THE WEEK OF MAY 18th 2010

GROUP EDITED by: TROY ANDERSON

DVD/BR SECTION by: Troy Anderson

INVICTUS
Director: Clint Eastwood
Warner Brothers

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Special Features

  • In-depth picture-in-picture: explore the movie’s creation with those
    who lived the real-life saga as well as the cast and filmmakers
    Mandela meets Morgan
    The Eastwood Factor: Clint Eastwood looks back at his films and career
    Matt Damon plays rugby
    Invictus music trailer


Invictus was supposed to be a paint by the numbers movie. Hell, I’m a huge Eastwood fan and I wasn’t expecting anything from the flick. But, what Eastwood managed to do was create the first essential sports film about rugby. It’s about more than the sport, it’s about a people coming to define themselves in the modern era. Morgan Freeman does his career best as Mandela. Taking subtle cues and building as a quiet lead, Freeman does what other actors fail to do. He respects the story.

THE MESSENGER
d. Oren Moverman

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Special Features

“Notification”: A documentary about U.S. Army Casualty Notification
Officers and the families of fallen soldiers by Joe Kelly and John
Vernon
Audio commentary with Oren Moverman, Lawrence Inglee, Ben Foster, and Woody Harrelson
“Going Home”: Reflections from the set
“Variety” Screening Series Q& A with Oren Moverman, Woody
Harrelson, Alessandro Camon, Lawrence Inglee, Ben Foster, and Bobby
Bukowski
“The Messenger” shooting script

The Messenger would have to be the Hal Ashby style answer film for the War on Terror. Trying to address the soldier’s return to the private sector is never easy to accomplish onscreen. Most of the time it becomes heavy-handed, while other times it turns into Travis Bickle gunning down a pimp. Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson play well off each other, as they take different approaches to their casualty notification assignment. Sure, it’s sacred. But, what does it do to these men? Watching the results has made this film one of my favorite cinematic experiences of last year.

VALENTINE’S DAY
d. Garry Marshall

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  • The stars confess their Valentine’s Day stories
    Commentary by director Garry Marshall
    The Garry factor
    Jewel “Stay Here Forever” music video
    Blooper reel
    Exclusive Sex and the City 2 sneak peek trailer
    Additional scenes



Valentine’s Day is the film that will play on the other television. The man television will be left for playing Red Dead Redemption and watching Lost. In between your stints on The Island and the Old West, the female will tell you stories about celebrities finding love. There will be talk about that delightful Bradley Cooper and how she loves that Black Eyed Peas song. You won’t care, you have the other television. Purchasing this film as a femme bait was a smart decision. You’re just that clever.

EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES
c. Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell

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Special Features

  • Deleted Scenes