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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, September 7 -- MONDAY, September 13

BROTHERS IN ARMS: THE STORY OF THE CREW OF PATROL CRAFT FAST 94
A new film by Paul Alexander, the author of "Man of the People:
The Life of John McCain." In 2003, before John Kerry was the
Democratic presidential candidate, acclaimed author and first-
time filmmaker Paul Alexander began filming "Brothers in Arms,"
which would tell the story of the unique relationship that was
formed between six men who endured the horrors of Vietnam
together. In the early months of 1969, six men met on a swift
boat on the Mekong Delta during some of the worst fighting of the
Vietnam War. Five of the men were crewmates -- Tommy, Mike, Gene,
David, Del -- and they came from across America, from Boston to
Northern California, from South Carolina to Iowa. Their commander
was a young Yale graduate named John Kerry. The experiences they
shared would change their lives forever. The six men have
remained close for the last 35 years. Interviews, photographs and
archival footage of the war not only captures the dramatic and
true story of what happened to these six brave men in the Mekong
Delta, but also recounts what happened after the war and delves
into the way each of these honorable men dealt with the
experience of fighting in, as David puts it, "a war I discovered
we didn't intend to win." In 2002, when Paul Alexander published
"Man of the People," he interviewed some of the men with whom
McCain had been imprisoned in the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam
War. Alexander discovered that McCain and the other POWs shared a
bond that was as palpable now as it was more than three decades
ago. At the same time he was working on an article about John
Kerry in Rolling Stone. While researching the piece, he came
across the story of Kerry and the crew of PCF 94 and realized
they shared the same sort of bond that existed among McCain and
his fellow inmates. Kerry has called it "a special, unbreakable
bond," formed by men who lived through life-and-death situations
on a daily basis, each looking out for the welfare of the other.
They are, as they themselves say, "brothers in arms." Director:
Paul Alexander. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 68 min., Documentary,
First Run Features. DVD: Only.

GRAVEYARD OF HONOR
Action director Kinji Fukasaku (co-director of "Tora! Tora!
Tora!") created one of his most unusual yakuza films with this
highly stylized account of the life of Rikio Ishikawa, a strong-
arm man who works for one of Japan's biggest crime families. In
one brutal scene after another, Fukasaku documents the downward
spiral of a sociopathic thug who will do anything to survive in
Japan's decadent underworld of drugs, murder for hire, and
prostitution. Graveyard of Honor is a brutal and unsparing look
at the modern Japanese yakuza -- men who live without a code of
honor. Based on a true story. In Japanese with optional English
subtitles. Director: Kinji Fukasaku. Stars: Tetsuya Watari,
Tatsuo Umemiya, Yumi Takigawa. 1976, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 93
min., Action-adventure, Home Vision Entertainment. DVD: Only.

KAENA: THE PROPHECY
French CG-animated 3-D adventure, direct-to-DVD. On a distant
planet, a gigantic coiling plant called Axis, stretches high
above the clouds. At its center is a village whose people are in
mortal danger because their "tree world" is withering ... its sap
is drying up. The people beg their gods for help, but to no
avail. Compelled by a mysterious force, Kaena (Kirsten Dunst), a
rebellious, high-spirited teenage girl will defy the Grand
Priest's supreme authority and her people's ancestral beliefs to
take the perilous journey through Axis's deepest roots to
discover what dark secrets lie beyond the clouds. Along the path
she meets the Selenites, a race led by a cruel Queen (Anjelica
Huston) that is also trying to keep the tree from dying, although
by enslaving another race. Helped by a mysterious creature from
another world, the frightening truth that Kaena will discover at
the end of her quest will profoundly change her forever.
Director: Chris Delaporte. Voices of Kirsten Dunst, Richard
Harris, Anjelica Huston. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 91 min.,
Animated, Columbia TriStar. DVD: Only.

