Clash of the Titans : DVD released on July 27, 2010

"Release the Kraken!" it could only Clash of the Titans, the 2010 remake, that the statement be kept to unleash the great creatures of the sea. The 1981 original boasted legendary Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation technique various mythological creatures - it was his last feature project - and given the Cornball approach of the film in general that was the main draw. The remake provides new state-of-the-art special effects (released in 3-D) and a nice muscular sense of momentum. Sam Worthington (Avatar Guy) plays Perseus, a demi-god who does not know that, Zeus (Liam Neeson) is his father. Perseus is selected, an expedition to find and kill the Medusa, so evil brother of Zeus, Hades (Ralph Fiennes, in his sneak mode) upset misery on a port - and you know is coming, that means the octopus. Ye gods, it's a mess, and we have not even mentioned the witches and harpies and the Giant Scorpions. But if we did that, it would be clear that Clash of the Titans a perfectly dandy popcorn epic, is unpretentious and penetrating. Director Louis Leterrier (Transporter 2) is replaced by a fine rhythm going while Perseus Trek, and you can even forgive hokey waves-of-light-through-clouds seen from Olympus. Leterrier also had the good sense to Danish star Mads Mikkelsen, the wonderful import duties to offer mentoring Perseus, Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos meet the eye-candy roles. It is up to individual viewers to choose which they prefer - Harryhausen's magical hand-forged creations (his Medusa-sequence is an absolute killer) or the 21st Century slick computer-generated variations. But nostalgia aside, it would be hard to deny that this is a case where the remake tops, is the original.

• Actors: Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Ralph Fiennes
• Directors: Louis Leterrier
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: July 27, 2010
• Run Time: 106 minutes

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District 9 : DVD released on 12/22/2009

A provocative sci-fi drama, District 9 has an original story that gets a little lost in the blow-'em-up chaos. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, District 9 begins as a mock documentary about the impending eviction of the aliens in a poor pathetic (called District 9). The creatures, it turns out have been on Earth for years, having arrived sick and starving. He initially received by human beings with compassion and care, foreigners are now mired in deteriorating conditions typical of the refugee camps long term unwanted by a hostile society, countries. With care of the creatures by contract to a nonprofit corporation, the neighborhood has become a violent neighborhood. The aliens sift through huge piles of garbage, while their carers in secret weapons research technology that arrived in the spaceship of the visitors.

Against this backdrop is a more personal story about a bureaucrat named Wikus (Sharlto Copley) who is accidentally exposed to a substance that alters the DNA. As metamorphosis begins in one of the creatures, Wikus going to the careers of scientists who wish to collect their evolution, new parts and foreigners who see it as a threat. When paired with an alien secretly planning an escape from the Earth, however, which should be a fascinating relationship becomes a series of shootings and explosions. Nuance is lost to numb to violence and the most interesting potential of the film darkens. However, during a time District 9 is a powerful movie with a unique story to tell. Seamless special effects alone are worth seeing: the (often brutal) exchanges between the alien and human are impressive.

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• Actors: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike
• Directors: Neill Blomkamp
• Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
• Producers: Bill Block, Carolynne Cunningham, Elliot Ferwerda, Ken Kamins, Michael S. Murphey
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Cantonese, English, French, Korean, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: December 22, 2009
• Run Time: 112 minutes

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince : DVD released on 12/8/2009

The sixth installment of the Harry Potter series starts right where the Order of the Phoenix left. The wizarding world is shaken by the news that "he who must not be called" truly has returned, and finally the audience knows that Harry is "The Chosen One" - the only wizard that Lord Voldemort can be defeated in the end. The dark forces loom around every corner, and now regularly attempt to penetrate the protected walls of Hogwarts School. This is not fun and fascinating world of magic of the first books is dark, dangerous and scary.

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) is a new recruit Death Eaters in a special mission for the Dark Lord. Meanwhile, Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) seems to have finally unveiled the secret of Harry on the dark road ahead, and instead offering tutoring to bring prepared. It is in these scenes interesting that the dark past of Tom Riddle (aka Voldemort) is finally revealed. The actors cast as the young of different versions Riddle (Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Frank Dillane) do a fantastic job of portraying the villain mysteriously as a child. While many characters from the previous film "new might be a bit overwhelming, but one of the key characters is introduced again this time: Professor Horace Slughorn (with a spot-on performance by Jim Broadbent). Inside his mind , has a secret key in the battle to defeat the Dark Lord, and Harry is tasked to find a memory Dumbledore on Voldemort's dark weapon - the Horcrux. Despite the long list of distractions, Harry, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) still trying to focus on teenagers are, and the public can enjoy the awkward budding romances. All the actors have developed very well, giving his most convincing performances to date.

