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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, February 22 -- MONDAY, March 1

AMERICAN ASTRONAUT, THE
A wild, offbeat science fiction musical comedy set in an
undeterminate future in which space travel has become a dirty way
of life dominated by derelicts, grease monkeys and hard-boiled
interplanetary traders. The story follows the Homeric
intergalactic journey of space trader Samuel Curtis as he
attempts to provide the all-female population of Venus with a
suitable male to propagate their species. All the while he's
followed by an enigmatic cold-blooded killer, Professor Hess. The
film was written and directed by its star, Cory McAbee of the
cult musical group The Billy Nayer Show on black & white stock
using low-budget sets and props. The film is outrageously funny
at times -- in the midst of a "wild-west" space outpost scraggly,
hardened space junkies break out in wild song and dance routines
and the Western-outer space-musical motif is carried throughout
the film (though some of the numbers carry on a bit too long
after the initial wonder and shock wear off). It's kind of
"Eraserhead" meets "Lexx" on the set of Herbert Ross' "Pennies
From Heaven." Director: Cory McAbee. Stars: Cory McAbee, Rocco
Sisto, Gregory Russell Cook, Annie Golden, James Ransome. 2001,
CC, MPAA rating: NR, 91 min., Sci Fi Western musical comedy,
Facets Video. DVD: DVD only.

I HEART HUCKABEES
The fourth film from writer-director David O. Russell ("Three
Kings," "Flirting With Disaster," Spanking the Monkey") is a
comedy that's all about what it's all about. Convinced that a
series of coincidences involving a doorman hold some secret to
life's largest riddles, Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman)
seeks the help of a detective agency unlike any other ... which
leads him down a path that questions the essence of existence
itself. In an attempt to ferret out the meaning of these flukes
he has seen, he consults Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (Dustin
Hoffman, Lily Tomlin), AKA the Existential Detectives, married
metaphysicians who fearlessly investigate the mysteries at the
core of their clients' secret innermost lives. When on a case,
these two follow their clients around closely, observe their
daily activities, query their friends and employers and intently
examine the lives they lead. The difference is that the
Existential Detectives seek the solutions to the most persistent
mystery of all -- the one that lies at the core of reality and
existence itself ... which means their investigations can get a
little tricky. Bernard and Vivian kick off their existential
exploration of Albert by probing his past and present reality.
Along the way, they uncover his festering conflict with Brad
Stand (Jude Law), a golden boy executive climbing the corporate
ladder at Huckabees, a popular chain of retail superstores that
wants to sponsor Albert's Open Spaces Coalition for the PR value.
The Existential Detectives are convinced that Brad -- seemingly
Albert's opposite -- is the key to cracking Albert's case, but
then Brad turns the tables on their investigation, by hiring the
detectives himself. As Bernard and Vivian begin to dig deeper
into Brad's ambition and his relationship with Huckabees' hot
blonde spokesmodel Dawn (Naomi Watts), Albert begins to lose
faith and rebels against their conclusions. Pairing up with
another of the duo's clients -- firefighter, tough guy and
uncompromising soul searcher Tommy (Mark Wahlberg) -- he joins
forces with the Jaffe's arch nemesis, the sexy French philosopher
Caterine Vauban (Isabelle Huppert), who valiantly battles for the
contrasting point of view. Now, as Being chases Nothingness,
Albert, Tommy, Brad, Dawn, Bernard, Vivian and Caterine chase one
another in a wild romp through life's biggest questions to find
the true answer to existence. Director: David O. Russell. Stars:
Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin,
Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R,
106 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $12.247 million, Fox, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

MIYAZAKI COLLECTION: THE CAT RETURNS
Spectacular animated journey to a world of magic and adventure.
Haru, a schoolgirl bored by her ordinary routine, saves the life
of an unusual cat, and suddenly her world is transformed beyond
anything she's ever imagined. Her good deed is rewarded with a
flurry of presents, including gift-wrapped mice, and one very
shocking proposal of marriage -- to the Cat's King's son! Haru
embarks on an unexpected journey to the Kingdom of Cats where her
eyes are opened to a whole other world and her destiny is
uncertain. To change her fate she'll need to learn to believe in
herself, and in the process she will learn to appreciate her
everyday life. Two-disc set with a brand-new, English language
voice cast as well as the original Japanese language track.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki. Stars: English language version voices:
Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Peter Boyle, Elliott Gould, Andy
Richter, Rene Auberjonois, Tim Curry, Judy Greer, Andrew Bevis,
Kristen Bell, Kristine Sutherland. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 75
min., Animated, Buena Vista, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD:
Only.

MIYAZAKI COLLECTION: NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
Hayao Miyazaki's epic masterpiece. One thousand years after a
great war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind is
one of the only areas that remains populated. Led by the
courageous Princess Nausicaa, the people of the Valley are
engaged in a constant struggle with powerful insects called ohmu,
who guard a poisonous jungle that is spreading across the Earth.
Nausicae and her brave companions, together with the people of
the Valley, strive to restore the bond between humanity and the
earth. Two-disc set with a brand-new, English language voice cast
as well as the original Japanese language track. Director: Hayao
Miyazaki. English language version voices: Alison Lohman, Patrick
Stewart, Uma Thurman, Edward James Olmos. 1984, CC, MPAA rating:
PG, 117 min., Animated, Buena Vista, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Only.

MIYAZAKI COLLECTION: PORCO ROSSO
Take flight with "Porco Rosso," a valiant World War I flying ace!
From tropical Adriatic settings to dazzling aerial maneuvers,
this action-adventure from world-renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki
is full of humor, courage and chivalry. When "Porco" -- whose
face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious
spell -- infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial
heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a comical rival pilot, to get
rid of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete over the
affections of Gina, a beautiful cabaret singer. But it is in the
air, with Fio, a young and talented airplane engineer/designer,
where Porco's true battles are waged. Two-disc set with a brand-
new, English language voice cast as well as the original Japanese
language track. Director: Hayao Miyazaki. Stars: English language
version voices: Michael Keaton, Brad Garrett, Susan Egan,
Kimberly Williams, David Ogden Stiers. 1992, CC, MPAA rating: PG,
92 min., Animated, Buena Visa, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Only.

SEX IS COMEDY
A tongue-in-cheek look at the filming of sex scenes in the motion
picture industry. For director Jeanne (Anne Parillaud), sex is no
laughing matter. She doesn't find it funny that her two leading
actors can't stand each other when she's about to shoot the most
important moment in her film -- the sex scene. The actress
objects to nudity, the actor won't take off his socks, and the
prop department can't make the leading man's prosthetic
"enhancement" stick. At her wits end, Jeanne must do everything
in her power to seduce, intimidate and sweet-talk her reticent
young lovers into performing the film's "happy ending." Based on
director Catherine Breillat's experiences when filming the
pivotal sex scene of the award-winning international hit "Fat
Girl." Director: Catherine Breillat. Stars: Anne Parillaud,
Roxane Mesquida, Gregoire Colin. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 92
min., Comedy, Box office gross: $.036 million, MGM, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

SNAKE OF JUNE, A
From cult cyber-flesh director Shinya Tsukamoto. In an anonymous
Japanese metropolis, a dark erotic force infiltrates the lives of
a reserved career woman in her 30s and her obsessively clean
workaholic husband. Invading the most private aspects of the
couple's lives, a mysterious stranger sends an anonymous envelope
bearing the inscription, "Your husband's secrets." A deliriously
perverse tale of buried sexual desires, this is a stylishly
surreal journey to the dark side of obsession. Director: Shinya
Tsukamoto. Stars: Asuka Kurosawa, Yuji Kohtari. 2002, CC, MPAA
rating: NR, 77 min., Erotic thriller, Tartan Video Asia Extreme,
$24.99 VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

WHISPERING CORRIDORS
Korean horror thriller. Set in a seemingly normal private all-
girls school, life is what you'd expect for teenagers, until an
alumni returns as a teacher and strikes up a friendship with two
very different students. When another teacher is found dead,
apparently having committed suicide, a horrific course of events
unfolds, inextricably linking the past and the present. As the
body count rises, memories of the deaths unleash the echoes of
ghosts down the corridors. Director: Ki-Hyung Park. Stars: Kang-
hie Choi, Gyu-ri Kim, Min-jeong Kim. 1998, CC, MPAA rating: NR,
105 min., Horror, Tartan Video Asia Extreme, $24.99 VHS SRP. DVD:
Day & Date.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
On March 29 New Line will release "Vera Drake," directed by Mike
Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton ... On April 12: "Suspect
Zero," starring Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley and Carrie-Ann Moss
will come home from Paramount ... Also on that day Sony will
release "The Woodsman," starring Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick,
David Alan Grier, Eve, Mos Def and Benjamin Bratt ... On April 19
Sony will release "House of Flying Daggers," directed by Yimou
Zhang and starring Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau ...
The company will also release on that day "A Love Song for Bobby
Long," starring John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson and Gabriel
Macht ... Paramount will release on April 26 "Lemony Snicket's A
Series of Unfortunate Events," starring Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep,
Jude Law, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Catherine O'Hara and
Cedric the Entertainer, as a single-disc and in a two-disc
Special Collector's Edition.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
"Heat Special Edition" (1995), directed by Michael Mann and
starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom
Sizemore, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Mykelti
Williamson, Wes Studi, Ted Levine, Dennis Haysbert, William
Fichtner, Natalie Portman and Tom Noonan, arrives this week as a
two-disc set loaded with extras, from Warner ... "Lenny Bruce
Without Tears" is a documentary on the great comedian by Fred
Baker. Bruce was the outrageous, groundbreaking comic whose
iconoclastic material and "dirty" words got him in trouble during
the conservative early 1960s. Baker, a close friend of Bruce,
presents some of Bruce's landmark skits as well as interviews and
comments by such cultural luminaries as Nat Hentoff, Paul
Krassner, Mort Sahl, Kenneth Tynan and Malcolm Muggeridge. "There
are no dirty words, only dirty minds." -- Lenny Bruce. First time
on DVD, $29.95 from First Run Features ... Also from First Run
Features comes the "Radley Metzger Collection Volume 2," three
films by the groundbreaking director: "Little Mother," "The Dirty
Girls" and "Score," $49.95.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "At Home With the Braithwaites, Complete Second
Series" a three-disc set of the cutting-edge U.K. series that
shows what happens when an already dysfunctional family strikes
it rich, from Acorn Media for $59.99 ... "The Cisco Kid
Collection Four," a four-disc set with 20 episodes, $49.98 from
MPI Home Video ... "Ellen Season 2," a three-disc set with 24
episodes, $49.95 from A&E Home Video ... Love's Enduring
Promise," a 2004 family friendly telefilm -- the highest rated TV
movie ever on the Hallmark Channel -- about a growing family on
the American frontier, from Fox on DVD and VHS ... "The Rifleman
Volume 3," a four-disc set with 20 episodes, from MPI Home Video
... "The Shield Season Three," a four-disc set with 15 episodes,
$59.98 from Fox ... "South Park -- The Complete Fifth Season," a
three-disc set with 14 episodes, $49.99 from Paramount ...
"Stripperella Season One -- Uncensored," a two-disc set with 13
episodes, under $20 from Paramount.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" meets "GoodFellas" in "Mail Order
Bride," a mob comedy about two not-so-wise guys who bring
together the Russian and New York mafias, starring Danny Aiello,
Ivana Milicevic, Vincent Pastore and Artie Lange, on VHS and DVD
from Monarch Home Video ... "Red Riding Hood" is a horror
thriller about a 12-year-old girl, abandoned by her mother in
Rome, who decides to track down sinners and punish them, from MTI
Home Video ... "Playhouse" is an underground horror film about
the ancient ghosts of an old theater -- now a school -- who make
their presence known again by eliminating students and employees,
from Vanguard Cinema on DVD.

