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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, May 10 -- MONDAY, May 16

ALONE IN THE DARK
Edward Carnby (Christian Slater), detective of the paranormal,
unexplained and supernatural, investigates a mystery that brings
him face to face with bizarre horrors that prove both
psychologically disturbing and lethal, as he discovers that evil
demons worshiped by an ancient culture called the Abskani are
planning on coming back to life in the 21st century to once again
take over the world ... and only he and a young genius with an
incredible memory (and his ex-girlfriend), Aline Cedrac (Tara
Reid), stand in their way. Director: Uwe Boll. Stars: Christian
Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, Frank C. Turner, Mathew Walker.
2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 96 min., Horror thriller, Box office
gross: $5.132 million, Lions Gate, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
Remake and update of the 1976 action thriller of the same name.
With only a few hours left in the calendar year, Precinct 13, one
of Detroit's oldest precinct houses, is closing. Amid heavy
snowfall and unsafe road conditions, only a few lawmen remain on
duty for New Year's Eve. They're headed by Sergeant Jake Roenick
(Ethan Hawke); he and Precinct 13 have both seen better days.
Early on December 31st, deep in the city, formidable crime lord
Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne) captured by the Organized
Crime and Racketeering squad that Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne)
runs. Bishop is handcuffed and herded onto a prison bus with
several criminals: junkie Beck (John Leguizamo), hustler Smiley
(Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins), and gang member Anna (Aisha Hinds).
But the battering snowstorm stops the bus short of its high-
security destination and strands it at the remote Precinct 13 --
where, as night falls, the prisoners are temporarily
incarcerated. This influx of prisoners irks Roenick, but Precinct
13's provocative secretary Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo) and salty
veteran cop Jasper "Old School" O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) won't let
the increasing workload deter them from celebrating ... until two
masked gunmen break in. The gunmen are just barely beaten back,
and everyone inside Precinct 13 realizes that more will come --
to extract crime lord Bishop, but also armed and ready to shoot
anyone and everyone else. Facing an all-out assault, the cops and
the cons must join forces to live. Director: Jean-Francois
Richet. Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke, Ja Rule, Maria
Bello, Peter Bryant, Gabriel Byrne, Drea de Matteo, Brian
Dennehy. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 109 min., Thriller, Box office
gross: $19.976 million, Universal, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

HAIR SHOW
Peaches (Mo'Nique), a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her
estranged sister, Angela (Kellita Smith), the owner of an upscale
salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to
attend a celebration for Angela in L.A. The reunion is
bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on
the run from the IRS and has only a few days to pay $50,000 in
back taxes. The two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky
rival salon owner, Marcella (Gina Torres), and save Peaches from
her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging
rights at the city's annual hair show. Director: Leslie Small.
Stars: Mo'Nique, Kellita Smith, Gina Torres, David Ramsey, Taraji
P. Henson, Keiko Agena, Cee Cee Michaela. 2004, CC, MPAA rating:
PG-13, 108 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $0.302 million, New
Line. DVD only.

IN GOOD COMPANY
Filmmaker and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Paul Weitz
("About a Boy") turns his complex sense of humor on synergy: an
insightful comedy about the relationship between a 50-year-old
businessman and his new, 26-year-old boss. Dan Foreman (Dennis
Quaid) is headed for a shakeup. He's demoted from head of ad
sales for a major magazine when the company he works for is
acquired in a corporate takeover. His new boss, Tom (Topher
Grace) is half his age -- a business school prodigy who preaches
corporate synergy. While Dan develops clients through handshake
deals and relationships, Tom cross-promotes the magazine with the
cell phone division and "Krispity Krunch," an indeterminate snack
food under the same corporate umbrella. Both men are going
through turmoil at home. Dan has two daughters -- Alex, age 18,
and Jana, age 16 -- and is shocked when his wife tells him she's
pregnant with a new child. Between college tuition, the mortgage
and a new baby, Dan can't afford to lose his job in the wave of
corporate layoffs. Tom, in the meanwhile, is dumped by his wife
of seven months just as he gets his promotion. Dan and Tom form
an uneasy friendship, but that friendship is thrown into jeopardy
when Tom falls for, and begins an affair with, Alex (Scarlett
Johansson). Weitz's examination of life's surprises, ironies and
coincidences makes this a thoroughly enjoyable comedy -- with a
life lesson thrown in with the bargain. Director: Paul Weitz.
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg
Helgenberger, David Paymer, Philip Baker Hall, Selma Blair,
Frankie Faison. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 109 min., Comedy,
Box office gross: $45.489 million, Universal, $29.98 VHS SRP.

