November 2008 DVD & Blu-rays

With Anne Hathaway • Steve Carell • Terry Crews • Masi Oka • Peter Segal • David Koechner • Terence Stamp • Jimmy Miller • Matt Ember • Alan Arkin • Ken Davitian • Nate Torrence • Craig Susser • Andrew Lazar • Eric Gold • Chuck Roven • Steve Koren • Tom Astle

Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23. Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99. Given little field experience and even less time, Smart--armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm--must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head Siegfried.

With Woody Harrelson • Ben Kingsley • Kate Mara • Thomas Kretschmann • Brad Anderson • Emily Mortimer • Eduardo Noriega • Will Conroy

The crime thriller revolves around an American couple (Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer) traveling on the Trans-Siberian Railway from China to Moscow. When they meet another couple (Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega), the result is a train ride full of deception and murder. Kingsley and Kretschmann will play Russian police officers pursuing the couples.

With Daniel Craig • Helen McCrory • Baillie Walsh • Olivia Williams • Emilia Fox

The story of a hedonistic British actor whose Hollywood career begins to nosedive in his 40s.

With Radha Mitchell • Luke Wilson • Adriana Barraza • Tom Rosenberg • Cheryl Hines • Gary Lucchesi • Mark Pellington • Albert Torres

When a man discovers that he has only six weeks to live, he leaves his job, his fiancee and his overbearing mother and tries to spend his remaining days in seclusion. But when a miracle transforms his life, his quirky neighbors disrupt his plan to live out his days in quiet desperation.

With Gavin Polone • Dominic Purcell • Brooke Langton • Michael Katleman • Michael Ferris • John Brancato

The high-stakes adventure follows a news producer (Purcell), cameraman (Jones) and reporter who are dispatched to South Africa to track down and bring home alive a legendary 25-foot crocodile known as Gustave. However, their quarry proves far more elusive and deadly than they anticipated, and their situation turns even more perilous when a feared warlord targets them for death.

With Carey Mulligan • Colin Firth • Gina McKee • Jim Broadbent • Juliet Stevenson • Tucker • David Nicholls

Blake Morrison deals with his father Arthur's terminal illness and imminent death. Blake's memories of everything funny, embarrassing and upsetting about his childhood and teens are interspersed with the present, as he struggles to come to terms with his father, and their history of conflict, and learns to accept that one's parents are not always accountable to their children.

With Jackie Chan • Jack Black • Ian McShane • Lucy Liu • Dustin Hoffman • Dan Harmon • John Stevenson • Rob Schrab • Mark Osborne • Melissa Cobb

Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around…which doesn’t exactly come in handy while working every day in his family’s noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five—Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey—under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it’s up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master into reality? Po puts his heart - and his girth - into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

With Jackie Chan • Jack Black • Ian McShane • Lucy Liu • Dustin Hoffman • Dan Harmon • John Stevenson • Rob Schrab • Mark Osborne • Melissa Cobb

Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around…which doesn’t exactly come in handy while working every day in his family’s noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five—Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey—under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it’s up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master into reality? Po puts his heart - and his girth - into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

With Idris Elba • Chris Brown • Laz Alonso • Regina King • Loretta Devine • Paddy Cullen • Mekhi Phifer • Preston Whitmore • Damon Lee

This year, Christmas with the Whitfield's promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family.

With Jared Padalecki • Marcia Gay Harden • Peter O'Toole • Michael Campus • Ken LaZebnik

The movie is inspired by the early life and art of painter Thomas Kinkade.

With Guillermo del Toro • Ron Perlman • Doug Jones • Jeffrey Tambor • Selma Blair • Ladislav Beran • Mike Mignola

After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).

Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense—pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann—the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

With Mary Elizabeth Winstead • Katie Cassidy • Oliver Hudson • James Wong • Mark Cuban • Lacey Chabert • Jessica Harmon • Marc Butan • Marty Adelstein • Michelle Trachtenberg • Andrea Martin • Glen Morgan • Todd Wagner • Scott Nemes • Steve Hoban • Satsuki Mitchell • Bob Clark • Noah Segal

"Black Christmas" is about a killer who terrorizes a sorority house with phone calls before he begins to murder various sorority sisters during the holiday break.

With George Lucas • Dave Filoni • Ashley Eckstein • Steven Melching • Dee Bradley Baker • Matt Lanter • James Arnold Taylor • Tom Kane • Catherine Winder • Henry Gilroy • Scott Murphy

On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains--led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous--are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to the action-packed battles and astonishing new revelations.

With Terrence Howard • Gabrielle Union • Queen Latifah • Morris Chestnut • Charlie Murphy • Shakim Compere • Lance Rivera • Leifur B. Dagfinnsson • Mike Elliott • Joseph P. Genier • Marc Calixte

Nancy is a divorced mother of three who is so busy raising her children that she's forgotten to take care of herself as well. With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to the mall to meet Santa Claus, not knowing that her youngest daughter Emily has sensed her mother's sadness and is determined to use her time with Santa to make her mom happy again. Just a few days prior, Emily heard her mom say that all she wanted for Christmas was a compliment from a man, so that's exactly what she tells Santa. Ironically, Santa, as it turns out, is office supply salesman and struggling songwriter Benjamin, who ends up giving Nancy just what she wants for Christmas, and much, much more.

With Jeff Garlin • Kim Kopf • Benjamin Burtt • Fred Willard • Andrew Stanton • Jim Morris • Lindsey Collins

Academy Award-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo") and the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios transport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named WALL*E.

After hundreds of lonely years doing what he was built for, WALL*E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL*E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL*E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most incredible comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen.

Joining WALL*E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.

With Robert Downey Jr. • Jack Black • Ben Stiller • Jay Baruchel • Bill Hader • Nick Nolte • Etan Cohen • Steve Coogan • Danny R. McBride • Stuart Cornfeld • Justin Thoreau

In the action-comedy "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller plays pampered action superstar Tugg Speedman, who is cast in the biggest, most expensive war movie ever produced. He sets out to Southeast Asia with a "Who's Who" of celebrity co-stars. They include Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), an intense, three-time Oscar-winning actor; Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), star of the popular gross-out comedy franchise "The Fatties"; multi-platinum hip-hop-star-turned-entrepreneur-turned-actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson); and first-timer Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel). Soon after the production begins the actors are thrown into a real-life situation and are forced to become the fighting unit they're portraying, in order to find a way out of the jungle in one piece.

With Scarlett Johansson • Michael Bay • Steve Buscemi • Djimon Hounsou • Ewan McGregor • Alex Kurtzman • Michael Clarke Duncan • Ian Bryce • Caspian Tredwell-Owen • Walter Parkes • Laurie MacDonald • Shawnee Smith • Noa Tishby • Roberto Orci

Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid-21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island"—reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones whose only purpose is to provide "spare parts" for their original human counterparts. Realizing it is only a matter of time before he is "harvested," Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Scarlett Johansson). Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers.

With Blake Lively • America Ferrera • Alexis Bledel • Sanaa Hamri • Amber Tamblyn • Kira Davis

Lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other as they always have--with honesty and humor. Discovering their individual strengths, fears, talents and capacity for love through the choices they make, they come to value more than ever the bond they share and the immeasurable power of their friendship.

With Martin Lawrence • Eric Roberts • Steve Zahn • Colm Feore • Bill Duke • Dennis Dugan

Earl Montgomery (Martin Lawrence) is a cocky L.A.P.D. cadet who would probably be a great cop if it weren't for his rebellious behavior. When his attitude gets him kicked out of the police academy, he can only find employment as a lowly security guard at "National Security." After Earl accuses uptight police officer Hank Rafferty (Steve Zahn) of harassment, Hank is stripped of his badge and ends up as a guard at National Security as well, where Earl's overzealous style of police work leads to the discovery of a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash (Eric Roberts) and a possible police cover-up. Now everyone wants Earl and Hank dead – though they just may kill each other first.

With Diego Luna • Harmony Korine • Avi Korine • Samantha Morton • James Fox • Denis Lavant • Anita Pallenberg • Nadja Romain

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe. She ends up inviting him to her home in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

With Dwayne Johnson • Mandy Moore • Amy Poehler • Seann William Scott • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Wallace Shawn • John Larroquette • Sean McKittrick • Bai Ling • Jill Ritchie • Wood Harris • Bill Johnson • Kendall Morgan • Cheri Oteri • Will Sasso • Jon Lovitz • Joe Campana • Richard Kelly • Matthew Rhodes • Bo Hyde • Jim Seibel • Jud Payne

The thriller is set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Johnson will star as Boxer Santaros, an action star stricken with amnesia whose life intertwines with Krysta Now (Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and David Clark (Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

With Michael Rapaport • Paul Walker • Brett Ratner • Matt Luber • Wayne Kramer • Stewart Hall • Cameron Bright • Ivana Milicevic • Johnny Messner • Wayne Brady • Alex Neuberger • Vera Farmig • Michael Pierce • Andreas Schmid • Andreas Grosch • Sammy Lee • Andrew Pfeffer

Written and directed by Wayne Kramer, " Running Scared" stars Paul Walker as low-level mobster Joey, an average guy who finds himself on a nightlong chase to recover a gun that was used in a mob hit. Joey's wife Teresa (Vera Farmiga) and son Nicky (Alex Neuberger) are also drawn into frantic chase, along with neighbor's kid Oleg (Cameron Bright). As the night goes on, Joey must race to stay one step ahead of both his mob associates and the cops, lead by dirty Detective Rydell (Chazz Palminteri).

With Gina McKee • Lisa Henson • Rob Brydon • Stephanie Leonidas • Jason Barry • Robert Llewellyn • Dave McKean • Neil Gaiman • Michael Polis • Martin G Baker • Simone Moorehead

"MirrorMask" centers on Helena, a 15 year old girl in a family of circus entertainers, who often wishes she could run off and join real life. After a fight with her parents about her future plans, her mother falls quite ill and Helena is convinced that it is all her fault. On the eve of her mother's major surgery, she dreams that she is in a strange world with two opposing queens, bizarre creatures, and masked inhabitants. All is not well in this new world - the white queen has fallen ill and can only be restored by the MirrorMask, and it's up to Helena to find it. But as her adventures continue, she begins to wonder whether she's in a dream, or something far more sinister.

