Skip It The Movie: Hollywood will occasionally tend to have a moment of odd convergence when all of the stars of a particular era will get together for one film that is implausibly premised, but the production serves as more of an excuse for the cast to get together and drink and cavort until the wee hours of the morning.
A wannabe soldier fights evil in WWII in “Captain America: The First Avenger.” Also new: “Attack the Block” and “‘Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale.”
The “Shrek” movies may not even exist as far we’re concerned in “Puss in Boots,” which is fine, because they just kept getting worse; last year’s “Shrek Forever After,” in 3-D, felt especially flat. But the franchise reboots anew here, if you’ll pardon the pun, with great energy, creativity and aplomb.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that Rise of the Planet of the Apes , which has earned $432 million worldwide, hits Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download in December.