New on DVD: 'Angels & Demons,' 'Funny People'
ANGELS & DEMONS (PG-13) (2 stars)
PLOT Praying for another $750 million absolution at the global box office, the fairly unholy trinity of Tom Hanks, director Ron Howard and "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown reteam on Brown's earlier novel and manage to be more obscure than a Latin Mass. As Robert Langdon, Hanks is recruited by a mysterious emissary of a mysterious biotech firm to help explain the mysterious death of a mysterious scientist whose chest was branded by his killer with the word "Illuminati," an ancient league of science-minded elites.
EXTRAS Brown and the screenwriters discuss adapting his book into a movie; the cast share their experiences of bringing Brown's characters to the screen; behind-the-scenes look at making the film, much more.
LIST PRICES Two-disc DVD: $36.95; DVD: $28.96; 2-disc Blu-ray: $39.95
FUNNY PEOPLE (R) (2.5 stars)
PLOT Writer-director Judd Apatow's alert, crude and compassionate film takes digressive, thoroughly unexpected turns as a dying comic superstar (Adam Sandler) takes stock of his life, reconnecting with family, friends and his ex-fiancee (played by Apatow's wife, the sublime Leslie Mann).
EXTRAS Commentary with director Judd Apatow and stars Sandler and Seth Rogen; gag reel; deleted, extended and alternate scenes
LIST PRICES Two-disc DVD: $34.98; DVD: $29.98; two-disc Blu-ray: $39.98
- The Washington Post
