This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: February 10, 2009

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

• Amadeus: Blu-ray
• Back to the Future: DVD
• Back to the Future Part II: DVD
• Back to the Future Part III: DVD
• Blindness: DVD
• The Boondock Saints: Blu-ray
• Donnie Darko: Blu-ray
• The Foot Fist Way: DVD
• Frozen River: DVD, Blu-ray
• A History of Violence: Blu-ray
• Miracle at St. Anna: DVD, Blu-ray
• My Name is Bruce: DVD, Blu-ray
• Nights in Rodanthe: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Pelican Brief: Blu-ray

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AFI’s 10 Top 10

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Lists

If you were busy watching the Boston Celtic dominate the Los Angeles Lakers last night, you probably missed CBS’ latest AFI special. For this year’s countdown, a jury of “over 1,500 leaders from the creative community” helped select the American Film Institute‘s Top 10 Films in 10 different genres.

You can find the titles announced in yesterday’s 3-hour special after the jump.

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Five Great You and Your Dad Movies

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Action, Classics, Family, Sequels, Home Entertainment

Tired of neckties, engraved key chains and the obligatory new wallet as Dad Day gifts? Give your dad the best gift of all this Father’s Day - a little bit of your time. Instead of stuffing him with dinner or dropping off a quick card, treat your dad to one of the best you-and-your-dad movies from film days gone by. One trip to the rental store, and you can give him one memorable Sunday.

Back to the Future
Enjoy family fun for two generations with this 1980s hit. You can both remember your childhood at the same time while poking fun at decades-old fashion and music.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Even non-Trekkies can delight in this memorable film from the Star Trek franchise. Don’t know the back story? No problem - just remember that Klingons are the bad guys and James T. Kirk has to carry the day.

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More Films Preserved in National Registry

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Adaptation, Animation, Classics, Drama, Music, Musicals, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Awards, Lists

The Library of Congress just announced its 2007 selections for the National Film Registry. The honor - bestowed on 25 American films each year - can be given to any picture, regardless of age.  Those placed on the list will then be preserved for all time because they are deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.  In total, 475 movies have earned this achievement.

The entries this year include:

• Back to the Future (1985)
• Bullitt (1968)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
• Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
• Dances With Wolves (1990)
• Days of Heaven (1978)
• Glimpse of the Garden (1957)
• Grand Hotel (1932)
• The House I Live In (1945)
• In a Lonely Place (1950)
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
• Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
• The Naked City (1948)
• Now, Voyager (1942)
• Oklahoma! (1955)

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