FOREIGN:
In "Suddenly (Tan de repente)" by Argentinean director Diego
Luna, a feisty punk girl couple (who call themselves Mao & Lenin)
embark on a road trip outside Buenos Aries in search of love and
happiness, in Spanish with English subtitles, from Empire
Pictures on DVD ... In "Dead Man's Memories (Der Glaserne
Blick)," a detective investigates the death of an archeologist by
interrogating a young woman who appears on a tape in a video
camera found in a car near the murder, in German and Portuguese
with English subtitles from Vanguard Cinema on DVD ... Dutch
romantic comedy "Yes Nurse! No Nurse!" is an unusual musical
about a sweetly no-nonsense nurse, her rest home for wayward
souls, and the evil landlord determined to close her down, on DVD
from Wolfe Video.

FOR THE KIDS:
Worried about some of the junk on TV that passes as entertainment
for kids (TV commercials that pass as series, violence, etc.)?
Since you can't unplug the TV and isolate your kids from the
electronic universe, you might as well try to use TV to help kids
become creative free spirits, learn good values, promote good
decision-making and develop great character. Two concerned dads,
master puppet designer Steve Axtell and composer Greg Jackson,
joined forces to form a new production studio to combine their
talents and produce a creative show with real value for families.
The concept they developed became "AxTelevision," a 41-minute
wacky fast-paced show that takes viewers through the process of
making a short fully produced puppet movie. Axtell and his crew
worked with kids on-camera to make puppet characters, build sets,
shoot the scenes, and then add music, sound, special effects and
3-D animation. Upon completion, they grabbed some popcorn and
watched the final movie starring Norman the Bird: Faced with
certain doom Norman must use his flying birdhouse to attempt the
rescue of a run-away turtle from Claw Forest. "AxTelevision" is
part reality and part wacky fantasy as some of the puppets on the
workshop shelves secretly watch while making hilarious comments.
The video, available for $19.99 from www.axtelevision.com,
provides a refreshing new way for kids to learn and have fun.

Other releases for kids this week: "The Easter Egg Adventure" is
a new animated feature about a rooster who's gone bad and
attempts to steal the eggs and spirit of Easter from Egg Town,
with the voices of Joe Pantoliano, Brooke Shields, Sandra
Bernhard and James Woods, and featuring the songs of Natalie
Cole, from First Look Home Entertainment on $14.98 DVD ... The
Scholastic Video Collection has added four new titles to its
series of classic children's books on video: "Bark, George ...
and More Doggie Tales," featuring the title story from Jules
Feiffer; "The Emperor's New Clothes ... and more Hans Christian
Andersen Fairy Tales"; "Swimmy ... and More Classic Leo Lionni
Stories"; and "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble ... and More
Magical Tales," featuring the title story by William Steig; $9.95
VHS and $14.95 DVD from New Video ... Soaring Star Productions
has launched a new series for kids 2 to 5 years old: the Pocket
Snails, a trio of snails that live in a young boy's pocket and
who help him discover the world around him. The first release is
"Pocket Snails Letter Adventure," which helps kids learn their
ABCs; $12.95 VHS and $15.95 DVD; for more info go to
www.pocketsnails.com.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"The Great Shark Hunt" is a documentary that illustrates the
importance of sharks to humankind, from MPI Home Video .. "I'll
Sing for You" is a Jonathan Demme-produced documentary about the
great blues artist Boubacar (KarKar) Traore, from First Run
Features, $29.95 on DVD ... "A Paralyzing Fear" is a documentary
on the battle to cure polio -- a virus that came to America in
1916 and grew into the frightening epidemics of the 1940's and
50's when the disease crippled tens of thousands of children
every summer -- narrated by Olympia Dukakis, $24.95 on DVD from
First Run Features ... "Bobby Darin: Beyond the Songs" is a PBS
bio with live performances, television appearances, interviews;
$14.99 on DVD from White Star Video ... Kultur/SRO profiles two
singers and their groups from the 1960s: "Gary Puckett and the
Union Gap." featuring 11 classic hits, with interviews; and
"Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge," featuring 16 classic
hits, with interviews; $14.99 each ... Docurama, the only home
video label devoted exclusively to documentaries, has put
together a nifty boxed set of DVDs just in time for the Oscars:
"The Docurama Awards Collection" includes 12 outstanding Academy
Award-winning and nominated documentaries, among them "Best Boy"
(winner, 1979), "From Mao to Mozart" (winner, 1980), "Scared
Straight!" (winner, 1978), and "The Weather Underground"
(nominated, 2003); $199.95 ... On March 24, 1944, a group of
Allied prisoners in Germany's Stalag Luft 3 activated a covert
plan that later came to be known as "The Great Escape" -- and was
the basis for the classic film of the same name. WGBH Boston
Video will release this week NOVA's "Great Escape," in which
three former prisoners and a team of archaeologists and
historians travel to the internment camp to search for the escape
tunnel the Nazi never found; on $!9.95 VHS and DVD.


