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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, September 30 -- Monday, October 6
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Struggling musician Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) has spent six years idolizing his girlfriend, television star Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). He's the guy left holding her purse in paparazzi photos and accidentally omitted from acceptance award speeches. But his world is rocked when she dumps him and Peter finds himself alone. After an unsuccessful bout of womanizing and an on-the-job nervous breakdown, he sees that not having Sarah may just ruin his life. To clear his head, Peter takes an impulsive trip to Oahu, where he is confronted by his worst nightmare: his ex and her tragically hip new British-rocker boyfriend, Aldous (Russell Brand), are sharing his hotel. But as he torments himself with the reality of Sarah's new life, he finds relief in a flirtation with Rachel (Mila Kunis), a beautiful resort employee whose laid-back approach tempts him to rejoin the world. He also finds relief in several hundred embarrassing, fruity cocktails. Vitals: Director: Nick Stoller. Stars: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer, Jonah Hill. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: R, 112 min., Drama, Box office gross: $62.877 million, Universal.
Iron Man
Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, "Iron Man" tells the story of Tony Stark, the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive who seems to have it all, Tony is haunted by his dark side. When Stark is kidnapped and forced to build a diabolical weapon, he instead uses his intelligence and ingenuity to construct an indestructible suit of armor and escape his captors. Once free, Stark discovers a deadly conspiracy that could destabilize the entire globe, and dons his powerful new suit on a mission to stop the villains and save the world. Though he commands his empire by day, by night he secretly becomes "Iron Man," the living embodiment of decades of defense spending and innovation. Strapping on billions of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage, Tony begins to crack under the strain of his fractured lifestyle and must ultimately confront the one enemy he can never beat -- himself. Vitals: Director: Jon Favreau. Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, Bill Smitrovich, Nazanin Boniadi, Micah Hauptman. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 125 min., Action, Box office gross: $314.925 million, Paramount.
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NEWS
Warner Home Video has announced a December 9 release date for "The Dark Knight,"
the second-highest grossing film of all time (behind "Titanic"). The
follow-up to the action hit "Batman Begins" reunites director
Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of
Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. The highly
anticipated release features behind-the-scenes featurettes,
documentaries, and more, and will be available as a single-disc DVD, a
two-disc Special Edition DVD, and a two-disc Blu-ray edition.
From TV to Video:
"Adam 12: Season Two" is a four-disc set with 24 episodes, $34.99 from Shout! Factory ... "Ax Men: The Complete Season One," is a four-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.95 from A&E Home Video ... "B.L. Stryker: The Complete Series " is a seven-disc set with all 12 episodes, $54.95 from Arts Alliance America ... "Banacek Complete Series" is a five-disc set with all 16 of the original shows and the original pilot program that was part of the Sunday Night Mystery Movie in the early 1970s; $49.95 from Arts Alliance America ... "Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series" is a sixteen-disc set with 55 episodes, $90.99 from Paramount ... "The Best of Mr. Bean: Volume 2" features six of the all-time top-rated and most inspired episodes in Bean history, $9.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Click & Clack: As the Wrench Turns" (2007) is an animated sitcom revolving around the Tappet Brothers and their NPR "Car Talk" radio show; two-disc set, $34.99 from Paramount ... "Edward the King" (1975) is a four-disc set of the British miniseries ("Edward the Seventh") portaying the fascinating and scandalous life of King Edward VII; $59.99 from Acorn Media ... "Gangland: The Complete Season One" is a four-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.95 from A&E Home Video ... "The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show" (1974-75) features sixteen episodes of the Saturday morning family series hosted by the singing group The Hudson Brothers; three-disc set, $29.95 from MVD Visual ... "My Name Is Earl: Season Three" is a four-disc set with 22 epiosdes, $49.98 from Fox ... "My Three Sons: Season One, Volume One" (1960-61) is a three-disc set, $42.99 from Paramount ... "Numb3rs: The Fourth Season" is a five-disc set with 18 episodes, $61.99 from Paramount ... "Sports Night: The Complete Series 10th Anniversary Edition" is an eight-disc set with all 45 episodes, $69.99 from Shout! Factory ... "Trial & Retribution, Set 1" (2007) is a four-disc set with the first four two-part episodes (1997-2000) of the long-running, ongoing, smash hit British crime drama series; $59.99 from Acorn Media.
