Coming to DVD August 10th.

August will be generating its own heat with the drama...I mean trauma...I mean comedy... of Date Night, the vigilante justice of Harry Brown, the suburban chaos of City Island, and the trappings of keeping up with the Joneses in ...The Joneses. If you ask me, when it comes to DVDs, August is a bit of a rowdy month...offering something for everyone. Are you ready? Can you handle the heat?

Here are a couple of book-based movies coming to DVD. The Last Song, based on the best-selling book by Nicholas Sparks grossed $63 million at the box office. Topping that with a box office gross of $64 million, is Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the movie based on Jeff Kinney's best-selling and wildly popular children's book.

 Death at a Funeral. Hmmm. Honestly, I keep wondering why they remade it. The original, produced in 2007, is so good, I hesitate to mar the memory with the American translation of the hilarious British farce. Let me know which you liked better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And...speaking of "translations"...

Did you know that the brand new movie, Dinner for Schmucks, (opening in theaters, Friday, July 30th) is based upon the 1999 French comedy, The Dinner Game? The Dinner Game is one of my favorite comedies (in any language) and though flawless in its execution, I am more than curious to see one of my favorite comedic actors (Steve Carell) bring the yuks home for dinner in the remake.