DRIVE Rated R Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman	Updated January 31, 2012 He has an unusual name, a name that gives a big clue as to what he does for a living. His name is Driver. And he’s a driver for hire. We’re referring to Ryan Gosling’s character in the movie Drive, which is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. During the day, his job is legitimate. He performs stunt driving for movie productions in Los Angeles. At night, he also works as a driver-for-hire; it’s just that most of the driving he does is for people on the wrong side of the law. One of his common duties is being the getaway driver for criminals after bank robberies. Driver is also very much a loner. He enjoys driving around listening to pop music. And, he has hopelessly fallen in love with a young mother, who is the target of some shady characters involved with her ex-husband. And since Driver is involved in a relationship with her, he too is being chased. So, he has to put things into gear, so to speak, and take matters into his own hands. Drive is rated R for strong brutal bloody violence, rough language and some nudity. Running time for the film is 1 hour and 40 minutes. Extras include features titled “I Drive”, “Under the Hood” and “Cut to the Chase.”
REAL STEEL Rated PG-13 Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly	Updated January 24, 2012 So you’re a professional boxer who makes a living in the ring when all of a sudden giant robots become the standard for boxing and your boxing career is KO’d. Set in the near future, that’s the story of Real Steel, where fighter Charlie Kenton’s (Hugh Jackman) career has ended and robots have become the stars of the ring. These robots are huge, standing 8-feet tall and weighing over 2,000 pounds. So, what’s an out-of-work fighter to do? Well, build a giant robot and get back in the game. Charlie reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to build and train a super robot, one that can claim the championship. But the competition is fierce in this brutal sport and the stakes are very high. They will have only one last shot at a comeback. Real Steel is rated PG-13 for some violence, intense language and brief rough language. The movie is directed by Shawn Levy and produced by Steven Spielberg, among others. The movie is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. Extras include deleted scenes, Sugar Ray Leonard: Cornerman’s Champ, and a feature called "Building the Bots and More."
THE IDES OF MARCH Rated PG-13 Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood	Updated January 17, 2012 If you find the entire political experience a thrill, The Ides of March should get you in the mood for the upcoming 2012 elections. George Clooney is the film’s producer, co-screenwriter, director and one of its stars. Talk about wearing a lot of hats. The film is about an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Ryan Gosling) who is feverishly working to help his guy win in a hotly-contested Ohio presidential primary. The presidential candidate is played by Clooney. Ohio is a bellwether state…as Ohio goes, so goes the country. Win Ohio and your chances of winning the whole kit and caboodle are pretty darn good. But as we all know, politics and scandal go hand in hand and when Gosling’s character is suddenly enveloped in a major scandal, it could bring down his candidate’s shot at the most powerful job in the world. The movie is based on Beau William’s award-winning play Farragut North.  The Ides of March is rated R for pervasive rough language throughout the movie. It is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™.
ABDUCTION Rated PG-13 Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs	Updated January 17, 2012 Going through adolescence and feeling like you just don’t fit in is something that happens to many of us when it comes to classmates and school life.  But feeling like an outsider in your own family? Usually, that isn’t quite as common. In the movie Abduction, now available on DVD and Blu-ray, Taylor Lautner has always felt like an outsider in his own family. The young man’s curiosity to find out the reason why leads him to a terrifying and painful discovery: he was kidnapped during childhood and the parents he grew up with are not his real parents at all. His online searches actually locate an old photo of himself on the back of a milk carton featuring pictures of missing children. Suddenly his entire world is thrown into a tailspin, as it becomes painfully obvious that his entire life up until this point has been based on lies. FBI agents get involved in a race to protect the young man and try uncovering the mysterious circumstances of his kidnapping and why he must flee for his life. Abduction is rated PG-13 for a few sequences of intense violence and action, brief rough language, some sexual content and teen partying. The movie is directed by John Singleton.