Buzzin' the 'B's:
"Pulse 2"(2008), starring Jamie Bamber and Boti Bliss, is a direct-to-video sequel in which the world has been reshaped by the invasion of ghosts via the wireless Internet. Cities are deserted, technology has been destroyed and the few remaining human beings eschew anything electrical in order to avoid a confrontation with the soulless ghosts that now wander the planet; from The Weinstein Co./Genius Products ... "Chapter 27" (2007) stars Jared Leto and Mark Lindsay Chapman in a psychological portrait of Mark David Chapman and the chilling events that led up to his murder of John Lennon, from Peace Arch Entertainment ... Set in Vietnam in the 1920s, anti-French rebels band together to fight an epic battle against foreign occupation in "The Rebel" (2007), starring Johnny Tri Nguyen, Veronica Ngo and Dustin Nguyen; in a two-disc edition from The Weinstein Co. Dragon Dynasty/Genius Products ... "Drive-In Double Feature" is a B-film delight, with "Island Fury" (1983), about two young girls visiting a remote vacation island who discover a cache of mob money, as well as a clan of bloodthirsty cannibals who pick off the vacationers one by one; in "Barracuda" (1978), a quaint seaside town is home to upstanding citizens, good ol' fashioned hospitality, and a deadly rash of barracuda attacks; from Dark Sky Films/MPI Media Group ... In "Ghost Boat" (2006), starring David Jason and Ian Puleston-Davies, an ill-fated British sub that sank during WWII resurfaces in 1981, and the government sends for the sole survivor to head up a mission to salvage the boat -- which mysteriously takes on a life of its own; from MPI Home Video.
On the Indie Front:
A magical TV remote control sends two guys tumbling into an un-PC TV land where the channel keeps changing and the shows get more and more bizarre in the sketch comedy compilation "Universal Remote" (2007), starring Charlie Murphy, Robert Hays, Jill Marie Jones and Dean Edwards, from Peace Arch Entertainment ... "Soccer Mom" (2008) is a family comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star to coach her daughter's losing team, starring Missi Pyle, Emily Osment, Dan Cortese, Victoria Jackson and Master P, from Anchor Bay.
Foreign:
In "OSS117" (2006), comic star Jean Dujardin, a boxoffice sensation in France, stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117, who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude. After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates the death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France's reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East; from Music Box Films/MPI Media Group.
For the Family:
Two animated storybooks arrive this week from Scholastic Storybook Treasures: "Harry the Dirty Dog ... And More Playful Puppy Stories" (2007) includes Gene Zion's classic tale about wayward little Harry, who runs away before bath time and plays outside until he changes into a black dog with white spots; also with "No Roses for Harry," "Officer Buckle and Gloria," "Dot the Fire Dog," plus two bonus stories: "The Beast on Monsieur Racine" and "Angus Lost"; "Make Way for Ducklings ... And More Delightful Duck Stories" (2007) includes the title story based on Robert McCloskey's Caldecott Medal book concerning Mr. and Mrs. Mallard's search for the perfect spot to raise their young in Boston's Public Garden; also with "The Story About Ping," "The Ugly Duckling," "Angus and the Ducks," plus two bonus stories: "Cat and Canary" and "Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens"; $14.99 each ... "R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly" (2008) is the latest in a long, long line of books and videos from kids horrormeister R.L. Stine. This new feature follows the adventures of a typical 11-year-old boy who's the only one who can see the two spirits haunting his house. And the two spirits make him an offer he can't refuse: They'll turn him into the most popular kid in school if he helps them find their missing parents and battle a wicked ghoul; stars Sterling Beaumon and Ali Lohan, from Universal.
