New DVD Releases
The new DVD releases include The Bucket List, Jumper and The Other Boleyn Girl. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
June 10, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
The Bucket List DVD
Tagline: "When he closed his eyes, his heart was opened."
Length: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, including a sexual reference
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star in this feel-good movie directed by Rob Reiner.
Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a billionaire who meets auto mechanic Carter Chambers (Freeman) while both are in the hospital. Both men are given only months to live, but Carter has a list of things he'd like to do before he kicks the bucket. Financed by Edward, the two oldsters go skydiving, drive race cars and embark on a trip that takes them to the south of France, the Pyramids, the Taj Mahal and the Himalayas. Along the way, both men resolve issues and change each other. Selected DVD Special Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Jumper DVD
Tagline: "Anywhere is possible."
Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality
This action sci-fi movie is about someone capable of teleportation.
As a teenager, David Rice discovers his power to instantly relocate himself from one place to another. As an adult, David (Hayden Christensen) teleports into bank vaults and takes money to pay for his globetrotting lifestyle. But a nemesis arises in the person of Roland (a white-haired Samuel L. Jackson). Roland is a paladin, that is, someone who tries to kill jumpers like David. In fact, according to Griffin (Jamie Bell), another jumper, there is a centuries-old war going on between paladins and jumpers. Selected DVD Special Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
The Other Boleyn Girl DVD
Tagline: "The only thing that could come between these sisters is a kingdom."
Length: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content and some violent images
Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana star in this historical drama adapted from Philippa Gregory's novel. The story is about the Boleyn sisters, Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson), both of whom end up at the court of King Henry VIII (Bana) in 16th-century England. The sisters' father tries to advance the family status by pairing Anne with Henry, but the king is attracted to Mary, and the two eventually become lovers. Nevertheless, it ultimately turns out to be Anne that Henry marries. The king's actions are driven in large part by his need to produce a male heir. Selected DVD Special Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
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June 10, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
The Bucket List DVD
Tagline: "When he closed his eyes, his heart was opened."
Length: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, including a sexual reference
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star in this feel-good movie directed by Rob Reiner.
Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a billionaire who meets auto mechanic Carter Chambers (Freeman) while both are in the hospital. Both men are given only months to live, but Carter has a list of things he'd like to do before he kicks the bucket. Financed by Edward, the two oldsters go skydiving, drive race cars and embark on a trip that takes them to the south of France, the Pyramids, the Taj Mahal and the Himalayas. Along the way, both men resolve issues and change each other. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Jumper DVD
Tagline: "Anywhere is possible."
Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality
This action sci-fi movie is about someone capable of teleportation.
As a teenager, David Rice discovers his power to instantly relocate himself from one place to another. As an adult, David (Hayden Christensen) teleports into bank vaults and takes money to pay for his globetrotting lifestyle. But a nemesis arises in the person of Roland (a white-haired Samuel L. Jackson). Roland is a paladin, that is, someone who tries to kill jumpers like David. In fact, according to Griffin (Jamie Bell), another jumper, there is a centuries-old war going on between paladins and jumpers. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Two-Disc DVD Set
- Widescreen
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
The Other Boleyn Girl DVD
Tagline: "The only thing that could come between these sisters is a kingdom."
Length: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content and some violent images
Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana star in this historical drama adapted from Philippa Gregory's novel. The story is about the Boleyn sisters, Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson), both of whom end up at the court of King Henry VIII (Bana) in 16th-century England. The sisters' father tries to advance the family status by pairing Anne with Henry, but the king is attracted to Mary, and the two eventually become lovers. Nevertheless, it ultimately turns out to be Anne that Henry marries. The king's actions are driven in large part by his need to produce a male heir. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Next Page - Additional Video/DVD Releases of Interest This Week
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