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Adventure Time: The Complete First Season
(2010) Two-disc set with 26 episodes from the acclaimed Cartoon Network series about
a human boy and his adopted brother -- a magical dog -- who set out to become righteous adventurers in the Land of Ooo. Formats: DVD, $26.95. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, animatics, commentaries. (Warner).
Altered States BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1980) Dir.: Ken Russell; William Hurt, Blair Brown. (Warner).
American Reunion
(2012) Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Unrated version; Alternate takes, gag reel, the "Out of Control" track, "The Reunion Reunion: Re-Launching the Series," "The Best of Biggs: Hangin' With Jason B.," "Lake Bake," "Dancing With the Oz," "American Gonad-iators: The Fight Scene," "Jim's Dad," "Ouch! My Balls!" "American Reunion Yearbook," commentary with co-directors/co-writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. (Universal).
The Astronaut's Wife BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1999) Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron. (Warner).
Being Flynn
(2012) Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore, Olivia Thirlby. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download. (Universal).
Black Limousine
(2010) David Arquette, Bijou Phillips, Vivica A. Fox, Nicholas Bishop, Lin Shaye. Jack MacKenzie, once a hot Hollywood composer, has fallen on hard times. Having resorted to taking a draining job as a limo driver just to make ends meet, he's a broken man, trying to put his life back together by picking up the pieces of a shattered family and career. Battling his repressed memories, depression and addiction, Jack starts to lose control of the one thing he values most -- his mind. He must now pull himself together before something goes horribly wrong. However, in the city of dreams ... life isn't always at it seems. Formats: DVD. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
Blade II BLU-RAY DEBUT
(2002) Dir.: Guillermo del Toro; Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Thomas Kretschmann. New extras: "Blade II: Blood Brothers" featurette, commentary by Guillermo del Toro, director's notebook. (Warner).
Brainstorm BLU-RAY DEBUT
(2002) Christopher Plummer, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher. (Warner).
Butterfly Swords
(1993 -- Hong Kong) Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung. Members of an elite group of assassins loyal to the king must infiltrate a group of rebels when the group threaten to take down the empire. Formats: DVD. (Well Go USA).
Chariots of Fire BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1981) Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson. In a Blu-ray book with rare insights into the film's production and cast, including trivia and in-depth photos. In addition, there is a CD sampler featuring some of the songs from the film. Extras: New featurettes: "Paris, 1924 -- Birth of the Modern Olympics", "David Puttnam, A Cinematic Champion" and "Hugh Hudson -- Journey to the Gold"; "Wings on their Heels: The Making of Chariots of Fire"; "Chariots of Fire: A Reunion"; "Sprint Around the Quad"; "Famous Opening Shot"; commentary by Director Hugh Hudson; deleted scenes; screen tests. (Warner).
Cherry Bomb
(2011) Julin Jean, Nick Manning, John Gabriel Rodriquez. Homage to the action exploitation films of the early 1980s ("Spit On Your Grave"). When exotic dancer Cherry is attacked by a group of sleazy men in the club where she works, she vows revenge by killing them off one by one. Things start to spiral out of control when a mysterious hit man named Bull is hired to put an end to her bloody tirade. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download Extras: (Well Go USA).
Dark Nemesis (aka The Dark Knight)
(2011) Kyle Walsh, Aaron Farb, Debra Lopez. In a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by feuding warlords, a group of desperate soldiers hatch a plan to steal a Warlord's treasure and start a new life. When they are faced with the threat of horrific death at the hands of the Warlord's executioners, they escape into a desolate and forbidden land where they must fend off the Warlord's vicious assassins while defending themselves from the terrifying creatures that inhabit the land. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (MTI Home Video).
Doctor Who: Ep. 72 -- Death to the Daleks
(1974) "Death to the Daleks" and "The Krotons". Formats: DVD. (BBC/Warner).
Father Dowling Mysteries: The Second Season
(1990) Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.99. Formats: DVD. (Paramount).
Fightville
(2011) Documentary that focuses on a group of young athletes in southern Louisiana as they work toward achieving their goals of becoming professional mixed martial arts fighters.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (MPI Media Group).
The Flowers of War
(2011 -- China) Dir.: Yimou Zhang; Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Ni Ni, Tong Dawei. A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital Download,. Extras: Five-part feature length "making of" documentary. (Lionsgate).
Freak Dance
(2010) From the creative minds at the Upright Citizens Brigade. Musical, dance comedy where the sexy and wealthy Cocolonia (Megan Heyn) decides to escape her uptight mother (Amy Poehler) and learn to dance fight in the streets with the help of Funky Bunch (Michael Cassady), the leader of a local dance crew. Formats: DVD, Digital Download. Extras: (Image Entertainment).
