DVDS THIS WEEK

Last updated: Tuesday, September 9, 2008

DVDS THIS WEEK

Release Date: September 9, 2008

BABY MAMA

Cast: Amy Poehler, Dax Shepard, Greg Kinnear, Sigourney Weaver, Tina Fey

Synopsis: Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she's finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. Undaunted, the driven Kate allows South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski (Amy Poehler) to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough...

THE FALL

Cast: Catinca Untaru, Daniel Caltagirone, Justine Waddell, Leo Bill, Lee Pace

Synopsis: Award-winning music video, commercial and film director Tarsem Singh (The Cell) creates a moving and seamless blending of mundane life in a 1915 Los Angeles hospital with a visually sumptuous fantasy world of exotic bandits, evil tyrants, dream-like palaces and breathtaking landscapes. Shot on location in 18 countries around the world, The Fall stars Golden Globe nominated actor Lee Pace (Pushing Dalsies, Infamous, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) and Justin Waddell (Mansfield Park, Chaos) and features a breakthrough performances by first-time Romanian child actress Catinca Untaru.

THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM

Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou, Liu Yifei

Synopsis: A 21st Century American teenager takes a spellbinding, dangerous journey into martial arts legend in the new action/adventure epic FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Shot on location in China, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM marks the historic first-ever onscreen pairing of martial arts superstars Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR, DRUNKEN MASTER) and Jet Li (FEARLESS, ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA), and features the awe-inspiring action choreography of Wo Ping (THE MATRIX, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON). While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason (played by Michael Angarano - '24', 'Will and Grace,' LORDS OF DOGTOWN, SEABISCUIT) makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in his quest by wise kung fu master Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and a band of misfit warriors including Silent Monk (Jet Li). But only by learning the true precepts of kung fu can Jason hope to succeed - and find a way to get back home.

THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Tara Reid

Synopsis: Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski doesn't want any drama in his life...heck, he can't even be bothered with a job. But, in a case of mistaken identity, a couple of thugs break into his place and steal his rug (you gotta understand, that rug really tied the room together). Now, The Dude must embark on a quest with his crazy friends to make things right and get that rug back!

FIST OF LEGEND

Cast: Jet Li, Ada Choi, Billy Chow, Shinobu Nakayama, Yasuaki Kurata

Synopsis: Chen Zhen (Li) returns home to learn that his childhood school has been overtaken by Japanese fighters and that they have killed his beloved master. Zhen goes on a quest to bring the killers to justice in an effort to restore honor to his mentor and school.

HECKLER

Cast: Carrie Fisher, Rob Zombie, Bill Maher, Eli Roth, Jon Lovitz

Synopsis: HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.

SON OF SAM

Cast: Christian Behm, Gunter Ziegler, Jack Quinn, Max Inglewood, Nola Roper

Synopsis: From the master of horror Ulli Lommel (Curse of the Zodiac), comes Son of Sam. The film creates a fictionalized account of the chilling tale of the 'Son of Sam,' a vicious serial killer who terrorized the streets of New York in the late '70s. Upon his arrest, the 'Son of Sam' told police he was influenced by a satanic cult. The city of New York would never be the same.

NYMPHA

Cast: Allan McKenna, Alessandra Guerzoni, Caroline De Cristofaro, Michael Segal, Tiffany Shepis

Synopsis: NyMpha is the story of Sarah, a young English girl, who goes to Italy to take vows needed to become a cloister nun of the 'New Order' Convent. The rules of the convent are very strict, so strict that they are often considered a form of torture. Sarah's path is divided into four steps, 'hear' the Lord, 'see' the Lord, 'touch' the Lord and 'talk' with the Lord…

SARAH LANDON AND THE PARANORMAL HOUR

Cast: Alessandra Daniele, Brian Comrie, Dan Comrie, Jane Harris, Rissa Walters

Synopsis: Far away from home, in the small town of Pine Valley, Sarah Landon (newcomer Rissa Walters) finds herself all alone, staying in the guesthouse of her late friend's grandmother. When she promised to come visit, she didn't realize she wouldn't be staying in the main house, and she didn't realize that the guesthouse was haunted. Or at least it seems that way with all the strange things that are going on in there. But that soon becomes the least of the 17-year-old's worries. When she learns of the town's dark secret, she findsherself in the middle of a haunting mystery that involves two brothers, the local psychic, and an evil spirit.

SOUTH OF PICO

Cast: Kip Pardue, Gina Torres, Henry Simmons, Jimmy Bennett, Soren Fulton

Synopsis: A twist of fate brings the four strangers together in a residential neighborhood south of Pico Boulevard (LA), a sprawling thoroughfare separating the rich from the poor. They witness a horrific car accident where they discover an unusual and violent moment of human bonding.

Source: CelebrityWonder.com

| Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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