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A Serious Man [Blu-ray] (2009)
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by Universal Studios
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A Serious Man [Blu-ray] (2009)
Academy Award®-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen return to their comedy roots with this original and darkly humorous story about one ordinary man’s quest to become a serious man. Physics professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) can’t believe his life: His wife is leaving him for his best friend, his unemployed brother won’t move off the couch, someone is threatening his career, his kids are a mystery and his neighbor is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to make sense of it all, Larry consults three different rabbis and their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith, family, delinquent behavior and mortality in the film critics rave is “seriously awesome!” (Michael Hogan, Vanity Fair)
by Universal Studios
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A Serious Man [Blu-ray] (2009)
Academy Award®-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen return to their comedy roots with this original and darkly humorous story about one ordinary man’s quest to become a serious man. Physics professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) can’t believe his life: His wife is leaving him for his best friend, his unemployed brother won’t move off the couch, someone is threatening his career, his kids are a mystery and his neighbor is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to make sense of it all, Larry consults three different rabbis and their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith, family, delinquent behavior and mortality in the film critics rave is “seriously awesome!” (Michael Hogan, Vanity Fair)
New DVD Releases February 16 2010
New dvd releases this week: February 16 2010
Law Abiding Citizen
The legal thriller meets the serial-killer shocker in Law Abiding Citizen. The story begins when home invaders kill Clyde Shelton's wife and daughter. The bereaved father (played by a thoroughly unsympathetic Gerard Butler) looks to slick Philly prosecutor Nick Rice (a low-key Jamie Foxx) to see that they receive the maximum sentence. Instead, the murderer, Ames, testifies against his accomplice, Darby, who gets the chair, while he gets 10 years. Upon his release, Ames' mutilated body turns up in an abandoned warehouse, and all roads lead to Shelton. Rice attempts to defend him, but his client makes it impossible--Shelton wants to go to prison--so he does time, but then members of Rice’s legal team start to die. The attorney suspects Shelton, but can't connect him to the crimes, so he races against the clock to save the lives of his assistant, Sarah (Leslie Bibb), D.A. Jonas (Bruce McGill), and his own wife and child. The movie may sound like a Yank reboot of the Japanese chiller Cure, in which an inmate kills from inside institutional walls, but plays more like a mash-up between The Silence of the Lambs, without the psychological complexity, and The Devil's Advocate, without the cynical giggles. F. Gary Gray got his start with hip-hop videos and urban action flicks, like Set It Off, until he hit the big time with his remake of The Italian Job. Law Abiding Citizen is a disappointing muddle from a director who's done better in the past and will surely do better in the future.
Running Man
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Running Man [Blu-ray] (1987)
The year is 2019. Television is now ruling people’s lives. The most popular "audience participation” game show is "The Running Man”-- where convicts can win pardons instead of ”parting gifts” by defeating murderous henchmen known as "stalkers.” The stalkers haven’t had much of a challenge lately...until Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger) comes along. Wrongly convicted of slaughtering 1500 innocent people, Richards is the next contestant to fight for his life...and his freedom. When ”Running Man” host Damon Killian (Dawson) says, "Come on down!”, be prepared to pay with your life! But Ben Richards isn’t going down without a fight. Off Richards goes into the burned-out sections of Los Angeles to face four of Killian’s ace stalkers: Subzero, wielding his razor-sharp hockey sticks; Buzzsaw, the mechanical motorcycle- riding slasher; Dynamo, practicing his deadly electric shock treatment; and Fireball with his mighty flame-throwing arsenal. Now, the entire country is glued to the tube in a heart-pounding "sudden death” battle!
New DVD Releases February 9 2010
New dvd releases this week: February 9 2010
Couples Retreat
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
The director of Smokin’ Aces and Narc brings you back into the adrenaline-pumping world of blood, bullets and badasses. Packed with insane mercenaries, sexy assassins, and more of the fan-favorite Tremor family, this all-new explosive film tells the story of a low-level FBI agent with a high-price on his head! May the best hit man survive!
Emma (2009)
From BBC Warner
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Emma (2009)
Beautiful, clever, and rich Emma Woodhouse is convinced she is good at matchmaking after her older sister and her governess both marry suitable husbands. No matter that as Mr Knightley drily observes, in reality, she had nothing to do with these relationships. Yet Emma, certain of her talents, plays a dangerous game as she persuades her new friend, the young, pretty and socially inferior Harriet to reject an advantageous marriage proposal to a local farmer in favour of dashing Mr Elton. So begins a story which challenges Emma's naivety, her social preconceptions and her relationship with Knightley. Fresh and funny, this perceptive adaptation, featuring a stellar cast, brings Jane Austen's comic masterpiece to life.
