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Abducted: The Carlina White Story
(2012) Aunjanue Ellis, Keke Palmer, Sherri Shepherd, Roger Cross. In August of 1987, new parents Joy White and Carl Tyson took their 19-day-old daughter Carlina to Harlem Hospital in New York with a high fever. Ann Pettway, who had suffered a series of miscarriages and was desperate for a child of her own, posed as a hospital nurse and walked out of the hospital with Carlina hidden from view. While Joy and Carl desperately searched for their daughter over the years, Pettway was raising Carlina in Bridgeport, Connecticut--a mere 45 miles from New York City. As Carlina grew older she began to suspect Pettway was not her birth mother and launched her own investigation. A Lifetime Original Movie based on a true story. Formats: DVD. Extras: "Beyond the Headlines: The Carlina White Story" documentary. (Lionsgate).
Barney: Play With Barney
(2013) Barney and his friends teach the importance of being a team payer in four episodes: "Let's Play games," "Playing Games," "Riff to the Rescue!" and "For the Fun of It."
Formats: DVD, $14.98; VOD; Digital. Extras: "Let's Play With Opposites" games, "Let's Play With Barney" videos, two karaoke music videos. (Lionsgate).
The Bay
(2012) Dir.: Barry Levinson; Kristen Connolly, Christopher Denham, Kether Donohue, Michael Beasley. An ecological disaster that claimed 700 human lives, 2 million fish and 1,000 blackbirds in a small Maryland town is revealed through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls and web cams three years after the mysterious parasitic outbreak was covered up by the government. Formats: DVD. Extras: Commentary with director Barry Levinson, "Into the Unknown: Barry Levinson on The Bay" featurette. (Lionsgate).
California Solo
(2012) Robert Carlyle, Alexia Rasmussen, Danny Masterson, Kathleen Wilhoite, A Martinez.
A former Britpop rocker who now works on a farm near Los Angeles gets caught driving drunk and faces deportation, forcing him to confront the past and current demons in his life. Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scene, behind-the-scenes featurette. (Strand Releasing).
Care Bears: Totally Sweet Adventures
(2013) The Care Bears embark on new adventures with a new look, new attitude and new music. Four episodes, $14.98. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Share and Care" sing-along. (Lionsgate).
Collaborator
(2011) Martin Donovan, Olivia Williams, Katherine Helmond, David Morse. A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run-in with his former neighbor, a right-wing ex-con. Formats: DVD. (Entertainment One).
Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 7
(2002) Two-disc set with six episodes, $34.98. Formats: DVD. (BBC Home Entertainment).
A Dark Truth
(2012) A former CIA agent-turned-political talk show host descends into the treacherous jungles of Ecuador to rescue a team of environmental activists caught up in the criminal corporate cover-up of a violent local massacre. Formats: DVD. Extras: "Behind the Truth" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Sony).
Duck Dynasty Season 2: Volume 1
(2012) Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $19.98. Formats: DVD. Extras: Bonus footage. (A&E).
Eaters
(2011 -- Italy) Rosella Elmi, Guglielmo Favilla, Elisa Ferretti. After the devastation of the Great Epidemic during which the world was overrun by hordes of living dead, two zombie hunters and a scientist set out to find the cause of the obliteration of the human race and a cure for the epidemic, leading them to neo-Nazis and the daughter of the feared plague-spreader. Formats: DVD. (Entertainment One).
Garbage
(2012) Jon Huck, Jed Rees, with special appearances by Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Billy Baldwin and Steven Bauer. Two hapless garbage truck drivers become overnight celebrities after an amazing discovery: On a routine garbage run through Hollywood, the pair notice a shiny gold object sticking out of a landfill -- Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "Jerry Maguire." Formats: DVD. (Osiris Entertainment).
Grave Encounters 2
(2012) Richard Harmon, Dylan Playfair, Stephanie Bennett. A film student who is obsessed with the movie "Grave Encounters" sets out with his friends to visit the psychiatric hospital depicted in the original film. When they find themselves face-to-face with unspeakable horror, they bank on the hope that their knowledge of the original film will help them survive the sequel. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: Interview with writers the Vicious Brothers. (Tribeca Film).
