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Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection, Set 6
Featuring three all-new movies starring David Suchet (premiering on PBS's Masterpiece Mystery! on June 19, June 26, and July 3): "Three Act Tragedy," "The Clocks" And "Hallowe'en Party," $49.99. (Acorn Media).
Arthur
(2011) Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Geraldine James, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte. Extras: Also available in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, which adds "Arthur Unsupervised" featurette, gag reel, additional scenes. (Warner). Due July 15.
Barney: 1-2-3 Learn
(2011) Barney and his friends teach pre-schoolers about shapes, numbers and letters. $14.98. Extras: "Count With Barney." (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Battle Beyond the Stars
(1980) Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, George Peppard, Darlanne Fluegel, Sybil Danning, Sam Jaffe, Jeff Corey, Morgan Woodward, Marta Kristen, Julia Duffy 30th Anniversary Special Edition. Extras: Commentary by writer John Sayles and Roger Corman; commentary by production manager Gale Anne Hurd; "The Man Who Would Be Shad": New interview with actor Richard Thomas; "Space Opera on a Shoestring": A comprehensive look at the technical challenges and post-production of the film with Aaron Lipstadt, Alec Gillis, Alex Hajdu, Allan Holzman, R.J. Kizer, Robert & Dennis Skotak, Thom Shouse and Tony Randel; trailer, TV and radio spots. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Shout! Factory).
Brother's Justice
(2010) Dax Shepard, Tom Arnold, Bradley Cooper, Ashton Kutcher, Jon Favreau. In an attempt to shake up his career, actor Dax Shepard makes the decision to abandon comedy in pursuit of his true dream: to become an internationally-renown martial arts star. Without any formal martial arts training, or any real funding for his "blockbuster" action movie script, Dax enlists the help of his buddies, and together they work towards Dax's true passion while facing rejection at every turn. With maniacal conviction, Dax journeys on a bizarre path that becomes increasingly nonsensical and destructive, all at the expense and exploitation of his personal and professional relationships. Available on DVD and in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Extras: Dax Shepard and Bradley Cooper interviews, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette, photo gallery. (Well Go USA).
Damages: Complete Third Season
(2010) Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $45.99. Extras: Cast and creator commentaries, deleted scenes, blooper reel, behind-the-scenes featurette, more. (Sony).
Damnation Alley
(1977) George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield, Jackie Earle Haley. The world is devastated by a nuclear holocaust, causing the Earth to tilt on its axis and bringing vast meteorological chaos. As the weather stabilizes, mutated insects start to emerge, preying on the survivors. The surviving crew at a U.S. Air Force bomb shelter in the Mojave Desert picks up radio signals coming from Albany. The commander, Major Eugene Denton (George Peppard), unveils two armored vehicles he has constructed and announces a plan to cross "Damnation Alley," the hundred-mile-wide strip between areas of radiation hazard, to join the survivors. The journey is beset by giant mutated cockroaches, storms and crazed survivalists, making for some hair-raising escapes in this post-apocalyptic thriller. "Damnation Alley" has been out-of-print on VHS for several years. causing passionate fans to highly anticipate its debut on DVD and Blu-ray. Extras: Commentary by producer Paul Maslansky; "Survival Run," a look at the challenges of adapting the celebrated novel with co-screenwriter Alan Sharp; "Road to Hell," producer Jerome Zeitman details the process of making the film and the difficulties it encountered along the way; "Landmaster Tales, a detailed examination of the now-famous Landmaster Vehicle from the film with stunt coordinator and car designer Dean Jeffries. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Shout! Factory).
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
(2010) David Carradine, Corey Landis, Amy Rasimas, Rib Hillis. A mad scientist meddling with the laws of nature deep within the secret island laboratory of an unscrupulous biotech corporation turns his attention from mutating fruits and vegetables to alligators, crocodiles and dinosaurs. When two of his most terrifying creations get loose on the tropical island paradise, their ravenous appetite for scientists, tourists, mercenaries and swimsuit models keeps growing. Extras: Commentary by producer Roger Corman and director Jay Andrews. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay).
Doctor Who: The Awakening -- Episode 132
(1984) Classic Doctor Who, digitally remastered, starring Peter Davison. $24.98. (BBC/Warner).
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters -- Episode 25
(1966) Classic Doctor Who, digitally remastered, with William Hartnell. $24.98. (BBC/Warner).
Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Party Pack
(2011) Three-disc box set: "Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure," "Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta" and "Dora the Explorer: It's A Party!" Includes a Dora and Diego cake recipe card (while supplies last). $24.99. Extras: "Dora's Big Birthday DVD Game," "Dora's Super Silly Search Game," "Dora's Present Search," "Nicktrition Tips for Parents," Baby Nick Jr. music video. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).
ER: The Complete Fifteenth Season
(2008-09) Five-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.98. (Warner).
Insidious
(2011) Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Andrew Astor, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Ruben Pla, Heather Tocquigny, John Henry Binder. Extras: "Horror 101: The Exclusive Seminar" featurette, "On Set With Insidious" featurette, "Insidious Entities" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
The Lincoln Lawyer
(2011) Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Pena, Bob Gunton, Frances Fisher, Bryan Cranston, William H. Macy. Extras: "Making the Case: Creating the Lincoln Lawyer" featurette, "Michael Connelly: At Home on the Road" featurette, "One on One With McConaughey and Connelly," deleted scenes. Also available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. (Lionsgate).
Maneater
(2009) Dean Cain, Stephen Lunsford, Nicole Moore, Shea Curry. A former FBI profiler, now a sheriff of a small town and a single parent of a high school aged daughter, begins to profile a series of unexplained murders only to learn that the monster he's profiling may be himself. (Entertainment One).
MI-5: Volume 9
(2010) Three-disc set with nine episodes, $39.98. (BBC/Warner)
Miral
(2011) Dir.: Julian Schnabel; Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave. Extras: Deleted scenes; "The Making of Miral" featurette; a studio tour with Julian Schnabel; filmmaker Q&A; and an commentary by director Julian Schnabel and producer Jon Kilik. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Weinstein Co./Anchor Bay).
Rango
(2011) Dir.: Gore Verbinski' Voices of Johnny Depp, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Nighy, Claudia Black, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Root, Beth Grant, Kym Whitley.Extras: Theatrical and extended version, commentary, "Real Creatures of Dirt," deleted scenes. Also available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, which adds "Breaking the Rukes: Making Animation History," storyboard reel: picture in picture. (Paramount). Due July 15.
[REC] 2
(2010 -- Spain) Sequel to the international smash hit that inspired the film "Quarantine." Picks up 15 minutes after the first film, back in the quarantined apartment building where a terrifying virus runs rampant. What medics and SWAT team find inside lies beyond the scope of medical science -- a demonic nightmare more terrifying than they could possibly imagine.Extras: Deleted and extended scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, a walkthrough of the set,"REC 2 on Tour," "Sitges Film Festival" featurette. (Sony).
Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode III
(2010) Adult Swim feature. Extras: Commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Burt Lancaster
"Local Hero," "Seven Days in May," "Executive Action," "The Flame and the Arrow"; $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Elizabeth Taylor
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Father of the Bride," "Butterfield 8," "The Sandpiper"; $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Shakespeare
"A Midsummer's Night's Dream," "Othello," "Romeo and Juliet," "Antony and Cleopatra"; $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Literary Romance
"Little Women," "Pride and Prejudice," "Madame Bovary," "Anna Karenina"; $27.92. (Warner).
The Third Wave
(2007) After the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, four independent volunteers raced off to Sri Lanka to see if they could help. With little money or experience they arrived in the main city, meeting each other by fate. They rented a van, filled it with supplies and drove off along the coast. They stumbled into Peraliya, a tribal village devastated by a 40 foot tsunami wave, which left more than 2,500 people dead. The volunteers set up a first aid station and quickly found themselves in charge of a refugee camp caring for over 3,000 people. What was originally a two-week journey spiraled into a year-long odyssey of hope, heartbreak and setbacks as the villagers slowly began to rise up against them when the world’s donated tsunami money never materialized. The volunteers broke every rule in the "Disaster Aid Book" and out of the rubble an entire village was re-born. Documenting their own efforts, Alison Thompson & Oscar Gubernati present an in-depth look at the heartbreak, the joy, and the astonishing impact behind their diligent crusade. In the end the message is clear -- the only element needed for volunteerism is the drive and the determination in your heart. Presented by Sean Penn and Executive produced by Morgan Spurlock and Joe Amodei. (Virgil Films & Entertainment).
Thomas & Friends: Thomas in Charge
(2011) Four new adventures with Thomas and his railroad friends on the Island of Sodor: the title episode plus "Henry's Good Deeds," "O the Indignity" and "A Blooming Mess." $14.98. Extras: "Thomas' Track Trivia Game." (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
ThunderCats: The Original Series Season 1, Part 1
(1985) Two-disc set with 12 episodes, $19.97. Extras:"Feel the Magic, Hear the Roar" fan featurette. (Warner).
