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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Kindle Book book review

A notable figure dies by the climax of the fresh Harry Potter book; people who annoy easily may feundergo done in myself. It’s not at all that “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is longwinded, positively. In places, it rises to a pitch looking like suspense, or at least a casual curiosity concerning what might become of next. No, the main problem is that J.K. Rowling has now recorded six of those bricks. Even if they were growing better, they’re necessarily not growing any fresher.

To update folks who haven’t already read the books, the new story mainly finds Harry suffering with crises both arcane and mundane. On the one hand, intimations abound of nearing Armageddon — as you might await for a series probably one book shy of the decisive battle in the middle first-class and evil. But Rowling also finds time for all her established wizard-school shenanigans, and Harry puts in long hours mediating among Ron and Hermione, his unfortunately yearning friends.

The fantasy starts at the notably unmagical address of 10 Downing St., where an unknown British prime minister is coping with a secretive offense of crummy news. Suffering has spilled over from Harry’s life into ours. Matters develop so far that, by book’s end, a prolonged fight will leave the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry partly in ruins. Like all the elite writers for inexperienced people, Rowling knows that kids can deal with a lot more belief than they most often get credit for. Outside it, in fact, they start to gather they’re being patronized, or conned.

Exact people and other killjoys will see all this gloom as a warning of our bizarre times. Students Go thorugh sensors on their way into and out of Hogwarts. A security curfew is in effect for most of the book, and reference is made to some type of prying search that Rowling shrewdly calls a “Probity Probe.” There’s even a trivial presence dubbed Shunpike, never seen but only talked about, who functions entirely as a martyr to Guantanamo-style preventive confinement. (Clearly, Rowling’s low-key left wing doesn’t end with Hogwarts’ model racial pluralism.)

Close by all those scary portents, of course, we also appreciate the customary companion of wizarding lessons and Quidditch games. Harry has a brand-new professor in his Potions course, Horace Slughorn — an annoying and altogether likely social climber who sucks up to his own students, provided they come from governing enough families. Helping Harry in Slughorn’s class is an ancient text annotated by an user calling myself the “half-blood prince,”.

All this Buffy-style joining of kid’s product and saving the world is, of course, act of Harry Potter’s tremendous appeal. It by and large builds to some ominous showdown that leaves our heroes wounded but driven, and the forces of secrecy routed but regrouping — and all things else kind of a great deal back where it begun.

Until now. As everybody and his Aunt Lillian must formerly know, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is the penultimate book in the chain. To tide us over, this one often plays like a meager overture to the climax to arrive — a finale that, if Rowling has been employed toward it all those years, might absolutely feel less like an undercard , and more like the basic event.

If only Rowling didn’t so usually fall back on tame cryptic shootouts. A sentence like “He put his head down and jolted forward, closely avoiding a blast because erupted over his head” is flat and familiar, no matter what of whether who explosion comes from a magic wand or an M-16.

And now, a word about adore. a lot has been made of Rowling’s attempts over the ultimate couple of books to assert the hormonal belief concerning what it’s simply like for a group of friends to go from 11 years old, in the first book, to roughly 16. To her credit, at least within doors the constraints of an epic suitable for students, she hasn’t ostracized the plangent crushes and unbearable jealousies that not at all only teenagers are heir to. Maddeningly, though, the novel ends with Harry telling his new ladylove, “I can’t be involved with you anymore. We’ve got to stop seeing every other. We can’t be together … I’ve got things to do completely now.”

This might conclude passed outside comment if monkishness hadn’t become close to a prerequisite for saving the area lately. not just Harry but earlier films of Batman and Superman appear all contained scenes where the hero accepts that fighting evil and having a girlfriend just don’t mix. But why? Why, in a culture otherwise captivated with the lives of total strangers — at least so long as they’re halfway famous — seem we become so puritanical about characters we actually like?

In the fresh book’s top scene, Harry’s mentor Dumbledore solemnly tells him that, “You are protected by your ability to admire.” In other words, the only thing that males Harry different from his evil attacker is the simple capacity for human affection. And yet for Harry, as for the most recent breed of movie loner-superhero, to maintain be in love with is finally observed as a distraction or, worse, an instability. When the seventh and finishing Potter story finally arrives, would it be too most to hope that the hero prevails, not because he can manfully let go his capacity for love, but because he can’t?
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Plot of Fear – Subtitle $14.99 Evidence of a bizarre conspiracy begin to emerge as police Inspector Lomenzo (Michele Placido) probes a pair of murders at a decadent soiree just outside of Milan, and attempts to sniff out the killer with the help of a pretty young fashion model (Corrine Cleary). As the details of an orgy in nature emerge, the killer’s identity gradually comes to light. ~ Rovi

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Unauthorized Biography $11.99 Track Listing: 1. Narnia, 2. Hackett To Pieces, 3. Don’t Fall Away From Me, 4. Spectral Mornings, 5. Steppes, The, 6. Virgin & the Gypsy, The, 7. Air-Conditioned Nightmare, The, 8. Cell 151, 9. Slogans, 10. Ocaris Ascending, 11. Prayers and Dreams, 12. Star of Sirius, 13. Hammer In the Sand, 14. Ace of Wands, 15. Hoping Love Will Last

Steve Hackett: Hungarian Horizons – Live in Budapest – Dolby Dts $14.99 Steve Hackett gained fame as the lead guitarist in Genesis during their days as both one of the finest prog rock bands in history and one of the biggest hitmakers of the 1980s. After the breakup of the band Hackett branched out as a musician and composer. This concert film captures him performing close to three-dozen songs in front of an enthusiastic crowd in Budapest. Included on the setlist are “Ace of Wands,” “Little Cloud,” “Bay of Kings,” “The Journey,” and “Aubade.” ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Universe: The Complete Season Five [2 Discs] - $24.99 Includes:The Universe: Total Eclipse (2010) The Universe: Astroid Attack (2010) The Universe: Time Travel (2010) The Universe: Magnetic Storm (2010) The Universe: Mars – The New Evidence (2010) The Universe: 7 Wonders of the Solar System (2010) The Universe: Secrets of the Space Probes (2010) The Universe: Dark Future of the Sun (2010) The Universe: Total Eclipse No synopsis available. The Universe: Astroid Attack No synopsis available. The Universe: Time Travel No synopsis available. The Universe: Magnetic Storm No synopsis available. The Universe: Mars – The New Evidence No synopsis available. The Universe: 7 Wonders of the Solar System This release from the critically acclaimed History Channel series The Universe explores seven of the strangest and most incredible phenomena of the Earth’s solar system, using cutting edge imaging and research technology to detail cosmological wonders like the ice storms of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, and the raging storm known as the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi The Universe: Secrets of the Space Probes No synopsis available. The Universe: Dark Future of the Sun No synopsis available.

