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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, October 19 -- MONDAY, October 25

BIONICLE 2: LEGENDS OF METRU NUI
This new CGI-animated direct- to-video feature, based on the
tremendously popular Lego toys, reveals the events that
transformed six chosen Matoran villagers into magnificent Toa
action heroes. When mysterious dark forces threaten the glorious
city of Metru Nui, Toa Lhikan gives six Matoran the tools and
responsibilities of new Toa. These guardians must quickly master
their new powers, demonstrate their worth to their honorable
leader Turaga Dume, retrieve the hidden Great Kanoka Disks and
rescue the inhabitants of their island city. Sequel to hit movie
"Bionicle: Mask of Light," one of the top 10 selling direct-to-
video movies of 2003. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: NR, Animated, Buena
Vista, $22.99 VHS SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

BUTTERFLY, THE
A charming family film about the powerful and unexpected
relationships between children and their elders. Much like a
modern day Heidi or the recent hit Whale Rider, the film tells
the tale of a young girl who is overlooked by her mother and
finds herself pulled toward the support of a father figure.
Eight-year-old Elsa (Claire Bouanich) and her mom Isabelle (Nade
Dieu) move in next to Julien (Michel Serrault), an ornery
entomologist with a lavish butterfly collection in his apartment.
Because her mother often leaves her alone, Elsa soon grows
attached to her neighbor. When he sets out on a weeklong hike in
the Alps in search of a rare and beautiful butterfly, Elsa (who
has never left Paris and yearns for the countryside) hides
herself in his car. Although Julien prefers the solitude and
peace of the mountains, he reluctantly agrees to let Elsa tag
along and unwittingly finds himself becoming an important part of
her life, teaching her about both the natural and human world. In
French with English subtitles. Director: Philippe Muyl. Stars:
Michel Serrault, Claire Bouanich, Nade Dieu. 2004, CC, MPAA
rating: NR, 80 min., Family, Box office gross: $0.038 million,
First Run Features. DVD: Only.

CINDERELLA STORY, A
Substitute a cell phone for a glass slipper, a convertible for a
pumpkin, and an L.A. suburb for a kingdom far, far away and what
do you get? A pre-teen twist on the Cinderella tale! High school
student Sam (Hilary Duff) scrubs floors at a diner, copes with
her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and all the while dreams
of Princeton (the perfect spot for a would-be princess to find a
prince). But maybe she has a Prince Charming already: her
anonymous e-mail buddy (Chad Michael Murray) who arranges to meet
her at the Halloween dance. Sam panics when Mr. Anonymous turns
out to be the coolest guy on campus. Can he love a girl who isn't
part of the in crowd? Can fairy tales come true? Director: Mark
Rosman. Stars: Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer
Coolidge, Regina King, Dan Byrd. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 95
min., Teen romance, Box office gross: $51.140 million, Warner,
$22.99 SRP. DVD: Day & Date .

FAT GIRL
Twelve-year-old Anais is fat. Her sister, Elena, is a teenage
beauty. While on vacation with her parents, Anais tags along
behind Elena, exploring the dreary seaside town. Elena meets
Fernando, an Italian law student, who seduces her with promises
of love, as the ever-watchful Anais bears witness to the
corruption of her sister's innocence. Precise and uncompromising,
Catherine Breillat's "Fat Girl" (A Ma soeur!) is a bold
dissection of sibling rivalry and female adolescent sexuality
from one of contemporary cinema's most controversial directors.
In French with English subtitles. Director: Catherine Breillat.
Stars: Anais Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinee
Khanjia. 2001, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 93 min., Drama, The Criterion
Collection. DVD: Only.

