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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases Get the latest DVD release information (free) every Tuesday morning. Subscribe here. Last Week's Releases: April 6--12 Tuesday, April 13 -- Monday, April 1 All DVD Releases This Week's Top Pick: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans In Werner Herzog's take on Abel Ferrara's 1992 "The Bad Lieutenant," Nicolas Cage plays Terence McDonagh, a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. During the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina, McDonagh saves the life of a prisoner from a flooded cell but injures his back, and the pain killers he now takes has made him a high-functioning addict. In the storm's aftermath, the deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigns over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way ... and manipulates the law in order to get the bad guys -- and his drugs. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and maniacally humorous. The film -- sorely overlooked by critics and film organizations at awards time -- features an amazingly tour-de-force performance by Cage. Vitals: Director: Werner Herzog. Stars: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Whitaker, Xzibit, Katie Chonacas, Brad Dourif. 2009, CC, MPAA rating: R, 122 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $1.367 million, First Look. Advertisement Collector, The A handyman and ex-con aims to repay his debt to his ex-wife by robbing his new employer's country home. Inside the house lies a jeweler's safe, and inside the safe is a gem -- his only hope for keeping what's left of his family intact. Unfortunately, inside the house is also a box containing the latest addition to a collection catalogued in blood, bone and tears. As the seconds tick down to midnight, the handyman becomes a reluctant hero trapped by a masked "Collector" in a maze of lethal invention -- the Spanish Inquisition as imagined by Rube Goldberg -- while trying to rescue the very family he came to rob. Vitals: Director: Marcus Dunstan. Stars: Josh Stewart, Karley Scott Collins, Juan Fernandez, Jabari Thomas, Colvin Roberson, Michael Reilly Burke. 2009, CC, MPAA rating: R, 90 min., thriller, Box office gross: $7.706 million, Genius Products/Vivendi Entertainment. All DVD Releases Ally McBeal Season Two (1998-99) Six-disc set with 23 episodes, $39.98. (Fox). The Awakening of Spring (2008) Jon Aniston, Victoria Tennant, Alex Schemmer, Jesse Lee Sofer. Coming-of-age and sexual awakening story based on the 1891 play by German playwright Frank Wedekind (and which the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening" was based). (E1 Entertainment). Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Dir.: Werner Herzog; Stars: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Whitaker, Xzibit, Katie Chonacas, Brad Dourif. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (First Look). Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Box Set Twenty-five-disc set. (Universal). Black Crescent Moon (2008) William Atherton, Joanne Baron, Gil Bellows, Bob Bledsoe, Brent Briscoe. A small town sheriff who's investigating a murder at the local diner ends up finding more than he bargained for in the town and in himself. (Monarch Home Video). The Collector (2009) Josh Stewart, Karley Scott Collins, Juan Fernandez, Jabari Thomas, Colvin Roberson, Michael Reilly Burke. Extras: Alternate ending, deleted scenes, soundtrack song preview, commentary, music video. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Genius Products/Vivendi Entertainment). Dirt! The Movie (2009) Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, this documentary tells the story of humans trying to re-connect to dirt -- the living skin of the earth. Dirt feeds us and gives us shelter. Dirt holds and cleans our water. Dirt heals us and makes us beautiful. Dirt regulates the earth's climate. Why do we humans ignore, abuse, and destroy our most precious living natural resource? Traveling from the vineyards of California to the plains of Kenya, "Dirt!" reveals how repairing our relationship with dirt can create new possibilities for all life on earth. $26.95. Extras: Extended animations, bonus scenes, interviews, filmmaker biography. (Docurama). Dolan's Cadillac (2010) Wes Bentley, Emmanuelle Vaugie, Christian Slater. Based on a Stephen King short story. A man seeks revenge for his wife's death at the hands of a Las Vegas mobster; a modern day twist on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado." Extras: "Behind the Wheel of Dolan's Cadillac" making-of featurette, B-roll footage. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (National Entertainment Media). Elmo: Love the Earth; Elmo: Being Green (2010) Two Sesame Street eco-conscious and Earth-friendly DVDs, $14.98 each. (Warner). Finn on the Fly (2009) Ryan Belleville, Ana Gasteyer. Disney Channel movie about a young boy whose world is turned upside down when his dog is transformed into a flea scratchin', cat chasin', frisbee lovin' human in a genetic experiment gone awry. (E1 Entertainment). Harlem Aria (1999) Damon Wayans, Christian Camargo, Gabriel Casseus. A street musician takes care of a young man conned out of his life savings by a hustler and, discovering that he has an amazing singing talent, attempts to keep him safe from exploitation. (Magnolia Home Entertainment). High Plains Invaders (2009) James Marsters, Sebastian Knapp, Cindy Sampson. The hanging of honorable Indian-fighter Sam Phoenix in a small Western town is cut short by the unexpected invasion of uranium-based insectoid creatures, forcing Sam and a small band of survivors to take refuge in a church, where they'll need more than a prayer and a pistol to survive the Wild West landscape inundated by a killer force of alien pioneers. Another in the Syfy Channel "Maneater Series." (Vivendi Entertainment). The Icons of Suspense Collection Presents Hammer