January 14, 2014 · 5:20 am

Robin Williams, left, plays President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Forest Whitaker plays Cecil Gaines in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.”
This week, movie studios opened the home video floodgates, rolling out more than a half dozen noteworthy titles, including several films that are likely to land Academy Award nominations.
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March 13, 2012 · 5:52 am

George Clooney, left, and Shailene Woodley play a distressed father and daughter in writer-director Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants.”
This week’s home video releases are anchored by two movies that played key roles in the recent Academy Awards ceremony.
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