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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, January 25 -- MONDAY, January 31

ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
The iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever
battle each other on Earth in this film that strains the meaning
of the word "exploitation." The discovery of an ancient pyramid
buried under the Antarctic ice sends a team of scientists and
adventurers to the frozen continent. There, they make an even
more terrifying discovery: two alien races at war. Billionaire
industrialist Charles Bishop Weyland gathers an international
team of archaeologists, scientists and security experts, led by
environmentalist and adventurer Alexa "Lex" Woods, to investigate
a mysterious "heat bloom" emanating from deep under Antarctica.
What they witness 2,000 feet below the frozen surface at first
excites, and then terrifies them. They discover a pyramid bearing
a mixture of Aztec, Egyptian and Cambodian cultures. Inside the
pyramid they find a matrix of chambers so technologically
advanced that it becomes obvious that an extraterrestrial
influence has been at work there for thousands of years. The
chamber walls reconfigure unexpectedly, trapping members of the
team and cutting them off from their colleagues. Moving from
chamber to chamber, the horrific truth finally reveals itself:
Predators have been keeping alive a captive Alien Queen who lays
eggs at 100 year intervals. Young Predators warriors are tested
by fighting the Alien offspring. The team stumbles into the
middle of an incredible rite of passage -- and a war between
Aliens and Predators that threatens the Earth. Director: Paul
W.S. Anderson. Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen,
Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 101
min., Thriller, Box office gross: $79.502 million, Fox, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

DOPPELGANGER
Tense supernatural thriller about a man who meets his perfect
double, a flawless mirror image -- a doppelganger -- and begins
to see in this eerie phenomenon an omen of his impending death.
When meek scientist Michio Hayasaki comes face to face with his
double, he initially ignores him, but the look-alike becomes more
and more insistent -- until Hayasaki has no choice but to
confront him. Despite being physically identical, the two men are
frighteningly opposite in nature -- where Hayasaki is quiet and
reserved, the new arrival is confident, aggressive ... and
unbound by social conventions. The two learn to co-exist until
Hayasaki's double forces him to change his life and take more
responsibility for his actions -- causing him to leave his job
and cast his fate with his darker side. The film -- an
exploration of the duality of human nature and the conflict that
arises when we can't come to terms with both sides of our
personalities -- starts out as a chilling horror story and
evolves into a delightful black comedy. A fine example of the new
Asian horror genre. In Japanese with English subtitles. Director:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yusuke
Santamaria, Masahiro Toda, Hitomi Sato. 2003, CC, MPAA rating:
NR, 107 min., Supernatural thrill, Box office gross: $ million,
Tartan Video Asia Extreme, $24.99 VHS SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

FIRST DAUGHTER
Samantha Mackenzie (Katie Holmes) has fame and glamour, but she
just wants what every college freshman wants: the opportunity to
experience the world away from home and, most importantly, away
from her parents. She just wants to be treated like anyone else.
To be normal. But it's not going to be easy, because Sam's home
address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and her dad is John
Mackenzie (Michael Keaton), the President of the United States.
Now living thousands of miles away from the White House, Sam
hopes that being out on her own means she'll be free of the
constraints of being the First Daughter. But everywhere she turns
there's a Secret Service agent at the ready, and her fellow
freshmen won't let her stop being the most famous student in the
country. Sam's roommate, Mia (Amerie Rogers), is determined to
have fun -- and take Sam along for the ride. Sam's adventures get
even more interesting when she meets and falls head over heels
for James (Marc Blucas), the Resident Advisor in her dorm.
College -- and life -- has even more surprises and challenges in
store for Sam, and she's determined to discover where she
belongs, what she wants, and who she really is. Mild, innocuous
teen comedy. Director: Forest Whitaker. Stars: Katie Holmes, Marc
Blucas, Amerie Rogers, Michael Keaton, Margaret Colin, Lela
Rochon. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 105 min., Comedy, Box office
gross: $8.898 million, Fox, $19.98 VHS SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz and Stuart Townsend star in this
romantic saga of passion, betrayal and redemption. War clouds may
be gathering over the Europe after the free-for-all of the
Roaring Twenties, but Gilda (Theron) still chooses to live her
life solely for pleasure. A restless free spirit, she has
traveled the world in search of passion and excitement only to
find it in a romantic menage a trois with Guy (Townsend) and Mia
(Cruz), two friends with whom she shares an apartment in Paris.
