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Abominable Christmas
(2012) Isabella Acres, voices of Emilio Estevez, Ray Liotta, Ariel Winter. Despite repeated warnings about humans from their father, the Abominable Snowman, two Abominable Snowkids find themselves in a sleepy Colorado mountain town after being chased out of their hideaway by a scientist determined to capture them. A 7-year-old girl takes them in, over the objections of her father and brother. Formats: DVD. (ARC Entertainment).
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
(2012) Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Alan Tudyk, Anthony Mackie, Rufus Sewell, Jimmi Simpson, Robin McLeavy, John Rothman, Erin Wasson, Cameron M. Brown. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 3D Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital. Extras: "The Great Calamity" graphic novel, commentary with writer Seth Grahame-Smith, "The Making of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," "Dark Secrets: Book to Screen," "On the Set: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," "Vampire Hunting: Fight Choreography," "The Art of Transformation: Make-Up Effects," "A Visual Feast: Timur Bekmambetov's Visual Style," "Powerless" music video by Linkin Park. (Fox).
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Early Cases Collection
Includes all 45 mysteries (in the U.K. broadcast order) from the first six series of the television phenomenon starring David Suchet as Agatha Christie's mustached mystery-solver Poirot. Formats: Eighteen-disc DVD, $199.99; 13-Disc Blu-ray set, $249.99. (Acorn Media).
America Stripped: Naked Las Vegas
(2010) Director David Palmer follows avant-garde photographer Greg Friedler as he embarks on an absurdly emotional, 30-day rollercoaster ride to bring together 173 naked human beings of every shape, size, and walk of life as he shoots the fourth and final book in his renowned "Naked" series in Las Vegas. It's a no-holds barred, behind the curtain exploration that follows Friedler's own personal search into the underbelly of Las Vegas to capture its diverse and at times bizarre denizens who, when stripped of clothing and society's judgments in front of his lens, discover an even playing field of beauty, humanity and ultimately self-love.
Formats: DVD, VOD. (Gravitas Ventures.).
Apocalypse: Hitler
(2012) Documents Hitler's rise to power and the beginning of evil; prologue to the landmark National Geographic Channel documentary series "Apocalypse: The Second World War". Features never-before-seen colorized and restored HD footage. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Entertainment One).
Beauty
(2011 -- South Africa) Deon Lotz, Charlie Keegan, Michelle Scott, Albert Maritz. A dutiful husband and father -- going through the motions of a loveless marriage -- harbors a life-long secret, and his sexual urges rise to the surface around a charming male family friend, causing him to begin an unwavering journey of obsession that leads to a shocking and graphic conclusion. Formats: DVD. (TLA Releasing).
Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Bloody Christmas
(2012) Robert Arensen, Geretta Geretta, Adriana Kaegi, James Balsamo, Steve Montague. While small town police are searching for a child murderer, a has-been 80's action movie star is playing Santa on a Public Access TV show and fantasizing about murdering the people that have done him wrong. Will he have the strength to not be on his own naughty list? Formats: DVD. (MVD Entertainment).
Cherry
(2010) Rey Valentin, Lili Bordan, David Crane, Benjamin Riley. A sensual and damaged actress leads two friends into a destructive love triangle. Formats: DVD. (MVD Entertainment).
Crooked Arrows
(2012) Brandon Routh, Gil Birmingham, Crystal Allen, Chelsea Ricketts. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Sports drama about a team of Native American high school lacrosse losers whose spirits are raised when former star player Joe Logan (Routh) agrees to coach the rag-tag group to seal the deal on a lucrative casino project. Extras: Commentary, "The Story of Crooked Arrows," "Keepin' it Real: Crooked Arrows Lacrosse," "Native American Lacrosse -- A Crooked Arrows Tribute," "The Game of Life, Heart, and Soul of the Onondaga." (Fox).
Dropping Evil
(2012) Armin Shimerman, Tiffany Shepis, Edwin Neal, Tom Taylor, Zachary Eli Lint, Fred Williamson. After his friends slip him LSD on a camping trip, ultra-nerdy Nancy hallucinates that they are evil beings and begins to systematically hunt them down. Meanwhile, a mysterious corporation monitors the entire event for their own hidden purpose.
Formats: DVD. (MVD Entertainment).
The Duchess of Duke Street Complete Collection
(1979-80) Ten-disc set with 31 episodes, $79.99. Formats: DVD. Extras: Biography of Rosa Lewis, Edwardian period background, photo gallery, cast filmographies. (Acorn Media).
The Ernie Kovacs Collection Volume 2
(2011) Overwhelming demand for the first Kovacs collection -- released in 2011 -- fueled the release of this second volume of material, with more than nine hours of previously unreleased and rare classic television content from the comedian's archive. Included here: eight more episodes from Kovacs' national morning show; 18 bonus sketches featuring many of his most beloved characters; three complete episodes of his oddball game show "Take A Good Look"; "A Pony for Chris"; rare TV pilot for "Medicine Man" co-starring Buster Keaton; "The Lively Arts" featuring the only existing filmed solo interview with Ernie Kovacs; 2011 American Cinematheque panel, featuring Harry Shearer, Jeff Garlin, Bob Odenkirk, Merrill Markoe, George Schlatter, Jolene Brand and Ben Model. Formats: DVD, three-disc set, $29.93. (Shout! Factory).
Fantasy Island: The Complete Third Season
(1979-80) Six-disc set with 23 episodes, $34.97. Formats: DVD. (Shout! Factory).
Fear and Desire
(1953) Frank Silvera, Paul Mazursky, Kenneth Harp, Stephen Coit. Stanley Kubrick's first feature follows a squad of soldiers who have crash-landed behind enemy lines and must work their way downriver to rejoin their unit. In the process, they encounter a peasant girl (Virginia Leith) and tie her to a tree, where she is tormented by a mentally unbalanced soldier. Before making their escape, the soldiers determine the location of an enemy base and formulate a plot to assassinate its commanding officer. Independently financed, and shot by a skeleton crew -- with Kubrick controlling almost every aspect of production -- "Fear And Desire" was conceived as a European-style art film, cloaked in the guise of a Hollywood war picture. Kubrick described the film to distributor Joseph Burstyn as allegorical and poetic. "A drama of 'man,' lost in a hostile world -- deprived of material and spiritual foundations -- seeking his way to an understanding of himself, and of life around him." Beautifully restored and remastered in HD from an original camera negative and thanks to the preservation efforts of the Library of Congress. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Kubrick's "The Seafarers," a short-subject film, restored and remastered in HD (for the first time) by the The Museum of Modern Art & The Film Foundation. (Kino Lorber).
The FBI: The Third Season, Part 1 and Part 2
(1967-68) Part 1: Four-disc set with 16 episodes, $35.98; Part 2: Three-disc set with 11 episodes, $35.98. Formats: DVD. (Warner Archive).
Gabe the Cupid Dog
(2012) Brian Krause, Boti Bliss, Linden Ashby, Michael Woods, Barbara Niven, Ashley Jones, Ralph Waite. When Gabe the dog's happy life is turned upside down by his owner Eric's plan to move to England, Gabe plays Cupid to make Eric fall in love with the girl next door, hoping to get him to stay in America. Formats: DVD. (XLrator Media).
Happy Endings: The Complete Second Season
(2011-12) Two-disc set with 22 episodes, $45.99. Formats: DVD. (ABC/Disney).
The Invisible War
(2011) Director Kirby Dick's critically acclaimed investigative documentary into the epidemic of the rape of soldiers within the U.S. military, one of America's most shameful and best-kept secrets. The film paints a startling picture: A female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The Department of Defense estimates there were a staggering 19,300 service members sexually assaulted in 2010 alone. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: Commentary by Dick and producer Amy Zierling, extended interviews, Sundance Film festival Post-Screening Speak-Out, footage from the VetWOW Survivor Retreat, "Cowboy Up: Equine PTSD Therapy" featurette. (Docurama).
Law & Order: Criminal Intent -- Season 8
(2009) Four-disc set with 16 episodes, $44.99. Formats: DVD. (Shout! Factory).
Madea's Witness Protection
(2012) Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Doris Roberts, Romeo Miller, Tom Arnold, John Amos, Marla Gibbs (voice). Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital, VOD. Extras: "Tyler Perry: Multi Hats & Costumes" featurette , "Thank yer, Heller: Impersonating Madea" featurette, "The Needleman's" featurette, "Madea's Fun House" featurette, "Madea's Comedy Icons" featurette (Lionsgate).
Magic Mike
(2012) Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Mangianello, Olivia Munn, Riley Keough, Cody Horn, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). (Warner).
Perry Mason: Season Seven, Volume Two
(1963-64) Four-disc set with 15 episodes, $55.98. Formats: DVD. (CBS/Paramount).
Rules of Engagement: The Complete Sixth Season
(2011-12) Three-disc set with 15 episodes, $38.99.
Formats: DVD. (Sony).
