DVD Releases for August 5, 2008

On DVDs to be released this week:

The Nazis deceive, Heather Graham tries to conceive, John Lennon's fans grieve and three friends discover they failed to accomplish all they set out to achieve.

Also coming to DVD today:

An island on which kids cleave, a detective who offers no reprieve, a plus-sized girl in whom you can believe... and a summer camp friends of Dorothy won't want to leave.

 

Nim's Island "Nim's Island" is a fun-filled adventure comedy and heartwarming story of self-discovery and friendship starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler. Based on the children's novel by Wendy Orr and directed by the husband and wife team of Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, the film is an inspirational tale about becoming the hero of your own story. Bonus materials include multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes with Breslin, over 25 minutes of deleted scenes and commentary with Breslin and Foster together. List Price: $29.99    Our Price: $17.99    Buy Now

 

The Counterfeiters Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, "The Counterfeiters" tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin's "King of the Counterfeiters." When he's arrested and placed in a Nazi concentration camp, Sorowitsch makes a deal with his captors: in exchange for a comfortable bed, good food and fair treatment, Sorowitsch, along with the other hand-picked specialists, must counterfeit bank notes to fund the Nazi war effort. List Price: $28.96    Our Price: $19.99    Buy Now

Miss Conception In "Miss Conception," Georgina Scott (Heather Graham) is a broody 33 year-old who sends her boyfriend packing when it becomes apparent that he doesn't share her desire for a baby. Learning that her baby-making days are numbered, and her next cycle will be her last, she draws up a battle plan, but her escapades become increasingly frantic and elaborate as she explores internet sperm donors, night clubbers, builders and funeral-goers in her desperate attempts to beat the biological clock. List Price: $24.98    Our Price: $21.99    Buy Now

The Killing of John Lennon Mark David Chapman, a 25 year old security guard in Hawaii, bought a plane ticket to New York with the intention of killing the world's greatest musician and dreamer. Camping outside John Lennon's apartment building in New York waiting for an autograph, Chapman's childlike obsession with this "celebrity phony" descends into madness. Both gritty and dreamy, "The Killing Of John Lennon" is a stunning examination of a stalker's mind just before the kill. List Price: $19.95    Our Price: $14.99    Buy Now

Camp Out "Camp Out" follows ten Midwestern teenagers as they attend the first overnight Bible Camp for gay Christian youths. For these six boys and four girls, it's just as hard to come out as Christian as it is to come out as gay. Caught in the battle between religion, politics and sexuality, these kids are outsiders - their straight classmates ostracize them and their churches reject them. But like all teens, they yearn to feel at home, somewhere. List Price: $24.95    Our Price: $21.99    Buy Now

Wasted Eddie Kaye Thomas, Kip Pardue and Josh Cooke star as twenty-something pals who revisit their small-town roots to attend the funeral of a high school friend. The guys spend a wild weekend reminiscing over football, booze and babes while struggling with one buddy's self-destructive lifestyle, another's seemingly perfect life and the other's humiliating insecurities. "Wasted" is a funny yet thought-provoking film that demonstrates how  sometimes the hardest part of growing up is letting go. List Price: $19.98    Our Price: $13.99    Buy Now

Queen Sized In the Lifetime television movie, "Queen Sized," Nikki Blonsky stars as overweight high school senior Maggie Baker who knows she'll never be as pretty, skinny or wealthy as the popular girls. But when a cruel prank nominates her for election as Homecoming Queen, Maggie decides to go ahead with her campaign against the advice of the school administration, her widowed mom, and the mean girls who will do anything to keep her feeling like a loser.   List Price: $19.97    Our Price: $9.99    Buy Now

Foyle's War: Set 5 "Foyle's War," the hit British series that combines mystery and real history, is one of the most highly acclaimed and popular programs on PBS. Set 5 offers three feature-length, stand-alone episodes of the show, with Michael Kitchen starring as police detective Christopher Foyle, investigating civilian crimes in a small English coastal town during World War II. List Price: $49.99    Our Price: $34.99    Buy Now

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A complete list of top DVD releases for the week follows after the jump.

