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February 2
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
(2003 -- Thailand) When the head of his village's sacred Buddha statue is stolen, simple country boy Ting (Tony Jaa) is sent to Bangkok to retrieve it in the martial arts symphony of flying limbs. It's non-stop action as Ting infiltrates Bangkok's seedy underworld and takes on a series of lowlifes and criminals in his quest to obtain the sacred head. Features elaborate and eye-popping martial arts performed without the aid of stunt doubles, wires or computer graphic enhancements. Bonus features: Live Tony Jaa and stuntman performance before French audition, "The Movements of Muay Thai," French rap music Video with Tony Jaa, "Making-of music video, B-Roll, taxi stunts, "Legs Ablaze" fight sequence, "Arena" fight sequence. (Fox),
Fear and Loathing in Las vegas
(1998) Dir.: Terry Gilliam; Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Christina Ricci, Mark Harmon, Cameron Diaz, Katherine Helmond, Michael Jeter, Penn Jillette, Craig Bierko, Lyle Lovett, Flea, Laraine Newman. Bonus features: Deleted scenes, "Spotlight on Location," D-Box motion enabled, BD-Live. (Universal).
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"Universal Soldier: Regeneration" (2010) (Sony), "Zombieland" (2009) (Sony), "Mystic River" (2003) (Warner), "The Music Man" (1962) (Warner), "Maid in Manhattan" (2002) (Sony), "Mona Lisa Smile" (2003) (Sony), "The Last King of Scotland" (2006) (Fox), "To Live and Die In L.A." (1985) (MGM), "Walk the Line" (2005) (Fox), "Dr. Who: The Complete Specials" (BBC/Warner), "Amelia" (2009)(Fox), "Love Happens" (2009) (Universal), "Adam " (sale) (2009) (Fox), "Liza's at the Palace" (2009) MPI Home Video, "Enemy at the Gate" (2001) (Paramount), "Event Horizon" (1997) (Paramount), "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Academy Award Edition)(2008) (Paramount), "Ghost" (1990) (Academy Award Edition) (Paramount), "Hustle & Flow "(2005) (Academy Award Edition) (Paramount), "The Duchess" (2008) (Academy Award Edition) (Paramount), "The Untouchables" (1987) (Academy Award Edition) (Paramount), "The Godfather" Sapphire Series (Coppola Restoration) (1972) (Paramount), "The Godfather Part II" Sapphire Series (Coppola Restoration) (1974) (Paramount), "There Will Be Blood" (2007) (Academy Award Edition) (Paramount), "Top Gun" (1986) (Academy Award Edition) (Paramount), We Were Soldiers (2002) (Paramount), "Ong Bak 2: The Beginning" (2009) (Magnolia), "Casablanca" (1942) (Warner)
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February 9
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"Halo Legends" (2009) (Warner), "Stargate Universe 1.0" (MGM), "The Stepfather" (2009)(Sony), "Couples Retreat" (2009) (Universal), "A Serious Man" (2009) (Universal), "The Time Traveler's Wife" (2009) (New Line)
February 16
GoodFellas 20th Anniversary
(1990) Dir.: Martin Scorsese; Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino. Enhanced version of arguably the best modern mob movie ever. The two-disc set comes in a 34-page Blu-ray book package featuring fascinating photos, film facts and insider information. Bonus features include commentary by Martin Scorsese plus select cast and crew including Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco; commentary by ex-gangster Henry Hill and ex-FBI agent Edward McDonald; three cast/crew documentaries: "Getting Made," a penetrating look at the making of this modern classic, "Made Men: The GoodFellas Legacy" in which filmmakers Jon Favreau, Joe Carnahan, Antoine Fuqua, Frank Darabont and others discuss the influence of "GoodFellas" on their work, "The Workaday Gangster" in which writer Nick Pileggi, actors Frank Vincent, Paul Sorvino and others tell stories of growing up in a world where smalltime hoods were as common as the local butcher or mailman; "Paper Is Cheaper Than Film: A glimpse into Martin Scorsese's creative process including rarely seen sketches and more; the feature-length documentary "Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film"; four mob-themed WB cartoons: "I Like Mountain Music," "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter," "Racketeer Rabbit" and "Bugs and Thugs." (Warner).
