Below is a list of all of the new movies added today to the iTunes Movie Store today. This list does not include any movies which may have jumped from purchase only to rental, or SD to HD. And don’t forget to learn more about these newly added titles head over to Cinemira.

Saidoweizu (a.k.a. Sideways) (Pre-Order)
The Back Up Plan (Pre-Order)
Babies (Pre-Order)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Attack of the Giant Leeches (SD Rental & Purchase)
Austin Powers In Goldmember (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Just Wright (Pre-Order)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Crash of the Moons (SD Rental & Purchase)
Dinner With an Assassin (Purchase)
Shadya (SD Rental & Purchase)
Robin Hood (Unrated) [2010] (Pre-Order)
Altamont Now (SD Rental & Purchase)
Me & Orson Welles (Pre-Order)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beast of Yucca Flats (SD Rental & Purchase)
Silverstein: Decade – Live At the El Mocambo (SD Rental & Purchase)
Holla At Me (Purchase)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Lost Continent (SD Rental & Purchase)
Deliverance (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
The Living Wake (Pre-Order)
Blood Work (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)

Head over to Cinemira to learn more about these just added titles.

Below is a list of all of the new movies added today to the iTunes Movie Store today. This list does not include any movies which may have jumped from purchase only to rental, or SD to HD. And don’t forget to learn more about these newly added titles head over to Cinemira.

Manito (SD Rental & Purchase)
Secret World of Wellness: Ancient Rome (SD Rental & Purchase)
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (Pre-Order)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (Purchase)
Huxley On Huxley (SD Rental & Purchase)
Romance and Cigarettes (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
The Wiggles: Hot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
From Hollywood to Hollywood (SD Rental & Purchase)
Opa! (Pre-Order)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules Against the Moon Men (SD Rental & Purchase)
Visions of Nature: Timescapes (SD Rental & SD & HD Purchase)
Letters to God (Pre-Order)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Live from London (Purchase)
In the Name of the Father (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (SD Rental & Purchase)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Rio Bravo (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Los Super Seven: No Borders – Canto (SD Rental & Purchase)
The Caller (Purchase)
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll! (Purchase)
Calvin Marshall (Pre-Order)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Teenagers from Outer Space (SD Rental & Purchase)
Star Trek IX: Insurrection (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Silverstein: Decade – Live At the El Mocambo (SD Rental & Purchase)
Angus (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Sesame Street: Elmocize (Purchase)

Head over to Cinemira to learn more about these just added titles.

If you’ve read any of my older reviews, and let’s not kid ourselves – you haven’t, you know that I have a love of gods, monsters, magic and mythology. Clash of the Titans mostly delivers on the promise of gods fighting humans for control of the world. Toss in a few monsters and this Daddy likey.

Clash of the Titans tells the story of a young man, Perseus, who is wronged by the gods and seeks his revenge. Our protagonist faces many trials along the way, including giant scorpions, a creature from the black lagoon and lest we forget, Medusa, the original stone cold killer (Ed’s note: weak pun)?

If you remember the original Clash of the Titans, there are some changes made in this film, but not enough to have you run screaming from the theater or find it unrecognizable. Some of the roles are reduced from the first film and, sadly, there is little to no fan service to those who grew up on the campy 80s flick (there is one brief, albeit notable exception). Perseus, played by Avatar’s Sam Worthington, is less likeable and more angst ridden than Harry Hamlin’s silky-coifed original. Maybe the fun-loving 80s had something to do with lending a lighter tone to the original, but everyone seems angrier in the new version.

But let’s be honest, the story is really just an excuse to have mortals battling giant mythological beasts and minions from the underworld. Stripped of any other reason for existing, the story achieves its goals on this score. The characters dutifully go from set to set, fighting to the death in glorious, poorly choreographed and blurry action sequences. Admittedly, there are still awe-inspiring moments, such as when the Kraken explodes forth from the boiling sea to take on the townspeople or a bow-slung Medusa slithers among the ruins.

