New DVD Releases for November
Audrey Hepburn Romances and Stiller-Wilson Comedies Highlight List
Oct 27, 2008
This month's DVD releases include some great romantic classics, up-to-the-minute comedy, and a variety of musical documentaries, dramas, and science fiction new and old.
Although there’s not much in the way of holiday themed films (except for Fred Claus on November 25), new DVD releases provide plenty of great gift-giving ideas for movie lovers of all kinds. Of particular note are the comedies. In addition to Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in the Christmas movie Fred Claus about Santa’s troublesome older brother, three other popular comedies are released in November.
DVD Comedy Releases
Get Smart (2008)
- Based on the old television series, Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 battle against the bad guys at KAOS.
- Starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp
- Director: Peter Segal
- Rated: PG-13
- Release Date: Nov. 4
- Additional Information: Available as 2-Disc Special Edition, Blu-ray, and Single-Disc Fullscreen Edition.
Tropic Thunder (2008)
- A group of actors working on a movie in a Southeast Asian jungle are forced to become the characters they play.
- Starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, Tom Cruise, Steve Coogan
- Director: Ben Stiller
- Rating: R
- Release Date: Nov. 18
- Additional Information: Available as Unrated Director’s Cut, Blu-ray, Widescreen Edition, and Spanish Edition.
Bottle Rocket (1996)
- Three young middle-class men decide to rob a small bookstore in this surreal comedy that introduced audiences to the Wilson brothers and Wes Anderson.
- Starring Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, James Caan, Robert Musgrave,
- Director: Wes Anderson
- Rating: R
- Release Date: Nov. 25
- Additional Information: Available as Widescreen Criterion Edition and Blu-ray (Nov. 18).
DVD Romantic Comedy Releases
Roman Holiday – The Centennial Collection (1953)
- A bored young princess wanders alone through the streets of Rome until a journalist recognizes her.
- Starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert, Paola Borboni
- Director: William Wyler
- Rating: Unrated
- Release Date: Nov. 11
Sabrina – The Centennial Collection (1954)
- Two rich, but opposite brothers, go after the same woman – the chauffeur’s daughter.
- Starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, Walter Hampden
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Rating: Unrated
- Release Date: Nov. 11
- Additional Information: Sabrina was remade in 1995 with Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, and Greg Kinnear.
More DVD Releases for November
- Dramas: The Bourne Trilogy (Nov. 4), Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson (Nov. 18) and JFK on Blu-ray (Nov. 11).
- Music Documentaries: Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live! (Nov. 4), Foo Fighters - Live at Wembley Stadium on Blu-ray (Nov. 18), Smashing Pumpkins – If All Goes Wrong (Nov. 11), and The Who – At Kilburn 1977 (Nov. 18).
- Science Fiction/Fantasy: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (Nov. 4), Star Wars Trilogy (Nov. 4), Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary Edition (Nov. 4), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Nov. 11), Harry Potter Years 1-5 (Nov. 11), Hellboy II (Nov. 11), 300 Limited Collector Edition (Nov. 18), and Hancock (Nov 25).
For more information about Audrey Hepburn, visit Internet Movie Database.
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