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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, May 17 -- MONDAY, May 23

ABOUNA
"Abouna (Our Father)" was an Official Selection of the Festival
de Cannes, Los Angeles Film Festival, and the Toronto Film
Festival, and is director Mahamat Saleh Haroun's follow-up to his
international award-winning "Bye Bye Africa." Fifteen-year-old
Tahir and eight-year-old Amine's world is shattered when they
awake one morning to find that their father is missing. The
brothers wander through their small Chad town in search of him
and while at the local movie house, are stunned to see what they
believe is their father onscreen. They steal the film reel, but
are soon caught by the police, and their weary mother feels that
she has no other choice than to send them away to Koran school to
learn discipline. All the while, Amine and Tahir are determined
to escape and continue their search. In French and Arabic.
Director: Mahamat Saleh Haroun. Stars: Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa,
Hamza Moctar Aguid, Zara Haroun, Mounira Khalil, Hassan Boulama.
2002, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 84 min., Drama, Home Vision
Entertainment. DVD: Only.

CHARISMA
From the director of such horror/ghost films as "Cure" and
Seance," comes Kiyoshi Kurosawa's eco-thriller "Charisma." "What
is it with this forest?" That is the question for disgraced Tokyo
detective Goro Yabuike (Koji Yakusho), who finds himself
embroiled in a tense struggle revolving around a gnarled,
forbidding tree. Goro has fled Tokyo after a hostage crisis
escalates into tragic violence. He finds himself in a remote
forest where the surrounding vegetation is diseased, the streams
are polluted, and other trees are dying or dead. Is the solitary
tree rare, or a mutation? An eccentric caretaker fiercely
protects the tree from a group of forest rangers who want to
profit from it and a botanist who insists that the toxic tree
must be destroyed. Can Goro redeem himself, and "restore the
rules of the world?" In Japanese with English subtitles.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hiroyuki
Ikeuchi, Ren Osugi, Yoriko Douguchi, Jun Fubuki. 1999, CC, MPAA
rating: NR, 104 min., Thriller, Home Vision Entertainment. DVD:
Only.

KINSEY
One of the most important films of this year -- or any year; all
the more important because of the current "decency" witch hunt
going on in this country. Well-paced, well-acted, well-directed -
- a totally absorbing bio drama and peek back at American history
and culture. Academy Award-winner Bill Condon ("Gods and
Monsters," "Chicago") explores the life of the pioneer of human
sexuality research, Alfred Kinsey. Spanning six decades from his
childhood in the early 1900s to his death in 1956, the film turns
the microscope on the man whose landmark studies on the sexual
behaviors of the common man rocked a nation. The interviewer of
tens of thousands, Kinsey subjected his own life and that of his
researchers to the same type of analysis. But while the Kinsey
team's focus was predominantly outward, perhaps what they learned
about themselves was as great as that which they taught their
country.

Liam Neeson stars as Kinsey, who in 1948 irrevocably changed
American culture with his book "Sexual Behavior in the Human
Male." Interviewing thousands of people about the most intimate
aspects of their lives, Kinsey lifted the weight of secrecy and
shame from a society in which sexual practices were mostly
hidden. His work sparked one of the most intense cultural debates
of the past century -- a debate that rages on today. Using the
technique of his own famous sex interviews, the film recounts the
scientist's extraordinary journey from obscurity to global fame.

Alfred Kinsey grows up the son of an engineering teacher and
occasional Sunday school preacher (John Lithgow). Rebelling
against the rigid piety of his home life, and drawn to the world
of the senses, Kinsey becomes a Harvard-educated zoologist
specializing in the study of gall wasps. After being hired to
teach biology at Indiana University, Kinsey meets and marries a
witty, free-thinking female student, Clara McMillen (Laura
Linney). In the course of his teaching he discovers an
astonishing dearth of scientific data on sexual behavior. When
students seek him out for advice about sexual concerns and
problems, he realizes that no one has done the clinical research
that would yield reliable answers to their questions. Inspired to
explore the emotionally charged subject of sex from a strictly
scientific point of view, Kinsey recruits a team of researchers
and, over time, they refine an interviewing technique which helps
people to break through shame, fear, and guilt and speak freely
about their sexual histories. Kinsey also attempts to create an
open sexual environment among the team and their wives,
encouraging them to "swing" -- years before the sexual revolution
of the 1960s.