LAST SHOT, THE
Hollywood meets the mob. Based on a true story about an FBI agent
who cooks up an elaborate scheme to take down a mob gang with
criminal ties to Hollywood. Assuming the role of Hollywood
producer, Agent Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin) enlists unsuspecting,
wannabe director Steven Schatz (Matthew Broderick) in a sham
movie project. Everything goes according to plan, until the suits
at the Bureau start enjoying their lives as Hollywood players a
little too much. Director: Jeff Nathanson. Stars: Matthew
Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Calista Flockhart, Ray
Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, James Rebhorn, Tony Shalhoub. 2004, CC,
MPAA rating: R, 93 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $0.463
million, Buena Vista. DVD: Only.

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU
In his fourth and most ambitious film to date, director Wes
Anderson sets out on a high-seas adventure comedy, spinning the
tale of a washed-up oceanographer (Bill Murray) in search of
love, revenge and a drop of redemption in his ultimate aquatic
quest. Plying the waters as only Anderson could, "The Life
Aquatic With Steve Zissou" embarks on a journey into a realm of
pirates, islands and deadly jaguar sharks -- and into a maelstrom
of human yearning set adrift. Zissou is a legendary underwater
explorer, notorious blow-hard, and a man known around the globe
for his documentaries about the teeming life beneath the deep
blue sea. These days, however, life on land isn't going so
smoothly for him. His best friend and long-time partner, Esteban,
was recently consumed by a ravenous jaguar shark. Rumors are
starting to spread that he's lost his touch. And now, out of the
blue, comes a genuine Southern gentleman and Air Kentucky co-
pilot named Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson) who claims he might, or
might not, be the long-lost son Steve never got to know.
Imperious, egotistical and endearingly off-course, Zissou is now
ready to make his most epic film to date -- the one in which he
will wage vengeance on the jaguar shark, become the father he
never thought he could be, and regain some fleeting sense of his
own nobility. Setting sail on his boat, The Belafonte, Zissou
assembles a crew that also includes: Jane Winslett-Richardson
(Cate Blanchett), a mysteriously pregnant journalist covering the
story of the expedition; Eleanor Zissou (Anjelica Huston),
Zissou's brilliant wife and vice president of The Zissou Society;
adoring German engineer, Klaus Daimler (Willem Dafoe); Zissou's
arch nemesis and rival oceanographer, Alistair Hennessey (Jeff
Goldblum); Zissou's septuagenarian producer, Oseary Drakoulias
(Michael Gambon); physicist and original score composer, Vladimir
Wolodarsky (Noah Taylor); the bond company stooge, Bill Ubell
(Bud Cort); and Pele dos Santos (Seu Jorge), the Brazilian safety
expert who regularly serenades the team with haunting Portuguese
renditions of David Bowie songs. Weird and wonderful. Director:
Wes Anderson. Stars: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett,
Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon,
Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 118
min., Comedy, Box office gross: $23.965 million, Buena Vista, No
VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

