Best DVD & Blu-rays Released May 2011
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Ratings
- 3.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(3)
Chance Pe Dance
New love convinces a struggling actor and dancer to enter a talent competition that could make him a superstar.
Ken Ghosh
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(296)
The Green Hornet
Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), son and heir to Los Angeles’ largest newspaper fortune, is a rich, spoiled playboy who has been happy to maintain a direction-less existence. When his father James Reid (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets an impressive and resourceful company employee, Kato (Jay Chou). They realize that they have the resources to do something worthwhile with their lives and finally step out of James Reid’s shadow. Kato builds the ultimate weapon, The Black Beauty, an indestructible car with every weapon imaginable and Britt decides that in order to be heroes, they will pose as villains. With the help of Britts new secretary, Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz), they learn that the chief criminal in the city is named Benjamin Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz). He has united all the gangs under his power, and he quickly sees that the Green Hornet is a direct threat to the prosperous criminal underworld he controls.
Edward James Olmos, Seth Rogen, David Harbour, Adam Sandler, Christoph Waltz, Michel Gondry, Neal H. Moritz, Evan Goldberg
Ratings
- 3.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(85)
The Dilemma
Set in Chicago and explores the fallout surrounding infidelity between lovers and friends.
Queen Latifah, Jennifer Connelly, Vince Vaughn, Brian Grazer, Kevin James, Channing Tatum, Ron Howard, Kim Roth
Ratings
- 3.6 / 5
out of 5 stars
(46)
From Prada to Nada
Two sisters, one a young beauty who chooses passion over logic, the other a law student whose fixed moral compass keeps her from following her desires, are uprooted from their luxurious home when their father suddenly passes away. Out of money and out of options, the women move into their Great Aunt Aurelia's modest, but lively home in the Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood where they find themselves thrown into a world that, despite their heritage, seems completely foreign. Over time, they discover the beauty of the culture they once fought so desperately to hide. And in the process they find the one thing that had eluded them: love.
Wilmer Valderrama, Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Kuno Becker, Gigi Pritzker, Adriana Barraza, Nicholas D'Agosto, Fina Torres
Ratings
- 3.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(51)
Waiting for Forever
Tom Sturridge plays a wanderer who tries to reconnect with his childhood love, an actress in Hollywood (played by the Rachel Bilson).
Jaime King, Blythe Danner, Richard Jenkins, Tom Sturridge, Rachel Bilson, Nikki Blonsky, Scott Mechlowicz, Riley Smith
Ratings
- 2.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(10)
A Somewhat Gentle Man
An ex-convict released from prison tries to live a normal, quiet life but is also looking for vengeance against the snitch who put him in jail.
Stellan Skarsgard, Hans Petter Moland
Ratings
- 1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
The Butcher's Son
A cop works against his country's corrupt government in order to find justice on a case.
Manny Perez, Josh Crook
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(103)
No Strings Attached
Emma and Adam have the best relationship ever! They’re twentysomething pals who, you know, do it. A lot. But then Adam goes and falls in love with Emma and ruins everything.
Natalie Portman, Greta Gerwig, Olivia Thirlby, Gary Barber, Cary Elwes, Lisa Bruce, Tom Pollock, Joe Medjuck
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Now & Later
An illegal Latina immigrant living in Los Angeles who stumbles across a disgraced banker on the run. She takes him in and through soul-searching conversations and other worldly pleasures, Angela introduces Bill to another worldview.
Philippe Diaz
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(18)
Blue Valentine
"Blue Valentine" chronicles a disintegrating marriage between Dean (Gosling) and Cindy (Williams), told in flashback.
Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Derek Cianfrance, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell, Cami Delavigne, Mike Vogel, Joey Curtis
Ratings
- 3.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(15)
The Illusionist
The film details the story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rock stars. Forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theaters, garden parties and bars, he meets a young fan who changes his life forever.
Sylvain Chomet, Jacques Tati
Ratings
- 3.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(29)
I Saw the Devil
A special agent's pregnant wife becomes the latest victim of a disturbed and brutal serial killer. Vowing revenge, the agent blurs the lines between hunter and hunted.
Ji-woon Kim
Ratings
- 3.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(24)
Black Death
The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. In this apocalyptic environment, the church is losing its grip on the people. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is even talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric (Sean Bean), a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors.
Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Christopher Smith, Carice van Houten
Ratings
- 2.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(186)
Justin Bieber: Never Say Nev...
Justin Bieber will play himself in his life story. The pic will be sprinkled with performances from his current concert tour.
Jon M. Chu, Scooter Braun, Usher, Justin Bieber, L.A. Reid, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
Ratings
- 3.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(73)
The Mechanic
Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a well-paid assassin who executes people at the request of the American government. But after assassinating a former close associate, Bishop does something that's unprofessional and out of control: he takes on a apprentice (Ben Foster), the son of the man he just killed.
Jason Statham, Simon West, Irwin Winkler, Shane Salerno, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell, Avi Lerner
Ratings
- 3.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(71)
The Roommate
Sara and Rebecca are assigned to be roomates in their freshman dorm. Things start off great but turn deadly as Rebecca begins to target people in Sara's life.
Roy Lee, Leighton Meester, Frances Fisher, Cam Gigandet, Doug Davison, Matt Lanter, Sonny Mallhi, Minka Kelly
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Daydream Nation
A teenage girl moves to a small town, to find nothing in common with the stoner-hicks who populate her highschool. So she begins an affair with her teacher. But with a serial killer on the loose and townsfolk disappearing around them, their relationship takes a turn for the worse. She breaks off the relationship and the rejection makes her teacher crazy.