Frequency BLU-RAY DEBUT
(2000) Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel. (Warner).
Frontline: Money, Power and Wall Street
(2012) Special four-hour investigation tells the inside story of the origins of the financial meltdown and the battle to save the global economy. Two-disc set, $29.99. Formats: DVD. (PBS Distribution).
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Series 2, Season 2
(1984) Three-disc set with 20 episodes, $29.93.
Formats: DVD. Extras: Retrospective featurette with the Hasbro Toy Team. (Shout! Factory).
The Glades Season 2
(2011) Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Formats: DVD. Extras: Extended episodes, deleted scenes, gag reel, featurettes, commentary. (Fox).
Margaret
(2011) Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Sarah Steele, Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, J. Smith-Cameron, Allison Janney, Olivia Thirlby, Kieran Culkin, Krysten Ritter, Michael Ealy. centers on a 17-year-old New York City high-school student who feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in a traffic accident that has claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right, she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course against the realities and compromises of the adult world. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. (Fox).
My House Is Full of Mirrors
(2011 -- Italy) An authorized biographical mini-series about Sophia Loren, based on the best selling book by Maria Scicolone (Loren's sister). Sophia Loren takes on a challenging role, perhaps the most difficult of her career -- playing her mother. Formats: DVD. (Vanguard Cinema).
Mysteria
(2011) Robert Miano, Danny Glover, Michael Rooker. A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script finds himself in the center of a murder investigation involving a prominent politician's wife; the events give him new inspiration for his script until he's discovers that he's being framed for the murder.
Formats: DVD. (Green Apple Entertainment).
The Note 3: Notes From the Heart Healer
(2012) Genie Francis, Ted McGinley. Third installment in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie Series "The Note." A romantic getaway for advice columnist Peyton MacGruder and husband King Danville takes an unexpected detour when an infant is abandoned at their doorstep, transforming them into temporary parents. Peyton is reminded of her secret past and relies on her journalistic instincts to uncover the baby's story. Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette. (Sony).
Outland BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1981) Sean Connery, Frances Sternhagen. (Warner).
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
(2004 -- Japan) Based on a true story, this is the sweet tale of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. The film follows Quill from the litter to his selection as a guide dog shortly after his first birthday. After training at a school for guide dogs, Quill is paired with a blind man named Watanabe who at first is reluctant to rely on him. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually win him over and they become inseparable friends. Formats: DVD,Digital Download. Extras: (Music Box Films).
Remains
(2011) Grant Bowler, Evalena Marie, Tawny Cypress, Miko Hughes, Anthony Marks, Jessica
Alexandra Green, Kevin Shea, Lance Reddick. Reno may be the “Biggest Little City in the World,” but when a "Peace Bomb" nuclear test goes awry in the Nevada desert and turns most of the population into bloodthirsty zombies, the gambling Mecca becomes the biggest zombieland of all time. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentary, short film: "Remains: Road to Reno, the Prequel," bloopers, TV Spots, Comic-Con teaser. (Shout! Factory).
Spawn Director's Cut BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1997) John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White. (Warner).
Warehouse 13: Season Three
(2011) Three-disc set with 13 episodes. Formats: DVD. Extras: Webisode series "Of Monsters and Men." (Universal).
You're Nobody Till Somebody Kills You
(2012) James McDaniel , Michael Mosle, Chance Kelly. Two New York City detectives have just been assigned to the biggest homicide case their division has ever seen: They must track down a serial killer with an appetite for some of hip-hop's biggest stars. As the detectives dive into this case, they uncover a complex web of murder, sex and money that leads them to the killer's next victim. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital Download. Extras: Commentary. (Lionsgate).
American Reunion
It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler's mom. Now they all return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they discover what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds of friendship.
Vitals: Director: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg. Stars: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 113 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $53.471 million, Universal.
Being Flynn
Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Nick Flynn (Paul Dano) is a young writer seeking to define himself. He misses his late mother, Jody (Julianne Moore), and her loving nature. But his father, Jonathan, is not even a memory, as Nick has not seen the man in 18 years. Jonathan Flynn has long defined himself as a great writer, "a master storyteller." After abandoning his wife and child, Jonathan scrapes through life on his own terms. Despite the occasional grandiose letter to his son, he has remained absent from Nick's life. Suddenly facing eviction from his apartment, Jonathan impulsively reaches out to Nick and the two come face-to-face. Vitals: Director: Paul Weitz. Stars: Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore, Olivia Thirlby. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 86 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.526 million, Universal.
Altered States
(1980)
The Astronaut's Wife
(1999)
Blade II
(2002)
Brainstorm
(2002)
Chariots of Fire
(1981)
Coma
(1978)
Frequency
(2000)
Outland
(1981)
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