September 2009 DVD & Blu-rays

With Ben Affleck • Russell Crowe • Jason Bateman • Rachel McAdams • Robin Wright • Helen Mirren • Tony Gilroy • Jeff Daniels • Billy Ray • Liza Chasin • Matthew Michael Carnahan • Debra Hayward • Paul Abbott • Kevin Macdonald • Andrew Hauptman • Tracy Falco • E. Bennett Walsh

Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McAffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures in "State of Play," from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland").

Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

McAffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar® winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer's identity, McAffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation's power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is ever safe.

With Emile Hirsch • Elisha Cuthbert • Luke Greenfield • Timothy Olyphant • Marc Sternberg • Autumn Reeser • Paul Franklin Dano • Laird Stuart • Christopher Marquette • James Remar • Harry Gittes • Charles Gordon • Brent Goldberg • David Wagner • Stuart Blumberg

Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-arrow over-achiever who has never really lived life, until he falls for his new neighbor, the beautiful and seemingly innocent Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). When Matthew discovers this perfect "girl next door" is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love - as he helps her rediscover her innocence.

With Jeremy Kipp Walker • Andre Holland • Michael Gaston • Ryan Fleck • Anna Boden • Paul S. Mezey • Jamie Patricof • Algenis Pérez Soto • Rayniel Rufino

'Sugar' follows the story of Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States’ minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life’s ambition. Blending the genres of sports drama, immigrant journey, and coming-of-age story, 'Sugar' is a unique film about self-discovery.

With Christina Milian • Sean McNamara • David Buelow • David Brookwell • Cody Longo • Bille Woodruff • Alyson Fouse • Gabrielle Dennis • Elena Song

Christina Milian stars as sassy cheer captain Lina Cruz, whose world is turned upside-down when her family moves from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the sunny beach town of Malibu. At her new school, Lina clashes with Avery, the ultra-competitive all-star cheer captain, while also falling for Avery’s super-cute brother, Evan. Lina’s always been able to rise to a challenge, but can she create a new all-star squad, beat Avery at the Spirit Championships, and still keep her romance with Evan? Hot music, fierce competition and high-flyin’ fun continue in this all-new movie!

With James Earl Jones • Mark Linfield • Alastair Fothergill

The first film in the Disneynature series, "Earth," narrated by James Earl Jones, tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journey across the planet we all call home. "Earth" combines rare action, unimaginable scale and impossible locations by capturing the most intimate moments of our planet's wildest and most elusive creatures. Directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, the acclaimed creative team behind the Emmy Award®-winning "Planet Earth," combine forces again to bring this epic adventure to the big screen, beginning Earth Day 2009.

With Kirby Dick

An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.

With Cary Joji Fukunaga • Paulina Gaitan • Edgar Flores • Karl Braun • Diana García • Tenoch Huerta Mejía

"Sin Nombre" is an epic dramatic thriller written and directed by Student Academy Award winner Cary Joji Fukunaga in his feature debut. The filmmaker’s firsthand experiences with Central American immigrants seeking the promise of the U.S. form the basis of the Spanish-language movie.

"Sin Nombre" tells the story of Sayra (Paulina Gaitan), a teenager living in Honduras, and hungering for a brighter future. A reunion with her long-estranged father gives Sayra her only real option – emigrating with her father and her uncle into Mexico and then the United States, where her father now has a new family.

Meanwhile, Casper, a.k.a. Willy (Edgar Flores), is a teenager living in Tapachula, Mexico, and facing an uncertain future. A member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang brotherhood, he has just brought to the Mara a new recruit, 12-year-old Smiley (Kristyan Ferrer), who undergoes a rough initiation.

While Smiley quickly takes to gang life, Casper tries to protect his relationship with girlfriend Martha Marlene (Diana García), keeping their love a secret from the Mara. But when Martha encounters Tapachula’s Mara leader Lil’ Mago (Tenoch Huerta Mejía), she is brutally taken from Casper forever.

Sayra and her relatives manage to cross over into Mexico. There, they join other immigrants waiting at the Tapachula train yards. When a States-bound freight train arrives one night, they successfully rush to board – riding atop it, rather than in the cars – as does Lil’ Mago, who has commandeered Casper and Smiley along to rob immigrants.

When day breaks, Lil’ Mago makes his move and Casper in turn makes a fateful decision. Casper must now navigate the psychological gauntlet of his violent existence and the physical one of the unforgiving Mara, but Sayra bravely allies herself with him as the train journeys through the Mexican countryside towards the hope of new lives.

