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In 2002, Dutch producer Nicolay shared his beats on the Okayplayer message board. Phonte, one half of the prolific rap duo Little Brother, was impressed with what he heard and reached out to collaborate. Their intercontinental alliance resulted in Connected, the debut album from their group Foreign Exchange, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last weekend. The 17-song album is lauded as one of the first prominent examples of an Mc singing as well as exploring multiple genres on a singular project. While new school hip-hop fans credit Kanye’s 808s & Heartbreaks...

For some, life is a series of chance meetings with historical consequences. Little Brother, the trio comprised of rapper/singer Phonte, rapper Big Pooh, and (formerly) producer 9th Wonder met on the campus of North Carolina Central University and went on to craft one of rap’s most beloved catalogs. Their story was chronicled in the recently released documentary, May The Lord Watch, currently available on YouTube. The film was crafted by Travis “Yoh” Phillips and Holland “vacayvacayvacay” Gallagher of documentary studio Rap Portraits — whom Phonte connected after meeting Gallagher...

Glee alum Heather Morris is attached to star in the indie dance film, Back To 1, along with Drew Seeley (Another Cinderella Story) and Mekia Cox. Doug Penikas is directing the film from a script he wrote. It follows a principle ballerina who, before her debut, suffers a career-ending injury and must find a new life outside the world of dance. But when she befriends a gifted local composer, together they encourage each other to get back to 1. More Brandy Productions is producing the pic, which will feature original music by composer Bryan Arata with lyrics by Douglas Lyons, and choreography by Emmy-winners Bonnie Story and Chucky Klapow.

Actress Danika Yarosh has been cast in the Svetlana Cvetko-directed drama, Foreign Exchange, opposite Teri Polo and Dylan Walsh. Written by Chris Sivertson, the story follows Ana, an exchange...

Homeland’s Elizabeth Marvel is set to star in All The Little Things We Kill, an indie that tackles the issue of gun violence, directed by Adam Neutzsky-Wulff. Danielle Brooks (Orange Is The New Black), Guillermo Diaz (Scandal), Casey Cott (Riverdale), and Rj Mitte (Breaking Bad) also star in the Frankie Kl-penned pic. Marvel will play well-liked history/government professor at a local community college who unexpectedly takes her class hostage in an effort to force a Senator to pass a Gun Control Bill that he’d promised to enact after a school shooting seven years ago left her daughter dead. Neutzsky-Wulff and Kl are producing the project with Sara Victoria Pedersen. Marvel, who will next be seen in Netflix film The Land of Steady Habits, with Ben Mendelson, is repped by Innovative.

Bryce Durfee has been cast in the indie film Foreign Exchange, joining Teri Polo and Dylan Walsh.

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was recently summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (Ed) over an issue pertaining to Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) violation case that can be traced back to 2008. The actor was questioned for over three hours on the matter that was related to the sale of Kolkata Knight Riders (Kkr) shares during the Ipl (Indian Premiere League). In 2008, Shah Rukh Khan was alleged of selling shares of his Ipl team, Kkr at a way low price compared to the one fixed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to the company Sea Island Investments Ltd, based in Mauritius and owned by actress Juhi Chawla's husband Mr. Jay Mehta. Readers may be aware that Kkr is co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan's company Red Chillies along with his actress best friend Juhi Chawla. The superstar who was accused of violating Fema guidelines, was questioned way back in...

A warm but never schmaltzy, perfectly formed family sitcom with no weak links in its cast, here's why you should watch The Middle...

Family sitcoms aren’t exactly thin on the ground, so finding a new spin on the format is always going to take some work. Originally intended as a vehicle for Ricki Lake, The Middle is a case in point. After several years in development, it finally aired in autumn 2009 with a new lead: Patricia Heaton, one of the stars of hugely popular show Everybody Loves Raymond. Writers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline had previously been responsible for Roseanne, so the track records of all involved boded well for the series’ prospects. Six seasons later – with a seventh confirmed in May – expectations have well and truly been proved correct.

The Middle is a warm, beautifully performed and acutely observed portrait of a family struggling to cope with the...

22 Jump Street saved its best joke for last. The sequel to a comedic reboot no one thought they wanted in the first place, went out with an extended riff on all the Jump Street sequels to come. Like 23 Jump Street: Medical School, 24 Jump Street: Foreign Exchange Students, and so on, all the way up […]

The post ’23 Jump Street’ Will Make Those Fake Sequels Canon appeared first on /Film.

