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Milo Ventimiglia Thought of Own Death During Filming

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Milo Ventimiglia as Officer Eckhart in Armored Milo Ventimiglia spent the whole of Armored thinking about his own death.

The actor couldn’t stop thinking about his own mortality when his on-screen alter-ego Officer Eckhart faced several life or death situations on the big screen.

“The majority of the film I’m in the back of an armored car lying, dying, wailing, crying, thinking about my own morality. He’s a mess, but this is the worst where I’m at. Dirty, bloody and half-way dead. My character Officer Eckhart responds to a siren. When getting to the location, he thinks he hears the siren and the siren goes off. He gets himself shot when he does his job and pulls his weapon. He gets a shotgun blast to the gut.”

Despite the gory storyline, the 32-year-old actor admits there were many things which drew him to the movie. He explained, “First of all, the actors. To be able to work with Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Skeet Ulrich, Amaury Nolasco and Columbus Short, that was an initial draw of course. Then the story to tell. This kind of hopeful youth going against the desperation of guys that are kind of at the end of their rope. There’s a story to tell there. I think ultimately I’m never going to jump into anything that I don’t think there is a story to tell or a character arc to understand, so for me it was just being a part of that.”

This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: November 17, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, FOCUS, Magnolia, Miramax, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Classics, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,

Bruno Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

Brüno: DVD, Blu-ray
The Canyon: DVD
Chasing Amy: Blu-ray
Clerks: Blu-ray
Fight Club: Blu-ray
Galaxy Quest: Blu-ray
Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary Edition): DVD, Blu-ray
How to Be: DVD
Is Anybody There?: DVD, Blu-ray
My Sister’s Keeper: DVD, Blu-ray
The Professional: Blu-ray

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: June 2, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: MGM, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Classics, Drama, Period, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,

Defiance DVD Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

Air Force One: Blu-ray
Anaconda: Blu-ray
Bruce Almighty: Blu-ray
Defiance: DVD, Blu-ray
Eddie Murphy: Delirious (25th Anniversary Edition): DVD
Fletch: Blu-ray
Glory: Blu-ray
The Graduate: Blu-ray
He’s Just Not That Into You: DVD, Blu-ray
Inside Man: Blu-ray
Navy Seals: Blu-ray

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: April 28, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Period, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment,

Bride Wars DVD Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

Bride Wars: DVD, Blu-ray
Brideshead Revisited: Blu-ray
The Da Vinci Code: Blu-ray
Hotel for Dogs: DVD, Blu-ray
JCVD: Blu-ray
Jetsons: The Movie: DVD
The Reader: Blu-ray
The Uninvited: DVD, Blu-ray
What Doesn’t Kill You: DVD, Blu-ray

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: March 17, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Romance, Comedy, Home Entertainment,

Bolt Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

Bolt: DVD, Blu-ray
Elegy: DVD
The Princess Bride: Blu-ray
Punisher: War Zone: DVD, Blu-ray
Rollerball: Blu-ray
The Rules of Attraction: Blu-ray
Twilight: DVD **releases on 3/21**

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Box Office Breakdown: Friday the 13th Slashes the Holiday Competition

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, FOCUS, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,

Twelve turned out to be a lucky number for good old #13.

Blood-thirsty audiences helped push Friday the 13th into the record books this holiday weekend. (There’s no better way to spend a Valentine’s Day than scared in your honey’s arms.) The franchise’s twelfth installment scared up $43.6 million over the last four days to become the top horror opener of all time. Friday also had the second best showing ever for a President’s Day weekend debut. (Ghost Rider pulled in $52 million in 2007.)

The horror film wasn’t the only newsmaker this February. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, this week’s sixth-place finisher, added on another $13.8 million to officially break the $100 million mark. (The comedy currently stands at $112.3 million.) That’s the first time a January opener has ever done that.

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Box Office Breakdown: He’s Just Not That Into You Debuts on Top

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, FOCUS, Fox Searchlight, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have returned home with more losses this weekend, but Jennifer Aniston was a big winner.

For the third time in a row, the Friends star found herself in a familiar position. Although it is technically an ensemble piece, He’s Just Not That Into You became the 39-year-old’s latest chart topper. (The Break-Up and Marley & Me also debuted at #1.) The adaptation’s $28 million gross helped push another romantic comedy offering, New in Town, completely out of the Top Ten. (The Renee Zellweger film had only been there for one week.)

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In Theaters This Weekend: February 6, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, IFC Films, Magnolia, New Line, Sony, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Music, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Lists, New Releases,

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

Coraline (PG): starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Dawn French (directed by Henry Selick)
He’s Just Not That Into You (PG-13): starring Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore (directed by Ken Kwapis)
The Pink Panther 2 (PG): starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Alfred Molina (directed by Harald Zwart)
Push (PG-13): starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle (directed by Paul McGuigan)

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