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"Food, Inc." is just the latest in a string of movies that will whet your appetite for more information about the food you buy or boycott:
"The Gleaners and I" (2001) -- French filmmaker Agnes Varda shows gleaners as they take the leavings from farm fields after harvest and the leftovers of a society that throws away too much useful stuff for too many of the wrong reasons.

A guide to movies from a family perspective:

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

-- Rated: PG
-- Suitable for: 10 and up, or younger children familiar with the book.

A guide to movies from a family perspective:

"The Proposal"

-- Rating: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Tweens and up.

To Blu-ray or not to Blu-ray?
That has been the question facing many DVD consumers, including yours truly, who have purchased widescreen, high-definition televisions and now have to decide whether to replace their old DVD player with a Blu-ray player. (Blu-ray players can play conventional DVDs as well as Blu-ray discs, while traditional DVD players cannot play Blu-ray discs.)

A guide to movies from a family perspective:

"Imagine That"

-- Rating: PG.
-- Suitable for: Kindergarten-age children and up.
-- What you should know: Eddie Murphy plays a workaholic dad who enters his daughter's imaginary world and finds financial tips, workplace success and personal happiness.

The role of Lt. Garber in "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" originally was written as a 32-year-old black man. Once Walter Matthau cut his normal asking price and joined the cast, Garber was reshaped to fit him like a custom-made suit.
Or, in his case, a slightly rumpled one.

This week we're looking at DVD box sets about a pathbreaking TV producer, a memorable rock festival and one of America's most beloved actors. (List prices are included, but significant discounts may be found at video stores and online retailers.)

A guide to movies from a family perspective:

"My Life in Ruins"

-- Rating: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Mature tweens and up, although its target seems to be older audiences.

"We've inherited an idea and an identity of Jews as victims. This is the story of Jews as partisans, survivors and as people who fought back and would not submit." -- Clayton Frohman, co-writer of "Defiance"

After "Chariots of Fire" won four Oscars in 1982 -- including Best Picture -- British director Hugh Hudson was king of the movie world. He followed with "Greystoke," a Tarzan movie that earned respectful reviews and three Oscar nominations (but no wins).