When Kinsey publishes his male study in 1948, the press compares
the impact to that of the atom bomb. Soon Kinsey graces the cover
of every major publication; he becomes the subject of songs and
cartoons, editorials and sermons. But as the country enters the
more paranoid Cold War era of the 1950s, Kinsey's follow-up study
on women is seen as an attack on basic American values. The
ensuing outrage and scorn causes Kinsey's benefactors to abandon
him, just as his health begins to deteriorate. At the same time,
the jealousies and acrimony caused by Kinsey's attempt to create
a private sexual utopia threaten to tear apart the research team
and expose them to unwelcome scrutiny. Director: Bill Condon.
Stars: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter
Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt,
Dylan Baker, Julianne Nicholson, William Sadler, John McMartin,
Veronica Cartwright. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 118 min.,
Biodrama, Box office gross: $9.701 million, Fox, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.

SEA INSIDE, THE
The real-life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 30
year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
Based on the profoundly moving true story that captured the
world's attention, the film is about Sampedro (Javier Bardem), a
former ship's mechanic who has been paralyzed in bed for 30
years, tenderly cared for on a farm by four members of his
family. The story revolves around Ramon's relationships with two
women: Julia (Belen Rueda) a lawyer who supports his cause, and
Rosa (Lola Duenas), a local woman who wants to convince him that
life is worth living. Through the gift of his love, these two
women are inspired to accomplish things they never previously
thought possible. Despite his wish to die, Ramon taught everyone
he encountered the meaning, value and preciousness of life.
Though he could not move himself, he had an uncanny ability to
move others. A truly joyous experience, "The Sea Inside"
celebrates the nature of freedom and love, and the mystery and
beauty of life. Director: Alejandro Amenabar. Stars: Javier
Bardem, Belen Rueda, Lola Duenas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo,
Clara Segura, Joan Dalmau. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 125
min., Drama, Box office gross: $0.967 million, New Line, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental.

SEANCE
Kiyoshi ("Cure") Kurosawa's international award-winning thriller
Seance materializes. In the spirit of "The Sixth Sense," "The
Gift" and "The Ring," "Seance (Korei)" stars Koji Yakusho ("Shall
We Dance") as Koji Sato, a sound effects engineer, and Jun Fubuki
("Pulse") as his psychic wife. When a missing young girl escapes
her kidnappers and hides in Koji's equipment case while he is
recording sounds in the woods, the stage is set for a scheme to
promote her psychic abilities. But the couple's hoax goes
terrifyingly awry in this unsettling and atmospheric shocker from
one of Japan's new masters of horror. Based on Mark McShane's
novel "Seance on a Wet Afternoon." In Japanese with English
subtitles. Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Stars: Koji Yakusho, Jun
Fubuki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Hikari Ishida, Kitarou, Ittoku
Kishibe. 2000, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 118 min., Thriller, Home
Vision Entertainment. DVD: Only.

SON OF THE MASK
A decade after the legendary Mask of Loki wreaked havoc on the
life of an unsuspecting adult (Jim Carrey in 1994's "The Mask"),
the magical mask finds its way into the possession of a child in
this fairly lame sequel. When cartoonist Tim Avery's (Jamie
Kennedy) new son is born with the Mask's spectacular powers -- to
the dismay of the family's jealous dog -- it turns the household
upside down and launches a kid versus canine battle for control
of the Mask. But unbeknownst to them all, Loki has come looking
for his mask and is willing to do whatever it takes to get it
back. Director: Lawrence Guterman. Stars: Jamie Kennedy, Alan
Cumming, Ryan Falconer, Bob Hoskins, Traylor Howard, Ben Stein.
2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 86 min., Fantasy, Box office gross:
$16.004 million, New Line, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE
A group of marionette puppets form Team America, an international
police force dedicated to maintaining global stability.
Discovering that a power hungry dictator, Kim Jong II, plans to
destroy the world and is brokering weapons of mass destruction to
terrorists, the team enlists the undercover help of Broadway star
and embarks on a harrowing mission to save the world. Opposed to
this is the Film Actors' Guild, or F.A.G., whose members include
puppets representing actors Alec Baldwin, Tim Robbins, Matt
Damon, Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. In spite of the lack of
support they receive, the Team sticks to their plan of saving the
world and putting an end to terrorism. Dumb. Director: Trey
Parker. Voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller,
Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 98
min., Adventure, Box office gross: $32.774 million, Paramount,
$20 VHS SRP.

