New On DVD: July 6, 2010

A scene from 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. Courtesy Alliance Films.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is easily one of the best thrillers I’ve ever seen. It’s also one of the best films of the year. Based on the Stieg Larsson novel, the film unfolds as journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) is hired to investigate a forty-year-old missing persons case. What Mikael doesn’t know is that a young computer hacker/security expert named Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace, pictured) has been hired to follow and dig up dirt on him as well. As the case becomes more of a mystery to Mikael, and his life is put in danger, Lisbeth secretly begins to help him solve it. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a must see (especially before the American remake is made). In Swedish with English subtitles. Available on DVD and Blu-ray.

Also available on DVD and Blu-ray this week:

A Single Man (DVD/Blu-ray)
Brooklyn’s Finest (DVD/Blu-ray)
Iodine (DVD)
Cooking With Stella (DVD)
Film Noir: Classics II (DVD)
Jason and the Argonauts (Blu-ray)
Practical Magic/The Witches of Eastwick Double Feature (Blu-ray)
Dr. Giggles/Otis Double Feature (Blu-ray)