New on DVD: “The Artist,” “21 Jump Street,” and “Mirror, Mirror”
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 12:00 pm
We’ve got something for everyone on DVD and Blu-Ray this week. First, there’s the 2012 Oscar winner for Best Picture (and Best Director, Best Actor, Best Score, and Best Costumes), The Artist
, the silent, black and white movie about a star of the silent films who has a problem adjusting to the sound era. It is rated PG-13 for a “a disturbing image and a crude gesture” but is suitable for most middle schoolers and up. Then one of the wildest, raunchiest, and all-around funniest comedies of the year, the very R-rated 21 Jump Street
, inspired by the television series that made Johnny Depp a star and featuring Depp in an hilarious cameo. The Blu-Ray has some great extras, including deleted scenes and features. And one of the most purely delightful family movies of the year is Mirror Mirror
, with Lily Collins as Snow White and Julia Roberts as her evil stepmother.