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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, March 15 -- MONDAY, March 21

ALFIE
Alfie Elkins (Jude Law) works as a limousine driver, chauffeuring
the wealthy through the streets of Manhattan, and occasionally
making love to his lonely female clients in the backseat. He's a
philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly
carefree existence. Though he has his ambitions, he wants only
enough to get by, his primary focus being the pleasures of life -
- without any of the responsibilities. Ultimately, his
freewheeling lifestyle begins to slowly unravel. The original
"Alfie" captured a blend of romp and reality that was shocking
and innovative in its time, and introduced a young Michael Caine
to the world. In this contemporary re-invention, Alfie is now an
irresistible Londoner who has taken up residence in Manhattan,
where he hopes to make his fortune -- and make love to as many
beautiful women as possible. Check out the original first.
Director: Charles Shyer. Stars: Jude Law, Jane Krakowski, Marisa
Tomei, Omar Epps, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Nia Long, Gedde
Watanabe. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 103 min., Comedy drama, Box
office gross: $13.386 million, Paramount, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

DEEP CRIMSON
Based on the true story of the "Lonely Hearts Murders," renowned
director Arturo Ripstein's Deep Crimson is an emotionally charged
and profoundly original take on serial killing. Nicolas Estrella
has made a meager living seducing and then stealing from lonely,
often widowed, women he meets through the personal ads in local
newspapers. While trying to victimize Coral, a hefty, half-mad
nurse obsessed with Estrella's movie star looks, Nicolas can't
help falling in love with her merciless enthusiasm for his seedy
lifestyle. Together, the pair roam the back roads of Mexico
looking for lonely women who Nicolas seduces and the insanely
jealous Coral then murders. These lovers turned assassins feed on
the misery of others with each murder binding them together all
the more closely until a pitiful confession from Nicolas prompts
the pair's fitting demise. Director: Arturo Ripstein. Stars:
Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Regina Orozco, Marisa Paredes, Veruonica
Merchant. 1996, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 114 min., Crime drama, Home
Vision Entertainment. DVD: Only.

END OF THE CENTURY
This portrait of the seminal New York punk rock band the Ramones
is both a celebration of their music and a mesmerizing document
of the group's road to near success, pitted with emotional power
struggles and substance abuse. New York City was caught off guard
in 1974 by the angry scream of punk. Raw and unrestrained, it was
a sharp contrast to the banality of soft rock and disco. At the
forefront of the scene were the Ramones, headed by Joey, who was
often accused of geekiness but later went on to redeem countless
others from that agony; troubled bassist Dee Dee, burdened by the
weight of his own genius; guitarist and master drill sergeant
Johnny; and drummer Tommy (who was followed by a parade of other
drummers, including Marky and Richie Ramone). Looking like extras
from "The Wild One," with their black leather jackets, bowl
haircuts and Converse sneakers, they ripped through three-chord
songs about sniffing glue, the neighborhood, teenage sex and
angst. They were a gang of misfits from Forest Hills, Queens,
united in the belief in salvation and deliverance through the
power of rock 'n' roll. It was a rocky road for the pseudo-
brothers: the success that always seemed around the corner
continually faded in the distance, as British bands they inspired
were crowned the "originators of punk" by the mainstream music
press. The film's title refers to their 1980 album of the same
name, produced by the infamous hit song guru Phil Spector, an
endeavor that strained the already tenuous relation between band
members. Poor record sales turned dreams of rock glory into
gigging as a means of employment. All the frustration they felt
against an industry that gave up on them and abandoned their
cause divided them further as they seemingly turned their anger
against each other. The film moves from the band's CBGB and
London heydays, the decade-long silence between Joey and Johnny
caused by a dispute over a girl, to the deaths of Joey and Dee
Dee Ramone and their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of
fame in 2002. Director: Jim Fields, Michael Gramaglia. 2004, CC,
MPAA rating: NR, 150 min., Documentary, Box office gross: $0.391
million, Rhino. DVD: Only.

