Action, Thriller & Shoot ’em Up VB Purchasing Guide September-November 2008
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Mobile A terrorist group plots to destroy all mobile-phone towers and shoot their users on the street. Street Oct. 7, prebook Sept. 9; two-disc set $39.99
Anchor BayNoise Tim Robbins stars as a man so fed up with the city’s cacophony that he wages a war against sound. Street Sept. 16, prebook now; DVD $26.97
Arts Alliance AmericaSeoul Raiders In this Hong Kong action movie, a special agent from Japanese National Security teams with a thief in a scheme to find plates for counterfeiting U.S. dollars. Street Sept. 23, prebook Aug. 19; DVD $24.95
BBC/WarnerPrimeval: Vol. One When unexplained anomalies occur, Professor Nick Cutter and his crew are called in to investigate horrific creatures that have been unleashed. Street Nov. 4, prebook Sept. 30; four-disc set $49.98
CBS/ParamountNumbers: The Fourth Season FBI agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and his mathematician brother try to solve the equations that add up to crime. Street Sept. 30, prebook Aug. 19; five-disc set $61.99
Nash Bridges: The First Season Don Johnson stars as a top-notch San Francisco police investigator who isn’t as successful in his personal life. Street Oct. 14, prebook Sept. 2; two-disc set $42.99
Criterion/ImageMissing Special Edition In this 1982 film, Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek star as a couple trying to find a loved one who has mysteriously disappeared. Street Oct. 21, prebook Sept. 16; two-disc set $39.95
FoxThe Unit: Season Three An ultra-secret contingent of Special Forces soldiers operate outside the military chain of command and risk their lives to protect others. Street Oct. 14, prebook Sept. 17; three-disc set $39.98
ImageEl Nominado: The Chosen One In this feature film about a reality show gone wrong, a group of contestants are dropped into the snow-covered Andes Mountains and must survive; in Spanish with English subtitles. Street Nov. 4, prebook Oct. 7; DVD $9.98
IndicanThe Legend of God’s Gun A preacher seeks revenge on the notorious bandit El Sobero. Street Sept. 30, prebook Aug. 27; DVD $24.99
InfinitySamson and the 7 Miracles of the World Samson rescues a prince and princess from a cruel Tarter chieftain; Ali Baba and the 7 Saracens Ali Baba is pitted against the evil king of Coprah. Both street Nov. 4, prebook Oct. 7; DVD $19.98 each
Laguna44 An 18-year-old boy finds his loyalties torn between his drug-dealing felon father and his police officer mother. Street Oct. 14, prebook Sept. 12; DVD $19.95
LionsgateDean Teaster’s Ghost Town: The Movie Appalachian folklore and legend tells the story of a man who comes out of the mountains to avenge his kin. Street Oct. 28, prebook Oct. 1; DVD $26.98
MGM/FoxCasino Royale: Collector’s Edition An all-star cast and not one, but six James Bonds chase women, bad guys and laughs in the 1967 classic. Street Oct. 21, prebook Sept. 24; DVD $19.98
MTI20 Years After In this post-apocalyptic tale, a young woman journeys to find survivors and rebuild her life. Street Oct. 7, prebook Sept. 9; DVD $24.95
Shout/VivendiMystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition The cult classic series arrives in a boxed set with a collectible figurine, lobby cards and never-before-released episodes. Street Oct. 28, prebook Sept. 30; four-disc set $69.99
SisuA 5 Minute Walk Detective Amir Samo thought he had an easy drug bust, but it becomes the longest walk of his life in this Israeli film; in Hebrew with English subtitles. Street Sept. 16, prebook Aug. 19; DVD $29.95
Sony88 Minutes Al Pacino stars as a professor and forensic psychiatrist who receives a call telling him he has 88 minutes to live, and now, with the clock ticking, he must solve his murder in this $16.9 million-grossing film. Street Sept. 16, prebook now; DVD $28.96, BD $38.96
VivendiSpeed & Angeles Two Navy officers’ dreams of flying turn into a fight for survival as they learn the realities of war; includes videogame WarBirds. Street Sept. 16, prebook Aug. 19; DVD $19.99
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