In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden deep beneath this home, is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by an army of tireless, little yellow Minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. One of the world's greatest super-villains has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.
Vitals: Director: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin. Stars: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Miranda Cosgrove, Julie Andrews, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Jack McBrayer, Jemaine Clement.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 95 min., Animated, Box office gross: $244.701 million, Universal.
The Other Guys
NYPD Detectives Christopher Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and P.K. (Samuel L. Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos -- other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit Detectives Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg). You've seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They're not heroes --they're "the Other Guys." But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case, one no other detective wants to touch but one that could turn into New York City's biggest crime. It's the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff?
Vitals: Director: Adam McKay. Stars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Daman Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle, Bobby Cannavale, Steve Coogan, Anne Heche, Lindsay Sloane.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 107 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $117.697 million, Sony.
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The Town
There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year. And most of the professionals live in a one-square-mile neighborhood called Charlestown. One of them is Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck), but he is not cut from the same cloth as his fellow thieves. Unlike them, Doug had a chance at success, a chance to escape following in his father's criminal footsteps. Instead, he became the leader of a crew of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves on taking what they want and getting out clean. The only family Doug has are his partners in crime, especially Jem, who, despite his dangerous, hair-trigger temper, is the closest thing Doug ever had to a brother. However, everything changed on the gang's last job when Jem briefly took a hostage: bank manager Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall). When they discover Claire lives in Charlestown, Jem gets nervous and wants to check out what she might have seen. Knowing what Jem is capable of, Doug takes charge. He seeks out Claire, who has no idea that their encounter is not by chance or that this charming stranger is one of the men who terrorized her only days before. As his relationship with Claire deepens into a passionate romance, Doug wants out of this life and the town. But with the Feds closing in and Jem questioning his loyalty, Doug realizes that getting out will not be easy and, worse, may put Claire in the line of fire. Any choices he once had have boiled down to one: betray his friends or lose the woman he loves. "The Town" is a dramatic thriller about robbers and cops, friendship and betrayal, love and hope, and escaping a past that has no future.
Vitals: Director: Ben Affleck. Stars: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renne, Blake Lively, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 125 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $87.843 million, Warner.Due Friday, December 17
Legend of the Guardians
Director Zack Snyder makes his animation debut with the fantasy family adventure based on the beloved books by Kathryn Lasky. The film follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father's favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd's jealousy has terrible consequences -- causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole -- Soren's only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.
Vitals: Director: Zack Snyder. Stars:.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 97 min., Family, Box office gross: $52.896 million, Warner.Due Friday, December 17
The A-Team
Remake -- or rather redo -- of TV's "The A-Team," about an unofficial team of Vietnam vets who stopped at nothing to get the bad guys. Sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, the four commandos escaped from a maximum-security stockade and survived in the Los Angeles underground as soldiers of fortune. The original series, which ran from 1983-87, starred George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz. In this version, the four are Iraq War veterans.
Vitals: Director: Joe Carnahan. Stars: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel. 2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 117 min., Action, Box office gross: $77.213 million, Fox.
Cyrus
Using the innovative improvisational techniques that have earned them critical accolades and a devoted following, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass enter the mainstream with a touching, original story that blends humor and heartbreak, much like life itself. Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John (John C. Reilly) has all but given up on romance. But at the urging of his ex-wife and best friend Jamie (Catherine Keener), John grudgingly agrees to join her and her fiance Tim (Matt Walsh) at a party. To his and everyone else's surprise, he actually manages to meet someone: the gorgeous and spirited Molly (Marisa Tomei). Their chemistry is immediate. The relationship takes off quickly but Molly is oddly reluctant to take the relationship beyond John's house. Perplexed, he follows her home and discovers the other man in Molly's life: her son, Cyrus (Jonah Hill). A 21-year-old new age musician, Cyrus is his mom's best friend and shares an unconventional relationship with her. Cyrus will go to any lengths to protect Molly and is definitely not ready to share her with anyone, especially John. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love -- and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.
Vitals: Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass. Stars: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 91 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $7.445 million, Fox.
