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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, April 27 -- MONDAY, May 3

ALL THINGS FAIR
From Bo Widerberg ("Elvira Madigan") comes the Academy Award-
nominated "All Things Fair," a sensual and controversial coming-
of-age story in which a young man, Stig (Johan Widerberg), falls
madly in love with his teacher, Viola (Marika Lagercrantz). The
intense relationship that develops spins rapidly out of control,
setting the stage for a final confrontation between Stig and
Viola in which "all is fair in love and war." In Swedish with
English subtitles. Director: Bo Widerberg. Stars: Johan
Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz. 1995, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 125
min., Drama, Home Vision Entertainment. DVD: Only.

BIG FISH
In the heartwarming film "Big Fish," director Tim Burton brings
his inimitable imagination on a journey that delves deep into a
fabled relationship between a father and his son. Edward Bloom
(Albert Finney) has always been a teller of tall-tales about his
oversized life as a young man (played by Ewan McGregor), when his
wanderlust led him on an unlikely journey from a small-town in
Alabama, around the world, and back again. His mythic exploits
dart from the delightful to the delirious as he weaves epic tales
about giants, blizzards, a witch and conjoined-twin lounge
singers. Bloom's fabled stories charm everyone he encounters
except his son Will (Billy Crudup), who has also left home but in
this case to get out from under his father's considerable shadow.
When Edward becomes ill and his wife, Sandra (Jessica Lange),
tries to reconcile them, Will embarks on his own personal journey
trying to separate the myth from the reality of his father's
life. Will must learn how to separate fact from fiction as he
comes to terms with his father's great feats and great failings.
The other travelers on this wondrous and moving voyage include
Helena Bonham Carter as a woman who appears in different forms --
including an enchanted witch. Alison Lohman portrays the young
Sandra, the one true love of Edward's life, and newcomer Marion
Cotillard plays Will's wife, Josephine. Steve Buscemi is the
rueful poet turned bank robber turned Wall Street baron Norther
Winslow and Danny DeVito plays Amos Calloway, the bamboozling
owner and ringmaster of a traveling circus. The tales are
wonderful, whimsical takes on life, and the relationship between
Bloom and his son will tug at your heart. An incredible departure
-- and enormous success -- for Burton, who's last outing was
"Planet of the Apes." Director: Tim Burton. Stars: Ewan McGregor,
Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena
Bonham Carter, Robert Guillaume, Danny DeVito, Steve Buscemi.
2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 125 min., Fantasy drama, Box office
gross: $60.000 million, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

COOLER, THE
Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is the unluckiest man in Las
Vegas. From a failed marriage to an estranged son to a lost cat,
everything Bernie touches turns bad ... he's so unlucky, it's
contagious. Deep in debt to the mob, Bernie works for the
Shangri-La Hotel and Casino (one of the last mob-run casinos in
town and a dinosaur in the shadow of the new Strip and its theme-
park attractions) and its director of operations Shelly Kaplow
(Alec Baldwin), to knock out high rollers. He's a "cooler" -- all
it takes is Bernie's mere presence at a hot table to kill a
winning streak. Bernie is just days away from fulfilling his debt
to Shelly when he meets Natalie (Maria Bello), a new cocktail
waitress at the Shangri-La. Natalie sweeps Bernie off his feet,
and after a night of much-needed raucous sex, Bernie is in love.
When Natalie starts to love him back, Bernie's luck starts to
change. Feeling good for the first time in years, Bernie can't
wait to leave Las Vegas, with the woman of his dreams and move on
with his life. Unfortunately for Bernie, Shelly can't afford to
lose him, especially since the mob partners of the Shangri-La
have sent in Larry Sokolov (Ron Livingston) to shake up the
place. Just itching to take over, Sokolov sees the hidden
potential in the Shangri-La. He envisions a new, slick palace
with three floors of gaming, an entertainment center and a roller
coaster -- everything Shelly's beloved "old school" casino is
not. Under increasing pressure from Sokolov and fearful that his
beloved hotel and his old ways are about to be history, Shelly
becomes very desperate, willing to do anything to hang on to
Bernie and his cooling abilities, which have recently become
shaky, ever since Natalie opened her heart to him. Due to
Bernie's new change of luck, the Shangri-La loses close to a
million dollars in one night. Everything comes to a head when
Bernie's estranged son, Mikey, comes to town, borrows money from
Bernie, and proceeds to hit the dice tables. A perennial loser
like his dad, Mickey cheats at the tables -- and is caught by
Shelly. With Mikey in his grip, Shelly knows he has Bernie right
back where he wants him, under his control. With the stakes
raised to life or death odds, Bernie and Natalie find themselves
in an impossible dilemma, one that can only be solved with love,
commitment and a little bit of luck. A critically acclaimed (and
rightly so) romantic thriller, with great performances by Macy,
Bello and Baldwin. Director: Wayne Kramer. Stars: William H.
Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Shawn Hatosy, Ron Livingston,
Paul Sorvino, Estella Warren, Joey Fatone. 2003, CC, MPAA rating:
R, 101 min., Romantic thriller, Box office gross: $8.000 million,
Lions Gate, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

