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

BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE
Sequel to 2002's "The Bourne Identity," the big screen version of
Robert Ludlum's best-selling novel that had at its center a
trained assassin attempting to recover his memory while evading
shadowy figures from his past. Matt Damon returns as trained
assassin Jason Bourne who, with Marie (Franka Potente, returning
in a brief reprisal of her role in the first film) have
maintained their anonymous, underground existence at the cost of
permanence. Fueled by splintered nightmares and haunted by a past
he cannot remember, Bourne moves Marie from city to city, trying
to remain one step ahead of the threat implicit in every
unexplained stranger's glance, every "wrong number" phone call --
that at any second, without any warning, he might get pulled back
into the world he hopes he left behind. When an operative appears
in the sleepy village that has been their latest home, Bourne and
Marie collapse their lives and head out. But before they can,
Marie is killed and Bourne heads off to Europe to find out why
he's still targeted for murder. Along the way he begins to
recover some of his memory, which leads him to the architects of
Treadstone -- the covert, now dismantled operation that spawned
cold-blooded, professional assassins, and created Bourne -- and
Bourne finds that he's being used in a global game of cat-and-
mouse. And he won't stand for it. Exciting, smash-up action and
intrigue. Director: Paul Greengrass. Stars: Matt Damon, Franka
Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann, Joan
Allen. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: Pg-13, 108 min., Thriller, Box
office gross: $172.218 million, Universal, $22.98 VHS SRP. DVD:
Day & Date.

DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY
Billed as "a film that grabs life by the ball." The story's
protagonist, Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn), is a charismatic
underachiever and proprietor of a rundown gym called Average
Joe's. The facility's clientele of decidedly less-than-"average
Joes" is made up of a self-styled pirate, a scrawny nerd who
dreams of impressing an unattainable cheerleader, an obsessive
aficionado of obscure sports, a dim-witted young man, and a cocky
know-it-all who, of course, really knows nothing. Peter's humble
gym catches the eye of White Goodman (Ben Stiller), the power-
mullet-sporting, Fu-Manchu-d, egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym, a
gleaming monolith of fitness. White intends to take over Average
Joe's, and Peter's non-existent bookkeeping is making it all too
easy for him. A foreclosing bank has stationed attorney Kate
Veatch inside Average Joe's to finalize Globo's takeover of the
gym. But Peter's boyish charms win her over and Kate joins his
team of social rejects to beat the odds -- and their own
ineptitude -- to try to save Average Joe's. How? A showdown
dodgeball competition against Globo Gym. Director: Rawson
Marshall Thurber. Stars: Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben
Stiller, Rip Torn. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 92 min., Comedy,
Box office gross: $114.173 million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

GIRL FROM PARIS, THE
Sandrine (Mathilde Seigner) is a successful thirtysomething
Parisienne tired of her city life and in search of something more
simple and personally fulfilling. She decides upon a radically
different direction, enrolls in a two-year course to become a
farmer, and emerges ready to do just that. Enter Adrien (Michel
Serrault), an older, embittered farmer ready to retire. Sandrine
buys Adrien's isolated farm with the caveat that he remain onsite
for a period of time. The next 18 months find the pair living
more in conflict than harmony with Adrien's pessimism threatening
to overcome Sandrine's hopeful innocence. In French with English
subtitles. Director: Christian Carion. Stars: Michel Serrault,
Mathilde Seigner. 2001, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 103 min., Drama, Box
office gross: $0.183 million, Koch Lorber. DVD: Only.

INFERNAL AFFAIRS
Chan Wing Yan (Tony Leung), a hard-nosed cop, is sent undercover
to infiltrate the notorious Triad crime ring. An expert at
bringing down crime syndicates, Chan believes this next mission
to be routine. What he's not prepared for is the discovery that
the Triad gang has a mole within his own police department -- who
is hunting Chan. What ensues is a battle of wills and only one
cop can win. Winner of seven 2003 Hong Kong Film awards including
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay. In
Cantonese with English subtitles. Director: Wai Keung Lau and Siu
Fai Mak. Stars: Tony Leung , Andy Lau, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsan.
2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 101 min., Thriller, Box office gross:
$0.089 million, Miramax. DVD: Only.

