NEW FEATURES

“WALL-E”

Pixar’s latest animated triumph hits DVD today in both a standard release and a three-disc collector’s edition.

This is an absolute must-buy and the best movie of the year to this point. More than that, it’s a celebration of movies in general as its main character, a lovable robot, expresses itself through old Hollywood musicals when his beeps and chirps fail him. Fan of cartoons or not, this is an essential addition to any DVD collection.

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• Watchmen women’s “Kick Ass” video here [Spill]
• Jack Black to star in Gulliver’s Travels. Black, will also be appearing in Judd Apatow-produced comedy The Year One, a sequel to School of Rock and Kung Fu Panda. [Variety]
• Horror Director Hideo Hakata takes on psychological thriller, Chatroom which is an adaptation of stage play by Enda Walsh. [Variety]
• New Obama/Joker T-Shirt. I think they’re a little late on the Batman election wardrobe. Although I guess you could always represent a third party (although I think the Joker would have a better chance at winning). [/Film]
• Gods and Titans Casting News: War of the Gods is looking to cast Henry Cavill as Theseus, legendary king of Athens. Clash of the Titans may cast Sam Worthington as Perseus. Both are in talks. More to come. [Cinematical]

NEW FEATURE FILMS

“Get Smart“

Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin and Dwayne Johnson

One of the better comedies of the summer hits DVD today in all its action and joke-packed glory.  This edition boasts “62% More Jokes”, a number so arbitrary it’s probably true.  These come in the form of deleted scenes and improvised line alterations from second city alums Arkin and Carrell.

This film also contains the somewhat creepy relationship between Carell and Hathaway, a growing trend in film these days, finding middle-aged men pairing up with 20-something females.  One can only assume this was the fantastical plan of several Hollywood execs trying to start a reverse cougar trend.  Whatever the case, it casts a pall over any romance using this odd technique.  Hathaway is great in the movie, but couldn’t they have found a single comedienne over the age of thirty or are they no longer allowed to appear in films?

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Hollywood Reporter states that Jack Black will be playing the role of Matt Damon in a live-action Bourne Indentity spin off by Kung Fu Panda writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. In the film, Black washes up on a dessert Island and somehow believes he was a spy. Could be funny?

Danielle Panabaker (Sky High, Mr. Brooks) will star in Chuck Russell’s upcoming sci-fi action film called Prodigy about an elite prep school. The story is based on Dave Kalstein’s book, about students becoming geniuses with the help of drugs and diets. Sounds like fun! Sounds a bit Cruel Intentions-ish, but I’m sure it’s got it’s own thing going. Afterall, kids and drugs, what’s not to love?

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