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Action Pack 4 DVD Set
Four DVDs from preschool pals Thomas & friends, Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam: ""Thomas & Friends: Steamies vs. Diesels," "Thomas & Friends: Track Stars." "Bob the Builder: heavy Duty Diggers," "Fireman Sam: Help Is Here. $19.98. (HIT ENTERTAINMENT/Lionsgate).
Airwolf: Season Four
(1987) Five-disc set with 24 episodes, .(Universal).
Alice in Wonderland
(1951) Two-Disc 60th Anniversary Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: "Reflections on Alice," "Operation Wonderland," "I'm Odd" newly discovered Cheshire Cat song and intro, "Thru the Mirror" Mickey Mouse animated short, "One-hour in Wonderland," "An Alice Comedy: Alice's Wonderland," original theatrical trailers (1951 & 1974), deleted scenes and storyboard concepts. Blu-ray Disc adds: "Through the Keyhole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland" (special mode links to references), "Disney View" allows you to watch the movie in this expanded viewing experience with new Disney art in the wings of the screen, "Painting the Roses Red" game, Walt Disney color TV introduction (1959), "Reference Footage: Alice and the Doorknob" (in which the voice of Alice, Kathryn Beaumont, provides an introduction to this newly discovered reference footage of Alice talking to the doorknob), "Pencil Test: Alice Shrinks" (in which Kathryn Beaumont introduces a newly discovered pencil test of Alice shrinking). (Disney).
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
(2011) Sequel with the voices of George Lopez, Odette Yustman, Zachary Gordon, Emily Osment, Bridgit Mendler, Miguel Ferrer. Extras: Music Video: "This Is My Paradise" by Bridgit Mendler, "Blooper Faux Paws." Also available on Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack, which adds "Beverly Hills Chihuahua Challenge" interactive game. (Disney).
Bullshot
(1983 -- UK) Alan Shearman, Diz White, Ronald E. Law. Satire of the 1930s British gentleman detective who will do anything to protect his country, defeat the always dastardly criminal and save the girl who is always in distress. Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond is an Olympic athlete, flying ace, car racer and a suave sleuth. He's an expert in all brave, masculine pursuits, including the seduction of lovely Rosemary Fenton. When Bullshot finds out that her scientist father has been abducted by his wartime adversary Count Otto Van Bruno, nothing will stop him from rescuing Mr. Fenton, no matter what the cost. (Image Entertainment).
The Client List
(2010) Jennifer Love Hewitt, Teddy Sears, Sonja Bennett, Chelah Horsdal, Kandyse McClure, Cybill Shepherd. Lifetime Original Movie about a former Texas homecoming queen who gets involved in a call-girl operation. (Sony).
Conviction
(2010) Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Juliette Lewis, Peter Gallagher, Melissa Leo. Extras: Behind-the-scenes interview with the real Betty Ann Waters. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Fox).
Duke Ellington ... and More Stories to Celebrate Great Figures In African American History
(2010) Narrated by Forest Whitaker, Phylicia Rashad, Samuel L. Jackson and Billy Dee Williams. Includes "Duke Ellington," "Ellington Was Not a Street,"" Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of Vocal Virtuosa," "John Henry." (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
Friend Pack 4 DVD Set
Preschoolers can celebrate the joys of friendship with these four DVDs: "Angelina Ballerina: Love to Dance," "Barney: Let's Play School," "Barney: Everyone Is Special," "Fifi and the Flowertots: Fifi's Talent Show," $19.98. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Hatchet II
(2010) Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Tom Holland, R.A. Mihailoff. The sole survivor of the massacre in "Hatchet" returns for revenge. Extras: Commentary, "Hatchet II: Behind the Screams." Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds"First Look: Hatchet II" featurette, "Meet the FX Team." (Dark Sky Films/MPI Media).
Hurricane Season
(2009) Forest Whitaker, Bow Wow, Isaiah Washington. Set amid the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina, a Louisiana high school basketball coach turns tragedy into triumph, pulling together a team of kids from previously rival high schools and leading them on an inspirational path to the state championship. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Vivendi Entertainment/The Weinstein Company).