Acting standouts include Liam Neeson as Zeus and Jason Flemyng as Calibos. For reasons known only to the scriptwriters, the rest of the gods are set dressing only – inexplicably including Poseidon. Of some note is the part played by Gemma Arterton as Andromeda. Unfortunately this character was transformed so much from the origin role that I was distracted when she was onscreen. For some reason Andromeda was changed from a motherly, somewhat fierce god to a bombshell who wants to create lots of little demigods with Perseus.

For an early spring/summer blockbuster, this rebooted Clash of the Titans delivers on over-the-top action and excitement. At its best, this popcorn movie is semi-enjoyable throughout, but feels like it was born without a soul. Don’t expect the mind-blowing movie-making levels of a film like Inception, and you may even enjoy this new Clash. 2 stars

This week’s 99p movie is The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith, it is available in HD for £1.99 on both Apple TV and iPad

Below are this weeks selection of new $.99 movie rentals.

Killing Zoe (HD)
The Limey
Things Are Tough All Over
Made (2001) (HD)
Billy Jack (HD)

HD versions, if available, are $1.99.

Below is a list of just some of the movies added today, or newly available in HD, to the iTunes Movie Store. For a complete list head over to Cinemira now.

Clash of the Titans (2010) (iTunes Extras) (Also Available In HD on iPad and Apple TV)
Repo Men (Also Available In HD on iPad and Apple TV)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (Also Available In HD on iPad and Apple TV)
Pulse (2001) (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Legend (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together (Purchase)
John Cena: My Life (Purchase)
Blue Collar (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Angels, Demons And Freemasons: The True Conspiracy (SD Rental & Purchase)
The Last Big Thing (SD Rental & Purchase)
The Job (2009) (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
At Jesus’ Side (SD Rental & Purchase)
Making Contakt (SD Rental & Purchase)
Polly’s GlobalWalk (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Exploding Girl (Pre-Order)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Live from O2 Academy Brixton (Purchase)
Barney: Furry Friends (SD Rental & Purchase)
Cemetery Junction (Pre-Order)
Tim (SD Rental & Purchase)
God Kings: The Descendents of Jesus (SD Rental & Purchase)
Silverstein: Decade – Live At the El Mocambo (SD Rental & Purchase)
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (Pre-Order)
180° South (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Love, Honor & Obey (SD Rental & Purchase)
Operation: Endgame (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (Pre-Order)

… and more »

Cop Out stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as two cops who unravel a moronic mystery served up by an anemic villain born from Rosie O’Donnell and Tony Borowiak of All-4-One fame (‘I Swear’ – you know you remember). Sean William Scott stole the trailer and continued on to steal the movie as his character is pretty amusing. The rest of the cast bears no mention and reminded me of the roster of the Cleveland Cavs when LeBron still fake-cared: Money for one star and 10 guys from the Y fill out the rest. I would bet they wanted Eddie Murphy but couldn’t afford him. And yes I know Eddie is box office death but this movie would have been perfect for him. They even tried ripping off the great Beverly Hills Cop theme ‘Axel F’ by Harold Faltermeyer. Unreal.

The movie zooms along frenetically from plot point to plot point, ham fistedly throwing story arcs around like batarangs. They try very hard to fill your mind with subplots so that you don’t focus on the fact that one of the cops is mentally handicapped.

Plotlines aside, the movie is still terrible. It seems the directors main job was to give Tracy Morgan a face full of meth-laced blow before every scene and watch him scream his lines. Even with the meth I still think it was only a fraction of the ratass crazy swirling around his dome. Unleashing the full force of Tracy Morgan might end the world. I think the Mayans had it right and the end of the world is coming on December 21 2012 when they release Cop Out Deux.

Cop Out is one of the worst movies I’ve seen since last week. There – I said it. No preamble. No waxing lyrical about anything. The extended skit is brutally bad and an insult to Bruce Willis and his tough guy legacy. The movie spreads the chuckles out like a one legged hobo at a candy convention. It has been done better – much better – in many other films. Look for Midnight Run, Lethal Weapon, Hot Fuzz et all.

Get ready for more because it is one of the first of an inevitable avalanche of buddy cop movies coming out over the next few years. They mixed it up with a little chocolate in the vanilla pudding but a mentally ill Tracy Morgan can’t save an inept Bruce Willis. Bruce should stick to Die Hard and The Whole Nine yards threequels. 1 star.

