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Yes! A new week and new batch of DVD’s!

Seven Pounds has Academy Award® nominee Will Smith starring as Ben Thomas, a man at a crossroads searching for a way to redeem his heavy conscience. He discovers he has the power to change the circumstances of seven strangers who deserve a second chance. But when one of them captures his heart, he must decide if he should reveal his secret — even if it means giving up on his plan.

Marley and Me is when a dog wriggles his adorable rear end into a human’s life, the human will never be the same. And both Marley, the dog, and Marley & Me, the movie, manage to endear themselves deeply despite a few wee flaws. Readers of the John Grogan bestseller already know the raffish charm of the incorrigible yellow lab puppy, Marley, adopted by Grogan and his wife because she’s “never seen anything more adorable in my life.” But Grogan’s simple tale of love, in all its forms, shines on the big screen, thanks to deft comic turns by Jennifer Aniston–in top form here–and Owen Wilson. Their chemistry is utterly natural and believable as Marley’s owners, as is their interaction with the very naughty but ultimately irresistible Marley. As Marley grows up, the film follows his escapades–flunking out, spectacularly, from puppy training at the hands of a wickedly funny Kathleen Turner. And as Marley grows up, John and Jenny build their life together and weather some tough emotional blows. Marley and Me DVD Review here.

Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle (Sunshine) directed this wildly energetic, Dickensian drama about the desultory life and times of an Indian boy whose bleak, formative experiences lead to an appearance on his country’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Jamal (played as a young man by Dev Patel) and his brother are orphaned as children, raising themselves in various slums and crime-ridden neighorhoods and falling in, for a while, with a monstrous gang exploiting children as beggars and prostitutes. Driven by his love for Latika (Freida Pinto), Jamal, while a teen, later goes on a journey to rescue her from the gang’s clutches, only to lose her again to another oppressive fate as the lover of a notorious gangster.

Running parallel with this dark yet irresistible adventure, told in flashback vignettes, is the almost inexplicable sight of Jamal winning every challenge on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?,” a strong showing that leads to a vicious police interrogation. As Jamal explains how he knows the answer to every question on the show as the result of harsh events in his knockabout life, the chaos of his existence gains shape, perspective and soulfulness. The film’s violence is offset by a mesmerizing exotica shot and edited with a great whoosh of vitality. Boyle successfully sells the story’s most unlikely elements with nods to literary and cinematic conventions that touch an audience’s heart more than its head.

Tell No One Based on Harlan Coben s International best selling novel, Tell No One tells the story of pediatrician Alexandre Beck who still grieves the murder of his beloved wife, Margot, eight years earlier. When two bodies are uncovered near where Margot’s body was found, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and a message to Tell No One .

One of the Best Reviewed Films of the Year!

Hannah Montana: Keeping It Real Get ready to rock! five episodes from the smash-hit Disney Channel Original Series are on DVD for the first time ever, including the bonus episode Ready, Set, Don’t Drive. Hannah Montana: Keeping It Real features awesome guest stars Corbin Bleu and Dwayne Johnson! Plus, an exclusive bonus feature takes you behind the scenes for Miley’s Makover: Hannah Gets A New Look. Country gal Miley Stewart tries to keep it real while the other side of her everyone’s favorite pop sensation, Hannah Montana leads a totally glamourous life with stylin’ clothes, famous pals and awesome celebrity perks. While she’s thinking about using her secret Hannah identity to build her Hollywood career, get her driver’s license and win the hearts of the cutest boys like hottie Johnny Collins (Corbin Bleu), Miley manages to land herself in the spotlight and in hilarious situations again and again! But through it all, she learns that what’s most important is to be yourself whoever you are!