JERICHO MANSIONS
James Caan plays Leonard Grey, the agoraphobic superintendent of
the Jericho Mansions apartment complex, who hasn't left the
building for 30 years. He's learned to enjoy his life -- until
the landlady one day accuses him of stealing. Then some of the
quirky tenants begin to voice their discontent with Grey. Are
they conspiring to kick him out? When one of the tenants is
murdered, Grey is convinced that there is a connection and
decides to get to the bottom of the mystery. He begins to suspect
everyone -- even himself. Director: Alberto Sciamma. Stars: James
Caan, Genevieve Bujold, Jennifer Tilly. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: R,
98 min., Thriller, Monarch Home Video, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

LOVE DON'T COST A THING
Romantic teen comedy is an update of the 1987 teen comedy "Can't
Buy Me Love." High-school senior Alvin Johnson (Nick Cannon) is a
brilliant, likable outcast who has come to regret the years of
intellectual endeavors that prevented him and his un-hip friends
from socializing, getting girlfriends and hanging out with the
super-cool "Elite" kids. When queen of the Elites, Paris Morgan
(Christina Milian) wrecks her mother's car, Alvin steps in and
mortgages his future to help her out. The catch: In exchange for
$1,500 in car parts and Alvin's automotive expertise, Paris
agrees to "fake a front" with him to convince the school that
they're dating. The question is: Can Alvin rein in his newfound
ego before he loses his true friends, his chance for a
scholarship and a shot at a real relationship with Paris?
Director: Troy Beyer. Stars: Kenan Thompson, Kevin Christy, Al
Thompson, Kal Penn, Melissa Schuman, Reagen Gomez-Preston,
Christina Milian, Nichole Robinson, Nick Cannon, Steve Harvey,
Vanessa Bell Calloway. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 101 min.,
Comedy, Box office gross: $21.534 million, Warner, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

LOVE ACTUALLY
Set in contemporary London in the weeks before Christmas, this
light-hearted comedy weaves together 10 love stories -- sometimes
romantic, sometimes sad, sometimes stupid. Everywhere you look,
love is causing chaos. From the new bachelor Prime Minister who
falls in love with a young tea girl 30 seconds after entering
Downing Street to a loser sandwich delivery man who doesn't have
a hope with the girls in the U.K. so heads for Wisconsin; from a
jilted writer who escapes to the south of France to nurse his
broken heart to an aging rock star trying to make a comeback at
any price; from a bride having problems with her husband's best
man to a married woman having trouble with her husband; from a
schoolboy with a crush on the prettiest girl in the school to his
architect step-father with a crush on Claudia Schiffer. These
London lives and loves collide, mingle and finally climax on
Christmas Eve -- with romantic and pat endings for all. Director:
Richard Curtis. Stars: Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson,
Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Gregor Fisher, Rory MacGregor, Sienna
Guillory. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: R, 135 min., Romantic comedy,
Box office gross: $59.000 million, Universal, No VHS SRP, Priced
for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

OSAMA
The first film made in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban
regime. The film takes place during the height of the Taliban's
powers. After the regime bans women from working and forbids them
to leave their homes without a male escort, a 12-year-old girl
and her mother find themselves on the brink of starvation. With
no where left to turn, the mother disguises her daughter as a
boy. Now called Osama, the young girl embarks on a terrifying and
confusing journey as she tries to keep the Taliban from
discovering her true identity. Winner of the Golden Globe for
Best Foreign Film and three Festival de Cannes awards. Director:
Siddiq Barmak. Stars: Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida
Sahar. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 83 min., Drama, Box office
gross: $0.139 million, MGM, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD:
Day & Date.