WHITE NOISE
Electronic Voice Phenomenon -- EVP -- is the process by which the
dead, through sound and image, communicate with the living
through the static and white noise of modern electronic devices.
By modest estimates, there are nearly 7 billion audio and video
recording devices in homes around the world -- and every one of
them is a portal. For two decades now, a quiet worldwide movement
has gained momentum among the growing number of people who
believe in EVP and who themselves have captured extraordinary
recordings of communications from the dead. These transmissions,
recorded with simple household electronic devices, force us to
question our basic notions about life and death and seem to
confirm what many of us have dared to believe: It is possible for
the dead to communicate with us. Until the sudden and mysterious
death of his beloved wife, architect Jonathan Rivers (Michael
Keaton) considered himself a decent, rational man, one who would
not ordinarily subscribe to any theories about communicating with
the dead. But now, a stranger, Raymond Price (Ian McNeice), has
entered his life, claiming to have heard Jonathan's wife, Anna
(Chandra West), through EVP. Fueled by his grief as much as
curiosity, Jonathan soon finds himself swayed by Raymond's
claims, validated by the recordings of Anna as well as the
testimonial of Sarah Tate (Deborah Kara Unger), who herself has
found closure with her deceased fiancee through EVP. Jonathan
comes to believe when Raymond says of the dead, "I can hear them,
I can see them and I can record them." Then, the unthinkable --
Jonathan himself captures Anna's voice and image through
recordings he has made; she has established direct contact.
Anna's message: for Jonathan to save the future victims of the
brutal psychopath who took her life. But his dead wife's
communications are often fuzzy, challenging to decipher. And
Jonathan, in his growing obsession with reaching Anna, fails to
notice signs of impending danger, summed up by Raymond's
assessment of the souls who cross the divide from the other side:
"They can't all be nice." The film has a great premise but s
spoiled by a weak screenplay and highly un-frightful execution.
Director: Geoffrey Sax. Stars: Michael Keaton, Chandra West,
Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice, Sarah Strange. 2005, CC, MPAA
rating: PG-13, 101 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $55.865
million, Universal, $29.98 VHS SRP.

For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
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NEWS

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Kiyoshi ("Cure") Kurosawa's international award-winning thriller
"Seance" (2002) materializes on DVD this week from Home Vision
Entertainment. In the spirit of "The Sixth Sense," "The Gift" and
"The Ring," "Seance (Korei)" stars Koji Yakusho ("Shall We
Dance") as Koji Sato, a sound effects engineer, and Jun Fubuki
("Pulse") as his psychic wife. When a missing young girl escapes
her kidnappers and hides in Koji's equipment case while he is
recording sounds in the woods, the stage is set for a scheme to
promote her psychic abilities. But the couple's hoax goes
terrifyingly awry. Also from Home Vision is Kurosawa's eco-
thriller "Charisma" (1999), about a disgraced Tokyo detective,
who finds himself in a remote forest where the surrounding
vegetation is diseased, the streams are polluted, and all but one
tree is dying or dead. Is the solitary tree rare, or a mutation?
An eccentric caretaker fiercely protects the tree from a group of
forest rangers who want to profit from it and a botanist who
insists that the toxic tree must be destroyed. Can the detective
redeem himself, and "restore the rules of the world?"

