This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: October 6, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Animation, Classics, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Science Fiction, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

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

• Anvil: The Story of Anvil: DVD
• Assassination of a High School President: DVD
• Audition: Collector’s Edition: DVD, Blu-ray
• Chinatown: DVD
• Contact: Blu-ray
• The Gate: Monstrous Special Edition: DVD
• Ghost Ship: Blu-ray
• A Hard Day’s Night: Blu-ray
• Imagine That: Blu-ray
• Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Blu-ray
• Miracle on 34th Street: Blu-ray
• My Fair Lady: DVD

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Beatles to Soar ‘Across the Universe’

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adventure, Independent, Music, Musicals, Period, Political, Romance, Home Entertainment, New Releases

They helped unify a generation and defined what successful recording artists should aspire to…so maybe they can become alien ambassadors, too?

NASA will broadcast Across the Universe, a Beatles tune, literally across the universe next week. Or at least, some small portion of the universe. The song will be broadcast to Polaris, the North Star. This will be the first time a radio song is beamed into deep space, perfect timing as this marks the 40th anniversary of the song, the 45th anniversary of the NASA Deep Space Network, and the 50th anniversary of NASA itself.  The Lennon/McCartney tune will take 431 years to reach the star Polaris. It will be broadcast at 7 pm (EST) on Monday from Madrid, Spain.

Personally, I’m a lifelong Beatles fan (What can I say? My dad turned me on to them) so I can’t think of a better song to fill the universe.  The big-screen version of last year’s Across the Universe will also hit the DVD shelves just hours after the song’s broadcast (Feb. 5th).

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Two New Films Put John Lennon in Limelight

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: IFC Films, Documentary, New Releases, Upcoming Releases

He was killed in January of 1980…and the world hasn’t been the same since. Once a Beatle, always a star, and nearly deported by President Nixon, British-born John Lennon grabbed his fair share of headlines during his remarkable life. But in death, he has become a legend, and now two new movies will explore the events surrounding his assassination.

Historical accuracy rules the film The Killing of John Lennon, which delves deeply into the world of killer Mark David Chapman. The other, Chapter 27, stars Jared Leto (who put on weight for the role). Excerpts from Chapman’s diaries are featured in The Killing, done voice-over style as fans watch the horrific re-creation of Lennon’s murder in New York City. The Killing honestly makes an effort to take viewers into Chapman’s head, but as his famous crime has never been fully explained this theatrical attempt falls a little short.

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British Film About John Lennon Comes to U.S.

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: IFC Films, Documentary, Drama, Music, New Releases

IFC Entertainment is planning to distribute three movies in the U.S., new to States viewers but already old hat to British audiences. Two are comedies, but one is a thought-provoking documentary-style flick that focuses on one of the terrible events in American (and British) history.

The Killing of John Lennon focuses on Mark David Chapman’s actions in 1980 which robbed the world of a beautiful musical genius. Even two decades after his death, John Lennon is still rich fodder for movie makers of all kinds.

The flick is set to be released stateside January 8, exactly twenty-seven years and one month after the former Beatles member was assassinated.

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