Latest DVDs, CDs, books, Sept. 4
A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:
DVDs
"The Five-Year Engagement" (R): An engaged couple (Jason Segel, Emily Blunt) find the walk down the aisle longer than they expected as their wedding plans keep getting derailed in this comedy from the "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" team of Segel and his co-writer/director Nicholas Stoller.
Elsewhere, a cage fighter (Jason Statham) tries to protect a young girl (Catherine Chan) from the Russian mob in "Safe" (R). And those deadly fish are back in the sequel "Piranha 3DD" (R), featuring Gary Busey, Christopher Lloyd and David Hasselhoff.
Topping today's TV transfers: "Fringe: The Complete Fourth Season," "Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Eighth Season," "The Good Wife: The Third Season," "Criminal Minds: The Seventh Season," "Person of Interest: Season One," "2 Broke Girls: The Complete First Season," "The Office: Season Eight," "Parks and Recreation: Season Four," "Hung: The Complete Third Season," "Bored to Death: The Complete Third Season," "How to Make It in America: The Complete Second Season," "Haven: The Complete Second Season," "Grounded for Life - The Complete Series" and the Las Vegas-based "Ghost Adventures Season Four."
CDs
Matchbox Twenty, "North": Soccer moms rejoice, Matchbox Twenty is back.
This album will most assuredly be playing in the background the next time you're shopping for khakis at The Gap.
And it's the band's first new record in 10 years!
Has it really been that long?
Guess time flies when you don't pay attention.
Also in stores: Animal Collective, "Centipede Hz"; Azure Ray, "As Above So Below"; Cat Power, "Sun"; Deerhoof, "Breakup Song"; Melissa Etheridge, "4th Street Feeling"; Imagine Dragons, "Night Visions"; Mark Knopfler, "Privateering"; Sondre Lerche, "Bootlegs"; Bob Mould, "Silver Age"; Brian Setzer, "Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot! Live from the Planet"; The Sheepdogs, "The Sheepdogs"; Smash Mouth, "Magic"; Dave Stewart, "The Ringmaster General"; and Two Door Cinema Club, "Beacon."
BOOKS
"Zoo" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge: After witnessing a lion ambush in Africa, a young biologist tries to warn world leaders of the spread of brutal, organized animal attacks that are threatening humanity.
In a series continuation, treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo search for the hidden fortunes of Attila the Hun in Clive Cussler's "The Tombs."
Also hitting shelves: "An Apple for the Creature" edited by Charlaine Harris; "Buffalo Bill's Dead Now" by Margaret Coel; "The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose" by Susan Wittig Albert; "A Father First" by Dwyane Wade; "Finally Free" by Michael Vick; "The Familiars: Circle of Heroes" by Adam Jay Epstein; "Gone" by Randy Wayne White; "Lord of Mountains" by S.M. Stirling; "NW" by Zadie Smith; "Shatterproof (The 39 Clues)" by Roland Smith; "Suri's Burn Book: Well-Dressed Commentary from Hollywood's Little Sweetheart" by Allie Hagan; "Tiger's Claw" by Dale Brown; "Tiger's Destiny" by Colleen Houck; "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom; and "Trust Your Eyes" by Linwood Barclay.
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