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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases

Tuesday, September 4 -- Monday, September 10

All DVD Releases

  • Safe

    photo A second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts circuit, Luke Wright (Jason Statham) lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change ... until the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of him, the Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute, haunted by guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be watched, and anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed. But when he witnesses a frightened 12-year-old Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, Luke impulsively jumps to action -- and straight into the heart of a deadly high-stakes war. Mei, he discovers, is no ordinary girl, but an orphaned math prodigy forced to work for the Triads as a counter. He discovers she holds in her memory a priceless numerical code that the Triads, the Russian mob and a corrupt faction of the NYPD will kill for. Realizing he's the only person Mei can trust, Luke tears a swath through the city's brutal underworld to save an innocent girl's life -- and perhaps even redeem his own. Vitals: Director: Boaz Yakin. Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount, Chris Sarandon. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 94 min., Action Thriller, Box office gross: $17.120 million, Lionsgate. 3 stars


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  • The Five-Year Engagement

    photo Jason Segel and Emily Blunt star as an engaged couple who keep getting tripped up on their long walk down the aisle. Tom and Violet seem destined to live happily ever after, but as one comedic delay follows another, everyone starts to wonder: can they survive the engagement? Vitals: Director: Nicholas Stoller. Stars: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, David Paymer. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 124 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $28.644 million, Universal. 2 stars

  • Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

    In this dramatic thriller, shot on location in New Orleans, a husband (Blair Underwood) and wife (Sharon Leal) find themselves in the midst of a crisis after their young daughter is kidnapped. The couple must race against time to find their child, who is believed to have been abducted by a serial killer who symbolically murders his victims "On the 7th Day." During their desperate search, a series of deep, dark, damaging secrets unveil a troubling past, putting the marriage and their futures in jeopardy. Vitals: Director: Neema Barnette. Stars: Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie, Clyde Jones, Pam Grier, Jaqueline Fleming, T.D. Jakes. 2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 101 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.082 million, Codeblack Entertainment. 2 stars






    Blu-ray Debuts

  • Killer Klowns From Outer Space

    (1988)
  • Mad Monster Party

    (1967)
  • Mother's day

    (1980)
  • Re-Animator

    (1985)
  • Sixteen Candles

    (1984)
  • Umberto D.

    (1952)
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    All DVD Releases

    Adventures of the Wilderness Family Trilogy (1975 -- TV) A modern day family becomes bored with the hassles of the city life in Los Angeles and moves to the Rocky Mountains. Family film endorsed by the Dove Foundation. Formats: DVD. (Lionsgate).

    Attack of the Herbals (2011) Calum Booth, Steve Worsley, Liam Matheson, Claire McCulloch, Richard Currie. When a mysterious crate of exotic tea washes ashore near a tiny fishing village, the locals find that the contents make an addictive herbal tea that turns the villagers into kill-crazy zombies. Formats: DVD. Extras: Making-of featurette. (MTI Home Video).

    Bored to Death: The Complete Third Season (2011) Eight episodes. Formats: DVD, $39.98; Blu-ray Disc, $49.99. Extras: Deleted scenes, outtakes, "Inside the Episodes," commentaries. (HBO).

    Criminal Minds: The Seventh Season (2011-12) Six-disc set with 23 episodes, $64.99. Formats: DVD. Extras: "Seven Stories" from the Seventh Season, "Mind's Eye" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Wedding Toast" video featurette, "Fireside Chat With Matthew Gray Gubler," "Wheels Up" music video, gag reel, deleted scenes, cast commentary. (CBS/Paramount).

    8:46 (2011) In "8:46" (named for the time the first hijacked plane slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001), actress and first-time director Jennifer Gargano ("The Sopranos") follows the lives of an ensemble of diverse characters living in New York, New Jersey and the vicinity. Beginning on September 10, the movie reveals lives both ordinary and extraordinary -- people falling in or out of love, facing heartache or basking in success, coping with illness or looking toward a bright future -- and then we see what fate holds in store for them on the following day, when nearly 3,000 innocent people would be killed. Seamlessly blending actual news footage from 9/11 into these fictional stories, director Gargano creates an unforgettable tableau of the day that changed the world forever. Formats: DVD. (Virgil Films).

    The Five-Year Engagement (2012) Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, David Paymer. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Commentary by director-writer-producer Nicholas Stoller, producer Rodney Rothman, writer-star Jason Segel, and stars Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt and Alison Brie; deleted, extended and alternative scenes; gag reel; line-o-rama; experiment o-rama; "Weird Winton" bizarre chants, poses and mannerisims, with Segel, Blunt and Rhys Ifans. Blu-ray adds three documentaries; "Gonorrhea Trouble"; "Top Chef: Alex Eilhauer." (Universal).

    For the Love of Money (2011) Yehuda Levi, Delphine Chaneac, Joshua Bitton, Jeffrey Tambor, Jonathan Lipnicki, Edward Furlong, Oded Fehr, Paul Sorvino and, James Caan. Based on a true story about Izek, who leaves his old, seedy, gangster filled lifestyle to start over with his family. After relocating to Los Angeles, it isn't long before the world of crime that he tried to escape finds him. Threatened by a dangerously temperamental gangster, his criminal cousin and a drug lord, Izek finds making a fresh start almost impossible. As those close to him fall victim to the promises of quick money by way of the gun, violence surrounds him until he has no choice but to confront it. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Lionsgate).

    Frank Capra: The Early Collection Box set of five 1930s pre-code Capra classics coming to DVD for the first time, put together by Turner Classic Movies, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and The Film Foundation. The set includes re-mastered editions of "Rain or Shine" (1930), and four early collaborations between Capra and his legendary leading lady, Barbara Stanwyck: "Ladies of Leisure" (1930), "The Miracle Woman" (1931), "Forbidden" (1932) and "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" (1933). Formats: DVD. Extras: Video introductions by TCM host Robert Osborne and filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard and Michel Gondry; audio commentaries by film historians Jeanine Basinger and Jeremy Arnold; production stills; behind-the-scenes photos; lobby cards; movie posters; more. (TCM Vault Collection: http://shop.tcm.com).

    Fringe: The Complete Fourth Season (2011-12) Six-disc set with 22 episdoes. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: "A World Without Peter," "The Observers," "Beyond the Fringe (Comic Book)," Peter Bishop audition tapes, gag reel, deleted scenes. Blu-ray adds "The Scientist Roundtable," "Fringe Decoded." (Warner).

    The Garfield Show: Holiday Extravaganza (2012) Six new holiday-themed episodes. Formats: DVD. (Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment).

    The Good Wife: The Third Season (2011-12) Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $64.99. Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scenes, "The Good Wife: A New Beginning" featurette, "Sexual Harassment" video, "A Bi-Coastal Affair" featurette, "Research & Development" behind-the-scenes production featurette, "Alicia Florrick at a Crosroads" featuette. (CBS/Paramount).

    Grey's Anatomy: Complete Eighth Season (2011-12) Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $45.99. Formats: DVD. (ABC/Disney).

    Grounded For Life: The Complete Series (2001-05) Thirteen-disc set with all five seasons, $44.98. Formats: DVD. (Mill Creek Entertainment).



    The Guest House (2012) Ruth Reynolds, Madeline Merritt, Tom McCafferty. Before leaving for college, a recently dumped goth girl's life changes forever when she falls in love with a smart and professional college grad who is staying in the family's guest house. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital Download. (Wolfe Video).

    Harry Potter Wizard's Collection New limited and numbered 31-disc collection features all previously released content plus five hours of never-before-seen exclusive material, with all eight movies in Blu-ray and DVD as well as UltraViolet digital copies (and with " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 and Part 2" in 2D and 3D). Packaged in a gift box measuring 12-3/4” x 10-9/16” x 11-1/4” and weighing 19 lbs, with eight must-have pieces of collectible movie memorabilia. Read the complete press release. (Warner).

    Haven: The Complete Second Season (2011) Four-disc set with 13 episodes. Formats: DVD, $44.98; Blu-ray Disc, $49.98. Extras: "Silent Night" Christmas episode, commentaries, six making-of featurettes, five behind-the-scenes featurette, more. (Entertainment One).

    High School (2010) Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis, Sean Marquette, Matt Bush, Colin Hanks, Yeardley Smith. A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test; knowing he'll fail, he concocts a plan to get the entire graduating class to face the same fate, and fail. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentary with executive producer/writer/director John Stalberg Jr., deleted scenes. (Anchor Bay).

    Holy Flying Circus (2012) Re-imagines the controversy surrounding Monty Python's 1979 film, "Life of Brian," which was greeted with widespread outcry and accusations of blasphemy. Matters reached a head when Michael Palin (played by Charles Edwards) and John Cleese (played by Darren Boyd) agreed to take part in a BBC talk show about "Life of Brian" with a Church of England bishop and a staunchly Catholic broadcaster. The ensuing TV debate put the Pythons in their most absurd role yet: the voice of reason. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: "Making of the Holy Flying Circus" phonotrope, deleted scenes, outtakes, production stills.(Acorn Media).

    How to Make It in America: The Complete Second Season (2011) Two-disc set with eight episodes. Formats: DVD, $39.98; Blu-ray Disc, $49.99. Extras: "3 Days Downtown" featurette, "Inside the Series," commentaries. (HBO).

    Hung: The Complete Third Season (2011) Two-disc set with 10 episodes. Formats: DVD, $39.98; Blu-ray Disc, $49.99. Extras: Four featurettes: "Hung: Inside the Series," "Pimpin' Ain't Easy," "Wellness Center Walkthrough" and "Where is Henry Ford?"; alternate endingfor the season finale; deleted scenes; commentaries. (HBO).

    Jeepers Creepers BLU-RAY DEBUT (2001) Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck, Patricia Belcher. Extras: Director's cameo, commentary by director Victor Salva, "Behind the Peepers -- The Making of Jeepers Creepers," deleted and extended scenes, photo gallery -- "Last Looks," original theatrical trailer. (Fox).

    Jolene: A Life -- Director's Cut (2008) Jessica Chastain, Dermot Mulroney, Chazz Palminteri, Rupert Friend , Michael Vartan, Denise Richards. A teenage orphan spends 10 years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak. Based on E.L. Doctorow's story, "Jolene: A Life." Formats: DVD.(Entertainment One).

    Killer Klowns From Outer Space BLU-RAY DEBUT (1988) Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon. Extras: Commentary with the Chiodo Brothers; five featurettes: "The Making of Killer Klowns," "Komposing Klowns," "Visual Effects with Gene Warren, Jr.," "Kreating Klowns," "Chiodo Brothers' Earliest Films"; two deleted scenes; bloopers; original theatrical trailer. (Fox).

    Last Will (2010) Tatum O'Neal, Tom Berengr, Peter Coyote, James Brolin. An affluent woman is framed for the murder of her husband and faces a mountain of evidence stacked against her. Undeterred, she begins to put the pieces of the true story together. (Green Apple Entertainment).

    The Legend of 1900 (1998) Dir.: Giuseppe Tornatore; Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Bill Nunn, Clarence Williams III. Based on a dramatic monologue by Italian novelist Alessandro Baricco, "The Legend of 1900" marks the first English language film for director Giuseppe Tornatore. An extraordinary tale of a virtuoso musician born at sea on the SS Virginian and named for the year in which he was born. 1900 grows up in a charmed world of stormy gales and swaying decks, and lives his life at sea, playing the piano and becoming a legend to the "outside" world he is forever afraid to enter. First time on DVD in the U.S. Formats: DVD. (Warner).

    Mad Monster Party BLU-RAY DEBUT (1967) Voices of Boris Karloff, Phyllis Diller. Baron Von Frankenstein has decided to retire as the head of the Worldwide Organization of Monsters. But first, he must inform the other monsters about his plans. How to deliver the news? How else -- through a Mad Monster Party. Von Frankenstein's guests include a who's who of Halloween favorites, including the Werewolf, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Mummy, the Invisible Man and more. Extras: "Mad Monster Party: Making of a Cult Classic" featurette, "Groovy Ghouls: The Music of Mad Monster Party" featurette, "It's Sheer Animagic! Secrets of Stop-Motion Animation" featurette, two bonus sing-along tracks for kids of all ages, trailer. (Lionsgate).

    The Magic School Bus: The Complete Series Eight-disc set with all 52 episodes, $79.95. Features a striking 3D lenticular cover with new artwork that makes the vibrant characters leap off the page, the collectible thin-pack set also includes a guide for kids with teasers, trivia and experiments, plus a Parents' Guide with lessons and learning options. Formats: DVD. (Scholastic Media/New Video).

    The Magic School Bus: Blast Off! From Sea to Space Three-disc set with 12 episodes, $24.95. Formats: DVD. (Scholastic Media/New Video).

    The Magic School Bus: Field Trip Fun and Games Three-disc set with 12 episodes, $24.95. Formats: DVD. (Scholastic Media/New Video).

    The Magic School Bus Singles "The Human Body" (Science topics include digestion and body mechanics), "Super Star Power" (science topics include stars and cells), "Takes a Dive" (Science topics include coral reefs and tidal zones) and "Takes Flight" (Science topics include weather and flying). Formats: DVD. (Scholastic Media/New Video).

    Mother's Day BLU-RAY DEBUT (1980) Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Tiana Pierce, Frederick Coffin, Michael McCleery, Beatrice Pons. The cult classic remastered. Three young women are abducted by homicidal momma's boys Ike and Addley while camping. Ike and Addley are goaded by their "Mother" into violent and graphic acts of torture against the three women. While doing everything to stay alive, the three women muster the courage to escape, and serve their maniacal abductors some old-fashioned justice. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentary, behind-the-scenes footage, new featurette with genre favorite Eli Roth. (Anchor Bay).

    The Musical Brain (2012) Inspired by Dr. Daniel Levitin's book, "This is Your Brain on Music," international recording superstar Sting agreed to put his own musical brain to the test to find out how various types of music -- complex and simple -- affect him, on an emotional and a physical level. Also features interviews with Michael Buble, Feist and Wyclef Jean. Formats: DVD, $24.99. (PBS Distribution).

    My Sucky Teen Romance (2012) Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Lauren Lee, Lauren Vunderink. Tired of girls their age swooning over sparkling vampires, highschoolers Kate and Allison attend the weekend SpaceCON, where they're determined to be swept off their feet by real men. Little do they know an actual bloodsucker has turned local grocery store clerks Paul and Cindy into real-life vampires. And soon after Kate falls for a boy at the con, she's accidentally bitten and turned into one of the undead. Luckily for the lovestruck Kate, Paul has fallen for her too -- and with the help of their friends, this bunch will do anything they can to reverse the curse. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (MPI/Dark Sky Films).

    Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation -- Volume One (1997) Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $19.93. Formats: DVD. (Shout! Factory).

    The Office: Season Eight (2011-12) Five-disc set with 23 episodes. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Extended episodes, deleted scenes, webisodes, Football Championship promos, more. (Universal).



    Person of Interest: The Complete First Season (2011-12) Six-disc set with 23 episodes, $59.98. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: The original broadcast pilot with producer commentary, an extended (unaired) pilot with producer commentary, gag reel, "Living in an Age of Surveillance" featurette. (Warner).

    The Pinochet Case (2001) This investigation of the Spanish charges against General Augusto Pinochet is an essential part of filmmaker Patricio Guzman's career-long exploration of Chilean history since Salvador Allende's 1973 election and the bloody coup -- led by Pinochet and aided by the U.S. government -- that followed. In September 1998, Pinochet flew to London on a pleasure trip, and shortly thereafter began experiencing back pain and underwent an operation in a London Clinic. Upon waking from surgery, he was arrested by the London police. The case against Pinochet had begun in Spain two years before his arrest. "The Pinochet Case" explores how a small group of people in Madrid laid the groundwork for this incredible feat -- catching a dictator 25 years after his rise to power, making him the first to be humbled by the international justice system since the Nuremberg trials. When Pinochet finally returned to Chile, he faced 200 accusations of crimes, this time in Chilean courts. Eventually the Chilean Supreme Court also stripped him of his immunity, and on January 29, 2001, Judge Juan Guzman placed Pinochet under house arrest. $24.98. Formats: DVD. (Icarus Films Home Video).

    Piranha 3DD (2011) Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, David Koechner, Chris Zylka, Katrina Bowden, Gary Busey, Christopher Lloyd, David Hasselhoff. After the terror unleashed on Lake Victoria in "Piranha 3D," the prehistoric school of bloodthirsty piranhas are back and this time, no one is safe from the flesh-eating fish as they sink their razor-sharp teeth into the visitors of summer's best attraction, The Big Wet Water Park. Packed with ferocious flesheaters and scantily-clad young victims. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay).

    Pokemon DP: Sihhoh League Victors Set 3 (2011) Tw0-disc set, $19.99. Formats: DVD. (VIZ Media).

    Quick (2011 -- South Korea) Min-ki Lee, Ye-won Kang, In-kwon Kim. A former motorcycle gang member who now earns his living as a bike messenger makes a delivery to an office building, which then blows up. Never suspecting he could have anything to do with the disaster, he moves on to his next job -- which involves escorting a girl group singer to a TV station. As she puts his helmet on, a timer mechanism is triggered, a countdown clock appears, and he gets a call from a stranger telling him that the helmet is booby-trapped and will blow up if he fails to make a series of deliveries within a fixed time limit. With the police hot on his trail, he races to complete the deliveries and stop the timer on the helmet. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. Extras: "Making-of" featurette. Blu-ray adds CGI featurette, stunt featurette. (Shout! Factory).

    Re-Animator BLU-RAY DEBUT (1985) Dir.: Stuart Gordon; Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson. Extras: "Re-Animator Resurrectus" documentary, commentary by director Stuart Gordon, commentary by producer Brian Yuzna and actors Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton and Robert Sampson, interview with Gordon and Yuzna, interview with writer Dennis Paoli, interview with composer Richard Band, music discussion with composer Richard Band, interview with Fangoria Magazine editor Tony Timpone, deleted and extended scenes, theatrical trailer, TV spots. Also available on DVD. (Image Entertainment).

    R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Volume 1 and Volume 2 (2010-11) Each volume contains five fiendishly delightful episodes from the kids series, $14.97 each. Formats: DVD. Extras: "Behind the Screams" of select episodes. (Shout! Factory).

    Roseanne -- Season Five (1992-93) Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $14.98. Formats: DVD. (Mill Creek Entertainment).

    Roseanne -- Season Six (1993-94) Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $14.98. Formats: DVD. (Mill Creek Entertainment).

    Sacrifice (2010 -- China) Dir.: Chen Kaige; Ge You, Wang Xue-Qi, Fan Bing-Bing, Zhang Feng-Yi, Huang Xiaoming. Written and directed by Kaige ("Farewell My Concubine") and set during the opulent Yuan Dynasty in the 5th century B.C., this epic is the story of a newborn prince whose entire family, the Zhao clan, is wiped out by a rival general who ruthlessly seizes the throne. The faithful doctor who delivered the baby secretly raises the child as his own and devise his own plot for revenge and makes the cold-blooded General, Tu Angu, the boy's godfather, allowing the would-be-King to infiltrate the royal palace as a guest. When the boy becomes a man, he must choose between two fathers, while the destiny of a nation rests with his decision. Formats: DVD. (Indomina Releasing).

    Safe (2012) Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount, Chris Sarandon. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital Download. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Boaz Yakin, "Cracking Safe" featurette, "Criminal Battleground" featurette, "The Art of the Gunfight" featurette. (Lionsgate).

    Sixteen Candles BLU-RAY DEBUT (1984) Dir.: John Hughes; Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Paul Dooley, John Cusack, Jami Gertz, Joan Cusack, Gedde Watanabe. (Universal).

    Storytime With Spot (2012) Five stories plus two bonus stories, $9.97. Formats: DVD. (BBC Home Entertainment).

    That '70s Show -- Season Five (2002-03) Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $14.98. Formats: DVD. Extras: Episode promos, "A '70s Flashback: Interview with Wilmer "A '70s Flashback": Interview with Danny, Season 5 highlights. (Mill Creek Entertainment).

    That '70s Show -- Season Six (2003-04) Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $14.98. Formats: DVD. Extras: Episode promos, "Six Minutes of Season Six," "A 70s Flashback": Featurette about Debra Jo Rupp and the Kitty character, "A 70s Flashback": Kurtwood Smith. (Mill Creek Entertainment).

    Titanic BLU-RAY DEBUT (1997) Dir.: James Cameron; Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Bernard Hill, David Warner. A four-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo (with digital copy), a four-disc 3D Blu-ray set and a two-disc DVD version. Both Blu-ray sets feature more than 2 1/2 hours of new bonus footage, including a fascinating in-depth photo exploration of the film with Cameron, as well as new National Geographic documentary footage that further probes the mysteries of why and how the "unsinkable" ship sank. The sets also boast previously released special features including 30 deleted scenes, over 60 behind-the-scenes featurettes, a look at the groundbreaking visual effects, over 2,000 photos, three commentaries and much, much more. The two-disc DVD set comes with deleted scenes and digital download. Breakdown: Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack: Disc 1 (Blu-ray): Hi-def version of the film. with commentary by director James Cameron, cast and crew commentary, historical commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall. Disc 2 (DVD) and Disc 3 (DVD): Feature film in standard definition. Disc 4 (Blu-ray): Documentaries: "Reflections on Titanic," "Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (deleted scenes with commentary by James Cameron, behind-the-scenes featurettes, construction timelapse, Deep Dive presentation, "$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey" -- the Titanic crew video, videomatics, visual effects, music video: "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion, trailers, TV Spots, still galleries), "Titanic Scriptment" by James Cameron, storyboard sequences, production artwork, photographs, Ken Marshall's painting gallery, concept posters and one sheets, "By the Numbers," Bibliography, "Titanic" Parodies. Four-Disc 3D Blu-ray: Discs 1 and 2: 3D version of the film. Discs 3 and 4: Same as Disc 1 and 4 in the Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Two-Disc DVD: Disc 1 (DVD): Feature film in standard definition (Part 1). Disc 2 (DVD): Feature film in standard definition (Part 2), deleted scenes with commentary by James Cameron. (Paramount/Fox).

    Tom & Jerry: Tricks & Treats (2012) Showcases 20 Tom and Jerry cartoons plus two bonus cartoons. Formats: DVD, $19.97. (Warner).

    Touchback (2011) Brian Presley, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Blucas, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti. A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay Films).

    Two Broke Girls (2011) Twenty-four episodes, Formats: Three-disc DVD: $44.98, two-disc Blu-ray: $54.97, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, unaired scenes. (Warner).

    Umberto D. BLU-RAY DEBUT (1952) This neorealist masterpiece by Vittorio De Sica follows the daily life of an elderly pensioner as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic recovery. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto is determined to maintain his dignity in a city where human kindness seems to have been swallowed up by the forces of modernization. His simple quest to satisfy his most fundamental needs -- ­food, shelter, companionship­ -- makes for one of the most heartbreaking stories ever filmed, and an essential classic of world cinema. High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Extras: "That's Life: Vittorio De Sica," a 55-minute documentary made for Italian television in 2001; video interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio from 2003; booklet featuring an essay by critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted recollections by De Sica and Carlo Battisti, who plays Umberto D. (The Criterion Collection).

    White Vengeance (2011 -- China) Leon Lai, Feng Shaofeng, Yifei Liu, Zhang Hanyu, Anthony Wong, Jordan Chan. Two brothers contend for success and power during the fall of China's Qin Dynasty. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download. Extras: Interviews. (Well Go USA ).

    Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012) Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie, Clyde Jones, Pam Grier, Jaqueline Fleming, T.D. Jakes. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Codeblack Entertainment).


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