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The BBC Tudors Collection
Twelve-disc set with all 25 episodes of the three "Tudors" series, $149.98.(Warner).
Behind the Burly Q
(2010) Known for being America's most popular form of live entertainment during the first half of the 20th century, the art of burlesque has experienced a new renaissance, but for years it was vilified and misunderstood, and for the most part left out of our cultural history. This documentary pays tribute to these performers and reveals the true story of burlesque by telling the intimate and surprising stories from its golden age through the women and men who lived it. Features interviews with famous performers, musicians and authors, including Alan Alda, whose father was a straight man at burlesque performances; journalist Nat Bodian, who wrote about the shows in the 1930s; Lorraine Lee, who danced for the likes of Bonnie & Clyde and Pretty Boy Floyd; Abbot & Costello; Tempest Storm, who still performs today and claims to have had relationships with Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy; the notorious Blaze Starr who escaped a life of poverty and rose to the heights of fame; and many more who lived during the heyday of burlesque in the U.S. (First Run Features).
Black Heaven
(2010 -- France) Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Louise Bourgoin. A breakout selection of the midnight section of Cannes in 2010, "Black Heaven" is directed by new French filmmaker Gilles Marchand. The story follows an innocent young kid, Gaspar, who, becoming enamored of a mysterious, gorgeous girl, is lured into "Black Hole," a dark, obscure video game world of avatars with deadly serious intentions -- they seduce players to commit suicide in the real world. (IFC Films).
The Bob Hope Collection: Volume 2
Three-disc set with six Hope films: "The Great Lover" (1949), "How to Commit Marriage" (1969), "Son of Paleface" (1952), "Paris Holiday" (1958), "The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell" (1968) and "Cancel My Reservation" (1972), in new transfers. DVD debut for "Cancel My Reservation." $34.93. (Shout! Factory).
Car 54, Where Are You? The Complete First Season
(1961-62) Four-disc set with 30 episodes, $39.98. Moved from Feb. 22. Extras: Round table conversation between Bronx-raised comedian Robert Klein and two of the regular cast members -- Charlotte Rae, who played Sylvia Schnauser, and Hank Garrett, who played Officer Ed Nicholson. (Shanachie Entertainment).
Country Strong
(2010) Garrett Hedlund, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw. Extras: Original ending, music video: "A Little Bit Stronger" by Sara Evans, music video: "Country Strong" by Gwyneth Paltrow, extended performance of "Shake That Thing" by Gwyneth Paltrow, deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds three featurettes: "A Little Bit Country: The Costumes," "Friends in High Places: The Cast of Country Strong," "Putting the Words in Their Mouths: The Songwriters"; movieIQ+sync featuring the "Country Strong" playlist. (Sony).
Dallas: The Movie Collection
Two-disc collectors set includes a prequel, two cast reunion telefilms and a retrospective TV special: "The Early Years," "J. R. Returns," "The War of the Ewings" and "Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork"; $29.98. Extras: Clips, outtakes and reminiscences. (Warner).
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry/Race With the Devil Double Feature
"Dirty Mary Crazy Larry" (1974) Peter Fonda, Susan George. Extras: Commentary by Director John Hough, "Ride the Wild Side" featurette, theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots. "Race With the Devil" (1975) Peter Fonda, Lara Parker, Warren Oates. Extras: Commentary by executive producer Paul Maslansky and actress Lara Parker, "Hell On Wheels" interview with Peter Fonda, theatrical trailers, TV spot and radio spots. (Shout! Factory).
Doctor Who Classics
"Doctor Who: Kinda," Ep.119 (2009) and "Doctor Who: Snakedance," Ep.125 (1983), $24.98 each. (Warner).
Dragnet 1970: Season Four
(1969-70) Four-disc set with 26 episodes of "Dragnet 1970," $34.93. (Shout! Factory).
Go, Diego, Go!: Diego Saves The World
(2011) Six-episodes of the Nick series, $16.99. (Paramount).
Goodnight for Justice
(2011) Dir.: Jason Priestley; Luke Perry, Lara Gilchrist, Melanie Papalia, Michael Teigen. A circuit judge in the Western territories seeks revenge on the outlaws who killed his family. Hallmark Channel movie. Extras: New interviews with Perry and Priestley. (Entertainment One).