MONEYBALL Rated PG-13 Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Pratt, Kathryn Morris, Tammy Blanchard, Glenn Morshower	Updated January 10, 2012 On paper, the movie Moneyball doesn’t sound all that entertaining, especially if you have no interest in major league baseball. But for those who love the sport, the intricate details of the wheeling and dealing that goes on in a major league clubhouse, and when you throw in an all star cast featuring Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this movie could be a home run. Okay, enough with the baseball clichés. The story revolves around Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) after he takes the helm of the Oakland Athletics as the team’s general manager. Beane implements a non-traditional approach involving computer analysis and metrics to select players and build a winning baseball team in the big leagues for much less money compared to other MLB teams. This is the true behind-the-scenes story of how it all went down. Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Art Howe, the manager of the Oakland Athletics. Moneyball was a modest hit at the box office and the film garnered numerous Golden Globe nominations. Brad Pitt is likely to snag an Oscar nod as well for Best Actor. The movie is directed by Bennett Miller. The film’s running time is 2 hours and 13 minutes. Extras include a blooper reel where Brad Pitt “loses it” and a feature called Moneyball: Playing the Game.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 Rated PG-13 Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Rupert Grint, John Hurt, Helena Bonham Carter, Domhnall Gleeson	Updated January 3, 2012 The end is here. One of the most successful series of movies based on books of all time wraps up its amazing run in the final installment of the Harry Potter series, as we say good-bye to Harry Potter and friends and hello to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.  The movie, along with a ton of wonderful extras, is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. The final chapter begins as the three characters that we have watched grow into young adults Harry, Ron and Hermonie continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord’s three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as is always the case, the evil Voldemort learns of their ambitious mission and the epic final battle begins. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was itself one book, but with so much storytelling to tell on the big screen, two movies were made to send things out with a bang. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, along with some frightening images that may scare the youngest kiddies. For fans of the books and movies, it’s a bittersweet time, but what a ride it’s been. Thank you Harry and crew!
FRIGHT NIGHT Rated R Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse	Updated December 13, 2011 One look at Colin Farrell in the new movie Fright Night and you know something isn’t quite right with him. This is a movie where everybody in the movie can’t seem to realize that, except for his next door neighbor.   The teenage guy who lives next to Jerry (Colin Farrell) is Charlie Brewster, a very popular senior in high school who has tons of friends and gets the girl on every try. Everything is going great for Charlie, even initially when Jerry moves in next door to Charlie and his mother. Heck, even Charlie’s mom…and dare we say his girlfriend…become smitten with Jerry. But Charlie sees things going on at his mysterious neighbor’s house that sets off alarm bells. Why is Jerry digging holes in his back yard? Why does he appear to be biting that woman’s neck? Why does he leave the curtains open when this is happening? Charlie thinks and pretty much knows Jerry is a vampire out to terrorize his neighborhood. The problem is, nobody believes him. Fright Night is a comedy horror movie and is rated R for extreme gore and violence, along with sexual situations. The movie is now available on DVD and Blu-ray and features extras such as The Official ‘How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie’, deleted scenes and a gag reel.
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Rated PG-13 James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine, Jamie Harris, David Hewlett, Andy Serkis	Updated December 13, 2011 It doesn’t really matter how much you do or don’t know about the plot lines of the Planet of the the Apes movie franchise, as the new movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a prequel, so everybody will be up to speed at the get go. The movie is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. James Franco plays Will Rodman, a San Francisco scientist who is working on a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. His test subjects for the cure are apes. His first test subject is a chimp named Caesar (Andy Serkis). Rodman’s testing on Caesar doesn’t go as planned. Instead of gaining data on a cure for Alzheimer’s in humans, Caesar suddenly shows signs of a new way of thinking. His intelligence grows to the point to where it is on par with humans. And then Caesar gets a little too smart for his own good and breaks out of the captivity of the lab. In the process, the chimp releases an airborne strain of the cure Rodman is working on that spreads to other apes. They too become intelligent. Soon the smart apes feel they’re not getting the respect they deserve from humans and an all out Revolution is on. It’s the apes verses the humans in an all out war! Rise of the Planet of the Apes is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and scary situations.  Extras include deleted scenes, commentary from the cast and crew and a few other features.
THE HELP Rated PG-13 Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Chris Lowell	Updated December 6, 2011 Based on the 2009 bestselling book by Kathryn Stockett, The Help a box office success, is now segueing to DVD and Blu-Ray. The movie takes place in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi. It’s the dawn of the civil rights era and three Jackson women are at the heart of the story. There is Aibileen, a wise African-American maid, who along with cooking and cleaning for her wealthy white family employer, she is pretty much the family’s nanny as well, and has a big role in raising the family’s children. Aibileen has a wise-cracking smart-mouthed friend named Minny, who can’t seem to keep a job as a maid for very long when her attitude turns off her employers. And then there is Skeeter, a young woman and recent college grad from Ole Miss, who returns home to Jackson after college to find work. Skeeter was pretty much raised by Aibileen. Now as an adult, Skeeter realizes all the wonderful things Aibileen has done for her and taught her to become the woman she is today. When Aibileen loses her only child, Skeeter wants to be there for her. The three women come together for a secret project that because of the racism of the era may put them all at risk. The Help is rated PG-13 for thematic material. Running time is 2 hours and 17 minutes. Extras include The Making of The Help, In Their Own Words: A Tribute to the Maids of Mississippi and ‘The Living Proof’ music video.
COWBOYS & ALIENS Rated PG-13 Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano, Adam Beach, Noah Ringer	Updated December 6, 2011 Just the premise of not-so-friendly aliens from outer space visiting the old west of Arizona gives this movie lover chills. Sounds like my kind of summer movie. After all, back in 1873, there weren’t any apps for UFO sightings and abductions, so this movie should please old western lovers and sci-fi lovers at the same time. Now there’s something you don’t hear every day. Cowboys & Aliens is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. The movie boasts two heavyweight actors in Daniel Craig and the legendary Harrison Ford. In the movie, a stranger (Daniel Craig) with no memory of his past comes across the Arizona Territory desert town of Absolution. The only small piece of memory he has of his past is not in his mind, but shackled to his wrist. He has no idea how the shackle got there or what it meant.  However, in Absolution, strangers are unwelcome, especially those that have no memory of their past. The stranger butts heads with tough-as-nail Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford) who tries to get him to leave town. That is until a bunch of aliens from outer space decide to attack the town and abduct the incredulous townspeople one by one. Suddenly this stranger is in high demand by the people of Absolution and Dolarhyde to help fight off these creatures never heard or dreamed of before. The stranger just may hold the key to help fight off the aliens. Cowboy & Aliens is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of western and sci-fi action and violence and some partial nudity. It was filmed in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles.
THE HANGOVER PART 2 Rated R Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Jamie Chung, Sasha Barrese, Mike Tyson	Updated December 6, 2011 In the wildly raunchy and hugely successful comedy The Hangover, the saying “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” held true for four friends on a Bachelor’s Party weekend in Sin City…for the most part. Not everything stayed in Vegas, as a dentist with a knocked out tooth, along with a severely sunburned groom provided physical reminders of the outrageous weekend, even though the four friends didn’t have much of a memory of what went on. As successful as the original movie was, you just knew there would be a sequel, and that’s what we get in almost as successful The Hangover Part 2, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. This time around, the four friends Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug head to Bangkok, Thailand to celebrate Stu’s upcoming wedding. Stu of course remembers that he didn’t remember much about the foursome’s Vegas visit, so he plans what he thinks will be a quiet brunch for he and his buddies in Bangkok. After all, what could go wrong at a brunch?With these guys, plenty. Boxing legend Mike Tyson will reprise his role in the new Hangover, so this is sure to be another wild weekend. The Hangover Part 2 is rated R for rough language throughout the film, strong sexual content including graphic nudity, drug use and a few brief violent images. Extras include a tour of Bangkok with Mr. Chow and ‘Not Your Everyday Monkey.’
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS Rated R Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Bryan Greenberg, Richard Jenkins, Woody Harrelson, Andy Samberg	Updated November 29, 2011 Justin Timberlake is a busy guy. He has tons of hit records, had a critically-acclaimed role in the blockbuster hit The Social Network, and he reportedly is interested in purchasing part of MySpace.com. Not to mention being chased by tabloid reporters everywhere he goes. He even went to a Marine ball with a female Marine who invited him to be her date via YouTube video. Now Mr. Timberlake is bringing sexy back as a leading man, starring in the movie Friends with Benefits, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. Timberlake plays Dylan, a guy who has a platonic friendship with Jamie (Mia Kunis). They’ve seen a lot of romantic movies about a guy and girl who are friends who are able to add a sexual element into their friendship. Usually these relationships don’t work out, but Dylan and Jamie don’t believe the Hollywood version. They think they can add sex to their friendship without any problems. They would think wrong. Friends with Benefits is rated R for sexual content, some drug-related material and rough language. Extras include “Bonus Benefits: A Pop Up Trivia Track”, commentary with writer/director Will Gluck, Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, deleted scenes and outtakes.
SUPER 8 Rated PG-13 Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basso	Updated November 22, 2011 The setting of the Super 8 is a small town in Ohio back in 1979. A group of teenage friends are out filming with an old super 8 movie camera when they witness a horrific train crash. The train crash was bad enough, but soon the friends begin to suspect that the crash was not accidental. As a matter of fact, they believe it was intentional. Shortly after that, strange occurrences and unexplained disappearances begin to take place in their hometown. The town’s deputy takes the case to investigate the strange goings-on and unearths something more terrifying and disturbing than any of the friends…or the deputy…could imagine. The movie is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams of TV’s Lost fame. It is produced by Steven Spielberg and rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, rough language and some drug use. Extras include commentary by writer/director J.J. Abrams, producer Bryan Burk and cinematographer Larry Fong, behind-the-scenes featurettes and Deconstructing the Train Crash.
THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE Rated R Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Mimoun Oaissa, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast	Updated November 22, 2011 Imagine going from obscurity to being thrust into the inner circle of Iraq’s notorious mad man Saddam Hussein. In the new movie The Devil’s Double that’s exactly what happens to an Iraqi army lieutenant, who happens to look very much like Saddam’s son Uday Hussein. In Iraq, while under the rule of Saddam Hussein, it was common for members of the Hussein family to have a “body double”, so to speak. The body double would have a strong resemblance to the Hussein family member. It was for security purposes. In this case, the lieutenant, named Latif Yahia (Dominci Cooper), was a dead ringer for Uday. Latif soon learns from Uday’s mistress Sarrab that Uday is a sadistic party boy who has countless intimate encounters with women and is a brutal drug-addicted killer. What Latif experiences living life impersonating such a barbaric man could eventually land him in trouble with Uday’s enemies and he has to come up with a plan to stay alive. The Devil’s Double is rated R for strong brutal violence and torture, sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and pervasive language. The movie was filmed in Spain and Malta and is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Rated PG-13 Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving	Updated October 25, 2011 Captain America was introduced to the public in a Marvel comic book way back in 1941. Fast forward to 2011 and a slick new movie based Marvel’s creation called Captain America: The First Avenger is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. Captain America, also known as Steve Rogers, and played by relative unknown actor Chris Evans, has volunteered to participate in an experimental program that will turn him into the Super Soldier superhero known as Captain America. He will fight for his country against anything and everything dark and evil. In the program, Rogers teams up with pals from the comic books Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter and together they wage an epic battle with the malicious HYDRA organization. If you’re a fan of the comic book, you know the ultimate battle will be against the ruthless Red Skull, leader of HYDRA. Captain America: The First Avenger is rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action. It is directed by Joe Johnston. Extras include "Outfitting a Hero", deleted scenes and commentary from the cast and director.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Rated PG-13 Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Sam Claflin, Geoffrey Rush	Updated October 18, 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has swash buckled its way onto DVD and Blu-Ray™, along with digital download. Johnny Depp is back as Captain Jack Sparrow. In this installment of the mega-successful movie franchise, Jack crosses paths with the mysterious Angelica (Penelope Cruz). And after the two meet again, Jack becomes confused. Is Angelica the potential love of his life? Or, are Angelica’s intentions less than genuine; where she is using Jack to find the fabled fountain of youth? Angelica forces Jack aboard the ship “Queen Anne’s Revenge”, which happens to be the ship of legendary pirate Blackbeard. Soon Jack and Angelica are on the high-seas adventure of a lifetime in which Jack isn’t quite sure who to fear most…Blackbeard or Angelica. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is rated PG-13. The movie is directed by Rob Marshall and was filmed at locations in Hawaii and at studios in London and Los Angeles. Extras on the DVD and Blu-Ray™ include Legends of On Stranger Tides, Under the Scene: Bringing Mermaids to Life and deleted and extended scenes.
THE GREEN LANTERN Rated PG-13 Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins	Updated October 11, 2011 Kermit the Frog used to sing that it’s not easy being green. He may want to change his tune now that The Green Lantern is available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan, the first ever human selected into the elite Green Lantern Corps, a brotherhood of intergalactic warriors who are protectors of peace and justice. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. When a powerful new enemy called the Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, the fate of Earth is put on the shoulders of Hal, much to the dismay of a number of Green Lantern Corps members, who are not big fans of humans. Hal is a talented and cocky test pilot who has never harnessed the powers of the ring. The Green Lantern Corps members soon realize Hal is the missing link to the puzzle because he possesses one thing they don’t: humanity. The Green Lantern is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action. Running time is 1 hour and 45 minutes. The film is directed by Martin Campbell. Blu-Ray™ extras include deleted scenes, an extended cut and the Universe According to Green Lantern.
HORRIBLE BOSSES Rated R Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudekis, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland	Updated October 11, 2011 At one time or another, just about everyone who has a job has fantasized about what life would be like at work without their boss. In the movie Horrible Bosses, which is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™, three co-workers take that fantasy to the extreme. Nick, Kurt and Dale are co-workers who absolutely hate their bosses. Every day at work is like a day in the dental chair getting a root canal. Basically they find their bosses impossible to tolerate. So at happy hour one night after work after throwing back a few too many drinks, the three come up with what they think is a foolproof plan to eliminate their bosses…permanently. An ex-con they meet at the bar gives them advice on how to pull it off. But Nick, Kurt and Dale don’t always play with a full deck, so to speak. And such a complicated plan is only as good as the boneheads attempting to pull it off. Horrible Bosses is rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive rough language and some drug material. It is directed by Seth Gordon. Blu-Ray™ extras include deleted scenes, an extended cut and How to Survive a Horrible Boss.
FAST FIVE Rated PG-13 Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang, Dwayne Johnson	Updated October 4, 2011 When you think of successful movie franchises, chance are you think of Harry Potter movies, Toy Story, Shrek and others before The Fast and the Furious series of movies would come to mind.   Hard to believe that we’re already up to the 5th installment, aptly titled Fast Five. The movie has raced onto DVD and Blu-Ray™. In Fast Five, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) has been broken out of custody by his buddies and they’ve blown across border after border with authorities in hot pursuit. They eventually race their way to Rio de Janeiro to attempt to pull off one last job in order to obtain their freedom. The only chance this will happen is if the group of racers can somehow confront and convert the corrupt businessman who is trying to kill them. Tall order indeed. Lot of high-octane car sequences with the backdrop of exotic Rio can be expected. Fast Five is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action. There is also sexual content and rough language.
