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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-knuckle boxing, which is only loosely truthful when it comes to the synopsis. There’s not much fightin...

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. It's the story of three strangers whose lives are changed by how exactly their paths cross. What's so wonderful about this Criterion release is the treasure trove of new material, including new insight from Adriana Barraza, Vanessa Bauche, Gael Garcia Bernal, Gust...

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 O'Connell) 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 (O'Connell) out of bed and gets him ready to hit the gym. But in a grim twist on the old adage about what happens when God closes a door, an exterior shot reveals their home has been ...