Top DVD Releases for the Week of March 10 2009
Here is a list of the DVD Releases for the week of March 10 2009:
Pinocchio (2-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition)
Cast: Mel Blanc, Don Brodie, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Cliff Edwards
Director: Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske
Recommendations: A Disney Classic being re-released is always a good reason to buy a new DVD, especially since it's also available on Blu-ray.
Movies Coming Out This Week December 5 2008
Wondering what movies are coming out to theaters this Friday December 5 2008? Here is a list with our recommendations (which you can take or leave, it's up to you).
DEFINITELY WATCH AT THE MOVIES
This movie is part of our top 20 Christmas Movies of 2008 and should be really intense based on the trailer.
Synopsis: Oscar®-winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: Frost/Nixon. Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost onstage in London and New York.
DEFINETELY RENT
HUNGER
This is seems to be a really interesting story that deserves a look.
Synopsis: Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.
DEFINITELY WATCH ON TV
Because of Beyonce's presence in the movie, I have downgraded the movie to a TV watching status. No reason you should spend any money on this.
Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
HELL WILL FREEZE FIRST
PUNISHER: WAR ZONE
Ok, this looks stupid. They can't seem to get the Punisher series right.
Synopsis:After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw.
CADILLAC RECORDS Movie Trailer
The trailer for CADILLAC RECORDS was just released. I wanted to say that I am going to see it at the movies but after watching what someone considered to be the best parts of Beyonce's performance, I highly doubt that I will go see it at all. Someone should tell her the truth and spare us the misery of having to watch her trying to show feelings on camera.
Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
CADILLAC RECORDS First Look of Mos Def, Beyonce, Adrien Brody, and more...
MTV just released a first look at CADILLAC RECORDS which includes Emmanuelle Chriqui as Revetta Chess, Beyoncé Knowles as Etta James, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Gabrielle Union as Geneva Wade, Mos Def as Chuck Berry, Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon.
I am really curious to actually see a trailer for the movie because it seems to be very musically driven. But I do have to admit that I really disappointed that they decided to put Beyonce as Etta James in the movie. How many bad performances on her part do we need to be subjected to until they realize she should just stick to singing.
I am however looking forward to seeing Mos Def, he is just brilliant.
Cadillac Records is scheduled to be released on December 5, 2008.
Check out more photos below.
Mos Def as Chuck Berry in CADILLAC RECORDS
Reuters reports that Mos Def has been cast to play Chuck Berry in the movie "Cadillac Records."
Additional cast includes Gabrielle Union who will play Geneva Wade.
The Sony BMG film is set in 1950s Chicago and follows the turbulent lives of Chess Records co-founder Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), and the label's artists, including Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Howlin' Wolf (Eamonn Walker), Etta James (Beyonce Knowles) and Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer).
To me, Mos Def is a joy to watch, he brings such subtleties to all his characters and emerges himself so much in them, that we truly believe he is the character.
From The Woodsman and Something The Lord Made, to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I cannot get enough of him.
So with that in mind, it should come as no surprise that this news comes with great anticipation to see his performance.
What do you think of Mos Def playing Chuck Berry?
