New Video Releases - New DVD Movies for 01-02-07
The new DVD releases include Balzac: A Life of Passion,The Covenant and Snakes on a Plane. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
January 2, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Balzac: A Life of Passion DVD
Tagline: "He burned with ambition. He lived for passion."
Length: 180 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality and brief partial nudity
Gérard Depardieu plays the title role in this biopic about the great writer Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), who created a rich panorama of French society in a massive body of work collectively known as La Comédie humaine.
Produced for French television and originally airing in 1999, the film features elaborate sets and lavish costumes. The movie spends much of its time on Balzac's relationships with women, including his mother (Jeanne Moreau) and the countess (Fanny Ardant) he married shortly before his death. Selected DVD Special Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
The Covenant DVD
Tagline: "Four have the power. One will stop at nothing to possess it."
Length: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images, sexual content, partial nudity and language
Renny Harlin directed this movie about teenage warlocks. Four guys are pals at a New England private school. All are descended from 17th-century witches, and because of the Salem witch trials, their ancestors entered into a covenant of secrecy. The four possess some supernatural powers and will acquire greater ones when they turn 18.
Caleb, the leader, forms a duo with Sarah, a pretty transfer student. But creepy things begin happening, and another transfer student, Chase, seems to have something to do with them. Selected DVD Special Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Snakes on a Plane DVD
Tagline: "Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright."
Length: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence
Samuel L. Jackson stars in this disaster movie about hundreds of poisonous snakes being on the loose in a commercial jetliner. A young man is biking in rural Hawaii when he happens to see a mobster commit a murder. F.B.I. agent Neville Flynn (Jackson) takes on the task of escorting the witness to California to testify. Flynn and the witness board a flight, and the film introduces some of the crew and passengers. But as prearranged by the mobster, deadly snakes are released at high altitude, causing pandemonium. Selected DVD Special Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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January 2, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Balzac: A Life of Passion DVD
Tagline: "He burned with ambition. He lived for passion."
Length: 180 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality and brief partial nudity
Gérard Depardieu plays the title role in this biopic about the great writer Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), who created a rich panorama of French society in a massive body of work collectively known as La Comédie humaine.
Produced for French television and originally airing in 1999, the film features elaborate sets and lavish costumes. The movie spends much of its time on Balzac's relationships with women, including his mother (Jeanne Moreau) and the countess (Fanny Ardant) he married shortly before his death. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
The Covenant DVD
Tagline: "Four have the power. One will stop at nothing to possess it."
Length: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images, sexual content, partial nudity and language
Renny Harlin directed this movie about teenage warlocks. Four guys are pals at a New England private school. All are descended from 17th-century witches, and because of the Salem witch trials, their ancestors entered into a covenant of secrecy. The four possess some supernatural powers and will acquire greater ones when they turn 18.
Caleb, the leader, forms a duo with Sarah, a pretty transfer student. But creepy things begin happening, and another transfer student, Chase, seems to have something to do with them. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Director's Commentary
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Snakes on a Plane DVD
Tagline: "Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright."
Length: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence
Samuel L. Jackson stars in this disaster movie about hundreds of poisonous snakes being on the loose in a commercial jetliner. A young man is biking in rural Hawaii when he happens to see a mobster commit a murder. F.B.I. agent Neville Flynn (Jackson) takes on the task of escorting the witness to California to testify. Flynn and the witness board a flight, and the film introduces some of the crew and passengers. But as prearranged by the mobster, deadly snakes are released at high altitude, causing pandemonium. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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