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'Bruno,' 'Star Trek' new to DVD Tuesday

Published: Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 12:00 a.m. MST
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The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise specified:

"Bruno" (Universal, $29.98) — ★★ — Too much of the same thing from "Borat" creator and star Sacha Baron Cohen.

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

"Dane Cook: ISolated INcident" (Comedy Central, $16.99) — Comedy concert film featuring the popular stand-up comic.

Special features: Interviews, "30 Premeditated Acts."

Not rated, probable R (profanity, vulgarity)

"How to Be" (MPI, $24.98) — Direct-to-DVD comedy-drama starring Robert Pattinson as a moody musician.

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

"Is Anybody There?" (Magnolia, $26.98) — ★★★ — Michael Caine is so watchable that we can forgive this film's occasional lapses.

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

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: It's a Very Sunny Christmas" (Fox, $26.98) — Direct-to-DVD comedy starring characters from the FX Channel comedy series.

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

"The Limits of Control" (Universal, $29.98) — ★ — Jim Jarmusch's latest almost plays like a parody. Running time: 116 minutes, R (nudity, profanity) — Christy Lemire, Associated Press

"Margaret Cho: Beautiful" (Image, $14.98) — Comedy concert film starring the popular Korean-American comedienne.

Not rated, probable R (profanity, vulgarity, slurs)

"My Sister's Keeper" (Warner, $28.98) — ★★½ — A manipulative drama that does wring a few tears out of audiences along the way.

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

"The Open Road" (Anchor Bay, $29.98) — Sports-related comedy-drama starring Justin Timberlake and Jeff Bridges as an estranged son and father.

PG-13 (profanity)

"Star Trek" (Paramount, $29.99) — ★★★½ — An exciting, constantly entertaining reboot of the supposedly exhausted Trek concept.

Special features: Two-disc deluxe edition ($34.98) features behind-the-scenes minidocumentary, digital copy of film for home-electronics devices.

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

"Thirst" (Universal, $29.98) — ★★★★ — This Korean-made vampire tale takes the bloodsucker mythos and genre in some unexpected directions. Korean with subtitles.

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

"Wild Child" (Universal, $26.98) — Direct-to-DVD comedy starring Emma Roberts as a spoiler-rich teenager.

PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity)

Some upcoming DVD releases include:

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