H20: Just Add Water: The Complete Season One, The Complete Season Two, The Complete Season Three
(2006-10) Each four-disc set includes 13 episodes from each season of Teen Nick's #1 rated series about three normal teenage girls growing up on sun-drenched beaches Down Under who stumble upon an ancient cavern that transforms them into mermaids with magical powers. Formats: DVD, $24.95 each. Extras: Cast photos. (Flatiron Film Company).
Interview With a Hitman
(2012) Luke Goss, Caroline Tillette, Stephen Marcus, Danny Midwinter. Viktor is a ruthless Eastern European assassin at the top of his profession. After a ruthless betrayal by the men who trained him, he escapes to London to and joins a new "family" -- but his past secrets won't fade away and he gets sucked into a viscous power struggle to survive. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download. Extras: "The Making of Interview With a Hitman" featurette. (Well Go USA).
The Intouchables
(2012) Omar Sy, Francois Cluzet, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Deleted scenes. (The Weinstein Co./Sony).
Lay the Favorite
(2012) Dir.: Stephen Frears; Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rebecca Hall, Joshua Jackson, Vince Vaughn, Laura Prepon, Frank Grillo. A professional odds-maker's (Willis) small-time sports gambling world is turned upside down when he meets up with a former stripper and gambling prodigy (Hall) who helps him score big -- and earns the ire of his wife (Zeta-Jones). Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Anchor Bay).
LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Season 2
(2011) Thirteen episodes of the Cartoon Network series. Formats: DVD, $19.98; Blu-ray Disc, $24.98. (Warner).
The Marine 3: Homefront
(2011) Mike "The Miz" Mizani, Neal McDonough, Ashley Bell After returning to his hometown on leave, Sgt. Jake Carter (WWE's Mizani) learns that his sister has been abducted by a band of violent extremists. To save her, Carter launches a daring one-man assault on their base of operations ... only to discover the group's ruthless leader is plotting a deadly terrorist strike. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Shipwrecked: Breaking Down the Boat, "The Miz Rocks the Boat," "The Miz Declassified," "Casting Call: Ready to Enlist," "Miz Journal." (Fox).
Midnight Stallion
(2013) Kris Kristofferson, Jodelle Ferland, Chelah Horsdal. A young girl and her family are rescued from their financial struggle by an unexpected guest: A mysterious, wild stallion in a nearby meadow that may hold the key to saving the family's farm. DOVE-approved family film. Formats: DVD. Extras: Making-of featurette. (Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment).
MLB Superstars: Impact Players
(2013) This original program constructs a 25- man dream team of current stars and cornerstone players. Assembled from a general manager's perspective, the all-star lineup includes: Matt Kemp, Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano, Stephen Strasburg, David Price, Justin Verlander and many more. Formats: DVD, $14.95. Extras: "Walk-Offs," "Phenom Firsts: Troy Tulowitski Hits for the Cycle," "Phenom Firsts: Matt Cain Perfect Game Highlights." (Lionsgate).
Muay Thai Warrior
(2010 -- Thailand) Seigi Ozeki, Kanokkorn Jaicheun. Betrayed and left for dead by treacherous Japanese forces, ruthless samurai Yamada Nagamasa is rescued, taken to a remote Thai village and nursed back to health among the acolytes in the monastery. Working tirelessly to master the art of Muay Boran (Thai boxing), fearless and brutal Yamada is selected to become a royal bodyguard to King Naresuan the Great. His greatest challenge comes on the day he's forced to fight back against the elite Japanese warriors who left him behind. Based on actual events from the 17th century's Ayutthaya period. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital. (Well Go USA).
Murdoch Mysteries Collection: Seasons 1-4
The charming hit mystery series features forensic sleuthing in the Age of Invention. 16-disc DVD boxed set and 12-disc Blu-ray set with 52 episodes, $149.99. (Acorn Media).
Murdoch Mysteries, Season 5
(2012) Murdoch helps a woman accused of murder; investigates an Egyptian curse; experiments with time travel; and crosses paths with Jack London, Henry Ford, and his idol, Alexander Graham Bell. 13 episodes in a DVD 4-disc boxed set and Blu-ray three-disc set, $59.99. (Acorn Media).