GARFIELD THE MOVIE
The long-running, popular comic strip about the fat and lazy cat
named Garfield comes to life with this live-action Hollywood
comedy. Based on characters created by Jim Davis, the film tells
the story of this supremely spoiled pet, who wants the affection
of everyone around him, only he wants it on his own terms.
Trouble arises one day when, under the influence of the beautiful
veterinarian Liz (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Garfield's owner Jon
(Breckin Meyer) stuns him by bringing home a cuddly dog, Odie.
Jealous at the attention Odie is receiving, Garfield locks Odie
out of the house. Odie runs away and when he's kidnapped by the
evil television personality Happy Chapman (Stephen Tobolowsky),
Garfield realizes his mistake, and embarks on a brave mission to
rescue his new housemate. A real snoozer. Director: Peter Hewitt.
Stars: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky,
Bill Murray (Voice of Garfield). 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 82
min., Animated, Box office gross: $71.926 million, Fox, $19.98
VHS SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

HEALER, THE (JULIE WALKING HOME)
A young boy's ailing chances of survival cause his family untold
grief in this made-for-TV drama from director Agnieszka Holland
("Europa Europa"). Julie (Miranda Otto) is the mother of a child
diagnosed with cancer who meets extreme resistance from her
husband and friends when she seeks a healer to help the sick boy.
But when the mystical healer turns up, it appears some powers
beyond the realm of human comprehension are about to be
unleashed. Director: Agnieszka Holland. Stars: Miranda Otto,
William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: NR,
114 min., Drama, First Look Home Entertainment, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

I'M NOT SCARED
Something sinister is lurking under the surface of 10-year old
Michele's (Guiseppe Cristiano) idyllic summer. While the days in
his remote southern Italian village are filled with the familiar
routines of childhood, a chance discovery leads to a shocking
revelation. He discovers another young boy hiding in a small
hole. Nobody in the village seems to know anything about him --
but then the mystery around the discovery is revealed when the
Michele listens in on a conversation between the second boys'
parents. Now, suddenly beyond the point-of-no-return, Michele
digs further to find that even his own parents may be involved in
a monstrous crime. In Italian with English subtitles. Director:
Gabriele Salvatores. Stars: Guiseppe Cristiano, Aitana Sanchez-
Gijon, Dino Abbrescia, Giorgio Careccia. 2004, CC, MPAA rating:
R, 101 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $1.605 million, Miramax.
DVD only.

INTERMISSION
An urban love story about people adrift and their convoluted
journeys in the search for some kind of love. A misguided break-
up between two young lovers initiates a series of events
affecting everyone around them with cataclysmic results. All the
characters are blissfully unaware of the accidental nature of
life and the way in which their lives intersect, careening from
the hilariously funny to the heart-breakingly sad. The hapless
lover and his best mate, the sex-starved singleton; the maverick
detective and a ruthless petty thief; the pretty girl on the
rebound with an older married man; the deserted wife on the brink
of breakdown; the ambitious TV producer; the robbed and abandoned
fiancee and a 9-year-old tearaway all find their lives
interweaving in this story of modern romance with a bitter twist.
Director: John Crowley. Stars: Shirley Henderson, Kelly
Macdonald, Colm Meaney, Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell. 2004, CC,
MPAA rating: R, 105 min., Comedy thriller, Box office gross:
$0.889 million, MGM, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day &
Date.

LOVE ME IF YOU DARE
Young Julien is endlessly energetic and precociously brilliant,
but unable to bear the impending heartbreak of his beloved
mother's death. Sophie is wildly imaginative, mischievous and
determined to be different, yet in search of someone to accept
and love her. When they meet one another, everything changes.
They begin what seems to be a child's momentary amusement. Every
time they exchange a symbolic tin box (a gift to Julien from his
mother), the one who takes the toy also has to take a dare. The
pranks they force one another to play range from talking dirty in
class to crashing a wedding buffet, but each one becomes a little
bigger, a little more irreverent, a little riskier than the last.
Despite the constant trouble they get into, Julien and Sophie
cannot stop the game's mad, wild and often destructive rush. Even
when they go off to college, the game continues, progressing into
more difficult, bizarre and often crueler challenges, each and
every new dare seemingly a way for Julien and Sophie to drive one
another further away, to avoid admitting they are crazily in love
with one another. When they finally reach adulthood -- Julien
growing more serious, Sophie even more of a libertine -- the
uncompromising, child-like nature of the game comes into
question. Now Julien and Sophie must choose between the game and
their careers, between the game and their spouses-to-be, between
the game and the conventions of everyday life. Yet ... how can
they resist? Just when they think it's all over and life has
become banal, the game is afoot again, and they realize they want
it to go on and on, without end. In French with English
subtitles. Director: Yann Samuell. Stars: Marion Cotillard,
Guillaume Canet. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 94 min., Romantic
drama, Box office gross: $0.537 million, Paramount, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

