Pictured, clockwise from top left: Reno 911!: The Movie; Gray Matters; Black Snake Moan
June 19, 2007 Bridge to Terabithia
Director Gabor Csupo brings Katherine Paterson's beloved childhood classic to life. This DVD includes commentary from Csupo, producers and writers, and also featurettes on bringing the book to the big screen. (Also check out Moving Pictures Magazine article "From Bedtime to the Big Screen.") Gray Matters
Heather Graham and Thomas Cavanagh star in director Sue Kramer's outrageous romantic comedy about a brother and sister who fall in love with the same woman. (Also check out the Moving Pictures Magazine OnScreen interview with Sue Kramer: "From Scribe to Taking the Helm" and the "Gray Matters" video interview with her from Tribeca 2006.)
Reno 911!: Miami
The Comedy Central hit takes the bumbling bunch of incapable cops out of the Reno, Nevada Sheriff's Department and puts them in sunny Miami. This DVD is also available in an unrated version for the scenes that were too hot, or too ridiculous, for the big screen. (For MPM's DVD review, visit "Reno 911!: Miami: The Movie") Miss Potter
Renee Zellweger stars as Beatrix Potter, the charming author of the best-selling children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Director Chris Noonan dives into Beatrix's personal life, with Ewan McGregor as Norman Warne, her publisher and love interest. Die Hard Collection
John McClane is back, and packaged into a four-disc DVD box set. Not only is this collection loaded with behind-the-scenes footage and specials features, it includes all three Die Hard movies plus the bonus disc Inside Look: Live Free or Die Hard, the latest movie in the series, which opens in theaters June 27. The Abandoned
In this film, voted Audience Favorite at the 8 Films to Die For horrorfest, director Nacho Cerdà takes terror to a whole new level with this haunted house/ghost story guaranteed to leave permanent chills. Big Nothing
Jean-Baptiste Andrea's dark comedy Big Nothing promises big laughs as Simon Pegg stars as Gus, a down-on-his-luck ex-teacher who pairs up with an aspiring scam artist named Charlie (David Schwimmer) to blackmail the local reverend. June 26, 2007 Black Snake Moan
From the director of Hustle & Flow comes the story of a God-fearing bluesman (Samuel L. Jackson) who holds the sexually-abused nymphomaniac Rae (Christina Ricci) hostage to rid her of her sinful ways and give her one last shot at redemption. (For MPM's movie review, visit "Black Snake Moan"; for MPM's soundtrack review, visit "Black Snake Moan Soundtrack.") Dead Silence
As if ventriloquist dummies weren't creepy enough, the writers and directors of Saw create a terrifying tale of a small-town urban legend come true. This DVD is also available in an unrated version with scenes too graphic for theaters and also special features that include an alternate ending and beginning. Going Under
Peter, a married psychotherapist, and Suzanne, a professional dominatrix, take their S&M relationship out of the dungeon and into the open, where Peter becomes utterly consumed with the troubled Suzanne. Pride
Inspired by true events, Sunu Gonera's film stars Terrence Howard as Jim Ellis, a schoolteacher in Philadelphia who starts a black swim team in the 1970s, amidst racism. Peaceful Warrior
Based on Dan Millman's novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte and Amy Smart star in this movie about a very talented, yet very troubled, college gymnast (Mechlowicz ) whose life is changed forever when he meets a spiritual guide (Nolte).
Shooter
After a mission that leaves his best friend dead, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) resigns as a sniper for the U.S. Marine Corps, only to be put back in front of the scope to find out who framed him for the attempted assassination of the president.
—KC Ifeanyi | 
