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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, July 26 -- MONDAY, August 1

GATE OF FLESH
In the black markets of bombed-out post-WWII Tokyo, a band of
prostitutes scratch out a meager existence, trying to maintain
their self-dignity within a self-imposed code that forbids
romantic attachments. But when they take in both a young orphan
eager to join their group and a rough but attractive ex-soldier,
personal lusts conflict with their ordered world and loyalties
become strained. Director Seijun Suzuki's stylish adaptation of
the often-filmed novel seethes with brilliant color and raw
passion. In Japanese with English subtitles. Director: Seijun
Suzuki. Stars: Yumiko Nogawa, Jo Shishido, Kayo Matsuo, Satoko
Kasai, Tamiko Ishii. 1964, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 90 min., Drama,
The Criterion Collection.

HUKKLE
Hungarian director Gyorgy Palfi's debut is a mesmerizing symphony
of sight and sound that chronicles a series of mysterious
interconnected events both idyllic and sinister. From an elderly
man's hiccup (or hukkle) to a microscopically observed menagerie
of animals, "Hukkle" lovingly magnifies the little moments of a
summer day that usually pass unnoticed. With minimum dialogue,
"Hukkle" brims with subtle secrets waiting to be unlocked and
etches a quirky portrait of a rustic village where things are not
what they seem. In Hungarian with English subtitles. Director:
Gyorgy Palfi. Stars: Ferenc Bandi, Jozsefne Racz, Jozsef Forkas,
Ferenc Nagy. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 75 min., Comedy, Home
Vision Entertainment.

KING'S RANSOM
A successful and wealthy businessmen, with plenty of attitude to
spare, Malcolm (Anthony Anderson) has made more than his share of
enemies over the years, including his soon-to-be ex-wife (Kellita
Smith) and his overworked, under-appreciated employees. Not
wanting to go through a messy and expensive divorce played out in
the media, Malcolm devises a plan to save his money from his
wife's eager hands. Along with the help of his mistress, Peaches
(Regina Hall), Malcolm plots his own kidnapping in order to
secure a fictitious ransom so extremely high that, once paid, the
public will think he's broke and unable to meet his wife's
financial demands. But unbeknownst to Malcolm, he's not the only
one with a kidnapping plan. Not only his wife, but one of his
long-suffering employees (Nicole Parker) and a dim-witted local
bumpkin (Jay Mohr), have all cooked up separate schemes of their
own, each more ridiculous than the next. Director: Jeff Byrd.
Stars: Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Kellita Smith, Nicole Ari
Parker, Regina Hall, Loretta Devine, Donald Faison. 2005, CC,
MPAA rating: PG-13, 98 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $2.137
million, New Line, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

SORUM
A young taxi driver looking for a fresh start, Young-hyun (Kim
Myeong-min) moves into apartment 504 of a crumbling tenement --
an eerie building that seems strangely familiar. He soon
discovers that the previous tenant died mysteriously, burning to
death in the apartment, and that everyone on the floor -- the
grieving fiancee, a novelist, am elderly barber and the bickering
couple down the hall -- are all connected to the dead man. When
he stumbles into an affair with a neighbor, a battered wife named
Sun-yeong, it sends them both down a dark and fearful path. But
something else is amiss, something far more sinister. Strange
secrets begin to reveal themselves. Does a ghost haunt the
tenants of this rundown apartment complex or does true evil exist
within everyone left behind? In Korean with English subtitles.
Director: Yun Jong-chan. Stars: Kim Myeong-min, Jang Jin-young.
2001, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 112 min., Horror-thriller, Tartan Asia
Extreme.

STORY OF A PROSTITUTE
Volunteering as one of seven "comfort women" expected to serve
hundreds of soldiers on the Manchurian front during World War II,
Harumi is commandeered as the sole property of the brutal
adjutant Narita, but falls in love with the sensitive Mikami,
Narita's direct subordinate. In this tragic love story, director
Seijun Suzuki takes a rule-bending approach to the classic
Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging the code of honor among men and
country, as seen through young Harumi's eyes. In Japanese with
English subtitles. Director: Seijun Suzuki. Stars: Yumiko Nogawa,
Tamio Kawaji, Isao Tamagawa. 1965, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 96 min.,
Drama, The Criterion Collection.

