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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases Tuesday, March 19 -- Monday, March 25 All DVD Releases The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Peter Jackson's first chapter in his three-part take on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" (which most likely will run longer than it takes to read the novel) comes to life in a bloated, overdone but never-the-less visually enticing production. The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the Goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever ... Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities ... a simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know. Vitals: Director: Peter Jackson. Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Ian Holm, Luke Evans, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 169 min., Fantasy Adventure, Box office gross: $296.193 million, New Line/MGM/Warner. Les Misérables The long-anticipated big-screen adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe -- and still breaking boxoffice records everywhere in its 27th year. Set against the backdrop of post-Revolution France, the film retells Victor Hugo's politically charged social and moral critique of law and morality in the 19th century. It's an enthralling story of broken dreams, unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption and a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean -- after serving 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread for his starving sister -- is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole -- despite the fact that he becomes a model citizen and businessman. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. Raising her as his own daughter, and still hunted by Javert, Valjean moves to Paris, where he gets involved in the unsuccessful Paris Uprising of 1832, saving the life of a man who will become Cosette's husband. In a spectacular denouement, both Javert and Valjean come to terms with their pasts. The film is a monumental undertaking, with elaborate on-location sets, live-singing (no lip-syncing here), and spot-on acting by all concerned. A visual and aural treat guaranteed to stir your soul and move you to tears. Vitals: Director: Tom Hooper. Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 158 min., Musical, Box office gross: $141.504 million, Universal. Advertisement Zero Dark Thirty A darling of many film critics, this mediocre thriller garnered a firestorm of bad vibes over its alleged justification of torture in the effort to track down al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. The political fallout over this was a tempest in a teapot: The torture scenes neither condoned nor glorified such actions -- they just stated a well-known fact -- and were not nearly as gruesome as most run-of-the-mill horror-thrillers. That aside, the film lacked the coherency, characterizations and excitement of the average terrorist/spy films. As such, it's a near-documentary chronicle of the decade-long hunt for bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy SEAL Team 6 in May, 2011. Vitals: Director: Kathryn Bigelow. Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Kyle Chandler, Mark Strong, Jennifer Ehle, Jason Clarke, Edgar Ramirez, Chris Pratt, Scott Adkins, Nash Edgerton, Harold Perrineau, Taylor Kinney. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 157 min., Drama, Box office gross: $83.567 million, Sony. Rust and Bone Now here's a film that takes some chances: A romance about two pretty unlikable people that makes you root for the lead characters and actually transform them into people you care about. It's a wonderful drama of love and redemption. Homeless, penniless and friendless, Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts), given charge of his estranged five-year-old son, takes refuge with his sister in Antibes, in the south of France. Ali, a man of formidable size, strength -- and anger -- gets a job as a bouncer in a nightclub. One night he comes to the aid of Stephanie (Marion Cotillard) during a nightclub brawl. Stephanie trains orca whales at Marineland and though they travel in different social circles, he takes her home and slips her his number. When a performance at Marineland ends in tragedy, Stephanie loses her legs and, in desperation, she reaches out to Ali for help. Ali's direct, unpitying physicality becomes Stephanie's lifeline, but Ali also is transformed by Stephanie's tough resilience. As their stories intersect and diverge, the two navigate a world where strength, beauty, youth and blood are commodities -- but where trust, truth, loyalty and love cannot be bought and sold, and courage comes in many forms. Vitals: Director: Jacques Audiard. Stars: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Corinne Masiero, Bouli Lanners, Celine Sallette. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 120 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.873 million, Sony. The Other Son Two young men from opposite sides of a bitter social and religious divide discover that they are really not who they were brought up to be. As he is preparing to join the Israeli army for his national service, Tel Aviv resident Joseph (Jules Sitruk)discovers he is not his parents' biological son, and that he was inadvertently switched at birth with Yacine (Mehdi Dehbi), the son of a Palestinian family from the West Bank. At the time of the boys' birth during the first Gulf War, a missile attack forced the hospital's evacuation, and in the confusion, the boys were sent home with the wrong parents. Now, 18 years later, this revelation turns the lives of two families upside down, forcing them to reassess their identities, their values and their beliefs. In French with English subtitles. Vitals: Director: Lorraine Levy. Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbe, Mehdi Dehbi, Jules Sitruk, Areen Omari, Khalifa Natour. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 105 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.1 million, Cohen Media Group. This Is 40 Sort-of sequel to the blockbuster hit "Knocked Up." After years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. A comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern age. Vitals: Director: Judd Apatow. Stars: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segal, Megan Fox, John Lithgow, Albert Brooks, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Robert Smigel, Chris O'Dowd, Annie Mumolo, Robert Smigel, Charlyne Yi, Lena Dunham. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 134 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $66.323 million, Universal. Blu-ray Debuts Badlands (1973)(Criterion) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) (Criterion) Read more. All DVD Releases Action-Packed Movie Marathon Four explosive outings: two revenge flicks -- "Eye of the Tiger" (1986) and "Exterminator 2" (1984) -- and two sci-fi adventures -- "Alienator" (1990) and "Cyclone" (1987) -- in a two-disc set for the amazingly low price of $9.99. Formats: DVD. (Shout! Factory). Angus Buchan's Ordinary People (2012) Inspirational film follows the individual journeys of three men -- a desperate criminal who narrowly evades death at gunpoint, a hardened auto mechanic who finds himself caught between grief and debt, and a struggling young alcoholic who yearns to escape from his misery -- leading up to their attendance of the 2010 Mighty Men Conference, an annual gathering of Christian men to worship and connect with God. Formats: DVD. Extras: "Making Angus Buchan's Ordinary People" featurette. (Sony). Bachelorette (2012) Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, Rebel Wilson. Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school and, on the night before the nuptials, go searching for a little fun that involves an epic girls' night out filled with strip clubs, ex-boyfriends and innumerable unmentionables. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Bloopers, "Behind the Scenes of Bachelorette" featurette, commentary with writer-director Leslye Headland. (Anchor Bay). Badlands (1973) "Badlands" announced the arrival of a major talent: Terrence Malick. His impressionistic take on the notorious Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate killing spree of the late 1950s uses a serial-killer narrative as a springboard for an oblique teenage romance, lovingly and idiosyncratically enacted by Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. The film also introduced many of the elements that would earn Malick his passionate following: the enigmatic approach to narrative and character, the unusual use of voice-over, the juxtaposition of human violence with natural beauty, the poetic investigation of American dreams and nightmares. This debut has spawned countless imitations, but none have equaled its strange sublimity. New 4K digital restoration, approved by Malick, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: "Making Badlands," a new documentary featuring Sheen and Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk; new interview with editor Billy Weber about director Malick's unique approach to editing; new interview with producer Edward Pressman; trailer; booklet featuring an essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda. (The Criterion Collection). The Big Picture (2012 -- France) Romain Duris, Marina Fois, Niels Arestrup, Branka Katic, Catherine Deneuve. When a successful man's ideal life starts to fall apart, he desperately tries to assume another's identity in this psychological thriller with echoes of Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley. Paul Exben is a handsome and successful Parisian lawyer with a beautiful wife, two children, and a bright future in the firm he co-owns with his mentor, Anne. But behind this deceptively perfect facade lies a restless spirit who's uncomfortable in his conformist life and envies the freedom of his neighbor Gre, an uncompromising photojournalist. After Greg's unexpected death throws his life into chaos, Paul embarks on a cross-continent odyssey of self-discovery and reinvention, leading him to uncover the answer to the question: Is it possible to become someone else? Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (MPI Media Group). Chance in a Million Complete Collection (1984-86) All three seasons of the star-studded, award-winning British comedy starring Simon Callow as Tom Chance, a man who seems cursed by fate. When he meets Alison Little (Brenda Blethyn), they begin a courtship marred by a barrage of absurd coincidences and ludicrous circumstances. Three-disc set with 18 episodes. Formats: DVD. Extras: Alternate pilot episode, episode commentaries, more. (Acorn Media). Consent (2010) Troian Bellisario, Peter Vack. A wealthy Manhattan family's inability to cope with the suicide of their eldest daughter sends them into a downward spiral of drugs, alcohol and sexual taboos that threatens to destroy them. Formats: DVD, Digital. (New Video). Cyberstalker (2012 -- TV) Mischa Barton, Dan Levy. A young woman, hiding for years after her life was destroyed by a frightening online stalker, soon discovers that, though she may have disappeared, his dangerous obsession has been waiting for her. Formats: DVD. (Lionsgate). Daniel Day-Lewis Triple Feature Three pivotal early performances in Daniel Day-Lewis' career: "How Many Miles to Babylon?," "The Insurance Man" and "Dangerous Corner." Formats: DVD. (BBC Home Entertainment). Dark Feed (2013) Andy Rudick, Victoria Nugent, Michael Reed, Evalena Marie. A film crew moves into an abandoned psychiatric hospital with a shadowy past to shoot a low budget horror movie ... and the leaky, wet building comes to life, feeding off its new inhabitants. Formats: DVD. (Lionsgate). Fatherland (2011 -- Argentina) A fascinating historical tour of the La Recoleta Cemetery, which rests in the heart of one of Buenos Aires' swankiest neighborhoods. A city-within-a-city, it is an inward-facing place with its own interior geography. Like the Pere-Lachaise graveyard in France, La Recoleta is the final resting place for key figures of its nation's history: statesmen and poets, founding fathers and oppositional voices. And with Argentina's history so fraught with unrest, this relationship between the necropolis, the city and the nation reveals civil wars, battles with the country's native population, conflict between the city and the provinces, and years of military dictatorship. Formats: DVD. (First Run Features). Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child (2011) A fascinating look at the creative process, this unique documentary explores what happens when the artist Gottfried Helnwein takes on the role of production designer for a never-before-seen opera written by Israel's most famous playwright, Hanoch Levin. For Helnwein, the child has always been the symbol of innocence and innocence betrayed, a motif that persists throughout much of his work. But when the Israeli Opera creative team casts an adult to play the lead child, Helnwein must fight to preserve the opera's integrity and Levin's original vision. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). (First Run Features). The Great Magician (2011 -- Hong Kong) Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Lau Ching-wan, Zhou Xun. Blends vaudeville-style humor, vivid magic sequences and ruthless political gamesmanship, set in the years after the Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty in China and established the Republic. Village warlord Bully Lei is accused of using magic to recruit soldiers to his cause and new arrival Zhang aims to thwart these plans with an ambitious kidnap scheme and various tricks of his own. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. Extras: "Making the Magic" featurette. (Well Go USA). Hellgate (2011) Cary Elwes, William Hurt, Ploy Jindachote, Paula Taylor. After a horrible car accident that takes the lives of his Thai wife and son, a western businessman must travel to the shadow world between life and death to set their souls free. (IFC Films). Hemel (2012 -- Netherlands) Hannah Hoekstra, Hans Dagelet, Rifka Lodeizen. Dutch director Sacha Polak's debut feature is a frank and explicit look at carnal desire that is told from a distinctly female perspective. She paints an erotically charged portrait of a woman whose casual sexual encounters mask loneliness and a craving for intimacy. Hemel (Hannah Hoekstra) is a young woman who drifts through a series of anonymous one-night stands and seems only close to her father. When he finds himself a girlfriend, her jealousy puts her on the emotional edge. An emotionally and physically raw study of sexuality that is nothing less than mesmerizing. Uncut and uncensored. Formats: DVD, VOD. Extras: Interview with director Sacha Polak, star Hannah Hoekstra and screenwriter Helena Van Der Meulen; 12-page collectable booklet. (Artsploitation Films). The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Dir.: Peter Jackson; Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Ian Holm, Luke Evans, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch. Formats: Three-disc Blu-Ray Combo Pack, Five-disc Blu-Ray 3D Combo Pack, 2-Disc DVD Special Edition, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Full suite of Peter Jackson's production videos, behind the scenes video journals covering start of production, location scouting, filming in 3D, post-production overview and Wellington world premiere. (Warner). The Hunt for Bin Laden (2012) Smithsonian Channel documentary offers an inside look at the mission that lead to the capture of America's most wanted man. Formats: DVD, $19.98. (Inception media). Iron Doors (2010 -- Germany) Axel Wedekind, Rungano Nyoni. English-language thriller about a young investment banker who must escape from a locked vault or face a slow death from starvation. Who kidnapped him and why? Formats: DVD. (Jinga Films/MVD Distribution). Jersey Shore: The Uncensored Final Season (2012) Four-disc set with 13 uncensored episodes, $26.99. Formats: DVD. Extras: "Gym, Tan, Look Back" special, deleted scenes, "Breakdowns, Boobs 'N Bronzer" special featuring hilarious moments from the show, "Jersey Shore Dictionary" special, multiple "After Hours" specials, the "Jersey Shore Reunion special," a "Most Outrageous Moments" montage, more. (MTV/Paramount). Les Misérables (2012) Director: Tom Hooper. Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: "The Stars of Les Misérables" casting featurette with director Tom Hooper; "Creating the Perfect Paris" production design featurette; "The Original Masterwork: Victor Hugo's Les Misérables" mini-documentary takes a look at the historical backdrop and universal themes of Hugo's classic; commentary with Hooper. Blu-ray adds "Les Misérables Singing Live" featurette on the daunting challenge of singing live rather than lip-syncing to pre-recorded tracks; "Battle at the Barricade" featurette on the building of the barricade scene; "The West End Connection" featurette with renowned West End producer Cameron Mackintosh, who was deeply involved in the filming, as well as former "Les Misérables" theatrical stars who appeared in supporting roles in the current film; "Les Misérables on Location" featurette. (Universal). The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Considered by many to be the finest British film ever made, "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is a stirring masterpiece like no other. Roger Livesey dynamically embodies outmoded English militarism as the indelible General Clive Candy, who barely survives four decades of tumultuous British history (1902 to 1942) only to see the world change irrevocably before his eyes. Anton Walbrook and Deborah Kerr provide unforgettable support, he as a German enemy turned lifelong friend of Blimp's and she as young women of three consecutive generations -- ­a socially committed governess, a sweet-souled war nurse, and a modern-thinking army driver -- ­who inspire him. "Colonel Blimp" is both moving and slyly satirical, an incomparable film about war, love, aging, and obsolescence shot in gorgeous Technicolor. New 4K digital master from the 2012 Film Foundation restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Audio commentary featuring director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese, video introduction by Scorsese, "A Profile of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," restoration demonstration, hosted by Scorsese, interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell (Michael Powell's widow), Gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production stills, Gallery tracing the history of David Low's original Colonel Blimp cartoons, booklet featuring an essay by critic Molly Haskell. (The Criterion Collection). A Mind to Kill Complete Collection (1994-2001) Compared to "Cracker" and "Wallander" for its gritty realism and no-holds-barred storytelling. Philip Madoc stars as brooding detective Noel Bain, an old-fashioned and kindhearted cop who solves crimes with his unerring instinct, keen intelligence, and passion for defending the innocent, while struggling to protect his daughter from the crime-filled world he knows too well. Eleven-disc set with 21 mysteries. Never aired in the U.S. Formats: DVD. (Acorn Media). My Brother Jonathan (1985) An early melodrama in Daniel Day-Lewis' career; based on the Edwardian romance book by Francis Brett Young. Formats: DVD. (BBC Home Entertainment). No Job for a Lady: The Complete Collection (1990-92) All three series of the witty Brit-com following Jean Price (Penelope Keith), who has just been elected Member of Parliament for the left-wing Labour Party. Now her real work begins: Getting along with her chauvinist fellow MPs while navigating the Machiavellian world of Westminster. Three-disc set with 18 episodes. Formats: DVD. (Acorn Media). On Approval BLU-RAY DEBUT (1944) Classic, witty British comedy of manners. Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted by two impoverished British aristocrats and invite the men to spend a month at a Scottish mansion to test their compatibility as suitors. When the unmarried foursome arrives, the staff -- shocked by the impropriety -- refuses to stay and they are left entirely on their own, and the fireworks begin. (Inception Media Group). The Other Son (2012 -- France) Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbe, Mehdi Dehbi, Jules Sitruk, Areen Omari, Khalifa Natour. Two young men from opposite sides of a bitter social and religious divide discover that they are really not who they were brought up to be. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Making-of featurette, deleted scenes, blooper reel. (Cohen Media Group). A Royal Affair (2012 -- Denmark) Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Trine Dyrholm. The true story of an ordinary man who wins a queen's heart and starts a revolution. Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever-more insane Danish King Christian VII, the royal physician, Johann Friedrich Struensee, who is a man of enlightenment and idealism, and the young but strong Queen Caroline Mathilda. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Cast and crew interviews, "AXS TV: A Look at A Royal Affair." (Magnolia Home Entertainment). Rust and Bone (2012 -- France/Belgium) Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Corinne Masiero, Bouli Lanners, Celine Sallette. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Commentary with Audiard and screenwriter Thomas Bidegain; deleted scenes; two featurettes: "VFX Breakdown by Mikros" and "Making Rust and Bone: A Film by Antonin Peretjatko," a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film; "On the Red Carpet: Toronto International Film Festival." (Studio). Shadow People (2012) Dallas Roberts, Alison Eastwood, Anne Dudek, Mattie Liptak. A radio talk show host unravels a conspiracy about encounters with mysterious beings known as The Shadow People and their role in the unexplained deaths of several hundred people in the 1980s. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay). Straight A's (2013) Ryan Phillippe, Anna Paquin, Luke Wilson, Powers Boothe, Tess Harper. Seeking redemption, family outcast and ex-drug addict Scott returns to his hometown only to throw everyone's lives into disarray, in particular his sister-in-law, who was once his high school sweetheart. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD. (Millennium Entertainment). Strange Frame (2012) Voices of Tim Curry, Claudia Black, Ron Glass, Juliet Landau, Tara Strong, George Takei. First animated sci-fi lesbian rock musical explores the theme of the transformative power of love between two women, bringing viewers into a world of space pirates, indentured slaves and genetic mutations. Set at the end of the 28th century, the human race has long since abandoned a desolate earth. In order to survive, humanity has been using genetic engineering to adapt to otherworld environments, to the point where changing one's skin color or gender has become commonplace. On the moon Ganymede, saxophonist Parker (Claudia Black) and guitarist Naia (Tara Strong) develop a close relationship. The two embark on their new relationship and form a new band ­ but they also must fight for their freedom from the evil Mig (Tim Curry). Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Two behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scene. (Wolfe Video). This Is 40 (2012) Dir.: Judd Apatow; Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segal, Megan Fox, John Lithgow, Albert Brooks, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Robert Smigel, Chris O'Dowd, Annie Mumolo, Robert Smigel, Charlyne Yi, Lena Dunham. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo (with unrated version on the Blu-ray), VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Commentary with writer-director Judd Apatow, gag reel, Line-O-Rama, deleted scenes, music from Graham Parker and the Rumour, and Ryan Adams. Blu-ray adds "The Making of This Is 40," "This Is Albert Brooks (At Work)," Graham Parker & The Rumour: "Long Emotional Ride," Brooks-O-Rama, "Biking With Barry," "Triumph The Insult Comic Dog," "Kids on the Loose 3," "Bodies By Jason" commercial, "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, deleted, extended and alternate scenes. (Universal). Time of My Life (2012 -- Belgium) Koen De Graeve, Geert Van Rampelberg, Lotte Pinoy. Based on the true story of Mario Verstraete, this melodrama revolves around a vigorous campaign to legalize euthanasia in Belgium. Just when Mario's political career is about to get under stream he is diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of Multiple Sclerosis. Told through the eyes of his doctor friend, Thomas, the film focuses on how Mario and his friends deal with the crisis and come to terms with both the philosophical and profoundly human sides of the issue. Formats: DVD. (Strand Releasing). TimERideR: The Adventure of Lyle Swan BLU-RAY DEBUT (1982) Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote, L.Q. Jones, Ed Lauter, Richard Masur, Tracey Walter. Champion off-road racer Lyle Swann is accidentally zapped into a time-travel experiment and is sent 100 years into the past, where a gang of brutal bandits steals his motorcycle; Swann must outsmart the local cowboys and submit to the desires of a beautiful outlaw woman to survive the Wild West and get back to his future. Extras: Commentary with director William Dear, interviews with producer Michael Nesmith and writer-director William Dear, storyboard gallery. (Shout! Factory). 24-Hour Love (2013) Malinda Williams, Tatyana Ali, Keith Robinson, Darius McCrary, Lynn Whitfield. The lives and intimacies of seven seemingly unrelated people are examined in this tale of modern romance. Formats: DVD, Digital Download. Extras: Deleted scenes, photo gallery. (RLJ Entertainment/One Village Entertainment). Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Kyle Chandler, Mark Strong, Jennifer Ehle, Jason Clarke, Edgar Ramirez, Chris Pratt, Scott Adkins, Nash Edgerton, Harold Perrineau, Taylor Kinney. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Four featurettes: "Small Feat" with director Bigelow sharing why this project, and the recounting of this historic event, was so important; "The Compound" behind-the-scenes featurette on the re-creation of Osama bin Laden's lair; "Geared Up" behind-the-scenes of the the raid; "Targeting Jessica Chastain." (Sony). | Contents/Site Map | Home | Resources | Sell-Through | Reviews | Links | E-mail: mail@onvideo.org © 1996 -- 2013 OnVideo. All rights reserved March 18, 2013 (ISSN 1094-3676).

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