'Monsters University,' 'Turbo' top Thanksgiving week DVD sales
It looks like there will be plenty of computer animated movies underneath Christmas trees this year.
December 10, 2013
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It looks like there will be plenty of computer animated movies underneath Christmas trees this year.
The three African American-made Christmas movies cap a banner year for black cinema and tweak Hollywood’s usual holiday look. Time was when Christmas movies were as reliably white as a North Pole winter.
Two new boxed sets feature splendid work from Britain, and a new single DVD presents a classic view of France. Â Â Â Â
Disney’s 3-D animated summer movie “Planes” appears to have some lift as a home entertainment title, soaring to the top of Rentrak’s DVD and Blu-ray sales chart in its first week in release.
Also new: ‘Drinking Buddies,’ ‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: The Complete Series,’ Robert Altman’s ‘Nashville’ and more.
Kay wants to replace her bulky old TV set with a flat screen for watching movies on DVD. Can she use a PC monitor instead of a TV set and thus avoid having to pay for a TV license? I’ve been using a bulky analogue TV set as a screen for my DVD player.
The jazz artist is well past his prime in ‘Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969,’ but there are many surprises and glimpses of his greatness. Is a document of an artist in the twilight of his career as vital as one that captures his prime?
Think silent films reached a high point with The Artist? The pre-sound era produced some of the most beautiful, arresting films ever made
Think silent films reached a high point with The Artist? The pre-sound era produced some of the most beautiful, arresting films ever made.
Warner Bros.’ Superman movie “Man of Steel” flew high in its first week of release in the home entertainment market, landing as the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray title. Â Â Â Â