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The Woman in Black
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds
Director: James Watkins
The Scoop: Radcliffe takes his first steps from out of "Harry Potter"'s long shadow with this very, very shadowy gothic horror thriller. Here, Radcliffe stars as a guy who ends up in a haunted house and, well, a bunch of haunted house stuff happens to him. The film is a remake of a cult hit 1989 TV film based on a novel of the same name by Susan Hill.
Special Features: Digital copy
Rated PG-13, 99 min. | Watch the trailer
Red Tails
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Bryan Cranston, Michael B. Jordan
Director: Anthony Hemingway
The Scoop: George Lucas comes out of his solid gold man cave to produce his first non-"Star Wars" film in decades. The reason? To pay tribute to the amazing real life heroes known as the Tuskeegee Airmen, who broke through color barriers to become one of the most highly decorated group of fighter pilots in American history during World War II.
Rated PG-13, 125 min. | Watch the trailer
This Means War
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Chelsea Handler
Director: McG
The Scoop: What if the beloved Mad Magazine feature "Spy Vs. Spy" were made into a rom-com? That's the premise behind this which stars Pine and Hardy as two world-class James Bond types whose unbreakable friendship gets broken when they discover they are both dating Witherspoon. Man, that's the same thing that happened to BFFs Ryan Phillippe and Jake Gyllenhaal! (We kid).
Special Features: Alternate endings, commentary, gag reel, trailer
Rated PG-13, 97 min. | Watch the trailer
Perfect Sense
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Connie Nielsen
Director: David Mackenzie
The Scoop: McGregor stars opposite Green as a pair of scientists trying to simultaneously battle a horrible pandemic and their own mutual desires. There's a twist, though: The disease robs people of their physical senses, meaning their steamy trysts may get much less steamy unless they can find a cure. Mackenzie, who has made a name for himself with low budget indie dramas like "Asylum" and "Spread," helms.
Rated R, 92 min. | Watch the trailer
The Secret World of Arrietty
Starring: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
The Scoop: Legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki didn't direct this one himself, but since it was done by his Studio Ghibli, you can still count on a pretty high level of quality. Based on the beloved kids book "The Borrowers," "Arrietty" earned more than $125 million worldwide even without American audiences, as well as the Japanese Animation of the year award. And trust us: Those folks know their animation.
Rated G, 94 min. | Watch the trailer
Castle in the Sky (Blu-ray)
Starring: Barbara Goodson, James Van Der Beek, Lara Cody
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
The Scoop: (1986) Legendary Japanese animator Miyazaki became a legend thanks to films like this one, which tells the story of a magical floating city and the sky pirates searching for it. This new Blu-ray release from Disney includes both the original Japanese voice cast as well as an English dub, so you can watch it whichever way you please.
Special Features: Storyboards, featurettes, trailers
Rated PG, 124 min. | Watch the trailer
Whisper of the Heart (Blu-ray)
Starring: Courtney Thorne-Smith, Martin Spanjers, Jean Smart
Director: Yoshifumi Kondo
The Scoop: (1995) Adapted by famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki from the popular manga by Aoi Hiiragi, this was directed by Miyazaki's protégé and presumed successor Yoshifumi Kondo. Sadly, Kondo died just two years later, making this his only film. As such, its story of a girl whose dreamscapes begin to shape her real world relationships proves even more moving.
Special Features: Featurettes, trailers
Rated G, 111 min. | Watch the trailer
Recent Releases
Contraband
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
The Scoop: Wahlberg is back to doing what he does best – being a blue collar badass – in this film from Icelandic director Kormakur. This time around, Wahlberg plays an ex-con is forced back into the game when his brother-in-law gets involved in a shady underworld deal gone bad. Man, you gotta hate it when that happens.
