This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: November 2, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Magnolia, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Animation, Classics, Family, Musicals, Period, Remakes, Science Fiction, Sequels, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this week:
- The Bridge on the River Kwai: Blu-ray
- Centurion: DVD, Blu-ray
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: DVD/Blu-ray combo
- The Goonies (25th Anniversary Edition): DVD, Blu-ray
- Highlander: Blu-ray
- Highlander 2: Blu-ray
- Once Fallen: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Sound of Music (45th Anniversary Edition): DVD/Blu-ray combo
- Toy Story 3: DVD/Blu-ray combo
- White Christmas: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Wiz: Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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Cinema Scene: Newsies Heading to Broadway, August: Osage County Heading to Theaters
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Musicals, Casting, Filmmaking, Scripts, Upcoming Releases,
-Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep may team up for August: Osage County, a big screen version of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Playwright Tracy Letts would adapt his own story for the Weinsten production.
-Meanwhile, a Broadway version of Newsies, a 1992 Disney musical starring Christian Bale, is being written by Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast), Harvey Fierstein and Jack Feldman.
-Speaking of musicals, the cast of The Sound of Music will reunite later this month for the first time in 45 years. Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews and the kids will all appear October 29 on Oprah.
-Brenda Chapman has just been named the first female director in Pixar history. Brave, a movie she will also write, will be released in June 2012. Reese Witherspoon, Emma Thompson, and Julie Walters will all voice characters in the project.
This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: May 4, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Classics, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Religious, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options today:
- Dirty Dancing (Limited Keepsake Edition): DVD, Blu-ray
- Doctor Zhivago (45th Anniversary Edition): DVD, Blu-ray
- Escape from L.A.: Blu-ray
- K-19: The Widowmaker: Blu-ray
- Leap Year: DVD, Blu-ray
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy: DVD
- Nine: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Notebook: Blu-ray
- Saving Private Ryan: Blu-ray
- The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry: DVD
- Suburbia: DVD
- Tetro: DVD, Blu-ray
- Tooth Fairy: DVD, Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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Casting Corner: Denzel Washington, Jessica Alba, Will Smith and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Drama, Period, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Denzel Washington: The American Gangster will soon be making a post-apocalyptic trip for the Hughes Brothers. In the Book of Eli, Washington will play a lone warrior in America’s wasteland who tries to bring society the knowledge it needs for its own redemption. Filming on the futuristic drama begins in January.
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Musical Movies That Made Us Sing
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Classics, Family, Music, Musicals,
The High School Musical 3 trailer is out, Disney’s Camp Rock enjoyed a successful debut, and musical movies are becoming Hollywood mainstream again. But this is by no means a new or cutting-edge movie genre.
The Hollywood musical celebrated its heyday in the 1960s, when all the biggest stars were singing and dancing as well as acting. But as years passed, they began to fall by the wayside, cropping up irregularly in-between standard comedies and dramas. New projects, like the remake of My Fair Lady that I’ve already summarily rejected, are in the till…and there’s no doubt more new musical movies to come.
But before we accept these newcomers, let’s take the time to give a bow to the old. What are the Best 5 Musical Movies of all time, in one humble blogger’s opinion? I’m so glad you asked, because it just so happens I’ve prepared a list.
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FilmCrunch 062: Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, The Good German
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: DreamWorks, Disney, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Period, Romance, Sequels, Thrillers, DVD Reviews, Full Episodes, Theatrical Reviews, Videocasts,
Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep review Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, and the DVD release of The Good German. Plus, Neil goes into detail of his celebrity run-in while working at a high-end Seattle restaurant.
Now we want to hear from you - hit the forums and let us know what you think, what you want us to watch next, and any other recommendations you have for the show.
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