But when desire turns to guilt and both her lovers leave to fight
in the Spanish Civil War, an abandoned Gilda vows never to see
them again. Six years later, with liberation just days away, Guy
returns to occupied Paris as a British spy, only to discover
Gilda's the privileged mistress of a German officer. Dismayed,
Guy is now forced to make the most difficult decision of his
life: to let Gilda suffer a traitor's fate or rescue the woman he
once loved. Director: John Duigan. Stars: Charlize Theron,
Penelope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Thomas Kretschmann. 2004, CC,
MPAA rating: R, 121 min., Melodrama, Box office gross: $0.383
million, Columbia TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.x DVD:
Day & Date.

HOW ARNOLD WON THE WEST
Tells the incredible story of how a Hollywood action hero became
the Governor of California and chronicles the variety of issues
raised during the infamous recall election, including the
importance of style over content, the cult of celebrity and the
fame-money combination. With a promise to "pump up Sacramento,"
Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his California gubernatorial
candidacy on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on August 6, 2003.
The film follows Schwarzenegger and his aides, "the men in
black," throughout the campaign process and profiles the slick
and paranoid machine they ran. Staged and controlled events
caught on camera highlight how Schwarzenegger frustrated
journalists by using scripted speeches, avoiding questions and
limiting their access to him. The film also follows the other
candidates, especially the campaign of incumbent governor Gray
Davis and former California first lady Sharon Davis, who
campaigned relentlessly on behalf of her husband. The more than
100 other candidates in the recall election sponsored by
Republican Congressman Darrel Issa were anything and everything
from delusional hopefuls to actors, porn stars, college students,
self-promoters and performance artists. Director: Alex Cooke.
2004, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 80 min., Documentary, The
Disinformation Company. DVD: Only.

MEAN CREEK
When shy Sam (Rory Culkin) confesses to his protective older
brother Rocky (Trevor Morgan) that he is getting pummeled daily
by the towering school bully George (Joshua Peck). Together, they
plan the perfect payback, inviting George on a birthday river
trip tailor-made to end in the bully's humiliation. Rocky's pals
Clyde and Marty (Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz) and Sam's budding
girlfriend Millie (Carly Schroeder) also join the journey, which
starts almost immediately with misgivings. Seeing George in a new
light, as a lonely kid desperate for friendship and attention,
Sam wants to call the whole thing off. But the boat and the plot
are already in motion, and no one can foresee the surprises and
accidents that are to come. Director: Jacob Aaron Estes. Stars:
Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh
Peck, Carl Schroeder. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 89 min., Drama,
Box office gross: $0.602 million, Paramount, No VHS SRP, Priced
for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

PAULY SHORE IS DEAD
Comedian Pauly Shore's film about comedian Pauly Shore. The
conceit: Shore's career hits the toilet and he loses everything.
He moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the
Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Then one night a dead famous
comedian appears, telling Pauly to kill himself, causing him to
go down in history as one of the great comedic geniuses who dies
before his time. Pauly fakes his own death, and the media and
Hollywood go crazy. With cameos by Eminem, Pam Anderson, Carson
Daly, Ellen DeGeneres, Andy Dick, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Heidi
Fleiss, Adam Sandler, the Hilton sisters, Tommy Lee, Chris Rock,
Vince Vaughn and many, many more. Director: Pauly Shore. 2003,
CC, MPAA rating: NR, 82 min., Mocumentary, Fox. DVD: Only.

PHONE
No. 1 grossing horror film in Korea, soon to be remade in a U.S.
version by Madonna's Maverick Films. Investigative reporter Ji-
won, who recently published a controversial article about sex
scandals, begins to receive a series of menacing calls on her
cell phone. When she changes her number, the calls continue,
fraying nerves and disrupting her life. When a friend's young
daughter answers one of the calls, she begins to scream in terror
and exhibit increasingly bizarre and abhorrent behavior -- as if
possessed by a spirit. Ji-won discovers that all the previous
owners of the phone number met with suspicious deaths, and she
now must unravel the mystery before more people die. A chilling
horror-suspense-mystery-thriller -- outringing "Ring" -- that
will have you on the edge of your seat with false leads and twist
endings. In Korean with English subtitles. Director: Byeong-ki
Ahn. Stars: Ji-won Ha, Yu-mi Kim, Woo-jae Choi, Ji-yeon Choi.