Guy Martin: Portrait of a Grand Chef
(2008) Documentary looks at Guy Martin, the chef of Le Grand Vefour, the legendary Michelin three-star Parisian restaurant, revealing his philosophy of cooking, which ranges from resolutely traditional to savagely creative, and bringing to life the sources of his inspiration. (First Run Features).
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1
(2010) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Julie Walters. Available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with a diital copy. Extras: Exclusive sneak peek of an opening scene from the final film. Maximum Movie Mode: Join host Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) and several walk-on cast and crew guests to unravel the mysteries of the Dark Lord's past and discover the keys to his defeat. Nine Focus Points: The Last Days of Privet Drive, Hagrid's Motorbike, Amazing (or) Magical Tents! Deatheaters Attack Cafe, Creating Dobby and Kreacher, Godric's Hollow, The Harry and Nagini Battle, The Frozen Lake, The Return of Griphook. "On the Green with Rupert, Tom, Oliver and James." "The Seven Harry's." "Dan, Rupert and Emma's Running Competition." Additional scenes. "WaterTower Music Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1: Behind the Soundtrack." (Warner).
Harry Potter Years 1-7: Part 1 Giftset
Single-discs of all seven films to date, $78.92. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
Heartless
(2009 -- U.K.) Jim Sturgess, Clemence Poesy, Noel Clarke, Joseph Mawle, Eddie Marsan, Luke Treadawa. British psychological thriller from cult U.K. director Philip Ridley. The film follows Jamie Morgan (Jim Sturgess), born with a disfiguring birthmark across his face, which leaves him an outcast in rough East London. While wandering abandoned yards taking photographs, he comes across a gang of thugs and soon discovers that they are something other than human. He then is led into a Faustian deal that will see him become a party to the terrifying chaos around him. (IFC Films).
Highwater
(2009) Documentary. Every winter, when breakers the size of office buildings topple onto the North Shore of Oahu, the world’s top-ranked extreme surfers risk injury and worse to win surfing's fabled Triple Crown. It's the ultimate, adrenaline-fuelled battle of surfing's mega-stars ,captured by acclaimed director Dana Brown. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Image Entertainment).
I'm Dangerous With Love
(2010) Documentary by Michel Negroponte. An underground adventure that traces one man's risky journey into the world of shamanic ritual. Dimitri Mugianis had been addicted to heroin for 20 years when a single dose of ibogaine, a powerful hallucinogen derived from the root of a West African plant, stopped his addiction cold. Extras: Interview with Ibogaine expert Howard Lotsof, "The Science of Ibogaine," photo gallery, director biography. (First Run Features).
The Inheritance
(2011) Golden Brooks, Keith David, DB Woodside, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Rochelle Aytes, Shawn Michael Howard. Five ambitious cousins are summoned by the family patriarch to learn about their inheritance -- but one by one they disappear. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Image Entertainment).
Let's Talk About Sex
(2011) Every day in America 10,000 teenagers catch a sexually transmitted disease, 2,400 young girls get pregnant and 55 young people are infected with HIV. This documentary takes a revealing look at how American attitudes toward adolescent sexuality impact today's teenagers. Director James Houston takes us on a journey to examine trends in American society as personified by a cast of diverse characters. At a high school for pregnant teens in Los Angeles, young girls are contemplating teen parenthood. In Washington, D.C., where HIV infection rates rival several African countries, community outreach workers are trying to save lives. The film also travels to the Netherlands, where Houston compares European attitudes with those in America, then concludes in Oregon, where the lessons learned in Western Europe are helping to create practical solutions. (Docurama Films).
PBS Explorer Collection -- Wild West, Vol. 1
(2011) Six films from American Experience, a series that brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America's past and present, have been bundled together to create this set about the legends of the Old West: Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, Geronimo and the Apache Resistance, Jesse James, Kit Carson and Wyatt Earp. $49.99. (PBS Distribution).
Plastic Planet
(2009 -- Austria/Germany) Director Werner Boote takes us on a journey around the globe -- from the Moroccan Sahara to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, from a factory in China to the highest peaks of the Alps -- to reveal the far-flung reach of plastic. Interviews with the world's foremost experts in biology, pharmacology and genetics shed light on the perils of plastic to our environment and expose the truth of how plastic affects our bodies ... and the health of future generations. (First Run Features).
