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<title><![CDATA[New DVD Blu-Ray: 'Warm Bodies,' 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' 'Identity Thief']]></title>
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<u><strong>Moviefone's New Release of the Week</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/warm-bodies/10058166/main" target="_blank"><strong>"Warm Bodies"</strong></a><br />
<strong>What's it about?</strong> Zombie apocalypse meets quirky love story in this new take on the genre.<br />
<strong>Why we're IN:</strong> We like zombies, we like indie romance comedies - who knew putting the two together would actually work?<br />
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<u><strong>Moviefone's Blu-ray of the Week</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Clint-Eastwood-20-Film-Collection-Blu-ray/66005/" target="_blank"><strong>"Clint Eastwood 20 Film Collection"</strong></a><br />
<strong>What's it about?</strong> Finally, all of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/clint-eastwood/1028651/main" target="_blank">Clint Eastwood</a>'s greatest hits are available in crystalline Blu-ray!<br />
<strong>Why we're IN: </strong>This massive set includes favorites <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/dirty-harry/7389/main" target="_blank">"Dirty Harry"</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/letters-from-iwo-jima/27885/main" target="_blank">"Letters From Iwo Jima"</a>, and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/million-dollar-baby/20382/main" target="_blank">"Million Dollar Baby"</a>, and a brand-new documentary "<span class="il">Eastwood</span> Directs: The Untold Story," chroniciling his work behind the camera.<br />
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<u><strong>New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/escape-from-planet-earth/55620/main" target="_blank"><strong>"Escape From Planet Earth"</strong></a><br />
<strong>What's it about?</strong> This 3D animated family comedy, featuring the voices of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/brendan-fraser/1435366/main" target="_blank">Brendan Fraser</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jessica-alba/2006034/main" target="_blank">Jessica Alba</a>, and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/william-shatner/1035899/main" target="_blank">William Shatner</a>, brings aliens to Earth -- the twist is, the aliens are the good guys. That's about as interesting as it gets in this film squarely written for uncritical kid audiences.<br />
<strong>In or Out:</strong> OUT (unless you're a little one).<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/a-good-day-to-die-hard/10055336/main" target="_blank">"A Good Day to Die Hard"</a><br />
What's it about?</strong> This late and perhaps final sequel in <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/bruce-willis/1005033/main" target="_blank">Bruce Willis</a>' <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/die-hard/4972/main" target="_blank">"Die Hard"</a> franchise is certainly action-packed, but critics pan the film for falling behind where its plot and the quality of its effects are concerned. Not even the badassiest of badasses was able save this one.<br />
<strong>In or Out:</strong> OUT.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/identity-thief/56248/main" target="_blank"><strong>"Identity Thief"</strong></a><br />
<strong>What's it about?</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jason-bateman/1776366/main" target="_blank">Jason Bateman</a> plays an unwitting man whose identity is stolen by a brash and portly woman, aptly played by <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/melissa-mccarthy/2040042/main" target="_blank">Melissa McCarthy</a>. Instead of doing the reasonable thing, Sandy (Bateman's character) opts for some vigilante justice. Unfortunately, this comedy manages to miss the mark in spite of its stock of funny actors.<br />
<strong>In or Out:</strong> OUT.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/its-a-disaster/57698/main" target="_blank">"It's A Disaster"</a><br />
What's it about?</strong> Four couples meet for brunch, which is unfortunately interrupted by the end of the world. Hilarity ensues as the couples (played by Julia Styles and David Cross, among others) try to resolve their relationship issues in the midst of doomsday. It's <em>not </em>a disaster: it's another clash of the genres done right, and those are far and few between.<br />
<strong>In or Out:</strong> IN.<br />
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<strong>"12 Rounds: Reloaded"</strong><br />
<strong>What's It About? </strong> Pro wrestler Randy Orton takes on WWE Films' action franchise, playing an EMT worker forced to play deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a mysterious foe; it's your typical direct-to-video action movie catering to hardcore WWE fans only.<br />
<strong>In or Out:</strong> OUT.<br />
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<u><strong>New to Blu-ray</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Mad-Max-Trilogy-Blu-ray/66743/" target="_blank"><strong>"Mad Max Trilogy"</strong></a><br />
<strong>What's it about?</strong> A post-apocalyptic action trilogy starring Mel Gibson in his heyday, you can marathon all three films in Blu-ray: <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/mad-max/6851/main" target="_blank">"Mad Max"</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/mad-max-the-road-warrior/22761/main" target="_blank">"The Road Warrior"</a>, and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome/1021775/main" target="_blank">"Beyond Thunderdome"</a>.<br />
<strong>In or Out:</strong> IN.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Alfred-Hitchcock-The-Essentials-Collection-Blu-ray/68454/" target="_blank"><strong>"Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection"</strong></a><br />
<strong>What's it about? </strong>Inimitable horror director <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/alfred-hitchcock/1217958/main" target="_blank">Alfred Hitchcock</a>'s films, especially <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/psycho/5000/main" target="_blank">"Psycho"</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-birds/5079/main" target="_blank">"The Birds"</a>, helped define a genre - and they are still as great as ever, if you can get past how antiquated the special effects look today. Now, five of Hitchcock's greatest feature films are available in Blu-ray!<br />
<strong>In or Out:</strong> IN.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of Jan. 10: 'Moneyball,' 'Killer Elite']]></title>
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<u><strong>Moviefone's Pick of the Week</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/moneyball/1427200/main"><strong>"Moneyball"</strong></a><br />
<strong>What's It About?</strong> Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the real-life General Manager for the Oakland A's that adopted a controversial new approach to building a team through sabermetric statistics, rather than tried-and-true old-school scouting.<br />
<strong>See It Because</strong>: Even though the true story behind "Moneyball" has upset baseball purists, the film still feels like a rousing underdog movie. With a crackling script by Aaron Sorkin and a (most likely) Oscar nominated performance from Pitt, <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/11/03/best-movies-of-2011/">it's easy to see why we named it one of the best movies of the year. </a><br />
<strong>Also Available on Redbox <a href="http://www.redbox.com/movies/moneyball" target="_blank">DVD</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.redbox.com/movies/moneyball-blu-ray" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moneyball/dp/B006MQRLSA/ref=sr_1_4?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1326145775&amp;sr=1-4" target="_blank">Amazon Instant Video</a></strong> <br />
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<u><strong>Also New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-killer-elite/54149/main"><strong>"Killer Elite"</strong></a><br />
Jason Statham must go through Clive Owen (and a team of deadly assassins) to rescue his mentor, Robert De Niro.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killer-Elite/dp/B006TLF5WM/ref=sr_1_7?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1326145775&amp;sr=1-7" target="_blank">Also Available on Amazon Instant Video</a></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/whats-your-number/51756/main"><strong>"What's Your Number?"</strong></a><br />
Anna Faris stars in a new romantic comedy about a woman who traces back over her past 20 relationships to find out if one of them was her soulmate.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Your-Number-EX-TENDED-EDITION/dp/B006PE6XFQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1326145775&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Also Available on Amazon Instant Video</a></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-scorpion-king-3-battle-for-redemption/10072228/main"><strong>"The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption"</strong></a><br />
In a quest to regain his power, Mathayus must -- ah who cares? There's swords, muscles, MMA fighters, pro wrestlers, scantily-clad babes and Billy Zane; if you want to buy this movie, you don't care about plot.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scorpion-King-Battle-Redemption/dp/B006TGQD6Y/ref=sr_1_9?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1326145775&amp;sr=1-9" target="_blank">Also Available on Amazon Instant Video</a></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/1911/10064260/main"><strong>"1911"</strong></a><br />
Jackie Chan directs and stars in this historical epic about the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and the forming of the Republic of China.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.redbox.com/movies/1911" target="_blank">Also Available on Redbox</a></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/higher-ground/10050546/main"><strong>"Higher Ground"</strong></a><br />
Vera Farmiga ('Up in the Air,' 'The Departed') makes her directing debut in this indie drama, in which she plays a married housewife in a closed-off religious community that begins to question her faith, as her marriage falls apart.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.redbox.com/movies/higher-ground" target="_blank">Also Available on Redbox</a></strong><br />
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<u><strong><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/releasedates.php?year=2012&amp;month=1#January10" target="_blank">New Blu-Ray Releases</a></strong></u><br />
"Jean Luc Goddard's Film Socialisme"<br />
"Looney Tunes Showcase: Volume One"<br />
"Nirvana: Live at the Paramount"<br />
"Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky"<br />
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<strong>We're Preserving These on Blu-ray?</strong><br />
"Fever Pitch"<br />
"John Tucker Must Die"<br />
"Just Married"<br />
"Just My Luck"<br />
"Never Benn Kissed"<br />
"Shallow Hal"<br />
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<strong>The Universal 100th Anniversary Collection (DVD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)</strong><br />
<img id="vimage_4736366" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2012/01/babe.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />"8 Mile"<br />
"The 40-Year-Old Virgin"<br />
"American Graffiti"<br />
"Apollo 13"<br />
"Babe"<br />
"A Beautiful Mind"<br />
"Billy Elliot"<br />
"The Bourne Identity"<br />
"The Bourne Supremacy"<br />
"The Bourne Ultimatum"<br />
"The Breakfast Club"<br />
"Brokeback Mountain"<br />
"Do the Right Thing"<br />
"Fast Times at Ridgemont High"<br />
"Field of Dreams"<br />
"Inglourius Basterds"<br />
"Mamma Mia!"<br />
"Ray"<br />
"Seabiscuit"<br />
"Waterworld"<br />
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<u><strong>New Redbox Releases</strong></u><br />
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"<strong> <a href="http://www.redbox.com/movies/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes" target="_blank">DVD</a></strong> &amp; <strong><a href="http://www.redbox.com/movies/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-blu-ray " target="_blank">Blu-ray</a></strong><br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of Jan. 3: 'Contagion,' 'The Guard']]></title>
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The new year is off to a modest start with a few gems that deserved more eyeballs, but mostly middle-of-the-road fare that was forgettable at theaters and should remain so at home. Check out our picks for January 3rd's DVD releases. <br />
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<strong><u>MOVIEFONE'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK</u><br />
<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/contagion/10038290/main"><br />
'Contagion'</a></strong><br />
<strong>What's It About?</strong> Steven Soderbergh directs an all-star cast of Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne and more in this creepy thriller. An unidentified new virus strain breaks out and quickly becomes a global epidemic, killing off huge scores of the population.<br />
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<strong>See It Because:</strong> The film keeps the soap opera drama in check to document the cold, calculating reality of a horrible disease wiping out the increasingly-connected world community. With frightening accuracy, we see how fear, panic and misinformation spread as fast as germs. <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/11/03/best-movies-of-2011/">It's also one of Moviefone's choices for the best movies of 2011</a>.<br />
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What's It About?</strong> Brendan Gleeson plays the titular Guard, a police sergeant in a small Irish little town, who has his own unique way of fighting crime. He is paired up with an FBI agent (played by Don Cheadle) that has descended on their town to bust a massive drug deal -- and Gleeson's particular approach will either end up saving the day or getting them both killed.<br />
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<strong>See It Because:</strong> It's a funny, foul-mouthed, non-PC crime comedy. If you liked 'In Bruges,' then you'll probably like 'The Guard' as it was made by John Michael McDonagh (brother of 'Bruges' director Martin). It's another one of our picks for 2011's best movies.<br />
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<strong><u>ALSO ON DVD &amp; BLU-RAY, JANUARY 3, 2012</u></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark/1411238/main"><strong>'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'</strong></a><br />
A little girl moves into a creepy old mansion and is terrorized by tiny, little demonic creatures, in this remake of the cult TV movie from 1973. Not an awful redo, but just kind of there -- despite being co-written and produced by Guillermo Del Toro.<br />
<strong>See It Or Skip It?</strong> Skip It.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/i-dont-know-how-she-does-it/10054485/main"><strong>'I Don't Know How She Does It'</strong></a><br />
In this adaptation of the best-selling novel, Sarah Jessica Parker stars as a career woman trying to have it all as the loving wife, perfect mother and successful bread-winner. A charming cast is wasted on a lot of the cliche easy jokes that come with the most shallow chick-lit; there are better versions of this story out there.<br />
<strong>See It Or Skip It?</strong> Skip it.<br />
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<img id="vimage_4713069" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2012/01/lastlionsxlg.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-last-lions/52490/main"><strong>'The Last Lions'</strong></a><br />
Jeremy Irons narrates this documentary from National Geographic, concerning a lioness named Ma di Tau, struggling to raise her cubs after their natural habitat is taken away from them. The film may upset some viewers -- both in its accurate depiction of the laws of the jungle and its focus on the population crisis affecting the lion kingdom -- but the beautiful cinematography and universally-relatable story make it compelling.<br />
<strong>See It Or Skip It?</strong> See it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/puncture/10057483/main"><strong>'Puncture'</strong></a><br />
Action star Chris Evans plays a drug-addicted ambulance chaser, who gets caught up in the biggest court case of his life involving money-driven health organizations, the AIDS scare and a new kind of needle. Don't see it for the execution (considering the unique true subject matter it was based on, 'Puncture' feels like a standard underdog legal thriller) but see it for Chris Evans' drugged-out, twitchy performance -- <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/09/19/chris-evans-wants-you-to-start-seeing-his-good-movies-not-fant/">a performance he considers to be one of his very best</a>.<br />
<strong>See It Or Skip It?</strong> See it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/shark-night/10044928/main"><strong>'Shark Night'</strong></a><br />
College kids staying at a lake house are terrorized by killer sharks. Then the movie gets dumber. The whole thing is a bloodless PG-13 fare, and the home edition is missing the cheap gimmicky 3D effects that conned people into seeing in theaters.<br />
<strong>See It Or Skip It? </strong> Skip it.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of Dec. 27: 'Final Destination 5,' 'Apollo 18']]></title>
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Two 'B' films posing as first-run fare bring down the curtain on 2011's DVD schedule. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/final-destination-5/10040674/main"><b>'Final Destination 5'</b></a> is the latest installment in the death-defying series that has a group of people cheating death in a spectacular opening sequence, only to have the grim reaper come after each survivor to get his due. The other release is the sci-fi horror "found footage" film <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/apollo-18/52617/main"><b>'Apollo 18,'</b></a> about a doomed "secret" Apollo manned mission to the moon; the horror in this one is horrible. Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/final-destination-5/10040674/main"><img id="vimage_4702236" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/final-destination-box.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Final Destination 5'</b></a><br />
In this fourth sequel in the famous series about the impossibility of cheating death, the grim reaper is just as omnipresent as ever, going after eight co-workers -- on their way to a company retreat -- who are saved from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. Naturally, as is the wont with the series, each meets an unusual and bloody death.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Final Destination' meets 'Final Destination'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Based on the film's closing sequence (which we won't reveal so it won't spoil the ending), this may be the final installment in the series ('The Final Destination' certainly wasn't the last stop). And that's just as well, since the filmmakers have run out of steam in figuring our unique ways in which to kill off the cast. Aside from the spectacular suspension bridge accident, the subsequent deaths are fairly mundane. To spice things up, there's a subplot about "buying" more time by killing someone and taking their years, and there's some interesting tricks in the outcome of a couple of the deaths, but for the most part 'Final Destination' has hit a dead end.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Alternate death scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes.<br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_5/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes Reviews</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;y&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;tag=moviefone-20&amp;field-keywords=final+destination+5" target="_blank">Buy DVD</a> | <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Final-Destination-5/70178620?mqso=80012927" target="_blank">Save DVD to your Netflix queue</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/apollo-18/52617/main"><img id="vimage_4702237" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/apollo-18.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Apollo 18'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> "Found footage" film purports to document the ill-fated voyage of Apollo 18, which was sent to the moon on a secret U.S. Department of Defense mission a year after Apollo 17. According to the history books, Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the lunar rock, and this film reveals the reason the U.S. has never returned to the moon -- the astronauts encountered something horrible on the satellite's surface.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Blair Witch Project' meets 'The Quatermass Xperiment'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Enough with the "found footage" films. Though technically well put together, 'Apollo 18' is a scrubbed mission, ultimately boring with few scares, characters we don't give a hoot about, and moon monsters that aren't as horrible as the build-up given to them. In space, no one can hear you snore.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, deleted and alternate scenes, alternate endings.<br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/apollo_18/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes Reviews</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;y&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;tag=moviefone-20&amp;field-keywords=apollo+18" target="_blank">Buy DVD</a> | <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Apollo-18/70176655?mqso=80012927" target="_blank">Save DVD to your Netflix queue</a><br />
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<u><strong>Other New December 27 Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/brighton-rock/52448/main">'Brighton Rock'</a>:</b> (2010) The rise and fall of a vicious gangland punk, based on Graham Greene's chilling 1938 novel. Stars Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Helen Mirren, John Hurt.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/a-good-old-fashioned-orgy/10057443/main">'A Good Old Fashioned Orgy'</a>:</b> (2010) A thirtysomething party animal famous for his lavish summer parties at his father's swanky Hamptons pad organizes one last blow-out before his circle of friends disbands and his father sells the estate. Stars Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Bibb, Lake Bell.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/hostel-part-iii/10068717/main">'Hostel: Part III'</a>:</b> (2011) While attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas, four friends are enticed by two sexy escorts to join them at a private party way off the Strip, where they find themselves the subjects of a perverse game of torture.</li>
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		<b>'The Hunters':</b> (2011) A group of friends decide to spend time in the one place that was forbidden to them as kids -- the woods, where they come upon what they believe is an abandoned fort, until they find the walls dripping with blood and decomposing bodies lining the floor.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/in-the-name-of-the-king-ii/10070665/main">In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds</a>':</b> (2011) A lethal, ex-Special Forces soldier finds himself transported back to a mystical age of sorcery, dragons and savage hand-to-hand combat to defeat the forces of darkness and fulfill an ancient prophecy. Stars Dolph Lundgren, Natassia Malthe.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/pool-boys/37104/main">'The Pool Boys'</a>:</b> (2011) Comedy follows a pool boy and his friends who, tired of working dead end jobs, scheme to get rich quick by turning an empty mansion into a home for the hottest escorts in Beverly Hills. Stars Matthew Lillard, Rachelle Lefevre, Efren Ramirez, Brett Davern, Tom Arnold.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[James Marsden: 'Nobody Sets Out to Make a Bad Movie']]></title>
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<a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/12/20/warrior-dvd-best-movie-you-didnt-see-in-2011/" target="_blank">'Warrior' isn't the only underseen September release out on DVD this week</a>; 'Straw Dogs' arrived on Tuesday as well, only with almost as little fanfare as it had upon initial release. The remake of Sam Peckinpah's notorious revenge thriller earned just $10 million at the box office, and was <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/10/25/the-18-worst-wide-release-opening-weekends-of-2011/" target="_blank">quickly labeled one of the bigger bombs of 2011</a>. Not that star James Marsden is too concerned with that reception. <br />
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"Nobody sets out to make a bad movie," <a href="http://www.etonline.com/movies/117228_James_Marsden_Talks_Straw_Dogs_career/index.html" target="_blank">he told ET</a>. "Nobody sets out for their film to do mediocre at the box office. [...] Obviously I want my movies to do well and for people to dig my work, but at some point it's out of your power. It's your responsibility as an actor to deliver a performance that you're proud of. If people like my movies, that means more to me than if they do well at the box office. I can name a movie I did that made a lot of money at the box office, but I don't think it's a good movie. I think 'Straw Dogs' is a better movie than that one, so creatively I'm prouder of this one."<br />
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That's a good outlook on fame and life in general -- you can only control what you can control -- but it raises the question: which of his successful films does James Marsden think is not good? Let's investigate!<br />
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1. 'X-Men: The Last Stand': $234.3M<br />
2. 'X2: X-Men United': $214.9M<br />
3. 'Superman Returns': $200M<br />
4. 'X-Men': $157.2M<br />
5. 'Enchanted': $127.8M<br />
6. 'Hairspray': $118.8M<br />
7. 'Hop': $108M<br />
8. 'The Notebook': $81M<br />
9. '27 Dresses': $76.8M<br />
10. 'Death at a Funeral': $43.7M<br />
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Marsden also did voice work in 'Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,' which made $43.5 million. So! Which of those films was Marsden referring to? Speculate wildly -- and likely inaccurately -- in the comments section below.<br />
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'Straw Dogs' is on DVD now.<br />
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<title><![CDATA['Warrior' on DVD: 8 Reasons You Should Watch the Best Movie You Didn't See This Year]]></title>
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In the end, perhaps you can look at 'Warrior' as the canary in the coal mine for 2011. The exceptionally reviewed fighting drama about two estranged brothers, their alcoholic father and ultimate fighting was a <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/09/12/6-potential-reasons-warrior-got-knocked-out-at-the-box-office/" target="_blank">major box-office disappointment upon its release in September</a>, but judging from how the last three months have played out, that was just par for the coming course. <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/12/12/movie-attendance-down-to-post-9-11-levels/" target="_blank">Movie attendance in 2011 is off by 4 percent</a> from last year, and -- despite some highs this summer ('Harry Potter,' 'Bridesmaids,' 'Transformers') -- most of the fall schedule was undercooked financially ('The Muppets,' 'Sherlock Holmes,' 'New Year's Eve'). If you ignored 'Warrior' like millions of other people, however, there's some hope: <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/12/20/new-on-dvd-blu-ray-december-20/" target="_blank">the film is out on DVD and Blu-ray now</a>, meaning you can catch up on what could be the best film you didn't see this year. Ahead, 8 reasons why you should give 'Warrior' a chance from the comfort of your own couch. <br />
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<b>You can actually understand Tom Hardy in this one!</b><br />
<a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/12/20/dark-knight-rises-bane-voice-sound-mix/" target="_blank">Even Bane agrees</a>. Right, Bane? "Efafsssf asqqqqs fsffsafnnn rises!"<br />
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<b>Kidding aside, Tom Hardy is so good in 'Warrior,' he probably deserves an Oscar nomination ...</b><br />
As Tommy Riordan, a wrestling prodigy who becomes a broken war hero <i>with a secret</i>, Hardy is heartbreaking, stoic, visceral and basically fit enough to rip Bane's arms off and beat him unconscious with them. Also: tattoos!<br />
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<b>... so does Nick Nolte</b><br />
As Tommy and Brendan's (Joel Edgerton) father, Nolte gives one of those career-capping performances that usually draw the warm glow of Oscar. Unfortunately, he turned in this performance when Christopher Plummer, Albert Brooks and Max Von Sydow all did similar victory-lap work this year in 'Beginners,' 'Drive' and 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,' respectively. Will Nolte get forgotten when the Academy Awards nominations are announced? <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/12/14/sag-awards-2012-nominations-bridesmaids/" target="_blank">Hopefully his SAG nom bodes well for some recognition</a>.<br />
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<b>Joel Edgerton doesn't deserve an Oscar nomination, but he's still really great.</b><br />
Think of Edgerton -- who was poised to have a breakout 2011 until both 'Warrior' and 'The Thing' were D.O.A. -- as the engine in 'Warrior.' Without his Brendan, a good man pushed to extremes to save his family, 'Warrior' wouldn't run as well as it does. He's the everyman you root for in the face of overwhelming negative odds.<br />
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<strong>There are two songs by The National in 'Warrior'!</strong><br />
Whether you're a bearded hipster or just a person who likes their lead singers to have killer baritones, hearing The National in 'Warrior' will make you smile and/or cry. ("Start a War" opens the film; "About Today" closes it.)<br />
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<b>Frank Grillo gives the most underrated character actor performance of 2011</b><br />
Get used to seeing Frank Grillo next year. The veteran New York actor (who has appeared on everything from 'Blue Bloods' to 'CSI: New York' to 'Breakout Kings' on television) steals his scenes in 'Warrior' as Brendan's trainer, and will appear in no less than four films in 2012: 'The Grey,' 'Disconnect,' 'Lay the Favorite' and 'Gangster Squad,' opposite Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling. Not bad! He's like a Palookaville version of R-Gos!<br />
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<b>'Warrior' will make you cry</b><br />
No joke; the final showdown between Tommy and Brendan might reduce you to a weeping, blubbering mess. Sure, 'War Horse' and 'We Bought a Zoo' -- and even 'The Artist' -- have emotional moments, but nothing quite compares to the showing of brotherly love at the end of 'Warrior.' Did it just get dusty in Moviefone HQ?<br />
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<b>It's just <i>good</i></b><br />
2011 has been a year of "good, but"; 'Warrior is just good <i>good</i>. Don't make the mistake of missing this one again.<br />