THE UPSIDE OF ANGER
Joan Allen stars as the sharp-witted Terry Wolfmeyer, a suburban
wife and mother whose life takes an unusual turn when her husband
unexpectedly disappears. Struggling to deal with his sudden
absence, Terry finds herself increasingly at odds with her four
headstrong daughters (Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri
Russell and Alicia Witt) and regularly drowning her anger in
alcohol, until she develops an offbeat relationship with her
next-door neighbor, Denny (Kevin Costner). A once-great baseball
star turned radio DJ, Denny becomes a drinking buddy for Terry
and slowly evolves into her source of strength, as well as an ad-
hoc father to her daughters. But things get complicated as
Terry's daughters grow accustomed to having Denny around while
attempting to juggle not only their mother's romantic dilemmas,
but their own. Director: Mike Binder. Stars: Joan Allen, Kevin
Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell,
Alicia Witt, Mike Binder. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 118 min.,
Drama, Box office gross: $18.204 million, New Line, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.

XXX: STATE OF THE UNION
A follow-up to the blockbuster 2002 film starring Vin Diesel. In
this lackluster sequel, the winds of political change are
rumbling through the halls of the Capitol as a popular president
is being targeted for assassination by a radical splinter group
of dissenters deep within the United States government. Only two
people stand between anarchy and freedom: One of them, Augustus
Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), has just survived a hit on the
National Security Agency's top-secret headquarters and is on the
run. The other, a decorated Special Ops soldier, Darius Stone
(Ice Cube), sits under close guard in a military prison. Gibbons
aids in Stone's daring escape from prison and convinces him to
become a new xXx agent to stop the overthrow of the U.S.
government. At the White House, the centrist President Sanford
(Peter Strauss) butts heads with his radical Secretary of
Defense, George Deckert (Willem Dafoe), a former general with
past ties to both Gibbons and Stone. When Deckert attends a
government gala, Stone impersonates a waiter in the hopes of
overhearing insider information. Stone then is pursued by FBI
agent Kyle Steele (Scott Speedman), an ambitious up-and-comer who
considers Stone a dangerous criminal. To aid him in his mission,
Stone turns to two old friends from his days on the streets of
Washington: Lola (Nona Gaye), a former flame who now owns a high-
end car dealership, and Zeke (Xzibit), a renegade chop-shop
operator with access to both weaponry and personnel. When
President Sanford is kidnapped after a brazen attack on the U.S.
Capitol, Stone and his compatriots must unite to oppose one of
the most formidable threats to American freedom ever mounted, led
by an enemy with the ultimate in modern firepower and manpower at
its disposal. Director: Lee Tamahori. Stars: Ice Cube, Samuel L.
Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss, Xzibit.
2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 101 min., Action thriller, Box
office gross: $25.607 million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental.

