It's Complicated [Blu-ray]
Universal / 2009 / 121 Minutes / Rated R
Street Date: April 27, 2010
Genres: Comedy, drama
Starring: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin
Director: Nancy Myers
Plot Synopsis: It's delightful to see Meryl Streep come into her own as a romantic comedian in her later career years--after all the accolades, the Oscars, the serious-as-marble dramatic roles. Streep is in fact a true cutup, as she has demonstrated in films like Mamma Mia and Julie & Julia--and she gets the guy. So if Nancy Meyers's It's Complicated is perhaps a bit facile in the plot department, it's saved by a splendid romp of a performance by Streep (as Jane), along with her two leading men, Alec Baldwin (Jane's ex-husband, Jake) and Steve Martin (her supposed boyfriend, Adam). Meyers, as she did in Something's Gotta Give and Baby Boom, turns notions of over-the-hilldom--at least for women--on their ear. Streep's Jane is a contented, affluent divorcée with excellent taste in furnishings, happily about to preside over an empty nest and feeling just fine about it. Who should bump into, and ruin, this perfect solitude but Jane's ex, Jake, played to a pompous (and hilarious) fare-thee-well by Baldwin. "Turns out I'm a bit of a slut," chirps the sexually awakened Jane. The beauty of It's Complicated is that it really isn't all that complicated--its chemistry depends on the wonderful actors (including the supporting cast of John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, and Rita Wilson) and the oft-forgotten reality that people over 25 can have great sex, and fall head over heels.
- Audio Commentary
- Featurette: "The Making of 'It's Complicated'" (HD, 21 minutes)
- Theatrical Trailers – Previews for 'Green Zone,' 'MacGruber,' and 'Robin Hood' are included on the disc.
- My Scenes – Bookmark and share your favorite sequences from the film.
- BD-Live
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [Blu-ray]
Sony / 2009 / 122 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: April 27, 2010
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Jude Law
Director: Terry Gilliam
Plot Synopsis: Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick (Tom Waits), in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina (Lily Cole) is now rapidly approaching this ‘coming of age’ milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter’s hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr. Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles – and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all! Also starring Heath Ledger, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law.
Disc Features:
Commentary with Director Terry Gilliam
Introduction by Terry Gilliam
Deleted Scene with Optional Commentary by Terry Gilliam
Behind the Mirror
Building the Monastery
“The Drunk” Multi-Angle Progression Sequence
Heath Ledger and Friends
The Imaginarium of Terry Gilliam
Heath Ledger Wardrobe Test with Optional Commentary by Terry Gilliam
Interview with Heath Ledger
Doctor Parnassus Around the World
Cast & Crew Presentation on Stage
The Artwork of Doctor Parnassus
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