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July 4

Gettysburg/Gods and Generals Limited Collector's Edition
photo Numbered limited edition giftset commemorating the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Includes extended cut of "Gods and Generals" (2003), "Gettysburg Director's Cut" (1993), commentaries, documentaries, more. Set includes a 24" x 36" two-sided Civil War map, a 40-page Civil War artifact photo book, commemorative coin, 32-page extract from Time's "The Civil War" book. Six-disc DVD: $69.92. Also available on Blu-ray Disc: $84.99. (Warner).


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July 5

America the Story of Us Six DVD singles of the History series exploring America's monumental history, featuring highly realistic CGI animation (the most ambitious CGI the network has ever applied to a historical narrative), dramatic re-creations and thoughtful insights from some of America's most respected artists, business leaders, academics and intellectuals. From the revolutionary war that birthed the nation to the civil war that divided it, and to the making of the modern world, "America the Story of Us" is an epic, dramatic, heartbreaking and triumphant journey that reminds us that American history truly belongs to we, the people. The six volumes: "Rebels," "Westward," "The Civil War," "Boom," "Rise of a Superpower," "Millennium." $14.95 each. (History).
The Best of Sesame Street Spoofs Two-disc set, $19.98. (Warner).
The Cape: The Complete Series (2011) Two-disc set with 10 episodes. (Universal).
Delocated! Seasons I & II (2009-10) Eighteen episodes of the Adult Swim series, $29.98.Extras: Deleted scenes, outtakes, flip books, more. (Warner).
Dynasty: The Fifth Season, Volume One (1984-85) Four-disc set with 15 episodes, $39.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount).
Dynasty: The Fifth Season, Volume Two (1984-85) Four-disc set with 14 episodes, $39.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount).
Eureka: Season 4.0 (2010) Two-disc set, $29.98. (Universal),
Ferocious Planet (2011) Joe Flanigan, John Rhys-Davies, Catherine Walker. A groundbreaking device is created by the government to glimpse into alternate universes but malfunctions on its first presentation, inadvertently transporting a group of observers into a nightmarish new dimension populated with fearsome, man-eating creatures after their blood. A Syfy Channel movie. (RHI Entertainment/Vivendi Entertainment).
Fireman Sam: Brave New Rescues (2011) Fireman Sam is back for more heroic adventures in fire safety: "Cry Wolf," "Blow Me Down," "Dilys' Big Surprise," "Model Plane," "Open Day" and "Mike's Rocket"; $9.98. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
The Frankenstein Syndrome (2010) Tiffany Shepis, Louis Mandylor, Patti Tindall, Scott Anthony Leet, Ed Lauter. Modern re-imagining of Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein," wherein a beautiful young stem-cell researcher, Elizabeth Barnes (Shepis) joins a secret research group attempting to develop a stem-cell based universal healing serum -- and ends up developing a serum that can bring the dead back to life -- but with horrific results. (MTI Home Video).
Hobo With a Shotgun (2011) Rutger Hauer. The winner of the Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez SXSW Grindhouse Trailer Competition, "Hobo With a Shotgun" was transformed into a full-length horror thriller that won accolades as a double-barrelled killer of a film; it's the explosive tale of one man pushed to his bloody breaking point by the surrounding chaos and violence of the grotesque urban hell in which he lives, and how he takes the law -- and justice -- into his own hands -- behind the barrel of a shotgun. Read more about "Hobo With a Shotgun" in the July Calendar. Available on Blu-ray Disc, as a two-disc special edition DVD with digital copy, and single-disc DVD. Extras: Shotgun Mode: Behind-the-scenes interactive feature; commentary by director Jason Eisener and Hauer; commentary by Eisener, writer John Davies, producer Rob Cotterill and David Brunt (Grindhouse Trailer "Hobo"). Two-disc Collector's edition and Blu-ray adds "More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo With a Shotgun," deleted scenes, alternate ending, video blogs, camera test reel, "Fangoria" interviews with Hauer and Eisener, more. (Magnolia Home Entertainment/Magnet).
The Making of the President: The 1960s (2011) The long-awaited home video debut of the landmark campaign documentaries that forever changed the landscape of political journalism by offering a full and in-depth look at the tumultuous presidential campaigns of 1960, 1964, and 1968. The programs are based on the bestselling books by Theodore H. White. Produced by David L. Wolper. Three-volume set, $59.99. Extras: "A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John F. Kennedy" (an homage first shown at the '64 Democratic National Convention); "The March of Time: Seven Days in the Life of the President" (an intimate look at Lyndon B. Johnson); 16-page viewer's guide: White essay on Wolper's documentaries, a biography of White, and articles on each election's major issues and some quixotic campaigners. (Athena/Acorn Media).
Mannix: Season Five (1971-72) Six-disc set with 24 episodes. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount).
Oblivion (1994) Jimmy F. Skaggs, Andrew Divoff, Julie Newmar, Richard Joseph Paul, Carel Struycken, Meg Foster, George Takei. It's all about cowboys and aliens. On a frontier light years from the O.K. Corral, a bizarre gang of futuristic desperadoes have their sights set on turning the tumbleweed town of Oblivion into their own private playground. Their lizardlike leader, Redeye, pumps lawman Marshall Stone full of lead in a deadly shootout just outside of Miss Kitty's Kat House and begins terrorizing the town's inhabitants. Meanwhile, Stone's long-lost pacifist son Zack and his "native" sidekick Buteo are escorted into town by the eerie undertaker Gaunt to pay their respects at the Marshall's funeral. Rendered helpless by Redeye, a tough-as-nails Cyborg Deputy and the Marshall's old friend Doc Valentine team with Zack to take back the troubled town in a final unearthly showdown. (Shout! Factory).