RACING STRIPES
In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus
accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargo -- a baby
zebra (voiced by Frankie Muniz). The gangly little foal is
rescued by horse farmer Nolan Walsh (Bruce Greenwood), who takes
him home to his young daughter Channing (Hayden Panettiere). Once
a champion thoroughbred trainer, Walsh has given up horse
training for a quiet life with Channing on their modest Kentucky
farm. The little zebra, or "Stripes," as Channing calls him, is
soon introduced to the farm's misfit troupe of barnyard
residents. The Walsh farm borders the Dalrymple Estate, where
highly skilled thoroughbreds train to compete for horse racing's
top honor, the ultra-prestigious Kentucky Open. From the first
moment Stripes lays eyes on the track, he's hooked -- he knows
that if he could just get the chance, he could leave all those
other horses in the dust. What he doesn't know is ... he's not
exactly a horse. Channing has a similar ambition -- she longs to
train as a jockey, but her protective father refuses to let her
compete in the potentially dangerous sport. But her father can't
ignore her enthusiasm (or her stubbornness) for long, and she
convinces him to come out of retirement to train her and Stripes
for the Kentucky Open. As he thrusts himself into a world of
elite athletes, intense competition and enormous stakes, Stripes
must prove he's fast enough and tough enough to run with the big
horses if he wants to land in the winner's circle. Director:
Frederik Du Chau. Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere,
Caspar Poyck, Gary Bullock, Wendie Malick, M. Emmet Walsh. 2005,
CC, MPAA rating: PG, 84 min., Family, Box office gross: $47.850
million, Warner, $19.96 VHS SRP.

SAMARITAN GIRL
Two teenage girls, Yeo-jin (Ji-min Kwak) and Jae-Young (Min-jeong
Seo), desperate to fulfill their dreams of traveling to Europe,
set out to raise money by starting a prostitution business. Yeo-
jin handles the business side, while Jae-Young satisfies the
clients. When things go terribly wrong during a police raid, Jae-
Young is killed. Yeo-jin, wrought with guilt over her loss,
begins sleeping with their clients in a misguided act of penance.
Things go from bad to worse when Yeo-jin's father, a police
detective, stumbles upon her secret and launches a vengeful
crusade against her lovers. At a difficult crossroads, father and
daughter must embark on a desperate journey in the hope of
attaining absolution and redemption. Director: Ki-duk Kim. Stars:
Ji-min Kwak, Min-jeong Seo, Eol Lee, Kwon Hyun-Min. 2004, CC,
MPAA rating: R, 97 min., Drama, Tartan Video. DVD only.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Set in the lavish era of 16th century Venice, one of English
literature's most powerful -- and controversial -- plays comes to
opulent life in Michael Radford's gripping film adaptation of
Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," which follows the
interlocking lives of a captivating assortment of classic
Shakespearean characters bound by love, stung by betrayal and
tragically set on a collision course with destiny. Antonio
(Jeremy Irons), a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches
Shylock (Al Pacino), a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help
his young friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) woo the fair Portia.
Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but
demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on
time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is
legally owed to him but soon learns that those to whom evil is
done, do evil in return. Director: Michael Radford. Stars: Al
Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleika
Robinson. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 131 min., Drama, Box office
gross: $1.932 million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

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NEWS

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
From The Criterion Collection comes "Burden of Dreams," a 1982
documentary on the making of Werner Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo." For
nearly five years, acclaimed German filmmaker Herzog desperately
tried to complete the most ambitious and difficult film of his
career -- the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house
deep in the Amazon jungle. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank
captured the unfolding of this production, made all the more
perilous by Herzog's determination to shoot the most daunting
scenes without models or special effects, including a sequence
requiring hundreds of natives to pull a full-sized, 320-ton
steamship over a small mountain ... In "Hoop Dreams" (1994), two
ordinary inner-city kids dare to dream the impossible --
professional basketball glory -- in this chronicle of hope and
faith. Filmed over a five-year period, "Hoop Dreams" follows
young Arthur Agee and William Gates as they navigate the complex,
competitive world of scholastic athletics while striving to
overcome the intense pressures of family life and the realities
of their Chicago streets.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"American Chopper Season One," and "American Chopper: Season Two"
both three-disc sets with 13 episodes, $29.96 from Sony ...
"Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines: The Complete
Series," a three-disc set of the classic Hanna-Barbera series
spin-off from "Wacky Races," $34.98 from Warner ... "Ed, Edd n
Eddy -- Volume 1," with six episodes from the Cartoon Network
series, $14.97 from Warner ... "Entourage: The Complete First
Season," a two-disc set with eight episodes, $39.98 from HBO
Video ... "Have Gun Will Travel -- The Complete Second Season," a
six-disc set with 39 episodes, about $35 from Paramount ... "In
Living Color: Season Three," a four-disc set with 30 episodes,
$39.98 from Fox ... "Joan of Arcadia -- The Complete First
Season," a six-disc set with 23 episodes, about $45 from
Paramount ... "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," (2004)
directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Geoffrey Rush, Charlize
Theron, John Lithgow, Emily Watson and Stanley Tucci, in the
award-winning revealing look inside the mind of Peter Sellers,
one of the world's most celebrated talents who was able to adopt
any personality for the screen but was unable to embrace a
personality of his own, from HBO Video ... "Monster Garage Season
One," and Monster Garage: Season Two," both three-disc sets with
13 episodes, $29.96 from Sony ... "My Favorite Martian: Complete
Second Season," a three-disc set, $39.95 from Warner ... "The
Perils of Penelope Pitstop: The Complete Series," a three-disc
set of the classic Hanna-Barbera series spin-off from "Wacky
Races," $34.98 from Warner ... "Quantum Leap: Season Three," 22
episodes, $49.98 from Universal ... "Sometimes in April" (2005),
a dramatization of the genocide in Rwanda, starring Oris Erhuero,
Eriq Ebouaney, Idris Elba, Debra Winger; includes "100 Days of
Genocide" timeline, from HBO.

