Pictured, clockwise from top left: 300, The Astronaut Farmer, Zodiac July 3, 2007 Disappearances
Kris Kristofferson stars as Quebec Bill, a desperate man who resorts to whiskey smuggling in order to save his family and farm. Quebec and his son, Wild Bill (Charlie McDermott), head toward the Canadian wilderness where secrets and adventures are at every turn. Stephen King - DVD Collector's Set
Four of Stephen King's novels turned films have been compiled in this collector's edition box set that includes Carrie (1976), Needful Things (1993), The Dark Half (1993) and Misery (1990). This DVD set cleverly coincides with King's latest adaptation, 1408 - starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson - in theaters now. (Fans of Stephen King: Check out the article in the upcoming Fall issue of Moving Pictures Magazine on adapting Stephen King for the screen.) July 10, 2007
The Astronaut Farmer
After being dismissed from NASA, Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thorton) decides to realize his life's dream: building his own rocket and going to space. The Last Mimzy
Based on Lewis Padgett's acclaimed sci-fi short story, The Last Mimzy tells the tale of two children, Noah and Emma, who discover a strange box of what they think are toys. However, when one of the "toys," a stuffed rabbit named Mimzy, tells the kids the future is in danger, it's up to them to save the world. After the Wedding
Director Susanne Bier constructs a compelling story centered around Jacob (Mads Mikkelson), a Danish man working at an orphanage in Bombay where funds are running dangerously low. Jacob is offered $4 million to save the orphanage by the mysterious benefactor Jorgen (Rolf Lassgård), but there's a catch: Jacob must attend his daughter Anna's wedding. But when Jacob arrives, he obviously has romantic history with the eccentric millionaire's wife, Helene (Sidse Babett Knudsen)...history so deep, in fact, Anna may not be Jorgen's daughter. The Page Turner
Ten-year-old Mélanie Prouvost (Déborah François) is a piano prodigy on the brink of greatness - all she has to do is perform at the Conservatory entrance exam for a panel of judges. However, when the president of the jury's nonchalant attitude distracts her, she fails and quits piano. Ten years later, she has an opportunity to exact her revenge when she becomes the president's page turner.
July 17, 2007
Factory Girl
Sienna Miller stars as Edie Sedwick, the '70s socialite "it" girl who became a fashion icon and muse of eccentric pop artist Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce). Edie is slowly lured into Andy's sycophantic world and eventually loses herself and her grip on reality. Factory Girl more than makes up for its limited theatrical release with this uncut and unrated DVD. (For more on Andy Warhol, check out the MPM video interview with director Esther B. Robinson about her film A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory. Premonition
When Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock) learns of her husband Jim's death, devastation turns to confusion when she awakes the next morning and finds him alive and well. As the plot shift back and forth between a world where Jim (Julian McMahon) is dead and one where he's alive, Linda has to figure out how to save her husband before it's too late. The Hills Have Eyes 2
The Wes Craven remake is back and bloodier than ever. In order to complete their training, a team of National Guard trainees travels to the same ill-fated desert of the first film, where their combat skills are immediately put to the test against the blood-thirsty mutants. If horror fans felt they didn't get enough guts and gore in the theaters, this DVD will be available in an unrated version. July 24, 2007 The Host
When a mutant emerges from the depths of Seoul's Han River and begins to terrorize the nearby town - ultimately abducting a local girl - it's up to her father and two brothers to save her from the seemingly unstoppable creature. This DVD is also available in a standard version and a two-disc collector's edition. Zodiac
Based on true events and the novels of Robert Graysmith, Zodiac tells the story of the notorious serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco bay area in the '60s and '70s, leaving behind cryptic clues for detectives and police but was never captured. (MPM captured Zodiac on the red carpet at Festival de Cannes 2007. More Zodiac: Red carpet stills in MPM's photo gallery Cannes Film Festival I and MPM's Zodiac movie review.) Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Based on Patrick Suskind's novel, Perfume tells the twisted and tragic tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), a man who was born with an extremely heightened sense of smell. When he's hired as an apprentice to a Parisian perfumist (Dustin Hoffman), the trouble begins as Jean-Baptiste starts killing young women to bottle their "essence" in order to create the perfect fragrance. (For an article about the making of Perfume, see MPM's "Perfume: The Story of the Story of a Murderer.")
The Number 23
Jim Carrey stars as Walter Sparrow, a man whose life is completely ruined once he becomes obsessed and paranoid over a novel he believes is written about him, revolving around the mysterious number 23. This DVD will be available in an unrated Infinifilm edition.
Slow Burn
Wayne Beach directs this sleek and sexy thriller about District Attorney Ford Cole (Ray Liotta) who becomes entangled in a case with a cryptic strangler and a 24-hour showdown with a dangerous gang leader, not to mention an alluring case involving one of his deputies (Jolene Blalock), who commits a murder she claims was self-defense - but several other people have a much different story to tell. July 31, 2007
300
In this film based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and the real Battle of Thermopylae, Zack Snyder directs a visually captivating epic adventure about the 300-strong Spartan army defending the homestead against the ever-rising Persian forces. Fans of 300 won't be disappointed with the DVD's two-disc collector's edition loaded with commentary, deleted scenes and interviews with the cast and Miller. (For a one-on-one interview with 300 star David Wenham, see MPM's OnScreen interview "David ‘Daisy' Wenham: Lord of the Adaptations.") Firehouse Dog
Rexxx, Hollywood's most famous - and most pampered - pooch, gets lost and winds up becoming a firehouse dog. Now it's up to Rexxx and his new owner Shane (Josh Hutcherson) to turn things around and save the shabby firehouse from being shut down.
Hot Fuzz
From the creators of 2004's cult hit Shaun of the Dead comes the hilarious story of London's top cop, Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg), who gets relocated to a small town with small crime and a new bumbling partner (Nick Frost). Lonely Hearts
Salma Hayek and Jared Leto star as Martha Beck and Ray Martinez Fernandez - America's notorious Lonely Heart Killers who lured their elderly widowed victims through personal ads, swindled them of the money and viciously murdered them.
Pathfinder
After a Viking ship crashes on the Eastern shore, a young Norse boy is left behind and raised by the very Native American tribe the Vikings were set to kill. Now, 25 years later, his kinsmen have returned to raid the village and the Norse-Native American warrior (Karl Urban) must fight his countrymen to protect his new brethren.
—KC Ifeanyi | 
