Definitely, Maybe (Universal Studios) Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin This romantic comedy stars cutie Breslin, who asks her dad (Reynolds) about his love life. He tells her the story of the three women he’s loved (Rachel Weisz, Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Banks). Unfortunately, it’s pretty bland and not even a little bit funny.
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(Warner Home Video) Starring: Camilla Belle, Steven Strait Woolly mammoths and other prehistoric creatures make this a wild ride. A girl (Belle) is kidnapped, and her neighbor (Strait) leads a rescue mission.
Persepolis
(Sony Pictures) Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve This Academy Award–nominated animated film is based on the graphic novel of the same name, which documents the Iranian child-hood of Marjane Satrapi, who was 10 years old during the revolution of 1979.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(Paramount) Starring: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker Based on the kids’ books, this family fantasy centers on twins Jared and Simon (both played by Highmore), who move to a spooky old house in the middle of their parents’ divorce and discover a magical world there.
Fool’s Gold (Warner Home Video) Starring: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey Hudson and McConaughey get their rom-com groove on again in this action-filled-yet-lackluster flick about treasure-hunting exes. Phenomenal explosions and tans don’t distract from the fact that this is one stupid movie.
Be Kind Rewind (New Line Home Video) Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def In this fun comedy, a video store clerk (Def) and his bumbling pal (Black) set out to remake every movie in the shop when the VHS tapes are accidentally destroyed.
Californication: The First Season` (Paramount) Starring: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone Bitter L.A. writer Hank Moody (Duchovny) struggles to raise his teen daughter and win back the love of his life (McElhone) in this smart comedy series. Twelve episodes on two discs, plus free streaming of Dexter and The Tudors.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Force Video) Starring: Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu In this unforgettable, beautifully acted, award-winning drama, set against the bleak backdrop of 1987 Communist Romania, a young woman (Marinca) helps her friend (Vasiliu) obtain an illegal abortion.
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Universal Studios) Starring: Martin Lawrence, Mo’Nique Slapstick comedy and vulgar, overused jokes make up most of this flick, about a TV talk show host (Lawrence) who comes home to Georgia for his parents’ anniversary.
John Adams (HBO) Starring: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney This HBO miniseries features major talents Giamatti and Linney (both are Oscar nominees), who bring the story of America’s second president to life. Based on the best-selling biography by David McCullough, the seven-part series, complete with extensive bonus materials, is on three discs.