With Charlize Theron • Bruce Dern • Patty Jenkins • Christina Ricci • Scott Wilson • Marc Macaulay • Lee Tergesen • Clark Peterson • Donald Kushner • Pruitt Taylor Vince • Annie Corley • Marco St. John • Rus Blackwell • Tim Ware • Kaitlin Riley • Brad Wyman • Mark Damon • Sammy Lee

The story is based on the life of serial killer Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron), who was executed Oct. 9, 2002, after murdering at least six Florida men while working as a prostitute. In her 1992 trial, Wuornos pleaded innocent, saying she acted in self-defense to prevent being raped, a statement she later recanted. The film centers on Wuornos' life before the murders and her romantic relationship with Selby (Christina Ricci), a woman she dated while still turning tricks and killing men.

With Marlon Wayans • Affion Crockett • Keenen Ivory Wayans • Shawn Wayans • Damon Wayans • Damien Wayans • Essence Atkins • Rck Alvarez • Richard Vane • Craig Wayans

A rich, white girl from the suburbs finds herself on a series of misadventures when she moves to the mean streets of the inner-city.

With Jason Statham • Brian Taylor • Skip Williamson • Efren Ramirez • Tom Rosenberg • Gary Lucchesi • Corey Haim • Amy Smart • Bai Ling • Glenn Howerton • Mark Neveldine • Michael Davis • Richard Wright • David Rubin

In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios' (Jason Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart.

With Ray Liotta • Ron Perlman • David Permut • Mark Sennet • Armin Mueller-Stahl • Trevor Morgan • Charles Durning • Diana Scarwid • George Gallo • Jimmy Evangelatos • Julie Lott

A semiautobiographical account of Gallo's life as an impressionist painter during the summer of 1974.

With Anthony Minghella • Sydney Pollack • Amy J. Moore

Precious Ramotswe, a female gumshoe detective in Botswana, locates wayward children, cheating husbands and con men and then falls in love with the owner of a local garage.

With Jacob Vargas • Anthony Bregman • Alex Rivera • David Riker

Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.

With Matt Tyrnauer • Matt Kapp

A documentary about the life of legendary fashion designer Valentino.

With Ryan Reynolds • Hugh Jackman • Avi Arad • Taylor Kitsch • Liev Schreiber • Lynn Collins • Lauren Shuler Donner • Danny Huston • Dominic Monaghan • David Benioff • Will.i.am • Peter O'Brien • Gavin Hood

Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar – as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of "X-Men," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe whose appearances in the film series have long been anticipated.

With Omari Hardwick • Lauren London • Wood Harris • Benny Boom • Inny Clemons • Donald Faison • Mos Def • Darius McCrary • Scott Aronson • Blair Cobbs • Cisco Reyes

Donald Faison stars as a hapless delivery man who finds himself at the center of a drug deal gone horribly awry in "Next Day Air", an uproarious action comedy with an all-star cast. Life isn’t going smoothly for Leo Jackson(Faison). He still lives at home, he just broke up with his co-worker girlfriend and he’s had so many complaints about his sloppy work habits that his own mother is threatening to fire him. But Leo isn’t one to let a few bad breaks ruin his day—as long as he’s got plenty of weed to take his mind off his troubles. But when the wacked-out courier accidentally delivers a box containing 10 kilos of high quality cocaine to the wrong apartment, it sets in motion a hilarious and harrowing chain of events that could cost him his life.

With Colin Firth • Jessica Biel • Kristin Scott Thomas • Cynthia Nixon • Ben Barnes • Stephen Elliott

Based on the Noel Coward play, the film tells the story of an American divorcee (Jessica Biel) who heads to the South of France. Once there she jumps into a whirlwind romance and wedding with an English guy (Ben Barnes). Then the newly weds travel to the UK to face the music with his disapproving parents (Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas).

With Donnie Yen • Jet Li • Zhang Ziyi • Tony Leung Chiu-Wai • Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk • Chen Dao Minga • Zhang Yimou • Yimou Zhang • William Kong

A tale about the soon-to-be First Emperor of China who is on the brink of conquering a war-torn land during the violent dawn of the Qin dynasty over two thousand years ago. Three opponents are determined to assassinate the King, and one loyal subject stands in their way.

With Martin Freeman • Sarah Polley • Minnie Driver • Peter Greenaway

Centers on Rembrandt van Rijn's creation of what is considered by many his most famoust painting, "The Nightwatch," and the impact it has on his private life.

With So Yong Kim

In Seoul, Korea, two sisters must look after one another when their mother leaves them to search for their estranged father.

