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By Mekado Murphy NEW YORKER Street: May 20 Prebook: April 30 > Iranian drama about a blind man who regains his sight. In Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi's visually captivating film, [...]

By Mekado Murphy FIRST RUN Street: Feb. 19 Prebook: now > Smart and compelling documentary about reconciling Christianity with homosexuality. For a country that has been ripped apart in many [...]

By Mekado Murphy ELITE Street: Jan. 8 Prebook: now > Uninspired musical update of the Jekyll & Hyde story. A low-budget movie with high ambitions, The Dr. Jekyll & Mr. [...]

By Mekado Murphy LIONSGATE Street: Dec. 25 Prebook: now > Amped-up kidnapper vs. married couple thriller tests the bounds of plausibility. From its title to its box art, Shattered feels [...]

By Mekado Murphy AGUA VERDE/TLA Street: Dec. 18 Prebook: now > Sex as therapy is at the core of this manic comedy. Most everything about Sex Crazy is over the [...]

By Mekado Murphy Story Line: In '60s London, 11-year-old David (Sam Smith) dreams of being a great cricket player. When a Jamaican family moves in next door, David receives encouragement [...]

By Mekado Murphy Story Line: During the 1944 German occupation of Hungary, wealthy businessman Josef Krauzenberg (Martin Landau) agrees to trade his empire for his and his family's safe passage [...]

By Mekado Murphy Story Line: For the 2004 Republican national convention in New York City, reporter Jake Cassavetes (Nathan Crooker) is assigned to obtain footage of young militants protesting the [...]

By Mekado Murphy Warner, color, 140 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: Nov. 28, $19.97; First Run: W, Dec. 1976, $37 mil. This year, Barbra Streisand fans will [...]

By Mekado Murphy Story Line: In apartheid-torn '80s South Africa, a white soldier (Paul Bettany) arrives home to find his wife (Louise Lombard) in bed with a black friend (Ariyon [...]

By Mekado Murphy Story Line: Romain (Melvil Poupaud), a young gay fashion photographer, discovers he has cancer and only a short time to live. He uses his remaining days to [...]

By Mekado Murphy Shout! Factory, color, two discs, NR, 200 min. plus supplements, stereo, fullscreen, Street: Oct. 24, $24.98; First Run: IFC, 2002 Greg the Bunny ain't your typical puppet [...]

By Mekado Murphy Story Line: A group of Latin teenagers (Jonathan Velasquez, Francisco Pedrasa, Milton Velasquez, Yunior Usualdo Panameno, Eddie Velasquez, Luis Rojas-Salgado) from South Central Los Angeles spend their [...]

By Mekado Murphy HBO/Warner, five discs, color, NR, 693 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: Oct. 17, $99.98; First Run: HBO, March 2006 HBO's latest series concoction expertly [...]

By Mekado Murphy Buena Vista, two discs, color, G, 83 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital, widescreen, Street: Oct. 3, $29.99; First Run: W, Nov. 1989, $109 mil. The film that [...]

By Mekado Murphy Zeitgeist, color, NR, 118 min. plus supplements, stereo, widescreen, Street: Sept. 12, $29.99; First Run: L, Oct 2005, A celebration of the roots of modern ballet, this [...]

By Mekado Murphy Union Station/Anchor Bay, two discs, color, 103 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: Sept. 26, $29.98; First Run: L, June 2006, Grit and gore meet [...]

By Mekado Murphy BBC/Warner, NR, 199 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital, widescreen, Street: Aug. 22, $24.98; First Run: BBC, 2004 BBC's latest series takes a chip off the block of [...]

By Mekado Murphy Story Line: Eleven-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) takes very little interest in her inner-city school and homework, but she has a secret passion for words. With encouragement [...]

By Mekado Murphy Wolfe, NR, 100 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 2.0, fullscreen, Street: July 18, $24.99; First Run: NBC, Nov. 1985 As the first TV movie to deal with [...]

by Mekado Murphy Story Line: A group of Los Angeles friends (Antonio Sabato Jr., Jason London, Guillermo Díaz, Barney Cheng) decide to dress up as gangsters at the West Hollywood [...]

By Mekado Murphy Story Line: Cultures and values clash in a housing project outside Paris inhabited by North African immigrants (Cheb Khaled, Mohamed Khelifati, Najim Laouriga). Many residents rally around [...]

Color, NR (mature themes, violence, language), 100 min., DVD only $14.98 DVD: music video Street: March 7, Prebook: Feb. 10 First Run: L, July 2003, Story Line: Young criminal Nicholas [...]

Color, PG (language, rude humor), 110 min., DVD only $27.98 DVD: no extras Street: Jan. 10, Prebook: now First Run: DVD premiere Cast: Ryan Reynolds (Just Friends), David Paymer (In [...]

Color, NR (mature themes, language, violence), 97 min., DVD only $19.98 DVD: no extras Streets Dec. 27, Prebook: now First Run: L, May 2005, Story Line: Anna (Williams), a young [...]

Noel Color, PC (sensuality, language), 102 min., DVD $29.98, VHS rental DVD: no extras Street: Oct. 25, Prebook: Sept, 20 First Run: L, Nov. 2004, Cast: Susan Sarandon (Shall We [...]

Chasing Freedom Color, NR (mature themes, violence), 89 min., DVD $24.98, VHS rental DVD: no extras Street: Sept. 13, Prebook: Aug. 16 First Run: Court TV, Jan. 2004 Cast: Juliette [...]

Color, NR (nothing offensive), 181 min. (six episodes), DVD only $24.99 DVD: interview with creator Carla Lane Street: July 12, Prebook: June 14 First Run: BBC, 1978 Cast: Wendy Craig [...]

Cold & Dark Color, NR (mature themes, violence, language), 94 min., DVD $24 98, VHS rental DVD: no special features Street: June 14, Prebook: May J7 First Run: DVD premiere [...]

Memento Mori Color, R (mature themes, language, violence, sexual situations), 98 min., DVD $24.99 DVD: no extras Street: April 12, Prebook: March 15 First Run: L Int'l., 1999, NA Cast: [...]

With DVDs multiplying in the action, urban and martial arts genres, suppliers are trying new approaches to programming and pricing to stand out in the marketplace. The result is greater [...]

Children, the Internet & Pornography, Parts 1-3 Color, NR (mature themes), 66 min. VHS only $69.95 each, $199.95 for series Available now First Run: Video premiere Director: Peter D. Osilaja [...]

The Return Color, NR (mature themes, language, violence). 106 min., DVD $29.95, VHS $24,95, Russian with English subtitles DVD: featurette Street: Oct 19, Prebook: Oct 12 First Run: L. Int'l., [...]

Color: R (mature themes, violence, language, drug use). 98 min. DVD $24.98. VHS $57.98 DVD: cast and clew interviews, featurettes Street: Nov. 16, Prebook: Oct 19 First Run: Video premiere [...]

Color/B&W, NR (mature themes, brief nudity), 90 min., DVD only $24.98 DVD: director's commentary, 1967 short film The Perfect Human Street: Oct. 5, Prebook: Sept, 21 First Run: L, May [...]

Showboy Color, NR (mature themes, language, brief nudity). 93 min., DVD $24.95 VHS $39.95 DVD: director's commentary, deleted scenes, fact/fiction game Street: Aug 17, Prebook: July 13 First Run: L, [...]

That Man: Peter Berlin Color, NR (mature themes, language, nudity, sexual situations), 80 min., DVD only $29.95 DVD: director's commentary, extended scenes, interviews Street; June 13. Prebook; May 29 First [...]

The Boondock Saints: Unrated Special Edition Fox, two discs, color, NR, 108 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen and fullscreen. Street: Ma), 23. $26.98; First Run: L, jan. 2000, [...]

Deadwood: The Complete Second Season HBO/Warner, color; six discs, 710 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: May 23, $99.98; First Run: HBO, 2005 Following the travails of 19th [...]

Life in the Undergrowth BBC, two discs color: NR. 250 min. plus supplements. Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: May 2, $34.98: First Run: Animal Planet May 2006 With the surprise [...]

Color, NR (nothing offensive), 92 min., DVD only $21.99 Street: April 25, Prebook: March 28 First Run: DVD premiere Director: Monteith McCollum INDICAN This eerie documentary contains everything you ,might [...]

Six Feet Under: The Complete Fifth Season HBO/Warner, five discs, 657 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: March 28, $99.98; First Run: HBO, 2005 'Everything, everyone, everywhere ends.' [...]

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Two-Disc Collector's Edition Buena Vista, two discs, color. PG, 135 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital Surround, widescreen, Street: April [...]

Color, R (language), 83 min., DVD only $27.95 DVD: director/cast commentary Street: April 25. Prebook: March 22 First Run: L, Nov. 2005, Story Line: A divorced casino worker (Schwimmer) turns [...]

Universal, color, PG, 127 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: Feb. 28, $29.98; First Run: L, Nov. 2005, $37 mil. Enthusiasts of Jane Austen's classic novel and lovers [...]

Lost Color, NR (language, violence), 90 min., DVD only $24.98 DVD: no extras Street: March 14, Prebook: Feb 14 First Run: L, May 2005, Story Line: Banker and family man [...]

Color, R (mature themes, violence, language, sexual situations, drug use), 113 min., DVD only $27 DVD: no extras Street: Feb. 7, Prebook: Jan. 17 First Run: Showtime, Feb. 2005 Cast: [...]

Prep school days Dead Poets Society Special Edition Buena Vista, color, PG, 128 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: Jan 10, $19.99; First Run: W, June 1989, $96 [...]

Serenity Universal, color; PG-13, 119 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen, Street: Dec 20, $29.98; First Run: W Oct. 2005, $25,3 mi. TV sci-fi and fantasy guru Joss Whedon [...]

Sony, color, PG-13, 119 min. plus supplements, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen. Street: Dec, 20, $28.95; First Run: W, Sept. 2005. $75 mil. The combination of the elements of courtroom drama [...]