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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, October 28 -- Monday, November 3
Journey to the Center of the Earth
During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth. Traveling through never-before-seen worlds, the trio comes face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures -- including man-eating plants, giant flying piranha, glow birds and terrifying dinosaurs from days past. The explorers soon realize that as volcanic activity increases around them, they must find a way back to the earth's surface before it is too late. A contemporary twist on Jules Verne's original "Journey to the Center of the Earth." Vitals: Director: Eric Brevig. Stars: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 92 min., Adventure, Box office gross: $98.076 million, Warner.
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Introduced in 2000 as the seventh American Girl historical character doll, Kit Kittredge is the first one to have her story adapted for a film, telling the story of the clever and resourceful Kittredge, a 9-year-old girl growing up in 1934 during America's Great Depression. Vitals: Director: Patricia Rozema. Stars: Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Joan Cusack, Chris O'Donnell, Julia Ormond, Glenne Headly, Jane Krakowski, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Wallace Shawn, Josette Halpert, Max Thieriot, Madison Davenport, Zach Mills, Willow Smith. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: G, 101 min., Family, Box office gross: $10,992 million, Warner.
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NEWS
"10 Years of Rialto Pictures" Since 1997, Rialto Pictures has been helping to keep classic cinema alive and invigorated by bringing the world's greatest films to theaters across the United States, in phenomenal restored 35mm prints. This special gift box set, in celebration of Rialto's 10th anniversary, features 10 films that display the breadth of its collection, including works by Rialto favorites Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Bresson, Luis Bunuel, and Jean-Pierre Melville: "Army of Shadows" (1969), "Au hasard Balthazar" (1966), "Band of Outsiders" (1964), "Billy Liar" (1963), "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972), "Mafioso" (1962), "Murderous Maids" (2000), "Rififi" (1955), "The Third Man" (1949) and "Touchez pas au grisbi" (1954). $149.95 from The Criterion Collection.
For fans of Golden Age comedy, there's "The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection" an eight-disc set that includes all 80 shorts created under the supervision of legendary film producer Hal Roach from the dawn of the talkies (1929) until the series was sold to MGM in 1938, presented in chronological release order. Each short has been remastered from the original camera negatives, restored using DVNR technology and available uncut for the first time in years. Also included with the set is a collectible photo booklet containing classic images from the series, original movie posters, fun facts, and lobby cards; $89.95 from RHI/Genius Products ... "Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection" is a 15-disc set with all 28 films produced during the height of the duo's popularity at Universal Pictures (1940-1955); $119.98. Packed in a "suitcase" with a collectible book. Includes the classic routines "Who's on First?" "Two Tens for a Five" and "Mustard." Extras: "The World of Abbott and Costello," "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld," "Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters," more; from Universal.
For more recent cinematic fun there's "Animal House 30th Anniversary Edition" (1978), directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Cesare Danova, Peter Riegert, Mary Louise Weller, Stephen Furst, James Daughton, Bruce McGill, Mark Metcalf, DeWayne Jessie and Karen Allen, in a two-disc set with such extras as two "Scene It?" mini-game experiences, "Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update" and "The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion" new featurette. An "Animal House 30th Anniversary Gift Set" comes packed in a commemorative fraternity house box with additional extras "National Lampoon's Animal House: The Inside Story" new documentary and a collectible Faber College Yearbook; from Universal.
