Just Announced: ‘Heaven Is for Real,’ ‘The Other Woman’ and ‘Locke’
Heaven Is for Real: Due July 22
Based on the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book, “Heaven Is for Real” recounts the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. Greg Kinnear stars as Todd Burpo, the real-life father whose son Colton claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience. Colton shares the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth … things he couldn’t possibly know. Extras: “Colton Goes to Heaven” behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes. Blu-ray adds “The Making of Heaven Is for Real” featurette, “Creating Heaven” featurette. Vitals: Director: Randall Wallace. Stars: Greg Kinnear, Thomas Haden Church, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Lane Styles. 2014, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 99 min., Drama, Box office gross: $86.550 million, Sony.
The Other Woman: Due July 29
New York attorney Carly Whitten (Cameron Diaz) is nobody’s fool. So when she accidentally discovers that her too-good-to-be-true boyfriend Mark (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is married, she’s less than thrilled. Not only that, she and Mark’s wife Kate (Leslie Mann) learn about yet another mistress (Kate Upton). Before long, however, the betrayed women have become unlikely pals who’ve decided to teach their three-timing man a lesson. The more the trio learns about Mark, the worse he seems, and the more fun they have without him as they plot mutual revenge. Extras: Gag reel, “Giggle Fit,” gallery. Blu-ray adds deleted scenes. Vitals: Director: Nick Cassavetes. Stars: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kate Upton, Nicki Minaj, Don Johnson. 2014, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 109 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $81.112 million, Fox.
Locke: Due August 12
Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is a man at the top of his game. A dedicated husband and father and a star employee at a high-powered construction firm, he’s the model of cool professionalism with a talent for managing complex situations. Driving home on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Locke makes a sudden choice to confront the only situation in his life that can’t be neatly handled. He quickly learns that the cost of becoming a better man is high. Extras: “Ordinary Unraveling: Making Locke” featurette, commentary with writer-director Steven Knight. Vitals: Director: Steven Knight. Stars: Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Tom Holland, Ben Daniels. 2014, CC, MPAA rating: R, 85 min., Drama/Suspense, Box office gross: $.523 million, Lionsgate.
