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Friday, March 6, 2015

DVDs out Tuesday, March 10th!

OUT TODAY Friday, March 6th:

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" - having been instrumental in destroying "The Games,"  Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has become a symbol of rebellion for the Panem districts - based on the best-selling Young Adult novels by Suzanne Collins - all-star supporting cast includes Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci and Philip Seymour Hoffman in his next to last movie!


Out Tuesday, March 10th:


"Kill the Messenger" - based on a true story - in the 1990s journalist Gary Webb exposed CIA drug running that helped finance the Contras in Nicaragua - find out about the backlash against Webb and his family! - stars Jeremy Renner and Robert Patrick (TV's "Scorpio")


"The Liberator" - from Venezuela and Spain - Edgar Ramirez ("Zero Dark Thirty") portrays Simon Bolivar, who bravely rode 70000 miles to help free (not dominate) South America from the Spanish Empire - also starring Danny Huston (TV's "American Horror Story")






"Listen Up Philip" - you've got a second novel coming out soon and refuge from the noisy city thanks to the summer house your idol lent you - what can go wrong? Find out! - stars Jason Schwartzman ("The Grand Budapest Hotel"), Elisabeth Moss (TV's "Mad Men") and Krysten Ritter (TV's "Breaking Bad")





"Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" - the Tablet of Ahkmenrah which brings the exhibits to life after closing is malfunctioning so Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) must go to London to guarantee that the magic continues - all-star cast includes the next-to-last movie appearance of Mickey Rooney and the final bow of Robin Williams





"Nightcrawler" - defined as a person who records accidents, fires and criminal violence for profit - but what happens when the line between observer and participant becomes blurry? - stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton (TV's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Rene Russo ("Thor: The Dark World")




"Rosewater" - based on a remarkable true story - journalist Maziar Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal) was held and interrogated with torture four months in an Iranian prison on suspicion of being a spy - the chief evidence Iran had was Bahari's appearance on Comedy Central's "Daily Show" - screenplay and directed by departing "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart







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