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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

** Agatha Christie's Poirot: The New Mysteries Collection. Four-
disc set with four Poirot TV features: "Death on the Nile," "Sad
Cypress," "The Hollow" and "Five Little Pigs"; $59.95. (A&E Home
Video).
** The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) Dir.: Carol Reed; Charlton
Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento. (Fox).
** All in a Night's Work (1961) Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine,
Cliff Robertson. (Paramount).
** The American Astronaut (2001) Dir.: Cory McAbee; Cory McAbee,
Rocco Sisto, Gregory Russell Cook, Annie Golden, James Ransome.
Extras: Commentary by McAbee, Q&A with McAbee, production stills,
storyboard and film comparisons, production design sketches and
prop elements, poster gallery, sidewalk drawings by McAbee,
"Ceres Jump" test footage. (Facets Video).
** At Home With the Braithwaites, Complete Second Series. Three-
disc set of the cutting edge British comedy/drama series, $59.99.
(Acorn Media).
** Behold a Pale Horse (1964) Dir.: Fred Zinnemann; Gregory Peck,
Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif. (Sony).
** Bitter Victory (1957) Dir.: Nicholas Ray; Richard Burton, Curd
Jurgens, Ruth Roman. (Sony).
** Bobby Darin: Beyond the Songs. PBS bio with live performances,
television appearances, interviews; $14.99. (White Star Video).
** The Cisco Kid Collection Four. Four-disc set with 20 episodes,
$49.98. (MPI Home Video).
** Edward & Mrs. Simpson: The Complete Mini-series (1978 -- TV)
Three-disc set with all seven episodes about England's King
Edward VIII, who abdicated his throne for love, starring Edward
Fox and Cynthia Harris; $49.95. (A&E Home Video).
** Ellen Season 2. Three-disc set with 24 episodes, $49.95. (A&E
Home Video).
** Francis of Assisi (1961) Dir.: Michael Curtiz; Bradford
Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway. (Fox).
** Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. Eleven classic hits rom the
1960s, with interviews, $14.99. (Kultur/SRO).
** Get Shorty Collector's Edition (1994) Dir.: Barry Sonnenfeld;
John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Rene Russo, James
Gandolfini, Dennis Farina. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by
Sonnenfeld; "Get Shorty: Look at Me" featurette on the creation
of the film from book to screen; "Get Shorty: Wiseguys and Dolls"
featurette on the actors; "The Graveyard Scene" deleted scenes
and featurette about the deleted scene; "Going Again" behind-the-
scenes look at one scene; "Get Shorty" Party Reel of bloopers and
outtakes; Bravo "Page to Screen" special; photo gallery; Easter
eggs; sneak peek at "Be Cool" sequel, due March 4. (MGM).
** The Great Shark Hunt (2005) Documentary that illustrates the
importance of sharks to humankind. (MPI Home Video).
** Heat Special Edition (1995) Dir.: Michael Mann; Al Pacino,
Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Diane
Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Williamson, Wes
Studi, Ted Levine, Dennis Haysbert, William Fichtner, Natalie
Portman, Tom Noonan. Two-disc set.Extras: Commentary by writer-
director Mann; 11 additional scenes; five new making-of
documentaries featuring the cast and crew: "Return to the Scene
of the Crime" with location manager Janice Polley and associate
producer Gusmano Cesaretti, "Pacino and De Niro: The
Conversation" in which Mann, cast and crew explore this historic
on-screen showdown in the pivotal confrontation at Kate
Mantellini's, "The Making of Heat: True Crime" with Michael Mann
and Chuck Adamson (technical advisor and real life inspiration
