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'Welcome to the Rileys' is a powerful drama about finding hope in the most unusual of places. Once a happily married and loving couple, Doug and Lois Riley (James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo) have grown apart since losing their teenage daughter eight years prior. Leaving his agoraphobic wife behind to go on a business trip to New Orleans, Doug meets a 17-year-old runaway (Kristen Stewart) and the two form a platonic bond. For Lois and Doug, what initially appears to be the final straw that will derail their relationship, turns out to be the inspiration they need to renew their marriage.
Directed by Jake Scott, the film also features Eisa Davis, who was on Broadway's 'Passing Strange.'
Out on DVD and Blu-ray is 'Sex and the City 2,' which brings Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, with John Corbett and Chris Noth.
Directed by Michael Patrick King, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Willie Garson and Mario Cantone also star in the film.
The sequel to the 2008 hit film, which is based on based on characters from the book by Candace Bushnell, brings it all back and more as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) take another bite out of The Big Apple-and beyond-carrying on with their busy lives and loves in a sequel that truly sparkles.
Also out on home is 'The Girl Who Played With Fire,' the second film to be adapted from Larsson's best-selling Millennium Trilogy of crime novels following last year's 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.' 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' marks the return of Lisabeth Salander, the pierced and punked-out computer-hacking heroine of Larsson's celebrated series, which have sold some 40 million copies in nearly 50 countries around the world.
'The Girl Who Played With Fire' is directed by Daniel Alfredson and stars the inimitable Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist, both of whom reprise their roles from 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.'
Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is a wanted woman. A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and violent behavior makes her an official danger to society. Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist), Salander's friend and Millennium's publisher, is alone in his belief of Salander's innocence. Digging deeper, Blomkvist unearths evidence implicating highly placed members of Swedish society - as well as shocking details about Salander's past. He is desperate to get to her before she is cornered- but no one can find her anywhere.
In the documentary 'Multiple Choices - Tying the Knot,' relationships are often defined in terms of formal committment; is the couple engaged or married? But as more and more couples opt for living together in common-law relationships or, as one participant put it "serial monogamy," one is forced to ask if marriage holds any relevance to modern society.