Koch Vision will release three TV dramas profiling great men this
week: two-disc sets on "Kennedy" (1983, starring Martin Sheen),
"Hemingway" (1988, starring Stacy Keach) and "Winston Churchill:
The Wilderness Years" (1981, starring Robert Hardy and Sian
Phillips); $29.98 each.

FOREIGN:
Due from Koch Lorber Films is "Cafe Au Lait (Metisse)" (1993 --
France), directed by and starring Mathieu Kassovitz in an
audacious comedy about a romantic interracial trio that must come
to terms with joint parenthood ... "Donkey Skin (Peau d'Ane)"
(1970 -- France), director Jacque Demy's ode to a classic fairy
tale by 17th century author Charles Perrault about a princess who
hides her identity as a scullery maid while wearing a donkey
skin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin,
Micheline Presle, Delphine Seyrig ... "The Pornographer" (2001 --
French), about a popular pornographer in the 1970s who returns to
the industry only to find that the world of erotica has changed
and is now ruled by money, starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jeremie
Renier, Dominique Blanc and Catherine Mouchet, uncut and
uncensored.

From Tartan Video comes "Samaritan Girl" (2004 -- South Korea), a
fascinating drama about a pair of girls who enter into
prostitution to fulfill their dreams of travelling to Europe,
only to see their dreams crushed by reality -- and revenge ... In
the Spanish comedy "My Mother Likes Women" (2002), when three
daughters discover that their mother has come out of the closet
they plot to get her new girlfriend out of the picture, starring
Leonor Watling and Rosa Maria Sardo, from Wolfe Video.

FOR THE KIDS:
Two Disney Channel Original Movies arrive this week from Buena
Vista: "Get a Clue" (2002), starring Lindsay Lohan, Bug Hall and
Brenda Song; and the animated "Kim Possible: So the Drama -- Top
Secret Extended Edition" (2005).

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"The Work and the Glory" (2004) is a religious-themed tale about
the Benjamin Steed family, recently moved to upstate New York
from the comfort of their Vermont homestead. In their attempt to
settle peacefully into the new community, they discover that the
help they have hired to clear their land is at the center of a
religious controversy -- a controversy that threatens to tear the
family apart. Stars Jonathan Scarfe, Tiffany Dupont and Alexander
Carroll, from Excel Entertainment on DVD and VHS ... "Ghosts of
Rwanda" is a 2004 PBS documentary marking the 10th anniversary of
the Rwandan genocide, from Paramount ... "Ninja Scroll: The
Series Ultimate Collection" is a four-disc set with 13 episodes,
$59.95; a limited edition in a tin box with an action figure
sells for $69.95; from Urban Vision Entertainment ... Westlake
Entertainment Group has released a six-disc collector's series
that provides sports fans with up-close and personal looks at
five of the NBA's outstanding stars and one of the best coaches
in history; "All Pro Sports Basketball Series" includes "Vol. 1:
Isiah Thomas: Playmaker," "Vol. 2: Joe Dumars: The Shooter,"
"Vol. 3: Clyde Drexler: The Glide," "Vol. 4: Christian Laettner:
Power in Motion," "Vol. 5: Hakeem Olajuwon: Dream Center" and
"Vol. 6: Chuck Daly: Drean Team Coach"; $69.98 the set or $14.98
each.