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
(2011) Four-disc set with all 12 episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 of the U.K. reality series (airing on TLC in the U.S.) about modern gypsies and travelers and their lavish weddings -- a world of ancient traditions meeting extravagance in extraordinary rites of passage. With unprecedented access, cameras capture their lives through births, evictions, divorces and their complex relationship with the "non-gypsy" community. Formats: DVD,$29.95. Extras: Three one-hour specials not seen in the U.S. (Flatiron Film Co.).
The Nativity Story BLU-RAY DEBUT
(2006) Dir.: Catherine Hardwicke; Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac.
Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: "The Nativity Story: A Director's Journey" featurette. (Warner).
One Night With the King BLU-RAY DEBUT
(2006) Tiffany Dupont, Luke Goss, John Noble, Omar Sharif, John Rhys-Davies, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Peter O'Toole. Extras: Commentary. (Fox).
Playing for Keeps
(2012) Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dennis Quaid. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Deleted scenes, two behind-the-scenes featurettes: "The Playbook: Making Playing for Keeps" and "Creating an All-Star Team: The Cast of Playing for Keeps." (Sony).
Power Rangers: Clash of the Red Rangers -- The Movie
(2011) The Samurai Rangers team up with the mysterious RPM Red Ranger to fight off dual threats from Master Xandred's Mooger army and a robotic super villain from the RPM Ranger's dimension. Formats: DVD, $14.98; Digital Extras: "The Power Rangers MEGA Album Playlist" video, "Train Like a Ranger" video, bloopers, "Auditions" featurette. (Lionsgate).
Repligator
(1996) Gunnar Hansen, Brinke Stevens. A top-secret military experiment turns burly soldiers into sexy nymphets who turn into alligators when they have an orgasm. We kid you not! Formats: DVD. Extras: Interview with director Bret McCormick, behind-the-scenes featurette. (MVD Entertainment).
Red Dawn
(2012) Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Edwin Hodge, Connor Cruise, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital Download. Extras: TBA. (Fox).
Scavenger Hunt
(2012) The California Condor neared extinction in the 1980s until biologists nurtured the population and saw their numbers grow upward to 160. However, these noble birds face a grave threat which prevents them from flourishing further: lead poisoning. This documentary chronicles the battle between bird and man, as the birds, which mostly reside in Northern Arizona, are coming down with lead poisoning which they contract from eating the flesh of buckshot deer. Formats: DVD. (Cinema Libre Studio).
Schindler's List 20th Anniversary Limited Edition
(1993) Dir.: Steven Spielberg; Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz. Restored from the original film negative in high definition, supervised by Spielberg. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: "Voices from the List" documentary with testimonies from those who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler; "USC Shoah Foundation Story with Steven Spielberg": The director shows how filming "Schindler's List" inspired him to establish the USC Shoah Foundation. (Universal).
Scooby-Doo and the Circus Monsters
(2013) New Scooby-Doo compilation includes three funny-bone chilling cases for Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. crew. Formats: DVD, $9.97. (Warner).
The Seven Year Hitch
(2012 -- TV) Darin Brooks, Natalie Hall, Frances Fisher, Griffin Cleveland, Ryan Doom, George Wendt. Two best friends accidentally take their relationship to the next level and suddenly find themselves saying "I do." Hallmark Movie Channel movie. Formats: DVD.(Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment).
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
(2012) Toby Regbo, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Peter Gallagher, Lucy Liu. Coming-of-age drama about a 17-year-old boy who -- ignored by his divorced parents -- decides to skip college and instead attempts to work out his confusion by talks with his grandmother and a life-coach. Formats: DVD. (FilmBuff).
Sophia the First: Once Upon a Princess
(2012) Disney Junior's animated television movie. Formats: DVD. (Disney).
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Friends Forever
(2013) Strawberry and Blueberry prepare for the very formal Berry Bitty Buggy Derby. Formats: DVD. Extras: "Never Say Never" music video, printable coloring pages. (Fox).
