DVD & Blu-rays Released July 17, 2012 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
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Tuesday, July 17
84 mins
Casa de Mi Padre
Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch faces financial strains, Armando's younger brother Raul (Diego Luna) shows up with his new fiancee, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez) and pledges to settle all his father's debts. It seems that Raul's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over, but when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul's business dealings turn out to be less than legit, the Alvarez family finds themselves in a full-out war with Mexico's most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael Garcia Bernal).
Adam McKay, Diego Luna, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Gael García Bernal, Kevin Messick, Darlene Caamano Loquet, Matt Piedmont
Action Comedy
113 mins
Friends with Kids R
The project revolves around a pair of thirtysomething best friends who observe the toll that having kids has taken on the couples they know and resolve to bypass that stress by having a child and then date other people. Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt will play the lead couple; Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm will play another. Megan Fox will play a girl who Scott begins to date.
Anne Hathaway, Jon Hamm, Megan Fox, Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Jake Kasdan, Kristen Wiig, Mike Nichols
Comedy
107 mins
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
When Britain's leading fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) is approached by a consultant (Emily Blunt) to help realize a sheikh's (Amr Waked) vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert, he immediately thinks the project is both absurd and unachievable. But when the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) latches on to it as a "good will" story, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.
Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, Lasse Hallstrom, Amr Waked, Steven Garrett, Paul Webster, Simon Beaufoy, Kristin Scott Thomas
Drama Comedy Political
85 mins
The Three Stooges PG
Left on a nun’s doorstep, Larry, Curly and Moe grow up finger-poking and woo-woo-wooing their way to uncharted levels of knuckleheaded misadventure. Out to save their childhood home, only The Three Stooges could become embroiled in an oddball murder plot…while also stumbling into starring in a phenomenally successful TV reality show.
Sofia Vergara, Stephen Collins, Peter Farrelly, Jane Lynch, Bobby Farrelly, Bradley Thomas, Will Sasso, Earl Benjamin
Comedy
109 mins
Mamitas R
At school, Jordin (Bonilla) is a cocky but charming Latino firebrand; at home he is a doting grandson who can't seem to please his perpetually cranky father. On the day he's suspended for insulting a teacher, Jordin meets Felipa (Diaz-Carranza), a bookish, no-nonsense New York girl who sees past the swaggering facade. The two immediately embark on an unlikely friendship that inspires Jordin to find out who he really is.
Joaquim de Almeida, Josue Aguirre, Jennifer Esposito, Nicholas Ozeki, E.J. Bonilla, Veronica Diaz-Carranza, Jesse Garcia
Drama
95 mins
Deadline PG-13
the story of the murder of an African American youth in rural Alabama that has gone uninvestigated, unsolved and unpunished for almost twenty years. But that changes when Nashville Times reporter Matt Harper meets an idealistic young blueblood bent on discovering the truth. Harper undertakes the investigation despite the opposition of his publisher, violent threats from mysterious forces, a break-up with his fiancée and his father's cancer diagnosis. Deadline is a story of murder, family, race, and of redemption for a small Southern town and for Matt Harper.
Eric Roberts, Steve Talley, Curt Hahn
Drama
User Rated:
4 / 5
100 mins
Intruders R
In Spain, a mother tries to protect her son from a faceless stranger, while in Britain, a young girl has terrifying dreams of a demon who becomes a real danger to her and her family.
Clive Owen, Ella Purnell, Jaime Marques, Carice van Houten, Pilar López de Ayala, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Belen Atienza, Enrique Lopez Lavigne
Thriller Suspense
85 mins
4:44 Last Day On Earth R
In a large apartment high above the city lives our couple. They're in love. She's a painter, he's a successful actor. Just a normal afternoon - except that this isn't a normal afternoon, for them or anyone else. Because tomorrow, at 4:44 am, give or take a few seconds, the world will come to an end far more rapidly than even the worst doomsayer could have imagined.
Willem Dafoe, Abel Ferrara, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Hipp
Drama Sci-Fi
90 mins
Extraterrestrial
When Julio wakes up in a strange apartment after a night of partying, he's pleasantly surprised to discover it belongs to a beautiful one-night-stand he can't remember--Julia. What's already an awkward situation is made even more so when they discover a giant flying saucer hovering above the city, which is now deserted. Now Julio must contend with a jealous ex-boyfriend, an eccentric neighbor--and very possibly the end of the world!
Julian Villagran, Michelle Jenner, Carlos Areces, Raul Cimas, Nacho Vigalondo
Drama Comedy Sci-Fi
95 mins
Lockout PG-13
Set in the near future, the movie stars Guy Pearce as a government agent who sets off to save the president's daughter, played by Maggie Grace, from rioting convicts in an outer-space maximum-security prison.
Luc Besson, Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Graham King, Peter Schlessel, James Mather, Stephen St. Leger, Peter Stormare
Action Thriller Sci-Fi
User Rated:
3 / 5
The Beat Hotel
The legacy of the American Beats in Paris during the heady years between 1957 and 1963, when Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso fled the obscenity trials in the United States surrounding the publication of Ginsberg’s poem Howl. They took refuge in a cheap no-name hotel they had heard about at 9, Rue Git le Coeur and were soon joined by William Burroughs, Ian Somerville, Brion Gysin, and others from England and elsewhere in Europe, seeking out the freedom that the Latin Quarter of Paris might provide.
Documentary
78 mins
Never Stand Still NR
Legendary dancers and choreographers Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Suzanne Farrell, Mark Morris, Judith Jamison and Bill Irwin appear alongside new innovators to reveal the passion, discipline, and daring of the world of dance in Never Stand Still. Filmed at the iconic Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, this thrilling documentary features amazing performances by world-renowned dancers interwoven with intimate interviews, behind-the-scenes insights, and rare archival footage.
Documentary
88 mins
Patagonia Rising NR
Over the past century more than 45,000 large dams have redefined river corridors around the globe with disastrous results. Descending the Baker River from the Northern Patagonia Ice Cap to its terminus at the Pacific Ocean, Patagonia Rising investigates a controversial plan to build five large hydroelectric dams in Chile's famed wilderness. Stopping off at Patagonia's most remote frontier ranches, this engaging story brings voice to the iconic South American cowboys, Gauchos, caught in the crossfire of future energy demands. Chile could become a leader in sustainable energy development, or it could continue down the road to squandering the pure watersheds of Patagonia.
Documentary
93 mins
The Fairy
A hotel clerk searches all over Le Havre for the fairy who made two of his three wishes come true before disappearing.
Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Drama Comedy
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