Which movies to see this weekend, July 20 International Black Women’s Film Festival: Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Ticket holders will have a chance to win limited supplies of movie posters and coconuts.
Movies now playing Vampire Hunter This crazy mashup, based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel, works because the filmmakers aren’t smirky about the gimmick but treat it with an illusion of seriousness: Abe Lincoln, the 16th president, is also an action hero dedicated to the proposition that the only good vampire is a destroyed vampire. The Amazing Spider-Man While you can argue that the last thing …
A couple of recent movies have really hit the mark in more ways than one. They’re inspiring a new generation of confident young women and have sparked a new-found popularity in archery.
Jack Quaid, Dayo Okeniyi and Alexander Ludwig are hoping to be a part of some special events when “The Hunger Games” is released on DVD/Blu-Ray next month.
New on DVD and Blu-ray, July 17 Feature: The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1938), Assassination (1987), The Beat Hotel (2012), Black Butterflies (2011), Burke & Hare: Remastered” (1972), “Casa de Mi Padre” (2012), “Doomsday Prophecy” (2011), “Extraterrestrial” (2011), “The Fairy” (2011), “Fixation” (2011), “4:44: Last Day on Earth (2012), Friends With Kids (2012), Get the Gringo (2012), Goldberg P.I …
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The Astonishing X-Men 2-Disc Blu-ray Collection is the perfect gift for the ultimate Marvel fan. This collection is available in stores nationwide November 13, 2012 from Shout! Factory, in association with Marvel Knights Animation.
New on DVD and Blu-ray, July 13 American Reunion The horny teens of “American Pie” (Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott et al) reunite as horny grown-ups for their high school reunion in this sequel, the fourth in the series, which is sloppy, witless and vacant. Being Flynn Robert De Niro plays the drunken father of a social worker in this well-acted but ultimately listless drama about the power …
Blu-ray players may have spread from early adopters to suburban basements, but DVDs are still widely watched, and some frugal consumers no doubt find the newer technology tough to justify.
A look at some DVDs scheduled to be released in the weeks ahead.