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All in the Family: The Complete Eighth Season
(1977-78) Three-disc set with 24 episodes, $29.93. (Shout! Factory).
Alpha and Omega
(2010) Voices of Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper, Larry Miller, Vicki Lewis, Kevin Sussman, Eric Price, Chris Carmack, Brian Donovan. Extras: "Woves in the Wild" featurette, "The Alpha of Animation" featurette, "Voicing the Wolves" featurette, "From Alpha to Omega" featurette, "Log Sliding" interactive game, "Are You an Alpha or an Omega?" personality test, "Animal Fun Facts" trivia challenge. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Lionsgate).
The Chainsaw Sally Show Season One
(2010) Three-disc set with 11 episodes plus the special episode, "It's Groundhog Day Chainsaw Sally." From Hershall Gordan Lewis, the godfather of gore, comes Chainsaw Sally! Watch as buxom, bloody, and busty Sally (April Monique Burril) act as judge, jury and executioner on the scum infecting her small town. Extras: two behind-the-scenes featurettes, still gallery, music video. $14.95. (Troma/CAV Distributing)
Dances With Wolves
(1990) Directed by and starring Kevin Costner, co-starring Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. Read more about this edition.(MGM)
Framed
(2010) Masterpiece Contemporary film adapted by Frank Cottrell Boyce from his best selling children's novel about a young Welsh boy residing in the small fictional town of Manod who befriends the curator of the National Gallery in London and gets into all sorts of art world adventures. $24.99. (PBS).
Funny or Die Presents: The Complete First Season
(2009-10) Two-disc set with 12 episodes, $29.98. (HBO)
Greek: Chapter Five -- The Complete Third Season
(2009) Six-disc set with 20 episodes, $44.99. Extras: "A Study Break With Nora Kirkpatrick (Katherine)," cast and crew commentaries, "Gotcha!" featurette, gag reel, music video. (Shout! Factory).
Grover Plants a Tree
(2010) East meets West as Sesame Street's Muppets travel with American and Israeli friends -- and host Anneliese van der Pol -- to explore Israel and Jewish culture. Fourth volume of a 12-part series. It's Tu Bishvat! Grover, Brosh and Avigail get back to nature as they learn how to plant trees and make the world a better place. $14.98. (SISU Home Entertainment).
The Hessen Conspiracy (aka The Hessen Affair)
(2009) Billy Zane, Lyne Renee. In 1945 a group of American officers discover a stash of German jewels -- the Prussian Crown Jewels -- hidden in a castle outside Frankfurt, and try to fence them when they return to the States. Loosely based on a true story. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
Hot in Cleveland
(2010) Two-disc set with 10 episodes, $26.98. Extras: Original full-length pilot, bloopers, wardrobe featurette, "We Love Our Age" featurette, a set tour, more. (TV Land/Paramount).
Legion: The Final Exorcism
(2006) David Heavener, Roddy Piper, Ariel Teal Toombs. An ex-priest documenting true events of demonic possession comes to the rescue of the newly possessed daughter of a Baptist minister and he discovers that he has encountered this demon before ... a demon he vowed to track down and send back to hell. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurettes. (MTI Home Video).
Love Hurts
(2009) Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenna Elfman, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Mannheim. A newly separated father has to learn how to date again with help from his teenage son, who himself dreams of conquering one girl's heart. Extras: Cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes footage. (Entertainment One).
Macbeth
(2010) Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood. The award-winning 2007 stage adaptation of "Macbeth" was a critical and commercial success in theaters on the West End and Broadway. Following its London West End run, a sold-out limited engagement at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and an eight-week run on Broadway, the gripping stage production of "Macbeth" was filmed for television at the end of 2009 and aired on PBS as part of Great Performances in October of 2010. $19.99. (PBS).
Max & Ruby: BunnyTales!
(2011 Twelve new tales, $16.99. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).
Mitzvah on the Street
(2010) East meets West as Sesame Street's Muppets travel with American and Israeli friends -- and host Anneliese van der Pol -- to explore Israel and Jewish culture. Fifth volume of a 12-part series. When a storm makes a mess of the neighborhood, everyone lends a helping hand. In the meantime, Grover is invited to a Bar Mitzvah in Jerusalem. $14.98. (SISU Home Entertainment).
