Articles by Meredith Ennis

In late June 2005, Marcus Luttrell and his SEAL team set out on a mission to find notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. The team was ambushed and left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. Luttrell wrote the memoir Lone Survivor, on which the film is based. Mark Wahlberg plays Luttrell in the film. Although Wahlberg has played characters based on real people before, in such films as The Fighter and Invincible, he admits: “I always feel some weight when portraying somebody in real life, whether they’re alive or not. I want […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 2-8 I’ll Follow You Down After the disappearance of a scientist on a trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a discovery years later that may bring him home. Haley Joel Osment, Gillian Anderson (TV-14, 1:33) 6/3 Available same day as theatrical release. Lone Survivor Based on a true story, Marcus Luttrell and his fellow Navy SEALs set out on what seems like a simple mission in Afghanistan. But as with anything there, nothing is as straightforward as it seems. With the enemies closing in, will decisions of principle help or hurt them? […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 26-June 1 Compiling this week’s offerings required some deep digging — and an assist from outside sources for descriptions of some of these off-the-radar titles. If your holiday plans — or the weather — keep you inside, here’s some ideas to keep you occupied. Autumn Blood High in the mountains, a widowed mother dies, leaving her two children orphaned. Fearing being split up they keep their mother’s death a secret. They survive until villagers destroy their innocence when they brutally assault the girl. Now the siblings must come of age to protect each other and […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 19-25 About Last Night Bernie and Joan are constantly fighting, but the makeup sex is amazing. Danny and Debbie simply disagree, and the sex is lovely. But relationships have more than just sex and more than just good times, as they soon find out. Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall (R, 1:40) 5/20 Enemy After seeing someone that looks exactly like him, Adam sets out on a quest to find this lookalike. But when digging further, everyone involved finds a deeper and darker set of circumstances exist. From the director of Prisoners, Denis Villeneuve, this […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 12-18 Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda (Documentary) As most of the world moves forward toward gay equality, Russia is seemingly heading backward. Antigay sentiment and legislation are spreading rapidly throughout the country. In 2013, the Russian parliament passed a ban on so-called ‘gay propaganda’ that effectively makes nearly any public discussion of gay equality a crime. (1:18) 5/15 Copperhead An Upstate New York family is torn apart during the American Civil War. Francois Arnaud, Lucy Boynton, Casey Thomas Brown (PG13, 2:00) 5/13 Deadly Code A drama based on a memoir about growing up as a member […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 5-11 Everyone’s favorite teenage private eye returns! After an enormously successful Kickstarter campaign, Veronica Mars director Rob Thomas was able to bring the television show that has a diehard following to the big screen — see it this month. It’s also a big week for movies with big-name stars that haven’t yet hit the big screen, including Devil’s Knot, Don Peyote, The Double, Rage and Trust Me. Anna When John, a man with an ability to enter people’s minds and manipulate their memory, takes on the case of troubled, teenager, Anna, he winds up in […]

As director of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Ben Stiller (who also stars in the title role) wanted to keep everything as realistic as possible, even when filming Walter’s fantasy life. This led to shooting in locations as varied as New York City and Iceland. In New York, Stiller chose to shoot the epic chase between Walter and Ted in the live-wire dynamics of a typical crowded day in the city. To simulate Walter and Ted flying and bounding through Manhattan on makeshift skates and skis, Stiller and costar Adam Scott were placed in a mobile rig that suspended […]

On Demand DVD New Releases April 28-May 4 Bad Country When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. So when the syndicate orders Carter’s death and Weiland’s ID’d as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss who ordered the hit. Tom Berenger, John Braymer, Patrick Brinker (1:35) 4/29 Same day as theatrical release Black Nativity Based on the play by Langston Hughes, this is the story of a teenage boy sent to live with […]

On Demand DVD New Releases April 21-26 Bettie Page Reveals All Take a look at Bettie Page, one of the world’s most recognized sex symbols. Page recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch hunts to help launch America’s sexual revolution. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mark Mori crafts a story using the legendary icon’s own words and the words of those who knew her. Also stars Dita Von Teese, Hugh Hefner (R, 1:41)  4/22 Filth James McAvoy stars as a corrupt, wildly out-of-control homicide cop who manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion […]