What to Watch: 'When in Rome,' 'Michael Jackson's This is It,' 'MacHeads'

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Coming out this week is the romantic comedy 'When in Rome,' starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Alexis Dziena, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Kate Micucci, Bobby Moynihan, Danny DeVito and Anjelica Huston.

An ambitious young New Yorker (Bell), disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome, where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a "foolish" fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of an odd group of suitors: a sausage magnate (DeVito), a street magician (Heder), an adoring painter (Arnett) and a self-admiring model (Dax Shepard). But when a charming reporter (Duhamel) pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing?

Out on Blu-ray is the amazing documentary 'Michael Jackson's This is It.'


Directed by Kenny Ortega, the Blu-ray and DVD release will allow fans to go beyond the theatrical experience of the film that Roger Ebert called "one of the most revealing music documentaries I've seen." The Blu-ray and DVD version also include 'Staging the Return: Beyond the Show' and 'Staging the Return: The Adventure Begins,' which shows Jackson developing, creating and rehearsing for his sold-out 'This is It' tour. Also available are a series of illuminating featurettes, including 'The Gloved One,' a costume-themed featurette; 'Memories of Michael,' in which cast and crew pay moving tribute to Jackson's legacy; 'Auditions: Searching for the World's Best Dancers,' spotlighting the search for the show's incredibly talented backup dancers; and the film's theatrical trailer.

Additional features exclusive to the Blu-ray include the complete and uncut versions of 'Smooth Criminal' and 'Thriller,' two all-new vignettes seen briefly in the film, along with a special 'Making of Smooth Criminal' featurette. In 'Smooth Criminal,' sit back and marvel as Jackson seamlessly shares the screen with some of the greatest movie stars of all time in a new black-and-white vignette that celebrates Jackson's love of old Hollywood. Then, in the all-new 'Thriller' vignette, watch in awe as Jackson brings one of his most popular songs to a monstrous second life in a thrilling new video featuring a new cast of zombies, ghosts and ghouls.

In 1985, Apple debuted the commercial Macintosh computer, offering the general public the possibility of using computers in their homes for the first time. 'MacHEADS' follows the story of the Macintosh community and its unconditional devotion to Apple Inc. For them, the Mac was not just a machine; it was a social movement designed to change the world. 'MacHEADS' is a feature-length documentary that explores the loyalty of Apple fanatics and their obsession. The film takes an in-depth look at what makes the Mac, the iPhone and Apple's other products seem like cultural phenomena rather than just consumer electronics.

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