In "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," an adventure based on the popular video game, the focus of Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a special dagger he has stumbled upon. When a jewel is pressed on its hilt, releasing the few thimblefuls of sand inside, it has the ability to rewind time, but only for one minute. Not just any sand will work, either. Hidden underground is a giant glass vessel filled with the right kind. Only the dagger can break the glass. Once broken, the sand gives its user unlimited ability to travel back in time. The problem is that Dastan's not the only one who knows about it. Someone else wants it and has set Dastan up for the murder of his adoptive father, King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup). Whoever killed Sharaman wants Dastan out of the way so that he can find the source of the charmed sand. With the assistance of the dagger's official custodian, Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), Dastan must stop that from happening. The DVD and Blu-ray (Disney, $30-$45) include a behind-the-scenes video.
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Also out Tuesday: "Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale," "The Big Bang Theory" (Season 3), "Fringe" (Season 2), "Glee" (Season 1), "The Good Wife" (Season 1), "Grey's Anatomy" (Season 6), "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (Season 5), "Just Wright," "Letters to Juliet," "The Pirates of Penzance," "Scooby-Doo: Camp Scare," and Blu-rays of "Return of the Living Dead," "Se7en," "The Twilight Zone" (Season 1).
