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iTunes has updated their movies and apps for the week, and unfortunately the pickings are slim as summer winds down.

 

Fans of Jennifer Lopez are in for a treat this week, as her latest romantic comedy, The Back-up Plan, releases for Purchase or for Rent.  The movie stars Lopez as a woman who is tired of being single and childless.  She creates a plan to remedy her situation, only to have it all go wrong.  Lopez found decent success at the box office with The Back-up Plan and it is sure to be a hit on home video.

 

Also releasing this week for Purchase is George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead.  The latest zombie movie from the godfather of all things zombies found moderate success at the box office during its very limited run, with critics of the movie not too impressed.  But what zombie movies are made for critics?  Fans of the genre will certainly want to give this one a look.

 

The straight-to-video release of Dorian Gray hits the Purchase and Rent options this week as well, and is the infamous story of a wealthy man who trades immortality with a portrait of himself.  The portrait secretly ages as Gray does not, and Gray must protect his secret at all costs.  The original story was told by author Oscar Wilde and first appeared in publication back in 1890.  

 

Also releasing this week (but just for Purchase) is the Australian feature The Square, a suspenseful tale about affairs, money, and murder.  The movie had a massive following when it released in foreign markets two years ago, and had a brief run in theaters in the United States earlier this year

 

This week, the iTunes app section receives a decent upgrade in the form of ESPN Radio ($2.99) for the OS4 which users can subscribe to and listen to live broadcasts of several different sports network stations.  For fans of fashion there is the new Express application ($0), which allows users to browse new arrivals as well as read product reviews.  And for gamers there is the 2K Sports NHL 2K11 release, which lets gamers experience an all new way to play hockey on their iPhones!  

 

 

 Movies

 

The Back-up Plan 

 

 

Buy/Rent/Skip: Skip 

A single woman opts for artificial insemination after dating for years and failing to find the right guy, only to see the man of her dreams breeze into her life just as she learns she's pregnant. Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) is well aware that her biological clock is ticking, but she just can't find the type of guy she'd want to settle down and start a family with. Eventually, she makes the decision to become a single mother. The very same day that Zoe is artificially inseminated, however, she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin), a single charmer whom she thinks would make...(Read Full Synopsis)

 

 

Director: Alan Poul

 

Starring: Jennifer Lopez

MPAA Rating:  Rated PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language.
 

Official Website: http://www.theback-upplan.com/

 

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Survival of the Dead

 

 

Buy/Rent/Skip: Rent

  

Filmmaker George A. Romero unleashes the sixth film in his Dead Series with this gut-munching shocker surrounding a clash of ideals between two factions of inhabitants on a remote island after a zombie outbreak. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
 

 

Director:  George A Romero 

 

Starring:  Alan Van Sprang

MPAA Rating:  Rated R for strong zombie violence/gore, language and brief sexuality.

 

Official Website: http://magnetreleasing.com/survivalofthedead/

   

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The Rest

 

Dorian Gray

 

A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.  ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Reviews

 

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The Square 

 

Temptation turns a man's life upside down in this noir-influenced thriller from Australia. Ray Yale (David Roberts) is a construction worker who is married to Martha (Lucy Bell) and is helping to build an upscale resort hotel just outside Sydney. Ray isn't entirely happy in his marriage, and his roving eye has become focused on Carla (Claire van der Boom), a hairdresser who lives next door. Carla is married to a low-level mobster, Greg (Anthony Hayes), but she craves excitement and is soon having a torrid affair with Ray. Carla knows that Greg has a large bundle of cash hidden in their home, and she hatches a scheme she shares with Ray...(Read Full Synopsis)

 

 

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Apps

 

ESPN Radio

 

LISTEN to over 35 ESPN Radio podcasts right from your iPhone or iPod Touch including The BS Report with Bill Simmons, Pardon The Interruption, Around The Horn and Fantasy Focus.  FEATURING your favorite ESPN shows like Mike and Mike in the Morning, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Scott Van Pelt Show, The Michael Kay Show, The Michael Irvin Show and many more!  ~  ESPN

 

 

 

 

 

EXPRESS 

 

Modern? Sexy? Cool? There’s An App For That!
Introducing The Express iPhone App...It's All About App & Attitude!  The Express Mobile App gives iPhone and iPod touch users VIP access to the world’s best fashion and beauty brand. Now you can browse Express new arrivals,
read product reviews, view videos, share the latest news in fashion on Twitter and Facebook, and save all your favorite finds on your own mobile Wishlist!  ~  Express, Inc

 

 

 

 

 

2K Sports NHL 2K11

 

Experience NHL® action on the iPhone like never before with 2K Sports NHL® 2K11. Created with the critically acclaimed NHL 2K console game engine, NHL 2K11 on iPhone delivers simulation hockey in all its glory including realistic A.I., incredibly fast hockey action and the depth of gameplay that you'd expect from a 2K Sports product. Additionally, NHL 2K11 features multiple modes of play including Season Mode, Quick Game, Free Skate and even a Shootout Mode. With true NHL action and superior gameplay, portable for the first time in NHL 2K history, NHL 2K11 for iPhone is sure to win the hearts of puckheads everywhere!  ~  2K Sports