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Originally published October 14, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified October 14, 2008 at 11:21 AM

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DVDs released this week

A weekly listing of new DVDs.

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Here are some of today's DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services (for full reviews, go to www.seattletimes.com/movies).

2.5 stars "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (PG-13): Harrison Ford can still crack that whip as the famed archaeologist, 19 years after the third in the series. Joining this adventure, from filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, are Karen Allen (reprising her role as Marion Ravenwood), Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett and Ray Winstone.

3.5 stars"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (unrated; for mature audiences): Cristian Mungiu's Romanian drama follows a college student (played by Anamaria Marinca), who tries to help her roommate (Laura Vasiliu) procure an illegal abortion.

3 stars "Chaplin" (PG-13): Robert Downey Jr. becomes the comedy legend in this 15th-anniversary edition of Richard Attenborough's film biography.

3 stars "Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan" (R): Nominated for an Oscar, Sergei Bodrov's foreign-language film focuses on Temudgin, the Mongol warrior who would become Genghis Khan. Odnyam Odsuren plays him as a child, Tadanobu Asano as an adult.

3 stars"War, Inc." (R): John Cusack stars as a lone-wolf hit man in Joshua Seftel's high-adrenaline farce about America's occupation of Iraq and, by extension, U.S. interests in oil-rich nations.

"Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection": The boxed set includes best-picture Academy Award winner "Rebecca," "Spellbound," "Notorious," "Lifeboat," "The Paradine Case," "Sabotage," "The Lodger" and "Young and Innocent."

TV on DVD

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — The Eighth Season"

"Nash Bridges: The First Season"

"The Partridge Family: The Complete Third Season"

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"That '70s Show: The Complete Series Stash Box"

"The Unit: Season 3"

"The Universe: The Complete Season Two"

Compiled by Lori Taki Uno: luno@seattletimes.com

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