MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment releases two Hollywood films Crime & Punishment and The Effects of Magic in home video format.

This follows Shemaroo's foray into distribution of International movies this year. The company had told Indiantelevision.com earlier that it had acquired about 300 titles, across all genres.

The DVD and VCD of these two Hollywood titles are priced at Rs 199 and Rs 99, respectively.

Crime & Punishment, based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, depicts the recovery of a man's diseased spirit. It exposes the soul of a man possessed by both good and evil, a man who cannot escape his own conscience.

Menahem Golan's Crime & Punishment stars Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave, Margot Kidder and John Neville. The movie has won the 'Platinum Award' at 'WorldFest Houston'.

The Effects of Magic is an adventurous family drama directed by Charlie Martinez and Chuck Martinez. The film stars Kathy Bates, Melinda Dillon, Robert Carradine and Jacobo Morales.

The Effects of Magic revolves around the son of a great and absentee magician, who runs a costume company with his slightly eccentric mother. The protagonist starts to ponder how magic can affect everyone.