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Barbie as Rapunzel
(2010) Loosely based on the fairy tale. Extras: "The Artist in Me" featurette, "Rapunzel's Art Gallery," "Dress Up Rapunzel." (Universal).
Best Worst Movie
(2009) Documentary on the film that some people consider to be the worst of all time: "Troll 2," and its journey to cult classic. (Tribeca Film/New Video).
The Boy Who Cried Wolf ... And More Children's Fables
(2010) Includes the title story plus "Charlie Needs a Cloak," "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," "Seven Blind Mice," narrated by B.D. Wong, and "Stone Soup." $14.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
(2010) Chris O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer; Voices of Christina Applegate, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Marsden, Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Wallace Shawn, Roger Moore, Paul Rodriguez, Joe Pantoliano. Extras: Looney Toons "Coyote Falls" cartoon. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds "Dog Dishing: Tails From the Bark Side of Hollywood," "The Best of the Best Cat vs Dog Animated Showdowns," "Meow-Takes: Outtakes and Gag Reel." (Warner).
A Christmas Carol
(2009) Dir.: Robert Zemeckis; Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Bob Hoskins, Sammi Hanratty Available in Blu-ray 3-D 4-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D Disc, Blu-ray Disc, DVD and Digital Copy), single-disc Blu-ray and single-disc DVD. Extras: "Capturing A Christmas Carol" featurette, "On Set With Sammi Hanratty," deleted scenes. Blu-ray adds "Behind the Carol: The Full Motion Capture Experience," "Countdown to Christmas Interactive Calendar," more deleted scenes. 3-D Blu-ray adds "Mr. Scrooge's Wild Ride" 3-D featurette. (Disney).
Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type .... and More Fun on the Farm
Three-disc set with 17 stories, $24.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
Coopers' Christmas (aka Coopers' Camera)
(2008) Jason Jones, Samantha Bee, Mike Beaver, Dave Foley, Peter Keleghan, Dylan Everett, Nick McKinlay. Using a professional grade video camera, a dysfunctional family records their Christmas Day in 1985, which descends into total chaos. $26.98. Extras: Commentary with director Warren P. Sonoda and producer Sean Buckley; "Coopers' Christmas: When Genius Collides With Inspiration" featurette. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
Don't Look Back
(2009 -- France) Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci, Andrea Di Stefano. Jeanne (Sophie Marceau) is a successful biographer, who, against the advice of her publisher, decides to write a novel based on her own life experiences. As she becomes consumed by her work, she starts to uncover a series of disturbing changes happening to her life. The world around her -- her home, her family, her life -- are beginning to transform into something beyond her recognition. Then she realizes that she too is changing ... her body is beginning to change, and her physical features are slowly morphing into that of another woman (Monica Bellucci). Yet, no one around her seems to notice. (IFC/MPI Media Group).
Elsewhere
(2001 -- Austria) Documentary journey to 12 remote and rarely glimpsed locales and communities around the world. The filmmakers travel expansive vistas of desert, snow, jungle, ice, and rain forest, visiting a scooter-riding Finnish reindeer herdsman, the home of a Namibian couple with relational problems, a Sardinian fisherman and more. With observational and striking visual portraits, impressions of modernization's influence on traditional societies emerge. Two-disc set with a booklet, $34.98. (Icarus Films).
Exam
(2009 -- U.K.) Adar Beck, Gemma Chan, Nathalie Cox, John Lloyd Fillingham. Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation -- but the windowless room they enter contains tests of blank sheets of papers. (IFC/MPI Media Group).
The Extra Man
(2010) Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, Paul Dano, Kevin Kline, Dan Hedaya, Patti D'Arbanville, Marian Seldes. A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Fear Me Not
(2008 -- Denmark) Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen. A man signs up for a test trial of a new anti-depressant as a way to change his life. When the trial is called off, he continues taking the medication with violent results. (IFC/MPI Media Group).
Great Migrations
(2010) Three-disc set of the National Geographic series that premiered Nov. 7. Narrated by Alec Baldwin, the series takes viewers around the world on the arduous journeys that millions of animals undertake to ensure the survival of their species. The four-part series includes "Great Migrations: Born to Move," "Great Migrations: Need to Breed," "Great Migrations: Feast or Famine," "Great Migrations: Race to Survive." Extras: "Science of Great Migrations," "Great Migrations: Behind the Scenes." $44.99. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (National Geographic).