With Michael Peña • Seth Rogen • Anna Faris • Ray Liotta • Jon Jashni • Jody Hill • Marty Ewing • Donald De Line • Collette Wolfe • Andrew Haas • Thomas Tull

At the Forest Ridge Mall, head of security Ronnie Barnhardt patrols his jurisdiction with an iron fist, combating skateboarders, shoplifters and the occasional unruly customer while dreaming of the day when he can swap his flashlight for a badge and a gun. His delusions of grandeur are put to the test when the mall is struck by a flasher. Driven to protect and serve the mall and its patrons, Ronnie seizes the opportunity to showcase his underappreciated law enforcement talents on a grand scale, hoping his solution of this crime will earn a coveted spot at the police academy and the heart of his elusive dream girl Brandi, the hot make-up counter clerk who won't give him the time of day. But his single-minded pursuit of glory launches a turf war with the equally competitive Detective Harrison of the Conway Police, and Ronnie is confronted with the challenge of not only catching the flasher, but getting him before the real cops do.

With Chris Evans • Dennis Quaid • Justin Long • Evan Rachel Wood • Danny Trejo • Luke Wilson • Danny Glover • Brian Cox • Rosanna Arquette • David Cross • Ron Perlman • Evan Spiliotopoulos • James Garner • Aristomenis Tsirbas

The story tells of a conflict between the inhabitants of a peaceful world and the human warriors who want to colonize it.

With Emma Roberts • Alec Baldwin • Rory Culkin • Kieran Culkin • Martin Scorsese • Cynthia Nixon • Timothy Hutton • Derick Martini • Jill Hennessy • Steven Martini

The movie, set in late '70s Long Island, is a coming-of-age story following two families who fall apart when precarious relationships, real estate problems and Lyme disease converge in the heart of suburbia.

With Jude Law • Steve Buscemi • John Leguizamo • Dianne Wiest • Judi Dench • Eddie Izzard • Sally Potter

Defying the usual conventions of film, "Rage" is the new cinematic creation from ground-breaking writer/director Sally Potter. Using a radical narrative structure focusing entirely on individual performances, "Rage" builds a tragicomic portrait of people persuaded to reveal their secrets in the midst of a crisis. The film consists entirely of a dynamic series of interviews, as if shot by a schoolboy on his mobile phone. He goes behind-the-scenes at a New York fashion show during seven days in which an accident on the catwalk turns into a murder investigation.

Fourteen actors, both celebrated stars and exciting emerging talents, play characters who each have a role in the show, from the designer (Simon Abkarian) and his models (Lily Cole and Jude Law), the fashion critic (Judi Dench) and photographer (Steve Buscemi), through the seamstress (Adriana Barraza) to the fashion house financier (Eddie Izzard) and his bodyguard (John Leguizamo). As they start to confide in Michelangelo, the unseen schoolboy with his phone camera, their personal truths begin to surface and the reality of events taking place off screen at the show start to unravel.

Writer/director Sally Potter spent two days with each actor, shooting the character's interviews against a blue screen, with just herself behind the camera and a sound recordist. Returning to this type of pure performance and intimate style of filmmaking was a liberating and challenging experience for both the cast and director.

With Matthew McConaughey • Emma Stone • Jennifer Garner • Jeff Nathanson • Michael Douglas • Mark Waters • Daniel Sunjata • Robert Forster • Jon Shestack • Scott Moore • Breckin Meyer • Noureen Dewulf • Marcus Viscidi • Lacey Chabert • Anne Archer • Brad Epstein • John Lucas

Celebrity photographer Connor Mead loves freedom, fun and women...in that order. A committed bachelor who thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call, Connor's mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for his kid brother, Paul, and a houseful of well wishers on the eve of Paul's wedding. Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he is visited by the ghosts of his former jilted girlfriends, who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through his failed relationships--past, present and future. Together they attempt to find out what turned Connor into such an insensitive jerk and whether there is still hope for him to find true love...or if he really is the lost cause everyone thinks he is.

With Clive Barker • Sophie Ward • Jonas Armstrong • Jorge Saralegui • Joe Daley • Nigel THomas • Lauri Apelian • Micky Macpherson • John Harrison • Darin Silverman

While investigating a gruesome slaying, a paranormal expert finds a house that is at the intersection of "highways" transporting souls to the afterlife.

With Willem Dafoe • Jeff Goldblum • Derek Jacobi • Ayelet Zurer • Paul Schrader • Noah Stollman • Ulf Israel

The story focuses on a former Nazi collaborator who later becomes the head of an asylum.

