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(2012) Alice Eve, Josh Peck, Brian Geraghty. On a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (IFC).
Cole Younger and the Black Train
(2012) Cody McCarver, Jerry Chesser. Western follows the life of Cole Younger from his teenage years to his criminal partnership with Jesse James. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital Download. Extras: Stills gallery. (Lionsgate).
Detention
(2011) Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Dane Cook. In this comedy-horror hybrid, a group of high school seniors must prevent themselves from becoming the victims of a slasher-movie villain terrorizing their small town of Grizzly Lake. Along the way, they encounter body-switching, time-travel, and even a human-insect hybrid. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download. Extras: "Cheat Mode: The Unbelievably Mind Melting Making of Detention" featurette, "Fight Rehearsal" featurette, "Riffing With Dane" featurette, three screen tests with Shanley Caswell, Aaron David Johnson, Yves Bright. (Sony).
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: The Complete Series
Sixteen-disc box set features nearly 40 hours of content, including all 110 episodes of "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (36 episodes), "The New Fat Albert Show" (24 episodes) and "The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (50 episodes), of which Seasons 2-4 have never before been released on DVD before.
Formats: DVD. Extras: Commentary by Cosby, documentary on the history Of Fat Albert featuring Cosby, booklet with an essay by Dr. Gordon Berry, the show's educational advisor. (SHout! Factory).
Federal Men
(1954-55) "Federal Men," which ran for five seasons (1950-55) on ABC, featured true government stories of fraud and deception.In each thrilling episode -- based on real-life cases -- "The Chief" (Walter Greaza) and his agents pursue counterfeiters, loan sharks, gamblers, bootleggers, swindlers, smugglers and confidence men. Includes 15 episodes from the fifth and final season. Formats: DVD. (Film Chest).
Forever Marilyn BLU-RAY DEBUT
Seven-disc set with "The Misfits," "Some Like It Hot," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "River of no Return," "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "How to Marry a Millionaire" and "The Seven Year Itch"; $99.98. Each title will also be released separately on single Blu-ray Discs for $24.99 each. (Fox).
4.3.2.1
(2010) Emma Roberts, Noel Clarke, Ophelia Lovibond, Tamsin Egerton, Shanika Warren-Markland, Mandy Patinkin, Eve. British crime thriller about four friends who inadvertently get involved in a diamond heist. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital Download. (Universal).
Hatfields & Mccoys
(2012) Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Matt Barr, Tom Berenger, Powers Boothe, Jena Malone, Mare Winningham. History Channel's most-watched production, and No. 1 non-sports telecast in ad supported cable television history. Bonded by their oath to the same flag, two Confederate soldiers, "Devil" Anse Hatfield (Kevin Costner) and Randall McCoy (Bill Paxton), return home seeking peace after tireless months of battle. Their expectations are quickly shattered when a murder based on misunderstandings and an illicit love affair triggers warfare between former comrades and their clans. This historic feud teeters on the brink of an all-out civil war as friends and neighbors join opposing sides in a rivalry that would ultimately shape American history. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: "I Know These Hills" music video, featuring Kevin Costner & Modern West. (Sony).
Hijacked
(2012) Randy Couture, Dominic Purcell, Tiffany Dupont, Holt McCallany, Craig Fairbrass , Vinnie Jones. A special agent's plans to reconcile with his ex-fiance are ruined when she boards a private jet that is targeted by hijackers working for the same crime lord he's chasing. With no time to inform his team, he wriggles his way aboard the aircraft and risks it all to save the love of his life. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo. (Anchor Bay).
Hindsight
(2011 -- South Korea) Kang-ho Song, Se-Kyung Shin. Once a legendary and brutal figure in organized crime, Doo-heon just wants the chance to lead a normal life and dreams of becoming a chef with his own restaurant. When a young woman, Se-bin, comes into his life, a shared passion for cooking soon becomes a romantic attraction, taking them both by surprise. But when deadly cartel politics erupt -- drawing a reluctant Doo-heon back into the violent shadows of the underworld as heir apparent -- he becomes the assassination target of former colleagues and discovers the lovely Se-bin isn't who she appears to be. Formats: DVD). Extras: Making-of and behind-the-scenes featurettes. (CJ Entertainment America).
The Jodi Picoult Collection
Three-disc set with a trio of Lifetime Movies based on the work of the best-selling author: "Salem Falls," "Plain Truth" and "The Pact," $19.95. Formats: DVD. (A&E).
