February 22nd, 2011
It's a pretty good week on the home market, all things considered, with two $100 million first-run releases on this week's list. On the other hand, there doesn't feel like a whole lot of depth and there are about as many featured reviews as other releases, if you count late reviews and ones where I'm still waiting on the screeners. One of these late reviews, Megamind could be the Pick of the Week, but I'm giving the Blu-ray one last chance to arrive before its release on Friday.
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February 19th, 2011
Among the films directors Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker previously made was The War Room, the hard-hitting documentary about the 1992 presidential election. Last year they teamed-up again to make Kings of Pastry, which is about food. ... It's a subject that is a lot less important in the grand scheme of things, pastries vs. politics, but can the end result be just as compelling?
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September 21st, 2010
There were just two films to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart, but one of them, Never Let Me Go, was pegged as a potential Awards Season player. With an opening average of $27,934, it should expand and that can only help. (The first challenge in earning awards is being seen by enough voters.) Second place went to Catfish with an average of $21,440 in 12 theaters.
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