The Hunting Party
(2007) Terrence Howard, Richard Gere, Gordana Vukres, James Brolin. A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the No. 1 war criminal in Bosnia; they find themselves in serious jeopardy when they are mistaken as a CIA hit squad and their target decides to come after them. Extras: Commentary by director Richard Shepard, deleted scenes, making-of featurette, "The Real Hunting Party" featurette, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation" original Esquire article by Scott Anderson. (The Weinstein Co./Vivendi Entertainment).
The John Cena Experience
(2010) Three-disc set with a revealing documentary on Cena's life and music and movie careers. $34.95. Extras: Fifteen bonus matches. (World Wrestling Entertainment).
The Kids Are All Right
(2010) Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson. Extras: "The Journey to Forming a Family" featurette with director/co-writer Lisa Cholodenko; The Making of the Kids Are All Right"; "The Writers' Process" with Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg; commentary by Cholodenko. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds BD-Live, pocket Blu, My Scenes.(Universal).
The Last Airbender
(2010) Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis, Seychelle Gabriel. Extras: Deleted scenes, "Origins of the Avatar" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds "Discovering The Last Airbender" nine-part documentary, "Siege of the North" location featurette, "Katara for a Day" on-set featurette, gag reel, "Avatar Annotations" (Picture-in-picture on select scenes), digital copy. (Paramount).
The Lightkeepers
(2009) Richard Dreyfuss, Bruce Dern, Blythe Danner, Mamie Gummer, Tom Wisdom, Julie Harris. Set in 1912 on Cape Cod, a lighthouse keeper and his friend -- who have disavowed any association with females -- must deal with the appearance of two attractive women who move into a nearby cottage for the summer. Extras: Cast and crew interviews. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Image Entertainment).
Lottery Ticket
(2010) Boo-Woo, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine, Ice Cube, Keith David, Terry Crews, Mike Epps. Kevin Carson (Bow Wow) has just won $370 million in the Mondo Millions Lottery. But the Lottery Claim Office is closed for a long holiday weekend, so before he can collect, Kevin must figure out how to keep a lid on his good fortune and survive the next three days. As his prize news spreads, Kevin quickly discovers the good, the bad and the ugly in his friends and neighbors. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
Metropia
(2009) Voices of Vincent Gallo, Juliette Lewis, Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgard, Alexander Skarsgard. Animated feature set in 2024 when oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. One man begins to hear a voice inside his head near the tunnels; seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deep into a bizarre conspiracy of mind and body control. (Tribeca Film/New Video).
Mister Ed: Season Four
(1963-64) Factory-direct set, 26 episodes. (Shout! Factory).
Modern Times
(1936) "Modern Times," Charlie Chaplin's last outing as the Little Tramp, puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a gorgeous gamine (Paulette Goddard). With its barrage of unforgettable gags and sly commentary on class struggle during the Great Depression, "Modern Times" -- though made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!) -- is a timeless showcase of Chaplin's untouchable genius as a director of silent comedy. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Commentary by Chaplin biographer David Robinson; two new visual essays, by Chaplin historians John Bengtson and Jeffrey Vance; new program on the film's visual and sound effects, with experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt; interview from 1992 with "Modern Times" music arranger David Raksin; "Chaplin Today: Modern Times" (2004), a half-hour program with filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne; two segments removed from the film; three theatrical trailersl "All at Sea" (1933), a home movie by Alistair Cooke featuring Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, and Cooke, plus a new score by Donald Sosin and a new interview with Cooke's daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge; "The Rink" (1916), a Chaplin two-reeler highlighting his skill on wheels; "For the First Time" (1967), a Cuban documentary short about a projectionist who shows "Modern Times" to first-time moviegoers; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Saul Austerlitz and a piece by film scholar Lisa Stein that includes excerpts from Chaplin's writing about his travels in 1931 and 1932. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).
Monk: Season One, Two and Three
Four-disc set. Extras: "Mr. Monk and His Origins," "Mr. Monk and His O.C.D.," "Mr. Monk and His Fellow Sufferers," :Mr. Monk and His Emmy Award Winning Performance," "Mr. Monk and His Partners in Crime." (Universal).
