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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases Get the latest DVD release information (free) every Tuesday morning. Subscribe here. Follow OnVideo on Printer Friendly Tweet Last Week's Releases: Tuesday, June 26 -- Monday, July 2 Tuesday, July 3 -- Monday, July 9 All DVD Releases The Hunter Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary, is sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin arrives in Tasmania posing as a scientist. He proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family whose father has gone missing. Usually a loner, Martin becomes increasingly close to the family; however, as his attachment to the family grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly mission. Vitals: Director: Daniel Nettheim. Stars: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Frances O'Connor. 2011, CC, MPAA rating: R, 102 min., Action, Box office gross: $.176 million, Magnolia Home Entertainment. Advertisement Blu-ray Debuts Barbarella (1968) The Horse Whisperer (1998) Phenomenon (1996) Step Up (2006) Treasure Planet (2002) Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) Read more. All DVD Releases An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars (2011) Nia Vardalos, Ian Ziering, Cathy Rigby, Kerris Dorsey, Jade Pettyjohn. (Scheduled to air July 14 on NBC.) Available at Wal-Mart and American Girl stores. A young girl whose dream to compete as a world class gymnast is jeopardized when she begins to have trouble in school. Inspired by the American Girl line of dolls. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). (Universal). The American Dream (aka Make a Movie Like Spike) (2012) Jamil Walker Smith, Malcolm Goodwin. Portrays the yearning wanderlust that accompanies coming-of-age young men who imagine a brighter future than they see possible in their own backyards. Before shipping off to Afghanistan, Luis and Ronald, best friends and newly-enlisted Marines, capture their few remaining days at home using a movie camera. The footage chronicles the loved ones these young soldiers will be leaving behind as they embark on a life-changing journey in a far-away place. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital Download. (Image Entertainment). Barbarella BLU-RAY DEBUT (1968) Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea, Marcel Marceau. Who can perform a zero-gravity striptease, seduce an angel and still have time to save the universe? Sexy, sultry, space adventurer Barbarella, that's who! Jane Fonda stars as the titular heroine who lands on the planet Lythion in the year 40,000. Faced with robots, monsters and evil of varying stripes, she must vanquish her enemies, all while attempting -- and failing -- to keep her skin-tight spacesuit on. Along the way she receives assistance from a variety of handsome men, each of whom receives her uninhibited appreciation. Directed by Roger Vadim (Fonda's ex-husband), "Barbarella"is a kind of sexual Alice in Wonderland of the future, replete with psychedelic set designs, far-out characters and an outrageously entertaining story set amongst the stars. (Paramount). Battle Force (2011) Scott Martin, Clint Glenn Hummel. Story of an elite fighting unit formed in 1942 -- officially named the First Special Service Force -- made up of mountain men, hunters and all around misfits, trained to scale cliffs, jump out of airplanes and kill Nazis. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital Download. (Lionsgate). Born on the Fourth of July Universal 100th Anniversary Edition (1989) Dir.: Oliver Stone; Tom Cruise, Tom Berenger, Frank Whaley, Stephen Baldwin, Kyra Sedgwick. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital Download. Extras: Commentary by Stone, "From the NBC News Archives: Backstory Born on the Fourth of July," "100 Years of Universal: The 80s," "100 Years of Universal: Academy Award Winners." (Universal). Chesty Morgan's Bosom Buddies BLU-RAY DEBUT Three James Bond spoofs featuring busty super agents, by exploitation director Doris Wishman: "Deadly Weapons" (1974), "Double Agent 73" (1974) and "The Immoral Three" (1975), Extras: (Image Entertainment/Something Weird Video). Dynasty: The Sixth Season Volume One and Volume Two (1985-86) Two four-disc sets with 30 episodes, $72.99. Formats: DVD. (Paramount). Elvira's Movie Macabre: Giant Monsters Two-disc set with four classic 'B' movies curated by the "Scream Queen": "The Giant Gila Monster" (1959), "Teenagers From Outer Space" (1959), "Attack of the Giant Leeches" (1959) and "Monster From a Prehistoric Planet" (1967); $19.98. Formats: DVD. (Entertainment One). The Forger (2012) Josh Hutcherson, Hayden Panettiere, Alfred Molina, Lauren Bacall, Dina Eastwood, Billy Boyd. Troubled, homeless 15-year-old Joshua (Josh Hutcherson) lives from hand to mouth on the streets until he arrives in artsy Carmel by the Sea, where his prodigious art skill is discovered and he is lured into the underground world of high dollar art forgery. Formats: DVD. (Big Air Studios). The French Chef: Julia Child's French Classics This special collection of six original black-and-white episodes of "The French Chef" from the 1960s brings Julia back into the kitchen to teach cooks at all levels how to prepare some of her favorite French classics: French Onion Soup, Coq au Vin and Quiche Lorraine, Chocolate Mousse, French Crepes II (Crepes with Orange Butter and Almonds; Crepes with Apples and Macaroons; Crepes Suzette) and French Tarts Apple Style. Formats: DVD, $19.99. (PBS