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New Movies on DVD & Blu-Ray: February 23

Warner Bros.

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4:45 PM PST, February 22, 2010

Geoffrey RushandAnthony LaPaglialend their vocal talents to this impressive stop-motion animation masterpiece based on the short stories ofEtgar Keret.Samuel Johnsonplays Dave, a 28-year-old unemployed guy who believes his life is about to change when he plunks down $9.99 for a small booklet that promises the meaning of life for a bargain price. Excited to share his discovery, his path crosses with his unusual apartment neighbors, who are all on their own searches for hope and redemption.
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'$9.99'

Regent Releasing
Geoffrey Rush and Anthony LaPaglia lend their vocal talents to this impressive stop-motion animation masterpiece based on the short stories of Etgar Keret. Samuel Johnson plays Dave, a 28-year-old unemployed guy who believes his life is about to change when he plunks down $9.99 for a small booklet that promises the meaning of life for a bargain price. Excited to share his discovery, his path crosses with his unusual apartment neighbors, who are all on their own searches for hope and redemption.

'The Damned United'

Sony Pictures Classics
Michael Sheen, Colm Meaney and Jim Broadbent star in the darkly humorous, true tale of Brian Clough's doomed 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United, the reigning champions of English football in the late '70s -- written by Oscar-nominated writer Peter Morgan ('The Queen,' 'Frost/Nixon').

Special features include deleted scenes; filmmaker commentary; "Cloughisms"; and the behind-the-scenes featurettes "Creating Clough: Michael Sheen Takes on Old Big 'Ead'"; "Perfect Pitch: The Making of The Damned United"; "Remembering Brian"; and "The Changing Game: Football in the Seventies."

'Everybody's Fine'

Miramax
Robert De Niro heads an all-star cast featuring Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell as a family patriarch struggling to reconnect in this warm family drama. De Niro plays plays Frank Goode, a retired widower who makes an impromptu cross-country trip to be with his emotionally distant children after they cancel a family reunion. Expecting to share in the joys of their seemingly happy, successful lives, his surprise visits instead reveal a family portrait that is less than perfect.

Featuring Paul McCartney's Golden Globe-nominated song "(I Want To) Come Home," special features on the DVD include deleted and extended scenes and a behind-the-scenes making-of featurette.

'Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant'

Universal
The best-selling book comes to life with Chris Massoglia as Darren, a 16-year-old boy who decides to trade in his ordinary life for that of an immortal vampire -- and all the new powers and unexpected enemies that come with it -- traveling with the mysterious carnival sideshow Cirque du Freak. John C. Reilly plays Larten Crepsley, the mysterious vampire ringleader, while Salma Hayek, Ken Watanabe, Patrick Fugit and Willem Dafoe also star.

Special features include deleted scenes; the behind-the-scenes featurettes "Guide to Becoming a Vampire" and "Tour Du Freak"; and the Blu-ray also has exclusive deleted scenes, BD-Live, U-Control and Pocket Blu.

'The September Issue'

Roadside Attractions
Anna Wintour -- the true-life inspiration for Meryl Streep's character in 'The Devil Wears Prada' -- gets the spotlight in this fascinating documentary about the movers and shakers of the fashion world, with cameos by Vera Wang, Oscar De La Renta, Karl Lagerfeld and more.

Special features on the two-disc DVD include over 90 minutes of deleted scenes; audio commentary by director R.J. Cutler; photo gallery; movie trailer and more.

'Sorority Row'

Summit Entertainment
Rumer Willis, Audrina Patridge, Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes and Jamie Chung play five friends whose college prank goes too far in this update of the '80s slasher flick 'The House on Sorority Row.' When their hijinks result in the unexpected death of their sorority sister, the girls make a pact to never speak of it again. But they soon learn that they can't sweep the past under the rug when a mysterious killer goes after anyone who knows their deadly secret. Also starring Carrie Fisher, 'Sorority Row' was directed by Stewart Hendler.

Special features include deleted scenes and outtakes; the behind-the-scenes making-of featurette "Sorority Secrets: Stories from the Set"; "Killer 101"; "Kill Switch"; and exclusively for Blu-ray is Picture-in-Picture video commentary with the director and cast.

'The Informant!'

Warner Bros.
A "chunked-up" Matt Damon turns in a bravado performance as Mark Whitacre, a corporate whistleblower that relishes his new role as a double-agent -- and may not be all that he portrays himself to be -- in director Steven Soderbergh's amusing tale based on a true story. Scott Bakula and Joel McHale play the FBI agents straining to follow the twists and turns of Whitacre's claim of a multi-national price-fixing conspiracy at agricultural industry giant Archer Daniels Midland.

Special features on the DVD include deleted scenes, while the Blu-ray exclusively includes audio commentary by Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Burns and a digital copy of the film.

'The Box'

Warner Bros.
'Donnie Darko' director Richard Kelly returns with this creepy meditation on ethics and metaphysics that will keep you talking long after the final credits roll. Cameron Diaz and James Marsden play a happily married couple under financial strain who are visited by a mysterious stranger with a unique box and proposition: Press the red button and receive one million dollars – but someone unknown, somewhere, will die. Can they handle the consequences if they press it?

Special features include filmmaker commentary; the behind-the-scenes featurette "The Box: Grounded in Reality," showing how Kelly's parents were the inspiration for his main characters; "Richard Matheson - In His Own Words"; a visual effects breakdown; and three music video "prequels."

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