Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Week of June 14

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Warriors

Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart), a combat weary Marine, is about to retire when the United States is attacked in Battle: Los Angeles. Thrown into a new platoon with an inexperienced lieutenant (Ramon Rodriguez), Nantz and his men charge into war torn Los Angeles to face an enemy they don't yet understand: aliens. As the Marines go in to rescue a group of civilians before an air strike levels the area, they have to fight for their lives against invaders that could destroy the earth. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

The Thai Kingdom of War is a historical drama about King Naresuan of Siam, and his ascent in the 1500s. Rising from his youth studying under a Buddhist monk to the beginning of his military career, Naresuan becomes a formidable leader and, through his exploits, founds the kingdom of Siam.

Donnie Yen puts on a mask and fights for justice in Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. Set in the 30s, Chen Zhen stands against the looming Japanese invasion of China, rooting out spies and foiling assassination attempts. With a list of anti-Japanese activists made public and all of its members in danger, Chen Zhen has to don a mask, save the marked men, and retaliate against their attackers. With Qi Shu and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Comedies

Owen Wilson is married with three kids in the Farrelly Brothers' Hall Pass, but he and his friend (Jason Sudeikis) spend most of their time bantering about other women. Fed up, their wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate) come up with a plan to cure them: they're given a week off from marriage, a "Hall Pass," where the boys can do whatever they want... but it's been a while since they've been single, and their week of freedom might not be what they were expecting. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Composed of stunts, pranks, and gags not included in Jackass 3, Jackass 3.5 puts together the scenes shot but not included in the film's official release.

FBI Agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) dons his fat suit for the third time in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son. When his stepson (Brandon T. Jackson) witnesses a murder and has to hide by posing as a girl, Malcolm resurrects his old alter ego, Big Momma, to watch over his stepson and conduct an undercover investigation.



Valerie's (Amanda Seyfried) life is torn between the boy she's loved since childhood and an arranged marriage to someone she barely knows in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood, but her worries increase when a werewolf starts terrorizing her village. The villagers hire a famous witchhunter (Gary Oldman) to hunt the big bad wolf, but his certainty that the werewolf is actually one of the townsfolk makes everyone a suspect, and tracking the wolf draws unwanted attention to the one girl the wolf seems obsessed with: Valerie. With Billy Burke. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Based on actual events, Kill the Irishman follows Danny Green (Ray Stevenson) through the criminal underground of Cleveland in the 1970s. Green's refusal to back down from a fight and survive multiple attempts on his life led him through several careers, running a union, collecting for a loan shark (Christopher Walken) and eventually teaming up with a gangster (Vincent D'Onofrio) to run his own businesses without paying a percentage to the mob... which leads to frequent attempts to kill Danny Green. With Val Kilmer. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

14-year-old Filipa's coming of age is complicated by her parents' failing marriage in the Brazilian Adrift. Her relationship with her father (Vincent Cassel) changes when she sees him with a beautiful American (Camilla Belle) and spies on their liaisons... inspiring Filipa to rebel in dangerous ways.

Theo (Chris Messina) is a wedding photographer and part-time "stalker for hire" in Monogamy when a new client hires him to secretly photograph her sex life. Nervous about his impending marriage to Rashida Jones, Theo becomes obsessed with his voyeuristic new client, forcing him to confront uncomfortable truths about his own love life.

Vincent Dooly is determined to win the Thomas Alva Edison Award for Young Inventors in the mockumentary The Mother of Invention. He's never won before, but now that Vincent's 25, it's the last year he's eligible to win an Eddy. Vincent's convinced that winning an Eddy will turn his life around, but he has to compete with multiple Eddy winner Martin Wooderson (Jimmi Simpson)... who never loses.

Narrated by Ellen Page, Vanishing of the Bees is a documentary about Colony Collapse Disorder, a little-understood phenomenon related to the sudden disappearance of honey bees around the world.


New this week to Reckless Video's TV New Releases are the first seasons of the supernatural mystery series Haven and the police drama The Glades. Also new is the BBC's Fortunes of War with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson, and the complete anime sci-fi action series Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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