Coming to a DVD player near you this week:
A marathon runner cuts out the s'mores, Coppola restores, med students have murder on their list of chores, Carrie Bradshaw goes shopping again in shoe stores, Lucy uses negotiation tactics that Charlie Brown deplores, Ira Glass tells tales that nobody abhors ... and a schoolhouse rocks with songs that everybody adores.
Also arriving on DVD this week:
A Hollywood story about settling scores, a feisty neighbor who wants to knock down doors, an accountant who winds up at a club where everybody's on all fours, a wounded man finds himself in the Arctic and explores... and a football comedy that stars George Clooney, who - by the way - has an Oscar, just like Al Gore's.
 Sex and the City: The Movie
"Sex and the City: The Movie"
is the feature film adaptation of the hit HBO television series and
follows the continuing adventures of the four main characters - Carrie,
Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda - as they live their lives in Manhattan
four years after the series ended. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall,
Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon all reprise their roles, along with
Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler and Jason Lewis as their love
interests. Jennifer Hudson plays Carrie Bradshaw's assistant, a new
character introduced in the film.
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 Leatherheads
George Clooney and Renee Zellweger match wits in the period sports comedy, "Leatherheads,"
set against the stranger-than-fiction backdrop of the beginnings of
pro-football. Clooney plays a swaggering, aging football hero who is
determined to lead his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. When a
golden-boy war hero (John Krasinski) joins the team, a cub reporter
(Zellweger) playing in the big leagues suspects the "hero" may not be
all he claims. Soon, the two teammates become off-field rivals for her
attention, filling the screen with what is intended to be quick-witted
banter and wisecracking screwball antics (but which, for the most part,
simply fall flat).
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 Run, Fatboy, Run
Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria star in "Run, Fatboy, Run,"
a new comedy directed by actor David Schwimmer. Out of shape and out of
luck, Dennis Doyle (Pegg) runs the London marathon to gain the respect
(and hopefully, the love) of Libby (Newton), the girl he left pregnant
and heartbroken at the altar five years earlier. And running at his
side is Libby's handsome, successful self confident and very fit new
boyfriend (Azaria).
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 Deception
"Deception"
follows a naïve accountant named Wyatt (Ewan McGregor) who is lured
into an elite but very naughty after hours club known as "The List" by
his slick lawyer friend, played by Hugh Jackman. He becomes enthralled
with this new lifestyle, but soon becomes the prime suspect in a
woman's disappearance and a multimillion-dollar heist. "Deception" also features performances by Michelle Williams and Maggie Q.
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 The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration
More
than three decades after they won the Academy Award for Best Picture,
director Francis Ford Coppola's films "The Godfather" and "The
Godfather, Part II" can once again be enjoyed as they originally were
meant to be seen, thanks to a meticulous restoration by Paramount
Pictures, overseen by Coppola himself. Both fully restored films are
out this week on DVD and Blu-ray, along with a newly remastered version
of "The Godfather Part III," all included as part of "The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Collection."
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L.A. Confidential: 2-Disc Special Edition
Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, "L.A. Confidential"
won two Oscars (Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for
Kim Basinger). The evocative and sordid tale of Hollywood back in the
day, about three cops, a call girl, a mysterious millionaire and a
tabloid journalist, is rife with mystery, ambition, romance and humor.
In addition to Basinger, the film stars Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe,
Guy Pearce and Danny DeVito and is based on on James Ellroy's "L.A.
Quartet" series of novels.
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 The Neighbor
In "The Neighbor,"
Jeff (Matthew Modine), a hip downtown businessman and artist, watches
as his life begins to unravel after learning that his beautiful ex-wife
is going to marry his best friend and dentist. To add to his distress,
Christine (Michele Laroque), a feisty real estate developer, who lives
in the apartment above, is determined to acquire his apartment for
renovations and expansions of her own. The animosity brewing between
them erupts into passionate arguments. Despite the hostility, fate
drives Jeff and Christine together.
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 Far North
Michelle Yeoh, Sean Bean and Michelle Krusiec star in "Far North,"
an epic thriller about the battle for survival, unexpected passion and
the temptation of revenge. Haunted by a violent past, Saiva (Yeoh) and
Anja (Krusiec) share an isolated, brutal existence in the desolate
Arctic tundra. When Loki (Bean), a wounded stranger, enters their
lives, a romance quickly develops, and the betrayal that follows leads
to consequences as shocking as they are bloody.
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 Pathology
"Pathology"
follows a group of medical students working in a Washington, D.C.
morgue who start a sinister game to see which one of them can commit
the
perfect murder. When newcomer Dr. Ted Grey (Milo Ventimiglia)
tries to get out of the game, the sociopath mastermind (Michael Weston)
has other plans in mind and will do anything to win. Ted quickly
realizes that what he doesn't know... could kill him. Also starring
Alyssa Milano.
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Schoolhouse Rock: The Election Collection
Rediscover
the infectious music, witty lyrics and colorful animation from the
Emmy-winning animated series that rocked America for more than a decade
in "Schoolhouse Rock: The Election Collection."
As all eyes turn to the presidential election, it couldn't be a better
time for this collection of classic election-themed tunes including
"I'm Just a Bill," "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "I'm Gonna Send
Your Vote to College," the timeless songs that taught a generation of
Americans that learning can be fun.
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 This American Life: Season 1
The widely popular, award-winning Chicago Public Radio show "This American Life"
became a Showtime series last season and the series is now on DVD.
Drawing on a different theme each week, viewers hear compelling stories
from everyday folks culled from six months on the road. Host Ira Glass
and company create a captivating look at the American Life in a series
that's not quite documentary, not much of a news magazine and
definitely not a reality show - it's simply unlike anything else. Winner - just last week - of two 2008 Emmy Awards, including Best Nonfiction Series.
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 Peanuts Holiday Collection
Charlie
Brown, Peppermint Patty, Linus, Snoopy, Woodstock and the rest of the
Peanuts gang are back to celebrate your favorite holidays in the "Peanuts Holiday Collection,"
a 3 DVD collector's set which includes all-new deluxe editions of "A
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving", "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's The
Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." In addition to new packaging and the
remastered deluxe editions, the collection also includes a CD with
songs from the original soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi.
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A complete list of top DVD releases for the week follows after the jump.
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