![]() Mann choreographer, Dave Scott visual effects, Moneyshots stunt coordinator, Gus Williams line producer, Carl Clifford assistant director, Mark Anthony Little casting, Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd. Lewis sound (Dolby Digital/SDDS/DTS), Shirley Libby supervising sound editors, Kami Asgar, Lawrence H. Screenplay, Robert Adetuyi, based on a screenplay by Gregory Anderson.Ĭamera (Deluxe color, Arri widescreen), Scott Kevan editor, David Checel music, Sam Retzer, Tim Boland music supervisors, Ali Muhammad, Akinah Rahmaan production designer, Jonathan Carlson set designer, Jonathan Short set decorator, Joseph Litsch costume designer, Keith G. ![]() Good is, well, good as usual, even if she is playing just another coveted trophy, one whose every sultry movement - whether bending over a water fountain or jogging in hot-pink track gear - is ogled by the camera in hilarious slow-mo.Ī Sony Pictures Entertainment release of a Screen Gems presentation of a Rainforest Films production. Script’s excessive dramatic convolutions - all rigged to make DJ look as vulnerable and put-upon as possible - prove especially groan-worthy as the climactic dance competition approaches.įortunately, Short’s moody, taciturn DJ is easy enough to root for on his own, while Brian White also shows sparks of charisma in the slender role of an older Theta Nu brother. Pic continually contrasts tough, urban DJ with his invariably smug and wealthy adversaries - and to that end, Robert Adetuyi’s screenplay goes out of its way to cast preppy Grant and even April’s father, the school provost (Allan Louis), as two-dimensional villains. ![]() Learning being a two-way street, however, Theta Nu also benefits from DJ’s “street” background, incorporating his cool ghetto stylings into their traditional dance routines. From there, the story’s trajectory could hardly be more predictable - DJ must get schooled, get hazed and, of course, get the girl and the trophy, while dealing with his repressed grief and learning the meaning of teamwork. Soon DJ’s show-offy attitude and unmistakable prowess on the dance floor draw the attention of the other frat on campus, Theta Nu Theta, which has been overshadowed by Mu Gamma at the national stepping championship for the past seven years. The troubled freshman immediately gets off on the wrong foot with popular upperclassman Grant (Darrin Henson) - a member of Truth’s dominant fraternity, Mu Gamma Xi - by flirting with his girlfriend, April (Meagan Good). After the thunderous backbeats have subsided, however, the night takes a tragic turn when a gang of rival dancers jumps DJ and guns down his brother (Chris Brown).Īrrested for his role in the violent clash, DJ avoids juvenile hall by getting shipped off to Atlanta, where his tough-love uncle (Harry Lennix) enrolls him at Truth U., a historic, predominantly African-American institution. In the end I went with Modern Family: Season One on Blu-ray.Furiously hyperkinetic prologue shows cocky Los Angeles native DJ (Columbus Short) and his posse winning a bout of competitive street dancing with their daring acrobatics and insanely fast rhythms. All three of which were in contention for Pick of the Week, as were The Secret in Their Eyes on Blu-ray and Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue on Blu-ray / DVD Combo. Some of the summer blockbusters are starting to filter their way onto the home market, but this week's list is still dominated by TV on DVD releases like Castle: Season Two, Modern Family: Season One, and 30 Rock: Season Four. This is a drop from The Lost Treasure however, it did much, much better on Blu-ray than either of the previous releases.ĭVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 21st, 2010 This includes Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, which took top spot with 920,000 units sold, while its opening week sales of $16.80 million were actually second best. It was another week where new releases dominated the DVD sales chart with ten of them placing in the top 30. DVD Sales: Tinker Bell is Great on the DVD Sales Chart
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