UNCOVERED: THE WAR ON IRAQ
Slowly, methodically, and convincingly, Robert Greenwald presents
evidence that George W. Bush's administration lied to the
American Public, the United Nations, and the world, about Iraq's
weapons of mass destruction and links to terrorism. A number of
respected talking heads are interviewed, including former
officials of the CIA, military, and White House, and -- most
damagingly -- Bush-appointed weapons inspector David Kay. Their
conclusions reveal that the neoconservative Bush team ignored the
carefully assembled reports of their intelligence agencies, while
untrustworthy Iraqi "defectors" were taken at their word by both
the press and the Pentagon. Unlike Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit
9/11," Greenwald relies less on emotion to make his points.
Rather, he lets his experts expose each lie, one by one, via
crosscutting with footage of press conferences and speeches given
by President Bush, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and
national security adviser Condoleezza Rice. Whatever one's
political leanings, the evidence presented here is hard to
ignore, as is the awful toll the war has taken on civilians,
soldiers, and the reputation of America throughout the world.
This is one of a slew of political documentaries released in 2004
showing how cinema can be a powerful forum for political and
social change. Director: Robert Greenwald. 2004, CC, MPAA rating:
NR, 84 min., Documentary, Cinema Libre. DVD: Only.

VAN HELSING
Deep in the mountains of Carpathia lies the mysterious and mythic
land of Transylvania -- a world where evil is ever-present, where
danger rises as the sun sets, and where the monsters that inhabit
man's deepest nightmares take form. Set in 19th Century London,
Rome, Paris and Transylvania -- where mankind is in constant
danger from incarnate evil in a multitude of forms: monsters that
outlive generations, defying repeated attacks from the doomed
brave souls that challenge them in their never-ending war upon
the human race -- the film follows the adventures of Van Helsing
(Hugh Jackman), the legendary monster hunter born in the pages of
Bram Stoker's "Dracula." In his ongoing battle to rid the world
of its fiendish creatures, Van Helsing, on order of a secret
society, travels to Transylvania to bring down the lethally
seductive, enigmatically powerful Count Dracula (Richard
Roxburgh) and joins forces with the fearless Anna Valerious (Kate
Beckinsale), out to rid her family of a generations-old curse by
defeating the vampire. Also populating the film's dense canvas
are Dr. Frankenstein's misunderstood monster, Anna's stalwart
brother who transforms under the full moon into the Wolf Man, Dr.
Frankenstein's loyal yet treacherous assistant, Igor; Carl, a
friar entrusted with ensuring Van Helsing's safe return; and
Dracula's three bloodthirsty brides who will stop at nothing to
help their master in his plan to subvert human civilization and
rule over a world of havoc, fear and darkness. Director: Stephen
Sommer. Stars: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh,
David Wenham, Will Kemp, Shuler Hensley. 2004, CC, MPAA rating:
PG-13, 132 min., Horror thriller, Box office gross: $118.972
million, Universal, $22.98 VHS SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
The studios will release a slew of films in early and late
December, possibly to garner last-minute Christmas shopping. Due
December 7 from Columbia TriStar is jungle thriller "Anacondas:
The Hunt for the Blood Orchid," on VHS rental and DVD ... On
December 14 DreamWorks will release the Tom Cruise-Jamie Foxx
starrer "Collateral" on $23.99 VHS and as a two-disc DVD set ...
Also on December 14 MGM will release two indie films: theater
documentary "This So Called Disaster" and Swedish comedy "Kitchen
Stories," both on VHS rental and DVD ... Six titles will grace
December 21: Jonathan Demme's "The Manchurian Candidate,"
starring Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep and Liev Schreiber will
arrive from Paramount on VHS rental and DVD; MGM will release
Cole Porter musical bio "De-Lovely," starring Kevin Kline and
Ashley Judd, on VHS rental and DVD; Family film "Two Brothers,"
about a pair of tigers separated as cubs and reunited years
later, will be released on $23.98 VHS and DVD by Universal;
Universal will also release action flop "Thunderbirds" on $23.98
VHS and DVD; Fox will release comedy "Napoleon Dynamite" on VHS
rental and DVD; and Lions Gate will release indie outing "Danny
Deckchair," starring Rhys Ifans and Miranda Otto, on VHS rental
and DVD.

