DVD & Blu-rays Released August 4, 2009 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)

Tuesday, August 4

105 mins

Obsessed PG-13

Derek Charles (Idris Elba), a successful asset manager who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage to the beautiful Sharon (Beyoncé Knowles). But when Lisa (Ali Larter), a temp worker, starts stalking Derek, all the things he's worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy.

Idris Elba, Steve Shill, Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter, Jerry O'Connell, David Loughery, Scout Taylor-Compton, Jeff Graup

Thriller Suspense

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh R

Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.

Nick Nolte, Jan Korbelin, Sienna Miller, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael London, Mena Suvari

Comedy

Race to Witch Mountain PG

"Race to Witch Mountain" is a thrilling action-adventure about a hard luck Las Vegas cab driver Jack Bruno, whose life is thrown into chaos when apparent "runaway" teenagers Sara and Seth jump into his taxi. He soon realizes his two fares are children with exceptional paranormal powers whom he must protect as they elude a collection of ruthless enemies.

Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Mark Bomback, Carla Gugino, Ciaran Hinds, Alexander Ludwig, Andrew Gunn, Andy Fickman

Adventure Fantasy Thriller

Labor Pains PG-13

A young woman to pretends to be pregnant in order to avoid being fired from her job. When that gets her a bunch of special treatment by everyone involved in her life, she tries to keep up the lie for nine months.

Cheryl Hines, Lindsay Lohan, Aaron Yoo, Lati Grobman, Avi Lerner, Lara Shapiro, Stacy Kramer, Luke Kirby

Comedy

North Face

Philipp Stölzl, Benno Furmann

Drama Adventure

90 mins

Delgo PG

The land of Jhamora is torn apart by the mutual prejudice of two peoples—the winged Nohrin, masters of the skies, and the terrestrial Lockni, who harness the mystical powers of the land. When Delgo (Freddie Prinze, Jr.), a reckless Lockni teenager, forms an outlawed friendship with the spunky Nohrin Princess Kyla (Jennifer Love Hewitt), hostilities between the two peoples escalate, setting the stage for an exiled Empress Sedessa (Ann Bancroft) to exact her revenge and reclaim her rule.

Freddie Prinze Jr., Michael Clarke Duncan, Marc F. Adler, Scott Biear, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Chris Kattan, Sally Kellerman, Burt Reynolds

Adventure Family Kids

111 mins

The Mutant Chronicles R

Thomas Jane stars as Major Mitch Hunter, a 23rd century soldier who leads humans in a fight against a demonic, marauding army of underworld NecroMutants.

John Malkovich, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, Thomas Jane, Simon Hunter, Ross Jameson, Stephen Rea, Benno Furmann

Action Adventure Fantasy

109 mins

The Soloist PG-13

In "The Soloist," an emotionally soaring drama about the redemptive power of music, journalist Steve Lopez (Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Oscar winner Jamie Foxx), a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives. "The Soloist" is directed by Joe Wright (Golden Globe winner for Best Drama and Oscar nominee for Best Picture "Atonement").

Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Joe Wright, Susannah Grant, Catherine Keener, LisaGay Hamilton, Russ Krasnoff, Gary Foster

Drama Music

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