"A Long way Down," based on Nick Hornby's best-selling novel, is the story of four people planning to commit suicide on New Year's Eve. This, according to the narrative, is a night when many people contemplate taking their own lives.
"A Long way Down," based on Nick Hornby's best-selling novel, is the story of four people planning to commit suicide on New Year's Eve. This, according to the narrative, is a night when many people contemplate taking their own lives.
As the movie begins, Pierce Brosnan is the first to arrive at a London rooftop intending to take a flying leap into oblivion. As he stands on the ledge he is joined by Toni Collette who also plans to jump, but she tells him to take his time. She can wait. As they chat Imogen Poots shows up, followed by Aaron Paul in this black comedy that explores why this foursome wants to end it all. As they chat they eventually decide to halt their plans for six weeks to see what might happen. Who knows, they may even reconsider hanging in there as opposed to ending it all. Somehow their bizarre situation is leaked to the press who begin to take an avid interest in all four, making matters worse.
While the premise sounds bleak, it is handled with humor and heart as we get to know this mismatched foursome as they get to know one another.
Bonus material includes deleted scenes, outtakes, a feature on the making of the film and more. Rated R for language.
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TV on DVD: Many top ranking television series are now available on DVD. This is great in case you missed an episode or if you want to relive favorite adventures on shows like "Castle," Revenge" and "Scandal."
As of Sept.15, "Castle: The Complete Sixth Season" can be yours, and this season is especially enjoyable since Castle and Becket are now engaged. So what happens next in the lives of this crime-fighting couple who now juggle wedding plans, family life and intriguing cases? What makes this series so much fun for viewers is the combination of comedy, crime and homicide.
Nathan Fillion stars as crime novelist Richard Castle. Stana Katic is beautiful and very capable officer Kate Beckett with Seamus Dever as Kevin Ryan and Jon Huertas as Javier Esposito. Molly Quinn plays Alexis, Castle's daughter, who is now captivated by her new, free-spirited boyfriend, much to her doting dad's displeasure.
The sixth season DVD package features all 23 episodes, plus never-before-seen bonus features only available on DVD that include deleted scenes, audio commentary and features like "A Day with Stana Katic" and "A Few of Our Favorite Things" where the cast and crew share some of their favorite things about Castle. These are compared to fan favorites that were collected via social media polls. You will also learn a bit more about the Castle and Beckett relationship. There is also an unaired Castle and Kate moment from the season four finale.
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For fans of "Revenge" the complete third season, all 22 episodes plus bonus materials, became available on August 26. The third season began with a bang as Emily Thorne is shot and left for dead on her wedding day. But who pulled the trigger? "Revenge" stars Emily VanCamp as Emily Thorne with Madeleine Stowe as Victoria Grayson. The bonus features include "Table for Five" in which the five onscreen male rivals, who are buddies in real life, swap jokes and share details about their beginnings and endings, bromances, on-set pranks and the camaraderie forged over their time together working on the show, plus bloopers and deleted scenes.
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ABC-TV's "Scandal," from the creator of "Gray's Anatomy," has just released the complete second season of the hit show starring Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope. For Olivia and her team clearing up other people's messes takes a shattering personal toll. Olivia's darkest secret is uncovered, a secret so enormous it could threatens the entire nation. There are also countless bonus features in this five disc set.
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"Godzilla" fans will be delighted to learn that the latest Godzilla movie will arrive on Blu-ray and Combo Pack on September 16 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. In this gritty sci-fi epic Godzilla returns to its roots as one of the world's most recognized monsters. Directed by Gareth Edwards, the international cast includes Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe ("The Last Samurai"), Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar winner Juliette Binoche ("The English Patient"), Oscar nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night and Good Luck") and Bryan Cranston ("Argo" and TV's "Breaking Bad"). This new adventure pits Godzilla against malevolent creatures that threaten our very existence. Rated PG-13 for sequences of destruction, mayhem and creature violence.
