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Tuesday DVD Guide - November 30, 2010

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KNIGHT & DAY
DIRECTOR: JAMES MANGOLD
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Dano
KNIGHT AND DAY features the huge star power and on-screen sizzle of Tom Cruise (Valkyrie; Mission Impossible) and Cameron Diaz (What Happens in Vegas; Charlie’s Angels) in the action thriller directed by the acclaimed James Mangold (Walk the Line; 3:10 to Yuma). The film’s strong cast also includes actors Peter Sarsgaard (An Education, Garden State), Viola Davis (Eat, Pray, Love; Doubt) and Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine; The Girl Next Door). Big screen superstars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz come together in this fun, action packed thrill ride that breaks all the rules. When a small-town girl named June (Diaz) meets a mysterious stranger, she thinks she’s found the man of her dreams. But she soon discovers he’s a fugitive super-spy, who thrusts her into a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase that spans the globe. As the bullets and sparks fly, June must decide if her “Knight” in shining armor is a dangerous traitor or the love of her life.
GENRE: ACTION
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 109 MINS
RATED: PG-13




THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE
DIRECTOR: JOHN TURTELTAUB
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Monica Bellucci
A fun, modern-day adventure follows Dave (JAY BARUCHEL), just an average college student, or so it appears, until the sorcerer Balthazar Blake (NICOLAS CAGE) recruits him as his reluctant protégé and gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic. As he prepares for a battle against the forces of darkness in modern-day Manhattan, Dave finds it is going to take all of the courage he can muster to survive his training, save the city and get the girl as he becomes THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE.
GENRE: ACTION
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 109 MINS
RATED: PG




FANTASIA & FANTASIA 2000 – FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY!
DIRECTOR: VARIOUS
Starring: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck
The dreams and visions of Walt Disney come to life in Fantasia, which blends music and film magic into an exhilarating movie-going experience. Unforgettable images are brought to life by some of the world’s best music, and highlighted by the comedy of Mickey Mouse as a troublemaking sorcerer’s apprentice, along with the beauty of winged fairies and cascading snowflakes, the majesty of Noah’s ark and even plump hippos performing ballet in tutus. Motivated by his uncle’s foresight, Roy Disney continued the magic with Fantasia 2000 which begins where its predecessor left off. There are seven completely new segments, and viewers watch a bustling Depression-era metropolis in the style of Al Hirschfeld’s famous cartoons, a flock of flamingos with slapstick yo-yo talents, an ark full of animals gathered by Donald Duck as Noah’s first mate, and musical life breathed into a family of flying humpback whales.

GENRE: ANIMATION
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 124 MINS (FANTASIA) 75 MINS (FANTASIA 2000)
RATED: G




GOING THE DISTANCE
DIRECTOR: NANETTE BURSTEIN
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long) strike sparks for a summer fling in New York City but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett remains behind for his Big Apple job. But after six romantic weeks, neither is sure they want it to end. So despite opposing coasts, naysaying friends and family and unexpected temptations, the couple just might have found something like love. And helped by a lot of texting, sexting and late-night phone calls, they might actually go the distance.
GENRE: COMEDY/ROMANCE
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 102 MINS
RATED: R




THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
DIRECTOR: RICHARD LONCRAINE
Starring: Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, Hope Davis, Helen Mccrory
In 1993, Tony Blair was a rising young star in British politics. Three years later he ran for Prime Minister – and began a “special relationship” with U.S. President Bill Clinton that endured through triumph, conflict and personal scandal. HBO Films presents Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, Hope Davis and Helen McCrory in the behind-the-scenes story of two world leaders who forged a loyal, if tempestuous, friendship out of the crucible of political necessity: The Special Relationship.
GENRE: DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD
RUNTIME: 93 MINS
RATED: TV14




VALHALLA RISING
DIRECTOR: NICOLAS WINDING REFN
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, Gordon Brown, Andrew Flanagan
For years, One-Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Chieftain Barde. Aided by a boy, he kills his captor and together they escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One-Eye and the boy board a Viking vessel but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that disintegrates only as they sight an unknown land. As this new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible fate, One-Eye discovers his true self.
GENRE: ADVENTURE
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 93 MINS
RATED: NR




VAMPIRE’S SUCK
DIRECTOR: JASON FRIEDBERG, AARON SELTZER
Starring: Diedrich Bader, Ken Jeong, Jenn Prosky, Matt Lanter
Sink your teeth into the Extended Bite Me Edition of the hysterically funny spoof, VAMPIRES SUCK — with more outrageous humor and bloody good fun! Becca, an angst-ridden teenager at a new high school, finds herself torn between two supernatural suitors: a moody vampire and an extremely hairy werewolf. From Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, two of the comedy masterminds who brought you Scary Movie, and co-starring Ken Jeong (The Hangover), this laugh-out-loud comedy will leave you howling for more!
GENRE: COMEDY
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 131 MINS
RATED: PG-13




PARKS AND RECREATION: SEASON 2
CREATORS: GREG DANIELS, MICHAEL SCHUR
Starring: Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman
Amy Poehler (Baby Mama, Saturday Night Live) leads an ensemble cast joined by guest stars Rob Lowe (The West Wing), Will Arnett (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock), and Andy Samburg (Saturday Night Live) in the hilarious second season of Parks and Recreation. Pawnee, Indiana’s most enthusiastic public servant solves all of her town’s problems – hosting a local telethon, ridding the golf course of possums and getting unhealthy energy bars out of park vending machines. Primetime Emmy® Award winners Greg Daniels (The Office, The Simpsons) and Michael Schur (The Office, Saturday Night Live) bring you all 24 episodes of the comedy that critics are hailing as the “a terrific show” (Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly).
GENRE: TELEVISION
FORMAT: DVD
RUNTIME: 151 MINS
RATED: UNRATED




WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY
DIRECTOR: DON HAHN
Starring: Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Roy Disney
Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It’s a true story about the renaissance that took place between 1984 and 1994 at the fabled Walt Disney Animation Studios and how Disney animation regained its magic with a staggering output of hits including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and more. Available on DVD November 30 from Buena Vista Home Entertainment, the 86-minute documentary features the people who were actually there — Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Roy E. Disney, John Lasseter and others. Directed by Don Hahn, who produced some of the period’s biggest hits, and produced by Peter Schneider, who led the animation group during this amazing period and later became studio chairman, Waking Sleeping Beauty gives viewers an unprecedented look at the conflict, drama and tension that ushered in a decade of unparalleled Disney creativity.
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
FORMAT: DVD
RUNTIME: 86 MINS
RATED: PG




THE BOYS: THE SHERMAN BROTHERS’ STORY
DIRECTOR: GREGORY V. SHERMAN, JEFFREY C. SHERMAN
Starring: Walt Disney, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Randy Newman
November 30 marks the DVD debut of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story, an intriguing documentary about Richard and Robert Sherman, the astoundingly prolific Academy Award®-winning (Mary Poppins, Best Original Song and Best Original Score, 1965) songwriting team. Conceived, produced and directed by two of the songwriters’ sons, the feature-length documentary offers a fascinating and intimate look into the siblings’ relationship throughout much of their unparalleled professional partnership. It also takes audiences behind the scenes of the Hollywood magic factory and offers a rare glimpse of a unique creative process at work.
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
FORMAT: DVD
RUNTIME: 141 MINS
RATED: PG


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