Sanctuary: The Complete Series
(2008-11) Eighteen-disc set with all 59 episodes with a 16-page guidebook. Formats: DVD, $149.98. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary, bloopers, outtakes, deleted scenes. (Entertainment One).
Secret of the Wings
(2012) Voices of Anjelica Huston, Timothy Dalton, Lucy Liu, Raven-Symone, Megan Hilty, Pamela Adlon, Matt Lanter, Debby Ryan, Mae Whitman, Lucy Hale. New movie in the Tinker Bell Disney Fairies film franchise: Tinker Bell and her fairy friends travel into the forbidden world of the mysterious Winter Woods, where curiosity and adventure lead them to an amazing discovery and reveal a magical secret that could change their world forever; introduces a new fairy named Periwinkle. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 3D Blu-ray, Digital Download. (Disney).
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
(2012) Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Melanie Lynskey, T.J. Miller, Adam Brody, Gillian Jacobs, Patton Oswalt, William Petersen, Derek Luke, Rob Corddry, Melinda Dillon. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital, UltraViolet. Extras: Commentary, outtakes, "A Look Inside Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," "Music for the End of the World: What's On Your Playlist?" (Universal).
Shazam!
(1974-77) Three-disc set featuring every episode (28) of the television show about a young boy who transforms himself into the world's mightiest mortal, Captain Marvel, by uttering a single magic word: SHAZAM! Formats: DVD. (Warner Archive).
The Slut
(2012 -- Israel) Hagar Ben-Asher, Ishai Golan. Tamar, an attractive single mother, lives alone in a small village with her two daughters where she attempts to fill her many voids through meaningless sexual rendezvous. Her promiscuity is challenged, however, when she meets Shai, a young man just passing through to handle his deceased mother's assets. Formats: DVD. (Strand Releasing).
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Complete Season Four
(2012) 22 episodes. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentaries. (Warner).
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview
(2012) In this candid, in-depth interview with the late visionary filmed in 1995, Steve Jobs discusses at length his early days, career battles, and vision for the future. Small portions of the piece were used for a television series at the time, but the vast majority was shelved and for 17 years thought to be lost. Formats: DVD, $26.98. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971) John Schlesinger followed his Academy Award–winning "Midnight Cowboy" with this sophisticated and highly personal take on love and sex. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" depicts the romantic lives of two Londoners, a middle-aged doctor and a prickly thirtysomething divorcee -- played by Oscar winners Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson -- who are sleeping with the same handsome young artist (Murray Head). A revelation in its day, this may be the 1970s' most intelligent, multitextured film about the complexities of romantic relationships; it is keenly acted and sensitively directed, from a penetrating screenplay by novelist and critic Penelope Gilliatt. New high-definition digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Billy Williams, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: New video interviews with actor Murray Head, Williams, and production designer Luciana Arrighi; illustrated 1975 audio interview with director John Schlesinger; new interview with writer William J. Man about the making of "Sunday Bloody Sunday"; new interview with photographer Michael Childers, Schlesinger's longtime partner; trailer; booklet featuring essays by film critic Terrence Rafferty and cultural historian Ian Buruma, as well as screenwriter Penelope Gilliatt's 1971 introduction to the film's screenplay. (The Criterion Collection).
Take This Waltz
(2011) Dir.: Sarah Polley; Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, Sarah Silverman. Michelle Williams plays 28-year-old Margot, happily married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel (Luke Kirby), a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable, taking viewers through the familiar, but uncharted question of what long-term relationships do to love, sex and our image of ourselves. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: "Making of Taking the Waltz." (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
247°F
(2011) Scout Taylor-Compton, Christina Ulloa, Travis Van Winkle, Tyler Mane.
When four friends travel to a lakeside cabin for a carefree weekend, the fun turns into a nightmare when three of them end up locked in a hot sauna that begins to approach 247°F, the temperature at which the human body expires. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay).
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns: Season 7
(2010) Three-disc set with 20 episodes, $29.98. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Lionsgate).
Upstairs Downstairs: Season Two
(2012) Two-disc set with six episodes, $34.98. Formats: DVD. Extras: Cast and crew interviews. (Warner).
Wish Me Luck: The Complete Collection
(1988-1990) Six-disc set with 23 episodes of the series based on the true stories of British heroines who crossed enemy lines to work undercover with the French Resistance during WWII, $79.99. Formats: DVD. Extras: Historical background on the real operation that inspired the series, photo gallery. (Acorn Media).