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"The Adventures of Pete & Pete -- Season 1," a two-disc set with
eight episodes from the Nick animated series, about $20, from
Paramount ... "Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss"
(2004), a bio of the famed Hollywood madame, starring Jamie-Lynn
DiScala, Brenda Fricker and Robert Davi, unrated and uncut, from
Fox ... "Cheers -- The Complete Fifth Season," a four-disc set
with 26 episodes, about $30 from Paramount... "Ghost in the
Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 6," three half-hour episodes of
the anime action series, from Anchor Bay Entertainment ...
"Little House on the Prairie Season 8," a six-disc set with 19
episodes, $49.95, from Goldhil Home Media ... "Scrubs: The
Complete First Season," a three-disc set, $49.99 from Buena Vista
... "Seinfeld: Season 4," a four-disc set with 24 episodes,
$49.95 from Sony ... "The Simpsons: Bart Wars," featuring four
episodes: "Dog of Death," "Marge Be Not Proud," "The Secret War
of Lisa Simpson" and "Mayored to the Mob" on one disc, $14.98,
from Fox ... "Six Feet Under: The Complete Third Season," a five-
disc set with 13 episodes, $99.98 from HBO Video.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
"X-Treme Fighter" (2004) stars Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Cynthia
Rothrock and Lorenzo Lamas in a sci-fier about a computer virus
that invades a virtual reality fighting game, leaving a
rebellious teen trapped within, and forcing the boy's father to
enter the game and battle his way to save his son; from MTI Home
Video on VHS and DVD ... "Black Cadillac" (2003) stars Randy
Quaid and Shane Johnson in a horror-thriller about three friends
lost in the mountains terrorized by an ominous black Cadillac,
from First Look Home Entertainment on VHS and DVD ...
"MosquitoMan" (2005) is the recent Sci Fi Channel thriller about
an experimental serum that turns people in giant sized
bloodsuckers, also from First Look on VHS and DVD.

FOREIGN:
"It's Easier for a Camel ... " (2004 -- France) is an oddball
comedy about a young woman coming to grips with her inner
fantasies in order to find meaning in her life, on VHS and DVD
from New Yorker ... "Green Butchers" (2004) is a black comedy
about a pair of socially dysfunctional friends who open a butcher
shop, without much success, until an unlucky repairman gets
locked in their deep-freezer and becomes the ingredient in a new,
organic dish; on DVD from Sony.

FOR THE KIDS:
"Clarissa Explains It All -- Season 1" is a two-disc set with
eight episodes from the Nick animated series, about $20 from
Paramount.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Kinsey" is the 2005 PBS documentary on the great, ground-
breaking sex researcher, timed to coincide with the release this
week of the feature film of the same name; from Paramount ...
"Flaming Lips: The Fearless Freaks" is a documentary on the
Oklahoma City, OK crazies, $24.98 DVD from Shout! Factory ...
"Sex Pistols: The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" (1980) is a
fictitious bio of the Pistols, $19.98 DVD, also from Shout!
Factory ... "Cinderella Man: Jim Braddock -- The Real Story," is
a documentary about the average blue collar worker who rose from
his amateur boxing status to become heavyweight champion of the
world during the height of the Depression, timed for the
theatrical release of the Russell Crowe film "Cinderella Man"; on
$14.98 DVD from Goldhil Entertainment.

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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

