Babylon A.D.
(2008) Dir.: Mathieu Kassovitz; Vin Diesel, Gerard Depardieu, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong, Radek Bruna, Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson. Available as a single-disc DVD with the theatrical and unrated extended cut, a special edition two-disc set with a digital copy, and a Blu-ray Disc with a digital copy. Extras: Single-disc: "Babylon Babies" novel-to-screen featurette, " Arctic Escape" inside look at the snow mobile chase. The special edition adds: "Fit for the Screen" martial arts featurette, "Flight of the Hummers" featurette, "Genesis of Aurora" graphic novel prequel to "Babylon A.D.," still gallery. Blu-ray adds 17 Interactive "Scene Evolutions" in BonusVIEW Mode. (Fox).
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Bangkok Dangerous
(2008) Directors: Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang; Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung, Panward Hemmanee, Nirattisai Kaljaruek, Dom Hetrakul. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Lionsgate).
Barney: Once Upon a Dino Tale
Barney and friends enter an enchanted world of fairy tales, including "Alice in Wonderland," "The Fisherman and His Wife," "Cinderella," more; $14.98. Extras: Sing-along jukebox with 13 songs. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia
(2008) Joe Manganiello, Keith David, WWE superstar Mr. Kennedy. Second sequel in the franchise about U.S. soldiers abandoned behind enemy lines.Extras: Commentary, six featurettes. (Fox).
Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish
(2008) Feature-length animated film, exclusive to DVD: Bob and his crew build a new community sports stadium, teaching kids that teamwork and fun go hand-in-hand; $14.98. Extras: Read-along, bonus episode. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Disaster Movie
(2008) Carmen Electra, Kimberly Kardashian, Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Crista Flanagan, Nicole Parker, Ike Barinholtz .In rated and unrated editions. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Lionsgate).
Doctor Who: The War Machines
Four episodes of "Doctor Who: The War Machines" arc and four episodes from the "Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday" arc; $24.98. (Warner).
DogTown: New Beginnings
Five episodes of the National Geographic series that follows the dedicated team of experts that work to rehabilitate damaged dogs at Utah's DogTown, part of the largest no-kill animal facility in the United States -- The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary; $24.98. (Warner).
The Films of Michael Powell
"Age of Consent" (1969), starring James Mason and Helen Mirren; and "A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven)" (1946), starring Kim Hunter, David Niven, Robert Coote and Raymond Massey. Second release under the creative partnership between Sony and Martin Scorsese's non-profit film preservation organization, The Film Foundation, which seeks to make available newly restored classic films on DVD. Extras: "Age of Consent": Introduction by Martin Scorsese, three featurettes: "Making Age of Consent," "Helen Mirren: A Conversation With Cora" and "Down Under With Ron & Valerie Taylor," commentary by author/film historian Ian Christie; "A Matter of Life and Death": Introduction by Martin Scorsese, commentary by film historian Kent Jones. (Sony).
Frisky Dingo: Season 2
Single disc with 12 episodes, $19.97. (Warner).
Pineapple Express
(2008) Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny R. McBride, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Amber Heard, James Remar. Available as a single-disc theatrical DVD, a two-disc unrated DVD set, and on Blu-ray Disc. Extras:Extras: Extended and alternate scenes; gag reel, "The Making-of Pineapple Express" featurette; commentary by Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen. Two-disc set and Blu-ray includes theatrical and unrated extended versions, and adds raw footage, additional featurettes and behind-the-scenes vignettes, more. (Sony).
The Plot to Kill Hitler
(1990 -- TV) Brad Davis, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Ian Richardson. Recreation of the 1944 attempt by several German High Command officers to assassinate Hitler and take control of the German government. Timed for the January wide release of Tom Cruise's "Valkyrie." (Warner).
Tripping the Rift: The Complete Third Season
(2007) Two-disc set with 13 episodes of the Sci Fi Channel animated series, $29.97. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
The Wackness
(2008) Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Famke Janssen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man. Extras: Deleted scenes, commentary by director Jonathan Levine and Josh Peck, "Keeping it Real: A Day in the Life of Jonathan Levine," "Time in a Bottle: Behind the Scenes of The Wackness," "The Luke Shapiro Show." Also available on Blu-ray Disc.