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As we fast approach the end of the holiday season, the home entertainment studios are going all out with one last gasp of DVDs for gift giving. There's something for everyone this week: The romantic-fantasy <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/midnight-in-paris/10036438/main">'Midnight in Paris,'</a> the family melodrama <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/dolphin-tale/52009/main">'Dolphin Tale,'</a> the mixed martial arts actioner <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/warrior/50509/main">'Warrior,'</a> and the violent and brutal remake of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/straw-dogs/35213/main">'Straw Dogs.'</a> Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/midnight-in-paris/10036438/main"><img id="vimage_4691330" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/midnight-1324371565.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Midnight in Paris'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams play Gil and Inez, a betrothed couple vacationing in Paris before their marriage; she's a spoiled, upwardly mobile young woman with wealthy parents, he's a dreamer of a screenwriter who falls in love with the City of Light. One night when she's off dancing with friends, Gil walks alone through the city and is -- spoiler alert -- magically transported to the Paris of the 1920s, where he meets up with the likes of Cole Porter, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel. He's enamored with the idea that -- unlike the present -- the 1920s was a golden era, and he begins to spend more and more late nights in the past as his daytime present world proves more and more difficult to handle.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Annie Hall' meets 'Somewhere in Time'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Woody Allen's most accessible and enjoyable -- and profitable -- comedy in years. It's a romantic-comedy-fantasy with clever plotting (a screenwriter time travels in the past to meet some of the most creative people of the 20th century) and a wonderful love letter to Paris. The director tackles romance, love, memories, loss, artistic creation, hope and the illusion people have that a life different from their own would be much better. Utterly charming, with fine performances by Wilson, McAdams, Michael Sheen, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody and Alison Pill.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> For the first time, Allen has added a bonus feature to his film: a "Midnight in Cannes" featurette.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/dolphin-tale/52009/main"><img id="vimage_4691331" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/dolphin.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Dolphin Tale'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate people who banded together to save her life. A young dolphin is caught in a crab trap off the Florida coast, severely damaging her tail; she's rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Losing her tail could cost Winter her life and it takes the expertise of a dedicated marine biologist, the ingenuity of a brilliant prosthetics doctor, and the unwavering devotion of a young boy to bring about a ground-breaking miracle -- a prosthetic tail that will allow Winter to live. Stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Free Willy' meets 'The Day of the Dolphin'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> We're a sucker for this type of film, a sentimental, uplifting melodrama inspired by a true story that points up the values of friendship, family and love, while giving lessons in overcoming adversity through sheer will power and inner strength -- and tugs on your heartstrings and tear ducts. Director Charles Martin Smith throws in everything but the kitchen sink: the damaged dolphin, the boy who bonds with her, a wise old doctor, sympathetic parents, a cousin whose spine is injured in Iraq (mirroring the dolphin), and the struggling hospital saved at the last minute by the kindness of the community. It's a follow-your-dreams success story that kids and their parents will enjoy. And that it's basically true is even more inspiring -- check out <a href="http://seewinter.com/" target="_blank">SeeWinter.com</a>.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> A pair of featurettes about the real Winter.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/warrior/50509/main"><img id="vimage_4691333" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/warrior.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Warrior'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Tommy Riordan, an ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, returns home and enlists his father, a recovering alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an mixed martial arts tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. Tommy's estranged brother Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to provide for his family as a public school teacher, also enters the competition. Naturally, the two brothers are on a collision course to meet in the cage for a final physical -- and emotional -- face off.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Fighter' meets 'Bloodsport'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Brutally predictable actioner that finally legitimizes MMA for the big screen mainstream. Powerful acting and direction transcend the basically cliche-ridden, corny story line about an underdog Cain and Abel duo battling it out for respect and riches. The three leads are outstanding: Tom Hardy as the remorseless fighting brother who lives for the "kill," Nick Nolte as the bumbling father who basically abandoned his kids and is just now realizing the error of his ways, and Joel Edgerton as the straight-arrow teacher who will do anything to save his family from financial ruin. Director Gavin O'Connor hits all the right notes at just the right times.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, a "making of" documentary, mixed martial arts strategy, gag reel, deleted scene.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/straw-dogs/35213/main"><img id="vimage_4691334" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/straw.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Straw Dogs'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Remake of Sam Peckinpah's classic drama. David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his TV actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South so he can have the solitude necessary to work on his latest screenplay, a film about the siege of Stalingrad during WWII. Once there, the meek screenwriter runs afoul of he locals -- violent rednecks -- and tensions build in the couple's marriage. Throw in some lust -- in the form of Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsgard) -- and you have all the makings for a violent confrontation when the good ol' boys decide to invade the homestead.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Wait Until Dark' meets 'High Tension'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Critic-turned director Rod Lurie closely follows Peckinpah's script, even going so far as to duplicate the ways in which Marsden defends his house and wife from the bad guys. He does, however, transport the film from rural England to the rural South, throwing in the violent ritual of Friday night football for good measure. The bad guys are stereotypically nasty and the revenge ends up being sweet -- that, after all, is the underlying point of the film: when threatened, even the most civilized of men can turn into a beast. If you've never seen the original, then the last 20 minutes of brutal fighting will be cathartic.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary with writer-director Rod Lurie and four interesting featurettes "Courting Controversy: Remaking a Classic," "The Dynamics of Power: The Ensemble," "Inside the Siege: The Ultimate Showdown" and "Creating the Sumner House: The Production Design."<br />
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<u><strong>Other New December 20 Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/blackthorn/10056241/main">'Blackthorn'</a>:</b> (2011) Sequel of sorts to 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' posits the idea that Cassidy survived the standoff with the Bolivian military in 1908 and has more adventures as he tries to get back to the U.S. Stars Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/burke-and-hare/1420917/main">'Burke &amp; Hare'</a>:</b> (2010) A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school. Directed by John Landis and starring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry, Isla Fisher.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/catch-44/10071875/main">'Catch .44'</a>:</b> (2011) All hell breaks loose when three female hoods fail to intercept a double-cross drug shipment for their crime boss. Stars Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll, Brad Dourif.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/colombiana/51990/main">'Colombiana'</a>:</b> (2011) Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who has become an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child, with her ultimate goal to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for their deaths.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/glee-live-in-concert/10059912/main"><b>'Glee: The Concert Movie':</b></a> (2011) A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/margin-call/10053541/main">'Margin Call'</a>:</b> (2011) A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank -- and the inside information they possess -- during a 24-hour period at the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of Dec. 13: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' 'Fright Night,' 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame']]></title>
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Three special effects-laden films hit the home entertainment shelves this week. The first is the prequel <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/10037477/main">'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,'</a> with its motion-capture CGI primates; next there's <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/fright-night/1012882/main">'Fright Night,'</a> a remake of a cult classic that ups the ante with state-of-the art scares; and finally <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/detective-dee-and-the-mystery-of-the-phantom-flame/10047810/main">'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame,'</a> Hark Tsui's quirky and action-filled martial arts mystery that uses Sammo Hung's choreography and special effects to mesmerize viewers. Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/10037477/main"><img id="vimage_4676106" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/rise-apes.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Origin story for 'The Planet of the Apes' saga (diverging significantly from the original series 'Escape From the Planet of the Apes' and 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'). In this scenario, James Franco stars as Will Rodman, a neuroscientist trying to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease by testing on chimpanzees and giving them a human level of intelligence. After a test subject's baby, Caesar, is orphaned, Will decides to raise him at home on his own with his Alzheimer-stricken father (John Lithgow). What begins as a continuation of his experiment quickly turns into a problem, as Caesar is taken away and forced to live in a primate facility. As Caesar's intelligence continues to grow, he begins to stake his claim as the leader of his new primate counterparts, which will ultimately lead to the rise of the planet of the apes.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Project X' meets 'Spartacus'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> The photo-realistic apes -- created using Oscar-winning visual effects house WETA Digital's groundbreaking CGI technology that they developed for 'Avatar' -- are the real stars and drawing power of the film; James Franco seems to have telephoned in his performance, while John Lithgow plays more of a somnambulist than an Alzheimer's patient. Kudos go, of course, to Andy Serkis for his role-modeling and acting as the motion-character-captured Caesar. The film moves ahead fairly quickly in its denunciation of humankind's predilection for violence and our reveling in the humiliation of those supposedly less intelligence than us; it's a foregone conclusion that the apes are better humans than we are -- and deserve to overrun the world. The apes running amok in San Francisco is worth the price of admission.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Deleted scenes, several illuminating behind-the-scenes featurettes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/fright-night/1012882/main"><img id="vimage_4676108" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/fright.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Fright Night'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Remake of the 1985 gothic horror cult classic. Charley (Anton Yelchin) is a high school senior in a Las Vegas suburb who's on top of the world -- &shy;he's running with the popular crowd and dating Amy (Imogen Poots), the most coveted girl in school. But trouble arrives when Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a nice guy -- at first. But there's something not quite right, and no one else, including Charley's mom (Toni Collette) seems to notice. After his classmates start to mysteriously disappear without a trace, Charlie discovers that there is more to his new neighbor than meets the eye -- he's a vampire who has his fangs set on Charley, Amy and mom.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Let the Right One In' meets 'Rear Window'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> While not quite up to the thrills and excitement of the original (we're a bit more jaded 20 years down the road since Tom Holland's 'Fright Night' jumped out at us), this remake can stand on its own thanks to the bravura performance by Farrell, who has never been creepier. The special effects are, naturally, terrific, and the mood set by director Craig Gillepsie is oppressively spooky. Yet, as in many films of this genre, it's the interludes that falter -- here the typical nerds vs. jocks subplot is just too predictable and corny, and the fake vampire hunter scenario (with a wimpy David Tennant) is just plain silly. Still, it's an enjoyable ride, with some tongue-in-neck (er, cheek) humor and one great rescue scene that will blow you away.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Deleted scenes, gag reels, and an 'Official How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie' guide.<br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> Hark Tsui's action-packed, visually breathtaking Sherlock Holmes-style mystery choreographed by master Sammo Hung, set in an exquisitely realized steampunk version of ancient China. On the eve of her coronation as Empress (Carina Lau), China's most powerful woman is haunted by a chilling murder mystery: Two men in charge of building a gigantic monument to her have burst into flames, leaving behind only black ash and skeletal bones. Recognizing this threat to her power, she turns to the infamous Dee Renjie (Andy Lau), a man whose unparalleled wisdom is matched only by his martial arts skills. Teamed with the Empress' right-hand woman, the martial arts expert Shangguan Jing'er (Bingbing Li), Dee must battle a series of bizarre dangers that eventually lead to a chilling truth that places his life, and the future of the dynasty, in peril.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> Charlie Chan meets Bruce Lee<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> This has been a banner year for Asian period-action films. There's Jackie Chan's '1911,' Benny Chan's 'Shaolin,' Takashi Miike's '13 Assassins' and Woo-ping Yuen's 'True Legend'; now add Hark Tsui's almost mystical 'Detective Dee' actioner set in 690 AD and featuring talking deer, blind fighting, insects that cause people to burst into flames, an underground city of criminals and outcasts, spectacular flying martial arts action (by Sammo Hung), comic relief and a complicated conspiracy and murder mystery -- which all add up to a roller coaster ride that is thoroughly entertaining. 'Detective Dee,' like most Asian films, didn't get a wide theatrical release in the U.S., but grossed north of $52 million worldwide. Buy or rent it (along with the other films mentioned above) today to find out what the rest of the world is watching.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Several interesting behind-the-scenes featurettes..<br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-black-power-mixtape-1967-1975/10050580/main">'The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975'</a>:</b> (2011) Here's a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the U.S. drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution in the 1960s and who ended up chronicling the Black Power Movement. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Movement -- Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them -- the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, this collection was found languishing in the basement of Swedish Television; director Goran Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover brought this footage to light in this remarkable documentary.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/circumstance/10050544/main">'Circumstance'</a>:</b> (2011 -- Iran) A provocative coming-of-age story that cracks open the hidden world of Iranian youth. As culture wars and politics define the country, a wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain their personal lives as their children lead a group of friends in Tehran to rebel against the constant oppression.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/eames-the-architect-and-the-painter/10070820/main">Eames: The Architect and the Painter</a>':</b> (2011) Modern design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in Venice Beach, Calif., where Charles and Ray Eames -- best known for their ubiquitous furniture and the signature innovation of the classic Eames chair -- set up their Renaissance-style studio shortly after World War II. This documentary, narrated by James Franco, brings to the screen a cache of archival material, visually stunning films, love letters, photographs and artifacts produced in mind-boggling volume by Charles and Ray with their talented staff during the hypercreative 40-year run of the Eames studio.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/kung-fu-panda-2/38095/main">Kung Fu Panda 2</a>':</b> (2011) Violent sequel to 2008's animated hit has panda Po (voice of Jack Black) teaming with his kung fu masters to fend off a move by Lord Shen, heir of the peacock clan that ruled Gongmen City, to conquer China by harnessing the power of fireworks as a weapon. He also holds the secret to Po's past, which Po must embrace and understand before he can ever find the inner peace necessary to stop the villain. The set piece is the wonderfully choreographed final battle of good vs. evil.</li>
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It's another banner week for home video. There's five major theatrical releases and one foreign film coming to DVD -- a mixed bag that includes something for everyone: melodrama <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-help/51988/main">'The Help,'</a> comedy <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-hangover-2/38948/main">'The Hangover Part II,'</a> sci-fi Western <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/cowboys-and-aliens/30528/main">'Cowboys &amp; Aliens,'</a> spy thriller <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-debt/1416603/main">'The Debt,'</a> family film <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/mr-poppers-penguins/10049251/main">'Mr. Popper's Penguins'</a> and the delicious French thriller <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/point-blank/53879/main">'Point Blank.'</a> Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-help/51988/main"><img id="vimage_4659449" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/help-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'The Help'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> This compelling story of a group of Southern women during the early 1960s incorporates melodrama, politics and plenty of powerhouse acting. The drama revolves around young white writer Skeeter (Emma Stone) who returns home to Mississippi, only to become involved in the cause of the local black women -- maids, live-ins and all around nannies -- who have served their white mistresses for generations. Hoping to expose the horrors of segregation -- and make a name for herself -- Skeeter decides to write their stories; soon the "help" secretly meet her to tell their tales to her -- learning from their "tellings" how better to stand up for themselves and throw off their domestic chains.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Corinna, Corinna' meets 'Driving Miss Daisy'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> 'The Help' offers a stellar cast of actors (in addition to Stone, there are standout Academy Award-level performances by Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain) who rub up against a solid, believable and heartwarming script. The result: a genuine tug at the heart strings. It's a first-rate women's film that gives us a peek into an inequitable world of second-class citizens and the privileged white women who controlled their black help's lives. Like 2009's 'The Blind Side,' this is an uplifting film "that they just don't make anymore."<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-hangover-2/38948/main"><img id="vimage_4659450" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/hangover-2.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'The Hangover Part II'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> The "fearless foursome" of 'The Hangover' travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding (Ed Helms) and, naturally, all hell breaks loose when what begins as an innocent round of beer around the campfire turns into another lost weekend. This one involves drug dealing, a crazy monkey, Buddhist monks, motorcycle hit men, tattoos and wild women. Director Todd Phillips transposes the original characters and story structure, adds more filth and raunch, and comes up with the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Hangover' meets 'The Big Boss'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> 'The Hangover Part II' is to 'The Hangover' as 'Bruno' was to 'Borat': a pale imitation of the original. This is a nasty film that wallows in bathroom humor and "dirty" jokes. If you like the idea of a monkey licking a simulated penis, then the humor of this beastly outing is for you. Please make this the last one.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/cowboys-and-aliens/30528/main"><img id="vimage_4659451" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/12/cowboys.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Cowboys &amp; Aliens'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> In this melding of science fiction and Western genres, Daniel Craig plays a wanted man who wakes up in the middle of the desert with no memory of his past and a mysterious metal shackle encircling his wrist. Turns out the nearby town of Absolution is under attack by aliens from outer space, who are abducting people for nefarious reasons -- experimentation, natch -- and the gunslinger, the townspeople, a tribe of Native Americans, a mysterious woman (Olivia Wilde) and the local land baron (Harrison Ford) and his minions team up to stymie the monsters.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'War of the Worlds' meets 'The Searchers'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Director Jon Favreau and executive producer Steven Spielberg studied tons of Westerns and sci-fi films while working on this big-budget 'B' film, but it was all for naught -- the genre-bending oateater has none of the excitement of its forbearers. It's also humorless, slow-moving, predictable and, at times, just plain stupid. There's only one twist in the movie, and even that one is a dud. What a shame -- it's a great idea that certainly worked much better as a graphic novel.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary by Favreau and a couple behind-the-scenes featurettes.<br />
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<u><strong>Other New December 6 Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/bobby-fischer-against-the-world/53051/main">'Bobby Fischer Against the World'</a>:</b> (2011) A searing portrait of a brilliant, yet troubled man -- chess prodigy Bobby Fischer -- using news clips and archival footage, as well as rare interviews with Fischer himself.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-debt/1416603/mainhttp://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-debt/1416603/main">'The Debt'</a>:</b> (2011) Story of three Mossad agents who endeavored to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal -- the Surgeon of Birkenau -- in a secret Israeli mission in 1966 that resulted in the man's death. The film jumps back and forth between the past and the present, where a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced. Stars Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-man-som-hatar-kvinnor/38376/main">Dragon Tattoo Trilogy</a> Extended Edition':</b> (2009) A four-disc set with all three 'Dragon Tattoo' films, encompassing nine hours with characters and plot developments only seen in European versions.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/mangus/10027545/main">Mangus!'</a>:</b> (2011) Trailer trash comedy revolves around a high school senior who will do anything to fulfill his family's tradition of playing Jesus in the local annual production of "Jesus Christ Spectacular."</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/mr-poppers-penguins/10049251/main">'Mr. Popper's Penguins'</a>:</b> (2011) Jim Carrey's career takes another icey turn in this story about a driven businessman divorced from his wife and kids who's clueless when it comes to the important things in life until he inherits six, "adorable" and mischievous penguins from his arctic explorer father.</li>
	
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/point-blank/53879/main">'Point Blank'</a>:</b> (2011) A happily married male nurse working in a Paris hospital who saves the life of a wounded criminal must help the gangster escape or face the death of his kidnapped wife (and unborn child) in this exciting French thriller that takes viewers on an exhilarating non-stop ride through Paris' streets, subways, hospitals, warehouses, and police stations.</li>
	
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/triple-tap/52117/main">'Triple Tap'</a>:</b> (2010) Hong Kong actioner about a cop who makes it his mission to bring down a media hero who single-handedly stopped an armored van robbery when it becomes apparent he was actually the mastermind behind the crime.</li>
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<a href="http://www.onvideo.org/weekly/tuesday.htm" target="blank"><i><b>Check out more December 6 DVD releases at OnVideo.</b></i></a>]]></description>
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As we slide into the home stretch of the 2011 holiday season, Hollywood is inundating the marketplace with the DVD versions of major and independent theatrical releases from the past year. This week, in descending order of boxoffice success, we have <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-smurfs/23219/main">'The Smurfs,'</a> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/friends-with-benefits/52063/main">'Friends With Benefits,'</a> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/30-minutes-or-less/51395/main">'30 Minutes or Less,'</a> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/our-idiot-brother/52840/main">'Our Idiot Brother,'</a> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/one-day/10040137/main">'One Day,'</a> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/another-earth/10050542/main">'Another Earth'</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-future/53061/main">'The Future.'</a> Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-smurfs/23219/main"><img id="vimage_4640951" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/smurfs-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'The Smurfs'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> This live-action/CGI film revolves around the mythical blue Smurfs, who live hidden away in a forest somewhere in Belgium and have a happy, carefree existence. Unfortunately, there's an evil wizard who wants to put an end to that, and while chasing six of the Smurfs, the wizard, his cat and the Smurfs are transported via a magical portal to New York City. There the Smurfs are befriended by two humans -- Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays -- and together they try to get the little ones safely back home before the nasty Gargamel tracks them down.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Gnomeo &amp; Juliet' meets 'Toys'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Unlike some of the other films on view this week, 'The Smurfs' makes no pretensions to be other than what it is: A blatant exploitation film for the kids, designed to sell Smurf toys and goodies. And, surprisingly, despite some mean-spiritedness, nasty shenanigans and an occasional impolite bit of behavior for a PG-rated film, 'The Smurfs' is kind of fun to watch. If you have to watch it because you have kids, then rest assured you won't be totally bored. If you don't have kids, you can skip it.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> The DVD contains commentaries, a pair of featurettes, "Blue-pers" and a game; the Blu-ray adds deleted and extended scenes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/friends-with-benefits/52063/main"><img id="vimage_4640969" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/friends.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Friends With Benefits'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Here's another adult comedy about friends attempting to navigate the rocky shore of sex without love, a theme that now seems to have become a 21st century movie staple. Dylan (Justin Timberlake) is done with relationships. Jamie (Mila Kunis) decides to stop buying into the Hollywood cliches of true love. When the two become friends, they decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual attraction -- but without any emotional attachment. They soon realize, however, that romantic comedy stereotypes might exist for a reason.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'No Strings Attached' meets 'When Harry Met Sally ...'<br />
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<b>What the Critics Say:</b> For what it is -- unabashed voyeurism -- most critics jumped into bed with Timberlake and Kunis. Logan Hill of New York Magazine summed things up by saying "Fast-paced and fabulously fake, 'Friends With Benefits' is the Red Bull of romantic comedies, unapologetically delivering a hyperactive, synthetic buzz," while Andrew O'Hehir of Salon.com said the film was "often uproariously and profanely funny, and anchored in high-spirited performances from its central duo, who are well matched as comic foils if oddly lacking in erotic electricity." Meanwhile, Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times summed up the naysayers by saying, "Even with all their huffing and puffing, this very salty, often funny affair is never quite as satisfying as it should be."<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, a blooper reel and deleted scenes; the Blu-ray adds "Bonus Benefits: A Pop-Up Trivia Track" and two featurettes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/30-minutes-or-less/51395/main"><img id="vimage_4640970" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/30-minutes.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'30 Minutes or Less'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small-town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wannabe criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnap Nick, strap a bomb to his chest, and force him to rob a bank. Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari), to help him and, as the clock ticks down to the deadline, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Harold &amp; Kumar Go to White Castle' meets 'Seems Like Old Times'<br />
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<b>What the Critics Say:</b> Audiences and critics alike gave low scores to this haphazard action-comedy. Richard Corliss of Time magazine spoke for most of the critics when he said "For a soul-sucking 83 minutes, you're trapped inside the film's tiny, ugly mind." On the other hand, Peter Howell of The Toronto Star, speaking for the minority, wrote, "In a year lousy with badly written movies filled with phallic fixations, it's a relief to watch one that is happy to be rude good fun without excessive raunch."<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Deleted scenes, featurettes, outtakes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/another-earth/10050542/main"><img id="vimage_4640982" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/another-earth.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Another Earth'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b><br />
This sci-fi melodrama of sorts stars Brit Marling as an astrophysics student who causes an auto accident that kills the wife and child of a music professor and composer (William Mapother) on the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth. Both spiral into despair and self-hate, each in their own way, and as the new Earth comes closer and closer to their Earth -- offering the possibility of alternate realities -- the two begin an unlikely love affair and reawaken to life.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Solaris' meets 'Donnie Darko'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> This slow-moving darling of the indie (and Sundance Film Festival) set loses its way as it tries to integrate a melodrama about lost opportunities and tragedy with a speculative story line about alternative worlds and second chances. There's too much of the former and not enough of the latter -- the film wallows in its own despair, never giving the possibility for redemption a chance to come to the fore until too late in the game. Still, the film gets points for its originality and the strong screen presence of star Brit Marling.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Deleted scenes, a pair of featurettes.<br />
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<u><strong>Other New November 29 Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-art-of-getting-by/10059062/main">'The Art of Getting By'</a>:</b> (2011) A lonely and fatalistic aspiring young artist and a "popular" girl find themselves in a charming yet unconventional high school romance. Stars Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Rita Wilson, Sam Robards, Alicia Silverstone, Elizabeth Reaser, Blair Underwood.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/werner-herzogs-cave-of-forgotten-dreams/52200/main">'Cave of Forgotten Dreams'</a>:</b> (2011) Director Werner Herzog gained exclusive access to film this documentary inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/chillerama/10070042/main">'Chillerama'</a>:</b> (2011) Four-film anthology of gore, guts, goofiness and good times that celebrate the golden age of B horror schlock: 'Wadzilla,' 'I Was a Teenage Werebear,' 'The Diary of Anne Frankenstein' and 'Zom-B-Movie.'</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/5-days-of-war/54089/main">'5 Days Of War'</a>:</b> (2011) Thriller by director Renny Harlin, set during the five-day war between Russia and Georgia in 2008, focuses on an American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native who witness and document the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-future/53061/main">The Future'</a>:</b> (2011) Slow-moving, erratic indie drama about a thirtysomething couple (Miranda July and Hamish Linklater) who decide to adopt a stray cat, altering their entire perspective on life: They give themselves one month of freedom to prepare for the adoption, and both wander away from their relationship and reality.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/one-day/10040137/main">'One Day'</a>:</b> (2011) This 21st century variation on 'Same Time, Next Year' follows two friends -- working class teacher Anne Hathaway, who dreams of becoming a writer, and spoiled rich kid Jim Sturgess, who's unhappy with his playboy life -- through two decades by letting us glimpse key moments of their relationship experienced over several July 15ths (the anniversary of the day they met) in their lives. Interesting plot idea (based on a book) gives us snippets of sex and drama and little else. And throws in a bogus ending for good measure.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/our-idiot-brother/52840/main">'Our Idiot Brother'</a>:</b> (2011) This sleeper of a comedy stars Paul Rudd as an organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of others -- and his own honesty -- gets him in trouble -- and causes trouble for his three sisters (Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Bank and Zooey Deschanel) when he stays with each of them after being booted off his homestead by his ex-girlfriend. Though the film is outright silly at times, the excellent cast and the film's straight-ahead momentum makes for a pleasing viewing experience.</li>
