Hitting Shelves This Week…

February 27, 2007

Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut

The historical biopic of King Alexander of Macedonia gets the special treatment in this extended cut two-disc edition. The journey of one the greatest military leaders ever is portrayed here as he set out to take over as much of the world as he could.

DVD Features: Over 45 minutes of never before seen footage, introduction by Oliver Stone, free movie pass to 300

Check out Robert Sutton’s review here.

Captain N: The Game Master The Complete Series

Join along as a young boy is sucked into the world of his favorite Nintendo games and becomes the leader of a band of misfit characters in a fight against the evil Mother Brain. Mega Man, Kid Icarus, Simon Belmont, and more join in the battle of good against Mother Brain and her cronies King Hippo, Dr. Wily, and the Eggplant Wizard.

DVD Features: Every episode from the entire series, exploring videoland, Nintendo Power’s “Captain Nintendo” story, animated character bios

Conversations With God

Follow the fantastic journey of a homeless man who found a close connection with God. Through his beliefs and travels, he becomes not only a spiritual messenger, but also a best-selling author.

DVD Features: None

The Doris Day Show Season 4

Doris Day plays Doris Martin who writes for “Today’s World” magazine and goes through many funny adventures involving her boss Cy Bennett, friend and co-worker Jackie Parker, and boyfriend Dr. Peter Lawrence.

DVD Features: All 24 episodes from the fourth season, fashion show outtakes, cast interviews, animal shelter commercial, special footage, movie trailer, and more

Girlfriends Season 1

Jump into the lives of four women living in Los Angeles. Learn about their good times and also their struggles with money, men, life, and loss. Though they are very different, they are great friends and rely on each other for any and everything.

DVD Features: All 22 episodes from the first season

Ghostbusters Animated Series Volume 1

Not the “Ghostbusters” you all may be used to for this group includes Eddie Spencer, Jake Kong, and Tracy the ape. Yes, I said ape. With the help of some friendly ghosts and their “dematerializer,” they set out to track down evil spirits and send them to other dimensions.

DVD Features: The first 32 episodes from the series, interviews, anti-drug spot, image gallery, slideshow storyboard, and much more

A Good Year

A British investment broker inherits some land in Provence. It just so happens to be his uncle’s vineyard and chateau that he plans on renovating and getting ready to sell for profit. While doing so though, he learns a brand new life full of relaxation and laid-back enjoyment that just may change his mind.

DVD Features: Audio commentary, theatrical trailer, making of, music videos

Check out Kubryk’s review here.

The Heart Of The Game

The follow along documentary of a Seattle high school girl’s basketball team called the Roosevelt Roughriders. The girls band together with their unorthodox coach through times of triumph and times of torment. Their camaraderie truly shines through as one of their best players has to quit for personal reasons and the fight rages on to get her back on the team.

DVD Features: Deleted scenes, audio commentary, making of, interviews

The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day Of The Flyers

Little Foot, Sera, Petrie, Spike, and Ducky are back together again for yet another adventure. As things begin to change around the young dinosaurs, they don’t feel as if they quite fit in. It takes the arrival of a strange creature named Guido to show the group that they can belong anywhere they choose to.

DVD Features: None

Magnum P.I. Season 6

Hawaii based private investigator Thomas Magnum is back on the case taking care of Robin Masters’ estate with Higgins and solving all the mysteries he can.

DVD Features: All 20 episodes from the sixth season, bonus episode

RENO 911: Reno’s Most Wanted Uncensored

The misfit band of officers from Reno have gotten together to present some of their favorite cases and best episodes in all their uncensored glory. Ride along with them as they deal with streakers, prostitution, and lots of domestic abuse.

DVD Features: The Deputies’ favorite calls, live musical performance of “Don’t Steal Cable”

Check out my very own review here.

The Return

Joanna Mills is a business woman who seems to have everything going for her until her nightmares begin to overtake her life. She dreams of a murder that happened 15 years ago and she had nothing to do with. Soon though her life leads her to the farmhouse where the accident happened and things began to turn very strange.

DVD Features: Alternate ending, making of, deleted scenes

The Rockford Files Season 3

Ex-con James Rockford has turned to the other side of the law and become a private investigator. Not someone who is lazy or a deadbeat, but he’d rather take on cases that don’t put him in danger and don’t take a lot of effort to get through. Things never work out that way for him though as he often ends up situations almost too big for him to handle.

DVD Features: All 22 episodes from the third season, bonus episode

Stranger Than Fiction

Author Karen Effiel decides to write her next novel about a lonely man named Harold Crick. Harold Crick happens to be a real person and is an IRS auditor who has his life running smoothly until he begins to hear his entire life being narrated by a voice only he can hear. Harold begins to get a bit worried though as he hears his death may soon be approaching.

DVD Features: Deleted and extended scenes, “Actors In Search Of A Story,” “On Location In Chicago,” “Building The Team,” “Words On A Page,” and more

Tenacious D in The Pick Of Destiny

Slackers JB and KG meet in Venice Beach and soon realize they are destined to be the “world’s greatest band,” Tenacious D. They also come to the conclusion that they need some help so they set out for a magical guitar pick that is in a rock n’ roll museum over 300 miles away and they need to find a way to get it.

DVD Features: Deleted and extended scenes, music video, alternate endings, outtakes, trailers, making of, and much more

Tideland

Young Jeliza-Rose is taken to a farmhouse by her father after her mother passes away. The little girl is trying to do all she can to deal with the big changes in her life and ends up being thrust into some very odd situations involving her strange neighbor and headless Barbie doll.

DVD Features: An introduction with Terry Gilliam, audio commentary, making of, deleted scenes, interview with producer Jeremy Thomas, and more

Check out Mike Noyes’ review here.

WWE Royal Rumble 2007

With Wrestlemania 23 around the corner, the main event would be decided at the 30 man battle royale involving participants from RAW, Smackdown, and ECW. Follow the all the mayhem and action as John Cena, Lashley, Carlito, CM Punk, Johnny Nitro, The Undertaker, Kane, King Booker, Kevin Thorn, Shawn Michaels, and more try to throw each other over the top and to the floor to be the last man standing.

DVD Features: The Hardys Vs. MNM, ECW Title Match: Lashley(c) Vs. Test, World Title Match: Batista (c) Vs. Mr. Kennedy, WWE Title Match: John Cena (c) Vs. Umaga

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