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Noteworthy DVDs released 3/1/11
PICK OF THE WEEK
“127 Hours” (Fox): Just one of the seven nominees that deserved a Best Picture Oscar more than “The King’s Speech,” this truly thrilling tale of survival is sometimes harrowing but only as gory as it absolutely has to be.
OTHER TOP PICKS
“Out of Sight” (Universal): Steven Soderbergh’s 1998 Elmore Leonard adaptation, just out on Blu-ray, can be celebrated for two things in addition to its high entertainment value: making it clear that George Clooney, fresh from duelling duds “The Peacemaker” and “Batman& Robin,” deserved a big-screen career; and giving film history the single worthwhile movie performance in Jennifer Lopez’s career.
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX
“Burlesque,” “Faster” (Sony); “Love& Other Drugs” (Fox)
NEW ON BLU-RAY
“Bambi” (Walt Disney); “The Cable Guy” (Sony); “Michael Jordan to the Max” (Lions Gate)
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“Just Before Nightfall,” “Mado” (Pathfinder)
FROM THE VAULTS
“Brenda Starr, Reporter,” “Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde” (VCI); “Cannes Man” (Cinema Libre)
DOCUMENTARIES
“Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould” (Kino); IMAX: “Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia,” “The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti” (Image); “Walking on Water” (Sony)
TV-ON-DVD
“Dickens In America” (BFS); “Leave It to Beaver” Season 6 (Shout! Factory); “Napoleon& Love,” “The Norman Conquests” (Acorn Media); “Pioneers of Television” Season 2, NOVA: “Can We Live Forever?,” “Can We Make it to Mars?,” “Emergency Mine Rescue” (PBS); “Robert Kennedy and His Times” (Sony)
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