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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, October 26 -- MONDAY, November 1

DAWN OF THE DEAD
A re-envisioning of George A. Romero's apocalyptic zombie horror
classic 25 years later. Why it started -- where it started -- NOT
KNOWN. Whatever happened, however it started, overnight, the
world has become a living nightmare of surreal proportions, with
the planet's population hit by an inexplicable, unfathomable and
lethal plague -- and the dead aren't staying dead. Corpses
yearning for their next meal are now stalking the few remaining
survivors, driven by their insatiable hunger to feed upon the
flesh of the living. After a terrifying escape from her suburban
Wisconsin home on the morning after, Ana Clark (Sarah Polley)
runs into a small group of the still-living, including: a stoic
police officer, Kenneth (Ving Rhames); Michael, an unassuming
electronics salesman (Jake Weber); a street- rough Andre (Mekhi
Phifer) and his pregnant wife. This ragtag group seeks refuge in
a fortress of the late 20th Century -- an abandoned, upscale
suburban mall. As the world outside grows more hellish, as the
ever-increasing army of decomposing zombies tirelessly strive to
infiltrate the mall, the survivors battle the undead, each other
and their own fears and suspicions. Sealed off from the rest of
what used to be the world, the mall's inhabitants -- now one of
the last bastions of humanity -- must learn to co-exist with each
other and use every available resource in their fight to remain
alive, and more importantly, human. When there is no room in
hell, the dead will walk the earth. Available in the R-rated
theatrical version and a never-before-seen unrated director's cut
deemed too scary for theaters. Director: Zack Snyder. Stars:
Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer. 2004, CC,
MPAA rating: R and unrated, R: 101 min., unrated: 110 min.,
Horror, Box office gross: $58.885 million, Universal, $22.98 VHS
SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

WHITE CHICKS
Two ambitious but unlucky FBI agents (Shawn and Marlon Wayans) go
deep undercover as female, high society debutantes in the
exclusive Hamptons resort to investigate a kidnapping ring. But
as they strut their way into the biggest social event of the year
they find that breaking into high society scene is a lot tougher
than it looks. Despite their best efforts, agents Marcus and
Kevin Copeland have worked their way down to the bottom of the
FBI food chain. Their most recent bust was a failure and they are
hanging on to their jobs by a thread. When a plot to kidnap
spoiled socialite sisters Brittany and Tiffany Wilson is
uncovered, the big case is given to Marcus and Kevin's rivals
Vincent Gomez (Eddie Velez) and Jake Harper (Lochlyn Munro). To
add to their humiliation, Kevin and Marcus are handed a thankless
menial task -- to escort the Gucci-clad spoiled brats safely from
the airport to their hotel in the Hamptons. Even they can't get
that one wrong. Right? When Tiffany's pampered pooch, Baby,
causes a traffic mishap, a fight ensues and the two women get
bruised and refuse to show their less than perfect faces at the
important society weekend. Faced with the prospect of
unemployment, Kevin hatches a plan: He and Marcus will go
undercover as the demanding divas and, in the process, try to
snare the kidnappers and restore their reputations. With the real
Wilson girls safely ensconced in a luxury New York hotel, Marcus
and Kevin assume their identities and spring their most unlikely
sister act on the unsuspecting creme de la creme of Hamptons
society. Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans. Stars: Shawn Wayans,
Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John
Heard. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 108 min., Comedy, Box office
gross: $68.880 million, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.