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
(2010 -- Thailand) A unique tale of a man embracing life's greatest mystery. Choosing to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside, Boonmee is visited by his dead wife (a ghost) and his lost son (a strange hairy beast with red glowing eyes) who come to guide him to his final resting place, a cave where his first soul began. With a wry sense of humor and a humanist spirit, "Uncle Boonmee," one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, is a magical tale of reincarnation, karma and nature. Extras: Interview with director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds "A Letter to Uncle Boonmee," the short film that inspired the feature. (Strand Releasing).
Waking Madison
(2010) Elisabeth Shue, Sarah Roemer, Will Patton, Imogen Poots, Taryn Manning, Frances Conroy. A woman suffering from Disassociative Identity Disorder tries to piece her life back together and begins to videotape herself on a daily basis; her shrink fights to aid her in her effort to discern the real people in her life from those conjured up by her disorder. Extras: Cast and crew interviews, commentary by director Katherine Brooks, more. (Entertainment One).
Women in Prison Triple Feature
Two-disc set with "Chained Heat" (1983, uncut, remastered, starring Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning, Tamara Dobson and Stella Stevens); "Red Heat" (1985, starring Linda Blair and Sylvia Kristel); "Jungle Warriors" (1984, starring Sybil Danning, Nina Van Pallandt and John Vernon). (Mr. Skin/Panik House Entertainment/CAV Distributing).
Yo Gabba Gabba: Party in a Box
(2011) Three-DVD box set with "Birthday Boogie," "Clubhouse" and "Dancey Dance Bunch" explores everything from animals and new foods to birthdays and dress-up. Special guests include Erykah Badu, The Ting Tings, and Elijah Wood. Each disc includes four episodes. $24.99. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).
The Lincoln Lawyer
Matthew McConaughey stars as Michael "Mick" Haller, a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime: Defending a rich Beverly Hills playboy (Ryan Phillippe) who is accused of attempted murder. What initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money pay-off swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller.
Vitals: Director: Brad Furman. Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Pena, Bob Gunton, Frances Fisher, Bryan Cranston, William H. Macy.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: R, 119 min., Drama, Box office gross: $56.1 million, Lionsgate.
Insidious
Terrifying story of a family who, shortly after moving, discover that dark spirits have possessed their home and that their son has inexplicably fallen into a coma. Trying to escape the haunting and save their son, they move again only to discover that it was not their house that was haunted.
Vitals: Director: James Wan. Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Andrew Astor, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Ruben Pla, Heather Tocquigny, John Henry Binder.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 103 min., Horror, Box office gross: $52.4 million, Sony.
Miral
Story of a Palestinian girl coming of age amidst the war zone of the Israeli-Arab conflict -- unflinchingly told through the perspective of Miral (Pinto) herself. Following the death of her troubled mother, Miral's father is forced to entrust her to the orphanage of Hind Husseini. Hind's commitment to peace through education has a profound impact on the maturing young woman, and Miral's epic journey to self-esteem and social consciousness proves both harrowing and hopeful as she's torn between resistance and education as separate paths to political change.
Vitals: Director: Julian Schnabel. Stars: Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 112 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.371 million, The Weinstein Co./Anchor Bay.
Rango
An original animated comedy-adventure that takes moviegoers for a hilarious and heartfelt walk in the Wild West. The story follows the comical, transformative journey of Rango (Johhny Depp), a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet who accidentally gets separated from his owners and winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt -- a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures. The less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out and is welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for: a new Sheriff to fend off the bad guys terrorizing the town. Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt as he uncovers a nefarious scheme by a greedy landowner to control the town's water supply. In a blaze of action-packed situations and encounters with outrageous characters, Rango starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be. It'd kind of like 'Chinatown' meets 'The Lion King.' There's so many homages to Westerns that we don't even know how to begin to list them: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," "High Plains Drifter," "High Noon" and "Cat Ballou" as well as nods to the aforementioned "Chinatown," "Apocalypse Now" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." And Hans Zimmer's score is a definite nod to Ennio Morricone.
Vitals: Director: Gore Verbinski. Stars: Voices of Johnny Depp, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Nighy, Claudia Black, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Root, Beth Grant, Kym Whitley.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 107 min., Animated, Box office gross: $120.8 million, Paramount.
Battle Beyond the Stars
(1980)
Naked
(1993) (Criterion)
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