On Video - July 2010

 
 

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July 6

Brooklyn's Finest [2010] [R] - 9.9.10
Three New York City police officers (Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere and Don Cheadle) are dramatically transformed in the course of a chaotic week, after they become involved in a massive drug operation. Also with Wesley Snipes, Jesse Williams, Brian P. O'Byrne and Vincent D'Onofrio. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. [2:20]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [2010] [R] - 9.8.5
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's eponymous best-selling novel, about a journalist and a young female hacker, who investigate a 35-year-old homicide and uncover the beginning of a series of gruesome murders. With Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace and Lena Endre. Directed by Niels Arden Oplev. In Swedish with English subtitles. [2:33]

A Single Man [2009] [R] - 6.4.4
Drama set in 1960s about a man (Colin Firth) who is notified that his lover of 16 years (Matthew Goode) has been killed in a car accident. The shock and the loneliness are more than he can bear and he continues playing the role of a straight-laced college professor, while being unsure of life will take him next. Also with Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult and Ginnifer Goodwin. Directed by Tom Ford. [1:39]


July 13

Bounty Hunter [2010] [PG-13] - 5.5.4
A former police officer (Gerard Butler), who now works as a bounty hunter, is hired to bring his ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston), an investigative reporter, to jail after she misses her court date. As they are pursued by different people, one of whom wants to kill them, they argue about their failed marriage, and their feelings for each other are reignited. Also with Jason Sudeikis, Jeff Garlin, Ritchie Coster, Cathy Moriarty, Peter Greene, Joel Marsh Garland, Dorian Missick and Christine Baranski. Directed by Andrew Tennant. [1:46]

Chloe [2010] [R] - 9.4.5
A woman (Julianne Moore) suspects that her husband (Liam Neeson) is being unfaithful and to test her theory hires a younger woman (Amanda Seyfried) to approach him and report back to her as to what he does. When things get more involved than expected and she wants to end the test, the other woman has different ideas. Also with Max Thieriot, R. H. Thomson and Nina Dobrev. Directed by Atom Egoyan. [1:36]

Greenberg [2010] [R] - 7.2.8
Ben Stiller stars as a man who has recently been released from a hospital after a mental breakdown. He comes to housesit for his brother, and while there, he meets his brother's personal assistant (Greta Gerwig). Although initially awkward with each other, they begin a relationship. Also with Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Messina, Susan Traylor, Merritt Wever, Emily Lacy and Zach Chassler. Directed by Noah Baumbach. [1:47]

Our Family Wedding [2010] [PG-13] - 4.3.5
An African-American man and a Hispanic woman (Lance Gross and America Ferrera) come home to tell their parents that they are going to get married. The news is not received well, and the wedding plans spiral out of control with both families vying for top billing. After a lot of soul searching and re-evaluation of their relationship, the couple comes to terms with the situation. Also with Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, Anjelah Johnson, Diana-Maria Riva, Charlie Murphy, Fred Armisen, Regina King and Taye Diggs. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa. [1:30]


July 20

Cop Out [2010] [R] - 6.7.10
After two veteran NYC detectives (Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis) are suspended without pay, they find themselves in more trouble when one of them has a rare baseball card stolen. To find justice, and the $84,000 card, they put themselves back on the streets and end up accomplishing more than they thought possible. Also with Adam Brody, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jason Lee and Seann William Scott, Kevin Pollak, Ana De La Reguera, Guillermo Diaz, Rashida Jones and Juan Carlos Hernández. Directed by Kevin Smith. [1:47]

The Losers [2010] [PG-13] - 6.7.5
A special forces team refuses to execute an order that will result in the death of many children and when the helicopter they were supposed to have been on blows up, they are presumed dead. Now they must figure out a way to get home and exact revenge on the man who betrayed them. With Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Oscar Jaenada, Jason Patric and Holt McCallany. Directed by Sylvain White. [1:38]

The Runaways [2010] [R] - 8.4.10
A look at the creation and demise of the first girl band, the 1970's rock-and-roll group The Runaways, which brought together famous female rockers Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart), Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning) and Leta Ford (Scout Taylor-Compton). Also with Michael Shannon and Stella Maeve. Directed by Floria Sigismondi. [1:49]


July 27

Clash of the Titans [2010] [PG-13] - 4.7.1
Loosely based on the ancient Greek myth of Perseus (Sam Worthington), an illegitimate son of the god Zeus, who grows up as an ordinary fisherman, only to be thrust in a quest to save the city of Argos from a sea monster. To do so he has to travel to the underworld and bring back the head of Medusa, which is reputed to turn into stone any living creature that merely looks at it. Filmed previoulsy in 1982. Also with Pete Postlethwaite, Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton, Alexa Davalos, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson and Danny Huston. Directed by Louis Leterrier. [1:50]

Repo Men [2010] [R] - 7.8.8
In the near future, computerized body parts are available on credit, but since not everyone can pay their bill, company repossession agents are ready to take back transplanted body parts by force. When the top repo man (Jude Law) is stricken by a job-related heart attack, his company supplies him with a new heart, and when he's unable to make payments, his old partner (Forest Whitaker) comes after him, to repossess the organ. Also with Alice Braga, Liev Schrieber, Carice Van Houten and Chandler Canterbury. Directed by Miguel Sapochnik. [1:51]



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