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
(2012) Camilla Arfwedson, Roxanne McKee, Doug Bradley, Simon Ginty. When a small mining town hosts the legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween, where crowds of costumed partygoers gather for a wild night of music and mischief, a killer celebration soon gives way to a blood-soaked feeding frenzy when an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals trick and treat themselves to a group of visiting college students. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. Extras: "A Day in the Death," "Hillbilly Kills," "Director's Die-aries," commentary by Declan O'Brien. (Fox).
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Set in a too-near future when the world is coming to an end, the movie explores what people will do when humanity's last days are at hand. A 70-mile-wide asteroid is en route to Earth, and the last best attempt to counter it has failed. Also failing is the marriage of soft-spoken insurance salesman Dodge (Steve Carell); the breaking news that the world will end in an estimated 21 days cues his wife to leave him on the spot. Dodge is a man who has always played by the rules of life, while his neighbor Penny (Keira Knightley) is an extroverted woman who hasn't. When a riot breaks out around their apartment building, Dodge realizes that he must seek an old flame before it's too late while Penny makes the decision to spend her last days with family in England. On the road together, the unlikely traveling companions' respective personal journeys accelerate, and their outlooks -- if not the world's -- brighten. Vitals: Director: Lorene Scafaria. Stars: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Melanie Lynskey, T.J. Miller, Adam Brody, Gillian Jacobs, Patton Oswalt, William Petersen, Derek Luke, Rob Corddry, Melinda Dillon.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 101 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $3.822 million, Universal.
Magic Mike
The hot headliner in an all-male revue, Magic Mike (Channing Tatum) has been rocking the stage at Club Xquisite for years with his original style and over-the-top dance moves. The more the ladies love him, the more they spend, and the happier that makes club owner Dallas (Matthew McConaughey). Seeing potential in a guy he calls the Kid (Alex Pettyfer), Mike takes the 19-year-old under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of dancing, partying, picking up women and making easy money. It's not long before the club's newest act has fans of his own, as the summer opens up to a world of fun, friendship and good times. Meanwhile, Mike meets the Kid's captivating sister, Brooke (Cody Horn). She's definitely someone he'd like to know a lot better, and it looks like he has a chance ... until his lifestyle gets in the way. Based on Tatum's life before he became a movie star.
Vitals: Director: Steven Soderbergh. Stars: Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Mangianello, Olivia Munn, Riley Keough, Cody Horn, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 110 min., Comedy Drama, Box office gross: $112.238 million, Warner.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
President Lincoln's mother was killed by a supernatural creature, an event that fueled his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers. This is the story of the secret life of our nation's favorite president ... as history's greatest hunter of the undead. Lincoln wrote in one of his journals, "henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose ..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Lincoln set out on a path of vengeance that led him all the way to the White House. And while Lincoln is widely lauded for saving the Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years.
Vitals: Director: Timur Bekmambetov. Stars: Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Alan Tudyk, Anthony Mackie, Rufus Sewell, Jimmi Simpson, Robin McLeavy, John Rothman, Erin Wasson, Cameron M. Brown.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 105 min., Horror, Box office gross: $37.498 million, Fox.
Madea's Witness Protection
For years, George Needleman, the gentle CFO of a Wall Street investment bank, has been living with his head in the clouds. His frustrated second wife, Kate, has reached her limit taking care of his senile mother, Barbara. His teenage daughter, Cindy, is spoiled beyond hope and his 7-year-old son, Howie, wishes his father were around more. But George is finally forced to wake up when he learns that his firm, Lockwise Industries, has been operating a mob-backed Ponzi scheme -- and that he's been set up as the fall guy. Facing criminal charges and death threats from the mob, George and his entire family are put under witness protection in the safest place that a federal prosecutor from Atlanta, can think of ... His Aunt Madea's house down South.
Vitals: Director: Tyler Perry. Stars: Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Doris Roberts, Romeo Miller, Tom Arnold, John Amos, Marla Gibbs (voice).
2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 114 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $64.742 million, Lionsgate.
Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
A four-disc Blu-ray/DVD and UltraViolet 30th anniversary commemorative gift set that includes all 10+ hours of bonus content from the critically acclaimed Ultimate Collector's Edition from 2007 plus a 72-page production art book of newly discovered sketches from director Ridley Scott, photos from the set and more; special motion lenticular scene; numbered collectible spinner car designed by visual futurist Syd Mead Content; "Dangerous Days" documentary. Includes all five feature film versions: The Final Cut, '92 Director's Cut, Domestic and International Theatrical versions and the rare Work Print. $64.98. Also available as a three-disc Blu-ray book with The Final Cut version and a 36 page hard cover book with never-before-seen images from the set and scene sketches from Ridley Scott; $34.99. (Warner). Read the complete press release.
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