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New To DVD This Week

By Paul Hall

Another great week on Blu-ray DVD - we are in a sweet spot for releases that appeal to a variety of individuals. From the dark and seedy Nightcrawler to the family friendly Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. The conspiracy based Kill The Messenger, the foreign offering Force Majeure to the HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge add to a slate that really is ready for you to have a great home theater experience this week. And oh, did I mention the Blu-ray Release of 101 Dalmations? Or Race for your Life Charlie Brown? Well they are both on deck this week too!

Pick Of The Week

If you pick one movie this week … this is it.

Nightcrawler / Rated R / Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo

Lou Bloom has bounced around looking for a job when a traffic accident introduces him to the work of the crime photojournalists known as “nightcrawlers.” He takes control of his destiny and starts shooting the most graphic video sequences he can find and sells the footage to Nina, a morning news television producer. This late-night buffet of incidents gives birth to one of the creepiest yet best performances of the year. (Grade: A)

Also This Week

Addicted / Rated R / Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe

Zoe has the perfect life with husband Jason. What happens when that perfect life gets shattered because of Zoe’s unshakeable addiction to the temptations that are placed in her path? Risking it all for the pleasures of life can have devastating consequences.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day/ Rated PG / Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner

Every day holds different things, some good and some bad. What Alexander wants is for his family to experience a bad day, but even he isn’t prepared for the calamity that ensues. A funny family film that is like the school of hard knocks all in one day.

Kill the Messenger / Rated R / Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt

Journalist Gary Webb uncovers one of the deepest conspiracies, and biggest stories, of his career. It involves drug smuggling and the United States government. Is this discovery too important for the public to know? Now, instead of reporting the events, Gary has become the story.

Plus

Felony / Not Rated / Tom Wilkinson, Joel Edgerton

Force Majeure / Rated R / Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli

Laggies / Rated R / Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz

Olive Kitteridge / Not Rated / Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins

One Small Hitch / Not Rated / Shane McRae, Aubrey Dollar

Predestination / Rated R / Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook

Rosewater / Rated R / Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia

The Song / Rated PG-13 / Alan Powell, Ali Faulkner

Remember – all release dates are subject to change.