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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, July 6 -- MONDAY, July 12

BUTTERFLY EFFECT, THE
Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) has lost track of time. From an
early age, crucial moments of his life have disappeared into a
black hole of forgetting, his boyhood marred by a series of
terrifying events he can't remember. What remains is the ghost of
memory and the broken lives of his childhood friends, Kayleigh
(Amy Smart), Lenny (Elden Henson) and Tommy (William Lee Scott).
Throughout his childhood, Evan was under the care of a
psychologist who encouraged him to keep a journal, detailing the
events of his day-to-day life. Now in college, Evan reads from
one of those journals and finds himself thrust inexplicably back
in time. Evan comes to realize the notebooks he keeps under his
bed are a vehicle, a way to return to the past to reclaim his
memories. But these recollections only leave Evan feeling
responsible for the damaged lives of his friends, especially
Kayleigh, the childhood sweetheart he still loves. Determined to
do something now that he was incapable of doing then, Evan
purposely travels back in time, his present-day mind occupying
his childhood body, in an attempt to re-write history and spare
his friends and loved ones these traumatic experiences. By
altering the events of the past, Evan hopes to transform the
present. But every time Evan changes something in the past, he
returns to the present to find his actions have unexpected and
disastrous consequences. Try as he might, he can't seem to create
a reality that allows he and Kayleigh to live "happily ever
after." Director: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber. Stars: Ashton
Kutcher, Melora Walters, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee
Scott, John Patrick Amedori, Irene Gorovaia, Kevin Schmidt, Jesse
James. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 113 min., Sci Fi thriller, Box
office gross: $57.384 million, New Line, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

MONSIEUR IBRAHIM
Powerful, critically-acclaimed story of two people -- an elderly
Muslim shopkeeper and a young Jewish boy -- from seemingly wholly
opposite cultures who form a special bond of friendship and
together confront life's painful and joyful rites of passage.
During the early 1960s, Paris, like much of Europe, was an
explosion of life. As the old gave way to the new, everything was
in flux and the city was filled with an energy that promised
cultural shifts and social change. Against this background, in a
working class neighborhood, two unlikely characters -- a young
Jew and an elderly Muslim -- begin a friendship. When we meet
Momo, he is in effect an orphan even though he lives with his
father, a man slowly retreating into a crippling depression. His
only friends are the street whores who treat him with genuine
affection. Momo buys his groceries at the neighborhood shop, a
crowded dark space owned and run by Ibrahim, a silent exotic
looking man who sees and knows more then he lets on. After his
father abandons Momo, Ibrahim becomes the one grownup in Momo's
life. Together they begin a journey that will change their lives
forever. The film was a 2004 Golden Globe Nominee for Best
Foreign Film, won a 2004 National Board of Review award for best
foreign film and nabbed a Best Actor Award at the 2004 Venice
Film Festival for Sharif. 15-year old Pierre Boulanger made his
film debut here and won a Best Actor award at the 2003 Chicago
International Film Festival. In French and Turkish with English
subtitles. Director: Francois Dupeyron. Stars: Omar Sharif,
Pierre Boulanger. 2003, CC, MPAA rating: R, 95 min., Drama, Box
office gross: $2.040 million, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

MY VOYAGE TO ITALY
Martin Scorsese directs and narrates this remarkable in-depth
look at the careers of great Italian filmmakers and their
profound influence on him. In this fascinating, entertaining and
personal film, Scorsese takes the viewer on a thrilling journey
through the classics of Italian cinema, from the gritty neo-
realism of post-WWII Italy through its transition into opulent
period drama and surrealist fantasy. Illuminated by insightful
movie clips and his own impassioned commentary, Scorsese's deeply
personal observations offer not only an absorbing lesson in the
history of Italian film, but in how Mr. Scorsese's cinematic
heroes connect with contemporary filmmaking. The famed directors
and their works featured include: Giovanni Pastrone: "Cabiria";
Alessandro Blasetti: "1860," "La Corona di Ferro (The Iron
Crown)," "Fabiola"; Roberto Rossellini: "Roma Citte Aperta (Open
City)," "Paise (Paisan)," "Germania Anno Zero (Germany, Year
Zero)," "Il Miracolo (The Miracle)," "Stromboli," "Terra di Dio
Francesco Giullare di Dio (The Flowers of St. Francis)," "Viaggio
in Italia (Voyage To Italy)"; Luchino Visconti: "Ossessione,"
"Giorni di Gloria," "La Terra Trema," "Senso"; Vittorio De Sica:
"Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief)," "Sciuscie
(Shoeshine)," "Umberto D.," "L'Oro di Napoli (The Gold of
Naples)"; Federico Fellini: "I Vitelloni," "La Dolce Vita," "Otto
e Mezzo (8 1/2)"; Michelangelo Antonioni: "L'Avventura,"
"L'elisse (Eclipse)." Two-disc DVD for $29.99. Director: Martin
Scorsese. 1999, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 246 min., Documentary,
Miramax, No VHS SRP. DVD: Only.