** Abouna (2002 -- Chad) Dir.: Mahamat Saleh Haroun; Ahidjo
Mahamat Moussa, Hamza Moctar Aguid, Zara Haroun, Mounira Khalil,
Hassan Boulama. Extras: Selected film shorts, an interview with
director Mahamat Saleh Haroun, the original theatrical trailer,
liner notes by film critic Phil Hall. (Home Vision
Entertainment).
** The Adventures of Pete & Pete -- Season 1. Two-disc set with
eight episodes from the Nick animated series, about $20.
(Paramount).
** Black Cadillac (2003) Randy Quaid, Shane Johnson. Extras:
Commentary by director John Murlowski, deleted scenes and
outtakes, making-of featurette. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** Blue (1968) Karl Malden, Ricardo Montalban, Joanna Pettet,
Terence Stamp. (Paramount).
** Born Free (1966) Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey
Keen. (Sony).
** Bottle Rocket (1996) Dir.: Wes Anderson, Luke Wilson, Owen
Wilson, Andrew Wilson, Robert Musgrave, James Caan. (Sony).
** Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004 TV) Jamie-
Lynn DiScala, Brenda Fricker, Robert Davi. Unrated and uncut.
(Fox).
** Charisma (1999 -- Japanese) Dir.: Kiyoshi Kurosawa; Koji
Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Ren Osugi, Yoriko Douguchi, Jun
Fubuki. Extras: "Making-of" featurette, interview with director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** Cheers -- The Complete Fifth Season. Four-disc set with 26
episodes, about $30. (Paramount).
** Clarissa Explains It All -- Season 1. Two-disc set with eight
episodes from the Nick animated series, about $20. (Paramount).
** Conagher (1991 -- TV) Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross. TNT
Original Western. (Warner).
** Dance With Me Henry (1956) Bud Abbott, Lou Costello. (MGM)
** The Desperate Trail (1995 -- TV) Sam Elliott, Craig Sheffer,
Linda Fiorentino, Frank Whaley. TNT Original Western. (Warner).
** Escort West (1958) Victor Mature, Harry Carey Jr., Slim
Pickens. (MGM).
** Flaming Lips: The Fearless Freaks. Documentary on the Oklahoma
City, OK crazies. $24.98 (Shout! Factory).
** Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 6. Three half-
hour episodes. Standard edition (single disc), $24.98; Special
edition (two-disc set with exclusive T- shirt and collectors
card), $49.98. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
** The Golden Girls Season Two. Three-disc set with 23 episodes,
$49.99. (Buena Vista).
** Green Butchers (2004 -- Denmark) Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie
Kaas. (Sony).
** The Grudge Director's Cut (2004) Dir.: Takashi Shimizu; Sarah
Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee
Strickland, Grace Zabriskie, Bill Pullman. Unrated, extended cut
of the film. Extras: Commentary by Simizu, producer Taka Ichise
and actor Takako Fuji; 15 deleted scenes; director Shimizu's
original Ju-On short film "4444444444" and "In a Corner"; video
diaries from Gellar and Strickland; storyboards; production
artwork; more. (Sony).
** Hour of the Gun (1967) James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert
Ryan. (MGM).
** The Hunting Party (1971) Oliver Reed, Gene Hackman, Candice
Bergen. (MGM).
** I'll Take Sweden (1965) Bob Hope, Tuesday Weld, Frankie
Avalon, Dina Merrill. (MGM).
** Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) Yul Brynner, Janice Rule,
George Segal, Alfred Ryder, Brad Dexter. (MGM).
** It's Easier for a Camel ... (2004 -- France) Chiara
Mastroianni. Extras: Deleted scenes. (New Yorker).
** Johnny Reno (1966) Dana Andrews, Jane Russell, Lon Chaney Jr.
(Paramount).
** Kinsey (2004) Dir.: Bill Condon; Liam Neeson, Laura Linney,
Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow,
Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Dylan Baker, Julianne Nicholson, William
Sadler, John McMartin, Veronica Cartwright. Single-disc and two-
disc special edition. Extras: Commentary by Condon on both
editions; special edition includes "The Kinsey Report: Sex on
Film" featurette, alternate ending, deleted scenes, gag reel,
interactive sex questionnaire, more. (Fox).
** Kinsey (2005 - TV) PBS documentary. (Paramount).
** Last Stand at Saber River (1997 -- TV) Tom Selleck, Suzy Amis,
Rachel Duncan, Haley Joel Osment, Keith Carradine, David
Carradine. TNT Original Western. (Warner).
** Little House on the Prairie Season 8. Six-disc set with 19
episodes, $49.95. Extras: Interviews; "Laura's Long Winters"
documentary describing the hardship of a prairie winter;
interactive quizzes. (Goldhil Home Media).
** The Mask Platinum Series (1994) Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert,
Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni, Cameron Diaz. Extras:
Commentary, four new featurettes, deleted scenes. (New Line).
** More Dead Than Alive (1968) Clint Walker, Vincent Price, Anne
Francis. (MGM)
** MosquitoMan (Mansquito) (2005 -- TV) Sci-Fi Channel horror
thriller. Corin Nemec, Musetta Vander, Patrick Dreikauss, Christa
Campbell. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** National Lampoon's Going the Distance (2004) Christopher
Jacot, Joanne Kelly, Shawn Roberts, Mayko Nguyen. (MGM).