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
The best-loved but least understood of the gospels, John offers a
uniquely human portrait of the life and times of Jesus Christ.
The film presents an epic dramatization of Jesus' ministry and
the final years of his life. Every aspect of the film's
production, from costume design to ancient architecture and
historic music, has been meticulously thought out and brought to
the screen. The DVD contains the theatrical 310 minute version as
well as a special 129-minute version; the VHS contains the 129-
minute version. Director: Philip Saville. Stars: Christopher
Plummer (narrator), Henry Ian Cusick, Stuart Bunce, Daniel Kash,
Stephen Russell, Diana Berriman, Alan Van Sprang, Scott Handy,
Lynsey Baxter. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 310 min., Religious,
Box office gross: $4.068 million, Buena Vista, $29.99 VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

INCREDIBLES, THE
The incredible "The Incredibles" follows the adventures of a
family of former superheroes rediscovering the true source of
their powers -- one another. Once one of the world's top masked
crime fighters, Bob Parr (AKA Mr. Incredible) fought evil and
saved lives on a daily basis. But 15 years later, he and his wife
Helen (the former Elastigirl) have been forced to take on
civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs. Today they, and
all superheroes, live as mere mortals. Bob and Helen lead all-
too-ordinary lives with their children, Violet and Dashiell
"Dash" Parr, who go out of their way to appear "normal." As a
clock-punching insurance man, the only thing Bob fights these
days is boredom and a bulging waistline. Itching for action, the
sidelined superhero gets his chance when a mysterious
communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret
assignment. Now, with the fate of the world hanging in the
balance, the family must come together and once again find the
fantastic in their family life. The most complex computer-
animated entertainment ever created, "The Incredibles"
nevertheless relies on the same traditional elements as all
compelling motion picture stories -- character development,
production design, cinematography, costumes, effects, music and
overall vision -- pushing each of these to new levels within the
genre. Director: Brad Bird. Voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly
Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Dominique Louis, Teddy
Newton, Jean Sincere, Eli Fucile, Maeve Andrews, Wallace Shawn,
Spencer Fox, Lou Romano, Wayne Canney, Sarah Vowell, Elizabeth
Pena. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 115 min., Animated, Box office
gross: $256.739 million, Disney, $24.99 VHS SRP. DVD: Day & Date.

NASCAR: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE
Home video version of the successful IMAX film "NASCAR: The IMAX
Experience." Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, "The IMAX Experience"
was shot at NASCAR races throughout the 2003 season and captures
the thrilling excitement of NASCAR and puts the viewer in the
driver's seat point-of-view for the bumper-to-bumper, up to 200
mph thrills of America's #1 spectator sport. Highlights include a
race car being built from the frame up, pit crews running through
their split-second routines, and roaring steel-and-piston wolf
packs of cars drafting off each other for greater speed.
Director: Simon Wincer. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 49 min.,
Documentary, Box office gross: $19.947 million, Warner. DVD:
Only.

WAYDOWNTOWN
Tom, Sandra, Randy, and Curt have all staked a month's salary on
a bet to see who can stay indoors the longest. It helps that they
live and work in a downtown area where virtually all of the
buildings are connected by a maze of glassed-in bridges. Why,
with all the office towers, shopping malls, and apartment
buildings joined, they could stay inside until they retire! That
is, if it wasn't driving them all slightly crazy. Come lunchtime,
things start getting really strange, but, by the time it's over,
everyone's looking at life a little differently. Black comedy.
Director: Gary Burns. Stars: Fab Filippo, Don McKellar, Marya
Delver, Gordon Currie, Tammy Isbell, Jennifer Clement, Tobias
Godson. 2000, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 83 min., Black comedy, Home
Vision Entertainment. DVD: Only.

