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Welcome to How to Spend $20, BOP's look at the latest DVDs to hit stores nationwide. This week: Penelope and Scarlett make out, Bill Murray relives a holiday way too many times and Samuel L. Jackson goes berserk.

Pick of the Week

For people who speak Spanglish: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Marking Woody Allen's biggest earner (and best reviewed movie) since 2005's Match Point, Vicky Cristina Barcelona has got it all: guns, sex, even smooching of the spastic kind. And hey, let's not forget about those beautiful Spanish landscapes. (I've been to Barcelona, and it's just as gorgeous as everyone claims it is. Just don't pull a me and get pickpocketed while strolling along La Rambla. Oh, they're gooood).

The film centers on two American women, conveniently named Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson), who spend a summer in Barcelona. While there, the duo meet an artist (Javier Bardem) who finds himself attracted to both women (oh really??) while continuing to carry lingering feelings for his ex-wife (Penelope Cruz). (Again, no shocker here).

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For people who were disappointed in Quantum of Solace and are in need of something with a bit more pizzazz: The Bourne Trilogy [Blu-ray]

Not sure what more you need to know here. It's assassin Jason Bourne dressed up in gorgeous Blu-ray...all in one place. If you failed to catch these movies in theaters, now's your chance to see them the way they were meant to be seen – at home, at least. Better yet, use the set as a refresher to the franchise, whose fourth installment (consequently devaluing the "trilogy" branding) could reach theaters as early as 2010.

Disc includes: The Bourne Identity (From Identity to Supremacy: Jason and Marie featurette, The Bourne Mastermind: Robert Ludlum featurette, The Bourne Diagnosis featurette, Inside a Fight Scene featurette, deleted scenes, audio commentary), The Bourne Supremacy (On the Move with Jason Bourne featurette, Blowing Things Up featurette, Bourne to be Wild: Fight Training featurette, Matching Identities: Casting featurette, deleted scenes, audio commentary), The Bourne Ultimatum (Man on the Move: Jason Bourne featurette, Planning the Punches featurette, Driving School featurette, New York Chase featurette, deleted scenes, audio commentary





For people who can't break away from winter in Pittsburgh: Groundhog Day

While I'm on the subject of Blu-ray, I'd like to call attention to one of my Bill Murray favorites: Groundhog Day. Of course, a movie like this one certainly doesn't demand the clarity of Blu-ray, but better picture/sound quality never hurts the home video cinephile.

In the classic story, Murray plays a narcissistic TV weatherman who can't seem to escape Groundhog Day. That's because he's stuck reliving the same day over and over. So one time he'll drive off a cliff, the next time he'll off himself in a bathtub (with toaster in tow), yet another he'll just simply go to bed. But no matter the case, he's bound to wake up on February 2nd with the radio playing I've Got You Babe.

Disc includes: Audio commentary, The Weight of Time documentary, trailers, filmographies, production notes

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