LADYKILLERS, THE
Tom Hanks returns to his comedic roots and teams up for the first
time with Academy Award-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen
for his first comedy in more than a decade. Unfortunately, this
is a disappointing remake of 1955's great "The Ladykillers,"
starring Alec Guinness. Hanks stars as Goldthwait Higginson Dorr,
Ph.D., a charlatan professor who's assembled a gang of so-called
"experts" for the heist of the century. The thieves: experts in
explosions, tunneling, and muscle, and the critical "inside man."
The base of operations: the root cellar of an unsuspecting,
church-going little old lady named Mrs. Munson (Irma P. Hall).
The ruse: the five need a place to practice their church music.
The problem: it quickly becomes evident that Dorr's thieves lack
the mental capacity to do the job. The bigger problem: they have
all seriously underestimated their upstairs host. When Mrs.
Munson stumbles onto their plot and threatens to notify the
authorities, the felonious five decide to do her in. After all,
how hard can it be to knock off one old lady? Director: Joel and
Ethan Coen. Stars: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K.
Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 104 min.,
Comedy, Box office gross: $38.894 million, Buena Vista, $24.99
VHS SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

PUNISHER, THE
Run-of-the-mill revenge flick based on the best-selling Marvel
Comics' title. Tom Jane stars as FBI undercover agent Frank
Castle, an agent on the edge who always has beat considerable
odds. A former Special Forces operative, he is finally moving out
of the field and into a desk job -- and a normal life with his
wife and son. But when the son of nasty crime lord Howard Saint
(John Travolta) is killed during his last undercover assignment,
all hell breaks loose for Castle: his entire family is executed
in retribution. Left for dead, Castle recuperates and goes on a
mission to punish the murderers and destroy Saint's world. Along
the way he meets a new, surrogate family, and finds the one thing
he least expected: redemption. There's plenty of comic book
violence and lapses in reason and continuity here. Stiff
performances by all as most of the cast simply "walk" through
their roles. By way of background, Marvel's "The Punisher" made
his first appearance more than 25 years ago as a supporting
character, but proved so popular with readers that he by the
1990's he was starring in as many as three titles a month. In
2000, "The Punisher" reemerged as one of Marvel's highest selling
solo books and remains a top seller for the company. Director:
Jonathan Hensleigh. Stars: Tom Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton,
Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.
2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 124 min., Action thriller, Box office
gross: $33.682 million, Lions Gate, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

SOUL PLANE
After a humiliating and horrific experience on a commercial
flight, Nashawn Wade (Kevin Hart) sues and is awarded a $100
million settlement. Determined to make good with his newfound
wealth he decides to create the airline of his dreams. With the
help of his cousin Muggsy (Method Man), Nashawn creates NWA
Airlines, the first full-service carrier designed to cater to the
urban traveler. A one-of-a-kind airliner, NWA's metallic purple
and chrome-colored plane comes complete with a hot onboard dance
club, live DJs and funky music, its own sassy security crew
(including Mo'Nique), sexy flight attendants, a bathroom
attendant named Johnny (D.L. Hughley), and a first class section
where the Cristal flows like the flightpath -- "non-stop."
Departing on its maiden voyage out of Los Angeles, NWA flight #O-
69 leaves the ground en route to New York City with a full
passenger roster and Captain Mack (Snoop Dogg) behind the
controls in the tricked-out cockpit. As the onboard party gets
more outrageous, the customers get wilder, and chaos reigns
throughout the aircraft, Nashawn is forced to land the plane
himself and save his airline. With the help of Muggsy and his
crew, Nashawn brings the plane down in a climax that gives
"flying the friendly skies" a whole new meaning. In R-rated and
unrated editions. Director: Jessy Terrero. Stars: Tom Arnold,
Kevin Hart, Mo'Nique, D.L. Hughley, Snoop Dogg, Method Man. 2004,
CC, MPAA rating: R: 86 min., unrated: 92 min., Comedy, Box office
gross: $13.922 million, MGM, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD:
Day & Date.

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER ... AND SPRING
A critically-acclaimed and exquisitely beautiful film capturing
the emotional essence of each season. Divided into five segments
with each season representing a stage in a man's life, the film
is an understated yet prolific and philosophical work of art that
was honored as an Official Selection at numerous international
film festivals including Venice, Toronto, Pusan and Sundance.
With the extraordinary attention to visual detail, such as using
a different animal (dog, rooster, cat, snake) as a motif for each
season, writer-director Ki-duk Kim has crafted a totally original
yet universal story about the human spirit, moving from
Innocence, through Love and Evil, to Enlightenment and finally to
Rebirth. Under the vigilant eyes of Old Monk, Child Monk learns a
hard lesson about the nature of sorrow when some of his childish
games turn cruel. In the intensity and lushness of summer, the
monk, now a young man, experiences the power of lust, a desire
that will ultimately lead him, as an adult, to dark deeds. With
winter, strikingly set on the ice and snow-covered lake, the man
atones for his past actions, and spring stars the cycle anew. In
Korean with English subtitles. Director: Ki-duk Kim. Stars:
Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Young-min Kim, Jae-kyeong Seo. 2004, CC,
MPAA rating: R, 102 min., Drama, Box office gross: $2.053
million, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD:
Day & Date.