2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 100 min., Horror, Tartan Video Asia
Extreme, $24.99 VHS SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
State-of-the-art special effects are the keynote of "Sky Captain
and the World of Tomorrow": with more than 2,000 effects shots,
the unprecedented feature uses live action filmed against blue
screen, filling in every frame detail digitally. The film has
virtually no sets and no locations: the actors work out in front
of the blue screens. The film creates a lush, long-lost sci-fi
world, where pulp fiction fantasies come to life. Flying high
above New York City, the film opens with the Hindenburg III, a
behemoth airship, docking atop the Empire State Building. Storm
clouds rumble as snow blankets the city and startling news fills
the screen: Famous scientists around the world are mysteriously
disappearing. When deadly gargantuan robots trample the city
streets, flinging cars and crushing buildings in their wake, on
the investigation is "Chronicle" reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth
Paltrow), who enlists the help of her old flame, Captain H.
Joseph Sullivan (Jude Law) -- aka Sky Captain -- an ace aviator
with daredevil flying skills. Traveling to the Himalayan Alps,
where they're trapped in an enormous ice cave wired with
explosives, and to the tranquil valley of Shangri-la, Polly and
Sky Captain battle terrifying flying robots, make an incredible
mid-air landing on a mobile airstrip thousands of feet in the
sky, and experience the wonder of underwater flight as they
search for Dr. Totenkopf, the evil mastermind behind a plot to
destroy the world. Director: Kerry Conran. Stars: Gwyneth
Paltrow, Jude Law, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Ling Bai,
Angelina Jolie. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 106 min., Science
Fiction, Box office gross: $37.392 million, Paramount, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL, THE
Enchanting story uniquely comprised of equal parts reality, drama
and magic. Follows the adventures of a family of herders in
Mongolia's Gobi desert who face a crisis when a mother camel
rejects her newborn calf after a particularly difficult birth. In
accordance with ancient ritual, a musician is summoned from a
far-off village to perform a ceremony that is meant to coax the
mother into nursing her baby. While trying to bring the mother
and baby camel together, the children of the family are exposed
to long-standing tradition as well as modern-day concepts for the
very first time, including such worldly fascinations as
television. Director: Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni. 2003, CC,
MPAA rating: PG, 87 min., Family drama, Box office gross: $1.742
million, New Line. DVD: Only.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
The incredibly big, big, big $256 million animated hit "The
Incredibles" will fly to a fully-loaded two-disc DVD set and
$29.99 VHS on March 15, from Disney ... on March 29 New Line will
release the heist caper comedy "After the Sunset," starring
Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie
Harris, Chris Penn, Mykelti Williamson and Obba Babatunde, on DVD
and VHS ... and on April 12 Universal will release "Seed of
Chucky," starring Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Hannah
Spearritt, John Waters, Redman, Steve Lawton, Tony Gardner and
Jason Flemyng, on DVD and $23.98 VHS.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Warner Bros. has put together another impressive package of films
from its vast collection of classics: The Warner Brothers
Pictures Gangsters Collection includes six of the company's
greatest classic gangster films: "The Public Enemy," "White
Heat," "Angels With Dirty Faces," "Little Caesar," "The Petrified
Forest" and "The Roaring Twenties," all fully restored and
digitally remastered; $68.92. Each title is also available
separately for $19.97 and each release includes fabulous extras -
- hosted by Leonard Maltin -- that provide a complete DVD night
at the movies. "Angels With Dirty Faces" (1938), directed by
Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey
Bogart, Ann Sheridan, George Bancroft, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan
and Leo Gorcey, includes the musical short "Out Where the Stars
Begin," the cartoon "Porky and Daffy," the new featurette "Angels
With Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?" commentary by film
historian Dana Polan, more. "Little Caesar" (1930), directed by
Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks
Jr., Glenda Farrell, Sidney Blackmer and Ralph Ince, includes the
Spencer Tracy short "The Hard Guy," the cartoon "Lady Play Your
Mandolin," the new featurette "Little Caesar: End of Rico,
Beginning of the Antihero," commentary by film historian Richard
B. Jewell and more. "The Petrified Forest" (1936), directed by
Archie Mayo and starring Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve
Tobin, Dick Foran and Humphrey Bogart, includes the musical short
"Rhythmitis," the cartoon "The Coo Coo Nut Grove," the new
featurette "The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert,"
commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax, more. "The Public Enemy
(1931), directed by William A. Wellman and starring James Cagney,
Edward Woods, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell, Beryl Mercer, Donald
Cook and Mae Clarke contains several restored scenes (deleted
from subsequent reissue versions due to enforcement of the
Production code) from the original release version of the film,
unseen since 1931 as well as the comedy short "The Eyes Have It,"
cartoon "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile," the new featurette "Beer and
Blood: Enemies of the Public," commentary by film historian
Robert Sklar, more. "The Roaring Twenties" (1939), directed by
Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey
Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn and Frank McHugh, includes
the musical short "All Girl Revue," the comedy short "The Great
Library Misery," cartoon "Thugs With Dirty Mugs," the new
featurette "The Roaring Twenties: The World Moves On," commentary
by film historian Lincoln Hurst, more. "White Heat" (1949),
directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo,
Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran, includes the
comedy short "So You Think You're Not Guilty," cartoon "Homeless
Hare," new featurette "White Heat: Top of the World," commentary
by film historian Drew Casper, more.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated -- The
Naughty Early Years: Set Two," a three-disc set with all 10
episodes from 1972--1974 of the classic British variety outing,
$49.99 from A&E Home Video ... "Cold Feet: Pilot and Complete
First Series," a three-disc set of the British "Friends," $59.99
from Acorn Media ... "Dog the Bounty Hunter: The Best of Season
1," with seven episodes from A&E's reality series, from A&E Home
Video ... :Coupling: The Complete Fourth Season," a two-disc set
with six episodes, $29.98, from BBC Video ... "Danger UXB," a
four-disc set with all 13 episodes of the 1979 British series
about the WWII bomb squad that defused unexploded bombs during
the blitzkrieg, $69.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Dark Shadows DVD
Collection 16," a four-disc set with 40 episodes, $59.98 from MPI
Home Video ... "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Complete Season
Five," a seven-disc set with 26 episodes, $109.95 from A&E Home
Video ... "Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Second Season," a four-
disc set with 23 episodes, $39.98 from Warner ... "Ghost in the
Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Volume 4," with four episodes, from
Manga Entertainment, Bandai Entertainment and Anchor Bay ...
"Homicide: Life on the Street: The Complete Season 6," a six-disc
set with 23 episodes, $99.99 from A&E Home Video ... "The Jamie
Kennedy Experiment -- The Complete Third Season," a three-disc
set with 21 episodes, priced under $30 from Paramount ... "The
Last Ride of the Dalton Gang," a 1979 Western telefilm, starring
Randy Quaid, Bo Hopkins, Sharon Farrell, Harris Yulin, Dale
Robertson and Jack Palance, from MPI Home Video ... "Men Behaving
Badly Series 1 and Series 2," single DVD volumes containing six
episodes of the British series, $19.98 each, from BBC Video ...
"MacGyver: The Complete First Season," a six-disc set with 22
episodes, priced under $30 from Paramount ... "Married with
Children -- The Complete Third Season," a three-disc set, $39.95
from Sony ... "One Tree Hill: The Complete First Season," a six-
disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98 from Warner ... "Soap -- The
Complete Third Season," a three-disc set with 22 episodes, $29.95
from Sony ... "Something the Lord Made," the 2004 Emmy-winning
telefilm about two doctors who defied the rules of their time to
launch a revolutionary heart surgery technique, set against the
backdrop of the Jim Crow south of the 1940s, starring Alan
Rickman, Mos Def, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kyra Sedgwick, Charles
S. Dutton and Gabrielle Union, from HBO Video ... "Two's Company:
Complete Series Two," a single disc with eight episodes of the
British comedy about a cross cultural odd-couple (American Elaine
Stritch and Brit Donald Sinden), from Acorn Media ... "Unsolved
Mysteries: Psychics" and "Unsolved Mysteries: Bizarre Murders,"
four-disc sets for $49.98 from First Look Home Entertainment ...
"The Wire: The Complete Second Season," a four-disc set with 12
episodes, $99.98 from HBO Video.

FOR THE KIDS:
"Batman: The Animated Series -- Volume Two" is a four-disc set,
$44.98, from Warner ... Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: It's Hug Day"
features six episodes on DVD ($16.99) and four on VHS ($9.95).
from Paramount ... "Superman: The Animated Series -- Volume One"
is a two-disc set, $26.99, from Warner.


