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‘Quartet,’ ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Arrive on DVD, Blu-ray

by Forrest Hartman

Director Bryan Singer’s reinvention of “Jack and the Beanstalk” was a disappointment at the box office, a fact that probably has more to do with the concept than the execution. Although a fairy tale, the movie is presented as a big-budget, special-effects blockbuster that plays as much like “Clash of the Titans” as a Disney cartoon. That places a lot of limitations on audience. Teens and young adults don’t typically line up for fairy tales, yet “Jack” has a dark tone that may concern parents of younger children.

How Popular Media is Helping to End the Stigma of Mental Illness

by Gabrielle Acierno

Whether your understanding of mental illness is limited to what you’ve seen on the silver screen, or as intimate as a firsthand struggle, the topic has occupied a continual space in our national discussion, eliciting controversy and fascination. Today, there are nearly 60 million Americans who suffer from a mental illness, and it continues to present a quality of life, household and community issue.