The Reader : DVD released on April 14, 2009

The reader, set in post-WWII Germany, following teenager Michael Berg as he engages in a passionate but secret affair with an older woman named Hanna. Eight years after Hanna s disappearance, Michael is stunned to discover her again as she is right for the Nazi war crimes. The Reader is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation, and how one generation to terms with the crimes of another. Kate Winslet and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance.

• Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, Matthias Habich, David Kross, Susanne Lothar
• Directors: Stephen Daldry
• Format: Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: The Weinstein Company
• DVD Release Date: April 14, 2009
• Run Time: 123 minutes

Doubt : DVD released on April 7, 2009

It is always a risk when writers their own work, as some playwrights do not travel well from stage, screen. Aided by Roger Deakin, of No Country for Old Men fame, which vividly captures the look of a fierce winter Bronx moonstruck's John Patrick Shanley pulls it off. When Doubt is a dialogue heavy experience, like The Crucible and 12 Angry Men, the words and ideas are never boring, and a perfect cast makes every one count. Established in 1964 and loosely inspired by actual events, Shanley focuses on St. Nicholas, a Catholic primary school which has its first African-American student, Donald Miller (Joseph Foster), who serves as altar boy to warm Father Flynn (Phillip Seymour Hoffman). Donald May not friends, but that does not worry his mother, Mrs Miller (Viola Davis in a scene steal performance), because its only concern is that her son a good education. When Sister James (Amy Adams) notices Flynn concentrate more of his attention to Miller than the other boys, she cites the case of Beau Four Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep), the school of hard principal. Looking for an excuse for the progressive priest from its tradition-minded organization, Sister Aloysius sets out to destroy him, and if that means ruining Donald's future in the process - so be it. Of course, it is the least sympathetic fighter in this fight, but Streep invests her disciplinarian with white and unexpected flashes of empathy. Of all the characters she played Sister Aloysius comes closest to caricature, but it never feels like a cartoon, just a sad woman willing to do anything to keep what little they have before the forces of change to her - and everything what they represent - unnecessary.

• Actors: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: Unknown (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Miramax
• DVD Release Date: April 7, 2009
• Run Time: 104 minutes

Marley & Me DVD : Released on March 31, 2009

When an adorable dog wriggles its rear end into a human life, man will never be the same. And both Marley, the dog, and Marley & Me, the film can inspire themselves deep despite a few minor flaws. Readers of the John Grogan bestseller already know the raffish charm of the unbeatable yellow lab puppy, Marley, by Grogan and his wife, because she "never seen anything more adorable in my life." But Grogan's simple story of love, in all its forms, appears on the big screen, thanks to handy comic turns from Jennifer Aniston - in top form - and Owen Wilson. The chemistry is completely natural and credible as Marley's owners, as is their interaction with the very naughty but ultimately irresistible Marley. As Marley grew up, the film follows his escapades - bag of spectacular, from puppy training at the hands of a creepy funny Kathleen Turner. And growing up as Marley, John and Jenny build their lives together and a number of hard blows emotional. Like my dog Skip, who appears in his affection for his subject, Marley & Me is a tear-jerker, but in the sweetest, most wonderful way - because she and her four-star, have withdrawn and in our hearts. Good boy.

Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009
Run Time: 115 minutes

Bolt : DVD released on March 24, 2009

Bolt is a funny animation about a dog who thinks he has super powers. It is also a film about friendship, perseverance, and strength of belief in yourself. Everyone knows that superheroes on television are not real, but super-sensitive dog Bolt (John Travolta) is a canine star that has been carefully raised to believe that he actually possesses super powers. Bolt is fully devoted to his human co-star Penny (Miley Cyrus), so if Penny is captured by the evil Dr. Calico (Malcolm McDowell) in their last TV episode, and then Bolt accidentally gets loose in the real world, Bolt is off on a journey to save her. Bolt is confounded when his super powers are suddenly ineffective, but inspiration strikes and Bolt soon discovers the mysterious, power-effects of the steal of Styrofoam packing peanuts. A meeting with Alley Cat Mittens (Susie Essman) gives Bolt a few eye-opening lessons about a real dog in the real world, while the star-beaten, ball-enclosed hamster Rhino (Mark Walton) revel in the opportunity to serve as Bolt's sidekick in the quest to save Penny. The trio traverses the United States of waffle house waffle house on a hysterical quest to find Penny and prove that the relationship between Penny and Bolt is real. At the end, Bolt, mittens and Rhino learns that everyone is special in their own way and discover the true power of faith in yourself and your friends. Select theaters showed Bolt in Real-D 3-D which features some nice effects, but the film is probably just as enjoyable in the traditional form. A nice movie with a nice message and a huge dose of cute, Bolt is good entertainment for the whole family.

• Actors: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, James Lipton
• Directors: Chris Williams; Byron Howard
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating:
• Studio: ABC Video
• DVD Release Date: March 24, 2009
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Quantum of Solace : DVD released on Mar.24, 09

Daniel Craig has not lost a step since Casino Royale - the James Bond remains dangerous, a man who could earn that license to kill in brutal hand-to-hand combat ... but still sharp in a tailored suit. And Quantum of Solance own exercises from the previous movie like no other 007 film, with Bond nursing his anger from the Casino Royale storyline blood and vowing revenge on those responsible. The new site, we villain Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), aimed at controlling the water in impoverished Third World countries and would like to overthrow a dictator or two his way. Olga Kurylenko is very much in the "Bond girl" tradition, but in the way Ursula Andress, Denise Richards is not the way. And Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright and Giancarlo Giannini are welcome hold overs. If director Marc Forster and the old Bond production team seem a little too eager for the security-shredding style of the Bourne pictures (especially in an almost incomprehensible opening car chase), but quiet and you in a dark, concentrated groove soon enough . And the theme song, "Another way to die," penned by Jack White and performed by him and Alicia Keys is really good (sometimes Keys seems channeling Shirley Bassey - Nice). Of course, it all comes down to Craig. And he kills.