Below is a list of all of the new movies added today to the iTunes Movie Store today. This list does not include any movies which may have jumped from purchase only to rental, or SD to HD. And don’t forget to learn more about these newly added titles head over to Cinemira.

Choking Man (SD Rental & Purchase) (iTunes HD Rental)
Hot Dog…The Movie (SD Rental) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Never 2 Big (SD Rental & Purchase)
Simon Says (SD Rental) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
The Tangerine Bear (SD Rental & Purchase)
How I Got Lost (SD Rental & Purchase) (iTunes HD Rental)

Head over to Cinemira to learn more about these just added titles.

Below is a list of all of the new movies added today to the iTunes Movie Store today. This list does not include any movies which may have jumped from purchase only to rental, or SD to HD. And don’t forget to learn more about these newly added titles head over to Cinemira.

NHL Original Six: The History of the Boston Bruins (Purchase)
The Wildman of Kentucky: The Mystery of Panther Rock (SD Rental & Purchase)
The Big Chill (Pre-Order)
Poker Run (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Long Gone (SD Rental & Purchase)
Caught In the Crossfire (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental & Purchase)
Summer Hours (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Rampage (2009) (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky (SD Rental & Purchase)
Let the Church Say, Amen (SD Rental & Purchase)
The Murder of Mary Magdalene: Genocide of the Holy Bloodline (SD Rental & Purchase)
Red (2009) (SD Rental & Purchase) (iTunes HD Rental)
Crush (2009) (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Neighbor (Unrated Director’s Cut) (Pre-Order)
Cemetery Junction (Pre-Order)
Neighbor (Pre-Order)
Lemonade (2009) (SD Rental & Purchase) (iTunes HD Rental)
Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny (SD Rental & Purchase)
TypeFace (Pre-Order)
Asia: Fantasia-Live In Tokyo (Purchase)

Head over to Cinemira to learn more about these just added titles.

This week’s 99p movie is Kidulthood, it is available in HD on both Apple TV and the iPad

Below are this weeks selection of new $.99 movie rentals.

Reservoir Dogs (HD)
Heavy Metal
The Descent
Metropolitan (1990)
Neighbors

HD versions, if available, are $1.99.

Below is a list of just some of the movies added today, or newly available in HD, to the iTunes Movie Store. For a complete list head over to Cinemira now.

Cop Out (2010) (iTunes Extras) (Also available in HD on the iPad and Apple TV)
The Losers (2010) (iTunes Extras) (Also available in HD on the iPad and Apple TV)

… and more »

Below is a list of all of the new movies added today to the iTunes Movie Store today. This list does not include any movies which may have jumped from purchase only to rental, or SD to HD. And don’t forget to learn more about these newly added titles head over to Cinemira.

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (Pre-Order)
Slayer (2006) (SD Rental & Purchase)
NHL Stanley Cup Champions 2004: Tampa Bay Lightning (Purchase)
Ca$h (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Emmanuel Jal: War Child (SD Rental & Purchase)
Ip Man (Pre-Order)
You’re So Cupid (Pre-Order)
Stacy’s Mom (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby (Purchase)
Loco Love (SD Rental & Purchase)
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
The Last Song (Pre-Order)
A Star Is Born (1954) (SD Rental) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Unstrung (SD Rental & Purchase)
NHL Stanley Cup Champions 2007: Anaheim Ducks (Purchase)
Jim Henson’s Animal Show With Stinky and Jake: Lions, Tigers & Bears (SD Rental & Purchase)
The Truth (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
NHL Stanley Cup Champions 2008-2009: Pittsburgh Penguins (Purchase)

Head over to Cinemira to learn more about these just added titles.

Below is a list of all of the new movies added today to the iTunes Movie Store today. This list does not include any movies which may have jumped from purchase only to rental, or SD to HD. And don’t forget to learn more about these newly added titles head over to Cinemira.