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Things are beginning to pick up on the home entertainment front this week: There's two best bets for your viewing enjoyment -- <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/super-8/10037412/main">'Super 8'</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/elle-sappelait-sarah/10047056/main">'Sarah's Key'</a> -- as well as a handful of interesting titles that should keep you busy every night this week -- until next Tuesday's onslaught of new releases. Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/super-8/10037412/main"><img id="vimage_4628988" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/super-8.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Super 8'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> This homage of sorts to the kids-coming-of-age movies of the 1980s (think 'Stand by Me,' 'Goonies') concerns a group of small-town kids in 1979 who witness a catastrophic train crash while making a Super 8 zombie movie. They then discover that the train was carrying a cargo more terrifying than any of them could have imagined -- and it's been let loose on the countryside. It turns out that an extraterrestrial had been captured by the U.S. government and was being transported to a new location -- and the train crash wasn't accidental. With people and animals disappearing at an alarming rate, the kids pool their resources to aid the local deputy in preventing a major disaster.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'E.T.' meets 'Predator'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> 'Super 8' is the latest in a long line of films in which a bunch of kids get together to solve a problem adults can't understand or handle properly (they're either too mean or too stupid) -- it honors a tradition extending from 'The Blob' and 'Invasion of the Saucer Men' to 'E.T.' and 'The Monster Squad.' Director J.J. Abrams, of course, sides with the kids, clearly taking a page from producer Steven Spielberg's never-want-to-grow-up notebook. He understands the dynamics of kids growing pains, blossoming young love and alienation, and here mixes those ingredients with the sci-fi motifs of a rampaging alien (he's one nasty E.T.) for an enjoyable action-thriller. The train crash alone is worth the price of home admission.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary by J.J. Abrams, deleted scenes and a host of interesting featurettes.<br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> In this drama centered on the tragedy of the Holocaust, Kristin Scott Thomas plays an American journalist who, 67 years after the war ended, uncovers one more missing piece of the story. As she and her family plan to move into an apartment in Paris, she learns the history of the building -- not only its connection to a tragic event that occurred during the Nazi occupation of Paris, but also her husband's family's possible connection to the event as well. The film bounces back and forth in time -- from the incarceration of Jews during WWII, including 10-year-old Sarah and her family, to the present, as Scott Thomas investigates what happened to the former occupants of the apartment.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Schindler's List' meets 'Tell No One'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> There's always room for more stories about the Holocaust, particularly if they're well-written, directed and acted. 'Sarah's Key' scores only on one of these three points, however: the acting is top notch, but the storyline and direction at times lacks the dramatic punch that befits a film that's basically a tragic mystery. When Scott Thomas slowly works her way toward solving the story's central conceit, the film's pace almost slows to a halt. Though almost low-key to a fault, we'll forgive its sins to get to the involving, poignant Holocaust tale.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> A behind-the-scenes featurette.<br />
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<u><strong>Other New November 22 Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b>'The Adventures of Tintin: Season One':</b> (2011) To prepare for Steven Spielberg's 'The Adventures of Tintin,' due Dec. 23, you might want to take a look at the precursor, 'The Adventures of Tintin,' adapted from the long-running French comic strip and graphic novels (begun in the 1920s) by the late cartoon artist Herge (a.k.a. Georges Remi) that chronicles the young and intrepid investigative reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy, as they embark on incredible globe-trotting adventures full of excitement, mystery and fun. The first season of the 1991 animated TV series has just been released as a two-disc set with 13 episodes.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/becoming-santa/10057751/main">'Becoming Santa'</a>:</b> (2011) A humorous documentary that follows one man's journey to regain his Christmas spirit. After Jack Sanderson's parents died, he realized he wasn't looking forward to the holidays and, in a dominant commercial culture, avoiding Christmas seemed impossible. So with that, Jack decided that the best way to get through the Christmas Season was to become Santa Claus. Director Jeff Myers followed Jack on his journey, which entailed getting a custom Santa suit from Adele Saidy of Adele's of Hollywood, attending the American Events Santa School taught by Susen Mesco in Denver, Col., and ultimately booking Santa jobs.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/carjacked/10068559/main">'Carjacked'</a>:</b> (2011) During a routine stop at a gas station, Lorraine (Maria Bello), a vulnerable single mom, and her 5-year-old son (Connor Hill), are carjacked by Roy (Stephen Dorff), a vicious bank robber on the run who forces her to drive him to meet up with his accomplice.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/conan-the-barbarian/1385021/main">'Conan the Barbarian'</a>:</b> (2011) Hey Conan fans: The legendary Barbarian is back -- big time. Spiffy special effects (and lots of blood and guts) makes the Cimmerian warrior come alive on the big screen as he grows from a killer-of-a-boy to a grown-up killer-of-a-warrior who has to save the world from a power hungry warlord who slaughters all in his path -- including Conan's family and village. Not for the queasy. Watch an exclusive clip:<br />
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-devils-double/10053543/main">The Devil's Double</a>':</b> (2011) Dominic Cooper gives a tour-de-force performance as both Uday Hussein, Saddam Hussein's reckless, sadistic party-boy son who has a rabid hunger for sex and brutality; and Latif Yahia, an Iraqi army lieutenant ordered to become the 'fiday' -- or body double -- to the notorious "Black Prince" in 1987. It's kinda like 'Scarface' set in Iraq with Cooper as a Middle-Eastern Tony Montana. It's based on a true story -- and is brutally violent.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-family-tree/10042066/main">'The Family Tree'</a>:</b> (2011) When a bizarre accident leaves desperate housewife Bunnie with a case of amnesia, her dysfunctional family -- consisting of husband, Jack and twin 17-year-olds Eric and Kelly -- gets an unexpected second chance at happiness in this offbeat comedy. Stars Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot, Brittany Robertson.</li>
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		<b>'Helldriver':</b> (2010) After a meteorite crashes into Japan, releasing a toxic ash that turns inhabitants in the northern half of the country into bloodthirsty zombies, a stunning high school girl armed with an artificial heart-powered chainsaw sword leads a motley crew of desperadoes into the zombie-infected wilds to exterminate the zombie queen. This low-budget flick has more ambition than smarts; after the first foray into zombieland, the killings become an endless loop of bloodshed with no rhyme nor reason nor story line.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/spy-kids-4-all-the-time-in-the-world/10015940/main">'Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'</a>:</b> (2011) What do you do when a franchise has run its course? Reboot it by bringing in new blood. That's what Robert Rodriguez did with this entry in the once-popular Spy Kid series. But where the previous sequels were giddy with self-referential musings and outlandish villains, this one is downright stupid. Even the presence of Jessica Alba as the spy mom can't enliven the proceedings, which is about an evil villain who is speeding up and destroying all the time in the world.</li>
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A pair of romantic comedies highlight the home entertainment releases this week. At one end of the spectrum is the low-key but thoroughly entertaining indie <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/beginners/10048706/main">'Beginners,'</a> a funny and sad tale of a commitment-phobic young man whose father comes out of the closet in his 70s just before being diagnosed with terminal cancer. At the other end is the lackluster <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/larry-crowne/10034948/main">'Larry Crowne,'</a> a star-studded studio production about a middle-aged man who has to reinvent himself after losing his long-time job. Small is better. Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/beginners/10048706/main"><img id="vimage_4610166" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/beginners.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Beginners'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Director-writer Mike Mills ('Thumbsucker') has a unique take on life in this lovingly told story of a father, a son and a dog. Chistopher Plummer plays the father, a man who has hidden his homosexuality from his son (Ewan McGregor) for decades. Now that his wife has died, Plummer decides to spill the beans to McGregor, who has his own problems with women ... he can't seem to commit to one. The hook: Plummer's character is dying of cancer, so there's little time for the pair to get close. But with the help of a smooth talking dog (in subtitles), and a clever script, father and son find a deep bond in this touching and continuously entertaining story.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Greenberg' meets 'Sideways'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> This heartwarming story hits all the right notes about the way family members might stray from each other ... and then come together before it's too late. The script paints its three-dimensional characters with plenty of heart and great courage, creating personalities and situations that are about as real as fiction can aspire to. And don't forget that talking (and very smart) pooch, who steals the show and displays as much of the script's humor as the humans do. This charming indie outing has great performances by Plummer and McGregor, and by Goran Visnjic and Melanie Laurent as the men's respective lovers. Watch it with a very close friend.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary by writer-director Mills, 'A Short Film About Making Beginners.'<br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts come together for a romantic comedy about how it's never too late to reinvent yourself. When he suddenly is laid off from his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne (Hanks) enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher (Roberts), whose passion for teaching -- and her husband -- have waned. Naturally Hanks reinvigorates Roberts while learning his own lesson about finding one's place in the world.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Last Chance Harvey' meets 'Back to School'<br />
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<b>What the Critics Say:</b> Despite the mega-star power of Hanks and Roberts, 'Larry Crowne' fizzled at the box office. And the critics weren't enthralled by the film: "When it comes to unemployment-themed cinema, I'll take the greater realism of last year's 'The Company Men' or this year's 'Everything Must Go' over Hanks's too rosy vision of life after the pink slip," Time magazine's Mary F. Pols said. Anthony Lane of the New Yorker chimed in with "To pluck romantic comedy from the jaws of a social crisis is a laudable project, worthy of Preston Sturges, and it's a pity that this featherlight drama -- written by Tom Hanks and Nia Vardalos, and directed by Hanks himself -- should falter in its task." And, lastly, Ella Taylor of NPR said: "Neither fish nor fowl, 'Larry Crowne' skitters between pathos and shtick, wasting abundant acting talent as it goes." On the other hand, David Edelstein of New York Magazine said "The film is sometimes gentle to the point of blandness, but it's never flimsy." And Roger Moore of the Orlando Sentinel smacked his lips over the film: "It's perfectly pleasant ... comfort food -- meatloaf, potatoes and apple cobbler served as bubbly Tom Petty and ELO tunes waft from the soundtrack."<br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/my-fair-lady/4344/main">'My Fair Lady'</a>:</b> (1964) George Cukor's classic musical version of George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion' starred Audrey Hepburn -- at the peak of her career -- and Rex Harrison, whose turn as Professor Henry Higgins resurrected his sagging career. Though corny by today's standards, the film still holds up, with gorgeous cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr. (who photographed the 1939 film version of 'Pygmalion') and wonderful songs by Lerner and Loewe.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/rules-of-the-game/5905/main"><img id="vimage_4610165" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/rule-game.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a><b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/rules-of-the-game/5905/main">'The Rules of the Game'</a>:</b> (1939) Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Jean Renoir's classic is a scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners, in which a weekend at a marquis's countryside chateau lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haute bourgeois acquaintances. Still stunning and beautiful -- and pertinent -- after seven decades.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/krzysztof-kieslowski/1858446/main">'Three Colors: Blue, White, Red'</a>:</b> (1993-94) A boldly cinematic trio of stories about love and loss from Krzysztof Kieslowski. The films were named for the colors of the French flag and stand for the tenets of the French Revolution -- &shy;liberty, equality, and fraternity -- with each film using the title symbol to examine a group of ambiguously interconnected people experiencing tragedy to comedy in their personal lives. 'Red' was Kieslowski's last film -- he died at age 54 during open-heart surgery following a heart attack in 1996.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/west-side-story/3551/main">'West Side Story'</a>:</b> (1961) Five decades after its historic debut, the iconic musical returns in a 50th anniversary hi-def edition. With a record-breaking 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Original Score, the 1961 film took home more awards than any other movie-musical in the history of cinema. This monumental production not only features the timeless lyrics from master American composer Stephen Sondheim, but a brilliant score from Leonard Bernstein and beautiful direction by Robert Wise and co-director and choreographer Jerome Robbins. Stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, William Bramley and Tucker Smith. <strong>Watch an exclusive Blu-ray clip:</strong></li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/bellflower/53049/main">'Bellflower'</a>:</b> (2011) Best friends Woodrow and Aiden spend all of their free time building "Mad Max"-inspired flamethrowers and muscle cars in preparation for a global apocalypse. But when Woodrow meets a charismatic young woman and falls hard in love, he and Aiden quickly integrate into a new group of friends, setting off on a journey of love and hate, betrayal, infidelity, and extreme violence. Written, directed by and starring Glodell, the film is a heartfelt story of obsession, friendship, and young-love gone awry, showcasing Glodell's real-life creations: homemade flamethrowers and a fire-spewing 1972 Buick Skylark, Medusa. A painfully honest and quirky film</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/flypaper/10054774/main">'Flypaper'</a>:</b> (2011) A nervous bank customer tries to thwart two gangs of robbers -- a high-tech trio who plan to break into the vault, and two dumb hicks whose idea of a big score is knocking off the ATMs -- who both descend on the building, setting off a gun fight and taking everyone hostage. Stars Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Tambor, Mekhi Phifer, Curtis Armstrong and Tim Blake Nelson.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/griff-the-invisible/10048238/main">'Griff the Invisible'</a>:</b> (2011) Griff, a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape from his ordinary, "invisible" life by assuming the identity of a fantastic superhero each night. But his secret is jeopardized when he meets Melody, a cute but unconventional daydreamer who quickly becomes fascinated by his idiosyncrasies, which are equal only to her own, and who takes it upon herself to rescue him. A warm, loving "underdog" superhero romance -- that could have used tighter editing -- with offbeat, engaging characters. Stars Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. <strong>Watch an exclusive clip:</strong><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/highway-patrolman/1090726/main">'Highway Patrol Man'</a>:</b> (1999) Director Alex Cox's ('Repo Man') Mexican cult film fav has finally made its way to DVD. Against his father's wishes, Pedro -- a naive kid from Mexico City -- joins the Federal Highway Patrol but his simple desire to do good rapidly comes into conflict with the reality of police work in a lonely rural environment populated by poor farmers, rich drug dealers, beautiful women, and his father's ghost. Stars Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir and Vanessa Bauche.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/rio-sex-comedy/10054804/main">'Rio Sex Comedy'</a>:</b> (2010) A mixed group of tourists and visitors on a working trip find themselves footloose and under the sway of the Brazilian city's erotic spell. Stars Charlotte Rampling, Bill Pullman, Irene Jacob, Jean-Maric Roulot.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/walk-a-mile-in-my-pradas/10060128/main">'Walk a Mile in My Pradas'</a>:</b> (2010) Two weeks before his wedding, a homophobic young man is turned gay -- and his ridiculed gay co-worker turned straight -- by a magical Christmas tree. Stars Nathaniel Marston, Tom Archdeacon, Tom Arnold, Mike Starr, Dee Wallace and Kirsten Lea.</li>
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/marilyn-monroe/1006087/main">Marilyn Monroe</a> may be the most famous movie actress who ever lived, but there's probably plenty you don't know about her. Disagree? Prove it by testing your knowledge of Monroe trivia in the contest ahead (answer in the comments section). Moviefone will randomly select one winner from among those who get all 20 questions right. If you win, you'll get a set of Monroe DVDs as well as a free screening of The Weinstein Company's <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/my-week-with-marilyn/52332/main">'My Week With Marilyn'</a> -- the new film for which <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/michelle-williams/1938598/main">Michelle Williams</a> is already earning Oscar buzz for her portrayal of the blonde bombshell -- for you and 200 of your closest friends. We'll spot you one trivia item: In her spare time, Monroe used to take literature classes at UCLA. She was Hollywood's most deceptively smart dumb-blonde. So do her proud. <br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of November 8: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,' 'The Change-Up' and 'Blue Velvet']]></title>
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This is the week you Muggles have been waiting for: Friday marks the DVD and Blu-ray debut of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-ii/34955/main">'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,'</a> the final chapter in the most successful film franchise of all time. There's lots of evil in this installment of the Potter saga, almost as much as the evil present in David Lynch's <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/blue-velvet/3230/main">'Blue Velvet,'</a> which makes its Blu-ray debut this week; the high-def edition includes 50 minutes of unseen footage. And evil (though unintentional) abounds in the frames of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-change-up/10035124/main">'The Change-Up,'</a> a very nasty body-switch comedy that gives the genre a bad name. Read on. <br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> After 10 wonderful years, (and seven movies), the cinematic saga of Harry Potter comes to a close with a stupendous, visceral, special-effects laden extravaganza. If you'll recall from 'Part 1,' the evil forces of Lord Voldemort have basically taken over Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic in preparation for enslaving their opponents and purifying the world. Harry, Ron and Hermione -- after what seemed like 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness in search of the "horcruxes" that give Voldemort his immortality -- amass enough wizardry strength to face off against the Dark Lord's minions while Harry himself takes on the evil one in a battle that would make Raoul Walsh or Sam Fuller proud.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Big Red One' meets 'Excalibur'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> This is a fitting end to the Harry Potter saga: a cinematic tour-de-force with strong acting and dazzling special effects. And in what must be the highest-grossing series in movie history -- and a series that has fattened the wallets of virtually half the British actors in the world -- the saga gave us the rare opportunity to watch a group of kids come of age (fictionally) on the big screen, witnessing their childhoods' end at the hands of duplicitous and evil adults (though for every bad adult there's also a positive role model). By the end of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,' Ron and Hermione have matured and acknowledge their love for each other while Harry flexes his muscles and kills off the evil father figure. Freud would be proud.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> 'A Conversation With JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe,' 'The Goblins of Gringotts' featurette, 'The Women of Harry Potter' featurette, deleted scenes; the Blu-ray adds a 'Maximum Movie Mode' close up look at 'Blowing Up Hogwarts.'<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-change-up/10035124/main"><img id="vimage_4592719" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/change-up-pix.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'The Change-Up'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Dave and Mitch are best friends who have drifted apart from each other, going their separate ways: Dave (Jason Bateman) has a lovely wife, three kids and a high-paying job in a prestigious law firm; Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) is a man-child with no responsibilities and a stress-free life with no obligations. Ahh, but the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, and after a drunken night together, the pair urinate in the pool of a magical statue and wake up the next morning in each other's bodies. The rest of the movie has the pair struggling to avoid destroying each other's lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Hangover' meets 'Freaky Friday'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Hollywood (and audiences) love body swap comedies, whether they concern spirits coming back in human bodies (1941's 'Here Comes Mr. Jordan,' remade as 'Heaven Can Wait' in 1978 by Warren Beatty), women inhabiting men's bodies ('All of Me,' 1984), men inhabiting women's bodies ('Prelude to a Kiss,' 1992), women and men swapping bodies ('Turnabout,' 1940) or mothers and daughters and sons and fathers swapping bodies ('Freaky Friday, 2003 and 'Like Father, Like Son,' 1987). And while most of those films are enjoyable, we can't say the same for 'The Change-Up.' The film puts its emphasis on four-letter words, gross-out bodily functions, sex acts, double entendres and violence -- all in a particularly nasty way -- in attitude, in its stance toward women, in its foul-mouthed potty humor. It is cliched and lacks heart. In a word, it's despicable. It's a shame to see four good actors (Bateman, Reynolds, Olivia Wilde and Leslie Mann) wasting their time on such junk.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary by director David Dobkin, deleted scenes, gag reel, behind-the-scenes featurettes.<br />
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/blue-velvet/3230/main"><img id="vimage_4592720" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/blue-velvet.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a><b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/blue-velvet/3230/main">'Blue Velvet'</a>:</b> (1986) The Blu-ray debut of David Lynch's visionary story of sex, death, greed and resurrection arrived too late for review. Lynch paints a perverted universe in which clean-cut Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) realizes his Mayberry-like home town is not so normal when he discovers a human ear in a field, leading him into an erotic murder mystery that involves a disturbed nightclub singer (Isabella Rossellini) and a drug-addicted sadist (Dennis Hopper). The film is ravishing on the big screen, so we hope Fox has done justice to the film in its high-def incarnation. This edition includes 50 minutes of never-before seen footage, 'Mysteries of Love' documentary, vignettes and "A Few Outtakes." Watch an exlusive Blu-ray clip:</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/alleged/10071060/main">'Alleged'</a>:</b> (2010) A romantic story about a young reporter and his fiancee -- and moral responsibility and journalistic opportunity -- set against the whirlwind of fundamentalism and sensationalism that was the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" that pitted William Jennings Bryan against Clarence Darrow. Stars Nathan West, Ashley Johnson, Brian Denny, Fred Dalton Thompson, Colm Meaney.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/atlas-shrugged/26089/main">Atlas Shrugged: Part 1'</a>:</b> (2011) The big-screen adaptation of Ayn Rand's philosophic magnum opus touting "the morality of rational self-interest" takes place in a dystopian future in the U.S. when the country is on the verge of economic collapse and a pair of lone entrepreneurs -- the owner of the nation's last railroad system and an industrialist whose super-strength metal alloy holds the promise of the future -- team to prevent the motor of the world from stopping.</li>
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		<b>'A Better Tomorrow':</b> (2010 -- South Korea) stars Jin-mo Ju and Seung-heon Song in a remake of John Woo's 1986 cult classic, here about double-dealing and warfare among rival Thai and Korean mob syndicates.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/boy-wonder/53551/main">'Boy Wonder'</a>:</b> (2011) An urban psychological-thriller about a young boy who witnesses the brutal murder of his mother during a Brooklyn car-jacking and who grows up to be a loner, obsessed with finding his mother's killer -- as a straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/in-my-sleep/1411798/main">'In My Sleep'</a>:</b> (2009) A man with a rare sleep disorder, parasomnia, wakes up with blood on his hands and fears he may be a sleepwalking killer. Stars Philip Winchester, Lacey Chabert, Abigail Spencer, Kelly Overton, Michael Badalucco, Beth Grant, Tony Hale.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-perfect-age-of-rock-n-roll/10016897/main">'The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll'</a>:</b> (2009) A rock star retreats to his hometown after his sophomore album flops and reunites with his estranged partner; the pair head out on the road in the hopes of salvaging their long lost dream. Stars Kevin Zegers, Jason Ritter, Taryn Manning, Lukas Haas, Peter Fonda, Lauren Holly, Kelly Lynch, Aimee Teegarden.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-river-why/34447/main">'The River Why'</a>:</b> (2010) A young man leaves the city to find himself through his love of fishing, encountering a group of eccentrics who change his life. Stars Zach Gilford, Amber Heard, William Hurt, Dallas Roberts, Kathleen Quinlan, William Devane.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/13/36414/main">'13'</a>:</b> (2011) Remake of the award-winning 2005 international sensation "13 Tzameti," about a man who assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men in an underworld Russian roulette competition. Stars Jason Statham, Alexander Skarsgard, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mickey Rourke, Michael Shannon, 50 Cent, Ray Winstone, Gaby Hoffmann, Ben Gazzara.</li>
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Despite some flaws, the movies kicking off November's DVD releases all have one thing in common: entertainment value. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/cars-2/33555/main">'Cars 2'</a> lacks the originality and pizzazz of its predecessor, but hums along at a brisk, mostly enjoyable pace. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/crazy-stupid-love/10052074/main">'Crazy, Stupid, Love.'</a> is pat and predictable, but has likeable, enjoyable characters. The sleeper of the week is <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/water-for-elephants/51958/main">'Water for Elephants,'</a> a Depression-era circus-set action-drama that is pure storytelling at its best. Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/cars-2/33555/main"><img id="vimage_4573171" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/cars-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right; height: 274px; width: 185px;" /><b>'Cars 2'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> In this unabashed Pixar merchandising vehicle, 'Cars' stars Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and hillbilly tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) return for more fast-paced action, this time in Japan and Europe as the pair head overseas for the inaugural edition of the World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. While McQueen basks in the glow of being a champion -- and has to go up against a snazzy Italian Formula One racer -- Mater is mistaken for an American secret agent and gets embroiled with British spies Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer) on a secret mission to make the world safe for alternative fuels.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Cars' meets 'Goldfinger' by way of 'Grand Prix'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> It's been five years since 'Cars' drove up to the big screen and knocked viewers out with its anthropomorphic vehicles and situations. In those five years, the folks at Pixar had plenty of time to prime the gas pump for this sequel, culminating in a merchandising campaign that saw 'Cars' toys, clothes, games and other paraphernalia sold in virtually every store in America. It's almost as if the movie were an afterthought. At first blush it all seems so cool -- cars as spies and thugs -- but once you get used to a world run by and for cars, the movie's cleverness starts to get a bit weary, as does the corny "message" about friendship and "being yourself." And Mater's dumb, ignorant American persona grates after awhile; he's kind of like Gomer Pyle with wheels. Still, there's the saving grace of the Brits, who, like their live-action counterpoints in 21st century cinema, save the day.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/crazy-stupid-love/10052074/main"><img id="vimage_4573172" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/11/crazy-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; height: 185px; width: 125px; float: right;" /><b>'Crazy, Stupid, Love.'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> What do you do when you're a fortysomething man, married to your high school sweetheart, and you discover that you've been cuckolded by your dear wife? Well, if you're straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell), you move out of your nice house and start hitting the single bars, trying to pick up women. Which, you must admit, you suck at -- until you meet handsome, hard-playing thirtysomething Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling), who takes you under his wing and turns you into a ladies man. Things do get complicated, though: You still want Emily (Julianne Moore) back; Jacob, a champ with women, falls in love with a sensible law student (Emma Stone); Cal's 13-year-old son, Robbie, is crazy about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica; and Jessica harbors a crush on you. What's a guy supposed to do? Follow the script to the happy ending.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' meets 'Short Cuts'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> There's a lot of talented firepower in this rom-com that -- despite a few surprises near the end -- is full of pat and predictable situations. Joining Carell, Moore, Stone and Gosling are Marisa Tomei (as one of Cal's conquests) and Kevin Bacon (as Emily's paramour). Despite the star wattage, however, the screen never crackles with excitement. The story takes a well-trodden path: The naive married man gets turned into a player, trading love for sex; the sophisticated player, who has the world on a string, wants to trade sex for love; and everyone else is looking for love in all the wrong places. The film's saving grace: likeable characters.<br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> Devastated by the sudden death of his parents at the height of the Great Depression, a young dreamer from the wrong side of the tracks, Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson), abandons his veterinary studies at Cornell University and -- of all things -- joins the circus. Hired as a veterinarian to care for the animals of The Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth, Jacob works his way into the hearts and minds of the troupe. But when he falls in love with the star attraction, Marlena (Reese Witherspoon), who just happens to be the wife of the circus's owner, the violent and abusive August (Christoph Waltz), Jacob makes a fatal decision that changes his life and the lives of everyone around him.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Greatest Show on Earth' meets 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Ah, finally, an old-fashioned Hollywood movie. Sara Gruen's best-selling circus novel has been lovingly adapted for the big screen -- with painstaking attention to detail and realism by director Francis Lawrence and screenwriter Richard LaGravenese. Their hard work in recreating the 1930s and a real-life circus has paid off with an eminently viewable and enjoyable movie -- pure, pretension-less entertainment from beginning to end. You've got good guys, bad guys, love, suspense, humor, action, violence -- and animals (Rosie the elephant, to be precise). The acting is first rate -- Witherspoon is the ultimate American girl, circa 1930, while Waltz is the perfect nasty villain. And say what you will about Pattinson's white-faced performances in the 'Twilight' films, the youngster has talent, carrying the film from beginning to end. This movie is a real pleasant surprise -- and definitely not a white 'Elephant.'<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary by director Francis Lawrence and writer Richard LaGravenese and 'The Traveling Show: From Page to Screen," a nifty behind-the-scenes featurette<br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/an-invisible-sign/1396261/main">'An Invisible Sign'</a>:</b> (2011) A quirky young woman who had retreated into a private world of numbers after her mathematician father was struck by mental illness becomes an elementary school math teacher, bonding with the kids and entering into a romantic relationship with the school science teacher. Stars Jessica Alba, Sophie Nyweide, Chris Messina, J.K. Simmons, Sonia Braga, Bailee Madison, John Shea.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/magic-trip/10054530/main"><b>'Magic Trip'</b></a> (2011) Documentary about Ken Kesey and The Merry Band of Pranksters' legendary, LSD-fuelled 1964 cross-country road trip to the New York World's Fair.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/rejoice--and--shout/10027229/main"><b>'Rejoice &amp; Shout'</b></a> (2011) Documentary traces the evolution of Gospel through its many musical styles, from the spirituals and early hymns, the four-part harmony-based quartets, the integration of blues and swing into Gospel, the emergence of Soul, and the blending of Rap and Hip Hop elements.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/snow-flower-and-the-secret-fan/53134/main"><b>'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan'</b></a> (2011) Wayne Wang's ('The Joy Luck Club') latest is set in 19th century China and centers on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women. Stars Bingbing Li, Gianna Jun, Russell Wong, Vivian Wu, Archie Kao.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/tabloid/10047977/main"><b>'Tabloid'</b> </a>(2011) Errol Morris' documentary about the salacious adventures of Miss Wyoming Joyce McKinney, a beauty queen with an IQ of 168 who made her mark as a tabloid staple in the late 1970s by kidnapping her former beau, Kirk Anderson -- who had become a Mormon missionary in the U.K. -- and tying him to a bed to "deprogram" his religious beliefs by having nonstop sex with him.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/trespass/10044825/main"><b>'Trespass'</b></a> (2011) Home invasion thriller has Nicolas Cage fending off cold-blooded criminals, bringing his family together despite everyone being tangled up in betrayal, deception, temptation and scheming. Also stars Nicole Kidman, Cam Gigandet, Liana Liberato, Ben Mendelsohn.</li>