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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

** Alien vs. Predator (2004) Dir.: Paul W.S. Anderson; Sanaa
Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon.
Theatrical and extended version with alternate beginning. Extras:
Commentary by Anderson, deleted scenes, Dark Horse comic book
covers, "making-of" featurette, sneak peek at the first 16 pages
of the upcoming "Alien vs. Predator" graphic novel. (Fox).
** Anna Lucasta (1959) Sammy Davis Jr., Eartha Kitt. (MGM).
** Back by Midnight (2002) Rodney Dangerfield, Randy Quaid,
Kirstie Alley. Dangerfield's last film. (Monarch Home Video).
** Backbeat Collector's Edition (1994) Dir.: Iain Softley;
Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart, Sheryl Lee. Remastered with 5.1 sound.
Extras: Commentary by director Softley, interview with fifth
Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr, deleted
scenes, interviews with Softley and Hart, Sundance Channel
feature on Softley. (Universal).
** Batman: The Animated Series -- Volume Two. Four-disc set,
$44.98.Extras: "Robin Rising" featurette, "Gotham's Guardians"
supporting cast featurette, "Voices of the Knight" featurette on
the voices behind the characters, commentary on four episodes.
(Warner).
** The Beastmaster Special Edition (1982) Marc Singer, Rip Torn,
Tanya Roberts. DiviMax high-definition transfer, Dolby EX and DTS
6.1 surround. Extras: Commentary by director Don Coscarelli and
producer Paul Pepperman; new documentary with interviews with
Singer, Roberts, Coscarelli and crewmembers. (Anchor Bay).
** Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated -- The Naughty Early
Years: Set Two. Three-disc set with all 10 episodes from 1972--
1974 of the classic British variety outing, $49.99. (A&E Home
Video).
** Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: It's Hug Day. Six episodes.
(Paramount).
** The Boyfriend School (Don't Tell Her It's Me) (1990) Steve
Guttenberg, Jami Gertz, Shelley Long, Kyle MacLachlan, Madchen
Amick. (MGM).
** Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) Dir.: Otto Preminger; Laurence
Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea. (Sony).
** Cold Feet: Pilot and Complete First Series. Three-disc set of
the British "Friends," $59.99. (Acorn Media).
** The Crying Game Collector's Edition (1992) Dir.: Neil Jordan;
Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar,
Breffni McKenna, Joe Savino, Birdy Sweeney, Jaye Davidson.
Remastered with DTS Surround. Extras: Commentary by Jordan,
alternate ending, Northern Troubles featurette, "Making of an
American Independent: Irish Luck, English Love" featurette.
(Miramax).
** Coupling: The Complete Fourth Season. Two-disc set with six
episodes, $29.98. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, outtakes,
deleted scenes. (BBC Video).
** Crystal Gayle Live in Concert. One-woman concert recorded in
Ontario, Canada in 1982. (White Star/Kultur).
** Danger UXB. Four-disc set with all 13 episodes of the 1979
British series about the WWII bomb squad that defused unexploded
bombs during the blitzkrieg, $69.95. (A&E Home Video).
** Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Complete Season Five. Seven-
disc set with 26 episodes, $109.95. (A&E Home Video).
** Dark Shadows DVD Collection 16. Four-disc set with 40
episodes, $59.98. Extras: Interviews with actors David Selby and
Nancy Barrett, creator/executive producer Dan Curtis and
associate producer George DiCenzo. (MPI Home Video).
** Dean Martin: The One and Only. Documentary, $19.99. (White
Star).
** Dog the Bounty Hunter: The Best of Season 1. Seven episodes
from A&E's reality series. (A&E Home Video).
** Doppelganger (Dopperugenga) (2003 -- Japan) Dir.: Kiyoshi
Kurosawa; Koji Yakusho, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yusuke Santamaria,
Masahiro Toda, Hitomi Sato. DTS Surround. Extras: "Making-of"
featurette, interview with director Kurosawa, Asia Extreme
trailers. (Tartan Video Asia Extreme)
** Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Second Season. Four-disc set
with 23 episodes, $39.98. Extras: John Schneider and Tom Wopat's
original screen tests; "Extreme Hazzard: The 25th anniversary
Dukes of Hazzard Festival" in Tennessee, with Catherine Bach, Ben
"Cooter" Jones and Duke fans from around the world, featuring a
parade of General Lees around the Bristol Motor Speedway, a stunt
show, musical performances. (Warner).
