Chanel film among DVD releases

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Published: Friday, Feb. 12 2010 12:00 a.m. MST

Audrey Tautou plays French fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Anne Fontaine's "Coco Before Chanel."

Chantal Thomine-Desmazures

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The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise specified:

"Black Dynamite" (Sony, $24.96) — "Blaxsploitation" spoof, starring Michael Jai White as a '70s action-movie superstar.

Special features: Deleted and extended scenes.

R (sex, nudity, profanity, violence, drugs)

"Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever" (Lionsgate, $26.98) — Direct-to-DVD sequel to the 2002 horror hit, starring Rider Strong.

Special features: Unrated version (also $26.98) features deleted scenes and additional footage.

R (violence, gore, vulgarity, sex, nudity, profanity)

"Coco Before Chanel" (Sony, $28.96) — ★★★ Audrey Tautou is as winning as ever as French designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. French with subtitles.

PG-13 (vulgarity, sex, slurs, mild profanity, nude artwork)

"Good Hair" (Lionsgate, $27.98) — Comedian/actor Chris Rock narrates this documentary about African-American hairstyles.

Special features: Deleted scenes.

PG-13 (profanity, vulgarity, drugs, brief partial nudity)

"Hellhounds" (Vivendi, $14.93) — Horror-fantasy, originally produced for cable television and based on Greek mythology. Not rated, probable R (violence, gore)

"Hunger" (Criterion, $39.95) — ★★★½ — Those who are able to stand the film's assault won't be able to shake it off.

Not rated, probable R (violence, profanity, nudity, torture, gore, slurs, vulgarity, brief drugs)

"Law Abiding Citizen" (Overture/Anchor Bay, $29.98) —½ — A confused, contrived and messy revenge-thriller. Jamie Foxx stars.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes minidocumentary.

R (violence, gore, profanity, drugs, rape, torture, vulgarity, slurs, brief partial nudity)

"Phantom Racer" (Vivendi, $14.93) — Horror-thriller, originally produced for cable television, about a ghostly race driver bent on revenge.

Not rated, probable R (violence, gore)

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