Servants did the shopping in 1909 England, until Harry Selfridge made going to the store an exciting event. Jeremy Piven stars as the American in London in the Masterpiece drama series “Mr Selfridge,” new on DVD and Blu-ray.
Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor star in “The Impossible,” based on a true story of a vacationing family separated by the terrifying 2004 tsunami.
Bringing classic films back to the screen has become big business at festivals such as those run by TCM and AFI. When it comes to old films, Robert Osborne is hard to stump. But this time he had to consult his notes.
The History Channel’s TV miniseries “The Bible” debuted at the top of the DVD and Blu-ray sales chart, while Oscar best picture winner “Argo” held on to the top rental spot. Here are the top selling and renting titles for the week ending April 6 and April 7, respectively.
Mark Eckel’s weekly Monday column.
April 14
A San Diego-area firm enables the wealthy to show in their home theaters movies that are still at the multiplex. The cost: $35,000 in equipment and $500 to $600 a film
Oscar winners and nominees battled for supremacy as new arrival “Lincoln” bested “Les Miserables” to take the top sales slot, and returning “Argo” was the No. 1 rental title over “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Skyfall,” according to the tracking firm Rentrak.
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New releases ruled the sales market, with “The Hobbit,” “Les Miserables” and “Zero Dark Thirty” knocking last week’s “Rise of the Guardians” off its roost. But holdover “Argo†claimed top spot on the rental chart. Here are the top-selling and top-renting titles for the week ending March 23 and March 24, respectively, according to Rentrak.