New on DVD this week...
Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream," Sylvester Stallone runs out of steam, Samuel L. Jackson and John Leguizamo get caught up in a criminal scheme, John Cusack explores an Iraq War theme... and the commercialization of Christmas is not held in very high esteem.
Also coming to DVD today:
Stories about New York's and Washington's cream, a young surfer who joins the other team... and profiles of two thieves of Baghdad: one a fantasy supreme, the other, a documentary about a president who calls for a change in regime.
 Rambo
The latest installment of the "Rambo"
series arrives on DVD this week. The new film, starring, co-written and
directed by Sylvester Stallone, finds our hero John Rambo on a mission
to save a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by
Burmese soldiers. The special effects are very good... in one scene
they almost make it seem as if Stallone is... acting. The film is available in a variety of editions and formats, including Blu-ray, along with a bunch of re-releases of the three earlier films. (See the complete list below.)
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 Cleaner
"Cleaner"
is a dark, gritty and confusing crime thriller that bypassed theaters
to come straight to DVD. It's about a single father and former cop
named Tom Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) who has an unusual job - he cleans
up crime scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy
suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Carver is shocked to learn
he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in
a dirty criminal cover up. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and
co-stars Eva Mendes, Ed Harris, Keke Palmer and Luis Gusman.
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 Grace Is Gone
"Grace is Gone"
is a little different than the other Iraq war films that have been
released recently. This one stars John Cusack as a man who, after his
wife is killed in Iraq, can't bear to tell his two daughters the news.
Instead, he sets off with them on a spontaneous road trip to an
amusement park. It's a deeply moving drama (with a score by Clint
Eastwood) that picked up two awards at The Sundance Film Festival: the
Audience Award and Best Screenplay (James C. Strouse).
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 Cassandra's Dream
Terry
(Colin Farrell) is a chronic gambler in debt over his head; his brother
Ian (Ewan McGregor) is a young man in love with a beautiful actress he
has recently met (Hayley Atwell). When their Uncle Howard (Tom
Wilkinson) arrives in London under mysterious circumstances, the
brothers' lives gradually become entangled in sinister situations with
intense and unfortunate results. In "Cassandra's Dream,"
his third consecutive film set in contemporary London, Woody Allen
shows just how far people will go to make their dreams come true.
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 The Take
In "The Take,"
Felix De La Pena (John Leguizamo) is an armored car driver struggling
to make ends meet for his wife Marina (Rosie Perez) and two kids in
East LA's Boyle Heights neighborhood. But their lives are thrown into
chaos after Felix miraculously survives a violent on-the-job hijacking
led by Adell Baldwin (Tyrese Gibson), a merciless criminal driven by
power and greed. Now facing a difficult recovery and struggling with a
nasty new temper, Felix becomes obsessed with tracking down his
attackers before they frame him for the crimes they committed.
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 The Walker
"The Walker"
is a tale of moral redemption that takes the form of a
mystery-thriller. The film centers around Carter Page (Woody
Harrelson), a well-heeled and popular socialite who serves as
confidant, companion, and card partner to some of Washington, D.C.'s
leading ladies. These pampered women (including Lily Tomlin and Lauren
Bacall) are married to the most powerful men in America, and when their
husbands are too busy running the country to attend to their wives,
they turn to their "gay best friend," Carter, for warmth, wit, and
wisdom.
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 What Would Jesus Buy?
From
producer Morgan Spurlock and director Rob VanAlkemade comes a serious
"docu-comedy" about the commercialization of Christmas. "What Would Jesus Buy?"
follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as
they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the
Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and
the fires of eternal debt.
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 Shelter
"Shelter,"
a gay surfing melodrama, was written and directed by Jonah Markowitz
and is the first in a series of independent scripted projects from
here! TV. The film centers on a young man named Zach who gives up on
his dream of art school in order to provide for his family. When his
best friend's brother returns to town, Zach becomes increasingly
attracted to him, their casual surfing relationship turns into much
more, which sets off a chain of events forcing him to reconcile his own
desires with the needs of his family.
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 The Thief of Bagdad
"The Thief of Bagdad,"
one of the most spectacular fantasy films ever made, is out this week
in a new Criterion Collection Edition. When Prince Ahmad (John Justin)
is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar (Conrad
Veidt), he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu (Sabu) to win back
his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess (June
Duprez). With its luscious Technicolor, vivid sets, and eye-popping
visual effects, "The Thief of Bagdad" has charmed audiences of all ages
for decades. This new 2-Disc set includes a commentary track from
Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese.
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 Frontline: Bush's War
For
six years, the PBS series "Frontline" has covered 9/11 and Al Qaeda,
Afghanistan and Iraq, WMD and the Insurgency, Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib,
Fallujah and the Surge. Now, on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq
invasion, the full saga unfolds in "Bush's War," a definitive documentary analysis of one of the most challenging periods in the nation's history.
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 Lipstick Jungle: Season One
Based on the best-selling novel by Candace Bushnell, "Lipstick Jungle"
is the new NBC drama series that follows three high-powered friends as
they weather the ups and downs of lives lived at the top of their game.
Movie exec Wendy (Brooke Shields) does everything she can to balance
career and family, Nico (Kim Raver), editor-in-chief of a hot fashion
magazine, has her eye on becoming CEO, and free-spirited designer
Victory (Lindsay Price) longs to make her dreams come true and maybe
find Mr. Right along the way.
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