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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, July 5 -- MONDAY, July 11

BRIDE & PREJUDICE
"Bride and Prejudice" puts an entirely different spin on Jane
Austen's story of spirited courtship -- Bollywood-style. Music,
dance and spectacle merge with love, vanity and social pressures,
as director Gurinder Chadha transports the comic tale of a witty
young woman trying to find a suitable husband to a cross-cultural
setting that spans 21st century India, London and America. It all
begins in a modest Indian village when the determined Mrs. Bakshi
sets out to find marriage matches for her four beautiful
daughters while there's a lavish wedding party in town. Right
away, the smart and headstrong Lalita (Aishwarya Rai) announces
she will only marry for love, giving her mother nightmares. Then
Lalita meets the wealthy American Will Darcy (Martin Henderson)
and sparks immediately fly. But is it love or hate? Darcy comes
off to Lalita as an arrogant California snob. Lalita looks to
Darcy like a small-town Indian beauty who knows nothing of the
world. Alternately enchanted by and suspicious of one another,
Lalita and Darcy nearly fall prey to assumptions, gossip and a
comedy of errors ... until pride is humbled and prejudice
overcome so that love can triumph. Director: Gurinder Chadha.
Stars: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar, Anupam
Kher, Naveen Andrews, Namrata Shirodkar, Daniel Gillies. 2004,
CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 111 min., Musical romantic comedy, Box
office gross: $6.231 million, Buena Vista, DVD only.

DEAR FRANKIE
Having left her abusive husband years earlier, Lizzie Morrison
(Emily Mortimer) tried to shelter her deaf son, Frankie (Jack
McElhone) from the truth. Believing his dad is a world traveler
by ship, Frankie writes him regularly while Lizzie answers his
letters in disguise as his father. By a fluke, his dad's ship is
scheduled to port in their town, so Lizzie hires a stranger
(Gerard Butler) to act as Frankie's dad. What she doesn't expect
is the bond Frankie will develop with this stranger and the
feelings she finds deep within herself. Director: Shona Auerbach.
Stars: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler, Mary
Riggans, Sharon Small, Katy Murphy, Sean Brown. 2005, CC, MPAA
rating: PG-13, 105 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.328 million,
Miramax. DVD only.

HIDE AND SEEK
Robert De Niro stars as David Callaway, a troubled father and
widower, and Dakota Fanning portrays his young daughter Emily,
who is hiding an incredible secret. As the story opens,
Callaway's wife Alison (Amy Irving) dies suddenly, traumatizing
Emily. Father and daughter move to Upstate New York to distance
Emily from the memories of her life in Manhattan with her mother.
Soon thereafter, Emily develops a Hide and Seek game friendship
with an imaginary friend named Charlie. At first, David sees
Charlie as a positive way for Emily to express herself. But a
series of terrifying acts lead him to imagine the unimaginable:
Charlie may actually be real ... and if so, he must be stopped.
Director: John Polson. Stars: Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning,
Famke Janssen, Elisabeth Shue, Amy Irving, Dylan Baker, Melissa
Leo. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 101 min., Horror, Box office
gross: $50.977 million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

IN MY COUNTRY
Based on the international best-selling book "Country Of My
Skull" by Antjie Krog and inspired from real-life events. The
film chronicles how the dismantling of the apartheid system in
South Africa starting in 1990 was just the beginning of an
amazing odyssey for the South African people, demonstrating that
even the cruelest acts can be healed with love and compassion. In
1996, the South African government established the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission to investigate abuses of human rights
under apartheid. These hearings would serve as a forum for those
accused of murder and torture to be confronted by their victims
and, by admitting their guilt, be granted amnesty under Ubuntu,
the native custom of forgiveness. Covering the sessions are
Langston Whitfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Anna Malan (Juliette
Binoche), two journalists who, through their reporting, inspire
both the world and themselves with these extraordinary stories
about courage, compassion and the redeeming power of love. Winner
of the "Diamond Cinema for Peace Award" at the 2004 Berlin Film
Festival. Director: John Boorman. Stars: Samuel L. Jackson,
Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane, Sam Ngakane.
2004, CC, MPAA rating: R, 103 min., Drama, Box office gross:
$0.110 million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

