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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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On Sept. 8 (prebook July 21), Universal will release Parks & Recreation: Season One and Worst Week: The Complete Series, each priced at $29.98 on DVD.

Parks, which airs on NBC, will come with commentaries, deleted scenes, music videos and "Hose" Cold Open.

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Here are some details on some upcoming limited-theatrical or TV movies:

The Informers will be released on DVD ($24.96) and Blu-ray ($34.95) on Aug. 25 (prebook July 23) by Sony.

The movie had a brief and limited theatrical run, but it has lots of star names to give it attention: Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Billy Bob Thornton and Winona Ry...Read More

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Sony is debuting the 1986 campy horror classic Night of the Creeps on Oct. 20 (prebook Sept. 17), as a Director's Cut with the original ending.

Fans of the movie, about a small college town ravaged by killer slugs from outer space, will be able to vote on the DVD box art on Amazon.com starting June 29. Which will you vote for?

Priced at $19.94, the DVD also will boast a heap of...Read More

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The critically acclaimed FX show Sons of Anarchy will debut on DVD and Blu-ray Aug. 18 (prebook June 9) from Fox.

The show follows an international outlaw motorcycle club that seeks out its own version of justice in the fictional North California town of Charming. It stars Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman.

The three-disc Blu-ray, four-DVD Sons of Anarchy: Season One will include all 13 episodes plus commentary on th...Read More

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The now cancelled NBC show Kings will come to DVD on Sept. 8 (prebook July 21) from Universal.

Starring Deadwood's Ian McShane and Eragon's Christopher Egan, Kings tells a David and Goliath story about a modern monarchy and all the greed, war, romance and forbidden love that goes along with it.

The Complete Series will be released in a no frills three-disc set priced at $59.98.

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