STATEMENT, THE
Inspired by actual events, director Norman Jewison has crafted a
tightly-wound thriller about vital political and moral issues.
Michael Caine plays Pierre Brossard who, as a young French
officer during World War II, ordered the execution of seven Jews.
Over the course of more than 40 years, Brossard has never been
brought to trial and has lived a peaceful and anonymous life
sheltered by right-wing elements of the French government and the
Catholic Church. A new investigation into his crimes is launched
by an ambitious judge (Tilda Swinton) and a scrupulous army
officer (Jeremy Northam). Even though Brossard manages to outwit
the state investigation, he is simultaneously tracked by
mysterious hit men. With two hunters on his heels, this wily old
fox must try to stay alive and find out who is after him.
Director: Norman Jewison. Stars: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton,
Jeremy Northam, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Ciaran Hinds,
John Neville, Matt Craven. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: R, 120 min.,
Thriller, Box office gross: $0.662 million, Columbia TriStar, No
VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

STUCK ON YOU
Another dumb comedy from the Farrelly brothers. Bob (Matt Damon)
and Walt (Greg Kinnear) Tenor are conjoined "Siamese" twins who
are winners at everything -- from flipping burgers at the diner
they own to performing miraculous feats on ice for their local
hockey team. They never leave each other's side ... and wouldn't
have it any other way. That is, until Walt decides he wants to
follow his dreams of making it as an actor, and persuades his
reluctant sibling to go along for the ride. So they head west for
the bright lights of Hollywood, where they meet and become fast
friends with sexy neighbor Eva Mendes, who helps Walt find an
agent (Seymour Cassel). But the agent's idea of a prime gig is a
porn film -- until the brothers meet Cher. The diva is looking to
sabotage a new TV show she really wants no part of, and she casts
Walt as her co-star. But instead of dooming the show, Walt
propels it to the top of the ratings, and the brothers become
instant celebrities. When Bob finds romance with a longtime cyber
pal, a new perspective on their inseparable bond opens up, and
they must make a decision that will change their lives. Director:
Bobby and Peter Farrelly. Stars: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva
Mendes, Cher, Seymour Cassel. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 118
min., Comedy, Box office gross: $33.500 million, Fox, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

TIMELINE
A team of students and their professor diligently work to uncover
the ruins of a 14th century castle, the site of a famous battle
between the French and the English. For Professor Johnston (Billy
Connelly), the project is the culmination of a lifelong dream.
Suspicious of the dig's benefactor, International Technology
Corporation and the man who runs it, Professor Johnston heads to
the ITC headquarters in New Mexico for some answers. Meanwhile,
his students discover a chamber that has been sealed for more
than 600 years, along with a handwritten plea for help ... from
Professor Johnston, dated April 2, 1357. Determined to solve the
mystery, the students head for the ITC headquarters, where they
are stunned to learn of a new invention -- a machine that can
actually transmit three-dimensional objects through space.
Professor Johnston, who had insisted on experiencing the
discovery himself, is now trapped in the bloody war between the
French and the English. ITC and the students quickly form a
rescue team and travel back in time in the hopes of rescuing the
professor -- but they can last only six hours in the past. Based
on the novel by Michael Crichton, this adept actioner may be full
of (worm)holes in the script and lapses in logic but is
nevertheless enjoyable to watch. Director: Richard Donner. Stars:
Paul Walker, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, Frances O'Connor,
David Thewlis, Anna Friel, Neal McDonough, Matt Craven, Ethan
Embry. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 115 min., Science Fiction,
Box office gross: $19.469 million, Paramount, No VHS SRP, Priced
for rental.x DVD: Day & Date.

TWIST AND SHOUT
Bille August's "Twist and Shout" is a gripping, sexy coming-of-
age story in which four teenagers find love and heartbreak during
the height of Beatlemania in 1960s Sweden. As their sexual
passions explode, the teenagers find themselves caught up in a
tangle of conflicting emotions, and learn first-hand the
hypocrisy of the "adult" world. Both exuberantly joyful and
heart-wrenching, "Twist and Shout" is August's smart, stylish,
and deeply moving follow-up to "Zappa," which is also included in
this two-disc set. In Danish with English subtitles. Director:
Bille August. 1984, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 108 min., Drama, Home
Vision Entertainment. DVD: Only.