Special Features: Deleted scenes, commentary, featurettes
Rated R, 110 min. | Watch the trailer
The Grey
Starring: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, James Badge Dale
Director: Joe Carnahan
The Scoop: Neeson has kicked the ass of just about every species on Earth, but in "The Grey," he takes on his greatest challenge yet: a pack of wolves. Neeson plays an oilman whose drilling team is stranded in the Alaskan wild after a plane crash. Bear Grylls is nowhere to be found, but Neeson does have Dale ("Shame," "The Pacific") with him, so that should help.
Special Features: Commentary, deleted scenes
Rated R, 117 min. | Watch the trailer
New Year's Eve
Starring: Zac Efron, Halle Berry, Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Lea Michele
Director: Garry Marshall
The Scoop: Remember the ensemble rom-com "Valentine's Day" last year? Well, now director Marshall has implemented his plan to make a rom-com about every holiday. "New Year's Eve" is the latest, following over a dozen lovelorn folks of all walks of life as they bumble and stumble through their New Year's Eve, trying to fulfill their resolutions to find true love. Thanks, Hollywood.
Rated PG-13, 117 min. | Watch the trailer
Haywire
Starring: Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Gina Carano
Director: Steven Soderbergh
The Scoop: Anyone who's seen "Ocean's 11" or "Contagion" knows Soderbergh sure as heck puts together some awesome casts and "Haywire" is no exception, with Tatum, Fassbender, McGregor, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas and numerous others joining MMA champ Carano for this story about a female superspy out for revenge on the dopes who set her up.
Special Features: Featurettes
Rated R, 92 min. | Watch the trailer
Underworld: Awakening
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley
Directors: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
The Scoop: It's a well-known fact: nobody knows vampires like the Swedes. Which is a good thing, because the all-Swede team of Marlind and Stein are behind the camera for the latest "Underworld" chapter, which brings star Beckinsale back to the franchise for another war, this time featuring both vampires and werewolves against humanity.
Special Features: Commentary, featurettes, blooper reel, music video
Rated R, 89 min. | Watch the trailer
The Vow
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange
Director: Michael Sucsy
The Scoop: Most people vow during their wedding ceremony "'til death do us part." But what about amnesia? If you forget your vow, what then? Are you an oathbreaker? McAdams and Tatum find out the hard way, because when she has a serious car accident and can't really remember her own husband, he has to go about winning her love all over again. Hey, second time is the charm, pal!
Special Features: Featurettes
Rated PG-13, 104 min. | Watch the trailer
One for the Money
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
The Scoop: remember that rom-com/action hybrid "The Bounty Hunter?" Well, we hope you liked it, because Heigl is doing her best Jennifer Aniston impersonation in "One for the Money," where she plays a freshly minted bail bondsman whose first case involves tracking down one of her ex-flames. Based on the popular Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich.
Special Features: Featurettes, deleted scene, gag reel, trailer
Rated PG-13, 106 min. | Watch the trailer
Chronicle
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Alex Russell, Dane DeHaan
Director: Josh Trank
The Scoop: With great power comes great responsibility. Unless, of course, you're one of the boys in "Chronicle," which tells the story of a group of regular high school kids who gain superpowers. Turns out that power does corrupt, though, and some of them begin to go a little apehouse with their new gifts, leaving the others to try and stop them. Where's Charles Xavier when you need him?
Special Features: Featurettes, deleted scene, camera test, trailer
Rated PG-13, 83 min. | Watch the trailer
Joyful Noise
Starring: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer
Director: Todd Graff
The Scoop: Move over, "Glee," because the choir craze is being taken over by two ladies who know a thing or two about putting on a show: Latifah and Parton. The plot of "Joyful Noise?" Well, it seems as though the two play rivals who have very different ideas of how to win their choir's big tournament. C'mon, ladies, let's see a little U-N-I-T-Y.
Special Features: Featurettes, extended songs, deleted scenes
Rated PG-13, 118 min. | Watch the trailer
W.E.
