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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, May 24 -- MONDAY, May 30

ARE WE THERE YET?
Nick (Ice Cube), a playboy bachelor, sports memorabilia collector
and a smooth operator, is trying to land a date with a young,
attractive divorcee Suzanne (Nia Long). Problem is Suzanne is
stuck working in Vancouver and miserable because she misses her
kids. Seizing the opportunity, Nick gallantly offers to make her
wish come true -- and his own in the process -- by bringing
seven-year-old Kevin (Philip Daniel Bolden) and eleven-year-old
Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) up from Portland, Oregon to be reunited
with their mom. What Nick doesn't know is that Suzanne's children
think that no man is good enough for their mom and will do
everything they can to make the trip a nightmare for him.
Director: Brian Levant. Stars: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Jay Mohr,
Tracey Morgan, Nichelle Nichols, M.C. Gainey. 2005, CC, MPAA
rating: PG, 95 min., Family comedy, Box office gross: $79.535
million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

AVIATOR, THE
One of the most compelling figures of the 20th century, Howard
Hughes was an influential innovator, savvy industrialist,
glamorous motion picture producer and quintessential American
risk-taker -- but he thought of himself first and foremost as an
aviator. Director Martin Scorsese focuses his storytelling lens
on the most prolific period of Hughes' life: the period from the
mid-1920s through the 1940s, when Hughes' daring-do and passion
for flight drove his pioneering efforts in both aviation and the
movies. A time of rampant invention, turbulent love affairs and
savage corporate battles, this was also the time when Howard
Hughes' high-flying ambitions first met with the costs of fame,
fortune and his own obsession with perfection. Leonardo DiCaprio
stars as Hughes, who, just barely out his teens, makes the
maverick decision to use his inherited fortune from his father's
drill bit company to film a World War I dogfight-themed epic,
"Hell's Angels." Bucking the Hollywood system as an independent
producer, Hughes sets out to make a movie unlike any other,
performing his own outrageous aerial stunts, designing special
aircraft and racking up what was, at the time, the largest
feature film budget in history. "Hell's Angels" plunges the still
boyish Hughes beyond fortune into celebrity. After founding
Hughes Aircraft Company and boldly shattering several speed
records, Hughes becomes the most famous American flyer since
Charles Lindbergh, a mythic figure imbued with an aura of
excitement, mystery and glamour. In the 1930s, Hughes takes over
the airliner TWA, and begins efforts to usher America into the
Jet Age -- while developing audacious plans to build the largest
plane in the world, the flying boat known as The Hercules. Yet
the man celebrated for his wealth, his daredevil brilliance, his
romantic dalliances and his spirited pursuit of the future cannot
seem to escape the corrupting forces of his personal compulsions
no matter how fast or high he flies. The film explores not only
the achievements but the emotional life of Howard Hughes,
including his love affairs with two Hollywood legends: the
elegant, Yankee-bred leading lady Katharine Hepburn (Cate
Blanchett) and the luminous screen beauty Ava Gardner (Kate
Beckinsale); as well as Hughes' fierce competition with Pan
American's visionary head Juan Trippe (Alec Baldwin); his life-
long relationship with his right-hand man Noah Dietrich (John C.
Reilly); his public battles with Senator Owen Brewster (Alan
Alda); and the devastating airplane crash and phobias that led
him to ultimately withdraw from the world. Director: Martin
Scorsese. Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate
Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law,
Adam Scott, Kelli Garner, Gwen Stefani, Danny Huston, Ian Holm,
Willem Dafoe. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 166 min., Biodrama,
Box office gross: $99.061 million, Warner, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental.