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Foyle's War: Set 5
Get Smart: Season 1
Nim's Island (Widescreen Edition)
Nim's Island (Full Screen Edition)
Nim's Island [Blu-ray]
Disney Little Einsteins - Flight of the Instrument Fairies
The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters [Blu-ray]
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Doctor Who - Black Orchid (Episode 121)
Doctor Who - The Time Meddler (Episode 17)
Life in Cold Blood
Wild China [Blu-ray]
Wild China
Ben 10 - Season 4
Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete Second Season (Remastered)
Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (25th Anniversary Edition)
Wire in the Blood: Prayer of the Bone
Lonesome Dove [Blu-ray]
Lonesome Dove
P.D. James: Devices and Desires
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Vol. 3
Family Ties - The Fourth Season
Charlie and Lola, Vol. 8: I Am Collecting a Collection
Soundstage Presents: Heart Live
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Collection 3
Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion, Part 1
Gurren Lagann 2
Inspector Lewis 1- Mystery!
Masters of Science Fiction: The Complete Series
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
Code Monkeys: Season 1
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder [Blu-ray]
Starship Troopers 1-3 [Blu-ray]
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers [Blu-ray]
Starship Troopers 1-3
Handy Manny - Manny's Pet Roundup
The Executioner's Song (Director's Cut)
Soundstage Presents: REO Speedwagon Live In The Heartland
WWE: Summerslam: The Complete Anthology
Route 66 - The Complete First Season
My Brother Is an Only Child
I Got the Feelin': James Brown in the 60's
Love Story
Heavy Metal
The Killing of John Lennon
Code Geass Leouch of the Rebellion Part 1 (2pc)
10 Minute Solution: Hot Body Boot Camp
The BBC High Definition Natural History Collection [Blu-ray]
Hotel Babylon: Season 2
Back at the Barnyard When No One's Looking
Camp Out
Pride Bushido Volume 13
Catalina y Sebastian
Wasted
Better Off Dead - I Love the 80's Edition
Garfield's Funfest
Walnut Creek
Simoun Vol 5: Song of Prayer
P.D. James: The Essential Collection
Rustler's Rhapsody
Korn: Live at Montreux [Blu-ray]
Miss Conception
Biography - Barack Obama (Election Update Edition)
Tokyo Decadence
Sensitive Skin - The Complete Seasons 1 and 2
Queen Sized
Zegapain Vol 6
Robin Hood - Season One [Blu-ray]
Sunset Tan: Season 1
Yuma
Code Geass Leouch of the Rebellion Vol 2
Carmen
Elvis #1 Hit Performances and More, Vol. 2
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers 20th Anniversary Edition
New York Yankees: Heart of the Order
Klansman/Vengeance Is Mine
Little Einsteins: Fall 2008 DVD 3 Pack
When I Find The Ocean
Blood and Sex Nightmare
Biography: John McCain
P.D. James - The Black Tower
Viniyoga Therapy - Upper Back, Neck and Shoulders - with Gary Kraftsow
Hooked: Monster Fish
Christmas Cartoon Classics DVD
The Land Before Time: 2 Tales of Discovery and Friendship
Dennis Wilson Forever
Code Geass Leouch of the Rebellion Vol 1
Anatomy for Yoga - with Paul Grilley
10 Minute Solution: Dance off Fat Fast
Family Ties: The Four Season Pack
Viniyoga Therapy - Low Back, Sacrum and Hip - with Gary Kraftsow
Experience Hendrix
Finn's Girl
Kodocha Box Set: Season 2 (Vol. 7-13)
Lobster Tale
Subway Series: The Golden Era
Slippery Slope
Terminal City: The Complete Series
The Dali Dimension: Decoding the Mind of a Genius
Choking Man
Johnny Sunshine
D.A.R.Y.L.
The Land Before Time: 2 Big Dino-Riffic Adventures

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