New releases include 'CJ7' and 'Felon'
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Here are mini-reviews of current videocassette and DVD releases and a preview of what's coming out next:
Sony Pictures, rated R for brutal violence, pervasive profanity and brief nudity
After defending his home, a family man is sent to a maximum-security prison, where the rules of the free world don't apply. With Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard.
Peace Arch/Genius, no rating
A video store owner, who lives vicariously through the vintage films he watches, encounters adventure when he meets a femme fatale. With Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Josh Pais.
FOR KIDS
Sony Pictures, rated PG for child in jeopardy, adult themes
A schoolboy in Hong Kong is a bullied underdog until he finds a "pet" with powers from outer space. With Stephen Chow. (In Cantonese, with subtitles)
COMING SOON
Tuesday: "Deal" (Fox/MGM), "Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day" (Universal), "Street Kings" (Fox); Aug. 26: "A.K.A. Tommy Chong" (Infinity), "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning" (Disney); "Redbelt" (Sony).
