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, wartime movies Rendition and In the Valley of Elah are also out this week. If you missed Noah Baumbach's Margot at the Wedding starring Nicole Kidman, you can add that to Read more

Every week up until the Oscars, I'll be featuring the nominees in the various visual categories. This week, I'll be looking at the nominees for Best Art Direction, which encompasses the entire look and feel of a film from the scenery to the lighting. Today's featured movie is American Gangster. With American Gangster, director Ridley Scott was given the challenging task of conveying the gritty, Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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, Read more

A priest who has been sending creepy letters to Conan O'Brien for over a year was arrested Friday and charged with harassment and stalking after attempting to attend a taping of Late Night. Maybe Conan can benefit from the writer's strike by hiding out for awhile. — The NY Times Rosie O'Donnell will not be starting her own primetime talk show, as negotiations with MSNBC have fallen through. Read more

I was excited to see the first preview track off Jay-Z's American Gangster over a month ago and since then I've been patiently sitting tight for the album's release yesterday. Now, here's another video to help whet your appetite. The track is called "Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)" and while it's no "99 Problems" (really, what is?), I think I like it better than the first release, "Blue Read more

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 Read more

"The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room." — Frank Lucas This line from American Gangster basically sums up Denzel Washington's quietly powerful portrayal of Frank Lucas. Every move he makes — no matter how violent — is done with a frighteningly calm control. It is in this way that Lucas manages to bring his Harlem drug ring to be on par with that of the Italians' in Read more

The highly anticipated American Gangster hits theaters this Friday and while I can't wait to get to see the movie, I'm almost as excited just to hear all the great music used to set the tone for the film. We got a taste of the album Jay-Z is releasing inspired by just seeing a screening and now the production company has released an awesome widget with a taste of ten different songs from the Read more