Spoiler alert, but Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) was, in fact, not my favorite film of the year. I figured I should just get that out of the way at the start for those of you who feared I might have the same #1 film as Brad and Mike, both of whom listed Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's latest as their favorite film from 2014. Don't get me wrong, I really liked Birdman, but in a surprise to even myself, it didn't make my list, which I think you can pretty much chalk up to the surprisingly good year 2014 wound up being. I was certainly among the scoffers last fall about it being a bit of down year, and just a month or so ago I was of the opinion 2014 offered a lot of films to like, but very few to love. After going through and finalizing my list, I'd like to retract that statement.

Everybody has their top ten trailer and poster round-ups, their year-end articles that rate Hollywood’s offerings in neat, succinct – completely biased – lists. But what happens to those throwaway moments that defy categorization?

Maybe Quicksilver’s “Time in a Bottle” sequence from X-Men: Days of Future Past should be getting more attention this year, but not too many people have a best musical moments list (but we do, and it’s good). MaybeGuardians of the Galaxy’s Rocket Racoon doesn’t quite make the top ten characters of the year, but surely the foul-mouthed animal deserves some recognition!

And then there’s the ridiculous stuff; The “I just want to talk about why Peeta likes bread so much” kind of stuff.

Our Best of the Rest list aims to find those thrown away gems and shine light on their greatness (or lack thereof).

Let's get started.

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On the heels of a successful screening in New York at the Urbanworld Film Festival, The End Again, a short film about a romantic breakup, has been released online. The End Again is an emphatic reflective portrait of a couple’s joys and falls at the close of their six-year relationship that stars Columbus Short, ("Scandal") opposite his wife, Tanee McCall-Short ("The Losers"). Set to a soundtrack from R&B group The Foreign Exchange, the contemporary romantic drama illustrates the sometimes complex yet nuanced struggles that often accompany breakups as Jane Salmon (McCall-Short) and Joe Maxwell (Short) attempt to reconcile their personal battles of conscience...

You might have thought, from the hilarious closing credits of this summer's "22 Jump Street"—which ran through over twenty fictional sequels to the movie, from "Foreign Exchange" to "Mariachi School"—that filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller had totally blown up the franchise. They mock the endless studio sequel factories, and even the idea of re-casting when contracts expire. Indeed, the sequel initially ended, per Buzzfeed, with the two quitting the force, with the sequel jokes a last-minute addition, put together only weeks before the film hit theaters. But that was before the film was a giant, giant hit. On only a $50 million budget, the film (which once again stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum) made over $190 million domestically, only a touch behind "Godzilla," "Dawn Of The Planet Of the Apes," and even Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," all of which cost three-to-four times as much to produce. And so it's with.

While the credits of 22 Jump Street roll, the audience is shown posters and snippets of over 20 fake Jump sequels: ridiculous movies like 27 Jump Street: Culinary School and 34 Jump Street: Return of the Ghost. When Jesse David Fox spoke to the directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, earlier in the week, Miller said they “wanted one final [homage] to sequels.” He added, “We found that the audience wanted to feel like those guys were gonna stay together.” He was correct. The result is really satisfying and easily one of the film’s funniest moments. So, without further ado — and with the requisite credit spoiler warning (if that's a thing?) — here are all the fake sequels: 23 Jump Street: Medical School 24 Jump Street: Foreign Exchange 25 Jump Street: Semester at Sea 26 Jump Street: Arts School 27 Jump Street: Culinary School 28 Jump Street: Veterinary School 29...

Look who's going public... Britney Spears was out shopping with new boyfriend David Lucado today near her home in Thousand Oaks, Calif.—and, while the tanning fans certainly haven't been attempting to hide their affinity for each other, Friday marked the first time that they engaged in any Pda. Which, in this case, was some cozy hand-holding, big smiles on both of their faces. According to eyewitnesses, the couple visited Victoria's Secret and Foreign Exchange and seemed to be "in a great mood, very happy together." Sources tell E! News that Lucado is a "really good guy," noting that he's very attentive toward her and loves spending time with her boys, Sean and...

Artists and entertainers coming in from overseas have always had to face stringent laws at the airport. The latest to be detained was singer Mika, who was arrested at the Mumbai airport yesterday by the Customs department. Mika who was returning from Bangkok via a private airline at 7.30pm was reportedly carrying currency of Rs. 3 lakh and $12,000 (worth Rs. 6.36 lakh) in his person.

The arrest was made as under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) regulations, any traveler arriving in India with more than Rs 7,500 and Us $5,000 has to declare it to the authorities. However, Mika reportedly didn't make that declaration despite carrying currency more than the permissible limit.