The Waltons: The Complete Eighth Season
Three-disc set with 24 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Two-hour retrospective feature. (Warner).
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January 13
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
(2008) Seann William Scott, Randy Quaid. A tennis star who quit the sport after a traumatic incident on the court finds his way back to America and a job as a high school janitor. When the high school tennis coach drops dead, he convinces the school to let him take over, determined to whip the team's crew of slackers into shape. Extras: Commentary, "Tennis, Anyone?" featurette, "A Hot Apple Pie" making-of featurette, deleted scenes, outtakes. (Sony).
Ben 10 Alien Force Season One, Volume 2
Five episodes, $14.98. (Warner).
Brick Lane
(2007) Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kausik, Christopher Simpson. Winner of the London Film Festival and the San Sebastian International Film Festival. A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneem, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. Trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London, and in a loveless marriage with the middle-aged Chanu, she fears her soul is quietly dying. Extras: "Exploring Brick Lane" featurette, interviews, scene specific commentaries, commentary by director Sarah Gavron and Tannishtha Chatterjee. (Sony).
Dallas: The Complete Tenth Season
Three-disc set with 29 episodes, $39.98. (Warner).
The Family That Preys
(2008) Dir.: Tyler Perry; Tyler Perry, Jennifer Hudson, Sanaa Lathan, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Rockmond Dunbar, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens, Cole Hauser, Kadee Strickland. (Lionsgate).
Fireman Sam: Saves the Day
Five episodes from the PBS KIDS Sprout series, $14.98. Extras: Bonus episode. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Hit and Run (aka Bumper)
(2008) Laura Breckenridge, Kevin Corrigan, Christopher Shand. A night of Spring Break partying turns into a living nightmare for student Mary Murdock after hitting a bump on a dark road only to find a man dangling from her car's bumper. Panicked, Mary frantically beats him unconscious, buries him in the woods and returns home to cover her tracks. But is he really dead? (MGM).
Little Britain, USA
Two-disc set with six episodes, $29.98. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, bloopers, more. (HBO Video).
Lovejoy: The Complete Season 4
Four-disc set with 13 episodes of the crime-solving antiques dealer, starring Ian McShane, $69.98. (Warner).
Reba: Season Five
Two-disc set with 22 episodes, $29.98. (Fox).
Saxondale: Seasons 1&2
Three-disc set with 13 episodes of the British comedy series about an ex-roadie now at the "cutting edge" of the pest control industry, $39.98. (Warner).
Skins: Volume 1
Three-disc set with nine episodes of the edgy British teen series, $39.98. Extras: Diaries, ancillary storylines, more. (Warner).
Swing Vote
(2008) Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, George Lopez, Madeline Carroll, Paula Patton, Judge Reinhold, Willie Nelson, Mare Winningham, Richard Petty. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Disney).
'Til Death: The Complete Second Season
(2007-08) Two-disc set with 18 episodes, $29.95. Extras: Bloopers, "Pre-Show Antics With Brad Garrett" featurette. (Sony).
Underworld/Underworld: Evolution Double Feature
Three-disc set with the two-disc "Underworld Unrated Extended Edition" and "Underworld: Evolution Special Edition," both starring Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman; $19.94. (Sony).
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
(2009). Oliver Jame, Amber McDonald, Madison Riley, Kristopher Turner, Rik Young, Ellen Albertini Dow. Direct-to-video sequel to the 2004 comedy. Everything that can go wrong does when two best friends and one zany Brit venture out into the wilderness in search of a high school sweetheart. Extras: "Up the Creek: The Making of Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling," "Furious Nuts" behind-the-scenes squirrel casting featurette,
"Treehouse Tales," deleted scenes, gag reel. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Paramount).
