Romantic Movie DVD Releases for October 2009
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Nia Vardalos Star in New Releases
Sep 27, 2009
From light romantic comedies about May-December lovers (The Proposal and Whatever Works) to more serious romantic dramas about May-December lovers (Cheri), October offers a variety of interesting new DVD releases for viewers looking for passion among unlikely couples.
October 6 Romantic Comedy DVD Release: My Life in Ruins
My Life in Ruins (2009) Widescreen and Blu-ray
Shot on-location in Greece, this romantic comedy focuses on a bored Greek tour guide looking for something more to life. Her challenging group of tourists (which includes a wisecracking widower), her handsome bus driver, and the gorgeous countryside combine to help her regain some of her lost spirit for adventure. In addition to shooting in Athens, Greece, other locations include Ciudad de la Luz, Guadalest, Guardamar del Segura, and Javea, all in the province of Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
- Starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Alistair McGowan, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall, Ian Ogilvy
- Director: Donald Petrie
- Writer: Michael Reiss
- Run Time: 95 minutes
- Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content)
- Additional Information: Among the many producers of this film, executive producer husband-and-wife team Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson jumped onboard to work with Vardalos again after the success of her 2002 hit movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which they also produced.
October 13 Romantic Comedy DVD Release: The Proposal
The Proposal (2009) Widescreen, 2-Disc DVD + Digital Copy, and Blu-ray
An aggressive book editor forces her younger male assistant to fake an engagement to her so she can avoid deportation to Canada. Thinking he can get a nice promotion out of the deal, he agrees to the sham. The situation gets more complicated when an immigration officer handling their case becomes suspicious and the assistant’s family wants to meet his intended bride. With significant differences in age and temperament, these two will never last long together – or will they?
- Starring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Denis O’Hare, Malin Akerman, Oscar Nunez, Aasif Mandvi
- Director: Anne Fletcher
- Writer: Peter Chiarelli
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content, nudity, and language)
- Additional Information: The Proposal was filmed on location in Rhode Island and all around Massachusetts, plus additional scenes at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
October 20 Romantic Drama DVD Release: Cheri
Cheri (2009) Widescreen
In this drama set in late 19th century France, an aging courtesan teaches a much younger man in the ways of love (at the request of his mother, also a former courtesan). The brief affair turns into a six-year co-dependent relationship that simultaneously helps them and hurts them. Their inevitable separation when he finds a woman his own age proves difficult for them both.
- Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones, Frances Tomelty, Anita Pallenberg, Harriet Walter, Iben Hjejle
- Director: Stephen Frears
- Writer: Christopher Hampton (screenplay); Colette (novels)
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Rating: R (for some sexual content and brief drug use)
- Additional Information: Cheri was filmed on location in France and Germany.
October 27 Romantic Comedy DVD Release: Whatever Works
Whatever Works (2009) Widescreen and Blu-ray
Boris Yellnikoff, a pessimistic New Yorker, develops an unlikely relationship with a much younger woman, a naïve beauty queen who has run away from her former Southern life and needs a place to live. Despite their culture clash, age difference, and opposing personalities, their strange chemistry seems to work, prompting Boris to claim that when it comes to love, whatever works is okay with him.
- Starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Adam Brooks, Lyle Kanouse, Michael McKean, Clifford Lee Dickson, Yolonda Ross, Carolyn McCormick, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley, Jr.
- Director: Woody Allen
- Writer: Woody Allen
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Rating: PG-13 (for sexual situations including dialogue, brief nude images, and thematic material)
- Additional Information: Filming locations for Whatever Works include Chinatown, Greenwich Village, and East Village in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
For more information about any of these movies, visit Internet Movie Database.
