Watchmen
(Warner, $35.99)
Although this adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel about vigilante superheroes came off a “little flat” in theaters, it deserves a second look on DVD, said the Baltimore Sun. The Blu-ray edition’s “Maximum Movie” mode insets commentary, behind-the-scenes footage, and art from the original comic.
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Coraline
(Universal, $29.98)
Coraline is a “visual masterpiece,” said the New York Daily News. In his animated adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novella about a young girl who gets trapped in an alternate reality, director Henry Selick conjures up a dark yet enchanting tale, “each scene outdoing the last.”
The Diary of Anne Frank: The 50th Anniversary Edition
(Fox, $19.98)
The Diary of Anne Frank is “the Holocaust as seen from Hollywood,” said The New York Times. While not a “great film,” George Stevens’ adaptation was the first major American movie to put the atrocity front and center.
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3 officers killed in Pennsylvania shootingSpeed Read Police did not share the identities of the officers or the slain suspect, nor the motive or the focus of the still-active investigation
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Fed cuts interest rates a quarter pointSpeed Read ‘The cut suggests a broader shift toward concern about cracks forming in the job market’
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ABC shelves ‘Kimmel Live’ after Trump FCC threatSpeed Read ‘A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the president doesn’t like what they say’
