New releases on DVD
"Then She Found Me"
April Epner (Helen Hunt) is a 39-year-old elementary teacher who marries immature Ben Green (Matthew Broderick). She wants a child, and knows that time is running out for her. Ben decides that
he doesn't want to be married and moves back with his mother. At the same time, April's adoptive mother dies, and her birth mother Bernice, (Bette Midler) decides to enter her life and become a big part of it.
She also meets Frank (Colin Firth) a divorced father of one her students. April discovers that she is pregnant by Ben, and this just adds to her midlife crisis. Life offers her many choices as we watch the soap opera unfold.
"The Promotion"
Doug Stauber (Seann William Scott) is an assistant manager at a supermarket chain in Chicago. He lives in a small apartment with his wife Jen (Jenna Fischer). His boss has told him that he's in line to become the store manager at a new location in the city. Richard Welhner (John C. Reilly) is transferred from a store in Montreal to become one of the store's assistant managers. He is a recovering drug addict who is looking for a fresh start with his wife Lori (Lili Taylor). Richard is also a possible manager for the new store.You will enjoy watching them trying to get advantages over each other in a very different and amusing way.
"Married Life"
Set in 1949, this well-acted and written film includes lust, love, suspense, deception, betrayal and murder. Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) and his wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) seem to have the perfect marriage.
Harry falls for the much younger Kay Nesbitt (Rachel McAdams), while getting ready to ask Pat for a divorce. He asks his friend Richard (Pierce Brosnan) to check in on Kay because she's so isolated in the country. They fall for each other and Richard plots to take Kay away from Harry. Harry does not want his wife to suffer, so he plots to poison her in her sleep.
Meanwhile, Pat has fallen in love with one of their friends. The story is narrated by Richard, and is a tension-filled film with twists and turns.
"Soundstage Presents America: Live in Chicago"
America has had many hit records, and this concert, which was filmed in high-definition and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, showcases the band and their music. The program includes 20 songs such as "Horse With No Name," "You Can Do Magic," "Ventura Highway," "Sister Golden Hair," "I Need You," "Tin Man," "Sandman," "Lonely People" and more.
Available next week
"Baby Mama"
"Red Eye"
"The Fall"
"The Forbidden Kingdom"
"Ugly Betty: Season Two"