DVD & Blu-rays Released June 12, 2012 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
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Tuesday, June 12
111 mins
Good Deeds PG-13
A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds (Tyler Perry) has always done what’s expected of him, whether it’s assuming the helm of his father’s company, tolerating his brother’s misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiancée, Natalie (Gabrielle Union). But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey (Thandie Newton), a down-on-her-luck single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building. When he offers to help her get back on her feet, the chance encounter with someone so far outside his usual circle ignites something in Wesley. This one good deed may finally spark his courage to exchange the life that’s expected of him for the life he’s always really wanted.
Tyler Perry, Brian J. White, Thandiwe Newton, Gabrielle Union, Eddie Cibrian, Rebecca Romijn, Jamie Kennedy, Jordenn Thompson
Drama Comedy Romance
96 mins
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance PG-13
The story sees Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider (Nicholas Cage), hiding out in remote Eastern Europe and struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on The Devil (Ciaran Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son’s body on the kid’s birthday. Idris Elba plays an alcoholic warrior monk tasked with finding Ghost Rider. Johnny Whitworth plays a criminal who is recruited by The Devil to find the boy and is later turned into a demonic creature.
Avi Arad, Nicolas Cage, David S. Goyer, Idris Elba, Mark Steven Johnson, Brian Taylor, Ciaran Hinds, Michael De Luca
Action Adventure Sequel
98 mins
Ranchero
After the death of his parents Rockabilly Tejano Jesse Torres leaves his childhood cattle ranch for the Bright Lights of the Big City. His childhood friend Tom sets Jesse up in a squalid neighborhood of drugs, gangs and broken dreams. Jesse quickly finds out Tom is in deep to the local gangs and struggles to help his friend break away. He finds solace in local girl, Lil' Bit, but as the romance blossoms Jesse finds himself confronted by the neighborhood mobster, Capone (Danny Trejo) who owns Lil' Bit. Now faced with a drug addicted best friend, an angry mobster and his girlfriend’s freedom, Jesse must make some hard choices.
Danny Trejo, Richard Kaponas, Roger Gutierrez, Christina Woods, Brian Eric Johnson
Drama
User Rated:
4 / 5
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows PG-13
The logline is being kept under wraps, although it is known Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), will face off against Moriarty (Jared Harris). Also making an appearance will be Holmes' brother, Mycroft. Noomi Rapace's role is shrouded in mystery although sources say the character may be a French Gypsy. It is unclear if the role is romantic in nature.
Guy Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, Bruce Berman, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, Susan Downey
Action Adventure Sequel
The Hedgehog NR
The timely story of Paloma (Garance Le Guillermic), a young girl bent on ending it all on her upcoming twelfth birthday. Using her father’s old camcorder to chronicle the hypocrisy she sees in adults, Paloma begins to learn about life from the grumpy building concierge, Renée Michel (Josiane Balasko). When Paloma’s camera reveals the extensive secret library in Renée’s back room, and that the often gruff matron reads Tolstoy to her cat, Paloma begins to understand that there are allies to be found beneath the prickliest of exteriors. As the unlikely friendship deepens, Paloma’s own coming of age becomes a much less pessimistic prospect.
Josiane Balasko, Mona Achache, Anne-Dominique Toussaint, Togo Igawa, Ariane Ascaride
Drama
A Little Bit of Heaven PG-13
Kate Hudson plays a woman who learns she has been stricken with cancer before meeting a new guy (Gael Garcia Bernal). Lucy Punch will play the woman's best friend and advertising agency co-worker.
Lucy Punch, Peter Dinklage, Nicole Kassell, Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, John Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Katz
Comedy Romance
In Darkness R
In Nazi-occupied Poland, a sewer worker and petty thief begin sheltering Jews in underground tunnels for profit.
Drama
107 mins
Don't Go in the Woods
A young band heads to the woods to get away from their everyday lives in order to focus on writing new songs. Hoping to walk away from the trip with new tunes that will score them their big break, they instead find themselves in the middle of a nightmare beyond comprehension.
Vincent D'Onofrio, Gwynn Galitzer, Eric Bogosian, Tim Lajcik, Soomin Lee, Sam Bisbee, Joe Vinciguerra, Jorgen Jorgensen
Suspense Horror
User Rated:
2 / 5
88 mins
Such Great Heights NR
An intimate and gripping journey into the world of mixed martial arts, as Jon Fitch prepares for the fight of his life. While Fitch focuses on his training, the story weaves through the daily triumphs and challenges of the other fighters at the American Kickboxing Academy. They battle their inner demons and financial hardship, striving to make it in this world of blood, sweat and tears. The stakes are high as Fitch prepares for the most climactic moment of his life, which culminates in an epic battle of heart and the human spirit.
Documentary
Thin Ice R
Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) is a small-time insurance agent looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife (Lea Thompson) and escape the frigid Wisconsin weather. This self-proclaimed master of spin believes that salesmanship is about selling a story -- all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer (Alan Arkin) who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission. But Mickey's attempt to con the old man spins out of control when a nosy, unstable locksmith (Billy Crudup) with a volatile temper dramatically ups the stakes, trapping him in a madcap spiral of danger, deceit and double-crossing.
Lea Thompson, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, David Harbour, Bob Balaban, Jill Sprecher, Karen Sprecher, Billy Crudup
Comedy
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