for the Lt. Vincent Hanna character) discussing the Chicago crime
scene and the events surrounding the real Neil McCauley (who
Adamson took down in the late 60s) that inspired the film, "The
Making of Heat: Crime Stories" featurette on the 20-year origin
of the script, the film's genesis and the characters, "The Making
of Heat: Into the Fire" featurette on filming in L.A. and
shooting the climatic downtown heist and post production.
(Warner).
** Hello Down There (1969) Jim Backus, Tony Randall, Ken Berry,
Charlotte Rae, Roddy McDowell, Janet Leigh, Richard Dreyfuss,
Merv Griffin. (Paramount).
** I Heart Huckabees (2004) Dir.: David O. Russell; Jason
Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude
Law, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts. Extras: Commentary by Russell,
commentary by Russell, Schwartzman, Wahlberg, and Watts. Also
available as a two-disc special edition with four hours of extras
including director and cast commentary, extended and deleted
scenes, gag reel, production featurette, outtakes, more. (Fox).
** I'll Sing for You. Jonathan Demme produced documentary about
the great blues artist Boubacar (KarKar) Traore. (First Run
Features).
** It Happened to Jane (1959) Dir.: Richard Quine; Doris Day,
Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs. (Sony).
** Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge. Sixteen classic hits
from the 1960s, with interviews, $14.99. (Kultur/SRO).
** Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne
Crain, Vincent Price, Mary Philips, Ray Collins, Gene Lockhart,
Darryl Hickman, Chill Wills. Extras: Commentary by Hickman and
film historian Richard Schickel, MovieTone News footage from the
film's premiere, restoration comparison, still gallery. (Fox
Studio Classics).
** Lenny Bruce Without Tears. Documentary on the great comedian
by Fred Baker. (First Run Features).
** A Letter to Three Wives (1949) Dir.: Joseph L. Mankiewicz;
Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul
Douglas. Extras: Commentary by Mankiewicz biographer Kenneth
Geist, "Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel" bio featurette,
MovieTone News, restoration comparison. (Fox Studio Classics).
** Miyazaki Collection. Three two-disc sets of Hayao Miyazaki
films, including brand-new, English language voice casts as well
as the original Japanese language tracks; storyboards;
featurettes and more. $29.99 each. (Buena Vista).
-- The Cat Returns (2002) English language version voices: Anne
Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Peter Boyle, Elliott Gould, Andy Richter,
Rene Auberjonois, Tim Curry, Judy Greer, Andrew Bevis, Kristen
Bell, Kristine Sutherland, Katia Coe. Extras: "The Making of The
Cat Returns"; "Behind the Microphone With Voice Talent From the
Film" including Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, and others;
storyboards; original Japanese theatrical trailer. (Bunea Vista).
-- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) English language
version voices: Alison Lohman, Patrick Stewart, Uma Thurman,
Edward James Olmos. Extras: "Behind the Microphone With Voice
Talent From the Film": Alison Lohman, Uma Thurman, Patrick
Stewart And Edward James Olmos; storyboards; original Japanese
theatrical trailer; "The Birth Story of Studio Ghibli"
featurette. (Bunea Vista).
-- Porco Rosso (1992) English language version voices: Michael
Keaton, Brad Garrett, Susan Egan, Kimberly Williams, David Ogden
Stiers. Extras: "Behind the Microphone With Voice Talent From the
Film": Michael Keaton, Brad Garrett, Kimberly Williams, Susan
Egan and David Ogden Stiers; storyboards; original Japanese
