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Tuesday DVD Guide - July 13, 2010

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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:06

CHLOE
DIRECTOR: ATOM EGOYAN
Starring: Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Max Thieriot
A missed flight…a lack of intimacy…guarded secrets… To Catherine (Julianne Moore), every detail suggests that her husband David (Liam Neeson) has been unfaithful. But there’s only one way to know for sure. Catherine pays the mysterious Chloe (Amanda Seyfriend), an escort, to seduce her husband. She wants to know exactly how far she can trust him. But soon Catherine finds herself pushed beyond all limits as passions burn and obsessions build. From Academy Award® nominated director Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter, 1997).

GENRE: DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 96 MINS
RATED: R


GREENBERG
DIRECTOR: NOAH BAUMBACH
Starring: Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Koby Rouviere, Sydney Rouviere
Roger Greenberg (Stiller) is single, fortyish and deliberately doing nothing. In search of a place to restart his life, he agrees to housesit for his brother in LA and tries to reconnect with his former bandmate (Rhys Ifans) and successful ex-girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh). But old friends aren’t necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself forging a connection with his brother’s personal assistant, Florence (Greta Gerwig). Despite his best attempts not to be drawn in, Greenberg comes to realize that he may at last have found a reason to be happy. Critics rave, “Greenberg has a soul, a heart and a sense of humor.” (Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com)
GENRE: COMEDY/DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 108 MINS
RATED: R


THE GREATEST
DIRECTOR: SHANNA FESTE
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, Michael Shannon
Written and directed by Shana Feste, in her feature directorial debut, THE GREATEST tells the story of Allen and Grace Brewer, a grief-stricken couple whose family has been pushed to the breaking point by the death of their older son, Bennett, in a car crash. When a young woman, Rose, shows up a few months later announcing that she is pregnant with Bennetts child, the Brewers are forced to take her in. At first, Roses presence threatens to tear the family even further apart but, eventually, her interaction with each of the Brewers proves to be the very thing that brings them back together.
GENRE: DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD
RUNTIME: 99 MINS
RATED: R


MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
DIRECTOR: JOHN STOCKWELL
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Anton Yelchin, Eva Amurri, Justin Chatwin, Willa Holland
From the director of Blue Crush comes MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a witty, warm-hearted comedy about two precocious teens and their unusual families. A pair of co-workers at a small-town water park—restless troublemaker Dorian (Anton Yelchin, Star Trek) and the tightly wound Grace (Eva Amurri, Californication) – form an unlikely bond when Dorian cooks up an illicit plan to earn big money. With no assistance from a flaky, free-spending mom (Oscar® winner* Susan Sarandon) and competition from a sexy younger sister (Willa Holland, Legion), Grace needs all the help she can get if she’s going to make it to college.
GENRE: COMEDY/DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 95 MINS
RATED: R


OUR FAMILY WEDDING
DIRECTOR: RICK FAMUYIWA
Starring: Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King
Say “I do” to Our Family Wedding, the hilarious and heartwarming comedy with an all-star cast, including Academy Award® Winner Forrest Whitaker and stand-up superstar Carlos Mencia. When college students Marcus and Lucia (Lance Gross and Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera) make a surprise engagement announcement, their feuding fathers (Whitaker and Mencia) threaten to turn a dream wedding into a battle royal. Throw in eccentric relatives and clashing cultures, and you’ve got a recipe for laugh-out-loud lunacy and nonstop fun!
GENRE: COMEDY
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 90 MINS
RATED: PG-13


SHARK WEEK: JAWS OF STEEL
DIRECTOR: N/A
Starring: N/A
Shark Week: Jaws of Steel begs the question: Are sharks out to get us? In addition to fascinating facts about sharks, this gasp-packed collection adds up the other side of the equation and includes some of the most terrifying shark attacks in recent history. You won’t be able to paddle fast enough to distance yourself from the true stories of shark attacks in episodes such as Blood in the Water, Shark Bite Summer and Great White Appetite. Survivorman’s Les Stroud adds his signature wisdom to the mix with a trek to five of the most notorious shark-infested waters on the planet, and former Force Recon Marine Charles Ingram gets answers from the experts to some of our most fascinating and fear-filled questions about our finned foes.

GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 366 MINS
RATED: PG


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