Of Gods and Men (2011 -- France) Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay. Read more about "Of Gods and Men" in the July Calendar. Available on DVD and as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Extras: "The Sacred Tibhirine: Further Investigation" behind-the-scenes featurette; Merrimack College Augustine Dialogue IX with author John W. Kiser. (Sony).
Preschool Fun (2011) New collection of eight episodes from preschool favorites Barney, Thomas & Friends, Fireman Sam, Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina, Kipper and Timmy Time; $14.98. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
13 Assassins (2010 -- Japan) Director: Takashi Miike. Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura. Read more about "13 Assassins" in the July Calendar. Extras: Interview with director Takashi Miike, deleted scenes.Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures V2 Fourteen Tom and Jerry cartoons directed by Hanna-Barbera, Chuck Jones and others, $14.97. (Warner).
Trailers From Hell Volume 2 (2010) Showcases 20 of the kind of rare vintage trailers popularized on the well-trafficked, award-winning website, www.trailersfromhell.com, but these are all brand new and exclusive to this DVD. Concentrating on a wild mix of horror, science fiction, action, comedy and fantasy films, viewers can watch the trailers both in their original versions or accompanied by amusing and informative commentaries from esteemed genre gurus such as directors Joe Dante ("Piranha," "Gremlins"), Mick Garris ("The Stand"), John Landis ("An American Werewolf in London"), Guillermo Del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth") and more. Extras: Includes Roger Corman's classic comedy from 1960, "The Little Shop of Horrors," in an all-new anamorphic widescreen transfer. $19.93. (Shout! Factory).
Transformers: The Japanese Collection -- Headmasters First part of the rare Japanese trilogy that followed the popular "Generation 1" animated series. Available for the first time in North America, this collectible four-DVD set features the complete action-packed episodes from the Headmasters series and contains the original Japanese language tracks along with updated English subtitles, a rare art gallery and more; $29.93. (Shout! Factory).
Victorious: Season One, Volume One (2010) Two-disc set with the first 10 episodes, $19.99. (Nick/Paramount).
Wake Wood (2011) Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall. The first feature film presentation in more than three decades from Hammer Films. The parents of a 9-year-old girl killed in a savage dog attack move to the remote rural Irish community of Wake Wood, where they're introduced to a bizarre pagan ritual that will bring the girl back from the grave -- but for three days only. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Media Group).
What better way to relax after a fun-filled Fourth of July then with three new DVDs from that bastion of the all-American sport of wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment:
  • The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro (2011) WCW was a long-standing rival of WWE and attempted to take the battle to Monday nights with "Monday Nitro," a show that competed directly with "Monday Night Raw" for six years, creating a wealth of famous in-ring moments for sports entertainment fans. Now, for the first time ever, the greatest moments and matches in the history of "Monday Nitro" are collected here, a three-disc set that captures the best of WCW from the show that almost ended WWE. Stars: Ric Flair, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Goldberg, Randy Savage, The Giant, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Scott Steiner, Eric Bischoff, Diamond Dallas. $29.93. (World Wrestling Entertainment).
  • WWE: Over The Limit 2011 (2011) This night of World Wrestling Entertainment action features such popular grapplers as Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, and John Cena facing off inside the squared-circle. (World Wrestling Entertainment). $24.95. Also available on Blu-ray Disc.
  • Extreme Rules 2011 (2011) This evening of pay-per-view World Wrestling Entertainment action, which transpired the same night that Osama Bin Laden was killed by American forces, features a last man standing match between Randy Orton and C.M. Punk, a tag-team title tilt with Big Show and Kane taking on Wade Barrett and Ezekial Jackson, and a three-way cage match between The Miz, John Cena, and John Morrison. $24.95. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (World Wrestling Entertainment).

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July 12

Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection, Set 6 Featuring three all-new movies starring David Suchet (premiering on PBS's Masterpiece Mystery! on June 19, June 26, and July 3): "Three Act Tragedy," "The Clocks" And "Hallowe'en Party," $49.99. (Acorn Media).
Barney: 1-2-3 Learn (2011) Barney and his friends teach pre-schoolers about shapes, numbers and letters. $14.98. Extras: "Count With Barney." (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, George Peppard, Darlanne Fluegel, Sybil Danning, Sam Jaffe, Jeff Corey, Morgan Woodward, Marta Kristen, Julia Duffy 30th Anniversary Special Edition. Extras: Commentary by writer John Sayles and Roger Corman; commentary by production manager Gale Anne Hurd; "The Man Who Would Be Shad": New interview with actor Richard Thomas; "Space Opera on a Shoestring": A comprehensive look at the technical challenges and post-production of the film with Aaron Lipstadt, Alec Gillis, Alex Hajdu, Allan Holzman, R.J. Kizer, Robert & Dennis Skotak, Thom Shouse and Tony Randel; trailer, TV and radio spots. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Shout! Factory).
Brother's Justice (2010) Dax Shepard, Tom Arnold, Bradley Cooper, Ashton Kutcher, Jon Favreau. In an attempt to shake up his career, actor Dax Shepard makes the decision to abandon comedy in pursuit of his true dream: to become an internationally-renown martial arts star. Without any formal martial arts training, or any real funding for his "blockbuster" action movie script, Dax enlists the help of his buddies, and together they work towards Dax's true passion while facing rejection at every turn. With maniacal conviction, Dax journeys on a bizarre path that becomes increasingly nonsensical and destructive, all at the expense and exploitation of his personal and professional relationships. Available on DVD and in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Extras: Dax Shepard and Bradley Cooper interviews, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette, photo gallery. (Well Go USA).
