The Lighter Side of Gunplay
When Jen (Katherine Heigl) meets Spencer (Ashton Kutcher) while vacationing in France, she isn't aware that he's a government assassin. He quits his violent life marry her in the comedy/romance Killers, and three years later they're living a quiet, suburban life where Spencer's challenges have switched from eliminating foreign operatives to interior design, property developments, and opinionated in-laws (Tom Selleck and Catherine O'Hara). When his old boss (Martin Mull) contacts him for another job, Spencer refuses, but now killers are popping up everywhere, and Jen finds herself dodging bullets as she has to cope with her husband's hidden past even as she has to try to secure their future. On DVD and Blu Ray.Will Forte stars as the title character in the action/comedy MacGruber: part MacGyver, part 80's Patrick Swayze action hero, he's pulled out of a ten year retirement by Colonel Faith (Powers Boothe) because MacGruber's the only man to handle a new world threatening crisis. Along with Kristen Wiig and Ryan Phillippe, MacGruber must track down and stop his nemesis (Val Kilmer), who's stolen a nuclear warhead and plans to wreak havoc across the globe. On DVD and Blu Ray.
Choices
The story of a German businessman (Ulrich Tukur) in China during World War II, John Rabe is derived from Rabe's diaries, detailing how he negotiated a safety zone to protect civilians from the Japanese Army, and his impact during the Nanking Massacre in 1937. With Daniel Bruhl and Steve Buscemi.Michael Douglas is a smooth talker in Solitary Man, trying to get back on top after his business and personal indiscretions nearly ruined his company. His self-involvement and ability to get what he wants has estranged him from his wife (Susan Sarandon), though his daughter (Jenna Fischer) is still his confidant,
and he's working on his new life with his girlfriend (Mary-Louise Parker) by taking her teenage daughter (Imogen Poots) for her college interview... but he's still prone to all his old, bad habits, and can always land himself in trouble. With Jesse Eisenberg. On DVD and Blu Ray.Down South
Abner (Hal Holbrook) returns to his Tennessee home in That Evening Sun only to find that his son (Walton Goggins) has rented the place to an old rival (Ray McKinnon). Now living in a shack on the property, Abner wants the renters out of his home, but without any legal way to reclaim his home, he's left to sit aside and be cantankerous-- sniping at the new tennants and making sure they know they're not welcome.Written by Tennessee Williams, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Fisher Willow, a young woman from a wealthy family who needs to stay in her aunt's (Ann-Margret) good graces in order to win her inheritance. Fisher is in love with the lower-class Jimmy (Chris Evans), so she grooms him to pass as a wealthy suitor to keep up appearances, but the loss of a valuable diamond could jeopardize her future. With Ellen Burstyn.
Imports
American bachelor Raj is being pushed towards marriage by his uncle in Kuch Naa Kaho: his uncle sets Raj up on dates and has his employee Namrata (Aushwarya Rai) chaperon... but Raj sabotages all of these arranged dates until he eventually realizes that he's fallen in love with Namrata,
which comes with its own set of complications.A sixteen year old misfit spends all his time daydreaming about his hero in Kung Fu Master, and though he's no good at making friends and doing poorly in school, he believes everything will get better if he can track down Jackie Chan and learn kung fu. When he actually gets the star to teach him, he finds that Jackie's got more to teach him than just martial arts.
Our two new documentaries this week are Welcome to Macintosh, the history of the rise of Apple computers told from the programmers and designers who were there at the beginning, and The Thorn in the Heart, filmmaker Michel Gondry's documentary about his aunt, the matriarch of his family.
Disney's Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam returns Demi Lovato to the rock 'n' roll summer camp with a new challenge to face-- the head of rival Camp Star (Daniel Kash) dazzles Camp Rock and steals most of their talent. Now it's up to Demi and her friends The Jonas Brothers to stand up to Camp Star and restore the name of Camp Rock.
New this week to Reckless Video's TV New Releases are the 3rd season of the spy comedy Chuck, the 6th season of the workplace comedy The Office, and the complete series of Norm MacDonald's sitcom The Norm Show. We also have season 9 of the pre-Superman series Smallville, season 5 of the supernatural thriller Supernatural, and season 5 of the procedural Criminal Minds. Finally, we have two new Goosebumps discs: Go Eat Worms and The Blob That Ate Everyone.
[X]Daniel Kash:
Aliens, The Good Shepherd
Aliens, The Good Shepherd
[X]Martin Mull:
Clue, Jingle All the Way
Clue, Jingle All the Way
[X]Tennessee Williams:
A Streetcar Named Desire, Night of the Iguana
A Streetcar Named Desire, Night of the Iguana
[X]Ann-Margret:
The Break Up, Viva Las Vegas
The Break Up, Viva Las Vegas
[X]Ryan Phillippe:
Cruel Intentions, Breach
Cruel Intentions, Breach
[X]Powers Boothe:
Frailty, Tombstone
Frailty, Tombstone
[X]Michael Douglas:
Basic Instinct, King of California
Basic Instinct, King of California
[X]Mary-Louise Parker:
Fried Green Tomatoes, Weeds
Fried Green Tomatoes, Weeds
[X]Hal Holbrook:
The Majestic, Capricorn One
The Majestic, Capricorn One
[X]Walton Goggins:
The World's Fastest Indian, The Shield
The World's Fastest Indian, The Shield
[X]Ray McKinnon:
Things That Hang from Trees, A Perfect World
Things That Hang from Trees, A Perfect World
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