WHAT THE 'BLEEP' DO WE KNOW?
Part documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring
visual effects and animations. The drama part involves Amanda,
played by Marlee Matlin, who finds herself in a fantastic Alice
in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life
literally begins to unravel, revealing the uncertain world of the
quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal,
waking reality. Amanda is literally plunged into a swirl of
chaotic occurrences, while the characters she encounters on this
odyssey reveal the deeper, hidden knowledge she doesn't even
realize she has asked for. Like every hero, Amanda is thrown into
crisis, questioning the fundamental premises of her life -- that
the reality she has believed in about how men are, how
relationships with others should be, and how her emotions are
affecting her work isn't reality at all. As Amanda learns to
relax into the experience, she conquers her fears, gains wisdom,
and wins the keys to the great secrets of the ages, all in the
most entertaining way. She is then no longer the victim of
circumstances, but she is on the way to being the creative force
in her life. Her life will never be the same. The 14 top
scientists and mystics interviewed in documentary style serve as
a modern day Greek Chorus. In an artful filmic dance, their ideas
are woven together as a tapestry of truth. The thoughts and words
of one member of the chorus blend into those of the next, adding
further emphasis to the film's underlying concept of the
interconnectedness of all things. The chorus members act as hosts
who live outside of the story, and from this Olympian view,
comment on the actions of the characters below. They are also
there to introduce the Great Questions framed by both science and
religion, which divides the film into a series of acts. Through
the course of the film, the distinction between science and
religion becomes increasingly blurred, since we realize that, in
essence, both science and religion describe the same phenomena.
The film employs animation to realize the radical knowledge that
modern science has unearthed in recent years. Powerful cinematic
sequences explore the inner-workings of the human brain. Quirky
animation introduces us to the smallest form of consciousness in
the body -- the cell. An astounding outing. Director: William
Arntz, Betsy Chasse. Stars: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, Barry
Newman, Robert Bailey Jr., John Ross Bowie, Armin Shimerman,
Robert Blanche. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 90 min., Mockumentary,
Box office gross: $10.478 million, Fox, $24.98 VHS SRP. DVD: Day
& Date.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
On April 5 comic book hero "Elektra," starring Jennifer Garner,
will fight its way to home video on DVD and VHS rental, from Fox
... On May 3 Warner will release "The Big Red One: The
Reconstruction," Sam Fuller's acclaimed 1980 classic, restored
with an additional 50 minutes. The two-disc special edition
includes alternate scenes, commentaries, featurettes and more ...
On May 17 New Line will bring home "The Sea Inside," winner of
the Academy Award for Best Foreign-language film, directed by
Alejandro Amenabar and starring Javier Bardem, on DVD and VHS
rental ... Fox's biopic "Kinsey" will arrive on May 17, in both
single-disc and two-disc special edition configurations, and on
VHS rental ... May 17 will also be the day flop "Son of the Mask"
arrives on DVD and VHS rental, from New Line.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Three titles -- all classics -- in the new Fox Film Noir series
arrive this week: "Call Northside 777" (1948), directed by Henry
Hathaway and starring James Stewart, Richard Conti, Lee J. Cobb
and E.G. Marshall; Otto Preminger's "Laura" (1944), starring Gene
Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price and Judith
Anderson; and "Panic in the Streets" (1950), directed by Elia
Kazan and starring Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel
Geddes, Jack Palance and Zero Mostel ... The Criterion Collection
will release two classics: director Kihachi Okamoto's 1966
samurai swordplay epic "Sword of Doom" and the groundbreaking
entry in the New German Cinema movement, "Young Torless" (1966),
the directorial debut of Volker Schlondorff ... Home Vision
Entertainment will release this week "Deep Crimson" (1996),
director Arturo Ripstein's charged and profoundly original take
on serial killing, based on the true story of the "Lonely Hearts
Murders."

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Hogan's Heroes -- The Complete First Season," a
five-disc set with 32 episodes, under $30 from Paramount ... "La
Femme Nikita: The Complete Second Season," a six-disc set with 22
episodes, $99.98 from Warner ... "Starsky & Hutch -- The Complete
Third Season," a five-disc set with 23 episodes, $49.95 from Sony
... "Tales of the Unexpected, Set 2," a four-disc set of the
anthology series inspired by Roald Dahl's playfully macabre
stories, with 23 classic episodes by Dahl and others; $59.99 from
Acorn Media.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
In "Lucky 13" (2004), a loser-in-love has only three days in
which to find out what went wrong with his prior 12 girlfriend
relationships in order to create a perfect future for his
childhood crush, who's about to move away, starring Brad Hunt and
Lauren Graham, on DVD and VHS from MGM ... In creepy horror
thriller "The Last Sign" (2004), voices from the grave haunt the
wife of a just-buried abusive husband, starring Andie MacDowell,
Tim Roth and Margot Kidder, on DVD and VHS from First Look Home
Entertainment ... Three-time World Series of Poker Stu "The Kid"
Ungar's life comes to DVD in "High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story"
(2003). Michael Imperioli stars as Ungar, whose promising life
was wasted by an endless struggle with internal demons that led
to a downward spiral into womanizing, high-stakes gambling and
drugs; from New Line ... "New Suit" (2002) is a Hollywood satire
about a young screenwriter who works as a gopher for a producer
and sets all of Tinseltown a flutter when he jokingly mentions a
"hot" script that doesn't exist; naturally everyone in the
status-seized town must have the screenplay; starring Jordan
Bridges, Marisa Coughlin, Heather Donahue and Dan Hedaya; on VHS
and DVD from MTI Home Video.

ON THE INDIE FRONT:
IFILM, one of the original online purveyors of short, indie and
alternative films, has teamed with Genius Products Inc. and
Celluloid Distribution for a new line of Totally DVD releases of
independent films. The first two entries: "Deranged," a suspense
thriller about love, revenge and deception that revolves around a
wronged husband who plots to confront his wife's lover; the film
boasts three alternate endings and the DVD will include two short
films ... Four and a Half Women" is a comedy about four New York
roommates in their early twenties whose lives are turned around
when one of them -- a Wall Street Whiz Kid -- has a one-night
stand and decides to keep her baby; the DVD also includes two
shorts. Each Totally DVD release has a suggested retail price of
$19.99 and can be purchased at Amazon.com.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"NASCAR: The Imax Experience" is a documentary shot at NASCAR
races throughout the 2003 racing season; directed by Simon Wincer
and narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. Extras include driver's
profiles and NASCAR'S closest racing moments; 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

** Alfie (2004) Jude Law, Jane Krakowski, Marisa Tomei, Omar
Epps, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Nia Long, Gedde Watanabe.
Extras: Commentary by writer-director Charles Shyer and film
editor Padraic McKinley; commentary by Shyer and writer-producer
Elaine Pope; "Round Table: An Intimate Discussion on the Film's
Production," hosted by Shyer; featurettes: "The World of Alfie,"
"The Women of Alfie," "Alfie -- Deconstruction of a Scene," "Let
the Music In"; deleted scenes; Gedde Watanabe dance footage;
script gallery; production gallery; storyboard gallery.
(Paramount).
** Broadway to Hollywood Classic Musicals Collection Boxed set
with five films, $59.92. (Warner).
-- The Band Wagon (1953) Dir.: Vincente Minnelli; Fred Astaire,
Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, James
Mitchell. Two-disc set, $19.95. New digital transfer from
restored picture and audio elements, soundtrack remastered in
both Dolby Digital 5.1 and original mono. Extras: Commentary by
Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein; Astaire trailer gallery; new
making-of documentary "Get Aboard! The Band Wagon"; in-depth
documentary analysis of the career of Vincente Minnelli; outtake
musical number "Two Faced Woman"; rare, vintage vitaphone musical
short Jack Buchanan with the Glee Quartet. (Warner).
-- Bells Are Ringing (1960) Dir.: Vincente Minnelli; Judy
Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark, Eddie Foy Jr., Jean Stapleton.
$14.95. Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Extras: New
featurette "Bells Are Ringing: The Party's Over"; outtake musical
numbers "Is It a Crime," "My Guiding Star" and alternate takes of
"The Midas Touch." (Warner).
-- Brigadoon (1954) Dir.: Vincente Minnelli; Gene Kelly, Van
Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart. $14.95. New digital 16x9
transfer (2:55:1); soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1.
Extras: Outtake musical numbers: "Come to Me," "Bend to Me,"
"From This Day On" and "Sword Dance"; audio outtake: "There But
for You Go I." (Warner).
-- Easter Parade (1948) Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter
Lawford, Ann Miller. Two-disc set, $19.95. New digital transfer
from restored picture and audio elements. Extras: Commentary by
Fred Astaire's daughter Ava Astaire McKenzie and Judy Garland
biographer John Fricke; Garland Trailer Gallery; the critically
acclaimed, three-time Emmy Award-winning American Masters
documentary profile "Judy Garland: By Myself"; outtake musical
number "Mr. Monotony" with Judy Garland; audio-only bonus: radio
promos -- a 1948 promotional interview with Fred Astaire and
MGM's Dick Simmons, plus the ultra-rare Screen Guild Playhouse