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The business press (and even the non-business press) has been clucking about the seemingly disastrous third-quarter report delivered Monday by Netflix. The once-dominant movie rental service announced that it had lost 800,000 subscribers this quarter (and has no real plan for how to win them back), predicted that it will lose money for the next few quarters because of the cost of international expansion, and prompted an after-hours sell-off that marked a sharp plunge in value overnight into Tuesday. Those facts aside, it would be mistake to count Netflix out; for all its recent New Coke-style blunders, it's still leading the transition from DVDs to streaming for moviewatchers at home. Even better: its <a href="http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/NFLX/1461564291x0x511277/85b155bc-69e8-4cb8-a2a3-22465e076d77/Investor%20Letter%20Q3%202011.pdf" target="_blank">letter to shareholders</a> (PDF) revealed a viable course of action to turn the now-fledgling company around -- though customers who've come to rely on Netflix's vast movie library probably won't be happy. <br />
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Recent missteps -- the sudden doubling of the subscription price, <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/10/10/netflix-abandons-qwikster-plans/">the Qwikster debacle</a> -- haven't deterred the company from its strategy of de-emphasizing the DVD business to focus on streaming. The result may have cost the company nearly a million subscribers, but it still has 23.8 million, with some 90 percent of them are already paying for streaming. Whether customers continue to be alienated by the company's sudden shifts doesn't seem to matter; Netflix doesn't seem to mind becoming a specialized service with specialized content.<br />
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The short version: Netflix is becoming less of a movie-rental service and more of a premium cable network that streams to you over the Internet. Newly signed content deals, like the one with the CW network, and pre-existing ones (like the AMC deal that brings streaming episodes of 'Mad Men' exclusively to Netflix) mark the shift toward more TV fare, exclusive programming that Netflix hopes you'll pay $8 a month for much like you might for HBO or Showtime.<br />
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Conversely, there's less emphasis on what used to be Netflix's strength, its vast movie library, which is available primarily on the DVD side. Spending $1 billion over four years for the various CW series means Netflix isn't committing resources to beefing up the movie library, as many customers have already noticed.<br />
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To succeed as a premium-cable-type outlet, Netflix doesn't have to be all things to all people; as the <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20111025/reed-hastings-lays-out-the-netflix-comeback-plan/" target="_blank">All Things D</a> blog notes, it just has to offer enough good programming unavailable elsewhere to hold onto a steady subscriber base.<br />
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To customers (and clearly, to shareholders), however, it doesn't seem to make much sense for Netflix to abandon the service that it does better than anyone else and has a near-monopoly on, in order to be just another streaming company -- competing with Hulu, Amazon, and Dish's Blockbuster services. The DVD side may not be growing, but 60 percent of Netflix's customers still use the service.<br />
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Apparently, Netflix thinks it can offset subscriber losses and international expansion costs with eventual savings from reduced shipping costs on DVDs and from not having to pay for new licensing fees every time it negotiates a deal in a new country. Without shipping costs, being in the streaming business simply means being in the licensing business, and Netflix must figure it can spend money more intelligently there, not just by buying the right content, but also by making it available in multiple territories. That's always a stumbling block, but the amount Netflix is spending to expand internationally (enough that Netflix expects to spend a few quarters in the red) suggests that the company figures it can monopolize territory the way it once monopolized DVD rentals.<br />
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As a movie fan, that means the company is less and less interested your business -- at least if that means making a wide variety of DVDs available to you. Better get used to it. After all, it's not just Netflix that wants to phase out DVDs; the Hollywood studios do too, and for the same reason: streaming is a lot cheaper on the supply side. The shift is apparent all over, from the recent launch of <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/10/13/can-clouds-convince-americans-to-buy-streaming-movies/">the Ultraviolet movie storage cloud</a> to the announcement Monday that <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/10/25/harry-potter-dvds-out-of-print/">Warner Bros. will soon take all 'Harry Potter' discs off the shelves</a>, but continue to sell streaming and digital copies of the 'Potter' movies. Netflix is still one of the biggest players making this transition, and others will follow without worrying about looking foolish for emulating Netflix.<br />
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Meantime, Netflix can expect to endure a lot more ribbing, of the sort marked in this recent 'Saturday Night Live' sketch (cut from last week's show before airtime), in which Netflix CEO Reed Hastings (played by Jason Sudeikis) is made to look clueless and inept. But Netflix could still be chuckling all the way to the bank.<br />
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It's blast from the past week on the DVD front: Director Joe Johnston's <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/captain-america-the-first-avenger/33906/main">'Captain America: The First Avenger'</a> takes us back to an earlier time (World War II, to be exact) in America, when ordinary men could become superheroes, fighting evil without any emotional baggage getting in the way; the <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/jurassic-park/7910/main">'Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy (Blu-ray)'</a> takes us back 18 years to revisit Steven Spielberg's realistic dinosaur creations. Read on. <br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), a 90-pound-weakling who just wants to fight the Germans during World War II but keeps getting rejected for military duty, volunteers for a top secret government research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals. Captain America teams up with best friend Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and special agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, a Nazi offshoot bent on world domination that's headed up by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). It's pure good vs. evil in an old-fashioned blockbuster sort of way.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' meets 'Superman' (1978)<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> 'Captain America' harks back to the comic book days of yore when our supereheroes were not riddled with angst and had one mission in mind: Rid the world of evildoers. Director Joe Johnston, no stranger to straight-ahead action ('The Rocketeer,' 'Jumanji,' 'Jurassic Park III'), runs with the pulpy, retro scenario without tongue in check or ironic flourishes and just gives us two hours of pure entertainment. It's not complicated or full of itself and definitely not silly like this year's two previous superhero outings. And, to top it off, the acting is solid: kudos to Evans, Atwell, Weaving and to Stanley Tucci and Tommy Lee Jones, who turn in delightful supporting roles.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> The Blu-ray disc includes commentary, deleted scenes, seven featurettes that explore the making of the movie and the comic book origins of 'Captain America.'<br />
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<b>What's the Deal?</b> Steven Spielberg is a trailblazer: He ushered in the modern era of blockbusters with his smash hit 'Jaws' in 1975, redefined the action-adventure genre with 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' in 1981, and then legitimized computer-rendering of monsters in 'Jurassic Park' in 1993. The dinosaurs in 'Jurassic Park' were so realistic looking that they still hold up even when compared to the best that 21st century CGI has to offer. The acting was top notch and the story was intelligent and realistic, with plenty of thrilling jolts in just the right places. 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park,' also directed by Spielberg, and 'Jurassic Park III,' directed by Joe Johnston, carried the franchise further along in action and adventure. Fans have been waiting for Blu-ray versions of the trilogy, and Universal has obliged them with this release.<br />
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<b>Special Features:</b> The three-disc set has hours of bonus features ported over from the previous DVD release; there's also a new 'Return to Jurassic Park' six-part documentary that features new interviews with many of the cast members from all three films, the filmmakers and Spielberg.<br />
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<b>Is It Collection Worthy?</b> As would be expected with any Spielberg project, the image and sound here are of the highest quality; the soundtrack (especially the T-Rex footfalls in the first 'JP') will have your neighbors pounding on your walls for quiet. If you already have previous versions of all three films, the Blu-ray transfers are worth the extra outlay. If you don't yet have the films, what are you waiting for -- run out and buy the set.<br />
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<u><strong>Other New October 25 Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b>'Attack the Block':</b> (2011) Funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen street gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. A London housing project is turned into a sci-fi battleground and the low-income apartment complex into a fortress under siege as a crazy mix of tough street kids become kick-ass heroes fighting off an invasion from outer space. Stars Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Luke Treadaway.</li>
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		<b>'Father of Invention'</b><strong>:</strong> (2011) An eccentric inventor turned ego-driven infomercial guru lands in jail when one of his products -- the "Ab-Clicker" -- maims thousands of customers. Released 10 years later, he strives to redeem his name, rebuild his billion dollar empire and make amends with his estranged 22-year-old daughter. Stars Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, John Stamos, Craig Robinson, Virginia Madsen.</li>
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		<b>'Fire of Conscience'</b><strong>:</strong> (2011 -- Hong Kong) Another of action director Dante Lam's signature cops vs. gangsters thrill rides with heart-racing action sequences, distinct character development and stunning visual imagery. Investigator Captain Manfred is at a crossroads in life when he's assigned to investigate the death of a prostitute and finds himself working with aggressive Inspector Kee, who is determined to rise in the fast-paced world of Hong Kong law enforcement. Manfred is soon swept up into a shadowy world of dirty politics, graphic murders and dangerous secrets when his squad is betrayed by someone within the department. Stars Leon Lai, Richie Ren, Baoqiang Wang, Vivian Hsu, Kai Chi Liu, Michelle Ye. Watch the trailer:</li>
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		<b>'Harlow 100':</b> Seven-disc box set from Warner Archive spotlights the Platinum Bombshell, Jean Harlow. A true trendsetter, the first "Platinum Blonde" provided the template for an archetype that stretches from Marilyn to Madonna to Gwen Stefani and beyond. Not only was she a big-screen sex symbol, but Harlow was a gifted comedienne and a talented dramatic actress. This special collection celebrates her centennial year with seven of her films, three newly remastered: 'Bombshell' (1933) (remastered), 'The Girl From Missouri' (1934) (remastered), 'Reckless' (1935) (remastered), 'Riffraff' (1935), 'Suzy' (1936), 'Personal Property' (1937) and 'Saratoga' (1937).</li>
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		<b>'Laurel &amp; Hardy: The Essential Collection':</b> Ten-disc set with 58 of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's talking shorts and feature films, produced under legendary movie mogul Hal Roach from 1929 through 1940, available for the first time in the U.S., digitally remastered and digitally restored.</li>
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		<b>'A Little Help':</b> (2010) A Long Island dental hygienist who relies on guilty pleasures -- cigarettes and beer -- to help her cope with an unruly lifestyle in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son, gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies when her unfaithful husband dies. Stars Jenna Fischer, Chris O'Donnell, Rob Benedict, Daniel Yelsky, Lesley Ann Warren, Ron Leibman, Brooke Smith.</li>
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		<b>'Mardi Gras: Spring Break':</b> (2011) A group of college buddies sow their wild oats in New Orleans. Stars Danneel Ackles, Arielle Kebbel, Carmen Electra, Nicholas D'Agosto, Regina Hall, Josh Gad.</li>
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		<b>'The People vs. George Lucas':</b> (2010) Documentary delves deep into the 'Star Wars' phenomena and George Lucas's cultural legacy, exploring the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around one of the industry's most famous franchises.</li>
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		<b>'Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale':</b> (2010--Finland) It's the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an American "archeological" dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn't the one you want coming to town. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young Pietari and his father Rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture the mythological being -- but Santa's elves will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader from captivity. A new Christmas horror staple.</li>
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		<b>'Shaolin':</b> (2011 -- Hong Kong) In this remake of Jet Li's 'Shaolin Temple' (1982), director Benny Chan tells an epic tale of sadistic warlords squaring off against noble monks in the early years of the Chinese republic. Stars Andy Lau, Nicolas Tse, Jackie Chan.</li>
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		<b>'Winnie the Pooh':</b> (2011) Animated adventures of Winnie the Pooh and friends in the Hundred Acre Wood; inspired by three stories from A.A. Milne's books, rendered in Disney's classic, hand-drawn art style.</li>
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		<b>'Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings':</b> (2011) The unrated bloody beginnings of Three Finger and his family of hillbilly cannibals.</li>
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Yo ho ho. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides/30124/main">'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,'</a> the fourth entry in the Disney franchise, heads up the list of home video releases this week, offering pure fun and adventure as Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz swash buckle their way across the screen. If 'Pirates' gives you scurvy, there's always <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/bad-teacher/10030055/main">'Bad Teacher,'</a> a rather disappointing comedy starring Cameron Diaz that basically offers up a female version of Jack Black from 'School of Rock' (though she's a lot easier on the eyes). And, for fans with a sweet tooth for <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/willy-wonka--and--the-chocolate-factory/5021/main">'Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory,'</a> Warner Home Video has put together an impressive 40th anniversary set. Read on. <br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in this action-packed sequel. Sparrow crosses paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), a former lover and the daughter of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), who's using Sparrow's name to mount an expedition to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. She forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," Blackbeard's vessel, and they set off on an adventure that pits them against the Spanish and the English, the latter headed up by Jack's old nemesis, Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), along the way encountering mermaids, all sorts of treachery, voodoo and magic.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Treasure Island' meets 'The Crimson Pirate'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> This edition of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' breathes new life into a franchise that -- by the time of 'At World's End' -- had degenerated into slapstick comedy and foolishness. With a sigh of relief, we can safely say that 'On Stranger Tides' has reverted back to the original's wit, sass and emphasis on adventure. Depp is surer than ever in his role as the amoral pirate (is there any other kind?), Cruz makes the perfect female foil for Sparrow, and McShane and Rush are as bad as pirate-bad can be. Hoist anchor and enjoy this buoyant ride. And me hearties, shiver me timbers, they've left the door open for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5.'<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, bloopers, behind-the-scenes featurettes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/bad-teacher/10030055/main"><img id="vimage_4534611" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/10/bad-teacher-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Bad Teacher'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Cameron Diaz plays a foul-mouthed and morally bankrupt teacher in this comedy that's short on laughs but long on snark. Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz) is a scheming and coarse-tongued middle school teacher who can't wait to marry her meal ticket so she can give up her day job. When he dumps her, she reluctantly goes back to work at the school, where she shows movies instead of teaching. She soon sets her sights on a handsome substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake) and puts into motion a plan to earn extra cash to save up money for a boob job, all the time competing with the school's overzealous but most revered teacher (Lucy Punch) and fending off advances from the sarcastic, irreverent gym teacher (Jason Segel<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Bad Santa' meets 'School of Rock'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Take one promising concept (a very bad teacher running amok in high school), add a fairly hot actress (Cameron Diaz) in the lead, give her a male and female foil, then mess it up with dumb situations, gratuitous sexual jokes and innuendo, and a lame plot twist, and you have a film that is never as funny as it should be. Remember how nasty 'Bad Santa' was? We had hoped that this film would be at least as nasty (based on the one-sheets and teasers) but -- despite Diaz's at times brazen performance -- we were let down. There is a good Cameron Diaz-car wash sequence, however, which might be worth the price of a DVD rental -- but just barely.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Some fun deleted scenes and outtakes, and a couple behind-the-scenes featurettes.<br />
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<b>What's the Deal?:</b> This is the 40th anniversary of a film that by now has charmed (and frightened) a couple generations of kids and -- even though a Blu-ray of the film was released just last year -- Warner Home Video has decided to go all out for this birthday celebration. They've packed a Blu-ray and DVD of the film, along with a third disc of bonus features, in an oversized 8 1/2 by 11 1/2-inch box that also contains some nifty Willy Wonka mementos: 'Pure Imagination: The Making of Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory,' a 144 page behind-the-scenes production book; 14 pages of replica production correspondence; a Wonka Bar Tin with scratch-n-sniff pencils and scented eraser; and a facsimile Wonka Bar Golden Ticket. It's a collector's delight<br />
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<b>Special Features:</b> Warner has ported over several features from previous 'Wonka' editions: Commentary by the 'Wonka' kids, a behind-the-scenes documentary, sing-along songs, and a vintage featurette from 1971. New to this edition (on the second disc) is 'Mel Stuart's Wonkavision,' a new featurette in which the director reminisces on the production, and 'A World of Pure Imagination,' a recently discovered vintage featurette that has an interview with author Roald Dahl.<br />
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<b>Is It Collection Worthy?:</b> This set is definitely for die-hard 'Wonka' fans only, given its price tag: it retail's for $64.98, though discounts abound ($43.99 at Amazon). If you are a 'Wonka' fan, you'd be hard-pressed to pass it up; the production book alone is worth the price of admission. Newcomers to the world of 'Wonka' might want to rent one of the previous versions before popping for the set; if you have a youngster in the house, this will make a great holiday gift (just grab the production book for yourself).<br />
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<u><strong>Other New October 18 Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b>'Attack on Leningrad':</b> (2009) A British and an American journalist are trapped within the devastated city of Leningrad during the infamous Nazi siege in the winter of 1941. Stars Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/a-better-life/53080/main"><b>'A Better Life'</b></a> (2011) An illegal immigrant, struggling to make a better life for himself and his son, has his world shattered when someone steals his gardening business truck. Directed by Chris Weitz.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-captains/10067336/main"><b>'The Captains'</b></a> (2011) A feature-length documentary written and directed by William Shatner that takes a look at the 'Star Trek' franchise and its roster of captains.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/freerunner/10060507/main"><b>'Freerunner'</b></a> (2011) A freerunner desperately tries to break free from a mobster who controls a stable of street runners for a nasty sporting event; the freerunners, with exploding collars locked around their necks, have one hour to make it across town ... or lose the race and their lives. Stars Sean Faris, Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-howling-reborn/10021957/main">'The Howling: Reborn'</a>:</b> (2011) Direct-to-video sequel has a high school student discovering that he is heir to a powerful line of werewolves.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/monte-carlo/10042529/main">'Monte Carlo'</a>:</b> (2011) Three high-spirited high school graduates vacation in Paris and Monte Carlo. Stars Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester, Andie McDowell, Cory Monteith.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/page-one--inside-the-new-york-times/10050588/main">'Page One: Inside The New York Times'</a>:</b> (2011) Documentary reveals the inner-workings of The New York Times newsroom by following the reporters for the paper's Media Desk as they work through a tumultuous time in journalism and face new players and platforms (such as WikiLeaks, Twitter, tablet computers and more).</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/red-state/10042750/main">'Red State'</a>:</b> (2011) Kevin Smith riffs on religious fanatics in this tale of three boys lured to a fundamentalist group that has a stockpile of weaponry and a deadly moral agenda. Stars Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Michael Angarano, Anna Gunn, Kevin Pollak.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/zombie-apocalypse-redemption/10057878/main">'Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption'</a>:</b> (2011) Zombies and humans team up in a post-apocalyptic world to battle maniacal raiders who kill or kidnap everybody in sight. Stars Johnny Gel, Fred Williamson, Alicia Clark.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Clouds Convince Americans to Buy Streaming Movies?]]></title>
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Attention, home video viewers: Hollywood has noticed you're not buying as many movies lately, and that not even the introduction of Blu-ray has slowed the slump. Now, the industry is hoping that the advent of cloud storage will get you to buy movies again, using streaming video. (Yes, you're already accustomed to using streaming video to <em>rent</em> movies, but the studios want you to buy as well.) As such, say hello to two new rival cloud services -- UltraViolet, launching this week with the home video releases of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/green-lantern/36935/main">'Green Lantern'</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/horrible-bosses/10038375/main">'Horrible Bosses,'</a> and Apple's yet-unnamed movie service, launching soon -- designed to hopefully change your movie-buying behavior. Both services offer you the option of watching your movie on a variety of devices, wherever you happen to be, but can Hollywood use the convenience of cloud storage and streaming to get you to spend more on what you're already getting? <br />
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<img alt="UltraViolet logo" id="vimage_4524852" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/10/ultraviolet-cloud-logo.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />UltraViolet, which is a partnership among all the major studios except Disney, works this way: if you buy a Blu-ray or DVD that has the UltraViolet logo on the package (right photo), you are entitled to a digital copy residing in the cloud, which you can stream on any Web device, be it a computer, a smartphone, a tablet, or an Internet-enabled TV. In other words, it's like the digital file you're used to getting with some DVDs, only it's not on your hard drive and you can play it on any machine."We want to emphasize the concept of 'buy once, play anywhere,'" Warner Bros president of digital distribution Thomas Gewecke said in a <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204450804576623331157346132.html" target="_blank">statement</a>.<br />
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<img alt="Apple iCloud logo" id="vimage_4524916" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/10/apple-icloud.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: left;" />Apple's service, which doesn't yet have a formal name or launch date, is expected to work this way: you'd buy the movie online through the iTunes store, and you'd be able to stream it on any Apple device. According to the <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/10/apple-prepping-movie-cloud-service-devices-may-work-with-ultraviolet.html" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a>, the service should be up and running by late 2011 or early 2012.<br />
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There are some caveats, of course. Right now, you can't buy UltraViolet streaming movies without buying a disc. In fact, if you want to stream 'Green Lantern,' you can't even buy the mere single-disc DVD; you have to buy either the Blu-ray combo pack (retailing for $35.99) or the Blu-ray 3D combo pack ($40.99). And even though you're buying a high-definition version of the movie on disc, the streaming copy is not hi-def (or 3D, for that matter).<br />
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Also, you have to jump through some hoops to use it: there's an online UltraViolet code that you must enter to claim your copy; to play it, you have to set up an account with a service like Flixster (the movie-themed social networking site owned by Warner Bros., one of the four UltraViolet studios).<br />
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As for Apple's service, it will work only on Apple's own mobile devices and Internet-TV boxes. Users of non-Apple smartphones, or set-top boxes like Roku are out of luck. And it's not even clear when Apple users will be able to access the service. The new iOS5 operating system for Apple mobile devices, introduced Wednesday, allows cloud storage of music, photos, and some other media, but not movies -- yet.<br />
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Some of those difficulties will be ironed out in the future. In 2012, UltraViolet will start selling streaming copies alone, without having to buy a physical copy as well.<br />
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Still, questions remain. What will Disney do? Will it side with Apple or UltraViolet? Or both? Will the two services undercut each other? According to the Times, studio executives think not; in fact, they welcome Apple's entry into the streaming-movie market, on the theory that iTunes can get people in the habit of buying cloud movies the way it got consumers acclimated to buying music downloads, and that behavioral shift will benefit all the studios.<br />
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But will viewers change their behavior? Right now, you're going to spend more to own a streaming movie than you will to subscribe to an entire library (like Netflix's) for two months. And UltraViolet certainly isn't as easy to use (yet) as Netflix.<br />
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More broadly speaking, are streaming users and DVD/Blu-ray users the same people? At the risk of overgeneralizing, disc fans like the storage medium's picture quality, its bonus features, and the ability to replay a movie an unlimited number of times. Streaming users prefer digital's convenience and portability, don't mind watching a movie on a three-inch screen, don't need extras, and are accustomed to watching a movie only once. The studio's cloud strategy depends on getting both groups to change the way they watch movies. So far, it's not clear whether either UltraViolet or Apple offers a compelling enough set of enticements to make viewers change.<br />
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Nonetheless, it's been clear for some time that Hollywood doesn't really want to be in the disc business anymore. It still wants you to buy movies, but it doesn't want to spend money producing and shipping the physical product. Eventually, streaming may become the primary -- or even the only -- delivery system for private movie viewing. So the question becomes not "Can viewers learn to start loving streaming?" but rather, "Do we have to start loving it now?"<br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of October 11: 'Green Lantern,' 'The Tree of Life' and 'Horrible Bosses']]></title>
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It's another banner week for home video releases, with a plethora of choices that run the gamut from the ridiculous to the sublime: There's the meaningful tale of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-tree-of-life/32360/main"><b>'The Tree of Life'</b></a> set off against the nonsense of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/horrible-bosses/10038375/main"><b>'Horrible Bosses,'</b></a> while the comic book world of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/green-lantern/36935/main"><b>'Green Lantern'</b></a> is juxtaposed with the fantasy life of <b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-zookeeper/37013/main">'Zookeeper'</a></b> ... and there's all manner of 'B' movies in between. Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/green-lantern/36935/main"><img id="vimage_4516382" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/10/green-lantern-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Green Lantern'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Director Martin Campbell -- best known for hotshot work on 'GoldenEye' and 'Casino Royale' -- tackles the origins of the Green Lantern with mixed results. The Green Lanterns -- some 3,000 of them, each with a ring that grants him the ability to create anything his mind can imagine -- have been the galactic keepers of the peace for eons. That peace is threatened when the worst evil force in the universe -- Parallax, whose strength is based on fear -- escapes its confinement and heads for Earth on its first stop to galactic destruction. Only newly minted Green Lantern Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), a cocky test pilot with fear issues of his own stands in the way of total apocalypse. Will he save the world and win the girl? You betcha.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Hancock' meets 'Spider-Man'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Green Lantern was one of those DC comic book super heroes that rebellious fanboys turned to when they were fed up with the predictability of Superman, Batman and their minions. The stories were more involving, the villains more complicated, the powers more otherworldly. None of this translates to the film, however. Reynolds is way miscast -- and way too snarky -- as Jordan/Green Lantern, the other Green Lanterns are way too Disneyesque (to coin a word for being too cartoonish) and Parallax looks more like a thunder cloud with dreads than a devourer of galaxies. There's some cool special effects -- and Blake Lively is always nice to have around -- but for the most part, 'Green Lantern' is a dud.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> The Blu-ray disc includes an extended version of the film, several featurettes, a 'Justice League #1' digital comic, additional scenes, and Warner's Ultraviolet Digital Copy, which allows cloud streaming.<br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes Reviews</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;y&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;tag=moviefone-20&amp;field-keywords=green+lantern" target="_blank">Buy DVD</a> | <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Green-Lantern/70143807?mqso=80012927" target="_blank">Save DVD to your Netflix queue</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-tree-of-life/32360/main"><br />