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January 20
The Adventures of Walker & Ping Ping
New animated series that introduces kids to Chinese life, culture and language. The first two episodes: "The Great Wall" and "The Chinese Market," $11.99 each. (Little Emperor).
The Berenstain Bears: Kindness, Caring and Sharing
Five episodes featuring the loveable animated bears in stories that provide positive role models for parents and children; $12.99/ (Sony).
Boogeyman 3
(2008) Erin Cahill, Kate Maberly, Matt Rippy, Jayne Wisener. Second sequel. Extras: Deleted scenes, "Creating the Boogeyman" featurette, "Deconstructing the Deaths" featurette, "Boogey in Bulgaria" featurette.. (Sony).
Center Stage: Turn It Up
(2008) Ethan Stiefel, Peter Gallagher, Sarah Jayne Jensen, Rachele Brooke Smith. Heartwarming story about a self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit who makes her way to New York's most prestigious ballet academy; dance-filled sequel to "Center Stage." Extras: "The Choreography of Center Stage" featurette, "Center Stage: Turn It Up" featurette. (Sony).
The Children of Huang Shi
(2008) Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh. Extras: "The Challenge of Huang Shi" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Sony).
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
HBO stand-up performance, available as a standard DVD and a three-disc special edition with five hours of bonus features including an interview with rock. (HBO Video).
Cold Prey
(2006 -- Norway) Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Endre Martin Midtstigen, Viktoria Winge. Norwegian horror film that took Europe by storm and won an international fan following. Five youngsters are heading for the Jotunheimen mountain area to go snowboarding. On the slope, one of them has a bad fall and breaks a leg. Their mobile phones out of range, they catch sight of a mountain hotel in the distance, and decide to find shelter there. The hotel lies empty and silent, obviously closed down years ago. The phone lines are dead, and the youngsters realize they have to spend the night in the hotel. But it turns out they're not alone: In the basement they discover a filthy dungeon of a room, where somebody has recently lived. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
George Wallace
(1997) Award-winning miniseries directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gary Sinise, Angelina Jolie, Mare Winningham. Extras: Featurette. (Warner).
Jonathan Creek: Season 3
Two-disc set with seven episodes of the British answer to "The X-Files," $34.98 .(Warner).
MI-5: Volume 6
Five-disc set with 10 episodes of the British spy series, $24.98. (Warner).
Moonlight: The Complete Series
Four-disc set with 16 episodes, $39.98. (Warner).
The Powerpuff Girls: 10th Anniversary Collection: The Complete Series
Six-disc set with 78 episodes, $59.97. (Warner).
Vacancy 2: The First Cut
(2009) Agnes Bruckner, Trevor Wright, Scott G. Anderson. Prequel has a recently engaged couple check into the deadly motel with a friend, unaware they're the first intended victims of a team of psychopaths bent on filming and profiting from their murders. Extras: Deleted scenes, "Caught on Tape: Behind the Scenes of Vacancy 2," "Behind the Facade: Constructing the Meadow View Inn" featurette, commentary with filmmakers and cast. (Sony).
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January 27
ER: The Complete 10th Season
Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.98. Extras:Extras: Gag reel, "Outpatient Outtakes": Unaired scenes. (Warner).
The Girls Next Door: Season Four
Three-disc set with 16 episodes, $29.98. (Fox).
Open Season 2
(2008) Joel McHale, Crispin Glover, Jane Krakowski, Mike Epps, Olivia Hack. Animated sequel to the 2006 smash hit. Extras: "Going WILD! With the Voice Cast of Open Season 2," "How to Draw Your Favorite Characters: Boog, Elliot & Fifi," "Wacky Weenie Arcade" featuring five carnival-style games for kids, deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Fox).
Sidney Poitier Collection
Four-disc set with "Edge of the City," "A Warm December," "Something of Value" (all new to DVD) and "A Patch of Blue"; $39.92. (Warner).
Vicky Christina Barcelona
(2008) Dir.: Woody Allen; Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Hall, Patricia Clarkson. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
(1975 -- TV) Remastered deluxe edition, $19.98. (Warner).
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