version of Easter Parade with Fred and Judy from March 1951; all-
new making-of documentary "Easter Parade: On the Avenue"
featuring cast and crew interviews. (Warner).
-- Finian's Rainbow (1968) Dir.: Francis Ford Coppola; Fred
Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Don Francks, Keenan Wynn.
$14.95. Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Extras: New
Introduction and commentary by Coppola, featurette "The World
Premiere of Finian's Rainbow." (Warner).
** Call Northside 777 (1948) Dir.: Henry Hathaway; James Stewart,
Richard Conti, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall. Extras: Commentary by
film noir historians Alain Silver and James Ursini, MovieTone
News footage from the film's premiere, original theatrical
trailers for "Call Northside 777," "Laura," "House of Bamboo,"
"Panic in the Streets" and "The Street With No Name." (Fox Film
Noir).
** Caught on a Train (1980) Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Kitchen.
Four-disc set of the BBC drama miniseries, $59.99. Extras:
Commentary, featurette. (Acorn Media).
** Deep Crimson (1996 -- Spanish) Dir.: Arturo Ripstein; Daniel
Gimenez Cacho, Regina Orozco, Marisa Paredes, Veruonica Merchant.
Extras: Essay by author, professor and film expert Jorge
Ruffinelli. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** End of the Century (2004) Dir.: Michael Gramaglia, Jim Fields.
Documentary on the Ramones. Extras: Deleted scene: Clem Burke as
Elvis Ramone, Joey Ramone radio interview excerpts from FM 106.3,
Marky Ramone drum technique, Johnny Ramone interview excerpts,
Richie Ramone interview excerpts, Dee Dee Ramone interview
excerpts, Joe Strummer interview excerpts, Tommy Ramone in Forest
Hills interview excerpts, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein interview
excerpts, neighborhood friend Ritchie Adler interview excerpts,
"Who Wrote What on the First 3 Albums" by Tommy Ramone. (Rhino).
** The Gospel of John (2004) Christopher Plummer (narrator),
Henry Ian Cusick, Stuart Bunce, Daniel Kash, Stephen Russell,
Diana Berriman, Alan Van Sprang, Scott Handy, Lynsey Baxter.
Two-disc set. Extras: Original three-hour theatrical version and
an exclusive never-before-seen two-hour version; cast and
filmmakers' featurette; interactive map of the Holy Land; more.
(Buena Vista).
** High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003) Michael Imperioli, Pat
Morita, Michael Nouri. Extras: Commentary by Imperioli, writer-
director A.W. Vidmer and poker expert Vince Van Patten;
"Yesterdays" music video by Marc Eric. (New Line).
** Hogan's Heroes -- The Complete First Season. Five-disc set
with 32 episodes, under $30. (Paramount).
** The Incredibles (2004) Animated. Two-disc set. Dir.: Brad
Bird; voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson,
Jason Lee, Dominique Louis, Teddy Newton, Jean Sincere, Eli
Fucile, Maeve Andrews, Wallace Shawn, Spencer Fox, Lou Romano,
Wayne Canney, Sarah Vowell, Elizabeth Pena. Extras: Commentary by
Pixar director Brad Bird and producer John Walker; commentary by
several key Pixar animators from the film; "Jack-Jack Attack," an
exclusive, all-new, never-before-seen animated short which
uncovers Jack-Jack's previously unknown super powers and reveals
what happened while Jack-Jack was alone for one truly outrageous
night of babysitting., deleted scenes including an alternate
opening; "Incredi-Blunders" -- bloopers and outtakes; Top Secret
Files on all the supers; "The Making of the Incredibles" and
"More Making of the Incredibles" featurettes on the art and
technology of the film; "Mr. Incredible and Pals" "lost" cartoon
featuring Mr. Incredible, Frozone and their delightful rabbit
sidekick, Mr. Skipperdoo, as they battle their evil nemesis, Lady
Lightbug; "Mr. Incredible & Pals" commentary featuring the voices
of Craig T. Nelson and Samuel L. Jackson; character interviews;
"Vowellet" - an essay by Sarah Vowell, the voice of Violet Parr,