Damages: Complete Third Season (2010) Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $45.99. Extras: Cast and creator commentaries, deleted scenes, blooper reel, behind-the-scenes featurette, more. (Sony).
Damnation Alley (1977) George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield, Jackie Earle Haley. The world is devastated by a nuclear holocaust, causing the Earth to tilt on its axis and bringing vast meteorological chaos. As the weather stabilizes, mutated insects start to emerge, preying on the survivors. The surviving crew at a U.S. Air Force bomb shelter in the Mojave Desert picks up radio signals coming from Albany. The commander, Major Eugene Denton (George Peppard), unveils two armored vehicles he has constructed and announces a plan to cross "Damnation Alley," the hundred-mile-wide strip between areas of radiation hazard, to join the survivors. The journey is beset by giant mutated cockroaches, storms and crazed survivalists, making for some hair-raising escapes in this post-apocalyptic thriller. "Damnation Alley" has been out-of-print on VHS for several years. causing passionate fans to highly anticipate its debut on DVD and Blu-ray. Extras: Commentary by producer Paul Maslansky; "Survival Run," a look at the challenges of adapting the celebrated novel with co-screenwriter Alan Sharp; "Road to Hell," producer Jerome Zeitman details the process of making the film and the difficulties it encountered along the way; "Landmaster Tales, a detailed examination of the now-famous Landmaster Vehicle from the film with stunt coordinator and car designer Dean Jeffries. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Shout! Factory).
Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010) David Carradine, Corey Landis, Amy Rasimas, Rib Hillis. A mad scientist meddling with the laws of nature deep within the secret island laboratory of an unscrupulous biotech corporation turns his attention from mutating fruits and vegetables to alligators, crocodiles and dinosaurs. When two of his most terrifying creations get loose on the tropical island paradise, their ravenous appetite for scientists, tourists, mercenaries and swimsuit models keeps growing. Extras: Commentary by producer Roger Corman and director Jay Andrews. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay).
Doctor Who: The Awakening -- Episode 132 (1984) Classic Doctor Who, digitally remastered, starring Peter Davison. $24.98. (BBC/Warner).
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters -- Episode 25 (1966) Classic Doctor Who, digitally remastered, with William Hartnell. $24.98. (BBC/Warner).
Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Party Pack (2011) Three-disc box set: "Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure," "Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta" and "Dora the Explorer: It's A Party!" Includes a Dora and Diego cake recipe card (while supplies last). $24.99. Extras: "Dora's Big Birthday DVD Game," "Dora's Super Silly Search Game," "Dora's Present Search," "Nicktrition Tips for Parents," Baby Nick Jr. music video. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).
Entourage: The Complete Seventh Season (2010) Two-disc set with 10 episodes, $39.98. (Warner).
ER: The Complete Fifteenth Season (2008-09) Five-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.98. (Warner).
Insidious (2011) Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Andrew Astor, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Ruben Pla, Heather Tocquigny, John Henry Binder. Read more about "Insidious" in the July Calendar. Extras: "Horror 101: The Exclusive Seminar" featurette, "On Set With Insidious" featurette, "Insidious Entities" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Pena, Bob Gunton, Frances Fisher, Bryan Cranston, William H. Macy. Read more about "The Lincoln Lawyer" in the July Calendar. Extras: "Making the Case: Creating the Lincoln Lawyer" featurette, "Michael Connelly: At Home on the Road" featurette, "One on One With McConaughey and Connelly," deleted scenes. Also available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. (Lionsgate).
Maneater (2009) Dean Cain, Stephen Lunsford, Nicole Moore, Shea Curry. A former FBI profiler, now a sheriff of a small town and a single parent of a high school aged daughter, begins to profile a series of unexplained murders only to learn that the monster he's profiling may be himself. (Entertainment One).
MI-5: Volume 9 (2010) Three-disc set with nine episodes, $39.98. (BBC/Warner)
Miral (2011) Dir.: Julian Schnabel; Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave. Read more about "Miral" in the July Calendar. Extras: Deleted scenes; "The Making of Miral" featurette; a studio tour with Julian Schnabel; filmmaker Q&A; and an commentary by director Julian Schnabel and producer Jon Kilik. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Weinstein Co./Anchor Bay).
[REC] 2 (2010 -- Spain) Sequel to the international smash hit that inspired the film "Quarantine." Picks up 15 minutes after the first film, back in the quarantined apartment building where a terrifying virus runs rampant. What medics and SWAT team find inside lies beyond the scope of medical science -- a demonic nightmare more terrifying than they could possibly imagine.Extras: Deleted and extended scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, a walkthrough of the set,"REC 2 on Tour," "Sitges Film Festival" featurette. (Sony).
Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode III (2010) Adult Swim feature. Extras: Commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Lucille Ball "The Long, Long Trailer," "Forever Darling," "Room Service," "Du Barry Was a Lady"; $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Burt Lancaster "Local Hero," "Seven Days in May," "Executive Action," "The Flame and the Arrow"; $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Legends: Elizabeth Taylor "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Father of the Bride," "Butterfield 8," "The Sandpiper"; $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Shakespeare "A Midsummer's Night's Dream," "Othello," "Romeo and Juliet," "Antony and Cleopatra"; $27.92. (Warner).
