DVD & Blu-rays Released October 25, 2011 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
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Tuesday, October 25
124 mins
Captain America: The First Avenger PG-13
Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment... Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by "vita-rays." Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued hiswar against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.
Avi Arad, Stanley Tucci, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Alan Fine, Kevin Feige
Action Adventure Superhero
70 mins
Winnie the Pooh G
This all-new hand-drawn animated movie reunites audiences with the philosophical "bear of very little brain" and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo—and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail. "Well a tail is either there or it isn’t there," said Pooh. “And yours isn’t… there." Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some hunny.
Don Hall, Stephen J. Anderson, Gilbert Gottfried, Craig Ferguson, John Lasseter, Tom Kenny, Clark Spencer, Burny Mattinson
Sequel Family Animated
120 mins
Father of Invention PG-13
A humble inventor-turned-egomaniacal billionaire loses it all when one of his inventions goes horribly awry. After eight years in federal prison, he returns bankrupt, homeless and determined to rebuild his reputation and fortune.
Johnny Knoxville, Nichole Beattie, Heather Graham, Virginia Madsen, Kevin Spacey, Trent Cooper, Dana Brunetti, Camilla Belle
Drama Comedy
Mardi Gras: Spring Break R
Three college pals, depressed with their current social situation, decide to venture to New Orleans, a magical place where a man and his beverage can walk the streets undisturbed in pursuit of the happiness that has thus far eluded them.
Regina Hall, Josh Gad, Zanne Divine, Carmen Electra, Danneel Harris, Arielle Kebbel, Bret Harrison, Phil Dornfeld
Comedy
User Rated:
4 / 5
93 mins
Severe Clear NR
Based on the memoir of First Lieutenant Mike Scotti as well as video footage shot by him and other members of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines on the outset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Documentary
75 mins
Atrocious R
The film centers on the Spanish police’s discovery of hours of recorded evidence that shed new light on a gruesome murder investigation. The found footage documents a family’s summer holiday, where a brother and sister investigate a terrifying local urban legend. As their investigation intensifies, strange occurrences in and around the house escalate rapidly, before culminating in unspeakable atrocities.
Thriller Horror
User Rated:
2 / 5
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
A young man tries to arrange a marriage for his brother, but finds himself falling in love with the chosen fiancée.
Katrina Kaif, Ali Abbas Zafar
Comedy Romance
User Rated:
3 / 5
88 mins
Attack the Block R
A gang of South London teenagers defends their housing project against an alien attack.
Nick Frost, Joe Cornish, Edgar Wright, Jodie Whittaker, Tessa Ross, Simon Howard, Jenny Borgars, Nira Park
Comedy
102 mins
Faces in the Crowd R
A woman barely survives an attack by a serial killer and wakes up in hospital with a head injury that leaves her "face-blind." No longer able to recognize faces, she must navigate a world in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them while the killer is closing in, determined to eliminate the potential witness.
Scott Mednick, Marianne Faithful, Sylvain White, Julian McMahon, Sarah Wayne Callies, Milla Jovovich, Jean-Charles Levy, Julien Magnat
Thriller Suspense
131 mins
Shaolin R
As feuding warlords fight to expand their power, the noble monks of the Shaolin Temple clean up the mess left behind, tending to the injured while trying their best to protect the poor and weak. General Hou (Andy Lau) has caused much of this mess with his violent and ruthless tactics that rarely discriminate between soldiers and civilians. When Hao is betrayed by fellow general Cao Man (Nicholas Tse), he is forced into hiding, and takes refuge with the monks at their hidden mountain temple. As the days pass, he finds himself more and more at ease as he learns the ways of peace, and begins to release his hatred through Martial Zen. But Cao is not far behind, and war soon reaches the temple, where the monks are ready to fight back- with their unstoppable Shaolin Kung Fu.
Jackie Chan, Bingbing Fan, Benny Chan, Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse
Drama Action Martial Arts
77 mins
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale R
On Christmas Eve in Finland, Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture Santa.
Action Comedy Fantasy
105 mins
A Little Help R
A recently widowed single mom reconnects with an old flame, who happens to be her sister's husband.
Jenna Fischer, Dena Hysell, Joe Gressis, Michael J. Weithorn
Drama Comedy
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