Ricky
(2009 -- France) Alexandra Lamy, Sergi Lopez, Melusine Mayance, Arthur Peyret. When Katie, an ordinary woman, meets Paco, an ordinary man, they fall in love. After starting a life together, something truly extraordinary is added to the mix: a baby called Ricky. But the angelically beautiful baby soon develops bumps on his back that look suspicious sly like ... something that gets the media in an uproar. This miraculous creature brings the young family challenges no parent could be prepared for. (IFC Films).
A Royal Romance: William & Kate
(2011) An intimate look at the British royal heir and his bride-to-be, going beyond the love affair to explore royal destiny. The wedding is April 29. $14.98. (Inception Media Group).
The Speed of Thought
(2011) Nick Stahl, Mía Maestro, Taryn Manning. Joshua Lazarus possesses a special gift that enables him to read people's minds, and the government has trained him to use his ability for deadly missions involving national defense, all while telling him that it will ultimately destroy him --- but will it? (Maya Entertainment).
A Summer in Genoa
(2010) Colin Firth, Hope Davis, Catherine Keener, Willa Holland. Director Michael Winterbottom's powerful tale of grief. Colin Firth is Joe, a professor at the University of Chicago who takes his two daughters to Italy after the accidental death of their mother. The mysteries of a seductive new country stimulates eldest daughter Kelly, who engages in sexual adventures with the local boys, and Firth's distracted professor is comforted by a friend with romantic longings. Younger daughter Mary, however, remains troubled by guilt over her mother's death, suffering from night terrors and haunting visions and the family soon finds themselves in peril. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage, cast and crew interviews. (Entertainment One).
Tracy and Hepburn: The Definitive Collection
The first and only complete anthology of films starring Hollywood's dream team. The collection includes all nine remastered favorites: "Woman of the Year" (1942), "Keeper of the Flame" (1942), "Without Love" (1945), "Sea of Grass" (1947), "State of the Union" (1948), "Adam's Rib" (1949), "Pat and Mike" (1952), "Desk Set" (1957) and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967), plus a bonus disc featuring an intimate tribute to Spencer Tracy moderated by Katharine Hepburn; $59.92. "Keeper of the Flame," directed by George Cukor, and "Sea of Grass," are DVD debuts, and are both available separately for $19.97 each. (Warner).
White Material
(2009 -- French) In "White Material," the great contemporary French filmmaker Claire Denis ("Chocolat," "Beau travail"), known for her restless, intimate dramas, introduces an unforgettably crazed character. Played ferociously by Isabelle Huppert ("Story of Women," "The Piano Teacher"), Maria is an entitled white woman living in Africa, desperately unwilling to give up her family's crumbling coffee plantation despite the civil war closing in on her. Created with Denis' signature full-throttle visual style, which places the viewer in the center of the maelstrom, "White Material" is a gripping evocation of the death throes of European colonialism and a fascinating look at a woman lost in her own mind. New digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Claire Denis and cinematographer Yves Cape, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Extras: New interviews with Denis and actors Isabelle Huppert and Isaach de Bankole, short documentary by Denis on the film's premiere at the Ecrans Noirs Film Festival 2010 in Cameroon, deleted scene, a booklet featuring a new essay by film writer Amy Taubin. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).
Whitney Cummings: Money Shot
(2010) Stand-up sensation Whitney Cummings makes her DVD debut with this highly rated and acclaimed Comedy Central special. $14.98. (Image Entertainment).
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1
The final chapter of the "Harry Potter" film series begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave Hogwarts behind and set out to find and destroy the Horcruxes -- the secret to Voldemort's power and immortality. Meanwhile, Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. As he searches for clues, he uncovers the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks. No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the ultimate battle with Voldemort
Vitals: Director: David Yates. Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Julie Walters.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 147 min., Fantasy Action, Box office gross: $292.223 million, Warner.
Country Strong
Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Gwyneth Paltrow), the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (Tim McGraw ) and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all. The toe-tapping hit soundtrack includes the Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated song "Coming Home," performed by Paltrow, as well as the new single, "Me and Tennessee," sung by McGraw and Paltrow, and music by country superstars including Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Hank Williams, Jr. and Lee Ann Womack.
Vitals: Director: Shana Feste. Stars: Garrett Hedlund, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 117 min., Drama, Box office gross: $20.218 million, Sony.
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