The most dramatic and significant things down in this movie than any of his predecessors, and the risks are greater than ever. The creators have taken on a challenge virtually impossible, as fans of the beloved JK Rowling series of books on film desperately wants to capture the magic of books to the greatest extent possible. Unfortunately, the point at which it is accepted that these two media are very different is the point at which one can truly enjoy these brilliant adaptations. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is no exception: it may be the best film yet. For those who have not read the book, nailbiting entertainment is guaranteed.The key dramatic scenes, including the cave and the surprising twist in the last chapter, run very well. It is a perfect job of creating the two parts of the grand finale that will follow.

• Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Elarica Gallacher
• Directors: David Yates
• Writers: J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
• Producers: David Barron, David Heyman, Lionel Wigram, Tim Lewis
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 8, 2009
• Run Time: 135 minutes

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Four Christmases : DVD released on 11/24/2009

When your partner tells you both need an outlet of the word "insurance" before going to pick up her father Christmas, you know that is not in Bedford Falls. But while Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon can not be It's a Wonderful Life, George and Mary Bailey, Four Christmases is a modern holiday classic in its own right. First, all neuroses and dysfunctions of the family are rooted in the four sets of characters Vaughn and Witherspoon, Brad and Kate - and the elegant yuppie facade built with each other is about to collapse. There are real belly laughs unexpectedly when the couple has to spend the holidays with their four groups of extended families. "I will not speak ill of her mother for Christmas," growled Howard (Robert Duvall) son Brad, while every last bullnecked brothers are fighting Brad rassling of sight, "but is more than a common street whore." Brad may shrink, but Kate's own family is about to mortify her so abundant, its Randy "Gram-Gram", and pumas jump-to-mother Mary Steenburgen ( "I feel like a Saudi prince here "Brad was amazed as all women of the family of Kate wrapping on it), disclosure to Brad that Kate used to be - like this - a bit on the chubby side. If the plot is full of surprises, the jokes are non stop and the action believable and charming. The cast also includes support for Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau and Dwight Yoakam, in a memorable turn as the mega-church pastor Steenburgen character is involved. It's a funny Christmas blessing, and no need to say "Mistletoe" - at least not so that viewers are at home with their own families.

• Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn
• Directors: Seth Gordon
• Format: Color, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: New Line
• DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009
• Run Time: 88 minutes

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian : DVD released on 12/1/2009

The story is bigger than life and twice as fun into this monumental sequel to the comedy that is "better than the original" (At the Movies)! Ben Stiller leads an all-star cast (including Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria and Robin Williams) as Larry Daley, a former night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, where the exhibitions come to life in the dark. But now friends of Larry night retired to the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, attracting back for a hilarious, all-out battle against the museum of misfits who plans to adopt the Smithsonian and the world ...!

• Actors: Amy Adams, Ben Stiller
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: December 1, 2009
• Run Time: 105 minutes

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The Soloist : DVD released on Aug.4, 2009

Sometimes people randomly cross paths, and always will be amended. That is the subtle, but profound, message of the soloist, a deeply moving and deeply human film about people and what and who they connect with. Robert Downey Jr, who effortlessly charismatic, plays Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, whose job it is to report on the character and characters of Southern California. But even a (slightly) jaded reporter is deeply touched by a story that he, and then unfold in real time. The subject of Lopez column is Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx, also a stellar turn), a homeless street musician whose beautiful music - played on a battered two-string violin - Lopez is a day for a walk not far from the Times office. Lopez teaches Ayers once attended Juilliard before mental illness sent him into a spiral, and the column that Ayers' travel affects the community - and the two men. The film (based on the book by Lopez, following the stop of the journey of their friendship, and how sometimes people's lives can not be determined. Director Joe Wright (Atonement) cast real homeless Angelenos in the many street and social services scenes, making the film an even more heart-wrenching and realistic patina. If the movie does not always meet the high expectations (the trippy effects that supposedly show what Ayers sees when he hears Beethoven, his right to a light show 1968), but nevertheless has a big heart. And in a time when newspapers are struggling to survive, it is encouraging to see a contemporary story about a newspaper that still affect change.

Actors: Jr. Robert Downey, Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Stephen Root, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Directors: Joe Wright
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Dreamworks Video
DVD Release Date: August 4, 2009
Run Time: 116 minutes

Two Lovers : DVD released on June 30, 2009

Russian-American director James Gray (The Yards) has never been a secret of his affection for the Italian crime drama. This opera influence permeated his first three features, but two lovers takes more signals intimate French films, and anxiety-ridden Russian fiction (specific Dostoyevsky's short story "White Nights"). Aspiring photographer Leonard (Gray regular Joaquin Phoenix) returns to Brooklyn after a failed relationship only to find themselves torn between two paramours of opposite personalities. Sandra (Vinessa Shaw, 3:10 to Yuma) is the safe choice, while Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow, recalling her streetwise character in PT Anderson's Hard Eight) presents a challenge - it is a party girl in love with a married man -- but Michelle enthusiastic him out ways and attentive Sandra, a drug company REP, no. Gray leaves the viewers to determine whether Leonard should religion factor in his decision and his supportive parents (Isabella Rossellini and Moni Monoshov) would like to see him pair with the Jewish Sandra, but they usually want their only son to be happy. If he joins his father - and Sandra's - the dry cleaners game, that would be a happy bonus (the men are engaged in a merger). Although Leonard's bipolar quirks threaten to derail the proceedings - it is hard to believe two beautiful women would gravitate towards a socially awkward fellow - Two Lovers is an improvement over Gray's last film, We Own the Night and a welcome return to the scenic Brighton Beach area Little Odessa, are promising debut.

• Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw
• Directors: James Gray
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 30, 2009
• Run Time: 108 minutes

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Confessions of a Shopaholic : DVD released on June 23, 09

Fall in love with the adorable Becky Bloom Wood (Isla Fisher) in the hilarious romantic comedy Confessions Of A are u. Becky is desperate for a job for writing a high-glamorous fashion magazine in New York. She gets her stiletto in the door to write a personal finance column of a sister publication. Much to her surprise, her column, The Girl In The Green Scarf, a hit, and she falls head over high heels for her handsome, overworked boss (Hugh Dancy). But Becky has a secret that leads to a number of hilarious high jinks that could unravel it all. From the best-selling novel, and with the perfect comedic cast, the feel-good romantic comedy you will love on and on. Includes Bonus Features: Bloopers, deleted scenes, music video Stuck with each other.

Actors: Isla Fisher, Leslie Bibb, Hugh Dancy
Directors: P.J. Hogan
Format: AC-3, Color, Content/Copy-Protected CD, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: French, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Touchstone Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: June 23, 2009
Run Time: 104 minutes

Underworld : Rise of the Lycan, DVD released on May 12, 09

This prequel to Len Wiseman’s Underworld and Underworld: Evolution is distinctively different, especially minus the nimble vampire warrior star, Selene (Kate Beckinsale). Underworld: Rise of the Lycans takes its cues from the vampire/werewolf battles that occur in the other films, but director Patrick Tatopoulos focuses here on the young werewolf Lucian's (Michael Sheen) rise to leadership. Read More and Watch Behind the Scenes ...........

The Wrestler : DVD released on April 21, 2009

The mystery of Mickey Rourke's career is a grungy apotheosis in The Wrestler the much-battered actor's triumphant return to the top rope. He plays Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a heavily battered and medicinal Battler the past twenty years his best moment in the ring. But he remains on schleps every second rate fight card he can learn, hands the paycheck (more likely a handful of cash) and what is nursing his pride. His attempts to adapt to a more normal form of life is the most absorbing parts in the film, though it is flirting with a stripper (Marisa Tomei is in good shape, in every sense of the word), establishing a link understandably angry with his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood), or work behind the counter on a delicate matter inconspicuous Megastore. Rourk is commander of the role he obviously spent hours in the gym and tanning salon, and are easy with the semi-documentary style by director Darren Aronofsky leaves him naturalistically interact with colorful real-life wrestlers who crowd the film ultra---credible sites. All that helps distract from the movie in general compliance with the old formula. You might find yourself waiting for the scene where the risk-taking Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream) pulls the switch and reveals his true motives for the pursuit of otherwise sentimental story, but there is no switch. The Wrestler is an old-fashioned grit Hoke machine given by an actor who does not seem to really carry out the role of a survivor on the hit.

Actors: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Fox Searchlight
DVD Release Date: April 21, 2009
Run Time: 111 minutes

Rachel Getting Married DVD : released on Mar.10, 09

Pitched between Robert Altman's A Wedding and Noah Baumbach's Margot at the Wedding - but more cautiously optimistic than both - Rachel Getting Married marks a change in the course of director Jonathan Demme. Granted, a few Oscar winners have had a more varied path. After a series of documentaries and remakes, the Silence of the Lambs Helmer tries his hand at the intimate chamber drama. With the help of actress Anne Hathaway and screenwriter Jenny Lumet, daughter of filmmaker Sidney, he pulls it off. The festivities kick into high gear once Kym (Hathaway, soiled with eyeliner and unkempt hair) takes a break from rehab for her sister, the big day. It soon becomes apparent that Kym, her wounded soul who hides behind a veil of sarcasm, as a resident Buchman's black sheep. The problem goes beyond drugs to a tragedy in which she played a role. As Kym, bride Rachel (Mad Men's Rosemary Dewitt), their parents (Bill Irwin and Debra Winger), groom Sidney (TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe), and the rest of the Bohemian Connecticut brood struggle with the past, marriage remain rewarded by the performance of the past as collaborators Demme Sister Carol East (Something Wild) and Robyn Hitchcock (Storefront Hitchcock). The time between the reception and after-party contain humor, affection, and painful revelations. In the press notes, Demme says he and filmmaker Declan Quinn (in America) has tried for a movie that looked like "The most beautiful home movie ever made." The use of handheld cameras and believably flawed characters, they have done that.

Actors: Anne Hathaway
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Number of discs: 1
Rating: R
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009
Run Time: 113 minutes