For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
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NEWS

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Film noir buffs will go crazy this week with the release of nine
classic noir outings. Warner Home Video will release "The Film
Noir Collection," a terrific five-disc set with:
** "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950), directed by John Huston and
starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, James Whitmore, Jean
Hagen, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire and Marilyn Monroe. Extras
include commentary by film noir specialist Drew Casper and an
introduction by Huston.
** "Gun Crazy" (1949), a longtime cult classic directed by Joseph
H. Lewis and starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall. Includes
commentary by film noir expert Glenn Erickson.
** "Murder, My Sweet" (1944), the classic Phillip Marlow yarn
directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire
Trevor, Mike Mazurki and Otto Kruger. Includes commentary by film
noir expert Alain Silver.
** "Out of the Past" (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur and
starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas and Rhonda
Fleming. Includes commentary by film noir expert Jim Ursini.
** "The Set-Up" (1949), directed by Robert Wise and starring
Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter and George Tobias. Includes commentary
by Wise and Martin Scorsese.
The set has a retail price of $49.92; each film is available
separately for $14.95.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment will also release a set of
noir films under the Universal Noir Collection label, but as
separate DVDs for $14.98 each:
** "The Big Clock" (1948), starring Ray Milland, Maureen
O'Sullivan, Charles Laughton and George Macready.
** "Black Angel" (1946), starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter
Lorre and John Phillips.
** "Criss Cross" (1949), directed by Robert Siodmak and starring
Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea.
** "This Gun for Hire" (1942), starring Veronica Lake, Robert
Preston and Alan Ladd.

This summer, America will celebrate 50 years of rock 'n' roll,
and Warner Home Video has the ultimate DVD set to mark the
momentous anniversary. Warner's "The History of Rock 'n' Roll"
will be released for the first time ever on DVD as a five-disc
set this week for $99.98 SRP. (The set originally was released in
1995 on VHS with 10 episodes.) Rock historians worldwide have
declared the official beginning of rock 'n' roll to be July 5,
1954, the day Elvis Presley recorded "That's All Right" at Sun
Studio in Memphis. This pivotal moment in rock history is
considered "the big bang" in the dawn of the rock 'n' roll era,
launching a movement that would change the spirit and culture of
America forever. With nearly 10 hours of exclusive interviews,
classic footage and unforgettable concert performances from rock
'n' roll's biggest stars, fans can experience their favorite rock
moments all over again and get an inside look at all the moments
they didn't see. Features interviews and performances by Elvis,
The Beatles, The Who, U2, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Pink Floyd,
Jimi Hendrix, The Jackson Five, Mick Jagger, Bono, Bruce
Springsteen, David Bowie, Pete Townshend, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy
Page, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Lee Lewis, Peter, Paul & Mary, B.B.
King, and many, many more era-defining artists whose
personalities and music styles have dominated the airways and the
culture of America. The 10 episodes in the set are: Episode 1:
Rock 'n' Roll Explodes, Episode 2: Good Rockin' Tonight (the
50's), Episode 3: Britain Invades, America Fights back, Episode
4: The Sounds of Soul, Episode 5: Plugging In (electric folk-rock
and the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival), Episode 6: My Generation
(late 60's), Episode 7: Guitar Heroes, Episode 8: The 70's: Have
a Nice Decade, Episode 9: Punk, Episode 10: Up From the
Underground (rap and MTV).

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Series due this week: "Six Feet Under: The Complete Second
Season," a five-disc set with 13 episodes, $79.99 from HBO ...
"Star Trek: Voyager -- The Complete Third Season" (1996-1997), a
seven-disc set with 26 episodes, under $100, from Paramount. Also
due this week are "The Politician's Wife," a psychological drama
of political lust, sexual obsession, and revenge with a ripped-
from-the-headlines feel. The PBS Masterpiece Theatre drama
follows the story of a political sex scandal involving the U.K.'s
Minister of the Family from the point of view of the politician's
devoted wife, who initially supports him but then secretly
orchestrates a power play against him. The acclaimed telefilm
stars Juliet Stevenson, Trevor Eve and Minnie Driver. From Acorn
Media on DVD only ... Also from Acorn comes "A Fine Romance, Set
3," the final eight episodes of the BBC sitcom about the quirky
romance between a brainy translator (Judi Dench) and a shy
landscaper (Michael Williams); the two-disc set sells for $39.98.
"A Fine Romance, The Complete Collection," containing all 26
episodes on six discs, is available for $79.99.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
MTI Home Video will release this week "The Eliminator," an
actioner about a former cop who is kidnapped with six others and
transported to a jungle locale to participate in a twisted game
of survival where the winner walks away with $10 million -- but
in this game, there are no winners. The thriller -- on VHS rental
and DVD -- stars Michael Rooker and Bas Rutten.