<img id="vimage_4516384" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/10/tree-of-lifephoto.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'The Tree of Life'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> This ambitious story of love, loss and family ties from  Terrence Malick, one of America's most highly-regarded filmmakers, tells the story of a small town Texas family in the 1950s that experiences the loss of one of its sons, a tragedy that triggers each family member's deep questioning about their place in the scheme of things. The mother, father, and remaining brother grapple with the way they can absorb horrific change while still retaining their dignity and remaining thriving human beings. It's a tough journey that taxes each family member ... and audiences as well.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'A River Runs Through It' and 'How the Earth Was Made'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Maverick filmmaker Malick has had audiences and critics severely divided on this one. Some think it's a masterpiece of lyrical filmmaking; others think it's a cinematic journey sorely in need of an editor. We tend to side with the latter. Malick's scope of one family's place on the planet is so overblown and ambitious that he often gets lost in images that have little to do with the family tragedy at hand. When Malick is able to stay focused on his actors (Jessica Chastain as the mother; Brad Pitt as the father; Sean Penn as the grown brother), he creates magic in showing the tenderness and tensions between them. But when he thrusts the story into imagery of the earth's formation, dinosaurs, and what often seem like the insides of a lava lamp, he loses his grip on good, tight storytelling. Yet this is a film that deserves to be seen. It's a pure example of a director whose vision remains unique and uncompromised. Pitt is a standout as the stern but loving father.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> A behind-the-scenes featurette.<br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_tree_of_life_2011/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes Reviews</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;y&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;tag=moviefone-20&amp;field-keywords=the+tree+of+life" target="_blank">Buy DVD</a> | <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The-Tree-of-Life/70116681?mqso=80012927" target="_blank">Save DVD to your Netflix queue</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/horrible-bosses/10038375/main"><img id="vimage_4516388" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/10/horrible-bosses-1318313308.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Horrible Bosses'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Three working stiffs -- Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day -- have the worst bosses in the world, but their financial situations and weak job market prevent then from quitting. Tired of putting up with humiliation and (sexual) harassment by the likes of Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston, the three meet with a hustling ex-con (Jamie Foxx) to get some pointers on eliminating these ogres and come up with a plan to kill each other's boss. Naturally everything that can go wrong, does, and the trio soon find themselves way over their heads in deceit, misunderstandings, and mistaken identities.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Strangers on a Train' meets 'Nine to Five'<br />
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<b>What We Say: </b>This mash-up of 'Strangers on a Train,' 'Dirty Work,' 'Swimming With Sharks,' 'Throw Momma From the Train,' 'The Devil Wears Prada,' 'The Office,' 'Nine to Five' and 'The Hangover' starts out by promising us the fulfillment of every worker's wildest dream: getting even with your nasty boss. It's a dark premise, but while insinuating that revenge will be sweet, the film quickly devolves into a silly, vapid, nasty mess with bathroom humor, gratuitous sexual innuendo, and a waste of several talented actors.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Deleted scenes, a couple behind-the-scenes featurettes.<br />
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<u><strong>Other New October 11 Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/adventures-in-pornoland/10070234/main">'Adventures in Pornoland'</a>:</b> (2008) A Canadian couple head to Hollywood to get work in the film industry but reluctantly get involved in the porn biz.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/arena/10067289/main"><b>'Arena'</b></a> (2011) A man kidnapped from his ordinary life is thrust into the savage world of a modern day gladiatorial arena where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses. Stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz, Nina Dobrev, Daniel Dae Kim.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/beautiful-boy/10047400/main"><b>'Beautiful Boy'</b></a> (2010) A married couple on the verge of separation are leveled by the news that their 18-year-old son committed a mass shooting at his college, then took his own life. Stars Michael Sheen, Maria Bello.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/caf%C3%A9/10058483/main"><b>'Cafe'</b> </a>(2010) A week in the life of a group of West Philadelphia residents -- who congregate in the local coffee house -- dealing with life's challenges and trying to get things right. Stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jamie Kennedy, Daniel Eric Gold, Alex Vega.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/judy-moody-and-the-not-bummer-summer/10055203/main">'Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer'</a>:</b> (2011) It's summer time and though feisty, fearless Judy Moody finds herself stuck at home with her pesky brother Stink under the watchful eye of Aunt Opal, she uses her imagination and smarts to turn a boring summer into a fun time. Stars Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham, Jaleel White, Preston Bailey, Parris Mosteller.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/terri/10050558/main">'Terri'</a>:</b> (2011) A school principal and a shy-but-pretty teen girl take an overweight social misfit, Terri Thompson -- the lone caretaker and guardian for his elderly Uncle James -- under their wings to help him find acceptance in school ... and life. Stars John C. Reilly, Creed Bratton, Jacob Wysocki, Olivia Crocicchia.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-zookeeper/37013/main">'Zookeeper'</a>:</b> Kevin James is the poor man's Dr. Dolittle in this comedy about the animals in a zoo who offer advice on life and love to their zookeeper in order to prevent him from leaving his job. Stars Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb and the voice talents of Cher, Nick Nolte, Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Judd Apatow, Jim Breuer, Jon Favreau, Faison Love and Maya Rudolph.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[John C. Reilly On the Nerve-Wracking Cast of 'Carnage' and His D&amp;D Upbringing]]></title>
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/john-c-reilly/1824847/main">John C. Reilly</a> has had an eclectic 2011. This past summer he starred in the indie comedy <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/terri/10050558/main">'Terri' </a>-- which hits DVD on Tuesday -- as Mr. Fitzgerald, the well-meaning guidance counselor of an obese, awkward 15-year-old. Then coming up in December, he stars in <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/carnage/54293/main">'Carnage,'</a> the adaptation of Yasmina Reza's Broadway hit from director Roman Polanski, opposite <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jodie-foster/1290190/main">Jodie Foster</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/christoph-waltz/1879023/main">Christoph Waltz</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/kate-winslet/1475200/main">Kate Winslet</a> as <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/09/30/carnage-new-york-film-festival-review/" target="_blank">two sets of bickering parents</a>. Before long he'll also appear in the big-screen debut of Adult Swim cult comedians <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/tim-heidecker/2210842/main">Tim</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/eric-wareheim/2210843/main">Eric</a>. Just a few things. <br />
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Despite the differing subject matter, each movie was made outside the Hollywood system. For an Oscar-nominated star who has worked with everyone from Martin Scorsese to Will Ferrell, Reilly could rest on his laurels making studio tentpoles, but he still ventures into the world of indie cinema to find exciting projects.<br />
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Moviefone spoke with Reilly about all three productions, the indie movie landmarks that inspired him as a teenager and why indie young audiences still need movies not made by Hollywood.<br />
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<strong>What was your perspective on the first day of 'Carnage,' with that cast and Polanski?</strong><br />
<img id="vimage_4469628" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/carnagexlg.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />It was pretty nerve-wracking. We rehearsed for two weeks before we started shooting. The first couple of days were like, "Oh my god, I'm sitting across from Roman Polanski! Jodi Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz," it's as surreal as it gets. Think of your first day of school at a school you've never been before times a million, you know?<br />
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That's one of the difficult things of being an actor that I'm still not used to. You have to go, you have to show up at these places where you know nobody, and sometimes with really impressive, high stakes people like Roman Polanski. You just have to be confident enough in yourself, "I belong here! I belong in this room, little John Reilly from the southside of Chicago belongs in a room with Jodi Foster and Kate Winslet and Roman Polanski." A friend of mine in acting school said, "Fake it 'til you make it."<br />
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<strong>Oh, I've heard that expression.</strong><br />
It's great advice; just pretend like you belong there and maybe you'll rise to the occasion. Everyone had great senses of humor and were really flexible and adaptable to the situation. It would've been really hard to make that movie if there was one diva in the bunch. [<em>Laughs</em>] It would've been really hard between the translation from French, we're in Paris shooting the movie, Kate's English, Christoph is German, Jodi and I are American and Roman's Polish. There had to be a lot of discussion how to tell an American story and have it be accurate. It was a model of cooperation.<br />
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<strong>Now what is happening with the Tim and Eric movie?</strong><br />
It's already done. It's called <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/tim-and-erics-billion-dollar-movie/10067989/main">'Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie'</a> and it takes place in an abandoned mall, a dead mall. Tim and Eric need to make a billion dollars. My character's called Taquito. I've been deliberately vague about it.<br />
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<strong>What do <em>you</em> find easier, comedy or drama?</strong><br />
Well, in some ways, comedy is easier in that it's just a more joyful day at work. The whole point is to just have fun, but that said, it's pretty demanding. It's either funny or it's not, and when it's not funny there's no getting around that.<br />
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<strong>As an actor, do you remember the movie or a moment in indie film that caught your attention and made you realize this is a really powerful, different route?</strong><br />
<img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/strangerthanparadise.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />In high school and in college, the world of indie film as we know it now came into being. I think before that it was just "commercial movies" and "not-as-commercial movies." Studios used to make movies in the 70s, that we would think are "arthouse". And then it got really commercial in the 80s and there was room for another voice.<br />
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I remember seeing a movie called <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/diva/11151/main">'Diva.'</a> I remember seeing a movie called <strong>'Purple Sky,'</strong> and then the big one was <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/stranger-than-paradise/4503/main">'Stranger Than Paradise.'</a> When <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jim-jarmusch/1150390/main">Jim Jarmusch's</a> films started coming out, I was like, "Whoah!" Even <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/rocky-horror-picture-show/2710/main">'Rocky Horror Picture Show,'</a> in it's own way, even though it was a campy event thing. You started to get the sense like "oh, there's more than just the mainstream stuff that Hollywood is feeding us." But 'Stranger Than Paradise' and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/down-by-law/8079/main">'Down by Law,'</a> Jarmusch's films -- he was really standing alone at that point.<br />
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<strong> I think 'Terri' is a movie for teens.</strong><br />
Well, it is rated R.<br />
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<strong>But it's nothing teens haven't heard. Looking at that indie versus commercial dichotomy, how do you see 'Terri' -- which is a very personal look into young life -- surviving against these very big, loud popcorn movies that are just trying to grab teenagers' attention?</strong><br />
Hopefully it'll find people that are looking for an alternative to that. In the summer of 1984 when 'Stranger Than Paradise' came out, I was looking for something that didn't have some agenda. I think there's a lot of pressure among more corporate-made movies to push a certain socially acceptable agenda, for a lack of a better word.<br />
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I think one of the greatest assets this movie has is the patience and empathy to really take it's time to show these people as they really are, not as what we would like them to be or not held up to be ideals of what they want one another to be. It's just an honest look at their lives. As sad as it may sound, that's somewhat of a radical thing to do right now. It's difficult to get movies like that made, but I think that's just an eternal need for audiences and people to see accurate depictions of what it feels like to be alive. That whole thing.<br />
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<strong>What was your teenage experience like?</strong><br />
I come from a pretty working class Irish-American neighborhood in Chicago. I went to a public school, for grammar school and got involved in plays pretty early on at the local park by my house, which was an odd thing. Not many people did that. But for whatever reason I was drawn to this world of make-believe. A friend of mine told me about it and we went over there together and I was like, "This is my people! This is what I like doing."<br />
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I was a mischievous kid and had a very active imagination so having that place where it was encouraged was really great for me. Then I went to a boy's Catholic high school and that was a big shock. It's almost like being thrown into the army all of a sudden. All these guys and ties and dress clothes and brothers -- it was taught by the Christian brothers. But I kept doing plays throughout high school. Not only did I do them at my school but I did them at the Girls Catholic High Schools, so I was pretty busy. I was a solid C student, maybe C+? I was good at English and Creative Writing, but the stuff I had no interest in I would just barely pass, like Algebra. I was a founding member of the Dungeons and Dragons club at my high school. [<em>Laughs</em>] I was in chorus, I was in swing choir. I was an outcast but I was an outcast among a group of outcasts.<br />
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<strong>Did you have Mr. Fitzgerald-like influences growing up?</strong><br />
I had a guidance counselor in high school; I didn't talk to him that often but it was very comforting I remember, knowing he was there in case things ever got really bad. I could go and talk to this person who wasn't my parent, it was some third category. I had different mentors along the way, like all those people who were involved in all of those things, whether it was community theater or chorus... or even the Dungeons and Dragons club. Each one of them had some kind of adult, who was showing us it was okay to be into those things.<br />
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This year's fourth quarter is shaping up to be a great one for DVD and Blu-ray, and October kicks off with <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/fast-five/10026767/main">'Fast Five'</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/scream-4/10034197/main">'Scream 4,'</a> followed next week by 'Green Lantern,' 'Horrible Bosses' and 'The Tree of Life.' This week also sees the Blu-ray debuts of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-lion-king/8981/main">'The Lion King,'</a> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/pulp-fiction/1117/main">'Pulp Fiction'</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/dead-alive/7712/main">'Dead Alive.'</a> Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/fast-five/10026767/main"><img id="vimage_4497775" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/10/fast-five-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Fast Five'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning cast members from every chapter of the fast-paced franchise built on speed. In this installment, former cop Brian O'Conner (Walker) partners with ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) on the opposite side of the law. After Brian and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) break Dom out of custody, they head to Rio de Janeiro and again get involved in heists using hot cars and fast moves. And to cement their freedom, they decide to rip off $100,000 from a Brazilian drug lord. But there's more than bad guys to fight: Hot on their trail is federal agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). Look out, Rio.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Fast &amp; Furious' meets 'The Bourne Identity'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Director Justin Lin (who helmed the third and fourth outings in the franchise) has hit his stride, taking all he learned from 'Fast &amp; Furious' and 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift' to made an amalgam greater than the sum of its parts. The plot is more unbelievable than the series' predecessors, the racing and stunts more outrageous (rivaling those in 'Ronin' and the 'Bourne' films) and the action more kinetic than, well, the 'Bourne' films. But the best part (in addition to the final chase down the streets of Rio with two cars dragging a bank vault) is the face off between bald action giants Diesel and the Rock. You can't ask for much more.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, deleted scenes, a gag reel and featurettes on the lead characters highlight the DVD; the Blu-ray adds behind-the-scenes featurettes, a look at the cars used in the movie, and storyboard-to-screen progressions.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/scream-4/10034197/main"><img id="vimage_4497777" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/10/scream-4.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Scream 4'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> It's a 10-year reunion of sorts for the friends and lovers of Woodsboro: Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now the author of a self-help book, returns home on the last stop of her book tour, where she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette) and Gale (Courteney Cox), who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill (Emma Roberts) and her Aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell). Unfortunately, Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of slasher serial killer Ghostface.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Friday the 13th xxx' meets 'Scary Movie xxx' meets 'Final Destination xxx' (you get the idea)<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> It's been 15 years since 'Scream' and Ghostface shook up the cinema (and trick or treaters, as I recall) in the self-referential horror flick directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, and where the original was built on its characters pondering the "rules" of horror films, this edition (also by Craven and Williamson) violates the main rule: Don't be predictable.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> A behind-the-scenes featurette, an alternate opening, an extended ending, deleted and extended scenes, and a gag reel.<br />
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<b>What's the Deal?:</b> This is the film that put Quentin Tarantino on the map as a director (after penning 'True Romance' and helming 'Reservoir Dogs'). 'Pulp Fiction' is a compendium of interrelated lurid crime-thriller-drama-comedy stories about misfits, miscreants, gangsters and molls starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette and Christopher Walken. It's a classic that holds up and mesmerizes some two decades after its release, with hard-as-nails (but from-the-heart) dialogue and a rousing surf-guitar soundtrack.<br />
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<b>Special Features:</b> For this release Tarantino has added a new "Not the Usual Mindless Boring Getting to Know You Chit Chat" cast interview featurette and a critic's retrospective featurette called "Here Are Some Facts on the Fiction." Ported from the DVD are "Pulp Fiction: The Facts" documentary, deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes montages, a production design featurette, more.<br />
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<b>Is It Collection Worthy?:</b> There's been two prior versions of 'Pulp Fiction' on DVD but this one is the best of the lot ... and it's a must-have for film buffs. The image and sound are reference quality, honoring Tarantino's color palette and kicking out all the stops on the soundtrack. If you haven't invested in a Blu-ray player yet, this release is reason enough to make the plunge.<br />
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<b>What's the Deal?:</b> Before he traveled to Middle Earth, Peter Jackson directed the goriest film of all time, 'Dead Alive' (1992), a riotous mix of horror and comedy that stands right up there with 'The Evil Dead' as a modern classic of the genre. Set in Jackson's home of New Zealand, the film follows the trials and tribulations of Lionel, a young man whose domineering mother is bitten by a rat monkey and turns into a flesh-eating zombie who infects everyone she bites. Lionel tries to hide mom from the world, but she starts growing bigger and bigger until she becomes the size of a house -- literally -- and a party thrown by his uncle turns into a bloodbath the likes of which you have never seen before on the big (or little) screen. As Lionel tries to fend off the horde of zombies created by mom, he turns to his weapon of choice: a lawn mower. Fabulously over the top.<br />
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<b>Special Features:</b> Disappointingly, none. Not even commentary.<br />
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<b>Is It Collection Worthy?:</b> If all you know of Jackson is the 'LOTR' films, the 2005 'King Kong' or 'The Lovely Bones,' you have to rush right out and get this film. (Unless you get queasy seeing buckets of blood). The Blu-ray version adds clarity and definition to the film, particularly highlighting the reds. The effects are not state-of-the-art, but with blood and guts all over the place, who needs CGI?<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;y&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;tag=moviefone-20&amp;field-keywords=dead+alive" target="_blank">Buy 'Dead Alive'</a><br />
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<u><strong>Other New October 4 Blu-ray Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-lion-king/8981/main"><b>'The Lion King'</b></a> (1994): There's no need to talk this one up: Disney's 'The Lion King' is one of the greatest animated films of all time -- just witness how it topped the box office in wide release last month, 17 years after its theatrical debut. The story, the songs and the voice acting are just perfect. The film has been on DVD hiatus since 2004, and since Disney will most likely lock Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa in the vault again soon, now is the time to get a copy.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/cinema-paradiso/2902/main"><b>'Cinema Paradiso'</b></a> (1988): Giuseppe Tornatore's love letter celebrating the magic of the cinema.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/jackie-brown/5336/main"><b>'Jackie Brown'</b></a> (1997): Quentin Tarantino's crime thriller stars Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton and Robert De Niro.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/pee-wees-big-adventure/4920/main"><b>'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' </b></a>(1985): The first big-screen outing for Tim Burton and Paul Reubens.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/salo-or-the-120-days-of-sodom/1030458/main"><b>'Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom'</b></a> (1975): Pier Paolo Pasolini's controversial modern take on the Marquis de Sade, transposing de Sade's physical, mental and sexual torture to 1944 Fascist Italy. From The Criterion Collection.</li>
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<strong>Other New October 4 DVD Releases:</strong><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/buck/10050559/main">'Buck' </a></b>(2011): Documentary on Buck Brannaman (the man who inspired 'The Horse Whisperer'), a true American cowboy and sage on horseback who travels the country for nine grueling months a year helping horses with people problems.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-caller/54460/main">'The Caller'</a> </b>(2011): A troubled divorcee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman who claims she's calling from the past. Stars Stephen Moyer, Rachelle Lefevre and Luis Guzman.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-high-cost-of-living/10047695/main">'The High Cost of Living'</a> </b>(2010): The story of two people whose lives cross in tragedy: A young, pregnant woman whose world falls apart when she loses her child in a hit-and-run accident and a drug dealer who becomes her unlikely guardian angel. Stars Zach Braff, Isabelle Blais.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/silent-night-zombie-night/10019149/main">'Silent Night, Zombie Night' </a></b>(2009): A viral outbreak the week before Christmas turns the citizens of Los Angeles into the walking dead. Stars Jack Forcinito, Andy Hopper, Nadine Stenovitch.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/submarine/10047156/main">'Submarine'</a></b> (2011): Coming of age story about a 15-year-old daydreamer who listens to French crooners and concocts various self-absorbed fantasies, but suddenly finds himself submerged in dual, real-life challenges: Plotting to lose his virginity with a quirky new girlfriend and struggling to salvage his parents' marriage. Stars Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of Sept. 27: 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon,' 'Footloose' and 'Ben-Hur']]></title>
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If you think September was a fine month for Blu-ray and DVD, with 'Citizen Kane' and 'Star Wars,' wait until October: there's a bevy of releases coming soon that will take your breath away. You can look forward next month to Blu-rays of 'The Lion King,' 'Pulp Fiction,' 'The Conversation,' 'Jackie Brown,' and the 'Jurassic Park' trilogy, as well as a massive Laurel and Hardy DVD set. While you wait for those, this Friday brings us a no-frills version of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/37111/main">'Transformers: Dark of the Moon.'</a> Read on. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/37111/main"><br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> The Autobots and Decepticons are back at it, fighting each other as the Earth trembles beneath their massive feet (this time Chicago gets its fair share of destruction). In a pretty cool rewriting of history, the U.S. and Soviet space race in the 1960s wasn't about "one giant leap for mankind," but about getting to a crashed Cybertronian space craft on the dark side of the moon. This is the nub of the story, as the nasty Decepticons are planning on using that ship to wreak revenge on the Autobots and subjugate all of humanity as slaves to rebuild Cybertron. Naturally Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) -- with his new girlfriend (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) -- comes to the aid of his robot friends to save the world again.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'War of the Worlds' meets 'The Terminator'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> After a disappointing sequel, Michael Bay and company have bounced back with this third homage to robotic destruction, weaving a complicated plot with plenty of twists and turns and betrayals. And they haven't skimped on the special effects; Chicago gets overrun by the Decepticons and destroyed in some of the best Apocalyptic scenes since '2012'. The robot-to-robot battles are what you would expect, except for the new worm robot -- a cross between a 'Dune' sandworm and a Roto-Rooter -- that chews up a skyscraper with the good guys inside. One thing hasn't changed: dorky LaBeouf. (Actually make that two: John Turturro has returned).<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> This is a bare bones DVD/Blu-ray edition with just the film. Paramount has promised deluxe Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and DVD sets in the near future.<br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes Reviews</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;y&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;tag=moviefone-20&amp;field-keywords=transformers+dark+of+the+moon" target="_blank">Buy DVD</a> | <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Transformers-Dark-of-the-Moon/70153859?mqso=80012927" target="_blank">Save DVD to your Netflix queue</a><br />
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<b>Why the Release?:</b> Paramount has a remake of 'Footloose' hitting theaters Oct. 14 (with a cast that includes Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough and Dennis Quaid), so it made sense to re-release the original on Blu-ray and DVD. The 1984 film -- about a hip young city guy (Kevin Bacon) stranded in a town that has banned dancing -- was a surprise hit, with infectious music and terpsichorean delights. It was a simplistic story of good vs. bad, old vs. young, freedom vs. dogma -- just what the doctor ordered to fend off the conservatism of the Reagan era.<br />
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<b>Special Features:</b> The studio has added in a couple new featurettes on the success of the film and its characters: "Let's dance! Kevin Bacon on Footloose," "From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interview With Sarah Jessica Parker"; as well as vintage featurettes and commentary.<br />
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<b>Is It Worth Upgrading?:</b> If you haven't ever seen 'Footloose,' rush right out and rent or buy a copy -- especially if you're planning on seeing the remake. Though predictable and manipulative, 'Footloose' is wonderful entertainment and features plenty of toe-tapping music. If you already own a copy, you can skip this DVD and Blu-ray, since the new transfer isn't much of an improvement over previous versions.<br />
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Also see: <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/08/10/footloose-remake-soundtrack-kenny-wormald-interview-white-stripes">'Footloose' Star Kenny Wormald on Updating a Classic '80s Soundtrack With the White Stripes</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;y&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;tag=moviefone-20&amp;field-keywords=Footloose+Deluxe+Chris+Penn" target="_blank">Buy 'Footloose'</a><br />
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<img id="vimage_4481890" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/ben-hur-box.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/ben-hur/3556/main">Ben-Hur</a> 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition'</b><br />
<b>Why the Release?:</b> This is the third release of William Wyler's epic 'Ben-Hur' in the last 10 years, which certainly says something about the lasting popularity of the film and its story. Basically a tale of faith and redemption, 'Ben-Hur' revolves around a Jewish prince (Charlton Heston) who is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend (Stephen Boyd), but regains his freedom and comes back for revenge ... a revenge that is eventually tempered when he witnesses the crucifixion of Christ. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the film, Warner Home Video has put together an impressive package that includes a superb restoration of the film with bonus discs and two hard bound books housed in an 8-inch by 11 1/2-inch gift box. In Blu-ray and DVD versions<br />
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<b>Special Features:</b> In addition to the expected audio commentary, there's more than eight hours of bonus material here: A music-only track showcasing Miklos Rozsa's score; "Charlton Heston: A Personal Journey" (78 min), a new high-definition feature-length documentary chronicling Charlton Heston's life while filming 'Ben-Hur'; several behind-the-scenes and retrospective featurettes; "Charlton Heston: The Ben-Hur Diaries," a reproduction of Charlton Heston's private and insightful diary from January 1958 through April 1960, documenting his time before production of the film all the way through his Oscar win; a 64-page hardcover art production book; and much more.<br />
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<b>Is It Worth Upgrading?:</b> Warner has meticulously restored -- cell-by-cell from an original 65 mm camera negative -- 'Ben-Hur' at 6K resolution at a reported cost of $1 million -- and it shows. The sound and image are just stunning -- this 50-year-old film looks like it was printed yesterday. This set is a must buy for serious movie lovers and collectors. If you have any of the earlier editions and love this film, then by all means upgrade to this new version. You'll thank me.<br />
