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

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Classics, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

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

• The Accidental Husband: DVD
• Ballast: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Echo: DVD, Blu-ray
• The General: Blu-ray
• Godzilla: Blu-ray
• Heat: Blu-ray
• Ink: DVD
• The Line: DVD, Blu-ray
• Logan’s Run: Blu-ray
• The Merry Gentleman: DVD
• Monsters, Inc.: Blu-ray

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In Theaters This Weekend: April 29, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, FOCUS, IFC Films, Lionsgate, New Line, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Battle for Terra (PG): starring Justin Long, Brian Cox, Evan Rachel Wood (directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas)
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (PG-13): starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas (directed by Mark Waters)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PG-13): starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston (directed by Gavin Hood)

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Gregg, Rockwell, and Huston Bring Choke to Silver Screen

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: 20th Century Fox, Adaptation, Independent, Romance, Satire, Comedy, Casting, New Releases, Scripts

What do you get when you mix an elderly, female Tyler Durden with a choking con artist and a recovering compulsive masturbator? Clark Gregg’s dark, vulgar comedy with a surprisingly big heart, Choke.

Being a fan of the novel from which the film is based (written by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk), I was overwhelmed with geeky fan-girl joy when I read that Choke was to be translated into film. That was three years ago. After nearly waiting an excruciating year after hearing about its premiere at Sundance, the indie film with an all-star cast helmed by writer/director/actor Clark Gregg is finally hitting theaters this weekend, and it certainly will not disappoint movie-goers. That is, unless, the trailer fooled you into believing that the film is a romantic comedy.

Romantic? In a punk rock way. Comedic? Most definitely. Chick flick? Far from.

Regardless of whether or not you’re a fan of the novel, Sam Rockwell (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) wonderfully brings Victor Mancini to life as the med school drop-out sex addict who pays for his mother’s hospital bill by choking in restaurants. Anjelica Huston (The Royal Tenenbaums) and Kelly MacDonald (No Country for Old Men) round off the supporting actresses as Mancini’s mother and the new, attractive doctor who assumes care for her. Clark himself makes an appearance as High Lord Charlie, Mancini’s anal-retentive boss at a colonial theme park, where Mancini works as a historical interpreter (a job, as we’re reminded in the film, which is not to be confused with a tour guide).

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Palahniuk’s Film Choke Finally Set to Release in August

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Classics, Independent, Political, Romance, Comedy, Awards, Celeb News, Distribution, Filmmaking, Scripts, Upcoming Releases

Both film and book nerds alike have been watching cult author Chuck Palahniuk‘s every move since Fight Club was released in theaters. While all of his novels are fully capable of becoming both marketable and move theater-friendly, his fourth novel, Choke, has finally seen the light of day past the production floor. With Fox Searchlight having bought the film for $5 million and it winning a Best Ensemble Cast jury award at Sundance, the Choke crew and Palahniuk fans everywhere cannot be more ecstatic about the film’s release date of August 1, 2008.

Although the film is Clark Gregg’s directorial debut, he has certainly been no stranger to the industry nor the project, having gone through numerous obstacles to get his adaptation onto the big screen. His script is so good that even Palahniuk himself has done nothing but award it praise. With Palahniuk’s seal of approval and a lead cast including Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, and Kelly Macdonald, nothing can go wrong, right?

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The Preview Review: Special Coen Edition

Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Action, Adaptation, Drama, Independent, Thrillers, Trailers, Upcoming Releases

Let’s be honest: The Coen Brothers have had a string of slightly innocuous endeavors beginning in 2003 with Intolerable Cruelty and following with 2004’s The Lady Killers.  Beyond that, Joel and Ethan also made a small contribution to the 2006 cooperative film Paris, je t’aime, a movie asking directors to make five minute shorts about love.  But we haven’t really seen the Coens in true form since 2001’s The Man Who Wasn’t There — a slow moving, but thrilling black-and-white piece starring Billy Bob Thornton.

That having been said, as I sat in a near-empty theater yesterday, charged with watching the new Herzog film Rescue Dawn, the trailer for No Country for Old Men ran, renewing my faith in those two brothers from Minnesota and the amazing stories they tell.

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