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Jason Statham is running out of time again.

In Lionsgate's Crank 2: High Voltage, Statham returns as Chev Chelios, who wakes up to find his heart has been replaced with a battery-operated ticker that needs regular jolts of electricity to keep going. Meanwhile, Chelios is on the run from Mexican gang boss El Huron (Clifton Collins Jr.) and the Chinese Triads (with the leader played by the late David Carradine). ...Read More

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Fox will debut the classic Korean War satirical comedy M*A*S*H on Blu-ray on Sept. 1 (prebook Aug. 5), priced at $34.99.

The 1970 movie, which is based on the novel by Richard Hooker, was directed by Robery Altman and stars Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, ...Read More

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Most movies with Russell Crowe on the DVD box art don't need much else to attract an audience. But State of Play also has Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn and ...Read More

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Lionsgate's animated sci-fi adventure didn't get much attention at the box office, even getting a release in a 3D version. In a quick theatrical run, Battle for Terra grossed only $1.6 million.

However, the movie's voice cast is filled with well known names, including: Luke Wilson, Dennis Quaid, Evan Rachel Wood, Danny Glover, ...Read More

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Writer/director James Toback takes a look at the controversial boxer in Tyson, which Sony will release on DVD ($28.96) and Blu-ray ($39.95) on Aug. 18 (prebook July 16).

The former heavy weight champion narrates the documentary, which tells Tyson's life from an impoverished boy to huge success then his fall by his own arrogance.

Both versions will include commentary by Toback, a Q&A with Toback and Tyson and the featurette "A Day in the Life," which follows Toback the day of the film's premiere in Los Angeles.

The movie had a limited theatrical run.

Here's the trailer:

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Stargate fans rejoice. MGM isn't done with the series yet.

The studio will release a "remastered, recut and reimagined" version of the feature-length pilot of Stargate SG-1 on DVD July 21 (prebook June 24).

Here's what the studio says of Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods Final Cut: Taking after the author’s vision of the pilot, visual effects have been enhanced, the soundtrack has been updated to include an entirely original score, and the new final cut features a more self-contained storyline.

The spinoff from the original Stargate movie, Stargate SG-1 continues the story a year after the end of the film's storyline. SG-1 stars Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Christopher Judge and Don S. Davis.

The DVD, priced at $26.98 and distributed by ...Read More

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According to Eagle Rock, the ZZ Top Live From Texas DVD has passed the one-year mark on the Soundscan Music DVD charts.

Live From Texas was released on June 24 last year and is the first live concert from ZZ Top on DVD and Blu-ray. It features 17 of the band's most popular songs, including "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs," as well as footage of the band discussing they evolution over a game of poker.

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Here's two DVD-only releases from Sony that originated on TV:

Top-rated Lifetime TV movie America, starring Rosie O'Donnell as a psychiatrist helping a bi-racial boy at a youth treatment center, will come to DVD on Sept. 1 (prebook July 23). The movie, which explores the current state of the foster care system, will be released with a making-of featurette including interviews with O'Donnell and others. Sony priced the title at $24.96. America is already available as a download on iTunes.

And A&E series The Beast, ...Read More

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Fox will deliver Lie to Me: Season One on DVD and Blu-ray on Aug. 25 (prebook July 15), priced at $49.98 and $59.99, respectively.

The show, which airs on Fox, stars Tim Roth as an expert in deception and the head of a team that reads people's facial expressions and body language to determine whether they're telling the truth. Also in the cast is The Practice's Kelli Williams, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' ...Read More

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Universal's Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, will be released Aug. 25 (prebook July 7) on DVD ($29.98) and Blu-ray ($39.98).

In the $40.6 million-grossing movie, Roberts and Owen play corporate spies who pull a con on their bosses.

Both the DVD and Blu-ray will include a commentary track by writer/director Tony Gilroy and editor/co-producer...Read More

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Paramount has slated Aug. 4 as the DVD and Blu-ray release for the critically acclaimed The Soloist. Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx, the movie grossed $31 million in theaters. I saw this and it's good, quite moving.

The movie is based on the best-selling book by Los Angeles Times journalist ...Read More

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Universal will release new Barbie and Bionicle DVDs on Sept. 15 (prebook July 28), each priced at $19.98.

Barbie and her friends will be all for one and one for all in the new adventure Barbie and the Three Musketeers. In the movie, Barbie stars as Corinne, a country girl who goes to Paris and meets three girls who have the same dream as her: to become a female musketeer.

Here's the special features:

• Bloopers
• "All for One" Music Video
• "Unbelievable" Music Video
• I Can Be... A Songwriter
• Behind the Scenes: Barbie Fashion Show

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn will be released with a big marketing campaign that includes 18 weeks of in-theater and TV advertising; buzz building on Bionicle.com, ...Read More

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