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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases
Vitals: Director: RZA. Stars: RZA, Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Cung Le, Byron Mann, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, David Bautista, Osric Chau, Zhu Zhu, Celina Jade, Dennis Chan.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 95 min., Action, Box office gross: $15.522 million, Universal.
Babar: The Movie
(1989) The lovable pachyderm, star of Jean de Brunhoff's charming and best-loved children's books, makes the leap from page to film in this Dove-approved, feature-length animated movie originally theatrically released by New Line Cinema. Formats: DVD. (Entertainment One).
The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collections: Musicals
A 20-film collection commemorating the studio's 90th anniversary. Check out the complete list of films here. Formats: DVD, $98.92. (Warner).
Bible Stories From the Old Testament
(2013) Compilation of History specials that retell stories from the Bible in new and unexpected ways. Three-disc set: Disc One: "Mysteries of the Bible: The Story of Creation," "Adam and Eve: Lost Innocence," "History's Mysteries: Sodom and Gomorrah." Disc Two: "Mega Disasters: Noah's Great Flood," "Moses and the Ten Commandments," "Battles BC: Joshua's Epic Slaughter." Disc Three: "Samson and Delilah: Love and Betrayal," "Battles BC: David, Giant Slayer," "Solomon." Formats: DVD, $19.98. (Lionsgate).
Bible Stories From the New Testament
(2013) Compilation of History specials that retell stories from the Bible in new and unexpected ways. Three-disc set: Disc One: "Lost Worlds: Herod the Great," "Mary of Nazareth," "Joseph: Silent Saint." Disc Two: "Jesus: His Life," "Mary Magdelane," "Peter." Disc Three: "Pontius Pilate," "Judas," "Paul the Apostle." Formats: DVD, $19.98. (Lionsgate).
Black's Game
(2012 -- Iceland) Thor Kristjansson, Vignir Rafnlborsson Val, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Damon Younger, Maria Birta. A student is sucked into the dangerous and alluring world of Iceland's drug trade, where he becomes the drug lord's right hand pusher, rolling in cash, drugs and girls. Based on the best-selling novel, "Svartur a leik," by Stefan Mani. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: Behind-the-scenes interviews. (Lionsgate).
Bonanza: The Official Fifth Season
(1963-64) Nine-disc set with 34 episodes of the long-running Western series that follows the High-Sierra adventures of the Cartwright family's wise patriarch Ben Cartwright and his three dissimilar sons, Adam, Hoss and "Little Joe," as they attempt to maintain and operate their sprawling timberland ranch, the Ponderosa, in an era of violence and lawlessness in mid-1800's Nevada. Formats: DVD, $58.98. Extras: Photo galleries, commentaries. (CBS/Paramount).
Bully
(2012) Critically-acclaimed documentary film that sparked a national movement that rallied people to stand up to bullying, hate, and intolerance. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: Filmmaker Q&A, featurettes, celebrity PSAs, deleted scenes. (The Weinstein Company/Anchor Bay).
Chuggington: Safari Adventures
(2013) Six jungle-inspired episodes has the Chuggington crew embark on a trainload of escapades -- with non-stop adventure and positive messages -- with a variety of exotic animals at the Safari Park. For ages 2 to 7. Formats: DVD, $14.98; DVD with a collectible Mtambo toy engine, $16.98. (Anchor Bay).
Dangerous Liaisons
(2012 -- China) Zhang Ziyi, Jang Dong-Gun, Cecilia Cheung. Director Jin-ho Hur re-imagines the classic 18th-century French novel, here set in 1930s Shanghai, the glamorous, tumultuous "Paris of the East." Formats: DVD. Extras: Behind-the-scenes and making-of featurettes. (Well Go USA).
