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Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Dvd release date: 06/30/2009

Starring: Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas
Director: Bruce Hendricks
Category: Children & Family
Rated: G

Grab a backstage pass to the Jonas Brothers’ motion picture debut! Kevin, Joe and Nick are “Burning Up” the stage and inviting you inside their personal world for the adventure of a lifetime. This colossal movie event launches the world’s hottest band straight into your living room – and includes guest appearances by chart-topping artists Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift! Secure your VIP pass to a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the Jonas Brothers. Get ready to hang out with this multitalented trio, and take an intimate look at what their lives are like offstage and behind the scenes. It’s the music-filled movie event perfect for the whole family. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

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

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Two Lovers

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Dvd release date: 06/30/2009

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: James Gray
Category: Drama
Rated: R

Set in the insular world of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, “Two Lovers” is a classic romantic drama, with Joaquin Phoenix giving a raw and vulnerable performance as Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents (Isabella Rossellini and Moni Moshonov), Leonard meets two women in quick succession: Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow), a mysterious and beautiful neighbor who is exotic and out-of-place in Leonard’s staid world, and Sandra, the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his family’s dry-cleaning business. Leonard becomes deeply infatuated by Michelle, who seems poised to fall for him, but is having a self-destructive affair with a married man. At the same time, mounting pressure from his family pushes him towards committing to Sandra. Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision – between the impetuousness of desire and the comfort of love – or risk falling back into the darkness that nearly killed him. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: ** (out of four)

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Confessions of a Shopaholic

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Dvd release date: 06/23/2009

Starring: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy
Director: P.J. Hogan
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG

Get ready to fall in love with the adorable Becky Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) in the hilarious romantic comedy “Confessions Of A Shopaholic”. Living in glamorous New York, Becky desperately wants a job writing for a high-fashion magazine. She gets her stilettos in the door when she gets a job writing a personal finance column at a sister publication. Much to her surprise, her column, “The Girl In The Green Scarf,” not only becomes a hit, but she falls head over high heels for her overworked yet handsome boss (Hugh Dancy). But Becky has a secret that leads to some hilarious high jinks that could unravel it all. From the best-selling novel, and featuring the perfect comedic cast, it’s the feel-good must-have romantic comedy you’ll fall in love with over and over again. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: *1/2 (out of four)

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Inkheart

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Dvd release date: 06/23/2009

Starring: Helen Mirren, Brendan Fraser
Director: Iain Softley
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rated: PG

When Mo Folchart reads a story, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that’s a problem. Mo must somehow use his special powers to send the interlopers back to their world…and save ours. If ever a task was easier read than done, this is it. Mo and his daughter Meggie, aided by friends real and fictional, plunge into a thrilling quest that pits them against diabolical villains, fantastic beasts and dangers at every turn. Brendan Fraser (“The Mummy” films, “Journey To The Center Of The Earth”) leads a splendid cast (including Academy Award winners Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent) in an all-fun, all-family film of Cornelia Funke’s bestseller. Follow Mo and Meggie into adventure more exciting than any ever read. Because it’s adventure they’re going to live. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: ** (out of four)

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The Pink Panther 2

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Dvd release date: 06/23/2009

Starring: Steve Martin, Jean Reno
Director: Harald Zwart
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG

Steve Martin returns to the scene of the fun as the brilliant, bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau in this side-splitting slapstick comedy for the whole family! When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther diamond, Clouseau is assigned to a dream team of international detectives who are under pressure to bring the master thief to justice before he strikes again. Co-starring Jean Reno, Alfred Molina, Andy Garcia, Lily Tomlin and John Cleese, “The Pink Panther 2″ will steal your heart…and keep you laughing. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

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

Overall: *1/2 (out of four)

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