** Fall (1997) Dir.: Eric Schaeffer; Eric Schaeffer, Amanda De
Cadenet. (MGM).
** First Daughter (2004) Dir.: Forest Whitaker; Katie Holmes,
Marc Blucas, Amerie Rogers, Michael Keaton, Margaret Colin, Lela
Rochon. Extras: Commentary by Holmes, Blucas and Rogers;
choreography featurette; tribute to composer Michael Kamem.
(Fox).
** Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) Dir.: Mike Newell; Hugh
Grant, Andie Mac Dowell, Simon Callow, John Hannah, Kristin Scott
Thomas. (MGM).
** Frank Sinatra: The Man and the Myth. Documentary, $19.99.
(White Star).
** Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Volume 4. Four
episodes. Extras: Interviews with the production team and voice
actors. (Manga Entertainment, Bandai Entertainment, Anchor Bay).
** Head in the Clouds (2004) Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz,
Stuart Townsend, Thomas Kretschmann. (Columbia TriStar).
** Homicide: Life on the Street: The Complete Season 6. Six-disc
set with 23 episodes, $99.99. (A&E Home Video).
** How Arnold Won the West (2005) Dir.: Alex Cooke. Documentary
on California's 2003 recall election and Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger. Extras: Behind-the scenes-footage from the
Schwarzenegger campaign, former Governor Davis, hilarious clips
from the 134 other colorful candidates. (The Disinformation
Company).
** Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001) Anthony Michael Hall,
Orlando Seale, Amber Valletta. (Paramount).
** Impromptu (1991) Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin,
Bernadette Peters, Julian Sands. (MGM).
** The Jamie Kennedy Experiment -- The Complete Third Season.
Three-disc set with 21 episodes, priced under $30. (Paramount).
** Jeremy (1973) Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor. (MGM).
** MacGyver: The Complete First Season. Six-disc set with 22
episodes, priced under $30. (Paramount).
** Married with Children -- The Complete Third Season. Three-disc
set, $39.95. (Columbia TriStar).
** Mean Creek (2004) Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz,
Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder. Extras: Commentary by
cast and crew, storyboards. (Paramount).
** Men Behaving Badly Series 1 and Series 2. Each volume contains
six episodes of the British series; $19.98 each. Extras:
Featurette, outtakes. (BBC Video).
** Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) Documentary on the
legendary band. Extras: Commentary by the band, commentary by
directors Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, 28 additional scenes,
more. (Paramount).
** Monster Special Edition (2003) Charlize Theron, Christina
Ricci, Bruce Dern. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by director
Patty Jenkins and the film's producers; extended and deleted
scenes; three featurettes: "The Vision and the Journey," "Monster
Surrounded," "The Vision and the Journey"; interview with Jenkins
and composer BT. (Sony).
** Nina Simone: Live. Two rare performances captured live in
1961-1962. (White Star/Kultur).
** Nobody's Fool (1986) Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts, Mare
Winningham. (MGM).
** October Sky (1999) Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern,
Chris Owen. Extras: Commentary by writer (and inspiration for the
film) Homer Hickam, "Aiming High" interviews with the real-life
Rocket Boys. (Universal).
** One Tree Hill: The Complete First Season. Six-disc set with 22
episodes, $59.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, unaired
scenes with introductions, unaired musical performance, "One Tree
Hill Diaries" home movies, "Creating One Tree Hill: A Winning
Team" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Warner).
** Paperback Romance (1994) Anthony LaPaglia, Gia Carides. (MGM).
** Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) Dir.: Pauly Shore; Pauly Shore.
(Fox).
** Phone (2002 -- Korean) Dir.: Byeong-ki Ahn; Ji-won Ha, Yu-mi
Kim, Woo-jae Choi, Ji-yeon Choi. Extras: Commentary, interviews,
behind-the-scenes featurette, "making-of" featurette, Asia
Extreme trailers. (Tartan Video Asia Extreme).
** Predator 2 Special Edition (1990) Danny Glover, Gary Busey,
Bill Paxton, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso. Two-disc set.