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NEWS

COMING SOON:
Columbia TriStar has set a December 28 release date for the wild
sci fi thriller "Resident Evil: Apocalypse," starring Milla
Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Sandrine Holt, Mike Epps
and Jared Harris, on VHS rental and in a two-disc DVD set with
more than eight hours of extras. The company is also releasing a
Collector's DVD box set with "RE 2" and "Resident Evil" for
$39.95.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week are: "Cedric the Entertainer Presents: The Complete
Series," a three-disc set with 21 episodes (six which never
aired), $39.98 from Fox ... "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The
Complete Season Four," an eight-disc set with 27 episodes,
$119.95 from A&E Home Video ... "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes,"
a three-disc set with six episodes from the acclaimed series,
$39.98 from MPI Home Video ... "The O.C.: The Complete First
Season," a seven-disc set with 27 episodes, $69.98 from Warner
... "Profiler: Season Four," a five-disc set with all 20 episodes
from the final season, $79.95 from A&E Home Video ... "That '70s
Show: The Complete First Season," a four-disc set, $49.98 from
Fox ... "21 Jump Street Season One," a four-disc set with 13
episodes, $39.98 from Anchor Bay ... "Xena: Warrior Princess --
Season Five," a 10-disc set with 22 episodes, $79.98 from Anchor
Bay.

Other TV shows coming to video include "Agatha Christie's Poirot:
Death on the Nile," shot on location in Egypt and starring David
Suchet (as the legendary Poirot), James Fox and David Soul,
$19.95 VHS and DVD from A&E Home Video ... WGBH Boston Video will
release two dramas from Masterpiece Theatre: "The Cazalets," a
World War II family saga starring Hugh Bonneville, Stephen
Dillane and Ursula Howells, on DVD for $39.95; and Tolstoy's
"Anna Karenina," starring Helen McCrory, Kevin McKidd and Stephen
Dillane, on DVD for $19.95.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
"Frankenfish" is a horror thriller from Mark A.Z. Dippe, the
director of "Spawn," about a deadly fish, smuggled out of Asia,
that gets free and finds its way to the Louisiana bayou, where it
terrorizes a swamp community, on VHS rental and DVD from Columbia
TriStar ... "Ritual" is a melodrama that digs deep into the lives
of a seemingly perfect Malibu family that, beneath the visage of
success, breeds alcoholism, lack of personal respect, deceit and
illicit sex, from UrbanWorks Entertainment on VHS rental and DVD
... "Spooks & Creeps" is a collection of award-winning horror
shorts, including Marcus Wagner's "Freakshow," a parable of
freaks, gluttony and transformation, introduced by Alice Cooper;
Jeff Stark's "Desserts," about an unsuspecting man who becomes
the victim of a vengeful sea creature, starring Ewan McGregor;
Michael Horowitz and Gareth Smith's "Doppelganger," about a man
who finds himself doing bad things in his sleep, starring Rebecca
Gayheart and Timothy Olphant; and three others; $19.95 on DVD
from Vanguard Cinema.

FOR THE KIDS:
The latest release in the Baby Einstein series, "Baby Noah Animal
Expedition" is an educational journey around the world to visit
exotic sites and animals in an interactive adventure for toddlers
and their parents, on $14.99 VHS and $19.99 DVD
(www.babyeinstein.com) ... Paramount has several kids releases
this week: "Boohbah: Showman," with three episodes from the TV
series that features the educational adventures of five colorful
atoms of energy, $16.99 DVD; "Cyberchase: Starlight Night," two
episodes from the PBS Kids series, featuring the adventures of
the CyberSquad gang, for ages 6-11, on $16.99 DVD; "Secret
Central: Have You Heard?" featuring episodes from the series
inspired by the popular line of Hasbro dolls and online animated
characters, on $16.99 DVD; and two Nick Jr. standbys: "Blue's
Clues: ABC's, 123's and More DVD Collection," a three-disc set,
priced under $30 and "Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas."