H
Shin Hyun (Seung-woo Cho) walks into the local police station
toting the mutilated bodies of six missing women, confesses to
the murders and accepts his fate. A psychopathic serial killer is
caught and the case closed. Or is it? One year later, the bodies
of two high school girls and a pregnant woman are discovered,
killed in the same manner. Believed to be a copy-cat crime,
detectives Kim Mi Yun (Jung-ah Yum) and Kang Tae Hyun (Jin-hee
Ji), polar opposites both professionally and personally, are
assigned to the case. As the investigation continues, new
suspects are taken into custody, but the body count continues to
rise. It soon seems that no one, not even the detectives
themselves, are beyond suspicion. Director: Jong-hyuk Lee. Stars:
Jung-ah Yum, Jin-hee Ji, Ji-ru Sung, Seung-woo Cho. 2002, CC,
MPAA rating: R, 106 min., Thriller, Tartan Asia Extreme. DVD
only. Only

POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE
The Hundred Acre Wood crew is together again in this all-new
animated "Pooh" feature -- this time learning an important lesson
about being accepting of others' differences and the value of
true friendship. Awakened by a rumbling that could only be made
by the much-feared Heffalump, the Hundred Acre Wood crew sets
forth to catch the dreaded creature. Disregarded as too young to
partake in such a dangerous expedition, little Roo opts to search
on his own -- with far greater success than his friends. But in
meeting a young, playful Heffalump named Lumpy, Roo quickly
discovers that Heffalumps are nothing like the creatures of the
ominous stories he's been told, and that the creature is equally
afraid of his silly pals. Roo and Lumpy strike up a sweet
friendship and work together to dispel the unfounded fears of
their respective friends and families. Director: Frank Nissen.
Voices of Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Nikita Hopkins, Kath
Soucie, Ken Sansom, Peter Cullen, Brenda Blethyn. 2005, CC, MPAA
rating: G, 68 min., Family animated, Box office gross: $18.081
million, Disney, $29.99 VHS SRP.

