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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases Get the latest DVD release information (free) every Tuesday morning. Subscribe here. Last Week's Releases: January 12-January 18 Tuesday, January 19 -- Monday, January 25 All DVD Releases Invention of Lying, The From Ricky Gervais, the award-winning creator and star of the original BBC series "The Office" and HBO's "Extras." Romantic comedy takes place in an alternate reality where lying --even the concept of a lie -- does not exist. Everyone -- from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street -- speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune. But lies have a way of spreading, and Mark begins to realize that things are getting a little out of control when some of his tallest tales are being taken as, well, gospel. With the entire world now hanging on his every word, there is only one thing Mark has not been able to lie his way into: the heart of the woman he loves. Vitals: Director: Ricky Gervais, Matt Robinson. Stars: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Nate Corddry, Patrick Stewart, Jason Bateman. 2009, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 99 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $18.339 million, Warner. Advertisement Gamer Sci-fi thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online games: people play people ... for keeps. Mind-control technology is widespread, and at the heart of the controversial games is its creator, reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). His latest brainchild -- the first-person shooter game "Slayers" -- allows millions to act out their most savage fantasies online in front of a global audience, using real prisoners as avatars with whom they fight to the death. Kable (Gerard Butler) is the superstar and cult hero of the ultraviolent game. Kable is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week. Taken from his family, imprisoned and forced to fight against his will, the modern day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game to free his family, regain his identity and to save mankind from Castle's ruthless technology. Vitals: Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor. Stars: Gerard Butler, Kyra Sedgwick, Michael C. Hall, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Leguizamo, Amber Valletta, Terry Crews, Logan Lerman, Johnny Whitworth, Zoe Bell. 2009, CC, MPAA rating: R, 95 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $20.534 million, Lionsgate. Pandorum Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they're disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission? With Lt. Payton (Dennis Quaid) staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower (Ben Foster) ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking, deadly secrets are revealed ... and the astronauts find their own survival is more precarious than they could ever have imagined. Vitals: Director: Christian Alvart. Stars: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Antje Traue, Cung Le, Norman Reedus, Cam Gigandet. 2009, CC, MPAA rating: R, 108 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $10.306 million, Anchor Bay Entertainment. Whiteout After two years stationed at Antarctica's South Pole research base, lone U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) is as anxious as anyone to be going home. She's turned in her resignation and is counting the hours and minutes to the last plane out. But three days before departure, a body turns up on the ice and Carrie is immediately thrust into Antarctica's first murder investigation. As the death toll mounts, the mystery deepens with shifting loyalties, deadly whiteouts, and a relentless killer who will stop at nothing to protect a secret buried for over sixty years. Now with everyone around her packing up and getting out, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into six months of darkness and she is stranded with the killer on a land where nothing comes in and no one gets out. Vitals: Director: Dominic Sena. Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin. 2009, CC, MPAA rating: R, 96 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $10.183 million, (Warner). All DVD Releases According to Greta (2009) Hilary Duff, Evan Ross, Michael Murphy, Ellen Burstyn. Hilary Duff stars as Greta, a rebellious 17 year old 'exiled' for the summer to a sleepy Jersey shore community where she immediately informs her grandparents (Murphy and Burstyn) of her plans to kill herself by the time she turns 18. But before Greta can cross suicide off her 'to-do' list, she begins a romance with a young cook from a troubled background (Ross), confronts a tragic family secret and maybe even discover the promising young woman beneath her sarcastic shell. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay Entertainment). Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2009) Georgia Groome, Eleanor Tomlinson, Aaron Johnson, Alan Davies. Teen dating comedy released to rental Dec. 22. (Paramount). Black History Collection: Soul of the Church Two-disc set of Kinescopes of Gospel performances from "TV Gospel Time" which aired Sunday mornings on NBC from 1962-65. Includes performances by Ruth Brown, Blind Boys of Mississippi, Ernestine Washington, Rev. James Cleveland, Dixie Hummingbirds and more. $14.98. (Infinity Entertainment). Che (2008) Dir.: Steven Soderbergh; Benicio del Toro. Far from a conventional biopic, Steven Soderbergh's film about Che Guevara is a fascinating exploration of the revolutionary as icon. Daring in its refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, "Che" paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself (with a stunning, Cannes-award-winning performance by Benicio del Toro), from his overthrow of the Batista dictatorship to his 1964 United Nations trip to the end of his short life. Originally released in two parts, the first a kaleidoscopic view of the Cuban revolution and the second an all-action dramatization of Che's failed campaign in Bolivia, "Che" is presented here in its complete form (four-and-a-half hours). Extras: Commentary featuring Jon Lee Anderson, author of "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life"; "Making Che," a new documentary about the film's production, featuring interviews with Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford, actor-producer Benicio del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman and Ben van der Veen; new interviews with Cuban historians as well as participants in the 1958 Cuban Revolution and Che's 1967 Bolivian campaign; deleted scenes; booklet featuring an essay by critic Amy Taubin; more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection). Dallas: The Complete Twelfth Season (1988-89) Three-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.98. (Warner). Damages: The Complete Second Season (2009) Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $49.95. Extras: Commentary by the cast members and creators, deleted scenes, a look back at Seasons 1 and 2, character profiles. (Sony). Defying Gravity Season One (2009) Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $49.98. Extras: Five never-before-seen episodes, deleted scenes, production sketches, design featurettes, "Mission Accomplished" A Look at Defying Gravity" featurette. (Fox). Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies Over the past four decades, Belgian director Chantal Akerman has created one of cinema's most distinctive bodies of work -- formally daring, often autobiographical films about people and places, time and space. This three-disc collection presents the early films that put her on the map: intensely personal, modernist investigations of cities, history, family, and sexuality, made in the 1970s in the United States and Europe and strongly influenced by the New York experimental film scene. Bold and iconoclastic, these five films pushed boundaries in their day and continue to have a profound influence on filmmakers all over the world. Included in this no-frills set is "La chambre," "Hotel Monterey," "News From Home," "Je tu il elle" and "Les rendez-vous d'anna." The Game: The Second Season (2007-08) Three-disc set with 20 episodes, $36.98. (Paramount). Gamer (2009) Gerard Butler, Kyra Sedgwick, Michael C. Hall, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Leguizamo, Amber Valletta, Terry Crews, Logan Lerman, Johnny Whitworth, Zoe Bell. Extras: Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Lionsgate). Girlfriends: The Final Season (2007) Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $36.98. (Paramount). Hunter: The Complete First Season (1984) Three-disc set with 19 episodes, $14.98. (Mill Creek Entertainment). In the Doghouse Season One (1998) Thirteen episodes. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment). Instant Star Season Three (2007) Thirteen episodes. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment). The Invention of Lying (2009) Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Nate Corddry, Patrick Stewart, Jason Bateman. Extras: "More Laughter: Corpsing and Outtakes," deleted scenes. Blu-ray Disc adds "Prequel: The Dawn of Lying," "Meet Karl Pilkington," "A Truly 'Honest' Making of Featurette With Ricky Gervais," Ricky and Matt's video podcasts, digital copy. (Warner). The Keeper (2009) Steven Seagal, Luce Rains, Kisha Sierra. Steven Seagal thriller about an ex-cop caught in a web of deceit, racism and murder. Double-crossed by his rogue partner and forced to retire, Los Angeles street cop Rolland Sallinger (Seagal) accepts a gig guarding the beautiful daughter of a wealthy businessman. But when mobsters kidnap the girl, Rolland's job turns from protector to hunter as he untangles a dangerous web of lies and murder. (Fox). Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) William Shatner, Woody Strode, Tiffany Bolling, Roy Engel, Lieux Dressler. All-new anamorphic widescreen transfer of the cult film. An Arizona town infested with a horde of arachnids turn on the humans whose insecticides have depleted their natural food supply. Extras: All new interview with William Shatner; commentary by director John Bud Cardos, producer Igor Kantor, spider wrangler Jim Brockett and cinematographer John Morrill; "Jim Brockett: Spider Wrangler" featurette; rare behind the scenes footage; poster gallery. (Shout! Factory). Law & Order: The Seventh Year (1996-97) Five-disc set with 23 episodes, $59.98. (Universal). My Führer (2009 -- Germany) Ulrich Muuml;he, Sylvester Groth. This blistering satire from filmmaker Dani Levy -- a wildly provocative satire about Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich -- is the bastard love child of Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" and Mel Brooks' "The Producers." December 1944: Berlin lies in ruins and the war is as good as lost. Goebbels is convinced all the country needs is a re-energizing speech from the Führer. Adolf, however, is only a shadow of his former self; demoralized and depressed, he hides in his office. The only man who can help is Germany's finest acting teacher, Adolf Grührernbaum -- a Jew. (First Run Features). Pandorum (2009) Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Antje Traue, Cung Le, Norman Reedus, Cam Gigandet. Extras: "The World of Elysium" behind-the-scenes featurette, "What Happened to Nadia's Team," flight team training video, commentary with director Christian Alvart and producer Jeremy Bolt, deleted and alternate scenes, still galleries. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay Entertainment). Red Cartoons: Animation Before Unification (1975-90 -- Germany) East Germany's DEFA Studios produced more than 800 animated films. Included here are sixteen of the best -- an astonishing array of animation featuring a wide variety of styles and techniques, filled with social and political satire that would have never been allowed in live action films. (First Run Features). Renegade: The Complete First Season (1992) Four-disc set with 22 episodes, $14.98. (Mill Creek Entertainment). Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics (1977) Four episodes, $14.97. (Warner). Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2009) Tom Berenger, Clayne Crawford, Martha Higareda, Ernie Hudson, Michael Parks, Autumn Reeser, Vinnie Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Maury Sterling, Christopher Michael Holley. Includes rated and unrated versions. Federal agents once again match wits with a cadre of creative killers in this high-octane direct-to-video sequel to the popular "Smokin' Aces" in which assassins, vicious sociopaths and other murderous freelancers battle to bring down a single, high-priced target. Walter Weed (Tom Berenger) is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. The team of degenerate, psychotic assassins includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing her prey, a power-tool wielding psychopath, a deadly master of disguise and the fan-favorite Tremor family from the original film. Full of hyper-kinetic visuals and explosive action. Extras: Deleted scenes; gag reel; behind the scenes with executive producer Joe Carnahan, producer Mike Elliott, writers Olatunde Osunsanmi and Olumide Odebunmi and director P.J. Pesce; "Confessions of an Assassin" behind-the-scenes featurette; "Ready, Aim, Fire: The Weapons of Smokin' Aces 2"; "Cue the Clown" behind the scenes stunt featurette; "The Bunker Mentality" set design featurette; commentary by Carnahan and Pesce. Blu-ray Disc adds BD Live and My Scenes Sharing. (Universal). Speed Dating (2008) Hugh O'Conor, David Hayman, Flora Montgomery, Don Wycherly, Alex Reid, Nora-Jane Noone, Emma Choy. Comedy about a thirtysomething who takes up speed dating and gets involved with a mysterious woman. Extras: Deleted scenes. (MTI Home Video). Streamers (1983) Dir.: Robert Altman. Stars: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, George Dzundza. Extras: Retrospective interviews with cast members Matthew Modine, Mitchell Lichtenstein and George Dzundza from the film; and Herbert Jefferson and Bruce Davidson from the stage play. (Shout! Factory) Thirtysomething: The Complete Second Season (1988-89) Five-disc set with 17 episodes, $59.97. Extras: "Mad Ad Man: Miles Drentell," "Inside the Outsider: Susannah Hart," "W.G. Snuffy Walden on the Music of thirtysomething," commentaries by the creators, cast and crew. (Shout! Factory). 21 Jump Street: The Complete First Season (1987) Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $14.98. (Mill Creek Entertainment). Whisper & Shout (1988 -- Germany) A rare documentary about rock music behind the Iron Curtain. Young people in East Germany used music to protest the social and political climate of their country. This amazing documentary captures the legendary bands of East Germany's vibrant punk and glam music scene with concert clips, interviews with band members and fans, and more. (First Run Features). Whiteout (2009) Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin. Extras: Additional scenes. Blu-ray Disc adds "The Coldest Thriller Ever Story," "Freeze Frame From Page to Screen," digital copy. (Warner). | Contents/Site Map | Home | Resources | Sell-Through | Reviews | Links | E-mail: mail@onvideo.org © 1996 -- 2010 OnVideo. All rights reserved January 17, 2010