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Ashanti
(1979) Dir.: Richard Fleischer; Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Rex Harrison, William Holden, Beverly Johnson, Kabir Bedi, Omar Sharif. Michael Caine stars as Dr. David Linderby, half of a married U.N. medical team vaccinating native villages in West Africa. When his skinny-dipping wife (supermodel Beverly Johnson) is abducted by a depraved Arab slave trader (Peter Ustinov), there's no time for diplomacy, and he enlists a human-trafficking activist (Rex Harrison), a cynical mercenary (William Holden) and a vengeful Bedouin (Kabir Bedi), to pursue his wife's slavers 3,000 miles across the Sahara before she can be sold at auction to wealthy Saudis. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Restored in HD from original vault elements. Extras: First-ever DVD interview with Beverly Johnson on the film's notorious history. (Severin Films).
Babes in Toyland BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1961) Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, Ed Wynn. (Disney).
Bigfoot County
(2012) Stephon Stewart, Davee Youngblood, Shy Pilgreen. "Found" footage film about a documentary crew that travels to Siskiyou County, California, known for its Bigfoot sightings. Formats: DVD. (Lionsgate).
Black Like Me
(1964) James Whitmore, Sorrell Booke, Roscoe Lee Browne, Al Freeman Jr., Will Geer, Robert Gerringer, Clifton James. Based on the landmark memoir by John Howard Griffin, "Black Like Me" stars Whitmore as Griffin, who medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an itinerant black writer navigating his way through Mississippi and Alabama. Along the way he experienced firsthand both crushing racism and the incredible life force of the black communities. Thanks to a full restoration from the original negative, this is the first time "Black Like Me" has been released on DVD.
Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Video Services Corp.).
The Bourne Legacy
(2012) Tony Gilroy. Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, Dennis Boutsikaris, Oscar Isaac, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Deleted scenes: "Re-Bourne" production featurette; "Capturing Chaos: The Motorbike Chase" featurette; commentary with director/co-writer Tony Gilroy, co-writer Dan Gilroy, editor John Gilroy, director of photography Robert Elswit, second Unit director
Dan Bradley and production designer Kevin Thompson. Blu-ray adds "Enter Aaron Cross" featurette on how Jeremy Renner prepared for the role of Aaron Cross; "Crossing Continents: Legacy on Location" featurette; "Man vs. Wolf" featurette; "Wolf Sequence" test; "Moving Targets: Aaron and Marta" behind-the-scenes character featurette.(Universal).
The Caretaker
(2012) Anna Burgess, Clint Dowdell, Colin MacPherson, Lee Mason, Mark White. As a wave of vampirism sweeps the world, a small but discordant group hole up in a country mansion in Victoria, Australia. A vampire, who has also occupied the mansion, offers them a deal: If they protect him from humans during the day, he'll protect them from other vampires at night. Formats: DVD. (MVD Entertainment).
Collision Earth
(2011) Kirk Acevedo, Diane Farr, Chad Krowchuk, Jessica Parker Kennedy. When a massive comet strikes the Sun, it knocks Mercury out of orbit, sending it hurtling towards Earth, triggering gravitational chaos around the world. Only a disgraced scientist and a lone surviving crewmember on a crippled space shuttle can stop this Extinction Level Event by re-activating the top-secret planetary defense system known as "Project 7." Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay).
Creep Van
(2012) Brian Kolodziej, Amy Wehrell, Gerald Emerick, Collin Bernsen. A twentysomething out-of-options misfit teams up with a sleazy con man to hunt down and stop the mysterious Creep who has been terrorizing the community by killing and torturing victims with a host of elaborate booby traps inside the rusted shell of the Creep Van or by running down those unwilling to climb aboard the dilapidated 70s van.Formats: DVD. Extras: "Anatomy of a Killer Van Smash" and "Creep Van: Under the Hood" featurettes; "Bits and Pieces" (interview with the actors); deleted scene; commentary by the filmmakers. (Inception Media Group).
The Curse of the Titanic Sisters
(2004) The Titanic was just one of three flawed White Star liners that came to tragic ends: the Olympic and Britannic also met disaster. This documentary looks at the doomed maritime trifecta. Formats: DVD, $9.98. (Entertainment One).
Death Valley
(1982) Catherine Hicks, Paul Le Mat, Stephen McHattie, Peter Billingsley. A divorcee, her son and her boyfriend on vacation in the beautiful but deadly Death Valley happen upon a murder and find themselves pursued by a maniac. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: Commentary with director Dick Richards. (Scream Factory/Shout! Factory).
Dick Tracy BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1990) Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, James Caan, Charlie Korsmo, William Forsythe, Glenne Headly, Seymour Cassel. (Disney).
Django!
Before there was Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" (due to hit theaters Dec. 25), there was Django -- the highly influential Spaghetti Western film series. Timeless Media Group -- a division of Shout! Factory -- will release two Django double bills at $6.95 each: "Django! A Man Called Django/Django and Sartana Showdown in the West" and "Django! Cut Price Corpses/Django Kills Silently." "A Man Called Django" (1971): After Django's wife is raped and killed by a group of ruthless renegades, Django (Anthony Steffen) rescues the only man who can identify the murders, a loud mouthed thief who is about to be hanged. The men team up and head west, looking for revenge. "Django and Sartana Showdown in the West" (1970): A vicious gang of outlaws abduct Jessica Colby and flee to Mexico. Django (Franco Borelli) the bounty hunter and Sartana the gunslinger join forces to rescue her from the gang. "Django Kills Silently" (1967): A small caravan of colonists are fighting off an attack by a band of Mexican outlaws, when a young cowboy named Django (George Eastman) happens to come to their aid. After saving a young woman, Liana, they travel to Santa Anna to find the outlaws and avenge her husband's death. "Django's Cut Price Corpses "(1971): Bounty hunter Django (Jeff Cameron) is hot on the trail of infamous bank robbers, the Cortez Brothers. But he's not alone. Fulton is sent by the bank to get the money back; Pickwick is after a saddle stolen from him; Pedro and Dolores, saloon owners, also would like to get the stolen loot. Formats: DVD. (Timeless Media/Shout! Factory).
Dreams of a Life
(2011 -- UK/Ireland) An imaginative and multilayered quest to go beyond the newspaper reports and solve the mystery of who 38-year-old Joyce Vincent was and why she lay undiscovered for three years after her death in one of the busiest parts of London. Nobody noticed when 38-year old Joyce Vincent died in her bedsit above a shopping mall in North London in 2003. When her skeleton was discovered three years later, her heating and her television were still on. Newspaper reports offered few details of Joyce's life -- not even a photograph. Who was Joyce Vincent? And how could this happen to someone in our day and age? This documentary is director Carol Morley's quest to discover who Joyce was and how she came to be so forgotten. Morley placed advertisements in newspapers, on the Internet and on the side of a London taxi to discover Joyce's former friends, lovers and colleagues. Their testimonies, together with re-imagined scenes from Joyce's life, form a multilayered portrait of Joyce, and an insight into the world she inhabited. Formats: DVD. (Strand Releasing).
Following
(1999) Before he became a sensation with the twisty revenge story "Memento," Christopher Nolan fashioned this low-budget, black-and-white, 16mm neonoir with comparable precision and cunning. Supplying irrefutable evidence of Nolan's directorial bravura, "Following" is the fragmented tale of an unemployed young writer who trails strangers through London, hoping that they will provide inspiration for his first novel. He gets more than he bargained for with one of his unwitting subjects, who leads him down a dark, criminal path. With gritty aesthetics and a made-on-the-fly vibe (many shots were simply stolen on the streets, unbeknownst to passersby), "Following" is a mind-bending psychological journey that shows the remarkable beginnings of one of today's most acclaimed filmmakers. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Christopher Nolan, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. New 5.1 surround sound mix by sound editor Gary Rizzo, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentary by Nolan, new interview with Nolan, chronological rendering of the story, side-by-side comparison of three scenes in the film with the shooting script, "Doodlebug" (1997), a three-minute film by Nolan, starring Jeremy Theobald; trailers; booklet featuring an essay by film critic and programmer Scott Foundas. (The Criterion Collection).
41
(2012) Rare, intimate glimpse at the life and times of the 41st president of the United States. The first documentary to tell George Herbert Walker Bush's story in his own words, the docu features unprecedented access to President Bush as he reflects on the highs and lows of his life from his beloved summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine and presidential library in Texas. Formats: DVD, $19.98. (HBO).
Gangsters, Guns and Zombies
(2012) Vincent Jerome, Huggy Leaver, Fabrizio Santino. In post-zombie England, a botched robbery leads a motley crew of thieves into an apocalyptic battle with a zombie horde.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (XLrator Media).
Gayby
(2011) Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas. An irreverent comedy about friendship, growing older, sex, loneliness, and the family you choose: Two best friends decide to have a baby together the old fashioned way ... despite the fact that she's straight and he's gay.
Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Wolfe Video).
Girls: The Complete First Season
(2012) Two-disc set with 10 episodes. Formats: DVD, $39.98; Blu-ray Disc, $49.99; Digital. Extras: "A Conversation With the Girls," "A Conversation With Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow," five commentaries. Blu-ray adds "The Making of Girls," gag reels, deleted scenes, cast interviews, 20-page booklet containing a collection of Lena Dunham's tweets and behind-the-scenes photos. (HBO).
Gregg Allman -- I'm No Angel: Live On Stage
(2012) Features a full length concert from Gregg Allman -- who came to prominence with his brother Duane as The Allman Brothers Band in the early 1970s -- and his solo band in Nashville in November 1988. Among the songs featured are Billboard chart hit single "I'm No Angel" and a version of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues." Formats: DVD.(Cherry Red/MVD Visual).
Gunsmoke: The Seventh Season, Volume 1
(1961-62) Five-disc set with 17 episodes. Formats: DVD, $39.95. Extras: Vintage sponsor messages. (Paramount).
Hazel: The Complete Fourth Season
(1964-65) Four-disc set with 26 episodes, $34.93. Formats: DVD. Extras: Original promotional material. (Shout! Factory).
Heavyweights BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1995) Ben Stiller, Kenan Thompson, David Goldman, Joseph Wayne Miller, Cody Burger, Allen Covert, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Paul Feig, Tom McGowan. Extras: "The Making of Heavyweights," commentary, 30 deleted and extended scenes, video chat with Judd Apatow and Kenan Thompson, Super 8 footage of the cast and crew, Judd's art project: his bizarre photos from the set, "Where Are They Now?" trailer. (Disney).
History Detectives: Season 10
(2012) Three-disc set with five episodes of the series devoted to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries and searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects. Could these top experts have found the long-lost electric Fender Stratocaster Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival? They also track down some autographs allegedly signed during the Beatles' legendary U.S. tour in 1964, the story behind an old 78rpm distributed by K.K.K. Records, and an old Woolworth sign that may have been part of the scene at the 1960 Winston-Salem lunch-counter sit-ins.
Formats: DVD. Extras: (PBS Distribution).
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012) Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Wedge, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Aziz Ansari, Alain Chabat, Jason Fricchione, Nick Frost. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, 3D Blu-ray. Blu-ray Extras: Party with a Pirate! mode; featurettes: "Through a Pirate's Spyglass: Voices Ahoy and Capturing the Crew," "Granny and the Stink of the Sloths," "Scrat Got Your Tongue?" "Whale of a Tale: Drifts, Rifts, Beasties and Myths"; Shimmy Shake Music Section: "Gutt's Sing-Along Shanty Shimmy Shake," "We Are" extended music video, "Chasing the Sun" by The Wanted music video, "The Sid Shuffle" dance along; deleted scenes; "Ice Age: The Story So Far"; "The Scratist"; sign along mode with American Sign Language interpretation from actor Sean Berdy. (Fox).
The Island
(1980) Dir.: Michael Ritchie; Michael Caine, David Warner, Jeffrey Frank. An investigative writer who takes on the most baffling mystery of the disappearance of boats and their passengers in the Caribbean is captured by modern day pirates. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. (Scream factory/Shout! Factory).
The Joy Luck Club BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1993 Dir.: Wayne Wang; Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, Ming-Na Wen. (Disney).
Kill 'Em All
(2012) Johnny Messner, Chia Hui Liu, Joe Lewis, Tim Man, Ammara Siripong, Brahim Achabbakhe, Erik Markus Schuetz. Captured international assassins are locked up inside a high-tech bunker known as the Killing Chamber and to break out they must duel each other, fight deadly ninjas, battle against gangs of masked maniacs and confront Snakehead, the lethal, deranged top dog. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. (Well Go USA).
Les Miserables BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1998) Dir.: Bille August; Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes. Extras: "A First Look at Les Miserables" featurette. (Sony).
The Luchino Visconti Collection: Four Films
(2012) Five-disc set with restored and remastered editions of "La Terra Trema," "Bellissima," "Ludwig" and "L'innocente"; $49.98. Formats: DVD. (Entertainment One).
Miami Connection
(1987) Raging synth rock, furious TaeKwon-Do and kill-crazy motorcycle ninjas all collide in this must-see midnight movie sensation as martial arts rock band Dragon Sound embark on a roundhouse wreck-wave of crime-crushing justice in the streets of Orlando. Following "Miami Connection's" near-nonexistent theatrical/VHS release in 1987, the film vanished into obscurity. Over two decades later, Austin Texas's Alamo Drafthouse programmer Zack Carlson blindly purchased a rare 35mm print from a reluctant eBay seller for $50. A small test screening of the film's first reel unveiled a relentless fury of ninjas, '80s rock, lawless bikers and brutal knife fights. The crowd lost their minds. The film has been called a "forgotten B-movie masterpiece" -- and based on our viewing, it is defintiely one of the better off-the-wall 'B' outings what with its non-acting actors and old-style martial arts fighting. A real treat for grindhouse film lovers. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. Special limited edition VHS tapes (run of only 400) will also be available for those who want to view "Miami Connection" at home in it's 80s-era authentic glory. Both the VHS and digital are available from miamiconnection.org. Extras: "Friends for Eternity: The Making of Miami Connection," commentary with star-writer-producer-director Y.K. Kim and writer-star Joseph Diamand, deleted scenes, the 25th anniversary Dragon Sound reunion concert from Fantastic Fest 2012, trailer created by "Hobo With a Shotgun" director Jason Eisener, "Who Is Y.K. Kim?" promo video, "The New American Dream" promo video, theatrical trailers. (Drafthouse Films/Image Entertainment).
Omnibus: James Agee's Mr. Lincoln and the Civil War
Called "the most successful cultural magazine series and a prototype for educational television," "Omnibus" was the Golden Age of Television's most distinguished production, a multiple Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning series delivering sophistication, refinement, and sparkling intelligence to a national audience. Its eight groundbreaking seasons -- broadcast live and nationwide from 1952 to 1961 over 164 episodes -- of live, commercial-network broadcasts featured host Alastair Cooke and the most accomplished luminaries of the day, and garnered more than 13 million viewers per program and 65 awards. This historic two-DVD collection features the centerpiece of "Omnibus'" inaugural season: the ambitious five-part biographical drama of the 16th president by renowned author, screenwriter and film critic James Agree and starring Royal Dano and Joanne Woodward. Long considered one of the finest films about Lincoln ever made, this 1950s masterpiece is supplemented by three additional Civil War-themed Omnibus presentations: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1955), an excerpt from the Harriet Beecher Stowe classic adapted by Ellen Violett; "The Four Flags of the Confederacy" (1955), a 14-minute historical feature by Arnold Sundgaard; and "Lee at Gettysberg" (1957), a three-act play by Alvin Sapinsley. Remastered from the original kinescope prints by Entertainment One and The Archive of American Television Presents. $34.98. Formats: DVD. Originally scheduled for a November release. (Entertainment One).
Pawn Shop
(2012) Robert Spearman Jr., Garrett Morris, Joe Torry, Chandra Davis, Cool Aide, Mano Williams. A young man, stuck working for his overbearing father at a Detroit pawn shop, comes up with a plan to hustle stolen jewelry through the store in the hopes of saving up enough to strike out on his own, but ends up only causing grief for himself, his father and his friends. Formats: DVD. (Redd Media/MVD Entertainment).
The Portrait of a Lady BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1996) Dir.: Jane Campion; Nicole Kidman, Barbara Hershey, John Malkovich, John Gielgud, Shelley Winters, Christian Bale, Viggo Mortensen, Mary-Louise Parker. Extras: "Portrait: Jane Campion and the Portrait of a Lady" documentary. (Shout! Factory).
The Qatsi Trilogy
A singular artist and activist, Godfrey Reggio is best known for his galvanizing trio of films "The Qatsi Trilogy." Astonishingly photographed, and featuring unforgettable, cascading scores by Philip Glass, these are immersive sensory experiences that meditate on the havoc humankind's fascination with technology has wreaked on our world. From 1983's "Koyaanisqatsi" (the title is a Hopi word that means "life out of balance") to 1988's "Powaqqatsi" ("life in transformation") to 2002's "Naqoyqatsi" ("life as war"), Reggio takes us on an edifying journey from the ancient to the contemporary, from nature to industry and back again, all the while keeping our eyes wide with wonder. New, restored high-definition digital transfers of all three films, approved by director Godfrey Reggio, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks on the Blu-ray editions. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: "Essence of Life," an interview program with Reggio and composer Philip Glass on Koyaanisqatsi; new interview with cinematographer Ron Fricke about "Koyaanisqatsi"; early 40-minute demo version of "Koyaanisqatsi" with a scratch soundtrack by Allen Ginsberg, along with a new introduction by Reggio; new interview with Reggio about "Koyaanisqatsi's" original visual concept, with behind-the-scenes footage; "Impact of Progress," an interview program with Reggio and Glass on their collaboration; "Inspiration and Ideas," an interview with Reggio about his greatest influences and teachers; "Anima Mundi" (1992), Reggio's 28-minute montage of images of over 70 animal species, scored by Glass; video afterword by Reggio on the trilogy; "The Making of Naqoyqatsi," a brief documentary featuring interviews with the production crew; panel discussion on "Naqoyqatsi" from 2003, with Reggio, Glass, editor Jon Kane, and music critic John Rockwell; "Music of Naqoyqatsi," an interview with Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma; television spots and an interview with Reggio relating to his 1970s multimedia privacy campaign in New Mexico; trailers; booklet featuring essays on the trilogy by film scholar Scott MacDonald, Rockwell, and author and environmentalist Bill McKibben. (The Criterion Collection).
Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy
(2009) Actor John Turturro takes audiences on a haunting, intimate journey to his maternal homeland of Sicily. There, while exploring the island's vanishing traditions, he is taken under the wing of one of the puppet theater's few remaining practitioners, Mimmo Cuticchio, who instructs him in the distinctively Sicilian art of puppetry. Filmed during preparations for the Sicilian Day of the Dead, this evocative, magical-realist documentary was directed by Turturro's longtime collaborator, Roman Paska, himself a world-renowned puppeteer. Both an homage to the art of storytelling and a portrait of a Sicily little known to the outside world, Paska's film brings viewers to an otherworldly place, lost in time. Formats: DVD. (First Run Features).
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
(2012) Filmmaker Mark Cousins covers 120 years of the world of cinema in 15 one-hour segments, filmed on four continents in over six years, and features interviews with legendary filmmakers and actors such as Gus Van Sant, Lars Von Trier, Kyoko Kagawa, Claire Denis, Robert Towne, and many more. The documentary covers famous moments in film -- the birth of Hollywood and the great movie genres, the evolution of movie stardom, the shock of the French "New Wave," the revolution of digital cinema, and much more. But it goes further and deeper in the history of cinema than any other recent celluloid survey, examining, amongst many things, Shanghai films of the 30s, the great Indian melodramas of the 50s and the triumph of African filmmakers of the 70s. It also touches and delves into social issues at various periods in the 20th Century including the role of women in cinema and the driving forces behind the industry. Formats: DVD, $69.95; VOD, Digital. Extras: Booklet. (Music Box Films).
Ted
(2012) Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton, Matt Walsh, Jessica Barth, Bill Smitrovich, Patrick Stewart, Norah Jones. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Unrated version, Gag Reel, "Ted -- The Making Of" three-part documentary, commentary by director/co-writer Seth MacFarlane, co-writer Alec Sulkin and star Mark Wahlberg. Blu-ray adds deleted scenes, alternate takes, "Teddy Bear Scuffle" featurette on how the filmmakers choreographed the hilarious Motel 6 fight scene between Mark Wahlberg and Ted. (Universal).
Titanic: Birth of a Legend
(2012) Dramatized documentary following the lives of the "Guarantee Group:" the nine men who designed and built Titanic and her sister ship Olympic, at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. This film, narrated by Charles Dance and featuring detailed CGI models, reveals the untold story of violence, determination and political drama behind the construction of the Titanic. Formats: DVD, $9.98. (Entertainment One).
Ultra Seven: The Complete Series Collector's Edition
(1967-68) Six-disc set with all 49 episodes of the pop-culture sci-fi series, 49.97.
Formats: DVD. Extras: A 24-page book with a detailed essay by August Ragone. (Shout! Factory).
