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Opening this week in limited theaters is the documentary 'Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel,' in which Hefner talks about being introduced to Martin Luther King, Jr. by Reverend Jesse Jackson.
When Hefner launched Playboy magazine in 1953, he became a champion of the sexual revolution and, immediately, the forces of Church and State initiated a war against him that raged over the decades. Hefner is revealed as a hedonistic playboy, but also, more importantly, as the man who's been a groundbreaking advocate and catalyst for civil rights, the First Amendment, and human rights.
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In 'Clash of the Titans,' which is now out on home video, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (played by Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (played by Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld.
With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (played by Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
The only extra material on the DVD release will be additional scenes. The Blu-ray release will include the additional scenes, along with an exclusive alternate ending, a Sam Worthington: An Action Hero for the Ages featurette, and a Maximum Movie Mode with enhanced scene breakdowns, enhanced VFX breakdowns, on-the-spot vignettes, and more.
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In 'Super Size Me,' filmmaker Morgan Spurlock unravels the American obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide and by subjecting himself to a "McDonald's only" diet for thirty days straight. His Sundance Festival award-winning feature is as entertaining as it is horrifying as it dives into corporate responsibility, nutritional education, school lunch programs and how we as a nation are eating ourselves to death.