Exit Through the Gift Shop
A story of street art and what happens when an eccentric shopkeeper-turned-amateur-filmmaker named Thierry Guetta sets out to produce the ultimate documentary on the art form. After spending five years recording many of the world's most infamous vandals at work, he met Banksy, a camera shy British stencil artist who felt Guetta himself would make a more fitting subject for a documentary. Turning the camera back on its owner with wildly unexpected results, the film is a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money and vandalism collide. Banksy tells the incredible true-life story of what happened when Guetta transformed himself into street-art sensation Mr. Brainwash. By turns shocking, hilarious and absurd, this is an enthralling modern-day fairy tale ... with bolt cutters. (Banksy is a graffitti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the Palestinian segregation wall in the West Bank. Most recently he made headlines with his controversial "Couch Gag" that he storyboarded and directed for "The Simpsons."
Vitals: Director: Banksy. 2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 87 min., Documentary, Box office gross: $3.290 million, Oscilloscope Laboratories.
Nanny McPhee Returns
Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she's needed the most and wanted the least in the next chapter of the family fable. In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she's arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green's children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant who turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.
Vitals: Director: Susanna White. Stars: Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Daniel Mays.
2009, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 109 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $28.725 million, Universal.
Mother and Child
Chronicles the compelling stories of three women -- a 50 year-old woman (Annette Bening), haunted by the thoughts of the daughter she gave up for adoption 35 years earlier. Elizabeth (Naomi Watts), who grew up as an adopted child; she's a bright and ambitious lawyer, but a flinty loner in her personal life. And Lucy, an African American (Kerry Washington), just embarking with her husband on the adoption odyssey, hoping for the opportunity to become parents. Their lives become fatefully intertwined by the unbreakable bond between mother and child.
Vitals: Director: Rodrigo Garcia. Stars: Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Smits, Samuel L. Jackson, David Morse, Elpidia Carrillo.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R 127 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.108 million, Sony.
Micmacs
From the director of "The City of Lost Children," "Delicatessen," "Alien: Resurrection," "Amelie" and "A Very Long Engagement" comes this delightful comedy with vengeance. First it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting that lodged in his brain ... Bazil doesn't have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden, instant death. Released from the hospital after his accident, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, the inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is quickly taken in by a motley crew of junkyard dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba's cave of society's materialistic rejects and cast-offs. The group's talents and inspirations are as surprising as they are diverse: Remington, Calculator, Buster, Slammer, Elastic Girl, Tiny Pete and Mama Chow. Then, one day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused all of his misfortune. He sets out to take revenge, with the help of his faithful gang of wacky friends. Underdogs battling heartless industrial giants, the gang relives the battle of David and Goliath, with all the imagination and fantasy of Buster Keaton. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet says "'Micmacs' is a little like 'Delicatessen' meets 'Amelie'..." In French with English subtitles.
Vitals: Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Stars: Dany Boon, Andre Dussollier, Omar Sy, Dominique Pinon, Julie Ferrier, Nicolas Marie, Marie-Julie Baup.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 104 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $1.248 million, Sony.
All DVD Releases
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
A deluxe collector's set that pays tribute to one of the most important eras in Hollywood history. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider formed the production company BBS, which gave a voice to rebel artists like Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich, Jack Nicholson, and Henry Jaglom. This box set -- featuring iconic, ground-breaking works "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces," "Head," "Drive, He Said," "A Safe Place," "The King of Marvin Gardens" and "The Last Picture Show" -- will be available in Blu-ray and DVD editions. The Blu-ray Disc set arrived Nov. 23. Read more about the titles and their bonus features. $99.95. (The Criterion Collection).
Army Wives: The Complete Fourth Season
(2009) Four-disc set with 18 episodes, $39.99. Extras: Bloopers, outtakes and gags; deleted scenes; "Safety First: From Script to Screen" featurette; "Southern Cooking Army Wives Style" featurette; "Military Jargon" featurette. (Disney).
The A-Team
(2010) Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel. Also available as a two-disc Blu-ray set.Blu-ray extras: Extended cut, "The Devil Is in the Details: Inside the Action with Joe Carnahan," "deleted scenes," gag Reel, "A-Team" theme mash-up montage, "Plan of Attack," "Character Chronicles," visual effects commentary with visual effects supervisor James E. Price, digital copy. (Fox).
