New on DVD and Blu-ray: 'Jack the Giant Slayer' and More
Also new this week: "21 & Over," "Stoker," "The Brass Teapot" and "Movie 43." Read more »
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The Town (Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner
Director: Ben Affleck
The Scoop: (2010) Affleck's latest ode to the mean streets of Boston has already had a couple Blu-ray editions, but the Ultimate Collector's Edition is just that: Ultimate and for collectors. That's because it has not one, not two, but three different versions you can watch of this heist flick: The original, the extended and a special hybrid cut showing off all the differences between the two. Sounds like a real steal. Get it?
Special Features: Alternate ending, commentary, featurettes, etc.
Rated R, 125 min. | Watch the trailer
Starring: Emma Stone, Richard Gere, Hugh Jackman
Director: 12 of them including Elizabeth Banks
The Scoop: "Movie 43" is a comedy about Hollywood that co-stars just about every single actor in Hollywood. Whether or not all those inside jokes will make those of us on the outside laugh is a good question. But there's no doubt people like seeing stars butt heads, and since this one features a dozen different storylines, each of which is its own "Ocean's Eleven"-style cameo factory, we're guessing it should be fun anyway.
Rated R | Watch the trailer
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy
Director: Bryan Singer
The Scoop: "X-Men" director Bryan Singer is back with his biggest action epic yet. Nicholas Hoult (another "X-Men" alumnus) stars as Jack. You know, of "and the beanstalk" fame." And as the title implies, there are plenty of beanstalks, giants, princesses and other fairy tale elements to be had. Plus, Bill Nighy lends his voice to the CGI bad guys, and we all know what a badass he was in "Pirates of the Caribbean."
Rated PG-13, 114 min. | Watch the trailer
Starring: Ashley Bell, Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Sensening
Director: Ed Cass-Donnelly
The Scoop: Yep, looks like "The Last Exorcism" wasn't actually the last. It was really more like "The Penultimate Exorcism." But, whatever, the key point here is that the survivors from the first film are back for another round of demonic possession, creepy babies, ineffective religious rituals and all the other stuff that has been scaring movie goers since before your parents were born. So… yay?
Rated PG-13, 87 min. | Watch the trailer
Starring: Skylar Astin, Miles Teller, Justin Chon
Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
The Scoop: The writers behind "The Hangover" bring you this new comedy which is… well, it's "The Hangover," only with young people in it. "21 and Over" tells the story of three dudes out for a wild 21st birthday party. Naturally, now that they're all legal to drink, they get sauced and a bunch of crazy hijinks ensue. Hey, if you have a formula that works, why change it?
Rated R | Watch the trailer
Starring: Mia Wasikowsa, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode
Director: Chan-wook Park
The Scoop: Director Chan-wook Park, who is best known for the cult classic Korean horror film "Oldboy," presents his first major English language film. And it's a doozy: Mia Wasikowska plays a girl who, after her father dies, discovers she has a mysterious and beguiling uncle (Matthew Goode) that she's never heard of before. And if you've seen "Oldboy," well, you just know that relationship is going nowhere good.
Rated R, 98 min. | Watch the trailer
Starring: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly
Director: Dustin Hoffman
The Scoop: Seventy-five seems like a pretty ripe age to start a new career, but that's just what acting legend Hoffman has done with "Quartet," stepping behind the camera for his first directorial effort. And it's quite an effort: "Harry Potter" stalwarts Smith and Gambon head a cast of veteran actors playing elderly musicians putting on one last performance to raise money to save their retirement home.
Rated PG-13, 95 min., limited | Watch the trailer
Recent Releases
Starring: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz
Director: Sam Raimi
The Scoop: "Evil Dead" and "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi steps behind the camera again for this big budget prequel to the all-time classic "The Wizard of Oz." James Franco plays the wizard himself in this tale that explains how he ended up in Oz. Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis play the three witches who help shape his destiny.
