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Noteworthy DVDs released 9/1/09
TOP PICK
“Braveheart” and “Gladiator”: To inaugurate a new “Sapphire Series” of prestige Blu-ray reissues, Paramount offers two of its most reliably popular catalog titles, whose massive action scenes and exotic settings are particularly well suited to the format.
OTHER TOP PICKS
“Earth” (Walt Disney): For those whose interest in nature footage isn’t sufficient to sit through the BBC’s whole “Planet Earth,” series, Disney offers this condensed version of the show with new narration by James Earl Jones.
“Gaumont Treasures: 1897-1913” (Kino): Three discs of silent-era films from one of early cinema’s most important companies; each disc is devoted to a single filmmaker, the most famous of whom is Louis Feuillade (“Les Vampires”).
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX
“State of Play” (Universal); “Sugar” (PG-13 version) (Sony)
NEW ON BLU-RAY: “The Girl Next Door” (2004), “High Crimes,” “M*A*S*H” (Fox); “Monster” (2003) (First Look)
ARTHOUSE / FOREIGN
“Sin Nombre” (Universal); “Take Out,” “The Toe Tactic” (Kino)
FROM THE VAULTS
“Along for the Ride,” aka “Forever Lulu” (First Look); “Homeboy” (Lions Gate)
BEST OF TV
“Brothers and Sisters” Season 3, “Desperate Housewives” Season 5 (Walt Disney); “C.S.I.” Season 9 (DVD and Blu-ray) (Paramount); Doctor Who: “Delta and the Bannerman, “Image of the Fendahl, “The Deadly Assassin”; “People Like Us” Complete Series (BBC); “Heroes” Season 3 (DVD and Blu-ray) (Universal); “Impact,” “Rescue Me” Season Five, Vol. 1 (Sony); “Meteor” (Genius); “National Geographic: The Human Family Tree,” “Supernatural” Season 4 (DVD and Blu-ray), “Two and a Half Men” Season 6 (Warner Bros.); “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares” Season 2, “Stephen Fry in America” (Acorn Media); “Stella: Live In Boston” (Shout! Factory)
DOCUMENTARIES
“If I Die Tonight” (Indican); “The Meerkats” (Weinstein Co.)
KIDS’ STUFF: “Ben 10 Alien Force” Season 4 (Warner Bros.); “Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie” (Walt Disney); “Shaun the Sheep: Little Sheep of Horrors” (Lions Gate); “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: Hello Mummy” (Warner Bros.)
STRAIGHT(ISH) TO VIDEO
“Bring It On: Fight To The Finish” (Universal); “Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas” (Lions Gate); “The Family Hour” (Image)
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