2010 Staff Movie & Music Picks

DVD/BluRay Released in 2010

An Education (starring Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina)
Away We Go (starring John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph)
Babies—The blockbuster documentary
Crazy Heart (starring Jeff Bridges—Oscar for Best Actor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo & The Girl Who Played with Fire—Based on the blockbuster novels by Stieg Larsson.
Good Hair—Chris Rock's documentary
The Hurt Locker—Oscar WInner for Best Picture
The Invention of Lying (starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill)
It’s Complicated (starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin)
The Kids Are All Right (starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo,)
The Last Airbender – Directed by M. Night Shaymalan
The Losers (starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoë Saldana, Chris Evans)
Pirate Radio (starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—Dubbed the "best really funny stupid movie of 2010” by one staff member.
The September Issue: Ann Wintour & the Making of Vogue—A behind-the-scenes look at the production of Vogue magazine
Sherlock: Season One (staff review)—A modern take on the famous detective.
Shutter Island (starrring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley)
A Single Man (starring Colin Firth, Ginnifer Goodwin, Julianne Moore)
Stolen (starring Jon Hamm, Josh Lucas, Rhona Mitra)
Toy Story 3 (starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles)
Trucker (staff review)
Wallander: The Faceless Killer, Man Who Smiled—Based on the mysteries by Henning Mankell and starring Kenneth Branagh
Winter’s Bone—Best Picture Winner at Sundance Film Festival based on the book by Daniel Woodrell
Youth in Revolt (starring Michael Cera, Ray Liotta, Jean Smart, Zach Galifianakis)

Music

Live. Volume 3 by The Avett Brothers
Court Yard Hounds by Court Yard Hounds
Crazy Heart Original Motion Picture Soundtrack—Including the Oscar winner for Best Orignial Song.
Recovery by Eminem
Glee: The Music
God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise by Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Recollection by K.D. Lang
Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Leave Your Sleep by Natalie Merchant
Rock of Ages: Original Broadway Cast Soundtrack
Volume Two by She & Him
Backatown by Trombone Shorty