who also has a secret identity as a real-life writer and public
radio documentarian; Pixar's Academy Award-nominated short film
"Boundin"; more. (Disney).
** La Femme Nikita: The Complete Second Season. Six-disc set with
22 episodes, $99.98.Extras: Commentary on two episodes, deleted
scenes, gag reel. (Warner).
** Laura (1944) Dir.: Otto Preminger; Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews,
Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson. Widescreen and
extended versions. Extras: Commentary by composer David Raskin
and film historians Jeanine Basinger and Rudy Behlmer; a deleted
scene; "Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait" documentary; "Vincent
Price: The Versatile Villain" documentary; original theatrical
trailer. (Fox Film Noir).
** Miss Congeniality Deluxe Edition (2000) Sandra Bullock,
Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, Ernie Hudson,
William Shatner. Extras:Two commentaries; "Do You Have What it
Takes to be a Beauty Queen?" quiz, hosted by William Shatner;
three additional scenes; two making-of featurettes,
documentaries. (Warner).
** NASCAR: The Imax Experience (2004) Documentary shot at NASCAR
races throughout the 2003 racing season; directed by Simon Wincer
and narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. Extras: Driver's profiles,
NASCAR'S closest racing moments. (Warner).
** Panic in the Streets (1950) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Richard Widmark,
Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance, Zero Mostel.
Extras: Commentary by film noir historians Alain Silver and James
Ursini, original theatrical trailer. (Fox Film Noir).
** Star Trek: First Contact -- Special Collector's Edition (1996)
Dir.: Jonathan Frakes; Patrick Stewart, Marina Siritis, Jonathan
Frakes, Alfre Woodard, Brent Spiner, James Cromwell, LeVar
Burton, Alice Krige, Michael Dorn, Michael Horton, Gates
McFadden. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by director and actor
Jonathan Frakes; commentary by screenplay writers Brannon Braga
and Ronald Moore; text commentary by Michael Okuda and Denise
Okuda; Featurettes include: "Jerry Goldsmith: A Tribute," "The
Legacy of Zefram Cochrane," "First Contact: The Possibilities"
and six production featurettes; "The Borg Collective" series of
segments on the Borg, including interviews with cast and crew
comment on the alien culture; storyboards; photo galleries.
(Paramount).
** Starsky & Hutch -- The Complete Third Season. Five-disc set
with 23 episodes, $49.95. (Sony).
** Sword of Doom (1966) Dir.: Kihachi Okamoto; Tatsuya Nakadai,
Yuzo Kayama. (The Criterion Collection).
** Tales of the Unexpected, Set 2. Four-disc set of the anthology
series inspired by Roald Dahl's playfully macabre stories, with
23 classic episodes by Dahl and others; $59.99. (Acorn Media).
** Waydowntown (2000) Fab Filippo, Don McKellar, Marya Delver,
Gordon Currie, Tammy Isbell, Jennifer Clement, Tobias Godson.
Extras: Behind the scenes footage. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** What the 'Bleep' Do We Know? (2004) Marlee Matlin, Elaine
Hendrix, Barry Newman, Robert Bailey Jr., John Ross Bowie, Armin
Shimerman, Robert Blanche. Extras: Q&A with the directors, music
video, "The Top 5 Bleeps" featurette. (Fox).
** Young Torless (1966) Dir.: Volker Schlondorff; Mathieu
Carriere, Marian Seidowsky, Bernd Tischer. (The Criterion
Collection).

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

** The Incredibles (2004) Dir.: Brad Bird. Voices of Craig T.
Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Dominique
Louis, Teddy Newton, Jean Sincere, Eli Fucile, Maeve Andrews,
Wallace Shawn, Spencer Fox, Lou Romano, Wayne Canney, Sarah
Vowell, Elizabeth Pena (Disney): $24.99
** What the 'Bleep' Do We Know? (2004) Marlee Matlin, Elaine
Hendrix, Barry Newman, Robert Bailey Jr., John Ross Bowie, Armin
Shimerman, Robert Blanche (Fox): $24.98

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