And for post-Christmas sales, Fox will release delightful comedy-
drama "Garden State" from first-time director Zach Braff, on VHS
rental and DVD on December 28 ... MGM will release Michael
Winterbottom's weird futuristic drama "Code 46," starring Tim
Robbins and Samantha Morton, on VHS rental and DVD on December 28
... also on that day Lions Gate will release the sleeper indie
film "Open Water" on VHS rental and DVD ... And, meow, on January
18 Warner will release the disappointing Halle Berry outing
"Catwoman," on VHS rental and DVD.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
There's a host of fine films getting special DVD treatment this
week. Leading the pack is the "Ed Wood Special Edition" (1994),
directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau,
Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones, Patricia
Arquette and Vincent D'Onofrio. The DVD includes lots of extras,
including a deleted "Que Sera Sera" scene with Bill Murray
singing the classic song with a mariachi band in a meat locker
... The Criterion Collection will release three wonderful films
this week: Georges Franju's "Eyes Without a Face" (1960 --
France), about a brilliant, obsessive doctor who attempts a
radical surgery that could restore his beloved daughter's once-
beautiful face, but at a horrifying price. Lauded as a true
rarity of horror cinema, "Eyes Without a Face" has influenced
countless films in its wake and stunned audiences around the
world with its shocking, yet poetic imagery; "Fat Girl" (2001 --
France), a bold dissection of sibling rivalry and female
adolescent sexuality that follows the summer vacation of 12-year-
old Anais, who is fat, and her sister, Elena, a teenage beauty;
and "Secret Honor" (1984), a wild screen adaptation of Donald
Freed and Arnold M. Stone's play about President Nixon:
Sequestered in his home, a disgraced Nixon arms himself with a
bottle of scotch and a gun to record memoirs that no one will
hear. Surrounded by the silent portraits of past presidents,
Nixon resurrects his past in a passionate attempt to reconcile
his failed political career. Directed by Robert Altman and
starring Philip Baker Hall in a tour de force solo performance
... First Run features has put together a six-disc set of all six
of Michael Apted's "Up" films ("Seven Up," "7 Plus Seven," "21
Up," "28 Up," "35 Up" and "42 Up"). Granada Television began the
series in 1964 with the original concept to interview 14 children
from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking about
their lives and their dreams for the future; every seven years
Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects, ultimately
creating an extraordinary look at the structure of life in the
20th century. "The Up Series Boxed Set" will sell for $99.95.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Series due this week: "Arrested Development Season One," a three-
disc set with 21 episodes, $39.98 from Fox ... "Greg the Bunny:
The Complete Series," a two-disc set with all 13 episodes, $26.98
from Fox ... "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Second Season,"
a three-disc set with 40 episodes, priced under $40 from
Paramount ... "Stargate SG-1 Season Seven," a five-disc set with
22 episodes, $69.96 from MGM ... and "Xena: Warrior Princess --
Season Five," a 10-disc set, $79.98 from Anchor Bay.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
"The Ghosts of Edendale" (2003) is a supernatural-thriller about
a couple who buy a house in the Edendale district of Los Angeles
-- next to Hollywood -- and discover the hill on which they live
is haunted by old-time movie stars, from Warner on VHS and DVD
... In "Border Blues" a dangerous and unpredictable smuggler
(Eric Roberts) on the Mexican-U.S. border attempts to help a
Russian woman and her daughter sneak into the States, getting
involved with a corrupt cop (Erik Estrada) and linking him to a
mail-bomb killer in Los Angeles; also stars Gary Busey as an L.A.
cop. From MTI Home Video on VHS and DVD ... "The Hole," from
Miramax, stars Keira Knightley and Thora Birch as two co-eds who
join some prep school friends in ditching their weekend field
trip to hide and party in an abandoned bomb shelter.
Unfortunately for them, they can't leave, and what started out as
a spontaneous adventure turns into several days worth of a fight
for survival; on VHS and DVD.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
4Kids Entertainment will release this week four unedited DVD
collector's editions of two hot manga series, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and
"Shaman King." Unlike the American broadcast versions, these
editions include many of the features "censored" by U.S.
standards: Religious symbols, violence, and sexually provocative
content have been restored. The releases will also feature newly
recorded English language tracks with the original cast, as well
as the original Japanese tracks and English subtitles. The four
titles, at $19.98 each and containing three episodes, are "Yu-Gi-
Oh! Volume 1: The Shadow Games," "Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 2: The
Insector Combo," "Shaman King Volume 1: A Boy Who Dances With
Ghosts" and "Shaman King Volume 2: Perfect Possession."


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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

** Alexander the Great (1956) Dir.: Robert Rossen; Richard
Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones. (MGM).
** Arrested Development Season One. Three-disc set with 21
episodes, $39.98. Extras: Original cut of the pilot episode,
deleted scenes, making-of featurette, cast audition tapes, more.
(Fox).
** Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004) New direct-to-video
feature based on tremendously popular Lego toy-inspired universe.
Extras: "Making of Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui," The Metru
Nui Explorer," "The Legend Revealed." (Buena Vista).
** Born on the Fourth of July Special Edition (1989) Dir.: Oliver
Stone; Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava.
(Universal).
** The Butterfly (2004 -- French) Michel Serrault, Claire
Bouanich, Nade Dieu. (First Run Features).
** The Cat and the Canary (1979) Dir.: Radley Metzger; Honor
Blackman, Edward Fox, Wendy Hiller, Olivia Hussey, Carol Lynley,
Wilfrid Hyde White. Remastered director's cut. Extras: "From
Stage to Silent Movie to Modern Thriller" pictorial history.
(First Run Features).
** Charly (1968) Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom. (MGM).
** A Cinderella Story (2004) Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray,
Jennifer Coolidge, Regina King, Dan Byrd. Extras: Commentary by
the cast, additional scenes, Hilary & Haylie Duff's "Our Lips Are
Sealed" music video, screen tests, "Cinderella Couture: The
Making of a Fashionably Modern Fairytale" costumes and makeup
featurette, "Find Your Prince/Princess Challenge" game, fashion
tips. (Warner).
** Conquest of Space (1955) Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey
Shaughnessy, Phil Foster, William Redfield, William Hopper.
(Paramount).
** D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael
McKean. (Paramount).
** Ed Wood Special Edition (1994) Dir.: Tim Burton; Johnny Depp,
Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones,
Patricia Arquette, Vincent D'Onofrio. Extras: Commentary by
Burton, Landau, co-writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski,
costume designer Colleen Atwood, and cinematographer Stefan
Czapsky; five deleted scenes including "Que Sera Sera" with Bill
Murray singing the classic song with a mariachi band in a meat
locker; "Let's Shoot This F#%@r!" behind-the-scenes featurette;
original music video co-directed by Burton and choreographer Toni
basil, with music by composer Howard Shore; "Making Bela"
featurette; "Pie Plates Over Hollywood" production design
featurette; "The Theremin" featurette with composer Howard Shore;
"When Carol Met Larry" cross-dressers featurette. (Miramax).
** Explorers (1985) Dir.: Joe Dante; Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix,
Jason Presson. (Paramount).
** Eyes Without a Face (1960 -- France) Dir.: Georges Franju;
Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob, Alida Valli, Francois Guerin,
Alexandre Rignault. Extras: "Blood of the Beasts," Franju's
graphic but beautiful 1949 short documentary about Paris
slaughterhouses; trailers; galleries of rare production photos
and promotional material; more. (The Criterion Collection).
** Fat Girl (2001 -- France) Anais Reboux, Roxane Mesquida,
Libero De Rienzo, Arsinee Khanjian. Extras: Behind-the-scenes
footage about the making of the film, trailers, more. (The
Criterion Collection).
** Fire in the Sky (1993) D.B. Sweeney, James Garner, Peter Berg,
Henry Thomas, Craig Sheffer. (Paramount).
** The Garden of Allah (1936) Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer,
Basil Rathbone. (MGM).
** Garfield the Movie (2004) Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Murray (Voice of Garfield). Extras:
Commentary by director Peter Hewitt and producer Jon Davis, Baha
Men "Holla" music video. (Fox).
** Greg the Bunny: The Complete Series. Two-disc set with all 13
episodes, $26.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, deleted
scenes, featurettes, Easter eggs, Puppet Porn, wrap reel,
publicity gallery, more. (Fox).
** The Healer (Julie Walking Home) (2002) Dir.: Agnieszka
Holland; Miranda Otto, William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau. (First
Look Home Entertainment).
** Hellboy Director's Cut (2004) Dir.: Guillermo del Toro; Ron
Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans,
John Hurt. Three-disc set, $34.95; a limited edition gift set
with a Hellboy figurine will be available for $59.95. Features 13
minutes of recut and extended footage and an exclusive
collectible: excerpt from the "Diary of Grigori Rasputin,"
created by Mike Mignola. Extras:Disc One: All-new commentary by
del Toro, video introduction by del Toro; commentary by del Toro
and co-executive producer Mike Mignola; commentary by Perlman,
Blair, Tambor and Evans; branching DVD comics drawn by Mike
Mignola; "Right Hand of Doom" set visits; storyboard track; "From
the Den" Hellboy recommends ... Gerald McBoing Boing animated
shorts; DVD-ROM: Printable original screenplay script,
supervisor's book, director's notebook. Disc Two: Introduction by
Blair; "Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation" 2 1/2 hour documentary on
the making of the film; deleted scenes with optional commentary
by del Toro; character bios written by del Toro; motion board-a-
matics; animatics; multi-angle storyboard comparisons; Maquette
3-D character sculptures video gallery; poster explorations;
trailers and TV spots; Weblink to Hellboy merchandise;
filmographies. Disc Three: Introduction by Perlman; commentary by
Perlman, Blair, Tambor and Evans; production workshops with
commentary by del Toro; Q&A archive: Comic Com 2002; "Scott
McCloud: A Quick Guide to Understanding Comics"; interactive
director's notebook; photo gallery; Mike Mignola artwork photo
montage. (Columbia TriStar).
** I'll Be Seeing You (1944) Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton,
Shirley Temple, Spring Byington. (MGM).
** I'm Not Scared (2004 -- Italy) Dir.: Gabriele Salvatores;
Guiseppe Cristiano, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Dino Abbrescia, Giorgio
Careccia. (Miramax).
** Intermezzo (1939) Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman, Cecil
Kellaway. (MGM).
** Intermission (2004) Shirley Henderson, Kelly Macdonald, Colm
Meaney, Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell. Extras: Deleted scenes.
(MGM).
** Love Me If You Dare (2004 -- French) Marion Cotillard,
Guillaume Canet. (Paramount).
** Made for Each Other (1939) James Stewart, Carole Lombard,
Charles Coburn. (MGM).
** Portrait of Jennie (1948) Joseph Cotton, Jennifer Jones, Ethel
Barrymore, Lillian Gish. (MGM).
** Pursuit (1972) Ben Gazzara, E.G. Marshall. (MGM).
** Ruby Gentry (1952) Dir.: King Vidor; Jennifer Jones, Charlton
Heston, Karl Malden. (MGM).
** Secret Honor (1984) Dir.: Robert Altman; Philip Baker Hall.
Extras: Two audio commentaries by Altman and screenwriter Donald
Freed, a new video interview with Philip Baker Hall, excerpts
from archival films documenting key events in Nixon's political
career. (The Criterion Collection).
** Since You Went Away (1944) Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones,
Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotton, Hattie McDaniel, Monty Wooley,
Agnes Moorhead. (MGM).
** SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Second Season. Three-disc
set with 40 episodes, priced under $40. Extras: Commentary on
select episodes, "Around the World With SpongeBob SquarePants"
featurette, storyboards, more. (Paramount).
** Stargate SG-1 Season Seven. Five-disc set with 22 episodes,
$69.96. Extras: Featurettes, commentaries. (MGM).
** Straw Dogs (1971) Dir.: Sam Peckinpah; Dustin Hoffman, Susan
George, David Warner. Extended unrated version. (MGM).
** They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) Dir.: Sydney Pollack;
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red
Buttons. (MGM).
** Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004) Documentary. (Cinema Libre).
** The Ultimate Oliver Stone Collection. Fourteen disc set with
12 of Stone's films ("Salvador Special Edition," "Platoon Special
Edition," "Wall Street," "Talk Radio," "Born on the Fourth of
July," "The Doors," "JFK Special Edition Director's Cut," "Heaven
and Earth," "Natural Born Killers," "Nixon," "U-Turn" and "Any
Given Sunday Special Edition Director's Cut"), "Oliver Stone's
America" and, on the 14th disc, two documentaries by Stone, new
to DVD: "Persona Non Grata" (2003) and "Looking for Fidel"
(2004); $129.92. (Warner).
** The Up Series Boxed Set. All six of Michael Apted's "Up" films
("Seven Up," "7 Plus Seven," "21 Up," "28 Up," "35 Up" and "42
Up") on six discs, $99.95. (First Run Features).
** Van Helsing (2004) Dir.: Stephen Sommers; Hugh Jackman, Kate
Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Will Kemp, Shuler
Hensley. A three-disc Van Helsing Ultimate Collector's Edition
DVD will also be available for a limited time. Extras:
Commentaries by Sommers, producer Bob Ducsay, and actors Richard
Roxburgh, Shuler Hensley and Will Kemp; "Explore Dracula's
Castle" via an innovative 360 degree self-guided tour to discover
the stunning environments of Van Helsing that you couldn't see in
theaters; "You Are in the Movie!" feature allows viewers to
experience moviemaking magic through miniature cameras on the set
that give the actors' perspectives on the filming of a scene;
outtakes; "Bringing the Monsters to Life" production featurette;
"The Legend of Van Helsing" featurette on the evolution of the
legendary character, Van Helsing, throughout film history; "The
Van Helsing" Xbox game first level sample. The Van Helsing
Ultimate Collector's Edition also includes such extras as
"Explore Frankenstein's Lab" that allows viewers to explore
Frankenstein's Lab through a 360 degree self-guided tour; "Van
Helsing: The Story, The Life, The Legend" mini-documentaries
focus on each character in the film with excerpts, original set
design, ILM effects work, conceptual weapons sketches and more;
"Track the Adventure: Van Helsing's Map" in which the secrets
behind each fantastic set are revealed via an ancient monster map
and five linked featurettes; "The Music of Van Helsing";
"Darkness Falls: Dracula's Lair is Transformed" uses time-lapse
photography to capture the transformation of Dracula's Coffin
Room to his Lab in a matter of minutes through this eye-opening
sequence. In addition, this set includes the three original films
that inspired Van Helsing -- "Dracula," "Frankenstein" and "The
Wolf Man." (Universal).
** When I Fall in Love: The One and Only Nat King Cole. Docu on
Nat King Cole, with performances from his short-lived TV series,
assembled from original kinescopes of the live TV broadcasts.
(Eagle Rock Entertainment).
** Xena: Warrior Princess -- Season Five Ten-disc set with 22
episodes, $79.98. Extras: Interviews with cast and crew;
commentaries by Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, others; alternate
director's cuts and deleted scenes; "Bringing Monsters to Life:
Part 2" featurette; "100th Episode B- Roll Footage" featurette;
production drawings and sketches; photo gallery. (Anchor Bay).
** The Young in Heart (1938) Janet Gaynor, Paulette Goddard,
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Roland Young, Billie Burke. (MGM).

For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>


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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:

** Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004) Direct-to-video CGI-
animated sequel (Buena Vista): $22.99
** A Cinderella Story (2004) Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray,
Jennifer Coolidge, Regina King, Dan Byrd (Warner): $22.99
** Garfield the Movie (2004) Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Murray (Voice of Garfield) (Fox): $19.98
** Van Helsing (2004) Dir.: Stephen Sommers; Hugh Jackman, Kate
Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Will Kemp, Shuler
Hensley (Universal): $22.98

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


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