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American in China, An (DVD Review)

November 18, 2009

This coming-of-age story tells of an aimless college grad who travels to Shanghai to help with his father’s business in an East-meets-West melodrama. (Street Date 11/24/09)

Kobe Doin’ Work (DVD Review)

November 17, 2009

'Kobe Doin’ Work,' directed by Spike Lee, follows a day in the life of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, in the midst of his MVP season, during an April 13, 2008 game against the rival San Antonio Spurs. (Street Date 11/24/09)

Other Man, The (DVD Review)

November 16, 2009

The veteran cast, who brought out the complexity and depth of the characters, and the beautifully shot scenes, especially those in Italy, brought the film to life. (Prebook 11/17/09; Street Date 12/15/09)

SEAL Team (DVD Review)

November 15, 2009

This low-budget fictional account of a Black Ops counter-terrorism squad dropped behind enemy lines days before Operation: Desert Shield — the U.S. led effort to remove Iraqi armed forces from Kuwait in 1991 — could be mistaken for testosterone-fueled propaganda. (Street Date 11/17/09)

Farscape: The Complete Series Megaset (DVD Review)

November 14, 2009

"Farscape" built up a healthy following during its 1999-2003 run on Sci Fi Channel, lasting for 88 episodes and helping to grow the fledging channel’s audience. This new boxed set includes all the episodes with a lot of the bonus material from earlier DVD releases, plus a few previously unreleased extras that should make fans giddy. (Street Date 11/17/09)

Is Anybody There? (DVD Review)

November 11, 2009

'Is Anybody There?' successfully integrates the unlikely friendship story with the curiosity and mystery of the afterlife. (Street Date 11/17/09)

Andy Barker, P.I. — The Complete Series (DVD Review)

November 10, 2009

The cluttered landscape of one-season wonders welcomes its latest member, “Andy Barker, P.I.,” a low-key comedy with a few clever jokes that ran for six episodes on NBC over the course of a month in 2007. (Street Date 11/17/09)

How to Be (DVD Review)

November 08, 2009

The same year Robert Pattinson shot himself into the pop culture stratosphere playing teen vampire Edward Cullen in global hit Twilight, the 23-year actor also played Art, a young wannabe musician having an existential crisis in the independent film 'How to Be.' (Street Date 11/17/09)

Steve Coogan Collection, The (DVD Review)

November 07, 2009

The set includes the talk show spoof “Knowing Me, Knowing You With Alan Partridge,” its follow-up, “I’m Alan Partridge,” “Dr. Terrible’s House of Horrible,” "Saxondale," “The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon,” “Coogan’s Run,” “Paul and Pauline Calf’s Video Diaries” and “Paul and Pauline Calf’s Cheese and Ham Sandwich.” (Street Date 11/17/09)