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NEWS

COMING SOON:
Coming soon: Due May 11 is "God Is Great and I'm Not," a
delightful romantic comedy starring Audrey Tautou, from Koch
Lorber Films, on $24.98 VHS and DVD ... On June 22, Columbia
TriStar will release "Secret Window," a Stephen King thriller
starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro, on VHS rental and DVD ...
Failed boxing drama "Against the Ropes," starring Meg Ryan and
Omar Epps, will hit the mat July 13, on VHS rental and DVD from
Paramount.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
It's monster week on home video: First there's a massive
collection of monster films from Universal, timed to tie-in with
the studio's May 7 release of Stephen ("The Mummy," "The Mummy
Returns") Sommers' "Van Helsing": "The Monster Legacy
Collections" is comprised of three two-disc sets themed around
the original Universal Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf Man series,
each loaded with extras, $26.95 each; "The Monster Legacy DVD
Gift Set" is comprised of all three collections plus exclusive
commemorative busts of the three monster icons, developed by
Sideshow Collectibles, $79.98. "Dracula: The Legacy Collection"
includes "Dracula" (1931), "The Spanish Dracula" (with a Spanish
speaking cast filmed simultaneously at night while the English-
language version was being filmed during the day), "Dracula's
Daughter" (1936), "Son of Dracula" (1943) and "House of Dracula"
(1945). "Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection" includes
"Frankenstein" (1931), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), "Son of
Frankenstein" (1939), "Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942) and "House
of Frankenstein" (1944). "The Wolf Man: The Legacy Collection"
includes "The Wolf Man" (1941), "Werewolf of London" (1935),
"Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943) and "She Wolf of London"
(1946).

If that doesn't sate your monster wanderlust, there's the "Hammer
Horror Classics," a six-disc set with six classics, $68.92 (each
film available separately for $19.97), from Warner: "Curse of
Frankenstein" (1957), "Horror of Dracula" (1958), "The Mummy"
(1959), "Dracula Has Risen From the Grave" (1968), "Frankenstein
Must Be Destroyed" (1969) and "Taste the Blood of Dracula"
(1959).

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week are "ER: The Complete Second Season," a four-disc
set with 22 episodes for $59.98, with commentaries by director,
producer and cast, "ER Specialists: Anatomy of an Episode" and
"Life as an ER Doctor" featurettes, a gag reel, "Outpatient
Outtakes" deleted scenes, more, from Warner ... "The Kids in the
Hall: The Complete Season One" is a four-disc set with 20
episodes, $59.99, with commentary by the Kids, "An Oral History"
interview featurette, two "best-of" compilations of fan-favorite
sketches from the rare pilot episode, and never-before-seen
performances from Toronto's Rivoli Theater, from A&E Home Video
... "Profiler: The Complete Season Three" is a six-disc set with
21 episodes, $99.95, with commentary on the "Heads, You Lose"
episode by Roma Maffia (agent Grace Alvarez), from A&E Home
Video.

Other TV shows: A&E Home Video will release today the 2003
miniseries "The Last King" (Charles II: The Power and the
Passion), starring Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves and Diana Rigg, on
DVD for $24.95 ... Also from A&E comes "The History Channel
Presents: D-Day: The Total Story," hosted by Gerald McRaney, in a
three-disc set for $29.95 ... BBC Video will release (just three
weeks before the theatrical debut of Wolfgang Petersen's "Troy"
starring Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger) "In Search of
the Trojan War," an award-winning archeological detective story,
in a two-disc set for $34.98 ... The "very" British "Midsomer
Murders," a detective series set in a cluster of sunny villages
with quaint names but no shortage of grisly crimes, comes to home
video again with Set Three featuring five new 100-minute
episodes, in a five-volume DVD set for $59.99 or a five-volume
VHS set for $79.99 ... "Out of the Wilderness" is a family
adventure film about a family who adopts a raven as their pet
after it saves the life of a lost little girl, starring David
Carradine and David Naughton, from MTI Home Video on DVD and VHS
rental ... Paramount has scheduled three PBS documentaries this
week: "The Spartans," a three-part series that examines the Greek
city-state ($24.99); "Remember the Alamo," which travels back to
1830s Texas to chronicle the battle for independence" ($19.99);
and "Empires: Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire," which examines
the epoch between the 16th and 19th centuries ($24.99); all on
DVD.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
Ardustry Home Entertainment will release this week the horror-
thriller "Savage Island" (2003), about an eye-for-an-eye struggle
between two families on an isolated island, on DVD ... "Urban
Ghost Story" (1998) is a horror-thriller about a young woman,
killed during a car crash, who is "taken into the light," only to
return 184 seconds later after being revived by doctors.
Unfortunately, something has come back with her. On VHS and DVD
from MTI Home Video.

FOR THE KIDS:
Alvin and the Chipmunks return with a new generation of
characters for a new generation of kids: "Little Alvin and the
Mini-Munks" stars, of course, Alvin, Theodore and Simon, as well
as their new friends The Chipettes, who help preschoolers learn
how to handle the emotional and behavioral issues as they try to
navigate the complex world of growing up. The $19.95 DVD from
Bagdasarian Productions -- for ages 3 to 6 -- features puppetry,
live-action, 3-D computer animation, and six new songs ... "Whiz
Kids" is a new tutorial for preschoolers that teaches tiny tots
their ABCs, counting, primary colors, animal sounds, body parts
and safety tips, on 30-minute VHS or DVD for $9.98.

ON THE INDIE FRONT:
From Vanguard Video comes "Post Concussion" (2000), a funny yet
inspiring portrayal of one man's adventures after a serious head
injury -- terminated by his employer, dumped by his girlfriend,
and stalked by San Francisco New Age Healers, the young man must
find a new way to discover himself, on VHS and DVD ... also from
Vanguard comes "First, Last and Deposit" (2000), about a 13-year-
old girl who's forced with her mother to go homeless on the
streets of Santa Barbara, and the emotional and physical
struggles she faces, on VHS and DVD.

FOREIGN:
"Mad Dogs" (2002) is a British sci-fi thriller about a "Mad Dog
Disease" that plagues London and an ex-mental patient who hears
voices telling him that he has only 36 hours to stop the world
leaders' experiments before forces beyond human control destroy
all life, starring Jonathan Pryce, Indira Varma and Paul Barber,
on VHS and DVD ... "Alias" (2002) is a Dutch thriller about the
shocking world two girls are ushered into when they inadvertently
videotape a young girl as she plunges naked to her death out of a
fourth-story window. Both titles are from Vanguard Video on VHS
and DVD.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
Kultur will release this week "Casey Kasem's Rock & Roll
Goldmine," a fab five volume set that offers viewers front-row
access to the electrifying music of the 1960s, featuring Jimi
Hendrix, The Doors, Janis Joplin, James Brown, The Who, Aretha
Franklin, The Grateful Dead, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Cream,
The Kinks, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Van Morrison, Santana, The
Steve Miller Band and many, many more. The volumes are: "The
Sixties," "The Soul Years," "The San Francisco Sound," "The
British Invasion" and "Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die"; $59.95
for the boxed set or $14.95 each on DVD and VHS. Also from Kultur
comes "David Copperfield: Illusion," a special edition DVD and
two-volume VHS set that contains more than two hours of career-
defining illusions, including The Disappearance of the Statue of
Liberty, Walking Through the Great Wall of China, The Vanishing
Airplane, The Imploding Building, and others; $19.95.


