new DVD releases in Region 1, June 2

Not much this week, but what there is is cherce. green light (definitely check it out): Revolutionary Road: Suburban angst with Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicapio. Fun! [Amazon U.S.] [preorder at Amazon U.K.] Defiance: Daniel Craig is not James Bond going up against Nazis. But he kicks their asses just the same. [Amazon U.S.] [now … more…

new DVD releases in Region 2, June 1

green light (definitely check it out): Slumdog Millionaire: Reality shows as poetry, as fairy tales, as dreams-come-true. Wow. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] The Wrestler: Mickey Rourke’s big comeback. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] Battlestar Galactica: The Final Season: This is what was called Season 4.5 in the U.S. [Amazon U.K.] … more…

Smile Pinki (review)

If you could use some good news — and who couldn’t? — then you’ll want to see “Smile Pinki,” this year’s Oscar winner for Best Documentary Short debuting tonight on HBO at 7pm Eastern.

OMG: penis onscreen!

Here we go again. There’s a penis onscreen — in a still image! — during the end credits of The Hangover, and people are freaking out. Sez Bilge Ebiri at New York mag’s blog Vulture (you might want to skip the big blockquote if you don’t want even minor spoilers for the movie): So, we … more…

trailer break: ‘The Proposal’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, ugh. It’s Green Card meets 9 to 5. See, cuz sexual harrassment is funny when it happens to guys, and it’s romantic, too. Cuz, holy crap, you just know they’re gonna actually fall in love by the end of this. And then I shall go on … more…

North American box office: ‘Up’ up and away

Pixar triumphs again. Is there anything they can’t sell us? 1. Up: $68.1 million (NEW) 2. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: $24.4 million (2nd week; drops 55%) 3. Terminator Salvation: $16.4 million (2nd week; drops 61%) 4. Drag Me to Hell: $15.8 million (NEW) 5. Star Trek: $12.6 million (4th week; drops … more…