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America: The Complete Series (2000-01) Documentary unfolds soulful stories against the rich backdrop and majestic beauty of American landscapes, cities, and manmade wonders from coast-to-coast. Explores the heart and soul of a remarkable people who share their lives, wisdom, passion, and beliefs, illuminating a cultural diversity that forms the broad mosaic of who we are, where we came from, and where we are headed. It's about a woman who is bringing back the forgotten art of weaving. It's about a retired dad who runs marathons while pushing his wheelchair-bound son. It's about a man who dedicates his life to fighting fires. It's about Penobscot Nation canoe maker Scott Phillip, Tony Award-winning dancer Savion Glover, Guardian Angel founder Curtis Silwa, and many, many others. Four-disc set. Extras: Interview with cinematographer/director Loius Shcwartzberg, extra episode, "Where Are They Now?" (Genius Products).
Barney Miller: The Complete Second Season Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $29.95. (Sony).
Blonde Ambition (2008) Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson, Rachel Leigh Cook, Penelope Ann Miller, Andy Dick, Willie Nelson. A young professional woman (Jessica Simpson) unwittingly becomes the pawn of two business executives in their bid to oust the head of a mega-conglomerate. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes. (Sony).
The Catherine Cookson Anthology Eight of the popular author's most popular novels adapted and produced for British television from 1989-2000. Eight-disc set, $99.98. (Koch Vision).
Criss Angel: Mindfreak: The Complete Season Three Three-disc set with 20 episodes, $34.95. (A&E Home Video).
Confessions of a Superhero(2007) Documentary explores the fascination, obsession, and allure of fame through the eyes of some very unique people struggling to make it in Tinseltown: three mortal men and one woman who make their living working as superhero characters on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard; $19.98. (Arts Alliance America).
ER: The Complete Eighth Season (2001-02) Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.98. Extras: "Outpatient Outtakes": Unaired scenes, gag reel. (Warner).
Fatal Contact(2006 - Hong Kong) Jacky Wu, Ronald Cheng. A naive young athlete joins an underground prizefighting circuit to earn a little extra cash and is turned into a brutal fighting machine. Two-disc set. Extras: "A Dragon Rising" featurette with Wu Jing, "The Ringmaster" interview with director Dennis Law, "Working Gir" interview with co-star Theresa Fu, "Young And Dangerous" interview with co-star Miki Yeung, "Life Is a Contact Sport: Behind the Scenes of Fatal Contact, commentary by director Dennis Law and Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan. (Dragon Dynasty/Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
4 X Agnes Varda Four-disc set with four Varda films: "La Pointe Courte," "Cleo from 5 to 7," "Le bonheur" and "Vagabond." New restored digital transfers, supervised and approved by director Varda. Extras: Three short films by Varda: "L'Opera Mouffe" (1958), "Du cote de la cote" (1958), and "Les fiances du Pont Macdonald" (1961); On "La Pointe Courte": new video interview with Varda; On "Cleo from 5 to 7": a 2005 documentary on the making of the film; a short film from 2005 in which Varda retraces Cleo's steps through Paris; Varda speaking with Madonna about the film in 1993; "On Le bonheur": new interviews with the three actors from the film; a 2006 discussion with four scholars about the film; footage of Varda on-set; 1998 interview with Varda; 2003 interviews on the concept of happiness; On "Vagabond": a 2003 documentary on the making of the film; a 2003 interview with composer Joanna Bruzdowicz; a 1986 radio interview with writer Nathalie Sarraute; a 2003 interview with actress Marthe Jarnias; plus new essays by Chris Darke, Adrian Martin, Amy Taubin, and Ginette Vincendeau. (The Criterion Collection).
The Game Plan (2007) Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sanchez, Morris Chestnut. Extras: "Drafting The Game Plan" behind-the-scenes featurette, "ESPN's SportsCenter: The Rock Learns to Play QB," bloopers, deleted scenes, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Disney).
The Girls Next Door Season Three Three-disc set with 14 episodes, $29.98. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, Easter eggs. (Fox).
Hawaii Five-O: The Third Season (1970-71) Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $54.99. (Paramount).
The Hunting Party (2007) Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, James Brolin, Diane Kruger, Joy Bryant. A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited journalist 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: Deleted Scenes, commentary by director Richard Shepard, "Making The Hunting Party," "From Journalism to Film: Director Richard Shepard Interviews The Writers of the Original Esquire Article," "What I Did on My Summer Vacation: The Original Esquire Article." (Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
Hustle: The Complete Season 4 Two-disc set with six episodes, $34.98. (Warner).