16 YEARS OF ALCOHOL
Winner best film, British Independent Film Awards 2004. Kevin
McKidd plays Frankie, in a semi-autobiographical tale expressed
mainly in flashbacks. As a child, Frankie's father is both his
hero and a destructive personality who influences impressionable
young Frankie's perception of the world. In his teenage years he
becomes embroiled in a violent gang culture, which he tries
desperately to escape for the sake of a new love, which gives him
just a glimpse of a better life. Finally, as a grown man, Frankie
is faced with the choice of falling backwards into alcohol-soaked
violence, or facing up to his dubious past. To do this, he has to
explore what led him there and break the cycle in which he finds
himself trapped, if he is to achieve his dream of finding (and
keeping) true love. Director: Richard Jobson. Stars: Kevin
McKidd, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Ewen Bremner, John Comerford, Lisa
May Cooper, Colvin Cruickshank, Anne Downie, Laura Fraser. 2003,
CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 102 min., Drama, Tartan Video. DVD only.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
"Man of the House," the Tommy Lee Jones comedy about a Texas
Ranger who baby sits cheerleaders, will be released July 19 on
DVD and VHS rental by Sony ... New Line will release on July 26
the comedy "King's Ransom," starring Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr,
Kellita Smith, Nicole Ari Parker, Regina Hall and Loretta Devine,
on DVD and VHS rental ... "Guess Who," starring Ashton Kutcher
and Bernie Mac, will come home on August 2 from Sony on DVD and
VHS rental ... On August 16 Dimension will release Frank Miller's
graphic-novels-to-big-screen thriller "Sin City," starring Bruce
Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Nick Stahl,
Powers Boothe, Rutger Hauer, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson, Benicio
Del Toro, Jaime King, Devon Aoki, Brittany Murphy, Michael Clarke
Duncan and Carla Gugino, on DVD and $29.99 VHS.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Bourgeois convention is demolished in Luis Bunuel's surrealist
gem -- and perhaps one of the most influential films of all time,
"The Phantom of Liberty" (1974). Created as a series of vaguely
connected episodes -- an elegant soiree with guests seated at
toilet bowls, poker-playing monks using religious medals as
chips, and police officers looking for a missing girl who is
right under their noses -- this perverse, playfully absurd comedy
of nonsequiturs deftly compiles many of the themes that
preoccupied Bunuel throughout his career -- from the hypocrisy of
conventional morality to the arbitrariness of social
arrangements; from The Criterion Collection ... New Yorker brings
to DVD Robert Bresson's subtle masterpiece "L'Argent" (1983),
about the downfall of a working class man at the hands of the
spoiled bourgeois.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"Agatha Christie's Marple, Series 1," a four-disc set with the
first four episodes from the new British "Mystery!" series
starring Geraldine McEwan, Joanna Lumley and Derek Jacobi; $59.99
from Acorn Media ... "Airwolf: Season 1" is a two-disc set with
11 episodes, $39.98 from Universal ... "The Andy Griffith Show --
The Complete Second Season" is a five-disc set with 31 episodes,
about $30 from Paramount ... "Baa Baa Black Sheep: Volume One" is
a two-disc set with 11 episodes, $39.98 from Universal ...
"Batman: The Animated Series -- Volume Three" is a four-disc set
with final 28 episodes of the popular animated series; $44.98
from Warner DC Comics Classics Collection ... "Behaving Badly" is
a two-disc set of the 1989 British drama starring Judi Dench,
Frances Barber and Joely Richardson; $39.99 from Acorn Media ...
The long-awaited "Chappelle's Show -- Season Two Uncensored"
finally arrives in a three-disc set with 13 episodes, about $30
from Paramount ... "Garfield Fantasies" is a single disc with
three primetime Garfield specials: "Babes and Bullets" (1989),
"Garfield's Feline Fantasies" (1990) and "Garfield's Nine Lives"
(1988), $14.98 from Fox ... "The Job: The Complete Series," a
four-disc set with 19 episodes, $49.98 from Shout! Factory ...
"Law & Order: The Third Year" is a three-disc set with 22
episodes that includes a tribute to the late Jerry Orbach, as
well as a memorable profile of this distinguished and beloved
star of stage and screen, $59.98 from Universal ... "M*A*S*H
Season Eight" is a three-disc set with 25 episodes, $39.98 from
Fox ... "Moonlighting: Seasons One and Two," a six-disc set,
$49.98 from Lions Gate ... "Newsradio: The Complete First and
Second Seasons" is a three-disc set with 21 episodes, $39.95 from
Sony ... "Queen for a Day" is a three-disc set with the only
surviving seven episodes of the live program, transferred from
their original Kinescope elements; $29.98 from First Look Home
Entertainment ... "Super Friends -- Volume Two" is a two-disc set
with 16 episodes of the animated series; $26.99 from Warner DC
Comics Classics Collection.

FOREIGN:
On the foreign front this week Facets Video will release Michel
Ocelot's "Kirikou and the Sorceress" (1998), an animated feature
about a little boy in an African village who must outwit an evil
sorceress; "Mike Yokohama: A Forest With No Name" (2002), a
detective thriller from Japanese New Wave filmmaker Shinji
Aoyama; and "Late Night Talks With Mother" (2001), a biodrama
from Czech New Wave filmmaker Jan Nemec; go to www.facets.org for
more information on these and other Facets' DVDs this week ...
Ventura Distribution, Studio Latino and Lolafilms bring home
"Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella," directed by and starring
Santago Segura, the thick-headed cop from the Spanish comedy
"Torrente," on DVD ... Two thrillers arrive from Tartan Video:
"H" (2002 -- South Korea), about a gruesome serial killer, and
"16 Years of Alcohol" (2003 -- U.K.), about a young Scottish
man's journey of self-discovery, on DVD.