Special Interest:
There's a profundity of documentaries due this week: "Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone" (2007) is a sensational portrait of America's best-known smut peddler and his legendary First Amendment battles during the past 30 years. An often polarizing figure, Flynt has long struggled to expand the parameters of free speech; $19.97 from Liberation Entertainment ... In "The Unforeseen" (2007), the American dream of owning a house with a white picket fence goes head-to-head with environmental sustainability in this urgent, beautifully crafted documentary. When an ambitious real estate developer sets out to transform thousands of acres of pristine hill country around Austin, Texas into a suburban development -- threatening a nearby natural spring and local treasure -- the community fights back; from New Yorker Video ... "Unforgotten: Twenty-five Years After Willowbrook" (2007) is a documentary on the aftermath of Geraldo Rivera's shocking expose, recounting the scandalous conditions at what was then the world's largest institution for children with developmental disabilities. It was a nightmare that shocked all of America and rocketed Geraldo Rivera to national prominence; from City Lights Home Entertainment ... In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture in the documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster" (2008), from Magnolia Home Entertainment ... Are we safer now than we were before the War on Terror? Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room") gives an in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay in the Academy Award winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" (2007), from ThinkFilm ... "The Beach Boys and the Satan" is a documentary that simultaneously details the Beach Boys' rise to success -- using rarely seen footage of the band -- and exposes the Summer of Love's darkest side by investigating the connections between some of the counter-culture's most controversial personalities (Anton La Vey, Kenneth Anger, Dennis and Brian Wilson) and the Manson Family; $19.95 from MVD Visual ... "The Mindscape of Alan Moore" (2003) is a documentary on the visionary graphic novel writer ("V for Vendetta," "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," "Watchmen") in a two-disc set with a 20-page book; $29.95 from The Disinformation Co.
In the world of music there's "Lou Reed's Berlin" (2008), in which the former lead singer and songwriter for The Velvet Underground revisits his solo venture "Berlin," a tragic rock opera about a doomed couple; from The Weinstein Company's Miriam Collection/Genius Products and "Jewel: The Essential Live Songbook," a two-disc set of two intimate 2007 PBS Soundstage performances, recorded in High-Definition video and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, containing 48 songs; from Koch Vision.
For history buffs there's "Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire" (2008), a four-disc set of the History Channel recreation, $39.95 from A&E Home Video) and "When We Left Earth -- The NASA Missions," a Discovery Channel four-disc set that celebrates 50 years of space exploration, from Image.
And lastly, for some well-deserved laughs there's "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil" (2008), a two-disc set of the Comedy Central show with the abrasive comedian as he and his brethren take on pop culture, politics and all the things that most stupefy and pervert our society; $26.99 from Paramount.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
Ax Men: The Complete Season One. Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.95. (A&E Home Video).
B.L. Stryker: The Comp;lete Series. Seven-disc set with all 12 episodes, $54.95. (Arts Alliance America).
Banacek Complete Series. Five-disc set with all 16 of the original shows and the original pilot program that was part of the Sunday Night Mystery Movie in the early 1970s; $49.95. (Arts Alliance America).
Barack Obama: The Power of Change (2007) Collection of speeches by Obama, others; $14.95. (MVD Visual).
The Beach Boys and the Satan (2008) Documentary that simultaneously details the Beach Boys' rise to success -- using rarely seen footage of the band -- and exposes the Summer of Love's darkest side by investigating the connections between some of the counter-culture's most controversial personalities (Anton La Vey, Kenneth Anger, Dennis and Brian Wilson) and the Manson Family; $19.95. (MVD Visual).
Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series. Sixteen-disc set with 55 episodes, $90.99. Extras: "Vincent's Quest" interactive trivia game, original love letters, newly reconstructed love letters. (Paramount).
The Best of Mr. Bean: Volume 2. Six of the all-time top-rated and most inspired episodes in Bean history. $9.95. (A&E Home Video).