FOR THE KIDS:
Warner Home Video will release two compilations of animated super
heroes: "Batman: The Animated Series, Volume 1," a four-disc set
with 28 adventures for $49.98, and "Challenge of the Super
Friends: The Complete First Season," featuring 16 episodes of the
Hall of Justice super heroes Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman,
Batman and Robin, The Flash, Hawkman, Green Lantern and Black
Vulcan, on two discs for $29.98 ... For preschoolers, HIT
Entertainment will release a video version of the "Bob the
Builder: The LIVE Show!" stage show that thrilled more than
350,000 young fans in 175 performances around the country. Staged
on a colossal arena-sized replica of Bob's building yard, the
show features performances by Bob, Wendy, Spud and their favorite
construction machines and includes Bob's version of "Mambo No.
5." Available on $9.99 VHS and $14.99 DVD.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
Wolfe Video, the largest exclusive distributor of gay and lesbian
home videos, has released "Laughing Matters," a new documentary
about the careers of four leading lesbian comedians: Marga
Gomeza, Suzannne Westenhoefer, Karen Williams and Kate Clinton.
The 60-minute DVD sells for $19.95. For more info:
www.wolfevideo.com or 1-800-GET-WOLFE.


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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Weekly listings of DVD releases can now be viewed on mobile
devices at www.tagtag.com/onvideo

