, Brin Hill, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez

About Cherry

A troubled 18-year-old moves to San Francisco, where she enters the porn industry and becomes involved with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.

James Franco, Heather Graham, Dev Patel, Lili Taylor, Jonny Weston, Ashley Hinshaw, Stephen Elliott, Liz Destro

Wake in Fright

Tells the story of a British schoolteacher's (Gary Bond) descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts (including a very inebriated "doctor" played by Donald Pleasence), while stranded in a small town in outback Australia.

Ted Kotcheff

Sister

Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein) lives with his older sister (Lea Seydoux) in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister drifting in and out of jobs and relationships, twelve-year-old Simon takes on the responsibility of providing for the two of them. Every day, he takes the lift up to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley. He is able to keep their little family afloat with his small-time hustles and his sister is thankful for the money he brings in. But, when Simon partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, he begins to lose his boundaries, affecting his relationship with his sister and plummeting him into dangerous territory.

Léa Seydoux, Gillian Anderson, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston, Ursula Meier

Wuthering Heights

Natalie Portman will portray the iconic Catherine Earnshaw.

Andrea Arnold, Kaya Scodelario, Douglas Rae, Robert Bernstein, Kevin Loader, Olivia Hetreed, Nichola Burley

Farewell, My Queen

Based on the best-selling novel by Chantal Thomas, the film stars Lea Seydoux as one of Marie Antoinette's ladies-in-waiting, seemingly an innocent but quietly working her way into her mistress's special favors, until history tosses her fate onto a decidedly different path (in the final days before the full-scale outbreak of the Revolution).

Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen, Benoit Jacquot

A Royal Affair

A period piece set amid the lives of 18th century Danish royalty.

Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Lars Von Trier, Nikolaj Arcel, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikaolaj Arcel

To Rome With Love

Set in Rome. No plot details have been announced.

Jesse Eisenberg, Alec Baldwin, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz, Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Roberto Benigni

Branded

A surreal, dystopian society where corporate brands have unleashed a monstrous global conspiracy and one man seeks to discover the truth and ultimately battle the hidden forces that really control the world.

Leelee Sobieski, Alexander Doulerain, Jeffrey Tambor, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Ed Stoppard, Jamie Bradshaw

17 Girls

Inspired by a true story that took place in Massachusetts, Delphine and Muriel Coulin's provocative debut focuses on a group of bored teenage girls who all make an irrevocable pact. When classmate Camille (Louise Grinberg) accidentally becomes pregnant, she encourages her friends and fellow classmates to follow suit. It's only a matter of time, before 17 girls in the high school are pregnant and the town is thrown into a world of chaos.

Allegiance

After being granted a questionable transfer that will keep him stateside as his National Guard unit deploys for Iraq, Lieutenant Danny Sefton (Seth Gabel) becomes embroiled in a last minute AWOL attempt by one of his soldiers (Bow Wow)--forcing him to choose between his loyalties to the fleeing soldier, his unit and his fiance.

Aidan Quinn, Pablo Schreiber, Malik Yoba, Michael Connors, Bow Wow, Seth Gabel

I Am Bruce Lee

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.

Pete McCormack

The Other Dream Team

A documentary about the the Lithuanian basketball team's rise to medal in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. While the star-studded U.S. Dream Team took the gold, Lithuania scrapped and won the bronze medal by beating Russia, its former oppressor.

Marius Markevicius

5 Broken Cameras

A Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.

Guy Davidi, Emad Burnat

China Heavyweight

In central China, a Master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style boxing champions. Through hard work and discipline, these boys and girls come of age, trained in the art of boxing and the game of life. They are filled with Olympic dreams, hoping to become China's next amateur heroes. But the pull of professionalism also weighs upon their shoulders. Their coach hopes to show them the way. The top student boxers face dramatic choices as they graduate--should they fight for the collective good as amateurs or for themselves and their own personal gain as professionals? It's a metaphor for the choices that everyone faces now, in the New China.

Yung Chang

End of Watch

A gritty drama that follows the friendship between longtime LAPD partners.

David Ayer, Frank Grillo, Anna Kendrick, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, Cody Horn, Michael Peña

Universal Soldier: Day of Re...

