The Washington Post has compiled a list of entertainment opportunities now available:
TOP PICK
“Frankenweenie,” on DVD and Blu-ray
Filmmaker Tim Burton’s animated, feature-length adaptation of his own 1984 short is a darkly funny love letter to classic horror movies, a monster mash-up of “Frankenstein,” “Godzilla” and other beloved, if cheesy, fright-fests.
Transplanting “Frankenstein” to the 1950s, Burton turns Mary Shelley’s hero into a school-age science nerd (voice of Charlie Tahan) who can’t accept that his dog, Sparky, has been run over by a car. Yes, it’s a bit intense at times. This is, after all, Tim Burton. But there’s plenty here to love for both nostalgic parents and slightly twisted kids — or at least the older, less easily frightened ones.
— Michael O’Sullivan
MOVIES
- “Zero Dark Thirty”
- “Amour”
- “Gangster Squad”
- “A Haunted House
BOOKS
- “My Share of the Task: A Memoir,” by Gen. Stanley McChrystal
- “The Dude and the Zen Master,” by Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman
- “A Memory of Light,” by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
- “Tenth of December: Stories,” by George Saunders
ALBUMS
- “True,” Solange
- “Signed and Sealed in Blood,” Dropkick Murphys
- “The Berberian Sound Studio,” Broadcast
DVDs
- “Game Change”
- “Dredd”
- “House at the End of the Street”
- “Samsara”
VIDEO GAMES
- “Anarchy Reigns” (PS3, Xbox 360)
- “Dance Magic” (PS3)
