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Vitals: Director: George Tillman Jr. Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Maggie Grace, Carla Gugino, Moon Bloodgood.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 98 min., Action, Box office gross: $23.081 million, Sony.
Angelina Ballerina: Ballet Dreams
(2011) Five episodes of the PBS KIDS series has Angelina finding her way in a new school, putting together her own show and trying to land a role in the Mouskinov Ballet: "Angelina's New Home," "Angelina's New Ballet Teacher," "Angelina En Point," "Angelina's Ballet School" and "Angelina and the New Music Store"; $14.98. Extras: "Create Your Own Dream Routine" game. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Beyblade: Metal Fusion Vol. 3
(2011) Seven episodes from Season 1, $14.97. (Nelvana Enterprises/Vivendi Entertainment).
Burlesque
(2010) Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Eric Dane. Extras: "The Burlesque Lounge": Six full musical performances, blooper reel, Alternate Opening, commentary by writer-director Steven Antin, "Burlesque Jukebox." Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds movieIQ+sync featuring the "Burlesque" playlist, "Burlesque is Back!" featurette, "The Performers: The Cast of Burlesque" featurette, "Setting the Stage: Production Design & Photography" featurette, "Inside the Dressing Room: Creating the Burlesque Look" featurette, "The Set List: The Music & Choreography of Burlesque" featurette. (Sony).
Elmo's World: Penguins and Animal Friends
(2010) Elmo and his friends learn about penguins, horses and frogs in this three episode compilation, $12.99. (Sesame Street/Warner).
Faster
(2010) George Tillman Jr. Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Maggie Grace, Carla Gugino, Moon Bloodgood. Extras: Alternate ending, deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds "Weapons and Wheels: The Guns, Cars and Stunts of Faster" featurette, "Criminal and Cops: The Cast of Faster" featurette, animatics, MovieIQ. (Sony).
Leave It to Beaver: Season Six
(1962-63) Six-disc set with 39 episodes, $39.97. (Shout! Factory).
My Girlfriend's Back
(2010) Mailik Yoba, Tangi Miller, CCH Pounder. Urban romantic drama about one young man's detour along the road to success. (Barnholtz Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XX
Four more episodes of the classic "Mystery Science Theater 3000": "Project Moonbase," "Master Ninja I," "Master Ninja II" and "The Magic Voyage of Sinbad"; $59.97.
Extras: New introduction by Trace Beaulieu, new interview with "Master Ninja" star Bill McKinney, Tom Servo vs. Tom Servo 2010 Dragon*Con panel, "Exploring the Look of MST3K with director of photography Jeff Stonehouse, "Mystery Science Theater" hour wraps, four limited-edition mini-posters. (Shout! Factory).
127 Hours
(2010) Dir.: Danny Boyle; James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Sean Bott, Treat Williams, John Lawrence, Kate Burton, Clemence Poesy. Extras: Commentary by Danny Boyle, Christian Colson and Simon Beaufoy, deleted scenes. Also available on two-disc Blu-ray, which adds "Search & Rescue" featurette about the events that aided the search and rescue of Aron Ralston, "127 Hours: An Extraordinary View," "God of Love": short film by Luke Matheny, digital copy. (Fox).
Pioneers of Television: Season 2
(2011) PBS miniseries that looks at the formative years of TV via four genres: Western, Science Fiction, Crime and Local Kids TV, $24.99. Narrated by Kelsey Grammer. (PBS).