Let Me In
(2010) Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Sasha Barrese, Elias Koteas, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Cara Buono, Dylan Kenin, Chris Browning, Ritchie Coster, Dylan Minnette. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Matt Reeves, "From the Inside: A Look at the Making of Let Me In," "The Art of Special Effects," "Car Crash Sequence Step-By-Step," unrated deleted scenes, trailer gallery: greenband and redband trailers, poster and still gallery. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds "Dissecting Let Me In" and includes a digital copy. (Overture Films/Anchor Bay Entertainment).
Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship ... and More Stories to Celebrate U.S. History
(2010) Four animated stories narrated by James Earl Jones, Jeff Brooks, and Danny Glover; includes an interview with acclaimed author Nikki Giovanni. Includes "The Pilgrims Of Plimoth," "John, Paul, George, & Ben," "The Journey of The One & Only Declaration of Independence," "Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship." (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
Lucky Lady
(1975) Dir.: Stanley Donen; Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds. (Shout! Factory).
Mean Girls 2
(2010) Dir.: Melanie Mayron; Meaghan Martin, Jennifer Stone, Maiara Walsh. Sequel to the 2004 hit. A new girl in high school befriends an unpopular student and the pair take on the Plastics. Extras: "Inside the Clique: The Making of Mean Girls 2," "Caught in the Act" on set videos, "In the Closet With Kitty Boots" fashion featurette, "High School Yearbook," more. (Paramount).
Monsters
(2010) Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy. A failed outer space experiment in which a probe to collect samples of alien life crashes in Mexico, causing new life forms to spring up, forces half of that country to be quarantined. A U.S. journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone to the safety of the U.S. border. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Never Let Me Go
(2010) Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Sally Hawkins, Charlotte Rampling.
Extras: "The Secrets of Never Let Me Go" behind-the-scenes featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Fox).
Night Catches Us
(2010) Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce. In 1976, a young man returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement, setting into motion complex political and emotional forces. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Patti Stanger: Married in a Year
(2010) A 12-month action plan for finding love by Patti Stanger, founder and CEO of the Millionaire's Club matchmaking service and star of Bravo's "Millionaire Matchmaker" series. Includes "Dating Detox," "10 Commandments of Dating," "Red Flags," "Sealing the deal" and more. $9.98. (Lionsgate).
Skin
(2008) Sophie Okonedo. Based on the true story of Sandra Laing, born a black child in the 1950s to rural white Afrikaners unaware of their black ancestry, lovingly raised as their "white" little girl until she is driven out of her community due to her dark skin and African features. The film follows her 30-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world. (Entertainment One).
Tamara Drewe
(2010) Dir.: Stephen Frears; Gemma Arterton, Roger Allam, Bill Camp, Dominic Cooper. A modern take on Thomas Hardy's romance novel "Far From the Madding Crowd," here about a young woman -- once an ugly duckling, now a ravishing beauty thanks to plastic surgery -- who returns to her childhood village to wreak havoc on every male in town. Extras: Commentary, "Reconstructing Tamara Drewe," "The Making of Tamara Drewe." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
TCM Greatest Classic Legends: John Ford Westerns
Four-title sets spotlighting Hollywood's most legendary actors and actresses in classic cinema. "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "Three Godfathers" (1948), "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964), "Wagon Master" (1950). $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Jean Harlow
Four-title sets spotlighting Hollywood's most legendary actors and actresses in classic cinema. "Dinner at Eight" (1933), "Libeled Lady" (1936), "China Seas" (1935), "Wife vs. Secretary" (1936). $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Errol Flynn
Four-title sets spotlighting Hollywood's most legendary actors and actresses in classic cinema. "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "Three Godfathers" (1948), "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964), "Wagon Master" (1950). $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Lassie
"Lassie Come Home" (1943), "Son of Lassie" (1945), "Courage of Lassie" (1946), "Hills of Home" (1948). $27.92. (Warner).
