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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: October 20, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Miramax, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adventure, Horror, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Cheri DVDHere are some of the options available this Tuesday:

  • 100 Feet: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Blood: The Last Vampire: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Cheri: DVD
  • Easy Rider: Blu-ray
  • I Am Because We Are: DVD
  • Love N’ Dancing: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Monsoon Wedding (Criterion Collection): DVD, Blu-ray
  • Plains, Trains and Automobiles (“Those Aren’t Pillows” Edition): DVD
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Waterworld: Blu-ray
  • Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead: DVD, Blu-ray

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

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In Theaters This Weekend: October 9, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sony, Universal, Adaptation, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Music, Remakes, Comedy, Sports, Lists, New Releases

Couples Retreat

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

  • Couples Retreat (PG-13): starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau (directed by Peter Billingsley)
  • Adventures of Power* (PG-13): starring Adrian Grenier, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Jean-Louis (directed by Ari Gold)
  • Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story* (NR): starring Eddie Izzard (directed by Sarah Townsend)
  • Bronson* (R): starring Tom Hardy, Matt King, James Lance (directed by Nicolas Winding Refn)
  • The Damned United* (R): starring Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall (directed by Tom Hooper)

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New Footage from Michael Jackson Documentary

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Sony, Documentary, Music, Trailers, Upcoming Releases


If you watched the recent Video Music Awards, chances are you saw the trailer for the upcoming Michael Jackson documentary.

Now we’re getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the singer working through his “Human Nature” routine with film/tour director Kenny Ortega. Although we don’t see a lot of dancing in this particular clip, it’s evident Jackson’s voice was still in fine form.

This Is It hits the stage on October 28.

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Michael Moore’s Romantic New Film

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Documentary, Upcoming Releases

Michael MooreIs looking to broaden his audience?

Less than three months before the debut of his new project, the director has finally chosen a name. His project about the global financial crisis will now be known as Capitalism: A Love Story.

“It will be the perfect date movie. It’s got it all—lust, passion, romance, and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day,” Michael explained in a statement. “It’s a forbidden love, one that dare not speak its name.  Heck, let’s just say it: It’s capitalism.”

Capitalism will open in theaters on October 2nd. You can watch a teaser trailer here.

Read More | Hollywood Reporter

Michael Moore Solicits Donations in New Teaser Trailer

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Documentary, Trailers, Upcoming Releases


Whatever your feelings about are, there’s one thing that cannot be denied: He knows how to get people talking.

To promote his as-yet-untitled project, the director chose to make the direct approach. Why simply comment on the economy when you can fundraise to help save it?

The financial documentary will premiere on October 2.

Read More | Entertainment Weekly

Michael Moore Financial Documentary to Premiere This Fall

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Documentary, Political, Upcoming Releases

Michael MooreWe might now know what the economy will be doing four months now, but there is one thing we can count on: Michael Moore commenting on it all.

It still doesn’t have a name, but it does now have a release date. Moore’s new documentary about the global financial crisis will premiere on October 2. Those keeping a close eye on the markets might realize the significance of that date. On October 1, 2008, the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street was approved.

A statement released by Moore gives us an idea of what we should expect. “The wealthy, at some point, decided they didn’t have enough wealth. They wanted more—a lot more. So they systematically set about to fleece the American people out of their hard-earned money. Now, why would they do this? That is what I seek to discover in this movie.”

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Will Jamie Foxx Play Mike Tyson?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Documentary, Celebrity Gossip


He’s already channeled a blind singer and a schizophrenic musician, so why couldn’t play an ear-biting boxer?

Even though there’s a documentary currently out about the former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson is still interested in seeing a dramatized version of his life. If all goes as planned, it’ll be star we see in the ring.

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Michael Moore Shifts Focus to Economy

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Documentary, Political, Sequels, Upcoming Releases

Michael MooreWhat a difference a few months make.

Not surprisingly, the state of the economy has many people changing their plans these days…and that includes filmmaker Michael Moore. Earlier this summer, Paramount Vantage said the director would be producing a follow-up to 2004’s Fahrenheit 9/11. The movie, which was to have picked up chronologically where the last documentary left off, was originally supposed to tackle “what’s going on in the world, and America’s place in it.” Now it appears the sequel may get a slight shift in tone.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Michael’s project may now move from foreign policy to the financial crisis at home and abroad. That’s a subject matter that could dramatically change for Americans by the time the film is actually released. (It’s projected to debut in the spring.) It’s also a topic that some fear may be too pessimistic during an era of change. (Isn’t life supposed to get better during Barack’s time in office?)

But what Moore ultimately does with his currently-untitled film is still really anyone’s guess. I suppose it will just all depend on how our country is faring in the next few months…

Read More | Hollywood Reporter

In Theaters this Weekend: November 7, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, MGM, Miramax, Lionsgate, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Music, Musicals, Period, Political, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Soul Men

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

In Theaters this Weekend: October 31, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: MGM, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Period, Romance, Satire, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

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