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Following are the new releases coming to DVD this week:

P.S. I Love You

Comedy, 2007, Approx. 126 mins.

Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart, and married to the love of her life, a funny and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there, so it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief but in rediscovering herself. In the weeks and months that follow, letters from Gerry get delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way: P.S. I Love You. With Gerry's words as her guide, Holly embarks on a touching, exciting and often hilarious journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.

Stars: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters, Kathy Bates, Harry Connick Jr., Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dean Winters

First Sunday

Comedy, 2008, Approx. 98 mins.

Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When Durell learns that his ex-girlfriend plans to move to another state with their son — unless they can get her $17,000 to pay off a debt — they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighbourhood church. But when the duo fumbles their way through the break-in, they discover someone has beaten them to the punch. In order to get their hands on the money, Durell and LeeJohn are forced to spend the night in the presence of the Lord and his followers... and end up getting a lot more than they bargained for.

Stars: Regina Hall, Ice Cube, Chi McBride, Katt Williams, Loretta Devine, Tracy Morgan, Nicholas Turturro, Malinda Williams, Michael Beach

The Hottie & The Nottie

Comedy, 2008, Approx. 91 mins.

Nate Cooper has been smitten with Cristabel Abbott since he first laid eyes on her at the age of six. In the intervening years, there have been other women in Nate's life, but none who could measure up to Cristabel. Convinced Cristabel is the only girl for him, Nate decides to move back to L.A. and track her down. The good news: she's still single and stunning. The bad news: there's a reason she's still single. Cristabel's still best friends with the same ugly little girl from first grade, June Phigg. The two are inseparable. They live together. They go to yoga together. They would even go on double dates together ... if only June could get a date. And Cristabel simply refuses to leave dear June home alone. As Nate and June become friends and she emerges from her cocoon, Nate slowly realizes that the girl of his dreams may not be the hottie at all.

Stars: Paris Hilton, Christine Lakin, Joel Moore, Adam Kulbersh, The Greg Wilson, Johann Urb, Kathryn Fiore, Marcus Lindsey, Marianne Muellerleile, Jason Thornton

Saawariya

Foreign, 2007, Approx. 138 mins.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic romance Saawariya (Beloved) is a tender and romantic musical which centers around the chance encounter of two people, Raj and Sakina, and their obsession with each other over four successive nights.

Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Zohra Sehgal, Begum Para

Over Her Dead Body

Comedy, 2008, Approx. 94 mins.

Devastated when his fiancée Kate is killed on their wedding day, Henry reluctantly agrees to consult a psychic named Ashley. But there is a big snag. Ashley is being haunted by Kate's ghost, who considers it her heavenly duty to break up Henry and Ashley's fledgling romance, if it is the last thing she does on this earthly plane.

Stars: Eva Longoria, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Jason Biggs, Lindsay Sloane, Stephen Root, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ali Hillis, Kali Rocha

The Orphanage

Foreign, 2007, Approx. 100 mins.

The Orphanage centers on Laura, who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long-abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son's imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.

Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Pr'ncep, Mabel Rivera, Montserrat Carulla, Andres Gertrœdix, Edgar Vivar, Oscar Casas, Mireja Renau, Georgina Avellaneda, Carla Gordillo Alicia

I Really Hate My Job

Comedy, 2007, Approx. 89 mins.

I Really Hate My Job sizzles its way through one steamy night and the lives of five feisty women, working in a London restaurant with delusions of grandeur. Customers come and go, unaware of the real concerns of these women; a rat or two in the kitchen, bitter arguments about life and art, as well as a coup d'état in the kitchen, all overshadowed by the anticipation of the arrival of a famous Hollywood movie star. You might assume they're just three waitresses, one cook and a dishwasher, but they see themselves as an artist, an actor, a lover, an author and a revolutionary.

Stars: Neve Campbell, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Alexandra Maria Lara, Anna Maxwell Martin, Oana Pellea

Ace of Hearts

Family, 2008, Approx. 99 mins.

Inspired by the beloved Reader's Digest story, join Officer MacKenzie and his junior sleuth daughter, Julia, to prove their heroic dog's innocence in Ace of Hearts. Discover that with love and determination, anything is possible!

Stars: Dean Cain, Anne Marie DeLuise, Britt McKilipp, Brenna O'Brien, Mike Dopud, Matthew Harrison, Zak Santiago, Juan Riedinger, David Patrick Green, Dave Lantaigne