Steve Byrne: The Byrne Identity (Pre-Order)
Take the Lead (2006) (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (Pre-Order)
Shadow Government (Purchase)
NHL Stanley Cup Champions 2008: Detroit Red Wings (Purchase)
Gay Sex in the ’70s (SD Rental & Purchase)
Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks In America (SD Rental & Purchase)
Birdwatchers (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Lemon Tree (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Beyond Rangoon (SD Rental & Purchase)
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath – Paranoid (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
NHL Stanley Cup Champions 2003: New Jersey Devils (Purchase)
A Prophet (Un prophète) (Pre-Order)
The Polo Kid (SD Rental & Purchase) (HD Purchase)

Head over to Cinemira to learn more about these just added titles.

I’m going to try something a little bit new today. Below is a list of all of the new movies added today to the iTunes Movie Store today. This list does not include any movies which may have jumped from purchase only to rental, or SD to HD. And don’t forget to learn more about these newly added titles head over to Cinemira.

Trunk (Purchase)
RUF 992M (Purchase)
Aquarium (Purchase)
The Spot (Purchase)
The Crimson Mask (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
The One Last Time (Purchase)
Stealing Home (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Withnail and I (Pre-Order)
The Three Musketeers (1948) (SD Rental & Purchase)
One Careful Owner (Purchase)
Cinco de Mayo (Purchase)
Hooded (Purchase)
David & Goliath (2005) (SD Rental & Purchase)
The Builder (Pre-Order)
Mona Lisa (1986) (Pre-Order)
The Sacrifice (Purchase)
Just Another Day (2010) (Pre-Order)
Spirit of the Fox (Purchase)
Transaction (Purchase)
Veils (Purchase)
Mr. Baseball (SD Rental & Purchase) (Apple TV & iPad HD Rental)
Pornography: A Thriller (SD Rental & Purchase) (iTunes HD Rental)
I’m Losing You (SD Rental & Purchase)

Head over to Cinemira to learn more about these just added titles.

The Bounty Hunter stars Jen Aniston and Gerard Butler as exes thrown together by circumstance. Think of it like the classic Midnight Run without any of the elements that made it a classic: storyline or actor chemistry. Since the writers and directors just mailed it in I will do the same for the review.

The title spells out most of what you need to know, and my opening paragraph fills in the rest. That pretty much gives you the storyline. Any amount of rom-com movie watching you’ve experienced in the last 50 years will also help as you’ve seen it all before, and in many cases better.

Jen Aniston is a delight in Friends reruns. Her appeal apparently ended in syndication because her act is tired. When that body goes I worry for her career. I would say her talents are wasted in this role but in reality it is about as good as it gets for her.

Gerard Butler is basically a groin with legs. Its entire film career proves this. Yes the groin can talk with an accent and has a mischievous grin but its talents end there. And no, Mom, baby making is not a talent. Yes I know he’s hot as grits.

This is the part of the review where I rail against the Hollywood machine for putting out this drivel or I lament talented actors picking bad roles. I don’t feel comfortable doing that here though. I think everyone involved got what they deserved from what they put into it.

In my opinion there are times in this movie when the ‘plot’ is revealed for what it truly was – a construct to pair a horny producer with Jen Aniston. The movie was a byproduct of this unholy pairing and it shows in every frame. And can someone please tell me why Gerard Butler keeps getting work? Watch this movie muted and ogle the pretty people. 1 star.

This is usually the time of summer where we have a time period of completely b-movie or older catalog titles added to the Apple Movie Store. The movie studios would rather have you spend your hard earned dollars on all the overpriced summer 3-D conversions in the theaters. I’ll let you all be the judge for yourselves so head on over to Cinemira and take a peek at the total averageness.

Below are this weeks selection of new $.99 movie rentals.

American Psycho 2
And Now for Something Completely Different
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Smithereens
Wassup Rockers (HD)

HD versions, if available, are $1.99.

Below is a list of just some of the movies added today, or newly available in HD, to the iTunes Movie Store. For a complete list head over to Cinemira now.

The Bounty Hunter (2010) (iTunes Extras) (Also available in HD on the iPad and Apple TV)
The Runaways (iTunes Purchase)
Our Family Wedding (Also available in HD on the iPad and Apple TV)

… and more »

This week’s 99p movie is 21 Grams starring Sean Penn. It is not available in HD.

21 Grams