BRIDESMAIDS Rated R Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd, Maya Rudolph, Ellie Kemper	Updated September 20, 2011 Saturday Night Live alums Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph team up for the movie Bridesmaids. The movie was a critical darling and huge box office hit raking in $170 million in domestic ticket sales. The movie is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. Wiig plays down-on-her-luck Annie, whose life is a complete mess. Her wallet is empty and her romantic life is nonexistent. Even so, her best friend Lillian is getting married and Lillian wants Annie to be her maid of honor. Being a maid of honor is an honor for most women, but it is no cheap feat. There’s the bridesmaid dress, gifts, parties, showers and more. The cost can run up in a hurry. So, Annie attempts to pull off all the stops and bluffs her way through the ceremonies and parties leading up to her best friend’s wedding. Annie will stop at nothing to please her best friend. Expect belly laughs galore along the way and a number of touching moments as well. This is a chick flick that reportedly even guys love. Bridesmaids is rated R for some strong sexuality and rough language throughout. Running time is 2 hours and 5 minutes. The movie is directed by Paul Feig.
TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY Rated PG-13 Loretta Devine, Tyler Perry, Shad ‘Bow Wow’ Gregory Moss, Cassi Davis, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry	Updated August 30, 2011 One of America’s favorite wise-cracking grandmothers is back in action with the arrival of Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family on DVD and Blu-Ray™. In this installment, grandma Madea’s niece Shirley receives bad news about her health and wants to get the family together to discuss the ramifications of what is going on with her. But getting a distracted family together is easier said than done. Her three adult children all have their own selfish issues. Madea’s daughter Tammy can’t keep her bratty kids in line. Daughter Kimberly has anger issues that she takes out on her husband. And, son Byron is out of jail, but feeling the pressure to once again start dealing drugs. It’s up to Madea to bring the bunch of misfits together with her very own brand of tough love. Comedic situations are sure to ensue! Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family is rated PG-13 for adult situations and some rough language.
SOMETHING BORROWED Rated PG-13 Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski, Steve Howey	Updated August 16, 2011 Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue. And in this case, something borrowed is your very own fiancé! At least if your name is Rachel in the movie Something Borrowed, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. You see Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a good girl. Always has been. When her best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson) gets engaged to a guy named Dex (Colin Egglesfield), the talented attorney Rachel is more than happy for her. But there’s a teeny tiny problem. Rachel has had a crush on Dex since the two were in law school together. And after a wild night of partying at her 30th birthday, Rachel and Dex end up…well…under the sheets, if you know what I mean. Needless to say, this is not a good thing to happen between best friends. And the drunken mistake leads to a number of complications in the friendship, where secrets are revealed from not only the two best female friends, but from some of their male friends as well. Something Borrowed is rated PG-13 for sexual content and dialogue, along with some drug material. The movie is directed by Luke Greenfield and was filmed in New York City and the Hamptons of Long Island. Extras include deleted scenes and a tour of the film’s locations.
RIO Rated PG Voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, will i. am, Jamie Foxx	Updated August 2, 2011 The animated movie Rio promises to take movie goers on a journey to the magnificently beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a nerdy but loveable macaw named Blu.  Rio is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. Blu is a small town Minnesota macaw, who lives in a cage and is under the impression that he is the last remaining macaw in existence in the entire world. Blu would be wrong, and he soon discovers that fact when he learns that there is indeed another macaw in existence…and it’s a lovely female macaw named Jewel who lives on her own, not in a cage, in faraway Rio de Janeiro. So Blu, even though since he is domesticated it is difficult for him to fly, he decides to go to Rio to find high-flying Jewel. Together they set off on the journey of a lifetime and along the way learn about love, friendship, courage and the many wonders of life, all with the stunning and exotic backdrop of tropical Brazil. The movie also features an energizing soundtrack of Latin rhythms and dancing. Rio is rated PG for some mild rude humor. Running time is 1 hour and 36 minutes. Extras include Explore the World of Rio and Blu Leads the Way.