DTS Surround. Extras: Commentary by director Stephen Hopkins and
writers Jim Thomas and Scott Thomas, never-before-seen footage,
featurette, more. (Fox).
** Salt and Pepper/One More Time TwoPack. Two Sammy Davis films:
"Salt and Pepper " (1968) directed by Richard Donner and starring
Davis and Peter Lawford, and : One More Time " (1970) directed by
Jerry Lewis and starring Davis and Lawford. $19.98. (MGM).
** Sammy Davis, Jr.: One Cool Cat. Documentary, $19.99. (White
Star).
** Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Gwyneth Paltrow,
Jude Law, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Ling Bai, Angelina
Jolie. Extras: Commentary, three featurettes on the film's
groundbreaking special effects and animation, the short that
inspired the film, two deleted scenes, gag reel. (Paramount).
** Soap -- The Complete Third Season. Three-disc set with 22
episodes, $29.95. (Columbia TriStar).
** Something Short of Paradise (1979) David Steinberg, Susan
Sarandon. (MGM).
** Something the Lord Made (2004) Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Mary
Stuart Masterson, Kyra Sedgwick, Charles S. Dutton, Gabrielle
Union. TV drama. Extras: Commentary by director Joseph Sargent,
writer Peter Silverman and executive producers Eric Hetzel and
Robert Cort; "Making History" slide show; behind-the-scenes
featurette. (HBO Video).
** The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003 -- Mongolian) Family
docu-drama. Extras: Photo gallery, teacher's guide. (New Line).
** Superman: The Animated Series -- Volume One. Two-disc set,
$26.99. Extras: "Superman: Learning to Fly" featurette, "Building
the Mythology: Superman's Supporting Cast" featurette, commentary
on four episodes, more. (Warner).
** Two's Company: Complete Series. Two Single disc with eight
episodes of the British comedy about a cross cultural odd-couple
(American Elaine Stritch and Brit Donald Sinden). (Acorn Media).
** Unsolved Mysteries: Psychics. Four-disc set, $49.98. Extras:
Commentary on select episodes. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** Unsolved Mysteries: Bizarre Murders. Four-disc set, $49.98.
Extras: Commentary on select episodes. (First Look Home
Entertainment).
** Until September (1984) Karen Allen, Thierry Lhermitte. (MGM).
** Warner Bros. Pictures Gangsters Collection. Six of Warner
Bros.' greatest classic gangster films: "The Public Enemy,"
"White Heat," "Angels With Dirty Faces," "Little Caesar," "The
Petrified Forest" and "The Roaring Twenties," fully restored and
digitally remastered; $68.92. Each title is also available
separately for $19.97. (Warner).
-- Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) Dir.: Michael Curtiz; James
Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, George
Bancroft, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan. Leo Gorcey.
-- Little Caesar (1930) Dir.: Mervyn LeRoy; Edward G. Robinson,
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, Sidney Blackmer, Ralph
Ince.
-- The Petrified Forest (1936) Dir.: Archie Mayo; Leslie
Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran, Humphrey
Bogart.
-- The Public Enemy (1931) Dir.: William A. Wellman; James
Cagney, Edward Woods, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell, Beryl Mercer,
Donald Cook, Mae Clarke.
-- The Roaring Twenties (1939) Dir.: Raoul Walsh; James Cagney,
Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn,
Frank McHugh.
-- White Heat (1949) Dir.: Raoul Walsh; James Cagney, Virginia
Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, Steve Cochran.
** The Wire: The Complete Second Season. Four-disc set with 12
episodes, $99.98.Extras: Commentary on episodes 6 and 12. (HBO
Video)

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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:

** Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: It's Hug Day (2004) Four episodes
(Paramount): $9.95
** Doppelganger (Dopperugenga) (2003 -- Japan) Dir.: Kiyoshi
Kurosawa; Koji Yakusho, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yusuke Santamaria,
Masahiro Toda, Hitomi Sato. (Tartan Video Asia Extreme): $24.99
** First Daughter (2004) Dir.: Forest Whitaker; Katie Holmes,
Marc Blucas, Amerie Rogers, Michael Keaton, Margaret Colin, Lela
Rochon (Fox): $19.98
** Phone (2002 -- Korean) Dir.: Byeong-ki Ahn; Ji-won Ha, Yu-mi
Kim, Woo-jae Choi, Ji-yeon Choi (Tartan Video Asia Extreme).:
$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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