July 28, 2009 DVD Releases
July 28, 2009
Bart Got A Room
Genre: Comedy, Teen
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Studio: Plum Pictures
Director: Brian Hecker
Screenwriter: Brian Hecker
Actors/Actresses: William H. Macy, Cheryl Hines, Steven Kaplan, Alia Shawkat, Ashley Benson
Plot Summary: Nerdy high school senior Danny (newcomer Steven Kaplan) has spent six hundred bucks on the hotel room, the limo and the tux for his prom. He’s only missing one thing—the girl. Hampered by well-intentioned but clueless advice from his newly-divorced parents (William H. Macy, Cheryl Hines) and unsympathetic mocking from his best friends (Brandon Hardesty, Alia Shawkat), Danny battles peer pressure, teen angst and his own raging hormones as he desperately searches for a prom date. “What other evening in your life is as big? Maybe your wedding night, but odds are that’s gonna end in divorce anyway,” muses Danny’s friend Craig as the two pals lounge poolside in the decidedly unhip retirement community town they call home. Danny’s luckless quest turns to panic when he learns that even Bart—the school’s biggest dweeb—has secured not only a date, but also a hotel room for the night.
Written and directed by South Florida native, Brian Hecker, the offbeat comedy perfectly captures the quirky nuances of Miami suburbia while depicting the comically painful journey of adolescence.
Dragonball: Evolution
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Movie Website: Dragonballthemovie.com
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: James Wong
Screenwriter: James Wong
Actors/Actresses: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim, Ernie Hudson
Plot Summary: “Dragonball: Evolution” is the long-awaited, live-action motion picture based on the popular Japanese manga created by Akira Toriyama. Toriyama’s work spawned best selling graphic novels, videogames and a phenomenally successful television series.
The manga, series and games bring to the new film a rich mythology and exciting, complex characters – all of which have captivated millions of fans, of all ages, around the globe. One of the greatest manga franchises ever created, “Dragonball” has an enormous online fan base and is consistently one of the most frequently searched-for terms on Google and Yahoo!
“Dragonball” has exploded into a global phenomenon that has generated more than four billion dollars in merchandising sales. It is considered the gold standard of anime-based video games, with more than 25 different games and over ten million units sold since May 2002. The series – 500 episodes strong – posted top ratings in Europe, Asia and the U.S.
The motion picture “Dragonball: Evolution” features a cast of rising young stars and veteran acclaimed actors. Justin Chatwin, who portrayed Tom Cruise’s son in Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds,” takes on the role of the heroic Goku, a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the Universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name. Emmy Rossum (“The Day After Tomorrow”) is Bulma, a beautiful woman intent on retrieving the mystical Dragonballs for her own reasons; Jamie Chung (“Samurai Girl”) is Chi Chi, a young martial artist who captures Goku’s eye; and screen legend Chow Yun-Fat (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) is Roshi, the Master who guides Goku on the young man’s epic quest to save the Earth from the forces of darkness.
Fast & Furious
Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Sequel and Sports
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Movie Website: fastandfuriousmovie.net
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Justin Lin
Screenwriter: Chris Morgan
Actors/Actresses: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Liza LaPira
Plot Summary: When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmanuever him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel.
Miss March
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Movie Website: FoxSearchlight.com/MissMarch
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore
Screenwriter: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore
Actors/Actresses: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Craig Robinson
Plot Summary: “Miss March” tells the story of a young man (Cregger) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Alessi) has since become a naked centerfold in a men’s magazine. He and his sex-crazed best friend (Moore) decide to take a cross- country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary headquarters and win back the girl.
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