Monte Walsh
(1970) Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palance, Mitch Ryan. An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more -- and that there will be no room for him, either. Based on the Jack Schaffer novel, which was turned into a 2003 telefilm with Tom Selleck. (Paramount).
Mrs. Miracle
(2009) James Van Der Beek, Doris Roberts, Erin Karpluk, Chelah Horsdal. Hallmark Channel feature about an overwhelmed widower whose search for a housekeeper to help him with his rambunctious 6-year-old twin sons ends when Mrs. Merkle -- whom the boys call "Mrs. Miracle" -- mysteriously appears and quickly becomes an irreplaceable nanny, chef, friend ... and matchmaker. (Sony).
The Night of the Hunter
(1955) "The Night of the Hunter -- incredibly, the only film the great actor Charles Laughton ever directed -- is truly a standalone masterwork. A horror movie with qualities of a Grimm fairy tale, it stars a sublimely sinister Robert Mitchum as a traveling preacher named Harry Powell (he of the tattooed knuckles), whose nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow, played by Shelley Winters are uncovered by her terrified young children. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this ethereal, expressionistic American classic -- also featuring the contributions of actress Lillian Gish and writer James Agee -- is one of cinema's quirkiest rendering of the battle between good and evil. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Commentary featuring assistant director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt, and author Preston Neal Jones; "Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter," a two-and-a-half-hour archival treasure trove of outtakes from the film; new documentary featuring interviews with producer Paul Gregory, Sanders, Jones, and author Jeffrey Couchman; new video interview with Simon Callow, author of "Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor"; clip from the "The Ed Sullivan Show," in which cast members perform live a scene that was deleted from the film; 15-minute episode of the BBC show "Moving Pictures" about the film; archival interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortezl gallery of sketches by author Davis Grubb; new video conversation between Gitt and film critic Leonard Maltin about "Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter"; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).
Peanuts Holiday Collection Ultimate Collectors Edition
Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack with three beloved specials: "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and It's a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown." Bonus features: "The Mayflower Voyagers," "It's Magic, Charlie Brown" and "It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown." Includes collectible Peanuts memorabilia. $69.97. (Warner).
Perry Mason: Season Five, Volume Two
(1962) Four-disc set, $54.99. (Paramount).
The Possession of David O'Reilly
(2010 -- U.K.) Giles Alderson, Francesca Fowler, Zoe Richards, Nicholas Shaw. A supernatural shockumentary about a demonic presence in a young couple's home in London. (IFC/MPI Media Group).
Rains of Injustice (Tropico De Sangre)
(2010 -- Dominican Republic) Michelle Rodriguez, Juan Fernandez, Sergio Carlo. Minerva Mirabal and her sisters, raised in a privileged, well-to-do family, dare to stand up against the brutal dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic with an iron fist 1930 to 1961. (Maya Entertainment).
16 Wishes
(2010) Debby Ryan, Jean-Luc Bilodeau. A girl gets 16 wishes on the day of her 16th birthday -- and they all start to come true (gain the attention of her crush, get the Ford Mustang she's always dreamed of, and become the most fashionable and popular girl in school). But wish No. 9 goes wrong and the girl must spend her last wishes rectifying things. Extras: Cast interviews, "A Wish Comes True Everyday" music video. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Image Entertainment).
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
(2010) For the master composer and lyricist's 80th birthday, scores of the musical theater's brightest stars gathered to perform more than two dozen sensational numbers from Sondheim's unsurpassed canon. Many of these enduring songs are rarely heard and several are performed by the original Broadway cast members. David Hyde Pierce hosts the event with Sondheim's longtime collaborator Paul Gemignani conducting the New York Philharmonic. Filmed live March 15-16, 2010 at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Image Entertainment).
SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom
(2010) Six episodes, $19.99. Extras: "Behind-the-Scenes: Legends of Bikini Bottom," three animated shorts. (Paramount).
31 North 62 East
(2009) John Rhys-Davies, Marina Sirtis, Heather Peace, Craig Fairbrass, Mimi Ferrer, and Aurelie Bargeme. A psychological thriller about how an elite SAS unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead and to secure his re-election. Everyone in the unit is thought to be dead, until two months later when a female SAS captain is found by Italian Special Forces and returns to the U.K. to investigate matters. (MTI Home Video).
Tonight: 4 Decades of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs ... And More Animal Adventures!
