This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: May 26, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Lionsgate, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Drama, Period, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Lists, New Releases

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

• Children of Men: Blu-ray
• Cinderella Man: Blu-ray
• Falling Down: DVD, Blu-ray
• Field of Dreams: Blu-ray
• Killshot: DVD
• New in Town: DVD, Blu-ray
• Powder Blue: DVD, Blu-ray
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: Blu-ray
• Seabiscuit: Blu-ray
• Spy Game: Blu-ray
• True Romance: Blu-ray

Click here to see the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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Box Office Breakdown: Audiences are Taken with Liam Neeson

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists

While it would seem logical to find a female-oriented movie on top after Super Bowl Sunday, an action thriller proved there was more than enough testosterone to go around. Taken, starring Oscar-nominee Liam Neeson, took in $24.7 million making it the second best opener ever during the same football period. (Last year’s Hannah Montana concert film grossed $31.1 million.)

Meanwhile, a romantic comedy starring an actual Oscar winner, failed to do what counterprogramming options are meant to do: score a touchdown. New in Town, starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr., earned $6.7 million and a disappointing 8th place. (Apparently Academy Awards don’t guarantee future success.) The romantic comedy raked in about 1/2 as much as Zellweger’s Leatherheads did…and that’s saying a lot.

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In Theaters This Weekend: January 30, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Lionsgate, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• New in Town (PG): starring Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick, Jr., Nathan Fillion (directed by Jonas Elmer)
• Taken (PG-13): starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen (directed by Pierre Morel)
• The Uninvited (PG-13): starring Elizabeth Banks, Emily Browning, David Strathairn (directed by Charles and Thomas Guard)

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First Look: Renee Zellweger is New in Town

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Lionsgate, Romance, Comedy, Trailers, Upcoming Releases

Maybe the Minnesota weather is to blame for Renee Zellweger’s disheveled hair last night…

In her upcoming romantic comedy, Renee plays a consultant from Miami with a temporary assignment in the Midwest state. Of course, it’s always nice to have a warm body around when you’re cold. Thankfully for the Oscar winner, Harry Connick, Jr. is there to keep her company.

New in Town - also starring J.K. Simmons and Frances Conroy - opens January 20.

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