Some excellent DVD releases for February 19th.

• Michael Clayton (Thriller/Drama) – Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house “fixer” at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen’s dirtiest work at the behest of the firm’s co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton’s firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach’s brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.

  Cast: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Ehle, Michael O’Keefe, Ken Howard; Directed by: Tony Gilroy

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• Margot at the Wedding (Drama) – The film will be a multigenerational story that takes place over a weekend and follows a mom and her son who visit the mom’s sister. Kidman and Leigh will play the sisters.

  Cast: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black, John Turturro; Directed by: Noah Baumbach

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• Lust Caution (Drama/Thriller) – The film, based on a 26-page short story by famed Chinese writer Eileen Chang, is about a group of patriotic students who plot to assassinate the intelligence chief in the Japanese-backed Chinese government during the World War II era.

  Cast: Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wei Tang; Directed by: Ang Lee

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• In the Valley Elah (Drama) – Tommy Lee Jones plays a career soldier whose son mysteriously goes AWOL, shortly after returning to the U.S. from the front lines in Iraq. Charlize Theron will play a local police detective who helps him get to the bottom of the soldier’s disappearance.

  Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Barry Corbin, Frances Fisher, James Franco; Directed by: Paul Haggis

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• American Gangster (Crime/Drama) – “American Gangster” concerns Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas (Washington), who smuggled heroin in the body bags of U.S. soldiers slain in Vietnam. Brolin plays Det. Trupo, a crooked NYPD cop who piggybacks on the Lucas investigation conducted by Det. Ritchie Roberts (Crowe).

  Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin, RZA, John Ortiz, John Hawkes, Ted Levine, Yul Vazquez; Directed by: Ridley Scott

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These movies are being released in the theaters: September 14, 2007. Just click on the corresponding links to purchase the movie posters:

• The Brave One (Thriller) – Cast: Jodie Foster, Zoe Kravitz, Mary Steenburgen, Terrence Howard, Blaze Foster, Victor Colicchio; Directed by: Neil Jordan

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• Dragon Wars (Fantasy) – Cast: Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster; Directed by: Hyung-rae Shim

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• Mr. Woodcock (Comedy) – Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon, Ethan Suplee, Amy Poehler; Directed by: Craig Gillespie

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• In the Valley of Elah (Drama) – Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Barry Corbin, Frances Fisher, James Franco; Directed by: Paul Haggis

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Synopsis:
On his first weekend back after serving in Iraq, Mike Deerfield goes missing and is reported AWOL. When Hank Deerfield, a former military MP and his wife Joan get the phone call with the disturbing news, Hank sets out to search for their son. Emily Sanders, a police detective in the jurisdiction where Mike was last seen, reluctantly helps him in his search. As the evidence grows, her missing person’s case begins to look more and more like foul play, and soon Sanders finds herself in a fight with the military brass as she and Hank struggle to keep control of the investigation. But when the truth about Mike’s time in Iraq finally begins to emerge, Hank’s entire world is challenged and he’s forced to reevaluate long-held beliefs to solve the mystery behind his son’s disappearance.

Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, Barry Corbin, Frances Fisher, James Franco; Directed by: Paul Haggis

In Theaters: September 14, 2007

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