The string of quality DVD and Blu-Ray releases continues this week as newly single Sandra Bullock’s Academy Award winning performance in John Lee Hancock’s The Blind Side tackles your DVD and Blu-Ray player. If you’re in the mood for something that smells less like awards season but still want a healthy dose of well-acted drama, check out Jim Sheridan’s Brothers. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal in some of the best performances of their respective careers. If you don’t feel like stocking up on movie-watching tissues, check out Wes Anderson’s critically lauded stop-motion classic Fantastic Mr. Fox. The visually artistic masterpiece stars the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman so you can’t really go wrong even if you’re not a fan of stop-motion. Finally, if one George Clooney movie doesn’t whet your salt-and-pepper-hair appetite, fear not. The comedy drama The Men Who Stare at Goats makes its way to home release. The film is another release this week with an all star cast from Mr. Clooney to recent Oscar winner Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Stephen Lang.
Full Plot Synopses and trailers below:
Plot Summary: Taken in by a well-to-do family and offered a second chance at life, a homeless teen grows to become the star athlete projected to be the first pick at the NFL draft in this sports-themed comedy drama inspired by author Michael Lewis’ best-seller The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. Michael Oher was living on the streets when he was welcomed into the home of a conservative suburban family, but over time he matured into a talented athlete. As the NFL draft approaches, fans and sports radio personalities alike speculate that Oher will be the hottest pick of the year. Sandra Bullock stars in a film written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Rookie, The Alamo). – Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Director: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (brief violence, drug and sexual references)
Official Website: http://www.theblindsidemovie.com/dvd/index.html
The Blind Side Movie Trailer
Plot Summary: Jim Sheridan’s film, adapted from Susanne Bier’s 2004 movie, concerns Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire), a Marine who receives orders to ship out for yet another tour of duty in Afghanistan. But before he leaves his supportive wife, Grace (Natalie Portman), and his two elementary-school-age daughters, Sam picks up his black sheep brother, Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal), who has finished a prison stretch for robbing a bank. While overseas, Sam’s aircraft gets shot down and he’s thought dead. Back home, irresponsible Tommy gets his act together in order to be an anchor for Grace and the girls, and the two grow emotionally — though not physically — close. As the family finally begins to make peace with their grief, soldiers rescue POW Sam and he returns home. Sam’s experiences overseas have caused him such emotional turmoil, he has a difficult time adjusting to civilian life, and soon his fear and paranoia manifest themselves in the form of jealousy for his brother’s relationship with his wife. Sam Shepard and Mare Winningham co-star as the brothers’ father and stepmother. – Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Clifton Collins Jr.
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (language and some disturbing violent content)
Official Website: http://www.brothersfilm.com/
Brothers Movie Trailer
Plot Summary: A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers, who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson’s animated adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl children’s book. For 12 years, Mr. and Mrs. Fox (voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep) have lived a peaceful life in the wilderness with their son, Ash (voice of Jason Schwartzman). Shortly after their young nephew Kristofferson (voice of Eric Anderson) arrives for a visit, Mr. Fox’s long-suppressed animal instincts begin to take over and the faithful family man resorts back to his old ways as a cunning chicken thief, endangering not only his family but the entire animal community as well. When evil farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean force the animals underground in a desperate attempt to capture the audacious Mr. Fox, dwindling food supplies force the frightened animals to band together in one last attempt to fight for the land that is rightfully theirs. Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, and Owen Wilson provide additional voices. – Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky
Genre: Family Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG (action, smoking and slang humor)
Official Website: http://www.fantasticmrfoxmovie.com/
Fantastic Mr. Fox Movie Trailer
Plot Summary: A reporter (Ewan McGregor) delves into the world of experimental psychic U.S. military units during the Iraq War in this adaptation of the Jon Ronson book The Men Who Stare at Goats. George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges star in the Smoke House/BBC Films production. – Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
Director: Grant Heslov
Starring: Georg Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Lang
Genre: Comedy Drama
MPAA Rating: R (language, some drug content and brief nudity)
Official Website: http://www.themenwhostareatgoatsmovie.com/
The Men Who Stare at Goats Movie Trailer
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