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

COMING SOON:
The big news that everyone has been waiting for: "Star Wars:
Episode III -- The Revenge of the Sith," will arrive on November
1 from Fox. The two-disc set will include a new full-length
documentary produced by Lucasfilm; two new featurettes, one
exploring the prophecy of Anakin Skywalker as the Chosen One and
the other on the movie's stunts; and a 15-part collection of
Lucasfilm "Web documentaries" ... The controversial Vincent Gallo
film "The Brown Bunny," which caused quite a stir at Cannes two
years ago for its very raw sex scene between Gallo and Chloe
Sevigny, will arrive August 16 in not rated Superbit form from
Sony ... Also from Sony comes "Lords of Dogtown," directed by
Catherine Hardwicke and starring John Robinson, Emile Hirsch,
Rebecca De Mornay, William Mapother, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Victor
Rasuk, Nikki Reed and Heath Ledger, due Sept 27 in theatrical and
unrated extended cut editions ... "The Amityville Horror,"
starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy
Bennett, Chloe Moretz, Rachel Nichols and Philip Baker Hall, will
try to scare up audiences on October 4, from MGM ... "Unleashed,"
starring Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Kerry Condon and Bob Hoskins,
will fight its way home from Universal on October 11 ... Street
date change: "A Slightly Pregnant Man," the 1973 French comedy
directed by Jacques Demy and starring Catherine Deneuve and
Marcello Mastroianni, has been pushed to a February 2006 release
by Koch Lorber Films.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Two fascinating films this week from director Seijun Suzuki:
"Gate of Flesh" (1964 -- Japan), a stylish adaptation of the
often-filmed novel that seethes with brilliant color and raw
passion, about a band of prostitutes who scratch out a meager
existence, trying to maintain their self-dignity In the black
markets of bombed-out post-WWII Tokyo; and "Story of a
Prostitute" (1965 -- Japan), a tragic love story about one of
seven "comfort women," expected to serve hundreds of soldiers on
the Manchurian front during World War II, who falls in love with
a sensitive young soldier, challenging the code of honor among
men and country. Both releases are $29.95 from The Criterion
Collection ... The legendary clubs, their patrons and pioneer DJs
that paved the way for the present day global DJ and Club Culture
finally get their due in a two-disc DVD release of the
internationally acclaimed documentary film "Maestro," from
Sanctuary Records ($21.95). Directed, written and produced by
Cuban born, New York raised, Josell Ramos, "Maestro" puts into
perspective the period of time spanning the late 60s into the
early 80s when New York City saw the birth of the Underground
Dance Music Culture, a musical and a cultural movement that
deeply impacted social rules and ultimately set the groundwork
for the Chicago House Music scene, the Disco era and present day
global DJ Culture. A soundtrack CD will be simultaneously
released.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated -- The Naughty Early
Years: Set 3" is a three-disc set with 10 episodes (never
broadcast in full-length form in the U.S.) from 1975 to 1977;
$49.95 from A&E Home Video ... "The Brady Bunch -- The Complete
Second Season," a four-disc set with 24 episodes, $30 from
Paramount ... "Cold Feet: Complete 3rd Series" is a three-disc
set with eight episodes of the BBC series about three young
couples facing the realities of love, sex, friendship and
parenthood; $39.99 from Acorn Media ... "Dark Shadows DVD
Collection 19" is a four-disc set with 40 episodes, $59.98 from
MPI Home Video ... "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete
Season 6" is a six-disc set with the final 22 episodes, $89.95
from A&E Home Video ... "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,
Volume 7" contains three half-hour episodes of the anime hit, on
a single disc for $24.98 or in a two-disc special edition that
includes a Laughing Man T- Shirt, collectors Tachikoma card and a
custom metal container that can hold the entire seven-volume
series, from Anchor Bay Entertainment ... "Gilligan's Island: The
Complete Third Season" is a three-disc set with 30 episodes,
$39.98 from Warner ... "The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season Two" is
a three-disc set with 24 episodes, $29.98 from Fox ... "Remington
Steele: Season 1" is a four-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98
from Fox ... "Rumpole of the Baily, Set 3" is a six-disc set with
all 12 episodes from the fifth, sixth and seventh (final) season
of the PBS show starring Leo McKern, $99.95 from A&E Home Video
... "Star Trek Enterprise: The Complete Second Season" is a
seven-disc set with 26 episodes, $129.98 from Paramount ... "3rd
Rock From the Sun Season 1" comes in a four-disc set with 20
episodes, $39.98 from Anchor Bay.

FOR THE KIDS:
New Video will release this week two additions to the quite
wonderful Scholastic Video Collection library of animated tales
based on award-winning stories: "Tikki Tikki Tembo ... and More
Favorite Tales" and "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash." "Tikki
Tikki Tembo," adapted from a Chinese folk tale by Arlene Mosel,
answers the question What's in a name? A great deal according to
the Chinese of long ago, who honored their first son with the
grand, long name Tikki Tikki Tembo-No Sa Rembo-Chari Bari Ruchi-
Pip Peri Tembo. The volume also features the stories "Hot Hippo"
and "The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin" (DVD bonus stories
include "The Happy Lion," "The Magic of Anansi" and "Little Red
Riding Hood"). In the second volume, a class trip to the farm
starts out pretty dull -- until the cow starts crying, the pigs
get on the bus, and Jimmy's pet boa gets loose. Other stories to
go along with "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" are "Shrinking
Violet" and "Will I Have a Friend?" (DVD bonus stories are "The
Sweater" and "Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens"). VHS suggested
retail price is $9.95; the DVDs sell for $14.95.