The singer was stopped by the Air Intelligence Unit batch upon his arrival, on inspection apart from the currency, the officials also found two liquor bottles of foreign brand and other branded items exceeding duty-free limit.

Post the detention, the singer...

In the world's never-ending quest to confuse us as much as possible, two new horror flicks are under way with the same title, Safari. The good news? They couldn't be more different. Read on for the details regarding both of them.

Last week Bloody Disgusting dropped the news that Safari, a found-footage thriller, was gearing up to start shooting on October 15th in Johannesburg, South Africa. Directed by Academy Award nominee Darrell Roodt (Little One, Yesterday) and written by Dark Was The Night scribe Tyler Hisel, the pedigree is right for this one to be a cut above.

That film “centers on a band of American tourists, stranded and hunted in the heart of the South African wilderness. Their struggle to survive the elements and the vicious predators lurking the African plain is documented by the video cameras meant to record their vacation.” Rocky Myers (Vamp U) and Kim Argetsinger...

In a case dating back to 2004, actor Saif Ali Khan was called upon by the enforcement directorate on Saturday. The issue involved the misusing the transfer of residence (Tr) rule.In 2004, Saif had bought a Toyota Land Cruiser from Dubai. However the car was brought to India under the name of Kerala resident Kolangara Mohammad.He was called in around 11.30 am at the directorate’s Nariman Point office, in Mumbai. They questioned him for close to four hours under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema).The customs department which was initially looking into the case maintained that with his merge income, it was impossible for Kolangara t...

New York - Hasbro on Monday reported nearly unchanged fourth-quarter earnings amid a challenging holiday season in the U.S. and Canada. The toy giant posted a quarterly profit of $139.1 million, compared with $140.0 million in the year-ago period. Earnings per share rose though amid continued stock buybacks. Revenue rose 4 percent to $1.33 billion. Foreign exchange factors had a $13.3 million negative impact on revenues in the quarter. Hasbro’s entertainment and licensing business was a key pocket of strength driven by films, TV shows and toys, including from Transformers: Dark of The Moon.

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Exclusive: Chernin Entertainment has acquired Untitled Foreign Exchange, a comedy pitch that Shawn Harwell will write and Jeff Tomsic will direct. Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark and Jenno Topping will produce for Chernin Entertainment, which won the pitch with a preemptive offer made from the company’s discretionary fund. Tomsic gets the directing job after helming a number of shorts, including I’m Having A Difficult Time Killing My Parents, which debuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. He’s also directed shows for MTV and VH1 and campaigns for Dr. Pepper, Hasbro and other brands. Harwell cowrote Dog Fight, the Warner Bros comedy that Jay Roach is directing with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. He also scripted Hench with Danny McBride for Warner Bros and Neal Moritz, and was a staff writer in McBride’s HBO Series Eastbound & Down. Both are repped by CAA and Tomsic is managed by Generate.

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Art seems to imitate life for Patricia Heaton, who came on 'The View' (weekdays, syndicated on ABC) to talk about her show 'The Middle.' Barbara Walters pointed out that like her character Frankie, Heaton is a busy working mother: While Frankie has three kids, Heaton is a mother to four boys.

Stories from Heaton's own family life often end up on the show. The 'Foreign Exchange' episode, where a student from Japan stayed with the Hecks, was based on an experience she had. "I brought our Japanese student to the set ... and he was enamored with Sue Heck, of course, but he never said a word in the ten days he stayed with us," Heaton said.

 

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Mumbai, June 9: After Bollywood celebrities like Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba, Raj Babbar etc were detained at various national and international airports, it was Mallika Sherawat’s brother Vikram Lamba who got arrested at the Mumbai airport for carrying Euros and other foreign goods which had a value of 6 lakhs in the Indian currency. It was even said that Vikram was allegedly carrying branded apparels in his luggage while going back home. He was kept under custody by the customs officers and was booked under Foreign Exchange Management Act.

He was questioned regarding his illegal carriage for several hours and was set free after a.

Mallika Sherawat's brother, Vikram Lamba, is the latest to be detained at Mumbai airport for carrying foreign currency beyond permissible limit and not declaring dutiable goods. He was coming to Mumbai from London via Dubai on an Emirates flight. Vikram was detained by Custom officials at Mumbai International airport today when he was passing through the green channel after he landed. He has been booked under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) and is still in detention and being questioned at the airport. He was reportedly carrying branded goods and foreign currencies worth approximately Rs. 6 lakhs. Earlier, Minissha Lamba was detained at the airport after undeclared jewellery was allegedly found in her possession when she was returning from Cannes. Later, Bipasha Basu was detained and let off after she paid a penalty of Rs 13,000 for carrying undeclared accessories and cosmetics.