Bigger, Stronger, Faster (2008) Documentary. In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Billionaire Boy's Club (1987) Judd Nelson. NBC drama miniseries that exposed an era of excess and what happened when the desire for cold, hard cash trumped all: murder. (A&E Home Video).
Buried Alive (2007) Britt Morgan, Jeff Blum, Bram Hoover, Nikki McKenzie, Greyson Chadwick, Natalie Wachen, JR May. FearNet interactive Web series comes to life as a feature film about a brother and sister team who have to follow Web posts, online diaries and found footage to uncover the whereabouts of five students buried alive. Extras: Commentary by director, producer and cast, "Making Buried Alive." (Sony).
Can't Hardly Wait: 10 year Reunion Edition (1988) Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, Jennifer Love Hewitt. Extras: Original commentary with filmmakers and cast, Reunion commentary with filmmakers and cast, "Huntington High Class of '98" reunion featurette, "Can't Hardly Wait: The Making of a Teen Classic" featurette, "The Life of the Party" featurette, deleted scenes, "You Know You're '90's If..." trivia game, "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" music video by Smash Mouth, fun facts and trivia that plays throughout the movie. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Chapter 27 (2007) Jared Leto, Mark Lindsay Chapman. Psychological portrait of Mark David Chapman and the chilling events that led up to the murder of John Lennon. (Peace Arch Entertainment/Genius Products).
Click & Clack: As the Wrench Turns (2007) Animated sitcom revolves around the Tappet Brothers and their NPR "Car Talk" radio show; two-disc set, $34.99. (Paramount).
Drive-In Double Feature."Island Fury" (1983): While visiting a remote island with friends, two young girls discover a cache of mob money, as well as a clan of bloodthirsty cannibals who pick off the vacationers one by one. "Barracuda" (1978): A quaint seaside town is home to upstanding citizens, good ol' fashioned hospitality, and a deadly rash of barracuda attacks. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Media Group)
Edward the King (1975) Four-disc set of the British miniseries ("Edward the Seventh") portaying the fascinating and scandalous life of King Edward VII. Stars Timothy West and Annette Crosbie. $59.99. Extras: Commentaries, two featurettes, photo gallery. (Acorn Media).
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer, Jonah Hill. Available as a single-disc DVD with the theatrical version and as a three-disc DVD set with the theatrical version, an unrated extended verion and a disc of extras. Extras: Cast and crew auditions, raw footage, deleted scenes, extended scenes, gag reel, commentary, "Puppet Break-Up" behind-the-scenes footage, "Sex-O-Rama" Jason Segel sex scene montage, video diaries, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Universal).
Gangland: The Complete Season One. Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.95. (A&E Home Video).
Ghost Boat (2006) David Jason, Ian Puleston-Davies. An ill-fated British sub that sank during WWII resurfaces in 1981, and the government sends for the sole survivor to head up a mission to salvage the boat - which mysteriously takes on a life of its own. (MPI Home Video).
Harry the Dirty Dog ... And More Playful Puppy Stories (2007) Includes Gene Zion's classic about wayward little Harry, who runs away before bath time and plays outside until he changes into a black dog with white spots; and "No Roses for Harry," "Officer Buckle and Gloria," "Dot the Fire Dog," plus two bonus stories: "The Beast on Monsieur Racine" and "Angus Lost"; $14.99. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974-75) Sixteen episodes of the Saturday morning family series hosted by the singing group The Hudson Brothers. Three-disc set, $29.95. (MVD Visual).
Iron Man (2008) Dir.: Jon
Favreau; Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff
Bridges, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, Bill Smitrovich, Nazanin Boniadi,
Micah Hauptman. Single disc DVD, Ultimate Edition two-disc DVD and
Blu-ray Discs. Extras:
Deleted and extended Scenes, "I Am Iron Man" seven-part featurette,
"The Invincible Iron Man" six-part featurette, "Wired: The Visual
Effects of Iron Man," "Robert Downey Jr. Screen Test," "The Actor's
Process" (scene rehearsal with cast), The Onion "Wildly Popular Iron
Man Trailer to be Adapted into Full Length Film," image galleries.