MARIA FULL OF GRACE
This Sundance and Berlin Film Festival award-winner tells the
story of one young woman's journey from a small Colombian town to
the streets of New York. A bright, spirited 17-year-old, Maria
Alvarez (Catalina Sandino Moreno) lives with three generations of
her family in a cramped house in rural Colombia and works
stripping thorns from flowers in a rose plantation. The offer of
a lucrative job involving travel -- in fact, becoming a drug
"mule" -- changes the course of her life. Far from the uneventful
trip she is promised, Maria is transported into the risky and
ruthless world of international drug trafficking. Her mission
becomes one of determination and survival and she finally emerges
with the grace that will carry her forward into a new life. In
Spanish with English subtitles. Director: Joshua Marston. Stars:
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Guilied Lopez, Bobby Plasencia, Patricia
Rae, Orlando Tobon, Yenny Paola Vega. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R,
101 min., Drama, Box office gross: $3.000 million, Warner, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE
Horror legend Robert Englund stars in this very different
interpretation of "Phantom," released in time to coincide with
Joel Schumacher's theatrical remake of Andrew Lloyd Webber's
musical. This version has the maestro (Englund) selling his soul
to the devil to be allowed to make great music. When Christine
arrives in London, she falls under his spell -- until she
discovers that he has been committing unspeakably grisly murders
in her honor and won't stop until he's completed his masterpiece
-- in blood. Director: Dwight H. Little. Stars: Robert Englund,
Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy. 1989, CC, MPAA
rating: R, 93 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $ million, MGM,
No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Only.

WARRIORS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
Two rival swordsmen team up to defend a sacred holy relic from
falling into the hands of a horde of bloodthirsty bandits. Set in
the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows Lieutenant Li (Jiang
Wen) and Japanese emissary Lai Xi (Nakai Kiichi), both first-
class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to
the Chinese Emperor, Lai Xi longs to return to Japan, but is
instead sent to the west to chase wanted criminals. His only
passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li, a
renegade soldier wanted for leading a violent mutiny when he
refused orders to kill female and child prisoners. Li and Lai Xi
battle, but finally agree to delay their final personal fight
until the caravan carrying a Buddhist monk is brought to safety.
The monk is carrying a sacred and powerful pagoda that attracts
the attention of the region's ruthless overlord, Master An (Wang
Xueqi). Lai Xi and Lt. Li, accompanied by Li's former posse of
soldiers, who have forsaken their peaceful new lives to return to
his side, must face the cruelty of the desert, the region's
barbaric bandits and the brutality of the overlord's men before
they can finally face one another. In Chinese with English
subtitles. Director: He Ping. Stars: Jiang Wen, Nakai Kiichi,
Zhao Wei, Wang Xueqi. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 120 min., Action,
Box office gross: $0.067 million, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
Due December 28 on DVD for the first time is "Un Chien Andalou"
(1929), the landmark film and surrealistic masterpiece based on
an exchange of dreams between the Spanish duo of Luis Bunuel and
Salvador Dali, from Facets Video for $19.95 ... On January 18 get
ready to catch football drama "Friday Night Lights," starring
Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, Jay
Hernandez and Lee Jackson, from Warner ... Also on that day
Columbia TriStar will release the Holocaust drama "Rosenstrasse,"
starring Katja Riemann, Maria Schrader, Martin Feifel, Jurgen
Vogel and Jutta Lampe ... On January 25 Columbia TriStar will
release "Head in the Clouds," a romantic melodrama starring
Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, Stuart Townsend and Thomas
Kretschmann ... On February 15 horrific thrills come home with
"Saw," starring Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken
Leung, Dina Meyer, Shawnee Smith and Monica Potter, from Lions
Gate ... Comedy "Taxi," starring Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon,
toots its way to home video, from Fox on February 15 ... and,
from New Yorker on that day comes the intriguing documentary "My
Architect: A Son's Journey," from New Yorker.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
There's a host of goodies this week just ripe for the wrapping.
First off there's the "George Stevens Centennial Classics"
collection of seven discs celebrating the 100th anniversary of
the birth of the great director. New to DVD are "Gunga Din," "I
Remember Mama," "George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin" and "George
Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey," $19.97 each (see separate
listings this week); Warner will also re-release "Alice Adams"
and "Woman of the Year" at $19.97 each and the "Giant Special
Edition" two-disc set for $26.99. (Warner); all with extras ...
Another great cinema name also gets his due this week when Warner
releases "The Buster Keaton Collection," a two-disc set with
three Keaton films: Silents "The Cameraman" (1928) and "Spite
Marriage" (1929) and Keaton's first talkie, "Free and Easy"
(1930), $23.98, loaded with extras ... For more modern excitement
there's Warner's remarkable 10-disc DVD set "The Ultimate Matrix
Collection," featuring all three "Matrix" films together for the
first time with a newly remastered picture and sound for "The
Matrix." Also included is the companion piece "The Matrix
Revisited" and the best-selling "The Animatrix," plus five
entirely new DVDs packed solid with brand-new supplemental
materials that encompass every aspect of the Matrix universe for
a total of 35 Hours of extras overall. Suggested retail price is
$79.92. Warner will also release "The Ultimate Matrix Collection
Limited Edition" that throws in a limited-edition Neo mini-bust
figurine and an 80-page Collector's Book, for $129.92 SRP.

