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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, October 4 -- MONDAY, October 10

AMITYVILLE HORROR, THE
On November 14, 1974, police received a frantic phone call that
led them to a grisly crime scene at the Defeo residence in
Amityville, Long Island -- an entire family had been slaughtered
in their beds. In the days that followed, Ronald Defeo confessed
to methodically shooting his parents and four siblings while they
slept. He claimed "voices" in the house drove him to commit the
murders. One year later, George (Ryan Reynolds) and Kathy Lutz
(Melissa George) and their children moved into the house,
thinking it would be their dream home. But shortly after settling
in, bizarre and unexplainable events began to occur --
nightmarish visions and haunting voices from an evil presence
still lurking within the house. Confused and frightened by her
daughter Chelsea's cryptic interaction with an imaginary friend
named Jodie, Kathy struggles to hold her family together as
George's increasingly strange behavior finds him spending days
and nights in the basement of the house, where he soon discovers
a passageway to a mysterious and gruesome "Red Room." With lucid
visions and evil voices swirling through George's head, the house
comes alive in a terrifying climax that finds him carrying out
the spine-chilling events that would become forever known as The
Amityville Horror. Twenty-eight days after moving in, the Lutzes
abandoned the home, lucky to escape with their lives. Now, 30
years after the shocking real-life events that inspired one of
the most popular horror stories of all time, director Andrew
Douglas attempts this remake. A good try that pushes all the
right buttons ... but not all the right scary doors open.
Director: Andrew Douglas. Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George,
Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloe Moretz, Rachel Nichols, Philip
Baker Hall. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 90 min., Horror, Box office
gross: $64.255 million, MGM/Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

FACE (KAO)
A frumpy seamstress' life takes extraordinary turns after a
series of tragic events befall her family, prompting her to
become a fugitive. Japanese stage actress Naomi Fujiyama gives a
tour-de-force performance as a virginal, socially awkward woman
who embarks on an oddly liberating odyssey through provincial
Japan in which she encounters a gallery of memorable characters.
International award-winning director Junji Sakamoto's darkly
comic picaresque tale is a gripping portrait of an unexpected
heroine. In Japanese with English subtitles. Director: Junji
Sakamoto. Stars: Naomi Fujiyama, Michiyo Ookusu, Kankuro
Nakamura, Hiroyuki Sato, Etsushi Toyokawa. 2005, CC, MPAA rating:
NR, 123 min., Drama, Home Vision Entertainment. DVD only.

INTERPRETER, THE
Shot on location in Manhattan and Southern Africa, "The
Interpreter" is the first motion picture in history to receive
inside access to the United Nations headquarters (which is
officially international territory) in New York. The escalating
events in this dramatic thriller begin when African-born U.N.
translator Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) alleges that she has
overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken
in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand.
With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in
an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a
hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of
federal agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn), Silvia's world only grows
more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitness' past
and her secretive world of global connections, the more
suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the
conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to
mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else
entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache,
keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and
Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words,
diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about
instinct, action and reading into the most primal human
behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S.
soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and
Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that
keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying
international crisis before it's too late. Director: Sydney
Pollack. Stars: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener,
Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron, George Harris.
2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 128 min., Thriller, Box office
gross: $73.000 million, Universal, $29.98 VHS SRP.

JIMINY GLICK IN LALAWOOD
Jiminy Glick (Martin Short), an entertainment critic for a
television station in Butte, Montana, arrives at the Toronto Film
Festival, a complete unknown, intent on finding fame among the
rich, famous and fabulous. His dreams of becoming the most
celebrated and renowned star interviewer are realized when he is
granted an exclusive with elusive young megastar Ben DiCarlo
(Corey Pearson). This catapults Jiminy from obscurity to being
the most talked about guy in town. Filmmakers and studio
executives want to schmooze him and every actor wants to be
interviewed by him, including fading Hollywood star Miranda
Coolidge (Elizabeth Perkins). When Miranda is later found dead in
Jiminy's bed, he thinks he is to blame and suddenly gets
embroiled in a murder mystery whodunit complete with sex,
scandal, rappers and glamorous celebrities. Incredible flop.
Director: Vadim Jean. Stars: Martin Short, Jan Hooks, Linda
Cardellini, Janeane Garofalo, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth
Perkins. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 90 min., Comedy, Box office
gross: $0.025 million, MGM/Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

MY SUMMER OF LOVE
Mona (Nathalie Press) has just got hold of a brilliant moped that
only cost a "tenner." No engine but still dirt-cheap. She lives
with her brother, Phil, (Paddy Considine) who used to run a pub
before he found God and poured away all the booze. Tamsin (Emily
Blunt) is rich, spoiled and trying to live a life of seductive
decadence. They meet on the moors, above their quiet Yorkshire
village and begin an intense, unlikely friendship. Tamsin is
tragic and fantastical, Mona, rough and witty. Tamsin is charmed
and Mona is hooked. Tamsin and Mona want to escape their lives
but Phil wants to save them and save everybody else. Mona wants
the old, dangerous, Phil back; the brother that she loved. Tamsin
wants to see what it takes to break him. Director: Pawel
Pawlikowski. Stars: Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine,
Dean Andrews, Michelle Byrne. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 86 min.,
Comedy drama, Box office gross: $0.965 million, Universal, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental.

TUNNEL, THE
Inch by harrowing inch, "The Tunnel" tells the incredible true
story of a massive underground escape attempt from East to West
Berlin. Anti-communist East German swimming champion Harry
Melchior (Heino Ferch) narrowly escapes the Communist regime just
after the Berlin Wall is completed, and is determined to rescue
his beloved sister, whom he was forced to leave behind. This
international award-winning drama is a gripping and suspenseful
thriller. In German with English subtitles. Director: Roland Suso
Richter. Stars: Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria Lara, Mehmet
Kurtulus, Nicolette Krebitz, Felix Eitner, Heino Ferch. 2005, CC,
MPAA rating: NR, 167 min., Home Vision Entertainment. DVD only.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
On November 29 Buena Vista will release kids super hero film "Sky
High," starring Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston ... Due December 6
is "The Dukes of Hazzard," starring Johnny Knoxville, Seann
William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Wiilie Nelson and Burt Reynolds,
from Warner ... On December 13 Universal will release the
surprise comedy hit "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," starring Steve
Carell and Catherine Keener ... Also on that day director Michael
Bay's sci-fi film "The Island," starring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett
Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean and Michael
Clarke Duncan, will fly home from DreamWorks... War drama " The
Great Raid," starring Benjamin Bratt, James Franco and Robert
Mammone, will fight its way home December 20 from Buena Vista ...
And kicking off the New Year on January 3 is "Hustle & Flow,"
starring Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji
P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, Isaac Hayes
and Ludacris, from Paramount.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Leading the pack this week is Disney's splendid animated classic
"Cinderella" (1950) in a two-Disc platinum edition, digitally
restored, with enhanced picture and sound; $29.99 ... From Warner
Home Video comes an impressive boxed set with the films of horror
producer Val Lewton: The "Val Lewton Horror Collection" is a
five-disc set with three double-feature discs: "Cat People"/"The
Curse of the Cat People," "I Walked With a Zombie"/"The Body
Snatcher" and "Isle of the Dead"/"Bedlam," each of which will
also be available separately, and two double-feature discs
exclusive to the set: "The Leopard Man"/"The Ghost Ship" and "The
Seventh Victim"/"Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy" (new
bonus documentary about the famous RKO producer). The five-disc
gift set will sell for $59.92; the three separate double-feature
DVDs will be available for $19.97 each ... "Alfred Hitchcock: The
Masterpiece Collection" is a massive 15-disc set with 14
Hitchcock films ("Saboteur," "Shadow of a Doubt," "Rope," "Rear
Window," "The Trouble With Harry," "The Man Who Knew Too Much,"
"Vertigo," "Psycho," "The Birds," "Marnie," "Torn Curtain,"
"Topaz," "Frenzy" and "Family Plot") and a bonus disc containing
"AFI'S Salute to Alfred Hitchcock," $119.98 from Universal
...Hitchcock fans will also appreciate "Alfred Hitchcock
Presents: Season One," a three-disc set with 39 episodes, $39.98.
Many of the episodes (from 1955) are directed by the master
himself. Extras include "Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Look Back"
featurette, also from Universal ... "The Fly Collector's Edition"
(1986) is David Cronenberg's take on the classic horror flick,
starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, in a two-disc set with
such extras as commentary by Cronenberg, "Fear of the Flesh: The
Making of the Fly" featurette, "The Fly Papers: The Buzz on
Hollywood's Scariest Insect" featurette, "The Brundle Museum of
Natural History," more, from Fox ... "The Warriors Ultimate
Director's Cut" (1979), directed by Walter Hill and starring
Michael Beck, Tom McKitterick, James Remar, Marcelino Sanches,
Dorsey Wright, Terry Michos, Brian Tyler and Deborah Van
Valkenburgh, finally arrives in a special edition as befits this
classic; the DVD features a three-part behind-the-scenes
documentary; from Paramount ... also from Paramount is the
massive "Star Trek: The Motion Pictures Collection," a boxed set
of Special Collector's Editions of all 10 Star Trek motion
pictures, with dozens of hours of special features, $166.99 ...

Geneon Entertainment this week launches its Cinema Deluxe line of
off-beat American cult films and "midnight movies," featuring
some of Hollywood's most well-known names, available for under
$10. The first wave features a collection of 10 cult-favorites
including the 1973 thriller "The Baby" starring Anjanette Comer;
action-packed "Bad Man's River" starring Lee Van Cleef, James
Mason and Gina Lollobrigida; "Pancho Villa" starring Telly
Savalas; and the drama-horror "Psychomania" starring Nicky Henson
as the nihilistic leader of a motorcycle gang ... "The Best of
Abbott and Costello Volume 4" is a two-disc set with three films
("Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "Abbott and
Costello Meet the Keystone Cops" and "Abbott and Costello Meet
the Mummy") and three documentaries ("The World of Abbott and
Costello," "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld" and "Abbott
and Costello Meet the Monsters"), $19.98 from Universal.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Arrested Development: The Complete Second
Season," a three-disc set with 18 episodes, $39.98 from Fox ...
"The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Second Season," a three-disc
set with 24 episodes, $29.98 from Fox ... "Butterflies, Series
2," a two-disc set with eight episodes of the classic Britcom
about a bored housewife on the verge of a midlife crisis, $29.99
from Acorn Media ... "Count Duckula: The Complete First Season,"
a three-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.98 from Capital
Entertainment ... "Drawn Together Season One," a two-disc set
with seven episodes, $26.99 from Paramount ... "Into the West," a
four-disc set with the 2005 six-part TNT miniseries, $49.99 from
DreamWorks ... "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974-75), a three-
disc set with 20 episodes starring Darren McGavin, $39.98 from
Universal.

FOREIGN:
Silvana Mangano, Terence Stamp and Massimo Girotti star in Pier
Paolo Pasolini's "Teorema" (1968 -- Italy), in which the director
puts a sexual and religious spin on the idea of a mysterious
stranger infiltrating a bourgeois family. Stamp portrays a
handsome stranger who enters the lives of an Italian family and
proceeds to seduce each member psychologically and physically,
including the maid. He's both God and the Devil and his divine
and diabolical interaction with each person causes them to re-
evaluate their beliefs; from Koch Lorber Films.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
"Animal" is an urban thriller about a ruthless gangster, James
"Animal" Allen (Ving Rhames), who's locked up in a maximum
security prison where he meets a revolutionary (Jim Brown) who
changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to
find that his own son (Terence Howard) has assumed a life of
crime and violence. From First Look Home Entertainment on VHS and
DVD.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Beyond the Fringe" (1964) is a gala farewell performance in
London by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan
Miller, better known as Beyond the Fringe (1960s West End and
Broadway revue); $24.99 from Acorn Media ... "Not Only but
Always" is a 2004 telefilm about Beyond the Fringe, starring Rhys
Ifans, Aidan McArdle, also from Acorn Media for $24.99 ...
"Beyond the Gates of Splendor" is a 2005 documentary on five
missionaries who went to Ecuador in the mid-1950 and were slain
by Waodani tribesmen, from Fox ... "Fangoria Blood Drive II"
(2005) spotlights eight winning short films in the second
nationwide search for the Best Short Horror Film; the compilation
is hosted by metal maven Mistress Juliya of Fuse TV's Uranium and
Slave to the Metal; $19.98 from Koch Vision ... "From Tragedy to
Triumph: The Jewish Experience 1933-1967" (2005) features seven
award-winning and critically acclaimed documentaries that pay
tribute to the resilient spirit of the Jewish people, from the
devastation of the Holocaust to the creation of the Israeli
State; the seven-disc set sells for $99.98 from Koch Lorber Films
... "Secrets of Angels, Demons & Masons" (2005) is a two-part
documentary that investigates the Illuminati and the Freemasons,
taking the viewer on a suspenseful journey from baroque Rome to
historic Washington, D.C., based on Dan Burstein and Arne de
Keijzer's best-selling book; $19.98 from Koch Vision ... The
"Pixies Sell Out" is a compilation of 27 songs from seven
different Pixies reunion concerts held in 2004, from Rhino Video

The Happy Tree Friends are cute, cuddly animals whose daily
adventures always end up going horribly wrong. No matter how
innocently their day begins, it always ends in mayhem. The
ensemble cast includes Cuddles, the cutest darn rabbit you'll
ever meet, and Petunia, a sweet girl skunk always mindful to wear
air freshener. Traveling through picturesque settings and
speaking in a kooky language all their own, the Happy Tree
Friends never know what chaos lingers just around the bend. The
show appears on Comcast Cable G4 Videogame TV and has become a
cult fav; "Overkill" is a three-disc set of their adventures
("First Blood," "Second Serving" and "Third Strike") available
from StudioWorks/Ventura for $34.99 ... French record label
Uncivilized World has released a DVD documenting the amazing
story of an underground social revolution of the Techno-Traveller
Movement. From the 1990s to the present, several devoted artists
of raving and free partying -- legendary sound system Spiral
Tribe -- took to the roads through Bosnia, India, South America,
the U.S. and Africa, crossing geographical borders to export
their music through political protest and/or cultural exchange.
"World Traveller Adventures" ($19.98) consists of four films
documenting the artists' treks. For more info:
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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

** Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection. Fifteen-disc set
(in a velvet covered box) with 14 Hitchcock films ("Saboteur,"
"Shadow of a Doubt," "Rope," "Rear Window," "The Trouble With
Harry," "The Man Who Knew Too Much," "Vertigo," "Psycho," "The
Birds," "Marnie," "Torn Curtain," "Topaz," "Frenzy" and "Family
Plot") and a bonus disc containing "AFI'S Salute to Alfred
Hitchcock," "Masters of Cinema" (an in-depth interview with the
influential director, "The Making of Psycho," "All About the
Birds." The collection includes original production notes,
photos, drawings, trailers, specially produced documentaries,
alternate endings, additional scenes and a peek at some of the
legendary storyboards on which Hitchcock meticulously plotted
each shot of his films. Plus an original 36-page collectible
book. $119.98. (Universal).
** Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One. Three-disc set with 39
episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Look
Back" featurette. (Universal).
** The Amityville Horror (2005) Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George,
Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloe Moretz, Rachel Nichols, Philip
Baker Hall. Extras: Commentary by Reynolds and the producers,
deleted scenes, supernatural homicide feature about the DeFeo
murders and what really happened, "The Source of Evil" making-of
featurette, multi-angle on-set peeks, photo gallery. (MGM/Sony).
** Arrested Development: The Complete Second Season. Three-disc
set with 18 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary on select
episodes, deleted scenes, bloopers, outtakes. (Fox).
** The Baby (1973) Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman. (Geneon
Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** Bad Man's River (1971) Lee Van Cleef, James Mason, Gina
Lollobrigida. (Geneon Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** The Best of Abbott and Costello Volume 4. Two-disc set with
three films and three documentaries: "Abbott and Costello Meet
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone
Cops," "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy," "The World of Abbott
and Costello," "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld" and
"Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters," $19.98. (Universal).
** Beyond the Fringe (1964) Gala farewell performance in London
by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller,
better known as Beyond the Fringe (1960s West End and Broadway
revue); $24.00. (Acorn Media).
** Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2005) Documentary on five
missionaries to Ecuador who were slain by Waodani tribesmen in
the mid-1950s. (Fox).
** The Big Combo (1955) Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian
Donlevy. (Geneon Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** Big Deal on Madonna Street: 20 Years Later (1987 -- Italy)
Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman. (Koch Lorber Films).
** Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: Holiday Wishes Two episodes:
"Blue's Room Holiday" and "Can You Help?" Extras: Two bonus
episodes: "Look Carefully" and "Patience"; "Holiday
Hide-and-Seek" game; two Blue's Room Spots for "Roar Your Boat
with Liam" and "Polka Dots Says with Liam"; "Nicktrition Tips for
Parents"; $16.99. (Paramount).
** The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Second Season. Three-disc
set with 24 episodes, $29.98. Extras: Commentaries, "The Bob
Newhart Show in Action Season 2" making-of featurette. (Fox).
** Butterflies, Series 2 Two-disc set with eight episodes of the
classic Britcom about a bored housewife on the verge of a midlife
crisis, $29.99. (Acorn Media).
** Cinderella (1950) Voices of Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Mike
Douglas. Two-Disc platinum edition, digitally restored, enhanced
picture and sound; $29.99. Extras: All-New "Cinderella Stories"
in sports, presented by ESPN Classics: NFL Hall of Fame
quarterback Joe Namath hosts video and audio profiles of some of
history's most inspirational truelife tales; Music Videos: "A
Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" -- pop rendition of the
signature Cinderella tune, "Every Girl Can Be a Princess" --
animated montage voiced by Cinderella, from the Walt Disney
Records release "Disney's Princess Tea Party CD"; deleted scenes:
"The Cinderella Work Song," "Dancing On a Cloud"; Backstage
Disney: "From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men"
takes viewers to the Tam O'Shanter restaurant for an informal
discussion about Walt and his Nine Old Men (the original Disney
animators) -- with many of today's top animators, each of whom
have known and worked with one or more of them (including Brad
Bird, Glen Keane, Don Hahn, Mark Henn, John Musker, Ron Clements
and Andreas Deja); "From Rags to Riches: The Making of
Cinderella" featurette giving insight into the creation of
Cinderella; "The Cinderella That Almost Was" featurette: In doing
research for the Cinderella DVD, a rare treasure was unearthed in
the Disney Archives -- an envelope that had not been opened since
1949 in which there were photographs of a full set of storyboards
for a version of Cinderella that is different from the final film
as we know it; "The Art of Mary Blair": A look back at the
remarkable career of one of Disney's most talented and beloved
art director/color stylists, responsible for the look of
Cinderella; storyboard to film comparison -- opening sequence;
Cinderella art galleries; theatrical trailers including 1950
original release trailer and reissue trailers from 1965, 1973,
1981 and two from 1987; games and activities; music and more:
"Cinderella" title song (demo recording), unused songs (original
demo recordings); radio programs; DVD-ROM feature "The Royal
Life," allows participants to scan their picture and become part
of a fairytale world that they can create; more. (Disney).
** Count Duckula: The Complete First Season. Three-disc set with
26 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Interview with the show's creators,
including Brian Cosgrove; photo gallery; featurette detailing how
to draw Count Duckula. (Capital Entertainment).
** Crucible of Terror (1971) Mike Raven, Mary Maude. (Geneon
Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** Demon Seed (1977) Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver. (Warner).
** Dracula A.D. (1972) Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing. (Warner).
** Drawn Together Season One. Two-disc set with seven episodes,
$26.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, deleted scenes,
censored/uncensored game, four never-before seen "Last Week on
Drawn Together" segments, karaoke sing-a-long. (Paramount).
** Face (Kao) (2005 -- Japan) Dir.: Junji Sakamoto; Naomi
Fujiyama, Michiyo Ookusu, Kankuro Nakamura, Hiroyuki Sato,
Etsushi Toyokawa. Extras: Liner notes by film critic Chuck
Stephens. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** Fangoria Blood Drive II (2005) Eight winning short films in
the second nationwide search for the Best Short Horror Film.
Hosted by metal maven Mistress Juliya of Fuse TV's Uranium and
Slave to the Metal; $19.98. Extras: Behind-the-scenes bonus
features with Bruce Campbell and KNB EF.(Koch Vision).
** The Fly Collector's Edition (1986) Dir.: David Cronenberg;
Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by
Cronenberg; "Fear of the Flesh: The Making of the Fly"
featurette; "The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest
Insect" featurette; "The Brundle Museum of Natural History";
exploration of the various written materials that served as the
film's inspiration; deleted scenes; promotional materials; still
gallery featuring concept art, storyboards, set design and VFX;
easter egg. (Fox).
** The Fly II Collector's Edition (1989) Eric Stoltz, Daphne
Zuniga, Lee Richardson, John Getz. Two-disc set. Extras:
Commentary by director Chris Walas plus writers, cast and crew;
"Larval Stage: Development & Pre-Production" featurette; "Pupa
Stage: Production" featurette; "Adult Stage: Post-Production &
Release" featurette; video production journal; storyboard to film
comparisons; still galleries with concept art, storyboards and
production photos. (Fox).
** The Fog: Remastered Special Edition (1980) Dir.: John
Carpenter; Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John
Houseman. Extras: Commentary by Carpenter and writer-producer
Debra Hill, new documentary, outtakes, storyboard-to-film
comparison, original 1980 documentary, advertising gallery.
(MGM/Sony)
** From Tragedy to Triumph: The Jewish Experience 1933-1967
(2005) Seven award-winning and critically acclaimed documentaries
that pay tribute to the resilient spirit of the Jewish people.
Seven-disc set, $99.98. (Koch Lorber Films).