La Grande Illusion BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1937) From the StudioCanal Collection comes this masterpiece of French cinema, "La Grande Illusion," directed by Jean Renoir; the film was the first foreign language film ever nominated for the Best Picture Oscar (1938). Named one of "The 100 Best Films in World Cinema" in 2010, the film stars Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich Von Stroheim, Marcel Dalio and Julien Carette. Remastered in 1080P High Definition, "La Grande Illusion" Blu-ray Disc includes comprehensive special features. During the thick of World War I, a German POW camp holds a group of French prisoners, including the aristocratic Boieldieu (Fresnay), Marechal the foreman (Gabin) and the Jewish banker Rosenthal (Dalio). The trio prepares to make their escape, but is soon moved to a seemingly impenetrable fortress.
Extras: "La Grande Illusion: Success and Controversy" by Olivier Curchod, cinema expert and Jean Renoir specialist; "The original negative of La Grande Illusion" by Natacha Laurent from la Cinematheque de Toulouse; "Restoring La Grande Illusion"; "La Grande Illusion" by Ginette Vincendeau, cinema professor and film critic; John Truby film presentation; trailers from 1937 and 1958 - Presentation of the movie by Jean Renoir. (Lionsgate).
Le Havre
(2011 -- French) In this warmhearted comic yarn from Aki Kaurismaki ("The Match Factory Girl"), fate throws the young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (Andre Wilms), a kindly bohemian who shines shoes for a living, in the French harbor city Le Havre. With inborn optimism and the support of most of his tight-knit community, Marcel stands up to the officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic French cinema of the past, especially the poetic realist works of Jean Duvivier and Marcel Carne, "Le Havre" is a charming, deadpan delight and one of the Finnish director's finest films. New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Kaurismaki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: New interview with actor Wilms; Cannes Film Festival press conference from 2011, featuring cast and crew; French television interview with Kaurismaki, Wilms, and actors Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Kati Outinen; concert footage of Little Bob, the rock group featured in the film; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sicinski. (The Criterion Collection).
LOL
(2012) Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore, Ashley Greene, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Thomas Jane, Douglas Booth, Gina Gershon. In a world connected by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Miley Cyrus stars as a teen girl navigating her way through the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship, while dodging her protective mother (Demi Moore) in this coming-of-age comedy. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD. Extras: Commentary with director Lisa Azuelos and cast members Ashley Hinshaw and Lina Esco, "The Cast of LOL" featurette, "Like Mother Like Daughter" featurette, "Lots of Love For Lisa Azuelos" featurette. (Lionsgate).
Misfits: Season One
(2009) Two-disc set with six episodes of the U.K. series, $24.98. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: "Making of Misfits," cast and crew interviews, "Simon's Films," Misfits T-shirt. (BBC Worldwide Americas).
Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIV
Four schlocky transplants from Russia, Italy and two from Japan, watched by Joel, Mike and their band of robot brothers (Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot) with a joyously irreverent stream of higher consciousness: "The Sword and the Dragon" (Russia --1956), "Samson Vs. The Vampire Women" (Mexico -- 1962) and "Fugitive Alien" and "Star Force: Fugitive Alien II" (1987)(Both Japan -- 1987). Formats: DVD, $41.98. Extras: "You Asked For It! Sandy Frank Speaks," MST hour wraps, "Life After MST3K: Frank Conniff," MST3K Shorts: "Snow Thrills" and "A Date With Your Family," "Lucha Gringo: K. Gordon Murray Meets Santo," four exclusive mini-posters by artist Steve Vance (Shout! Factory).
Scalene
(2011) Margo Martindale, Hanna Hall, Adam Scarimbolo. A perceptual thriller told from three points-of-view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother's subsequent revenge after his incarceration. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: "Perceiving Reality: The Making of Scalene." (Breaking Glass Pictures).
Surviving High School
From inappropriate crushes and bullying to racial equality and the prom, this two-disc set of Lifetime Movies tackles real-life issues for teens: "Odd Girl Out," "Augusta, Gone," "The Perfect Teacher" and "For One Night," $19.95, Formats: DVD. (A&E).
A Three Stooges Celebration
Two-disc set features more than five hours of classic Stooge-mania on two-discs, with short films, live footage of the boys from a TV show called "Camel Comedy Caravan," and the special documentary "The Three Stooges Celebration"; $9.98. Formats: DVD. (Entertainment One).