Other kids releases this week: "All Grown Up: Dude, Where's My
Horse?" is a double-length two-part Rugrats special -- with two
bonus episodes --for $16.99, from Paramount ... "The Wind in the
Willows: The Complete Second Series" is a two-disc set with 13
episodes of the stop-motion animated series; $29.95 from A&E Home
Video.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Balseros" (2002) is a documentary account of seven Cuban refuges
who, in 1994, risked everything to escape Cuba on homemade rafts
in pursuit of the American Dream; $26.95 from Docurama ... "FDR:
A Presidency Revealed" is a comprehensive documentary on FDR,
with never-before-seen home movies and rare audio recordings,
narrated by Edward Herrmann , in a two-disc set, $29.95 from
History Channel ... "A Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba"
(1989) features the godfather of bebop playing with Arturo
Sandoval and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, recorded live at the Fifth
International Jazz Festival in Havana; $26.95 from Docurama ...
UrbanWorks Entertainment Soul Theatre Series will release this
week "He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say?" (2005), a dramatic
stage production -- filmed in multi-camera format in Dolby 5.1 --
that tells the story of a struggle between church-goers and
ruthless gangsters battling for domination in the community ...
"The History Channel Presents: Julius Caesar's Rome" is a two-
disc set with six programs about Rome and its emperors: "The
Republic of Rome," "The Age of Emperors," "Building an Empire,"
"The Enduring Legacy," "Biography: Julius Caesar" and "Antony and
Cleopatra"; $29.95 from History Channel ... Major League Baseball
and A&E Home Video have teamed for a monumental video event: "The
Boston Red Six 2004 World Series Collector's Edition," a 12-disc
set with the unedited, original broadcasts of all seven American
League Championship series games against the Yankees and all four
of the World Series games against the Cardinals, plus a bonus
disc with more than three hours of extras including wireless on-
field player recordings, the Ring Ceremony, celebrity fan
interviews, and pre- and post-game interviews; each DVD in the
set is packaged in what is dubbed "SleeveStats," providing a host
of statistics, trivia and information (line scores, series stats,
attendance, time & temperature, Hall of Fame artifacts, etc.) on
each game; $79.95.


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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

