Week of October 13

by Philip Yu    October 12, 2009

Pick of the Week

The Proposal Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds star in a romantic comedy where corporate ambition makes for strange bedfellows. Margaret Tate is a hard-nosed executive who makes life miserable for her overworked assistant Andrew Paxton. But when Margaret is threatened with deportation to her native Canada, the quick-thinking exec announces that she and Andrew are engaged to be married. Andrew agrees to go along with her scheme -- if there's a long-awaited promotion in it for him. But in order to keep up appearances, she must help celebrate his grandmother's 90th birthday... in Alaska, where the future in-laws teach her a thing or two about family.

Hell to Pay

Drag Me to Hell Director Sam Raimi returns to his horror roots with the spine-tingling tale of a young woman's desperate quest to break a supernatural curse. Alison Lohman stars as Christine Brown, an ambitious loan officer who is on her way to having it all. But when she's forced to make a tough decision that evicts an elderly woman from her house, Christine becomes the victim of an evil curse. Seeking the help of a psychic, she sets off on a frantic course to reverse the spell. With only three days to dissuade a dark spirit from stealing her soul Christine must face the unthinkable: How far will she go to break free of the curse?

Now on Blu-ray

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory A fan-favorite family classic comes gets the high-def treatment, complete with premium Blu-ray packaging containing a 38-page book of sing-along song lyrics, fun cast bios, and colorful photos from the film -- no Golden Ticket requierd. Gene Wilder stars as legendary candy man Willy Wonka, who takes you on a whirlwind tour of his magical and mysterious chocolate factory. Amid Wonka's incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie will discover the sweetest secret of all: a loving heart.