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
(2011) Robbie Amell, Kate Melton, Hayley Kiyoko, Nick Palatas, Ted McGinley, Richard Moll, Nichelle Nichols, Marion Ross. New live-action CGI Scooby-Doo feature has the Mystery Inc. gang heading toward summer jobs at a country club owned by Daphne's uncle, only to stumble onto strange happenings around the local lake -- including an enormous Frog Monster terrorizing the locals. Extended cut of the Cartoon Network film with never-before-seen music sequences. Extras: "Jeepers! Jinkies! Zoinks -- A Tribute to the Classic Gags of Scooby-Doo" featurette, "Scooby-Doo: Rock, Rap and Rollerskates" featurette, gag reel. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
(2011) Gabriel Macht, Kristanna Loken, Robert Patrick, Carly Pope, Giancarlo Esposito. An insidious and unstoppable villain is determined to exact his revenge on the new, hot-shot instructor of Detroit's most elite crime fighting team. Extras: "Sharp Shooting: On the Set" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Thomas & Friends: Pop Goes Thomas
(2011) Thomas and his friends enjoy a picnic extravaganza on Sodor with these four episodes: "Pop Goes Thomas," "Jitters and Japers," "Thomas' Crazy Day" and "Pingy-Pongy Pick Up"; $14.98. Extras: "Sodor Hide and Seek" game. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Walking on Water
(2007) Bryan Jennings (Founder/director of Walking on Water) takes two teenagers on the surfing trip of a lifetime. In this inspiring film, the world becomes the classroom for two teens as they travel to Hawaii, Peru, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, and France on the pro surfer circuit. Extras: "The Hamilton Family: A Soul Surfer Journey,"
"Bethany Hamilton and Friends in Indonesia" featurette. (Sony).
127 Hours
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers (Clemence Poesy), family, and the two hikers (Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara) he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet? A visceral, thrilling story. Vitals: Director: Danny Boyle. Stars: James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Sean Bott, Treat Williams, John Lawrence, Kate Burton, Clemence Poesy.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 94 min., Drama, Box office gross: $11.299 million, Fox.
Love & Other Drugs
Smooth-talking playboy Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) is on a fast track to the top of the pharmaceutical sales industry -- promoting the miracle drug Viagra by day and charming the ladies by night. However, Jamie is taken aback when he meets Maggie Murdock (Anne Hathaway), a radiantly sexy free spirit who doesn't allow her treatment for Parkinson's get in the way of living her life. As Jamie and Maggie juggle their respective medications, they are forced to reassess their budding romance when they realize that love is the ultimate high. Based on the best-selling book "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman" by Jamie Reidy
Vitals: Director: Edward Zwick. Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad, Gabriel Macht, Judy Greer, George Segal, Jill Clayburgh.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 112 min., Romantic Comedy, Box office gross: $31.999 million, Fox.
Faster
The return of hard-core action hero Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson after attempts at Arnold Schwarzenegger-inspired comedy movie gigs (not including his stint as governor of California). We'd rather see The Rock crack heads than jokes. After 10 years in prison, Driver has a singular focus -- to avenge the murder of his brother during the botched bank robbery that led to his imprisonment. Now a free man with a deadly to-do list in hand, he's finally on his mission ... but with two men on his trail -- a veteran cop just days from retirement, and a young egocentric hitman with a flair for the art of killing and a newfound worthy opponent. The hunter is also the hunted. It's a do or die race to the list's finish as the mystery surrounding his brother's murder deepens, and new details emerge along the way hinting that Driver's list may be incomplete.
Burlesque
Contemporary musical with 12 song-and-dance numbers about a small-town girl with big vocal talent who gets a job working at a modern day burlesque nightclub. Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to L.A. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club's proprietor and headliner. Burlesque's outrageous costumes and bold choreography enrapture the young ingenue, who vows to perform there one day. Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured dancer (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled, jealous performer (Kristen Bell), and garners the affection of Jack (Cam Gigandet), a bartender and fellow musician. With the help of a sharp-witted stage manager (Stanley Tucci) and gender-bending host (Alan Cumming), Ali makes her way from the bar to the stage. Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque Lounge to its former glory, though not before a charismatic entrepreneur (Eric Dane) arrives with an enticing proposal.
Vitals: Director: Steven Antin. Stars: Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Eric Dane, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 119 min., Musical, Box office gross: $38.633 million, Sony.
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