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
(1964) This digitally remastered edition of the Doctor Who classic includes the original episodes 1, 2, 3 and 6 plus brand new animated versions of episodes 4 and 5, currently missing from the BBC Archives. The Tardis and First Doctor William Hartnell arrive near Paris during the French Revolution, a time of great upheaval, bloodshed and terror. Formats: DVD, $24.98. Extras: Commentary with actors Carole Ann Ford, Neville Smith, Jeffry Wickham, Caroline Hunt and Patrick Marley and production assistant Tim Combe, Ronald Pickup, Philip Morris and Paul Vanezis; "Don't Lose Your Head" featurette; more. (BBC Home Entertainment).
Dora the Explorer: Dora's Butterfly Ball
(2012) Three new-to-DVD episodes from the current season: "The Butterfly Ball," "¡Vamos a Pintar!" and "¡Feliz Día de los Padres!" Formats: DVD, $14.99. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).
Duck Dodgers: Dark Side of the Duck: Season 1
(2003) Stars Daffy Duck as the heroic Captain Duck Edgar Dumas Aloysius Dodgers and Porky Pig as his trusted companion, as they blast off into outer space to protect the Earth from menacing Martian invaders. Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $19.97. Formats: DVD. Extras: "Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century" classic Merrie Melodies theatrical short directed by animation legend Chuck Jones. (Warner).
The Euro-Sleaze Collection
Three depraved European films on three discs. "The Sister of Ursula" (1978): In the wake of their father's death, two beautiful sisters -- sensitive Ursula (Barbara Magnolfi) and promiscuous Dagmar (Stefania D'Amario) -- go to a seaside resort for a relaxing vacation that soon becomes a depraved nightmare of kinky exhibitionists, dope-sick lotharios, lust-crazed lesbians and a psychotic killer who tears women to pieces with -- no kidding -- a phallus of massive proportion. Fully restored from original vault elements and presented uncut and uncensored for the first time ever in America. "The Sinful Dwarf" (1974): First-time ever in America DVD release of what may be the sleaziest film in EuroCult history: Diminutive former kiddie-show host Torben Bille -- who looks disturbingly like Jack Black in a trash compactor -- stars as a pint-sized pervert who imprisons drugged teenage sex slaves in the attic of his drunken mother's decrepit rooming house -- and that's just the first 10 minutes. Fully restored from a 35mm print discovered hidden in a janitor's closet at the Danish Film Institute. "Hanna D: The Girl From Vondel Park" (1982): Dutch schoolgirl Hanna D (Ann-Gisel Glass) delivers an eye-popping performance that takes her from coy teenage tease to depraved junkie whore, complete with a parade of perversion that includes voyeurism, mutilation, sleazy pimps, cheezy love songs and drunk nude mothers. Filmed in Amsterdam, rescued from a bankruptcy auction in Rome, and presented uncut. Formats: DVD, $29.95. (Severin Films).
Fairfield Road
(2012) Jesse Metcalfe, Natalie Lisinska. After losing his high-powered political job and his fiance on the same day, a young man escapes to the small New England town of Harpswell in Cape Cod, where he falls in love with a bookstore owner as well as the quaint town itself, giving him new purpose and a sense of belonging in life. Hallmark Channel movie. Formats: DVD. (Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment).
Family Matters: The Complete Third Season
(1991-92) Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $29.98. Formats: DVD. (Warner).
Girl Model
(2012) Documentary explores how young girls are discovered in obscure corners of the globe and initiated into the high stakes modeling industry. The film follows two protagonists: Ashley, a former model and now scout who scours Siberia looking for fresh faces; and one of her discoveries, Nadya, a 13-year-old plucked from her rustic home and dropped into the center of bustling Tokyo with promises of a profitable career. Formats: DVD. Extras: Bonus scenes. (First Run Features).
Gossip Girl: The Complete Sixth and Final Season
(2012) Three-disc set with 10 episodes, $39.98. Formats: DVD. Extras: "A Big Farewell and XOXO to the Upper East Siders" featurette, "Gossip Girl Prequel: It Had To Be You" (Audiobook), deleted scenes, gag reel. (Warner).
Gossip Girl: The Complete Series
(2007-12) Twenty-nine disc set with all 121 episodes in an eye-catching collector's box, $199.70. Formats: DVD. Extras: Featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reels, more. (Warner).
