The Fighter (David O. Russell, 2010) - Mark Walhberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo star in this film, based on the true story of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Walhberg) and his brother, Dicky Eklund (Bale), who helped train him. The film was nominated for seven academy awards; Bale won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and Leo won for Best Supporting Actress.
Format: Blu-ray - in addition to the DVD version, its special features, and a Digital Copy, the Blu-ray has an exclusive real of deleted scenes, running roughly seventeen minutes; a featurette (eight and a half minutes) entitled Keeping the Faith, in which the Ward and Eklund family members discuss the family history of boxing; and a theatrical trailer. You can order the Blu-ray from
Amazon for $19.99, which is $3.00 cheaper than most retailers. However, I was able to have Best Buy price-match the Wal-Mart.com price ($19.96).
Hereafter (Clint Eastwood, 2010) - in lieu of a haphazard synopsis, here is the official one supplied by Warner Bros. Pictures: "A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (Cécile de France), a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus (Frankie/George McLaren), a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might-or must-exist in the hereafter."
Format: - Blu-ray - includes the DVD version of the film, a Digital Copy, six exclusive 'focus point' featurettes not found on the DVD, and an HD transfer of
The Eastwood Factor - a documentary previously only available on DVD. Available on
Amazon for $18.49, though I was also able to have Best Buy match the Wal-Mart.com price, which is $18.00.
Waste Land (Lucy Walker, 2010) - the Academy-Award-nominated documentary about an artist who works with the catadores of Jardim Gramacho - the world's largest landfill, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro - to create photographic images out of garbage.
Format: - DVD - only available on DVD.
The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest (Anthony Geffen, 2010) - narrated by Liam Neeson, this documentary tells the story of George Mallory - the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest - and Conrad Anker, the man who finds Mallory's remains 75 years later.
Format: - DVD - the features are the same as the Blu-ray, which is significantly more expensive.
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