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Noteworthy DVDs released 4/7/09
PICK OF THE WEEK
“Doubt” (Miramax): One of last year’s finest films won’t suffer much from the transition to the small screen, as it relies heavily the performances of three actors whose faces convey a wealth of emotion and calculation in close-up.
OTHER TOP PICKS
“Cecil B. DeMille’s Cleopatra” (Universal): A 75th Anniversary edition of the version starring not Elizabeth Taylor but a possibly even more unlikely actress, Claudette Colbert.
“Pre-Code Hollywood Collection” (Universal): Universal gets into the game with Warner’s “Forbidden Hollywood” series, gathering occasionally naughty early movies like “Hot Saturday” and “Merrily We Go to Hell.”
NEW ON BLU-RAY
“2010: The Year We Make Contact,” “Above the Law,”
“Point of No Return,” “Taking Lives” (Warner Bros.); “American History X,” “Final Destination,” “John Q,” “The Wedding Singer” (New Line); “Fly Away Home,” “Winged Migration” (Sony)
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX
“Bedtime Stories” (Walt Disney); “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (2008) (Fox); “Not Easily Broken” (Sony); “The Tale of Despereaux,” (Universal); “Yes Man” (Warner Bros.)
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“Alexandra” (New Yorker); “La Grande Bouffe” (Koch); “The Loyal 47 Ronin” (AnimEigo); “Vinyan” (Sony)
FROM THE VAULTS
“A Rather English Marriage,” “Tales of Ordinary Madness” (Koch); “TCM Spotlight: Doris Day Collection” (Warner Bros.); 3 musicals from MGM, “The Goldwyn Follies,” “It’s a Pleasure,” and “A Song Is Born” (MGM)
DOCUMENTARIES
“Glass: A Portrait of Philip In Twelve Parts” (Koch)
BEST OF TV
“Beverly Hills 90210” Season 7 (Paramount); “Davey &
Goliath: The Lost Episodes” (CVD); 3 volumes of the “Disney Animation Collection,” “Tigger, Pooh & A Musical Too” (Walt Disney); “Max Fleischer’s Superman: 1941-1942” (Warner Bros.); “The Paper Chase”
Season 1 (Shout! Factory)
REISSUE/REPACKAGE
“The Boys From Brazil” (Lions Gate); “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax)
CULT CORNER
“Donkey Punch” (Magnolia); “Tokyo Zombie” (Anchor Bay)
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