Jedi Junkies
(2010) A film about the world's most dedicated "Star Wars" fans, from lightsaber wielding martial arts academies to a filmmaker who built the world's only life-size Millennium Falcon, from a Monster Garage-esque sculptor whose professional livelihood is building custom lightsabers to metal-bikini wearing dancers who embody Slave Leia. This documentary offers a rare glimpse into the lives of rabid fans whose personal and professional self expression via "Star Wars" borders on obsession -- and a way of life. Formats: DVD, $19.95. Extras: Filmmaker commentary, deleted and extended scenes, trailer. (Cinedigm/Docurama).
The Kid With a Bike
(2011 -- Belgium) Twelve-year-old Cyril (Thomas Doret), all coiled anger and furious motion, is living in a group home but refuses to believe he has been rejected by his single father (Jeremie Renier). He spends his days frantically trying to reach the man, over the phone or on his beloved bicycle. It is only the patience and compassion of Samantha (Cecile de France), the stranger who agrees to care for him, that offers the boy the chance to move on. Spare and unsentimental but deeply imbued with a heart-rending tenderness, "The Kid with a Bike" is an arresting work from the great Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, masters of the empathetic action film. New digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Alain Marcoen, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Conversation between film critic Kent Jones and directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne; interviews with actors Cecile de France and Thomas Doret; "Return to Seraing," a half-hour documentary in which the Dardennes revisit five locations from the film; booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoff Andrew. (The Criterion Collection).
Kill for Me
(2012) Katie Cassidy, Tracy Spiridakos, Ryan Robbins, Donal Logue. Two roommates with abusive men in their pasts consider murder as an option to help settle each other's problems. Formats: DVD, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Sony).
The Man With the Iron Fists
(2012) RZA, Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Cung Le, Byron Mann, Rick Yune, Jamie Chung, David Bautista, Osric Chau, Zhu Zhu, Celina Jade, Dennis Chan. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Deleted scenes, unrated version of the film, "A Path to the East" featurette, "A Look Inside The Man With the Iron Fists," "On the Set With RZA." (Universal).
Martha's Magnificent Egg
(2013) Martha Stewart's animated series celebrates Easter with this episode in which 10-year-old Martha and her friends create and craft their Easter baskets to enter an Easter contest.
Formats: DVD, $6.95. Extras: Bonus webisodes, downloadable craft projects, recipes. (Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment/A Squared Entertainment).
Matlock: The Eighth Season
(1993-94) Six-disc set with 20 episodes of the courtroom/crime drama starring Andy Griffith as the high-priced but successful Atlanta defense attorney Ben Matlock.
Formats: DVD, $54.99. (CBS/Paramount).
Nurse Jackie: Season Four
(2012) Three-disc set with 10 episodes, $39.98. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. Extras: Cast and crew commentaries, "Cruz Control" featurette, "On the Floor at All Saints" featurette, gag reel. (Lionsgate).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(2012) Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Nina Dobrev, Dylan McDermott, Johnny Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Mae Whitman. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital. Extras: Commentary with screenwriter-director Stephen Chbosky, commentary with Chbosky and the cast, "Best Summer Ever" featurette, deleted scenes, dailies (Summit/Lionsgate).
Photographic Memory
(2012) Filmmaker Ross McElwee ("Sherman's March", "Bright Leaves") finds himself in frequent conflict with his son, a young adult who seems addicted to and distracted by the virtual worlds of the Internet. To understand his fractured love for his son, McElwee travels back to St. Quay-Portrieux in Brittany for the first time in decades to retrace his own journey into adulthood. A meditation on the passing of time, the praxis of photography and film, and the digital versus analog divide. Formats: DVD. Extras: Archival photo gallery. (First Run Features).
Purge
(2010) Sarah Breen, Michael F. Cahill, Mark Doggett. In a genetically-engineered world, a BDSM mistress wants to fit in and be happy but her nemesis won't let her.
Formats: DVD. Extras: Interviews. (Troma).
