This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: February 9, 2009

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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Magnolia, Lionsgate, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Biopics, Drama, Remakes, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available today:

• Bronson: DVD, Blu-ray
• Couples Retreat: DVD, Blu-ray
• A Dangerous Man: DVD
• Dare: DVD, Blu-ray
• Drop Zone: Blu-ray
• Free Style: DVD
• Hard Rain: Blu-ray
• I Hate Valentine’s Day: DVD, Blu-ray
• Ice Castles: DVD, Blu-ray
• Peter and Vandy: DVD
• The Phantom: Blu-ray
• Running Man: Blu-ray
• A Serious Man: DVD, Blu-ray
• Serious Moonlight: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Stepfather: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Time Traveler’s Wife: DVD, Blu-ray

Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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Carey Mulligan: The Next Audrey Hepburn?

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Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, Adaptation, Musicals, Remakes, Romance, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases

Carey Mulligan is reportedly in negotiations to play Eliza Doolittle in the remake of My Fair Lady.

The 24-year-old actress - who has been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in An Education - is believed to be in talks with the producers of the upcoming musical movie after fellow British starlet Keira Knightley ruled herself out of the role last month.

“The actress has not been formally offered the part yet - and won’t be until Columbia Pictures agrees the film’s budget,” Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye said. “Carey and the My Fair Lady filmmakers will keep talking until a deal can be struck.”

The role of Eliza was first made famous by screen legend Audrey Hepburn in the original film, in which London flower girl Eliza becomes a lady after meeting and falling in love with Professor Henry Higgins.

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Box Office Breakdown: Dear John Brings Down Avatar

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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Box Office, Lists

Dear John—And they didn’t think we could do it. Take that, blue people! XOXO, Savannah

After an exhausting seven weeks at #1, Avatar found itself in entirely new territory: sitting back at #2. Although the film had broken nearly every record in the history books (and padded another $22.9 million to its domestic total), the 20th Century Fox feature ended its win streak nine weeks shy of E.T.‘s mark.

Taking the lead from James Cameron was the latest weeper from author Nicholas Sparks. Dear John - starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried - was the counterprogramming winner during Super Bowl weekend. The romantic drama earned an impressive $30.5 million and came narrowly close to besting the record set during the same sports frame in 2008. (That was when Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour generated $31.1 million.)

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Emily Blunt on Why She Almost Quit Acting

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Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrity Gossip

Emily Blunt used to think acting was a ridiculous career choice.

The Young Victoria star recently revealed that she used to think about quitting acting to do something more substantive. “A movie can change your life. I used to be very British about it all, ‘This is a lot of silliness. I should be doing something worthwhile,’” Emily said.

However, the 26-year-old beauty’s opinion was altered dramatically when a distraught fan told her how much better she had felt in herself after watching her critically-acclaimed comedy film.

“Then this woman came up to me and said, ‘I have to tell you, I had the worst day. My husband divorced me, my kid got expelled from school. Then I watched The Devil Wears Prada and I laughed my a*s off!’ And I thought how marvelous it was that a simple comedy could have that effect on someone,” Blunt recalled.

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Select AMC Theaters to Show All Ten Oscar Nominees

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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards, Box Office

Not sure if you’ll be able to preview the Best Picture contenders before the Academy Awards air in just a few weeks? Groaning because ten nominees are now in the running? Well, AMC Entertainment may have a solution for you.

Starting later this month, select AMC theaters will air a marathon of all ten films. The event - which will last over two different weekends - will start February 27 and end March 6 (one day before the Oscars broadcast).

Those who purchase a pass to the event will get free popcorn and unlimited refills for each day they attend. More information on participating locations, scheduling, etc. can be found here.

Read More | Hollywood Reporter

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In Theaters This Weekend (2/5)

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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: IFC Films, Magnolia, Lionsgate, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Romance, Lists, New Releases

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Dear John (PG-13): starring Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins (directed by Lasse Halstrom)
• From Paris with Love (R): starring John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak (directed by Pierre Morel)
• Ajami* (NR): starring Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba (directed by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani)
• District 13: Ultimatum* (R): starring David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Daniel Duval (directed by Patrick Alessandrin)
• Frozen* (R): starring Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers (directed by Adam Green)

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Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor Promote New Film with a Kiss

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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Biopics, Drama, Comedy, Trailers, Upcoming Releases

I always knew Ewan McGregor was appealing, but who knew he was Jim Carrey’s type?

Earlier this week, the two actors kissed it up for the cameras while in France. The I Love You Phillip Morris costars were in the country to be knighted by the National Order of Arts and Letters.

So were the two so caught up in the moment that they decided to share a smooch? Possibly—but they also have a movie to promote. In the dramedy due out March 26, Ewan and Jim play cellmates who later become lovers.

You can watch the trailer for Phillip Morris after the jump.

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Quote of the Day: Sandra Bullock Honored by Razzie Nomination

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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip

“Oh my God, how fantastic is that?... I’m showing up if I win… Hell, yes! I do everything 100 percent. With All About Steve, we were trying to do something different. And if it gets some kind of award, that means people are talking about it. I’m more comfortable with criticism than I am with goodwill, because I’m more familiar with it, and I’ve made friends with it. And the Razzies are a great honor.”

-Oscar nominee Sandra Bullock talking about her recent Razzie nomination for Worst Actress.

(Make sure to check out other notable quotes.)

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: February 2, 2010

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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Magnolia, Miramax, Lionsgate, New Line, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Biopics, Classics, Horror, Music, Period, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• Adam: DVD
• Amadeus (Director’s Cut): Blu-ray
• Amelia: DVD, Blu-ray
• An American in Paris: Blu-ray
• Casablanca: Blu-ray
• The Departed: Blu-ray
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Blu-ray
• Gangs of New York (Remastered): Blu-ray
• Gigi: Blu-ray
• The Godfather (Coppola Restoration): Blu-ray
• The Godfather Part II (Coppola Restoration): Blu-ray
• The Last King of Scotland: Blu-ray
• Love Happens: DVD, Blu-ray
• Maid in Manhattan: Blu-ray

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Morgan Freeman Hasn’t Received Mandela’s Approval

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Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Warner Bros, Biopics, Drama, Political

Nelson Mandela has seen Invictus - but no one knows if he was happy with how he is depicted in the film.

Morgan Freeman, who was just nominated for his portrayal of the former South African president, admits he was left frustrated as the freedom fighter refused to give his opinion after being treated to a special big-screen showing.

“Yes, I know that he has seen it. You know, he won’t say what he thinks of it. So you have to kind of gather from his reactions,” Morgan said over the weekend at the film’s London premiere. “I was sitting next to him and when I first came on the screen he said, ‘I know this fellow.’”

However, the 72-year-old star did confirm that South Africans accepted him playing the legendary historic figure, and even called him by the honorary title bestowed upon elders of Mandela’s clan - Madiba.

“You know, South Africans starting calling me Madiba. I was totally accepted. I remember getting out of a car one time and I was walking into a stadium and someone shouted, ‘You walk like him, you walk like him!’, people were giving me lifts,” Freeman recalled.

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