Hitting Shelves This Week…

August 28, 2007

Beyond Belief: Fact Or Fiction Season One

Witness different stories of the supernatural, the seemingly impossible, and the incredibly strange. Try and determine which stories are fact and which are fiction before the end of each show and you learn the truth. Some of the results will truly shock you.

DVD Features: All 6 episodes from the first season

Blades Of Glory

Two male figure skaters were stripped of their Olympic medals and banned from figure skating competition back at the 2002 Winter Games. They have joined together, reluctantly, and found a loophole in the rules that will allow them to partner up and become a pairs team to try and win back their skating greatness.

DVD Features: Bloopers, deleted scenes, music videos, alternate takes, making of, theatrical trailer, photo galleries, numerous featurettes, and much more

Check out Kubryk’s review here.

Bob Saget: That Ain’t Right

Bob Saget, yes Danny Tanner himself off of Full House, in this taping of his live special that aired on HBO. Witness some of the dirtiest comedy from one of the most supposed clean-cut guys ever as he entertained a lot of fans in New York.

DVD Features: “Strolling With Saget” featurette, music video

Check out my review.

Crocodile Dundee: Triple Feature

Paul Hogan is Crocodile Dundee straight out of the Australian Outback and starring in a triple feature of his films: Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II, and Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles.

DVD Features: None

Dane Cook: The Lost Pilots

Comedian Dane Cook starred in two TV pilots that never quite saw the light of day and are now available for all to see. The first stars Cook as a comedian cast in a sitcom and the second portrays him as a slacker getting his friends into all kinds of trouble.

DVD Features: Deleted scenes, previews, gag reels, Dane’s antics and ad-libs

Dr. T And The Women: Special Edition

Richard Gere is Dr. T, a gynecologist who happens to be the most popular one in all of Texas thanks to his good looks and smooth charm. Not only must he deal with some of Texas’ wealthiest women all after him, but his family life including his wife and two daughters is also in turmoil.

DVD Features: Audio commentary, behind the scenes, theatrical trailer, TV spots, “Robert Altman: Documentaries And Dreams” featurette, “Inventing A New Alphabet: Writing With Altman” featurette

Friday Night Lights: The First Season

The people of Dillon, Texas take their high school football very seriously and I do mean everyone. As the parents provide enough pressure for the kids to win, the players and cheerleaders must learn to deal with that as well as the normal troubles of being a teenager.

DVD Features: All 22 episodes from the first season, deleted scenes, “Behind The Lights – Creating The First Season” featurette

Heroes: Season 1

Everyone is different yet having many similarities. But for a particular group of people, they realize just how different they are when they learn of their superhero powers and do some searching to make sure they aren’t alone. And to also keep the world safe from harm.

DVD Features: All 23 episodes from the first season, deleted scenes, unaired pilot episode, audio commentaries

The Last Day Of Summer

Eleven year old Luke somehow finds a way to make a dream come true and keep reliving the last day of his summer vacation. After a while though, the fun is gone and he wishes for his normal life back even with any flaws that come with it.

DVD Features: Blooper reel, “End Of Summer” music video

Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Season 1

Join host Martin Lawrence as he brings together some of his favorite comedians and friends for the right to free speech and big laughs. Be prepared though for if you have sensitive ears, then these may not be the jokes for you.

DVD Features: None

Masters Of Horror: The Complete First Season

Witness the ghoulish creations that are unleashed when the most brilliant minds in horror history come together and each present their hour long episodes showcasing their specific talents that are sure to scare and terrorize you.

DVD Features: All 13 episodes from the first season, audio commentaries, deleted scenes, numerous featurettes, and an entire fourteenth disc of bonus features

A Night At The Roxbury: Special Collector’s Edition

Steve and Doug Butabi are two huge geeks that want nothing more then to get into the hottest nightclub in town, the Roxbury. Soon after though, they get a dream of opening their own club as cool as the Roxbury, but they’re broke and will do anything to raise the money.

DVD Features: Numerous featurettes

Nobody’s Perfect

Steve is a college freshman on the tennis team for his school. But when he meets Shelly and falls madly in love with her, everything in his life falls to pieces and he can’t possibly even talk to her. The only solution is simple…masquerade as a woman to get close to her.

DVD Features: None

The Odd Couple Season 2

Despite their enormous differences in every aspect of life, Felix the neat freak and Oscar the inelegant slob are back again and must live together and try not to kill one another.

DVD Features: All 23 episodes from the second season

Offside

After the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran, women are not permitted to enter sports’ arenas. But there’s a group of girls who want nothing more then to get into Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to watch the big soccer match, but they must be sneaky about it. The girls all dress up as boys and make their way into the stadium at the risk of getting arrested, which some do, but nothing will stop them from watching this game.

DVD Features: Director interview

Teachers

The atmosphere at John F. Kennedy High School is not an ideal one for students or teachers alike. Things go missing, one teacher keeps being bitten by his students, and another is an escapee from a mental hospital making everyday as far from normal as imaginable.

DVD Features: None

Year Of The Dog

Follow along with a sad yet heartwarming story about a secretary who has her life change in odd and mysterious ways after her dog passes away.

DVD Features: Making of, “Mike White Unleashed” featurette, “Special Animal Unit” featurette, “Being Molly Shannon” featurette, and more

Check out Kubryk’s review.

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