DVD Releases: January 19

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According to Greta (2009) Hilary Duff, Evan Ross, Michael Murphy, Ellen Burstyn. Hilary Duff stars as Greta, a rebellious 17 year old 'exiled' for the summer to a sleepy Jersey shore community where she immediately informs her grandparents (Murphy and Burstyn) of her plans to kill herself by the time she turns 18. But before Greta can cross suicide off her 'to-do' list, she begins a romance with a young cook from a troubled background (Ross), confronts a tragic family secret and maybe even discover the promising young woman beneath her sarcastic shell. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).

Che (2008) Dir.: Steven Soderbergh; Benicio del Toro. Far from a conventional biopic, Steven Soderbergh's film about Che Guevara is a fascinating exploration of the revolutionary as icon. Daring in its refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, "Che" paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself (with a stunning, Cannes-award-winning performance by Benicio del Toro), from his overthrow of the Batista dictatorship to his 1964 United Nations trip to the end of his short life. Originally released in two parts, the first a kaleidoscopic view of the Cuban revolution and the second an all-action dramatization of Che's failed campaign in Bolivia, "Che" is presented here in its complete form (four-and-a-half hours). Extras: Commentary featuring Jon Lee Anderson, author of "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life"; "Making Che," a new documentary about the film's production, featuring interviews with Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford, actor-producer Benicio del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman and Ben van der Veen; new interviews with Cuban historians as well as participants in the 1958 Cuban Revolution and Che's 1967 Bolivian campaign; deleted scenes; booklet featuring an essay by critic Amy Taubin; more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).

Dallas: The Complete Twelfth Season (1988-89) Three-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.98. (Warner).

Damages: The Complete Second Season (2009) Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $49.95. Extras: Commentary by the cast members and creators, deleted scenes, a look back at Seasons 1 and 2, character profiles. (Sony).

Defying Gravity Season One (2009) Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $49.98. Extras: Five never-before-seen episodes, deleted scenes, production sketches, design featurettes, "Mission Accomplished" A Look at Defying Gravity" featurette. (Fox).

Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies Over the past four decades, Belgian director Chantal Akerman has created one of cinema's most distinctive bodies of work -- formally daring, often autobiographical films about people and places, time and space. This three-disc collection presents the early films that put her on the map: intensely personal, modernist investigations of cities, history, family, and sexuality, made in the 1970s in the United States and Europe and strongly influenced by the New York experimental film scene. Bold and iconoclastic, these five films pushed boundaries in their day and continue to have a profound influence on filmmakers all over the world. Included in this no-frills set is "La chambre," "Hotel Monterey," "News From Home," "Je tu il elle" and "Les rendez-vous d'anna."

Hunter: The Complete First Season (1984) Three-disc set with 19 episodes, $14.98. (Mill Creek Entertainment).

In the Doghouse Season One (1998) Thirteen episodes. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

Instant Star Season Three (2007) Thirteen episodes. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

The Invention of Lying (2009) Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Nate Corddry, Patrick Stewart, Jason Bateman. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).

The Keeper (2009) Steven Seagal, Luce Rains, Kisha Sierra. Steven Seagal thriller about an ex-cop caught in a web of deceit, racism and murder. Double-crossed by his rogue partner and forced to retire, Los Angeles street cop Rolland Sallinger (Seagal) accepts a gig guarding the beautiful daughter of a wealthy businessman. But when mobsters kidnap the girl, Rolland's job turns from protector to hunter as he untangles a dangerous web of lies and murder. (Fox).

Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) William Shatner, Woody Strode, Tiffany Bolling, Roy Engel, Lieux Dressler. All-new anamorphic widescreen transfer of the cult film. An Arizona town infested with a horde of arachnids turn on the humans whose insecticides have depleted their natural food supply. Extras: All new interview with William Shatner; commentary by director John Bud Cardos, producer Igor Kantor, spider wrangler Jim Brockett and cinematographer John Morrill; "Jim Brockett: Spider Wrangler" featurette; rare behind the scenes footage; poster gallery. (Shout! Factory).

Law & Order: The Seventh Year (1996-97) Five-disc set with 23 episodes, $59.98. (Universal).

Pandorum (2009) Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Antje Traue, Cung Le, Norman Reedus, Cam Gigandet. Extras: "The World of Elysium" behind-the-scenes featurette, "What Happened to Nadia's Team," flight team training video, commentary with director Christian Alvart and producer Jeremy Bolt, deleted and alternate scenes, still galleries. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).

Renegade: The Complete First Season (1992) Four-disc set with 22 episodes, $14.98. (Mill Creek Entertainment).

Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics (1977) Four episodes, $14.97. (Warner).

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2009) Tom Berenger, Clayne Crawford, Martha Higareda, Ernie Hudson, Michael Parks, Autumn Reeser, Vinnie Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Maury Sterling, Christopher Michael Holley. Includes rated and unrated versions. Federal agents once again match wits with a cadre of creative killers in this high-octane direct-to-video sequel to the popular "Smokin' Aces" in which assassins, vicious sociopaths and other murderous freelancers battle to bring down a single, high-priced target. Walter Weed (Tom Berenger) is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. The team of degenerate, psychotic assassins includes a resourceful beauty who has a unique method of killing her prey, a power-tool wielding psychopath, a deadly master of disguise and the fan-favorite Tremor family from the original film. Full of hyper-kinetic visuals and explosive action. Extras: Deleted scenes; gag reel; behind the scenes with executive producer Joe Carnahan, producer Mike Elliott, writers Olatunde Osunsanmi and Olumide Odebunmi and director P.J. Pesce; "Confessions of an Assassin" behind-the-scenes featurette; "Ready, Aim, Fire: The Weapons of Smokin' Aces 2"; "Cue the Clown" behind the scenes stunt featurette; "The Bunker Mentality" set design featurette; commentary by Carnahan and Pesce. Blu-ray Disc adds BD Live and My Scenes Sharing. (Universal).

Speed Dating (2008) Hugh O'Conor, David Hayman, Flora Montgomery, Don Wycherly, Alex Reid, Nora-Jane Noone, Emma Choy. Comedy about a thirtysomething who takes up speed dating and gets involved with a mysterious woman. Extras: Deleted scenes. (MTI Home Video).

Streamers (1983) Dir.: Robert Altman. Stars: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, George Dzundza. Extras: Retrospective interviews with cast members Matthew Modine, Mitchell Lichtenstein and George Dzundza from the film; and Herbert Jefferson and Bruce Davidson from the stage play. (Shout! Factory)

Thirtysomething: The Complete Second Season (1988-89) Five-disc set with 17 episodes, $59.97. Extras: "Mad Ad Man: Miles Drentell," "Inside the Outsider: Susannah Hart," "W.G. Snuffy Walden on the Music of thirtysomething," commentaries by the creators, cast and crew. (Shout! Factory).

21 Jump Street: The Complete First Season (1987) Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $14.98. (Mill Creek Entertainment).

Whiteout (2009) Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin. Extras: Additional scenes. Blu-ray Disc adds "The Coldest Thriller Ever Story," "Freeze Frame From Page to Screen," digital copy. (Warner).