Welcome back movie lovers! I’m back again for another look at the home video releases for the week for all you faithful FTS readers. This week we have a couple exciting releases to talk about so lets just get started.

Love Actually

Who’s in it?
Bill Nighy, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Martine McCutcheson, Alan Rickman, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Billy Bob Thorton, Andrew Lincoln, Rowan Atkinson, Martin Freeman, Chiwetel Ejiofor….and so many more.

What’s it about?
“All of London is in love — or longing to be — in Four Weddings and a Funeral writer Richard Curtis’ first directorial effort. Billed as “the ultimate romantic comedy,” Love Actually involves more than a dozen main characters, each weaving his or her way into another’s heart over the course of one particularly eventful Christmas. The seemingly perfect wedding of Juliet (Keira Knightley) and Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) brings many of the principals together, including heartsick best man Mark (Andrew Lincoln), who harbors a very unrequited crush on Juliet. There’s also recent widower Daniel (Liam Neeson), trying to help his lonely stepson Sam (Thomas Sangster) express his true feelings to a classmate. Across town, devoted working mother Karen (Emma Thompson) tries to rekindle the passion of her husband, Harry (Alan Rickman), who secretly pines for a young colleague of his. In the same office, the lonely Sarah (Laura Linney) not-so-secretly pines for a man just a few desks away (Rodrigo Santoro), who returns her affections but may not be able to dissuade her neuroses. Providing the unofficial soundtrack for all of the couples is an aging rocker (Bill Nighy) who just wants to cash in and get laid — but even he might find a meaningful relationship in the most unlikely of places. A working print of Love Actually premiered at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival.” – Michael Hastings, Rovi

Nate’s Two Cents?
Here we are less than a week before Christmas. Some of us are running around doing last minute shopping, while others who were more prepared have been done for months. The trees and lights are up, and the egg nog and countless tins of Christmas cookies are made. Some of us still at least have some wrapping to do, among other last minute errands to run. But we all still need to take the time and enjoy this holiday season and take a break from all the holiday madness. So why not sit down on you couch, start up Netflix and watch Love Actually. The film should be on everyone’s radar and should be a household Christmas classic by this point. If you still have not seen it then please do yourself a favor, it will become an instant favorite. The film is a feel-good story centered around the busiest and sometimes most hectic time of year. By the end you will be in the Christmas spirit to say the least and ready for this Friday. Merry Christmas to all the FTS readers and listeners out there. May all your Christmas wishes come true, unless you were naughty and then in that case may Krampus come to your house and drag you away and steal your children. Happy Holidays!!

Pan

“The story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny — to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.” – Rotten Tomatoes

Pawn Sacrifice

“In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, PAWN SACRIFICE chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.” – Bleecker Street

War Room

“Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have it all-great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream house. But appearances can be deceiving. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan’s world is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. While Tony basks in his professional success and flirts with temptation, Elizabeth resigns herself to increasing bitterness. But their lives take an unexpected turn when Elizabeth meets her newest client, Miss Clara, and is challenged to establish a “war room” and a battle plan of prayer for her family. As Elizabeth tries to fight for her family, Tony’s hidden struggles come to light. Tony must decide if he will make amends to his family and prove Miss Clara’s wisdom that victories don’t come by accident.” – Sony