The Great Gatsby
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan
star in Baz Luhrmann’s splashy take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tale of
decadence, excess and the evils of jazz in 1922 New York City. Or as
close as you can get with a PG-13 rating. (Warner Bros.)
Pain & Gain
Three
Miami personal trainers (Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony
Mackie) try to extort money from a suspected crime boss (Tony Shaloub),
only to have the plan blow up as only Michael Bay can explode it.
(Paramount)
Elementary: Season 1
Modern-day Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee
Miller) comes to New York City to stay sober, become even quirkier and
solve crimes, with the help of sidekick Watson (Lucy Liu) and a dazzling
plethora of thrift-store-chic ensembles. (Paramount)
Sons of Anarchy: Season 5
Jax
takes control of SAMCRO; Clay schemes to regain power; Opie has a bad
night in prison; Gemma gets a new pimp boyfriend; Nero’s out for blood;
Tara furrows her Muppet eyebrows; a tranny hooker saves the day; shit,
in general, goes down. (Fox)
Collision Course
An author (Tia Carrere!) and a flight attendant (David Chokachi!!) attempt to fly a commercial plane full of passengers after a solar flare kills the pilot and fries the electronics. Wouldn’t a movie about human-killing solar flares be better? (Gaiam)
More New DVD Releases (Aug. 27)
Among Friends, At Any Price, Camp, The Evil Inside, Grey’s Anatomy: Season 9, Meddling Mom, Noobz, NYC Underground, Online, Pawn Shop Chronicles, A Reluctant Fundamentalist, A Resurrection, Ritual, Seattle Superstorm, Stranded, Tied, The Walking Dead: Season 3
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