SPECIAL INTEREST:
Acorn Media will release this week "Broadway's Lost Treasures
II," a compilation of 18 rare Broadway performances, from the
archives of the Tony Awards, seen only in their original
telecasts, including Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur in "Mame,"
Robert Morse in "How to Succeed in Business," Katharine Hepburn
in "Coco," "Les Miserables," more; $24.99 on DVD ... "When I Fall
in Love: The One and Only Nat King Cole" is a documentary on the
singer, with performances from his short-lived TV series,
assembled from original kinescopes of the live TV broadcasts,
from Eagle Rock Entertainment ... Facets Video will release this
week Michael Rubbo's "Waiting for Fidel," a 1974 documentary in
which the filmmaker travels to Cuba to make a film about Fidel
Castro but finds himself eternally waiting for the Cuban leader
to make an appearance. The film veers from serious to hilarious
as Rubbo travels throughout Cuba, discussing politics and life
with the Cuban people, but never getting an audience with Castro
(he's still waiting); $29.95 on DVD ... "Jackie Mason: A Night at
the Opera" is a live performance by the outrageous comedian,
recorded at London's Royal Opera House, from Kultur/SRO on DVD
for $24.95 ... White Star Video will release "La Cosa Nosta: The
New York Mafia," a documentary that looks at the history of
organized crime from its roots in Southern Italy through
Prohibition to the era of the Gotti family, $14.95 on DVD ...
Indie video label Gyromart will release two DVDs based on the
popular and wild Web series about muscle-car driving, pistol-
packing "uber-babes" the Bikini Bandits: the flash-animated
feature "Bikini Bandits Save Christmas" and "Bikini Bandits:
Briefs, Shorts & Panties," a collection of original webisodes
featuring the "bad" girls; both on DVD for $19.99 each.

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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

