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August 2007
August DVD Releases

  August DVD Releases
 

Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Nia Long have films out on DVD this month

 

THE LIST

Cast: Illeana Douglas, Brad Dourif, Jane Lynch, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Margaret Cho
Directors: Brandon Sonnier
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Unknown. Read more about region encoding and how it may affect you here.
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007
Run Time: 90 minutes

Description: Ever been dumped in front of millions on live television? Lewis Bond (Emmy winner Wayne Brady), a dashing young publishing executive, has. So he decides to get serious about love and create a list that his "perfect mate" must match. And just when he thinks he has found his one and only (Sydney T. Poitier) she turns out not to be as perfect as he thought.

   

DISTURBIA

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Aaron Yoo
Director: D.J. Caruso
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Dreamworks Video
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
Run Time: 104 minutes

Synopsis: After his father's death, Kale (Shia LaBeouf) becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled - so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest. His mother, Julie (Carrie-Anne Moss), works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with indifference and lethargy. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale. He becomes a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards those of his neighbors, one of which Kale begins to suspect is a serial killer. But, are his suspicions merely the product of cabin fever and his overactive imagination?

   
TMNT

Cast: Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart,
Directors: Kevin Munroe
Format: AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English, French, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Warner Bros.
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
Run Time: 87 minutes

Synopsis: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return in an all-new CGI action adventure, written and directed by Kevin Munroe. After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter (Mako), becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City. Tech-industrialist Maximillian J. Winters (Patrick Stewart) is raising up an army of ancient monsters, and only one super-ninja fighting team can stop them-- Leonardo (James Arnold Taylor), Michelangelo (Mikey Kelley), Donatello (Mitchell Whitfield) and Raphael (Nolan North)! With the help of old allies April O'Neil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Casey Jones (Chris Evans), the Turtles are in for the fight of their lives as they once again must face the mysterious Foot Clan, who have put their own ninja skills behind Winters' endeavors.

DVD Features:
Alternate endings:Alternate ending temp/scratch test (grayscale April and Casey)
Audio Commentary:Commentary by writer and director Kevin Munroe.
Deleted Scenes:Deleted scenes including Mikey sneaking food to Splinter
Interviews:Interviews with voice talent Patrick Stewart, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurence Fishburne and filmmakers

   
ARE WE DONE YET?

Cast: Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen, Philip Bolden
Directors: Steve Carr (III)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
Run Time: 92 minutes

Synopsis: Newlyweds Nick (Ice Cube) and Suzanne (Nia Long) decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor (John C. McGinley) with a bizarre approach to business

   
LIFE SUPPORT

Cast: Queen Latifah, Anna Deavere Smith, Wendell Pierce, Rachel Nicks, Evan Ross,
Director: Nelson George
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Unknown. Read more about region encoding and how it may affect you here.
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: HBO Home Video
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007

Synopsis: HBO Films presents Academy Award® nominee Queen Latifah (Chicago) in a heartbreaking story of one woman's journey to the brink of self-destruction and despair, and her inspirational fight to gain back her dignity and her family. Ana is an HIV-positive former drug addict from Brooklyn, desperately struggling with her past and passionately trying to make things right with her involvement in an AIDS outreach group, Life Support. Inspired by a true story, Life Support is a touching, poignant tale of loving, losing and letting go.
   

I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE

Cast: Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres, Steve Buscemi, Edward Herrmann,
Director: Chris Rock
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
Run Time: 94 minutes

Synopsis: Fearless funnyman Chris Rock directed co-wrote and stars in this laugh-out-loud comedy about the pleasures and perils of wedded bliss. Chris Rock plays Richard Cooper a successful banker, who is married, but is bored out of his mind. His occasional thoughts about other women seem harmless enough, until free-spirited Nikki, a stunningly sexy friend (Kerry Washington) from the past, appears at his office door, prompting a funny fox-and-mouse game that puts a smile on Richard’s face…and his marriage to the test!
-DVD Features:
Audio Commentary by Chris Rock
• Deleted Scenes
• Bloopers/Outtakes Reel
• I Think I Love Making This Movie featurette
• What’s A Man To Do featurette
• FX Movie Channel Presents: World Premiere
• FX Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session
• "I Don’t Know Why (I Love You)" Music Video by The Brand New Heavies\
• Theatrical Trailers

   
SOUL FOOD - THE SECOND SEASON

Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 5
Rating
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
Run Time: 1011 minutes

Synopsis: Based on the critically-acclaimed film of the same name, Soul Food reunites the Joseph family in an hour-long drama series, which chronicles the lives of a tight-knit African American family living in Chicago. The series explores, in an honest and touching way, the relationship between three sisters, the men in their lives and their children. The Joseph family faces everyday struggles to which all families can relate. Soul Food is not your typical family… it is simply the drama of a family.

   

THE SALON

Cast: Vivica A. Fox, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Kym Whitley, Monica Calhoun, Taral Hicks, Dondre Whitfield, De'Angelo Wilson, Garrett Morris, Terrence Howard, Brooke Burns, Tiffany Adams, and Greg German
Director: Mark Brown
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
Run Time: 99 minutes

Synopsis: The Salon stars Vivica A. Fox (Jenny) as the inheritor of a neighborhood beauty salon. Jenny is being forced to sell her shop to the Department of Water and Power (DWP) due to eminent domain. She has not told the other tenants in the salon and is trying to build a case to save the shop. The DWP is represented by a hot shot attorney (Darrin Dewitt Henson) who takes a liking to her and a romance begins. This is a fresh look on the inside of a salon where anything can happen

 


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