This Week on DVD02/14/2012 – ‘The Rum Diary,’ ‘Take Shelter,’ ‘Tiny Furniture’ and ‘The Son of No One’
Pick of the Week
Johnny Depp stars in a tale of comedy, intrigue and booze, adapted from the book by Hunter S. Thompson. Tiring of the madness of 1950s New York, journalist Paul Kemp re-locates to Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper. Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with the wildly attractive fiancée of Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deal. But when Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen's financial benefit, or use them to take him down.
See Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart and Amber Heard in the theatrical trailer for 'The Rum Diary,' available on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand:
Blu-ray Special Features:
A Voice Made of Ink and Rage: Inside The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary Back-Story
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When Curtis begins having terrifying dreams about an encroaching, apocalyptic storm, he refrains from telling his wife, Samantha. To protect her and their daughter Hannah, he starts channeling his anxiety and money into the obsessive building of a backyard storm shelter. His seemingly inexplicable behavior concerns and confounds his Samantha, and provokes intolerance among co-workers, friends and neighbors. But the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within the community doesn't compare to Curtis' private fear of what his dreams may truly signify.
See Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in the theatrical trailer for 'Take Shelter,' available on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download:
Blu-ray Special Features:
Commentary with Jeff Nichols & Michael Shannon
Behind the Scenes of Take Shelter
Q&A with Michael Shannon & Shea Whigham
Better Safe Than Sorry
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Coming Next Week
Channing Tatum stars as Jonathan White, a second-generation cop who gets in over his head when he's assigned to re-open a double homicide cold case in the Queens neighborhood where he grew up. An anonymous source feeding new information on the long-unsolved murders to a local reporter leads to evidence suggesting a possible cover-up by the former lead detective who was on the investigation. As Jonathan digs deeper into the assignment, a dark secret about the case emerges, which threatens to destroy his life and his family.
See Tracy Morgan in an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from 'The Son of No One,' available next week on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download:
Blu-ray Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary with Writer/Producer/Director Dito Montiel and Editor/Executive Producer Jake Pushinsky
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Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection presents the breakout indie debut from writer/director Lena Dunham. 22-year-old Aura returns home to her artist mother's TriBeCa loft with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her YouTube page, a boyfriend who's left her to find himself at Burning Man, a dying hamster, and her tail between her legs. Luckily, her trainwreck childhood best friend never left home, the restaurant down the block is hiring, and ill-advised romantic possibilities lurk around every corner. Surrounded on all sides by what she could become, Aura just wants someone to tell her who she is.
See Lena Dunham in the theatrical trailer for 'Tiny Furniture,' available on Blu-ray and DVD:
Blu-ray Special Features:
Director Lena Dunham talks about filmmaking and autobiography
New interview with writer-director Paul Schrader
Creative Nonfiction
Four short films by Dunham
An essay by critic Phillip Lopate
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