Best New Romantic DVD Releases for June 2009
Kate Winslet, Isla Fisher, Jennifer Aniston Star in Films This Month
May 24, 2009
Look for new romantic movies on DVD and an old favorite (The Graduate) now on Blu-ray.
The newest romantic comedies and dramas on DVD include intertwining couples (He’s Just Not That Into You), a bizarre trio of lovers (The Graduate), and a loving couple that fell out of love (Revolutionary Road).
Best Romantic Drama DVD Releases Available in June
He’s Just Not That Into You (2008) Widescreen, Fullscreen, and Blu-ray
- This dramatic comedy concerns a group of young single and married men and women involved in complicated romantic entanglements with each other.
- Starring Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, Gennifer Goodwin, Jennifer Connelly, Drew Barrymore, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Connelly
- Director: Ken Kwapis
- Discs: 1
- Run Time: 129 minutes
- Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content and brief strong language)
- Release Date: June 2, 2009
- Additional Information: The film is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Greg Behrendt, a former Sex and the Cityconsultant, and Liz Tuccillo, who also worked for the series as an executive story editor.
Revolutionary Road (2008) Widescreen and Blu-ray
- A 1950s suburban couple finds that their once-thriving marriage is falling apart.
- Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Dylan Baker, Michael Shannon, Ty Simpkins, Ryan Simpkins
- Director: Sam Mendes
- Discs: 1
- Run Time: 119 minutes
- Rating: R (for language and some sexual content/nudity)
- Release Date: June 2, 2009
- Additional Information: Revolutionary Road was nominated for Oscars in Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Costume Design, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Best Romantic Comedy DVD Releases Available in June
The Graduate (1967) Blu-ray
- A recent college graduate finds himself trapped in an affair with the much-older married Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father’s business partner and the mother of a lovely teenaged daughter.
- Starring Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Murray Hamilton, Buck Henry, Norman Fell, Alice Ghostley
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Discs: 2
- Run Time: 180 minutes
- Rating: R (for sexual content, brief nudity, violence, and language)
- Release Date: June 2, 2009
- Additional Information: This Academy Award-winning film for Best Director includes a brief scene with Buck Henry as a room clerk. Henry also co-wrote the screenplay with Calder Willingham based on the Charles Webb novel.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) Widescreen, Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy, and Blu-ray
- A young financial journalist working in New York City has a problem with spending too much money on clothes until she meets a wealthy man who might be able to help her.
- Starring Isla Fisher, Leslie Bibb, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas
- Director: P.J. Hogan
- Discs: 2
- Run Time: 104 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Release Date: June 23, 2009
- Additional Information: The film is based on a novel by the same name by author Sophie Kinsella.
For more information about new romantic movie releases on DVD, read Best New Romantic DVD Releases for May 2009.
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