Welcome to this week’s DVD and Blu Release Report for Tuesday March 2nd, 2010!
Each week I will feature some of the biggest titles making their way to my bookshelf and rental piles. I try not to buy too many movies, just like Kevin Smith tries not to do weed. So here are my picks this week as well as which ones will get rented, and which ones will dent my wallet right out of the gate.
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Gentleman Broncos A teenager attends a fantasy writers’ convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist. Starring Michael Angarano (Sky High) Jennifer Coolidge (Stiffler’s Mom) and Jemaine Clement, this really feels like a new Napoleon Dynamite, and its Directed by the same guy. Looks a little silly and cheap, but clearly that’s what they were going for. Might be trying too hard to monopolize on that Dynamite appeal, but it works so far. Looks quirky odd, and worth a rent. |
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee A calm private reliable woman explores her own turbulent life in a journey of self discovery. Starring Robin Wright Penn, Julianne Moore, Keanu Reeves, Monica Bellucci, Maria Bello, Winona Ryder, Alan Arkin, Blake Lively. Never been shy of anything with Robin Wright Penn in it, this will certainly get rented. |
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Ponyo An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. With a stellar voice cast including Liam Neeson, Matt Damon and Tina Fey, Ponyo is certain to get itself bought by this movie fan for one reason. Hayao Miyazaki. I will buy anything Studio Ghibli as this master storyteller always takes the most odd and unconventional and makes it magical. Ponyo is no different. |
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2012 An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. It stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. How can that go wrong? But it seems this one is riding the fence and most people I have talked to either love it for its nonstop action and unreal visuals, or they hate it for the same reason. I have been waiting for this release to check it out myself, and it will likely get a rental soon. |
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Where The Wild Things Are An adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world–a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. Despite loving this classic book as a child, and even making sure my own kids were exposed to this tale, I never got around to seeing it in theaters. I have been waiting for the DVD release to add it to my collection regardless. |
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Bitch Slap! Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, America Olivo are three very different and very sexy women whose lives cross paths to travel to a remote desert hideaway to steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin. Its an over-stylized throwback tribute to 70s sexploitation that’s been making indie waves, and if you can find it on the shelves, you will want to pick this up. |
So what’s making the cut for you this week?