** The Noose Hangs High (1948) Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joseph
Calleia, Leon Errol, Cathy Downs. (MGM).
** The Princess and the Pirate (1944) Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo,
Walter Brennan, Walter Slezak, Victor McLaglen. (MGM).
** Purgatory (1999 -- TV) Sam Shepard, Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid,
Peter Stormare, Brad Rowe, Donnie Wahlberg, J.D. Souther. TNT
Original Western. (Warner).
** Sam Whiskey (1969) Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson, Ossie
Davis, Clint Walker. (MGM).
** Sex Pistols: The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (1980) Fictitious
bio of the Pistols. $19.98. (Shout! Factory).
** The Scalphunters (1968) Dir.: Sidney Pollack; Burt Lancaster,
Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas Ossie Davis. (MGM).
** Scrubs: The Complete First Season. Three-disc set, $49.99.
Extras: "Newbies" behind-the-scenes documentary; "Practice,
Practice and Malpractice" gag reel of flubs and bloopers; "The B
Team" featuring the Janitor and Lawyer; favorite moments with the
cast; commentaries on select episodes; "Superman" music video;
"The Doctor Is In" interview with cast member Zach Braff;
"Alternate Lines: A Second Opinion" montage piece with multiple
takes of a scene to show how the cast came up with funnier and
funnier alternate lines; "Not Just Another Medical Show"
featurette; cast and crew favorite moments; outtakes; deleted
scenes. (Buena Vista).
** The Sea Inside (2004) Dir.: Alejandro Amenabar; Javier Bardem,
Belen Rueda, Lola Duenas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Clara
Segura, Joan Dalmau. Extras: Commentary by Amenabar, deleted
scenes, behind-the-scenes documentary. (New Line).
** Seance (2000 -- Japanese) Dir.: Kiyoshi Kurosawa; Koji
Yakusho, Jun Fubuki. Extras: Interview with director Kiyoshi
Kurosawa. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** Seinfeld: Season 4. Four-disc set with 24 episodes,
$49.95.Extras: Commentaries, "The Breakthrough Season"
documentary, deleted scenes, bloopers, more. (Sony).
** Shrek 2/Madagascar Activity Disc Two-pack (2004) Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John
Cleese, Rupert Everett, Jennifer Saunders. Includes last year's
DVD edition of "Shrek 2" on one disc and a second disk promo for
DreamWorks' animated feature "Madagascar," scheduled for a May 27
release; includes "Meet the Madagascar" family as well as games
and themed activities. Under $20.00. (DreamWorks).
** The Simpsons: Bart Wars. Four episodes: "Dog of Death," "Marge
Be Not Proud," "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson" and "Mayored to
the Mob" on one disc, $14.98. Extras: "The Making of Bart Wars:
The Simpsons Strike Back" featurette. (Fox).
** Six Feet Under: The Complete Third Season. Five-disc set with
13 episodes, $99.98. Extras: "Living on the Edge: A Bird's-eye
View of the Third Season" featurette, five audio commentaries,
deleted scenes. (HBO Video).
** Son of the Mask (2005) Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Ryan
Falconer, Bob Hoskins, Traylor Howard, Ben Stein. Extras:
Commentary by director Lawrence Guterman and writer Lance Khazei,
"Chow Bella -- Hollywood's Pampered Pooches" featurette,
"Creating Son of the Mask: Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes"
featurette, "Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of Son of the
Mask" featurette, deleted scenes, storyboard and conceptual art
gallery. (New Line).
** Team America: World Police (2004) Voices of Trey Parker, Matt
Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie. Rated
and unrated editions. Extras: "Team America: An Introduction";
production featurettes: "Building the World"; "Crafting the
Puppets"; "Pulling the Strings"; "Capturing the Action";
"Miniature Pyrotechnics"; "Up Close With Kim Jong-Il"; "Dressing
Room Test"; "Puppet Test"; deleted and extended scenes and
outtakes; animated storyboards. (Paramount).
** Waterhole #3 (1967) James Coburn, Carroll O'Connor, Margaret
Blye, Bruce Dern. (Paramount).
** White Noise (2005) Michael Keaton, Chandra West, Deborah Kara
Unger, Ian McNeice, Sarah Strange. Extras: Deleted scenes,
"Hearing Is Believing: Actual EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon)
Sessions" conducted at haunted locations; "Making Contact: EVP
Experts" featurette; "Recording the Afterlife at Home" guide to
making your own EVP recordings. (Universal).
** X-Treme Fighter (Sci-Fighter) (2004) Don "The Dragon" Wilson,
Cynthia Rothrock, Lorenzo Lamas. Extras: Commentary by Wilson,
Rothrock and director Art Camacho, behind-the-scenes clips,
bloopers. (MTI Home Video).

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:

** Team America: World Police (2004) Voices of Trey Parker, Matt
Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie
(Paramount): $20.00
** White Noise (2005) Michael Keaton, Chandra West, Deborah Kara
Unger, Ian McNeice, Sarah Strange (Universal): $29.98

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


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