The Oscar winning Silver Lining Playbook is the clear for Recommendation of the Week, having a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 7.9 on IMDB and we at Entertainment Fuse gave it an 8.5/10. The DVD and Blu-ray has the usual array of deleted scenes and behind the scenes featurettes.
First Release
- Silver Linings Playbook (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Broken City (DVD and Blu-ray)
- The Guilt Trip (DVD and Blu-ray)
Re-Release
- Strictly Ballroom (1992) (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (Blu-ray)
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) (Blu-ray)
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) (Blu-ray)
- Star Trek VII: Generations (1994) (Blu-ray)
- Star Trek IX: Insurrection (1998) (Blu-ray)
- Star Trek X: Nemesis (2002) (Blu-ray)
Silver Linings Playbook (DVD and Blu-ray) *Recommendation of the Week*
Directed by David O. Russell
Written by David O. Russell (screenplay), Matthew Quick (novel)
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker
Silver Linings Playbook was one of this year’s big awards contenders, earning eight Oscar nominations and gave 22-year-old actress Jennifer Lawrence an Oscar win. Written and directed by David O. Russell (The Fighter), Silver Linings Playbook is an adaption Matthew Quick’s novel of the same name. Bradley Cooper stars as Pat Solitano Jr, a man with bi-polar disorder and just served an eight month court sentence in a mental health institution. Pat is forced to move back with his parents and he wants to win back his ex-wife. But Pat Jr. soon befriends a young widow, Tiffany (Lawrence), who has her own mental health problems and she offers to help Pat with his quest if he dances with her in a competition.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes: 92% (excellent)
Metacritic Rating: 81/100 (very good)
Entertainment Fuse Score: 8.5/10 (read our review)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Deleted Scenes; Silver Linings Playbook: The Movie That Became A Movement; Dance Rehearsal; Going Steadicam With Bradley Cooper
Additional Blu-ray Special Features: Q&A Highlights; Learn To Dance Like Pat & Tiffany
Amazon Price: $16.99 (DVD), $22.99 (Blu-ray)
Out this week are the thriller Broken City and a comedy starring Seth Rogen and Barbara Streisand. Being re-released are six Star Trek movies, just in time before the release of Star Trek Into Darkness and Baz Luhrmann’s debut movie.
Broken City (DVD and Blu-ray)
Directed by Allen Hughes
Written by Brian Tucker
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Despite having a big name cast in the form of Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones the thriller Broken City was seen as a disappointment. Wahlberg stars as Billy Taggart, a disgraced NYPD detective turned private detective who is hired by the major of New York, Nicholas Hostetler (Crowe) to tail his wife Cathleen (Zeta-Jones). But Taggart soon stumbles across a wider political conspiracy.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes: 30% (poor)
Metacritic Rating: 49/100 (average)
Entertainment Fuse Score: 4.0/10 (read our review)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: A "Black List" Script; Anatomy of a Thriller; ; Closed Caption
Additional Blu-ray Special Features: Putting It All Together Documentary - A Behind-the-Scenes look; Alternate Ending
Amazon Price: $14.96 (DVD), $22.96 (Blu-ray)
The Guilt Trip (DVD and Blu-ray)
Directed by Anne Fletcher
Written by Dan Fogelman
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen
The Guilt Trip is a both a road trip comedy and an awkward family relationship comedy as an inventor, Andy (Seth Rogen) who has the opportunity of a life time to sell his latest product, but he has to take his mother (Barbra Streisand) on the trip.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 37% (poor)
Metacritic Rating: 50/100 (average)
Entertainment Fuse Score: 5.5/10 (read our review)
DISC DETAILS
Additional Blu-ray Special Features: Closed Caption; ; Disc 1: Barbra & Seth; Barbra's World; Guilt Trip: Real Mother of a Road Trip; Deleted Scenes
Amazon Price: $15.99 (DVD), $19.99 (Blu-ray)
Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Blu-ray)
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Written by Baz Luhrmann, Andrew Bovell, Craig Pearce
Starring: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Gia Carides, Lauren Hewett, Antonio Vargas
Director Baz Luhrmann is best known for directing Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge and the soon to be released The Great Gatsby. His first movie was the Australian dance comedy about Scott (Paul Mercurio), a champion ballroom dancer who wants to prove everyone that he can win with his own steps. To do this he brings in a new partner, a novice dancer, Fran (Tara Morice) and the pair set out to win Australian Pan-Pacific Championship on their own terms.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 95% (excellent)
Metacritic Rating: 72/100
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Strictly Ballroom: From Stage to Screen; Deleted Scene; Design Gallery with Narration; Samba To Slow Fox Dance Featurette; Audio Commentary
Amazon Price: $11.99 (Blu-ray)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (Blu-ray)
Directed Robert Wise
Written by Harold Livingston (screenplay), Alan Dean Foster (story), Gene Roddenberg (TV Series)
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Persis Khambatta, Stephen Collins
Star Trek is an ever popular stable of sci-fi but back in back in the 60s it only really had a cult following on TV and it was famously cancelled after three seasons. In the 1970s the series creator, Gene Roddenberg attempted to start a new Star Trek series about a new crew; but after the success of Star Wars he was convinced to a make a movie and the Academy Award winning Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Sound of Music) directed.