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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Weekly listings of DVD releases can now be viewed on mobile
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** The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) Basil Rathbone, Nigel
Bruce. Restored. Extras: Commentary by Richard Valley, editor of
Scarlet Street magazine; photo gallery. (MPI Home Video),
** All Things Fair (1995 -- Sweden) Dir.: Bo Widerberg; Johan
Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz. New digital transfer enhanced for
16x9 televisions. Extras: Liner notes by film critic Wheeler
Winston Dixon. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** Big Fish (2003) Dir.: Tim Burton; Ewan McGregor, Albert
Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham
Carter, Robert Guillaume, Danny DeVito, Steve Buscemi. Extras:
Commentary by Burton; seven featurettes, which can be accessed
via stand-alone on a menu page or from a branching featurette
within the film, including four Filmmaker's Path Featurettes
("Tim Burton: Storyteller," a look at the director's process with
great b-roll moments and insights form Burton; "A Fairytale
World," in which Tim Burton and cast discuss the importance of
myths and fairytales in today's world,; "Creature Features,"
which explores the magic of Stan Winston studios -- from the
jumping spiders to lions and snakes and hellhounds; "The Author's
Journey," following Daniel Wallace's story from page to screen)
and three Character Journey Featurettes ("Edward Bloom at Large,"
allowing viewers to take a look at the larger-than-life world of
Edward Bloom; "Amos at the Circus," in which Danny DeVito takes
viewers through the Calloway Circus; "Fathers and Sons" examines
the father and son dynamic that was such a key part of the film);
"The Finer Points - A Tim Burton Trivia Quiz." (Columbia
TriStar).
** Book of Love (1990) Chris Young, Josie Bissett, Keith Coogan,
John Cameron Mitchell. R-rated director's cut. Extras: Commentary
by director Robert Shaye, "Meet Bob Shaye" documentary on the
director and founder of New Line Cinema. (New Line).
** Casey Kasem's Rock & Roll Goldmine. Five volume set for $59.95
or $14.95 each: "The Sixties," "The Soul Years," "The San
Francisco Sound," "The British Invasion" and "Elvis: The Echo
Will Never Die." (Kultur).
** The Cooler (2003) Dir.: Wayne Kramer; William H. Macy, Alec
Baldwin, Maria Bello, Shawn Hatosy, Ron Livingston, Paul Sorvino,
Estella Warren, Joey Fatone. Extras: Commentaries, behind-the-
scenes featurettes, more. (Lions Gate).
** ER: The Complete Second Season. Four-disc set with 22
episodes. $59.98. Extras: Commentaries by director, producer and
cast; "ER Specialists: Anatomy of an Episode" and "Life as an ER
Doctor" featurettes; gag reel; "Outpatient Outtakes" deleted
scenes; more. (Warner).
** Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) Dir.: Roland Joffe; Paul Newman,
Dwight Schultz, John Cusack, Bonnie Bedelia, Laura Dern.
(Paramount).
** Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) Imax documentary on The Titanic by
James Cameron. Two-disc set, with theatrical and extended
versions. Extras: "Reflections From the Deep" interviews with
Cameron, Bill Paxton, crew; "The Mir Experience" multi- angle
feature. (Buena Vista).
** Hammer Horror Classics. Six-disc set with six horror classics,
$68.92 (each film available separately for $19.97). (Warner).
-- Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Dir.: Terence Fisher; Peter
Cushing, Christopher Lee.
-- Horror of Dracula (1958) Dir.: Terence Fisher; Peter Cushing,
Christopher Lee.
-- The Mummy (1959) Dir.: Terence Fisher; Peter Cushing,
Christopher Lee.
-- Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968) Christopher Lee.
-- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) Dir.: Terence Fisher;
Peter Cushing.
-- Taste the Blood of Dracula (1959) Christopher Lee.
-- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) Basil Rathbone, Nigel
Bruce. Restored. Extras: Commentary by British author David
Stuart Davies, production notes with Scarlet Street magazine
editor Richard Valley, photo gallery. (MPI Home Video).
** Jericho Mansions (2003) Dir.: Alberto Sciamma; James Caan,
Genevieve Bujold, Jennifer Tilly. (Monarch Home Video).
** The Kids in the Hall: The Complete Season One. Four-disc set
with 20 episodes, $59.99. Extras: Commentary by the Kids, "An
Oral History" interview featurette, two "best-of" compilations of
fan-favorite sketches from the rare pilot episode, never-before-
seen performances from Toronto's Rivoli Theater. (A&E Home
Video).
** Love Actually (2003) Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson,
Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Gregor Fisher, Rory MacGregor, Sienna
Guillory. Extras: Commentary by director Richard Curtis and
actors, deleted scenes, "The Music of Love Actually" featurette.
(Universal).
** Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) Kenan Thompson, Kevin Christy,
Al Thompson, Kal Penn, Melissa Schuman, Reagen Gomez-Preston,
