On April 1 a number of DVD and Blu-Rays will be released.
"Anchorman 2: the Legend Continues" : After a successful run at the box office the Will Ferrell starrer will be released on DVD. The film tells the story of San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, who returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.The film scored rave reviews with critics stating "It's just as uneven and loosely structured as the first Anchorman and while Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues may not be quite as quotable, it's nearly as funny as its predecessor." The film also stars Christina Appelgate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and Dylan Baker.
"The Pirate Fairy" : Disney will release the straight-to-DVD movie which is voiced by Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston and Raven Symore. The movie tells the story of a misunderstood dust-keeper fairy named Zarina who steals Pixie Hollow's all-important Blue Pixie Dust, and flies away to join forces with the pirates of Skull Rock, Tinker Bell and her fairy friends. The movie has scored generally positive reviews and is likely to obtain family audiences.
"47 Ronin": After having failed at the box office by only making $38 million, Universal will attempt to gain an audience through home video for its expensive $135 million budgeted film. The movie, starring Keanu Reeves, tells the story of a band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun. The film was directed by Carl Rinsch and written by Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini and scored negative reviews when it launched.
"At Middleton": After scoring negative reviews and have failed garner an audience at the box office, Anchor Bay will try to remarket the indie flick to home video audiences. Starring Andy Garcia and Vera Farmiga, the movie tells the story of two parents who fall in love over the course of a single day while playing hooky from their children's college tour. Having played at the Denver, Mill Valley and Montral World Film Festival, this movie is bound to do better on VOD than in its theatrical run.
"The Bag Man" : Cinedigm's little seen film hits DVD after a two week run in theaters. The film boasts an A-List cast that includes John Cusack, Robert De Niro and Rebecca Da Costa. Sadly however the film about a criminal who bides his time at a seedy motel, waiting for his boss after killing several men and making away with a mystery bag, was a critically debacle that will be difficult to sell.
"Once" : For those who have yet to see the Oscar winning film "Once," Amazon is releasing a special edition version of John Carney's critically acclaimed film. The Blu-Ray comes in time for the release of the director's latest film "Begin Again." "Once" tells the story of a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
"Parisfal" : For opera lovers the Metropolitan Opera will release the critically acclaimed "Parisfal." The cast includes Jonas Kaufmann, Katarina Dalayman, Rene Pape, Peter Mattei, and Evegeny Nikitin. Daniele Gatti conducts the work from memory in a brilliant production by Francois Girard that Latinos Post called, "Deeply Moving, Transcendent 'Parsifal'"
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