New On DVD This Week, May 5, 2014~May 11, 2014

Veronica Mars (2014) 

On the eve of graduating law school, Veronica Mars has put Neptune and her amateur sleuthing days behind her. While interviewing at high-end New York law firms, Veronica Mars gets a call from her ex-boyfriend Logan who has been accused of murder. Veronica heads back to Neptune just to help Logan find an attorney, but when things don't seem right with how Logan's case is perceived and handled, Veronica finds herself being pulled back into a life she thought she had left behind. 

Run Time (in minutes): 108 minutes. 
Movie appeal: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy 
Directed By: Rob Thomas (II) 
In Theaters: Mar 14, 2014 Limited 
On DVD:: May 6, 2014 
Box Office:: $3.3M 

Still Mine (2013) 

In his first lead role after decades of playing supporting characters, James Cromwell gives a tour de force performance in STILL MINE, an exquisitely crafted and deeply affecting love story about a couple in their twilight years. Based on true events and laced with wry humor, STILL MINE tells the heartfelt tale of Craig Morrison (Academy Award (R) nominee Cromwell), who comes up against the system when he sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife Irene (Academy Award (R) nominee Geneviève Bujold). Although Morrison uses the same methods his father, an accomplished shipbuilder, taught him, times have changed. He quickly gets blindsided by local building codes and bureaucratic officials. As Irene becomes increasingly ill - and amidst a series of stop-work orders - Craig races to finish the house. Hauled into court and facing jail, Craig takes a final stance against all odds in a truly inspirational story. 

Run Time (in minutes): 102 minutes. 
Movie appeal: Drama 
Directed By: Michael McGowan 
Written By: Michael McGowan 
In Theaters: Jul 12, 2013 Limited 
On DVD:: May 6, 2014 
Box Office:: $1.2M 

After the Dark (2013) 

AFTER THE DARK is set at an international school in Jakarta, where a philosophy teacher (D'Arcy) challenges his class of twenty students to a final thought experiment. Faced with an impending nuclear apocalypse, they must determine which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race. The decision quickly becomes deadly as each in the group turns against each other in a desperate fight for survival that blurs the lines between theory and reality. 

Run Time (in minutes): 107 minutes. 
Movie appeal: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy 
Directed By: John Huddles 
Written By: John Huddles 
In Theaters: Feb 7, 2014 Limited 
On DVD:: May 6, 2014 

Burn (2012) 

Burn is a character-driven documentary about Detroit, told through the eyes of Detroiters who are on the front lines, trying to rescue and rebuild it. 

Run Time (in minutes): 86 minutes. 
Movie appeal: Documentary, Special Interest 
Directed By: Tom Putnam , Brenna Sanchez 
In Theaters: Nov 2, 2012 Limited 
On DVD:: May 6, 2014 
Box Office:: $0.1M 

Generation War (2014) 

Billed as a German BAND OF BROTHERS, the blockbuster miniseries Generation War vividly depicts the lives of five young German friends forced to navigate the unconscionable moral compromises of life under Hitler. Level-headed, highly decorated officer Wilhelm (Volker Bruch) goes off to the eastern front with his sensitive younger brother Friedhelm (Tom Schilling). Deeply in love with Wilhelm is Charlotte (Miriam Stein), a young nurse who looks forward to serving in the Red Cross. Greta (Katherina Schüttler) is a talented singer who longs to become another Marlene Dietrich, while her Jewish boyfriend Viktor (Ludwig Trepte) fights for his life while hiding among members of the Polish Resistance. 

Run Time (in minutes): 131 minutes. 
Movie appeal: Drama 
In Theaters: Jan 15, 2014 Limited 
On DVD:: May 6, 2014 
Box Office:: $87.1k 

The Art of the Steal (2014) 

Crunch Calhoun (Kurt Russell), a third rate motorcycle daredevil and semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get back into the con game and pull off one final lucrative art theft with his untrustworthy brother, Nicky (Matt Dillon). Reassembling the old team, Crunch comes up with a plan to steal a priceless historical book, but the successful heist leads to another far riskier plan devised by Nicky. They fail to realize each other's separate agendas when their plan goes awry in this con comedy about honor, revenge and the bonds of brotherhood. 

Run Time (in minutes): 90 minutes. 
Movie appeal: Comedy 
Directed By: Jonathan Sobol 
Written By: Jonathan Sobol 
In Theaters: Mar 14, 2014 Limited 
On DVD:: May 6, 2014 
Box Office:: $61.4k