The Narnia Code
(2009) Documentary that takes a look at the C.S. Lewis novels and the hidden meanings behind the texts. $24.98. (Entertainment One).
Once Upon A Time In America
(1984) Dir.: Sergio Leone; Robert De Niro, James Woods, Joe Pesci, Elizabeth McGovern, Jennifer Connelly, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld. Two-disc special edition. Extras: Commentary by film historian and critic Richard Schickel, making-of documentary: "Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone," "Photographic Memories": Still Gallery with 96 images, trailers. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. Read more about this edition. (Warner).
Picture Me: A Model's Diary
(2009) A raw and personal video diary that charts model Sara Ziff's rise from fresh face to one that adorns billboards and magazines around the world. Ziff and filmmaker Ole Schell co-direct the documentary, which lifts the veil on the glamorous world of high fashion modeling from photo shoots with celebrated photographers to runway shows in New York, Milan, and Paris. The film depicts the ever-increasing demand for adolescent models, the pressure to stay thin, sexual harassment and drug use. This intimate account features in-depth interviews with noted photographers and designers, and showcases personal footage shot by the models themselves, giving voice to those who are often seen, but rarely heard. $24.99. (Strand Releasing).
Piranha 3D
(2010) Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Steven R. McQueen, Jessica Szohr, Kelly Brock with cameos by Eli Roth, Richard Dreyfuss and Christopher Lloyd. Extras: Filmmaker commentary, five behind-the-scenes featurettes.Also available on 3-D Blu-ray Disc, which adds five more behind-the-scenes featurettes, and 2-D Blu-ray, which adds deleted scenes, deleted storyboard sequences, storyboard gallery, "Piranha 3D" trailer & TV spots. (Sony).
Psychosis
(2010) Charisma Carpenter, Paul Sculfor, Ricci Harnett, Justin Hawkins, Ty Glaser. After suffering a mental breakdown, a successful horror novelist retreats to a picturesque and secluded countryside manor to recover, but things take a terrifying turn when she begins having horrifying visions of a deranged psychopath and a massacre that happened 15 years ago. (Entertainment One).
Rules of Engagement: The Complete Fourth Season
(2009) Two-disc set with 14 episodes, $29.95. (Sony).
Shabbat Shalom, Grover!
(2010) East meets West as Sesame Street's Muppets travel with American and Israeli friends -- and host Anneliese van der Pol -- to explore Israel and Jewish culture. Third volume of a 12-part series. Grover learns all about Shabbat and the day of rest. $14.98. (SISU Home Entertainment).
Shake Hands With the Devil
(2007) Dir.: Roger Spottiswoode; Roy Dupuis, Deborah Kara Unger. The true story of U.N. peacekeeping force General Romeo Dallaire's frustrated efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, despite the complete indifference of his superiors. Extras: Making-of featurette, commentary with director Roger Spottiswoode and Lt. Dallaire, additional commentary track with the filmmakers. (Entertainment One).
The Social Network
(2010) Director: David Fincher. Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Joseph Mazzello, Rooney Mara, Liam Ferguson, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Max Minghella, Armie Hammer, Douglas Urbanski. Extras: Disc 1: Commentary by director David Fincher; commentary by writer Aaron Sorkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer and Josh Pence.
Disc 2: "How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?" four-part feature-length documentary on the making of the film, from the script to the screenplay to casting to production; Featurette: Editors Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter and Sound Designer Ren Klyce discuss editing the film and the different layers they created using different takes, angles and sound effects; Featurette: David Fincher, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Discuss the process of creating the score; Featurette: David Fincher and DP Jeff Cornenweth discuss creating the look for the film; Featurette: "Swarmatron": Atticus Rose explains the Swarmatron Sound Machine used to create parts of the score; Featurette: "In the Hall of the Mountain King: Music Exploration": Multi-angle music exploration which allows viewers to watch the same scene four different ways with different layers of music; "Ruby Skye VIP Room": Multi-angle scene breakdown. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony)
Soul Kittens Cabaret
(2011) Faith Evans, Fantasia Barrino, Chrystale Wilson, Terrell Carter, Nicci Gilbert. Follows seven women on their journey to self-discovery as they struggle with temptation, personal demons and false promises while trying to revive Detroit's hottest club in town with sultry sex appeal and silky vocals. Extras: Photo gallery, deleted scenes. (Image Entertainment).
