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Noteworthy DVDs released 3/24/09
PICK OF THE WEEK
“The Last Metro” (Criterion): Okay, so it’s not François Truffaut’s most groundbreaking film. But the auteur sure pleased a lot of viewers (and voters for the French César awards, who gave it a slew of statues) with this tale of a theater company trying to survive the Nazi occupation of France. Having Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu as the leads couldn’t have hurt. (“Metro” is new to DVD; both it and Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows” are being released on Blu-ray.)
OTHER TOP PICKS
“Forbidden Hollywood Collection” Vol. 3 (Warner Bros.): This time out, Warner’s series of box sets collecting daring early cinema focuses exclusively on the films of William Wellman, like the Barbara Stanwyck vehicle “The Purchase Price.”
James Bond: As usual, the home-vid release of a recent theatrical 007 adventure — the bloodthirsty outing “Quantum of Solace” — is joined by reissues from MGM. This time out, the new ones (including “Goldfinger, Moonraker,” and others) are on Blu-ray.
“Twilight” (Summit): Vampires in high school. Perhaps you’ve heard of it.
“Bolt” (Walt Disney): John Travolta and Miley Cyrus lend their voices to the CG animated tale of a dog who plays a super-mutt on TV.
Beyond the movie: Two theatrical releases have made-for-video addendums this week, with the “Kung-Fu Panda” mythology being expanded by “Secrets Of The Furious Five” (Paramount, now available as a stand- alone title) and “Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter” (Warner
Bros.) aimed at satisfying those who couldn’t get enough of the “Watchmen” film. (Do such viewers exist?)
NEW ON BLU-RAY
“The Fast and the Furious Trilogy” (Blu-Ray) (Universal); “The Kite Runner,” “A Mighty Heart,” “Things We Lost in the Fire,” (Paramount)
BEST OF TV
“Andy Richter Controls the Universe” Complete Series (Paramount); “Doctor Who” Mega Set Vol. 2 (BBC); “The Dog Whisperer” Very Best of (Universal); “In Treatment” (HBO); “The Riches” Season 2 (Fox); “Star Wars: The Clone Wars: A Galaxy Divided” (Warner Bros.); “Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything” (Acorn Media); “A Woman Called Golda” (Paramount)
REISSUE/REPACKAGE
Guy Maddin’s “Careful” (Zeitgeist); “Lilo & Stitch:
Big Wave Edition” (Walt Disney); “The Matrix,” 10th Anniversary Blu- Ray edition (Warner Bros.); “Centennial Collection” editions of “The Odd Couple,” “To Catch a Thief” (Paramount)
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“Opera Jawa” (First Run Pictures)
STRAIGHT(ISH) TO VIDEO
Rob Schneider directs and stars in “Big Stan” (Warner Bros.)
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