From The Criterion Collection comes the classic Fritz Lang
thriller "M" in a special-edition double-disc set. The 1931 film,
starring Peter Lorre, features a restored high-definition digital
transfer and tons of extras including commentary by German film
scholar Eric Rentschler, author of "The Ministry of Illusion:
Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife," and Anton Kaes, author of the BFI
Film Classics volume on "M"; Claude Chabrol's "M le Maudit," a
short film inspired by "M"; a booklet featuring an essay by film
critic Stanley Kauffmann, a 1963 interview with Lang, and the
script for a missing scene; and much, much more. Also from
Criterion is Cecil B. De Mille's 1931 "The King of Kings" in a
special-edition double-disc set. "The King of Kings" is the
Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it:
Working with the biggest budget in the history of Hollywood at
the time, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into one of
the highest-grossing films of all time. Criterion's set includes
restored digital transfers of two versions of the film: DeMille's
155-minute roadshow version and his subsequent 112-minute general
release, featuring new Dolby Digital 5.1 scores by composers
Donald Sosin (1927 version) and Timothy J. Tikker (1931 version),
plus the original score for the 1931 release by Hugo Riesenfeld;
the set is also loaded with extras.

The folks at Disney have released Wave 4 of their "Walt Disney
Treasures." Each of these amazing two-disc volumes comes in a
collectible tin, priced at $32.99 each: "Walt Disney Treasures:
The Mickey Mouse Club (Week One)" showcases one of the most
famous television programs in the world: The first week's worth
of hour-long shows that aired Monday to Friday on the ABC
Television Network. Here are the famous Mouseketeers, the mouse-
ear hats, the music, the skits, and more. The DVD programs are
presented as the show was, with Monday's Fun With Music Day,
Tuesday's Guest Star Day, Wednesday's Anything Can Happen Day,
Thursday's Circus Day and Friday's Talent Round-Up Day. Bonus
materials include a retrospective with film historian Leonard
Maltin and the original Mouseketeers; merchandising and publicity
materials, and much more. "Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in
Black and White (Volume Two)" features 21 of Mickey's incredibly
entertaining black and white shorts from 1928 through 1935;
loaded with extras. "Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto
(Volume One)" collects 28 of the animated "Pluto" cartoon shorts
into one collection; loaded with extras.

Two modern films that caused quite a stir when released
theatrically come to DVD this week: "Wild at Heart Special
Edition" (1990), directed by David Lynch and starring Nicolas
Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean
Stanton, Crispin Glover and Diane Ladd, with the transfer
supervised by Lynch ... and Brian De Palma's iconoclastic "Hi,
Mom! (1970), starring Robert De Niro, Jennifer Salt and Allen
Garfield; both from MGM.

