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'Fireball,' 'Fuel' among new DVDs

Published: Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:00 p.m. MDT
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The following DVDs will be released Tuesday:

"Fireball" (MTI, $24.95) — Revenge-thriller, originally produced for cable television and starring Ian Somerhalder.

Not rated, probable PG-13 (violence)

"Fuel" (Cinema Libre, $24.95) — Documentary feature examining America's dependence on oil.

Not rated, probable PG (adult themes)

"Green Zone" (Universal, $29.98) —★★1/2 — A convoluted and contrived speculative piece that is not the ideal reteaming for the "Bourne Ultimatum" star (Matt Damon) and director.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes minidocumentary, deleted scenes.

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

"The Last Station" (Sony, $27.96) —★★1/2 — The historical drama features good performances but is a little too sexually explicit. Christopher Plummer stars.

Special features: Deleted scenes, outtakes.

Running time: 112 minutes; R (vulgarity, sex, brief nudity, slurs, profanity, violence)

"The Maid" (Oscilloscope, $29.99) —★★ The absence of likable characters in this Chilean drama becomes troublesome. Spanish with English subtitles

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

"Remember Me" (Summit, $26.99) — This shameless, distasteful romantic drama tries to wring tears out of susceptible audiences. Robert Pattinson stars.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes minidocumentary.

PG-13 (violence, profanity, sex, vulgarity, slurs, brief drugs)

"Riverworld" (Vivendi, $19.97) — Made-for-TV movie based on the popular series of science-fiction novels.

Not rated, probable PG-13 (violence)

"She's Out of My League" (Paramount, $29.98) —★★1/2 — The fresh-faced cast makes this often crude comedy work when it probably shouldn't.

R (vulgarity, profanity, brief sex, slurs, brief nudity, violence, brief drugs)

"Stones in Exile" (Eagle Rock, $19.98) — Music documentary looking at the making of the 1971 Rolling Stones album "Exile on Main Street."

Special features: Additional archival footage.

Not rated, probable PG-13 (profanity, vulgarity)

"TiMER" (Phase 4, $29.99) — Romantic fantasy featuring Emma Caulfield, Desmond Harrington and JoBeth Williams.

R (profanity)

Some upcoming releases:

JUNE

June 29: "The Crazies" — Anchor Bay; "Creation" — Lionsgate; "Don McKay" — Image; "The Eclipse" — Magnolia; "Green Zone" — Universal; "Hot Tub Time Machine" — Fox/MGM; "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" — Fox; "The Warlords" — Magnolia; "When You're Strange: A Film About the Doors" — Eagle Rock

JULY

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