Winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Nonfiction Series, Ken Burns' documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea doesn't give viewers much of a feel for what it's like to visit a national park. Instead, the focus is on the history of US national parks from their inception in the 19th century up through the 1970s. Read more: The National Parks: America's Best Idea DVD Review

Selected DVD Reviews of Interest:
• The Cove DVD
• Encounters at the End of the World DVD
• Freud DVD
• An Inconvenient Truth DVD
• The Incredible Human Journey DVD
• Life DVD
• Man on Wire DVD
• Shine a Light DVD

DVD Pick: The National Parks: America's Best Idea originally appeared on About.com DVD on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 03:23:52.

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The new DVD releases include Harry Brown, Marmaduke and Why Did I Get Married Too?. You can also take a look at upcoming new DVD releases.

This Week's New DVD Releases:
• Harry Brown DVD
• Marmaduke DVD
• Why Did I Get Married Too? DVD

Next Week's New DVD Releases:
• Killers DVD
• MacGruber DVD
• Solitary Man DVD

Marmaduke DVD Cover Art - © Fox Home Entertainment

New DVD Releases - August 31, 2010 originally appeared on About.com DVD on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 04:33:20.

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The Last Station centers on the last months in the life of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, the famed author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Read more: The Last Station DVD review

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The Last Station DVD Review originally appeared on About.com DVD on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 03:01:20.

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Video rental giant Blockbuster will probably file for bankruptcy in September, but the company is not expected to go out of business. Plans are tentative and incomplete, but 500 to 800 of the poorest performing rental outlet stores are expected to close as a result. It won't be surprising if there turns out to be other changes that impact consumers as well.

^{Sources/more on this story: The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal}

September Bankruptcy Filing Looms for Blockbuster originally appeared on About.com DVD on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 21:04:14.

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Synecdoche, New York is a challenging, ambitious, mind-bending tragicomedy. Read more about this movie: Synecdoche, New York DVD review

Other Reviews of Interest:
• The Ghost Writer DVD
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo DVD
• Greenberg DVD
• Pan's Labyrinth DVD
• Tetro DVD
• Youth Without Youth DVD

^{Synecdoche, New York DVD Cover Art - © Sony Pictures Home Entertainment}

DVD Pick: Synecdoche, New York originally appeared on About.com DVD on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 05:07:00.

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The new DVD releases include The Back-up Plan, City Island and Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg. You can also take a look at additional releases of interest and at upcoming new DVD releases.

This Week's New DVD Releases:
• The Back-up Plan DVD
• City Island DVD
• Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg DVD

Next Week's New DVD Releases:
• Harry Brown DVD
• Marmaduke DVD
• 'Why Did I Get Married Too DVD

New DVD Releases - August 24, 2010 originally appeared on About.com DVD on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 03:03:04.

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Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes, The White Ribbon is a deliberately paced, visually stunning black-and-white period piece. Read more: The White Ribbon DVD review

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The White Ribbon DVD Review originally appeared on About.com DVD on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 01:02:18.

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The Incredible Human Journey is a series primarily about investigating the migration of modern humans -- that is, Homo sapiens. Read more: The Incredible Human Journey DVD review

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DVD Pick: The Incredible Human Journey originally appeared on About.com DVD on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 03:57:36.

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The new DVD releases include The City of Your Final Destination, Furry Vengeance and The Last Song. You can also take a look at additional new releases of interest and upcoming DVD releases.

This Week's New DVD Releases:
• The City of Your Final Destination DVD
• Furry Vengeance DVD
• The Last Song DVD

Next Week's New DVD Releases:
• The Back-up Plan DVD
• City Island DVD
• Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg DVD

New DVD Releases - August 17, 2010 originally appeared on About.com DVD on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 04:05:30.

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There's not much of a plot in Greenberg, but it's a superb character study with quite a bit of wry humor. One of the movie's strengths is in closely observing unglamorous, everyday life in LA. Read more: Greenberg DVD review

Also of Interest:
Interview Clip: Ben Stiller
Greenberg Movie Clip

Greenberg DVD Cover Art - © Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Greenberg DVD Review originally appeared on About.com DVD on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 02:46:40.

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