This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: November 30, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, New Line, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Romance, Satire, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,

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

• The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story: DVD
• Cairo Time: DVD, Blu-ray
• Fantasia/Fantasia 2000: DVD, Blu-ray
• Going the Distance: DVD, Blu-ray
• Knight and Day: DVD, Blu-ray
• Meet the Fockers: Blu-ray
• Meet the Parents: Blu-ray
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: DVD, Blu-ray **releases 12/4**
• Vampires Suck: DVD, Blu-ray
• Waking Sleeping Beauty: DVD

Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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Box Office Breakdown: Inception Holds (Off) the Salt

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Remakes, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,

So remind me again - why exactly did Tom Cruise drop out of Salt?

The thriller Cruise was once attached to fired up $36 million over the past three days - nearly $15 million more than Knight and Day did just four weeks ago. (That movie, by the way, just fell out of the Top 10 after only four weeks.) Salt‘s numbers, though, did not match Angelina Jolie’s previous actioners (e.g. Wanted, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Tomb Raider). The Sony film also failed to boot Inception out of first place.

Meanwhile, Ramona and Beezus, the weekend’s only other new wide release, failed to even cross the $10 million mark. But Beverly Cleary lovers shouldn’t feel bad - the adaptation only cost about $15 million to produce.

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First Look: Nic Cage Stars in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Adaptation, Remakes, Science Fiction, Trailers, Upcoming Releases,

“I’ve been searching all over the world for you.” - Nicolas Cage explaining to Jay Baruchel why he hasn’t had time for a haircut.

For The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Cage reteamed with his National Treasure crew (director Jon Turteltaub/producer Jerry Bruckheimer) to do a wildly different take on the classic tale. In this new Disney production, bucket-carrying broomsticks have been replaced by large birds while Mickey Mouse has been traded in for Baruchel.

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Getting Into Character: Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Adaptation, Adventure, Upcoming Releases,

This may be a Disney film, but it ain’t no Fantasia.

Last week, Nicolas Cage began working on his latest crazy-haired role in New York. In The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Cage will play Balthazar Blake, a sorcerer who takes on Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder) as his apprentice. Blake’s mission is to train the reluctant recruit in the science of magic so that he can battle dark forces in Manhattan.

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