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Noteworthy DVDs released 3/10/09

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PICK OF THE WEEK “Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax): Mike Leigh’s wonderful showcase for actress Sally Hawkins — whose character may annoy you, but isn’t easily forgotten — wasn’t as showy as many big-deal features last fall (see below), but it deserves a shot to win more hearts on home video.


OTHER TOP PICKS
“Milk” (Universal): If “Milk” sounds too much like a civics lesson, consider watching it back-to-back with “Pineapple Express” for a jaw-droppingly yin-yang James Franco experience.

“Rachel Getting Married” (Sony): Anne Hathaway stretches out as an addict trying to cope with family grief and joy in a single stress-filled weekend.

“Synecdoche, New York” (Sony): The movie of the year or the year’s biggest cinematic self-indulgence? Let the debate begin.

“Let The Right One In” (Magnolia): The vampire flick that plays like a Euro art film. Because it is.

“Cadillac Records” (Sony): Beyonc´ as Etta James and Jeffrey Wright playing Muddy Waters? Count us in.


NEW ON BLU-RAY
“Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology (1989-1997)” (Warner Bros.); “Brokeback Mountain” (Universal); “Rockers” (MVD)


FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX
“Battle in Seattle,” “Role Models” (Universal); “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” (Miramax); “Transporter 3” (Lions Gate)


ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“L’Innocente” (Koch); “Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection” (AnimEigo)


FROM THE VAULTS
“20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” (1954), “Escape to Witch Mountain” (Walt Disney); “Max Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels (1939) (Koch)


DOCUMENTARIES
“The Singing Revolution” (New Video)


BEST OF TV
“Cracker” Complete Collection (Acorn Media); “Family Ties” Season 5, “South Park” Season 12 (Paramount); “Get Smart” (Season Two) (HBO); “Woody Woodpecker Favorites” (Universal)


REISSUE/REPACKAGE
“Howard the Duck” (Universal); Pinocchio (Walt Disney, also on Blu-ray); “Primal Fear” (Paramount, also on Blu-ray)

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