FOR THE KIDS:
Due this week is "SpongeBob SquarePants: Fear of the Krabby
Patty," another compilation of the adventures of the Nick
underwater hero, from Paramount on VHS and DVD.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE," a two-disc package that contains
the acclaimed feature-length documentary "Beautiful Dreamer:
Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile," as well as an exclusive
live performance of the album, never-before-seen interviews, a
recording session featurette, and intimate performances featuring
Wilson at the piano, $29.99 from Rhino ... "Howard Zinn: You
Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train" is a 2004 documentary on the
renowned historian, activist and author, with narration by Matt
Damon and music by Pearl Jam, Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg, from
First Run Features, $24.95 ... "S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing
Machine" is a 2003 Human Watch documentary on the killing fields
of Cambodia, also from First Run Features, $29.95 ... "Freestyle:
The Art of Rhyme" is a 2004 Documentary on hip-hop and rap,
featuring MCs Mos Def, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., MC
Supernatural, Questlove, Craig G, Black Thought, Freestyle
Fellowship, more, from Palm Pictures on $19.98 DVD.

There's plenty in store for comedy lovers this week: "Richard
Pryor Standup Comedy Double Feature" includes "Richard Pryor:
Live on the Sunset Strip" (1982) and "Richard Pryor: Here and
Now" (1983), $19.84 DVD from Sony ... "The Big Black Comedy Show,
Volume 2," is a comedy showcase co-hosted by Mo'Nique, $19.98 on
DVD from Fox ... "Platinum Comedy Series: Earthquake -- About Got
Damm Time" is a stand-up routine by comedian Earthquake, $19.98
from Fox ... and "Now That's Funny," a back-stage look at what
makes some of America's funniest writers and comics ... well,
funny, with Paul Rodriguez, Tom Green, The Smothers Brothers,
Carrot Top, William H. Macy, Sarah Silverman, Tony Venture and
more, $9.98 DVD from First Look Home 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