Thomas & Friends: Go Go Thomas
(2013) Thomas and his locomotive friends are charged up and ready to go, go in five episodes: "Express Coming Through," "Race to the rescue," "Flash Bang Wallop," "Welcome Stafford" and "O' Wheezey Wobbles." Formats: DVD, $14.98; VOD; Digital. Extras: "The Great Sodor Engine Race" game, "Go Go Thomas" karaoke music video, "Guess Who?" puzzles, fun and activities with driver Perkins. (Lionsgate).
Thorne
(2012) Two episodes ("Sleepyhead" and "Scaredy Cat") -- which originally aired on ENCORE as part of their Big Mini-series Showcase -- center on the complex and unpredictable Detective Inspector Tom Thorne (David Morrissey) as he goes on an intense chase through chilling crime scenes, deliberately manipulated clues and the darkest depths of London.
Formats: DVD. (Anchor Bay).
Tom and Jerry: Pint-Sized Pals
Thirty Tom & Jerry cartoons featuring some of the tussling twosome's most popular pals, $19.97. The cartoon selection is comprised of several legendary classics, including the Academy Award-winning "The Two Mousketeers." Formats: DVD. (Warner).
Tom and Jerry: Musical Mayhem
(2013) Seven Tom and Jerry episodes in a musical themed pack, with the sound of crazy and endless chases, from classical music concerts to evenings at the opera house and waltz rhythms. Formats: DVD, $9.97. (Warner).
Tyler Perry's House of Payne: Volume Ten
(2012) Three-disc set, $29.98. Formats: DVD, Digital). (Lionsgate).
Ultramarines
(2010) Voices of Terence Stamp, Sean Pertwee, John Hurt. CGI-animated feature-length movie interpretation of the internationally successful Warhammer 40,000 Universe. In the 41st Millennium, the only force that stands between humanity and alien hordes are the Space Marines. Genetically enhanced, clad in power armour and knowing no fear, they are the angels of death. When a select squad of scarred veterans and raw recruits responds to a distant planet's distress beacon, they discover a horrific evil has been unleashed. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: "Into the Void: Making of Ultramarines," "Between Chaos & Darkness: The World of the Space Marines," "Creating the Daemon," Ultramarines prequel animated onscreen graphic novel. (Anchor Bay).
Waiting for Lightning
(2012) The inspirational story of Danny Way, a young boy from a broken home in Vista, Calif., whose passion for skateboarding would one day bring him fame and a lifetime of accomplishments. A visionary skateboarder whose love of big air in half-pipes and on gigantic ramps have garnered him fame and fans around the world, Way decides to attempt the impossible: jump China's Great Wall on a skateboard. Features a who's who of action sports all-stars including Way, Travis Pastrana, Laird Hamilton, Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Mat Hofman, and Ken Block. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Blu-ray Extras: Seven Videos including: "X Games Featurette," "Kauai MegaRamp with Laird Hamilton & Jake Brown," "Woodward MegaDay," "Chronicles of Gnarly & Tribute to Mike Temasky"; deleted scenes; interview with director Jacob Rosenberg. (First Run Features).
Westworld BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1973) Dir.: Michael Crichton; Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin. (Warner).
Wreck-It Ralph
(2012) Voices of John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman, Ed O'Neill, Alan Tudyk, Rachael Harris, Stefanie Scott, Mindy Kaling, Dennis Haysbert, Adam Carolla, Edie McClurg. Formats: 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD), DVD. Extras: "Bit by Bit: Creating the Worlds of Wreck-It Ralph" behind-the-scenes featurette; alternate and deleted scenes; Video game commercials for Fix It Felix Jr., Sugar Rush, Hero's Duty and Fix It Felix Hammer; "Paperman" animated short film that played in theaters before "Wreck It Ralph." Blu-ray adds "Disney Intermission: The Gamer's Guide to Wreck-It-Ralph," a series of 10 video segments offering an inside look at the many video game references, Disney references and other hidden surprises featured in the film. (Disney).