From TV to Video:"Agatha Christie: Mystery Lover's Collection" is a four-disc set with five Agatha Christie mysteries: "The Secret Adversary," "The Affair of the Pink Pearl," "The Body in the Library," "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" and "The Pale Horse"; $39.99 from Acorn Media ... "Cathouse: The Series" is a four-disc set with 17 episodes, $29.98 from HBO Video ... "The Complete Inspector Lynley Mysteries" is a 12-disc set with all 23 mysteries of the British series on PBS, $199.95 from WGBH Boston Video ... "Dark Shadows: The Beginning #6" features the early, pre-Barnabas episodes from the spooky soap opera, $59.98 from MPI Home Video ... "The Donna Reed Show, Season One" is a four-disc set with 37 episodes, $39.95 from Arts Alliance America ... "Doris Day: Christmas Memories" features all three Christmas episodes from the five-year run of "The Doris Day Show," $14.98 from MPI Home Video ... "The 4400: The Complete Series" (2004-07) is a 15-disc set, $108.99 from Paramount ... "Girlfriends: The Fifth Season" (2004-05) is a three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99 from Paramount ... "Good Times: The Complete Series" (1974-79) is a 17-disc set with 133 episodes, $59.95 from Sony ... "The L-Word: The Complete Fifth Season" is a four-disc set with 12 episodes, $62.99 from Paramount ... "Mother and Son: Season 2" is a two-disc set with seven episodes of the Australian series about the relationship between a newly divorced man and his aging and very eccentric mother, $29.98 from BFS Entertainment ... "NewsRadio: The Complete Series" (1995-99) is a 15-disc set with 97 episodes, $59.95 from Sony ... "Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal" is a two-disc set with six episodes of the spin-off from A&E's "Paranormal State" series, $29.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Sanford and Son: The Complete Series" (1972-77) is an 18-disc set that includes all six seasons, $59.95 from Sony ... "Sister, Sister: The First Season" is a two-disc set with 12 episodes, $39.99 from Paramount ... "War and Remembrance: The Complete Series" (1988) is a 13-disc set with all 14-parts of the miniseries based on Herman Wouk's classic novel, $129.98 from MPI Home Video.
Buzzin' the 'B's:
There's four creepy, gory and outlandish exploitation films due just in time for Halloween from Severin Films/RYKO: As the "body-count" genre stabbed its way into audiences' hearts in the early '80s, EuroTrash auteur Jess Franco was asked to create his own saga of slaughtered schoolgirls complete with gratuitous nudity, graphic violence and gory set pieces, and he came up with "Bloody Moon" (1981). But just when you thought you'd seen it all, Franco shocked the world by delivering surprising style, genuine suspense and a cavalcade of depravity that includes incest, voyeurism and roller disco. Banned in England; "Stone" (1974) is an Australian biker film about an undercover cop who infiltrates the outlaw Grave Diggers on a one-way trip to hell; In "Devil Hunter" director Franco takes on the '80s Cannibal genre and delivers a jungle sickie about a safari of sexy women and violent boneheads who venture into a native-crazed wilderness; and "In the Folds of the Flesh" (2007), an ultra-lurid epic packed with decapitations, creepy incest, groovy fashions, cyanide baths, swirly psychedelics, inexplicable plot twists and more ... A tough group of bikers seek to avenge the death of a loved one by the hands of a sadistic, rival motorcycle gang in "Hell Ride" (2008), starring Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones, from The Weinstein Company Dimension Extreme/Genius Products ... The girls of Community College University's Bikini Carwash become fodder for the resurrected Chef Death in "Bikini Bloodbath Carwash" (2008), from MVD Entertainemnt Group ... In "Shiver" (2008 -- Spain), Santi, a lonely teenager, suffers from photophobia and moves with his mother to a far-off village in the mountains to avoid sunlight, but soon after they arrive, locals and livestock start turning up butchered and Santi becomes the main suspect; from Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Media ... In "Red" (2008), starring Brian Cox, Tom Sizemore, Robert Englund and Amanda Plummer, a reclusive man sets out for justice and redemption when three troublesome teens kill his dog for no good reason; from Magnolia Home Entertainment.
On the Indie Front:
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician in "Houdini's Death Defying Acts" (2008), starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall and Saoirse Ronan; from The Weinstein Company/Genius Products ... Shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents, "Baraka" (1992) is a transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition with an emphasis on the environment; fully restored from its original camera negative via state-of-the-art 8K UltraDigital mastering; from MPI Home Video ... "Eight Miles High" (2008) is the true story of European wild-child and Rolling Stones companion Uschi Obermaier. The film tracks her restless life from a small town girl in rural Bavaria to a fast-living fashion icon in Munich; from free-loving groupie to ultimately becoming the embodiment of the 60's generation of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll; from Dokument Films/MPI Home Video ... "Together Again for the First Time" (2008) stars Julia Duffy and David Ogden Stiers in the story of a blended family reuniting on Christmas Eve, the first time they've all been in the same house at the same time since their parent's marriage seven years before, which wouldn't be a problem except that they can't stand each other; from PorchLight Home Entertainment.
