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For people who have more money than they know what to do with: 90210: The First Season

The CW may not bring in big ratings, but it at least has a clear brand: Hire gorgeous people, arrange them in outrageous situations and... yeah, that's basically it.

Gossip Girl really got the ball rolling a couple of years ago in driving in young female numbers, and then 90210 further cemented the fact that urban shows like Everybody Hates Chris and The Game were no longer what the channel was interested in carrying. It's no wonder a Melrose Place update hits the CW airwaves on September 8th.

One of the most buzzed about shows when it premiered last fall, 90210 revolves around members of the Wilson family, along with other rich kids at West Beverly Hills High. Because they had nothing else better to do, former Beverly Hills 90210 stars, like Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling and Joe E. Tata, appeared in a number of 90210's first season episodes. Even Jason Priestley stopped by to direct an April episode of the teen drama.

Disc includes: Audio commentary, A Day in the Life of Ryan Eggold featurette, Fitting In: The Fashion of 90210 featurette, The Music of 90210 featurette, Codes of Behavior featurette, Set Tours: The Manshion, The Peach Pit, West Beverly High, The Revival of a Classic: Making 90210 featurette

For people who know how to pronounce Francois Begaudeau correctly: The Class

Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival – the first French film to do so in more than two decades – The Class is a semi-autobiographical look at Francois Begaudeau's experiences as a middle school lit teacher in Paris' inner city. Begaudeau starred in the movie, as well as wrote the feature, which was adapted from a 2006 novel that – no surprise here – Begaudeau also penned.

The movie made the cut for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards, but ultimately lost out to Departures (Japan). The flick faired better at the Independent Spirit Awards, where the movie earned Best Foreign Film.

Disc includes: Audio commentary, Making Of featurette

August 11, 2009

Blu-ray
17 Again
About Last Night...
Alien Trespass
Blue Thunder (Special Edition)
Borneo's Pygmy Elephants
Chaos
The Class
Cutthroat Island
Donkey X
Full Metal Panic: Second Raid Collection
I Love You, Man
Kingdom for the Dzanga Gorillas
The Ninth Gate
Replicant
Sea Monsters, A Prehistoric Adventure
See No Evil
St. Elmo's Fire
Starman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Collection (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

DVD
17 Again
90210: The First Season
About Last Night...
Adam-12: Season Three
Alien Trespass
Are You Being Served Again: Complete Series 1-10 (Set)
Blue Thunder (Special Edition)
Chris Isaak: Greatest Hits Live
The Class
D.O.A. (30th Anniversary Edition)
Dead Homiez (15th Anniversary Edition)
Designing Women: The Complete Second Season
Donkey X
Grindhouse Girls of the 1970s Collection
Havin' a Beer with Mike: Hacksaw Jim Duggan (Collector's Edition)
Hey, Abbott (Limited Edition)
I Love You, Man
Led Zeppelin: Complete Rock Case Studies (Includes Music CD)
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson (Includes Book)
Pink: A Life Less Ordinary Unauthorized
Pulling: The Complete Second Season
The Rage
Road Trip: Beer Pong
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Collection (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

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