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Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 1/27

by Peter Martin Jan 27th 2009 // 11:03AM

Filed under: Comedy », Documentary », Drama », Independent », New on DVD », Home Entertainment », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Cinematical Indie »

Pictured (clockwise from upper left): Pride and Glory, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, RockNRolla, Hulk Vs.

Pictured (clockwise from upper left): Pride and Glory, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, RockNRolla, Hulk Vs.

I'm shocked -- shocked!! -- that I can recommend a rental on all four featured titles. I'll search more diligently for titles to skip in coming weeks.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Woody Allen's sojourn across Europe continues in this critically-praised comedy / drama / romance, featuring the Academy Award-nominated Penélope Cruz, plus Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, and Rebecca Hall. James Rocchi called it "a bright, cool comedy of manners and mores, as refreshing and subtly intoxicating as a tall drink of sangria." Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.

Pride and Glory
Though some unfavorably compared it with We Own the Night, I much preferred Gavin O'Connor's striking, stirring New York City police 'brothers and father at odds' drama. Sure, it's familiar territory, but it struck me as piercing and emotionally authentic. With Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight, and Noah Emmerich. Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.

RocknRolla
As a friend surmised, Guy Ritchie returns to form with another fast-paced criminal misandventure. Ritchie at top form is still not my favorite cup of tea -- this movie slid out of my memory as painlessly as it went in -- but Ritchie die-hards and fans of Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, and incomprehensible slang can satisfy their curiosity. Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.

Hulk Vs.
Two new animated features: Hulk vs. Wolverine and Hulk vs. Thor. Let me repeat: Hulk vs. Wolverine! Hulk vs. Thor! Hulk vs. Wolverine! Hulk vs. Thor! Total running time: 78 minutes. Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.

Also out: Closing the Ring (the one with Mischa Barton naked), College, Lakeview Terrace, The Lucky Ones, Open Season 2, The Rocker, and Sharks in Venice.

After the jump: Indies on DVD, New on Blu-ray (Bourne!), and Collector's Corner.

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Watch the Trailer for 'Wolverine vs Hulk'

by Elisabeth Rappe Jul 14th 2008 // 10:02AM

Filed under: Action », Animation », Lionsgate Films », Fandom », Movie Marketing », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Trailers and Clips »



We've done a number of posts on Batman's recent animated outing, but there are some other masked heroes getting big DVD releases, too. Marvel and Lionsgate have teamed up to release a slate of direct-to-DVD animated movies that are more mature than the usual Saturday morning fare, but impossible to tackle in a live action film. Their first release, Hulk VS, comes out in January 2009. If you hadn't guessed by the title, it stars the purple-trousered one, and follows him through two of his most famous brawls with Thor and Wolverine.

But a few lucky people -- a few thousand, at least -- will get to see the first half, Hulk vs Wolverine, at its ComicCon premiere on Thursday, July 24th at 4:15. (I'm not kidding on the thousands. It's playing in Hall H which fits a ridiculous amount of people.) Whether or not you plan to catch it there, you can still watch the trailer courtesy of Marvel.com. It looks pretty darn fun -- there's adamantium bone-setting, the gloriously drawn Canadian Rockies gracing the background, and a very famous one-on-one showdown to be had. Yeah, I'll be watching this. Will you?

[via IMDB]





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