By David Weiner
9:35 AM PDT, May 29, 2012
Sam Worthington is the Man on a Ledge; Amanda Seyfried in Gone; True Blood's fourth season; We Need to Talk About Kevin and more in this week's new releases.
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Drop Dead Diva: The Complete Third Season
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The Story: Brooke Elliott returns as Jane Bingum, the brilliant-yet-shy attorney brought back to life with the spirit of a wannabe model in the deliriously funny third season of the hit Lifetime series. Margaret Cho, Jackson Hurst, Kate Levering, April Bowlby, Josh Stamberg and Ben Feldman also star.
Coriolanus
The Weinstein Company
The Story: Ralph Fiennes' stirring directorial debut is an action-packed, re-imagined modern version of Shakespeare's classic play of honor and betrayal. Fiennes is the feared and revered Roman General Caius Martius "Coriolanus." Rejected by his own people, Coriolanus incites a riot that expels him from Rome, prompting him to join forces with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) to exact revenge -- and determine his destiny. Jessica Chastain, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox also star.
Notable Special Features: Filmmaker commentary and a making-of featurettes.
Notable Special Features: Filmmaker commentary and a making-of featurettes.
Goon
Magnolia Home Entertainment
The Story: In the wild tradition of Slap Shot, the outrageous hockey movie Goon casts Seann William Scott as Doug Glatt, a loveable slacker whose talent for brawling is tapped by a minor league hockey team to be the "muscle," despite the fact that Glatt can't skate. With the help of his best friend's (Jay Baruchel) encouragement, Glatt soon becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon (Liev Schreiber) becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.
Notable Special Features: Deleted scenes; bloopers; Goon Hockey Cards; Goalie Audition and more.
Notable Special Features: Deleted scenes; bloopers; Goon Hockey Cards; Goalie Audition and more.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Oscilloscope
The Story: You may think twice about having a child after you see this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by Lionel Shriver. Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly and Ezra Miller star in this nature vs. nurture story of an innocent mother grappling with the increasing malevolence of her baby-turned-teenager, Kevin. Watch also for the haunting score by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood (There Will Be Blood).
Notable Special Features: Extra footage; behind-the-scenes interviews; interview with author Lionel Shriver and more.
Notable Special Features: Extra footage; behind-the-scenes interviews; interview with author Lionel Shriver and more.
True Blood: The Complete Fourth Season
HBO
The Story: A fresh pot of trouble brews for Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and the residents of Bon Temps in the sizzling fourth season of Alan Ball's HBO vampire saga. Sookie is embroiled in a love triangle with a charismatic witch; Lafayette, Tara and Jesus get tempted with otherworldly powers; Jessica tries to adjust to domestic life; Alcide is caught in the clutches of an old flame; and Jason finds himself alone in werepanther territory.
Notable Special Features: Filmmaker commentaries; character perspectives; vampire histories and more.
Notable Special Features: Filmmaker commentaries; character perspectives; vampire histories and more.
Gone
Summit Entertainment
The Story: Is Amanda Seyfried going a little crazy, or is there really a serial killer on the loose? In the new suspense thriller, in theaters Friday, Amanda plays Jill Parrish, a woman that is convinced that her sister Molly has been abducted by the same serial killer from whom she escaped just a year before. With the clock ticking on her sister's life, Jill races against the sinking sun to find the killer and save her sister. Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan and Wes Bentley also star.
Man on a Ledge
Summit Entertainment
The Story: In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, Avatar and Wrath of the Titans star Sam Worthington plays an ex-cop and now-wanted fugitive who climbs onto the ledge of a high-rise building. Drawing crowds hundreds of feet below, Sam soon finds himself face-to-face with a New York Police Department negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) trying to talk him down. But the longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective. Kyra Sedgwick, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, Anthony Mackie and Genesis Rodriguez also star.
Notable Special Features: A making-of featurette and trailer audio commentary by Elizabeth Banks.
Notable Special Features: A making-of featurette and trailer audio commentary by Elizabeth Banks.
New on DVD & Blu-ray May 29
Summit Entertainment
Sam Worthington is the Man on a Ledge; Amanda Seyfried in Gone; True Blood's fourth season; We Need to Talk About Kevin and more in this week's new releases.