Show Upcoming DVD Releases Diana Joy Jones Arts Editor As recreational activities take a back seat to studies nothing spells relaxation like pizzas a a favorite pair of pajamas and a good video For the movies worth seeing again or missed in theatres keep an eye out for these titles which are about to hit video stores Jan 20 Releases The Genetic Opera Bizarre futuristic story in which the world is plagued by widespread organ malfunction It is possible to receive a transplant but it will cost a pretty penny Those who dont don't pay up are hunted down by treacherous Men in this strange science musical fiction blend Igor Igor the films film's hunchbacked hunchbacked hunch hunchbacked backed hero is a meager assistant who dreams of becoming a mad scientist This animated comedy of monstrous proportions features the voices of John i Cusack Steve Buscemi and 1 John Cleese Saw V Jigsaw is back for a fifth i film and more mindless s blood letting Jan 20 The Express The Express tells the e story of legendary black k college football player r Ernie Davis Rob Brown The film is an inspirational il set piece which profiles s Davis' Davis triumphs and d hardships Henry Poole is Here Henry David Arquette doesn't want to be bothered d as he lives out the last days s of his life Told he only y has a short amount of time e left Henry shuts himself f away from the rest of the e world His peace turns rums out it t to be short lived when a j neighbor discovers what s she believes to be a miracle e etched in the siding of his h house Henry reluctantly fi finds hope in this off beat c comedy Max Payne Based on the video g game Max Payne is a c choppy film steeped in c darkness Max Payne Mark Wahlberg is an ex-cop ex on a s search for vengeance after 1 his loved ones and partner r rare are brutally killed Hound Dog DogA A young girl Dakota Fanning with a troubled 1 background finds solace in i music musie and her fascination with Elvis Presley Jan 27 Releases The Lucky Ones Three differing US U.S. soldiers unintentionally join for a road trip across the states to visit loved- loved ones This thoughtful drama comedy stars Rachel McAdams Michael Pena and Tim Robbins Amusement In this film three women are haunted by a figure from their childhood The Rocker This film profiles washed 1 up drummer Fish Rain i Wilson who despite a problem with keeping his s pants on and a devotion n to an hair band style e finesse is given another r chance to reclaim fame with his nephews nephew's high i school band Frozen River Drama about a struggling r single mother facing I extreme measures after r her husband has left her r penniless Lakeview Terrace This thriller drama explores the toll ethnic prejudice takes on a young couple Samuel Jackson st stars as a police officer who ar antagonizes an interracial cc couple Patrick Wilson and K Kerry Washington who hi have recently moved into hi his neighborhood Rather th than bow out peacefully the n newlyweds resort to stand standup standup standup u up against the corrupt cop ai and his unjust methods Another talking fast-talking a complex caper from Guy R Ritchie Lock Stock and T Two Smoking Barrels Snatch and Revolver At the center of mayhem a 1 large share of ill-conceived ill n money is up for grabs Naturally London's hardest a and most off-key off criminals s surface for a piece Pride and Glory Edward Norton and Colin I Ferrell headline this hard hard- t boiled cop drama Ray Norton a member of the 1 New York City police force discovers the disadvantages i of working with family when his fellow o officer erl brother laws law's name becomes connected to a recently surfaced crime Roman Wanted and Desired This extensive documentary follows the conviction of famed director Roman for engaging in unlawful activities with a teenage gitl gil Director Marina investigates personal struggles and tragedies leading up to the trial and the stigma which followed Vicky y Cristina Barcelona A sultry drama about two women Vicky Rebecca Hall and Cristina Scarlett Johansson who are drawn into romantic entanglements while vacationing in Barcelona |