Mallika Sherawat's brother, Vikram Lamba, is the latest to be detained at Mumbai airport for carrying foreign currency beyond permissible limit and not declaring dutiable goods. He was coming to Mumbai from London via Dubai on an Emirates flight. Vikram was detained by Custom officials at Mumbai International airport today when he was passing through the green channel after he landed. He has been booked under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) and is still in detention and being questioned at the airport. He was reportedly carrying branded goods and foreign currencies worth approximately Rs. 6 lakhs. Earlier, Minissha Lamba was detained at the airport after undeclared jewellery was allegedly found in her possession when she was returning from Cannes. Later, Bipasha Basu was detained and let off after she paid a penalty of Rs 13,000 for carrying undeclared accessories and cosmetics.

Bollywood sexy siren Mallika Sherawat’s brother Vikram Lamba was detained at the Mumbai airport for carrying foreign goods and foreign currency that valued around 6 lakhs. He was allegedly carrying branded accessories. He was booked under Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) and was questioned. He was carrying goods above the permissible limits. Till the interrogation completes, he will be under the custody of the customs. He landed in India from Dubai. In a span of one month, celebrities like Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba were detained at the Mumbai airport for carrying undeclared accessories.

AFI Fest 2010 Hi my name is Ava DuVernay. I make and market films. A good sister named Karen who runs this very cool site, ReelArsty.com, asked me to name 5 things that excite me in black film at the moment. What a cool concept. Just like Karen. And her site. Cool. So… here goes…

5) Matthew A. CherryI like this brother's style. He shoots. And shoots. And shoots. Music videos. Shorts. And coming soon - his first feature. He works with open arms. Embracing fellow filmmakers. Embracing social media. Embracing the energy currently brewing around the black indie film aesthetic. Here's his latest video which just dropped this week for Foreign Exchange. The guy makes, like, a video a week, I swear. I love it. Work!

4) Black Swan TheoryThis is a short film that I dig a lot for a couple of reasons. First: because this fierce black woman filmmaker smashed it.

New Delhi, Feb 20 – Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof Ali were Sunday fined Rs.1.5 million ($33,000) each for carrying undeclared foreign currency while trying to leave India earlier this month, sources said.

The artiste and his manager, who were charged under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) and Customs Act, will have to pay the fine immediately.

The American Society of Cinematographers announce their 5 nominees Matthew Libatique (Black Swan) Wally Pfister (Inception) Danny Cohen (The King’s Speech) Jeff Cronenweth (The Social Network) Roger Deakins (True Grit...

We’ll let this poll serve the dual purpose of predicting tomorrow’s announcement of nominees by the Asc as well as eventual Oscar favorites. Choose 5 cinematographers after the cut.

Pakistani singer-composer Adnan Sami has been issued a notice by the Enforcement Directorate (Ed) for owning eight flats and five car parking spaces in Mumbai.A fine of Rs.20 lakh has also been slapped on the singer.Sami said: .I have received an order from the Ed which says my properties will be confiscated if I do not file an appeal in the next 45 days..He rubbished media reports claiming that his flats have been confiscated..The order was received Dec 21 and we have 45 days from then to file an appeal, which we will move at the earliest. But the properties have not been confiscated yet,. said Sami.s lawyer Vibhav Krishna.The Ed order mentions that Sami.s application for buying property in Mumbai was rejected by the Reserve Bank of India in 2003 owning to his Pakistani nationality. Sami, however, denies any knowledge of the rejection.Sami owns eight...

Adnan Sami came to Mumbai and shot to fame with songs like 'Kabhi Toh Nazar Milaao', 'Lift Kara De' and likes. The songs became so famous far and wide that Adnan, in no time, became the blue eyed boy of the music industry. Not the one to 'throw his weight around'; he shocked everyone with 'shedding off his weight', one fine day! Post that, he has been in the news mostly for his personal reasons than professional. Few days back, Adnan was in the news for his estranged relationship with his ex-wife. His family issues were out in the open. And now just when, things seemed to settle down for the singer, another controversy has struck him. It is learnt that The Enforcement Directorate (Ed) has confiscated Adnan's eight properties and five parking spaces under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema). According to the reports, Ed slapped the penalty on...

