REBEKAH GREEN
PRIDE STAFF WRITER

“HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1” Warner Bros. Pictures (PG-13)

Part one of the final Harry Potter film focuses on Harry and his friends away from Hogwarts as they travel to find and destroy Lord Voldemort’s horcruxes and deal with the physical and emotional toll of their quest. The Blu-ray combo pack includes a scene from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” as well as other featurettes and deleted scenes. With the second part just around the corner this July, be sure to pick up a copy of the beginning of this highly anticipated finale.

“COUNTRY STRONG” Screen Gems (PG-13)

Fallen country music star Kelly Canter (Gwyneth Paltrow) becomes involved with an aspiring musician (Garrett Hedlund) and attempts to make a successful comeback to the stage while struggling with her troubled past and re-occurring alcoholism. Paltrow performed the Academy Award Best Original Song Nomination, “Coming Home” at the 83rd Academy Awards.

“NO DEVOLUCIÓN” THURSDAY (Epitaph)

Thursday’s sixth studio album “No Devolución,” (translating to “no returns”), exudes a much darker release than their past works. The band wrote the album in a short time frame, and it takes on a new sound as opposed to their previous albums. Epitaph records will release a limited edition version of the album with art designed and hand signed by artist Mia Pearlman.

“SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT” Paul Simon (Concord Music Group)

Paul Simon, notably of the duo Simon and Garfunkel, is releasing his twelfth studio album. Following his journey into a solo career, Simon has received multiple Grammy awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “So Beautiful or So What” is sure to exemplify the qualities that made Simon such an acclaimed musician throughout his career.

“WASTING LIGHT” FOO FIGHTERS (RCA)

Foo Fighters formed back in 1994 and since then have gone on to receive six Grammy wins and release seven studio albums. “Wasting Light” is their latest. Listeners can visit wastinglight.foofighters. com/ to stream the new album.