This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: March 17, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Romance, Comedy, Home Entertainment

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

• Bolt: DVD, Blu-ray
• Elegy: DVD
• The Princess Bride: Blu-ray
• Punisher: War Zone: DVD, Blu-ray
• Rollerball: Blu-ray
• The Rules of Attraction: Blu-ray
• Twilight: DVD  **releases on 3/21**

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New York and Los Angeles Film Critics Choose Milk, Wall-E

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Adaptation, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Independent, Period, Political, Sequels, Comedy, Awards, Lists

Just last week, the National Board of Review named Slumdog Millionaire its Best Film of 2008. Not surprisingly, that selection isn’t an opinion shared by all.

So which films could eventually be up for the Academy Award come February 22nd? (That is - assuming a possible SAG strike doesn’t halt the ceremony altogether.) Based on the choices just revealed by the New York and Los Angeles film critics, it could be anyone’s game.

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In Theaters This Week: August 6, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Magnolia, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Independent, Music, Period, Comedy, Sports, Lists, New Releases

Although Labor Day is still about a month away, several studios have opted to open their movies on Wednesday this week:

• Pineapple Express (R): starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole (directed by David Gordon Green)
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13): starring Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel (directed by Sanaa Hamri)
• Beautiful Losers* (NR): starring Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Mike Mills (directed by Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard)
• Beer for My Horses* (PG-13): starring Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Ted Nugent (directed by Michael Salomon)
• Bottle Shock* (PG-13): starring Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku (directed by Randall M. Miller)
• Elegy* (R): starring Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson (directed by Isabel Coixet)

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