(2010) The tale of Three Little Pigs -- from the Wolf's perspective; three other animated stories: "The Pig's Wedding," "Wallace's List" and "Henry Builds a Cabin" (narrated by Mandy Patinkin). $14.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
Vampire Knight, Vol. 3
(2010) Manga TV series, $19.98. (Warner).
Vengeance
(2009 -- Hong Kong) Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Testud, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Ka Tung Lam. A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia. (IFC/MPI Media Group).
Walking Vengeance (Solo Quiero Caminar)
(2008 -- Spain/Mexico) Diego Luna, Elena Anaya, Adriana Gil, Victoria Abril, Pilar Lopez de Ayala. Femme-driven thriller about four women -- motivated by revenge -- who plan a dangerous strike against a band of Mexican drug traffickers. (Maya Entertainment).
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Fly Us to the Moon
(2010) Five episodes for the pre-schoolers as Wubbzy, Widget, Walden and Daizy skyrocket into outer space to help wake The Man in the Moon, prepare for a special encounter with "alien" visitors and embark on kooky space-age adventures; $16.98. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
The Kids Are All Right
Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star in this portrait of a modern American family. Nic (Bening) and Jules (Moore) are your average suburban couple raising their two teens, Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson), in Southern California. But when the kids secretly track down their "donor dad," Paul (Mark Ruffalo), an unexpected new chapter begins for everyone as family ties are defined, re-defined and then re-re-defined.
Vitals: Director: Lisa Cholodenko. Stars: Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 104 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $20.512 million, Universal.
A Christmas Carol
Disney's 3-D animated retelling of the Christmas classic. Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.
Vitals: Director: Robert Zemeckis. Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Bob Hoskins, Sammi Hanratty.
2009, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 98 min., Family, Box office gross: $137.850 million, Disney.
The Last Airbender
Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the last Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz), a Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world. Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series.
Vitals: Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Stars: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis, Seychelle Gabriel.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 103 min., Action-Fantasy, Box office gross: $131.567 million, Paramount.
Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
In the eternal battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Former elite agent Kitty Galore has gone rogue and plans to unleash a diabolical device designed to not only bring her canine enemies to heel but also to take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Faced with this dire threat, cats and dogs must work together for the first time ever to save themselves and their beloved humans from global cat-astrophe. Blends live action with state-of-the-art puppetry and computer animation.
Vitals: Director: Brad Peyton. Stars: Chris O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer; Voices of Christina Applegate, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Marsden, Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Wallace Shawn, Roger Moore, Paul Rodriguez, Joe Pantoliano.
2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 82 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $42.672 million, Warner.
(2009) Three-disc set with three versions of the film, including the original theatrical release, a special edition re-release, and new collector's extended cut with sixteen more minutes including an exclusive alternate opening Earth scene. Also includes eight hours of never-before seen material with over 45 minutes of deleted scenes. Extras: Family audio track with all objectionable language removed, "Capturing Avatar" in-depth feature-length documentary with James Cameron, Jon Landau and cast and crew; deleted scenes. Blu-ray Disc adds: Production materials; "Pandora's Box," which allows viewers to delve deeper into the filmmaking process; "Interactive Scene Deconstruction" that explores the various stages of production through three different viewing modes; "Production Shorts": 17 featurettes covering performance capture, scoring the film, 3-D fusion camera, stunts and more; "Avatar Archives" including original script treatment, 300-page screenplay and the extensive Pandorapedia; BD-live Portal with additional bonus materials. (Fox).
Opposite Day
(2009) Billy Unger, Ariel Winter, Pauly Shore, Colleen Crabtree, Dylan Cash, Dick Van Patten, Renee Taylor, French Stewart. When a child's wish collides with a strange science experiment, adults and kids unwittingly swap places, resulting in a chaotic and comical world with no bedtimes, bullies or rules. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
(2010) A gorgeous 15-disc boxed set from Carson Entertainment Group and Respond2 Entertainment. This deluxe collection features more than 30 hours of entertainment from four decades of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" that has never before been released to DVD. Featuring 56 shows spanning the '60s, 70s, '80s and '90s, selected as the best episodes from the most popular late night show in history. DVD bonus features include more than an hour of rescued footage from shows originally airing in the 1960s plus all-new interviews with some of the most celebrated and regular guest stars that appeared on the show. $199.99. Read more about the release and see a complete list of episodes included in "Tonight: 4 Decades of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
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