The Spill
(2010) A Frontline look at BP and the trail that led to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the disaster in the Gulf. $24.99. (PBS).
The Temptations
(1998) Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton. Miniseries. The true story of the 1960s soul vocal group, The Temptations, as seen from the viewpoint of Otis Williams, the last surviving member. Begins from their humble origins in the late 1950s and continues through the 1990s and the deaths of the other four members. Release timed for the group's golden anniversary. (RHI Entertainment/Vivendi Entertainment).
There's Nothing Out There!
(1990) The film that inspired "Scream!" Three hot-to-trot couples and one goofy loner travel to an isolated country house for a weekend of debauchery but soon realize that they are not alone in the woods. One of the teens has rented every horror film that's available on tape and knows what it will take to defend themselves from an alien creature that wants to eat the men and mate with the women. The original self-referential horror film. Extras: New Introduction by Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger; commentary by director Rolfe Kanefsky and cast members; Behind-the-scenes featurette; original cast auditions; pre-production footage and video storyboards; animation test footage and deleted shots; production stills. $14.95. (Troma/CAV Distributing).
Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of WWII
(2009) The term "Rosie" referred to American women who worked in factories during WWII, many of whom labored in manufacturing plants producing munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing male workers who were in the military. But unlike the efforts to recruit Rosie to the factory, secret military projects targeted female mathematicians to become human computers for the U.S. war effort. This documentary tells their story. $24.99. (PBS).
The Universe: The Complete Season Five
(2010) Two-disc set with eight episodes, $24.95. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (A&E).
The Social Network
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history ... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. David Fincher's loose interpretation of this story explores the moment at which Facebook, the most revolutionary social phenomena of the new century, was invented -- through the warring perspectives of the super-smart young men who each claimed to be there at its inception. The result is a drama rife with both creation and destruction; one that audaciously avoids a singular POV, but instead, by tracking dueling narratives, mirrors the clashing truths and constantly morphing social relationships that define our time. Drawn from multiple sources, the film captures the visceral thrill of the heady early days of a culture-changing phenomenon in the making -- and the way it both pulled a group of young revolutionaries together and then split them apart.
Vitals: Director: David Fincher. Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Joseph Mazzello, Rooney Mara, Liam Ferguson, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Max Minghella, Armie Hammer, Douglas Urbanski.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 120 min., Drama, Box office gross: $91.0 million, Sony.
Piranha
Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break; a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; A new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.
Vitals: Director: Alexandre Aja. Stars: Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Steven R. McQueen, Jessica Szohr, Kelly Brock with cameos by Eli Roth, Richard Dreyfuss and Christopher Lloyd. 2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 89 min., Horror, Box office gross: $24.736 million, Sony.
Alpha and Omega
What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphrey's motto -- make 'em laugh. Kate's motto -- I'm the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go. Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing. Only Kate and Humphrey can restore the peace. But first, they have to survive each other.
Vitals: Director: Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck. Stars: Voices of Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper, Larry Miller, Vicki Lewis, Kevin Sussman, Eric Price, Chris Carmack, Brian Donovan.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 78 min., Animated Fanily Adventure, Box office gross: $23.5 million, Lionsgate.
Raging Bull 30th Anniversary Edition
(1980) Dir.: Martin Scorsese; Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty. Blue-ray/DVD combo. Extras: Disc 1 (Blu-ray): Marty & Bobby," "Raging Bull: Reflections On A Classic," "Remembering Jake," "Marty on Film," "Cathy Moriarty on 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,' March 27, 1981," "Raging Bull: Fight Night," "The Bronx Bull," "De Niro vs. LaMotta," "LaMotta Defends Title." Disc 2 (DVD): Commentary by Scorsese and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, commentary by cast and crew, storytellers commentary. Read more about "Raging Bull." (MGM).
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