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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Weekly listings of DVD releases can now be viewed on mobile
devices at www.tagtag.com/onvideo

** Alone in the Dark (2005) Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen
Dorff, Frank C. Turner, Mathew Walker. Extras: Commentary by
director Uwe Boll, featurettes, more. (Lions Gate).
** American Chopper Season One. Three-disc set with 13 episodes,
$29.96. (Sony).
** American Chopper: Season Two. Three-disc set with 13 episodes,
$29.96. (Sony).
** Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke,
Ja Rule, Maria Bello, Peter Bryant, Gabriel Byrne, Drea de
Matteo, Brian Dennehy. Extras: "Armed & Dangerous" weapons
featurette; "Behind Precinct Walls" behind-the-scenes tour with
the film's production designer; "Plan of Attack" stunt
featurette; "The Assault Team" featurette with writer James
DeMonaco, director Jean-Franaois Richet and producer Jeffrey
Silver; Deleted Scenes; "HBO First Look: Caught in the
Crosshairs" behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Assault on
Precinct 13." (Universal).
** Bad Apple (2004 -- TV) Mercedes Ruhl, Colm Meaney, Chris Noth,
Robert Patrick, Elliot Gould. (Paramount).
** Burden of Dreams (1982) Dir.: Les Blank. Documentary on the
making of Werner Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo." Extras: Commentary by
Blank, filmmaker Maureen Gosling, and Herzog; Blank's early short
film "Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe"; a new interview with Herzog;
deleted scenes; more. (The Criterion Collection).
** Cafe Au Lait (Metisse) (1993 -- France) Dir.: Mathieu
Kassovitz; Mathieu Kassovitz. (Koch Lorber Films).
** The Controversial Classics Collection. Seven groundbreaking
motion pictures, released in America during three decades from
the '30s to the '60s, that had dramatic social impact, changed
attitudes and brought important political and social reforms: "A
Face in the Crowd," "Blackboard Jungle," "Fury," "Bad Day at
Black Rock," "Advise and Consent," "The Americanization of Emily"
and "I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang"; $79.92. or $19.97 each.
(Warner)
-- Advise and Consent (1962) Dir.: Otto Preminger; Franchot
Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon, Charles Laughton,
Don Murray, Peter Lawford, Gene Tierney, Burgess Meredith.
Extras: Commentary by film historian Drew Casper.
-- The Americanization of Emily (1964) Dir.: Arthur Hiller;
James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn.
Extras: Commentary by Hiller, "Action on the Beach" featurette,
soundtrack remastered in Dolby Surround Stereo.
-- Bad Day at Black Rock (1954) Dir.: John Sturges; Spencer
Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan,
John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin. Extras: Commentary by
film historian Dana Polan.
-- Blackboard Jungle (1955) Dir.:Richard Brooks; Glenn Ford,
Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes, John Hoyt, Richard
Kiley, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow. Extras: Commentary by co-stars
Paul Mazursky and Jamie Farr, Glenn Ford's son Peter Ford and
Assistant Director Joel Freeman; Droopy Cartoon "Blackboard
Jumble."
-- A Face in the Crowd (1957) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Andy Griffith,
Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick.
Extras: New documentary "Facing the Past" with interviews with
stars Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and screenwriter Budd
Schulberg.
-- Fury (1936) Dir.: Fritz Lang; Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy,
Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot, Walter Brennan. Extras: Commentary by
Peter Bogdanovich, with interview excerpts of director Fritz
Lang.
-- I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) Dir.: Mervyn LeRoy;
Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis, Preston
Foster, Allen Jenkins. Extras: Commentary by film historian
Richard B. Jewell, vintage musical short "20,000 Cheers for the