The Back Nine
(2009) Documentary. Upon turning 40, a man chases his dream of becoming a professional golfer at any cost. What he finds along the way changes his life forever. Features interviews with PGA instructor Tim Suzor, golf yoga instructor Katherine Roberts and mental game expert Dr. Joe Parent. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Chabrol: Two Classic Thrillers
In celebration of the life and career of French maestro Claude Chabrol, who recently passed away at the age of 80, First Run features presents two of the legendary director's classic thrillers in a two-disc Special Edition. Hailed as the French master of the Hitchcockian thriller, Chabrol directed more than 60 films in a career spanning over half a century. Two of his most delightfully macabre are included here: "La Demoiselle d'Honneur" (The Bridesmaid) and "Merci Pour le Chocolat" (Thank You for the Chocolate). Extras: Director interviews, biographies, photo galleries, documentary: "Chabrol Directs the Bridesmaid," more. (First Run Features).
Concert for the Americas
(1982) Recorded at the Altos de Chavon Amphitheater, a 5,000-seat open-air Greek-style amphitheater in the Dominican Republic. This 90-minute performance features the legendary Buddy Rich on drums and a special guest appearance by guitarist Tony Mottola on a memorable rendition of "Send in the Clowns." This single disc is part of the "Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection" Nov. 2 seven-disc release. (Shout! Factory).
Cyrus
(2010) Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass. Stars: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh. Extras: Two alternate scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Fox).
Dear Mr. Gacy
(2009) William Forsythe, Jesse Moss, Emma Lahana. A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Extras: "The Gacy Files: Portrait of a Serial Killer" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Anchor Bay).
Despicable Me
(2010) Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Miranda Cosgrove, Julie Andrews, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Jack McBrayer, Jemaine Clement. Available in a single-disc DVD, a DVD Double Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blue-ray 3D Combo Pack.Extras: "The World of Despicable Me" featurette, "Gru's Rocket Builder" game, 'A Global Effort' featurette about the international team behind the film, commentary by directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, featuring the Minions. DVD Double Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blue-ray 3D Combo Pack adds Three new mini-movies starring the Minions: "Home Makeover," "Orientation Day" and "Banana"; "The Voices of Despicable Me" featurette; "Super Silly Fun Land" game; digital copy. Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blue-ray 3D Combo Pack adds Gru-Control picture-in-picture behind-the-scenes footage and cast/filmmaker interviews, "Miss Hattie's Top Secret Cookie Recipes"; BD-Live; My Scenes; pocket BLU app (now available on iPad; Minion Me for iPhone and iPad that personalize photos into Minions; Minion Dominion App for iPhone
and iPad to control a Minion on your phone; Advanced Remote Control; Video Timeline; Mobile-to-Go. (Universal).
Disengagement
(2007 -- Germany/Italy/Israel/France) Juliette Binoche, Liron Levo, Jeanne Moreau, Barbara Hendricks, Dana Ivgy, Hiam Abbass. A political drama centered around Israel's pullout from the occupied Gaza strip, in which a French woman returns to Israel and the Gaza Strip to find the daughter she abandoned at birth. (IFC Films).
Exit Through the Gift Shop
(2010) Documentary. The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur filmmaker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Billed as "the world's first street art disaster movie" the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffitti artists at work. Extras: "B Movie," an exclusive film about the "art" of Banksy; "Life Remote Control (Lawyer's Edit)," the movie that started it all released for the first time; deleted scenes; limited edition inserts designed by Banksy. (Oscilloscope Laboratories).
Frenemy (aka Little Fish, Strange Pond)
(2010) Matthew Modine, Callum Blue, Paul Adelstein, Adam Baldwin, Lisa Brenner, Zach Galifianakis. Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. (Lionsgate).
Gasland
(2010) Documentary about the perils of domestic natural gas drilling. The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" (hydraulic fracturing) has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. When filmmaker Josh Fox was asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarked on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A nearby Pennsylvania town that had recently been drilled reported that its residents were able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called Gasland. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, and part showdown, the film premiered on HBO in June 2010. (New Video).
Gunsmoke: The Fourth Season, Volume Two
(1959) Three-disc set, $39.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount Home Entertainment).