** Bikini Bandits Save Christmas (2004) Flash-animated feature
based on the popular wild Web series. (Gyromart).
** Bikini Bandits: Briefs, Shorts & Panties (2004) Collection of
original webisodes of the popular bad girls. Extras: Music
videos, trailers, bonus movies. (Gyromart).
** Blue's Clues: ABC's, 123's and More. DVD Collection Three-disc
set, priced under $30. (Paramount).
** Brain Donors (1992) Nancy Marchand, John Turturro.
(Paramount).
** Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2002) Compilation of Broadway
performances seen only in their original telecasts, including
Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur in "Mame," Robert Morse in "How to
Succeed in Business," Katharine Hepburn in "Coco," "Les
Miserables," more; $24.99. (Acorn Media).
** Cedric the Entertainer Presents: The Complete Series. Three-
disc set with 21 episodes (six which never aired), $39.98.
Extras: Commentary. (Fox).
** The China Syndrome Special Edition (1979) Dir.: James Bridges;
Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Wilford Brimley.
Extras: Deleted scenes, two documentaries featuring new
interviews with Fonda and Douglas. (Columbia TriStar).
** Dawn of the Dead (2004) Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber,
Mekhi Phifer. Available in the R-rated theatrical version and an
unrated director's cut containing additional footage. Extras:
Both the rated and unrated versions contain two original segments
created especially for the DVD: "The Lost Tape," a video diary
containing over 15 minutes of the last days of Andy, one of the
survivors; and "Special Bulletin," increasingly grim news reports
about the zombie invasions that expand the film's nightmarish
story line; "Surviving the Dawn: Dare to Face Your Fears!" behind
the screams feature with cast interviews, on-location footage and
more; deleted scenes; interviews; commentaries from the cast and
filmmakers, including director Zack Snyder and producer Eric
Newman; featurettes about the creation of the unforgettably
gruesome zombies. "The Dawn of the Dead Unrated Director's Cut"
includes: "Splitting Headaches: Anatomy of Exploding Heads,"
showing the gory details of how the filmmakers made the head-
kills in the film look so believable; "Attack of the Living
Dead," which dissects the film's most memorable zombie kills;
"Raising the Dead," an in-depth look at turning actors into
undead killers. (Universal).
** Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Season Four. Eight-
disc set with 27 episodes, $119.95. (A&E Home Video).
** Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas (2004) Extras: "Santa's
Super Scavenger Hunt." (Paramount).
** Dora the Explorer: Dora's Ultimate Adventures DVD Collection.
Three-disc set, priced under $30. (Paramount).
** Garfield Holiday Celebrations. Three primetime "Garfield"
specials: "Garfield's Halloween Adventure," "Garfield's
Thanksgiving Show" and "A Garfield Christmas Special." (Fox).
** The Harvest (1993) Miguel Ferrer, Leilani Sarelle, Harvey
Fierstein. (Columbia TriStar).
** Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am. Documentary. Digitally
remastered. (White Star).
** Jimmy Hollywood (1994) Joe Pesci, Christian Slater.
(Paramount).
** The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Three-disc set with six
episodes from the acclaimed series, $39.98. Extras: Commentary by
screenwriter Jeremy Paul and Holmes expert David Stuart Davies,
interview with Adrian Conan Doyle. (MPI Home Video).
** Mulan Special Edition (1998) Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, B.D.
Wong, George Takei, Pat Morita, Miguel Ferrer. Two-disc set.
Dolby 5.1 surround, THX certified; Family Friendly Widescreen
(1.66:1) Enhanced for 16x9 televisions, new digital transfer.
Extras: Disc 1.: Commentary by the filmmakers; deleted scenes
including alternate endings; "Keep 'em Guessing" never-before-
heard deleted song; "disney Pedia: Mulan's World," explores the
fascinating world of ancient China with Mushu; music videos;
Mulan fun facts; Disc 2: "Discovering Mulan" behind-the scenes
featurette; "The Ballad Of Hua Mulan"; early presentation reels;
early progression reels; storyboard to film comparisons; art,
character and color designs; still art galleries; character
design galleries; production demonstrations; story sketches,
rough animation, clean up animation & effects on two separate
scenes; digital production; "Digital Dim Sum"; Songs of Mulan;
"Reflection" music video in Spanish; "Mulan's International
Journey"; multi-language reel; publicity art gallery; more.
(Disney).
** The O.C.: The Complete First Season. Seven-disc set with 27
episodes, $69.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, "Casting the O.C."
featurette, "The Music of the O.C." featurette, "Inside the Real
O.C." featurette, commentary on the pilot by creator Josh
Schwartz and producer Stephanie Savage, "The O.C. Music Guide"
for six episodes, Season 2 sneak peek, more. (Warner).
** Peanuts: I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2004)
Animated. (Paramount).
** Profiler: Season Four. Five-disc set with all 20 episodes from
the final season, $79.95. (A&E Home Video).
** The Real Buddy Holly Story. Documentary. Digitally remastered.
(White Star).
** The Real Patsy Cline. Documentary. Digitally remastered.
(White Star).
** That '70s Show: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set,
$49.98. Extras: "Hello Wisconsin" Season One featurette, "That
'70s" trivia feature, "Promo-palooza!" montage. (Fox).
** The Thing Called Love (1993) River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis,
Dermot Mulroney, Sandra Bullock. (Paramount).
** 21 Jump Street Season One. Four-disc set with 13 episodes,
$39.98. Extras: Commentary by star Peter DeLuise; new interviews
with stars Holly Robinson Peete, Dustin Nguyen, Steven Williams
and co-creator Stephen J. Cannell; two-part premiere episode;
eight-page booklet. (Anchor Bay).
** Viva La Bam: The Complete First Season. Two-disc set with
eight episodes from the MTV Sunday Stew series, $20. (Paramount).
** White Chicks (2004) Dir.: Keenen Ivory Wayans; Shawn Wayans,
Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John
Heard. Extras: Commentary by the Wayans brothers; "How'd They Do
That?" makeup special effects featurette; "A Wayans Comedy"
featurette on the idea, process and humor of creating a comedy;
STARZ! Encore behind-the-scenes featurette. (Columbia TriStar).
** Wildboyz: The Complete First Season. Two-disc set with eight
episodes from the MTV Sunday Stew series, $20.
** Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels. Recorded May 2004
at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre. (Eagle Rock Entertainment).
** The Wind in the Willows (1983) Feature-length animated film.
Voices of Richard Pearson, Ian Carmichael, David Jason, Michael
Hordern. Extras: Interview with director Brian Cosgrove, "Toad's
Road" trivia game, photo gallery. (A&E Home Video).


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:


** Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2002) Compilation of Broadway
performances seen only in their original telecasts, including
Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur in "Mame," Robert Morse in "How to
Succeed in Business," Katharine Hepburn in "Coco," "Les
Miserables," more (Acorn Media): $19.99


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


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