The Jeff Corwin Experience Season One Three-disc set with 15 episodes from the Animal Planet series, $24.95. (Genius Products).
The John Frankenheimer Collection Four-disc set with "The Young Savages," "The Train," "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Ronin," $39.98. (MGM).
Just Like Me (2008) Examines the current generation of budding NHL stars; $19.98. (Warner).
Miss Julie (1951) Swedish filmmaker Alf Sjoberg's visually innovative film. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: New video essay by film historian Peter Cowie, archival television interview with director Alf Sjoberg, a 2006 television documentary about the play and author August Strindberg, plus a booklet featuring new essays by film scholars Peter Matthews and Birgitta Steene. (The Criterion Collection).
Missionary Man(2008) Dolph Lundgren. Modern-day Western about small town injustice by the hand of a greedy wrongdoer, and the mysterious, renegade stranger who single-handedly saves the day. (Sony).
Moliere(2007 -- French) An "elaborate historical fiction" that traces several lost months in the life of one of France's greatest playwrights, the father and true master of comic satire, author of "The Misanthrope" and "Tartuffe," and a dramatist to rank alongside Shakespeare and Sophocles. Extras: Commentary by director Laurence Tirard, "making-of" featurette. (Sony).
The Odd Couple: The Third Season (1972-73) Four-disc set with 23 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).
R&B Chick (2007) Clifton Powell, Christina Johnson. A young aspiring singer moves from Mississippi to Los Angeles in pursuit of her long time dream of becoming an R&B singer. (Warner).
Saw IV(2007) Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Costas Mandylor, Lyriq Bent, Athena Karkanis, Justin Louis, Simon Reynolds, Mike Realba, Marty Adams. In R and unrated director's cut editions. Extras: Director's diary, "The Traps of Saw IV," "The Props of Saw IV," commentaries. (Lionsgate).
Sex and Breakfast (2007) Macaulay Culkin, Eliza Dushku, Kuno Becker, Alexis Dziena. Intertwines the lives of two couples who experiment with group sex as a way to sort out the rudiments of a successful relationship -- sex, love, and communication. (First Look Home Entertainment).
The Simple Life: Goes To Camp Single disc with 10 episodes, $19.98. (Fox).
Sydney White (2007) Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, Matt Long, Jack Carpenter, Jeremy Howard, Crystal Hunt. Extras: Deleted scenes, gag reel, "Sydney and Her Prince" featurette, "Kappa's Forever?" featurette, "Meet the Dorks," "Welcome to the Vortex," more. (Universal).
This Sporting Life (1963) Dir.: Lindsay Anderson; Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Commentary featuring Paul Ryan, editor of "Never Apologise: The Collected Writings of Lindsay Anderson," and David Storey, screenwriter and author of "This Sporting Life"; "Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?" (2004, 30 min.), a BBC Scotland documentary featuring interviews with many of the director's close friends and collaborators; new video interview with Lois Sutcliffe Smith, Anderson's close friend and president of the Lindsay Anderson Memorial Foundation; "Meet the Pioneers" (1948), Lindsay Anderson's first documentary short; "Wakefield Express" (1952), Anderson's short-film contribution to England's Free Cinema series, shot in the same town that served as the location for "This Sporting Life"; "Is That All There Is?" (1992, 50 min.), Anderson's autobiographical, final film; plus a booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard and writings by Anderson, including his groundbreaking article, "Stand Up! Stand Up!" (The Criterion Collection).
Thunderbirds 40th Anniversary Megaset Twelve-disc set with all 32 digitally remastered episodes, $129.95. Extras: Photo gallery of production stills, two original 1965 "making-of" featurettes, "The History of The Thunderbirds" featurette, character biographies, Gerry Anderson biography and filmography. (A&E Home Video).
Torchwood: The Complete First Season Seven-disc set with 13 episodes, $79.98. (Warner).
TV Guide Presents: Banacek -- The Second Season Three-disc set with eight episodes, $29.95. Extras: Pilot episode "Detour to Nowhere." (Arts Alliance America).
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th AnniversaryThree-disc set celebrates the 15th anniversary of the WWE's flagship program. Features highlights from the more than 700 broadcasts of "Monday Night Raw," with all the hits, slams and high flying acrobatics as well as crazy antics, hilarious skits, revealing interviews and more. $34.95. (Genius Entertainment).
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