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New on DVD: Marley And Me
We really enjoyed Marley & Me, the family-friendly film version of the bestelling book. The film stars Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and a number of yellow labs who play Marley, the dog that came to have such an influence on the family's lives. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston have great chemistry and are believable as they age from newlyweds to parents with a houseful of kids. There is definitely comedy here, but the story has a serious undertone as it explores the couple's relationship over a number of years.
The Two-Disc Bad Dog Edition is currently available on Amazon.com for $20.99. The features in the "Bad Dog" Two-Disc Special Edition DVD version include:
- 19 Deleted Scenes With Director, David Frankel Commentary
- Finding Marley featurette
- Breaking the Golden Rule featurette
- On Set with Marley: Dog of All Trades featurette
- Animal Adoption featurette
- Purina Dog Chow/ Marley & Me/ Video Contest Finalists
- Purina Dog Chow Video Hall of Fame
- Gag Reel
- When Not to Pee featurette
- Digital Copy
Marley & Me was based on the memoir by journalist and author John Grogan. He has also written a cute children's book called Bad Dog, Marley! that would make a great gift for a child to go along with the DVD.
Posted on April 10, 2009
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Holiday Box Office Belongs to Marley
Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and Marley claimed box office gold over the Christmas holiday. Marley & Me made over $50 million and set a Christmas opening day record of $14.4 million.
Marley and Me lapped up $36.4 million on approximately 4,400 screens at 3,480 theaters over the weekend, and it broke the Christmas opening day record on Thursday with $14.4 million. Its four-day haul came to $50.7 million, which was a new high for actors Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson in lead roles. The picture scored as the most relatable in the market, mixing the type of relationship comedy that powered past hits like Meet the Parents and Parenthood with the antics and sentiment of raising a dog (the popular Labrador retriever breed in this case). In distributor 20th Century Fox's research, families and women were the main demographics.
It didn't hurt that Jennifer Aniston made many media appearances to promote the film. There was also that aptly timed sexy GQ cover. The effort was worth it as she has triumphed over ex-husband Brad Pitt's film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In addition to bragging rights for Jennifer, Marley & Me's strong box office showing should be good for author John Grogan. Grogan wrote the book the film was based on about his dog Marley. He has also written two Marley children's books: Bad Dog, Marley! and A Very Marley Christmas.
Posted on December 29, 2008
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Five Big Films Opening Christmas Day
Choosing a movie to go and watch over the holidays is going to be difficult this holiday weekend as there are five films with good buzz opening Thursday, December 25th. In Bedtime Stories a children's bedtime story starts to come to life with comical implications on the life of Skeeter (Adam Sandler). Brad Pitt ages in reverse in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which also stars Cate Blanchett and is based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. Brad Pitt has already been nominated for a Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in the film. Marley & Me stars Jennifer Aniston and Owen. The two seem to have great chemistry but it will be Marley that steals every scene in this film based on a book by John Grogan. The Spirit is a Frank Miller film based on the Will Eisner comic - Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes star and the style of the film looks similar to Sin City. Valkyrie is a historical thriller starring Tom Cruise about a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
A lot of movie lovers are going to have trouble deciding this weekend. We are probably going to go with Valkyrie for starters. You can find some more information about each film and trailers on our sister site, WatchersWatch.com.
Posted on December 24, 2008
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