From 'Toy Story' to last year's 'Wall-E,' Disney's Pixar films are always a treat for the entire family. Coming out this week is 'Up.' Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, the film is voiced by Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo, Jordan Nagai and Pixar regular John Katzenberger.
By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream of seeing the wilds of South America. Right after liftoff, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey. Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
Out on DVD this week is the action-packed horror 'The Devil's Tomb,' starring Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. Gooding stars as the leader of an elite military squad on a rescue mission in the Middle East. Suiting up for this hard-hitting, nail-biting thriller is a top-notch supporting cast, including Valeria Cruz ,Taryn Manning, Ron Perlman, Ray Winstone and punk rock legend Henry Rollins.
When the scientist (Perlman) leading a top-secret Middle Eastern archaeological site goes missing, an elite military unit is sent on a search-and-rescue mission. Descending on the cradle of civilization, Captain Mack (Gooding) and his team soon find themselves face-to-face with an ancient evil lying beneath the desert -- evil that may not be of this world. The film is directed by Jason Connery, son of screen legend Sean Connery.
On the documentary front, 'Petotero' is a relevant story on baseball that's worth seeing. In the Dominican Republic, baseball is experiencing a golden age. From the streets to the stadiums, the youth of the Dominican Republic dream of one day emerging from the dugout and onto a big-league field. From the time they can walk, kids practice with rolled up sock balls and broomsticks, waiting for the day they are old enough to sign up for a team. That day comes at the age 16, when players are given the chance to try out professionally. The best will sign, changing their lives forever as they try to advance through the system.