STREET MOBSTER
In the tradition of Takeshi Kitano, Sergio Leone, and George
Romero, Japanese action director Kinji Fukasaku (co-director of
"Tora! Tora! Tora!") brings to life the story of a violent killer
who will stop at nothing to satisfy his lust for blood. Released
from prison, gangster Isamu Okita plans to start his own gang and
begins a reign of terror using beatings, prostitution, stabbings,
and murders to fight his way to the top of the gangland world.
"Street Mobster" is a look into the dark realm of Japan's
criminal underworld, where anything can be had for a price. In
Japanese with optional English subtitles. Director: Kinji
Fukasaku. Stars: Noburo Ando, Bunta Sugawara. 1972, CC, MPAA
rating: NR, 87 min., Action-adventure, Home Vision Entertainment.
DVD: Only.

UNITED STATES OF LELAND, THE
After committing a chilling crime that shocks the community, 15-
year-old Leland Fitzgerald (Ryan Gosling) is sent to juvenile
hall where he meets Pearl Madison (Don Cheadle), a teacher and
aspiring writer who dreams of making Leland's compelling story
into a book. As Pearl digs deeper into Leland's life and the
people caught up in it -- his mother (Lenna Olin), his famous
writer-father (Kevin Spacey), and his troubled girlfriend (Jena
Malone) -- he uncovers Leland's disturbing motive. Then the
tables turn when Leland forces Pearl to examine his own morally
questionable behavior. Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge. Stars: Don
Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin
Spacey, Michelle Williams. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 104 min.,
Suspense, Box office gross: $0.343 million, Paramount, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

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NEWS

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Highlight of the week is the "Alfred Hitchcock Signature
Collection," a nine film deluxe boxed set with eight never-
before-released Hitchcock classics along with the previously
released "North by Northwest Special Edition," $99.92: "Dial M
For Murder," "Foreign Correspondent," "Suspicion," "The Wrong
Man," "Stage Fright," "I Confess," "Mr. And Mrs. Smith,"
"Strangers on a Train," each available separately at $19.97
(except "Strangers on a Train,") which sells for $26.99; from
Warner ... MGM will release this week "Judgment at Nuremberg
Special Edition" (1961), directed by Stanley Kramer and starring
Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich,
Montgomery Clift, Richard Widmark and Maximilian Schell ... Just
in time for the start of the school year, Criterion presents
"Great Adaptations," four classic literary adaptations together
in a single set at a special price ($99.95). Featuring the
previously released DVD editions of David Lean's "Great
Expectations" and "Oliver Twist," Peter Brook's "Lord of the
Flies," Ernest B. Schedsack and Merian C. Cooper's "The Most
Dangerous Game" ... Home Vision Entertainment will release two
hard-boiled yakuza films: "Graveyard of Honor" (1976) and "Street
Mobster" (1972), both by action director Kinji Fukasaku (co-
director of "Tora! Tora! Tora!") ... And file this under "How
Many Times Can One Film Be Re-released": Anchor Bay will release
a spectacular four-disc set of George A. Romero's 1979 classic
"Dawn of the Dead," dubbed the Ultimate Edition. Included is the
theatrical version of the film, the extended version and the
sought-after European version, plus more than 13 hours of extras.
The boxed set also includes a special mini-reproduction of the
IDW Publishing "Dawn of the Dead" Comic Book Issue #1, as well as
a special multi-page foldout with special feature details,
version descriptions, and original mall directory layouts from
the Monroeville Mall; $49.98 ... And, last but not least, Miramax
is releasing a slick three-disc "Clerks 10th Anniversary
Edition," featuring the theatrical and director's cuts of the
film as well as a plethoria of extras, $34.99.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
TV series due this week: "Alias: The Complete Third Season," a
six-disc set with 22 episodes, $69.99 (Buena Vista) ... "American
Dreams: Season 1 Extended Music Edition," a seven-disc set,
$89.98 (Universal) ... "Angel Season Four," a four-disc set with
22 episodes, $59.98 (Fox) ... "Columbo: The Complete First
Season," a five-disc set, $59.98 (Universal) ... "Everwood: The
Complete First Season," a six-disc set with 23 episodes, $59.98
(Warner) ... "Keen Eddie: The Complete Series," a four-disc set
with 13 episodes, priced around $40 (Paramount) ... "Magnum P.I.:
The Complete First Season," a four-disc set, $59.98 (Universal)
... "Mork & Mindy: The Complete First Season," a four-disc set
with 24 episodes, priced around $30 (Paramount) ... "The Twilight
Zone," a six-disc set with all 43 episodes of the UPN series,
$59.98 (New Line) ... and "Without a Trace: The Complete First
Season," a four-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98 (Warner).