BUZZIN THE 'B's:
"Heart of America" (2003) is a chilling look at today's high
schools as it follows the last day of the school term when two
seniors with a murder/suicide pact plan to take weapons to school
to exact revenge on their abusers, starring Jurgen Prochnow,
Michael Pare, Patrick Muldoon, Maria Conchita Alonso, Clint
Howard, Elisabeth Moss and Kett Turton, from MTI Home Video on
DVD and VHS.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week are: "Carnivale: The Complete First Season," $99.98
from HBO Video ... "Crusade: The Complete Series," a four-disc
set with 13 episodes of the "Babylon 5" spinoff, $59.98 from
Warner ... "The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season," a four-
disc set with 32 episodes, $44.98 from Warner ... "Gilmore Girls:
The Complete Second Season," a six-disc set with 22 episodes,
$59.98 from Warner ... "M*A*S*H Television Season Seven," a
three-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.98 from Fox ... "Star Trek:
Voyager -- The Complete Sixth Season," a seven-disc set with 26
episodes, under $100 from Paramount ... and "24 Season Three," a
seven-disc set with 24 episodes, $69.98 from Fox.

FOR THE KIDS:
Due this week: "Kim Possible: The Villain Files," featuring four
animated episodes from the Disney Channel series, $19.99 DVD and
$14.99 VHS from Disney ... "That's So Raven: Supernaturally
Stylish," featuring four episodes from the Disney Channel series
starring Raven Simone, $19.99 DVD and $14.99 VHS from Disney ...
"Top Cat: The Complete Series," a four-disc set, $44.98 from
Warner ... "Garfield and Friends: Volume 2" is a compilation of
24 episodes from the first two years of the Saturday morning
cartoon series, in a three-disc set for $39.98 from Fox ...
"Gargoyles: The Complete First Season," a special 10th
anniversary two-disc set that features the complete first season
of the animated show, $29.99 from Disney ... and the final two
volumes of the Power Rangers Dinothunder series, "Power Rangers
Dinothunder Volume 4: Collision Course" and "Power Rangers
Dinothunder Volume 5: Triassic Triumph," $19.99 DVD and $14.99
VHS each.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
Billed as "A sizzling biography of one of America's hottest
dishes," "Julia Child! America's Favorite Chef" is an American
Masters Special on the cook who revolutionized American cooking
and eating habits, on $19.95 DVD and VHS from WGBH Boston Video.


