Due Date (Blu-ray/DVD combo, plus digital copy) follows the saga of high-strung dad-to-be Peter Highman (Robert Downey, Jr.) who hitches a ride from whacked-out wannabe actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis), to be present for his child’s birth.
Special Features: Deleted scenes, action mash-up, too many questions mash-up, a gag reel, Two and a Half Men sequence featuring Ethan Tremblay.
Megamind (Blu-ray/DVD combo, plus digital copy) follows the adventures of super-villain Megamind (Will Ferrell), who finally conquers his nemesis and fulltime hero Metro Man (Brad Pitt), only to find himself unfulfilled once he realizes he needs a hero to fight.
Special Features Disc One – Blu-ray feature, Megamind: Button of Doom: Megamind and Minion battle bigger foe in this new adventure, enhance the flick -viewing with the animator’s corner complete with picture-in-picture storyboards, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, uncover more Megamind facts plus a trivia track, put your own signature on scenes with the interactive comic creator, meet the cast, discover the lost scene, visit Megamind’s lair, experience AnimatorMan, lesson on drawing Megamind, the reign of Megamind video comic book, high-flying games plus more.
Disc Two – DVD feature plus more, filmmakers’ commentary, meet the cast, discover a lost scene.
Get Low (Blu-ray) stars Robert Duvall as Felix Bush, a hermit, during the 1930s, who has quite a bit of legend surrounding him. Felix throws his own funeral party, while he’s still alive, and invites the town to attend and share stories about him…most of which are loaded with embellishments about his vicious behavior. The truth finally emerges, but it’s not what the townsfolk expected.
Get Low is based on a true story and it’s brought to life with strong performances from Duvall and his co-stars Sissy Spacek, Gerald McRaney, Lucas Black and Bill Murray.
Nurse Jackie: Season Two (Blu-ray) is the further adventures of Nurse Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco), a drug-addicted nurse who is trying to balance her life and the demands of her job at a busy New York City hospital. The series is sort of similar to House, but with a female in the lead.
Weeds: Season Six (Blu-ray) continues the story of suburban mom Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), who has turned into a marijuana dealer in her community.
Special Features: Commentary with Writer Jenji Kohan with cast and crew, a featurette with co-stars Justin Kirk and Kevin Nealon, the cast and crew answer questions from fans, a Bye-Bye Botwins featurette, plus a gag reel.
Huge: The Complete Series follows the drama and joy of a group of teens at a fat camp. Some of the kids want to be there, like camp hottie Amber (Hayley Hasselhoff), who is enjoying her newfound popularity at the camp. Others, like Willamena Rader (Nikki Blonsky) are fighting against the camp daily, while also struggling with defining her own sexuality.
This was an interesting series that had plenty to say about self-image and the effects of a society that worships skinny as the ultimate example of beauty.
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