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Alien Opponent Uncut Edition
(2011) Jeremy London, Roddy Piper, Cuyle Carvin, Adrienne LaValley, Ashley Bates, Hilma Falkowski, Tasia Jones, Kevin Shea. What do you do when you've just killed your redneck husband but your plans of collecting his junkyard estate are thwarted by the arrival of a spacecraft that crash lands into the barn where his body lies? Well, blame his death on the spaceman and then offer $100,000 cash reward to whoever can kill the uninvited, space-suited alien guest. Soon the town is overrun with every weirdo imaginable armed with every weapon imaginable, all intent on killing the alien and winning the prize.
Formats: DVD. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, outtakes. (Shout! Factory).
Angels Crest
(2011) Jeremy Piven, Mira Sorvino, Elizabeth McGovern, Thomas Dekker. The disappearance of a 3-year-old boy divides a tightly knit community and culls out its secrets. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Being Elmo
(2011) Beloved by millions of children around the world, "Sesame Street's" Elmo is an international icon. However, few people know the soft-spoken man behind the furry red monster: Kevin Clash. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" follows Clash's remarkable career, while also offering a behind-the-scenes look at "Sesame Street" and the Jim Henson Workshop. Formats: DVD. $29.95. (Docurama).
Chasing Madoff
(2012) The suspenseful true story of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme and the financial executive who made it his mission to bring him down. Based on Boston-based securities analyst Harry Markopolos' New York Times best seller, "No One Would Listen," this is the compelling story of how Markopolos and his team of investigators pieced together a chain of white-collar predators and revealed some of the most frightening truths behind the infamous scandal. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Cohen Media Group).
Chinatown BLU-RAY DEBUT
The Commander, Set 2
(2007-08) Compelling new mysteries from the creator of" Prime Suspect." Amanda Burton stars as the ambitious and exacting Commander Clare Blake in these four feature-length crime dramas from Lynda La Plante. Supported by an outstanding ensemble cast, Burton delivers a powerhouse performance as the complex and driven Blake. (Acorn Media).
Dysfunctional Friends
(2011) Meagan Good, Stacey Dash, Terrell Owens, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jason Weaver, Hosea Chanchez, Tatyana Ali, Essence Atkins. The death of a larger-than-life friend has reunited a group of now-estranged college friends who soon learn that their eccentric acquaintance has left behind an unconventional will: Each of the remaining friends will receive a large sum of money, but only if they can remain -- together -- in his mansion for one week, without leaving. If one leaves, all will forfeit their inheritance. Formats: DVD. (Image Entertainment).
Enter Nowhere
(2011) Katherine Waterston, Scott Eastwood, Shaun Sipos, Sara Paxton. Three strangers arrive one by one at a cabin in the middle of the woods. Searching for a way out while fighting the elements and hunger, the trio realizes they have been brought together intentionally. Their connection to one another may be their only chance to get out of the woods alive. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital Download. (Lionsgate).
Girls Just Want To Have Fun BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1985) Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, Shannen Doherty, Jonathan Silverman, Lee Montgomery. (Image Entertainment).
Madonna: Truth or Dare BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1991) Documentary following Madonna on her controversial Blond Ambition tour in 1990. (Lionsgate).
Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations
(2011) Gillian Anderson, David Suchet, Ray Winstone, Douglas Booth. $24.99. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (PBS Distribution).
Torchwood: Miracle Day
(2011) The Torchwood team heads to the U.S. for 10 episodes via Starz in this four-disc set, $49.99. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentary, character profiles, behind-the-scenes featurette, special effects featurette, "Web of Lies" motion comic. (Warner).
Tyrannosaur
(2011) Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan. Follows the story of two lonely, damaged people brought together by circumstance: Joseph (Peter Mullan), an unemployed widower, drinker, and a man crippled by his own volatile temperament and furious anger; and Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian worker at a charity shop, a respectable married woman who appears wholesome and happy, but whose relationship with husband James (Eddie Marsan) is violent and abusive. As events spiral out of control, Joseph becomes her source of succor and comfort. Formats: DVD. Extras: Commentary by director and producer, "Dog Altogether" (Award-winning short film by Paddy Considine that inspired the feature), deleted scenes. (Strand Releasing).
War Horse
(2011) Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston. Formats: Four-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, two-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, single-disc DVD, VOD, Digital Download. Extras: DVD: "War Horse”: The Look." Two-disc Blu-ray/DVD adds "War Horse: The Journey Home," "An Extra's Point of View." Four-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo adds "Filmmaking Journey" featurette, "Editing & Scoring," "The Sounds of “War Horse," "Through The Producer's Lens." (DreamWorks/Disney).
We Bought a Zoo
(2011) Dir.: Cameron Crowe; Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Elle Fanning. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital Download. Extras: Commentary by director Cameron Crowe, star J.B. Smoove and editor Mark Livolsi; 20 deleted and extended scenes, gag reel, three featurettes: "The Real Mee<" "We Shot a Zoo" and "Their Happy Is Too Loud." (Fox).
War Horse
Based on the Tony Award-winning play, and set against the sweeping canvas of WWI, this tale begins with the remarkable friendship between a feisty colt named Joey and his young trainer Albert (Jeremy Irvine). When they’re forced apart by war, the film follows Joey's extraordinary journey as he changes and inspires the lives of everyone he meets -- British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter. No matter where they go or what they experience, both boy and horse keep forging ahead, driven by devotion and the hope of returning home -- -before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man's Land.
Vitals: Director: Steven Spielberg. Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 146 min., Adventure, Box office gross: $78.775 million, DreamWorks/Disney.
We Bought a Zoo
Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) is a Los Angeles newspaper columnist and adventure writer who, as a single father, faces the challenges of raising his two young children. Hoping that a fresh start and a new life will restore their family spirit, Mee quits his job and buys an old rural house outside the city with a unique bonus feature: a zoo named the Rosemoor Animal Park, where dozens of animals reside under the care of head zookeeper Kelly Foster (Scarlett Johansson) and her dedicated team. With no experience, limited time and a shoestring budget, Mee sets out with the support of his family and the local community to reopen the zoo. Now, Benjamin is no longer reporting an adventure story; he's living it in his own backyard. Based on a true story.
Vitals: Director: Cameron Crowe. Stars: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Elle Fanning. 2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 124 min., Family, Box office gross: $73.743 million, Fox.
Chinatown
(1974)
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
(1985)
Madonna: Truth or Dare
(1991)
Titanic
(1953)
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(1974) Dir.: Roman Polanski; Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd. New high definition transfer. Includes a collectible booklet. Named by the AFI as one of the top 25 American films ever made. Set in 1930s Los Angeles. Private investigator Jake Gittes (Nicholson) unravels a mystery involving water rights that are critical to the development of Los Angeles after taking on what appears to be a simple adultery case. Along the way to the Chinatown denouement, Gittes uncovers corruption, murder, fraud, and unspeakable family secrets among the well-to-do ruling class in the city. There's always more than meets the eye in this thriller about people who aren't who they seem to be ("She's my daughter. She's my sister."). Extras: Commentary by screenwriter Robert Towne and filmmaker David Fincher; five behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Water and Power," "The Aqueduct," "The Aftermath," "The River and Beyond" and "Chinatown: The Beginning and the End"; "Chinatown: An Appreciation," in which prominent filmmakers express their personal admiration for the film, including Steven Soderbergh, composer James Newton Howard, writer-director Kimberly Peirce and cinematographer Roger Deakins.(Paramount).
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