LaBeouf shines in ‘Eagle’
Eagle Eye
Single-disc DVD, $29.99; two-disc DVD set, $34.99; Blu-ray, $39.99
Shia LaBeouf caps another big year with this hit action thriller about characters caught up in a Web of pervasive surveillance technology.
After co-starring in the new “Indiana Jones” blockbuster, LaBeouf hooks up with Michelle Monaghan, the two playing strangers thrown together in a ticking-clock adventure fueled by threatening phone calls from an unknown woman. Single-disc and two-disc DVD editions and the Blu-ray release have deleted scenes and a making-of segment. The Blu-ray and two-disc DVD set also come with an alternate ending and a handful of other behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Towelhead
DVD, $27.95
An Arab-American teen (Summer Bishil) balances racism at school, her growing curiosity about sex, and life with her strict Lebanese father in this tale that co-stars Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette and Maria Bello.
An American Carol
DVD, $26.99
A Michael Moore-type filmmaker seeking to abolish the Fourth of July gets a lesson in conservatism when he’s visited by three spirits that awaken his patriotism in director David Zucker’s twist on “A Christmas Carol.”
The Duchess
DVD, $29.99; Blu-ray, $39.99
Keira Knightley plays dress-up again with her latest costume drama, starring in the 18th Century equivalent of a tabloid scandal with this story of an ancestor of Britain’s Princess Diana. Knightley plays Georgiana Spencer, a society icon who struggles to juggle an affair with her true love while stuck in a marriage to the Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes).
Ghost Town
DVD, $29.99; Blu-ray, $39.99
After starring in “The Office” and “Extras,” Ricky Gervais takes the lead on the big screen with this supernatural romance about an anti-social dentist whose near-death experience during surgery makes him a magnet for ghosts demanding favors — including a slimy guy (Greg Kinnear) who wants to prevent the remarriage of his widow (Tea Leoni).
Out later this week:
– “Pineapple Express,” with Seth Rogen and James Franco
– “Righteous Kill,” with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino
– “Babylon A.D.,” with Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh
– “Bangkok Dangerous,” with Nicolas Cage
– “Disaster Movie,” with Carmen Electra, and Matt Lanter