PROZAC NATION
Emotionally charged story about one woman's struggle with
depression and self discovery. Based on the national bestselling
Elizabeth Wurtzel autobiography. Wurtzel (Christina Ricci) is an
exceptional student writer who earns a scholarship to Harvard.
This scholarship finally gives her the chance to escape from her
overbearing mother (Jessica Lange), put her absentee father out
of her mind and concentrate on her true talent. But once
Elizabeth is on her own at college, she dives into a self-
destructive mode of drug abuse, drinking and sex. This ultimately
leads her into a dark depression that paralyzes her academically
and socially. Her saving grace is her therapist and the wonder
drug of the 80s, Prozac. Director: Erik Skjoldbjr. Stars:
Christina Ricci, Jessica Lange, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche Michelle
Williams, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. 2001, CC, MPAA rating: R, 95
min., Drama, Miramax, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD only.

For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar.htm>


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NEWS

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Due this week is Warner Home Video's impressive "Film Noir
Classic Collection Volume Two," a five-disc set with "Born to
Kill" (1947), directed by Robert Wise and starring Walter Slezak,
Claire Trevor and Lawrence Tierney; "Clash by Night" (1952),
directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul
Douglas, Robert Ryan, and Marilyn Monroe; "Crossfire" (1947),
directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Robert Mitchum, Robert
Young, Robert Ryan and Gloria Grahame; "Dillinger" (1945),
directed by Max Nosseck and starring Lawrence Tierney and Anne
Jeffreys; and "The Narrow Margin" (1952), directed by Richard
Fleischer and starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor.
Digitally remastered; $49.92 or $14.95 each.

Also due this week is John Boorman's trippy cop thriller "Point
Blank" (1967), starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickenson, Carroll
O'Connor, Keenan Wynn and Lloyd Bochner, from Warner ... And "The
Good Father" (1985), directed by Mike Newell and starring Anthony
Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Frances Viner, Simon
Callow, Miriam Margolyes and Joanne Whalley in an intimate drama
about an embittered divorced man who feels betrayed by the
woman's movement he once supported; the film is a gritty and
devastating look at the emotional fallout of a shattered marriage
and a powerful portrait of the decline of 1960s idealism in
Margaret Thatcher's London; from Home Vision Entertainment.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Fantastic Four: The Complete Animated Series," a
four-disc set featuring the complete 1994-1995 animated
television series, $49.99 from Buena Vista (just in time for the
theatrical release of the big screen "Fantastic Four") ... "Monk:
Season Three," a four-disc set, $59.98 from Universal ... "Tour
of Duty: The Complete Third Season," a five-disc set with 21
episodes, $49.95 from Sony.

FOR THE KIDS:
"Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicle -- The Complete
Campaigns" is a four-disc set with all 40 episodes, $49.98, with
a collectible mini poster from Japanese artist Naoyuki Katoh,
from Sony.


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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