TCM Greatest Classic Films: Literary Romance "Little Women," "Pride and Prejudice," "Madame Bovary," "Anna Karenina"; $27.92. (Warner).
The Third Wave (2007) After the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, four independent volunteers raced off to Sri Lanka to see if they could help. With little money or experience they arrived in the main city, meeting each other by fate. They rented a van, filled it with supplies and drove off along the coast. They stumbled into Peraliya, a tribal village devastated by a 40 foot tsunami wave, which left more than 2,500 people dead. The volunteers set up a first aid station and quickly found themselves in charge of a refugee camp caring for over 3,000 people. What was originally a two-week journey spiraled into a year-long odyssey of hope, heartbreak and setbacks as the villagers slowly began to rise up against them when the world’s donated tsunami money never materialized. The volunteers broke every rule in the "Disaster Aid Book" and out of the rubble an entire village was re-born. Documenting their own efforts, Alison Thompson & Oscar Gubernati present an in-depth look at the heartbreak, the joy, and the astonishing impact behind their diligent crusade. In the end the message is clear -- the only element needed for volunteerism is the drive and the determination in your heart. Presented by Sean Penn and executive produced by Morgan Spurlock and Joe Amodei. (Virgil Films & Entertainment).
Thomas & Friends: Thomas in Charge (2011) Four new adventures with Thomas and his railroad friends on the Island of Sodor: the title episode plus "Henry's Good Deeds," "O the Indignity" and "A Blooming Mess." $14.98. Extras: "Thomas' Track Trivia Game." (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
ThunderCats: The Original Series Season 1, Part 1 (1985) Two-disc set with 12 episodes, $19.97. Extras:"Feel the Magic, Hear the Roar" fan featurette. (Warner).
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010 -- Thailand) A unique tale of a man embracing life's greatest mystery. Choosing to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside, Boonmee is visited by his dead wife (a ghost) and his lost son (a strange hairy beast with red glowing eyes) who come to guide him to his final resting place, a cave where his first soul began. With a wry sense of humor and a humanist spirit, "Uncle Boonmee," one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, is a magical tale of reincarnation, karma and nature. Extras: Interview with director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds "A Letter to Uncle Boonmee," the short film that inspired the feature. (Strand Releasing).
Waking Madison (2010) Elisabeth Shue, Sarah Roemer, Will Patton, Imogen Poots, Taryn Manning, Frances Conroy. A woman suffering from Disassociative Identity Disorder tries to piece her life back together and begins to videotape herself on a daily basis; her shrink fights to aid her in her effort to discern the real people in her life from those conjured up by her disorder. Extras: Cast and crew interviews, commentary by director Katherine Brooks, more. (Entertainment One).
Women in Prison Triple Feature Two-disc set with "Chained Heat" (1983, uncut, remastered, starring Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning, Tamara Dobson and Stella Stevens); "Red Heat" (1985, starring Linda Blair and Sylvia Kristel); "Jungle Warriors" (1984, starring Sybil Danning, Nina Van Pallandt and John Vernon). (Mr. Skin/Panik House Entertainment/CAV Distributing).
Yo Gabba Gabba: Party in a Box (2011) Three-DVD box set with "Birthday Boogie," "Clubhouse" and "Dancey Dance Bunch" explores everything from animals and new foods to birthdays and dress-up. Special guests include Erykah Badu, The Ting Tings, and Elijah Wood. Each disc includes four episodes. $24.99. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).

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July 15

Arthur (2011) Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Geraldine James, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte Read more about "Arthur" in the July Calendar. Extras: Also available in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, which adds "Arthur Unsupervised" featurette, gag reel, additional scenes. (Warner).
Rango (2011) Dir.: Gore Verbinski' Voices of Johnny Depp, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Nighy, Claudia Black, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Root, Beth Grant, Kym Whitley. Read more about "Rango" in the July Calendar. Extras: Theatrical and extended version, commentary, "Real Creatures of Dirt," deleted scenes. Also available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, which adds "Breaking the Rukes: Making Animation History," storyboard reel: picture in picture. (Paramount).

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July 19

Brave New Voices 2010 (2011) HBO special taped at the 2010 Brave New Voices National Youth Poetry Slam Championship at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Rosario Dawson, featuring the verbal adrenalin of the final four competing teams from Denver, Albuquerque, the California Bay Area and New York City. $19.96. (HBO Home Entertainment).
Captain America (1990) Matt Salinger, Scott Paulin, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin, Michael Nouri, Melinda Dillon. Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle arch-criminal the Red Skull, who wants to assassinate the president of the United States. (MGM).
Clifford the Big Red Dog: Dog Days of Summer (2011) Five Clifford episodes in which the oversized dog has adventures with his friends and learns big lessons about friendship, loyalty and ways to take positive action and make the world a better place. $14.98. (Lionsgate).
Cracks (2010) Eva Green, Juno Temple, Maria Valverde, Imogen Poots. An English girls boarding school is thrown into disarray when a wild and self-confident transfer student arrives from Spain. (IFC Films).
Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One (2010) Starring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (BBC/Warner).
Dive! Living Off America's Waste (2009) Every year in America we throw away 96 billion pounds of food -- 263 million pounds a day! Inspired by a curiosity about society's careless habit of sending good, edible food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary "Dive!" follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles' supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food -- resulting in an eye-opening documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism and call to action. (First Run features).
