Bee Movie

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below, family-friendly flicks Bee Movie and August Rush are available as well.

No Country for Old Men
If you haven't heard about No Country for Old Men, the staggering, Oscar-winning adaptation of Cormic McCarthy's novel, you might well be living under a rock. Not for those looking for warm fuzzies, this is the Coen Brothers at their best: entertaining, dark, and thought-provoking. Javier Bardem (um, how scary is he on that DVD cover?) won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Anton Chigurh, a demented serial killer whose evilness will haunt you for days. The film also stars Josh Brolin as a man on the run from Chigurh and Tommy Lee Jones a local sheriff on both of their trails.

Though the film's ending is obscure and has left many scratching their heads, I really thought it worked and I was completely entranced by the suspenseful cat-and-mouse plot. If you haven't yet seen this darn-near-perfect flick, now is your chance. Special features include a featurette about the making of the movie and one titled "Diary of A Country Sheriff."

One more release starring a beloved comedian if you read more

Renée Zellweger and Jerry Seinfeld showed no sign of slowing down their bug love Friday with a stop in Berlin to premiere Bee Movie. This time around the duo went a bit more casual — Jerry in jeans and Renée covering up her tiny figure in basic black. She did however reveal her simple secrets to staying in great shape. She said, "I have a lifestyle. It involves keeping my sanity by going to the gym." Sounds like a great plan to us.

Many more of both Renée and Jerry continuing to ham it up on the red carpet so read more

Jerry Seinfeld and Renée Zellweger kept each other laughing yesterday as they posed together and with their bug co-star at the Paris premiere of Bee Movie. Jerry has been busy promoting the movie all over the world, but sadly this may be his last. His wife Jessica recently spoke about Jerry getting away from films saying, "Jerry is . . . as he would say, he's at the end of his career. [Bee Movie] took four years out of our life . . . My children are not going to see their father for 23 days [while he's promoting it]. In the future, he'll just do stand-up. That makes him happy."

At least it's not complete retirement and if we're lucky the stand up routine will air on HBO someday soon for all of us to enjoy, until then, we can always count on reruns of Seinfeld. For lots more pics of Jerry, Renée, Jeffrey Katzenberg and more just read more

The magic of Disney strikes again! The half-animated, half-live-action fairytale story Enchanted put a spell on the box office over the long Thanksgiving weekend, bringing in approximately $50 million over the five-day stretch. After Toy Story 2, Enchanted is the highest-grossing Disney movie to open Thanksgiving weekend.

Holiday newcomer This Christmas enjoyed an impressive opening in second place while Beowulf held steady at No. 3. The video game-inspired action flick Hitman opened at No. 4 and the animated Bee Movie continued to "bee" successful at No. 5. Meanwhile, The Coen Bros.' No Country for Old Men just barely edged out Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium for the No. 10 spot.

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Beowulf killed more than just a couple monsters over its opening weekend, easily coming in at No. 1 at the box office with just over $28 million. The movie enjoyed the widest release for a 3-D digital film ever, and was the first 3-D movie that wasn't for children. The success of the film spells good things for the future of digital 3-D filmmaking.

In second place taking home half as much was animated family film Bee Movie, and American Gangster held steady at No. 3. Following up in fourth place was holiday comedy Fred Claus, while Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium opened at No. 5, bringing in $10 million.

This upcoming holiday weekend should prove successful for studios releasing new titles, like Disney's Enchanted, the Bob Dylan flick I'm Not There, heartwarming family drama August Rush and Stephen King's The Mist. Also, this weekend expect to kick into the holiday season when This Christmas opens this Wednesday.

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• Kanye West's mother passed away on Saturday after complications arose during cosmetic surgery. Our thoughts are with Kanye and his entire family as they grieve their sudden loss. — BellaSugar
• Bee Movie took the top spot at the box office this weekend, beating last week's number one movie, American Gangster, while Fred Claus came in at number three. All of Jerry Seinfeld's promotion for his movie seems to have finally paid off. — BuzzSugar
• The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck had a boy this weekend. She announced on the show this morning that his name is Taylor Thomas — normal and cute — we love it! - lilsugar
• Chelsy Davy has apparently dumped Prince Harry after three years together, despite her recent move to the UK to be closer to him. While it's sad when couples break up, we're sure lots of girls are happy a prince is single. — News of the World
• Did you catch The Next Iron Chef finale last night? And the winner is ... — YumSugar
• Hollywood writers aren't the only people striking this week, as the union representing Broadway stagehands is on their third day of a strike over a hiring dispute that has closed 27 shows thus far. Our entertainment options are running low! — AP

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In round two of American Gangster vs. Bee Movie at the box office, the bees buzzed their way to the top. Bee Movie brought in an estimated $26 million in its second weekend, flip-flopping last week's results by edging out American Gangster's $24.3 million.

None of the weekend's new releases came close to challenging those two. Fred Claus brought in about $19.2 million to finish in third place, while Lions for Lambs was a very distant fourth with just $6.7 million. I suppose a lot of people must have agreed with those of you who said you don't necessarily enjoy contemporary political movies. Interestingly, the audience for Lions for Lambs skewed old, with two-thirds of its viewers over age 35.

Possibly the best news this weekend comes for No Country for Old Men. The Coen brothers' Western opened in just 28 theaters around the country, but it still brought in $1.2 million and finished at No. 14 for the weekend. It expands to more theaters this Friday and will be in wide release after Thanksgiving.

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Ridley Scott's gritty gangster drama easily took first place at the box office this past weekend, making American Gangster's opening weekend the highest-grossing for any R-rated crime drama in history. The film brought in a mighty $46.3 million over the weekend.

In second place was Seinfeld's Bee Movie, which also raked in an impressive amount: just over $39 million. Saw IV continued its reign of terror in third place, bringing in $11 million, while Dan in Real Life followed closely behind. 30 Days of Night rounded out the box office top five with $4 million.

This weekend Christmas comes early with Fred Claus. There will also be the Coen Bros. Western No Country for Old Men and the Robert Redford political drama Lions for Lambs opening nationwide.

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In the B-movie world, movie titles and posters often come before the scripts. Similarly, with Bee Movie, creator Jerry Seinfeld first came up with the "bee movie" pun came and then wrote a film to fit the title. Those humble beginnings had me a bit worried before going into this movie; as a huge Seinfeld fan, I really wanted to see the comedian succeed.

Bee Movie gets off to a rather pedestrian start, with humor dominated by lazy puns that, admittedly, are more kid-friendly than what follows. The story follows Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld) upon graduating from college in a New York hive. Unlike his buttoned-down buddy Adam (Matthew Broderick), Barry is distraught at the prospect of doing the same job every day for the rest of his existence. After sullenly lounging around his family's pool — in a scene that heavily references The Graduate — Barry decides to join the "pollen jocks" on their next trip out of the hive. From there, the movie starts to gain laughs and momentum, so read more

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