Blu-ray 9th February Releases

A Serious Man [Blu-ray]

Universal Studios / 2009 / 105 Minutes / Rated R
Street Date: February 09, 2010

Overall Grade Highly recommended





Genres: Comedy, drama

Starring: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, and Aaron Wolff
Director: Joel and Ethan Coen

Plot Synopsis: Academy Award®-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen return to their comedy roots with this original and darkly humorous story about one ordinary man’s quest to become a serious man. Physics professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) can’t believe his life: His wife is leaving him for his best friend, his unemployed brother won’t move off the couch, someone is threatening his career, his kids are a mystery and his neighbor is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to make sense of it all, Larry consults three different rabbis and their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith, family, delinquent behavior and mortality in the film critics rave is “seriously awesome!”

• Becoming Serious (HD, 17:04) This is a wonderful little feature where the Coen Brothers and various members of the cast and crew take you on a journey through the film's production, mixing talking head interviews with on-set behind-the-scenes footage.
  
• Creating 1967 (HD, 13:43) This is a brief doc about creating the period look for the film, including the cars, houses, and costumes. This is an incredibly detail-oriented movie and this is an incredibly detail-oriented doc, and it's really captivating stuff.
  
• Hebrew & Yiddish for Goys (HD, 2:14) This is basically the visual version of that Hebrew glossary they handed out at the press screening for the film.
  

Couples Retreat [Blu-ray]

Universal Studios / 2009 / 113 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: February 09, 2010

Genres: Comedy

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell, Jean Reno, Malin Akerman
Director: Peter Billingsley

Plot Synopsis: Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun.

They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price.

The Time Traveler's Wife [Blu-ray]

New Line Cinema / 2009 / 107 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: February 09, 2010

Genres: Romance

Starring: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams
Director: Robert Schwentke

Plot Synopsis: Lose yourself in timeless love with this gloriously romantic story of the journey of two hearts. Artist Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams of The Notebook) shares a deep emotional bond with Henry De Tamble (Eric Bana of The Other Boleyn Girl), a handsome librarian who travels involuntarily through time. Knowing they can be separated without warning, Clare and Henry treasure the moments they have together, imbuing them with the yearning and passion of two people imprisoned by time…and set free by love. Based on the #1 bestseller, The Time Traveler's Wife weaves together destiny and devotion, past and future to turn an extraordinary love into an extraordinary love story.

Disc Features:

• 'The Time Traveler's Wife' Love Beyond Words (HD, 21 min)
  

• An Unconventional Love Story (HD, 26 min) – Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana give a somewhat in-depth discussion of their characters and the love story that develops between them.

The Stepfather [Blu-ray]

Sony / 2009 / 102 Minutes / Unrated
Street Date: February 09, 2010

Genres: Thriller, suspense

Starring: Dylan Walsh, Penn Badgley
Director: Nelson McCormick

Plot Synopsis: When Michael Harding (Penn Badgley, TV’s Gossip Girl) returns home from military school, he finds his mom is madly in love with her charming live-in boyfriend David (Dylan Walsh, TV’s Nip/Tuck). At first, David appears to be the ultimate nice guy and an ideal future husband and stepfather. But when Michael and his girlfriend (Amber Heard, Zombieland) start delving into David’s past, they begin to discover a dark and dangerous side to Michael’s new “daddy” in this riveting, chilling thriller.

Disc Features:
movieIQ (use logo) and BD-Live connect you to real-time information on the cast, music, trivia and more while watching the movie!
Commentary with Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh and Director Nelson McCormick
Open House: Making the Film
Visualizing the Stunts
Gag Reel

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