Sorry for the boring entry. It’s been a really busy week/weekend! I haven’t seen any of these movies & only heard about one. Crazy! I’m behind the times. So, here are the Netflix New Releases on DVD. None of them came up on Instant Queue option this time around. Enjoy!
Foreign
Oscura Seduccion (Dark Seduction) 2011 NR
Elizabeth Cervantes, Marco Treviño and Julio Bekhor star in this tale of attraction turned deadly when a romance between an on-the-verge-of-middle-age plastic surgeon and a male nurse sours, and the spurned Lothario reveals new sides to the doc. Things go from bad to worse for the comely physician when her best pal turns up dead, her house gets destroyed and her ex-lover makes it clear he’s far from finished with her.
Music & Musicals
Les Miserables 2010 NR
An all-star cast celebrates the 25th anniversary performance of the legendary stage adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel of the French Revolution. Among those providing their voices to the opera are tenor Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras, and Matt Lucas as Monsieur Thénardier. In a bit of inspired casting, boy band sensation Nick Jonas appears as Marius. Direction is provided by Nick Morris.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Battle of Los Angeles 2011 NR
In this high-action mockbuster, a space craft appears over Los Angeles to threaten its citizens 70 years after a failed alien invasion. Facing off against the extraterrestrial threat is Karla (Nia Peeples), who commands a team of alien-fighting commandos. Kel Mitchell stars as a reluctant Air National Guardsman who joins the fight for humanity’s survival. Mark Atkins (Shadow People) writes and directs.
Television
The Venture Bros.: Ssn 4: Vol. 2: Disc 1 2010 TV-MA
The fourth season of this animated series draws to a close as the Venture brothers — cloned fraternal twins Hank (voiced by Christopher McCulloch) and Dean (Michael Sinterniklaas) — are miniaturized with their trusty bodyguard, Brock (Patrick Warburton), and injected into their paralyzed father’s (James Urbaniak) bloodstream. Meanwhile, the villainous Monarch (Christopher McCulloch) is going gaga over his brand-new flying machine.
Thrillers
Meskada 2010 R
While investigating a juvenile homicide case in an affluent area of the Catskills, Det. Noah Cordin (Nick Stahl) follows the trail back to his economically stagnant hometown, where old friends step up to help — and test his loyalties. But tensions soon rise between the well-off town where the murder took place and the struggling community that seems to be harboring the killer.
Siren 2010 R
This alluring thriller offers gorgeous scenery and plenty of chills as Ken (Eoin Macken) and Rachel (Anna Skellern) take a much-needed sailing holiday with their sophisticated friend, Marco (Anthony Jabre), but danger soon arrives in the shape of a lovely castaway named Silka (Tereza Srbova). While trying to help Silka, who is stranded on a deserted Mediterranean island, the friends are bewitched and become the targets of terrifying violence.
Anime & Animation
All-Star Superman 2011 PG
After Lex Luthor tricks Superman into prolonged exposure to solar radiation, the Man of Steel is left with only weeks to live, and the hero’s extraordinary powers are deteriorating. As he prepares for his demise, Superman has scores to settle. Most importantly, though, he must save Earth from Luthor’s diabolical scheme — before it truly is too late — in this feature-length animated adaptation of the DC Comics series.
Voices: James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Matthew Gray Gubler, Linda Cardellini, Edward Asner, Arnold Vosloo, Anthony LaPaglia, Frances Conroy
Children & Family
Bratz: Good Vibes 2011 NR
The always stylin’ Bratz — Sasha, Cloe, Jade and Yasmin — return for more hip adventures and learn valuable lessons about treating others well, including some bratty kids who just need a bit of love and attention to turn them around. The cute quartet also discovers that karma only works if you act selflessly to help people in need, and that a prom queen is truly royal because of her kind behavior, not because of outward appearances.
Comedy
Due Date 2010 R
Days before his pregnant wife’s due date, Los Angeles architect Peter (Robert Downey Jr.) is about to fly home from Atlanta when a series of unfortunate incidents land him on the “no-fly” list, forcing him to hitch a ride across the country with slacker Ethan (Zach Galifianakis). As Peter desperately tries to get home, he must deal with Ethan’s laid-back attitude, numerous delays and several mishaps in this road trip comedy. Jamie Foxx co-stars.
The People I’ve Slept With 2009 NR
When Angela Yang (Karin Anna Cheung) finds out she’s pregnant, she’s got countless reasons to be upset about it. But, more specifically, she’s concerned because she’s slept with so many different guys that she has no idea who the father is. Her more conservative sister (Lynn Chen) makes finding the baby’s daddy — and marrying him — sound like the only plausible option. But Angela’s liberally minded best friend (Wilson Cruz) has other ideas.
Documentary
The Windmill Movie 2008 NR
This genre-defying film chronicles the privileged Hamptons upbringing of late documentary filmmaker Richard P. Rogers, using footage Rogers himself shot with the intention of one day crafting a cinematic indictment of his own wealth-saturated life. At the behest of Rogers’s widow, director (and Rogers pupil) Alexander Olch completed the work, adding his own touches to underscore the existential self-doubt Rogers experienced in his life and art.