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<u><strong>Other New September 27 DVD Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b>'Good Neighbors':</b> (2010) Set in Quebec, this thriller follows three apartment building neighbors as they bond over a recent string of murders taking place in their community. As the trio learns more about each other and the horror of what lies outside escalates, dark secrets unfold and they soon learn that nowhere is safe. Stars Scott Speedman, Emily Hampshire and Jay Baruchel.</li>
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		<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/lamour-fou/10049804/main"><b>'L'Amour Fou'</b></a>: (2011 -- France) Documentary on fashion icon Yves Saint-Laurent. Pierre Thoretton's directorial debut follows the indelible icon through the eyes of lifetime love and business partner Pierre Berge -- from his early days as a design prodigy for Christian Dior through his decades as the face of a fashion empire.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-ledge/10050551/main">'The Ledge'</a>:</b> (2011) Thriller about a man (Charlie Hunnam) threatening to jump off the ledge of a building and the cop (Terrence Howard) who tries to talk him down. Both the cop and the jumper have relationship problems that pop to the surface during their interactions; there's even a theological issue as the jumper is at odds with his fundamentalist Christian neighbor (Patrick Wilson), who may or may not be forcing him to jump.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-stool-pigeon/10064331/main">'The Stool Pigeon'</a>:</b> (2010 -- Hong Kong) Director Dante Lam's latest actioner stars Nicholas Tse as an ex-convict street racer nicknamed Ghost who unwillingly works as an informant for police detective Don Lee (Nick Cheung) in order to clear debts left by his late father and to rescue his only sister from prostitution. The film revolves around the two men from opposite sides of the law, and the guilt each has for their past and present actions. There's plenty of fast-paced action and downright nasty violence.</li>
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<title><![CDATA['Airplane!' Star Robert Hays On the Blu-ray Release and the Lost 'Airplane' Sequel]]></title>
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How good is the movie <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/airplane/6104/main">'Airplane!'</a>? It's so good that we tried to kick off this intro with a clever reference to the best quote from the movie -- and couldn't narrow it down. The landmark parody film made by brothers <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/david-zucker/1465138/main">David</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jerry-zucker/1465139/main">Jerry Zucker</a> and their pal <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jim-abrahams/1036427/main">Jim Abrahams</a>, threw more jokes at you per minute than a Marx Brothers routine, features perhaps the greatest acting performance by an NBA star and turned liking gladiator movies into a dirty thing. <br />
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On Sunday, Paramount premieres 'Airplane!' for the first time ever on Blu-ray (and <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Blu-ray+Disc/3215171.p?id=2250449&amp;skuId=3215171&amp;st=airplane%20blu&amp;lp=1&amp;cp=1" target="_blank">only at Best Buy</a> retail stores), and to celebrate, Moviefone spoke with star <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/robert-hays/1800012/main">Robert Hays</a>, a/k/a Ted Striker, the panic-stricken fighter pilot that must commandeer the troubled flight (he's the pilot on the <em>right side</em> of the picture).<br />
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In our interview Hays recalls working with the late, great <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/leslie-nielsen/1818816/main">Leslie Nielen</a>, reveals which actors got to make up their own lines and admits that there actually was going to be an 'Airplane 3.' Read on to find out what happened.<br />
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<strong>The first time I saw 'Airplane!' I was probably too young for it, and half the jokes when over my head.<br />
</strong>A lot of the jokes become apparent, as you grow up.<br />
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<strong>When you were reading the script for the first time, at what page did you realize that you had to do this movie?</strong><br />
<img id="vimage_4466048" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/airplanexlg.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />I read it when I was on a plane going to Minneapolis; ABC was sending a whole bunch of us for a station changeover, from NBC to ABC. There was something on every page that made me laugh out loud. It was insane, and I just loved it from the get-go. It got me.<br />
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<strong> How difficult was it playing the movie straight, even though what you're saying is absurd?</strong><br />
That's what the boys [<em>Zucker and Abrams</em>] wanted, and their sense of comedy is so incredible, it's so good. I knew that was the right thing too, we all had a sense that was the way to play it. The script is the main reason the thing is so funny; you start with the script, but then because we played it so seriously, that was the next big, important ingredient to the whole deal.<br />
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<strong>The big trend now in comedies is to ad-lib, improv and do a lot takes; did the Zucker brothers ever try that approach?</strong><br />
It wasn't like that at all. This was a low budget film; it was like three and half million bucks. And they had been rejected, they'd go back and work on it, and then they'd be rejected again, and go back and polish it and work on it. They did this, I think, over five years, and the script was so tight.<br />
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The only people that really ad-libbed, were <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/steven-stucker/1905999/main">Steve Stucker</a>, who played Johnny. He did the Kentucky Fried Theater with them, he was in their troupe. So they wrote that role for him, and they'd call him and go, "Hey! What about this? Hey! Johnny, what do you make of this?" and he'd say, "Yeah, I can make it a hat or a broche" and all that. That was him ad-libbing his goofy things. "Rapunzel! Rapunzel!"<br />
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The only other ones were <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/al-white/1114365/main">Al White</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/norman-alexander-gibbs/1892699/main">Norm Gibbs</a>; they played the two guys that did the black jive. They asked if they could rewrite some of the words, and the boys said, "Please! We're just three white Jewish guys from Milwaukee. We don't know anything." Al told me he got a dictionary of black jive and they wrote up their whole routine. They did that whole thing.<br />
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<strong>How was it working with Leslie Nielsen, because before this movie, he was known for serious films?</strong><br />
I knew him as the Swamp Fox in the old Disney film when I was little, and he did the light, romantic comedies, but he had never done any insanity like this. Everyone was just wonderful, but this was the show that really turned him into an insane nutjob [<em>Laughs</em>]. And he then went on to be very successful doing that.<br />
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<strong>What part of the film still makes you laugh just as hard?</strong><br />
It's really difficult to just pick one. When I watched it everything would make me laugh, but when I watched myself I cringed like, "Oh god, I could've done that better. Why did I do that that way?" I'd just be very critical of myself, but enough time has gone by that now I watch it and enjoy it.<br />
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<strong>Were there any moments that couldn't believe actually made the final cut?</strong><br />
When sh-t hits the fan, wow, how did that one get in there? To me, it seemed like, "yeah, yeah get it <em>all</em> in there." I'm really anxious to see in the Blu-ray what deleted scenes they have. I wish they put a box set of both of them together with all the deleted scenes, because there are some very funny scenes in both films that were deleted.<br />
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<strong>At the end of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/airplane-ii-the-sequel/1000739/main">'Airplane 2,'</a> there's a teaser for 'Airplane 3.' How close did that ever come to happening? </strong><br />
<img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/airplaneiithesequelxlg.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />It was very close. You have to understand the atmosphere, 31 years ago. Sequels were frowned upon. You were really looked down upon if you did sequels -- that was all you could do, you can't do anything else. They'd go, "Oh, Robert, 'Airplane' Hays, you ever gonna do something besides 'Airplane'?" I was doing other films, it's just that was the attitude that they took. Nowadays, sequels are called franchises. Now they look for them.<br />
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That was the joke we had in 'Airplane 2,' when <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/sonny-bono/1043463/main">Sonny Bono</a> was buying the bomb at the store -- "I'll take the magazine, the candy bar, and the third bomb on the left" -- and behind him was a big poster in the shop with a little bald guy with boxing gloves and American flag shorts and it said 'Rocky 38.' I was in London doing a film called <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/scandalous/1030755/main">'Scandalous,'</a> at the time, and they were negotiating for doing 'Airplane 3,' and it had really gotten to me. I was being ragged on by the press a lot when I'd go to events and the paparazzi's there, and they would rag on me. I said, "Nah, don't wanna do it." Of course all that did was raise the price more and more and more. When finally I said, "I'm not going to do it," that was it, they didn't do it. Of course, I wish we had done it, looking back now, but you know, that was then and this is now.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Questions and Answers About the Netflix-Qwikster Madness]]></title>
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<em><a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/09/19/netflix-splits-service-creates-qwikster-for-dvds-and-video-game/" target="_blank">In the wake of the news that Netflix is splitting off into two companies</a> (Netflix and Qwikster), Moviefone answers every possible question you have about what's next for the online giant.</em> <br />
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<strong>Q: What's a Qwikster?</strong><br />
A: Qwikster is Netflix's new DVD-only business -- what Netflix used to be before it started selling streaming video subscriptions. If the name evokes Napster, Friendster or other no-longer-cutting-edge Internet brands, well, maybe that's not an accident.<br />
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<strong>Q: Why did Netflix split its businesses?</strong><br />
A: Netflix sees streaming video as the future and the DVD-mailing business as a dinosaur. (So does most of Hollywood and Wall Street, for that matter.) Within a couple years, the company expects the DVD side, with its massive storage and shipping costs, to become more expensive to operate than it's worth. At the same time, it's not ready to write off tens of millions of subscribers who prefer access to the company's vast and comprehensive DVD library over access to what's still a shallow pool of streaming content.<br />
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<strong> Q: Is this why Netflix started charging separate fees this summer for both kinds of subscriptions?</strong><br />
A: Yes. Of course, many customers revolted over seeing their monthly bills go from $8.99 to $15.99 and canceled their memberships. The stock price took a big hit, too. So CEO Reed Hastings probably felt he had little choice but to announce the split, which he did in an apology that was e-mailed to subscribers and posted on <a href="http://blog.netflix.com/2011/09/explanation-and-some-reflections.html" target="_blank">Netflix's blog</a> late Sunday night.<br />
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<strong>Q: Wait, he apologized to customers?</strong><br />
A: Yes, for imposing the shift on customers without treating them with "respect and humility."<br />
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<strong> Q: So, does that apology mean the membership price will go back to what it was?</strong><br />
A: Hahaha. No.<br />
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<strong>Q: Doesn't seem like much of an apology, then.</strong><br />
A: Well, Hastings issued a second apology on video, apparently shot as he was lounging by the pool.<br />
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<strong> Q: Wow, could a poolside apology to the little people who made his fortune be any more condescending or tone deaf?</strong><br />
A: Probably not.<br />
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<strong>Q: Are the hilarious tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/NetflixGlobalPR" target="_blank">NetflixGlobalPR</a> further evidence of a bungled public relations effort?</strong><br />
A: Heh. No, that Twitter accound is a parody.<br />
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<strong>Q: So, if I still want both DVD and streaming, I'll have to have accounts ad both Netflix and Qwikster?</strong><br />
A: Yes. They'll appear as separate charges on your credit card bill, and you'll have to maintain separate billing profiles on both Netflix.com and Qwikster.com. But you can keep one unique user ID and password.<br />
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<strong>Q: Will the sites share my queue, my movie preferences and recommendations and my rental history?</strong><br />
A: No. You'll have to start from scratch on Qwikster.<br />
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<strong> Q: Will Qwikster maintain its diverse library of videos, including the hard-to-find indie films that don't play at my local theater?</strong><br />
A: Not according to <a href="http://www.indiewire.com/article/35266/" target="_blank">indieWIRE</a>, which says it's hearing from indie filmmakers that the company is not renewing their deals.<br />
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<strong> Q: Jeez. Is there any advantage that a Qwikster membership has over an old-fashioned Netflix DVD membership?</strong><br />
A: If you want to pay for an upgrade, you can rent video games from Qwikster as well.<br />
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<strong>Q: Does it seem like Netflix rushed into this decision after dealing with this summer's huge backlash?</strong><br />
A: Kind of. After all, the company apparently didn't bother to check if Qwikster was an available Twitter handle.<br />
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<strong>Q: Was it?</strong><br />
A: No, it belongs to a guy whose NSFW <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Qwikster">Twitter feed</a> was marked by an avatar of Elmo smoking a joint. (Since the weekend, he's acquired about 10,000 more Twitter followers and a more innocuous profile picture, a coat of arms.)<br />
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<strong>Q: What's been the reaction to the Qwikster announcement?</strong><br />
A: Well, about 30 percent of Netflix users are <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/30-of-netflix-users-consider-leaving-study-2011-09-20" target="_blank">seriously considering dropping their membership</a>. Netflix stock, which was trading just below $300 a share in July before the subscription price hike, had declined to about $156 at the beginning of this week and closed at $128.50 on Wednesday. At least 26,000 commenters have responded, largely negatively, to Hastings' blog post.<br />
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<strong> Q: Is there anyone who thinks this is a good idea?</strong><br />
A: Tech writer <a href="http://www.splatf.com/2011/09/netflix-qwikster-facts/" target="_blank">Dan Frommer</a> lists 10 reasons why he thinks the split makes sense. <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/09/netflix-qwikster-split-licensing/" target="_blank">Wired's</a> Eliot Van Buskirk notes that the streaming video business is really just the streaming video rights licensing business, and he argues that splitting that off from the DVD business should give Netflix more negotiating power with the studios.<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2011/09/did-netflix-just-jump-the-shark.html" target="_blank"> Los Angeles Times</a> movie columnist Patrick Goldstein agrees that DVDs are dying. And on Wednesday, Discovery Communications <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/21/us-netflix-discovery-idUSTRE78K1W620110921" target="_blank">announced</a> it was making more episodes of Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet shows available on Netflix. So there's at least one content provider who likes the new arrangement. You may not be able to stream a movie like <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/lars-and-the-real-girl/26289/main">'Lars and the Real Girl,'</a> but you will be able to catch more of 'Say Yes to the Dress.'<br />
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<strong>Q: Who is poised to profit most from Netflix's apparent stumble?</strong><br />
A: The same survey that says Netflix may lose 30 percent of its subscribers adds that many of those alienated customers will try the ubiquitous Redbox kiosks instead, where you can rent for as little as $1 per DVD ($1.50 for Blu-ray), but where titles as generally limited to the most popular recent releases. And <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118043137" target="_blank">Blockbuster</a> is about to roll out a new streaming service in addition to its DVD-by-mail subscriptions. Blockbuster now belongs to Dish Network, which has its own on-demand service and deals with content providers, so you do the math.<br />
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<strong>Q: What other options do I have for DVD rentals and streaming movies?</strong><br />
A: Amazon rents streaming movies either for a yearly subscription fee or priced for individual rental, though it has a much smaller library than Netflix. Apple's iTunes, which also has a limited library, also lets you pay per title. Hulu sells monthly memberships that allow access to lots of current TV titles and a handful of movies. Wal-Mart's Vudu service allows you to rent or buy individual titles. As with Netflix, there's a variety of set-top boxes and video game consoles that allow you to stream Internet video to your TV.<br />
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<strong>Q: Is there a good comic-strip-style explanation of this whole mess?</strong><br />
A: Yes, at <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/netflix" target="_blank">The Oatmeal</a>. (Some NSFW language.)<br />
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<title><![CDATA['Captain America' DVD Trailer Has Sneak Peek at 'Avengers']]></title>
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As if you weren't excited enough for the DVD release of '<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/captain-america-the-first-avenger/33906/main">Captain America: The First Avenger</a>' two extras make the package look even more attractive: a new peek at <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-avengers/33907/main">'The Avengers</a>' set with director Joss Whedon and a short film about <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/clark-gregg/1797640/main">Clark Gregg</a>'s surprisingly badass Agent Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. See the DVD trailer ahead. <br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of September 20: 'Bridesmaids,' 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and 'Dumbo']]></title>
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Welcome back to new release hell: The only major theatrical film coming to home screens this week is <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/bridesmaids/10035125/main">'Bridesmaids,'</a> though that ensemble comedy about women behaving badly has enough laughs to last seven days. Two Blu-ray debuts, however, will brighten up your week: <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/breakfast-at-tiffanys/3505/main">'Breakfast at Tiffany's'</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/dumbo/22134/main">'Dumbo.'</a> <br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> 'Saturday Night Live' star Kristen Wiig plays thirtysomething Annie, the girl-next-door whose life has devolved into a total mess: Her bakery -- in which she sank her life's savings -- has gone under, she's working at a thankless job; she's being used sexually by a smarmy playboy (Jon Hamm in a scene-stealing performance), and she's sharing an apartment with a weird brother-sister duo from Down Under. When her lifetime best friend (Maya Rudolph) gets engaged and asks her to be the maid of honor, things really spiral out-of-control: Annie botches the wedding plans, alienates the other bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper), and generally wreaks havoc on everyone -- and everything -- around her.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Hangover' meets 'Steel Magnolias'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Billed as the female answer to the Farrelly Brothers, Judd Apatow and Todd Phillips-directed male gross-out comedies, 'Bridesmaids' proves, once and for all, that when girls just want to have fun, look out. It's not so much that women can't be nasty, revel in poop and vomit jokes, get drunk, swear and act outrageous on the screen -- it's that male directors, producers and writers generally don't give them a chance. That's changed now, of course, thanks to Wiig (who co-wrote the film with her friend and Groundlings alum Annie Mumolo), TV director Paul Feig and the aforementioned Apatow, who produced this laugh-laden marvel. Though the film pretty much revolves around Wiig's trials and tribulations, it's really an ensemble comedy of women behaving badly. The characters are real, the emotions heartfelt, and the jokes disgusting and raunchy.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary by cast and crew, deleted scenes, and a gag reel. The Blu-ray version adds behind-the-scenes featurettes. Both the DVD and Blu-ray include an unrated version of the film.<br />
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<b>Why the Release?:</b> It's the 50th anniversary of '<a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/09/16/breakfast-at-tiffanys-anniversary-screening/" target="_blank">Breakfast at Tiffany's</a>', director Blake Edwards' adaptation of Truman Capote's novella about a small-town girl who moves to New York City and reinvents herself as a worldy party girl. Though Hollywood watered down some of the story's characterizations and plot line, the film is a classic romance -- you end up falling in love both with star Audrey Hepburn (in her most iconic role as Holly Golightly) and the city. It's sophisticated, heart-warming and sad all at once. It also features a workmanlike performance by George Peppard (as Holly's neighbor and love interest) and outstanding work by Patricia Neal. And of course there's 'Moon River.' The only sore spot: Mickey Rooney's demeaning performance as Holly's Japanese neighbor.<br />
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<b>Special Features:</b> Commentary by producer Richard Shepherd, featurettes on Hepburn, the making of the film, the music of Henry Mancini, and Tiffany's, and "Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective."<br />
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<b>Is It Worth Upgrading?:</b> 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' has been restored and remastered for this Blu-ray edition, and the image and sound are first-rate, if not spectacular. The original mono soundtrack has been cleaned up, and a 5.1 surround mix added, which highlights Mancini's score. There are no new special features here, though Paramount has culled together various extras from the several different editions released over the past few years. 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' has been a consistent best-seller (it ranks 1,600 at Amazon) so the likelihood is that you already have a copy; if you do, there's no real need to upgrade. If you don't have a copy, buy this version right now.<br />
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<b>Why the Release?:</b> Disney is slowly but surely re-releasing its classic animated films on Blu-ray, and now it's 'Dumbo's' turn. The Disney studio techs usually take their time and spare no expense in restoring these cherished heirlooms and, according to the folks at Disney, this job was especially arduous: The restoration team "turned to the U.S. Library of Congress, who store the original 70-year-old nitrate camera negative in their film vaults, and for reference, to an original 1941 'release' print, held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Using this rare nitrate 'dye-transfer' Technicolor print for color reference, the team was able to restore 'Dumbo' to the color settings most likely approved by Walt Disney himself, which will be seen in their full splendor for the first time in 70 years on the Blu-ray debut."<br />
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<b>Special Features:</b> Most of the extras here have been ported over from previous versions, and include deleted scenes, a couple of "making-of" featurettes, commentary, games for the little ones, and a pair of animated shorts, 'The Flying Mouse' and 'Elmer Elephant.'<br />
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<b>Is It Worth Upgrading?:</b> Animated films always look better on Blu-ray, and 'Dumbo' is no exception. The colors are gorgeous, the images smooth and luscious. Disney has added a 7.1 surround soundtrack, but the original mono track suffices. An upgrade recommendation on this one is a given. The only gripe: There's no stand-alone Blu-ray version; Disney makes you buy a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack to get the hi-def edition. Boo!<br />
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/le-beau-serge/25396/main">Le beau Serge</a>':</b> (1958) Of the hallowed group of 'Cahiers du cinema' critics-turned-filmmakers who would transform film history with the French New Wave, Claude Chabrol was the first to direct his own feature. His stark and absorbing landmark debut, 'Le beau Serge,' follows a successful yet sickly young man (Jean-Claude Brialy) who returns home to the small village where he grew up. There, he finds himself at odds with his former close friend (Gerard Blain) -- &shy;now unhappily married and a wretched alcoholic -- &shy;and the provincial life he represents. From The Criterion Collection; also available on Blu-ray.</li>
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		<b>'Les cousins':</b> (1959) A mirror image of 'Le beau Serge,' this Chabrol film recasts Jean-Claude Brialy and Gerard Blain in startlingly reversed roles. The film is a sly moral fable about a provincial boy who comes to live with his sophisticated bohemian cousin in Paris. Through these seeming opposites, Chabrol conjures a piercing, darkly comic character study that questions notions of good and evil, love and jealousy, and success in the modern world. From The Criterion Collection; also available on Blu-ray.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/set-up/10065846/main">'Set Up'</a>:</b> (Direct to DVD) An uneventful heist film about three friends who steal some diamonds, then turn on each other when one of them decides to take the goods and run. Stars Curtis Jackson, Bruce Willis (as a mob boss that one of the robbers turns to for revenge), Ryan Phillippe, Jena Dewan, Randy Couture and James Remar. Also available on Blu-ray.</li>
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Finally, a week of home entertainment releases to get excited about! With one modern blockbuster and two major sets of reissues out this week, your wallets and purses will likely be empty for weeks to come. Read on for the details. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/thor/30881/main"><img id="vimage_4438823" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/thor-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Thor'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Based on the Marvel Comics long-running action hero, 'Thor' follows the Norse god of thunder as he's cast out of the realm of Asgard to Earth, where he must do penance for going against the wishes of his father. On Earth -- lacking his super powers -- Thor teams up with astrophysicist Jane Foster and her mentor Dr. Erik Selvig, to stay one step ahead of the special agents of the secret government agency S.H.I.E.L.D., retrieve his cast-out hammer and his powers, and stop his evil brother Loki, who wants to become the new ruler of Asgard.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Superman' meets 'Hamlet' and 'Richard III'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Director Kenneth Branagh thankfully imbues 'Thor's' comic book father-son/sibling rivalry with a Shakespearean sensibility that helps anchor this blockbuster's fabulous action sequences and special effects. (The CGI realm of Asgard is some of the best "set design" we've seen in a long, long time.) He knows how to move the story fiercely ahead from beginning to end -- with hardly a dull moment. Hunk Chris Hemsworth -- the centerpiece of this adventure, eclipsing love interest Natalie Portman (whose awe, wonder and googly-eyed lust for Thor is right out of a Disney high school musical) and Stellan Skarsgard (who apparently took too much valium for his role as a doubting scientist) -- is perfect as Thor, who arrives on Earth with godly arrogance only to discover how much humanity he really has inside. Anthony Hopkins puts in his regular duty as Thor's papa Odin, and Tom Hiddleston is a perfect, weaselly evil brother/villain. All in all, a popcorn-munching, fun outing.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary by director Kenneth Branagh, four deleted scenes, featurettes. Also available in Blu-ray 3D.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/citizen-kane/4547/main"><img id="vimage_4438824" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/citizen-kane-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Citizen Kane Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray'</b></a><br />
<b>Why the Release?:</b> This year marks the 70th anniversary (May 1941) of 'Citizen Kane' (voted the No. 1 film of all time by the American Film Institute), meaning it's the .perfect time for Warner Home Video to bring the classic out of the vault with an all new 1080p hi-definition restoration from original nitrate elements in 4K resolution and revitalized digital audio. They've packed the film in a black and white box with a 48-page collector's book filled with photos and behind-the-scenes details, a 20-page reproduction of the original 1941 souvenir program, five one-sheet lobby cards, and 10 reproductions of rare production memos and correspondence. The three-disc set also includes the 1995 documentary 'The Battle Over Citizen Kane' and the 1999 telefilm 'RKO 281,' about the making of 'Kane.'<br />
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<b>New Special Features:</b> The original DVD release included two commentaries, one by Peter Bogdanovich and one by Roger Ebert, as well as storyboards, call sheets, still photography, the ad campaign, a press book, the film's premiere and trailer. This set adds a couple of five-minute interviews with Ruth Warrick (the actress who played Kane's first wife) and Robert Wise (the film's editor and future director of 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture,' 'West Side Story,' etc.).<br />
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<b>Is It Worth Upgrading?:</b> The image is breathtaking and the sound superb; if you own a Blu-ray player you must run out and buy this edition and sell your old copy on e-Bay. (Warner is also releasing a remastered DVD version for those lacking Blu-ray capability.) Unless you have a 35mm projector and a mint print, you won't get better reproduction. The boxed souvenirs are a plus. The set carries a $79.89 price tag but is for sale for $55.99 at Amazon.<br />
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<a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/tag/Star+wars/"><img id="vimage_4438826" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/star-wars-box.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) Blu-ray'</b></a><br />
<b>Why the Release?:</b> With home video sales suffering, and the holiday season fast approaching, George Lucas has taken it upon himself to boost the DVD/Blu-ray industry with the release of the complete 'Star Wars' saga on Blu-ray. Either that, or this is just an arbitrary release date to prepare everyone for the <em>next</em> round of 'Star Wars' reissues, which begins in February 2012 with the re-release of 'Episode I' in 3D, followed by the other five movies, and then their Blu-ray equivalents.<br />
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<b>New Special Features:</b> In addition to all the bonus features from previous DVDs of the series, this set adds deleted, extended and alternate scenes; concept art; interviews; featurettes galore; 'A Conversation With the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later," a 25-minute piece with Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams looking back on the making of the film; and 'Star Wars Spoofs,' a 91-minute mashup of spoofs and parodies of the sci-fi series, including clips from 'Family Guy,' 'The Simpsons,' 'How I Met Your Mother' and more, plus Weird Al Yankovic's music video tribute to 'The Phantom Menace' set to 'American Pie.'<br />
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<b>Is It Worth Upgrading?:</b> Despite the fact that Lucas has received heavy drubbing for altering several scenes in the films -- the most notorious: Adding audio to the scene at the end of 'Return of the Jedi,' when Darth Vader throws Emperor Palpatine down a shaft; in the original, Vader was silent, but now he cries out "No!" -- there's other changes, too. CGI versions of Yoda and the Ewoks, audio changes for Obi-Wan Kenobi's Krayt Dragon howl when he rescues Luke Skywalker from a Tusken Raider attack, and probably more tinkers here and there. Die-hard 'Star Wars' fans are sure to gobble up the set -- even with its steep price tag of $139.99 (though Amazon is selling is for $79.99 with free shipping, quite reasonable for nine discs). Available this Friday.<br />
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		<b>'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'</b> (2000)</li>
