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Fresh Fodder: New DVD Releases - 02/13/2007

We've been itching to see "The Departed" for several months now, so it's good to finally have this 2-disc behemoth available for Netflixing (we just coined a word - take note). "Marie Antoinette" also has our curiosity peaked, not for the subject matter, but for what Sofia Coppola might do with the historical icon in her capable directorial hands.

Once you're done gawking, why not jump to the comments and give us your review, eh?

The Stuff We Care About

The Departed
(2-disc Special Edition)

Synopsis: "Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities."

Features

Rating: Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material.
Runtime: 151 Minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Format: 2-Disc Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.40:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 3: Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features

Nine additional scenes with introductions by Martin Scorsese
Feature-length TCM profile "Scorsese on Scorsese"
The Story of the Boston Mob: the real-life gangster behind Jack Nicholson's character
Crossing Criminal Cultures: how Little Italy's crime and violence influence Scorsese's work
Theatrical trailer

Preview:

Marie Antoinette

Synopsis: "The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen and ultimately the fall of Versailles."

Features

Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and innuendo
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Format: Widescreen Anamorphic, 1.85:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features

The Making of Marie Antoinette
Deleted Scenes
Cribs with Louis XVI

Preview:

Half Nelson

Synopsis: "An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret."

Features

Rating: Rated R for drug content throughout, language and some sexuality.
Runtime: 107 Minutes
Label: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 1.78:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1