SOURCE CODE Rated PG-13 Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden	Updated July 26, 2011 Imagine waking up in the body of someone else. Somebody you don’t even know. And you’re suddenly a part of an investigation into who bombed a Chicago commuter train. Talk about freaky. Well, that’s exactly what happens to Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) in the movie Source Code, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. Colter is a decorated U.S. soldier who in his new body must be an integral part of a government experiment called the “Source Code.” It’s a program that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. Now there’s a second, much larger threat facing Chicago…a threat that could millions of people in downtown Chicago. Colter must re-live the first train bombing over and over, each time collecting more clues in those 8 minutes as to who is responsible for the act of terror on the train. And to prevent the next major attack. Source Code is rated PG-13 for some violence, disturbing images and rough language. Running time is 1 hour and 34 minutes. The film is directed by Duncan Jones and was filmed in Montreal and Ottawa in Canada.
LIMITLESS Rated PG-13 Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Anna, Friel, Johnny Whitworth, Andrew Howard	Updated July 19, 2011 Not quite sure what’s in NZT, but whatever it is, it sure is something aspiring author Eddie Morra likes in the new movie Limitless, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. Eddie (Bradley Cooper) has a bad case of writer’s block and when an old friend introduces him to a new pharmaceutical drug called NZT, his writer’s block disappears. He can write creatively with ease. He can suddenly remember every single word of every book he’s ever read. He can learn a foreign language in a day. Soon he takes his new-found talents to Wall Street and becomes an overnight sensation. His cunning stock market sense catches the eye of Wall Street heavyweight Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro), who invites Eddie to help broker the largest corporate merger in history. This is some drug. And therein lays the problem. Other people want some of this miracle drug and Eddie is suddenly faced with fighting off stalkers and ruthless gangsters. Not to mention the increasingly horrific side effects he’s facing from taking the drug. Limitless is rated PG-13 for thematic material involving a drug, violence, disturbing images, sexuality and rough language. The movie is directed by Neil Burger and was filmed in Philadelphia and New York City. Extras include an alternate ending and an unrated extended cut.
INSIDIOUS Rated PG-13 Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne	Updated July 12, 2011 Lock all the doors, pull down the shades and get ready to have your pants scared off of you, right in your very own living room. Insidious, a thriller of a movie that surprisingly scared up some nice box office business, mostly because of positive word of mouth, is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. The movie is about a family who discovers some very strange and dark things happening in a house shortly after they move in. This is more than books falling off bookshelves and floors creaking. In addition to the standard haunted house-type events, they’re beloved young son suddenly and without reason slips into a coma. So the family decides to move out of the house. Case solved, right? Wrong. In the new house, even more bizarre and terrifying occurrences start to take place and they soon discover that their previous house really wasn't haunted. The horror has everything to do with the family itself. Insidious is rated PG-13 for thematic material, violence, terror and frightening images, along with one bout of rough language. Running time is 1 hour and 42 minutes.
ARTHUR Rated PG-13 Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig, Nick Nolte, Luis Guzman	Updated July 12, 2011 When a movie is successful, chances are someday down the road, a remake will pop up for an entire new generation of moviegoers to enjoy the same thing that captured the hearts of moviegoers back in the day. This time around, back in the day was 1981. The movie, starring Golden Globe winner Dudley Moore as America’s favorite loveable drunk Arthur, is back. Arthur, which wasn’t exactly a box office phenomenon, is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. This time around, Arthur is played by British comedian Russell Brand. The story is similar to the original, with Arthur bumbling through life with a drink in his hand and an unlimited fortune to never have to do a day’s work. But soon Arthur is faced with a dilemma – choosing between an arranged marriage with a woman he doesn’t love, that will continue his wealthy, carefree lifestyle or to ditch his riches for an uncertain future with the woman he really loves. Arthur is rated PG-13 for alcohol use throughout, sexual content and some drug references. The film is directed by Jason Winer and was filmed in New York City. Extras on the Blu-Ray™ include deleted scenes and a gag reel.
BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Rated PG-13 Aaron Eckhart, Bridget Moynahan, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Pena, Adetokumboh M. Cormack	Updated June 21, 2011 The debate on whether UFOs and aliens from faraway planets really exist continues to rage around the world. Many people claim to have seen UFOs, photographed or videotaped them…even claim to have been abducted by them. Naysayers have an explanation for nearly every so-called UFO sighting, explaining away evidence that looks completely legitimate. In Battle: Los Angeles the UFOs are real. Very real. They are big and bad and they mean business. And they’re intent on destroying Earth. The movie is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. In the era of 24-hour cable news, viewers around the world are given a front row seat as one by one, from Paris to Seoul to Beijing to Buenos Aires; the world’s most famous cities are completely wiped off the map. Enter Los Angeles. The last city standing on Earth. The home of Hollywood will be the final battleground for mankind. And to do the job to save the planet is a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon. They will fight an epic battle against an enemy unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Battle: Los Angeles is rated PG-13 for sustained and intense sequences of war violence and destruction along with rough language. Running time is 1 hour and 56 minutes. Special features on the Blu-Ray™ include a behind-the-scenes look at the movie’s battle scenes and an alien autopsy.
