Week of March 27

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Acceptance and Difficult Choices

Karl Jung (Michael Fassbender) takes a manic and uncontrollable patient in Sabrina Spielren (Keira Knightley) and starts to treat her with Sigmund Freud's "talking cure" in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method. Beginning in 1904, Jung uses the publicly mistrusted treatment of psychoanalysis to heal Sabrina, and his professional life instigates a friendship with the poised and removed Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), the father of psychoanalysis... but as Sabrina gets healthier, Jung's relationship with her becomes more than just professional. In the years leading up to World War I, Jung, Freud, and Spielren's relationships with one another change as the balance between their desires, repressions, and needs for control shift. With Vincent Cassel. On DVD and Blu Ray.

"Because people aren't like numbers. They're more like letters, and those letters want to become stories, and Dad said those stories want to be shared."

Nine-year-old Oskar tries to make sense of the world after his father (Tom Hanks) dies in the World Trade Center on September 11th in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. As he tells his story, afraid of a world where terrible things can happen, and finding his mother (Sandra Bullock) depressed and unhelpful, Oskar discovers a key he's certain is a message from his father. With the help of an elderly mute (Max von Sydow), he tracks down everyone he thinks might be connected to the key and collects their stories from what Oskar calls "The Worst Day." If he finds the right lock, he's sure he can find the message behind his father's key, and the world will finally make sense again. With Viola Davis and Jeffrey Wright. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Written and directed by Angelina Jolie, In the Land of Blood and Honey is the story of Ajla, a Muslim in Yugoslavia whose life is torn apart when war erupts in the 1990s. As the Bosnian war redefines Eastern Europe, Ajla is held in a camp run by the Bosnian Serbs, including Danijel (Goran Kostic), her lover before the war. Though they try to reconnect, Danijel cannot betray his role in the army, and Ajla is thrown in with a group of women forced to be sex slaves for the Serbian army. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Looking back on his years in flashback, Chow Yun Fat stars in Confucius, telling the story of his life. Beginning his story as the mayor of a smaller city and rising politically by outmaneuvering his rivals with cleverness instead of violence. Though Confucius becomes a powerful official, he still makes enemies and finds himself in exile, where he collects the knowledge that will inform his famous and enduring Book of Wisdom. With Zhou Zun.

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Alvin, Simon, and Theodore (Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney) and the Chipettes (Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, and Christina Applegate) are enjoying an ocean cruise in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked when they end up stranded on a remote island. While the chipmunks make mischief on their remote island paradise, Dave (Jason Lee) and Ian (David Cross) set out to rescue them... but they find not only their friends, but the castaway (Jenny Slate) that's been taking care of Alvin and the rest during their stay.

Reflecting on the long, prolific, and storied career of legendary independent producer and director Roger Corman, Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel covers Corman's career from his beginnings in 1950s B-movies to his honorary Academy Award in 2010, along with interviews with the now-famous directors (like Peter Bogdanovich) and actors (like Jack Nicholson) who got their starts in Corman's productions.

Like Vampires Suck before it, Breaking Wind spoofs the Twilight series by having a vacuous and self-centered Bella in the middle of a contest between heavily made-up Edward and overweight and constantly farting Jacob.

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New this week in our TV New Releases:

	South Park Season 15	The fifteenth season of Comedy Central's animated satire series mocks the absurdities of the world, politics, and the show itself... and doesn't kill Kenny all that often.		Eureka Season 4.5	The conclusion of season 4 finishes the science fiction adventures through time and into (and back from) space.
	Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 23	Joel, Mike, and the bots are still stranded in space, watching the worst movies imaginable. This collection from various times in the show's 10-year run includes King Dinosaur, The Castle of Fu Manchu, Code Name: Diamond Head, and Last of the Wild Horses.

Week of March 20

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Time to Light the Lights

On a Hollywood vacation, Gary (Jason Segel) wants to celebrate his ten-year-anniversary with Mary (Amy Adams), but his brother Walter just wants to visit the old Muppet Theater in The Muppets. Walter, who's three feet tall and made of felt, is the Muppets' biggest fan, and he's horrified to find out that evil oil magnate Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) plans to demolish the theater. There's only one thing to do-- reunite The Muppets and put on a show-- but the world has forgotten about the Muppets, and Walter has to get Kermit out of retirement, talk Fozzie out of his compromised tribute act "The Moopets," convince Gonzo to leave his successful plumbing business, undo Animal's drumming-free anger management, win Miss Piggy back from her success in the fashion industry... and wake Rowlf from his nap. If the Muppets can put on one more show, with plenty of celebrity cameos and an Academy Award for Best Original Song, they could save their old theater and put the Muppets back in the spotlight. With Rashida Jones. On DVD and Blu-Ray. 