Dumbstruck (2011) Documentary follows five ventriloquists or "vents" over the course of a year to tell their story about their passion for the performance and how they found a life with a dummy. Thirteen year-old Dylan dreams of a life on stage with his puppet, while his dad wishes he would be more athletic and join the football team. A former Miss Ohio beauty queen longs to make it on to a cruise-ship while Dan, a veteran cruise-ship entertainer, struggles to find more balance in his home life. Wilma just loves to entertain people, taking her dummies with her to the senior home or a local Walmart. Lastly, comes the most successful of the five, Terry Fator, a struggling vent who went on to win the second season of "America's Got Talent" and a five-year, $100 million contract to perform each night at the Mirage Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Extras: Making-of featurette, deleted scenes, extended interviews. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
The Girls Next Door: Season Six (2011) Two-disc set introducing Hugh Hefner's most recent trio of girlfriends and including footage not seen on E! $24.98. (MPI Media Group).
Go, Diego, Go!: Fiercest Animal Rescues! (2011) Gorillas, grizzly bears, hippos and more pack this brand new DVD, which includes a never-before-seen double-length adventure, "Fiercest Animals!" as well as "Cotton-top Tamarin Cave Rescue" and "Pampas and Friends Help the Rescue Center." Diego saves animals in Africa, Australia and Alaska. $16.99. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill A Mockingbird (2011) After more than half a century, "To Kill a Mockingbird" remains a beloved bestseller and one of the most influential American novel of the 20th Century. Nearly 1 million copies are sold each year and the novel has been translated into more than 40 languages. The film version, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, won a trio of Academy Awards. Behind it all was a young Southern girl named Nelle Harper Lee, who once said that all she wanted to be is the Jane Austen of South Alabama. This documentary explores Lee's life and unravels some of the mysteries surrounding her, including why she never published again. Extras: Extended interviews with Mary Badham, James McBride and Oprah Winfrey, director interview and biography. (First Run features).
Hey Dude: Season 1 (1989) Two-disc set with 13 episodes of the Nickelodeon series. (Shout! factory).
House of the Rising Sun (2011) Dave Bautista, Amy Smart, Dominic Purcell, Danny Trejo, Craig Fairbrass. An ex-cop -- now working security at a New Orleans strip club -- gets implicated in the robbery of the club and the murder of the owner's son, and most strike out on his own to clear his name, staying one step ahead of the police and the mob. Extras: Commentary by director Brian A. Miller, behind-the-scenes featurette, cast interviews. (Lionsgate).
The Kids Grow Up (2009) A humorous and deeply moving documentary look at father-daughter relationships, modern-day parenting, marriage and the looming empty nest by award-winning director Doug Block. $29.95. (Docurama).
Kill/Capture (2011) PBS Frontline program investigation. Behind the strike that killed Osama bin Laden was one of the U.S. military's best kept secrets: An extraordinary campaign by elite U.S. soldiers to take out thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. A six-month investigation went inside the military's kill/capture operations to discover new evidence of the program's impact -- and its costs. $24.99. (PBS Distribution).
Limitless (2011) Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro. Read more about "Limitless" in the July Calendar. Extras: "A Man Without Limits" featurette, "Taking It to the Limit: The Making of Limitless," alternate ending, unrated extended cut. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds a digital copy. (Fox).
Lou (2010 -- Australia) Lily Bell Tindley, John Hurt, Emily Barclay. A young girl, who blames her mother for her father walking out on the family, bonds with her recntly arrived grandfather, who, in his befuddled old age, begins to mistake her for his long-departed wife. (Monarch Home Entertainment).
Melrose Place: The Sixth Season, Volume Two (1998) Three-disc set with 12 episodes, $42.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount).
The Music Room (1958) With "The Music Room" (Jalsaghar), Satyajit Ray (Pather Panchali) brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat (the beloved actor Chhabi Biswas) desperately clinging to his way of life. His greatest joy is the music room in which he has hosted lavish concerts over the years -- ­now a shadow of its former vivid self. An incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, and a showcase for some of India's most popular musicians of the day, "The Music Room" is a defining work by the great Bengali filmmaker. New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Extras: "Satyajit Ray "(1984), a feature documentary by Shyam Benegal that chronicles Ray's career and includes interviews with the filmmaker, family photographs, and extensive clips from his films; new interview with filmmaker Mira Nair; new interview in which Ray biographer Andrew Robinson discusses the making of "The Music Room" and the film's cultural significance; excerpt from a 1981 French roundtable discussion with Ray, film critic Michel Ciment, and filmmaker Claude Sautet; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp as well as reprints of a 1963 essay by Ray and a 1986 interview with the director about the film's music. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).
My Own Love Song (2010) Renee Zellweger, Forest Whitaker, Madeline Zima, Nick Nolte. Still recovering from unimaginable tragedy, wheelchair-bound singer Jane (Zellweger) and firefighter Joey (Whitaker) embark on an unforgettable road trip to New Orleans to find the son she gave up for adoption. Original soundtrack by Bob Dylan. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Inception Media Group).
Peep World (2010) Michael C. Hall, Sarah Silverman,, Rainn Wilson, Ben Schwartz, Judy Greer, Kate Mara, Taraji P. Henson, Ron Rifkin, Lesley Ann Warren. At their father's 70th birthday, a dysfunctional family comes to term with a thinly-veiled expose of a novel written by the youngest son. Black comedy. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (IFC Films).
Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune (2010) As our country continues to embroil itself in foreign wars, "Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune" is a timely and relevant tribute to an unlikely American hero. Over the course of a meteoric music career that spanned two turbulent decades, Phil Ochs sought the bright lights of fame and social justice in equal measure -- a contradiction that eventually tore him apart. From youthful idealism to rage to pessimism, the arch of Ochs' life paralleled that of the times, and the anger, satire and righteous indignation that drove his music also drove him to dark despair. In this brilliantly constructed film, interview and performance footage of Ochs is illuminated by the ruminations of Joan Baez, Tom Hayden, Pete Seeger, Sean Penn, Peter Yarrow, Christopher Hitchens and others. Extras: Photo gallery. (First Run Features).
Potiche (2011 -- France) Dir.: Francois Ozon; Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Judith Godreche, Jeremie Renier, Sergi Lopez. Read more about "Potiche" in the July Calendar. Extras: "Making of Potiche," costume tests, "70s Trailer," a two-minute teaser trailer meant to spoof the '70s style of movie trailers. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Music Box Films).
The Smurfs: A Magical Smurf Adventure (2011) Two-disc set with 10 episodes, $19.97. Extras: "Smurf Speak" and "Smurftastic Moments!" (Warner).
Take Me Home Tonight (2011) Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer, Chris Pratt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Michael Ian Black, Michael Biehn. Read more about "Take Me Home Tonight" in the July Calendar. Extras: Deleted scenes, cast get together, music boombox. music video. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Fox).
Tekken (2010) Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ian Anthony Dale, Darrin DeWitt Henson, Gary Daniels, Luke Goss, Tamlyn Tomita. The year is 2039. World wars have destroyed everything and territories are run by corporations, the mightiest -- and cruelest -- of which is Tekken. Jin Kazama (John Foo) witnesses the death of his mother Jun (Tomita) by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. Vowing vengeance, and armed only with his street smarts and raw fighting skills, he enters a dangerous and potentially deadly combat tournament, where he must defeat the world's most elite fighters to become the "King of the Iron Fist." Available on DVD and in a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo. (Anchor Bay).
There Were Nights (2010 -- Israel) Dana Ivgy, Moshe Ivgy. A film of love, loss and hard choices: Gony's father lost his reputation, his pride and his desire to live after serving a short prison sentence 20 years ago; then he lost his wife, Gony's mother, to cancer. Since then, Gony has served as her father's emotional crutch, living through his terror and loss. But Now, at 25, she's about to make her first steps into the world -- but only after overcoming the grip of her father's desperate loneliness and sense of loss. The Ivgys are a real-life father-daughter acting team. (SISU Home Entertainment).
Top Gear: The Complete First Season (2010) Nine episodes of the American version of the hit British car series. Extras: Commentary, webisodes. (BBC/Warner).
Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series Available as a 14-disc DVD set, $119.98, and a 12-disc Blu-ray set, $129.99; with more than 10 hours of bonus features. (BBC/Warner).
Young Justice: Season One, Volume One (2010-11) Justice League sidekicks Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Miss Martian and Artemis team to battle evil. $14.97. (Warner).
Zonad (2009) Simon Delaney, Janice Byrne, Donna Dent, Kevin Maher, Geoff Minogue. An escapee from an alcohol rehab clinic passes himself off as an alien from outer space, becoming an instant local celebrity and getting all the beer he wants, a nice place to live, and the endless attentions of the women of the small Irish town of Ballymoran. (FilmBuff/MPI Media Group).

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American Bully (2009) Matt O'Leary, Marshall Allman, John Savage, Paul Ben-Victor, Natasha Henstridge. A middle-American teenage boy who is affected by 9/11, terrorism, and the war in Iraq becomes involved in an isolated high school altercation that escalates into a hate crime that shocks the entire nation. (Green Apple Entertainment).
The Anger (1963) Taps into topics from the 1950s and the early 1960s, such as racism, the Middle East, Cuba, Stalinism, the Atomic bomb, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. The directors and commentators of "The Anger," two of the most important opinion makers and intellectuals in post-WWII Europe, employ documentary footage from the era and an accompanying commentary, in which they attempt to answer, quite elegantly and poetically, the existential question: Why are our lives characterized by discontent, anguish, and fear? The film is in two completely separate parts, and the directors of these respective sections, left-wing film director and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini and the conservative journalist and film director Giovanni Guareschi, offer the viewer contrasting analyses of, and prescriptions for modern society. This release is an exclusive, uncut, restored version obtained from the Cinemateque of Bologna. (RaroVideo/Entertainment One).
Bio-Dead (2009) Matthew Norton, Derek Long, Tony Williams. Following a biological disaster in Southern California, the 4,000 square mile contaminated wasteland is dubbed "The Zone." While searching for survivors of the disaster, a hazmat team discover a mysterious building, and as they explore the enormous structure, the would-be rescuers realize they are not alone. Trapped inside the claustrophobic, maze-like structure and experiencing terrifying hallucinations, the team is forced to fight for their lives against their flesh-hungry attacker ... and each other. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage, cast/crew interviews, commentary. (Entertainment One).
Born to Ride (2011) Casper Van Dien, Patrick Muldoon, William Forsythe, Theresa Russell. Two friends head out for the open road but their pleasure trip takes a surprising turn when they become entangled in a plan involving political blackmail, corruption, and dirty money. (Image Entertainment).
Conan The Adventurer: Season One (1992) Two-disc set with 13 animated episodes, $19.93. (Shout! Factory).
The Conqueror (2009 -- Russia) Bohdan Stupka. Based on the tale "Taras Bulba" by acclaimed Russian novelist Nikolai Gogol. Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies. (Entertainment One).
The Dead and the Damned (2010) David A. Lockhart, Camille Montgomery, Rick Mora, Robert Amstler. A bounty hunter and his Apache captive must fight off a horde of the undead after a meteor lands in Jamestown California in 1849 during the gold rush, turning the population into blood-thirsty mutants. (Inception Media Group.).