theatrical trailer; interview with Studio Ghibli producer Toshio
Suzuki. (Buena Vista).
** My Sister Eileen (1955) Dir.: Richard Quine; Janet Leigh, Jack
Lemmon, Betty Garrett. (Sony).
** On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever (1970) Barbra Streisand,
Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Jack Nicholson. (Paramount).
** Once Upon a Forest (1993) Animated. Voices of Michael
Crawford, Ben Vereen, Ellen Blain. (Fox).
** Our Town (2003 -- TV) Paul Newman, Maggie Lacey, Ben Fox.
Adaptation of the Westport County Playhouse production.
(Paramount).
** A Paralyzing Fear. Documentary on the battle to cure Polio,
narrated by Olympia Dukakis. (First Run Features).
** Radley Metzger Collection Volume 2. Three films by ground-
breaking director: "Little Mother," "The Dirty Girls" and
"Score," $49.95. (First Run Features).
** Reilly: Ace of Spies. Four-disc set with 12 episodes of the
Thames TV mini-series starring Sam Neill, $69.95. (A&E Home
Video).
** Return to Peyton Place (1961) Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler,
Eleanor Parker, Mary Astor, Robert Sterling, Luciana Paluzzi,
Brett Halsey, Tuesday Weld. (Fox Studio Classics).
** The Rifleman Volume 3. Four-disc set with 20 episodes. (MPI
Home Video).
** Satan Never Sleeps (1962) Dir.: Leo McCarey; William Holden,
Clifton Webb, France Nuyen. (Fox).
** Sex Is Comedy (2002 -- French) Dir.: Catherine Breillat; Anne
Parillaud, Roxane Mesquida, Gregoire Colin. (MGM).
** The Shield Season Three. Four-disc set with 15 episodes,
$59.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, deleted scenes,
"Breaking Episode 315" featurette on the season finale. (Fox).
** A Snake of June (2002 -- Japan) Dir.: Shinya Tsukamoto; Asuka
Kurosawa, Yuji Kohtari. Extras: Interviews with director and
cast, behind-the-scenes footage. (Tartan Video Asia Extreme).
** South Park -- The Complete Fifth Season. Three-disc set with
14 episodes, $49.99. Extras: Mini commentaries by creators Matt
Stone and Trey Parker. (Paramount).
** The Specials (2000) Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Thomas Haden
Church, Jordan Ladd, Paget Brewster, Judy Greer, Kelly Coffield,
James Gunn. Extras: Two commentaries, deleted scenes, more.
(Anchor Bay).
** Strangers When We Meet (1960) Dir.: Richard Quine; Kirk
Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau.
(Sony).
** Stripperella Season One -- Uncensored. Two-disc set with 13
episodes, under $20. (Paramount).
** Suddenly (Tan de repente) (2002 - Argentina) Dir.: Diego Luna;
Veronica Hassan, Carla Crespo, Tatiana Saphir. (Empire Pictures).
** Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945) Roddy McDowall, Preston
Foster, Rita Johnson. (Fox).
** A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Dorothy
McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason.
(Fox).
** Twentieth Century (1934) Dir.: Howard Hawks; John Barrymore,
Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns. (Sony).
** We Were Strangers (1949) Dir.: John Huston; Jennifer Jones,
John Garfield, Gilbert Roland, Ramon Novarro, Wally Cassell.
(Sony).
** Whispering Corridors (1998 -- Korea) Dir.: Ki-Hyung Park;
Kang-hie Choi, Gyu-ri Kim, Min-jeong Kim. Extras: Photo gallery.
(Tartan Video Asia Extreme).

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:

** A Snake of June (2002 -- Japan) Dir.: Shinya Tsukamoto; Asuka
Kurosawa, Yuji Kohtari (Tartan Video Asia Extreme): $24.99
** Whispering Corridors (1998 -- Korea) Dir.: Ki-Hyung Park;
Kang-hie Choi, Gyu-ri Kim, Min-jeong Kim (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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