Hot Dogs + Donuts $9.99 Track Listing: 1. Poops & Probes, 2. Jammers & Geniuses, 3. Smooches & Stammers, 4. Munchers & Mares, 5. Nips & Necklaces, 6. Odors & Officers, 7. Eaters & Errors, 8. Comtemplators & Calculators, 9. Abstainers & Architects, 10. Condiments & Compliments, 11. Barf & Breadwinners, 12. Humpers & Holders, 13. Clammers & Chubbies, 14. Turds & Trims, 15. Chasers & Cruisers, 16. Pullers & Puppets, 17. Gamblers & Grunters, 18. Pooches & Perverts, 19. Semen & Showmen, 20. Gigolos & Gourmets, 21. Pharmacists & Fishes, 22. Polin’ the Colon, 23. Squirters & Soilers, 24. Siblings & Surprises, 25. Leches & Lures, 26. Tears & Trades

The Lost Book of Nostradamus - $19.99 To this day, Michel de Nostradame (AKA Nostradamus, 1503-1566) qualifies as one of the most intriguing and beguiling of all historical figures. An alleged “seer” who published a myriad of books prophesying world events, Nostradamus was alternately derided as a heretic, maligned as a fake, and praised by many as ordained with unearthly gifts. One of Nostradamus’s texts, Prophecy of the Roman Popes, remained “undiscovered” from the time of its completion until the 20th century; the History Channel documentary The Lost Book of Nostradamus probes the contents of this text and speculates at length on its meaning for current and future generations – including the possibility that it may both foretell the now-ongoing conflict in the Middle East and presage a global apocalypse. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Moss Elixir/Mossy Liquor $17.99 Track Listing: (DISC 1: MOSS ELIXIR:), (DISC 2: MOSSY LIQUOR:), 1. Alright, Yeah (In Swedish), 1. Sinister But She Was Happy, 2. Beautiful Queen, 2. Devil’s Radio, The, 3. Heliotrope, 3. Shuffling Over The Flagstones, 4. Alright, Yeah, 4. Cool Bug Rumble, 5. Filthy Bird, 5. Wide Open Star, 6. Each Of Her Silver Wands, 6. Speed Of Things, The, 7. Beautiful Queen, 7. Chirico Street, De, 8. As Lemons Chop, 8. Man With A Woman’s Shadow, 9. I Am Not Me, 9. Sinister But She Was Happy, 10. De Chirico Street, 10. Trilobite, 11. Devil’s Radio, The, 11. You And Oblivion, 12. Heliotrope, 12. This Is How It Feels

Neopets: The Darkest Faerie PRE-OWNED – PlayStation 2 $4.99 SynopsisAll of Neopia is in peril and only Tormund the aspiring knight and Roberta the sorcerer’s apprentice can save the day. The Darkest Faerie has escaped from her watery prison and unleashed her evil armies against the forces of the free world. Tormund and Roberta must travel to the land of Meridell to defend its castles, calling upon all of their courage and skill to vanquish evil and return the tyrant to the depths of the sea. Neopets: The Darkest Faerie unleashes huge 3D environments of magnificent castles, murky swamps, ancient dungeons and more. Switch between the two diverse heroes to take advantage of their unique powers as the action-packed adventure unfolds. A host of weapons are at the ready, including swords, shields and magic wands. Intensify the assault with powerups and customized attack/defense techniques. Will the Darkest Faerie prevail? Explore the world of the Neopets and determine the course of Neopian history.

NOVA: Welcome to Mars - $14.99 After a pair of near-disastrous incidents with the Space Shuttle, all eyes were on NASA in early 2004 when their latest project edged into the spotlight — a pair of roving space probes, Spirit and Opportunity, were set to land on Mars and send back pictures and data on the planet’s landscape. Despite technical glitches and other unexpected difficulties, the rovers proved to be a major success, running longer than expected and sending back crucial data that suggested the presence of water on Mars — and with it, the possibility of life. Nova: Welcome to Mars is a documentary produced for the popular PBS science series which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Spirit and Opportunity missions — how the rovers were created, how they made their way to Mars, and how NASA’s crew was able to troubleshoot the machines from millions of miles away. Nova: Welcome to Mars originally aired on January 4, 2005. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Manufactured Landscapes – Widescreen AC3 Dolby $24.99 Documentarian Jennifer Baichwal’s latest film, Manufactured Landscapes, represents a multifaceted effort. The picture ostensibly provides a thought-provoking investigation of photographer Edward Burtynsky’s legacy, with its aesthetic studies of industrial landscapes. But Baichwal’s documentary probes deeper than a mere surface-level glimpse of Burtynsky’s life and work. It uses the topic of Burtynsky as a springboard, segueing, from there, into a protracted exploration of “the aesthetic, social and spiritual dimensions of industrialization and globalization.” Whereas Burtynsky’s photographs reveal human beings dwarfed by the massive industrialized landscape that surrounds them, Baichwal (much as Louis Malle did in his Humain, Trop Humain) sheds a light on the tedium and monotony suffered by workers who are assigned small components of huge manufacturing processes, and must endure the repetitive work that it entails. She and cinematographer Peter Mettler also travel to China and Bangladesh — the corner of the world that serves as a destination for much of the West’s industrial waste — and convey the devastating impact that corporate disposal makes on indigenes, such as the two young men who must wade around, waist deep, in toxic sludge while tearing ships apart with their bare hands. The picture thus raises some significant and sobering questions about the impact that we, as humans, make on our environment. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Insomnia – Widescreen Subtitle AC3 Dolby Dts $14.99 Director Christopher Nolan follows up his breakthrough sophomore film Memento with this remake of a stylish Norwegian thriller. Al Pacino stars as Detective Will Dormer, a Los Angeles Police Department legend who temporarily escapes an internal affairs investigation that may ruin his career by traveling to Nightmute, AK, the remote site of a murder that has the local authorities flummoxed. Along with his partner, Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan), and the small town’s wide-eyed rookie investigator, Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank), the exhausted Dormer probes the brutal slaying of a teenage girl who was rumored to have a secret lover. A clever ruse quickly lures the killer into a police trap, but the suspect escapes and a tragic accident at the scene leaves Dormer at the mercy of the murderer, a pulp crime novelist named Walter Finch (Robin Williams). As Finch plays a dangerous game of extortion with Dormer, the detective’s mental health deteriorates rapidly from guilt over his complicity in a crime and sleep deprivation compounded by the lack of darkness in the land of the midnight sun. Meanwhile, the bright and dogged Ellie continues putting the pieces of a complex puzzle together despite Dormer’s skillful attempts to lead the investigation toward the right suspect, but away from his own malfeasance. Insomnia co-stars Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Maura Tierney, and Jonathan Jackson. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Insomnia – Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3 $5.99 Director Christopher Nolan follows up his breakthrough sophomore film Memento with this remake of a stylish Norwegian thriller. Al Pacino stars as Detective Will Dormer, a Los Angeles Police Department legend who temporarily escapes an internal affairs investigation that may ruin his career by traveling to Nightmute, AK, the remote site of a murder that has the local authorities flummoxed. Along with his partner, Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan), and the small town’s wide-eyed rookie investigator, Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank), the exhausted Dormer probes the brutal slaying of a teenage girl who was rumored to have a secret lover. A clever ruse quickly lures the killer into a police trap, but the suspect escapes and a tragic accident at the scene leaves Dormer at the mercy of the murderer, a pulp crime novelist named Walter Finch (Robin Williams). As Finch plays a dangerous game of extortion with Dormer, the detective’s mental health deteriorates rapidly from guilt over his complicity in a crime and sleep deprivation compounded by the lack of darkness in the land of the midnight sun. Meanwhile, the bright and dogged Ellie continues putting the pieces of a complex puzzle together despite Dormer’s skillful attempts to lead the investigation toward the right suspect, but away from his own malfeasance. Insomnia co-stars Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Maura Tierney, and Jonathan Jackson. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Insomnia – Fullscreen Subtitle AC3 Dolby $14.99 Director Christopher Nolan follows up his breakthrough sophomore film Memento with this remake of a stylish Norwegian thriller. Al Pacino stars as Detective Will Dormer, a Los Angeles Police Department legend who temporarily escapes an internal affairs investigation that may ruin his career by traveling to Nightmute, AK, the remote site of a murder that has the local authorities flummoxed. Along with his partner, Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan), and the small town’s wide-eyed rookie investigator, Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank), the exhausted Dormer probes the brutal slaying of a teenage girl who was rumored to have a secret lover. A clever ruse quickly lures the killer into a police trap, but the suspect escapes and a tragic accident at the scene leaves Dormer at the mercy of the murderer, a pulp crime novelist named Walter Finch (Robin Williams). As Finch plays a dangerous game of extortion with Dormer, the detective’s mental health deteriorates rapidly from guilt over his complicity in a crime and sleep deprivation compounded by the lack of darkness in the land of the midnight sun. Meanwhile, the bright and dogged Ellie continues putting the pieces of a complex puzzle together despite Dormer’s skillful attempts to lead the investigation toward the right suspect, but away from his own malfeasance. Insomnia co-stars Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Maura Tierney, and Jonathan Jackson. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

XXY - $19.99 Lucia Puenzo’s drama XXY probes the psychological aftereffects that adolescent transsexuality can yield. With a name easily applicable to either gender, young teenager Alex’s (Ines Efron) hermaphroditic physiology causes a massive identity crisis and severe emotional withdrawal. The problems create social problems in the family’s home of Argentina and virtually force Alex and his/her sympathetic parents, Kraken (Ricardo Dar?n) and Suli (Valeria Bertuchelli) to move to nearby Uruguay, at a point when Alex wrestles with the throes of puberty. The situation grows increasingly complex when several friends of the family arrive: marrieds Erika (Carolina Pelereti) and Ramiro (German Palacios), a plastic surgeon, and their adolescent son, Alvaro (Martin Piroyanski), whom Alex instantly propositions for sex. As Alex battles some local punks who try unsuccessfully to rape him/her (saved at the last minute by Kraken), Alvaro finally accepts Alex’s promptings for intercourse and comes to a gradual realization of his own gayness. Meanwhile, the rift between the adults and the youth widens with increasing rapidity. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Smilla’s Sense of Snow – Widescreen Subtitle $8.99 Julia Ormond stars as Copenhagen resident Smilla Jasperson, a reclusive, half-Inuit scientist who befriends a neglected Inuit boy who lives in her building. Arriving home from work one day, Smilla is mortified to learn that the boy has died in a fall from the building’s roof. Suspicious because she knows that her young friend was afraid of heights, Smilla probes into the “accident.” Her only ally is an enigmatic man known as the Mechanic (Gabriel Byrne), who also lives in the building and seems sympathetic. Smilla discovers that the boy’s family is connected to a mining company conducting top-secret research in her ancestral home of Greenland. Then she spies the Mechanic and the company’s president (Richard Harris) dining together. Is she a paranoid conspiracy theorist or a sleuth uncovering a bizarre murder mystery? When a retired secretary (Vanessa Redgrave) helps her make a critical discovery, Smilla sets off for Greenland, where the otherworldly, prehistoric answer to her questions awaits. Danish director Bille August’s previous film Pelle the Conqueror (1987) also concerned the bond between an adult Denmark ?migr? and a child. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

The 400 Blows – Widescreen B&W Subtitle $24.99 For his feature-film debut, critic-turned-director Fran?ois Truffaut drew inspiration from his own troubled childhood. The 400 Blows stars Jean-Pierre L?aud as Antoine Doinel, Truffaut’s preteen alter ego. Misunderstood at home by his parents and tormented in school by his insensitive teacher (Guy Decomble), Antoine frequently runs away from both places. The boy finally quits school after being accused of plagiarism by his teacher. He steals a typewriter from his father (Albert Remy) to finance his plans to leave home. The father angrily turns Antoine over to the police, who lock the boy up with hardened criminals. A psychiatrist at a delinquency center probes Antoine’s unhappiness, which he reveals in a fragmented series of monologues. Originally intended as a 20-minute short, The 400 Blows was expanded into a feature when Truffaut decided to elaborate on his self-analysis. For the benefit of Truffaut’s fellow film buffs, The 400 Blows is full of brief references to favorite directors, notably Truffaut’s then-idol Jean Vigo. The film won the 1959 Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, even though Truffaut had been declared persona non grata the year before for his inflammatory comments about the festival’s commercialism. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The Jury - $29.99 First telecast in the U.K. on February 17, 2002, the five-part British miniseries The Jury probes the workings of justice from the viewpoint of the 12 men and women chosen to determine the fate of a Sikh teenager, accused of murdering a white classmate with a ceremonial sword. This racially volatile situation is first placed in the hands of renowned attorney George Cording (Derek Jacobi), who is defending young Duvinder Singh (Sonnell Dadral), and relentless crown prosecutor Gerald Lewis (Antony Sher), better known as “The Bastard of the Bailey.” But as mentioned, the focus is on the jurors, as diverse a group as one is ever likely to meet. Among the selected dozen are Rose (Helen McCrory), an unhappily married beautician; Johnnie (Gerard Butler), a recovering alcoholic; Marcia (Nina Sosanya), a single mother who tends to allow herself to be intimidated into making snap judgments; Peter (Michael Maloney), a brusque self-made businessman; Charles (Stuart Bunce), a Catholic seminarian uncertain of his calling; Elsie (Sylvia Syms), a lonely old widow; and Jeremy (Nicholas Farrell), a chronic gambler. How will the jurors’ personalities affect the outcome of the case — or, for that matter, the dissemination of facts? For its United States premiere on April 6, 2003, The Jury was beamed out by PBS as part of the Masterpiece Theatre anthology. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The 400 Blows – B&W Subtitle $14.99 For his feature-film debut, critic-turned-director Fran?ois Truffaut drew inspiration from his own troubled childhood. The 400 Blows stars Jean-Pierre L?aud as Antoine Doinel, Truffaut’s preteen alter ego. Misunderstood at home by his parents and tormented in school by his insensitive teacher (Guy Decomble), Antoine frequently runs away from both places. The boy finally quits school after being accused of plagiarism by his teacher. He steals a typewriter from his father (Albert Remy) to finance his plans to leave home. The father angrily turns Antoine over to the police, who lock the boy up with hardened criminals. A psychiatrist at a delinquency center probes Antoine’s unhappiness, which he reveals in a fragmented series of monologues. Originally intended as a 20-minute short, The 400 Blows was expanded into a feature when Truffaut decided to elaborate on his self-analysis. For the benefit of Truffaut’s fellow film buffs, The 400 Blows is full of brief references to favorite directors, notably Truffaut’s then-idol Jean Vigo. The film won the 1959 Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, even though Truffaut had been declared persona non grata the year before for his inflammatory comments about the festival’s commercialism. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The 400 Blows - $34.99 For his feature-film debut, critic-turned-director Fran?ois Truffaut drew inspiration from his own troubled childhood. The 400 Blows stars Jean-Pierre L?aud as Antoine Doinel, Truffaut’s preteen alter ego. Misunderstood at home by his parents and tormented in school by his insensitive teacher (Guy Decomble), Antoine frequently runs away from both places. The boy finally quits school after being accused of plagiarism by his teacher. He steals a typewriter from his father (Albert Remy) to finance his plans to leave home. The father angrily turns Antoine over to the police, who lock the boy up with hardened criminals. A psychiatrist at a delinquency center probes Antoine’s unhappiness, which he reveals in a fragmented series of monologues. Originally intended as a 20-minute short, The 400 Blows was expanded into a feature when Truffaut decided to elaborate on his self-analysis. For the benefit of Truffaut’s fellow film buffs, The 400 Blows is full of brief references to favorite directors, notably Truffaut’s then-idol Jean Vigo. The film won the 1959 Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, even though Truffaut had been declared persona non grata the year before for his inflammatory comments about the festival’s commercialism. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

I Am the Cheese – Widescreen $24.99 In this interesting drama based on a novel by Robert Cormier, flashbacks to two different periods of time mixed with scenes from the present slowly unveil the mysterious circumstances surrounding a lonely teen (Robert MacNaughton) who meets regularly with a psychiatrist delving into his past. The boy is in an institution and often rides around the grounds on his bicycle, pretending that the guards, groundskeepers, and personnel are his enemies. As the psychiatrist probes deeper, more of the boy’s family’s past comes to light. His father (Don Murray) had been a successful journalist until he testified in a criminal court case that made him a target of assassins — and so he faked his death in an accident, changed his name, and moved out to Vermont. He never told his son who he was, and when he and his wife (Hope Lange) are killed one day in an “accident” the boy sees it and goes into shock. Now as he continues in his treatments at the institution, he begins to suspect that his psychiatrist and the institution’s staff are, in fact, his father’s enemies and orchestrated the assassination of his parents. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - $14.99 On August 6, 1945, the world was changed forever when American forces dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, another similar bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, and shortly afterward Japan surrendered to the United States. The human cost was tremendous — 210,000 died in the immediate aftermath of the atomic attacks, and another 160,000 would later die of related illnesses and injuries. While Japan would rebuild itself as an international economic power, the nation’s psyche still carries the scars of those fateful days in 1945, and award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki examines the lingering impact of the two bombings in the documentary White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In White Light/Black Rain, Okazaki talks with fourteen survivors of the 1945 attacks, ranging from an artist who has recounted his experience in comic art to a woman who was the only child out of 620 students to survive at a Hiroshima elementary school. White Light/Black Rain also features interviews with Americans involved in the attacks and probes their feelings about the use of the bombs sixty years later. White Light/Black Rain was an official selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Sombre – Subtitle Dolby $19.99 Former video installation artist Philippe Grandieux made his feature directorial debut with this French psychological thriller that probes the mind of a serial killer. A hand-held camera follows murderer Jean (Marc Barbe) as he strangles French women while driving about France. When Claire (Elina Lowensohn) has a roadside car breakdown, she and her sister Christine (Geraldine Voillat) get a lift from the demented Jean, who later attacks Christine while she’s at a lake for a swim. Back at the hotel, he menaces both sisters. Claire succeeds in extricating Christine, who leaves on a train for Paris — while Claire makes the mistake of sticking around in order to “help” the crazed Jean. Shown in competition at the 1998 Locarno Film Festival where it provoked controversy and an official statement: “Half of the jury would like to call attention to Sombre. Our jury split between those who were morally offended by the film and those who saw a purpose in its darkness, and in the strength of its mise-en-scene and images.” ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Sanctuary: The Complete First Season [4 Discs / Blu-ray] – Box AC3 $44.99 Includes:Sanctuary: The Five (2008) Sanctuary: Folding Man (2008) Sanctuary: Instinct (2008) Sanctuary: Warriors (2008) Sanctuary: Requiem (2008) Sanctuary: Edward (2008) Sanctuary: Fata Morgana (2008) Sanctuary: Nubbins (2008) Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Part 2 (2008) Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Part 1 (2008) Sanctuary: Kush (2008) Sanctuary: Revelations, Part 1 (2009) Sanctuary: Revelations, Part 2 (2009) Sanctuary: The Five Magnus goes to Rome to attend a secret meeting of abnormals, and learns from an old colleague that a dangerous organization is tracking her. Meanwhile, Will probes disturbing matters at the Sanctuary. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Folding Man A probe of strange robberies leads Helen and Will to a ring of unusual criminals. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Instinct The team tracks a rare and dangerous creature in the presence of a local news crew. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Warriors Will tracks a missing friend from his college days, and uncovers a secret fight club where the combatants battle to the death. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Requiem An underwater mission goes awry for Magnus and Will when their submarine encounters trouble in the Bermuda Triangle. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Edward Will probes a father’s suicide and enlists the help of a gifted teen artist who may hold the key to explaining the man’s death. Elsewhere, Ashley copes with Druitt’s disclosure. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Fata Morgana Helen, Ashley and Will journey to Scotland, where they free three women from a crypt and take them back to the Sanctuary. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Nubbins Cute creatures cause trouble for the team, and repressed attractions manifest as a result. Meanwhile, Magnus must perform an autopsy on a grandfather who believed he was an abnormal. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Part 2 No synopsis available. Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Part 1 No synopsis available. Sanctuary: Kush Helen and Will are marooned after their plane crashes on a return flight from the Himalayas. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Revelations, Part 1 The Cabal is linked to the release of a pathogen that causes abnormals to attack humans, prompting Magnus to seek out the rest of “The Five.” ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Revelations, Part 2 Henry and Ashley are held captive by the Cabal. Elsewhere, Magnus and her allies try to navigate the ruins of an ancient city. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi

Sanctuary: The Complete First Season [4 Discs] – Subtitle AC3 $34.99 Includes:Sanctuary: Kush (2008) Sanctuary: Nubbins (2008) Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Part 1 (2008) Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Part 2 (2008) Sanctuary: Fata Morgana (2008) Sanctuary: Folding Man (2008) Sanctuary: Instinct (2008) Sanctuary: Warriors (2008) Sanctuary: Requiem (2008) Sanctuary: The Five (2008) Sanctuary: Edward (2008) Sanctuary: Revelations, Part 2 (2009) Sanctuary: Revelations, Part 1 (2009) Sanctuary: Kush Helen and Will are marooned after their plane crashes on a return flight from the Himalayas. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Nubbins Cute creatures cause trouble for the team, and repressed attractions manifest as a result. Meanwhile, Magnus must perform an autopsy on a grandfather who believed he was an abnormal. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Part 1 No synopsis available. Sanctuary: Sanctuary for All, Part 2 No synopsis available. Sanctuary: Fata Morgana Helen, Ashley and Will journey to Scotland, where they free three women from a crypt and take them back to the Sanctuary. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Folding Man A probe of strange robberies leads Helen and Will to a ring of unusual criminals. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Instinct The team tracks a rare and dangerous creature in the presence of a local news crew. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Warriors Will tracks a missing friend from his college days, and uncovers a secret fight club where the combatants battle to the death. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Requiem An underwater mission goes awry for Magnus and Will when their submarine encounters trouble in the Bermuda Triangle. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: The Five Magnus goes to Rome to attend a secret meeting of abnormals, and learns from an old colleague that a dangerous organization is tracking her. Meanwhile, Will probes disturbing matters at the Sanctuary. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Edward Will probes a father’s suicide and enlists the help of a gifted teen artist who may hold the key to explaining the man’s death. Elsewhere, Ashley copes with Druitt’s disclosure. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Revelations, Part 2 Henry and Ashley are held captive by the Cabal. Elsewhere, Magnus and her allies try to navigate the ruins of an ancient city. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Sanctuary: Revelations, Part 1 The Cabal is linked to the release of a pathogen that causes abnormals to attack humans, prompting Magnus to seek out the rest of “The Five.” ~ Michael Chant, Rovi

Nostradamus Files [2 Discs] - $14.99 Includes:Nostradamus: 500 Years Later (2003) The Lost Book of Nostradamus (2007) Nostradamus: 2012 (2009) Nostradamus: 500 Years Later No synopsis available. The Lost Book of Nostradamus To this day, Michel de Nostradame (AKA Nostradamus, 1503-1566) qualifies as one of the most intriguing and beguiling of all historical figures. An alleged “seer” who published a myriad of books prophesying world events, Nostradamus was alternately derided as a heretic, maligned as a fake, and praised by many as ordained with unearthly gifts. One of Nostradamus’s texts, Prophecy of the Roman Popes, remained “undiscovered” from the time of its completion until the 20th century; the History Channel documentary The Lost Book of Nostradamus probes the contents of this text and speculates at length on its meaning for current and future generations – including the possibility that it may both foretell the now-ongoing conflict in the Middle East and presage a global apocalypse. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi Nostradamus: 2012 The doomsday warning of legendary prophet Nostradamus is placed in a terrifyingly modern context as documentary filmmakers speculate just what will happen on that fateful date of December 21, 2012. Nostradamus wasn’t the only prophet to call attention to this oft-debated date; the ancient Mayans too predicted that the planet would undergo a profound transformation in the final days of the year 2012. But what exactly does fate have in store for mankind on the day many call the end? Will we be wiped out by a massive comet crashing into Earth, fall victim to a global environmental disaster, or perhaps fall victim to our own destructive technology in an Armageddon-like clash of civilizations? Perhaps it won’t be anything destructive at all, but a kind of subtle transformation in consciousness. Whatever may come when the calendars turn to December 21, 2012, one thing is for certain: People around the globe will be watching the skies in tense anticipation of something truly profound. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Dr. Mabuse Collection – Fullscreen B&W Dubbed Dolby $8.99 Includes:The Death Ray Mirror of Dr. Mabuse (1960) The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961) The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962) The Death Ray Mirror of Dr. Mabuse No synopsis available. The Return of Dr. Mabuse The first of the “Dr. Mabuse” films not directed by Fritz Lang, the French/German/Italian Return of Dr. Mabuse stars Wolfgang Preiss in the title role. Supposedly dead and buried, Mabuse returns to his criminal activities, once more using hypnotized flunkeys to carry out his dirty work. While the doc’s longtime foe Inspector Lohmann (Gert Froebe) probes and prods in his usual methodical fashion, hotshot American detective Lex Barker and dauntless girl reporter Daliah Lavi take the more direct approach to weed out Mabuse. This time around, the diabolical doctor wants to sabotage a nuclear reactor, then take over the world (he never does anything by halves). Return of Dr. Mabuse was released in Europe as Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse, Le Retour Du Docteur Mabuse and FBI Contro Dr. Mabuse; in some American cities, it was shipped out as Phantom Fiend. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi The Invisible Dr. Mabuse Though director Fritz Lang, who started the “Dr. Mabuse” ball rolling back in 1922, had washed his hands of the series in the early 1960s, the Mabuse films kept popping up throughout the decade. This one stars Lex Barker as a New York detective investigating the criminal activities of the supposedly deceased evil genius Mabuse (Wolfgang Preiss). The bad doctor wants to get his paws on “Operation X”, a serum that makes people invisible. Karin Dor, playing the daughter of the facially disfigured inventor of Operation X, is kidnaped by Mabuse and becomes a human bargaining chip. The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (original German title: Die Unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse) was released in some markets as The Invisible Horror. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Sombre/Fresh Bait [2 Discs] - $34.99 Includes:Fresh Bait (1995) Sombre (1998) Fresh Bait This drama examines three amoral young people living in Paris. 18-year-old Nathalie (Marie Gillain) works in a clothing store and dreams of opening her own boutique in the United States. She shares an apartment with her boyfriend Eric (Olivier Sitruk) and his slow-witted pal Bruno (Bruno Putzulu); she pays the rent while they stay home and watch crime movies on television. All three are looking for a fast and easy way to make some money, so together they devise a plan. Nathalie will hang out in nightclubs, meet prosperous-looking men, and go home with them. Once she’s inside their apartments, she’ll let in Eric and Bruno, and they’ll rob the place of cash and valuables. The plan works well at first, before things go wrong one night and Eric commands Bruno to kill their victim. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Sombre Former video installation artist Philippe Grandieux made his feature directorial debut with this French psychological thriller that probes the mind of a serial killer. A hand-held camera follows murderer Jean (Marc Barbe) as he strangles French women while driving about France. When Claire (Elina Lowensohn) has a roadside car breakdown, she and her sister Christine (Geraldine Voillat) get a lift from the demented Jean, who later attacks Christine while she’s at a lake for a swim. Back at the hotel, he menaces both sisters. Claire succeeds in extricating Christine, who leaves on a train for Paris — while Claire makes the mistake of sticking around in order to “help” the crazed Jean. Shown in competition at the 1998 Locarno Film Festival where it provoked controversy and an official statement: “Half of the jury would like to call attention to Sombre. Our jury split between those who were morally offended by the film and those who saw a purpose in its darkness, and in the strength of its mise-en-scene and images.” ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Blue Velvet – Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle Dolby $12.99 Director David Lynch crafted this hallucinogenic mystery-thriller that probes beneath the cheerful surface of suburban America to discover sadomasochistic violence, corruption, drug abuse, crime and perversion. Kyle Maclachlan stars as Jeffrey Beaumont, a square-jawed young man who returns to his picture-perfect small town when his father suffers a stroke. Walking through a field near his home, Jeff discovers a severed human ear, which he immediately brings to the police. Their disinterest sparks Jeff’s curiosity, and he is soon drawn into a dangerous drama that’s being played out by a lounge singer, Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) and the ether-addicted Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper). The sociopathic Booth has kidnapped Dorothy’s young son and is using the child as a bargaining chip to repeatedly beat, humiliate and rape Dorothy. Though he’s drawn to the virginal, wholesome Sandy Williams (Laura Dern), Jeff is also aroused by Dorothy and in trying to aid her, he discovers his dark side. As the film nears its conclusion, our hero learns that many more indivduals are tacitly involved with Frank, including a suave, lip-synching singer, Ben (Dean Stockwell), who is minding the kidnapped boy. Director Lynch explored many similar themes of the “disease” lying just under the surface of the small town, all-American fa?ade in his later television series Twin Peaks (1990-91). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Eureka: Season 3.5 [2 Discs] – Widescreen Subtitle AC3 Dolby $24.99 Includes:Eureka: It’s Not Easy Being Green (2008) Eureka: Your Face or Mine (2008) Eureka: Welcome Back, Carter (2008) Eureka: Insane in the P-Brain (2008) Eureka: Have an Ice Day (2009) Eureka: You Don’t Know Jack (2009) Eureka: Shower the People (2009) Eureka: Ship Happens (2009) Eureka: If You Build It… (2009) Eureka: What Goes Around, Comes Around (2009) Eureka: It’s Not Easy Being Green Long-term rivals from Area 51 visit Eureka for a bowling tournament; Carter probes an escalating series of pranks. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: Your Face or Mine Carter takes a grueling recertification exam that tests him physically and psychologically; Allison pitches a town-wide DNA-monitoring security system to Henry that injures Deputy Lupo during the inaugural scan. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: Welcome Back, Carter Following his termination as sheriff, Carter interviews for a job with the Department of Homeland Security. Deputy Lupo resigns when she learns the new sheriff is a very personable robot. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: Insane in the P-Brain Objects become ambulatory after Dr. Tess Fontana (Jamie Ray Newman) reopens Section 5, which may be the work of poltergeists. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: Have an Ice Day The arrival of an Arctic ice core causes the temperature to drop in Eureka on Dr. Tess Fontana’s first day of managing Global Dynamics, and Taggart (Matt Frewer) resurfaces. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: You Don’t Know Jack A sonic cleaning at Global Dynamics coincides with a phenomenon that causes Eureka’s citizens to develop a communal form of Alzheimer’s. Meanwhile, Allison goes into labor in the third-season finale. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: Shower the People Allison’s baby shower yields eco-friendly gifts and the discovery of drowned scientists in an area where drowning is impossible. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: Ship Happens Henry’s ship returns, and Carter thinks it may be linked to the town’s deadly electrical anomalies. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: If You Build It… A strange structure comprised of electronics and scrap metal is assembled in a field by Eureka’s teenagers, who appear to have been manipulated while they were sleeping. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Eureka: What Goes Around, Comes Around In the third-season finale, Tess receives a job offer in Australia, Zoe is set to leave for Harvard, and Carter must contend with a magnetic disturbance that’s floating above Eureka. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi

Murdoch Mysteries: Season One [4 Discs] - $49.99 Includes:Murdoch Mysteries: Till Death Do Us Part (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Elementary, My Dear Murdoch (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: The Knockdown (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: The Glass Ceiling (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Power (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: The Annoying Red Planet (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: The Rebel and the Prince (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Bad Medicine (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Child’s Play (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Belly Speaker (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Still Waters (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Let Loose the Dogs (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Body Double (2008) Murdoch Mysteries: Till Death Do Us Part A groom’s murder is probed, and the victim’s hitherto hidden sexuality turns the best man into a suspect. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: Elementary, My Dear Murdoch Arthur Conan Doyle joins forces with Murdoch to solve the murder of a skeptical member of a paranormal watchdog group. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: The Knockdown A boxer’s death is probed after the underdog’s body is discovered in a hotel room, with his wife nearby in a compromising position. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: The Glass Ceiling The bodies of a lawyer and a judge are discovered with similar wounds, prompting a murder investigation. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: Power A young woman’s electrocution leads Murdoch to Nikola Tesla. Meanwhile, Crabtree becomes interested in a suspect. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: The Annoying Red Planet The death of Henri Gaston, a landowner obsessed with Mars, puts Murdoch on the lookout for strange lights in the sky. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: The Rebel and the Prince An Irish girl’s murder is investigated, along with a threat against Prince Alfred during his visit to Toronto. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: Bad Medicine Researchers become unnerved as a killer dressed as the grim reaper menaces the associates of a medical facility. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: Child’s Play A philanthropist’s murder leads to a probe of a glue factory’s staff. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: Belly Speaker A father’s murder slants the investigation toward his son, a ventriloquist whose inconsistent story makes Murdoch suspicious of their family. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: Still Waters A rower’s body washes up on a beach following a night in which the deceased caroused with his teammates. Murdoch probes what appears to be a hazing initiation gone wrong. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: Let Loose the Dogs A pub patron’s murder is probed, and Murdoch suspects that his estranged father is the killer. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Murdoch Mysteries: Body Double Actors become murder suspects after a corpse is discovered in a theater, along with a secret chamber. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi

Primeval, Vol. 1 [4 Discs] - $44.99 Includes:Primeval: Episode 1.6 (2007) Primeval: Episode 1.1 (2007) Primeval: Episode 1.3 (2007) Primeval: Episode 1.4 (2007) Primeval: Episode 1.5 (2007) Primeval: Episode 1.2 (2007) Primeval: Episode 2.5 (2008) Primeval: Episode 2.4 (2008) Primeval: Episode 2.6 (2008) Primeval: Episode 2.2 (2008) Primeval: Episode 2.1 (2008) Primeval: Episode 2.7 (2008) Primeval: Episode 2.3 (2008) Primeval: Episode 1.6 Helen resurfaces with news implicating a predator from the future as the culprit behind numerous disappearances. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 1.1 In the series opener, a dinosaur sighting is investigated by evolutionary zoologist Nick Cutter and his team. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 1.3 Nick worries about his wife as prehistoric reptiles invade swimming pools, cellars and reservoirs via space-time anomalies. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 1.4 Ancient parasites that could devastate the human race are discovered in a group of dodos. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 1.5 A prehistoric winged reptile appears above a golf course; Connor and Abby search for Rex in the nearby woods. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 1.2 The team searches unused tunnels in the London Underground after a giant spider attacks a cleaner. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 2.5 Monstrous scorpions menace the team. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 2.4 The city’s canal system is breached by an anomaly, which creates an entry point for a species from the future. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 2.6 Cutter sets a trap to catch a traitor on the team after the anomaly detector is sabotaged; Helen needs Stephen’s help; Rex goes missing. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 2.2 Massive worms are encountered in an unusual fog. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 2.1 Another anomaly materializes as Cutter tries to solve the mystery of Claudia’s disappearance; the team is summoned to deal with a shopping center’s raptor problem. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 2.7 The team is pitted against a predator from the future, along with other species. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi Primeval: Episode 2.3 The team probes an anomaly that opened at a theme park and picks up the trail of a saber-toothed tiger. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi

Devil’s Advocate/Insomnia - $9.99 Includes:The Devil’s Advocate (1997), MPAA Rating: R Insomnia (2002), MPAA Rating: R The Devil’s Advocate Supernatural forces hover over the courtroom in this devilish drama adapted from the novel by Andrew Neiderman. Attorney Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) doesn’t heed the Bible-based warnings of his mother (Judith Ivey), who views New York City as “the dwelling place of demons.” Instead, he leaves Gainesville, Florida, with his wife Mary Ann (Charlize Theron) to put his legalistic skills to the test at a leading Manhattan law firm run by John Milton (Al Pacino). It all goes smoothly — with Milton urging them to stay, putting Kevin on a $400-per-hour salary, and moving the couple into a luxurious apartment in his own building on Fifth Avenue — where Mary Ann falls under the influence of neighbor Jackie (Tamara Tunie). After Kevin defends a weird animal sacrificer (Delroy Lindo, uncredited), he moves up to an important case with an apparent murderer, real-estate tycoon Alexander Cullen (Craig T. Nelson). Ignored by Kevin, the troubled Mary Ann has some disturbing experiences, verging on the occult, while Kevin, at work, becomes attracted to redhead Christabella (Connie Neilsen). Dazzled by his entrance into paradise, Kevin doesn’t grasp who handed him this Big-Apple success. Could it be…Satan? The film features demonic creatures by Rick Baker. Cameos (Senator Alfonse D’Amato, Don King, others) add to the ambiance of ambition and power in the canyons of Manhattan. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi Insomnia Director Christopher Nolan follows up his breakthrough sophomore film Memento with this remake of a stylish Norwegian thriller. Al Pacino stars as Detective Will Dormer, a Los Angeles Police Department legend who temporarily escapes an internal affairs investigation that may ruin his career by traveling to Nightmute, AK, the remote site of a murder that has the local authorities flummoxed. Along with his partner, Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan), and the small town’s wide-eyed rookie investigator, Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank), the exhausted Dormer probes the brutal slaying of a teenage girl who was rumored to have a secret lover. A clever ruse quickly lures the killer into a police trap, but the suspect escapes and a tragic accident at the scene leaves Dormer at the mercy of the murderer, a pulp crime novelist named Walter Finch (Robin Williams). As Finch plays a dangerous game of extortion with Dormer, the detective’s mental health deteriorates rapidly from guilt over his complicity in a crime and sleep deprivation compounded by the lack of darkness in the land of the midnight sun. Meanwhile, the bright and dogged Ellie continues putting the pieces of a complex puzzle together despite Dormer’s skillful attempts to lead the investigation toward the right suspect, but away from his own malfeasance. Insomnia co-stars Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Maura Tierney, and Jonathan Jackson. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

V: The Complete First Season [3 Discs] – Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3 $31.99 Includes:V: Pilot (2009) V: A Bright New Day (2009) V: There Is No Normal Anymore (2009) V: It’s Only the Beginning (2009) V: Hearts and Minds (2010) V: Welcome to the War (2010) V: Fruition (2010) V: Pound of Flesh (2010) V: Heretic’s Fork (2010) V: John May (2010) V: We Can’t Win (2010) V: Red Sky (2010) V: Pilot Massive spaceships hover over Earth’s major cities to enable Anna (Morena Baccarin), the leader of an alien race known as ‘the Visitors,’ to deliver a message of peace in the pilot that kicks off this reimagining of the 1980s sci-fi series. Erica Evans: Elizabeth Mitchell. Ryan Nichols: Morris Chestnut. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: A Bright New Day Anna receives the first of 100 diplomatic visas issued to the American Visitors; Erica is paired with an alien officer to track down the source of a death threat; Ryan recruits allies to oppose the Visitors. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: There Is No Normal Anymore A “seeker” among the Visitors tracks Erica and Father Jack. Chad seeks redemption by investigating the aliens ahead of his next newscast while law enforcers press Erica for information concerning Dale Maddox’s whereabouts. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: It’s Only the Beginning With the help of her allies, Erica uncovers a biological threat that may be linked to the Visitors; Anna supervises the murder probe of a V while meeting with a special guest on the mother ship; Chad reports on the Visitors’ healing centers. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: Hearts and Minds A deadly V tracker team is dispatched to find Erica, Ryan, Father Jack and Hobbes; Anna issues an invitation to Tyler for the Live Aboard Program; Chad asks Father Jack about the Fifth Column. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: Welcome to the War Val’s pregnancy concerns Ryan; the Resistance inducts a dangerous new member; Anna is puzzled by Chad, who hasn’t scheduled a follow-up for his diagnosis; Erica gets attacked at home. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: Fruition Erica seeks out a scientist who may have created a weapon that allegedly worries the Visitors; Anna announces that the Vs may be departing, and gives Chad a list of Fifth Column members to investigate. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: Pound of Flesh Anna launches a pilot program to allow select groups of humans to live on the spaceships; Tyler uncovers a secret about his mom; Valerie’s accelerated pregnancy becomes an issue for Ryan; a sacrifice is made to save Ryan. Georgie: David Richmond-Peck. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: Heretic’s Fork Chad deals with his aneurysm on the mother ship; Ryan confesses to Val that he is a Visitor; Erica, Father Jack and Hobbes try to protect the Fifth Column. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: John May Erica, Ryan and Jack seek out the legendary John May (Michael Trucco) to rescue Georgie; Tyler probes his mysterious past during a confrontation with his mother; Chad visits the mother ship to report on Anna’s Live Aboard program. ~ Michael Chant, Rovi V: We Can’t Win Chad and Anna visit Geneva, Switzerland, with Anna toting a technologica

Cracker: The Complete Series [4 Discs] – Box $12.99 Includes:Cracker: Madwoman (1997) Cracker: Sons and Lovers (1997) Cracker: True Romance, Part 1 (1997) Cracker: Hell Hath No Fury (1997) Cracker: True Romance, Part 2 (1997) Cracker: ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore (1997) Cracker: Lemmings Will Fly (1997) Cracker: Talk to Me (1997) Cracker: The Club (1998) Cracker: First Love, Part 2 (1998) Cracker: An American Dream (1998) Cracker: First Love, Part 1 (1998) Cracker: Faustian Fitz (1998) Cracker: If, Part 2 (1998) Cracker: If, Part 1 (1998) Cracker: Best Boys (1998) Cracker: Madwoman A woman is stabbed to death on a train, but the prime suspect (Adewale Akinnuoye ‘Agabaje), whose clothes were covered with blood, says he has amnesia. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: Sons and Lovers A waitress (Lisa Blount) who regularly picked up guys at a seedy bar picks up one too many. But her 15-year-old son (William Lee Scott), who finds her body, is the suspect. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: True Romance, Part 1 Fitz (Robert Pastorelli tries to track down a serial killer who’s obsessed with him. But it’s only a matter of time before she strikes again. Fitz’s home life also takes a turn for the worse when his wife, Judith (Carolyn McCormick, considers asking him for a divorce; and his son, Michael (Josh Hartnett), finds it difficult to relate to his troubled father. ~ Ben Sherman, Rovi Cracker: Hell Hath No Fury When a newborn is kidnapped all the evidence points to a man as the perpetrator — but Fitz doesn’t think so. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: True Romance, Part 2 A gifted psychology student hopes to gain Fitz’s attention by becoming a serial killer. ~ Ben Sherman, Rovi Cracker: ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore Fitz is betting that a young man (Jamie Harrold) and his new girlfriend (Boti Bliss), who together killed a drug dealer, will kill again. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: Lemmings Will Fly Judith tells Fitz that she won’t move back in with him unless he joins a gamblers’ recovery program. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: Talk to Me A caller seems to be stalking a radio phone-in-show hostess (Grace Phillips) on the air, but Fitz smells a ratings ploy. Then her “stalker” is killed. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: The Club A rich teen who’d been dancing with a mechanic (Joel Bissonnette) is murdered in a restroom during an all-night rave. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: First Love, Part 2 While Linda Palmer holds a wounded Tyler (Angela Featherstone) captive, Rinaldi is arrested for the rape-murders, even though he has alibis for two of them. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: An American Dream A stripper (Heather McComb) is murdered by a middle-aged man who had ogled her earlier that evening — and who had been laid off from his job earlier that day. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: First Love, Part 1 A cop is killed in a dark warehouse as he and his partner are responding to a 911 call; Judith tells Fitz that she’s pregnant. ~ Paul Droesch, Rovi Cracker: Faustian Fitz Fitz probes the murder of a 15-year-old girl whose body was fou