Crossover Insider – Sandler, Samberg and Madagascar 3 among Most Anticipated this week

Written by admin on 17 October 2012

From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ collaborations with other businesses and not-for-profits (in Marathon & region) and more… Stay in the know, don’t miss the CROSSOVER INSIDER every week at www.OntarioNewsNorth.com!

INSIDE SCOOP

Alex, Marty, Melman and the rest of the crew are back for more shenanigans in Madagascar 3. This time, the group of talking animal friends take their antics across the ocean to Europe! The Madagascar franchise has earned a whopping 589 million dollars at the box office as kids and families alike continue to show their love for the series. Madagascar 3 headlines a group of eight New Releases this week with a synopsis of each below;

NEW RELEASES

That’s My Boy: starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg – After a romantic encounter with his teacher, an elementary school boy becomes a father to a baby boy and earns worldwide fame as a result. Fast forward 20 years and Donny is now broke and eager to reunite with his now wealthy son right before his wedding. (Comedy) (DVD and Blu-Ray)

Madagascar 3: featuring the voice of Ben Stiller and Chris Rock – Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to New York. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus. (Family/Kids) (DVD, Blu-Ray and 3D Blu-Ray)

Chernobyl Diaries: starring Jesse McCartney– A group of friends hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. During their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone. (Horror/Thriller) (DVD and Blu-Ray)

Moonrise Kingdom: starring Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and Tilda Swinton – A pair of lovestruck kids run away together from their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them. (Drama/Comedy) (DVD and Blu-Ray)

Red Lights: starring Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver – A Psychologist and her assistant study paranormal activity, which leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic who has resurfaced years after his toughest critic mysteriously passed away.

Creepers: starring Christian Slater and Wes Bentley – A professor of anthropology takes some of his students to a remote cabin for a case study. While in a haze of drugs, the group soon discovers that a crazed serial killer is on the loose. (Thriller) (DVD)

Alien Dawn: As giant alien machines invade earth and take humans as slaves, the few remaining survivors band together to form an armed militia that will be the last stand against total extinction. (Sci-Fi) (DVD)

Dark Horse: starring Selma Blair and Justin Bartha – An unlikely romance forms between two adults in their thirties- one is a toy collector and dark horse of the family. The other is a down her luck woman who is on the rebound after a bad break-up. (Comedy) (DVD)

FOR THE GAMERS

Doom 3 BFG Edition– A re-mastered and extended edition of the extremely popular Doom franchise featuring the Resurrection of Evil add-on pack. Players will also experience a never-before-seen single-player story, The Lost Mission, featuring seven heart-pounding levels that will once again have them on the edge of their seats. Available for PS3 and 360.

Have a safe week and don’t forget to support your local businesses!

Tyler Davis, Owner
Crossover Video and Games, Marathon