It has been three years since Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) has been in command of the Enterprise when he and his old crew are called in to take command when a strange machine, V’Ger, is on a destructive course towards Earth.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 42% (poor)
Metacritic Rating: 48/100 (average)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Commentary by: Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochteman; The longest Trek: writing The Motion Picture HD; Special Star Trek reunion HD; Starfleet Academy: the mystery behind V'ger HD; ; Blu-Ray Exclusives:; Library Computer; Star Trek IQ (BD-Live); Plus over 15 minutes of previously released content
Amazon Price: $9.99 (Blu-ray)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) (Blu-ray)
Directed by Leonard Nimoy
Written by Harve Bennett (screenplay), Gene Roddenberg (TV Series)
Starring: William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Christopher Lloyd
Following the critical and commercial success of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, a sequel was commissioned and it served as Leonard Nimoy’s directional debut. Made as a direct sequel to “Wrath of Khan” Admiral Kirk defies orders from Starfleet to find Spock’s body so he can bring it back to Vulcan and put his soul to rest. But on their trial is a rogue Klingon commander, Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) who believes the Enterprise can lead him to a potential weapon.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 77% (very good)
Metacritic Rating: 55/100 (average)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Commentary by: Ronald D. Moore and Michael Traylor; Industrial Light & Magic: visual effects HD; Spock: the early years HD; Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame HD; Starfleet academy: the vulcan katra transfer HD; ; Blu-ray exclusives: ; Library computer ; Star Trek IQ (BD-live); ; Plus over 2 hours of previously released content
Amazon Price: $16.09 (Blu-ray)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) (Blu-ray)
Directed by William Shatner
Written by David Loughery (screenplay), William Shatner, Harve Bennett, David Loughery (story), Gene Roddenberry (story)
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan,. Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is often seen as the worst Star Trek movie. After William Shatner threaten to leave the Star Trek series Paramount offered him to the chance to direct and even create the story. What we get is an ego-trip from Shatner as Captain Kirk gets to battle God, showcase a half-naked anamorphic cat woman, have Uhura’s do her famous dance (20 years after anyone would want to see it) and giving Spock a half-brother. Fans reacted negatively to the changes, the poor special effects and the comic tone and this is the only movie in the original series that has been retconed out of existence.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 21% (very bad)
Metacritic Rating: 43/100 (poor)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Commentary by: Michael & Denise Okuda and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman; Star Trek honors NASA HD; Hollywood Walk Of Fame: James Doohan HD; Starfleet Academy: Nimbus III HD; ; Blu-Ray Exclusives:; Library Computer; Star Trek IQ (BD-Live); Plus over 2 hours of previously released content
Amazon Price: $16.09 (Blu-ray)
Star Trek VII: Generations (1994) (Blu-ray)
Directed by David Carson
Written by Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga (screenplay), Rick Berman, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga (story), Gene Roddenberry (TV Series)
Starring: Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Brent Spiner, Malcolm McDowell
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was the last movie to star the original cast and Star Trek VII: Generations was the first to star the “The New Generation” cast. It is also the only Star Trek movie to star members of both series and fulfilling Trekkie fanboy fantasies.
In a story that features time-travel and the alternative dimensions Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) has to stop a mad scientist, Tolian Soran (Malcolm McDowell) from destroying a solar system so he can find paradise. Fortunately Picard has an ally, a man who was presumed dead, Captain James T. Kirk!
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 48% (average)
Metacritic Rating: 55/100 (average)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Commentary by: director David Carson and Manny Coto; Scoring Trek HD; Next Generation designer flashback: Andrew Probert HD; Stellar cartography on Earth HD; Brent Spiner: data and beyond part 1 HD; Trek roundtable generations HD; Starfleet academy: trilithium HD; ; Blu-ray exclusives: ; Library computer; Star Trek IQ (BD-live); ; Plus over 3 hours of previously released content
Amazon Price: $9.99 (Blu-ray)
Star Trek IX: Insurrection (1998) (Blu-ray)
Directed by Jonathan Frakes
Written by Michael Piller (screenplay), Rick Berman, Michael Piller (story), Gene Roddenberry (TV Series)
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Stirtis, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, Anthony Zerbe
Following the success of Star Trek: First Contact, Paramount took the strange decision to make a lighter toned for the sequel. Star Trek IX: Insurrection see Captain Picard and his crew defy Starfleet to protect a race of people known as the Ba’ku against a rogue Starfleet Admiral who has made an alliance with the leaders of the Ahdar race who want to take over a planet for its healing resources.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 56% (average)
Metacritic Rating: 64/100 (good)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Commentary by: Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis Westmore's Legacy HD Marina Sirtis: the counselor is in HD Brent Spiner: Data and beyond part 3 HD Trek roundtable Insurrection HD Starfleet Academy: origins of the Ba'ku and Son'a conflict HD Blu-Ray Esclusives: Library computer Star Trek IQ (BD-Live) Plus over 3 hours of previously released content
Amazon Price: $16.09 (Blu-ray)
Star Trek X: Nemesis (2002) (Blu-ray)
Directed by Stuart Baird
Written by John Logan (screenplay), John Logan, Rick Berman, Brent Spiner (story), Gene Roddenberry (TV Series)
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Tom Hardy
Star Trek X: Nemesis is the last movie in the Star Trek franchise before J.J. Abrams’ reboot and the last one to star the “New Generations” cast. In this movie the Enterprise are sent to the Romulan system to negotiate peace but end up crossing their new leader, Shinzon (Tom Hardy) who has a link to Picard.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 38% (poor)
Metacritic Rating: 51/100 (average)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Commentary by: Michael and Denise Okuda; Reunion with the Rikers HD; Today's tech tomorrow's data HD; Robot hall of fame HD; Brent Spiner: data and beyond part 4 HD; Trek roundtable: Nemesis HD; Starfleet academy: thalaron radiation HD; ; Blu-ray exclsuvies: Library computer ; Star Trek IQ (BD-live); ; Plus over 3 hours of previously released content
Amazon Price: $16.09 (Blu-ray)