Underbelly
(2005) Based on actual events, "Underbelly" is a gripping, gritty and shocking portrayal of the violent, drug-fueled crime wave that rocked Australia from the 1970s through the early 2000s. The hit trilogy series comes to the U.S. for the first time in three sets: "Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities," "Underbelly: War on the Streets" and "Underbelly: The Golden Mile," $34.98 each. Formats: DVD. (Entertainment One).
Why Stop Now
(2012) Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan. When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into a drug rehab, he's taken "hostage" by her low-on-product drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure to score more dope. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (IFC Films).
The Wild Geese
(1978) Dir.: Andrew V. McLaglen; Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Kruger, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Stewart Granger. A team of aging mercenaries are hired by a wealthy industrialist for one final mission: Recruit and train a squad of desperate commandos, parachute into an unstable African nation, snatch its deposed President from a maximum security army prison, escape via the military-controlled airport, and massacre anyone who gets in their way. Re-mastered. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: "The Wild Geese Director" new interview with director Andrew V. MgLaghlen; "The Mercenary" new interview with military advisor Mike Hoare; "The Last of the Gentleman Producers" documentary on producer Euan Lloyd featuring Lloyd, Roger Moore, Joan Armatrading, Ingrid Pitt, others; commentary with producer Euan Lloyd, Moore, second unit director John Glen; "The Flight of the Wild Geese" vintage featurette, "The Wild Geese" Royal Charity premiere newsreel; trailer (Severin Films).
YERT -- Your Environmental Road Trip
(2011) 50 States. One Year. Zero Garbage? Called to action by a planet in peril, three friends hit the road, traveling with hope, humor -- and all of their garbage -- to find out what Americans can do to save the planet. From outrageous green personalities like Missouri's Eco-Elvis and Florida's Earth Man, to a cave community in the mountains of Idaho, to incredible new ventures that transform garbage into almost anything, they scour the country bathing in America's unique approach to environmental sustainability -- the good, the bad, and the weird. Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scenes, YERT shorts, commentary, outtakes. (First Run Features).
Ted
John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) is a grown man whose cherished teddy bear was brought to life as the result of a childhood wish ... and hasn't left his side since. The pair watch sports together, drink together and party together. John's relationship with longtime girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis) is jeopardized when she wants to move forward -- into marriage -- but John has difficulty separating from Ted. Can John and Lori survive as a couple with John's lovably profane buddy on his couch? Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy") takes his wild humor onto the big screen with gags and words that would never get by the small screen censors.
Vitals: Director: Seth MacFarlane. Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane (voice of Ted), Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton,
Matt Walsh, Jessica Barth, Bill Smitrovich, Patrick Stewart, Norah Jones.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 107 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $218.118 million, Universal.
The Bourne Legacy
This third sequel in the incredible "Bourne" franchise pulls back the curtain on a government secret even darker than Jason Bourne. When Bourne exposed Operation Treadstone at the end of "The Bourne Ultimatum," he sparked a bonfire that threatened to burn down decades of research and development into the building of better spies and warriors. But there were actually a variety of covert intelligence programs -- all of which now feel the threat of exposure.
On the verge of having their conspiracy revealed, members of the government's intelligence
community will stop at nothing to erase all evidence of their top secret programs. With his life in jeopardy, agent Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) must use his genetically-engineered skills to survive the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse and finish what Jason Bourne started.
Vitals: Director: Tony Gilroy. Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, Dennis Boutsikaris, Oscar Isaac, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 135 min., Action Thriller, Box office gross: $112.275 million, Universal.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon their greatest adventure after cataclysm sets an entire continent adrift. Separated from the rest of the herd, they use an iceberg as a makeshift ship, which launches them on an epic seafaring quest. Manny and the gang are challenged like never before to become heroes and do the impossible, as they encounter exotic sea creatures, explore a brave new world, and battle ruthless pirates. Scrat's reunion with his beloved but cursed acorn catapults him to places no prehistoric squirrel has gone before.
Vitals: Director: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier. Stars: Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Wedge, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Aziz Ansari, Alain Chabat, Jason Fricchione, Nick Frost.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 88 min., Animated, Box office gross: $159.080 million, Fox.
Babes in Toyland
(1961)
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Following
(1999) (The Criterion Collection)
Heavyweights
(1995)
The Joy Luck Club
(1993)
Les Miserables
(1998)
The Portrait of a Lady
(1996)
The Qatsi Trilogy
(The Criterion Collection)
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