This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: April 20, 2010

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Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options today:

• 44 Inch Chest: DVD, Blu-ray
• Avatar: DVD, Blu-ray  **releases on April 22/Earth Day**
• The Basketball Diaries: Blu-ray
• Batman: Blu-ray
• Batman Forever: Blu-ray
• Batman Returns: Blu-ray
• Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This!: DVD, Blu-ray
• Crazy Heart: DVD, Blu-ray
• Fist of Legend: Blu-ray
• Homecoming: DVD
• The Horse Boy: DVD
• The Lovely Bones: DVD, Blu-ray

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The Hurt Locker Racks Up More Critics Awards

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It’s time to hurry up and adjust your Netflix queues. In just one week, The Hurt Locker will finally become available on DVD.

Why should you hurry? Because if you don’t, you might just have to wait to watch one of the most critically-acclaimed movies of 2009. The Kathryn Bigelow-directed drama has already nabbed wins from critics in New York, Boston and Los Angeles. Now the Iraq-war set film has got a few other cities behind it as well.

After the jump, you can view year-end picks from the National Society of Film Critics as well as honors from Chicago, Florida, Las Vegas, Phoenix and San Francisco.

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Film Critics Honor The Hurt Locker, Mo’Nique, Christoph Waltz

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Never heard of The Hurt Locker? You soon will.

Despite opening last summer in limited release, the war drama about an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq has already collected a large number of awards.

The movie has now been honored by critics in New York, Boston and Los Angeles for Best Film. Additionally, Jeremy Renner has been acknowledged for his acting work while Kathryn Bigelow has been praised for her direction.

Others receiving multiple honors in this year’s lists include Mo’Nique (Precious), Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) and George Clooney (Up in the Air). You can see more award winners after the jump.

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In Theaters This Weekend: May 15, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: IFC Films, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases,

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Angels & Demons (PG-13): starring Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor (directed by Ron Howard)
• 99* (NR): starring Kunal Khemu, Boman Irani, Soha Ali Khan (directed by Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK)
• Anaglyph Tom (Tom with the Puffy Cheeks)* (NR): (directed by Ken Jacobs)
• Big Man Japan* (PG-13): starring Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ryunosuke Kamiki (directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto)
• The Big Shot-Caller* (NR): starring Marlene Rhein, Robert Costanzo, David Rhein (directed by Marlene Rhein)
• The Brothers Bloom* (PG-13): starring Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz (directed by Rian Johnson)

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