Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 16, 2011 ‘Tower Heist’ (continued from Entertainment page) suffering and economic distress he has caused for working folks. His Bernie Madoff-esque Shaw is a guy you want to see get his comeuppance. The robbery is staged during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The helium-filled balloons, floats, crowds, and hubbub serve as distractions for the robbery and are nicely integrated into the plot. This is sharp movie making. Several shots appear to have been filmed at the actual parade rather than re-staged, and there are a couple of unusual chases to pep things up. The planning stage of “Tower Heist” is far better than the heist sequence, where the writers cross the line from spoof to absolute impossibility. The plan becomes incred- ibly convoluted and the bumbling thieves manage to succeed at tasks that could only be realized in a Hollywood movie. The plan involves moving something large and enormously heavy in a dangerous manner and transporting it, unseen. Viewers are supposed to accept that the item in question is lighter than it actually is. It’s here that the movie loses its way and enters the realm of animated cartoons, where gravity doesn’t matter, anvils can fall on coyotes but cause minimal bodily harm, and characters possess remarkable skills for which they have never been trained. Rated PG-13, “Tower Heist” is based on a workable comic premise, is well cast, and has some truly funny moments. However, in its second half, the comedy wanes and viewers are watching a standard caper film, one that has as much chance of actually being pulled off as a bank teller has of depleting Fort Knox of its gold. erly Than Ever: My Fair Lady Then and Now,” vintage 1963/1964 featurettes, alternate vocals, and commentary. “Infernal Affairs” (Lionsgate) is about a gangster, Chan (Tony Leung, “Hero”), who has been a mole reporting directly to a police superintendent (Anthony Wong) for 10 years. The twist is that a police lieutenant, Lau (Andy Lau, “House of Flying Daggers”), is a mole for Chan’s boss (Eric Tsang). The superintendent and gang boss both know they each have a mole reporting to the other side; they just don’t know who is involved. A hugely successful cult hit from Hong Kong, “Infernal Affairs” is more psychologically grounded than action-based. Presented in Cantonese with English subtitles, the Blu-ray edition contains making-of featurette, alternate ending, and theatrical trailers. DVDs (continued from Restaurant page) movie, after Eliza’s dramatic transformation into a lady. Her songs were dubbed by Marni Nixon, which might explain why Hepburn was overlooked when nominations were announced. Songs include “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “A Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “Get Me to the Church on Time.” The supporting cast includes Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jeremy Brett, and Gladys Cooper. Special features include the documentary “More Lov-