New Movies on DVD & Blu-ray: April 28

20th Century Fox

9:01 AM PDT, April 28, 2009

The romantic, wistful writing of celebrated author Nicholas Sparks is on display in this quartet of films in one collection: Richard Gere and Diane Lane get cozy during a damaging storm in 'Nights in Rodanthe'; Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams play a young and tempestuous pairing of James Garner and Gena Rowlands in the bittersweet 'The Notebook'; Kevin Costner and Paul Newman are a grieving son and father who make room for love with Robin Wright Penn in 'Message in a Bottle'; and Shane West and Mandy Moore are a rebel and a sweet preacher's daughter who find romance in 'A Walk to Remember.'

Special Features in 'The Notebook' include deleted and alternate scenes, filmmaker commentary with director Nick Cassavetes and Sparks, a Rachel McAdams screen test and such featurettes as "All In the Family: Nick Cassavetes," "Nicholas Sparks: A Simple Story, Well Told," "Casting Rachel & Ryan" and "Southern Exposure: Locating 'The Notebook.'" 'Message in a Bottle' contains special features including filmmaker commentary and deleted scenes. And 'A Walk To Remember' special features include filmmaker commentary and the Mandy Moore Music Video "Cry."

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'Nicholas Sparks Film Collection'

Warner Bros.

'What Doesn't Kill You'

Yari Film Group

Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke star as longtime friends who grew up on the gritty, dog-eat-dog streets of south Boston, doing whatever it takes to survive. As Mark gets increasingly lost in a haze of drugs and jobs for an organized crime boss, Paulie plans one last heist, but needs both of them to pull it off. Can they escape the only life they know? Based on events from director Brian Goodman's life, Donnie Wahlberg also stars and co-wrote the film.

Special features include filmmaker commentary, deleted and alternate scenes, and the behind-the-scenes featurette "Makes You Stronger: The Making of 'What Doesn't Kill You.'"

'Nothing But the Truth'

Yari Film Group

Kate Beckinsale and Matt Dillon lead an all-star cast that includes Alan Alda, Vera Farmiga, David Schwimmer, Angela Bassett and Noah Wyle in a film ripped from the headlines by Rod Lurie ('The Contender,' "Commander in Chief"). Beckinsale plays a political journalist in Washington who reveals the name of a covert CIA agent in an explosive story about a government scandal. Dillon is the government prosecutor who demands that she divulge her source or face jail time.

Special features include filmmaker commentary, deleted scenes and the behind-the-scenes featurette "The Truth Hurts: The Making of 'Nothing But the Truth.'"

'JCVD'

Peace Arch Entertainment

For the first time in his career, faded action star Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a warts-and-all version of himself in this biting, action-packed satire. An ordinary guy growing older, tired and more insecure, JCVD has an opportunity to become a hero one more time when he's unwittingly caught in a bank heist.

Special features include never-before-released footage and a digital copy.

'Hotel for Dogs'

Dreamworks/Paramount

Emma Roberts and Lisa Kudrow are going to the dogs! The 'Nancy Drew' ingénue and the former "Friends" funnywoman co-star alongside "Entourage" star Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle in this family comedy about kids who transform a vacant hotel into a secret sanctuary for stray dogs.

Special features include filmmaker and star commentary, deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes including "A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel For Dogs,'" "K-9 Casting," "Bark On Cue!" and "The Pedigree Adoption Drive."

'The Da Vinci Code: Extended Cut'

Columbia Pictures

In anticipation of 'Angels & Demons' with Tom Hanks returning as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, an all-new extended cut of 'The Da Vinci Code' makes its debut on Blu-ray! The Oscar-winning team of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's adaption of the Dan Brown best-seller follows Langdon as he investigates a murder at the Louvre, only to find a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci -- and a mystery protected by an ancient secret society that could shake the foundations of Christianity.

The Blu-ray includes 28 minutes of never-before-seen footage, plus new commentary on select scenes by Ron Howard and 17 behind-the-scenes featurettes, including "First Day on the Set with Ron Howard," "A Discussion With Dan Brown," "A Portrait of Langdon," "The Codes of 'The Da Vinci Code,'" "Book To Screen," "Close-up on Mona Lisa," "The Da Vinci Sets," "Re-creating Works of Art," "Scoring 'The Da Vinci Code'" and "The Visual Effects World of 'The Da Vinci Code.'" The double disc also gives access to $10 in e-Movie Cash for 'Angels & Demons' and a full five-minute scene of the new film, introduced by Howard.

'The Uninvited'

Dreamworks/Paramount

This haunting psychological thriller stars Emily Browning ('Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events') as a girl who is driven by her mother's ghost to investigate her untimely death. David Strathairn plays her father, who becomes engaged to her mother's former nurse (Elizabeth Banks) -- who may just be hiding a horrifying secret.

Special features on the DVD and Blu-ray include deleted scenes, the behind-the-scenes featurette "Unlocking 'The Uninvited'" and a chilling alternate ending not shown in theaters.

'Bride Wars'

20th Century Fox

Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson are longtime best friends and newly engaged ladies who become bitter rivals when they discover that their wedding dates conflict -- and neither will back down. The two compete for the best venues, services and guests, winner take all! Candice Bergen also stars in the movie as Marion St. Claire, the queen of all wedding planners.