(Paramount).
Jewel: The Essential Live Songbook. Two-disc set of two intimate 2007 PBS Soundstage performances, recorded in High-Definition video and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, containing 48 songs. Available on Blu-ray Disc (Oct. 14). (Koch Vision).
The Jewel in the Crown: The 25th Anniversary Edition. Four-disc set of the classic, $39.95. (A&E Home Video).
Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (2007) Sensational portrait of America's best-known smut peddler and his legendary First Amendment battles during the past 30 years. An often polarizing figure, Flynt has long struggled to expand the parameters of free speech and expose the hypocrisy of this country's elected leaders. He's spent more time in court than many lawyers and even spent time in jail for his beliefs. Covers past high-profile trials such as the DeLorean FBI Tapes Trial and the Jerry Falwell Obscenity Trial, as well as hot-button topics such as the Jessica Lynch photo controversy, Republican Sex Scandals and the right of the press to cover war. $19.97. Extras: Commentary, extra footage.(Liberation Entertainment).
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil (2008) Two-disc set of the Comedy Central show with the abrasive comedian as he and his brethren take on pop culture, politics and all the things that most stupefy and pervert our society; $26.99. (Paramount).
Lou Reed's Berlin (2008) Former lead singer and songwriter for the innovative group The Velvet Underground, Reed revisits his solo venture "Berlin," a tragic rock opera about a doomed couple. "Berlin" is riddled with themes of drug use and depression, punctuated by heavy orchestral arrangements and is considered Reed's greatest solo achievement. Directed by Oscar nominee Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), "Berlin" was filmed in December 2006 at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York and features the singer performing his controversial narrative album live with the divided city of Berlin as the concert's backdrop. Extras: Q&A with Schnabel. (The Weinstein Company's Miriam Collection/Genius Products).
Make Way for Ducklings ... And More Delightful Duck Stories (2007) Includes the title story based on Robert McCloskey's Caldecott Medal book concerning Mr. and Mrs. Mallard's search for the perfect spot to raise their young in Boston's Public Garden; and "The Story About Ping," "The Ugly Duckling," "Angus and the Ducks," plus two bonus stories: "Cat and Canary" and "Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens"; $14.99. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
The Mindscape of Alan Moore (2003) Documentary on the visionary graphic novel writer ("V for Vendetta," "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," "Watchmen"). Two-disc set with a 20-page book; $29.95. (The Disinformation Co.).
My Name Is Earl: Season Three. Four-disc set with 22 epiosdes, $49.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, gag reel, "Those Guys From Those Episodes -- Creating the Characters" featurette, "Under the Shell: The Mr. Turtle" commentary. (Fox).
My Three Sons: Season One, Volume One (1960-61) Three-disc set, $42.99. (Paramount).
Numb3rs: The Fourth Season. Five-disc set with 18 episodes, $61.99. Extras: Featurettes. (Paramount).
OSS117 (2006) A boxoffice sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude. After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates the death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France's reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East. (Music Box Films/MPI Media Group).
Popeye the Sailor 1941 -- 1943 Volume 3. Two-disc set with 32 remastered shorts, $34.98. (Warner).
Pulse 2 (2008) Jamie Bamber, Boti Bliss. Direct-to-video sequel. The world has been reshaped by the invasion of ghosts via the wireless Internet. Cities are deserted, technology has been destroyed and the few remaining human beings eschew anything electrical in order to avoid a confrontation with the soulless ghosts that now wander the planet. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
The Rebel (2007) Johnny Tri Nguyen, Veronica Ngo, Dustin Nguyen. Two-disc edition. Set in Vietnam in the 1920s, anti-French rebels band together to fight an epic battle against foreign occupation. Extras: Commentary by stars Johnny Tri Nguyen, Veronica Ngo, Dustin Nguyen, and Asian cinema expert Bey Logan; "Empty Hand, Noble Heart" interview with leading man Johnny Tri Nguyen; "Cry For Freedom" interview with leading lady Veronica Ngo; "The Dark Destroyer" interview with leading protagonist Dustin Nguyen; "One Man Army: A Martial Arts Demonstration"; "Iron Jacket" deleted scene; making-of featurette; behind-the-scenes gallery. (The Weinstein Co. Dragon Dynasty/Genius Products).