Foreign:
In "Woman on the Beach" (2006 -- South Korea), filmmaker Joong-rae, suffering from writer's block, takes a trip to the coast with his production designer Chang-wook, who brings along the vivacious Moon-sook. Soon after their arrival, Moon-sook falls for Joong-rae's advances; however, the fickle hero can't commit and he awkwardly parts with her. What had been a sardonic "Jules and Jim" turns into a burlesque "Vertigo" when Joong-rae returns to the coastal resort and attempts to recreate the original romance with a woman who resembles Moon-sook, until his jilted lover shows up; from New Yorker Video.
For the Family:
"The Night Before Christmas and More Holiday Tales" includes the title story plus six additional colorfully animated holiday stories: "n the Month of Kislev" (narrated by Theodore Bikel), "Seven Candles for Kwanza" (narrated by Alfre Woodard), "Too Many Tamales" (presented both in English and Spanish), "The Little Drummer Boy" (with animated illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats) and two Rosemary Wells classics, "Max's Christmas" (narrated by Jenny Agutter and Rex Robbins) and "Morris' Disappearing Bag"; $14.95 from Scholastic Storybook Treasures ... "The Flight Before Christmas" (2007) is a CGI-animated tale about an ambitious young reindeer named Niko who wants to fly with Santa, featuring the voices of Emma Roberts and Norm MacDonald; $19.97 from The Weinstein Co./Genius Products ... In "The Berenstain Bears: Christmas Tree, " Bear Country's most loveable family learns that the best Christmas gifts are not under the tree but in your heart; $12.99 from Sony ... "The Flintstones: The Complete Series" is a 24-disc set with 166 episodes, in custom Bedrock-themed packaging, $129.72 from Warner.
Special Interest:
"Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens" (2006) is an American Masters documentary that traces the arc of Annie Leibovitz's photographic life, her aspirations to artistry and the trajectory of her career that produced some of today's most recognizable and iconic photos; $19.98 from Warner ... "On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald" (1986) is a Showtime special that recalls all of the surviving witnesses to determine the guilt or innocence of the man believed to have murdered JFK; $24.98 from MPI Home Video ... "The Speeches Collection Volume 2: Republicans vs. Democrats" is a two-disc set that features excerpts and entire speeches spanning the political careers of former U.S. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon; $19.98 from MPI Home Video ... "Dale Earnhardt 10 Greatest Wins" is a five-disc set tribute to the driver that best defined NASCAR, $39.95 from &E Home Video ... "Carlos Mencia: Performanced Enhanced" is an incensored performance recorded at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida; $19.99 from Paramount.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
Animal House 30th Anniversary Edition (1978) Dir.: John Landis; John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Cesare Danova, Peter Riegert, Mary Louise Weller, Stephen Furst, James Daughton, Bruce McGill, Mark Metcalf, DeWayne Jessie, Karen Allen. Two-disc set. Extras: Two "Scene It?" mini-game experiences, "Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update," "The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion" new featurette. An "Animal House 30th Anniversary Gift Set" comes packed in a commemorative fraternity house box with additional extras: "National Lampoon's Animal House: The Inside Story" new documentary and a collectible Faber College Yearbook. (Universal).
Affairs of the Heart, Series One (1974) Two-disc set with seven classic adaptations of Henry James's most popular stories" Episode 1: "Catherine," based on "Washington Square"; Episode 2: "Adela," based on "The Marriages"; Episode 3: "Miss Tita," based on "The Aspern Papers"; Episode 4: "Grace," based on "Covering End"; Episode 5: "Milly," based on "The Wings of the Dove"; Episode 6: "Flora," based on "Glasses" and Episode 7: "Mary and Louisa," based on "The Tone of Time" and "The Real Thing"; $39.99. (Acorn Media).
Agatha Christie: Mystery Lover's Collection. Four-disc set with five Agatha Christie mysteries: "The Secret Adversary," "The Affair of the Pink Pearl," "The Body in the Library," "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" and "The Pale Horse"; $39.99. (Acorn Media).
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006) American Masters documentary traces the arc of Annie Leibovitz's photographic life, her aspirations to artistry and the trajectory of her career that has produced some of today's most recognizable and iconic photos. The film was directed by her sister, Barbara Leibovitz. $19.98. Extras: "Photo Stories": Interviews with Leibovitz's popular subjects as they reveal the details that brought about each famous picture, including Demi Moore, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono; "Process" Iterviews with Hillary Clinton, Anna Wintour on Leibovitz's process and how Vanity Fair's "Hollywood Issue" came about; "Commercial Work": Leibovitz and colleagues discuss the distinctions between her personal and professional endeavors; "Celebrity": Colleagues muse about Leibovitz as a celebrity herself; "Work Ethic": A look into Leibovitz's incredible work ethic; "Fashion": Leibovitz's imprint in creating some of history's most fashionable photos. (Warner).