Chain Gang."
** Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines: The Complete
Series. Three-disc set of the classic Hanna-Barbera series spin-
off from "Wacky Races," $34.98. Extras: Commentary, featurettes.
(Warner).
** Donkey Skin (Peau d'Ane) (1970 -- France) Dir. Jacque Demy;
Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Micheline Presle,
Delphine Seyrig. Transfer from digitally restored and remastered
print, 5.1 surround sound, enhanced for 16:9. Extras: Interview
with producer Mag Bodard, "The Illustrated Peau d'Ane": Old and
contemporary illustrations depicting the story, "Peau d'Ane and
the Thinkers": Discussion and intellectual examination of the
story, photo montage. (Koch Lorber Films Gold Series).
** Ed, Edd n Eddy -- Volume 1. Six episodes from the Cartoon
Network series, $14.97.Extras: Bonus episode of the "Grim
Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Nursery Crimes," "Club Ed: The Rules
and Regulations" featurette, "Plank's Perspective" featurette,
character bios, "My Best Friend Plank" music video. (Warner).
** Get a Clue (2002 -- TV) Lindsay Lohan, Bug Hall, Brenda Song.
Disney Channel Original Movie. (Buena Vista).
** Ghosts of Rwanda (2004) PBS documentary marks the 10th
anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. (Paramount).
** Golden Blaze (2005) Voices: Blair Underwood, Michael Clarke
Duncan, Sanaa Lathan, Neil Patrick Harris, Khleo Thomas. Direct-
to-video animated feature. (Warner).
** Hair Show (2004) Mo'Nique, Kellita Smith, Gina Torres, David
Ramsey, Taraji P. Henson, Keiko Agena, Cee Cee Michaela. Extras:
Deleted scenes. (New Line).
** Have Gun Will Travel -- The Complete Second Season. Six-disc
set with 39 episodes, about $35. (Paramount).
** Hoop Dreams (1994) Dir.: Steve James. Basketball documentary.
Extras: Two audio commentaries by the stars and filmmakers,
segments from Siskel and Ebert tracking the film's acclaim, an
original music video, trailers, more. (The Criterion Collection).
** In Good Company (2005) Dir.: Paul Weitz; Dennis Quaid, Topher
Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, David Paymer,
Philip Baker Hall, Selma Blair, Frankie Faison. Extras:
Commentary by Weitz and Grace, featurettes, deleted scenes.
Extras: Commentary by writer-director Paul Weitz and Grace;
deleted scenes; "Synergy Documentary": S = Stars: A revealing
look at Dennis Quaid & Marg Helgenberger, Y = Youth: A special
look at the cinematic talents of Topher Grace & Scarlett
Johansson, N = Getting Older: An exploration of the film's main
theme, E = What some exceptionally successful businessmen --
including the Maloof Brothers -- think about business today, R =
New York Locations, G = Editing, Y = Story: Paul Weitz explains
his inspiration for the story. (Universal).
** In Living Color: Season Three. Four-disc set with 30 episodes,
$39.98. Extras: Commentaries, featurettes, more. (Fox).
** Joan of Arcadia -- The Complete First Season. Six-disc set
with 23 episodes, about $45. Extras: Deleted scenes; commentaries
on five episodes; featurettes: "The Creation of Joan of Arcadia,"
"A Look at Season One," "God Gallery." (Paramount).
** Kim Possible: So the Drama -- Top Secret Extended Edition
(2005 -- TV) Animated Disney Channel Original Movie. (Buena
Vista).
** The Last Shot (2004) Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni
Collette, Calista Flockhart Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, James
Rebhorn, Tony Shalhoub. Extras: Commentary by director Jeff
Nathanson and Broderick, "Inspired by Actual Events" featurette
on the true story behind the movie, deleted scenes, scene
introductions by Hollywood producer Robert Evans, a Joan Cusack
(uncredited in the film) montage. (Buena Vista).
** The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004 -- TV) Dir.: Stephen
Hopkins; Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Emily
Watson, Stanley Tucci. Extras: Commentary by Hopkins and Rush,
commentary by writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely,
