DVD & Blu-rays Released October 21, 2003 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)

Tuesday, October 21

28 Days Later R

A virus that locks those infected into a permanent state of killing rage, is accidentally released from a British research facility. Carried by animals and humans, the virus is impossible to contain, and spreads across the entire planet. Twenty-eight days later, a small group of survivors are trapped in London, caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. As they attempt to salvage a future from the apocalypse, they find that their most deadly enemy is not the virus, but other survivors.

Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris, Andrew Macdonald, Luke Mably, Danny Boyle, Greg Caplan

Thriller Suspense Horror

It Runs in the Family PG-13

The Grombergs are a highly successful New York family - except when it comes to communicating with each other. Three generations of a family, each in their own way, live separate lives but find a couple moments in time to come together through laughter and tears and remind themselves that they are attached by blood. Mitchell Gromberg (Michael Douglas), the patriarch, is having difficulty coming to grips with his mortality. His son, Alex (Kirk Douglas), has spent his life trying not to duplicate his father's mistakes, while Alex's eldest son, Asher (Cameron Douglas), a rebellious college student, tries to cope with live, love, sex and rock 'n' roll in today's confused society. They all struggle to get from one end of life to the other - the younger Grombergs try to figure out where they are going while the older Grombergs try to figure out how in the hell they got where they are.

Michael Douglas, Colman Domingo, Michelle Monaghan, Sarita Choudhury, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Fred Schepisi, Kirk Douglas

Comedy

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle PG-13

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a sequel to the blockbuster action-adventure-comedy hit released by Columbia Pictures and inspired by the popular television series. The sequel reunites Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as the indomitable crime-fighting heriones. In the Angels' new adventure, the captivating trio once again demonstrates their expertise as espionage and martial arts, and disguise.

Demi Moore, McG, Justin Theroux, Luke Wilson, Lucy Liu, Mary-Kate Olsen, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz

Action Adventure Comedy

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony PG-13

Through a chronological history of the liberation struggle in South Africa, the documentary cites examples of the way music was used in the fight for freedom. Songs united those being oppressed and gave those fighting a way to express their plight. The music consoled the incarcerated and created an effective underground form of communication inside the prisons.

Abdullah Ibrahim, Miriam Makeba, Lee Hirsch, Vusi Mahlasela, Hugh Masekela, Nelson Mandela

Historical Documentary

The Eye R

A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again. However, she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts. And some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly. So she embarks on a journey to find the origins of her cornea and to reveal the history of the previous dead owner.

Lawrence Chou, Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang, Angelica Lee, Chutcha Rujinanon, Yut Lai So, Pierre Png, Yin Ping Ko

Drama Fantasy Horror

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