The Easter Bunny (Hugh Laurie) is going to pass his title to his son E.B. (Russell Brand) in Hop, but E.B. would rather play his drums than accept the huge responsibility of catering Easter Sunday. On his own, E.B. finds himself in the care of a slacker named Fred (James Marsden) who is also living well below his family's expectations. Together, though they constantly get one another into trouble, they begin to find some direction in their lives and learn to be the men (or bunnies) they're expected to be. With Kelly Cuoco. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

A sequel to Barbie's A Mermaid Tale, A Mermaid Tale 2 rejoins Merliah one year later as she joins a surfing competition. She's half mermaid and half human, and Merliah must choose between the sport loves and the rules of her people.

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Killers, Kidnappers, and Subterfuge

The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo
Now & Then

David Fincher's adaptation of the first book in the popular trilogy of pulp crime novels, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo stars Daniel Craig as disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist, investigating disappearances with the help of Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). Hired by the patriarch of the the wealthy and complicated Vagner family (Christopher Plummer) to solve the mystery of his grandniece's (Joely Richardson) disappearance, Mikael and Lisbeth delve deeper and deeper into murders, kidnappings, and depravity that dates back decades. With Stellan Skarsgaard. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy
Now & Then

George Smiley (Gary Oldman) is brought out of forced retirement to find the mole compromising high-level British intelligence in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. With an agent (Tom Hardy) alleging a leak among the spies, Smiley has to investigate his former colleagues (including Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, and Toby Jones), methodically pouring over evidence, interviewing people who were once his friends, and sorting through their shared past. Set within the Cold War-era 1970s, the world of spies is a political minefield, and telling friends from enemies is a dangerous and imprecise business. With John Hurt. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Alison (Melissa George) and a her mountaineer friends are climbing in the Scottish highlands when they find a young girl in A Lonely Place to Die. Alone in the wilderness and far from civilization, the girl is trapped in a small, underground chamber... but in freeing her, they find themselves in the sights of the kidnapper (Sean Harris). With no one to help, Alison must shepherd the girl back to safety, chased by immoral traffickers who will do anything to reclaim their merchandise and their bounty, no matter who gets in their way. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

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Dramedy

Against his better judgment, directionless Noah (Jonah Hill) finds himself taking care of three unruly kids in David Gordon Green's The Sitter. He's taking care of the overly made-up and party girl obsessed Blithe, adopted misfit with a penchant for explosives Rodrigo, and uptight Slater (Max Records), obsessed with the medication that is supposed to cure his "issues." Unable to say no to his would-be girlfriend (Ari Graynor), Noah heads off to meet an unstable drug dealer (Sam Rockwell)... but he can't leave the kids behind. What was supposed to be a simple errand becomes a spiraling series of comic misadventures as Noah tries to keep everyone safe (and out of jail) and Slater, Rodrigo, and Blithe stymie him at every turn. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Telling the story of French musician Serge Gainsbourg, Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life stars Eric Elmosnino as the celebrated pianist, composer, painter. The film presents the world from inside Gainsbourg's head, sharing space with his puppet-like alter-ego that drives him to the kind of outrageous behavior that made him famous, including the affairs and marriages to the most sought-after women of his time... including Bridget Bardot. With Lucy Gordon, Mylene Jampanoi, and Anna Mouglalis.

Brought together by an incident of playground violence, Michael and Penelope Longstreet (John C. Reilly and Jodie Foster) invite Alan and Nancy Cowan (Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet) over to talk in Roman Polanski's Carnage. Meeting because the Cowan's son struck the Longstreet's son in the mouth with a stick, breaking his teeth, the parents discuss how to handle the situation. Their veneer of civility crumbles quickly as the resentments in each of them bubble to the surface and sets them all at each other's throats. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Patty, a circus performer, is our looking for her lost dog when she finds a two-year-old girl in the park in Little Girl. Patty and her husband take in the child until they can find her parents or place her in a permanent home, and she quickly becomes a part of their day-to-day lives. They know they can't keep a child illegally, and don't want to be accused of kidnapping, so Patty and her family try to learn all they can about the child in their home.