** Agatha Christie's Marple, Series 1. Four-disc set with first
four episodes from the new British "Mystery!" series starring
Geraldine McEwan, Joanna Lumley and Derek Jacobi; $59.99. Extras:
Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Acorn Media).
** Airwolf: Season One. Two-disc set with 11 episodes, $39.98.
Extras: Feature-length TV pilot "Airwolf: The Movie."
(Universal).
** The Andy Griffith Show -- The Complete Second Season. Five-
disc set with 31 episodes, about $30. (Paramount).
** Anna and the King of Siam (1946) Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison,
Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard. Extras: A&E
Biography: "Anna and the King: The Real Anna Leonowenns," Fox
MovieTone News footage from the film's Hollywood premiere. (Fox
Studio Classics).
** Are We There Yet? (2005) Ice Cube, Nia Long, Jay Mohr, Tracey
Morgan, Nichelle Nichols, M.C. Gainey. Extras: Commentary by
director Brian Levant, "A Tour of Nick's Fine Sports
Collectibles," bloopers, deleted scene, interactive games, "Road
Trippin' -- The Making of Are We There Yet?" storyboard
comparisons. (Sony).
** The Aviator (2004) Dir.: Martin Scorsese; Leonardo DiCaprio,
Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alan Alda, Alec
Baldwin, Jude Law, Adam Scott, Kelli Garner, Gwen Stefani, Danny
Huston, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary
by Scorsese; deleted scene; 12 featurettes: "A Life Without
Limits: The Making of The Aviator," "The Role of Howard Hughes in
Aviation History," "Modern Marvels: Howard Hughes, A Documentary
by the History Channel," "The Visual Effects of The Aviator,"
"The Affliction of Howard Hughes: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,"
"The Age of Glamour: The Hair and Makeup of The Aviator,"
"Costuming the Aviator: The Work of Sandy Powell," "Constructing
the Aviator: The Work of Dante Ferretti," "An Evening With
Leonardo DiCaprio and Alan Alda," "OCD Panel Discussion With
Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, and Howard Hughes' Widow
Terry Moore," "Scoring the Aviator: The Work of Howard Shore,"
"The Wainwright Family -- Loudon, Rufus and Martha"; still
gallery. (Warner).
** Baa Baa Black Sheep: Volume One. Two-disc set with 11
episodes, $39.98. Extras: Feature-length TV pilot "The Flying
Misfits"; bonus interview with the real Major Boyington.
(Universal).
** Back in the Day (2004) Ja Rule, Ving Rhames, Pam Grier,
Tatyana Ali. Extras: Cast interviews, making-of featurette.
(First Look Home Entertainment).
** Batman: The Animated Series -- Volume Three. Four-disc set
with final 28 episodes of the popular animated series; $44.98.
Extras: "Gotham's New Knight" featurette on Batgirl as Batman's
newest ally, commentary on select episodes. (Warner DC Comics
Classics Collection).
** Behaving Badly. Two-disc set of the 1989 British drama
starring Judi Dench, Frances Barber and Joely Richardson; $39.99.
(Acorn Media).
** The Best of Everything (1959) Dir.: Jean Negulesco; Hope
Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Martha Hyer, Diane Baker, Brian
Aherne, Robert Evans, Brett Halsey. Extras: Commentary, Fox
MovieTone News footage from the film's Hollywood premiere. (Fox
Studio Classics).
** The Big Town (1987) Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, Tommy Lee Jones,
Lee Grant. (Sony).
** Bigger Than the Sky (2005) John Corbett, Amy Smart, Sean
Astin. (MGM)
** The Big Black Comedy Show, Volume 2. Comedy showcase co-hosted
by Mo'Nique, $19.98. (Fox)
** The Bravados (1958) Dir.: Henry King; Gregory Peck, Joan
Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva. (Fox).
** Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE. Two-disc package contains the
acclaimed feature-length documentary "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian
Wilson and the Story of Smile," as well as an exclusive live
performance of the album, never-before-seen interviews, a
recording session featurette, and intimate performances featuring
Wilson at the piano. Additional features include 5.1 surround
mixes, isolated soundtrack, photo gallery, and collectible two-
sided poster; $29.99. (Rhino).
** Broken Lance (1954) Dir.: Edward Dmytryk; Spencer Tracy,
Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark, Katy Jurado, Hugh
O'Brian. (Fox).
** The Brooke Ellison Story (2004) Dir.: Christopher Reeve; Lacey
Chabert, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John Slattery. Extras:
Interview with the real Brooke Ellison and her family. (Sony).
** Buffalo Bill (1944) Dir.: William A. Wellman; Joel McCrea,
Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan,
Anthony Quinn. (Fox).
** Chappelle's Show -- Season Two Uncensored. Three-disc set with
13 episodes, about $30. Extras: Commentary on five episodes by
Dave Chappelle and series co-creator and executive producer Neal
Brennan; extra Chappelle stand-up material; The Rick James