** All Grown Up: Dude, Where's My Horse? (2005) Double-length
two-part Rugrats special and two bonus episodes, $16.99.
(Paramount).
** America's Funniest Home Videos: Volume 1. Four-disc set with
12 episodes, $39.98. (Shout! Factory).
** Balseros (2002) Documentary account of seven Cuban refuges who
risked everything to escape Cuba on homemade rafts in pursuit of
the American Dream; $26.95 (Docurama).
** Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated -- The Naughty Early
Years: Set 3. Three-disc set with 10 episodes from 1975 to 1977;
$49.95. (Never broadcast in full-length form in the U.S.). (A&E
Home Video).
** The Brady Bunch -- The Complete Second Season. Four-disc set
with 24 episodes. About $30. (Paramount).
** Cold Feet: Complete 3rd Series. Three-disc set with eight
episodes of the BBC series about three young couples facing the
realities of love, sex, friendship and parenthood; $39.99. (Acorn
Media).
** Dark Shadows DVD Collection 19. Four-disc set with 40
episodes, $59.98. (MPI Home Video).
** Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Season 6. Six-disc set
with final 22 episodes, $89.95. (A&E Home Video).
** Eating Out (2004) Scott Lunsford, Emily Stiles, Ryan Carnes,
Rebekah Kochan. Extras: Commentary by director Allan Brocka,
outtakes, filmmaker interviews. (Ariztical Entertainment).
** The Errol Morris DVD Collection. Three-disc set with "Gates of
Heaven," "The Thin Blue Line" and "Vernon, Florida"; $19.98 each
or $49.96 the set. (MGM).
** Evel Knievel (2004 -- TV) Dir.: John Badham; George Eads,
Connor Price, Thomas Price. Extras: Commentary by Eads and
Badham. (Warner).
** FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005 -- TV) Comprehensive
documentary on FDR, narrated by Edward Herrmann . Two-disc set,
$29.95. (History Channel).
** Gabbeh (1996 -- Iran/France) Abbas Sayah, Shaghayeh Djodat.
(New Yorker).
** Gate Of Flesh (1964 -- Japan) Dir.: Seijun Suzuki; Yumiko
Nogawa, Jo Shishido, Kayo Matsuo, Satoko Kasai, Tamiko Ishii.
(The Criterion Collection).
** Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Volume 7. Three half-
hour episodes of the anime hit. Single disc: $24.98. Two-disc
special edition ($49.98) includes a Laughing Man T- Shirt,
collector's Tachikoma card and a custom metal container that can
hold the entire seven-volume series; Disc 1 is in Dolby 5.1, Disc
2 is in DTS 5.1, both contain interviews with the filmmakers.
(Anchor Bay Entertainment).
** Gilligan's Island: The Complete Third Season. Three-disc set
with 30 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Introduction by creator-
producer Sherwood Schwartz, commentary by Schwartz on "The
Producer" episode, "Gilligan's Island: A Pop Culture Phenomenon"
documentary. (Warner).
** Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (aka Neverland: The Rise
and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army) (2004) Documentary on
the terrorist group. (Docurama).
** He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say? (2005) Clifton Powell,
Tommy Ford. Dramatic stage production filmed in multi-camera
format in Dolby 5.1. (UrbanWorks Entertainment Soul Theatre
Series).
** The History Channel Presents: Julius Caesar's Rome. Two-disc
set with six programs about Rome and its emperors: "The Republic
of Rome," "The Age of Emperors," "Building an Empire," "The
Enduring Legacy," "Biography: Julius Caesar" and "Antony and
Cleopatra"; $29.95. (History Channel).
** Hollywood Flies (2004) Brad Renfro, Vinnie Jones, Casper Van
Dien. (Monarch Home Video).
** How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971 -- Brazil) Gabriel
Araujo, Gabriel Archanjo, Ana Batista. (New Yorker).
** Hukkle (2002 -- Hungary) Dir.: Gyorgy Palfi; Ferenc Bandi,
Jozsefne Racz, Jozsef Forkas, Ferenc Nagy. Extras: "The Making-of
Hukkle," pre-production footage, excerpts from a detailed
production diary. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** The Jerk: 26th Anniversary Edition (1979) Dir.: Carl Reiner;
Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jackie Mason, Catlin Adams,
Mabel King, Richard Ward, Dick Anthony Williams, Bill Macy, M.
Emmet Walsh. Extras: "Learn How to Play 'Tonight You Belong to
Me,'" "The Lost Filmstrips of Father Carlos Las Vegas de
Cordova," production notes. (Universal).
** King's Ransom (2005) Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Kellita
Smith, Nicole Ari Parker, Regina Hall, Loretta Devine, Donald
Faison. Extras: Commentary by Anderson, Mohr and director Jeff
Byrd; more than 20 deleted scenes; gag reel; "Down and Dirty"
behind-the-scenes documentary. (New Line).
** Maestro. Documentary on global dance music culture. Two-disc
set, $21.95. Soundtrack CD released simultaneously. Feature
length documentary film featuring appearances by Larry Levan,
David Mancuso, Frankie Knuckles, Nicky Sciano, Francois K,
Francis Grasso, Jellybean Benitez, Danny Tenaglia, Tony
