Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (aka 2008's Best Picture, according to the Oscars) has arrived in stores and is now ready for a whole new audience to discover. Other major releases this week include bittersweet comedy Marley & Me and Seven Pounds starring Will Smith, plus new comedy specials from Jim Gaffigan and Ricky Gervais. You can also look for 8 new horror movies from the After Dark Horrorfest [1], along with recent genre hits Special and Timecrimes (let's hope Magnet does a better job with the subtitles on the latter). Last but not least, Ghostbusters fans will be excited to get their hands on the 5-disc '80s cartoon set The Real Ghostbusters: Volume 1. What are you picking up this week? Slumdog Millionaire [2] (DVD, Blu-ray [3]) Marley & Me [4] (DVD, Blu-ray [5]) Seven Pounds [6] (DVD, Blu-ray [7]) Special [8] Timecrimes [9] Tell No One [10] (DVD, Blu-ray [11]) The Broken [12] Autopsy [13] Voices [14] Dying Breed [15] Perkins' 14 [16] The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations...
- 3/31/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Jim Gaffigan of "Pale Force" and "My Boys" will have a special premiere on Comedy Central this weekend. Gaffigan steps out from his throne and onto the stage of the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX in this never-before-seen comedy special, "Jim Gaffigan: King Baby," which premieres Sunday, March 29 at 9p.m. Encore presentations air Sunday, March 29 at 10p.m. and Tuesday, March 31 at 10p.m. and 12a.m. Gaffigan is one of the top touring comics, and sells out multiple nights at theaters across the country. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan.s clever, introspective style and spoken outloud "inner voice" is captured to perfection in "King Baby." The special features the signature Gaffigan jokes viewers expect, from bowling...
- 3/27/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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You probably know Jim Gaffigan even if you don't recognize the name. He's that pale comedian. That really pale comedian who speaks in two voices while standing on stage. The near albino fellow who confiscates your Sierra Mist. If none of that helped, just look at the DVD cover. If you still don't know Jim Gaffigan - you've been missing out. Jim Gaffigan is one of the best up and coming (if not newly established) comedians today. His first DVD special Beyond the Pale was comically hysterical. If you don't think it's possible to stand on stage and talk about food for two hours - then you've yet to be enlightened by the Gaffigan. For King Baby, Gaffigan's second DVD special, Gaffigan resumes his food-oriented routine while hearkening back to a few of his earliest routines about that good old sedentary lifestyle.
You probably know Jim Gaffigan even if you don't recognize the name. He's that pale comedian. That really pale comedian who speaks in two voices while standing on stage. The near albino fellow who confiscates your Sierra Mist. If none of that helped, just look at the DVD cover. If you still don't know Jim Gaffigan - you've been missing out. Jim Gaffigan is one of the best up and coming (if not newly established) comedians today. His first DVD special Beyond the Pale was comically hysterical. If you don't think it's possible to stand on stage and talk about food for two hours - then you've yet to be enlightened by the Gaffigan. For King Baby, Gaffigan's second DVD special, Gaffigan resumes his food-oriented routine while hearkening back to a few of his earliest routines about that good old sedentary lifestyle.
- 3/25/2009
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
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