This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: December 22, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Sony, Universal, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

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

• (500) Days of Summer: DVD, Blu-ray
• All About Steve: DVD, Blu-ray
• American Pie Presents: The Book of Love: DVD, Blu-ray
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: DVD, Blu-ray
• Blind Date: DVD
• Call of he Wild 3D: Blu-ray
• District 9: DVD, Blu-ray
• Extract: DVD, Blu-ray
• Flowers in the Attic: DVD
• Ichi: DVD, Blu-ray
• It Might Get Loud: DVD, Blu-ray
• Noble Things: DVD
• Staten Island: DVD, Blu-ray

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

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Movies Turned Musicals: Heathers, Sleepless in Seattle and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Musicals, Romance, Comedy

The lights may be dimming on many Broadway shows, but that won’t keep the productions from coming:

Heathers: The dark comedy about Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, Heather McNamara and Veronica will be resurrected for the stage. The 1988 film, which starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, is being developed by director Andy Fickman (Race to Witch Mountain) and scored by Tony nominee Larry O’Keefe (Legally Blonde).

It’s still unclear at this time which actors will star in the final presentation, but Christian Campbell has been in readings for the role of J.D. while Veronica Mars’ Kristen Bell has tried out Veronica (natch). Look for Heathers to start out as a regional production sometime in 2010.

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REVIEW:  ‘Across the Universe’

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adventure, Independent, Music, Musicals, Period, Political, Romance, New Releases, Theatrical Reviews

When I first heard the words Julie Taymor, The Beatles and musical linked in the same sentence, I immediately etched the title Across the Universe into my brain.  Without even glimpsing a trailer, I knew I had to see the film.  I was raised on The Fab Four and was curious to see what Taymor, the award-winning director behind the stage production of The Lion King, would do with their library.  After months of waiting, I knew from the minute I heard Jim Sturgess’ haunting vocal on the opener (‘Girl’) that this would be a special event.

The movie centers around a dock worker from Liverpool, England (Jude) who travels to America in the early ‘60s to find the father he never met.  He quickly befriends a rich college dropout (Max) and later falls in love with his younger sister (Lucy).  All three eventually end up in New York where their lives become tied to the anti-war movement.

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