DVDs Releasing: the Week of January 09, 2007 |
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The Illusionist |
DVD Release Date : January 09, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Neil Burger. |
Starring : Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, James Babson, Brian Caspe, Tom Fisher, Aaron Johnson, Erich Redman, Ellen Savaria, Jake Wood. |
Runtime : 110 minutes. Genre : Drama, Fantasy. |
Official Website : http://www.illusionistthefilm.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
A supernatural mystery that combines romance, politics and magic, "The Illusionist" is the latest film from the producers of the Oscar winners "Crash" and "Sideways." The film stars Academy Award nominees Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti as two men pitted against each other in a battle of wits: Norton as mysterious stage magician Eisenheim, and Giamatti as Vienna's shrewd Chief Inspector Uhl, with Jessica Biel sharing the screen as the beautiful Sophie von Teschen.
When word of Eisenheim's astounding illusions reaches the powerful and pragmatic Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), the ruler attends one of the magician's shows in order to debunk Eisenheim during the performance. But when the Prince's intended, Sophie von Teschen, assists the magician onstage, Eisenheim and Sophie recognize each other from their childhoods—and a dormant love affair is rekindled. As the clandestine romance continues, Uhl is charged by Leopold to intensify his efforts to expose Eisenheim, even while the ma... |
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Crank |
DVD Release Date : January 09, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor. |
Starring : Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Jose Cantillo, Carlos Sanz, Keone Young. |
Runtime : 83 minutes. Genre : Action, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.crankfilm.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Chev Chelios is about to begin his morning with an unexpected wake-up call. Groggy, practically unable to move and with a heart that's barely beating, he hears the voice of thug Ricky Verona, who reveals Chev has been poisoned in his sleep and only has an hour to live.
As it turns out, Chev is a hit man who freelances for a major West Coast syndicate. A run of the mill job the night before instead went awry: he let his target slip away in an effort to quit professional killing and start a new life with his girlfriend Eve.
Now, Chev must keep moving to stay alive: the only way to prolong the poison from stopping his heart is to keep his adrenaline flowing. As the clock ticks, Chelios cuts a swath through the streets of Los Angeles, wreaking havoc on those who dare stand in his way. He must rescue Eve from danger, stay two steps ahead of his nemeses and search for an antidote to save his own life. |
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The Night Listener |
DVD Release Date : January 09, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Patrick Stettner. |
Starring : Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Rory Culkin, Joe Morton, John Cullum, Bobby Cannavale. |
Runtime : 91 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.thenightlistener-movie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
The Night Listener" tackles the narrative of Armistead Maupin's most haunting page-turner, in which popular public radio storyteller Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) develops an intense phone relationship with a young listener named Pete (Rory Culkin) and the social worker who rescued him from a life of abuse (Toni Collette). But Gabriel soon comes to the startling realization that it is quite possible that neither the boy nor his painful account of his childhood really exist. |
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Bandidas |
DVD Release Date : January 09, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Espen Sandberg, Joachim Roenning. |
Starring : Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam, Joe Reitman. |
Runtime : 95 minutes. Genre : Adventure, Comedy, Western. |
Official Website : (Not English Website) http://www.bandidas-lefilm.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
A comedy-adventure set in 1888 Mexico, in which two women – one a European-educated sophisticate, the other a rough-and-tumble peasant — reluctantly join forces to fight a ruthless enforcer… by becoming celebrated bank robbers. |
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Quinceañera |
DVD Release Date : January 09, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland. |
Starring : Emily Rios, Chalo Gonzalez, Jesse Garcia, David W. Ross, Jason L. Wood. |
Runtime : 90 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.sonyclassics.com/comingsoon.php?filmid=309&page=1 |
Plot Summary : |
"Quinceañera" is a look at what happens when teenage sexuality, age-old rituals, and real estate prices collide. It is a reinvention of Kitchen Sink drama, fueled by the racial, class, and sexual tensions of a Latino neighborhood in transition. Magdalena (Emily Rios) is the daughter of a Mexican-American family who runs a storefront church in Echo Park, Los Angeles. With her fifteenth-birthday approaching, all she can think about is her boyfriend, her Quinceañera dress, and the Hummer Limo she hopes will carry her on her special day. But a few months before the celebration, Magdalena falls pregnant. As the elaborate preparations for her Quinceañera proceed, it is only a matter of time before her religious father finds out and rejects her. Forced out of her home, Magdalena moves in with great-great uncle Tomas (Chalo Gonzalez), an old man who makes his living selling champurrado (a Mexican hot drink) in the street. Already living with him is Carlos (Jesse Garcia), Magdalena's cousin, a ... |
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