deleted scenes, "The Making of The Life and Death of Peter
Sellers." (HBO Video).
** The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) Dir.: Wes Anderson;
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem
Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu
Jorge. Extras: Single-disc with commentary by Anderson on select
scenes, deleted scenes, interviews (Buena Vista). Two-disc set
with commentary by Anderson on select scenes, 10 deleted scenes,
video journal of an on-set intern, Seu Jorge musical performances
of David Bowie's songs, interview with composer Mark
Mothersbaugh, making-of featurette, interviews, behind-the-scenes
photos (The Criterion Collection).
** The Longest Yard: Lockdown Edition (1974) Dir.: Robert
Aldrich; Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad,
James Hampton, Harry Caesar, John Steadman, Charles Tyner, Mike
Henry, Jim Nicholson, Bernadette Peters, Pervis Atkins. Extras:
Commentary by Reynolds and writer-producer Albert S. Ruddy;
featurettes: "Doing Time on the Longest Yard"; "Unleashing the
Mean Machine." (Paramount).
** Monster Garage Season One. Three-disc set with 13 episodes,
$29.96. (Sony).
** Monster Garage: Season Two. Three-disc set with 13 episodes,
$29.96. (Sony).
** My Favorite Martian: Complete Second Season. Three-disc set,
$39.95. (Warner).
** My Mother Likes Women (2004 -- Spain) Leonor Watling, Rosa
Maria Sardo. (Wolfe Video).
** Ninja Scroll The Series Ultimate Collection. Four-disc set
with 13 episodes, $59.95; a limited edition in a tin box with an
action figure sells for $69.95. (Urban Vision Entertainment).
** The Perils of Penelope Pitstop: The Complete Series. Three-
disc set of the classic Hanna-Barbera series spin-off from "Wacky
Races," $34.98. Extras: Commentary, featurettes. (Warner).
** The Pornographer (2001 -- French). Dir.: Bertrand Bonello;
Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jeremie Renier, Dominique Blanc, Catherine
Mouchet. Uncut and uncensored. Extras: Bonello short film "The
Adventures of James and Davis." (Koch Lorber Films).
** Quantum Leap: Season Three. 22 episodes, $49.98. (Universal).
** Racing Stripes (2005) Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere,
Caspar Poyck, Gary Bullock, Wendie Malick, M. Emmet Walsh.
Extras: Commentary, extra scenes, alternate ending, games,
featurettes, outtakes, Easter eggs. (Warner).
** Samaritan Girl (2004 -- South Korea) Dir.: Ki-duk Kim; Ji-min
Kwak, Min-jeong Seo, Eol Lee, Kwon Hyun-Min. Extras: Interview
with the filmmakers, making-of featurette, DTS Surround. (Tartan
Video).
** Sometimes in April (2005 - TV) Oris Erhuero, Eriq Ebouaney,
Idris Elba, Debra Winger. Dramatization of the genocide in
Rwanda. Extras: Commentary by director Raoul Peck, "making-of"
featurette, "100 Days of Genocide" timeline, photo gallery.
(HBO).
** 12 Monkeys Special Edition (1995) Dir.: Terry Gilliam; Bruce
Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Frank
Gorshin, David Morse, Jon Seda. Extras: Commentary by Gilliam and
producer Charles Roven, "The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 12
Monkeys" production documentary, "12 Monkeys" archives,
production notes. (Universal).
** William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2004) Dir.:
Michael Radford; Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn
Collins, Zuleika Robinson. Extras: Commentary by Radford and
Collins; "The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare Through the Lens"
making-of featurette, Teacher's Guide Weblink. (Sony).

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:

** In Good Company (2005) Dir.: Paul Weitz; Dennis Quaid, Topher
Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, David Paymer,
Philip Baker Hall, Selma Blair, Frankie Faison (Universal):
$29.98
** Racing Stripes (2005) Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere,
Caspar Poyck, Gary Bullock, Wendie Malick, M. Emmet Walsh
(Warner): $19.96

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


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