Actors: Daniel Craig, Jesper Christensen, Judi Dench, Lucrezia Lante Della Rovere, Tim Pigott-Smith
Directors: Marc Forster
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG-13
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Release Date: March 24, 2009
Run Time: 106 minutes

Twilight DVD (2 disc special edition) : released on Mar.21, 09

The big screen adaptation of Twilight, Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire romance, is focused on the main demographic: teenage girls whose idea of Prince Charming is a turbulent, pale, Undead teenager who could murder you directly at any time. Such a prince is more fascinating than frightening new girl Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) who moves to the rainy season gray town Forks, Wash. To live with her father (Billy Burke), the local sheriff who is surprised by a series of animal attacks. " On her first day at school, Bella seems to be (visible) disgusted her lab partner, Edward (Robert Pattinson). Does the smell of her blood, the vampire's "brand of heroin", and his struggle not to kill her caused an irresistible pull to her. Whether he is recruited for the normal reasons or because they smell especially sweet for him is vague in the book and even less clear on the screen; nevertheless Bella falls hopelessly in love with Edward, who was on a dangerous road, where a few nomad vampires appear in the city, a particularly excited about the keeping of man. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), Twilight is full of funny moments - not all of which are deliberately - and the casting of Stewart to Bella's self-absorbed friend Jessica (Anna Kendrick) is spot-on. The weakest link, unfortunately Pattinson. While it certainly seems part Edward could have used an extra injection of testosterone (Pattinson, which Britten, James Dean used as a model for his American accent). In scenes where he growls on the temptation to kill those who would harm Bella, or flitting around a bunch of warning her how dangerous he is, he is more like a whimpering puppy than a monster Debonair. The good news is, his chemistry with Stewart (especially their big kissing scene) is felt, which, let's be honest, is what matters most Twilight fans.

• Actors: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson
• Directors: Catherine Hardwicke
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating:
• Studio: Summit Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: March 21, 2009
• Run Time: 122 minutes

DVD features:

• Presented in widescreen format only
• Audio commentary by Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, and Robert Pattinson
• Muse music video: "Super Massive Black Hole"
• Paramore music video: "Decode"
• Linkin Park music video: "Leave Out All the Rest"
• Five extended scenes with director introductions
• Five deleted scenes with director introductions
• Seven-part documentary: "The Adventure Begins: The Journey from Page to Screen"
• Comic-Con "fandom" piece
• Comic-Con NY sizzle reel
  
• Three trailers
• Penelope trailer

Watch "Twilight full-length Trailer", cast interview, Production Sizzle reel, Interview with Robert Pattinson, Climactic action scene

Slumdog Millionaire DVD : released on Mar.31, 09

Danny Boyle (Sunshine) directed this wild energetic, Dickensian drama about the superficial life and times of an Indian boy whose bleak, formative experiences lead to an appearance on his country version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Jamal (played as a young man by Dev Patel) and his brother as his orphan children, raising himself in various slums and crime ridden neighorhoods and fall in for a while, with a monstrous gang exploitation of children as beggars and prostitutes. Driven by his love for Latika (Freida Pinto), Jamal, while a teenager, later goes on a journey to save her from the clutches of the gang, but loses her to another oppressive fate as the lover of a notorious gangster.

Supplementary to this dark yet irresistible adventure, told in flashback vignettes, it is almost inexplicable sight of Jamal winning any challenge to "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" A strong showing leading to a vicious police interrogation. If Jamal explains how he knows the answer to each question on the show as a result of aggressive events in his life, knock about, the chaos of existence profit form, perspective and soulful ness. The film violence is offset by an enchanting exotica shot and edited with a great whoosh of vitality. Boyle successfully sells the story of the most unlikely elements with nods to literary and cinematic conventions that audiences get the heart over her head.

DVD details ;

• Actors: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Rajendranath Zutshi
• Format: NTSC, Widescreen
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating:
• Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009
• Run Time: 120 minutes

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas DVD : released on Mar.10, 09

The innocence of childhood brutal clashes with the Holocaust in The Boy in the Striped Pajama 's. Bruno (Asa Butterfield) know that his father is a soldier and that they must move to a new house in the country ... a house with what he thinks is a farm. But his father is not just a soldier, he is a high-ranking officer in Hitler's elite SS troops, which has just been placed in command of Auschwitz. As Bruno explores the woods around the house, he discovers the concentration of the fence. On the other side is a boy his own age, with whom Bruno strikes a friendship - a friendship that will have tragic consequences. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is very strong in the details: The casual brutality of a Nazi lieutenant, the uneasy juxtaposition of the domestic family life with glimpses of the treatment of imprisoned Jews, a terrible propaganda film suggests that life in Auschwitz was like a holiday. But more than anything else, Butterfield's performance makes this film compelling. The young actor perfectly conveys Bruno's limited perspective even as the film carefully reveals the larger, darker reality. The film ends it will undoubtedly spark arguments, but only because of the emotional complexity of what happens - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is made with great skill and compassion. Also featuring David Thewlis (Naked) and Vera Farmiga (The Departed) as Bruno's parents

DVD details ;

• Actors: Sheila Hancock, David Thewlis, David Hayman, Jim Norton, Vera Farmiga
• Directors: Mark Herman
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating:
• Studio: MIRAMAX
• DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009
• Run Time: 94 minutes