Other TV shows coming to DVD this week: "The Martian Chronicles,"
the 1980 miniseries based on Ray Bradbury's book, starring Rock
Hudson, Bernadette Peters and Robert Beatty, in a two-disc set
with 20 minutes of extra footage, from MGM ... Four episodes of
the 1995 TV series "Goosebumps," based on R.L. Stine's books:
"Haunted Mask II," "Night of the Living Dummy III," "The Werewolf
of Fever Swamp," and "Welcome to Dead House," $9.98 each from Fox
... "The Burning Bed," the 1984 TV movie that gave Farrah Fawcett
a chance to stretch out into more serious roles, debuts this week
on DVD from MGM ... Two Lifetime Original Movies come to DVD this
week: "Homeless to Harvard," starring Thora Birch, and
"Obsessed," directed by John Badham and starring Jenna Elfman,
both from New Line.

FOR THE KIDS:
Koch Vision revs things up this week with two releases from the
"Brum" TV series -- about a little classic car who regularly
helps the zany grownup residents of the Big Town get out of
misadventures -- that airs on the Ready, Set, Learn! preschool
block on Discovery Kids and TLC: "Brum: Crazy Chair Chase and
Other Stories" and "Brum: Soccer Hero and Other Stories," on
$12.98 VHS and $14.98 DVD ... Columbia TriStar will release the
latest adventures of the animated TV series "Maggie and the
Ferocious Beast": Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: Puzzles and
Picnics," in six adventures on $14.94 DVD and five adventures on
$9.95 VHS ... Buena Vista will release this week a gigantic
collection of "Bear in the Big Blue House" Muppet titles on $9.99
VHS and $14.99 DVD (each including four sing-along songs): "A
Bear for All Seasons," "Sense-Sational," "Shapes, Sounds &
Colors," "Dance Party," "Potty Time With Bear," "Everybody's
Special," "Sleepytime With Bear & Friends," "Heroes of Woodland
Valley" and "Tiddy Time With Bear" ... The folks at Disney will
release three new titles bringing together the princesses from
Disney's classic animated films in "The Disney Princess
Collection." Featuring Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Cinderella, Mulan,
Pocahontas and Snow White, the titles are "Disney Princess Sing
Along Songs: Once Upon a Dream" ($14.99 VHS and $19.99 DVD),
"Disney Princess Stories Volume One: A Gift From the Heart"
($14.99 VHS and $19.99 DVD) and "Disney Princess Party: Volume
One" ($19.99 DVD only) ... Master Communications (www.master-
comm.com) will release this week the latest title in the award-
winning "Families of the World" video series that offers a
documentary "day-in-the-life" glimpse into how people live in
different countries, "Families of Vietnam," a 30-minute video
that follows the daily activities of one urban and one rural kid
in Vietnam; $19.95 VHS only ... For older kids Buena Vista will
release Volumes 2 and 3 in the Power Rangers Dinothunder series:
"Legacy of Power" and "White Thunder," $14.99 VHS and $19.99 DVD
each ... "The Best of Beakman's World" features 15 of the
wackiest, most spectacular experiments from the hip and edgy
educational science TV series that aired on both CBS and The
Learning Channel, $9.95 DVD only from Columbia TriStar ... Jim
Henson's puppets go Greek in Columbia TriStar's "The Storyteller:
Greek Myths," a four-part series on one DVD that combines fantasy
characters from Henson's Creature Shop with classical actors like
Derek Jacobi -- under the supervision of Anthony Minghella -- to
re-enact ancient Greek stories: "Daedalus and Icarus," "Orpheus
and Eurydice," "Perseus and the Gorgon" and "Theseus and the
Minotaur; $19.95.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
At the height of controversy over presidential candidate John
Kerry's service in Vietnam, First Run Features this week will
release "Brothers in Arms: The Story of the Crew of Patrol Craft
Fast 94," a 2004 documentary that looks at the facts -- not
smears and innuendo -- behind the role of Kerry and his crew in
Vietnam, on DVD only ... Paramount and PBS will release "The
Creation of the Universe," an enthralling documentary that
features Nobel Prize winner Carlo Rubbia, Murray Gell-Man and
world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking explaining their complex
theories about the origins and evolution of the universe, on DVD
only.


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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Weekly listings of DVD releases can now be viewed on mobile
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** Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don
Ameche. Extras: Commentary by film score restorationist Ray
Fiola, three deleted scenes, "Biography: Alice Faye," MovieTone
News footage. (Fox Studio Classics).
** Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection. Nine film deluxe boxed
set includes eight never-before-released Hitchcock classics along
with the previously released "North by Northwest Special
Edition," $99.92. Each film available separately. (Warner).
-- Dial M For Murder (1954) Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, Robert
Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson. Extras: "Hitchcock and
Dial M" and "3D: A Brief History" ("Dial M" was released in a 3-D
version theatrically) featurettes, newsreel footage from the
premiere. $19.97.
-- Foreign Correspondent (1940) Joel McCrea, Laraine Day,
Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Robert Benchley. Extras:
"Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock" featurette. $19.97.
-- Suspicion (1941) Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine. Extras: "Before
the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock" featurette. $19.97.
-- The Wrong Man (1956) Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony
Quayle. Extras: "Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and the Wrong Man"
featurette, premiere newsreel. $19.97.
-- Stage Fright (1950) Jane Wyman, Richard Todd, Marlene
Dietrich, Alastair Sim, Sybil Thorndike, Patricia Hitchcock.
Extras: "Hitchcock and Stage Fright" featurette. $19.97.
-- I Confess (1953) Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden.
Extras: "Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess" featurette,
premiere newsreel. $19.97.
-- Mr. And Mrs. Smith (1941) Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery,
Gene Raymond, Jack Carson. Extras: "Mr. Hitchcock Meets the
Smiths" featurette. $19.97.
-- Strangers on a Train (1951) Farley Granger, Robert Walker,
Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock. Two-disc set. Extras: Alternate
"preview" version of the film uncovered in 1991 and theatrically
issued in 1996; commentary by Peter Bogdanovich, "Psycho"
screenwriter Joseph Stephano, "Strangers on a Train" author
Patricia Highsmith, and biographer Andrew Wilson; "Strangers on a
Train: A Hitchcock Classic" making-of documentary with Granger,
film historian Richard Schickel, Patricia Hitchcock, and others;
three featurettes: "The Hitchcocks on Hitch," "Strangers on a
Train: The Victim's P.O.V.," and "Strangers on a Train by M.
Night Shyamalan"; "Alfred Hitchcock's Historical Meeting" vintage
newsreel. $26.99.
** Alias: The Complete Third Season. Six-disc set with 22
episodes, $69.99. Extras: Commentaries, "Burbank to Barcelona"
featurette on production design, blooper reel, inside look into
the "gadget lab," script scanner, "The Alias Diaries" behind-the-
scenes featurette, more. (Buena Vista).
** The Alligator People (1959) Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett,
Lon Chaney Jr. (Fox).
** American Dreams: Season 1 Extended Music Edition. Seven-disc
set, $89.98. In 5.1 Surround Sound. Featuring extended
performances by Usher, Ashanti, Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's
Child), LeAnn Rimes, Michelle Branch, Vanessa Carlton,
India.Arie, B2K, Stacie Orrico, Third Eye Blind, Duncan Sheik and
more. Extras: Three commentary tracks featuring Brittany Snow,
executive producer Dick Clark, creator and executive producer
Jonathan Prince and the cast of American Dreams"; "Brian Williams
Hosts Timeline 1963-1964": NBC News' Brian Williams hosts a 30-
minute documentary that takes you inside the historic events
providing the backdrop for the first season of American Dreams;
"Back to Bandstand: Rare footage and extraordinary moments from
American Bandstand, including Dick Clark interviews with music
legends The Beach Boys, Leslie Gore and Marvin Gaye; "My
Boyfriend's Back" Music Video: Meg and Roxanne perform as backup
dancers in a never-before-seen performance of this classic hit;
time capsules for every episode; "Amazing Transformations":
turning pop superstars into music legends. (Universal).
** Angel Season Four. Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98
Extras: Commentary on select episodes, "Angel and the Apocalypse"
featurette. (Fox).
** Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1992) Kevin Van Hentenryck, Annie
Ross, Gil Roper. (Fox).
** Battle Creek Brawl (1980) Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer. (Fox
Martial Arts).
** The Boston Strangler (1968) Dir.: Richard Fleischer; Tony
Curtis, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin. (Fox).
** Brothers in Arms: The Story of the Crew of Patrol Craft Fast
94 (2004) Documentary on John Kerry and his crew in Vietnam.
(First Run Features).
** The Burning Bed (1984) Farah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard
Masur. Telefilm. (MGM).
** Chihuly: Gardens and Glass (2003) Documentary on artist Dale
Chihuly's work exploring the relationship of glass and nature,
which reached a zenith at Chicago's historic Garfield Park
Conservatory, where he created and installed glass sculptures
among the plants at the revitalized urban conservatory. (Home
Vision Entertainment).
** Clerks 10th Anniversary Edition (1984) Dir.: Kevin Smith;
Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson. Three-disc set, $34.99. Extras:
Disc 1: Theatrical version of the film with commentary by Smith
and cast members, animated lost scene, "Flying Car" lost scene,
Jay & Silent Bob MTV Spots, Soul Asylum Music Video: "Can't Even
Tell," "Clerks" Restoration, original audition tapes; DVD-ROM
Features; Disc 2: Original film festival version with commentary
by Smith and cast members, introduction with Smith and producer
Scott Mosier; Disc 3: "Snowball Effect" Documentary: The story of
"Clerks," "Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary," 10th
anniversary Q&A, still photo gallery, original Kevin Smith
Journals, DVD-ROM Enhanced Playback; more. (Miramax).
** Columbo: The Complete First Season Five-disc set, $59.98.
(Universal).
** The Creation of the Universe (2004) PBS docu featuring Nobel
Prize-winning Carlo Rubbia, Murray Gell-Man and world-famous
physicist Stephen Hawking. (Paramount).
** Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition (1979) Massive four-disc set
with the theatrical version of the film, the extended version and
the sought-after European version, plus more than 13 hours of
extras. The boxed set also includes a special mini-reproduction
of the IDW Publishing "Dawn of the Dead" Comic Book Issue #1, as
well as a special multi-page foldout with special feature
details, version descriptions, and original mall directory
layouts from the Monroeville Mall; 49.98. Disc One: U.S.
theatrical version; trailers; tv and radio spots; commentary by
writer-director George A. Romero, special makeup effects artist
Tom Savini, and assistant director Chris Romero; comic book
preview; George A. Romero bio; poster & advertising gallery. Disc
Two: original extended version in DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1;
commentary by producer Richard P. Rubinstein; production stills;
behind-the-scenes photos; memorabilia gallery;Monroeville Mall
commercial. Disc Three: European version; commentary by actors
David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross;
international theatrical trailers; u.k. tv spots; international
poster & advertising gallery; international lobby card gallery;
international pressbook gallery; home video and soundtrack
artwork; Dario Argento bio. Disc Four: Original documentaries:
"The Dead Will Walk," featuring interviews with Dario Argento,
Claudio Argento, Tony Buba, Pasquale Buba, Sharon Ceccatti-Hill,
Zilla Clinton, David Crawford, David Early, David Emge, Ken
Foree, Michael Gornick, John Harrison, Clayton Hill, Jim Krut,
Leonard Lies, Scott H. Reiniger, George A. Romero, Chris Romero,
Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini and Claudio Simonetti; Roy Frumkes'
"Document of the Dead," the original documentary shot on the set
of "Dawn of the Dead"; on-set home movies with audio commentary
from zombie extra Robert Langer; Monroeville Mall tour with actor
Ken Foree. (Anchor Bay).
** Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992) James Sikking, Bibi Besch,
William McNamara. Telefilm. (Fox).
** Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) Live concert film. (Paramount).
** Everwood: The Complete First Season. Six-disc set with 23
episodes, $59.98. Extras: Commentaries on four episodes by the
show's creative team and stars Treat Williams and Gregory Smith,
unaired scenes, "In Search of Everwood" making-of featurette, gag
reel. (Warner).
** Goosebumps: Haunted Mask II (1995) Episode from the TV series
based on R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books, $9.98. (Fox).
** Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III (1995) Episode from
the TV series based on R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books, $9.98.
(Fox).
** Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (1995) Episode from
the TV series based on R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books, $9.98.
(Fox).
** Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House (1995) Episode from the TV
series based on R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books, $9.98. (Fox).
** Gotham (1988) Tommy Lee Jones, Virginia Madsen, Colin Bruce.
Telefilm. (MGM).
** Graveyard of Honor (1976 -- Japan) Dir.: Kinji Fukasaku;
Tetsuya Watari, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yumi Takigawa. Extras: "A
Portrait of Rage" 20-minute video essay, "On the Set With
Fukasaku": An interview with assistant director Kenichi Oguri,
original theatrical trailers, liner notes by Tom Mes. (Home
Vision Entertainment).
** Great Adaptations. Four classic literary adaptations together
in a single set at a special price. Featuring the previously
released DVD editions of David Lean's "Great Expectations" and
"Oliver Twist," Peter Brook's "Lord of the Flies," Ernest B.
Schedsack and Merian C. Cooper's "The Most Dangerous Game";
$99.95. (The Criterion Collection).
** Hear No Evil (1993) Marlee Matlin, D.B. Sweeney. (Fox).
** Iron Fisted Monk (1977) Sammo Hung. (Fox Martial Arts).
** Iron Jawed Angels (2004) Hillary Swank, Frances O'Connor,
Molly Parker, Julia Ormond, Patrick Dempsey, Anjelica Huston. HBO
telefilm. Extras: Commentary by director Katja von Garnier and
screenwriter Sally Robinson. (HBO Video).
** Judgment at Nuremberg Special Edition (1961) Dir.: Stanley
Kramer; Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Marlene
Dietrich, Montgomery Clift, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell.
Extras: "In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximilian Schell"
featurette, "A Tribute to Stanley Kramer," "The Value of a Single
Human Being," photo gallery. (MGM).
** Kaena: The Prophecy (2004 -- France) Direct-to-DVD CG-animated
adventure. Voices of Kirsten Dunst, Richard Harris, Anjelica
Huston. Extras: Making of featurette. (Columbia TriStar).
** Keen Eddie: The Complete Series. Four-disc set with 13
episodes, priced around $40. (Paramount).
** King Kong Lives (1986) Linda Hamilton, John Ashton, Brian
Kerwin. (Fox).
** Knockabout (1979) Yuen Biao, Leung Kar Yan, Sammo Hung. (Fox
Martial Arts).
** The Ladykillers (2004) Dir.: Joel and Ethan Coen; Tom Hanks,
Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst.
Extras: "The Slap Reel" outtakes, "Gospel of the Ladykillers"
deleted music scenes, "Danny Ferrington: The Man Behind the Band"
featurette, "The Ladykillers Script Scanner" CD-ROM feature.
(Buena Vista).
** Magnum P.I.: The Complete First Season. Eighteen episodes,
$59.98. (Universal).
** The Man With One Red Shoe (1985) Tom Hanks, Charles Durning,
Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer, Jim Belushi, Carrie Fisher. (Fox).
** The Martian Chronicles (1980) Dir.: Michael Anderson; Rock
Hudson, Bernadette Peters, Robert Beatty. Two-disc set with 20
minutes of extra footage. Miniseries based on Ray Bradbury's
book. (MGM).
** Mask Director's Cut (Special Edition) (1985) (1985) Dir.:
Peter Bogdanovich; Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz, Estelle Getty,
Richard A. Dysart, Laura Dern, Harry Carey Jr. (Universal).
** Maximum Overdrive (1986) Dir.: Stephen King; Emilio Estevez,
Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith. (Fox).
** Mr. Vampire (1985) Lam Ching Ying, Ricky Hui, Chin Siu Ho.
(Fox Martial Arts).
** Mork & Mindy: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set with 24
episodes, priced around $30. (Paramount).
** Moving Target (1988) Jason Bateman, Chynna Phillips, John
Glover. Telefilm. (MGM).
** Murder on the Orient Express (1974) Albert Finney, Lauren
Bacall, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset, Sean Connery, John
Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel
Roberts, Michael York, Ingrid Bergman. Extras: "Agatha Christie:
A Portrait" featurette, four-part "Making Murder on the Orient
Express." (Paramount).
** Music in My Heart (1940) Rita Hayworth, Tony Martin, Alan
Mowbray. (Columbia TriStar).
** Naked in New York (1993) Dir.: Dan Algrant; Eric Stoltz, Mary
Louise-Parker, Ralph Macchio, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Curtis,
Kathleen Turner, and celebrity cameos by Whoopi Goldberg, Calista
Flockhart, William Styron, Eric Bogosian, Harvey Fierstein and
Griffin Dunne. (Columbia TriStar).
** Night of the Living Dead (1968) Dir.: George A. Romero; Duane
Jones, Judith O'Dea. Colorized and b&w versions. (Fox).
** The Postman Fights Back (1981) Dir.: Ronny Yu; Chow Yun Fat.
(Fox Martial Arts).
** The Punisher (2004) Tom Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy
Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.
Extras: Commentary by director Jonathan Hensleigh, featurettes,
music video, 28-page mini-"Punisher" comic. (Lions Gate).
** Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition (2002) Milla Jovovich, Eric
Mabius, Michelle Rodriguez, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Colin
Salmon. Includes a free ticket to "Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse,"
which opens September 10. Extras: Commentary by director Paul
W.S. Anderson, Jovovich, and Rodriguez; visual effects
commentary; alternate ending; five featurettes; "Resident Evil:
Apocalypse" Fangoria clip compilation. (Columbia TriStar).
** Rounders (1998) Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John
Malkovich, John Turturro, Martin Landau. Extras: Commentary by
director John Dahl, screenwriters David Levien and Brian
Koppelman, Norton; commentary by professional poker players
Johnnie Chan, Phil Helmuth, Chris Moneymaker and Chris "Jesus"
Ferguson; behind-the-scenes featurette; "Inside Professional
Poker" featurette; "Champion Poker Tips"; "Heads Up Texas Hold
'Em" set-top game. (Miramax Collector's Series).
** Soul Plane (2004) Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Mo'Nique, D.L.
Hughley, Snoop Dogg, Method Man. In R-rated and unrated editions.
Extras: Both versions: Deleted scenes, outtakes, "Boarding Pass:
The Making of Soul Plane," cast commentary, "Survivor Safety"
video, Easter egg, behind-the-scenes photo gallery; unrated "Mile
High" edition: Additional footage, deleted scenes, "The Upgrade"
featurette. (MGM).
** The Sports Pages (2001) Kelsey Grammer, Bob Newhart, Eugene
Levy. Two short sports-related TV comedies. (Paramount).
** Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... And Spring (2004 -- Korean)
Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Young-min Kim, Jae-kyeong Seo. (Columbia
TriStar).
** Star Trek Generations: Special Collector's Edition (1994)
Patrick Stewart, Malcolm McDowell, William Shatner. Two-disc set.
Extras: Commentary by Brannon Braga and Ron Moore and text
commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda; "The Star Trek Universe"
featurettes: "A Tribute To Matt Jefferies," "The Enterprise
Lineage," "Captain Picard's Family Album," "Creating 24th Century
Weapons"; production featurettes: "Uniting Two Legends," Stellar
Cartography: Creating The Illusion," "Strange New Worlds: The
Valley of Fire"; visual effects featurettes: "Inside ILM: Models
and Miniatures," "Crashing The Enterprise"; scene
deconstructions: "Main Title Sequence," "The Nexus Ribbon,"
"Saucer Crash Sequence"; deleted scenes; storyboards; production
gallery. (Paramount).
** Street Mobster (1972 -- Japan) Dir.: Kinji Fukasaku; Noburo
Ando, Bunta Sugawara. Extras: Interviews with former yakuza,
original theatrical trailers. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** Terror Train (1980) Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart
Bochner. (Fox).
** The Twilight Zone. Six-disc set with all 43 episodes of the
UPN series, $59.98. DTS surround sound. (New Line).
** The United States of Leland (2004) Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling,
Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle
Williams. (Paramount).
** The Vanishing (1993) Jeff Bridges, Keifer Sutherland, Sandra
Bullock. (Fox).
** Wattstax -- The Special Edition (1973) Music documentary of
the all-day concert for the benefit of the Watts Summer Festival
in 1972, featuring the Staple Singers, the Bar-Kays, Albert King,
Rufus Thomas, Little Milton, Isaac Hayes and Richard Pryor.
Remastered Dolby 5.1 Digital soundtrack. Extras: The original
1973 version's finale, "Rolling Down a Mountain," performed by
Isaac Hayes; complete Albert King performance of "I'll Play the
Blues for You"; audio and video commentary with Chuck D and music
historian Rob Bowman; cast and crew audio commentary including
Isaac Hayes, director Mel Stuart, others. (Warner).
** Whispers in the Dark (1992) Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan,
Anthony LaPaglia, Jill Clayburgh, John Leguizamo, Alan Alda.
(Paramount).
** Without a Trace: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set with
22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: "Missing Evidence" unaired scenes;
director's uncut finale; "The Motive" behind-the- scenes
featurette; "Fingerprints" production, art design and costume
design featurette; commentary on the Season Finale. (Warner).
** Working Tra$h (1990) Ben Stiller, George Carlin. Telefilm.
(Fox).

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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:

** The Ladykillers (2004) Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans
(Buena Vista): $24.99

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


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