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		<b>'The Tempest'</b> (2010)<br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/conan-obrien-cant-stop/53391/main">'Conan O'Brien Can't Stop'</a>:</b> After a much-publicized departure from hosting NBC's "Tonight Show," O'Brien hit the road with a 32-city music-and-comedy show. The "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" was O'Brien's answer to a contractual stipulation that banned his appearance on television, radio and the Internet for six months following his last show.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/hesher/10024243/main">'Hesher'</a>:</b> An anarchistic slacker (Joseph Gordon Levitt) squats in the garage of a young man (Devin Brochu) and his father (Rainn Wilson) who are grief-stricken by the loss of their mother/wife; soon the long-haired, tattooed Hesher becomes a fixture in the household and, like a force of nature, shakes the family out of their grief and helps them embrace life once more.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/meeks-cutoff/10045095/main">'Meek's Cutoff'</a>:</b> Revisionist, minimalist Western tracks a group of settlers in 1845 on the Oregon Trail, who split off (for no given reason) from the main wagon train, hire dubious mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains, and proceed to get lost in the high plain desert. This is a Western like none you've ever seen: Instead of using the panoramic desert as an exhilarating metaphor for the boundless wide open spaces and endless possibilities for the settlers of the American West, director Kelly Reichardt turns the open spaces into a prison encapsulating all the pain and suffering of an arduous pioneer journey, making the viewer feel and understand the anger and confusion of the lost settlers. Stars Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/true-legend/10028024/main">'True Legend'</a>:</b> Directed by Woo-ping Yuen and starring Vincent Zhao, Andy On, Michelle Yeoh, Jay Chou and David Carradine in his final screen performance. Ex-warrior Su Can's (Vincent Zhao) respectable life as a kung-fu teacher is obliterated when his vengeful brother, Yuan (Andy On), returns from war armed with the deadly Five Venom Fists. Weakened but not destroyed, Su Can learns a never-before-seen form of martial arts: the Drunken Fist. Armed with this new power, he returns home to honor his family through retribution by taking on his brother in a battle to the death. Amazing action sequences and special effects -- and the distinct fighting styles of Woo-ping Yuen -- makes this one a notch above most period martial arts epics. The opening battle scene in a mountain fortress is incredibly intense and exciting and over the top. <strong>Watch an exclusive clip:</strong></li>
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<title><![CDATA['Bridesmaids' Cast Cracks Up in 10-Minute Blooper Reel (VIDEO)]]></title>
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If you had a hard time keeping a straight face through '<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/bridesmaids/10035125/main">Bridesmaids</a>,' imagine what it was like for the cast when filming. A newly released blooper reel for the film (out on DVD/Blu-ray next week), highlights the difficulty, with Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm as stand-out offenders. Bing bong! (You'll understand that reference after watching ahead.) <br />
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Summer is officially over -- which means that the hot summer films and blockbusters will finally wend their way to DVD. And kicking off September is <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/x-men-first-class/1422019/main">'X-Men: First Class,'</a> director Matthew Vaughn's deft undertaking of the X-Men backstory and history that has outstanding performances by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. 'X-Men: First Class' will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray this Friday. On Tuesday, the main event will be <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/hanna/51540/main">'Hanna,'</a> director Joe Wright's ('Pride &amp; Prejudice') stab at an actioner, starring Saoirse Ronan as a take-no-hostages 16-year-old girl trained as a super-assassin to wreck revenge on the CIA agent who destroyed her family. And for you Blu-ray junkies, there's a sparkling new edition of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/scarface/7001/main">'Scarface.'</a> Read on. <br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> This summer blockbuster charts the beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known: nuclear Armageddon. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The X-Men' meets 'Legends of the Fall'<br />
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<b>What the Critics Say:</b> While most critics agreed with Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News when she said that the film was " ... big, bright, savvy, and so expansive you'll undoubtedly leave feeling you got your money's worth" there were some detractors. David Denby of the New Yorker said 'X-Men: First Class' "Looks and feels like a very cheesy Cold War-era B movie ... " and Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said the film was "Undone by a frustrating mire of multiple plots, overreaching special effects, leaden ancillary players and world-ending military standoffs that have all the tension of a water balloon fight." In the end, however, the fanboys loved it and made it a blockbuster, agreeing with Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post: "'First Class' happily delivers on the escapism and rich narrative texture the best of its predecessors have promised."<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> The Blu-ray offers hours of behind-the-scenes and interactive footage as well as 10 Marvel 'X-Men' digital comics.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/hanna/51540/main"><img id="vimage_4422744" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/09/hanna-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Hanna'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> The talented Saoirse Ronan stars as Hanna, a 16-year-old girl raised in the desolate, icy wilds of Finland by her ex-CIA agent father and trained to become the perfect assassin. Every moment of Hanna's childhood and adolescence has been spent building up the strength, stamina and survival instincts she needs to prepare for the day she must strike out on her own to cross Europe to face her family's longtime enemy: lethal intelligence operative Marissa Wiegler (Cate Blanchett) who, in turn, has been waiting for the day she can kill Hanna and her dad.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Leon the Professional' meets Jason Bourne.<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Great idea for a film fails with a weak execution. Director Joe Wright squanders a good opportunity to create a female Jason Bourne vehicle by slowing down the action too much, too often, especially when super spy and arch enemy Wiegler comes on the screen. There's too many subplots and sub-characters that detract from Hanna's main goal -- to get to safety after knocking off the bad guys. Wright does have a deft hand in the action sequences, and when these come to the fore the movie gets propelled forward like a jet plane. But at other times the fantastic acting is undermined by tedious and silly side-trips and encounters. The endeavor looked good on paper but founders on the screen.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Alternate ending, deleted scenes, commentary by director Joe Wright; the Blu-ray adds an "Adapt or Die" featurette that reveals the intense training and acting process Saoirse Ronan went through to become Hanna as well as location and music scoring featurettes.<br />
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Brain de Palma was at the peak of his storytelling and directing skills when he brought the ulta-violent 'Scarface' to the big screen. Part Machiavellian allegory about corruption and the debasement of the American dream, part love story, part epic gangster action, 'Scarface' has become a cultural touchstone with its over-the-top violence and scenery chewing acting by Al Pacino. This Blu-ray edition does the film justice, with crisp images and a soundtrack that puts you so close to the center of action that you'll literary duck for cover when the shooting starts. Also included with the Blu-ray is a DVD of the original 1932 'Scarface,' which was directed by Howard Hawks, written by Ben Hecht and starred Paul Muni. Bonus features include "The Scarface Phenomenon"&shy; featurette on the film's impact on popular culture; deleted scenes; "The World of Tony Montana" as told by experts on the real world violence, fear and paranoia that surrounds a drug lord; "The Rebirth" featurette on the history of the remake and the original; a "Scarface Scoreboard" that lets you keep track of the number of times the "F" word is used and monitor the bullets fired; and much more. Hey, you cock-a-roach Tony Montana fans, line up to buy this one.<br />
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<u><strong>Other September 6 Blu-ray Debuts:</strong></u><br />
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				<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/assassination-games/54526/main"><b>'Assassination Games':</b></a> Jean-Claude Van Damme actioner about rival assassins -- each of whom are masters of their respective weapons -- who form an uneasy alliance in their mission to take down a DEA-backed drug cartel.</li>
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				<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/cinderella-story-once-upon-a-song/10067485/main"><b>'A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song':</b> </a>Third in Warner Bros.' modern-day teen Cinderella series, here about a gifted singer who must lay down vocal tracks so her evil step-sister can win a recording contract. A vehicle for Lucy Hale, one of the stars of TV's 'Pretty Little Liars.'</li>
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				<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/clash-of-empires/10064319/main"><b>'Clash of Empires':</b></a> A kidnapping threatens to set off a war between the empires of Rome, China and Malaysia in this Malaysian extravaganza set in 120 AD.</li>
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				<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/everything-must-go/10049503/main"><b>'Everything Must Go':</b></a> Adapted and directed by Dan Rush, and based on a short story by Raymond Carver, 'Everything Must Go' tells the story of Nick Porter (Will Ferrell), a career salesman whose days of being on top are long gone. The same day Nick gets fired -- for falling off the wagon one last time -- he returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home and dumped all his possessions out on the front yard. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line -- or more properly, on the lawn -- reluctantly holding a yard sale that becomes a unique strategy for survival.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[The 'Star Wars' Blu-ray War: Is George Lucas the Evil Emperor?]]></title>
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<a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/08/31/star-wars-blu-ray-audio-changes-darth-vader-lucasfilms/">At the center of the controversy</a> is the addition of audio to the scene at the end of 'Return of the Jedi,' when Darth Vader throws Emperor Palpatine down a shaft; in the original, Vader was silent, but now he cries out "No!" foreshadowing the end of 'Revenge of the Sith.' There's other changes, too, that are bothering fans, such as CGI versions of Yoda and the Ewoks (their eyes now blink) as well as audio changes for Obi-Wan Kenobi's Krayt Dragon howl when he rescues Luke Skywalker from a Tusken Raider attack.<br />
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One of the major beefs has to do with the fact that the original versions of the first three 'Star Wars' have not been released since the days of VHS -- the first DVD versions already had been altered by Lucas, who added scenes and spiffed up some of the special effects. (Most notoriously, he added in Jar Jar Binks and Hayden Christensen prequel references; clearly merchandising efforts for the new films). You would think that -- like other directors who have tinkered with their work with director's cuts -- Lucas would at least include the originals along with his new cuts on DVD? Not so. <br />
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Now the folks over at <a href=" kill http://savestarwars.com" kill="" target=" kill _blank">SaveStarWars.com</a> have reprinted a <a href=" kill http://savestarwars.com/lucasspeechagainstspecialedition.html" kill="" target=" kill _blank">speech</a> given by Lucas before Congress, on March 3, 1988, to argue for the preservation of films and to condemn those who would change films without the creator's permission (this was at a time when the studios were colorizing black and white films to increase catalog sales).<br />
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	The destruction of our film heritage, which is the focus of concern today, is only the tip of the iceberg. American law does not protect our painters, sculptors, recording artists, authors, or filmmakers from having their lifework distorted, and their reputation ruined. If something is not done now to clearly state the moral rights of artists, current and future technologies will alter, mutilate, and destroy for future generations the subtle human truths and highest human feeling that talented individuals within our society have created.<br />
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	In the future it will become even easier for old negatives to become lost and be "replaced" by new altered negatives. This would be a great loss to our society. Our cultural history must not be allowed to be rewritten.</blockquote>
Of course, Lucas was lashing out at corporate entities, not directors such as himself who want to change their original vision (or product) to make it better (or re-merchandise it).<br />
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The upshot of all this? Over at Deadline, a headline reads <a href=" kill http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/hardcore-fans-boycott-blu-ray-star-wars-9/#more-166198" kill="" target=" kill _blank">"Hardcore Fans Call for Boycott of George Lucas' Altered 'Star Wars Saga' on Blu-ray"</a> and at <a href=" kill http://www.slashfilm.com/george-lucas-speaks-altering-films-1988/" kill="" target=" kill _blank">SlashFilm,</a> reader comments are running wild both pro and con, with some saying Lucas has no right to change a film that belongs to posterity, others saying that as the "author," he can alter the text to reflect new ideas and technologies.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of August 30: 'In a Better World ' and 'Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family']]></title>
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Oh, it's the dog days of summer, alright, with only a few notable theatrical releases making their mark on DVD this week. In fact, the top pick this week is <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/in-a-better-world/10040557/main">'In a Better World,'</a> director Susanne Bier's treatise on violence, retribution, family, understanding and forgiveness in the modern world, as exemplified by life in a refugee camp in Africa and in a small town in placid Denmark. The movie won this year's Oscar for Best Foreign-language film. From there, we're left with <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/madeas-big-happy-family/10043544/main">'Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family,'</a> more of the same from the prolific playwright-director. But be prepared for September: 'Star Wars' is coming. Read on. <br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> This foreign import bounces back and forth between an idyllic town in Denmark and a refugee camp in a African country. Anton is a doctor who commutes between these two worlds, and though they're thousands of miles apart, he ends up being faced with conflicts that lead to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. In Africa, a brutal warlord murders his people at will; in Denmark, Anton's son -- bullied by older boys in school -- teams up with a new boy in town -- who's greatly troubled by his mother's recent death -- to get even with those who take advantage of others ... with potentially dangerous consequences.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Chocolate War' meets 'The Constant Gardener'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> This Academy Award winner for Best Foreign-language film is a serious movie for serious moviegoers. Though it's overt message is not subtle -- that violence is the same whether it's committed by an African warlord or by children in Denmark -- there's an underlying current that delves into the nature of understanding and forgiveness. It's here -- aided and abetted by an ensemble of strong performances (especially by the two boys) -- that the film rises above it's moral parable and offers a hopeful prognosis for the human race. A powerful film.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary by director Susanne Bier, deleted scenes.<br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> Adapted from the playwright/filmmaker's hit stage play of the same name, 'Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family' finds the cantankerous family matriarch (played by Perry) using her unique brand of tough love to help her family weather some particularly rough waters. There's medical problems, marital disarray, disobedient children, drug rehabilitation and a skeleton in the family closet. Yet through it all, Madea shows that love and laugher can help to overcome even the biggest obstacles.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> All the other Tyler Perry Madea outings.<br />
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<b>What the Critics Say:</b> Most critics gave this film a drubbing, exemplified by Jim Lane of the Sacramento News &amp; Review: "Tyler Perry goes to the Madea well once too often and comes up dry." Bruce Demara of the Toronto Star opined: "The title is meant to be ironic. Too bad irony is in such short supply in Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. Sadly, subtlety is also missing." Yet Andy Webster of the New York Times had this to say about the film: "'Family' offers Mr. Perry's signature ingredients: multiple subplots; a Southern setting; and broad comedy, florid melodrama and inspirational Christianity, tossed together with an almost slapdash &eacute;lan.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Behind-the-scenes featurettes.<br />
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<u><strong>August 30 Blu-ray Debuts:</strong></u><br />
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		<b>'The Complete Jean Vigo':</b> Even among cinema's greatest legends, Jean Vigo stands alone. The son of a notorious anarchist, Vigo had a brief but brilliant career making poetic, lightly surrealist films before his life was cut tragically short by tuberculosis at age 29. Like the daring early works of his contemporaries Jean Cocteau and Luis Bunuel, Vigo's films refused to play by the rules. This set includes all of Vigo's titles: 'A propos de Nice' (1930), an absurdist, rhythmic slice of life from the bustling coastal city of the title; 'Taris' (1931), an inventive short portrait of a swimming champion; 'Zero de conduite' (1933), a radical, delightful tale of boarding-school rebellion that has influenced countless filmmakers; and 'L'Atalante' (1934), widely regarded as one of cinema's finest achievements, about newlyweds beginning their life together on a canal barge. From The Criterion Collection.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/prom/51989/main">'Prom'</a>:</b> Was Disney trying to create a non-musical 'High School Musical' or a 'Crash' or 'Babel' with several intersecting stories leading up to the most important event at high school -- the prom? It didn't work.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/skateland/1439320/main">'Skateland'</a>:</b> A coming of age tale in the early 1980s about a 19-year-old boy whose life revolves around the skating rink in a small Texas town. Stars Ashley Greene, Shiloh Fernandez.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/wrecked/10049108/main">Wrecked</a>':</b> Adrien Brody stars as an unnamed man who wakes trapped in a car in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by two dead passengers, a pile of cash and a gun. He has no recollection of who he is or how he got there. Is he an innocent victim? A dangerous criminal? All he knows is he's fighting for his life and his sanity in the middle of the deep woods.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Michael Fassbender Does Drag in Deleted 'X-Men: First Class' Scene (VIDEO)]]></title>
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Those X-Men sure are a kinky bunch. Especially Professor X (<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/james-mcavoy/2093449/main">James McAvoy</a>), who we now know likes to envision his pal Magneto (<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/michael-fassbender/2143301/main">Michael Fassbender</a>) in drag.<br />
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In a just-released deleted scene from '<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/x-men-first-class/1422019/main">X-Men: First Class</a>,' the Professor and Magneto go to a strip club to recruit Angel (Zoe Kravitz). She invites the big spenders to a private dance and Magento offers, "We'll show you ours if you show us yours." He's talking about mutant abilities, of course, and shows off his by levitating a champagne bucket.<br />
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When it's time for Professor X's demonstration, he has a little fun by making Angel see Magneto not in a snappy suit, but in a wig and sparkly blue dress. See the clip after the jump. <br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of August 23: 'Win Win,' 'TrollHunter' and 'The Beaver']]></title>
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What a mixed bag of releases we have this week. First off there's a kinda-sports comedy, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/win-win/10053247/main">'Win-Win,'</a> revolving around a struggling attorney who coaches the local high school wrestling team and figures out a slightly illegal way to boost his sagging practice and his losing mat squad. Then there's the kinda-documentary <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/trollhunter/10049676/main">'TrollHunter,'</a> a found-video horror movie about a trio of film students who shadow a trollhunter in the mountains of Norway and get more than they bargained for. Follow that with the kinda-black comedy <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-beaver/38741/main">'The Beaver,'</a> about a mentally ill man who latches onto a hand puppet as a way to communicate with his family and the outside world in the hopes of turning himself around. And then there's the deliciously seditious <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-greatest-movie-ever-sold/10053911/main">'Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,'</a> Morgan Spurlock's kinda-expose of the inner workings of the advertising and branding industry that will sell anything to anyone -- for a price. Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/win-win/10053247/main"><img id="vimage_4387202" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/08/win-win-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a><b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/win-win/10053247/main">'Win Win'</a></b><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Paul Giamatti plays a struggling small-town attorney who moonlights as the coach for the perpetually losing high school wrestling team. Just in time to save his law practice, he gets the opportunity to become the legal guardian of a wealthy, elderly client, and uses a loophole to funnel monthly custodial funds into his own bank account. When the client's teenage grandson -- a wrestling champ -- runs away from his negligent mother and shows up on his grandfather's doorstep, Mike puts him on the wrestling team. Now he has a win-win situation -- extra money plus a winning wrestling team -- until the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab, flat broke ... threatening to derail everything.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Little Miss Sunshine' meets 'Hoosiers'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Director-writer Tom McCarthy takes a nice, light touch with his material, pacing his story perfectly with very few missteps. Most importantly, the characterizations are superb. Giamatti is the glue holding the proceedings together and, despite his slightly shady shenanigans and quirks, we root for him because, underneath, he's a decent person with way too many problems. In fact, all the characters here are rich: Giamatti's feisty wife, played by Amy Ryan, his best friend (Bobby Cannavale), the selfish, loser mom (Melanie Lynskey) and teen wrestler, Alex Shaffer.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Deleted scenes and an OK behind-the-scenes featurette.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/trollhunter/10049676/main"><img id="vimage_4387205" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/08/trollhunter.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'TrollHunter'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> This cult pseudo-documentary -- using the "found video" conceit -- follows three Norwegian film students as they inadvertently uncover a government conspiracy to cover-up the existence of real-life trolls. While shooting a project in the mountains, they meet up with a man whom they suspect to be a poacher but in reality is a trollhunter, a hunter working for the government whose sole task it is to keep trolls away from humans. The students join the trollhunter on his latest rounds, leading them straight into the path of the menacing monsters and documenting every last second of the man's heroics.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Blair Witch Project' meets 'Ice Road Truckers'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Can we ever get enough of found video horror films? I think not, especially when they're so much fun and well put together as this one. Yes, there are the requisite nighttime shots (plenty of them, in fact, since trolls can't exist in the daylight) and plenty of running, camera dropping, and things that go bump in the dark. But that's more than offset by the interesting plot line and troll backstory. And though the trolls are kinda goofing looking, their size and viciousness make them downright scary when they go after the humans. A fun outing.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Making-of featurette, deleted scenes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-beaver/38741/main"><img id="vimage_4387206" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/08/beaver.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'The Beaver'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Mel Gibson plays Walter Black, a once successful toy executive and family man who, plagued by his own demons, suffers from depression and angst. His life is falling apart, his wife is leaving him, his oldest son hates him, and he can't even commit suicide. All seems lost until he finds a beaver hand-puppet that he uses to communicate with others, allowing his feelings to come out, giving him a new handle on life.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'American Beauty' meets 'Lars and the Real Girl'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Say what you will about Gibson's life off-screen, his on-screen persona has been multi-faceted and involving. He can be smug, brash, reticent, heroic, romantic -- whatever a part calls for, he can amicably fill the bill. He's not a great thespian by any means; more an everyman actor who gets the job done. And he does that quite well here, dominating the screen with his by-now patented combination of boisterousness and world-weariness. Kudos to Jodie Foster, not for her role as Gibson's suffering wife but for directing a tough script and pulling you in to the story line. There's an excellent side story involving Gibson's son (played by Anton Yelchin) and a high school paramour (Jennifer Lawrence). If you can get past Gibson's real-life nastiness, then you'll get more than you expected from 'The Beaver.'<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commnetary by Jodie Foster, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette.<br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> Look around you. What is the most pervasive element in our environment? Advertising. On TV and before movies, on cars, buses, taxis, walls, billboards, on skyscrapers and in schools, on computer screens and mobile phones. And though advertising fuels much of commerce, sometimes it gets to be a bit too much -- in particular the advertising known as branding, the fine art of product placement in films and TV shows, or buying the name of a sports arena or office building. Director-writer Morgan Spurlock dissects the world of advertising and marketing by using his personal integrity as currency to sell out to the highest bidder -- by branding his documentary with advertising.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Super Size Me' meets Noam Chomsky<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> It's a great idea -- sell out while making a documentary about selling out. Spurlock spends most of the movie trying to get some top-level brands to sponsor the film, offering us an unprecedented peek behind the conference room doors at the people who spend the ad dollars that grease the wheels of commerce. Much of the irony of the film's premise is lost on the advertising execs who see the film as just another opportunity to get their message across to American consumers. Spurlock's stye is non-confrontational, making for a light -- but enlightening -- hour-and-a-half expose.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes.<br />
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<u><strong>August 23 Blu-ray Debuts:</strong></u><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-bleeding-house/10057491/main">'The Bleeding House'</a>:</b> A stranger with mysterious intentions comes to stay the night at a secluded country home, but what he finds inside is a family torn apart by a violent past and a secret more deadly than he expected. Stars Alexandra Chando, Patrick Breen, Charlie Hewson.</li>
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		<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/blitz/10046998/main">'Blitz'</a></strong>: When a vicious serial killer begins targeting police officers, renegade cop Brant (Jason Statham) teams up with Officer DC Porter Nash (Paddy Considine) to ensure that the maniac is caught and justice is served.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/closed-for-the-season/1421914/main">'Closed for the Season'</a>:</b> Trapped in a forgotten amusement park, a young girl finds herself terrorized by the living memories of the park, and she must break free from the park's grasp before she becomes its next victim. Stars Aimee Brooks, Damian Maffei, Joe Unger.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/henrys-crime/10019073/main">'Henry's Crime'</a>:</b> Keanu Reeves stars as Henry Torne, a wrongly accused man who winds up behind bars for a bank robbery he didn't commit. Now,&shy; having done the time, he decides he may as well do the crime. But his outlandish plan to rob the very same bank spins wildly out of control, as he finds himself performing in a stage play and falling in love with the production's seductive leading lady (Vera Farmiga). Also stars James Caan, Judy Gree, Bill Duke, Peter Stormare.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/sympathy-for-delicious/1411472/main">'Sympathy for Delicious'</a>:</b> A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing. Feeling cursed with the power to heal, DJ Delicious contends with all of the glory and attention that comes with his newfound gift. Stars Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Thornton, Juliette Lewis, Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney.</li>
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There's plenty of timeshifting this week as our DVD picks travel from the flashback world of <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/jane-eyre/33970/main">'Jane Eyre'</a> in the mid-19th century, to Civil War America and a wide-ranging conspiracy surrounding the assassination of President Lincoln in <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-conspirator/10018132/main">'The Conspirator,'</a> to an alternate universe where vampires and humans fight each other for the remaining spoils of a ravaged future Earth in <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/priest/25074/main">'Priest.'</a> Plus there's some great Blu-ray debuts this week: 'The Big Lebowski,' 'Cul-de-sac' and 'The Killing.' Read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/jane-eyre/33970/main"><img id="vimage_4368620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/08/jane-eyre-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Jane Eyre'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> The classic 1847 novel jumps off the screen in this delightful version that is at once scary and sweet. Told in flashback form, this Jane Eyre follows the orphan's travails as, despised by her aunt and eventually sent off to a charity girl's school, she puts up with horrible conditions, finally leaving to procure a job as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester. But complications arise as she falls in love with her master, only to be devastated when her marriage to him is prevented by a horrible secret, forcing her to act decisively to secure her own future and come to terms with her own past.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'Rebecca' meets 'Wuthering Heights'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> A wonderful new interpretation of Charlotte Bront&euml;'s classic that alters the novel's structure but not the emotional impact of the characters or the scenarios. Mia Wasikowska is a perfect Jane Eyre -- not overly pretty but still striking in her looks and demeanor; she pulls you into her character as you feel her pain and discomfort -- and stoicness. And Michael Fassbender scores well as the troubled Rochester. An auspciouis outing for director Cary Fukunaga. If you thought there were already two many 'Jane Eyres' out there, you'd be wrong.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> A couple weak of behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary, an interesting documentary on the film's score.<br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> A post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Searchers' meets 'Blade'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> The above comparison is not a glib one: This mash-up vampire-post-apocalyptic Western owes so much to 'The Searchers' that it's hard to watch the film without noting the John Ford tropes that appear throughout its unfolding -- from the original kidnapping, through the lessons of the hunt, to the vow by Priest Paul Bettany to kill his niece if she has been "turned" into a "familiar" by the vampires. That aside, 'Priest' moves along briskly with the expected special effects, nasty vampires, treacherous humans, and all the accoutrements of modern vampire-zombie hunter films. Nothing spectacular -- just good, bloody fun.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, making-of featurettes, deleted and extended scenes.<br />