The Tillman Story
(2010) Documentary examines the controversial death and subsequent cover-up of celebrated NFL-star turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman, killed in the line of duty by friendly fire in Afghanistan. Narrated by Josh Brolin. Extras: "A Look Behind the Scenes: Pat Tillman, the Man, the Mission, the Legacy." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Welcome to the Rileys
(2010) James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo. Extras: "Creating the Rileys" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
(2009 -- China) Ni Dahong, Xiao Shenyang, Yan Ni, Sun Honglei. Director Zhang Yimou's remake of Joel and Ethan Coen's 1985 "Blood Simple." Extras: Nineteen behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Styling the Actors," "Workaholic Director Zhang Yimou," "Casting the Film," "Director Zhang Yimou Discusses the Look of the Film," "Director Zhang Yimou Discusses the Script," "Actors Who Like to Sing," "The Filming Starts," "Actors Falling," "Actors Joking Around," "Behind the Scenes Antics," "In the Makeup Trailer," "The Actors Discuss Their Roles," "The Actors Discuss Zhang Yimou," "Zhang Yimou Directs the Cast," "Actor's Features," "First Day of Shooting," "Time to Dance!" "Actors Trying New Things," "Actors in their Roles." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Let Me In
Twelve-year old Owen is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby, an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father. A frail, troubled child about Owens's age, Abby emerges from her heavily curtained apartment only at night and always barefoot, seemingly immune to the bitter winter elements. Recognizing a fellow outcast, Owen opens up to her and before long, the two have formed a unique bond. When a string of grisly murders puts the town on high alert, Abby's father disappears, and the terrified girl is left to fend for herself. Still, she repeatedly rebuffs Owen's efforts to help her and her increasingly bizarre behavior leads the imaginative Owen to suspect she's hiding an unthinkable secret. American remake of the Swedish cult hit "Let the Right One In" (2008).
Vitals: Director: Matt Reeves. Stars: Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Sasha Barrese, Elias Koteas, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Cara Buono, Dylan Kenin, Chris Browning, Ritchie Coster, Dylan Minnette.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 116 min., Horror, Box office gross: $12.067 million, Overture Films.
Never Let Me Go
A powerful story revolving around Kathy (Carey Mulligan), Ruth (Keira Knightley) and Tommy (Andrew Garfield), three best friends who grow up together at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school with a chilling secret. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them. When they learn the shocking truth -- that they are genetically engineered clones destined to be organ donors -- they embrace their fleeting chance to live and love. Adapted from highly acclaimed novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, in which he posed the fundamental question: "What makes us human"?
Vitals: Director: Mark Romanek. Stars: Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Sally Hawkins, Charlotte Rampling.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 103 min., Romantic Drama, Box office gross: $2.284 million, Fox.
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Wang (Ni Dahong) is a gloomy and cunning noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. Feeling neglected, Wang's wife (Yan Ni) secretly goes out with Li (Xiao Shenyang), one of his employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun the landlady bought for "killing her husband later." Every single move they make, however, does not escape the boss's notice. Wang decides to bribe patrol officer Zhang (Sun Honglei) to kill the illicit couple. It looks like a perfect plan: The affair will come to a cruel but satisfying end ... or so he thinks, but the equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own that will lead to even more violence. Director Zhang Yimou's remake of Joel and Ethan Coen's 1985 "Blood Simple." In Chinese with English subtitles.
Vitals: Director: Zhang Yimou. Stars: Ni Dahong, Xiao Shenyang, Yan Ni, Sun Honglei.
2009, CC, MPAA rating: R, 95 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $.185 million, Sony.
Conviction
The inspirational true story of a sister's unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters' (Hillary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18-year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother -- and her quest for the truth -- pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.
Vitals: Director: Tony Goldwyn. Stars: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Juliette Lewis, Peter Gallagher, Melissa Leo.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 107 min., Drama, Box office gross: $6.022 million, Fox.
Welcome to the Rileys
James Gandolfini is Doug Riley, a man at a crossroads. Ever since the tragic death of his teenage daughter, he's led a life of quiet desperation ... and now, something has to give. On a business trip to New Orleans, he encounters Mallory (Kristen Stewart) -- a raw, angry runaway living a dangerous life as a stripper. Moved by emotions he barely understands, Doug abandons his old life to save hers. The tenuous balance is threatened when his wife Lois (Melissa Leo) shakes off the fears that have kept her homebound for years. Now three lost souls seek hope and forgiveness in each other ... and together, they discover a rare gift of connection that feels like family.
Vitals: Director: Jake Scott. Stars: James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 111 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.116 million, Sony.
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