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By David Germain
The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.04.2008
"Wanted"
Angelina Jolie takes up arms in this action tale about a team of assassins using their super-human abilities — and an ancient loom that spells out victims' names — to weed out unwanted people. Jolie and her boss (Morgan Freeman) recruit a loser (James McAvoy) and train him to use his dormant talents to go after a rogue member of their group. The movie comes in single-disc and two-disc DVD editions, a Blu-ray release and in collector's sets with a photo booklet, movie postcards and a framed 3-D film cell. Among the extras are an extended scene, segments on stunts and visual effects and a featurette on adapting the story from its graphic-novel roots.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"
The Pevensie kids and their talking lion pal (voiced by Liam Neeson) meet again in the follow-up to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." The new installment of the C.S. Lewis fantasy adaptation casts the Pevensies (William Moseley, Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell and Skandar Keynes) into the company of a new ally, Caspian (Ben Barnes), heir to the throne of Narnia, which has been hurled into dark times under a tyrannical ruler. Director Andrew Adamson and cast members provide commentary on single-disc and two-disc DVD releases and two-disc and three-disc Blu-ray editions. Other extras on the multidisc sets include deleted scenes, cast and crew interviews and a tour of the movie's locations.
"Step Brothers"
"Talladega Nights" colleagues Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and director Adam McKay reunite for this comedy about sibling rivalry and bonding. Ferrell and Reilly play middle-age slackers living lazily at home, one with his dad (Richard Jenkins), the other with his mom (Mary Steenburgen), whose marriage forces the two into unwanted step-brotherhood. Single-disc and two-disc DVD releases and the Blu-ray release have both the R-rated theatrical cut and an unrated extended version. Other extras include deleted scenes, commentary with Ferrell, Reilly and McKay and a making-of segment.
"The X-Files: I Want to Believe"
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and series creator Chris Carter believed in this second big-screen take on the creepy TV show, but audiences didn't, as the movie came and went with barely a ripple. It reunites Mulder and Scully in their post-FBI days. The bureau enlists them to help on a missing-persons case with ghoulish overtones. Single-disc and three-disc DVD editions and the Blu-ray release have the PG-13 theatrical version and an unrated extended cut.
"The Longshots"
Ice Cube hits the sidelines in this sports tale about the first girl to play Pop Warner football, a league that was previously a boys-only club. Cube plays a coach who drafts his niece (Keke Palmer) to take over as quarterback, her natural athletic ability lifting the team from also-rans to championship contenders. The DVD and Blu-ray releases come with a huge collection of deleted scenes, plus chats with Ice Cube and director Fred Durst and a featurette on the real Pop Warner star who was the basis for Palmer's character.
TV on DVD
"Saturday Night Live: The Complete Fourth Season"
"Law & Order: The Sixth Year"
"Perry Mason: Season 3, Volume 2"
"Cannon: Season One, Volume Two"
"Jake and the Fatman: Season One, Volume Two"
"Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews"