"10,000 BC" (PG-13) The latest action spectacle from director Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day") leaps backward from his usual sci-fi mold to prehistoric days, following the adventures of a young tribesman who fights off human enemies and rampaging beasts such as woolly mammoths while trying to retrieve his woman from warlords who have abducted her. The DVD (Warner, $29) and Blu-ray releases ($36) have deleted footage and an extended version of the ending. The Blu-ray disc also includes featurettes on the era the movie depicts and how the filmmakers re-created ancient structures and extinct creatures.
Top new films on DVD
June 27, 2008 at 4:49PM
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" (PG) A single mom (Mary-Louise Parker), her teenage daughter and twin sons (Freddie Highmore) move into the home of a vanished uncle, Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn), whose "field guide" of the fantastic creatures living in the area helps the family cope with an onslaught of evil beasties. Single-disc (Paramount, $30) and two-disc DVD releases ($37) and the Blu-ray edition ($40) have excerpts from Arthur's field guide and a couple of featurettes. The Blu-ray and two-disc DVD release also have deleted scenes and other making-of segments.
"Definitely, Maybe" (PG-13) This how-I-married-your-mother romance features Ryan Reynolds as a hubby and father relating recollections of his past significant others to his young daughter (Abigail Breslin). Along with deleted scenes, the DVD (Universal, $30) includes commentary by Reynolds and writer-director Adam Brooks.
"Persepolis" (PG-13) This Oscar nominee for best animated film is not your typical family cartoon. Co-directing with Vincent Paronnaud, graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi renders an autobiographical coming-of-age tale about a young Iranian girl experiencing terror and tragedy during the Islamic revolution of the 1970s. The DVD (Sony, $30) and Blu-ray ($39) have the foreign-language version and a dubbed English edition and include commentary.
"Charlie Bartlett" (R) Anton Yelchin stars as the new kid in public school -- a youth kicked out of his prep school who gains popularity by becoming the resident counselor and meds supplier for classmates trying to cope with various teen anxieties. The DVD (MGM, $28) includes deleted scenes and commentary.
"Honeydripper" (PG-13) Set in 1950s Alabama, John Sayles' latest stars Danny Glover as the proprietor of a failing juke joint who tries to revive his business by booking an electric guitarist whose style heralds the transition to rock 'n' roll. The DVD (Screen Media, $28) features interviews with the cast.
DAVID GERMAIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
