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For people who think Colin Firth would be one sexy gay: A Single Man

Colin Firth bats for the other team in A Single Man, based on the same named novel by Christopher Isherwood. Directed by fashion designer (and first-time helmer) Tom Ford, A Single Man finds Firth’s character struggling to understand the significance of his life after the death of his longtime partner (Matthew Goode) continues to haunt him. Julianne Moore plays his close female friend, Charley.

The movie, which was production designed by the same team who designed AMC’s fantastic Mad Men, grossed more than $23 million worldwide versus a budget of $7 million. About 86% of critics like it, according to Rotten Tomatoes, and Firth’s acting chops in particular were commended by the press and a number of his peers. Firth won the BAFTA for best actor and earned nominations for an Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG Award.

Relatedly, Julianne Moore plays a lesbian in The Kids Are All Right, which opens this weekend. In the movie, the redhead (who just
can’t play a convincing Bostonian) will play partner to Annette Bening’s character. Both she and Annette have two children through artificial insemination.

Disc includes: Audio commentary, The Making Of featurette

For people who think Don Cheadle has a thing for playing detectives in movies with interconnected storylines: Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn’s Finest paid off swimmingly for distributor Overture Films. The company, which paid less than $3 million for the rights to distribute the movie in the States, found itself in the black very quickly when the flick earned more than $13 million in its first
weekend. Brooklyn’s Finest would finish with a theatrical total of $27.1 million.

Starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke and Wesley Snipes, the movie is about a trio of unconnected Brooklyn cops who end up at the same deadly location after arriving there via greatly different career paths.

Disc includes: Audio commentary, Chaos and Conflict: The Life of a New York Cop featurette, Boyz N the Real Hood featurette, An Eye for Detail featurette, From the MTA to the WGA featurette, deleted scenes, Three Cops and a Dealer: Character Profiles

July 6, 2010

Blu-ray
Brooklyn's Finest
Dr. Giggles / Otis
Eyeborgs
Funny Farm / Spies Like Us
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Into the Deep: America, Whaling and the World
Jason And The Argonauts
Jimmy Hollywood
Ladybugs
Larry The Cable Guy: Git R Done
Last Boy Scout / Last Man Standing
Love & Other Disasters
Pratical Magic / Witches of Eastwick
A Single Man
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Ultimate Edition)
Steve Byrne: The Byrne Identity

DVD
Absolute Zero
Absolute Zero / Disaster Zone (Double Feature)
Battlestar Galactica: Seasons 4.0 & 4.5 (Back-To-Back)
Brooklyn's Finest
Dragnet 1968: Season 2
ER: The Complete Thirteenth Season
Everybody Loves Raymond: Seasons 8 & 9
Eyeborgs
The Game: The Third Season
The Game: Three Season Pack (Set)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
A Haunting In Connecticut (Bonus Edition)
Haunting of Winchester House (Bonus Edition)
Life on Mars (UK Version): The Complete Series (Set)
Mysterious Island (Bonus Edition)
The Office: Season One & Two Value Pack (Back-To-Back)
A Single Man
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Ultimate Edition)
Steve Byrne: The Byrne Identity

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