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Gray Matters

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Dvd release date: 06/19/2007

Starring: Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh
Director: Sue Kramer
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG-13

In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gray (Heather Graham) helps her brother (Tom Cavanaugh) find the love of his life. But the night before her brother’s wedding, Gray’s world is turned upside-down when she discovers that she has feelings for his fiancé (Bridget Moynahan)! With the help of a sarcastic co-worker (Molly Shannon), a sympathetic cab driver (Alan Cumming), and her therapist (Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek), Gray is forced to figure out who she really is. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: * (out of four)
New York Post: 1/2 (out of four)

Overall: * (out of four)

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Miss Potter

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Dvd release date: 06/19/2007

Starring: Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor
Director: Chris Noonan
Category: Drama
Rated: PG

Oscar winner Renee Zellweger (“Chicago”), Ewan McGregor (“Moulin Rouge”) and Oscar nominee Emily Watson (“Gosford Park”) star in this “romantic, fantastical love story that warms your heart and lifts your soul” (Jeff K. Howard, KCLV-TV, City Channel-Las Vegas). Based on the life of Beatrix Potter, author of the beloved children’s classic “The Tale Of Peter Rabbit,” Miss Potter is about an extraordinary but sheltered writer (Zellweger) whose passionate romance with her publisher (McGregor) would change her life forever. Imaginatively conceived by the Oscar nominated director of “Babe” and reminiscent of ‘Finding Neverland’” (USA Today), “Miss Potter” is “a deeply romantic delight” (Dan Jewel, Life & Style). (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

USA Today: *** (out of four)

Overall: *** (out of four)

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Reno 911!: Miami

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Dvd release date: 06/19/2007

Starring: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
Director: Robert Ben Garant
Category: Comedy
Rated: R

The story centers on a rag-tag team of Reno cops that are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. They’re not the best, but that’s all we got. Based on the successful Comedy Central TV series. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: **1/2 (out of four)

Overall: *** (out of four)

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Breach

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Dvd release date: 06/12/2007

Starring: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe
Director: Billy Ray
Category: Thrillers
Rated: PG-13

Inspired by true events, “Breach” is a gripping and intense thriller that takes you deep inside the halls of the FBI for a top-secret investigation to uncover the greatest breach in the history of US Intelligence. Featuring powerful performances by Chris Cooper and Ryan Phillipe, nothing is as it seems in this suspenseful, action-packed film that will keep you riveted until the climatic ending. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

New York Post: *** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: ***1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: *** (out of four)

Overall: *** (out of four)

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Days of Glory

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Dvd release date: 06/12/2007

Starring: Bernard Blancan, Sami Bouajila
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Category: Foreign
Rated: R

“A chronicle of courage and sacrifice” (A.O. Scott, New York Times), this war epic tells the story of a band of soldiers who heroically fight their way across Europe during World War II, while battling discrimination within their own ranks. Critically acclaimed for its “eloquent performances and potent action sequences” (Jan Stuart, Newsday), Days of Glory was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film. Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times calls it “a kind of North African ‘Saving Private Ryan’, a taut, involving film that delivers all the things we look for in war movies and does so with intelligence and integrity.” (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: ***1/2 (out of four)
Rolling Stone: ***1/2 (out of four)

Overall: ***1/2 (out of four)

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