Baraka (1992) Shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents, "Baraka" is a transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition with an emphasis on the environment. Fully restored from its original camera negative via state-of-the-art 8K UltraDigital mastering. (MPI Home Video).
The Berenstain Bears: Christmas Tree. Bear Country's most loveable family learns that the best Christmas gifts are not under the tree but in your heart. Includes the title episode, four more; $12.99. (Sony).
Bikini Bloodbath Carwash (2008) Debbie Rochon, Rachael Robbins, Russ Russo. The girls of Community College University's Bikini Carwash become fodder for the resurrected Chef Death. (MVD Entertainemnt Group).
Bloody Moon (1981) Olivia Pascal. As the "body-count" genre stabbed its way into audiences' hearts in the early '80s, EuroTrash auteur Jess Franco was asked to create his own saga of slaughtered schoolgirls complete with gratuitous nudity, graphic violence, and gory set pieces. But just when you thought you'd seen it all, Franco shocked the world by delivering surprising style, genuine suspense and a cavalcade of depravity that includes incest, voyeurism and roller disco. Banned in England. (Severin Films/RYKO).
Carlos Mencia: Performanced Enhanced. Uncensored performance recorded at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida; $19.99. (Paramount).
Cathouse: The Series. Four-disc set with 17 episodes, $29.98. Extras: "Cathouse: The Musical." (HBO Video).
The Complete Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Twelve-disc set with all 23 mysteries of British series on PBS, $199.95. Extras: Video interview with Elizabeth George, downloadable "Masterpiece Mystery! Book & Film Club" materials, virtual tour of the original "Mystery!" studio, Q&A. (WGBH Boston Video).
Dale Earnhardt 10 Greatest Wins. Five-disc set tribute to the driver that best defined NASCAR, $39.95. (A&E Home Video).
Dark Shadows: The Beginning #6. Early, pre-Barnabas episodes from the spooky soap opera, $59.98. (MPI Home Video).
Dead Space: Downfall (2007) An ancient religious artifact has been recovered by a deep-space mining ship, and for the crew of the USG Ishimura, life just became a living hell. Unearthed on a far-away planet during a mining operation, the relic is worshiped by some, even seen as proof of God. But when it's removed from its resting place and brought on the ship, the artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien race, one bent on ripping apart -- and taking over -- every human aboard. Extras: Deleted scene, Electronic Arts game cheat sheet codes. Available on Blu-ray Disc. . (Anchor Bay).
Devil Hunter (1980) Al Cliver, Ursula Fellner. King Of Euro sleaze Jess Franco takes on the '80s Cannibal genre and delivers a jungle sickie about a safari of sexy women and violent boneheads who venture into native-crazed wilderness. Uncensored. (Severin Films/RYKO).
The Donna Reed Show, Season One. Four-disc set with 37 episodes, $39.95. (Arts Alliance America).
Doris Day: Christmas Memories. All three Christmas episodes from the five-year run of "The Doris Day Show," $14.98. (MPI Home Video).
Eight Miles High (2008) Natalia Avelon. True story of European wild-child and Rolling Stones companion Uschi Obermaier. The film tracks her restless life from a small town girl in rural Bavaria to a fast-living fashion icon in Munich; from free-loving groupie to ultimately becoming the embodiment of the 60's generation of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. (Dokument Films/MPI Home Video).
Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure. New, delightfully witty adaptation of Britain's most notorious novel, which was banned in the U.K. for more than 200 years. The lavish drama from acclaimed screenwriter Andrew Davies premiered in October 2007 and became the highest-rated program in the history of BBC4 and is available to U.S. audiences for the first time; $24.99. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, biography of screenwriter Andrew Davies. (Acorn Media).
The Flight Before Christmas (2007) CGI-animated tale about an ambitious young reindeer named Niko who wants to fly with Santa. With the voices of Emma Roberts and Norm MacDonald; $19.97. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
The Flintstones: The Complete Series. Twenty-four discs with 166 episodes, in custom Bedrock-themed packaging, $129.72. (Warner).