R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly (2008) Sterling Beaumon, Ali Lohan. Based on the successful book series by R.L. Stine, this new feature follows the adventures of a typical 11-year-old boy who's the only one who can see the two spirits haunting his house. And the two spirits make him an offer he can't refuse: They'll turn him into the most popular kid in school if he helps them find their missing parents and battle a wicked ghoul. (Universal).
Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008) Four-disc set of the History Channel recreation, $39.95. (A&E Home Video).
Short Track (2008) Pepper Sweeney, Barbara Niven, Joshua Snyder. The daily life experiences of Carolinian Blake Beckett, a five-time stockcar racing short track champion as he tries to make it to the National Cup Racing circuit. (Monarch Home Video).
Soccer Mom (2008) Missi Pyle, Emily Osment, Dan Cortese, Victoria Jackson, Master P. Family comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star to coach her daughter's losing team. Extras: Cast interviews, make-up featurette. (Anchor Bay).
Sports Night: The Complete Series 10th Anniversary Edition. Eight-disc set with all 45 episodes, $69.99. Extras: Two discs with bonus materials, a 10th anniversary book. (Shout! Factory).
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) Academy Award winning documentary. Are we safer now than we were before the War on Terror? Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room") gives an in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. Disturbing and incisive, the film examines the reckless abuses of government power and focuses on the killing of an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured in 2002. Extras: Commentary by director Alex Gibney. (ThinkFilm).
Trial & Retribution, Set 1 (2007) Four-disc set with the first four two-part episodes (1997-2000) of the long-running, ongoing, smash hit British crime drama series; $59.99. Extras: Interview with creator Lynda La Plante, biography of La Plante, lossary of terms.(Acorn Media).
The Unforeseen (2007) The American dream of owning a house with a white picket fence goes head-to-head with environmental sustainability in this urgent, beautifully crafted documentary. When an ambitious real estate developer sets out to transform thousands of acres of pristine hill country around Austin, Texas into a suburban development - threatening a nearby natural spring and local treasure - the community fights back. In the conflict that ensues, we see in miniature the struggle between development and preservation that today plays out in cities and towns across the country. A work of stunning visual beauty and epic scope, "The Unforeseen" is a grand meditation on the destruction of the natural world in pursuit of an often fleeting dream. Extras: Commentary by director Laura Dunn; commentary by producer and motion graphics designer Jef Sewell, cinematographer Lee Daniel and sound designer Tom Hammond; essay by film critic Dennis Lim. (New Yorker Video).
Unforgotten: Twenty-five Years After Willowbrook (2007) Documentary on the aftermath of Geraldo Rivera's shocking expose, "Unforgotten" recounts the scandalous conditions at what was then the world's largest institution for children with developmental disabilities. It was a nightmare that shocked all of America and rocketed Geraldo Rivera to national prominence, when in 1972, with a stolen key, he entered Staten Island's Willowbrook State School and revealed conditions in which developmentally disabled children were found to be living in their own filth, with a staff-to-resident ratio of 30- or 40-to-one, and residents had a 100% incidence of hepatitis within the first six weeks of entering Willowbrook. (City Lights Home Entertainment).
Universal Remote (2007) Charlie Murphy, Robert Hays, Jill Marie Jones, Dean Edwards. A magical TV remote control sends two guys tumbling into an un-PC TV land where the channel keeps changing and the shows get more and more bizarre in this sketch comedy compilation. (Peace Arch Entertainment).
When We Left Earth -- The NASA Missions. Discovery Channel four-disc set celebrates 50 years of space exploration. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Image).
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