The Death of Andy Kaufman (2008) Documentary explores the many mysteries and theories surrounding Andy Kaufman's death, using exclusive interviews with family and friends, rare performances by Kaufman, and the filmmaker's own personal investigation to get closer to understanding the mind and the myth of one of the most celebrated and mysterious performance artists all time -- and hopefully to answer the burning question: Did Kaufman fake his own death? (MVD Entertainment).
Dennis the Menace: Season Two (1960-61) Five-disc set with 38 episodes, $29.93. Extras: Original promos. (Shout! Factory).
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010) Brandon Routh, Taye Diggs, Peter Stormare, Sam Huntington, Kurt Angle. Dylan Dog is a supernatural detective who will go where the living dare not: facing friend and foe alike in the monster infested backstreets of New Orleans. Armed with an edgy wit and an arsenal of silver and wood-tipped bullets, Dylan must solve a series of murders before an epic war ensues between his werewolf, vampire and zombie clients. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Fox).
Heartbeats (2010 -- Canada) Monia Chokri, Niels Schneider, Xavier Dolan. Francis and his best pal Marie both fall for the same aloof guy, Nicolas, but the closer they get to their obscure object of desire, the more unobtainable he seems to become -- and the more frayed the best friends' bond becomes. Hailed as a film of hipster politics filtered through the French New Wave. (IFC Films).
Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) Voices of Ewan McGregor, Alan Cumming, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Richard E. Grant. "Team America" meets "Inglourious Basterds" in this supermarionation World War II farce from Scottish brothers Edward and Rory McHenry. On the South Coast of England, Chris, a young farm worker, dreams of the chance to join the army and fight in exciting new lands. His chance comes when the three top Nazi leaders, the enormous Goering, the malnourished Goebbels and the scarily campy Himmler, hatch a plan to invade England by drilling under the English Channel and into the heart of London. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage; interviews with the Creators; featurettes: "The Swastikas," "Bad Day to be a Nazi," "Hitler's Rat Pack," "The Nazi Hotties", "Explosions," "Voiceovers." (Flatiron Films/New Video).
Jersey Shore Uncensored: Season Three (2011) Four-disk set with 13 uncensored episodes, $26.99. strong>Extras: "Reunion Special," three "After Hours Specials," behind-the-scenes at the photo shoot, extended scenes, hook ups, confessionals. (MTV/Paramount).
Leon Morin, Priest (1961) Jean-Paul Belmondo dons clerical robes and delivers a subtly sensual performance for the hot-under-the-collar "Leon Morin, Priest," directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. The French superstar plays a devoted man of the cloth who is the crush object of all the women of a small village in Nazi-occupied France. He finds himself most drawn to a sexually frustrated widow­played by Emmanuelle Riva, ­a borderline heretic whose relationship with her confessor is a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire. A triumph of mood, setting, and innuendo, "Leon Morin, Priest" is an irreverent pleasure from one of French cinema's towering virtuosos. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Extras: Archival interview with director Jean-Pierre Melville and actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, visual essay by French film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, a booklet featuring an essay by critic and novelist Gary Indiana. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).
Life During Wartime (2010) In "Life During Wartime," independent filmmaker Todd Solondz explores contemporary American existence and the nature of forgiveness with his customary dry humor and queasy precision. The film functions as a distorted mirror image of Solondz's acclaimed 1998 dark comedy "Happiness," its emotionally stunted characters now groping for the possibility of change in a post-9/11 world. "Happines's" grim New Jersey setting is transposed to sunny Florida, but the biggest twist is that new actors fill the roles originated in the earlier film­including Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney and Ally Sheedy as alarmingly dissimilar sisters, and Ciaran Hinds hauntingly embodying a reformed pedophile. Shot in expressionistic tones by cinematographer extraordinaire Ed Lachman ("Far From Heaven"), Solondz's film finds the humor in the tragic and the tragic in the everyday. New digital transfer, supervised and approved by director of photography Ed Lachman, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Extras: "Ask Todd," an audio Q&A with director Todd Solondz; "Making Life During Wartime," a new documentary featuring interviews with actors Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney, Michael Lerner, Paul Reubens, Ally Sheedy, and Michael Kenneth Williams, and on-set footage of the actors and crew; new video piece in which Lachman discusses his work on the film; a booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Sterritt. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976) One of the most violent, censored and unconventional Italian style detective films of its time. The credit goes to both the director Ruggero Deodato, extremely apt at telling stories in a strong tone (he made the infamous "Cannibal Holocaust"), and the scriptwriter Fernando di Leo, author of the best Italian noir films. Above all, the psychological and behavioral description of the main characters, two policemen, members of an anti-crime squad who have complete freedom in their actions against crime, had never been seen before. Not only do they not hesitate to brutally kill the criminals they are hunting down, but Alfredo (Marc Porel) and Antonio (Ray Lovelock) do so while maintaining a cynical and light-hearted attitude even in the most threatening situations. (RaroVideo/Entertainment One).
Mark of Love (2009) Bryan Price, Caitlin M. Shultz. A fun-loving, serial monogamist signs up for a karate class to fill his spare time, only to find that he's been duped by a group of women seeking men to date. When he tries to leave, they offer him cash to give them insights into dating but, instead, he learns more than he imparts to the women. Extras: Bloopers and outtakes, behind-the-scenes shenanigans. (Cinema Libre Studio).
