Observe and Report

Warner Home Video will counter Paul Blart: Mall Copy and release the Seth Rogen comedy Observe and Report on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 22. Co-starring with Rogen are Anna Faris, Michael Peña, Celia Weston, Collette Wolfe and Ray Liotta. Ironically (or not), Observe and Report's announcement comes the same day Judd Apatow's Funny People, co-starring Rogen, arrives in theaters. Earlier rumors had Observe and Report scheduled for a July release, not announcement.

On Blu-ray, Observe and Report will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Observe and Report on Blu-ray will retail for $35.99. I will pass along Amazon.com pre-order information when available. If it's announced that there will be special features on perhaps a "special edition" DVD version of the film, I will certainly keep you updated.

Warner Home Video has made a few DVD release announcements over the last few days. Leading off these announcements is the dark comedy, Observe and Report starring Seth Rogen. This film will hit shelves on DVD and Blu-ray on September 22. It appears that there actually won't be any special features on the DVD version of the film, but on the Blu-ray there will be a picture in picture commentary track, a few featurettes, and a gag-reel.

Mcmackin Slur

Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin must feel like a victim of the old bait-and-switch routine. On Thursday, he apologized for describing one of Notre Dame's traditions with a gay slur during the Western Athletic Conference media preview. He then dropped the slur a couple of more times as he winked at the media, asking them not to publicize his comment, even though in repeating it multiple times he made it obvious he really didn't have a problem tossing the word around.

In his apology, he said he didn't mean any harm, but that he was just trying to be funny, "and it wasn't funny and it's not funny. Even more, it isn't funny to me." What a bunch of crap. Of course he thought it was funny. You can hear him enjoying his own joke on the audio track. But, more tellingly, you can hear the outburst of laughter from some of the media members in the room each time he drops the slur.

McMackin said it was a wrong choice of words, but that's not really genuine either. It was the right choice of words for the audience he was trying to connect with. He might be a second-year head coach at Hawaii, but the man has been coaching football -- college and pro -- for 40 years. He not only has an understanding of the game and the mentality of the players; he has an understanding of the people who cover the sport as well.

So You Think You Can Dance results

"So You Think You Can Dance" results show opened with the top six dancing to "Send In The Clowns," but the song proved to be most meaningful to 29-year-old ballerina Melissa Sandvig and contemporary dancer Ade Obayomi, who the ones eliminated from the competition by the end of the tense hour. As adorable and likeable as the guy is, Broadway-loving Evan does not deserve to advance to the finals. Sorry, Evan fans! He has failed to live up to his promise week to week, even when dancing in his genre.

The fact that the judges have started to inexplicably pimp him (after bashing him throughout the first half of the season) makes me resent his presence even more. Evan's got a massive number of fans who think he can do no wrong (how else to explain his staying power?), which scares me. To think that he could beat out a well-rounded, spectacular dancer like Brandon or Kayla? Hell to the no!

As far as the ladies go, I'm still not over Janette's elimination from last week. (I know, I need therapy.) I was almost as sad to see Melissa go this week. She was this season's real underdog, and her arc on the show proved that you can teach an old dog new tricks. (She also has a sparkling personality and drop-dead gorgeous looks, which didn't hurt.) When I look at the two eliminated contestants, I think about all the memorable routines they've danced this season: "Romeo and Juliet," "The Age of Aquarius," "Breast Cancer" and Ade's gravity-defying flips.