Distribution). George Gently, Season 4 Martin Shaw is back as Inspector George Gently, a by-the-book cop from London now working in the North East of England. This corner of the country is just starting to experience the social changes sweeping the rest of 1960s Britain, but the former Scotland Yard detective finds that crime occurs here the same as anywhere else. In his meticulous manner, Gently examines the passions and planning that lead to murder, his methods more often than not offset by those of his cocky young sidekick, Sergeant John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby). Two feature-length episodes: "Goodbye China" and "Gently Upside Down." Formats: Two-disc DVD, single Blu-ray Disc, $39.99. (Acorn Media). God Bless America (2012) Dir.: Bobcat Goldthwait; Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith. Divorced, recently fired and possibly terminally ill, Frank (Murray) has had enough of the downward spiral of American culture. He sees America as overrun with cruelty, stupidity and intolerance. Finding himself with nothing to live for, he decides not to take his own life, but instead buys a gun to take out his frustration on the cruelest, stupidest, most intolerant people he can imagine -- reality television stars. On his journey, he finds an unusual accomplice in a high-school student named Roxy (Barr), who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement. Together they embark on a nation-wide assault on our country's dumbest, most irritating celebrities. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Magnolia Home Entertainment Magnet Label). Home on the Range BLU-RAY DEBUT (2004) Voices of Judi Dench, Cuba Gooding Jr. (Disney). The Horse Whisperer BLU-RAY DEBUT (1998) Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas. (Disney). The Hunter (2011 -- Australia) Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Frances O'Connor. A skilled mercenary is hired by an anonymous company to go to the island of Tasmania (off the coast of Australia) on a hunt to collect genetic material from the believed-to-be-extinct Tasmanian tiger and gets involved in unforeseen dangers. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Magnolia Home Entertainment). Jesus Henry Christ (2012) Toni Collette, Michael Sheen, Jason Spevack, Samantha Weinstein. At the age of 10, Henry James Hermin, a boy who was conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of Post-It notes in hopes of finding his biological father.Formats: DVD. Extras: Interviews. (Entertainment One). Joe + Belle (2011 -- Israel) Veronica Kedar, Sivan Levy. Things get very complicated very quickly in this dark comedy when an angst-ridden drug dealer meets a buoyant suicidal psychopath. After an outlandish accident in Tel Aviv leaves the pair of women with a body to dispose of, they embark on a madcap journey to lose the cops -- and end up finding love together in Sderot (the target of ongoing rocket attacks). Formats: DVD. (Wolfe Video). Mannix: The Seventh Season (1973-74) Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $54.99. Formats: DVD. (Paramount). Midsomer Murders, Set 20 For more than a decade, DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) has policed the murderous county of Midsomer, winning legions of fans-including the queen of England herself. In these four new, contemporary stand-alone mysteries, Barnaby investigates his final cases before leaving the denizens of Midsomer in the capable hands of his cousin, DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon). Set in England's picture-perfect but perilous Midsomer County, Set 20's episodes are available to U.S. audiences for the first time with this release. The Mysteries: "Master Class," "The Noble Art," "Not in My Back Yard" and "Fit for Murder." Formats: Four-disc DVD, $49.99; two-disc Blu-ray Disc, $59.99.. Extras: "Barnaby Through the Years" photo gallery and "Saying Goodbye to Barnaby" essay. (Acorn Meda). Phenomenon BLU-RAY DEBUT (1996) John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick. (Studio). Step Up BLU-RAY DEBUT (2006) Channing Tatum. (Disney). The Streets of San Francisco Season Three Volume One (1974-75) Three-disc set with 12 episodes, $42.99. Formats: DVD. (Paramount). The Streets of San Francisco Season Three Volume Two (1974-75) Three-disc set with 11 episodes, $42.99. Formats: DVD. (Paramount). Treasure Planet 10th Anniversary BLU-RAY DEBUT (2002) Voices of Joseph-Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson. DVD/Blu-ray disc combo. (Disney). Under the Tuscan Sun BLU-RAY DEBUT (2003) Diane Lane, Raoul Bova, Sandra Oh. (Disney). Wind Blast (2010 -- China) Wu Jing, Zhang Li, Yihong Duan, Francis Ng. Action-packed "martial arts Western" in which cold-blooded killer Zhang Ning sneaks back into China but is quickly pursued by two fierce and brutal bounty hunters, resulting in a grisly battle between the killer, bounty hunters and cops involving a flurry of gunfights, martial arts combats, car chases, equestrian acrobatics and pyrotechnic extravaganza. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Behind-the-scene featurettes. (Well Go USA). The Women of SNL (2012) Showcase reunion of the women of "Saturday Night Live," with classic sketches such as Debbie Downer, Mary Katherine Gallagher, The Lawrence Welk Show, Oprah, Bronx Beat and the Nerds as well as the work of Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin. Formats: Single-disc DVD. (Universal). | Contents/Site Map | Home | Resources | Sell-Through | Reviews | Links | E-mail: mail@onvideo.org July 2, 2012