Films Six-disc set of British Hammer films: The uncut version of the futuristic classic "These Are the Damned" (aka The Damned, 1963), directed by Joseph Losey; "Cash on Demand" (1961), starring Peter Cushing and Andre Morell; "The Snorkel" (1958), about a young girl who can't convince anyone her stepfather is a murderer; the-Val Guest directed psychodrama "Stop Me Before I Kill!" (aka The Full Treatment, 1960); "Maniac" (1963), in which Kerwin Matthews finds himself in the middle of a strange mother/daughter threesome; plus the rarity, Cyril Frankel's astounding "Never Take Candy From a Stranger" (aka Never Take Sweets from a Stranger, 1960), a serious chiller about a small town terrorized by an elderly child molester. $24.96. (Sony). Loins of Punjab Present (2007) Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker, Ajay Naidu. Six contestants in a small New Jersey town -- five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile -- step up to the mic to compete for the title of Desi Idol, a Bollywood-style singing contest, in this affectionate, yet barbed satire on the Indian-American community. Two-disc set. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurettes, interviews, music videos, short films, more. (IndiePix). The Lord of the Rings (1978) Ralph Bakshi. $29.99. Ralph Bakshi's literal adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings," is brought to the screen. Remastered. Two-disc set.Extras: Featurette with legendary director Ralph Bakshi: "Forging Through The Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for The Lord of the Rings" Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner). Murder.com (2008) Alexandra Paul, David Chokachi, Robyn Lively, Bart Johnson. A lawyer investigating the mysterious death of her sister uncovers an online dating site that promotes kinky sex -- and may lead her to her sister's killer. (E1 Entertainment). My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Duper Super Sleuths (2009) New full-length adventure for pre-schoolers. A magical shooting star lands in Rabbit's Garden, transforming the vegetables into super-sized power-granting produce that give Pooh, Tigger and the rest of the gang surprising superhero powers, which they use -- as the Super Sleuths -- to help friends all over the Hundred Acre Wood. $26.99. Extras: "Darby Gets Lemons, Makes Lemonade/Dancing With Darby" episode of the series; Discovery Mode Interactive Feature with three ways to watch and play. (Disney). Party Down: Season 1 (2009) Two-disc set with 10 episodes, $29.97. Extras: "Party Down: A Look Behind the Scenes," "What Is Party Down" featurette, gag reel, outtakes, commentaries. (Anchor Bay Entertainment). Sharpe's Peril (2010) Sean Bean returns as Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe in this British action-adventure film that premiere's on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre in April. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (BBC/Warner). Simon & Simon: Season Four (1984-85) Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.97. (Shout! Factory). Strictly Ballroom Special Edition (1992) Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides. Baz Luhrmann's ("Romeo + Juliet," "Moulin Rouge") funny take on championship ballroom dancing. Extras: New featurette "Strictly Ballroom: From Stage to Screen," design galleries, deleted scene, "Samba to Slow Fox" dance featurette, commentary by director/co-writer Baz Luhrmann, production designer and co-costumer Catherine Martin, and choreographer John (Cha Cha) O'Connell. (Miramax). Taxidermia (2006 -- Hungary) Csaba Czene, Gergo Trocsanyi, Mark Bischoff. A surrealistic journey through the lives of three generations of Hungarian men: a dim grandfather who seeks gratification in extreme ways; an obese father, a competitive speed eater in the post-war pro-Soviet era who may or may not have exploded from over-eating; and a grandson, a meek taxidermist who yearns for immortality. (E1 Entertainment). The Weathered Underground (2010) Brea Grant, Michael Ciriaco, Efren Ramirez. An interactive DVD that plays like a video version of the "Choose Your Own Adventure Books." The story follows 21-year-old Eric, a struggling musician who works a side job and just broke up with the greatest love of his life, the somewhat insane yet adorable Liz. The viewer must guide Eric through one insane evening with criminals, drugs and damsels while deciding whether he will win back his girl or crumble into moral decay. Viewers can use their remote or mouse (online) to control the story, ultimately choosing redemption or debauchery. The story opens with the choice of: Should Eric go to work or a bar, and things spiral out of control from there. Featuring over 30 different endings and 1,000 choices, the film can be viewed for up to four hours without getting the same plot line. Each chosen vignette is pretty short (running less than 20 minutes) giving you plenty of time to go back and redo your choices to see another outcome. A bit artsy at time (with colorization and animation) and there is some amateurish posturings on slackerdom and moral philosophy, but all-in-all an enjoyable outing -- and it should make a great gift for the video fanatic in your midst. (Indican Pictures). Yesterday Was a Lie (2008) Kipleigh Brown, John Newton, Chase Masterson, Mik Scriba. Modern noir-type thriller has a woman with a sharp mind and a weakness for bourbon on the trail of a reclusive genius. Her work takes a series of unforeseen twists as events around her grow increasingly fragmented, disconnected and surreal as she's plunged into a complicated and mind-bending world of mysterious secrets and figures. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurettes, interviews, photo gallery, eight-page preview of the graphic novel. (E1 Entertainment). | Contents/Site Map | Home | Resources | Sell-Through | Reviews | Links | E-mail: mail@onvideo.org © 1996 -- 2010 CyberPod. All rights reserved April 4, 2010