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Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff
(2010) A star-studded documentary about one of the greatest Oscar-winning cinematographers to capture the beauty of such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren in such memorable classics as "The African Queen", "The Red Shoes," "Barefoot Contessa" and "Black Narcissus." This passionate documentary reveals the craft of one of cinema's most indelible image-makers, Jack Cardiff, whose career spanned more than 80 years. $24.99. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Strand Releasing).
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(2011) Katheryn Winnick, Nicholas Tucci, Kevin Pollak, Richard Short, Bruce Dern. A journalism student, with the help of her detective father and a therapist, tracks a serial killer who selects a victim and forces them to choose between horrific options. (IFC Films).
Doctor Who Classic: Paradise Towers
(1987) Episode 149 with Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor. (Warner).
Doctor Who Classic: The Sun Makers
(1977) Four-part episode featuring Tom Baker as Doctor Who. (BBC/Warner).
Dream Home
(2010 -- Hong Kong) Josie Ho. Cheng Li-sheung is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is forced to keep her dream alive -- even if it means shedding the blood of her would-be neighbors. (IFC Films).
Evil Things
(2009) Laurel Casillo, Morgan Hooper, Ryan Maslyn, Elyssa Mersdorf. Five college friends go on a birthday celebration road trip to a remote, snowy mountain house, only to disappear forever; investigators, however, discover a video left behind that reveals not a tranquil getaway but a sinister and nightmarish descent into terror. Supposed to out-scare "Paranormal Activity" as a "found-footage" creepout. (Inception Media Group).
The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2 30th Anniversary 2-Movie Collection
(1981, 2006) Available as a Three-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (one Blu-ray Disc that has both films on it, one DVD of "The Fox and the Hound," one DVD of "The Fox and the Hound 2," $39.99), and a two-disc DVD set of both films, $29.99). Extras: "The Fox and the Hound:" "Best of Friends" sing-a-long. "Passing the Baton: Making of The Fox and the Hound"; "The Fox and the Hound 2": "You Know I Will" music video, "The Making of the Music," which showcases how the songs in the film were created with Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood and others. Blu-ray Disc adds "Unlikely Friends: A Fun and Fascinating Collection of Unlikely Friendships in the Animal Kingdom." (Disney).
Hey Arnold: Season 1
(1996-97) Four-disc set with 20 episodes, $29.93. (Shout! Factory).
The Last Godfather
(2010 -- USA/South Korea) Harvey Keitel, Hyung-rae Shim, Michael Rispoli, Jason Mewes. Director Hyung Rae Shim's Mafia spoof. Mob boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel) is retiring from the family business and surprises everyone by anointing his goofy grownup love child Younggu as his successor, fomenting a struggle for power among family, friends and enemies alike. (Lionsgate).
Mars Needs Moms
(2011) Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Joan Cusack, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon, Tom Everett Scott. Available as a four-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray 2D + DVD + Digital Copy), two-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray 2D +DVD), single-Disc DVD. Extras: "Fun With Seth" featurette, "Martian 101" language featurette. Blu-ray adds extended opening; "Life on Mars: The Full Motion-Capture Experience" picture-in-picture viewing mode also lets you listen to director Simon Wells and actors Seth Green and Dan Fogler give an look into creating the movie; deleted scenes; "Flower Power" Easter Egg. Blu-ray 3D adds "Mom-Napping" (All-new 3D alternate scene of the Martian abduction of Milo's Mom.) (Disney).
M.A.S.K.: The Complete Original Series
(1985-86) Twelve-disc set with 65 episodes, $99.99. Led by multimillionaire Matt Trakker, the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand -- better known simply as M.A.S.K. -- defends the world against Miles Mayhem and his nefarious international criminal organization V.E.N.O.M.Extras: "Unmasking M.A.S.K.": retrospective interview with show writers, "Saturday Morning Krusaders": entertaining look back with loyal fans. (Shout! Factory).
Paul
(2011) Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen (the voice of Paul), Sigourney Weaver, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Bill Hader, Joe Lo Truglio, Jeffrey Tambor, Blythe Danner Available in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and DVD with theatrical and unrated versions. Extras: Bloopers; "The Evolution of Paul," an inside look at how Paul became a living, breathing alien; "Simon's Silly Faces"; "Who the Hell is Adam Shadowchild?" commentary by Greg Mottola, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Hader and Nira Park; photo galleries, storyboards and posters. Blu-ray combo adds "Between the Lightning Strikes: The Making of Paul," eight more featurettes. (Universal).
Secret Diary of a Call Girl: The Final Season
(2011) Two-disc set with eight episodes, $26.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount).
Tactical Force
(2010) Steve Austin, Michael Jai White, Keith Jardine. An LAPD SWAT team begins a routine training exercise in an abandoned hanger, but things spiral dangerously out of control when they find themselves caught in a three-way war with two rival gangs who will kill anyone who gets in their way. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Nasser Entertainment/Vivendi Entertainment).
Top Gear 16
(2010) Three-disc set with all six U.K. episodes, plus "U.S. Road Trip," "Middle East Special," outtakes, extended scenes, deleted scenes, behind the scenes. $24.95. (BBC/Warner).
Webster: Season Three
(1983-84) Four-disc set with 29 episodes, $29.93. (Shout! Factiry).
Yo Gabba Gabba: Music Makes Me Move!
(2011) The Gabba gang stars in four episodes where they start a band, learn it's okay to be different and ride on trains; $16.99. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).
Your Highness
(2011) Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Justin Theroux, Zooey Deschanel.
Rated and unrated versions. Extras: Alternate scenes, gag reel, "Damn You Gods: The Making of Your Highness," commentary with video intro by director Gordon Green, executive producer/co-writer/star Danny McBride and stars James Franco and Justin Theroux. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds Line-O-Rama, "Perverted Visions," "A Vision of Leezar," digital copy. (Universal).
Paul
Two sci-fi geeks on a pilgrimage to America's UFO heartland accidentally encounter an alien who sends them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smartass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town -- a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Nick Frost). Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship. As two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes.
Vitals: Director: Greg Mottola. Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen (the voice of Paul), Sigourney Weaver, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Bill Hader, Joe Lo Truglio, Jeffrey Tambor, Blythe Danner.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 104 min., Sci Fi Comedy, Box office gross: $37.371 million, Universal.
Your Highness
Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Thadeous (Danny McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (James Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he's settled for a life of wizard's weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious' bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux), the king gives his deadbeat son an ultimatum: Man up and help rescue her or get cut off. Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess. Joined by Isabel (Natalie Portman -- an elusive warrior with a dangerous agenda of her own -- the brothers must vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights before they can reach Belladonna. If Thadeous can find his inner hero, he can help his brother prevent the destruction of his land. Stay a slacker, and not only does he die a coward, he gets front row seats to the dawn of an all-new Dark Ages.
Vitals: Director: Gordon Green. Stars: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Justin Theroux, Zooey Deschanel.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 93 min., Action-Comedy, Box office gross: $21.557 million, Universal.
Jumping the Broom
There's a collision of worlds when two African-American families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds get together one weekend in Martha's Vineyard for a wedding. Will love be able to conquer all?
Vitals: Director: Salim Akil. Stars: Angela Basset, Mike Epps, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Julie Bowen.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 112 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $37.295 million, Sony.
Mars Needs Moms
Take out the trash, eat your broccoli -- who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Milo's quest to save his mom involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader (Mindy Sterling). With the help of a tech-savvy, underground Earthman named Gribble (Dan Fogler) and a rebel Martian girl called Ki (Elisabeth Harnois), Milo just might find his way back to his mom -- in more ways than one. Berkeley Breathed, a Pulitzer-Prize winner for his comic strip "Bloom County," is the author and illustrator of the book "Mars Needs Moms." The story was inspired by a particular moment of disagreement that took place between his son Milo and his wife. Producer-director Robert Zemeckis is a pioneer in performance-capture filmmaking. The process digitally captures the performances of the actors with computerized cameras in a full 360 degrees, allowing actors like Jim Carrey ("Disney's A Christmas Carol") and Tom Hanks to play several roles of varying ages ("Polar Express") in one film, and for 36-year-old Seth Green to portray a 9-year-old here.
Vitals: Director: Simon Wells. Stars: Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Joan Cusack, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon, Tom Everett Scott.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 88 min., Animated, Box office gross: $20.888 million, Disney.
The Battle of Algiers
(1965) (Criterion)
Dazed and Confused
(1993)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
(1982)
If ....
(1969) (Criterion)
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