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| The Hours |
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| The film spans across various time periods in the 20th century and revolves around three very different women: two who have been profoundly affected by Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs. Dalloway and the third, Woolf herself. All three are battling with issues of freedom, responsibility and identity. It stars Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Virginia Woolf. |
What’s Cool:
- Commentary by stars Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman
- Commentary by director Stephen Daldry and novelist Michael Cunningham
- “Three Women” featurette
- “The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf” featurette
- The music of The Hours
- “The Lives of Mrs. Dalloway” featurette
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| Punch-Drunk Love |
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| This dark comedy centers on Barry Egan (Adam Sandler), the socially impaired owner of a small business that distributes novelty toilet plungers. When Barry gets involved in an extortion racket, he becomes desperate, until a new door opens in his life. He meets the lovely young English woman, Lena (Emily Watson)–who has rather quirky qualities herself. His emotions go haywire, fluctuating between lust, self-doubt and uncontrollable rage, but he’s about to have a shot at true love. |
What’s Cool:
- Superbit audio quality
- “Blossoms & Blood”–12-minute feature which includes alternate takes, Jeremy Blake artwork and Jon Brion’s “Here We Go” Music Video.
- Deleted scenes
- “Mattress Man”–faux commercial from the film.
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| Kangaroo Jack |
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| When two childhood friends (Jerry O’Connell and Anthony Anderson) from Brooklyn are forced to deliver mob money to Australia, they lose the cash when a wild kangaroo inadvertently takes off with it into the Outback. It also stars Estella Warren. |
What’s Cool
- Commentary by Kangaroo Jack
- Commentary by stars Jerry O’Connell, Anthony Andersen, Estella Warren and director Steve Bing
- “Behind the Gas” featurette
- Gag reel
- “Marsupial Magic” featurette
- Sing-along featurette–song “Jackie Legs”
- Learn how to do the “Jackie Legs” dance moves
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
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| Dark Blue |
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| In the four days before the devastating L.A. riots, incited by the Rodney King verdict, a rookie LAPD cop (Scott Speedman) investigates a high-profile quadruple homicide and learns the grim realities of police intimidation and corruption. Also stars Ving Rhames and Kurt Russell. |
What’s Cool
- Commentary by director Ron Shelton
- “Internal Affairs” – three featurettes
- Subtitles: Spanish
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| Just Married |
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Tom (Ashton Kutcher)
is a sports announcer who comes from blue-collar roots. Sarah (Brittany
Murphy) is a writer whose family is as wealthy as it is snobbish.
Much to her family’s–and ex-boyfriend’s–horror, Sarah falls in love
with and marries Tom. Following their wedding, Tom and Sarah set off
for what they expect to be a perfect honeymoon, but thanks to her
conspiring family and vindictive ex, what the happy couple gets instead
is a honeymoon from hell. |
What’s Cool:
- Commentary by Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy and director Shawn Levy
- Deleted scenes
- Comedy Central’s “Reel Comedy: Just Married” featurette
- “Making of Just Married” featurette
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