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It's not just a story of an incredible feat of survival. It's also a love story, presented with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

“Moana” twin writer team tailored “The Descendants” star a punishing new role that included 14-hour days filming in the ocean off Fiji. But she does romance dreamboat Sam Claflin in a film based on a castaway’s tale that thrilled Hawai‘i in 1983.

Directed by Max Winkler. Starring Jack O’Connell, Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Barden, John Cullum, Jonathan Majors, Owen Burke, Johnno Wilson, Meredith Holzman, Fran Kranz, Nick Mullen, and Bill Thorpe. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers try to escape their circumstances by traveling across the country for a no holds barred boxing match that becomes a fight for their lives. Let’s course correct whatever expectations you, the dear reader, might have when it comes to Jungleland being a movie about bare-knuc...

8 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD The feature debut of Alejandro G. Iñárritu was a stunner, a film that earned raves and tons of attention on the international arthouse scene. With a crosscutting structure that recalled the work of Quentin Tarantino but a voice that felt like none other in the world at that moment, it hit like a ton of bricks. Its the story of three strangers whose lives are changed by how exactly their paths cross. Whats so wonderful about this Criterion release is the treasure trove of ...

New on DVD: Jungleland pulls no punches Katie Foran-McHale Tribune News Service A heartbreaking tale of a boxer and his brother tops the new DVD releases for the week of Jan. 12. "Jungleland": The Kaminski brothers (Charlie Hunnam and Jack OConnell) are in dire straits. Their story begins with a familiar morning routine sequence unfolding as manager Stanley (Hunnam) prods younger brother and star boxer Walter (OConnell) out of bed and gets him ready to hit the gym. But in a grim twist on the ol...

New on DVD Jan. 12: Jungleland pulls no punches By Katie Foran-McHale, Tribune News Service © Paramount Pictures Charlie Hunnam, left, and Jack OConnell in a scene from "Jungleland." A heartbreaking tale of a boxer and his brother tops the new DVD releases for the week of Jan. 12. "Jungleland": The Kaminski brothers (Charlie Hunnam and Jack OConnell) are in dire straits. Their story begins with a familiar morning routine sequence unfolding as manager Stanley (Hunnam) prods yo...

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