TWO LOVERS 3 stars (Magnolia Home Entertainment, '08) $29.98. 108 mins. A heartbroken man moves back into his parents' home where he falls for two women. With Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw. R (profanity, some sexuality and brief drug use) (CC)
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"The Legendary Starfy," starring the starfish prince of Pufftop Kingdom, is a mostly underwater adventure with a cute cast, crisp visuals and game play that doesn't feel like a rehash of other side-scrolling mascot adventures.
"Eastbound & Down: The Complete First Season" (NR, 2009, HBO)
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
When Oblivion and Doom meet, the Fallout is bound to yield surprises; and perhaps offer some insight into the future of the video game industry.
Director Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" (Universal, 1989, $29.98) leads the small list of new titles arriving on Blu-ray this week.
The following games are scheduled for release this week, according to GameSpot.com:
The news that Warner Home Video was releasing a newly discovered version of Hal Ashby's early '80s gambling comedy, "Lookin' to Get Out," was reason to get excited. Ashby was the Oscar-winning editor of "In the Heat of the Night" and, later, the director of such timely, important and memorable films from the 1970s as "The Landlord," "Harold and Maude," "The Last Detail," "Shampoo," "Coming Home" and Being There."
When one of the best (if not the best) films of 2008 opened in theaters, it was widely ignored.
WALTZ WITH BASHIR 4 stars (Sony Pictures Classics, '08) $28.96. 90 mins. Unable to remember his role as an Israeli soldier in the Lebanon War during the '80s, Ari Folman uses retro-animation to attempt to jog his memory and decode the recurring nightmares of his fellow soldiers. Voices of Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag. R (disturbing images of atrocities, strong violence, brief nudity and a scene of graphic sexual content) (Sub-titled)
TYLER PERRY'S MADEA GOES TO JAIL 1.5 stars (Lions Gate, '09) $29.95 103 mins. Not able to manage her anger problem, Madea lands in jail ... after a high-speed chase, of course. With Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, RonReaco Lee, Robin Coleman. PG-13 (adult themes, drug content, some violence, sexual situations) (CC)
"Dragon Hunters" (PG, 2008, Peace Arch)
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