"Twilight," "Australia," "Top Gun," and "To Catch a Thief" top the list of new DVD date movie releases for March 2009.
It’s not a big month for romantic comedy on DVD, but there’s plenty to enjoy in the romantic drama department. You can watch people breaking the rules (Top Gun) and breaking the law (To Catch a Thief). See Nicole Kidman in Daytona Beach, Florida, (Days of Thunder) and in Australia’s Outback (Australia). Witness a teenaged couple getting together (Twilight) and an established married couple falling apart (Marie and Bruce).
Here are some of the top romantic picks for the month of March.
Romantic DVD Releases Available March 3
Australia
In this lengthy romantic drama, Nicole Kidman stars as a prim woman who journeys to Australia and meets a rough cattle driver (Hugh Jackman). Also on Blu-ray.
Also starring Bryan Brown, Brandon Walters, David Wenham
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Discs: 1
Run Time: 165 minutes
Rating: PG
Additional Information: Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design.
Romantic DVD Releases Available March 10
Marie and Bruce
This 2004 film stars Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick in a dark romance about the relationship of a dysfunctional married couple.
Also starring Bob Balaban, Griffin Dunne, Julie Hagerty
Director: Tom Cairns
Discs: 1
Run Time: 91 minutes
Rating: R
Additional Information: Marie and Bruce is based on the stage play by Wallace Shawn.
Romantic DVD Releases Available March 17
Top Gun/Days of Thunder (Blu-ray)
Two romantic action films starring Tom Cruise. Top Gun from 1986 (with Kelly McGillis as the love interest) highlights young fighter pilots training at a special school. Days of Thunder from 1990 (co-starring Nicole Kidman) follows race car drivers competing for fame and struggling with the danger.
Top Gun also stars Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt
Days of Thunder also stars Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes
Director of Both Films: Tony Scott
Discs: 2
Run Time: 216 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Additional Information: Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson produced both films.
Romantic DVD Releases Available March 21
Twilight (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison star in this teenaged vampire film based on Stephanie Meyer’s best-selling book.
Also starring Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Discs: 2 (include multiple bonus features including deleted scenes, commentary, seven-part documentary, music videos)
Run Time: 122 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Additional Information: An accomplished composer and musician, Pattison wrote two songs for the soundtrack.
Romantic DVD Releases Available March 24
To Catch a Thief (Centennial Collection)
This 1955 classic romantic mystery stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in the story about a cat burglar.
Also stars Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, H.H. Hughson
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