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Following are the new releases coming to DVD tomorrow:

The Golden Compass

Sci-Fi/Fantasy, 2007, Approx. 113 mins.

In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar through the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world — and all those beyond — is threatened by the secret plans of Mrs. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary quest that celebrates friendship and courage against all odds.

Stars: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Ian Mckellen, Eva Green, Sam Elliott, Kathy Bates, Freddie Highmore, Christopher Lee, Ian McShane

One Missed Call

Horror, 2007, Approx. 87 mins.

Beth Raymond is traumatized when she witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. Even more disturbing, she knows that both of them had received chilling cell phone messages — actual recordings of their own horrifying last moments. Impossibly, the calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The police think Beth is delusional — except for Detective Jack Andrews, whose own sister was killed in a freak accident that bears a strange similarity to the deaths of Beth's friends. Together, Jack and Beth work feverishly to unravel the mystery behind the ominous calls. But even as they get closer to the truth, Beth's cell phone begins to ring with an eerie tune, and the readout says One Missed Call...

Stars: Edward Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Azura Skye, Ana Claudia Talancón, Ray Wise, Rhoda Griffis, Margaret Cho, Jessica Brown, Johnny Lewis, Kaira Whitehead

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Foreign, 2007, Approx. 112 mins.

The true story of a magazine editor named Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffered a stroke in 1995 at the age of 43 and was left completely paralyzed, except for his left eye. However, his affliction did not affect his mind. Bauby blinked out every letter of his memoir to describe the aspects of his interior world.

Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josee Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup, Max von Sydow, Olatz Lopez Garmendia, Jean-Pierre Cassel

27 Dresses

Comedy, 2007, Approx. 105 mins.

Always a bridesmaid but never a bride, idealistic, romantic and completely selfless Jane is a perennial bridal attendant whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss — with whom Jane is secretly in love — Jane begins to re-examine her "always-a-bridesmaid..." lifestyle.

Stars: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Edward Burns, Melora Hardin, Judy Greer, Krysten Ritter, Alexa Havins, Maulik Pancholy, Peyton List

Hero Wanted

Action, 2008, Approx. 95 mins.

Liam Case is a forgotten hero, who sees his chance to impress a pretty bank teller during a robbery. Liam's plans go all awry when the robbers shoot him and the teller. After he awakens from his coma, Liam sets out to avenge himself on the men who left him for dead, but this begins a chain reaction of violence and retribution that not even a hero can stop.

Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ray Liotta, Norman Reedus, Tommy Flanagan, Gary Cairns II, Kim Coates, Steven Kozlowski, Jean Smart, Ben Cross, Sammi Hanratty

How She Move

Drama, 2008, Approx. 98 mins.

When her older sister dies from a drug overdose, a teen-ager must leave her private school and attend a gang dominated high school in her old neighborhood. Friendless, frightened, and shocked by her fellow student's attitudes, she finds solace in the world of step dancing.

Stars: Tre Armstrong, Boyd Banks, Clé Bennett, Ardon Bess, Conrad Coates, Keyshia Cole, DeRay Davis, Kevin Duhaney, Brennan Gademans, Ingrid Gaynor