Andie MacDowell, Scott Speedman, Kat Dennings, Josh Lucas, Reece Thompson, Michael Goldbach
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Brotherhood
College freshman Adam Buckley sits blindfolded in the back of a van outside of a convenience store as the final step of his initiation into the Sigma Zeta Chi fraternity. Minutes later a fellow pledge is shot. The senior fraternity brother is able to get the injured pledge out of the store alive, but the fraternity's troubles are just beginning.
Will Canon
Ratings
- 3.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(40)
Vanishing on 7th Street
The story centers on a once-thriving city where shadowy forms cause residents to inexplicably disappear. Five survivors fight to stay alive while grappling with the meaning of existence.
Hayden Christensen, Thandiwe Newton, John Leguizamo, Celine Rattray, Lawrence Mattis, Anthony Jaswinski, Jacob Latimore, Brad Anderson
Ratings
- 3.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(35)
The Other Woman
Emilia (Natalie Portman) is a Harvard law school graduate and a newlywed, having just married Jack (Scott Cohen), a high-powered New York lawyer, who was her boss — and married — when she began working at his law firm. Unfortunately, her life takes an unexpected turn when Jack and Emilia lose their newborn daughter. Emilia struggles through her grief to connect with her new stepson William (Charlie Tahan), but is finding it hard to connect with this precocious child. Perhaps the most difficult obstacle of all for Emilia is trying to cope with the constant interferences of her husband’s angry, jealous ex-wife, Carolyn (Lisa Kudrow).
Natalie Portman, Lisa Kudrow, Charlie Tahan, Don Roos, Lauren Ambrose, Anthony Rapp, Scott Cohen
Ratings
- 2.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(8)
I Want Your Money
A political documentary that examines two philosophies for the roles of the federal government as examplified by Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama.
Ray Griggs
Ratings
- 3.9 / 5
out of 5 stars
(138)
Gnomeo and Juliet
An animated adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale set in the world of tacky garden gnomes.
Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, David Furnish, Patrick Stewart, Steve Hamilton-Shaw, Kelly Asbury
Ratings
- 4.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(288)
I Am Number Four
The "Four" story line involves nine alien teens assimilating to high school on Earth after their planet is destroyed by an enemy species. The fourth of the group discovers that the enemy is now after him on Earth.
Michael Bay, Teresa Palmer, Steven Spielberg, Alex Pettyfer, Kevin Durand, Callan McAuliffe, Jake Abel, D.J. Caruso
Ratings
- 3.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(14)
The Big Bang
Antonio Banderas as a private detective searching for a former stripper who is supposed to exist but no one has ever seen in a mystery connected to a particle collider. She plays a meth addict who works at a medical center pretending to have different diseases for interns to react to.
Delroy Lindo, Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, William Fichtner, Sam Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Erik Jendresen, Sienna Guillory
Ratings
- 1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(1)
The Kids Grow Up
A look at father-daughter relationships, modern-day parenting, marriage and the looming empty nest.
Doug Block, Lori Cheatle
Ratings
- 5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(4)
The Scenesters
A director loses funding for his avant-garde documentary and takes a job as a crime-scene videographer. He meets a crime-scene cleaner who begins finding key clues in a series of hipster killings missed by the apathetic detectives assigned to the case.
Todd Berger, Sherilyn Fenn
Transcendent Man
Based on the book, "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology," the documentary explores the potential of rapidly accelerating technological growth.
Robert Barry Ptolemy
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Set in a seaside resort, an aristocratic civil servant convinces his mistress to leave her husband, but later seeks to abandon her.
Dover Koshashvili
Ratings
- 3.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(11)
Thank You
Raj, Yogi and Vikram – best friends, business partners, serial womanizers and happily married. Happy, because their lovely wives have no clue that their husbands cheat on them with every pretty young thing they can lay their eyes on. This picture perfect world is rocked when Raj’s wife, Sanjana begins to suspect her husband and hires the suave private detective, Kishan, to tail him.
Akshay Kumar, Irrfan Khan, Anees Bazmee, Bobby Deol
Ratings
- 3.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(4)
Public Speaking
Features Fran Lebowitz expressing insights on social issues in an onstage discussion with longtime friend Toni Morrison, and on the streets of New York.
Martin Scorsese, Fran Lebowitz, Graydon Carter
Ratings
- 3.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(11)
Seconds Apart
Judging by their privileged lifestyles, one would never guess that Seth and Jonah are murderous twins who share an evil kinship. Damned from the moment of their births, the brothers possess a gruesome talent for telekinesis - a power they use in the most horrific ways imaginable. As fellow students meet gory fates, local law enforcement begins to suspect the twins' connection to the depraved murders.
Orlando Jones, Edmund Entin, Antonio Negret, Samantha Droke, Gary Entin
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(61)
Drive Angry
The story centers on an enraged man who is out for revenge, chasing the people who killed his daughter and kidnapped her baby.
Nicolas Cage, Adam Fields, Billy Burke, Patrick Lussier, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, William Fichtner, Amber Heard
Ratings
- 3.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(24)
Passion Play
An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.
Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Mickey Rourke, Daniel Dubiecki, Kelly Lynch, Mitch Glazer, Jonah Hirsch, Rebecca Wang
Ratings
- 3.7 / 5
out of 5 stars
(15)
Burning Palms
Five dark and comedic stories that take place in Los Angeles.
Lake Bell, Rosamund Pike, Zoe Saldana, Jamie Chung, Paz Vega, Christopher B. Landon, Dylan McDermott, Nick Stahl
Ratings
- 4.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(7)
Queen to Play
A hotel maid's growing interest in chess is nurtured by her American employer.
Kevin Kline, Jennifer Beals, Caroline Bottaro
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