Action Hit 'Unstoppable' Available This Week On DVD

(RTTNews) - After a strong box office run back in November, director Tony Scott's action-thriller "Unstoppable" is the most well-known movie to hit DVD this week followed by Woody Allen's latest, "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger." Also hitting the home market this week is acclaimed documentary "Waiting for Superman" and new Blu-ray editions of some older classics like "Network," "Last Tango in Paris" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

With stars Chris Pine and Denzel Washington, "Unstoppable" caught on with action-seeking audiences and marked a return to form for director Tony Scott. Scott's last release, "The Taking of Pelham 123," was both a commercial and artistic failure, though "Unstoppable" was one of the better reviewed action movies of 2010. "Unstoppable" went on to gross $167 million worldwide, with more than half its total revenue coming outside of the U.S.

Based loosely on true events, "Unstoppable" is a classic high concept action film about a runaway train and the two men trying desperately to stop a disaster. "Unstoppable" was the second successful action release of the year for Washington, whose "The Book of Eli" was well received critically and also caught on at the box office. Washington won't release another movie until he co-stars in action-thriller "Safe House," which isn't slated to hit theaters until February of 2012.

One person you never have to wait long for is Woody Allen, who continues to pump out a movie a year as both the writer and director. Allen's 2010 effort "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" was politely received critically but hardly had much of a theatrical release. But like most Allen films, it still made money overseas despite failing in the U.S.

With an all-star cast that includes Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins and Naomi Watts, "Dark Stranger" is another Allen film with a romantic theme and philosophical pondering. True to form, Allen is already done shooting his next film, "Midnight in Paris," which stars Adrien Brody, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard and Owen Wilson. "Midnight" should hit Paris in May, with a U.S. release to follow sometime in the summer.

Also hitting stores this week will be "Waiting for Superman," which gives audiences a close-up look at the U.S. education system. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, whose "An Inconvenient Truth" caused some political ruffling, "Waiting for Superman" was praised as another provocative documentary about a problem that most Americans don't want to look at. Like most documentaries, "Waiting for Superman" should have a wider audience to appeal to in the home market.

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