JUST GO WITH IT Rated PG-13 Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Nick Swardson, Brooklyn Decker, Kevin Nealon, Rachel Dratch	Why do some men lie to their girlfriends to avoid commitment? That is a good question for a relationship expert, but we all know that more times  than not, a lie will eventually come back to haunt you. In this case, even if you’re Adam Sandler. The above scenario is the plot of Sandler’s movie Just Go With It, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. Sandler plays a plastic surgeon with a much younger girlfriend who is a teacher. The lie he tells her to avoid getting married is that he is already married. The problem is he is not. So he cooks up a scheme to use his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) to play his soon to be ex-wife to cover up his lie. However she has kids, so they also have to be involved in the smoke and mirrors scheme. One lie leads to another…and another. All along, hilarity ensues.  Nicole Kidman also stars in the movie, along with Saturday Night Live veterans Kevin Nealon and Rachel Dratch. Just Go With It is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, partial nudity, drug references and rough language.
THE MECHANIC Rated R Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell	Updated May 17, 2011 If you’re looking for a no-holds barred action flick, The Mechanic may be right up your dark scary alley.  The movie is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. It’s the story of an assassin named Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham), who is as good as they get when it comes to doing his line of work. He performs hits on people with relative ease and never leaves a trace of his misdeeds. He is a professional, and after he knocks off yet another victim, he has no feelings or emotional guilt whatsoever. That is until his mentor and close friend Harry is brutally murdered. Arthur decides he must take matters into his own hands and get revenge, and this time it is personal. It’s just that Arthur doesn’t count on one thing coming along for the ride: Harry’s son Steve, who wants to be a part of locating and killing his father’s murderer. Steve asks Harry to show him his dark underworld of danger and death. It’s just that Harry, who usually works alone, is not prepared for Steve being a part of this mission. But he can’t turn his back on his best friend’s son. The Mechanic is rated R for strong brutal violence throughout the movie. In addition, there is rough language, sexual content and nudity. Extras include a collection of deleted scenes.
BLUE VALENTINE Rated R Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman, Mike Vogel, Maryann Plunkett	Updated May 10, 2011 There was a controversy over the MPAA rating originally given the movie Blue Valentine when it was first rated before opening in theatres.   Originally, because of a graphic sex scene between the film’s two stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, the film garnered the dreaded NC-17 rating from the MPAA board. After much uproar from the film’s actors and producers, and some fancy cuts in the editing room, the movie was switched to R-rated. Now, it is available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. The story revolves around Dean and Cindy (Gosling and Williams) a married couple who started their relationship madly in love, but over the years have slowly slipped apart to the point where they may not be able to save their relationship. The story is told is both past and present tense and examines the highs and lows through the years of their on-the-rocks marriage. Blue Valentine is rated R for strong graphic sexual content, language and domestic abuse. Running time is 1 hour and 54 minutes. Extras include deleted scenes, the making of Blue Valentine and commentary from the cast and director Derek Cianfrance.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED Rated R Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Kline, Ophelia Lovibond	Updated May 10, 2011 The question of whether or not a man and a woman can have a close relationship as “just friends” has been asked for years and years. Some say yes, that’s it’s healthy to have a close platonic friend of the opposite sex. Others say the friendship will eventually lead to the bedroom. So, in the movie No Strings Attached, the question is answered, yes and yes, and that’s just fine.   No Strings Attached is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. Golden Globe winner Natalie Portman plays Emma, who has been life-long friends with Adam (Ashton Kutcher). Their friendship has been platonic for years. That is until one day when they end up in bed together. Turns out, the friends kind of liked the whole experience. They like it enough to ask themselves if they could somehow continue their bedroom relationship and their friendship, without all the jealously, arguments, couples’ commitments and family expectations. So the two friends decide to try their experiment. See the movie to find out how it all works out. No Strings Attached is rated R for sexual content, rough language and some drug related material. Extras include deleted scenes and commentary from the cast.
THE GREEN HORNET Rated PG-13 Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour, Tom Wilkinson	Updated May 3, 2011 Movie theatres went green back in January and it had nothing to do with recycling popcorn containers.  It was The Green Hornet, don't you know. Now the movie is available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. The Green Hornet is the latest superhero action movie and is the story of super wealthy, spoiled playboy named Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), who is the heir to a Los Angeles newspaper fortune, a fortune his father worked hard to achieve. Britt though hasn’t taken his father’s cue in how he leads his life. Instead of putting in 16 hour days at the office, Britt prefers to wine and dine the ladies and enjoy a non-stop party lifestyle spending his daddy’s money. Then, suddenly, daddy dies. The death of his father is a slap in the face to Britt, who must now somehow fill the void his father has left behind in the Los Angeles community. Britt needs a plan, and he hatches one with a resourceful young man named Kato (John Chou), who was an up-and-coming employee in his father’s company. The plan involves posing as criminals, Britt dressed as a green-costumed superhero, to fight crime. Kato ingenious creativity allows his to design a dream car called The Black Beauty; an indestructible fighting machine featuring every kind of weapon imaginable. Brit and Kato team up with Britt’s secretary Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz) to fight the nastiest criminals in the in LA. Expect one wild ride. The Green Hornet is rated PG-13 for sequences of violent language, rough language, sensuality and drug content. Extras include actor Jay Chou's audition, 3D animated storyboard comparisons and commentary from the filmmakers.