Adnan Sami came to Mumbai and shot to fame with songs like 'Kabhi Toh Nazar Milaao', 'Lift Kara De' and likes. The songs became so famous far and wide that Adnan, in no time, became the blue eyed boy of the music industry. Not the one to 'throw his weight around'; he shocked everyone with 'shedding off his weight', one fine day! Post that, he has been in the news mostly for his personal reasons than professional. Few days back, Adnan was in the news for his estranged relationship with his ex-wife. His family issues were out in the open. And now just when, things seemed to settle down for the singer, another controversy has struck him. It is learnt that The Enforcement Directorate (Ed) has confiscated Adnan's eight properties and five parking spaces under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema). According to the reports, Ed slapped the penalty on...

In our latest World Cinema column, we take a look at how tax breaks affect the movie industry, and how they kept The Hobbit in New Zealand...

Stop the press. The once peaceful and pleasant country of New Zealand is a land on the brink of disaster. They're protesting in the streets! The Prime Minister has been forced to issue an emergency statement! And what about? Ah yes, the fact that The Hobbit might not be filmed there.

For those unfamiliar with the story, an acting union's threatened (but now resolved) boycott has led Warner Bros. to consider alternatives for their filming locations, citing the fact that the country can not be considered a stable environment for the production. In turn, this led to the protests and the intervention of Prime Minister John Key, who entered into talks with Warner.

As you can see from yesterday's story here, this appears to have been resolved,...

Beyonce took home the most hardware with six wins to her credit, but Taylor Swift took home Album of the Year for "Fearless."

Here's the list of the winners in the major categories:

Record Of The Year

"Halo," Beyonce

"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas

"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

"Poker Face," Lady Gaga

"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

Album Of The Year

"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce

"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas

"The Fame," Lady Gaga

"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band

"Fearless," Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year

"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne

"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze

"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart

"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)

"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift

Best New Artist

Zac Brown Band...

John Legend, Mos Def, Jay Electronica, more join the hip-hop band onstage at their sixth annual event.

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The Roots arrive at Hollywood's Key Club

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West Hollywood — The Roots, the Roots, the Roots were on fire as they blasted through back-to-back classics, covers and mash-ups at their sixth annual Pre-Grammy Jam Session at Hollywood's Key Club. The Philadelphia crew was clearly having a blast as friends like John Legend, Mos Def and ex-keyboardist Scott Storch joined them onstage throughout a night that lasted well past 2 a.m.

Slash, Twista, David Banner, Ryan Phillippe and Kelsey Grammer were among the luminaries who skipped stuffier Grammy events around town to check out the star-studded-but-casual affair. Prince, Dave Chappelle, Snoop Dogg and even Tom Cruise have dropped by in the past, and the 2010 incarnation of the event, sponsored by Green Music Group, lived up to all prior...

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If you're going to announce the nominees for the 52 Annual Grammy Awards, do it in song. And that's just what CBS did Dec. 2. 

The award show will be broadcast live on Jan. 31.

Here's the complete list of nominees:

Record Of The Year

"Halo," Beyonce

"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas

"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

"Poker Face," Lady Gaga

"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

Album Of The Year

"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce

"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas

"The Fame," Lady Gaga

"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band

"Fearless," Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year

"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne

"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze

"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart

"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)

"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift

Best...

The North Carolina rapper formerly known as Supastition has never had much use for the role-playing, posturing, and wish-fulfillment endemic to hip-hop. His national profile rose alongside an up-and-coming Netherlands producer named Nicolay (of Foreign Exchange semi-fame) when they collaborated on “The Williams,” a funny, sad, wondrously alive exploration of the past-due credit-card blues that won a contest to appear on ?uestlove’s first Okayplayer compilation. So it isn’t surprising that he’s traded in his prance-about stage moniker for his government name on his new album, Splitting Image. Here, Kam Moye eschews the punchlines, braggadocio, and battle-raps of ...

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Welcome to Cinematical's revamped but still opinionated guide to movies on disc, whether new-fangled Blu-ray or good old fashioned DVD, Hollywood blockbusters or indie wonders, direct to video debuts or refurbished classics.

Buy: The Fall

Rent: Baby Mama, The Forbidden Kingdom, How the West Was Won

Pass: Foreign Exchange, Seed, Sarah Landon & The Paranormal Hour, Then She Found Me

Blu-ray Spotlight: Exiled, Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2, Jerry Maguire, Cool Hand Luke, Rudy

Indies on DVD: Heckler, The Last Days of Left Eye, Last House on the Beach

Collector's Corner: The Big Lebowski, Child's Play, Pumpkinhead

The Fall.

Directed by Tarsem (The Cell), this incredible visual feast, filmed over four years, imagines the fantastical, far-flung stories told to a little girl recovering from a fall in a hospital. A wild, weird trip of a flick that cries out to be replayed time and again. Extras include deleted scenes,...