After twenty years on the road with Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy (Ron Eldard) finds himself abandoned in the midwest and unceremoniously fired in Roadie. He wanders back to his mother's (Lois Smith) house in Queens, fabricating stories about managing bands and writing songs... not telling his home town that he spent decades carrying other people's guitars. The people he knew have gotten older, but not much has changed: his old flame (Jill Hennessy) is still frustrated, and married to Bobby Cannavale, who's still a bully. And Jimmy... was Jimmy a loser? Is he still?

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New this week in our TV New Releases:

Adventures of Tintin Season 2

Season 2 cartoon adaptation of the adventurous young reporter, his faithful dog, and the raucous Captain Haddock.

Week of March 13

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Adventure

The Adventures
of Tintin
Now & Then

The Adventures of Tintin is the new animated film directed by Stephen Spielberg, based on the classic book series, and written by the people behind Hot Fuzz, Doctor Who, and Attack the Block. Young reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell) happens into a mystery when he finds himself holding the clues to a treasure... a treasure that nefarious Ivan Sakharine (Daniel Craig) would do anything to find. Chasing through a globe-trotting adventure on ships, planes, and tanks, Tintin and Sakharine race each other to the clues that will solve the mystery of the treasure, but where Sakharine has an army of henchmen, Tintin has Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), a drunken, brawling seafarer who could be the key to unlocking the riddles and winning the day. With Simon Pegg & Nick Frost. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Young Peter (Charlie Rowe) and his friends are thieves and street urchins in early 1900s London in Neverland, watched over by their mentor James Hook (Rhys Ifans). SyFy Channel's prequel to Peter Pan story, Hook, Peter, and the boys are accidentally transported to Neverland, where they're captured by the wild Captain Elizabeth Bonny (Anna Friel) and her pirates. Though James joins the pirates, Peter doesn't trust them, and they begin to shift from friends to enemies as they assume their roles in the classic story. With Keira Knightley as Tinkerbell.

The Three Musketeers
Now & Then

Musketeers Athos (Matthew Macfayden), Aramis (Luke Evans), and Porthos (Ray Stevenson) are disbanded and unemployed on the streets of Paris in Paul W.S. Anderson's The Three Musketeers. When young D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) shows up in their midst, the Musketeers find their purpose again: standing up against a corrupt cardinal (Christoph Waltz) and the captain of his guard (Mads Mikkelsen). With a conspiracy afoot, the four swordsman take off on an adventure of airships, jewel thieves, and cannons as they protect the crown from the cardinal, a wicked Englishman (Orlando Bloom), and a beautiful assassin (Milla Jovovich) from Athos' past. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

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Learning to Cope

After a boating accident leaves his wife in a coma, Matt King (George Clooney) has to manage his family and his ancestral land on his own in The Descendants. Matt's business with his family's large, Hawaiian estate is put on hold after his wife's accident, and he has to collect his daughters, 10-year-old Scottie and 17-year-old Alex (Shailene Woodley), and help them deal with what their family's become. Along the way, he's forced to bear Alex's dim-witted boyfriend (Nick Krause), an angry and grieving brother-in-law (Beau Bridges), and the sudden realization that his wife wasn't what he thought she was. Through the Oscar-winning screenplay, the family must try to make their peace before it's too late to say goodbye. With Matthew Lillard. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Reuniting Juno's director (Jason Reitman) and writer (Diablo Cody), Young Adult stars Charlize Theron as Mavis, an author of young adult novels. When Mavis is invited to the baby-naming ceremony for her highschool boyfriend (Patrick Wilson), she packs up her dissatisfaction with her adult life and returns to her small town home to relive her prom queen glory days and win back her prom king. Mavis can't understand why her old flame could be happy with a baby and a wife (Elizabeth Reaser), but her self-centered view of life tends to frame everything as a story where she's the hero-- the only person who confronts her about her willful delusions is an estranged classmate (Patton Oswalt) whose high school experience was as tragic as Mavis' was glorious. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Colin (Eddie Redmayne) travels to London to begin his career in movies and gets a job on Laurence Olivier's (Kenneth Branagh) new project in My Week with Marilyn, but he spends most of his time taking care of Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams). As Olivier directs The Prince and the Showgirl, Monroe struggles with her theatrical British costars (including Judi Dench) and her new husband, Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott). Though Colin attempts to form a relationship with a girl on set (Emma Watson), Marilyn overwhelms everything around her-- Colin, Olivier, and the entire production-- as she jumps from playful to fragile to intoxicated and unmanageable without warning. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Documentarian Steve James spent a year with CeaseFire, an organization that steps into the middle of armed, inner-city conflicts, to film The Interrupters. Made up of locals with history on the streets or in gangs, the organization fights to stop the cycle of retribution with non-violence and the perspectives within local communities. Joining activists as they intervene and attempt to stop the violence and retaliation that continually damages neighborhoods and families, the documentary films the CeaseFire activists, the victims of violence, and the perpetrators they hope to change.
Justine (Kirsten Dunst) has just been married in Lars von Trier's Melancholia, but her crippling, clinical depression creeps through her over the course of her lavish wedding reception. Alienating her new husband (Alexander Skarsgaard), she comes to stay with her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland)... at the same time, coincidentally, as the metaphorically-named planet Melancholia is supposed to pass by the Earth. Though her family tells her everything will be fine, Justine has had premonitions of the apocalypse, and she is certain Melancholia will collide with Earth and completely eradicate humanity, On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Jean-Louis (Fabrice Luchini) is a straight-laced, unassuming stockbroker in the French The Women on the 6th Floor, but his attitudes change when he befriends the Spanish cleaning ladies who live on the top floor of his building. When he befriends his new maid (Natalia Verbeke), he's brought into their social circle-- they don't have his financial success, but the maids live vibrantly, worlds removed from his reserved, unemotional life. Jean-Louis' wife (Sandrine Kiberlain) assumes the worst, but he can't seem to show her that he's not having an affair... he's just changed his outlook.

Erik is not a dancer like his father, Mumbles (Elijah Wood), in Happy Feet Two, and has to seek his own path. Mumbles and his wife (P!nk) want the best for the little penguin, but Erik struggles to find his voice amidst larger-than-life penguins like Ramon (Robin Williams) and The Mighty Sven (Hank Azaria). On DVD, Blu-Ray, & 3DBlu.

Bobby (Peter Facinelli) is a low-rent pickpocket in Loosies who bumps into Lucy (Jaimie Alexander), a long lost one-night-stand pregnant with his child. Bobby's stuck in a bad situation: he owes a fence (Vincent Gallo) for his dead father's gambling debts, and is working off the balance through petty theft. He wants to do right by Lucy, but he has to keep stealing, and a disgruntled cop (Michael Madsen) is driven to take him down. With the world closing in on him from both sides of the law, how can Bobby keep anyone in his life safe? With Joe Pantoliano.

Novelist Mike Noonan (Pierce Brosnan) is drawn to his summer home after his wife dies in Stephen King's Bag of Bones. Drawn to the lakes Maine retreat by his nightmares, Noonan finds himself drawn into the strange happenings at the lake over the decades. As he bonds with a single mother (Melissa George) fighting to keep her daughter, he makes a powerful enemy (William Schallert) with ties to the nightmares that transport him to the lake's drowning deaths throughout history. With Anika Noni Rose.

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New this week in our TV New Releases:

The Killing Season 1

The situation surrounding a girl's death unfolds slowly, as Season 1 covers the first two weeks of the murder investigation, the family's grief, and the effect on the town.

Superjail! Season 2

The warden and inmates of Superjail! continue to have absurdly violent escapades in futuristic weirdness

Week of March 6

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Swords, Arrows, and Magic

The Greek gods look down from Mount Olympus, swearing not to interfere in man's affairs, in Tarsem Singh's Immortals, and they don't interfere when the vicious warlord Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) begins overwhelming the mortal world. The gods put their faith in men like Theseus (Henry Cavill), driven to revenge after Hyperion razed his village, but bound by a noble code of honor. Joined by a motley group of rebels and refugees, Theseus rescues an oracle (Freida Pinto) who guides him against Hyperion's master plan: to unleash the Titans, an army only Zeus (Luke Evans) and the gods could confront. With John Hurt and Stephen Dorff. On DVD, Blu-Ray, & 3DBlu.

Set in a mythical land, Blade of Kings is the story of Charcoal Head (Jaycee Chan), a young man prophesied to defeat the evil queen who rules the magical kingdom of Haudu. Charcoal survives as a street performer, unaware of his fate until a friend (Edison Chen) gives him a treasure map that sends him on the adventure that will lead him to his destiny. On his way, he is joined by a pair of beautiful warriors (Charlene Choi & Gillian Chung) and a renegade master swordsman (Donnie Yen), all fighting to defeat the queen... but first they must confront the Lord of Armour (Jackie Chan). On DVD and Blu-Ray.