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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Weekly listings of DVD releases can now be viewed on mobile
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** The Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (2004) Live with Jeff
Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engval and Ron White.
(Paramount).
** The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian
Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann, Joan Allen. Extras:
Deleted scenes, "Crash Cam: Racing Through the Streets of Moscow"
featurette, "Bourne to Be Wild: Fight Training" featurette,
"Blowing Things Up" featurette, "The Go-Mobile Revs Up the
Action" featurette, "Anatomy of a Scene: The Explosive Bridge
Chase Scene" featurette, "Matching Identities: Casting"
featurette, "Keeping It Real" featurette, "On the Move With Jason
Bourne" location featurette. (Universal).
** The Buster Keaton Collection. Two-disc set with three Keaton
films: The silents "The Cameraman" (1928) and "Spite Marriage"
(1929) and Keaton's first talkie, "Free and Easy" (1930), $23.98.
Extras: Kevin Brownlow's all-new documentary "So Funny It Hurt:
Buster Keaton and MGM" (produced especially for this DVD
release); photo montages from the two silent films; "Cameraman"
commentary by Glenn Mitchell, author of "A-Z of Silent Film
Comedy: An Illustrated Companion"; "Spite Marriage" commentary by
John Bengston, author of "Silent Echoes: Discovering Early
Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton," and Jeffrey Vance,
author of "Buster Keaton Remembered." (Warner).
** Carnivale: The Complete First Season. $99.98 Extras:
Commentaries by series creator Daniel Knauf, executive producer
Howard Klein, others; behind-the-scenes featurette; Museum of
Radio & TV panel with cast, creators and crew; episodic previews
and recaps. (HBO Video).
** Crusade: The Complete Series. Four-disc set with 13 episodes
of the "Babylon 5" spinoff, $59.98. Extras: Commentaries, "The
Making of Crusade" featurette, "Forging Excalibur" featurette on
the show's spaceship. (Warner).
** Daddy's Dyin' ... Who's Got the Will? (1990) Beau Bridges,
Beverly D'Angelo, Keith Carradine, Tess Harper. (MGM).
** Distant Thunder (1988) John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio.
(Paramount).
** DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) Vince Vaughn,
Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn. Extras: Commentary by
director Rawson Marshall Thurber, "DodgeballBoot Camp: Training
for Dodgeball" featurette, "The Anatomy of a Hit" featurette,
alternate ending, bloopers/gag reel, seven deleted/extended
scenes, six Easter eggs, more. (Fox).
** The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season. Four-disc set
with 32 episodes, $44.98. Extras: Commentary, "Carved in Stone:
The Flintstones Phenomenon" retrospective featurette, "And Now a
Word From Our Sponsor" sponsor interstitials featurette, "Songs
of the Flintstones," "How to Draw Fred Flintstone," Flintstone
art. (Warner).
** George Stevens Centennial Classics. Seven discs celebrating
the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great director. New to
DVD are "Gunga Din," "I Remember Mama," "George Stevens: D-Day to
Berlin" and "George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey," $19.97 each
(see separate listings this week); Warner will also re-release
"Alice Adams" and "Woman of the Year" at $19.97 each and the
"Giant Special Edition" two-disc set for $26.99. (Warner).
** George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994) Documentary on George
Stevens' World War II combat photo unit, which includes
remarkable color footage of the war in Europe. (Warner).
** George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985) Documentary on
the career of George Stevens, mastered in Hi-Definition.
(Warner).
** Gilmore Girls: The Complete Second Season. Six-disc set with
22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: Unaired scenes, "Who Wants to Argue"
montage of the season's best yelling matches, "Gilmore Goodies
and Gossip" onscreen factoids in the "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
episode, "International Success" featurette, more. (Warner).
** The Girl From Paris (2001 -- French) Michel Serrault, Mathilde
Seigner. (Koch Lorber Films).
** Gunga Din (1939) Dir.: George Stevens; Cary Grant, Victor
McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sam Jaffe. Extras: Commentary by
historian Rudy Behlmer, "On Location With Gunga Din" making-of
documentary, original and re-issue trailers, vintage Porky Pig
Looney Tunes cartoon "The Film Fan." (Warner).
** Hell's Angels (1930) Dir.: Howard Hughes; Jean Harlow, Ben
Lyon, James Hall, John Darrow. (Universal).
** Hi, Mom! (1970) Dir.: Brian De Palma; Robert De Niro, Jennifer
Salt, Allen Garfield. (MGM).
** The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) Peter Cook, Dudley Moore,
Denholm Elliott. (MGM).
** How to Steal a Million (1966) Dir.: William Wyler; Audrey
Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Charles Boyer, Eli Wallach. Extras:
Commentary by Wallach and Catherine Wyler, "Biography: Audrey
Hepburn: The Fairest Lady." (Fox Studio Classics).
** I Remember Mama (1948) Dir.: George Stevens; Irene Dunne,
Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Ellen Corby. Extras: New
introduction by George Stevens Jr. (Warner).
** Infernal Affairs (2002 -- Hong Kong) Tony Leung, Andy Lau,
Anthony Wong, Eric Tsan. Extras: "The Making of Infernal
Affairs," "Confidential File" behind-the-scenes featurette,
alternate ending. (Miramax).
** Jinxed (1982) Dir.: Don Siegel; Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip
Torn. (MGM).
** Kim Possible: The Villain Files. Four animated episodes from
the Disney Channel series. (Disney).
** The King of Kings (Special-Edition Double Disc Set) (1931)
Dir.: Cecil B. De Mille; Ernest Torrence, H.B. Warner, Joseph
Schildkraut.New, restored digital transfers of both versions:
DeMille's 155-minute roadshow version and his subsequent 112-
minute general release. Extras: New Dolby Digital 5.1 scores by
composers Donald Sosin (1927 version) and Timothy J. Tikker (1931
version), plus the original score for the 1931 release by Hugo
Riesenfeld; behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "The
King of Kings"; cast portraits by photographer W.M. Mortensen;
production and costume sketches by renowned artist Dan Sayre
Groesbeck; stills gallery of rare production and publicity
photos; original illustrated program and press book featuring
photographs from the film's gala premiere at Grauman's Chinese
Theatre and studio correspondence from DeMille; original
theatrical trailers; booklet featuring a 1927 essay by DeMille,
an excerpt from Robert S. Birchard's new book "Cecil B. DeMille's
Hollywood," production notes, and a new essay by film critic
