DVDs and Blu-ray releases are some of the best ways to catch up on movies that have already been a hit at the box office. August: Osage County will be released on DVD this week.
August: Osage County features the Academy Award Winners Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. The film was based on the play by Tracy Letts that won the Pulitzer Prize. Letts also wrote the screenplay. The story is about a family reunion gone awry.
According to the LA Times, the movie is more of a “slapstick Steel Magnolias.” Both Roberts and Streep were nominated for Academy Awards for the film. The movie also stars Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Chris Cooper, and Margo Martindale. Like many DVDs, it features deleted scenes and short clips about the film.
Film fanatics can catch up on other films they have missed from the past year. This week’s releases on DVD and Blu-ray include The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Grudge Match, and the horror film, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, according to The Seattle Times.