New DVD Releases for the Week of September 29 2009
Here is a list of the new DVD Releases for the week of September 29 2009, as well as my intentions to buy, rent, watch on TV, or skip (for TV on DVD releases head over to Daemon's TV):
Away We Go
Synopsis: Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph, as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time. The movie features the music of Alexi Murdoch.
Cast: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Melanie Lynskey, Allison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, Paul Schneider
Director: Sam Mendes
Recommendations: I saw Away We Go in theaters and I loved it! It's worth a buy for me. You can read my review here.
Buy it: AWAY WE GO on Amazon
Movies Coming Out This Weekend July 24 2009
Wondering what movies are coming out to theaters this Friday, July 24? Here is a list with our recommendations (which you can take or leave, it's up to you).
DEFINITELY WATCH AT THE MOVIES
The Ugly Truth
Why not take some time this weekend for a romantic comedy? While I don't think this is the best one you'll ever see, it could be fun.
The Ugly Truth Synopsis: The battle of the sexes heats up in Columbia Pictures' comedy The Ugly Truth. Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She's in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick.
SHRINK Movie Trailer with Kevin Spacey
Check out the trailer for SHRINK starring Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Jack Huston, Laura Ramsey, Pell James, Keke Palmer, and directed by Jonas Pate.
I actually want to see Shrink. It feels like I haven't seen Kevin Spacey in a movie for a while, plus it's the type of story that is funny, entertaining, and kind of feel-good. I definitely enjoy those, even if it's kind of cliche.
Shrink will be released to theaters on July 24, 2009. Watch the trailer below.
Shrink Synopsis: What happens when the people we count on to hold us together... are barely holding it together themselves? Jonas Pate's Shrink is a striking, fast-paced exposé of the "other" Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there. Henry Carter (Kevin Spacey) is a psychiatrist with an A-list clientele, including a once-famous actress (Saffron Burrows), an insecure young writer (Mark Webber), and a comically obsessive-compulsive superagent (Dallas Roberts). Henry is not in a good place, however. He has been asked to take his first pro bono case, a troubled teenage girl from a neighborhood far from the Hollywood hills. Considering his present state of mind, is he ready for the real-life troubles of a young woman who loves the world of movies he has become so jaded by? At its core, Shrink is a study of control and our endless need for it, even when it grows increasingly impossible to obtain. Writer Thomas Moffett uses classic archetypes in this modern Hollywood tale, but never pushes them over the edge of credibility. Performed by a well-matched cast at the top of their form, the result is both satisfying and exhilarating. Watching Shrink makes us feel like voyeurs looking through a window into the lives of people who look great, feel worse, and end up behaving badly.
