DVDs Releasing: the Week of December 26, 2006 |
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The Black Dahlia |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Brian De Palma. |
Starring : Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Mia Kirshner, Hilary Swank. |
Runtime : 120 minutes. Genre : Crime. |
Official Website : http://www.theblackdahliamovie.net/ |
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Master storyteller Brian De Palma, known for such classic crime dramas as "The Untouchables," "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way," as well as his suspense thrillers "Carrie," "Dressed to Kill" and "Blow Out," directs this adaptation of James Ellroy's ("L.A. Confidential," "American Tabloid") best-selling crime novel.
"The Black Dahlia" weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short (Mia Kirshner) A.K.A. "The Black Dahlia"-an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public.
While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his marriage to Kay (Scarlett Johansson), his partner Ble... |
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Haven |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Frank E. Flowers. |
Starring : Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton, Stephen Dillane, Zoe Saldana, Razaaq Adoti, Agnes Bruckner, Victor Rasuk, Lee Ingleby, Anthony Mackie, Joy Bryant, Terry Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Carter, Caroline Goodall, Mpho Koaho, Ky-Mani Marley. |
Runtime : 115 minutes. Genre : Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.havenmovie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Written and directed by native Caymanian Frank E. Flowers, and filmed entirely in the 100-square mile West Indies paradise, "Haven" is an edgy, suspenseful, viscerally gripping ensemble film in which unconnected lives intersect and ignite a violent chain of events that turns tranquility into chaos. In an instant, greed collides with innocence and passion goes up against those who forbid it, and all at once an idyllic tropical refuge becomes anything but safe. |
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The Last Kiss |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Tony Goldwyn. |
Starring : Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck, Michael Weston, Eric Christian Olsen, Rachel Bilson, Blythe Danner, Tom Wilkinson, Lauren Lee Smith, Marley Shelton. |
Runtime : 104 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.lastkissmovie.com/ |
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"The Last Kiss" is a contemporary comedy-drama about life, love, infidelity, forgiveness, marriage, friendship... and coming to grips with turning 30. It is an adaptation of Gabriele Muccino's acclaimed Italian film "L'Ultimo Baccio." |
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The Descent |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Neil Marshall. |
Starring : Nora-Jane Noon, Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder. |
Runtime : 109 minutes. Genre : Horror. |
Official Website : http://www.thedescentfilm.com/ |
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"The Descent" is Neil Marshall's hotly anticipated follow up to his 2002 hit "Dog Soldiers." Directed by Marshall from his own script, it tells the story of an all-female caving expedition that goes horribly wrong, and stars Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone and Myanna Buring. Set in a cave system deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Marshall describes his film as "'Deliverance' goes underground."
One year after a tragic accident, six girlfriends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual caving trip. Deep below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when a rock falls and blocks their route back to the surface. The girls soon learn that Juno, the thrill-seeking leader of the expedition, has brought them to an unexplored cave and that as a result no knows where they are to come rescue them. The group splinters and each push on, praying for another exit. But there is something else lurking under the earth – a race of monstro... |
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Factotum |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Bent Hamer. |
Starring : Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens, Marisa Tomei, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Tony Lyons. |
Runtime : 98 minutes. Genre : Drama, Action. |
Official Website : Not Available |
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Based on the novel by cult author Charles Bukowski and adapted by Hamer and Jim Stark, "Factotum" is the story of a man living on the edge; of a writer willing to risk everything to make sure his life is poetry. Henry Chinaski (Dillon) works in factories and warehouses to support what he really wants to do: drink, bet the horses, take up with women as rootless as he is and, above all write stories no one wants to publish. |
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Jackass : Number Two |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Jeff Tremaine. |
Starring : Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Stephen Glover, Chris Pontius, Preston Lacy. |
Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.jackassmovie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
This sequel to the 2002 hit, based on the infamous MTV series in which Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and company regularly put their health and dignity on the line in an attempt to shock and amuse, gets the old gang back together for another round of gross, alarming, and funny hi-jinks. |
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