RED HOOK SUMMER

An Atlanta adolescent experiences a new side of life while spending the summer in Brooklyn with his grandfather, a fire-and-brimstone preacher who's determined to save his soul. Young Flik (Jules Brown) has never met his grandfather before now, and when his mother drops him off at the Red Hook housing project, the culture shock is overpowering. Depressed at the prospect of spending his cherished vacation without his friends while enduring the righteous ramblings of his grandpa Enoch (Clarke Peters), Flik resigns himself to a summer of boredom until he crosses paths with Chazz (Toni Lysaith), a spunky church girl with a unique outlook on life. Meanwhile, as the summer heat spikes and conflicts among the congregation ignite, Flik realizes that his summer vacation is about to get interesting. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

'Jaws' Week is Coming

Jaws Week. We've been wanting to do a summer series that didn't involve superheroes or ridiculous amounts of CGI. Something our team of movie-obsessed super nerds could geek out on hardcore; something we could dedicate an entire week of geeking out to. When it was announced that Steven Spielberg's Jaws was arriving on Blu-ray right smack in the middle of a bustling summer movie season, we thought it'd be perfect to dedicate an entire week to the movie that created the summer blockbuster to begin with.
So next week is Jaws Week at Movies.com. We'll be giving away copies of the new Blu-ray (which we've already watched and love), as well as reviewing all its fine little details. Every day we'll be posting an assortment of really fun features tied to the film, its production, its legacy, its fans, its merchandise and so much more.
Jaws is one of the reasons why we have a summer blockbuster season to look forward to every year, and we're beyond thrilled to give a little something back to a movie that's thrilled, chilled and wowed us for over three decades.
Be here Monday for the beginning of Jaws Week, and you can bookmark our official Jaws Week tag to follow all our coverage throughout the week. Trust us, if you're any kind of Jaws fan (and we know you are), you'll want to devour the stuff we have planned.
See you next week!by erik davis

Outrageous 'Dark Knight' Home Theater

if you're going to build a home theater dedicated to The Dark Knight, ridiculous is just par for the incredibly rich course. So let's just cut straight to the chase: This excessive home theater monument to Nolan's Batman trilogy cost $2 million.
So what all does $2 million buy you?

- An 180-inch screen

- Six life-size Batsuits throughout the room

- Art Deco-inspired gothic architecture, including several stone gargoyles

- A life-size replica of the Tumbler hidden behind a book shelf that only slides open if you pull a secret book

- A mock, 30-foot long secret tunnel exit

- Batcomputer station that cycles through screens profiling Batman's enemies

- 15 race car-inspired theater seats

- Lots of friends wanting to watch movies at your house

If all of that weren't insane enough, this entire home theater is subterranean and is accessed by an elevator equipped with mock body scanners that appears from inside a grandfather clock after one presses a button hidden inside a bust of William Shakespeare.by peter hall

The Seven Year Itch Blu-ray

The Seven Year Itch Blu-ray, Video Quality

From the Saul Bass title sequence to the madcap conclusion, The Seven Year Itch looks fantastic on Blu-ray, with a 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer of a restored print that's now almost entirely free of specks, other age-related issues, or compression concerns. The integrity of the image is untouched by excessive digital noise reduction or edge enhancement, and the picture quality improvement over DVD is apparent from the first frames. Though perhaps not quite as breathtaking as Technicolor, the film has that inimitable mid-century Deluxe look, a melange of vivid, eye-catching hues, creamy highlights and soft neutrals. There are some minor color/brightness/grain fluctuations here and there, but otherwise the print is very stable, with strong blacks and good contrast. While overall clarity isn't sharp sharp by modern standards, it is consistent with other Cinemascope pictures from the '50s available on Blu-ray; everything—from facial features and clothing to sets and props—looks tighter and more refined here compared to standard definition editions. If you're fond of the film and looking forward to a visual upgrade, you should be pleased by Fox's remastering efforts.

The Seven Year Itch Blu-ray, Audio Quality

The Seven Year Itch's original sound design has been given a slight multi-channel expansion, by way of a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track.nothing extraneous has been added to the mix—no goofy new sound effects—and the rear channels are only used for quiet New York City ambience and bleeding room for the score. Alfred Newman's music sounds great considering when it was recorded —there's no shrillness in the highs, and the bottom-end is relatively rich—but the mix is really all about the dialogue, which is always cleanly recorded and clearly reproduced. As you'd hope, there are no distracting hisses, pops, crackles, or other audio anomalies. A perfectly functional vintage soundtrack. The disc includes a Dolby Digital 3.0 track for comparison, along with a large assortment of dub and subtitle options.blu-ray.com

The Campaign August 10th 2012

Two CEOs pit a blundering congressman against an unlikely political newcomer in order to seize control of a crucial North Carolina district in this satirical political comedy starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. On the eve of an upcoming election, incumbent congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) makes a misstep that threatens to end his career in politics. Recognizing the opportunity to gain influence in the aftermath of the public gaffe, a pair of scheming CEOs handpick credulous tourism-center director Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) as Brady's political rival, quickly shaping him into a viable candidate with the help of a seasoned campaign manager. As Election Day draws near, Brady and Huggins cast ethics aside to engage in the brand of hysterical mud-slinging that's sent contemporary politics straight down the toilet. Jason Sudeikis, John Lithgow, and Brian Cox co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

TOTAL RECALL August 3rd 2012

Originally adapted by director Paul Verhoeven in 1990, author Philip K. Dick's classic short story returns to the big screen in this remake starring Colin Farrell, Bryan Cranston, and Kate Beckinsale, and directed by Underworld's Len Wiseman. Douglas Quaid (Farrell) is a factory worker in New Shanghai. He's got a stable job and a loving wife (Beckinsale), but upon learning that a company called Rekall could grant him the memory of the ultimate espionage adventure, Douglas decides that a virtual vacation is better than no vacation at all. But in the midst of having the memories implanted, something goes haywire, and the system breaks down. As the authorities close in, Douglas flees, joining forces with a fierce rebel soldier (Jessica Biel) on a mission to track down the head of the resistance (Bill Nighy), and take down the tyrannical Chancellor Cohaagen (Cranston), a power-crazed leader who seeks to control the entire free world. The harder Douglas fights to defeat Cohaagen, however, the more difficult it becomes for him to determine whether this is real life, or simply all part of the complex Rekall program. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi