Flick Picks 1/7/13

New This Week!
There's a treasure trove of cool and unique movies and series coming out this week. Start your new year off right with some (or all) of these!

ENTERTAINMENT: It's not exactly striking while the iron is hot but the HBO adaptation of Game Change, the story of the 2008 presidential campaign, finally comes to DVD this week. The film stars Ed Harris as John McCain and Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin and won 4 Emmy awards. Also out this week is Dredd, another dark comic book adaptation that did not perform as well as some of the other major comic book films this year but received surprisingly strong reviews (currently 78% at Rotten Tomatoes). It stars Karl Urban as the title character who attempts to rid his city of a drug epidemic.

Also out this week is the controversial and disturbing Compliance, a film that split audiences wherever it played. It's based on the true story of a teenage girl working at a fast food restaurant who was subject to abuse from supervisors due to a phone caller who claimed to be a police officer. It received fabulous reviews and is certain to provoke some sort of emotional reaction. Also sure to bring out emotions (from the kids) is Frankenweenie, the animated Tim Burton/Disney tale of a beloved dog brought back to life.

SERIES: Laura Dern won a Golden Globe award for her performance in Enlightened, an HBO series about an executive who tries to get her life back together following a nervous breakdown. Diane Ladd, her real-life mother, co-stars. Another highly anticipated series, NBC's Smash, arrives this week, bringing us the story of the creation of a Broadway musical. Also this week, Showtime gives us season 2 of Episodes, the entertaining tale of the American adaptation of a British tv show, starring Matt LeBlanc.

We've also got season 2 of British import The Hour, the drama about tv production in 1950s Britain as well as season 21 of the seemingly endless Midsomer Murders.

DOCUMENTARY: If you enjoy the New Age Koyaanisqatsi style of filmmaking then you should check out Samsara, a dialogue-free beautifully filmed attempt to connect various parts of our world.

What's Your New Year's Resolution?

We've got lots of videos that will help you with that New Year's resolution. Are you looking to get into shape? We've got yoga, dance workout, Zumba, P90-X and more! Or maybe you'd like to become rich (or richer). How about learning to cook, repair the house or knit. Or you can just watch some conversations with some smart people and become enlightened!