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What to Rent: New DVDs This Week

Parker and Stand Up Guys are also available on DVD this week.

Parker and Stand Up Guys are also available on DVD this week.

Beautiful Creatures

Alice Englert stars as a witch in this romantic, fantastical movie that may fill the void left by the end of the Twilight franchise. Set in the South, the adaptation of the young-adult novel follows Lena (Englert) as she discovers her powers and falls for local boy Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich). Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, and Viola Davis add some actor credibility to the cast, but it's Ehrenreich's charisma that makes the biggest impression. The DVD comes with a trailer for author Margaret Stohl's next book, plus deleted scenes.

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Side Effects

Steven Soderbergh directs Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum in a stylish thriller that puts antidepressants under the microscope. When Emily's (Mara) therapist (Jude Law) prescribes her a new drug to treat her anxiety, she comes out of the daze she's been in since her husband (Tatum) returned from prison. But soon enough, she begins to experience unexpected and dangerous side effects that involve her in a murder. Extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette and some fake drug-company commercials.

85%


The Last Stand

A former LAPD narcotics officer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) moves to a quiet border town following a botched operation. Hoping to find solace there, he instead gets caught up in capturing an escaped convict: a notorious drug kingpin who threatens the security of the town. Schwarzenegger proves he's still capable of firing off one-liners, but the humor is generic, as is the action. The DVD will come with several featurettes as well as deleted and extended scenes.

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Movies

Box Office: Jessica Chastain Is a Box Office Queen

Jessica Chastain proved herself to be a powerful lure to the theater this weekend when her two films took first and second place at the box office.

Jessica Chastain proved herself to be a powerful lure to the theater this weekend when her two films took first and second place at the box office. Executive producer Guillermo del Toro's new release, Mama, earned $28.1 million and the top spot, while last week's winner, Zero Dark Thirty, added $17.6 million to its total. Silver Linings Playbook came in third with $11.3 million, followed by Gangster Squad with $9.1 million. Mark Wahlberg's new release Broken City rounded out the top five with only $9 million. The weekend's other new contender The Last Stand earned $6.3 million and 10th place.

Movies

Movie Sneak Peek: Mama, Broken City, The Last Stand

Get away from Winter weather this weekend and escape to the movie theater!

Get away from Winter weather this weekend and escape to the movie theater! Plenty of good titles are out, and a few more are opening this week. Jessica Chastain will prove how well she can pull off a scream queen in the horror film Mama; Mark Wahlberg suits up to fight big crime (and Russell Crowe) in Broken City, and Arnold Schwarzenegger teams up with Johnny Knoxville in The Last Stand. Check out all the action and let us know what you'll be seeing!