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New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of Dec. 27: 'Final Destination 5,' 'Apollo 18'


Two 'B' films posing as first-run fare bring down the curtain on 2011's DVD schedule. 'Final Destination 5' is the latest installment in the death-defying series that has a group of people cheating death in a spectacular opening sequence, only to have the grim reaper come after each survivor to get his due. The other release is the sci-fi horror "found footage" film 'Apollo 18,' about a doomed "secret" Apollo manned mission to the moon; the horror in this one is horrible. Read on.
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New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of Dec. 20: 'Midnight in Paris,' 'Dolphin Tale,' 'Warrior,' 'Straw Dogs'


As we fast approach the end of the holiday season, the home entertainment studios are going all out with one last gasp of DVDs for gift giving. There's something for everyone this week: The romantic-fantasy 'Midnight in Paris,' the family melodrama 'Dolphin Tale,' the mixed martial arts actioner 'Warrior,' and the violent and brutal remake of 'Straw Dogs.' Read on.
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New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of Dec. 13: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' 'Fright Night,' 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame'


Three special effects-laden films hit the home entertainment shelves this week. The first is the prequel 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' with its motion-capture CGI primates; next there's 'Fright Night,' a remake of a cult classic that ups the ante with state-of-the art scares; and finally 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame,' Hark Tsui's quirky and action-filled martial arts mystery that uses Sammo Hung's choreography and special effects to mesmerize viewers. Read on.
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New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of Dec. 6: 'The Help,' 'The Hangover Part II,' 'Cowboys & Aliens'


It's another banner week for home video. There's five major theatrical releases and one foreign film coming to DVD -- a mixed bag that includes something for everyone: melodrama 'The Help,' comedy 'The Hangover Part II,' sci-fi Western 'Cowboys & Aliens,' spy thriller 'The Debt,' family film 'Mr. Popper's Penguins' and the delicious French thriller 'Point Blank.' Read on.
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New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of Nov. 29: 'The Smurfs,' 'Friends With Benefits,' '30 Minutes or Less,' 'Another Earth'


As we slide into the home stretch of the 2011 holiday season, Hollywood is inundating the marketplace with the DVD versions of major and independent theatrical releases from the past year. This week, in descending order of boxoffice success, we have 'The Smurfs,' 'Friends With Benefits,' '30 Minutes or Less,' 'Our Idiot Brother,' 'One Day,' 'Another Earth' and 'The Future.' Read on.
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New DVD & Blu-ray Releases, Week of Nov. 22: 'Super 8,' 'Sarah's Key,' 'Conan the Barbarian'


Things are beginning to pick up on the home entertainment front this week: There's two best bets for your viewing enjoyment -- 'Super 8' and 'Sarah's Key' -- as well as a handful of interesting titles that should keep you busy every night this week -- until next Tuesday's onslaught of new releases. Read on.
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New on DVD and Blu-ray, Week of Nov. 15: 'Beginners,' 'Larry Crowne,' 'My Fair Lady' and 'West Side Story'


A pair of romantic comedies highlight the home entertainment releases this week. At one end of the spectrum is the low-key but thoroughly entertaining indie 'Beginners,' a funny and sad tale of a commitment-phobic young man whose father comes out of the closet in his 70s just before being diagnosed with terminal cancer. At the other end is the lackluster 'Larry Crowne,' a star-studded studio production about a middle-aged man who has to reinvent himself after losing his long-time job. Small is better. Read on.
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