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The Blind Side

List Price: $28.98Price: $16.99You Save: $11.99 (41%)1 used & new from $16.99The Blind Side takes the true story of a young man who went from abandonment to success as a pro-football player and treats it with respect. The movie doesn't oversell what is, on the face of it, already compelling. It's almost impossible to describe the plot without sounding painfully inspirational: Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron, Be Kind Rewind), a hulking but gentle African-American teen in Tennessee, gets taken in by a well-to-do white family; the mother, Leigh Anne Touhy (Sandra (read more)

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Two-Disc Special Edition)

List Price: $32.99Price: $20.49You Save: $12.50 (38%)1 used & new from $20.49New Moon, the second in Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster teen-fiction saga adapted for film, is stronger than its predecessor, Twilight. Director Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass), taking the helm from Catherine Hardwicke, brings a lighter, more assured touch to the sequel, which continues the star-crossed love story of mortal Bella (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson). Incidentally, Edward is absent for most of the film; after an accident on Bella's bir(read more)

Up in the Air

List Price: $29.98Price: $16.99You Save: $12.99 (43%)12 used & new from $16.99Up in the Air transforms some painful subjects into smart, sly comedy--with just enough of the pain underneath to give it some weight. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) spends most of his days traveling around the country and firing people; he's hired by bosses who don't have the nerve to do their layoffs themselves. His life of constant flight suits him--he wants no attachments. But two things suddenly threaten his vacuum-sealed world: his company decides to do layoffs via video conference s(read more)

The Hurt Locker

List Price: $26.99Price: $17.99You Save: $9.00 (33%)26 used & new from $16.94The making of honest action movies has become so rare that Kathryn Bigelow's magnificent ... (read more)

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

List Price: $29.95Price: $16.99You Save: $12.96 (43%)16 used & new from $16.98Not every movie can survive the kind of hype--multiple awards at Sundance and other festivals, rapturous reviews, the promise of Oscars to come--that greeted the release of ... (read more)

The Science of Adultery -- Why Your Girlfriend Is Probably Cheating - Asylum (blog)

The Science of Adultery -- Why Your Girlfriend Is Probably CheatingAsylum (blog)(In previous hunting and gathering societies, where both genders contributed more equally to the family, women were more likely to cheat. ...

Idiot Box: TV best friends: Where are they now? - California Chronicle

Idiot Box: TV best friends: Where are they now?California ChronicleWest Virginia alert: Hunting for the Lizard Monster in Flatwoods on "MonsterQuest," 9 pm Wednesday, History Channel. To see more of The Charleston Gazette, ...and more »