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'Bunnies' among new DVDs

Published: Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT
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The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise specified:

"30-Second Bunnies Theatre" (Starz, $12.98) — Animated parodies of blockbuster films of the past and present.

Special features: "Outtakes" and never-before-seen shorts.

Not rated, probable R (violence, profanity, vulgarity, gore)

"100 Feet" (The Asylum, $24.95) — Horror movie starring Famke Jansse as a woman haunted by her deceased husband.

R (violence, profanity, sex)

"Blood: The Last Vampire" (Sony, $24.96) — Horror remake, starring Gianna Jun as a vampiric governmental assassin.

R (violence, gore)

"Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary" (First Run, $29.95) — Documentary feature examining nonfiction filmmaking. Interviewees include Werner Herzog and Errol Morris.

Special features: Footage cut from theatrical release.

Not rated, probable R (profanity, violence)

"Cheri" (Miramax, $29.99) — ★ ★ — The re-teaming of the "Dangerous Liaisons" filmmakers and star Michelle Pfeiffer is a dud.

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

"The Elephant King" (E1, $24.98) — Romantic drama from 2006, set in Thailand and starring Ellen Burstyn.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes mini-documentary.

R (sex, drugs, profanity, violence)

"Love 'N Dancing" (Screen Media, $24.98) —★½ — A clunky romancing-and-dancing tale with ridiculous dialogue and performances.

PG-13 (vulgarity, slurs, mild profanity)

"The Tournament" (Weinstein, $19.95) — Direct-to-DVD action-thriller starring Ian Somerhalder and Robert Carlyle as competing assassins.

R (violence, gore, nudity, profanity)

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (Paramount/DreamWorks, $29.98) — ★★ — Michael Bay's action sequel to the 2007 hit is too convoluted and too juvenile.

Special features: Two-disc "deluxe edition" ($39.99)

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

"Wrong Turn 3" (Fox, $29.99) — Direct-to-DVD sequel to the 2003 horror hit about teens menaced by inbred, hillbilly cannibals.

Not rated, probable R (violence, gore, profanity)

Some upcoming DVD releases include:

OCTOBER

Oct. 27: "Battlestar Galactica: The Plan" — Universal; "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" — Fox; "Orphan" — Warner; "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" — Disney

NOVEMBER

Nov. 3: "Aliens in the Attic" — Fox; "Food, Inc." — Magnolia; "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" — Paramount; "I Love You, Beth Cooper" — Fox ; "Not Forgotten" — Anchor Bay; "The Taking of Pelham 123" — Sony

Nov. 10: "Spread" — Anchor Bay; "The Ugly Truth" — Sony; "Up" — Disney/Pixar

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