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Noteworthy DVDs released 9/15/09
NEW ON BLU-RAY
“An American Werewolf In London,” “Army of Darkness,” “Van Helsing” (Universal); “48 Hours,” “Deep Impact” (Paramount); “Child’s Play” (MGM); “The Hannibal Lecter Anthology,” “Misery” (MGM); “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” (Sony); Ultimate Force of Four Box Set, containing “Hero,” “Iron Monkey,” “The Legend of Drunken Master,” & “Zatoichi” (Walt Disney / Miramax); “Wrong Turn” 1 & 2 (Fox)
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX
“Easy Virtue” (Sony); “Next Day Air” (Summit); “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (Fox)
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“The Adventures of Werner Holt,” “The Axe of Wandsbeck” (First Run Pictures); Essential Art House #4, including “Le Jour se Leve,” “Gervaise,” “Mayerling,” “The 39 Steps,” “Tales of Hoffman” & “Throne of Blood” (Criterion); “Nightwatching” (E1 Entertainment); “Rumba” (Koch); “Treeless Mountain” (Oscilloscope); “Triangle,” a three-parter from Asian auteurs Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To (Magnolia); “White Night Wedding” (IFC)
DOCUMENTARIES
“Big Pun: The Legacy” (Vivendi); “Directed by John Ford” (Warner Bros.); “Full Battle Rattle,” “Old Jews Telling Jokes” (First Run Pictures); “Nerdcore Rising” (Virgil Films); “Note by Note” (Docurama); “Trumbo” (Magnolia); “The Wonder of It All” (Indican)
BEST OF TV
“Astro Boy” Volumes 1-5 (Sony); “The Beiderbecke Tapes” (Acorn Media); “C.S.I.: Miami” Season 7, “One Step Beyond” Season 1 (Paramount); “Crash” Season 1 (Anchor Bay); “Doctor Who: The Next Doctor” (BBC); “Fame” Seasons 1 & 2 (MGM); “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 5, “Private Practice” Season 2, “X-Men” Volumes 3 & 4 (Walt Disney); “The IT Crowd” Season 3 (MPI); “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” Season 4, “My Name Is Earl” Season 4 (Fox); “Sanctuary” Season 1 (E1 Entertainment); “Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Clone Commandos” (Warner Bros.); “Top Chef: Season 5 (A&E); “Transformers” Season 2 (Shout! Factory)
FROM THE VAULTS
“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” / “The Scarlet Claw” & “The Hound of the Baskervilles” / “Pursuit to Algiers” (MPI); “King Kong Escapes,” “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (Universal)
REISSUE/REPACKAGE
“Friday the 13th” Parts 7 & 8, “Varsity Blues” (Paramount); “John Carpenter: Master of Fear” collection, “Wes Craven Horror Collection,” “The Wolf Man” (1941) (Special Edition) (Universal); “The John Wayne/John Ford Film Collection” (Warner Bros.); “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection” (New Line)
CULT CORNER
Action up-and-comer Michael Jai White in “Blood & Bone” (Sony); “Bodyguard: A New Beginning,” “Four Dragons” (Lions Gate); “Deadgirl” (Dark Sky); “Nude In Dracula’s Castle” (Secret Key); “Phantasm II” (Universal); “The Shadow Boxer” (Image)
STRAIGHT(ISH) TO VIDEO
“Bionicle: The Legend Reborn” (Universal); James Franco and Sienna Miller in “Camille” (2007) (E1 Entertainment)
KIDS’ STUFF
“Barney: Jungle Friends” (Lions Gate); Go Diego Go!: “Diego’s Mega Missions!” & “Diego’s Artic Rescue” (Nickelodeon)
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