Extended Interview; Charlie Murphy's Rick James memories; two
unaired Charlie Murphy's "True Hollywood Stories"; 71-minute
deleted scenes/blooper reel that features audio commentary by
Chappelle and Brennan. (Paramount).
** The Day After Tomorrow Collector's Edition (2004) Dir.: Roland
Emmerich; Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok,
Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward, Ian Holm. Two-disc set. $26.98.
Extras: Commentary by director-writer Roland Emmerich and
producer Mark Gordon; commentary by co-writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff,
cinematographer Ueli Steiger, editor David Brenner and production
designer Barry Chusis; pre-visualization meeting; pre-production
meeting; storyboard gallery; concept art gallery; "Two Kings and
a Scribe" Roland Emmerich produced documentary; "Pushing the
Envelope," "Visual Effects" and "Scoring" post-production
featurettes; "Audio Anatomy: The Final Mix Interactive Demo"; 10
deleted scenes; "The Force of Destiny: The Science and Politics
of Climate Change" documentary. (Fox).
** Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) Dir.: John Ford; Claudette
Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, John
Carradine. (Fox).
** A Farewell to Arms (1957) Dir.: Charles Vidor; Jennifer Jones,
Rock Hudson, Vittorio De Sica, Mercedes McCambridge, Elaine
Stritch. (Fox).
** Fat Actress: First Season. Two-disc set. (Showtime).
** Forty Guns (1957) Dir.: Samuel Fuller; Barbara Stanwyck, Barry
Sullivan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson, Gene Barry. (Fox).
** The Frank Sinatra Celebration. Four Sinatra actioners: "The
Detective," "Tony Rome," "The Lady in Cement" and (previously
released) "Von Ryan's Express"; $14.98. (Fox).
-- The Detective (1968) Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph
Meeker, Jack Klugman, Lloyd Bochner, William Windom, Tony
Musante.
-- Lady in Cement (1968) Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Richard
Conte, Martin Gabel, Lainie Kazan.
-- Tony Rome (1967) Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Richard
Conte, Gena Rowlands, Simon Oakland, Lloyd Bochner.
-- Von Ryan's Express (1965) Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard,
Raffaella Carra, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni.
** Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2004) Documentary on hip-hop and
rap, featuring MCs Mos Def, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., MC
Supernatural, Questlove, Craig G, Black Thought, Freestyle
Fellowship, more. Extras: Commentary by director Kevin Fitzgerald
(a.k.a. DJ Organic), 45 minutes of bonus footage including
deleted scenes, interviews, and footage. (Palm Pictures).
** The Frogmen (1951) Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, Gary
Merrill, Jeffrey Hunter, Warren Stevens, Robert Wagner, Harvey
Lembeck. (Fox).
** Garfield Fantasies. Three primetime specials: "Babes and
Bullets" (1989), "Garfield's Feline Fantasies" (1990) and
"Garfield's Nine Lives" (1988) on one disc, $14.98. (Fox).
** The Godfather Part II (1974) Dir.: Francis Ford Coppola; Al
Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale,
Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo, G.D. Spradlin,
Richard Bright, Gastone Moschin, Tom Rosqui, Bruno Kirby. Two-
disc set. Extras: Commentary by Coppola. (Paramount).
** The Godfather Part III (1990) Dir.: Francis Ford Coppola; Al
Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe
Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Sofia Coppola, Raf
Vallone. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by Coppola.
(Paramount).
** H (2002 -- South Korea) Dir.: Jong-hyuk Lee; Jung-ah Yum, Jin-
hee Ji, Ji-ru Sung, Seung-woo Cho. Extras: Alternate opening,
making-of featurette, DTS Surround. (Tartan Asia Extreme).
** Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train. 2004
documentary on the renowned historian, activist and author, with
narration by Matt Damon and music by Pearl Jam, Woody Guthrie and
Billy Bragg. (First Run Features).
** I, Robot Collector's Edition (2004) Will Smith, Bridget
Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood. Two-disc
set. $26.98. Extras: Commentary by director Alex Proyas and
screenwriter Akiva Goldsman; commentary by production designer
Patrick Tatopoulos, editor Richard Learoyd, visual effects
supervisor John Nelson, associate producer John Kilkenny,
animation supervisor Andrew Jones and visual effects supervisor
Brian Van's Hul; commentary by composer Marco Beltrami; "The
Making of I, Robot" featurette; "Day Out of Days: The I, Robot
Production Diaries" with 40 video vignettes; CGI and design
featurette; "Three Laws Safe: Conversations About Science Fiction
and Robots"; filmmakers toolbox compositing breakdowns and visual
effects "how-tos"; alternate endings; deleted and extended
scenes; five Easter eggs. (Fox).