Total Recall: Mind-Bending Edition
(1990) Dir.: Paul Verhoeven; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox. New director approved, high-definition transfer from the original film negative ... just in time for the Aug. 3 release of the remake. Formats: Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download. Extras: New interview with director Paul Verhoeven, new restoration comparison, "Models and Skeletons: The Special Effects of Total Recall" featurette, commentary with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Paul Verhoeven, "Imagining Total Recall" documentary featuring behind-the-scenes interviews with the film's stars and special effects specialists, "Making of" featurette, photo gallery. (Lionsgate).
Transformers Prime -- One Shall Stand
(2012) Featuring the seven-part story arc spanning the first two seasons of the series seamlessly edited together in this special presentation produced by Hasbro Studios.
Formats: DVD. $14.97. (Shout! Factory).
We the Party
(2012) Dir.: Mario Van Peebles; Mandela Van Peebles, Simone Battle, Moises Arias, Makaylo Van Peebles, Patrick Cage II, Y.G., Mario Van Peebles, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Michael Jai White, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Snoop Dogg. In Los Angeles, five high-school friends deal with romance, money, prom, college, sex, bullies, Facebook, fitting in, standing out, and finding themselves. A portrait of contemporary youth culture. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD. (XLrator Media).
The Weight of the Nation
(2012) Three-disc set -- based on the four-part HBO documentary miniseries -- addresses the obesity epidemic in America. The package was put together by HBO and the Institute of Medicine in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes
The Whisperer in Darkness
(2011) Annie Abrams, Stephen Blackehart, Matt Lagan. Celebrated author H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale of alien horror bursts onto the screen in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s, such as "Frankenstein" and "King Kong." Professor Albert Wilmarth investigates legends of strange creatures in the remote hills of Vermont. His inquiry reveals a terrifying glimpse of the truth that lurks behind the legends. Lovecraft wrote this classic tale of alien horror in 1931. The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society adapted Lovecraft's story as a feature-length motion picture. As with their previous silent movie adaptation of Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu," the HPLHS used their Mythoscope technique to evoke the look and feel of early cinema. The production was shot on location in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts to authentically capture the actual locations depicted in the story. A cast of Los Angeles actors, including Matt Foyer and Barry Lynch, bring the sweeping period tale to dramatic life. The result is a motion picture (a talkie, no less) that expands Lovecraft's short story into the kind of thrilling cinematic experience that Lovecraft himself might have enjoyed in 1931. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Deleted scenes, interviews, trailers, more. (Microcinema).
Le Havre
An audience favorite at this year's Cannes Film Festival, "Le Havre" finds legendary Finnish director Aki Kaurismaeki ("The Match Factory Girl") working in France for the first time in nearly 20 years. In this warmhearted comic yarn, fate throws the young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (Andre Wilms), a kindly bohemian who shines shoes for a living, in the French harbor city Le Havre. With inborn optimism and the support of most of his tight-knit community, Marcel stands up to the officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic French cinema of the past, especially the poetic realist works of Jean Duvivier and Marcel Carne, "Le Havre" is a charming, deadpan delight and one of the Finnish director's finest films. New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Kaurismaki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. In French with English subtitles
Vitals: Director: Aki Kaurismaki. Stars: Blondin Miguel, Andre Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 93 min., Comedy Drama, Box office gross: $.611 million, Criterion.
Hellraiser
(1987)
Forever Marilyn
(Seven disc set with "The Misfits," "Some Like It Hot," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "River of no Return," "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "How to Marry a Millionaire" and "The Seven Year Itch"; each also available separately)
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of Health, and in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. The centerpiece of "The Weight Of The Nation" campaign is the four-part documentary series, each featuring case studies, interviews with our nation's leading experts, and individuals and their families struggling with obesity. The first film, "Consequences," examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese. The second, "Choices", offers viewers the skinny on fat, revealing what science has shown about how to lose weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain. The third, "Children In Crisis," documents the damage obesity is doing to our nation's children. The fourth film, "Challenges," examines the major driving forces causing the obesity epidemic, including agriculture, economics, evolutionary biology, food marketing, racial and socioeconomic disparities, physical inactivity, American food culture, and the strong influence of the food and beverage industry. Includes 11 bonus shorts and a 20-page booklet.
Formats: DVD, $19.97. (HBO).
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