The Red Hen ... and More Cooking Stories
(2013) Four delectable tales about food: the title story plus "Bread Comes to Life," a live action film narrated by Lily Tomlin; "How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?"; and "Arnie the Doughnut," the hilarious tale of pastry run amok. Formats: DVD, $14.95. Extras: Easy-to-follow recipe for baking your own splendid cake. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
Robot & Frank
(2012) Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeremy Strong. Extras: Commentary with director Jake Schreier and writer Christopher Ford, robot poster campaign gallery. (Sony).
The Sessions
(2012) John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks, Rhea Perlman.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UltraViolet. Extras: "John Hawkes Becomes Mark O'Brien, "Helent Hunt as the Sex Surrogate," "The Women Who Loved Mark O'Brien," deleted scenes, "Writer-director Ben Lewin Finds Inspiration," "Session With the Cast." (Fox).
Silent Hill: Revelation
(2012) Sean Bean, Deborah Kara Unger, Radha Mitchell, Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Malcolm McDowell. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 3D Blu-ray/Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital. (Universal).
Skyfall
(2012) Dir.: Sam Mendes; Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Helen McCrory, Rory Kinnear.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Shooting Bond" four-part documentary. Blu-ray adds eight additional segments to "Shooting Bond;" commentary with director Sam Mendes; commentary with producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and production designer Dennis Gassner; "Skyfall" rremiere. (MGM).
Slugterra: Return of the Shane Gang
(2012) Five episodes of the Nerd Corp's popular animated action series, $14.97.
Formats: DVD. Extras: "An Intro to Slugterra" with creator Asaph Fipke and story editor Rob Hoegee, three bonus animated Slugisodes. (Shout! Factory Kids).
Smiley
(2012) Caitlin Gerard, Melanie Papalia, Michael Bart, Keith David, Shane Dawson. A troubled teen goes online to test an urban legend and mistakenly summons a devious murderer named Smiley (so called because he has nothing but a carved "smiley" on his face) to kill a stranger online. When she begins to see him near her, she doesn't know whether she's going insane or is marked as Smiley's next victim. Formats: DVD. (ARC Entertainment).
Storage Wars: Volume 4
(2012) Two-disc set with 16 episodes, $19.98. Formats: DVD. Extras: Bonus footage. (Lionsgate).
The Thieves
(2012 -- South Korea) Gianna Jun, Kim Hae-suk, Kim Hye-su, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Yun-seok, Angelica Lee, Simon Yam. A group of five thieves go after the score of a lifetime: a 318-carat diamond, worth $20 million, locked away in a casino. The film made boxoffice history as Korea's highest-grossing movie to date with more than a half-million tickets sold on the first day of release and over 10 million sold in the first three weeks. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. Extras: "Meet The Thieves" featurette, "The Making of The Thieves" featurette. (Well Go USA ).
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
(2012) "Top Gear" presenter Richard Hammond celebrates 50 years of Bond films in this special episode, revealing the engaging behind-the-scenes stories of Bond's most iconic cars, including the "Goldfinger" Aston Martin DB5 and the Lotus Esprit submarine car. Additionally, Roger Moore hosts a segment on the era of Bond's greatest car stunts. Formats: DVD, $9.95. (BBC Home Entertainment).
Undersea Edens
(2013) Smithsonian Channel documentary journeys through New Guinea, Australia, South Georgia Island and beyond to explore the breathtaking underwater empires of the southern oceans.
Formats: DVD, $24.98. (Inception Media).
Weeds: Season Eight, The Final Season
(2012) Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $35.98. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. Extras: "Weeds Season Eight: The Wrap Up!" featurette: Roundtable Discussion with creator Jenji Kohan and producers Roberto Benabib and Matthew Salsberg; "Clippin' the Buds" featurette with interviews by cast and experts in an educational piece that looks into the world of medical marijuana and the creation of the marijuana pill; "Everyday Advice from Guru Doug" featurette; commentaries with cast and crew; gag reel; deleted scenes. (Lionsgate).
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