THE KING'S SPEECH Rated R Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall	Updated April 26, 2011 In case you missed this year’s Oscar-winning best picture when it was in theatres, then re-released in theatres with less foul language, now you can own it or rent it as The King’s Speech is available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. The movie stars Oscar-winning best actor Colin Firth as Prince Albert, the Duke of York back in the time of the beginning of World War II. He has just been handed the English throne by his older brother King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce). But Albert is not all that thrilled with his new position as King. He would have preferred to remain a prince rather than assume the awesome responsibility of having the entire Empire under his control. The reason for Albert’s lack of desire to be King is that he has a debilitating speech impediment that has prevented him from successfully speaking in public for his entire life. So his wife, the soon-to-be Queen Elizabeth, (Helena Bonham Carter) hires an eccentric speech therapist named Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) to help him get over his problem. Together, the two men come up with a treatment plan to help him beat his stammer and take charge of the nation. Extras include commentary from the cast and crew and a look at some of the real people for which the story is based. Running time for The King's Speech is 1 hour and 51 minutes. It is rated R for rough language.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1 Rated PG-13 Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Robbie Coltrane, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson	The beginning of the end is here. The final installment in the Harry Potter series…Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2…opens in theatres this July of 2011. And now, you can own (or rent) the movie that sets you up for the end of all the magic as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. In this movie, Harry, Ron and Hermione are off on a mission to find and destroy the secret to Voldemort’s immortality and destruction – the Horcruxes. Now with the threesome on their own, without the help of and guidance of their professors and Professor Dumbledore, they must rely on each other more than they ever have. However, there are Dark Forces at work that could tear the threesome apart. In addition, the world of wizardry has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. Producers dabbled with the idea of making the movie in 3-D, but decided against it, because there was not enough time to convert it to the high quality standards a Harry Potter audience would demand. Look for Part 2 to play in theatres in 3-D. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images.
TRON: LEGACY Rated PG Jeff Bridges, Gerrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, Bruce Boxleitner, Michael Sheen, Anis Cheurfa	Updated April 5, 2011 It’s been a long time since 1982, when TRON, a science fiction adventure film starring Jeff Bridges, was playing at local movie theatres. TRON fans rejoiced back in December of 2010 when TRON: Legacy hit movie theatres. Now, the movie is available on DVD and Blu-Ray™.   Bridges plays Kevin Flynn, a gifted software engineer who was once known as the world’s best video-game developer. However, Flynn mysteriously disappeared and his 27-year-old son Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) is haunted by it. When Sam receives a strange signal sent to him from his father’s old video game arcade, he investigates, and eventually is happily reunited with his long lost father. But that’s not where the story ends, not by a long shot. The two Flynns are suddenly thrust into a digital world that the elder Flynn himself developed. However, much has changed about this strange world. There are new vehicles to defend against, new and improved weapons, landscapes and an alarming villain that will stop at nothing to destroy them. TRON: Legacy is rated PG for sequences of sci-fi action, violence and a brief sequence of rough language. Running time is 2 hours and 7 minutes. The movie is released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Extras include a sneak preview of TRON: Uprising.
FAIR GAME Rated PG-13 Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Noah Emmerich, Liraz Charchi, Nicholas Sadler	Updated March 29, 2011 Here’s a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that will have both sides of the political spectrum arguing their positions all over again. The movie Fair Game is based on the true story of CIA covert officers Valerie Plame and her husband Joe Wilson. The movie is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray™. You’ll remember back to when George W. Bush was president and Plame was leading an investigation into the possibility that Iraq and Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction within its borders. Ms. Plame’s husband is then drawn into the investigation to substantiate the possibility of an alleged sale of enriched uranium, used in the production of such weapons, from the African country of Niger. Joe Wilson eventually reports that he could not find any evidence of the sale. His findings, or lack thereof, are not exactly what the Bush administration wanted to hear. So, the administration ignores him. Mr. Wilson doesn’t take too kindly to the Bush administration’s reaction and goes on to write a scathing editorial in the New York Times that throws fuel on the brewing firestorm. The editorial is just the beginning of a series of events that will lead to a war of words between the couple and the Bush administration. Fair Game is rated PG-13 rough language. Running time is 1 hour and 48 minutes.