Christina Milian, Nichole Robinson, Nick Cannon, Steve Harvey,
Vanessa Bell Calloway Extras: Additional scenes; alternate
endings; making-of documentary; two music videos: "Shorty (Put it
on the Floor)" by Busta Rhymes, Chingy, Fat Joe and film star
Nick Cannon, and "Luv Me Baby" by Murphy Lee. (Warner).
** The Molly Maguires (1970) Dir.: Martin Ritt; Sean Connery,
Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay. (Paramount).
** The Monster Legacy Collections. Three two-disc sets themed
around the original Universal Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf Man
series, $26.95 each; "The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set" is
comprised of all three collections plus exclusive commemorative
busts of the three monster icons, developed by Sideshow
Collectibles, $79.98. (Universal).
-- Dracula: The Legacy Collection "Dracula" (1931), "The Spanish
Dracula" (with a Spanish speaking cast filmed simultaneously at
night while the English-language version was being filmed during
the day), "Dracula's Daughter" (1936), "Son of Dracula" (1943),
"House of Dracula" (1945). Extras: "Vam Helsing" director Stephen
Sommers hosts a behind-the-scenes look at how these films
inspired his new feature; alternate audio track with Philip
Glass' new score to "Dracula," performed by the Kronos Quartet;
introduction to the Spanish version by star Lupita Tovar; "The
Road to Dracula" original documentary; "Dracula" commentary by
film historian David J. Skal; "Dracula" poster and photo gallery;
original trailers.
-- Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection "Frankenstein" (1931),
"Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), "Son of Frankenstein" (1939),
"Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942), "House of Frankenstein" (1944).
Extras: "Vam Helsing" director Stephen Sommers hosts a behind-
the-scenes look at how these films inspired his new feature; "The
Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster"; "She's Alive"
original documentary on creating the "Bride of Frankenstein";
commentary by film historians Rudy Behlmer (on "Frankenstein")
and Scott MacQueen (on "Bride of Frankenstein"); "Boo!" (a short
film); original trailers; poster and photo galleries for
"Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein."
-- The Wolf Man: The Legacy Collection "The Wolf Man" (1941),
"Werewolf of London" (1935), "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man"
(1943), "She Wolf of London" (1946). Extras: "Vam Helsing"
director Stephen Sommers hosts a behind-the-scenes look at how
these films inspired his new feature; "Monster by Moonlight"
original documentary; commentary by film historian Tom Weaver on
"The Wolf Man."
** My Side of the Mountain (1969) Theodroe Bikel, Teddy Eccles.
(Paramount).
** Osama (2003 -- Afghanistan) Dir.: Siddiq Barmak; Marina
Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar. Extras: "Sharing Hope and
Freedom" interview with director Barmak. (MGM).
** Profiler: The Complete Season Three. Six-disc set with 21
episodes, $99.95. Extras: Commentary on "Heads, You Lose" episode
by Roma Maffia (agent Grace Alvarez). (A&E Home Video).
** The Statement (2003) Dir.: Norman Jewison; Michael Caine,
Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates,
Ciaran Hinds, John Neville, Matt Craven. Extras: Commentary by
Jewison, deleted scenes, "A Conversation With Norman Jewison," "A
Conversation With Michael Caine," making-of featurette. (Columbia
TriStar).
** Stuck on You (2003) Dir.: Bobby and Peter Farrelly; Matt
Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher, Seymour Cassel. Extras:
Commentary by the Farrellys, featurettes, deleted scenes, blooper
reel, more. (Fox).
** Timeline (2003) Dir.: Richard Donner; Paul Walker, Gerard
Butler, Billy Connolly, Frances O'Connor, David Thewlis, Anna
Friel, Neal McDonough, Matt Craven, Ethan Embry. Extras: "Journey
Through Timeline Parts I-III": "Setting Time," "The Nights of La
Roque," "Making Their Own History"; :The Textures of Timeline"
featurette. (Paramount).
** Twist and Shout/Zappa (1984/1983 -- Sweden) Dir.: Bille
August. Two-disc set. New digital transfer enhanced for 16x9
televisions. Extras: Liner notes by film critic David Thomson,
author of "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film." (Home Vision
Entertainment).


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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:

** The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) Basil Rathbone, Nigel
Bruce (MPI Home Video): Restored, $16.98
** Casey Kasem's Rock & Roll Goldmine. Five volumes: "The
Sixties," "The Soul Years," "The San Francisco Sound," "The
British Invasion" and "Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die." (Kultur):
$59.95 or $14.95 each
** The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) Basil Rathbone, Nigel
Bruce (MPI Home Video): Restored, $16.98

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