Rated PG, 126 min. | Watch the trailer
Starring: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Susan Sarandon
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
The Scoop: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in this hard boiled action thriller as a dude who's son gets all arrested and stuff for druggy things. It looks bad, until dad steps in and cuts a deal with the government: He'll go undercover and break up the drug ring in exchange for his son's freedom. And finally — finally — we get to see Johnson team up with Susan Sarandon. So check that off your bucket list.
Rated PG-13 | Watch the trailer
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Mark Webber
Director: Michael Mohan
The Scoop: In this indie rom-com / dramedy, Caplan plays a gal who gets all emotionally unhinged after rejecting her boyfriend's marriage proposal. She then rebounds into a passionate affair, but is it fair to the new guy, herself or her old boyfriend? Or is she just screwing up everybody's life? The fact that her sister (Brie) is getting married to her ex's best friend doesn't complicate matter at all either.
Rated R, 98 min., limited | Watch the trailer
Starring: Juno Temple, Dane DeHaan, Riley Keough
Director: Bradley Rust Gray
The Scoop: Okay, so everyone knows that "Jack and Diane" are two kids doing the best they can in the heartland, etc. In this case, though, that heartland is actually New York City and Jack and Diane are both girls, which complicates their whirlwind romance in unexpected ways once their friends and family get involved.
Special Features: Featurettes, trailers
Rated R, 110 min. | Watch the trailer
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Peter Stormare
Director: Tommy Wirkola
The Scoop: Being stuffed in an oven by an evil witch can leave some major mental scars. That's the takeaway from the new action phantasmagoria that imagines Hansel and Gretel all grown up and doing what they were made to do (by circumstance): Hunt down and slaughter evil witches. Renner and Arterton play the iconic duo, only with more crossbows and leather costumes than breadcrumbs and gingerbread houses. Brother and Sister Grimm, anyone?
Watch the trailer
New on Blu-ray
Starring: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz
Director: Sam Raimi
The Scoop: "Evil Dead" and "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi steps behind the camera again for this big budget prequel to the all-time classic "The Wizard of Oz." James Franco plays the wizard himself in this tale that explains how he ended up in Oz. Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis play the three witches who help shape his destiny.
Rated PG, 126 min. | Watch the trailer
Starring: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Susan Sarandon
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
The Scoop: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in this hard boiled action thriller as a dude who's son gets all arrested and stuff for druggy things. It looks bad, until dad steps in and cuts a deal with the government: He'll go undercover and break up the drug ring in exchange for his son's freedom. And finally — finally — we get to see Johnson team up with Susan Sarandon. So check that off your bucket list.
Rated PG-13 | Watch the trailer
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Mark Webber
Director: Michael Mohan
The Scoop: In this indie rom-com / dramedy, Caplan plays a gal who gets all emotionally unhinged after rejecting her boyfriend's marriage proposal. She then rebounds into a passionate affair, but is it fair to the new guy, herself or her old boyfriend? Or is she just screwing up everybody's life? The fact that her sister (Brie) is getting married to her ex's best friend doesn't complicate matter at all either.
Rated R, 98 min., limited | Watch the trailer
Starring: Juno Temple, Dane DeHaan, Riley Keough
Director: Bradley Rust Gray
The Scoop: Okay, so everyone knows that "Jack and Diane" are two kids doing the best they can in the heartland, etc. In this case, though, that heartland is actually New York City and Jack and Diane are both girls, which complicates their whirlwind romance in unexpected ways once their friends and family get involved.
Special Features: Featurettes, trailers
Rated R, 110 min. | Watch the trailer
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Peter Stormare
Director: Tommy Wirkola
The Scoop: Being stuffed in an oven by an evil witch can leave some major mental scars. That's the takeaway from the new action phantasmagoria that imagines Hansel and Gretel all grown up and doing what they were made to do (by circumstance): Hunt down and slaughter evil witches. Renner and Arterton play the iconic duo, only with more crossbows and leather costumes than breadcrumbs and gingerbread houses. Brother and Sister Grimm, anyone?
Watch the trailer