No plot details have been announced yet.

Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mark Damon, John Hyams

The Paperboy

Jack, the slacker son of a backwater Florida newspaper editor and publisher, gets pulled into his older, big-city reporter brother's investigation of a rural sheriff's murder, and whether the death-row inmate convicted of it was truly responsible.

Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Pedro Almodovar, Zac Efron, Scott Glenn, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short

Hara-Kiri

A samurai seeks vengeance after his son is forced to kill himself with his sword.

Takashi Miike, Ebizo Ichikawa

Officer Down

When a doctor and security guard dream at night, their dreams consist of what the other person did during the day. They meet when the security guard murders his wife, is then hit by a car and brought into the doctor's emergency room.

Stephen Dorff, AnnaLynne McCord, Stephen Lang, James Woods, Walton Goggins, Brian Miller, Jess Most, Dominic Purcell

Keep the Lights On

Over the course of 10 years, a gay couple grapple with their relationship and their individual issues.

Julianne Nicholson, Ira Sachs, Paprika Steen, Lars Knudsen, Jawal Nga, Mauricio Zacharias, Lucas Joaquin, Marie Therese Guirgis

#holdyourbreath

Based on the urban myth that you can breathe in evil spirits when passing cemeteries, #holdyourbreath follows seven friends embarking on a weekend camping trip who pass a run-down cemetery and find themselves arguing about the legitimacy of the urban myth. When one friend refuses to hold his breath while passing by, he finds himself the unwitting host to a notorious serial killer who jumps from body to body in order to pick off each of the friends one by one.

Jared Cohn, Katrina Bowden, Randy Wayne

Nature Calls

Patton Oswalt stars as a Scoutmaster whose apathetic troop ditches a scout meeting in favor of a TV-themed slumber party hosted by his brother and nemesis, played by Johnny Knoxville.

Johnny Knoxville, Maura Tierney, Patton Oswalt, Rob Riggle, Darrell Hammond, Todd Rohal, Patrice O'Neal

For A Good Time, Call...

Women, who are short on cash, start a phone sex line.

Seth Rogen, Justin Long, Ari Graynor, Mark Webber, Jamie Travis, Lauren Miller

Pina

"Dance, dance, or we are lost." Pina Bausch's final words summarize her life and provide the inspiration for director Wim Wenders' (WINGS tribute to the legendary choreographer. The documentary features interviews with and performances by Bausch's beloved original company members, and offers an indelible image of an artist who went the full distance in her uncommonly rich creative life.

Wim Wenders

Nobody Walks

Martine, a 23-year-old artist from New York, arrives in Los Angeles to stay in the pool house of a family living in the hip and hilly community of Silver Lake. Peter, the father, has agreed to help Martine complete sound design on her art film as a favor to his wife. Martine innocently enters the seemingly idyllic life of this open-minded family with two kids and a relaxed Southern California vibe. Like a bolt of lightning, her arrival sparks a surge of energy that awakens suppressed impulses in everyone and forces them to confront their own fears and desires.

John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Jane Levy, Lena Dunham, Dylan McDermott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Rhys Wakefield, Ry Russo-Young

Tai Chi 0

In legendary Chen Village, everyone is a martial arts master, and uses a powerful form of Tai Chi in all aspects of their life. Yang has arrived to try and learn it, only to find that it's forbidden for the villagers to teach their secret style to an outsider. But when a mysterious man comes to town with a frightening steam-powered machine and plans to build a railroad through a village, the villagers realize they may have no choice but to put their faith in Yang, who has a secret power of his own.

Stephen Fung

Searching for Sugar Man

In 1968, two producers went to a downtown Detroit bar to see an unknown recording artist – a charismatic Mexican-American singer/songwriter named Rodriguez who had attracted a local following with his mysterious presence, soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics. They were immediately bewitched by the singer, and thought they had found a musical folk hero in the purest sense – an artist who reminded them of a Chicano Bob Dylan, perhaps even greater. They had worked with the likes of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, but they believed the album they subsequently produced with Rodriguez – Cold Fact – was the masterpiece of their producing careers.

Malik Bendjelloul

The Cold Light of Day

Story of Will Shaw, a young Wall Street trader whose family is kidnapped on a vacation to Spain. He's left with only hours to find them, uncover a government conspiracy and the connection between their disappearance and his father's secrets.

