The Month’s Top U.S. Releases: February 2011

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Released 8th February:

Tamara Drewe:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: R

Stars: Gemma Arterton (Clash of the Titans, 2010), Dominic Cooper (An Education)

Once an ugly duckling, Tamara Drewe has grown into a devastating beauty who returns to her childhood country village, and revels in the jealousies and love affairs  that begin to collide.

Life as We Know It:

Format: Blu-ray (Triple play)/Blu-ray/DVD Classification: PG-13

Stars: Katherine Heigl (The Ugly Truth), Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas),  Josh Lucas (American Psycho)

After a disastrous first date Holly and Messer realize they have nothing in common, but must set their differences aside when they inherit their one-year-old goddaughter Sophie.

Middle Men:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: R

Stars: Luke Wilson (Death at a Funeral, 2010), Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar)

A true story so outrageous you wont believe it; following  family-man Jack Harris as he gets caught between a porn star and the FBI, when he helps two troubled geniuses get rich, by selling porn over the internet.

It’s Kind of a Funny Story:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: PG-13

Stars: Zach Galifianakis (Due Date), Keir Gilchrist (United States of Tara)

When a 16-year old boy gets admitted to a psychiatric ward, he’s hoping for a quick fix to his suicidal impulses, but soon learns he can’t leave for five days; five days that will transform his life.

Paranormal Activity 2:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: 15

Stars: Brian Boland (The Unborn), Molly Ephraim (College Road Trip)

Taking place a few months before the events of the first film, Paranormal Activity 2 follows the family of the original protagonists; as they begin to experience their own paranormal haunting.

Released 14th February:

Alien Anthology (Egg Packaging):

Format: Blu-ray Classification: Not Rated

Stars: Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Lance Henriksen (AVP: Alien Vs. Predator)

Four powerful films, eight thrilling versions, all in dazzling, terrifying, high-def clarity with the purest sound on the planet. With over 65 hours of bonus content, and impressive egg-packing.

Released 15th February:

Unstoppable:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: PG-13

Stars: Denzel Washington (Training Day), Chris Pine (Star Trek),  Roasario Dawson (Seven Pounds)

Based on true events, Unstoppable sees a veteran engineer and a young train conductor, scrambling to stop a runaway train loaded with toxic chemicals from causing an epic disaster.

Released 22nd February:

Due Date:

Format: Blu-ray (Triple Play)/Blu-ray/DVD Classification: R

Stars: Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes), Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover)

After landing on the “no-fly list”, expectant first-time father Peter Highman agrees to share a car with an unbelievably irritating companion, so that he get home in time for the birth of his first child.

Read our Due Date movie review here.

Mesrine: Killer Instinct: Part 1:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: R

Stars: Vincent Cassel (Black Swan), Cecile De France (Hereafter), Gerard Depardieu (Green Card)

The first of a two-part gangster epic following the exploits of Jacques Mesrine; the legendary outlaw of the ‘60s and ‘70s who was known for his daring prison escapes, and status as Public Enemy No. 1.

Read our Mesrine Blu-ray review here.


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Matt Wheeldon is the Founder, and Editor in Chief of Good Film Guide. He still refers to the cinema as "the pictures", and has what some would describe as a misguided appreciation for Waterworld.