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A look at new and upcoming home entertainment releases, including movies, TV shows and other programs available on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and other formats.

Blind Side, The (Blu-ray Review)

March 19, 2010

This is an undeniably compelling story that tugs at the heartstrings, driven by a relentless (and Oscar-winning) performance by Sandra Bullock, and is perfect for family audiences. (Street Date 3/23/10)

Super Bowl XLIV Champions: New Orleans Saints (DVD Review)

March 19, 2010

These overviews are generally as interesting as the season was. Novelist Anne Rice even appears early on.

Damage (DVD Review)

March 18, 2010

'Damage' is a perfect star vehicle for WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and fans from his days as the beer-swilling trash-talking WWE brawler shouldn’t be disappointed. (Street Date 3/23/10)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (Blu-ray Review)

March 17, 2010

'Fantastic Mr. Fox' keeps viewers riveted and assists children in working through problems and emotional issues. (Street Date 3/23/10)

Crimes of the Past (DVD Review)

March 16, 2010

German-born Elisabeth Röhm carries the film and ultimately helps make the story and DVD worth watching. (Prebook 3/17/10; Street Date 4/13/10)

Broken Embraces (DVD Review)

March 15, 2010

Taken as a brief for the rarified view that cinema is life’s highest calling, here’s one of the stronger arguments, given what happens to its blinded filmmaker protagonist, for the sanctity of the “director’s cut.” Simply calling it a reasonably good time falls a tad short because the portions that Penélope Cruz dominates are pretty potent. (Street Date 3/16/10)

Brothers Warner, The (DVD Review)

March 15, 2010

To paraphrase Calvin Coolidge, the business of this documentary is business, which is why the limited utilization of classic Warner Bros. scenes isn’t a problem here. This one is about blood kin. And, at least figuratively speaking, blood.

Paris (DVD Review)

March 15, 2010

The story undeniably takes place in one of the world’s photographic cities, and the DVD had a richer sound mix than I expected (which can pull you into the action in subliminal ways).

Building Alaska (DVD Review)

March 15, 2010

Putting politics aside, you can’t find a more apt keyword for this 87-minute documentary to have in its title than “building.” So much of it deals with primitive highways, railroads, bridges and trestles — all constructed over land that tends to buckle some due to seasonal weather change.