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Action, Thriller & Shoot 'Em Up Purchasing Guide September-November 2009

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Sept. 15

X-Men Origins: Wolverine FOX prebook 8-19; DVD $29.98, two-DVD $34.98, two-BD $39.99 Action: Hugh Jackman stars as Wolverine, who seeks revenge against Victor Creed for the death of his girlfriend, in the $179.2 million-grossing film.

Sept. 22

Mercy Streets SONY prebook 8-20; DVD $14.94 Action: Two brothers, one who follows a path of crime and the other of faith, must live each other's lives in this 2000 film.

Mortal Transfer CINEMA LIBRE prebook 8-11; DVD $19.95 Foreign-language comedy thriller: An overwhelmed psycho-analyst falls asleep while listening to a sado-masochist kleptomaniac patient and awakens to find the patient strangled; French with English subtitles.

Six: The Mark Unleashed SONY prebook 8-20; DVD $14.94 Action: In this 2004 film, a group of rebels plots a daring escape from a high-security prison.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season WARNER prebook 8-18; DVD $59.98, BD $79.98 Sci-fi: All 22 episodes of the second season of the series based on the Terminator movie franchise.

Virus FACETS prebook 8-25; DVD $24.95 Thriller: A computer hacker is hired to stop a virus that is in the systems of Warsaw's most important institutions in this Polish film with English subtitles.

Sept. 29

Batman Collection: 4 Film Favorites WARNER prebook 8-25; DVD $19.94 Action: This four-film set contains Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.

The Shortcut ANCHOR BAY/STARZ prebook 8-27; DVD $26.97 Thriller: A shortcut through the woods runs into a scary house with an eerie man who warns people to stay away.

Oct. 6

Fast Track: No Limits MAVERICK prebook 9-4; DVD $26.98 Action: For four young people, speed is a way of life, but it comes at a cost.

It's Alive FIRST LOOK prebook 9-1; DVD $24.98 Thriller: A couple discovers several grisly deaths are related to their newborn child.

The Number 23 WARNER prebook 9-1; BD $28.99 Thriller: Jim Carrey stars as a man who becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes is about him in this 2007 film.

Oct. 13

American Meltdown MORNINGSTAR prebook 9-8; DVD $19.98 Action: When terrorists take over a nuclear plant in California, an FBI agent has only a few hours to prevent a nuclear disaster.

Natural Born Killers Director's Cut WARNER prebook 9-8; two-DVD $20.97, BD $28.99 Thriller: Oliver Stone's 1994 film starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as two cold-blooded killers.

Oct. 20

The Crew IMAGE prebook 9-22; DVD $27.98, BD $35.98 Action: A crime boss wants to get out of the criminal underworld, but he must pull off one final robbery.

Oct. 27

Angel and the Badman BARNHOLTZ/LIONSGATE prebook 9-30; DVD $26.98 Western: Lou Diamond Phillips stars in the remake of the John Wayne classic.

Z CRITERION/IMAGE prebook 9-29; DVD $39.99 Foreign-language thriller: A magistrate tries to unravel the cover-up of the murder of a prominent politician and doctor; French with English subtitles.

Nov. 3

Edge of Darkness: The Complete Series BBC/WARNER prebook 9-29; DVD $34.98 Thriller: Detective Inspector Ronald Craven searches for his daughter's killer.

Heat WARNER prebook 9-29; BD $28.99 Thriller: A lifelong cop and career criminal play cat-and-mouse with each other.

Logan's Run WARNER prebook 9-29; BD $28.99 Sci-fi thriller: A law enforcer of the future tries to avoid a societal law of mandatory death at the age of 30.

The Negotiator WARNER prebook 9-29; BD $28.99 Thriller: Framed for murder, a former FBI hostage negotiator tries to clear his name by taking several people captive in order to uncover the guilty party.

Nov. 17

Franklyn IMAGE prebook 10-20; DVD $27.98, BD $35.98 Thriller: Four souls collide in London in this film starring Eva Green, Sam Riley and Ryan Phillippe.

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Stargate orbits Blu-ray

James Spader and Kurt Russell star in director Roland Emmerich's thriller Stargate, being released in October in a 15th anniversary edition on Blu-ray. The film led to three TV series and two movies. The newest TV series, Stargate: Universe, debuts on SyFy this fall. Special features on the Blu-ray include featurettes, a trivia game, picture-in-picture and more. The disc will house both the theatrical cut and extended version of the film. —Cindy Spielvogel

Oct. 27

Stargate: 15th Anniversary Edition LIONSGATE prebook 9-30; BD $29.99 Sci-fi thriller: An interstellar teleportation device leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Warner maps North 50th anniversary

Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint star in North by Northwest, which arrives in a 50th anniversary edition on DVD and Blu-ray in November. The Alfred Hitchcock thriller will have extras including documentaries, commentary, a music-only track, featurettes and a photo gallery. It will be released in premium Blu-ray Book packaging. The film, which has been restored for the release, is the first of Hitchcock's to be issued on Blu-ray. —C.S.

Nov. 3

North by Northwest 50th Anniversary Edition WARNER prebook 9-29; DVD $24.98, BD $34.99 Thriller: Cary Grant stars as a Manhattan executive who is framed for murder in this 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film.


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