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DVD previews: 'Aloha,' 'Citizenfour'

Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 25:

"Aloha" (PG-13, 105 minutes, Sony): A military contractor (Bradley Cooper) returns to Honolulu, the site of his greatest career triumphs, and re-connects with a long-ago love (Rachel McAdams) while unexpectedly falling for the Air Force watchdog (Emma Stone) assigned to him. Contains language. Extras include a cast gag reel and "The Untitled Hawaii Project: The Making of Aloha."

"Citizenfour" (R, 114 minutes, RADiUS/Anchor Bay): The 2014 Academy Award-winner for Best Documentary follows director Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald's encounters with whistle-blower Edward Snowden in a Hong Kong hotel room as he hands over classified documents that provide evidence of indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA). Contains language. Extras include bonus scenes; New York Times talk with Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden and David Carr; Film Society of Lincoln Center Q&A with Laura Poitras; and "The Program" New York Times Op-Doc by Laura Poitras.

"Iris" (PG-13, 80 minutes, Magnolia Home Entertainment): Documentary from famed director Albert Maysles on Iris Apfel, the 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. Contains language.

"Two Days, One Night" (PG-13, 95 minutes, The Criterion Collection): Oscar winner Marion Cotillard ("La vie en rose") received another nomination for her performance as a working-class woman desperate to hold on to her factory job, in this film from Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. In French with subtitles. Contains some mature thematic elements. Extras include interviews with the Dardennes and actors Cotillard and Fabrizio Rongione; "When Leon M.'s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time" (1979), a 45-minute documentary by the Dardennes, featuring a new introduction by the directors; new tour of the film's key locations with the directors; trailer; and an essay by critic Girish Shambu.

Also: "Big Game," "Camilla Dickinson," "Father Forgive Him" (documentary), "Gene Autry Movie Collection 11" (four restored films from Autry's personal archives), "Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!," "A Plague So Pleasant," "Skin Trade" and "A Wolf at the Door" (Brazil).

Television series: "The Mindy Project: Season Three," "Transformers Rescue Bots: Dinobots!" and "The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season."

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