Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
Movies: New on DVD
Ken Sain |
Here are some of the DVDs scheduled to be released Tuesday:
Star Trek: Director J.J. Abrams did what many thought was impossible: kick new life into a worn-out franchise. After six different television series and 10 movies, ratings and box office receipts for "Star Trek" were falling. But the universe isn't done with James T. Kirk, Spock and Leonard McCoy just yet. This 11th film restarts the franchise, and its success ensures there will be at least one more "Star Trek" movie in the future.
PG-13; 127 minutes; Directed by J.J. Abrams
My Sister's Keeper: For people who enjoy good ethical dilemmas, this film should start conversations. Cameron Diaz plays the mother of Kate, who has leukemia. She decides to have another daughter, Anna, who is made by modern science to be a genetic match to Kate. After years of treatment, Anna gets a lawyer to sue her parents, demanding control over her own body. But Kate's health is declining and she needs a kidney transplant operation to survive.
PG-13; 109 minutes; Directed by Nick Cassavetes
Bruno: Sacha Baron Cohen ("Borat") returns with his unusual brand of crude humor, this time portraying a gay fashion designer from Austria who comes to America to become a success. The movie sets out to offend people, so anyone easily offended should probably rent another film.
R; 82 minutes; Directed by Dan Mazer
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard: Jeremy Piven plays Don Ready, a freelance auto salesman who is brought in by a failing dealership to sell every car in its stock during the Fourth of July weekend, or it will have to close.
R; 89 minutes; Directed by Neal Brennan
Humpday: Ben and Andrew were once good friends, but haven't seen each other for 10 years. During a wild party, the two straight men make a mutual dare: They plan to make a gay porn film and submit it to the local film festival. The one problem besides actually having to go through with it is the wife of one of the men, who has some objections.
R; 93 minutes; Directed by Lynn Shelton
Is Anybody There: A 10-year-old boy lives in a senior home run by his parents, and while surrounded by death and dying, becomes obsessed with finding proof of the afterlife. He meets Clarence (Michael Caine), a former magician in the early stages of dementia who has just entered the home. The two form an unlikely friendship.
PG-13; 92 minutes; Directed by John Crowley