RA: Renters Anonymous – Feb 23rd, 2010
New Releases
The Informant! – 6.9/10 – Trailer
Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Richard Steven Horvitz
Mark Whitacre has worked for lysine developing company ADM for many years and has even found his way into upper management. But nothing has prepared him for the job he is about to undertake – being a spy for the FBI. Unwillingly pressured into working as an informant against the illegal price-fixing activities of his company, Whitacre gradually adopts the idea that he’s a true secret agent. But as his incessant lies keep piling up, his world begins crashing down around him.
Special Features:
1.85:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1- Additional Scenes
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1
- Commentary with Steven Soderbergh and Scott Z Burns
- Additional Scenes
- DVD Copy of the Film
- Digital Copy of the Film
Recommendation: Rent
The Box – 5.6/10 – Trailer
Starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don’t know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
Special Features:
2.35:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1- Richard Matheson: In His Own Words
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Richard Matheson: In His Own Words
- Commentary with Richard Kelly
- The Box: Grounded in Reality
- Visual Effect Revealed
- Music Video Prequels
- DVD Copy of the Film
- Digital Copy of the Film
Recommendation: Pass
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant – 7/10 – Trailer
Starring Chris Massoglia, John C Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Ray Stevenson, Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayek
A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
Special Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Deleted Scenes
- Guide to Becoming a Vampire
- Tour du Freak
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.40:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0
- All of the features of the DVD release, plus:
- U Control – PiP
- My Scenes
- D-Box Motion Control
- BD Live Enabled
- pocket BLU app
Recommendation: Pass
Sorority Row – 5/10 – Trailer
Starring Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Margo Harshman, Audrian Partridge, Julian Morris, Carrie Fisher
After finding out a guy cheated on their sister, sorority house Theta Pi play a simple prank on him. They trick him into thinking that he has killed his girlfriend, then take him into the middle of nowhere to ‘dismember” the body, only then revealing it was a prank. However, the prank goes horribly wrong and all involved swear never to speak of it again. A year later at graduation though, they are all reminded of the past.
Special Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Sorority Secrets: Stories from the Set
- Killer 101
- Kill Switch
- Deleted Scenes
- Outtakes
- PiP Commentary with Cast and Crew
Recommendation: Pass
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Starring Mark Harmon, Alyssa Milano, William Baldwin, James Woods, Chris Noth, Gina Torres, Gary Cole, Nolan North, James Patrick Stuart
In a parallel universe, the lone survivor of Earth’s Justice League – Lex Luthor – travels through other-world dimensions to join forces with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash and J’onn J’onzz to save his world and its people. But the villainous Crime Syndicate controlled by Ultraman, Owlman and Superwoman will stop at nothing to maintain their domination.
Special Features:
- 1.78:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
“A First Look at the next DC Universe Movie”- Green Lantern First Look
- Superman/Batman Public Enemies First Look
- Wonder Woman: The Amazon Princess First Look
- Trailers
2-Disc DVD Features:
- All of the features of the Single Disc DVD, plus:
- DC Showcase: The Spectre
- “The New World” – Extended Cut
- Bruce Timm’s Top Picks
Four Justice League Unlimited episodes- Trailers
- Digital Copy of the Film
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.78:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby Digital 5.1
- All of the features of the 2-Disc DVD, plus:
- First Look: Batman Under the Red Hood
- Live-Action Pilot Episodes for the Aquaman and Wonder Woman TV Series
- Digital Copy of the Film
Recommendation: Rent (for comic book lovers)
Re-Releases
Blu-ray Combo Packs
- Analyze This / Analyze That (Comedy Double Feature)
- Miss Congeniality / Miss Congeniality 2 (Comedy Double Feature)
- Dirty Harry / Magnum Force (Action Double Feature)
- Presumed Innocent / Frantic (Thriller Double Feature)
TV on DVD/Blu-ray
- Adam 12 (Complete 4th Season) – DVD
- FlashForward (Season 1 Part 1) – DVD
- Ghost Hunters (Season 5 Part 1) – DVD
- Jersey Shore (Complete First Season) – DVD
- Lock ‘N Load with R Lee Ermey (Complete First Season) – DVD
- My Three Sons (Season 2 vol 1) – DVD
- Night Court (Complete 3rd Season) – DVD
- Nurse Jackie (Complete First Season) – DVD/Blu-ray
- Project Runway (Complete 6th Season) – DVD
- The Universe (Complete 4th Season) – DVD/Blu-ray
Coming Soon:
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