Upcoming DVD and Blu-Ray Titles
March 2010
March 3
Mar 3 Info 2012 (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]
Studio: Sony Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 158min
Synopsis:
We Were Warned.
The end is just the beginning.
An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
First, the Mayan calendar predicted it... Now, science has confirmed it... but we never imagined it could really happen. An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
Roland Emmerich has given movie watchers several apocalyptic films in the past in Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, and he offers another look at the end of the world in 2012. This action film has an ensemble cast, including John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Woody Harrelson.
Rated PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language
Mar 3 Info Elvis
Studio: Shout! Factory
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 170min
Synopsis:
Just two years after Elvis Presley died, Kurt Russell brought him back to life in the original biopic about the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Broadcast on ABC in 1979, "Elvis" marked the first time director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell would work together in what would become a legendary pairing in film history ("Escape from New York," "Big Trouble in Little China," "The Thing," and "Escape from L.A.").
Tracing Presley's life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant return to Las Vegas, "Elvis" features Shelley Winters (Gladys Presley), Season Hubley (Priscilla Presley), Bing Russell (Kurt's real-life father as Vernon Presley), Pat Hingle (Col. Tom Parker), Joe Mantegna ("Memphis Mafia" member Joe Esposito), and Ed Begley Jr. (drummer D. J. Fontana)in an all-star supporting cast for an effort that garnered numerous Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actor for Russell.
March 17
Mar 17 Info Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vegeance/Oldboy/Lady Vengeance)
Studio: Tartan Video
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 361min
Synopsis:
SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE is the first film in Park Chan-Wook's acclaimed Vengeance trilogy. The sister of a simple and deaf factory worker, Ryu, falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, however he is not a match so he looks to the black market which he can't afford. After being fired from his job, his rebel girlfriend suggests that he kidnap the child of his former boss, Park. When the girl accidentally dies, her father seeks vengeance for her death.
OLDBOY is Park Chan-Wook's classic genre-defining revenge tale of a man who's wrongly been imprisoned for 15 years and is then suddenly released. Given money and a cell phone, he's challenged to discover who incarcerated him in the first place, but he only has five days to uncover the truth. Even with a mysterious young girl to help him, his tortures have just begun. Cannes-winner championed by Tarantino, OLDBOY regularly appeared in top ten best movie polls across the country and is listed as one of the all-time best films as rated by IMDB users.
LADY VENGEANCE, the final film in the trilogy was created by Chan-Wook for his daughter. After being wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young child, a beautiful young woman (Lee Young-ae) is imprisoned for 13 years. While in prison she gains the respect and loyalty of her fellow cellmates, all the while plotting her vendetta on the man responsible (Oldboy's Choi Min-Sik). Upon her release she sets in motion an elaborate plan of retribution, but what she discovers is a truth so horrifying, even revenge doesn't seem punishment enough.
March 24
Mar 24 Info The Blind Side
Studio: Warner Brothers
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 128min
Synopsis:
Based on the extraordinary true story...
A poor, oversized and under-educated teenager is recruited by a major college football program where he is groomed into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect.
The Rookie director John Lee Hancock brings another inspirational, true story to the screen with this football drama. Young Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) has lived a difficult life on the streets, but his luck changes when a rich couple by Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw) welcomes him into their home. Michael is given the chance to succeed, and his talent at football earns him the honor of All-American offensive left tackle. Co-starring Kathy Bates, this film is based on Michael Lewis's book THE BLIND SIDE: EVOLUTION OF A GAME.
An American teenager in Memphis, whose father was murdered and whose mother was a crack addict, is shuffled through the public school system, despite his low grade point average and absenteeism. But his tremendous size and quickness attracts the interest of a wealthy white couple who take him in and groom him both athletically and academically to become one of the top high-school football prospects in the country.
The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.








