New on DVD
By David Germain| Associated Press
Thursday, January 01, 2009

'Righteous Kill'

Heat adversaries Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunite, this time on the same side of the law as veteran New York City police detectives tracking a vigilante serial killer whose methods force the cops to re-examine a case they thought they'd solved years earlier. The DVD and two-disc Blu-ray set have two background featurettes and commentary with director Jon Avnet. The Blu-ray release also comes with a digital copy of the movie. DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.98 (Anchor Bay)

'Babylon A.D.'

Humanity's future isn't pretty in this post-apocalyptic thriller starring Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh. Mr. Diesel plays a mercenary battling his way from Europe to New York City as he smuggles a mystery woman at the center of an Earth-shattering secret. Single-disc and two-disc DVD versions and the Blu-ray release feature a handful of behind-the-scenes segments. The two-disc DVD set and Blu-ray have extra segments on stunts and chase sequences, plus a digital copy of the movie. Single-disc DVD, $29.98; two-disc DVD set, $34.98; Blu-ray, $39.99 (20th Century Fox)

'Bangkok Dangerous'

Nicolas Cage finds work as an assassin in Hong Kong filmmakers Oxide and Danny Pang's English-language remake of their 1999 thriller. Mr. Cage stars as a loner hit man on a job in Bangkok, where his assignment to carry out a series of executions grows complicated as he bonds with a young street tough and a local shopgirl. Two-disc DVD and Blu-ray sets feature an alternate ending, two making-of segments and a digital copy of the movie. A bare-bones single-disc DVD comes with just the movie. Single-disc DVD, $29.95; two-disc DVD set, $34.98; Blu-ray, $39.99 (Lionsgate)

'Disaster Movie'

The spoof parade continues as Hollywood keeps trying to cash in by making fun of itself. The latest features Carmen Electra, Matt Lanter and Kim Kardashian as the filmmakers mock hits such as Indiana Jones and Iron Man in a comedy filled with earthquakes, tornadoes and other catastrophic events. The movie is available in the PG-13 theatrical version or an unrated cut. DVD and Blu-ray releases come with six making-of segments plus cast and crew commentary. DVD, $29.95; Blu-ray, $39.99 (Lionsgate)

TV on DVD

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON 4.0: With the final run of the sci-fi series ready to air, the first 10 episodes from the fourth season arrive in a four-disc set, along with deleted scenes, commentary and cast interviews. DVD set, $49.98 (Universal)

The Waltons: The Complete Eighth Season: With the Depression behind them, the Walton clan learns that eldest son John Boy is missing in action during World War II after his plane is shot down. A three-disc set has all 24 episodes from year eight of the family drama that launched in the early 1970s, along with a retrospective special about the long-running series. DVD set, $39.98 (Warner Bros.)

MANNIX: THE SECOND SEASON: Mike Connors returns as a tough Los Angeles private detective in the crime show that debuted in the late 1960s. The six-disc set includes season two's 25 episodes. DVD set, $54.99 (Paramount)

From the Thursday, January 01, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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