Humphries, Tee Scott, Dimitri From Paris, Danny Krivit, Pete
Tong, Joe Claussell, Little Louie Vega, Keith Haring. Extras:
"Paradise Garage Footage": Never-before-seen footage of the
closing weekend of the Paradise Garage (1987); "Sound Systems":
An audiophile look with DJ David Mancuso and renowned sound
engineers on the history of club sound and DJ equipment; "Making
of Maestro": Director Josell Ramos on his journey through the
making of the film; "Ron Hardy": a look into the Chicago House
Music legend and mentor with Robert Williams; "Tee Scott": A
conversation with one of the top early dance producers; "The
Dancers": From streets to clubs, a raw look into the world of the
club dancers; "Frankie Knuckles": Conversation with the
"Godfather of House." (Sanctuary Records).
** The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season Two. Three-disc set with 24
episodes, $29.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, "Moore
on Sunday" 1973 documentary, "Eight Characters in Search of a
Sitcom" new documentary, "Love Is All Around" karaoke, MAD
magazine parody, trivia challenge, Easter egg, photo gallery,
more. (Fox).
** Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer: Private Eye. Four-disc set with
all 26 episodes of the 1997-1998 series starring Stacy Keach,
$49.98. Extras: New interview with Keach, eight-page collectible
booklet with an episode guide. (Tango Entertainment).
** Miss Cast Away ... And the Island Girls (2004) Eric Roberts,
Evan Marriott, Charlie Schlatter, Stuart Pankin, Joyce Giraud
(Miss Puerto Rico & Miss Universe Runner Up), Colleen Shannon
(Playboy's 50th Anniversary Playmate), Michael Jackson. Extras:
"A Visit to Neverland Valley Ranch With Michael Jackson," behind-
the-scenes featurette, trailer, "Michael Jackson Pepsi Commercial
Parody Short," vintage 80's television clip featuring Don Rickles
and Steve Lawrence. (Vanguard Cinema).
** A Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba (1989) Recorded
live at the Fifth International Jazz Festival in Havana; $26.95.
(Docurama).
** Raging Sharks (2005) Corin Nemec, Jonas Talkington. Direct-to-
video horror thriller. (MTI Home Video).
** Remington Steele: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set
with 22 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentaries, featurettes.
(Fox).
** Rumpole of the Baily, Set 3. Six-disc set with all 12 episodes
from the fifth, sixth and seventh (final) season of the PBS show
starring Leo McKern, $99.95. (A&E Home Video).
** Sorum (2001 -- South Korea) Dir.: Yun Jong-chan; Kim Myeong-
min, Jang Jin-young. DTS and Dolby surround. Extras: Commentary,
"Making-of" featurette, behind the scenes, photo gallery. (Tartan
Asia Extreme).
** Star Trek Enterprise: The Complete Second Season. Seven-disc
set with 26 episodes, $129.98. Extras: Commentary on select
episodes, featurettes: "Enterprise Moments: Season Two,"
"Enterprise Profile: Jolene Blalock," "LeVar Burton -- Star Trek
Director," "Enterprise Secrets," "Inside a Night in Sickbay";
outtakes; Easter eggs; deleted scenes. (Paramount)
** Story of a Prostitute (1965 -- Japan) Dir.: Seijun Suzuki;
Yumiko Nogawa, Tamio Kawaji, Isao Tamagawa. (The Criterion
Collection).
** 3rd Rock From the Sun Season 1. Four-disc set with 20
episodes, $39.98. Extras: Bloopers, interviews, behind-the-scenes
outtakes, Season One highlights, 16-page booklet. (Anchor Bay).
** The True Stories Collection. Collection of six TV movies,
$9.98 each: "A Change of Heart" (1998) starring Andrew McCarthy,
Teri Polo; "Black and Blue" (1999) starring Mary Stuart
Masterson, Anthony LaPaglia; "The Disappearing Act" (1998)
starring Patty Duke, Kelly Rowan; "High Lonesome" (1995) starring
Louis Gossett Jr., Joseph Mazzello; "If Someone Had Known" (1995)
starring Kellie Martin, Kevin Dobson, Ivan Sergei; "The Unspoken
Truth" (1995) starring Lea Thompson, Robert Englund. (MPI Home
Video).
** The Upside of Anger (2005) Dir.: Mike Binder; Joan Allen,
Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell,
Alicia Witt, Mike Binder. Extras: Commentary by Binder and Allen,
deleted scenes, "Creating the Upside of Anger" documentary. (New
Line).
** The Whole Shebang (2001) Stanley Tucci, Bridget Fonda,
Giancarlo Giannini, Talia Shire. (HBO Video).
** Wilder Days (2003) Peter Falk, Josh Hutcherson, Timothy Daly.
(Paramount).
** The Wind in the Willows: The Complete Second Series. Two-disc
set with 13 episodes of the stop-motion animated series; $29.95.
Extras: "Winter Haunts" fan-requested bonus episode, character
descriptions, cast biographies. (A&E Home Video).
** xXx: State of the Union (2005) Dir.: Lee Tamahori; Ice Cube,
Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss,
Xzibit. Extras: Commentaries, deleted scenes, four production
featurettes. (Sony).

For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
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