With Robbie Amell • Frank Welker • Steven Altiere • Hayley Kiyoko • Brian Levant • Chris Foss • Daniel Altiere • Kate Melton

What brings best friends together? For Daphne, Velma, Fred, Shaggy and Shaggy’s spunky pup Scooby-Doo, it’s a mystery! The feature-length live-action "Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins" original movie takes you back to when four teenage sleuths (plus one dog detective) first met. Unjustly accused of staging a spooky practical joke complete with ghosts, the kids are suspended from Coolsville High. To clear their names, they team to solve the supernatural mystery…and head straight into nonstop laughs and adventure. Special fun, special friends and extra-special effects make this “how-it-all-began” story – from boy-meets-dog to the first trip in the Mystery Machine and more – a doggone great time!

With Baard Owe • Bent Hamer • Henny Moan

The Norwegian film "O’Horten" centers on a train driver who is stumped as to what to do when he hits retirement.

With Piyush Jha

Sikandar Raza dreams of a better life for his family by realizing his football talent, but he is a loner at school and an easy target for the school bullies. One day on his way home from a school football match, Sikandar finds a gun lying on the path.

With Jennifer Aniston • Woody Harrelson • Steve Zahn • Fred Ward • Wyck Godfrey • Stephen Belber • Marty Bowen • William Horberg • Jim Tauber

"Management" is a romantic comedy that chronicles a chance meeting between Mike Cranshaw (Steve Zahn) and Sue Claussen (Jennifer Aniston). When Sue checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona, what starts with a bottle of wine "compliments of management" soon evolves into a multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense of purpose. Mike, an aimless dreamer, bets it all on a trip to Sue's workplace in Maryland - only to find that she has no place for him in her carefully ordered life. Buttoned down and obsessed with making a difference in the world, Sue goes back to her yogurt mogul ex-boyfriend Jango (Woody Harrelson), who promises her a chance to head his charity operations. But having found something worth fighting for, Mike pits his hopes against Sue's practicality, and the two embark on a twisted, bumpy, freeing journey to discover that their place in the world just might be together.

With Kevin Spacey • Keke Palmer • Mark Webber • Jonas Pate • Thomas Moffett

Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.

With Cuba Gooding Jr. • Christian Slater • Christa Campbell • Lochlyn Munro • Tibor Takacs • Eric James

A novelist is hunted by a spy who thinks the writers holds millions of dollars in diamonds stolen by his dead fiancee.

With Sasha Grey • Steven Soderbergh • David Levien • Brian Koppelman • Chris Santos • Greg Jacobs

A revealing look at the world of prostitution from an elite call girl's point of view.

With Madonna • Vicky McClure • Eugene Hutz • Dan Cadan • Holly Weston

Madonna's directorial debut, "Filth and Wisdom," is a hilariously sexy tale of three roommates who must delve into mischievous and naughty behavior in pursuit of bigger and brighter futures. A Ukrainian immigrant, A.K. (Eugene Hutz), finances his dreams of 'trans-continental superstardom' with his band, Gogol Bordello, by turning tricks as a role-playing cross dresser. As A.K. literally whips the privileged of London into shape, he also secretly pines for the object of his affection, Holly (Holly Weston), an aspiring ballerina looking for her big break while moonlighting as a slippery stripper. Meanwhile, Juliette (Vicky Mclure) steals medicine from her pharmaceutical job in hopes of quenching her dreams of helping Africa's youth. "Filth and Wisdom" is every bit as erotic and playful as it is poignant and touching, revealing the universal struggles we all face in our pursuits of happiness.

With Reese Witherspoon • Paul Rudd • Seth Rogen • Will Arnett • Rainn Wilson • Hugh Laurie • Lisa Stewart • Conrad Vernon • John Stevenson • Stephen Colbert • Jill Hopper • Latifa Ouaou

When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.

With John Krasinski • Allison Janney • Maya Rudolph • Sam Mendes • Chris Messina • Jeff Daniels • Maggie Gyllenhaal • Catherine O'Hara • Ed Saxon • Josh Hamilton • Melanie Lynskey • Dave Eggers • Vendela Vida

Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski [“The Office’] and Maya Rudolph [“Saturday Night Live’]), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time. The movie features the music of Alexi Murdoch.

With Jeremiah Zagar

A renowned mosaic artist, who for the past 30 years has covered more than 40,000 square feet of Philadelphia top to bottom with tile, mirror, paint, and concrete.