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<b>What It's About:</b> In the wake of the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, eight people are charged with conspiring to kill the president, vice president and Secretary of State. The lone woman accused, Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), owns the boarding house where the attack was planned. Faced with a certain death, Surratt's only hope comes in the form of a newly minted lawyer and Union war hero, Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy), who reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. As the courtroom trial unfolds, Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt, her son.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'All the President's Men' meets 'JFK'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> Director Robert Redford takes a well-known piece of American history and, though he gives the scenario an air of reality and verisimilitude -- he captures the period perfectly -- he puts a 21st century spin on the proceedings by highlighting the real conspiracy afoot here -- that of a government that cheats, lies, buys off witnesses and generally breaks the law to frame a woman to get to her son -- and to bring peace to and closure to a troubled nation. It would be a powerful, revisionist look at American history -- a history so clouded in fable and half-truths that people salute the myth and not the reality -- if it weren't so darn slow and plodding. Redford is definitely not at his best here.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, making-of featurettes, a fascinating feature-length documentary on the plot to kill Lincoln, production featurettes.<br />
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<u><strong>August 16 Blu-ray Debuts:</strong></u><br />
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		<b>'The Big Lebowski Limited Edition'</b> (1998) The Dude gets Blu this week with a nice hi-def transfer and a host of bonus features, including an all-new 28-page companion book featuring an exclusive interview with Jeff Dowd -- the real-life inspiration for The Dude; Jeff Bridges' personal, on-set photography; a film timeline; trivia and much more.</li>
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		<b>'Cul-de-sac'</b> (1966) Roman Polanski orchestrates a mental menage a trois in this slyly absurd tale of paranoia from the director's golden 1960s period. Donald Pleasance and Francoise Dorleac star as a withdrawn couple whose isolated house is infiltrated by a rude, burly American gangster on the run, played by Lionel Stander. The three engage in a game of shifting identities and sexual and emotional humiliations. It's a creepy picture of 20th century decadence and decay. From The Criterion Collection.</li>
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		<strong>'The Killing'</strong> (1956) Stanley Kubrick's account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood's tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Timothy Carey and Elisha Cook Jr., 'The Killing' is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. And with its precise tracking shots and gratifying sense of irony, it's Kubrick to the core. From The Criterion Collection.</li>
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<u><strong>Other New August 16 DVD Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-bang-bang-club/10046527/main">'The Bang Bang Club'</a>:</b> A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa. The men were bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. And, while this intense political period brought out their best work -- two won Pulitzers -- it also exacted a heavy price. Stars Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-best-and-the-brightest/10049301/main">'The Best and the Brightest'</a>:</b> A fresh-faced young couple from Delaware who have recently moved to New York City go to extreme lengths to get their five-year-old daughter into the highly competitive kindergarten school system. Stars Neil Patrick Harris, Bonnie Somerville, Amy Sedaris, Peter Serafinowicz, Christopher McDonald, Kate Mulgrew.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/hoodwinked-too-hood-vs-evil/34124/main">Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil'</a>:</b> More fractured fairy tales and pop culture comic riffs in this sequel to 'Hoodwinked,' which was based on 'Red Riding Hood.' This one finds heroine Red (Hayden Panettiere) training with a mysterious covert group called the Sisters of the Hood until she's called upon to rescue a pair of kidnapped kids. Voices of Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close, Joan Cusack, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Patrick Warburton, David Alan Grier, Andy Dick, Brad Garrett, Martin Short, Heidi Klum, Wayne Newton, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.</li>
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		<b>'<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/meet-monica-velour/10034650/main">Meet Monica Velour</a>':</b> In this weak attempt at an irreverent comedy, awkward teenager Tobe (Dustin Ingram) sets off on a road trip to meet Monica Velour (Kim Cattrall), his favorite 80s porn star, at a rare live appearance hundreds of miles away. Instead of the glamorous sexpot portrayed on film, he finds a 49-year-old single mom living in a trailer in rural Indiana, performing at seedy strip clubs to make ends meet. The story line is too erratic, fluctuating between black comedy and white trash humor. Also Stars Brian Dennehy, Keith David.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/roadkill/10059964/main">'Roadkill'</a>:</b> What begins as a scenic road trip through Ireland soon turns deadly for a group of friends when an ancient curse takes wing by way of a bloodthirsty bird of prey. Stars Kacey Barnfield, Eliza Bennett, Stephen Rea.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/something-borrowed/10037856/main">'Something Borrowed'</a>:</b> Typical post-modern romantic comedy with unlikeable characters in worn out situations. A talented young female attorney who's unlucky at love has a one-night stand with her high school crush -- who also happens to be engaged to her best friend. Stars: Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski, Colin Egglesfield, Steve Howey, Ashley Williams.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Unleash Your Inner 'Gleek': Age-by-Age Guide to Family Musicals]]></title>
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'Glee The 3D Concert Movie'</a> may have only landed in 11th place at the box office its opening weekend, but there's little doubt the teen show is a hit that has made the word "musical" acceptable -- even cool -- with kids. Interest in Fox's highest-rated comedy series, which regularly features Broadway show-stoppers like 'Don't Rain on My Parade,' 'Defying Gravity,' 'On My Own,' and nearly all of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' proves that there's no time like the present to introduce kids and teens to movie musicals.<br />
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To help you select from the hundreds of musicals available, we've narrowed it down to eight classics that should appeal to your brood depending on their age. In no time they'll be singing show-tunes and practicing their shuffle-hop-step routines -- or at the very least learning about one of America's most enduring contributions to popular culture. <br />
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<img alt="The Sound of Music" id="vimage_4364919" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/08/soundofmusic.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><strong>Kids:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/mary-poppins/6092/main"><strong>'Mary Poppins'</strong></a> (G, 1964)<br />
<strong>Starring:</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/julie-andrews/1011335/main">Julie Andrews</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/dick-van-dyke/1111326/main">Dick Van Dyke</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/david-tomlinson/1835149/main">David Tomlinson</a><br />
<strong>What it's about:</strong> Who hasn't dreamed of having a magical nanny who can make even the most mundane household chores a magical adventure? We're betting parents would be just as keen as their kids to have Andrews' Mary Poppins swoop down with her flying umbrella and change their families forever. The Banks children get an education in generosity, discipline, charity and a whole lotta fun. Let's go fly a kite and dance with Dick Van Dyke.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-sound-of-music/3486/main"><strong>'The Sound of Music' </strong></a>(G, 1965)<br />
<strong>Starring:</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/julie-andrews/1011335/main">Julie Andrews</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/christopher-plummer/1232699/main">Christopher Plummer</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/eleanor-parker/1162593/main">Eleanor Parker</a><br />
<strong>What it's about:</strong> Once Andrews has wowed your kids as the world's most memorable governess Mary, it's time for her to blow them away as Maria... the world's most memorable governess-turned stepmother. With a soundtrack of Rodgers and Hammerstein's catchiest songs, this is a perfect musical for little ones to <em>Do-Re-Mi </em>their way through. And if you want to skip the Nazi part for a few years, we won't judge.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-wizard-of-oz/3017/main">'The Wizard of Oz'</a></strong> (G, 1939)<br />
<strong>Starring:</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/judy-garland/1002586/main">Judy Garland</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/ray-bolger/1026366/main">Ray Bolger</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/bert-lahr/1139625/main">Bert Lahr</a><br />
<strong>What it's about:</strong> Most of us can vividly remember our first encounter with the far-off land of Oz, so watch your kids will completely immerse themselves in Dorothy's journey down the yellow brick road with Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion. What girl hasn't dressed up in a pinafore, pigtails and ruby red slippers? Of course, the flying monkeys are still a tad creepy, but this 1939 masterpiece is one of those movies every kid should see once (or twice, or every day for a few months).<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/annie/3645/main"><strong>'Annie'</strong></a> (PG, 1982)<br />
<strong>Starring: </strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/albert-finney/1059829/main">Albert Finney</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/carol-burnett/1020838/main">Carol Burnett</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/aileen-quinn/1440291/main">Aileen Quinn</a><br />
<strong>What it's about: </strong>Way before Harry Potter ever existed, everyone's favorite embattled young orphan was the ginger-locked Little Orphan Annie. Set during the Great Depression, Annie spends her days in a girls' orphanage under the tyranny of the bitter Ms. Hannigan (Burnett) until Daddy Warbucks (Finney) rescues her from her 'Hard Knock Life' and teaches her that no matter what, there's always 'Tomorrow.' No matter how grumpy you are, you always feel better after watching Annie and her pals.<br />
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<img alt="West Side Story" id="vimage_4364918" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/08/westsidestory.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><strong>Tweens &amp; Teens:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/grease/8937/dvd"><b>'Grease'</b></a><strong> </strong>(PG, 1978)
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	<b>What it's about:</b> It's the <em>original</em> high-school musical: Can the summer fling between square Aussie beauty Sandy (Newton-John) and cool '50s greaser Danny (Travolta) lead to a school-year romance? With some of the catchiest songs in movie-musical history, we dare your fam to watch and not sing such classics as 'You're the One that I Want,' 'Summer Lovin,' and 'Greased Lightning.' Just be glad that most kids today won't catch on to the double entendres in the songs.<br />
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	<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/singin-in-the-rain/6060/main"><strong>'Singin' in the Rain'</strong></a> (PG, 1952)<br />
	<b>Starring:</b> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/gene-kelly/1002594/main">Gene Kelly</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/donald-oconnor/1090555/main">Donald O'Connor</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/debbie-reynolds/660435/main">Debbie Reynolds</a><br />
	<b>What it's about:</b> It truly is the best movie musical ever made -- it combines the history of movie-making with Kelly's suave romantic skills, and his and O'Connor's amazing tap choreography. Reynolds is the pitch-perfect ingenue, and that dream sequence with leggy Cyd Charisse will make even the least interested teen boys take notice. The songs are fun (<em>"I'm siiiiiiiiingin' in the rain!") </em>but it's the performances that shine in this Hollywood standard.<br />
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	<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/west-side-story/3551/main"><strong>'West Side Story'</strong></a> (PG, 1961)</div>
<strong>Starring:</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/natalie-wood/1189354/main">Natalie Wood</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/richard-beymer/2152746/main">Richard Beymer</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/rita-moreno/1025888/main">Rita Moreno</a><br />
<b>What it's about:</b> Whether or not they're familiar with the Bard's original take on star-crossed young lovers, teens will eat up this reimagining of 'Romeo and Juliet' as working-class '50s New Yorkers (he's white, she's Puerto Rican). This musical has it all for hormonal adolescents to appreciate: desperate, forbidden love; hauntingly beautiful songs; gorgeous actors; and fabulous, finger-snapping dance numbers. In case you have sensitive young teens, remember that the tale of "Maria &amp; Tony 4Evah!" is based on a tragedy and doesn't end in a happily ever after.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/moulin-rouge/1739/main"><strong>'Moulin Rouge!'</strong></a> (PG-13, 2001)<br />
<strong>Starring:</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/nicole-kidman/1485331/main">Nicole Kidman</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/ewan-mcgregor/1226794/main">Ewan McGregor</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/john-leguizamo/1223540/main">John Leguizamo</a><br />
<b>What it's about:</b> A poor young poet (McGregor) and a gorgeous courtesan (Kidman) fall in love against the wishes of her dictatorial guardian (Jim Broadbent) in turn-of-the-century Paris. It's epic and will leave teen girls (and their mothers) swooning happily over McGregor's lovestruck poet. Although most of the songs featured in Baz Luhrmann's opera-inspired jukebox musical are pop hits such as 'Your Song,' 'Rhythm of the Night' and 'Lady Marmalade,' there are also some notable original songs like the beautiful 'Come What May' and clever medleys. Warning: like 'West Side Story' this is a weepie.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/chicago/12831/main">'Chicago' </a></strong>(PG-13, 2002)<br />
<strong>Starring: </strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/rena-e-zellweger/1515442/main">Ren&eacute;e Zellweger</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/catherine-zeta-jones/1515443/main">Catherine Zeta-Jones</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/queen-latifah/1078244/main">Queen Latifah</a><br />
<strong>What it's about: </strong>Since when it comes down to it, legendary producer-choreographer Bob Fosse's productions are all about "whoopie," his musicals are probably best saved for high-schoolers -- a 7-year-old singing 'Cell Block Tango' is fine for YouTube, but not so funny in school. This Oscar-winning adaptation shows off some fine dancing (Fosse's specialty) and 'All that Jazz' in a jail-house setting where Roxie Hart (Zellweger) tries to get off for killing her lover.<br />
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<strong>'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'</strong></a> (R, 1975)<br />
<strong>Starring:</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/tim-curry/1003394/main">Tim Curry</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/susan-sarandon/1828084/main">Susan Sarandon</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/barry-bostwick/1025602/main">Barry Bostwick</a><br />
<b>What it's about:</b> More of a cult-classic than a traditional musical, this is the movie for older teens to get into once they're ready for the R-rated themes. The story of Janet (Sarandon) and Brad (Bostwick) getting a flat on the side of the road and winding up in the home of the eccentric transvestite scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Curry) is part parody, part flamboyant musical, all reason to sing along at a midnight screening. Seeing 'Rocky Horror' with a group of dressed-up fans is a cinematic rite of passage, so get your high-schooler ready for college with one family viewing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Trailer for the Star Wars Blu-Ray Collection Is All About the Bonus Footage (VIDEO)]]></title>
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As you may have already heard, like it or not, George Lucas will be releasing all six Star Wars movies on Blu-ray come Sept. 16. Even after buying the series on VHS and then buying it on DVD years later, when you consider the extent to which this franchise has gotten pimped out since '<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/star-wars-episode-iv---a-new-hope/7512/main">Episode IV</a>' first hit theaters in 1977, you secretly knew this day would come.<br />
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If you're still on the fence about whether you should support the sick and twisted reign of George Lucas after seeing <a href="http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/07/22/get-a-sneak-peek-at-the-deleted-scenes-from-the-star-wars-blu/ ">the first promotional trailer</a>, we now have our hands on a new trailer for the Blu-rays to give you a better glimpse into the 40 hours of bonus features you can expect to see in the collection, titled 'Star Wars: The Complete Saga': <br />
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Hard to imagine that better visuals and a disgusting amount of extras will make the new trilogy any less excruciating to sit through, but while we probably won't be shelling out the $89.99 they're asking for over at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Complete-Episodes-Blu-ray/dp/B003ZSJ212" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, we wouldn't be sad to see this baby sitting under the Christmas tree come December.<br />
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<strong>Will <em>you</em> be buying the Star Wars Blu-rays?</strong><br />
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<title><![CDATA[New on DVD &amp; Blu-ray, Week of August 9: 'Paul' and 'Your Highness']]></title>
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It's a less-than-stellar week on the home video front, with several unspectacular major theatrical releases -- revolving around slackers -- coming to roost on DVD. Leading the way, so to speak, is <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/paul/38049/main">'Paul,'</a> a road trip about a slacker, runaway alien -- named Paul -- who joins up with two oddball Brits in a mad effort to rendezvous with a rescue space ship so he can go home. Next up is <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/your-highness/38101/main">'Your Highness,'</a> a medieval tale about a pair of princes -- one a do-gooder who slays dragons and rescues damsels in distress, the other a ne'er-do-well who smokes "wizard's weed" -- and their quest to save a woman kidnapped by an evil wizard. The best bets this week are the Blu-ray debuts, so read on. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/paul/38049/main"><img id="vimage_4353386" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/08/paul-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Paul'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> Two sci-fi geeks on a pilgrimage to America's UFO heartland accidentally encounter an alien who sends them on an insane road trip. For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smartass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town -- &shy;a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Nick Frost). The resulting trek is loaded with mayhem -- and some laughs.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'E.T.' meets 'National Lampoon's Vacation'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> A wise-cracking alien on the lam? That's pretty much the heart of the matter here, to which Brits Simon Pegg and Nick Frost add their loopy brand of cynical, dotty, off-the-wall humor. There's plenty of side trips and excursions to the main plot -- government agents, religious fanatics, UFOlogists -- as well as more pop culture references than you can shake an alien probe at (or yeah, there are alien probe jokes, too). Though not up to 'Shaun of the Dead; (a tough film to top), 'Paul' is still an enjoyable pastime. And Paul is so real. Hmmm.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Bloopers, behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary by director Greg Mottola, Pegg and Frost, a featurette on how Paul was conceived and created.<br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/paul/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes Reviews</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;y&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;tag=moviefone-20&amp;field-keywords=paul" target="_blank">Buy DVD</a> | <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Paul/70123711?mqso=80012927" target="_blank">Save DVD to your Netflix queue</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/your-highness/38101/main"><img id="vimage_4353387" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/08/your-highness-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><b>'Your Highness'</b></a><br />
<b>What It's About:</b> A pair of brothers -- Fabious (James Franco), a handsome, chivalrous hero who lives by good deeds and his sword, and Thadeous (Danny McBride), a shaggy haired slacker who lives for "wizard's weed," booze and easy women -- must join forces on a wild adventure to rescue Fabious' betrothed (Zooey Deschanel) from the clutches of an evil wizard (Justin Theroux) who needs her soul in order to take over the universe. Along the way they encounter assorted demons, werewolves, and traitorous knights -- as well as an elusive warrior (Natalie Portman) with a dangerous agenda of her own -- before they save the day and prevent a new Dark Age.<br />
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<b>It's Kinda Like:</b> 'The Princess Bride' meets 'Evil Dead'<br />
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<b>What We Say:</b> This uneven parody of sword and sorcery films has its moments of fun -- but not enough to offset the lame slacker jokes, vulgar bathroom (actually, since it's the Middle Ages, cesspool) humor, and uninspired acting. The very slow, humorless scenes revolving around the travails and insecurities of Thadeous get juxtaposed with wild violence right out of a typical, modern slasher film, making this outing very uneven. It has nowhere near the inspired lunacy of a 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' say. If you were hoping for this to be director David Gordon Green's 'Pineapple Express' in the Middle Ages, you'll be sorely disappointed.<br />
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<b>o. Extras:</b> Commentary, alternate scenes, commentary, featurettes.<br />
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<u><strong>August 9 Blu-ray Debuts:</strong></u><br />
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		<b>'If ....'</b> (1969) Revolution was in the air when Lindsay Anderson made this daringly chaotic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in late-60s England. Malcolm McDowell stars as an insouciant Mick Travis, who, along with his school chums, trumps authority at every turn, finally emerging as a violent savior against the vicious games of the establishment. From The Criterion Collection.</li>
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		<strong>'The Battle of Algiers'</strong> (1965) Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafes, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style. From The Criterion Collection.</li>
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		<strong>'Dazed and Confused' </strong>(1993) Richard Linklater's visual dissertation on the last day of high school just before the summer of 1976.</li>
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		<strong>'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'</strong> (1982) Amy Heckerling nailed down the teen life in California high schools, malls and beaches in this wonderful comedy, based on the book by Cameron Crowe. Introduced Jeff Spicoli to the world.</li>
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<u><strong>Other New August 9 DVD Releases:</strong></u><br />
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/choose/10046995/main">'Choose'</a>:</b> A journalism student, with the help of her detective father and a therapist, tracks a serial killer who selects victims and forces them to choose between horrific options. Stars Katheryn Winnick, Nicholas Tucci, Kevin Pollak, Richard Short, Bruce Dern.</li>
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		<b>'Dream Home':</b> (2010 -- Hong Kong) Cheng Li-sheung is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is forced to keep her dream alive -- even if it means shedding the blood of her would-be neighbors.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/jumping-the-broom/51640/main">'Jumping the Broom'</a>:</b> There's a collision of worlds when two African-American families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds get together one weekend in Martha's Vineyard for a wedding. Stars Angela Basset, Mike Epps, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Julie Bowen.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/jumping-the-broom/51640/main">'The Last Godfather'</a>:</b> (2010 -- USA/South Korea) Mob boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel) is retiring from the family business and surprises everyone by anointing his goofy grownup love child Younggu as his successor, fomenting a struggle for power among family, friends and enemies alike. Also stars Hyung-rae Shim, Michael Rispoli, Jason Mewes.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/mars-needs-moms/10033646/main">'Mars Needs Moms'</a>:</b> Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Milo's quest to save her involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader. A boring, mish-mash of a film that set back the cause of motion-capture animation.</li>
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		<b><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/super/10046468/main">'Super'</a>:</b> After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy (Rainn Wilson) transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills. Stars Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion.</li>
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		<b>'Tactical Force':</b> An LAPD SWAT team begins a routine training exercise in an abandoned hanger, but things spiral dangerously out of control when they find themselves caught in a three-way war with two rival gangs who will kill anyone who gets in their way. Stars Steve Austin, Michael Jai White, Keith Jardine.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Watch Robert Rodriguez Explain His Inspiration for 'Spy Kids']]></title>
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/robert-rodriguez/1163483/main"> Robert Rodriguez</a> is one of those rare directors who has managed to master both hard-R thrillers and horror flicks <em>and</em> kid-friendly family films. Looking back at the first decade of his career, when he was an acclaimed young indie director responsible for violent cult classics like 'El Mariachi,' 'Desperado' and 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' it would have been difficult to guess he'd one day make the 'Spy Kids' franchise, which returns to the big screen Aug. 19 with <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/spy-kids-4-all-the-time-in-the-world/10015940/main">'Spy Kids: All the Time in the Word in 4D.' </a> <br />
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Now that the first three 'Spy Kids' installments are finally available on Blu-ray this week, Rodriguez explains in the special features that his inspiration for the lovable action films about a family of undercover agents sprang from his own family and a tiny plot point in one of his early movies, featuring Antonio Banderas, in 1995. No wonder Banderas was the natural choice to play the sleuthing Papi in the series.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Family Film Guide on DVD: 'Rio' Is a Colorful Family Adventure]]></title>
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/rio/37965/main"><font size="3"><strong>'Rio'</strong></font></a><br />
<strong>Director:</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/carlos-saldanha/2044289/main">Carlos Saldanha</a><br />
<strong>Rated:</strong> G<br />
<strong>Runtime:</strong> 91 minutes<br />
<strong>Starring:</strong> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/anne-hathaway/2029985/main">Anne Hathaway</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jesse-eisenberg/2048299/main">Jesse Eisenberg</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/george-lopez/1080566/main">George Lopez</a><br />
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<strong>Common Sense Media rating:</strong> 6+<br />
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<strong>Moviefone Mama Says: </strong>It was director <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/reviews/carlos-saldanha" title="Carlos Saldanha">Carlos Saldanha</a>'s dream to create an animated film set in his native Brazil, so the story feels equally like a love letter to the country as a double-romance about two opposites-attract birds and their star-crossed owners. With its vibrant, eye-popping colors and catchy samba rhythms, this is the kind of movie that feels like an invitation to book a flight to South America, change into glittery swimwear and start parading in a carnival. The main characters -- blue macaws Blu (Eisenberg) and Jewel (Hathaway), as well as their doting human counterparts Linda (<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/leslie-mann/1955226/main">Leslie Mann</a>) and Tulio (Rodrigo Santoro) are accompanied by a crew of talented supporting birds: the singing Pedro and Nico, played by will.i.am and Jamie Foxx, and the always-funny George Lopez as Rafael, a fatherly toucan, and Jemaine Clement as an evil cockatoo. There are a few dangerous close-calls, especially when Blu and Jewel fall into the hands of exotic bird poachers, but overall this is a festive film pick for families. <br />
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<strong>Did You Know? </strong>The Latin-flavored score is by Grammy-winning composer <a href="http://music.aol.com/artist/sergio-mendes">S&eacute;rgio Mendes</a>, a native Brazilian, and includes tracks by musical cast members <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jemaine-clement/451800/main">Jemaine Clement</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/william/546001/main">will.i.am</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jamie-foxx/1035699/main">Jamie Foxx</a>, as well as famous fellow Brazilians Bebel Gilberto and Gracinha Leporace.<br />
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<strong>Parent Concerns: </strong>Preschoolers and sensitive younger viewers might be frightened of the human smugglers, especially their vicious leader, but it's the white cockatoo Nigel, voiced by Clement, that is disturbingly brutal (he sings a song explaining his cruelty).<br />
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<strong>Here are three talking points to extend your moviegoing experience.</strong><br />
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<img alt="Rio on DVD" id="vimage_4333797" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2011/07/rio-180.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><strong>1.</strong><strong> Best Animal Movies:</strong> Blu and Jewel are in very good company when it comes to animal protagonists in animated films. Why are we so drawn to talking-animal stories? How does Blu's journey compare to other recent animal tales, like 'Rango' or 'Kung Fu Panda 2'? What kind of animals do you want to see "star" in their own movie? My kids vote to see a movie about a Styracosaurus, a koala bear or a unicorn.<br />
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<strong>2. Changing Your Ways:</strong> The big theme in 'Rio' is transformation. Blu and Linda come from a small town in Minnesota, but during their adventure in Rio, they learn to take risks and show more outgoing, courageous sides of their personality, like when super-shy Linda even pretends to be a carnival dancer to see if she can spot her pet bird, or when Blu persists in learning to fly. How is this a lesson for our own personalities? Do we have the power to change how we act, even if people know us as being shy, quiet, loud, klutzy, etc?<br />
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<strong>3. Red Hot 'Rio': </strong>Many movies aimed at children could be placed anywhere -- a random suburb or even fictional locale. But Rio (and Brazil) is essentially another character in the movie. We see the beautiful beaches, the exotic animals, but also the reality of poverty experienced by street kids like Fernando (Jake T. Austin). What do we learn about the famous South American destination? How do Linda and Blu change by being in Rio?<br />
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<strong>Three to See: More Animal Adventures</strong><br />
1. <strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-lord-of-the-rings/1021308/main">'101 Dalmatians'</a>:</strong> Dogs come together to save the day in this canine adventure featuring of my favorite Disney villains: the greedy Cruella de Vil.<br />
2. <strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/finding-nemo/13806/main">'Finding Nemo'</a>:</strong> It's one of the best father-son films in movie history. Fabulous undersea animation, memorable characters and a touching story make this an all-time fave.<br />
3. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/kung-fu-panda/24474/main"><strong>'Kung Fu Panda'</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Jack Black voices the martial-arts-obsessed panda who discovers his inner warrior in this sweet coming-of-age story with a memorable cast and action sequences.]]></description>
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