Articles by Meredith Ennis

On Demand DVD New Releases June 3-9: Bruce Willis is back as John McClane in A Good Day to Die Hard — this time, he’s on a mission to help his son. Zombies are looking for love in Warm Bodies and Jason Bateman seeks an Identity Thief (Melissa McCarthy).  Escape From Planet Earth (3-D) In this animated adventure, astronaut Scorch Supernova (voice of Brendan Fraser) answers an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet only to find himself caught in a fiendish trap. It’s up to his quiet, by-the-book brother Gary (voice of Rob Corddry) to save him. Also features the voice of William Shatner […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 27-June 2: This week brings a bunch of under-the-radar films and documentaries Alpha Earth Chaos reigns as alien ships attack Earth. A riot breaks out on the last surviving human ship, resulting in it crashing on an uncharted planet. While the survivors attempt to survive the hostile environment and find a way back to Earth, they are attacked by a pack of ruthless aliens.  Adrian Paul, Richard Grieco 5/28 Baby Mama’s Club James, a consummate womanizer, and Randall, a devoted husband, are unlikely best friends. But when Randall becomes a father for the first time […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 20-26. This week’s features include Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the big screen, The  Last Stand, and a film that director Steven Soderbergh claims is his last, Side Effects. Other familiar faces on the list this week include Jeremy Irons in Beautiful Creatures, Camilla Belle and Andy Garcia in Open Road, and Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis, and Jason Statham in Parker. Beautiful Creatures This supernatural romance, based on the best-selling young-adult fantasy series, takes place in a Southern town where dark secrets are about to come out, as a young man finds he can’t fight his attraction to a […]

Cloud Atlas is certainly the most ambitious of this week’s titles. With a budget of over $100,000,000, the film is one of the most expensive independent films made to date. Nominated for a Golden Globe award, the film involves cast members playing multiple roles, covering different time periods, races and even sexes, and was shot with two separate but parallel filming units, with unique crews for each. On Demand DVD New Releases May 13-19 Back to 1942 A deadly drought in 1942 takes its toll on central China’s Henan province during the war against Japan. Tim Robbins, Adrien Brody, Daoming Chen (NR, 2:15) […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 6-12  The big films this week are Jack Reacher, Mama and Safe Haven, but that’s just three of the titles debuting in this busy week. Lots of familiar faces in this crop of titles, including Parker Posey (And Now a Word From Our Sponsor), Daryl Hannah and Michael Madsen (Garbage), Al Pacino and Christopher Walken (Stand Up Guys) and Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener (The Oranges). Hollywood to Dollywood  In this documentary, twin young men from North Carolina on a quest to meet their idol Dolly Parton find more than they bargained for in […]

On Demand DVD New Releases April 29-May 5: Act Naturally  When two estranged step-sisters learn of their father’s untimely death on a business trip, they must travel cross-country to claim his remains. Upon arriving at their father’s destination, the girls are shocked to discover he had been leading a double life as the proprietor of a nudist resort, which is now the girls’ inheritance.  Katie  L. Hall, Liz Lytle, Susan May Pratt (NR, 1:30) 4/30  Broken City An ex-cop seeks revenge and redemption after he is framed by the city’s all-powerful mayor. Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones (R, 1:49) 4/30 The […]