With Daniel Auteuil • Jose Garcia • Michele Moretti • Marilyne Canto • Pierre Salvadori • Philippe Martin • Benoit Graffin • David Leotard • Daniele Dubroux

An unlikely bond forms between a man determined to commit suicide and the man who saves him. Antoine is a reserved and placating maitre d' at a well-regarded bistro. He quickly rushes to the aid of Louis, an effusive, lovelorn bachelor who attempts to kill himself following a romantic breakup. But it's not long before Antoine's act of charity becomes a comedy of false pretenses and mixed motives.

With Will Smith • Jason Bateman • Charlize Theron • Peter Berg • Michael Mann • Vince Gilligan • James Lassiter • Akiva Goldsman • Adam Del Rio • Jameson Dixon Jr. • Vincent Ngo

A tortured superhero crash-lands in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and tries to revitalize himself by romancing an alluring housewife, causing chaos in the city.

With Jake Gyllenhaal • Jamie Foxx • Laz Alonso • Peter Sarsgaard • Sam Mendes • Lucy Fisher • Brian Geraghty • Chris Cooper • Dennis Haysbert • Evan Jones • Doug Wick • Lucas Black • Jacob Vargas • William Broyles • Anthony Swofford

"Jarhead" (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows "Swoff" (Gyllenhaal), a third-generation enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers, always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully fathom.

Foxx portrays Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer who heads up Swofford's scout/sniper platoon, while Sarsgaard is Swoff's friend and mentor, Troy, a die-hard member of STA—their elite Marine Unit.

With Eddie Murphy • Elizabeth Banks • Gabrielle Union • Ed Helms • David Friendly • Rob Greenberg • Brian Robbins • Jon Berg • Marc Turtletaub • Todd Komarnicki • Bill Corbett

A massive fireball from space hits New York's Central Park and an ordinary man emerges unscathed. The man turns out to be a spaceship operated by 100 human-looking aliens who are one-quarter inch tall and seeking a way to save their planet; complications ensue when their captain falls in love with an Earth woman who's always picked losers for previous romances.

With Hilary Swank • Rita Wilson • Mark Burton • Julianna Margulies • Chad Lowe • William Hurt • Michelle Trachtenberg • Ethan Canin

The story revolves around an American family grappling with the chaotic social changes of 1973.

With Andy Samberg • Jeff Daniels • Patrick Warburton • Stanley Tucci • Cheryl Hines • Kenan Thompson • John H. Williams • Dave Goetsch • Donovan Cook • Norton Virgien • Curtis Augspurger • Tom Jacomb • Andreas Grosch • Ross Venokur • Kirk DeMicco • Jason Venokur • Eric M. Bennett • Neil Braun • Louise Goodsill • Ralph Kamp

When a $5 billion NASA probe disappears into an intergalactic wormhole, the agency recruits Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, to help retrieve the wayward craft. But Ham is a free-spirited circus performer more interested in zero gravity high jinks than living up to his illustrious heritage. The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from an evil dictator. A hilarious, out of this world adventure the whole family can enjoy, "Space Chimps" features cutting edge CGI animation and the voice talent of Andy Samberg ("Saturday Night Live"), Cheryl Hines ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), Patrick Warburton ("Rules of Engagement"), Kristin Chenoweth ("The West Wing") and Stanley Tucci ("Robots").

With Stephen Rea • Nancy Brunning • Vincent Ward • Temuera Morrison • Samantha Morton • Toa Fraser • Cliff Curtis • Danielle Cormack • Rawiri Pene • Grant Roa • Veeshayne Armstrong • Barry Te Hira

"River Queen" depicts the story of Sarah O'Brien, an Irish immigrant to New Zealand, who becomes caught in the middle of the land wars between the European settlers and Maoris, by the Wanganui River. Kiefer Sutherland plays the leader of the European settlers (from Britain), whilst Cliff Curtis and Temuera Morrison play leaders of the Maori tribes.

With Vince Vaughn • Elizabeth Banks • Kevin Spacey • Paul Giamatti • David Dobkin • Ludacris • Dame Judi Dench • Jessie Nelson • John Michael Higgins • Paul Hitchcock

Fred Claus has lived his entire life in his brother's very large shadow. Fred tried, but could hardly live up to the example set by the younger Nicholas, who was just a perfect, well, saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model of giving, while Fred became the polar opposite: a fast-talking repo man who's run out of luck and money. Over Mrs. Claus' objections, Nicholas agrees to help his brother on one condition: that he come to the North Pole and earn the money he needs by working in Santa's Toy Shop. The trouble is that Fred isn't exactly elf material and, with Christmas fast approaching, Fred could jeopardize the jolliest holiday of the year.