To commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the release of Fight Club, one of the most provocative major motion pictures of the past decade, the savagely witty Guy Movie Hall of Fame winner (Spike TV) is finally making it’s debut on Blu-ray — with the blood and bruises looking more brutal in 1080dpi than they did on the big screen and packed with a ton of original and new bonus features. In our own homage to this classic man’s movie, I opened up my Top Secret files on Tyler Durden and the Fight Club to resurrect my October 1999 interview with Brad Pitt, who offered up his thoughts on his soon-to-be-released cinematic legend that would hit theaters a couple of weeks later. You’ll find that interview, plus this week in home video, after the jump.

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In naughty romantic comedy The Ugly Truth, part-time film goddess (Knocked Up & 27 Dresses) and full-time TV star (Grey’s Anatomy) Katherine Heigl, teamed up with 300 and RockNRolla Scot Gerard Butler for director Robert Luketic’s look at the war between the sexes. Heigl is Abby Richter, a romantically-challenged morning show producer and Butler is a chauvinistic news correspondent, Mike Chadway; determined to prove that she’s not romantically challenged, Abby takes Mike’s advice during a promising new romance, with amusingly unexpected results. The Ugly Truth is filled with fake orgasms, sexy Jell-O Twins and politically incorrect gags.

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According to Denzel Washington, one of the lead men of the remake of the 1974 suspense classic, director Tony Scott’s new interpretation of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, the only things the films really have in common is that that they are about a hostage situation, they take place in NYC and the action and adventure all occur in the Big Apple subway underground. “It’s not really a remake,” two-time Oscar winner Washington explains, “it’s more of a reinterpretation.”

You’ll find an interview with Washington, plus this week in home video, all after the jump.

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After the (FTL) jump, Battlestar Galatica (BSG) series regulars Grace Park, Tricia Helfer, Michael Trucco, Jamie Bamber, Tahmoh Penikett and Katee Sackhoff discuss the making of the new DVD and Blu-ray release Battlestar Galatica: The Plan, their feelings about leaving the galaxy of BSG for good, what it was like playing Cylons, and the possibility of a BSG feature film.

(Plus: this week in home video.)

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Apparently, letting your babies sit in front of Disney-produced educational DVDs does nothing to make them smarter, and may actually make them stupider.

This is not exactly shocking. What is shocking, however, is (as reported in The New York Times) that Disney, which makes a ton of cash of these things, is pretty much admitting it:

The Walt Disney Co. is expanding a refund program for its ”Baby Einstein” videos for toddlers in response to challenges about the legitimacy of its educational claims [...]

The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a Boston-based advocacy group, claimed ”victory” Friday in its yearslong battle to protect consumers from falsely believing the videos could, for example, teach words to babies under two years old.

”We believe that this is an acknowledgment that baby videos are not educational,” said Susan Linn, a psychologist and director of the campaign.

Honestly, if you were leaning on a Disney movie to teach your kid to speak and think, the only intellectual capacity you should be worried about is your own.

But then, I’m still waiting for my refund from the makers of my X-Ray vision goggles and my penis enlargement kit.

Speaking of people suckered by obvious shams (and also, adorable smiling creatures who are impervious to learning) did you know that former President Bush made his debut as a motivational speaker the other day?

(Top image from Tedsblog flickr page, used under Creative Commons license)

Simply put, Megan Fox is hot property in Tinsel Town and for moviegoers around the world. Fox’s seeming overnight success, brought on by the worldwide success of the Transformers cinematic franchise — director Michael Bay’s live-action adaptations of the cartoon series about battling skyscraper-sized robots who can mutate into anything mechanical — has transformed the down-to-earth  actress into a sizzling tabloid cover girl and international sensation. This success of this summer’s film phenomenon Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (or TR2) has reinforced the beauty’s star power. Fox chats with Earl Dittman after the jump. (Plus: this week in home video)

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In The Proposal, Sandra Bullock portrays Margaret, a cruel, take-no-prisoners publishing house boss who constantly terrorizes her underlings — especially her overworked, ambitious assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds). Although there are plans for her to score a hefty promotion, when it’s discovered the Canadian-born Margaret’s work visa is about to expire, she has to do some quick thinking of she’ll be back flipping burgers in the Canadian wilds. Even though she treats Andrew like crap, Margaret talks him into a marriage of convenience — he agrees in exchange for his own promotion. When a nosy immigration officer throws a wrench in the works,  Margaret and Andrew demonstrate their “devotion” by heading to Alaska to celebrate the 90th birthday of Andrew’s grandmother (Betty White) and his screwball family. Check out our interview with both Reynolds and Bullock (plus: this week in home video) after the jump.

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Directed by Harold Ramis (Caddyshack, Groundhog Day) and co-produced by laugh-meister Judd Apatow (Superbad, Knocked Up), the absurd Year One stars comedy veteran Jack Black (Nacho Libre, Tropic Thunder) and young funnyman Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad) as an offbeat pair of cavemen — exiled into the wilderness of the ancient world by their fellow tribesman — who soon find themselves on a journey of biblical proportions as they travel through the early days of mankind. Earl Dittman chats with Cera and Black after the jump. (Plus: this week in home video.)

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According to John Krasinski, one of the stars of television’s The Office (Season Six began airing last week), he’s been looking for the “perfect” motion picture role to do during his short hiatuses between seasons of The Office ever since the Americanized version of Ricky Gervais’ British comedy sensation hit North American airwaves. Although he has snagged lead roles in such films as the George Clooney-directed Leatherheads and License To Wed (with Robin Williams), both ended-up box office and artistic disappointments.

“I’m always looking for a film that will challenge me as an actor,” Krasinski insisted a few years ago. “I’m always waiting for that role that will blow me away and make me push myself as an actor.” Krasinski would find what he was looking for when Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) phoned him with an offer to star in the comedy Away We Go. Thinking the offer was a ruse, courtesy of his pal George Clooney, Krasinski almost passed on the part. “I’m so glad it wasn’t one of George’s pranks,” he admits, “because it’s one of the best gifts I’ve ever been giving as an actor in a movie. It’s one of those great one-of-a-lifetime parts.” (Krasinksi’s interview plus this week in home video, after the jump.)

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