DVD Releases October 7, 2008 : New DVD Releases

Watership Down (Deluxe Edition)
Directed by Martin Rosen
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Much like Richard Adams's wonderful novel, this animated tale of wandering rabbits is not meant for small children. It is, however, rich storytelling, populated with very real individuals inhabiting a very real world. The animation is problematic, sometimes appearing out of proportion or just subpar; but it seems to stem from an attempt at realism, something distinguishing the film's characters from previous, cutesy, animated animals. A band of rabbits illegally leave their warren after a prophecy of doom from a runt named Fiver (Richard Briers). In search of a place safe from humans and predators, they face all kinds of dangers, including a warren that has made a sick bargain with humankind, and a warren that is basically a fascist state. Allegories aside, Down is engaging and satisfying, and pulls off the same amazing trick that the novel did--you'll forget that this is a story about rabbits. --Keith Simanton

Watership Down (Deluxe Edition)

Lexx: Season One (4-DVD Pack)
Directed by Paul Donovan;Ron Oliver;Rainer Matsutani;Robert Sigl
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The Complete First Season of the Groundbreaking Original Sci-Fi Series.
Hailed as "the most imaginative Sci-Fi since The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (New York Daily News), Lexx follows the nomadic existence of four misfit characters who have inadvertently stolen the most powerful weapon of destruction ever made: a Manhattan-sized, genetically-modified insect-ship. In its debut season, the Lexx's quirky crew--former security guard, Captain Stanley Tweedle; the luscious love slave Zev; the dead-but-deadly assassin Kai; and the robot head 790--comes together in four, full-length features: I Worship His Shadow, Super Nova, Eating Pattern, and Giga Shadow.

Special Feature: Deluxe Foil 4-Disc Package

Lexx: Season One (4-DVD Pack)

Alice Faye Collection 2 (Rose of Washington Square/Hollywood Cavalcade/The Great American Broadcast/Hello, Frisco, Hello/Four Jills in a Jeep) (Full Chk Gift)
From 20th Century Fox
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Disc 1:The Great American BroadcastDisc 2:Four Jills in a JeepDisc 3:Rose of Washington SquareDisc 4:Hollywood CavalcadeDisc 5:Hello Frisco HelloFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/COMEDY OF MANNERS Rating: NR UPC: 024543525974 Manufacturer No: 2252597

Alice Faye Collection 2 (Rose of Washington Square/Hollywood Cavalcade/The Great American Broadcast/Hello, Frisco, Hello/Four Jills in a Jeep) (Full Chk Gift)

The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles!
Directed by Paul Field

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Amazon Sales Rank: #1288 in DVD
Released on: 2008-10-07
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Formats: Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Original language: English
Subtitled in: English
Number of discs: 1
Running time: 86 minutes

The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles!

Paranoid Park
Directed by Gus Van Sant
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An unsolved murder at Portland's infamous Paranoid Park brings detectives to a local high school, propelling a young skater into a moral dilemma where he must deal with the consequences of his own actions. As director of My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, To Die For and Elephant, Gus Van Sant has created some of the most memorable stories about youth ever committed to film. New York Press says Paranoid Park boasts "the coolest pop score since Pulp Fiction " and the film was shot by the acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, The Quiet American). Paranoid Park also features a cast of hot newcomers including Gabe Nevins and "Gossip Girl's" Taylor Momsen.

Paranoid Park

NHL: Stanley Cup 2007-2008 Champions - Detroit Red Wings
From Warner Home Video
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Amazon Sales Rank: #3892 in DVD
Released on: 2008-10-07
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
Formats: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Original language: English
Subtitled in: English
Number of discs: 4
Running time: 700 minutes

NHL: Stanley Cup 2007-2008 Champions - Detroit Red Wings

NHL: Sidney Crosby - On the Ice and Beyond
From Warner Home Video
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Amazon Sales Rank: #1040 in DVD
Released on: 2008-10-07
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Formats: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Original language: English
Number of discs: 1
Running time: 220 minutes

NHL: Sidney Crosby - On the Ice and Beyond

Carrie [Blu-ray]
Directed by Brian De Palma
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Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, Carrie "catches the mind, shakes it and refuses to let it go" (Time)! Starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie (in OscarÂ(r)-nominated* performances), John Travolta and Amy Irving, this ultimate revenge fantasy is "absolutely spellbinding" (Roger Ebert), "outrageously witty" (Los Angeles Times) and one of the all-time great horror classics! At the center of the terror is Carrie (Spacek), a tortured high-school misfit with no confidence, no friends...and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her 'special gift,' causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone!

Carrie [Blu-ray]

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Directed by Jon Knautz
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After witnessing the brutal murder of his family when he was just a young boy, Jack Brooks is
left with an unquenchable fury. Now working as a plumber, Jack attempts to fix his Professor s
plumbing, only to unknowingly awake an ancient evil. Prof. Crowley becomes possessed and
starts a slow, gruesome transformation into the depths of evil. Only then does Jack realize that
he can t run from his past, and quickly discovers the true purpose of his inner rage.