DVD & Blu-rays Released May 9, 2006 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)

Tuesday, May 9

164 mins

Munich R

The film recounts the dramatic story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre—and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it. Eric Bana stars as the Mossad agent charged with leading the band of specialists brought together for this operation.

Inspired by actual events, the narrative is based on a number of sources, including the recollections of some who participated in the events themselves.

Steven Spielberg, Geoffrey Rush, Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Barry Mendel, Eric Roth, Kathleen Kennedy, Mathieu Kassovitz

Drama Thriller Historical

The New World PG-13

"The New World" is an epic adventure set amid the encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in 1607. Inspired by the legend of John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Pocahontas, acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick transforms this classic story into a sweeping exploration of love, loss and discovery, both a celebration and an elegy of the America that was…and the America that was yet to come. Against a historically accurate Virginia backdrop, Malick has set a dramatized tale of two strong-willed characters-a passionate and noble young native woman and an ambitious soldier of fortune-torn between the undeniable requirements of their civic duty and the inescapable demands of the human heart.

Christian Bale, Noah Taylor, Colin Farrell, Mark Ordesky, Ben Mendelsohn, David Thewlis, Eddie Marsan, Terrence Malick

Drama Historical

Grandma's Boy R

By day, 35-year-old Alex (Covert) is the world's oldest video game tester, but by night. By night, he is privately developing the next big game for the X-Box generation. When one of his roommates(Loughran) spends all the rent money on Filipino hookers, Alex is kicked out of his apartment, and finds himself forced to live with his grandmother (Roberts) and her friends Grace (Jones) and Bea (Knight).

Linda Cardellini, Nick Swardson, David Spade, Glenn S. Gainor, Jack Giarraputo, Frank Coraci, Rob Schneider, Barry Wernick

Comedy

97 mins

Rumor Has It PG-13

Sarah Huttinger's (Jennifer Aniston) life is in a tailspin. She's finally agreed to marry her boyfriend Jeff (Mark Ruffalo), but isn't at all sure that marriage is what she really wants…in fact, she's not sure what she wants in general.

As conflicted as she is about her love life, her professional life isn't much better – an aspiring journalist, Sarah's career has stalled at the "New York Times" obituary column. To top it all off, she's on her way home to attend her sister's wedding, which means spending a lot of time with her tennis-obsessed Pasadena family.

Somewhat of a black sheep, Sarah's never quite felt a part of things when it comes to her relatives.

But when she meets Internet millionaire Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), their encounter unexpectedly unlocks some well-kept secrets that may help Sarah uncover the truth about her family and finally discover who she truly is.

George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Mark Ruffalo, Mena Suvari, Steven Soderbergh, Shirley MacLaine, Jennifer Fox

Comedy

98 mins

Big Momma's House 2 PG-13

FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) finds himself forced to resume the identity of Atlanta matriarch Hattie Mae Pierce, AKA Big Momma once again in order to go undercover in the investigation of the death of his partner.

Martin Lawrence, Chloë Grace Moretz, Don Rhymer, Kat Dennings, John Whitesell, Michael Green, Jeremiah Samuels, Nia Long

Comedy Sequel

Nanny McPhee PG

In this dark and witty fable, Emma Thompson portrays a person of unsettling appearance and magical powers who enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children, led by the oldest boy Simon (Thomas Sangster), have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies and are certain that they will have no trouble with this one. But as Nanny McPhee takes control, they begin to notice that their vile behavior now leads swiftly and magically to rather startling consequences. Her influence also extends to the family's deeper problems, including Mr. Brown's sudden and seemingly inexplicable attempts to find a new wife; an announcement by the domineering Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury) that she intends to take one of the children away; and the sad and secret longings of their scullery maid, Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald). As the children's behavior begins to change, Nanny McPhee's arresting face and frame appear to change as well, creating even more questions about this mysterious stranger whom the children and their father have come to love.

Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Lindsay Doran, Kirk Jones, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kelly MacDonald, Debra Hayward

Comedy Family

If Only

Centers on a young couple given a second chance to relive and change the events of a day when one of them dies.

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Michael Tucker, Gil Junger, Lucy Davenport, Diana Hardcastle, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson

Comedy Romance

134 mins

Fateless

After his father loses his business and is taken to a labor camp, Gyorgy Koves soon finds himself baffled and alone at Auschwitz-Birkenau, struggling to find meaning in his tragic fate. Gyorgy stoically suffers the slings and arrows of concentration camp life. Amid the deprivation and brutality, he takes solace in the kindness of an array of characters. Gyorgy will have to draw on the memory of these small gestures of humanity when he returns to Budapest and realizes that the horrors he has experienced while interned have left him profoundly alienated from his post-war community.

Lajos Koltai, Bela Dora, Bálint Péntek, Péter Barbalics, Andras Hamori, Ildiko Kemeny, Imre Kertész, Marcell Nagy

Drama

90 mins

The Mudge Boy R

Duncan (Emile Hirsch) falls into odd behavior after his mother's death. His father can't quite understand why Duncan acts the way he does, dressing up in his mother's clothes and playing with a pet chicken. A local kid named Perry forms a bond with Duncan after initially picking on him.

Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins, Emile Hirsch, Michael Burke, Thomas Guiry

Drama

Puff, Puff, Pass

Two unlucky pot heads become involved in a scheme to rip off a mysterious character called Mr. Big after the duo sours on rehab.

Terry Crews, Mekhi Phifer, Maura Tierney, John C. McGinley, Will Packer, Ken Burke, Bill Baker, Ronnie Warner

Comedy

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