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Emma (2009)
Beautiful, clever, and rich Emma Woodhouse is convinced she is good at matchmaking after her older sister and her governess both marry suitable husbands. No matter that as Mr Knightley drily observes, in reality, she had nothing to do with these relationships. Yet Emma, certain of her talents, plays a dangerous game as she persuades her new friend, the young, pretty and socially inferior Harriet to reject an advantageous marriage proposal to a local farmer in favour of dashing Mr Elton. So begins a story which challenges Emma's naivety, her social preconceptions and her relationship with Knightley. Fresh and funny, this perceptive adaptation, featuring a stellar cast, brings Jane Austen's comic masterpiece to life.
Halloween II
Directed by Rob Zombie
Halloween 2
When Rob Zombie remade John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher classic, “Halloween,” he added a back story for the masked psycho killer Michael Myers that took up his film’s first half-hour. In his new “Halloween II” — a remake of the 1981 sequel, and a sequel to his own remake — he reverses the process. The film’s first half-hour cleverly encapsulates the plot of the 1981 original, leaving Mr. Zombie free to do what he will with the remaining hour-plus. If only he had more on his mind than his love of 1970s Italian horror films, his meticulous color schemes and his body count. — Mike Hale , The New York Times
Halloween 2
When Rob Zombie remade John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher classic, “Halloween,” he added a back story for the masked psycho killer Michael Myers that took up his film’s first half-hour. In his new “Halloween II” — a remake of the 1981 sequel, and a sequel to his own remake — he reverses the process. The film’s first half-hour cleverly encapsulates the plot of the 1981 original, leaving Mr. Zombie free to do what he will with the remaining hour-plus. If only he had more on his mind than his love of 1970s Italian horror films, his meticulous color schemes and his body count. — Mike Hale , The New York Times
Taylor Swift takes album of the year, 3 other Grammys
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Taylor Swift won the biggest Grammy of the night, album of the year for her CD "Fearless
.""This is the story we're going to be telling over and over again, that we got to win album of the year in 2010," Swift said.
Swift also won best country album. She won four Grammys overall.
Beyonce had won a pair of Grammys over Swift, winning the best female pop vocal performance award Sunday night as well as song of the year. That latter honor, a songwriters' award, was given to Beyonce for co-writing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." List: Major Grammy winners
The Boys Are Back
From Miramax Films
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The Boys Are Back
Clive Owen delivers a critically acclaimed performance in THE BOYS ARE BACK, the heartwarming and uplifting drama about a man who is suddenly thrust into the role of single parent. Successful sportswriter Joe Warr (Owen) finds himself completely unprepared to raise his rambunctious 6-year-old son Artie and juggle the challenges of a demanding job, running a household and the possibility of romance. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he develops a revolutionary approach to parenting no rules, no chores. It's a home filled with love and chaos and then Joe's estranged teenage son comes for a visit. Inspired by a true story and filled with emotional honesty, this poignant film will touch your heart and lift your spirits.Bonus Features include: THE BOYS ARE BACK
: A Photographic Journey With Optional Commentary By Director Scott Hicks, A Father And Two Sons, On Set
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The Boys Are Back
Clive Owen delivers a critically acclaimed performance in THE BOYS ARE BACK, the heartwarming and uplifting drama about a man who is suddenly thrust into the role of single parent. Successful sportswriter Joe Warr (Owen) finds himself completely unprepared to raise his rambunctious 6-year-old son Artie and juggle the challenges of a demanding job, running a household and the possibility of romance. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he develops a revolutionary approach to parenting no rules, no chores. It's a home filled with love and chaos and then Joe's estranged teenage son comes for a visit. Inspired by a true story and filled with emotional honesty, this poignant film will touch your heart and lift your spirits.Bonus Features include: THE BOYS ARE BACK: A Photographic Journey With Optional Commentary By Director Scott Hicks, A Father And Two Sons, On Set
New DVDs | 'Bright Star,' 'Whip It,' 'Michael Jackson's This Is It'
Some thriller moves make it to DVD Tuesday, with the roller-derby flick "Whip It" and "Michael Jackson's This Is It." Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services (for full reviews, search the movie title at seattletimes.com).
"Bright Star
" (PG): Jane Campion's ode to poetry and young love stars Ben Whishaw as the poet John Keats and Abbie Cornish as his neighbor, Fanny Brawne.
"Bright Star" (PG): Jane Campion's ode to poetry and young love stars Ben Whishaw as the poet John Keats and Abbie Cornish as his neighbor, Fanny Brawne.
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