New DVD Releases – 8th February 2010

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Ugly Truth (2009)
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler & Cheryl Hines
When high-flying producer Abby (Katherine Heigl) pairs-up with chauvinistic new colleague Mike (Gerard Butler), her hopelessly single love life turns upside-down. Join Abby as she discovers The Ugly Truth about what really makes men and women tick, in this fun-filled battle of the sexes.

In The Ugly Truth Katherine Heigl stars as a romantically challenged morning show producer who is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

DVD Features:
Select Scenes Filmmaker Commentary
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Alternate Endings
Gag Reel
The Truth Is Ugly: Capturing the Male & Female Point of View
The Art of Laughter: A Making of Hilarious Proportions

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Couples Retreat (2009)
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman, Ken Jeong & Kristen Bell
‘Swingers’ duo Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau star in the fantastically funny rom-com, Couples Retreat. When four couples embark on a holiday to relight their failing relationships, little do they realise that some rather eccentric therapy awaits from Jean Reno and co. Let the bonding begin!

After being enticed on a cheap luxury holiday to a tropical island paradise, four couples suddenly find themselves thrust into intensive couples therapy as part of the package!

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Love Happens (2009)
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston & Dan Fogler
Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston star in this romantic drama. A self-help author arrives in Seattle to teach to a sold-out seminar. He unexpectedly meets the one person who might finally be able to help him help himself. Dr. Burke Ryan (Eckhart) is on the precipice of a major multimedia deal, but the therapist who asks his patients to openly confront their pain is secretly unable to take his own advice. Eloise Chandler (Aniston) has had enough of men and decided to focus on her floral business. However, when she meets Burke at the hotel where hes speaking, there is an instant attraction. But will two people who have met the right person at exactly the wrong time be able to give love another chance? As each struggles with the hurt of love and loss, they realize that in order to move forward, they need to let go of the past. And if they can, they’ll find that, sometimes, love happens when you least expect it.

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I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Alan Ruck & Samm Levine
When nerdy valedictorian Denis proclaims his love for the most popular girl in school, Beth Cooper, he gets more than he bargained for when she turns up at his house to take him on the best night of his life.

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Adventureland (2009)
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart & Ryan Reynolds
Welcome to Adventureland, where the worst job imaginable is about to inadvertently turn into the summer that changes everything. Fresh on the heels of directing the runaway hit Superbad, writer-director Greg Mottola returns with a hilariously human, semi-autobiographical comedy about an uptight, overeducated young man whose lowly new Career leads to the wildest ride of his life – a journey through puking kids, angst-filled co-workers and a dizzying-making romantic triangle – all the way to facing his own future with guts and optimism.

DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes
Just My Life – The Making Of Adventureland
Feature Commentary With Director Greg Mottola & Actor Jesse Eisenberg
Picture Music Selection

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Boy A (2009)
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan & Shaun Evans
Adapted from the multi award winning novel by Jonathan Trigell Boy A is a powerful coming-of-age drama that raises difficult questions about the morals of our times.

Boy A is a fictional drama centred around a young man called Jack (Andrew Garfield – The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Other Boleyn Girl). When he was young Jack was invloved in the murder of a child and as such has spent most of his youth in juvenile prisons.

Released from prison into an unrecognizable adult world, Jack is given a new name, new job, new home; a new life. But anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack has to contend with not being able to tell the people he gets to know, and love, of his true past and the monstrous secret he must keep hidden.

DVD Features:
Interview with Director John Crowley

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