** In Old Arizona (1928) Dir.: Irving Cummings, Raoul Walsh;
Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe. (Fox).
** The Job: The Complete Series. Four-disc set with 19 episodes,
$49.98. (Shout! Factory).
** L'Argent (1983 -- France) Dir.: Robert Bresson; Christian
Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Caroline Lang. Extras: Commentary by
Film Society of Lincoln Center's Kent Jones, "Writer Marguerite
Duras on Director Robert Bresson," interviews with Bresson from
the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. (New Yorker).
** Law & Order: The Third Year. Three-disc set with 22 episodes,
$59.98. Extras: Tribute to the late Jerry Orbach, as well as a
memorable profile of this distinguished and beloved star of stage
and screen. (Universal).
** M*A*S*H Season Eight. Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $39.98.
(Fox).
** Man on Fire Collector's Edition (2004) Dir.: Tony Scott;
Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell,
Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey
Rourke. Two-disc set. $26.98. Extras: Commentary by Scott,
producer Lucas Foster, writer Brian Helgeland, Fanning;
"Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing Man on Fire" behind-the-scenes
documentary; 15 deleted scenes including an alternate ending and
a closer look at the abduction sequence, offering a multi-angle
sequence with optional commentary by Scott; storyboards and
script excerpts; photo gallery; music video. (Fox).
** Moonlighting: Seasons One and Two. Six-disc set, $49.98.
Extras: Cast and crew commentaries, "Not Just a Day Job: The
Story of Moonlighting, Part 1," "Inside the Blue Moon Detective
Agency: The Story of Moonlighting, Part 2," "The Moonlighting
Phenomenon," deleted scenes, gag reel, bloopers. (Lions Gate).
** Newsradio: The Complete First and Second Seasons. Three-disc
set with 21 episodes, $39.95. Extras: Blooper reel, cast and
creator commentaries on select episodes, featurettes. (Sony).
** The Phantom of Liberty (1974) Dir.: Luis Bunuel; Adriana Asti,
Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Paul Frankeur, Michael Lonsdale,
Michel Piccoli, Claude Pieplu, Jean Rochefort, Monica Vitti.
Extras: Video introduction by screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere,
trailer. (The Criterion Collection).
** Platinum Comedy Series: Earthquake -- About Got Damm Time.
Stand-up routine by comedian Earthquake, $19.98. (Fox).
** Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) Voices of Jim Cummings, John
Fiedler, Nikita Hopkins, Kath Soucie, Ken Sansom, Peter Cullen,
Brenda Blethyn. (Disney).
** Queen for a Day. Three-disc set with the only surviving seven
episodes of the live program, transferred from their original
Kinescope elements; $29.98. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** The Razor's Edge (1946) Dir.: Edmund Goulding; Tyrone Power,
Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert
Marshall. Extras: Commentary by film historians Anthony Slide and
Robert Birchard, Fox MovieTone News: "Somerset Maughams' Book
'The Razor's Edge' Is Honored" and "Motion Picture Academy Awards
Oscars for Film Achievement." (Fox Studio Classics).
** Richard Pryor Standup Comedy Double Feature. "Richard Pryor:
Live on the Sunset Strip" (1982) and "Richard Pryor: Here and
Now" (1983), $19.84. (Sony).
** S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine. 2003 Human Watch
documentary on the killing fields of Cambodia. (First Run
Features).
** 16 Years of Alcohol (2003) Dir,: Richard Jobson; Kevin McKidd,
Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Ewen Bremner, John Comerford, Lisa May
Cooper, Colvin Cruickshank, Anne Downie, Laura Fraser. Extras:
Commentary by Jobson, behind-the-scenes featurette, storyboards,
DTS Surround, more. (Tartan Video).
** The Sleepwalker Killing (1997 -- TV) Hilary Swank, Jeffrey
Nordling, Charles Esten. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** SpongeBob SquarePants: Fear of the Krabby Patty. Eight
episodes, $16.99. (Paramount).
** Super Friends -- Volume Two. Two-disc set with 16 episodes of
the animated series; $26.99. Extras: "The Wonderful World of the
Wonder Twins" featurette on the sensational space-born Wonder
Twins, "Pajama-Rama SuperFriends Retrospective" with Kevin Smith
and guests. (Warner DC Comics Classics Collection).
** 2B Perfectly Honest (2004) Andrew McCarthy, John Turturro,
Aida Turturro, Michael Badalucco. (Monarch Home Video).
** The Warlock (1959) Dir.: Edward Dmytryk; Richard Widmark,
Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Dolores Michaels,
Wallace Ford, Tom Drake. (Fox).

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:

** Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2004) Voices of Jim Cummings, John
Fiedler, Nikita Hopkins, Kath Soucie, Ken Sansom, Peter Cullen,
Brenda Blethyn (Disney): $29.99

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


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