The 4400: The Complete Series (2004-07) Fifteen-disc set, $108.99. Extras: Video intro by series creator Scott Peters, commentary on select episodes, "The 4400: The Ghost Season," deleted scenes, more. (Paramount).
Girlfriends: The Fifth Season (2004-05) Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99. (Paramount).
Good Times: The Complete Series (1974-79) Seventeen discs with 133 episodes, $59.95. (Sony).
Hank and Mike (2008) Chris Klein, Joe Mantegna. Two blue-collar Easter Bunnies lose their jobs and enter the job market, taking all manner of jobs to make ends meet, getting involved with self-help groups, strippers and preschool teachers. Extras: Featurettes, deleted scenes, extended scenes, bloopers, commentary, photo gallery, more. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Hell Ride (2008) Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones. A tough group of bikers seek to avenge the death of a loved one by the hands of a sadistic, rival motorcycle gang. Extras: Commentary by writer-director-producer Larry Bishop and director of photography Scott Kevan, "The Making of Hell Ride," "The Babes of Hell Ride," " The Guys of Hell Ride," "The Choppers of Hell Ride," Michael Madsen's video diary. (The Weinstein Company Dimension Extreme/Genius Products).
Houdini's Death Defying Acts (2008) Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan. On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician. (The Weinstein Company/Genius Products).
In the Folds of the Flesh (2007) Eleonora Rossi-Drago, Anna Maria Pierangeli (Pier Angeli). Ultra-lurid epic packed with decapitations, creepy incest, groovy fashions, cyanide baths, swirly psychedelics, inexplicable plot twists, Nazi death camp flashbacks and more. (Severin Films/RYKO).
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem. Two-D and 3-D versions included. Extras: Commentary, featurettes, "Adventure at the Center of the Earth" challenge." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Joan Cusack, Chris O'Donnell, Julia Ormond, Glenne Headly, Jane Krakowski, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Wallace Shawn, Josette Halpert, Max Thieriot, Madison Davenport, Zach Mills, Willow Smith Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
The L-Word: The Complete Fifth Season. Four-disc set with 12 episodes, $62.99. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage from the 2008 Wolfe Women's Party in Tampa, music video, more. (Paramount).
The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection. Eight-disc set includes all 80 shorts created under the supervision of legendary film producer Hal Roach from the dawn of the talkies (1929) until the series was sold to MGM in 1938, an era generally conceded to be the series "golden age." In chronological release order. Each short has been remastered from the original camera negatives, restored using DVNR technology and available uncut for the first time in years. Extras: Introductions and commentaries by various film historians and authors; interviews with former "Little Rascals" members; the five-part featurette "Catching Up With the Rascals"; the featurette "The Story of Hal Roach and Our Gang"; the featurette "The Rascals and Racial Issues," a study of racism as part of the Rascals; three original silent shorts from the Hal Roach "Our Gang" library: "Dog Heaven" (1927), "Spook-Spoofing" (1928) and "Barnum & Ringling, Inc." (1928). Also included with the set is a collectible photo booklet containing classic images from the series, original movie posters, fun facts, and lobby cards. $89.95. (RHI/Genius Products).
Mother and Son: Season 2. Two-disc set with seven episodes of the Australian series about the relationship between a newly divorced man and his aging and very eccentric mother, $29.98. (BFS Entertainment).
Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition. Four-disc boxed set in a collectible tin, with "First Spaceship on Venus," "Laserblast," "Werewolf" and "Future War," $69.99. Extras: New interviews with the entire MST3K family, collectible Crow T. Robot figurine, lobby cards, more. (Shout! Factory).
NewsRadio: The Complete Series
(1995-99) Fifteen discs with 97 episodes, $59.95. (Sony).
The Night Before Christmas and More Holiday Tales. Includes the title story plus six additional colorfully animated holiday stories: "In the Month of Kislev" (narrated by Theodore Bikel), "Seven Candles for Kwanza" (narrated by Alfre Woodard), "Too Many Tamales" (presented both in English and Spanish), "The Little Drummer Boy" (with animated illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats) and two Rosemary Wells classics, "Max's Christmas" (narrated by Jenny Agutter and Rex Robbins) and "Morris' Disappearing Bag"; $14.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald (1986) Showtime special recalls all of the surviving witnesses to determine the guilt or innocence of the man believed to have murdered JFK; $24.98. (MPI Home Video).