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Romance and Drama

Footloose
Now & Then

Boston teen Ren (Kenny Wormald) moves to a conservative Georgia town in Footloose, where he's shocked to find that, as backlash against a reckless car crash, the local reverend (Dennis Quaid) has banned dancing and other youthful behavior. Making friends (Miles Teller) and meeting Ariel (Julianne Hough), the reverend's rebellious daughter, Ren leads the town towards fun and freedom, earning the disapproval of Ariel's father and her mistrustful-of-outsiders boyfriend (Patrick John Flueger). With his passion for dancing and Ariel's help, Ren is driven to save the town from squeezing the joy out of everyone's lives. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

College students Jacob (Anton Yelchin) and Anna (Felicity Jones) meet and fall in love in Like Crazy, but Anna is an English student in America overstaying her student visa to be with Jacob, and they're separated by immigration. Forced into a long distance relationship, the two can only be together when Jacob can find the time to fly to Anna's home in London. With their infrequent visits barely serving as a relationship, they can both see other people, but they're willing to do absolutely anything to be together... after years apart and the long fight against immigration, even if they get their wish, can they still reclaim the love they felt in their first summer together? With Jennifer Lawrence and Alex Kingston. On DVD and Blu-Ray.


Reuniting director Pedro Almodovar and his once-regular collaborator Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In stars Banderas as Doctor Robert Ledgard, a surgeon in Spain who has developed a burn-resistant skin. Ledgard has only grafted this skin onto mice-- it has never been tested on humans-- but his obsession leads to the young woman (Elena Anaya) held captive in his basement/research facility. Only his servant (Marisa Paredes) understands the doctor and the tragedy that incinerated his life, but being part of a mad doctor's life puts her in more danger than she realizes. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

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Comedies

Successful family man Jack (Adam Sandler) dreads the annual Thanksgiving visit from his needy, uncouth twin sister Jill (also Sandler) in Jack and Jill, but this year is worse than most: this time, she doesn't leave. Though she makes life difficult for Jack, his wife (Katie Holmes), and kids, Jill is still family, and Jack helps her through her troubles, but Jill's irrepressible personality might just help Jack with some troubles of his own. With Al Pacino. On DVD and Blu-Ray.

Fitz's life starts to fall apart in the improvised comedy High Road-- his band breaks up, and he spends his time selling pot out of his garage. While his former bandmates (Zach Woods, Matt L. Jones, and Lizzy Caplan) find success, Fitz ends up on the road after a drug deal goes wrong. Traveling with a teenage runaway and not wanting to face a home with legal troubles and a complicated relationship (Abby Elliott), Fitz leaves everything in the rearview... even if he's just running from misunderstandings and paranoia, and running toward a series of comic misadventures. With Horatio Sanz.



Harris Chappell (Jeffrey Tambor) returns to direct theater in New York after a string of Hollywood failures in Meeting Spencer, and a night where nothing can go wrong... goes wrong. Having dinner with fledgling actor Spencer (Jesse Plemons) sets off a chain reaction of showbiz expectations, placing Harris and Spencer in a whirlwind of entertainment reporters, broadway investors, actor disputes, and comeback speculations. Only Harris' ex (Melinda McGraw), an actress with a part in the new production, has his best interests at heart; everyone else sees Harris and his return to Broadway as a way to further their own careers, no matter what they have to tell him to get what they want.

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The award-winning documentary Senna tells the story of formula one racer Ayrton Senna and his rise to global fame in a British racing team. A handsome, reserved, and poetic figure in the popular media, Senna became an icon in his field, claiming championships and becoming known as one of the greatest (arguably the greatest) racer in history. Similar to Andres Escobar, he became disillusioned with the corporate and political world of sport, creating fierce rivalries and a stubborn determination that cost him his life.

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New this week in our TV New Releases:

	Game of Thrones Season 1	The critically acclaimed and Emmy Award-winning show follows Lord Eddard Stark (Sean Bean) and his family as they leave their lands to join the king (Mark Addy), supporting him in a court he can no longer trust. Suspicious of the queen (Lena Headey) and her family, and fearing plots from the family he dethroned, the king has few friends aside from Stark, and the contest for the throne is fought with politics, secrets, swords, and trickery. With Peter Dinklage. On DVD and Blu-Ray.
	Adventure Time: It Came from the Nightosphere	Finn the Human and Jake the Dog continue to fight monsters in the Land of Ooo with magic, fun, and a boyish need for adventure.		MI-5 Volume 10	The 10th and final volume of the BBC special agent drama sees MI-5 working to prevent a plot meant to drive the UK and Russia to war.