This Week on DVD & Blu-ray (05-22-12)

With the first Summer Movie Month coming to a close,  the rest of the January/February releases are finally hitting the streets. It’s no surprise that the long-gestated George Lucas production “Red Tails” bombed, while Hammer Films “The Woman in Black” didn’t scare up any real rave reviews, even though it had a post Harry Potter/Daniel Radcliffe draw. Then there’s “This Means War”, which showed us that even Kirk and Bane couldn’t save a Reese Witherspoon action/romance, directed by McG. Which leaves Studio Ghibli to save this batch of uneven new releases, while “The Secret World of Arriety” may not be their best film, it certainly is just as beautiful and immersive as their other animated features.  Also out this week, is the documentary “Carol Channing: Larger Than Life” which I’ve heard good things about and has me curious – even though the woman scares me.

 

The highlight this week though is Criteron’s release of Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s “Certified Copy” a celebrated drama which was released in 2010. I look forward to finally catching up to this film, one that everyone seems to love.