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Malick's "The New World - Extended Cut" arrives October 14!

One viewer's is pleasure is another movieger's pain. Out of the blue, an announcement was just posted from Businesswire that Terrence Malick's already-legendary extended versionof his masterpiece, The New World, my favorite film of the decade so far, is coming to DVD on October

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The Incredibles are, well ...

The collector's edition DVD, which came out this week, is fantastic. The extras, including the short film "Jack-Jack Attack," are definitely worthwhile. (There's even an encyclopedia of other "supers," complete with audio interviews and portraits!) The special "animated" episode about

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The 8-disc "Infernal Affairs" DVD set!

All three Infernal Affairs movies are coming in a new boxed set. (A salute to Twitch for the news.) What's Infernal Affairs, you're asking? Rent the first one, and you'll see. It's my favorite cop/crook showdown since Michael Mann's

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Bargain-Hunting for an All-Region DVD Player

Last I checked, I couldn't afford an all-region DVD player. That's probably a good thing, considering I really don't have time to be watching more movies. But the more I learn about world cinema, the more I wish I had time to enjoy more

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More Than Half a Picture

Slate's got the good news... Movie renters, and the bone-headed Blockbuster video chain, have finally realized that Widescreen is winning out. Whew. No more renting a DVD and coming home to the rude discovery that the copy you rented cuts off about half of the visuals.

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'Passion' DVD on the way...

Mel Gibson's Icon Productions plans to unveil the video release of "The Passion of the Christ" on Aug. 31. It'll cost you... ...about $29.98 on DVD and $24.98 on VHS. The funniest idea for a DVD extra wins... uh... a bold-print highlight