Double Up

 For those who didn't get a chance to check Jake doing a double play now's your chance.  Enemy is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

In addition to the movie about Anthony and his doppelganger Adam, there is an additional special feature on the DVD.    “Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy”  is featurette of the making of the movie and it may include that "lost" interview with Jake about the movie that popped up online for all of a day and vanished.

Enemy created much discussion amongst those who saw it, and there is almost as many interpretations of what it all meant (especially the spiders ) as there were movie posters.

Spoiler Alert!

If you want to see what other people think it all means,  check out some of these interpretations of Denis' psychological thriller.

Back and Forth

For throw back Thursday, it's back Nailed.

The movie which has lingered in movie equivalent of the sitting the paper gown and waiting for the Dr. to come in to start the appointment for 5 years (ie, you gotten through the gallant of the waiting room, filled out the forms, saw the nurse for the intake, and 45 minutes and counting and you are still waiting for exam room door to open again) looks like it might be a step closer to being released.

IndieWire is reporting that Nailed received a PG-13 rating from the MPAA recently.  Which makes it sound like they will release it

But with that come the questions:

Have the ever shot the pivotal scene were Beil's character gets nailed with the nail gun?

How did a movie about a nymphomaniac (due to her injury)  who meets up with a guy with prolapse anus (Tracey Morgan) get a PG-13 rating?

Is the movie about lack of  accessible healthcare relevant now?

Or are they trying to capitalize on the  current web woes of the US healthcare enrollment kickoff?

Or are they jumping on it because Jake is the closest he's been to getting back on the Oscar track  in a while?

Someone found the movie again and though what the heck?  Maybe we could Netflix it and get some of the money back?

Why is Jake in a loincloth ? Congressional Fight club?

 One question there is an answer for today: 

When is Jake's latest movie Prisoners out on DVD?

December 17th

Just in time for Jake's birthday.

Taking it to #1 - again

Jake is on top again.
 
Back in the fall EoW came out ahead it's opening weekend.

And now it's #1 for home DVD and Blu-Ray sales.

The small budget End of Watch turned out $41 million at the domestic box office and it still has releases worldwide scheduled for 2013.

EoW bumped the prior week’s top seller, 20th Century Fox’s Taken 2, to the No. 2 spot on both the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks overall disc sales, and Nielsen’s dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart.
 
This is another small  to medium size movie that returned solid numbers and created profit after all is said and done.

Jake also has success in home DVD's.  His last four movies were number #1 the first week of their DVD release. (Prince of Persia, Love & Other Drugs, Source Code and End of Watch)

While tentpole movies might not be Jake's forte for success, he has found the right combination of movie size, budget and target size to come out on top not just for the studio but Jake as well.

Home Watch

If you didn't get a chance to see it in the theater or were just waiting until it came out on DVD, next week will be your first chance to see EoW on DVD.

EoW will be release on DVD/Blu-Ray next Tuesday Jan 22nd in the US.

Along with the movie Universal put together a two-disc set that includes the Blu-ray, a DVD copy of the film and an insert with codes to redeem iTunes-compatible and UltraViolet digital copies.

There is commentary from Writer/Director David Ayer, the film's who shares his knowledge on all things L.A. (born and raised), and provides extensive background on the cast, shooting on location and formulating the script.

He  also reveals that the various cameras allow viewers to experience the action from several vantage points, including those of the officers, gang members and innocent bystanders.

And what's a DVD without some deleted scenes. They include some of which were clearly cut to keep the film at an appropriate length.  Reviews of the DVD say there are a lot of good moments in this deleted reel, and some of the material with the supporting cast might just as easily been kept in the film.

 And finally, all those internet featurettes/shorts that came out in promoting the movie are included on the disc as well and  brief interviews from the cast and crew.

Yup that's right, two.. January twenty -two

In the Wood

What goes better than Love and Other Drugs for the Crazy Tree? And with LaOD being released on DVD today there's no better reason for a big mash up of both.

Over on the Crazy Tree looks like the "we've been married 5 weeks, ran into some pregnant girl who is about to deliver and now we're going to be parents" thing is happening. If OTH had not cemented their Soap Opera status by being rerun on Soap Opera network, this story has helped seal the deal. Will Erica Cain come from Pine Valley to make a special guest appearance as Julian's Aunt? Will there be a plot to steal the baby from BrookeDavis(TM) as she and Julian head to a island to stop an evil weather machine from sending Tree Hill into the Ice Age. (Wait Austin needs Jake for that story line)

So what I am I going to get Auntie BrookeDavis for our
" we made through 21 days of marriage" gift?

She did say she wanted a baby.
You wanna help me pick one out?

So what do you think? Which one should I get?

They all look pretty wiggly Julian, are you sure Auntie BrookeDavis(TM) wants one? It could be a lot of work. And they could mess up her outfits.

Surprise!!!
Jamie and I just pick out the baby I got you for our 21 days of marriage gift.

Julian.... why does that baby look like Jake Gyllenwhatever.

So, your Auntie BrookeDavis(TM) is kind of upset.
I think she's a little jealous of the baby.

Well maybe it's because she wanted a baby that looked like her and not that guy from TDAT. You wanted the baby to look like her right but you just couldn't find one right?

Yeah that's it. None looked like her.
No other reason at all.

LaOD comes out today, let the rewind freeze replay begin.

Here's a sneak peek of the DVD extras.
Not that - although that is a really good peek.

Jake excelling in making the fake connection ?!?!?!? Color us shock! Who knew? ; )

I'm sorry but I don't understand why we have to have OTH
when we're having sex, just take one of your little blue pills.

(singing) "I don't want to be anything other..."

PoP on Top

Jake and PoP pulled off a hat trick this past week.

PoP debuted No. 1 on all three charts, DVD sales, DVD rentals, and Blu-Ray.

PoP sold nearly 2:1 unit to it's nearest competitor, "Letters to Juliet," which debuted at No. 2, and television show "The Big Bang Theory"(Season 3) and "Glee: The Complete First Season" and even beat out Barbie! in "Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale".

While PoP did not meet expectations at the US box office, it looks like DVD sales will be strong for the film and could ride over into a little PoP for Halloween




and leading into PoP Holiday.

This Brother's a Keeper

Today Brothers comes out on DVD, Blue-Ray and On Demand in the US.

It took in $28,544,157 at the US box office, and so far an additional $9,715,303. Brothers has made more at the box office than Bubble Boy, Donnie Darko, Lovely and Amazing, The Good Girl, Moonlight Mile, Proof, and Rendition.

We know that some of these have gotten greater success in DVD, the best example, Donnie Darko. Some go on to get shown again and again on TV, like Bubble Boy. Brothers might not be the DVD runaway like Darko, or be played over and over again like Bubble Boy, but is poised to do well, long after the box office.


It has great performances from all its leads in Tobey, Jake and Natalie, as well in it is secondary cast of Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham, and you can't forget Bailee Madison, and under great direction of Jim Sheridan.Brothers is a story of loss, redemption and forgiveness. A story of brothers, fathers and sons. Of family and what we do for them.

There is something about Jake in this performance. He seems settled and grounded in adulthood in a different way than he has before. Again he excels in the subtly of his acting. It is those really quiet moments where Jake shines as Tommy. Seeking comfort and acceptance from step mom Elsie, his moments with Grace, walking with Isabelle over the bridge, his goodbye to Sam before he leave, those quick moments from when his father gives him his version of approval, and the best just watching his face as he the new found connection he has with Grace and the girls slips away from him when Sam returns. In that scene Jake doesn't say one word or even move, the emotion of the moment just plays out over his face as he watches.
The DVD and Blu-ray contain two featurettes, one about the process of adapting the original movie and another about Sheridan's own hardscrabble upbringing in Ireland. Plus Sheridan's commentary for the movie. That in itself would be worth getting the DVD to own or on Netflix. Just his take on things from open honest comments about the cast, making of the film, no doubt his own stories from growing up with his brothers, and bet full of Irish charm as well.

Know that some did not see Brothers when it came to theaters, hoping that more will check it out now that it's on DVD.