Matrimony (2007 -- China) Leon Lai Ming, Rene Liu. Supernatural horror thriller about a married woman who allows the ghost of her husband's first love to enter her body to win him over -- with unforeseen consequences. Extras: Cast and crew interviews, behind the scenes footage. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Palisades Tartan/Asia Extreme label).
Omnibus: American Profiles An historic two-disc collection featuring 14 segments of TV's ground-breaking cultural magazine Omnibus (hosted by Alastair Cooke), examining the iconic people and places that have helped to shape American pop culture and society. Across six hours of acclaimed programming, Omnibus explores the lives of luminaries such as LIFE Magazine photographer Phillipe Halsman, authors William Faulkner, James Thurber and E.B. White, Frank Lloyd Wright, Pearl Buck, the "greatest fighter of the 20th Century" Sugar Ray Robinson, and conductor Leonard Bernstein and places, such as The New York Times and Grand Central Station and "The Museum that Ought to Be," featuring Dr. Seuss. Among those segments also included is the episode, "New York's Night People," which is an intriguing visit to the city that never sleeps and several segments by Richard Leacock, one of the fathers of the cinema verite movement. $34.98. Extras: Collectible booklet. (Entertainment One).
Park Benches (2009 -- France) Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Olivier Gourmet, Pierre Arditi, Chiara Mastroianni. By interweaving three main story lines -- involving a lonely man and the office workers across the way, the people in a local park, and those in a nearby home-improvement store -- director Bruno Podalydes (who directed the "Montmartre" segment of the omnibus hit "Paris, I Love You") presents a sprawling, gently comedic canvas of modern life in a wealthy French town. (MPI Home Video).
Scream of the Banshee (2011) Lauren Holly, Lance Henriksen. An archeology professor unearths a dangerous artifact, unwittingly releasing a creature that is able to kill with the power of its bone-splitting scream. Syfy Channel After Dark original. Extras: Commentary by director Steven C. Miller and composer Ryan Dogson. (Lionsgate).
The Sentiment of the Flesh (2010 -- French) Thibault Vincon, Annabelle Hettmann, Pascal Nzonzi, Emmanuel Salinger, Claudia Tagbo. A psycho-sexual thriller about Helena, an anatomical drawing student, and Benoit, a young radiologist, whose mutual attraction leads to a dark obsession with the human body. (Strand Releasing).
Shaun the Sheep: Animal Antics (2011) Seven wild and hairy farm adventures in which Shaun and his barnyard buddies deal with a fiendish fox, attempt some clever catering, take to the links, run a farmer's market, stage a daring rooster rescue and more. $14.98. Extras: "Building a Pig" game. (Lionsgate).
Source Code (2011) Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden. Read more about "Source Code" in the July Calendar. Extras: Commentary by Jake Gyllenhaal, director Duncan Jones and writer Ben Ripley; cast interviews; science focal points; trivia track. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds "Access: Source Code" dynamic "scene specific" features that include interviews with the cast, expert opinions on time travel, trivia and more. (Summit Entertainment).
Supernatural: The Anime Series (2010) Japanese re-imagining of the U.S. TV series in anime style. Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.98. Extras: "The Making of Supernatural: The Anime Series." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
The Task (2010) Tom Payne, Texas Battle, Amara Karan. A group of unlucky reality show contestants must survive the night in a haunted jail. Syfy Channel After Dark original. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Lionsgate).
Trust (2011) Dir.: David Schwimmer; Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato, Jason Clarke, Viola Davis, Chris Henry Coffey, Noah Emmerich. Read more about "Trust" in the July Calendar. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Millennium Entertainment)).
Turbulent Skies (2010) Casper Van Dien, Patrick Muldoon, Brad Dourif, Nicole Eggert. The first passenger plane under the complete control of a state-of-the-art computer gets compromised by a virus, and the inventor must regain control and reprogram the computer by boarding the plane in mid-flight. (Anchor Bay).
We Are What We Are (2010 -- Mexico) Adrian Aguirre, Miriam Balderas, Francisco Barreiro. When the patriarch of a family passes away, the teenage children must take responsibility for the family chores: The preparation of the rituals, the hunting, and putting the all-important meat on the table. These newfound responsibilities are even more daunting, however, when you live in the city and happen to be a family of cannibals. (IFC Films).
Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up? (2010) Award-winning director Saul Landau embarks on an in-depth exploration of Miami-Havana politics through the story of the Cuban 5, a group of spies sent by the Castro government to infiltrate violent right-wing terrorist organizations in Miami. When the spies turned over evidence of U.S.-based terrorism to the FBI, they themselves were arrested, tried, and convicted in Florida courts. Meanwhile, the confessed anti-Castro terrorists, who planned and implemented decades of assassinations and sabotage backed by Washington, live freely in Florida. (Cinema Libre Studio).
Winter in Wartime (2008 -- Netherlands) Martijn Lakemeier, Yorick Van Wageningen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Raymond Thiry. In Nazi-occupied Holland in 1945 a 13-year-old boy is drawn into the Resistance when he aids a British paratrooper. Extras: Making-of featurette. Also available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. (Sony).
The Young Artists Collection Three-disc collection features animated adaptations from 17 award-winning and beloved books for every aspiring young artist, musician or performer, narrated by celebrities such as Zach Braff, James Earl Jones, Mary Beth Hurt and a singing performance from Aretha Franklin; $24.95. Three DVDs -- "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin ... and More Stores For Young Musicians," "The Dot ... and More Stories For Young Artists" and "Shrinking Violet ... and More Stories For Young Performers" will be available separately for $14.95 each. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).

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