** Bride & Prejudice (2004) Dir.: Gurinder Chadha; Aishwarya Rai,
Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews,
Namrata Shirodkar, Daniel Gillies. Extras: Commentary by Chadha,
deleted scenes, gag reel, extended scenes, "Bringing Bombay to
L.A.: The Making of Bride & Prejudice" making-of featurette,
conversations with Rai and Henderson. (Buena Vista).
** Dear Frankie (2005) Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard
Butler. Extras: Commentary by director Shona Auerbach, deleted
scenes, interview with Auerbach, "The Story of Dear Frankie"
featurette. (Miramax).
** Fantastic Four: The Complete Animated Series. Four-disc set
featuring the complete 1994-1995 animated television series,
$49.99. (Buena Vista).
** The Film Noir Classic Collection Volume Two. Five-disc set:
"Born to Kill," "Clash by Night," "Crossfire," "Dillinger" and
"The Narrow Margin." Digitally remastered; $49.92 or $14.95 each.
(Warner).
-- Born to Kill (1947) Dir.: Robert Wise; Walter Slezak, Claire
Trevor, Lawrence Tierney. Extras: Commentary by film historian
Eddie Muller with archival contributions by Wise.
-- Clash by Night (1952) Dir.: Fritz Lang; Barbara Stanwyck,
Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe. Extras: Commentary by
filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich with archival contributions by Lang.
-- Crossfire (1947) Dir.: Edward Dmytryk; Robert Mitchum,
Robert Young, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame. Extras: Commentary by
film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini with archival
contributions by Dmytryk, "Crossfire: Hate Is like a Gun"
featurette.
-- Dillinger (1945) Dir.: Max Nosseck; Lawrence Tierney, Anne
Jeffreys. Extras: Commentary by filmmaker John Milius (director
of the 1973 "Dillinger") with archival contributions by writer
Philip Yordan.
-- The Narrow Margin (1952) Dir.: Richard Fleischer; Charles
McGraw, Marie Windsor. Extras: Commentary by filmmaker William
Friedkin with archival contributions by Fleischer.
** Forever, Lulu (1987) Hanna Schygulla, Deborah Harry, Alec
Baldwin. (Sony).
** Georgy Girl (1966) James Mason, Alan Bates, Charlotte
Rampling, Lynn Redgrave. (Sony).
** The Good Father (1985) Dir.: Mike Newell; Anthony Hopkins, Jim
Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Frances Viner, Simon Callow, Miriam
Margolyes, Joanne Whalley. Extras: New digital transfer, enhanced
for 16:9 televisions, an essay by film critic and author Wheeler
Winston Dixon. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** Hexed (1993) Arye Gross, Claudia Christian, Adrienne Shelly,
Ray Baker, R. Lee Ermey. Extras: Commentary by director Alan
Spencer, featurettes, deleted scenes. (Sony).
** Hide and Seek (2005) Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke
Janssen, Elisabeth Shue, Amy Irving, Dylan Baker, Melissa Leo.
Extras: Four alternate endings, 14 deleted and extended scenes,
making-of featurette. (Fox).
** In My Country (2004) Dir.: John Boorman; Samuel L. Jackson,
Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane, Sam Ngakane.
Extras: Commentary by Boorman; deleted scenes with optional
commentary by Boorman; interviews with Boorman, Binoche,
producers and screenwriter. (Sony).
** Monk: Season Three. Four-disc set, $59.98. Extras:
"Favorites": Cast and crew reveal their favorite scenes; "Monk
Profile" conversation with Tony Shaloub; "Life Before Monk"
official back story of Adrian Monk, Capt. Stottlemeyer and Lt.
Disher; "Natalie Teeger Profile" conversation with Traylor
Howard; "Quirks": Monk's phobias and compulsions. (Universal).
** Nadine (1987) Dir.: Robert Benton; Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger,
Rip Torn, Gwen Verdon, Glenne Headly, Jerry Stiller. (Sony).
** Point Blank (1967) Dir.: John Boorman; Lee Marvin, Angie
Dickenson, Carroll O'Connor, Keenan Wynn, Lloyd Bochner. Extras:
Commentary by Boorman and Steven Soderbergh, vintage featurettes:
"The Rock Part 1" and "The Rock Part 2." (Warner).
** Prozac Nation (2001) Christina Ricci, Jessica Lange, Jason
Biggs, Anne Heche Michelle Williams, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.
Extras: "Anatomy of a Scene." (Miramax).
** Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicle -- The Complete
Campaigns. Four-disc set with all 40 episodes, $49.98. Extras:
Photo galleries, collectible mini poster from Japanese artist
Naoyuki Katoh. (Sony).
** Tour of Duty: The Complete Third Season. Five-disc set with 21
episodes, $49.95. (Sony).
** Twenty Bucks (1993) Linda Hunt, David Rasche, Brendan Fraser,
Gladys Knight, Elisabeth Shue, William H. Macy, Christopher
Lloyd, Steve Buscemi. Extras: Filmmaker's commentary, director
and cast commentary, featurettes. (Sony).

For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>


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