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Oscar Isaac, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Dormer
Director: Madonna
The Scoop: Madonna returns to movies, only this time she's behind the camera for "W.E.," a romantic drama she also co-wrote as well as directed. Cornish stars as a modern woman struggling with her marriage; for inspiration, she turns to an unlikely source — the romance between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Britain's King Edward VIII. And then, everybody vogues.
Rated R, 119 min. | Watch the trailer
Albert Nobbs
Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikoswka, Aaron Johnson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
The Scoop: Close has made a career out of transforming herself into all manner of unexpected and unrecognizable characters, but this time she takes on her biggest transformation yet: Into a dude. Here she plays Albert Nobbs, a 19th century woman disguised as a man disguised as a butler in order to have a non-gender stereotyped job and life. In order to maintain her masquerade, she tries to talk Wasikowska into becoming her beard. Needless to say, complications ensue all over the damn place.
Rated R, 114 min. | Watch the trailer
Rampart
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Oren Moverman
The Scoop: Fans of director Moverman's 2009 drama "The Messenger" are in for a treat, because this reunites him with Foster and Harrelson, who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in "The Messenger." Harrelson plays a downright nasty corrupt cop in 1990s Los Angeles. The film is as black as the Grinch's heart.
Rated R, 108 min. | Watch the trailer
The Innkeepers
Starring: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis
Director: Ti West
The Scoop: The only thing creepier than a haunted house is a haunted mansion — and the only thing creepier than a haunted mansion is a haunted hotel. Size matters in these things. Which is too bad for the cast of "Innkeepers," because when the workers at a haunted hotel decide to start sticking their nose into dead people's business, the ectoplasm hits the fan. Hint: Don't order the room service.
Special Features: Commentaries, featurettes, trailer
Rated R, 101 min. | Watch the trailer
Pariah
Starring: Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis
Director: Dee Rees
The Scoop: One of the most acclaimed films at this year's Sundance Film Festival (it won top price for cinematography), "Pariah" features breakout star Oduye as a teenager in Brooklyn trying to figure out her sexuality in the face of stiff resistance from her conservative parents. The film expands upon director Dee Rees' award winning 2007 short film of the same name.
Rated R, 86 min. | Watch the trailer
Dark Tide
Starring: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, Ralph Brown
Director: John Stockwell
The Scoop: The latest in a long line of Hollywood films featuring sharks eating people, "Dark Tide" stars Berry as a woman renowned for swimming with the Great Whites. Right up until one of them eats her mentor. Nine years later, her former partner shows up and drags her back into the water for another date with finned destiny. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, right?
Special Features: Trailers
Rated PG-13, 94 min. | Watch the trailer
Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Starring: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareham, Robert Loggia
Director: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareham
The Scoop: The team behind the cult hit – and decidedly acquired taste – comedy show "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" bring their talents to the big screen. And they're joined by a who's who of guest stars, including Will Forte, Zach Galifianakis, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and, you know, everybody else. We can't guarantee you'll laugh, but it won't be for lack of trying. Or will it?
Special Features: Interviews, commentary, deleted and extended scenes
Rated R, 92 min. | Watch the trailer
Jeremiah Jackson (Blu-ray)
Starring: Robert Redford, Will Greer, Delle Bolton
Director: Sydney Pollack
The Scoop: (1972) Long before Oscar winner Pollack became a household name for films like "Tootsie" and "Out of Africa," the director took on a very different project in the western "Jeremiah Johnson." Redford stars as a reclusive loner who wanders the wilds of the Rockies and falls into a series of life changing misadventures. A forgotten classic.
Special Features: Commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette, trailer
Rated PG, 108 min. | Watch the trailer
Men in Black II (Blu-ray)
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
The Scoop: (2002) Five years after their initial foray, Smith and Jones returned to the roles of alien wranglers Jay and Kay for the "MiB" sequel. This time the buddies have to stop an alien from blowing up the Earth. And, oh by the way, the target of the attack might be Kay's secret daughter born from an alien queen. Or not. You'll just have to see for yourself.