The Polar express 3-D (2004) Dir.: Robert Zemeckis; Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari. Presented in 2-D and 3-D versions; includes four sets of 3-D glasses. Extras: "Smokey and Steamer" song not seen in theaters, "You Look Familiar: The Many Polar Faces of Tom Hanks," "A Genuine Ticket to Ride" five featurettes, "True Inspirations: Profiling Author Chris Van Allsburg," "Believe": Josh Groban performance and behind the scenes featurette, "Flurry of Effects": five motion-capture sessions, "Snow Angels": the moviemakers' Christmas memories. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal. Two-disc set with six episodes of the spin-off from A&E's "Paranormal State" series, $29.95. (A&E Home Video).
Red (2008) Brian Cox, Tom Sizemore, Robert Englund, Amanda Plummer. A reclusive man sets out for justice and redemption when three troublesome teens kill his dog for no good reason. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Sanford and Son: The Complete Series (1972-77) Eighteen-disc set includes all six seasons, $59.95. (Sony).
Shiver (2008 -- Spain) Junio Valverde. Santi, a lonely teenager, suffers from photophobia and moves with his mother to a far-off village in the mountains to avoid sunlight, but soon after they arrive, locals and livestock start turning up butchered and Santi becomes the main suspect. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Media).
Sister, Sister: The First Season. Two-disc set with 12 episodes, $39.99. (Paramount).
The Speeches Collection Volume 2: Republicans vs. Democrats. Two-disc set features excerpts and entire speeches spanning the political careers of former U.S. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon; $19.98. (MPI Home Video).
Stone (1974) Ken Shorter, Sandy Harbutt. Australian biker film about an undercover cop who infiltrates the outlaw Grave Diggers on a one-way trip to hell. Two-disc uncensored special edition. Extras: Making-of documentaries, footage of the "Stone" 25th Anniversary celebration attended by 35,000 bikers in 1998. (Severin Films/RYKO).
10 Years of Rialto Pictures. Since 1997, Rialto Pictures has been helping to keep classic cinema alive and invigorated by bringing the world's greatest films to theaters across the United States, in phenomenal restored 35mm prints. This special gift box set, in celebration of Rialto's 10th anniversary, features 10 films that display the breadth of its collection, including works by Rialto favorites Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Bresson, Luis Bunuel, and Jean-Pierre Melville: "Army of Shadows" (1969), "Au hasard Balthazar" (1966), "Band of Outsiders" (1964), "Billy Liar" (1963), "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972), "Mafioso" (1962), "Murderous Maids" (2000), "Rififi" (1955), "The Third Man" (1949) and "Touchez pas au grisbi" (1954). $149.95. (The Criterion Collection).
Tinker Bell (2008) New CG-animated feature starring Peter Pan's Tinker Bell, from Pixar Animation and John Lasseter. And Tinker Bell speaks! Extras: Set-top game, behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes, more. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Disney).
Together Again for the First Time (2008) Julia Duffy, David Ogden Stiers. Story of a blended family reuniting on Christmas Eve, the first time they've all been in the same house at the same time since the parent's marriage seven years before, which wouldn't be a problem except that they can't stand each other. (PorchLight Home Entertainment).
Tuya's Marriage (2006-- China) Set in Inner Mongolia, a physical setback causes a young woman to choose a suitor who can take care of her, as well as her disabled husband. (Music Box Films/MPI).
War and Remembrance: The Complete Series. (1988) Thirteen-disc set with all 14-parts of the miniseries based on Herman Wouk's classic novel $129.98. (MPI Home Video).
Woman on the Beach (2006 -- South Korea) Seung-woo Kim, Hyun-jung Go, Seon-mi Song, Tae-woo Kim. Filmmaker Joong-rae, suffering from writer's block, takes a trip to the coast with his production designer Chang-wook, who brings along the vivacious Moon-sook. Soon after their arrival, Moon-sook falls for Joong-rae's advances; however, the fickle hero can't commit and he awkwardly parts with her. What had been a sardonic "Jules and Jim" turns into a burlesque "Vertigo" when Joong-rae returns to the coastal resort and attempts to recreate the original romance with a woman who resembles Moon-sook, until his jilted lover shows up. Extras: Making-of featurette, interviews. (New Yorker Video).
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