Bruce Willis, Henry Cavill, Sigourney Weaver, Steven Zaillian, Kevin Mann, Marc D. Evans, Matthew Perniciaro, Trevor Macy

Paranormal Activity 4

A continuation of the Paranormal Activity franchise. Paramount has not yet given an indication on the time period or characters.

Steven Schneider, Jason Blum, Akiva Goldsman, Oren Peli, Kathryn Newton, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, Zack Estrin

Hotel Transylvania

"Hotel Transylvania" is about a group of classic monsters including Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dracula and the Werewolf who are hiding out in a hotel on the outskirts of Transylvania now that 21st century technology has seemingly made them irrelevant.

Molly Shannon, Andy Samberg, Adam Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Selena Gomez, Genndy Tartakovsky

Citadel

Tommy Cowley (Aneurin Barnard) lives a quiet life in a decaying apartment complex with his highly pregnant wife. The couple is attacked one day by a group of hooded young thugs, and after a shocking act of violence, Tommy is left to raise his newborn daughter alone. So shaken by the events that he’s developed extreme agoraphobia, Tommy alternates days hiding out indoors in his new flat from imagined threats and intense therapy sessions aimed at bringing him back to normalcy. When the same hooded gang, seemingly intent on kidnapping his daughter, begins terrorizing his life again, he’s torn between his paralyzing fear and protective parental instinct. With the help of a vigilante priest who has uncovered the genesis of this ruthless, potentially supernatural gang, Tommy must overcome his fears and venture into the heart of the abandoned tower block known as the CITADEL to save his family.

Aneurin Barnard, James Cosmo, Ciaran Foy, Wunmi Mosaku

All Superheroes Must Die

The film follows four masked avengers – Charge (Trost), Cutthroat (Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) - who find themselves stripped of their powers by their arch-nemesis (Remar), whom they defeated years earlier...or so they thought. When the sinister mastermind puts the heroes through a series of brutal challenges that are virtually impossible to overcome, they must battle the clock – and even each other – in a race to stop a deadly countdown that could mean total destruction. Will the superheroes prevail, or will they be forced to meet their demise as mere human beings?

James Remar, Lucas Till, Jason Trost, Sophie Merkley, Nick Principe, Lee Valmassy

Seven Psychopaths

Story follows a screenwriter (Colin Farrell) struggling for inspiration for his script, Seven Psychopaths, who gets drawn into the dog kidnapping schemes of his oddball friends (Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken). Things take a turn for the worse when a gangster's (Mickey Rourke) mutt goes missing.

Colin Farrell, Olga Kurylenko, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Graham Broadbent, Tom Waits, Christopher Walken, Martin McDonagh

Return

A young woman struggles to readjust to her family and small town after returning from war.

Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon, Tim Blake Nelson, John Slattery, Paul Sparks, Liza Johnson, Talia Balsam, Meredith Vieira

The Awakening

Story centers on a paranormal investigator in England after the First World War, whose job is debunk spiritualism, something she has complete control over until she finds a boarding school full or horrifying supernatural events.

Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu, Nick Murphy, John Shrapnel, Diana Kent

Hello I Must Be Going

Melanie Lynskey stars as a recent divorcée who moves back in with her parents in suburban Connecticut. Demoralized and uncertain of her future, Amy begins an affair with a 19-year-old actor that rejuvenates her passion for life and helps her discover the independence and fulfillment she suddenly realizes she had been missing for years.

Christopher Abbott, Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein, Julie White, Todd Louiso, Sarah Koskoff

Grassroots

Story centers on a recently fired journalist who reluctantly agrees to spearhead the Seattle City Council campaign of his eccentric friend, a former pedicab driver with a burning passion for the Monorail.

Tom Arnold, Cedric the Entertainer, Joel David Moore, Jason Biggs, Cobie Smulders, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Lauren Ambrose

Noobz

A gamer clan take a road trip to Los Angeles in order to enter the Cyberbowl Video Game Championships.

Moises Arias, Jason Mewes, Casper Van Dien, Jon Gries, Lin Shaye, Carly Craig, Blake Freeman, Marvin Willson