Captured as a young bird from the wild, Blu (Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network) is a domesticated Spix Macaw living thousands of miles away from his homeland, Brazil. When his human owner Linda (Leslie Mann, 17 Again) discovers that he is the last male of his kind, they head south to Rio de Janeiro to meet the only other female. But it’s far from love at first sight between the socially-awkward, flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel (Anne Hathaway, The Princess Diaries). Shortly after Blu’s arrival, the two rare birds are captured by greedy animal smugglers and find themselves lost in the Brazilian rainforest. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on a hilarious and clumsy adventure where they learn about friendship, love, courage and spreading one’s wings to fly.
Release Date: August 2, 2011
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Once close, Gabriel (Pucci) and his father Henry (Simmons) have spent the last 20 years estranged from one another. But after Gabriel is diagnosed with a brain tumor that doesn’t allow his mind to create new memories, he must return home to his family. Desperate to reconnect with his son, Henry hires Dianne (Ormond), a music therapist to help engage Gabriel. Raw and emotional, the father and son are finally able to find a common bond through classic rock music in this touching film that “honors the ability of music to heal” (The Hollywood Reporter).
Release Date: August 2, 2011
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When we last saw Powers, he thought he’d scored a shot at a comeback in the majors, but soon discovered the offer was bogus. Now, having left his North Carolina life behind, he’s making a fresh start in a small Mexican town, where he can both nurse his wounds and bless the locals with his awesomeness. This season, McBride is joined by a great cast including Steve Little as Stevie Janowski, the high school band teacher who idolizes Powers; Michael Peña as Sebastian Cisneros, owner of the local Mexican baseball team; Marco Rodriguez as Roger Hernandez, manager of the baseball team; Ana de la Reguera as sultry lounge singer Vida; Efren Ramirez and Elizabeth De Razzo as his new neighbors Catuey and Maria; and Deep Roy and Joaquin Cosio as Powers’s new sidekicks, Aaron and Hector.
Release Date: August 2, 2011
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Taped before a live audience at Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theatre in New York City, Tracy Morgan: Black and Blue features the idiosyncratic comic’s audacious observations on such subjects as the difference between white and black culture, drugs, meeting President Obama, white rage, airport profiling, terrorism and sex. The special features an hour of adults-only humor told in the quirky, shocking, matter-of-fact style that has earned Morgan a place in the upper echelon of today’s most sought-after comedians.
Release Date: August 2, 2011
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