Special Features: Commentary, alt. scenes, blooper reel, featurettes, music video
Rated PG-13, 88 min. | Watch the trailer
Dirty Dancing Collection (Blu-ray)
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Diego Luna, Romola Garai
Director: Emile Ardolino, Guy Ferland
The Scoop: Everybody knows that nobody puts Baby in the corner, but how do you say that in Spanish? That's the challenge you'll face when you bust open the new "Dirty Dancing" Collection, which features both the original 1987 classic as well as the 2004 Latin flavored sequel "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights." Now that's muy bueno.
Special Features: Commentary, Swayze retrospective, featurettes, music videos, etc.
Rated PG-13, 100 min. / 86 min. | Watch the trailer
Bringing Down the House (Blu-ray)
Starring: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy
Director: Adam Shankman
The Scoop: (2003) Martin plays a high falutin' lawyer who gets mixed up in the online dating scene only to discover that his virtual girlfriend is none other than Queen Latifah. Score! Unfortunately, she's also an escaped convict looking for a lawyer to help her prove her innocence. Along the way, the two of them learn several valuable and inevitable life lessons.
Special Features: Commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reel, music video
Rated PG-13, 105 min. | Watch the trailer
Father of the Bride (Two-Movie Blu-ray Collection)
Starring: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short
Director: Charles Shyer
The Scoop: (1991 & 1995) A remake of the 1950 comedy of the same name, "Father of the Bride" was a surprise smash hit when it debuted. Martin and Keaton play the parents of an engaged lady; when the wedding plans become too much for Martin to handle, hijinx ensue. The film was popular enough to inspire a sequel four years later, which is also included in this set. Handy!
Special Features: Commentary, featurettes, cast inerview
Rated PG, 105 min. & 106 min. | Watch the trailer
Duets (Blu-ray)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Paul Giamatti
Director: Bruce Paltrow
The Scoop: (2000) "Duets' has a simple premise: Get a bunch of stars together on screen and make them sing karaoke. And darned if they don't do just that! Paltrow headlines, partially because she isn't a half bad singer (see: "Country Strong") but mostly because her dad directed it. Hey, any excuse to see an A-list superstar sing a duet with Lewis is a good one.
Rated R, 112 min. | Watch the trailer
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Blu-ray)
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover
Director: Joe Dante
The Scoop: (1990) After "Gremlins" became a surprise smash in 1984, the studio naturally wanted to make a sequel. What they finally got six years later, though, wasn't exactly what they expected, as director Dante decided to turn "Gremlins 2" into a satire about how bad Hollywood sequels are. The result has become a cult favorite. Trust a gremlin to bite the hand that feeds it after midnight.
Special Features: Commentary, featurette, deleted scenes, gag reel, trailer
Rated PG-13, 106 min. | Watch the trailer
Clueless (Blu-ray)
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd
Director: Amy Heckerling
The Scoop: (1995) Over the past 200+ years, Jane Austen has given joy to millions of readers. But perhaps her greatest gift was introducing the world to Rudd. Silverstone plays a hapless rich girl who discovers life's priorities thanks in part to Rudd, who plays her unlikely love interest. Paul Rudd, the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks, Jane!
Special Features: Trivia game, featurettes, historical retrospective, trailers
Rated PG-13, 97 min. | Watch the trailer
Men in Black (Blu-ray)
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
The Scoop: (1997) It may not be quite as obvious as "Avengers" or "The Dark Knight Rises," but the "Men in Black" franchise actually began life as a comic book as well. Based on an obscure tome by Lowell Cunningham, it smashed the box office, cementing Smith as a bona fide international superstar thanks to his turn as a plucky cop who becomes entangled in an extraterrestrial mystery.
Special Features: Extended scenes, commentary, photo gallery, trivia game
Rated PG-13, 98 min. | Watch the trailer