Hawaii Five-O: The Tenth Season
(1977-78) Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $54.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount Home Entertainment).
Hoarders: Season 2, Part 1
(2010) Two-disc set with seven episodes, $19.95. (A&E Home Entertainment).
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
(2010) Documentary. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (IFC Films).
The Last International Playboy
(2009) Jason Behr, Krysten Ritter, Lucy Gordon, Monet Mazur, India Ennenga, Lydia Hearst, Mike Landry. A New York City playboy's life is rocked when he learns that his childhood love is engaged, and he plunges into whiskey and self-destruction. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, slide show. (MTI Home Video).
Legend of the Guardians
(2010) Also available as a 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack with a DVD and digital copy; and a 2D Blu-ray Combo Pack with a DVD and digital copy, with bonus features: Maximum Kid Mode to explore the world of Ga'Hoole, "To the Sky" music video by Owl City, new looney Tunes cartoon"Fur of Flying." (Warner). Due Friday, December 17
Micmacs
(2010 -- France) Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet; Stars: Dany Boon, Andre Dussollier, Omar Sy, Dominique Pinon, Julie Ferrier, Nicolas Marie, Marie-Julie Baup. Extras: Commentary by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Q & A with Jeunet and actress Julie Ferrier, "The Making of Micmacs," "Animations: Absurd Deaths." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Mother and Child
(2010) Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Smits, Samuel L. Jackson, David Morse, Elpidia Carrillo. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Rodrigo Garcia, behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast, deleted scenes, "Creating the Family Tree" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Mugabe and the White African
(2009) Short-listed as one of the 15 best documentaries of the year, "Mugabe and the White African" is the story of one family's astonishing bravery as they fight to protect their property, their livelihood and their country. Mike Campbell is one of the few white farmers left in Zimbabwe since its leader, Robert Mugabe, enacted his disastrous land redistribution program. Once the breadbasket of Africa, Zimbabwe has since spiraled into chaos, the economy decimated as farms given to Mugabe cronies are run into ruin. After enduring years of intimidation and threats, Campbell decides to take action. Unable to call upon help from his country's authorities, he challenges Mugabe before an international court. Extras: Directors' Q&A, biographies, photo gallery. (First Run Features).
Nanny McPhee Returns
(2010) Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Daniel Mays. Extras: Commentary by director Susanna White, deleted scenes, featurettes: "New Film, New Story," "Magical Moves," "Mr. Edelweiss," "Emma Thompson Becomes Nanny Mcphee," "The Pigs," "The Mud," "A Look Inside." Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds BD Live, My Scenes, pocket Blu. (Universal).
The Other Guys
(2010) Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Daman Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle, Bobby Cannavale, Steve Coogan, Anne Heche, Lindsay Sloane. Available in four configurations: on unrated Blu-ray Combo Pack, unrated single disc Blu-ray, unrated DVD and theatrical cut DVD. Extras: Theatrical DVD: Deleted and extended scenes, two featurettes: "Crash and Burn!" and "Bed Bath and Way Beyond." The unrated DVD includes both the theatrical and unrated film versions. The Blu-ray versions add: The first-ever all-mom commentary, "The 'Mom'-mentary," an audio track in which the mothers of Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and writer Chris Henchy serve up their hilarious and uncensored reactions to the film; additional deleted and extended scenes; Line-O-Rama; gag reel; "Pimps Don't Cry" music video; alternate action; more featurettes: "Extreme Close Up," "Everyone Hates the DVD Guy," "Wasn't That???" "Why Are There Brits on This Movie?" "Rob Riggle Likes to Party," We Shouldn't Kiss a Chicken, "Mark Walberg's Eating Contest Entourage," "Lendl Global Commercial"; movieIQ+sync and BD-Live. The Combo Pack includes a digital copy of the film. (Sony).
Prayers for Bobby
(2009) Sigourney Weaver, Ryan Kelley. Captivating and emotional true story about a deeply religious suburban housewife and mother who struggles to accept her son's homosexuality. (A&E Home Entertainment).
Resonances (aka Oddzwiek)
(2009 -- Poland) A documentary about a young woman who, until her 17th birthday, wanted to become a nun. The film uncovers the reasons why the woman became a feminist against the grain of modern Catholic Poland. (CAV Distributing).
Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced
(2010) Comedian/actor Robert Klein stars in his ninth HBO stand-up special, an hour of all new insights into society's foibles and follies, plus several memorable musical interludes, in front of a live audience at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts' Amaturo Theatre in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. $19.97. (HBO).
Straight to Hell Returns
(1987) Surreal gangster/Western by maverick filmmaker Alex Cox, here re-edited by the director. Three hit men bungle a job and head to the desert to hide out, along the way robbing a bank and then hiding the loot. They travel to a lonely town, where they encounter a clan of bandits (played by The Pogues), wild women, gun fights, death and destruction. Stars Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude, Ed Tudor-Pole, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacey, Biff Yeager, Jennifer Balgobin, Michele Winstanley, Jem Finer, Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones, Miguel Sandoval. Extras: Making-of documentary "Back To Hell," commentary by director Alex Cox and Dick Rude, "Black Hills" short tour of the "Straight to Hell" locations shot by Alex Cox in 1977. (Microcinema International).
The Town
(2010) Director: Ben Affleck. Stars: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renne, Blake Lively, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper. Also available in a Blu-ray Combo Pack, which includes the DVD, Blu-ray with extended cut, and digital copy. (Warner) Due Friday, December 17
The Trotsky
(2009) Jay Baruchel, Saul Rubinek, Colm Feore, Michael Murphy, Emily Hampshire.
When Montreal West high school student Leon Bronstein (Jay Baruchel) discovers that his birth name is the same as Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky, he comes to believe that he is the reincarnation of his namesake and -- though he leads a privileged upper middle class life, decides to embark on his own Bolshevik mission.Extras: Commentary with director Jacob Tierney and editor Arthur Tarnowski, bloopers, deleted scenes, "The Making of The Trotsky." (Tribeca Film/New Video).
Trouble in Mind
(1985) Dir.: Alan Rudolph; Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Lori Singer, Genevieve Bujold, Divine. Extras: "In Conversation With Alan Rudolph and Mark Isham";
new cast interviews, collectors booklet featuring liner notes by Rudolph. (Shout! Factory).
24: The Complete Series
Fifty-seven-disc set, $349.98. (Fox).
An Ultimate Collection of Gulliver's Travels
Includes two animated features, "Gulliver's Travels" (1939) (produced by the legendary Max Fleisher and directed by his brother David) and "Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon" (1965), as well as seven Max Fleischer cartoons starring "Gabby" from "Gulliver's Travels" and a 1902 film by special effects pioneer Georges Melies. $15.95. (Film Chest/Virgil Films and Entertainment).
World Wrestling Entertainment DVD Roundup WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010) It's a timeless debate for sports entertainment fans everywhere. Who is the greatest of all time? Better yet, what superstars make up your top 10. The debates and cross-generational comparisons can go on forever, as fans compare Stone Cold to the Hulkster, Ric Flair to Shawn Michaels, this generation's giant (Big Show) to the all-time Giant (Andre), or ask whether John Cena and Randy Orton have already done enough to cement a permanent legacy in this industry. Now, with the "50 Greatest Superstars in WWE History" three-disc giftset, fans can enjoy the first-ever countdown of the biggest superstars in history, complete with highlights of the top 50, commentary from today's WWE Superstars explaining their choices, and more. $34.95. Smackdown: The Best of 2009-2010 (2010) It has been quite a year for SmackDown. The popular show celebrated its 10th anniversary and the season featured a number of outlandish moments, outstanding matches, and bitter rivalries. Now fans can relive their favorite matches and moments with this three-disc release will includes more than 8 hours of the best of SmackDown. $34.95. WWE: Bragging Rights 2010 (2010) Pits the biggest superstars of the SmackDown brand vs the best of Raw in a series of matches for bragging rights. $24.95. WWE: Hell in a Cell 2010 (2010) It's sadistic and demonic. It's structure can make a career or end it. Some of the most iconic WWE moments of the last decade have happened in the Hell in a Cell and this DVD includes all the matches from this spectacular event with the stars of Raw and SmackDown battling each other. $24.95.