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RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Life of Pi and Rise of the Guardians

Plus, a Hitchcock biopic, an alcohol-soaked drama, an acclaimed music doc, and more.

Ryan Fujitani on Tuesday, Mar. 12 2013, 12:17 PM comment

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This week on home video, we've got four new releases that are Certified Fresh, including one multiple Oscar-winner, one animated adventure, a music doc, and an indie drama about alcoholism. On top of that, there's also the relatively well-received biopic about Alfred Hitchcock and the making of Psycho and a quirky Sean Penn-powered road trip drama. Lastly, we have a feature adaptation of the famed Cirque du Soleil troupe's performances, as well as a handful of notable reissues. Click through for the full list!

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Five Favorite Films with Warwick Davis

To mark the Blu-ray release of Willow, we talk with the star about his all-time favorite movies.

RT Staff on Tuesday, Mar. 12 2013, 01:51 PM Comment

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Since his acting debut at age 13, playing an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, Warwick Davis has gone on to be a part of some of the biggest and best-loved movies of the past 30 years -- including roles in the Harry Potter franchise, the Star Wars prequels and, of course, the mighty Leprechaun saga. He even had his own TV series created for him by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, HBO's Life's Too Short. This week, Davis marks the 25th anniversary of his inaugural leading role, in the George Lucas-produced, Ron Howard-directed fantasy adventure Willow, which arrives on Blu-ray for the first time. We had a chance to chat with Davis recently, where he talked about five of his favorite movies.

Five Favorite Films with Noomi Rapace

The star of Prometheus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and this week's thriller Dead Man Down on her all-time favorite movies.

RT Staff on Thursday, Mar. 07 2013, 12:41 PM Comment

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Noomi Rapace rose to international stardom as Lisbeth Salander in the original adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels, success she parlayed into roles in Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows and Ridley Scott's hit Alien prequel, Prometheus. With a sequel to the latter in the works and two movies opposite Tom Hardy on the horizon, Rapace is balancing a burgeoning Hollywood career with acclaimed roles in her native Sweden.

This week, she stars opposite Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard and Isabelle Huppert in the action thriller Dead Man Down, which reunites her with Dragon Tattoo director Niels Arden Oplev for his English-language debut. We spoke with the actress recently and got the scoop on her all-time favorite films.

Five Favorite Films with Ray Winstone

The enduring British tough guy and star of this week's The Sweeney on his all-time favorite films.

RT Staff on Friday, Mar. 01 2013, 07:08 AM Comment

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Chances are that when audiences think "tough Cockney geezer" they picture Ray Winstone, the veteran British actor whose enduring gallery of rogues has practically given him trademark on the type. From his early roles as young punks and ne'er do-wells in movies like Quadrophenia, Scum and Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains through his unforgettable performances in Nil by Mouth and Sexy Beast, Winstone cornered the market in British hard men -- and directors like Martin Scorsese (The Departed) and Steven Spielberg (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) took note.

Winstone has just wrapped filming Darren Aronofsky's Noah opposite Russell Crowe, and this week he's in theaters as the lead in British hit The Sweeney -- an adaptation of the iconic 1970s police show on which, coincidentally, the star landed one of his earliest roles. We had a chance to chat with Winstone recently about his all-time favorite films.

RT Interview: David Ayer Talks End of Watch

The director chats about the bonus material and the chemistry between its stars.

Matt Atchity on Thursday, Jan. 24 2013, 02:32 PM Comment

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We recently had the chance to talk to End of Watch director David Ayer. This thriller about two LAPD officers stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, and was Certified Fresh at 86% on the Tomatometer. This week's DVD/Blu-ray release of the film contains over 40 minutes of bonus scenes, and Ayer was kind enough to take the time to talk about that bonus material, as well as some of what went into making the film.

100 Movies To See In 2013

Our gallery of the 100 biggest and best movies on the horizon this year.

RT Staff on Tuesday, Jan. 15 2013, 12:55 PM Comment

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Browse our gallery of the 100 biggest and best movies on the horizon this year.

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Sundance Preview: 25 Movies to Watch

A selection of the most exciting titles screening at Park City this fortnight. Comment

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The Year in Five Favorite Films

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The 25 Breakout Stars of 2012

A look at the new stars who made the biggest impact on screen this year. Comment

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Five Favorite Films with West Memphis Three's Damien Echols

With the documentary West of Memphis in theaters, we talk to wrongly-convicted death row inmate -- and now free man -- Damien Wayne Echols about his favorite films, life on the inside, and the strange process of becoming a celebrity. Comment

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Interview: Director Rich Moore on Wreck-It Ralph

The Simpsons and Futurama veteran talks about creating the world of Disney's animated hit, his love of gaming, working with John C. Reilly, and the joys of layered visual humour. Comment

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21 Unfilmable Books That Became Movies

With Life of Pi, an epic meditation on the power of storytelling and myth, Ang Lee has taken Yann Martel's supposedly unfilmable novel and turned it into something quite remarkable as cinema. Here, we take a look at some other supposedly unfilmable books that made it to the screen -- for both better and for worse. Comment

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