Notable New Releases

Whip It

Missed it in theaters, but have heard great things about Drew Barrymore's directorial debut. Ellen Page is always solid and is has a great supporting cast that includes Daniel Stern, Marcia Gay Harden, Zoe Bell, and Kristen Wiig.

Extras include:

• Deleted Scenes
  
• Fox Movie Channel Presents Writers Draft: Shauna Cross of Whip It

Paris, Texas (Criterion Collection)

Wim Wender's 1984 drifter drama gets the Criterion treatment.


Extras include:

• Commentary
  
• Wim Wenders Interview 
  
• The Road to Paris, Texas 
  
• Claire Denis and Allison Anders Interviews
  
• Cinema cinemas
  
• Deleted Scenes and Super 8 Footage
  
• Galleries
  
• A 46-page illustrated booklet - containing Nick Roddick's essay On the Road Again; interviews with Sam Shepard, Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton, and Dean Stockwell; excerpts from the preface to "Written in the West", a collection of photographs which Wim Wenders took in 1983 while location-scouting for Paris, Texas; and technical information about the Blu-ray.
  

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Atonement Blu-ray

Romantic, engaging, and heartbreaking, this is a fantastic movie that I can't wait to own.


Extras include:

• Commentary
  
• Deleted Scenes
  
• Bringing the Past to Life
  
• From Novel to Screen

Pride & Prejudice Blu-ray

While not as faithful as the Colin Firth mini-series, Joe Wright's film plays like a greatest hits version of Austen's novel and is visually gorgeous. Its dreamlike quality is perfect for HD.

Extras include:

• Commentary
  
• Conversations with the Cast
  
• Jane Austen: Ahead of Her Time
  
• A Bennet Family Portrait 
  
• HBO First Look: Pride & Prejudice
  
• The Politics of 18th Century Dating
  
• The Stately Homes of Pride & Prejudice