Peter Matthews. (The Criterion Collection).
** M (Special-Edition Double Disc Set) (1931) Dir.: Fritz Lang;
Ellen Widmann, Peter Lorre. New, restored high-definition digital
transfer. Extras: Commentary by German film scholar Eric
Rentschler, author of "The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and
Its Afterlife," and Anton Kaes, author of the BFI Film Classics
volume on "M"; conversation with Fritz Lang, an interview film by
William Friedkin; Claude Chabrol's "M le Maudit," a short film
inspired by "M"; classroom tapes of "M" editor Paul Falkenberg
discussing the film and its history; interview with Harold
Nebenzal, the son of "M" producer Seymour Nebenzal; a physical
history of "M"; stills gallery, with behind-the-scenes photos,
and production sketches by art director Emil Hasler; booklet
featuring an essay by film critic Stanley Kauffmann, a 1963
interview with Lang, and the script for a missing scene. (The
Criterion Collection).
** Maria Full of Grace (2004 -- Columbia) Dir.: Joshua Marston;
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Guilied Lopez, Bobby Plasencia, Patricia
Rae, Orlando Tobon, Yenny Paola Vega. Extras: Commentary by
writer-director Joshua Marston. (HBO Video).
** M*A*S*H Television Season Seven. Three-disc set with 26
episodes, $39.98. (Fox).
** Out Cold (1989) Teri Garr, Randy Quaid, John Lithgow, Bruce
McGill. (MGM).
** The Phantom of the Opera (1989) Dir.: Dwight H. Little; Robert
Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy. (MGM).
** Rodney Dangerfield -- The Ultimate No Respect Collection.
Three-disc set of the comedian's TV performances, $49.99. (R2
Entertainment).
** A Show of Force (1990) Amy Irving, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond
Phillips, Robert Duvall. (Paramount).
** Smooth Talk (1985) Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place.
(MGM).
** Species III (2004) Sunny Mabrey, Robin Dunne, Amelia Cooke,
J.P. Pitoc, Robert Knepper, guest appearance by Natasha
Henstridge as "Eve." Second sequel airing on Sci Fi Channel.
Rated and unrated editions. Extras: Commentary by director Brad
Turner, writer Ben Ripley, and Dunne; "Alien Odyssey: Evolution"
making-of featurette; "Alien Odyssey: Species DNA" production
design featurette; "Alien Odyssey: Alien Technology" visual
effects featurette; "Alien Odyssey: Intelligent Lifeforms" FX
creature featurette; Easter egg; photo gallery. (MGM).
** Star Trek: Voyager -- The Complete Sixth Season. Seven-disc
set with 26 episodes, under $100. Extras: Six featurettes:
"Braving the Unknown: Season 6," "Voyager Time Capsule:
Chakotay," "One Small Step: A Mars Encounter," "Guest Star
Profile: Vaughn Armstrong," "Red Alert! Amazing Visual Effects,"
"Lost Transmissions From the Delta Quadrant." (Paramount).
** Testament (1983) Jane Alexander, William Devane, Kevin
Costner, Luka Haas, Rebecca DeMornay. Telefilm. Extras:
"Testament at 20" and "Testament: Nuclear Thoughts" featurettes,
"Timeline of the Nuclear Age." (Paramount).
** That's So Raven: Supernaturally Stylish. Four episodes from
the Disney Channel series starring Raven Simone. (Disney).
** Top Cat: The Complete Series. Four-disc set, $44.98. Extras:
Commentaries, storyboard showcase, retrospective featurette,
sing-along, art collection. (Warner).
** 24 Season Three. Seven-disc set with 24 episodes, $69.98.
Extras: Commentary, special DVD-only prequel linking Seasons 3
and 4 together, branching deleted scenes, Season 4 promo, "24: On
the Loose" making-of featurette, "Boys and Their Toys" making-of
the final episode featurette, "Biothreat: Beyond the Series"
featurette, multi-angle study. (Fox).
** The Ultimate Matrix Collection. Ten-disc set with all three
"Matrix" films, with 35 hours of extras including 100 featurettes
and documentaries, $79.92. "The Ultimate Matrix Collection
Limited Edition" adds a limited-edition Neo mini-bust figurine
and an 80-page CollectorOs Book, $129.92. Disc One: "The Matrix"
in a new digital transfer supervised by the Wachowski Brothers
and director of photography Bill Pope; two all-new commentaries
with written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers, one by the
critics -- Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson -- and
one by the scholars -- Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber. Disc Two:
"The Matrix Revisited" with 17 making-of featurettes, including
"What is Bullet Time?" Disc Three: "The Matrix Reloaded" with two
all-new commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski
Brothers, one by the critics -- Todd McCarthy, John Powers and
David Thomson -- and one by the scholars -- Dr. Cornel West and
Ken Wilber. Disc Four: "The Matrix Reloaded Revisited" with 21
featurettes plus 23 extra scenes shot for the "Enter the Matrix"
console video game. Disc Five: "The Matrix Revolutions" with two
all-new commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski
Brothers, one by the critics -- Todd McCarthy, John Powers and
David Thomson -- and one by the scholars -- Dr. Cornel West and
Ken Wilber. Disc Six: "The Matrix Revolutions Revisited" with 28
featurettes. Disc Seven: "The Animatrix," a fusion of CG-
animation and Japanese anime with nine short films exploring the
world of The Matrix, including commentaries, making-of
documentaries, biographical profiles of the directors and
animation producers, "Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture
of Anime" featurette. Disc Eight: "The Roots of the Matrix" with
two insightful documentaries: "Return to Source: Philosophy & The
Matrix" and "The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction."
Disc Nine: "The Burly Man Chronicles" that profiles the "society"
of craftspeople, actors and filmmakers who shaped the movie
trilogy and the "Enter the Matrix" console game; 21 additional
featurettes. Disc Ten: "The Zion Archive" showcases production
assets developed for the universe of The Matrix, including
concept artwork, storyboards, drawings, music videos, TV spots
and trailers, plus a special preview of "The Matrix Online," a
new multi-player online gaming experience. (Warner).
** Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club (Week One)
Showcases one of the most famous television programs in the
world: The first week's worth of hour-long shows that aired
Monday to Friday on the ABC Television Network. Two-disc set in
collectible tin, includes copious extras. $32.99. (Disney).
** Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White (Volume
Two) Features 21 of Mickey's incredibly entertaining black and
white shorts from 1928 through 1935. Two-disc set in collectible
tin, includes copious extras. $32.99. (Disney).
** Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto (Volume One)
Collects 28 of the animated "Pluto" cartoon shorts into one
collection. Two-disc set in collectible tin, includes copious
extras. $32.99. (Disney).

** Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004 -- Chinese) Jiang Wen,
Nakai Kiichi, Zhao Wei, Wang Xueqi. Extras: Making of "Warriors
of Heaven and Earth" featurette, Music video: "Warriors of Peace"
by Jolin Tsai. (Columbia TriStar).
** Wild at Heart Special Edition (1990) Dir.: David Lynch;
Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini,
Harry Dean Stanton, Crispin Glover, Diane Ladd. Extras: All-new
interviews with Lynch, Cage, Dern, Dafoe, Ladd; "Love, Death,
Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart" documentary; "Specific
Spontaneity: Focus on David Lynch" featurette with cast and crew;
"David Lynch -- On the DVD" featurette on the transfer of the
film to DVD; original Electronic Press Kit featurette on the
film; image gallery, more. (MGM).
** Wyclef Jean's All Star Jam at Carnegie Hall (Eagle Rock
Entertainment).
** Young Doctors in Love (1982) Dir.: Garry Marshall; Michael
McKean, Sean Young, Harry Dean Stanton. (MGM).


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

** The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian
Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann, Joan Allen
(Universal): $22.98
** Kim Possible: The Villain Files. Four animated episodes from
the Disney Channel series (Disney): $14.99
** Maria Full of Grace (2004) Dir.: Joshua Marston; Catalina
Sandino Moreno, Guilied Lopez, Bobby Plasencia, Patricia Rae,
Orlando Tobon, Yenny Paola Vega (HBO Video): $25.00
** That's So Raven: Supernaturally Stylish. Four episodes from
the Disney Channel series starring Raven Simone (Disney): $14.99


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


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