Dirty Harry Collection
Five-disc set with "Dirty Harry," "Magnum Force," "The Enforcer," "Sudden Impact," "The Dead Pool." Five hours of insightful extras including featurettes, interviews, a biographical TV special, and more. Each film comes with its own unique commentary and featurette. $79.98. (Warner).
Hunger
(2008) Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham. With "Hunger," British filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen has turned one of history's most controversial acts of political defiance into a jarring, unforgettable cinematic experience. In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners, rather than as ordinary criminals. McQueen dramatizes prison existence and Sands's final days in a way that is purely experiential, even abstract, a succession of images full of both beauty and horror. Featuring an intense performance by Michael Fassbender, "Hunger" is an unflinching, transcendent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure to be heard. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Steve McQueen, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack; video interviews with McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender; short documentary on the making of "Hunger," including interviews with McQueen, Fassbender, actors Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, and Brian Milligan, writer Enda Walsh, and producer Robin Gutch; "The Provo's Last Card?" a 1981 episode of the BBC program Panorama, about the causes and effects of the IRA hunger strikes at the Maze prison and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chris Dark. (The Criterion Collection).
Lola Montes
Dir.: Max Ophuls; Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook. "Lola Montes" is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol. With his customary cinematographic flourish and, for the first time, vibrant color, Max Ophuls charts Montes' scandalous past through the bombastic ringmaster (Peter Ustinov) of the American circus where she ends up performing. Ophuls's final film, "Lola Montes" is at once a magnificent romantic melodrama, a meditation on the lurid fascination with celebrity, and a meticulous, one-of-a-kind movie spectacle. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack; commentary featuring Max Ophuls scholar Susan White; "Max Ophuls ou le plaisir de tourner," a 1965 episode of the French television program "Cineastes de notre temps," featuring interviews with many of Ophuls's collaborators; "Max by Marcel," a new documentary by Marcel Ophuls about his father and the making of "Lola Montes"; silent footage of actress Martine Carol demonstrating the various glamorous hairstyles in "Lola Montes"; theatrical rerelease trailer from Rialto Pictures; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Gary Giddins. (The Criterion Collection).
Revanche
(2008) Johannes Krisch. A gripping thriller and a tragic drama of nearly Greek proportions, "Revanche" is the Oscar-nominated international breakthrough of Austrian filmmaker Gotz Spielmann. In a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex (the mesmerizing Johannes Krisch) works as an assistant in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian hooker Tamara. Their desperate plans for escape unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop and his seemingly content wife. With meticulous, elegant direction, Spielmann creates a tense, existential, and surprising portrait of vengeance and redemption, and a journey into the darkest forest of human nature, in which violence and beauty exist side by side. Extras: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Gotz Spielmann, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack; video interview with Spielmann; "The Making of Revanche," a half-hour documentary shot on the film's set; "Foreign Land," Spielmann's award-winning student short film, with an introduction by the director; booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Wood. (The Criterion Collection).
(2009) Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, James Marsden, James Rebhorn. "Richard Mattheson: In His Own Words," an intimate interview with the sci-fi legend; commentary by director Richard Kelly; "The Box: Grounded in Reality" featurette; "Music Video Prequels: Exhibits A-B-C" featurette goes behind the story with short surveillance montages that expand beyond the story into a secretive world where you are the experiement; "Visual Effects Revealed" with visual effects editor Dylan Highsmith; digital copy. (Warner.)
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BD: "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths" (2009) (Warner), "FlashForward Volume 1" (Disney), "The Informant" (Warner) (2009), "The Universe: The Complete Season Four "(2009) (A&E Home Entertainment), "Sorority Row" (2009) (Summit), Motherhood (2009) (National Entertainment Media), "Dead Snow" (2009) (MPI Media/IFC Films), "Wrong Side of Town" (2010) Lionsgate, "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" (2009) (Universal)
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