The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond
(2009) Documentary examines the history of "The Wizard of Oz," using clips and celebrity interviews with the likes of Tommy Tune, Joan Leslie, Mickey Rooney, Dom DeLuise, Joel Grey, and three of the original munchkins from the classic 1939 film and its producer Mervyn LeRoy. Chronicles the earliest stage and screen Oz adaptations, such as the 1925 silent version and the even earlier "The Scarecrow of Oz," to the quintessential 1939 film to the successful stage play "Wicked" and every production in between. The original 1925 silent film version of The Wizard of Oz featuring Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man is included as a bonus. Formats: DVD. (Entertainment One).
The Intouchables
An irreverent, uplifting French comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility. Based on a true story about a wealthy, widowed, physically disabled ex-risk taker, the picture of established French nobility, whose world is turned upside down when he hires a young, good-humored, street-smart black African ex-con as his caretaker. Philippe, the quadriplegic -- paralyzed from the neck down -- is witty, handsome and cultured; Driss, his caregiver, is rambunctious, aggressive and fun-loving. The two become good friends and change each other's lives: Driss discovers modern art, opera, and even takes up painting; Philippe alternately loosens up and takes more control of his life, learning to become stricter with his spoiled adopted teenage daughter. There's nothing unexpected here; the film hits all the right notes at the right times, and pulls on your heartstrings in the appropriate places. It's handily directed, with beautiful cinematography (how can one go wrong with Paris as your main set?) and, if you're soft-hearted like me, leaves you with an "it's great to be alive" feeling. "The Intouchables" has become one of the most popular films in France in recent memory.
Vitals: Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano. Stars: Omar Sy, Francois Cluzet, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 112 min., Drama, Box office gross: $12.937 million, The Weinstein Co./Sony
Wreck-It Ralph
For decades, Wreck-It Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) has played the bad guy in his popular video game and he longs to be as beloved as the game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer). Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes… so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch), Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan -- win a medal -- but soon wrecks everything, and accidently unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph's only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman), a young troublemaking "glitch" from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it's "Game Over" for the entire arcade?
Vitals: Director: Rich Moore. Stars: Voices of John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman, Ed O'Neill, Alan Tudyk, Rachael Harris, Stefanie Scott, Mindy Kaling, Dennis Haysbert, Adam Carolla, Edie McClurg.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 108 min., Animated, Box office gross: $171.926 million, Disney.
Playing for Keeps
Romantic comedy about a charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star (Gerard Butler) who returns home to put his life back together. Looking for a way to rebuild his relationship with his son, he gets roped into coaching the boy's soccer team. But his attempts to finally become an "adult" are met with hilarious challenges from the attractive "soccer moms" who pursue him at every turn.
Vitals: Director: Gabriele Muccino. Stars: Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dennis Quaid.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 106 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $13.027 million, Sony.
Red Dawn
The unsuspecting citizens of Spokane, Washington, wake up one morning to the shocking sight of foreign paratroopers -- North Koreans -- dropping from the sky in a surprise attack ... the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town -- and the entire region -- comes under enemy control. Determined to fight back, a group of young patriots seek refuge in the surrounding woods, training and reorganizing themselves into a guerilla group of fighters. Taking inspiration from their high school mascot, they call themselves the Wolverines, banding together to protect one another, liberate their town from its captors, and take back their freedom. Remake of the 1984 John Milius-directed cult-classic.
Vitals: Director: Dan Bradley. Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Edwin Hodge, Connor Cruise, Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 93 min., Action, Box office gross: $44.667 million, Fox.
The Nativity Story
(2006)
One Night With the King
(2006)
Schindler's List 20th Anniversary Limited Edition
(1993)
Westworld
(1973)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Blu-ray Collection
All seven original "Nightmare" films on four discs, $59.99. Extras: The fifth disc includes new featurettes "Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger"; "Freddy's Nightmares Episode 2: It's a Miserable Life," the second episode from the television spinoff series (October 15, 1988); "Freddy's Nightmares Episode 3: Killer Instinct," the third episode from the television spinoff series (October 22, 1988); "Welcome to Prime Time" behind-the-scenes featurette; "Conclusions," a detailed examination of the series' sadomasochistic elements, its style, the series' mythos and importance in teenage culture. (Warner).
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