** The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Dir.: John Huston; Sterling Hayden,
Louis Calhern, James Whitmore, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, John
McIntire, Marilyn Monroe. Extras: Commentary by film noir
specialist Drew Casper with James Whitmore, introduction by
Huston. (Warner Film Noir Classic Collection).
** The Big Clock (1948) Ray Milland, Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles
Laughton, George Macready. (Universal Noir Collection).
** Big Top Pee-wee (1988) Dir.: Randal Kleiser; Paul Reubens,
Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson. (Paramount).
** Black Angel (1946) Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, John
Phillips. (Universal Noir Collection).
** The Butterfly Effect (2004) Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters,
Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, John Patrick
Amedori,Irene Gorovaia, Kevin Schmidt, Jesse James. Both the
director's cut and the theatrical version in Dolby Digital EX 5.1
surround and DTS ES 6.1 surround. Extras: Beyond the Movie: "The
Science and Psychology of the Chaos Theory," "The History and
Allure of Time Travel," Fact track trivia subtitle track; All
Access Pass: Commentary by filmmakers/writers Eric Bress and J.
Mackye Gruber, deleted/alternative scenes, "The Creative
Process," visual effects, storyboard gallery; DVD-ROM content
includes script- to-screen comparisons. (New Line).
** The Charlie Chan Chanthology. Six-disc set of six Charlie Chan
thrillers starring Sidney Toler, $69.96 or $14.95 each: "The
Chinese Cat" (1944), "Charlie Chan in the Secret Service" (1944),
"The Jade Mask" (1945), "Meeting at Midnight" (1944), "The
Shanghai Cobra" (1945) and "The Scarlet Clue" (1945). (MGM).
** Crazy People (1990) Dir.: Tony Bill; Dudley Moore, Daryl
Hannah, Paul Reiser. (Paramount).
** Criss Cross (1949) Dir.: Robert Siodmak; Burt Lancaster,
Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea. (Universal Noir Collection).
** Critical Condition (1986) Dir: Michael Apted; Richard Pryor,
Rachel Ticotin, Ruben Blades. (Paramount).
** The Film Noir Collection Five-disc set: "The Asphalt Jungle,"
"Gun Crazy," "Murder My Sweet," "Out of the Past," "The Set-Up,"
$49.92. (Warner).
** First Monday in October (1981) Dir.: Ronald Neame; Walter
Matthau, Jill Clayburgh. (Paramount).
** Fly by Night (1993) Jeffrey D. Sams, Maura Tierney, Ron Brice.
(Columbia TriStar).
** The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Dir.: George Stevens; Max
Von Sydow, Charlton Heston, Sidney Poitier, John Wayne, Shelly
Winters, Pat Boone, Claude Raines, Martin Landau, Angela
Lansbury, Roddy McDowall, Carroll Baker, Ed Wynn, Jose Ferrer,
Van Heflin. This is a single-disc standard edition (no extras) of
the recently restored film, taken from the original 65mm negative
roadshow version, complete with overture and intermission music.
The two-disc special edition is still available. (MGM).
** Gun Crazy (1949) Dir.: Joseph H. Lewis; Peggy Cummins, John
Dall. Extras: Commentary by film noir expert Glenn Erickson.
(Warner Film Noir Classic Collection).
** Heartburn (1986) Dir.: Mike Nichols; Meryl Streep, Jack
Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, Maureen Stapleton, Stockard Channing,
Richard Masur, Catherine O'Hara. (Paramount).
** The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995) Five-disc collector's set
(10 episodes) includes interviews and performances by Elvis, The
Beatles, The Who, U2, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Jimi
Hendrix, The Jackson Five, and many, many more. Episode 1: Rock
'n' Roll Explodes, Episode 2: Good Rockin' Tonight (the 50's),
Episode 3: Britain Invades, America Fights back, Episode 4: The
Sounds of Soul, Episode 5: Plugging In (electric folk-rock and
the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival), Episode 6: My Generation (late
60's), Episode 7: Guitar Heroes, Episode 8: The 70's: Have a Nice
Decade, Episode 9: Punk, Episode 10: Up From the Underground (rap
and MTV); $99.98. (Warner).
** Kotch (1971) Dir.: Jack Lemmon; Walter Matthau, Felicia Farr,
Deborah Winters. (MGM).
** Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) Michael Brandon, Bonnie
Bedelia, Beatrice Arthur. (MGM).
** Monsieur Ibrahim (2003 -- France) Dir.: Francois Dupeyron;
Omar Sharif,Pierre Boulanger. In French and Turkish with English
subtitles. Extras: Commentary by Sharif. (Columbia TriStar).
** Murder, My Sweet (1944) Dir.: Edward Dmytryk; Dick Powell,
Claire Trevor, Mike Mazurki, Otto Kruger. Extras: Commentary by
film noir expert Alain Silver. (Warner Film Noir Classic
Collection).
** My Voyage to Italy (1999) Martin Scorsese directs and narrates
this remarkable in-depth look at the careers of great Italian
filmmakers and their profound influence on him. Two- disc set,
$29.99. (Miramax).
** The Name of the Rose (1986) Dir.: Jean-Jacques Annaud; Sean
Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham. Extras: Commentary
by Annaud, "The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's The Name of the
Rose" making-of documentary, "Journey With Jean- Jacques Annaud"
photo gallery. (Warner).
** Out of the Past (1947) Dir.: Jacques Tourneur; Robert Mitchum,
Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming. Extras: Commentary by
film noir expert Jim Ursini. (Warner Film Noir Classic
Collection).
** The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Dir. Ronald Neame; Maggie
Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin. Extras: Commentary by
Neame and Franklin, still gallery. (Fox Studio Classics).
** Red Sonja (1985) Dir.: Richard Fleischer; Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen. Extras:
** The Set-Up (1949) Dir.: Robert Wise; Robert Ryan, Audrey
Totter, George Tobias. Extras: Commentary by Wise and Martin
Scorsese. (Warner Film Noir Classic Collection).
** The Show (1995) Rap documentary featuring Run-D.M.C., Wu-Tang
Clan, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Notorious B.I.G. (Columbia
TriStar).
** Side Out (1990) Kathy Ireland, C. Thomas, Peter Horton, Randy
Stoklos, Sinjin Smith. (Columbia TriStar).
** Six Feet Under: The Complete Second Season. Five-disc set with
13 episodes, $79.99. Extras: Five commentaries, "Anatomy of a
Working Stiff" behind-the-scenes featurette. (HBO).
** Star Trek: Voyager -- The Complete Third Season (1996-1997)
Seven-disc set with 26 episodes, under $100. Extras: Six
featurettes: "Braving the Unknown: Season 3," "Voyager Time
Capsule: Neelix," "Voyager Time Capsule: Kes," "Flashback to
'Flashback'," "Red Alert! Amazing Visual Effects," "Real Science
with Andre Bormanis"; "Lost Transmissions" (cast and crew
interviews); photo gallery. (Paramount).
** Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) Tony Curtis,
Suzanne Pleshette, Brian Keith, Ivan Dixon. (MGM).
** Take the Money and Run (1969) Dir.: Woody Allen; Woody Allen,
Janet Margolin. (MGM).
** This Gun for Hire (1942) Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Alan
Ladd. (Universal Noir Collection).
** Wholly Moses! (1980) Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, Richard
Pryor, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, John Ritter. (Columbia
TriStar).

** For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:

** Bob the Builder: The LIVE Show!
(2004) Video version of live stage show (HIT Entertainment):
$9.99

For more sell-through info, check out our Sell-Through/Repriced
pages at <http://www.onvideo.org/reprice.htm>


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