 After being screened at several film festivals and independent theaters, "Tenure" was first released on DVD exclusively at Blockbuster Video stores on February 19, 2010.A national release followed in April 2010.Charlie Thurber (Luke Wilson) is a beleaguered English professor at fictional Grey College (a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania) who competes for tenure against an impressive new hire from Yale, Elaine Grasso (Gretchen Mol).