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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, December 30 -- Monday, January 5
No major theatrical releases make their way to home video this week.
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NEWS
Top 10 DVD sellers of the year:
As of December 28, here's the top 10 best-selling DVDs for 2008 (includes standard DVDs and Blu-ray Discs):
Dark Knight
Iron Man
Am Legend
WALL-E
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Enchanted
National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets
Mamma Mia!
Kung-Fu Panda
More Yearend Favs
Guilty Pleasures of 2008? Glenn Abel, the bleary-eyed L.A. entertainment writer and Webmaster of the great DVD blog DVD Spin Doctor,
says his guilty pleasures this year include "Mamma Mia!" "Baghead,"
"Burn After Reading" and "Ghost Town." For Glenn's adroit comments,
jump on over to The DVD Spin Doctor.
And, according to Yahoo! Movies, here's the Top 10 Domestic Grossing films of 2008:
The Dark Knight $530,750,228
Iron Man $318,313,199
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $317,023,851
Hancock $227,946,274
WALL-E $223,749,872
Kung-Fu Panda $215,434,591
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $172,332,000
Quantum Of Solace $161,300,000
Twilight $158,461,000
Horton Hears a Who! $154,529,439
From TV to Video:
"Greek: Chapter Two" (2008), a three-disc set with 12 episodes, $29.99 from Disney ... "Kyle XY: The Complete Second Season -- Revelations" (2007-08), a six-disc set with 23 episodes, $39.99 from Disney ... "Nip/Tuck Season 5, Part 1," a five-disc set with 14 episodes, $59.98 from Warner ... "The Secret Life of the American Teenager: The First Season" (2008), a three-disc set with 11 episodes, $39.99 from Disney ... "10 Items or Less: The Complete First and Second Seasons," a two-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.95 from Sony.
Buzzin' the 'B's:In "Surfer Dude" (2008), starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Scott Glenn and Willie Nelson, soulful longboard surfer Steve Addington (McConaughey) returns to Malibu for the summer to find his cool hometown vibe corrupted ... the sport has been taken over by corporate sponsors. In order to survive, must he change his ways? From Anchor Bay.
On the Indie Front:
"Towelhead" (2008), starring Aaron Eckhart, Toni
Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi and Summer Bishil, follows the
dark, bold and shockingly funny life of Jasira, a 13-year-old
Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path
of adolescence when she's sent to Houston to live with her strict
Lebanese father, where she quickly learns that her new neighbors find
her and her father a curiosity. From Warner.
Two fine releases this week from New Yorker Video: "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" (2007 -- Brazil): This intoxicating carnival of a film concerns a widow who remarries and gets the respectable husbands she's always yearned for, but her libido recalls her gambling, whore-mongering first husband from the grave ... and "Woman on the Beach" (2006 -- South Korea), in which filmmaker Joong-rae, suffering from writer's block, takes a trip to the coast and starts an affair with vivacious Moon-sook before returning home. The film turns into a burlesque "Vertigo" when he returns to the coastal resort and attempts to recreate the original romance with a woman who resembles Moon-sook.
Special Interest:
"42 Ways to Kill Hitler" is a National Geographic documentary that explores the multiple assassination attempts on Hitler's life and how they could have changed history; $19.98 from Warner ... "The History of Black New York: New York Noir" (2008)is a documentary that examines the history of New York's black citizens and culture, from the early 1600s to today, with rare historical footage and segments on Civil Rights, politics, business, military heroes and entertainment, from Little Dizzy Home Video ... "Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget: Uncensored" (2008) is headlined by roastmaster John Stamos, $19.99 from Paramount.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (2007) This intoxicating carnival of a film concerns a widow who remarries and gets the respectable husbands she's always yearned for, but her libido recalls her gambling, whore-mongering first husband from the grave. (New Yorker Video).
42 Ways to Kill Hitler. National Geographic documentary explores the multiple assassination attempts on Hitler's life and how they could have changed history; $19.98. Timed for the Dec. 26 limited release of Tom Cruise's "Valkyrie." (Warner).
Greek: Chapter Two (2008) Three-disc set with 12 episodes, $29.99. Extras:Bloopers, commentaries, more. (Disney).
The History of Black New York: New York Noir (2008) Documentary examines the history of New York's black citizens and culture, from the early 1600s to today, with rare historical footage and segments on Civil Rights, politics, business, military heroes and entertainment. (Little Dizzy Home Video).
Kyle XY: The Complete Second Season -- Revelations
(2007-08) Six-disc set with 23 episodes, $39.99. (Disney).
Nip/Tuck Season 5, Part 1. Five-disc set with 14 episodes, $59.98. Extras: "Hollywood Hedonism" featurette, gag reel, deleted scenes. (Warner).
The Secret Life of the American Teenager: The First Season (2008) Three-disc set with 11 episodes, $39.99. Extras: Behind-the-scenes. (Disney).
Surfer Dude (2008) Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Scott Glenn, Willie Nelson. Soulful longboard surfer Steve Addington (McConaughey) returns to Malibu for the summer to find his cool hometown vibe corrupted. New sponsorship demands Addington to expand into Virtual Reality Video Games and Reality TV. Unwilling to participate in digital reality, he chooses to spend his summer surfing his home break. But in a twist-of-fate, the waves go flat. Out of money, his expense accounts cancelled, and betrayed by his buddies, Addington is backed into a harsh corner. The dude needs a wave, and there's never been a drought like this. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay).
10 Items or Less: The Complete First and Second Seasons. Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.95. Extras: "10 Items or Less: A Look Behind-the-Scenes," "Notes From the Casting Couch" featurette, blooper reel, two Internet viral videos. (Sony).
Towelhead (2008) Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi, Summer Bishil. Follows the dark, bold and shockingly funny life of Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence. When Jasira's mother sends her to Houston to live with her strict Lebanese father, she quickly learns that her new neighbors find her and her father a curiosity. Worse, her budding womanhood makes her traditional and hot-tempered father uncomfortable. Lonely in this new environment, Jasira seeks friendship and acceptance from her neighbors Mr. Vuoso, an Army reservist, and Melina, a meddling but caring expectant mother. (Warner).
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).
For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>
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