** God's Little Acre (1958) Dir.: Anthony Mann; Robert Ryan, Aldo
Ray, Buddy Hackett, Jack Lord, Fay Spain, Vic Morrow. (Geneon
Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** The House of Seven Corpses (1974) John Ireland, Faith
Domergue, John Carradine, Carole Wells. (Geneon Entertainment
Cinema Deluxe).
** The Interpreter (2005) Dir.: Sydney Pollack; Nicole Kidman,
Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl
Cameron, George Harris. Extras: Commentary by Pollack, alternate
ending, deleted scenes, "The Ultimate Movie Set: The United
Nations" featurette, "A Day in the Life of Real Interpreters"
featurette, "Sydney Pollack at Work: From Concept to Cutting
Room" video diary, "Interpreting Pan & Scan vs. Widescreen"
featurette that uses "The Interpreter" as an example of the
difference between pan & scan and widescreen formats.
(Universal).
** Into the West (2005 -- TV) Six-part TNT miniseries in a four-
disc set, $49.99. Extras: Interview with executive producer
Steven Spielberg, "The Making of Into the West" featurette, "The
Communications Gap" featurette on Native American dialects and
the language barrier, interviews with the cast, family tree
detailing the lineage of a settler family and a Lakota tribe
family, episode transitions, "World on Fire" music video by Sarah
McLachlan and Robbie Robertson. (DreamWorks).
** Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005) Martin Short, Jan Hooks, Linda
Cardellini, Janeane Garofalo, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth
Perkins. Extras: Deleted scenes and commentary. (MGM/Sony).
** Kolchak the Night Stalker (1974-75) Three-disc set with 20
episodes, $39.98.(Universal).
** The Mad Bomber (1973) Chuck Connors, Vince Edwards, Neville
Brand. (Geneon Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** Men In War (1957) Dir.: Anthony Mann; Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray.
(Geneon Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** My Summer of Love (2005) Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy
Considine, Dean Andrews, Michelle Byrne. (Universal).
** Night of the Lepus (1976) Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory
Calhoun, DeForest Kelley. (Warner).
** Not Only but Always (2004 -- TV) Rhys Ifans, Aidan McArdle.
U.K. biodrama about Peter Cook and Dudley Moore of the famous
1960s West End and Broadway comedy revue Beyond the Fringe.
(Acorn Media). Extras: Commentary by writer-director Terry
Johnson. Cook and Moore career highlights. (Acorn Media).
** Out of Season (2004) Dennis Hopper, Gina Gershon, Jordan
Frieda, Dominique Swain. (HBO Video).
** Pancho Villa (1972) Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck
Connors, Anne Francis. (Geneon Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** Pixies Sell Out. Compilation of 27 songs from seven different
Pixies reunion concerts held in 2004. (Rhino Video).
** Private Parts (1972) Dir.: Paul Bartel; Ayn Ruymen, Lucille
Benson, John Ventantonio. (Warner).
** Psychomania (1971) Nicky Henson, Mary Larkin, Ann Michelle.
(Geneon Entertainment Cinema Deluxe).
** Secrets of Angels, Demons & Masons (2005) Two-part documentary
investigates the Illuminati and the Freemasons, based on Dan
Burstein and Arne de Keijzer's best-selling book; $19.98. (Koch
Vision).
** Star Trek: The Motion Pictures Collection. Boxed set of
Special Collector's Editions of all 10 Star Trek motion pictures.
Dozens of hours of special features. (Paramount).
** Star Trek: Nemesis Special Collector's Edition (2002) Patrick
Stewart, Marina Sirtis, LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn,
Jonathan Frakes, Tom Hardy. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by
director Stuart Baird; text commentary by Michael and Denise
Okuda; featurettes on production, the Star Trek Universe, the
Romulan Empire; deleted scenes; archives; storyboards; Easter
eggs. (Paramount).
** A Stranger Is Watching (1982) Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn.
(Warner).
** Teorema (1968 -- Italy) Dir.: Pier Paolo Pasolini; Silvana
Mangano, Terence Stamp, Massimo Girotti. (Koch Lorber Films).
** The Tunnel (2005 -- Germany) Sebastian Koch, Alexandra Maria
Lara, Mehmet Kurtulus, Nicolette Krebitz, Felix Eitner, Heino
Ferch. Extras: Liner notes by film critic Maitland McDonagh.
(Home Vision Entertainment).
** Val Lewton Horror Collection. Five-disc collection with three
double-feature discs: "Cat People"/"The Curse of the Cat People,"
"I Walked With a Zombie"/"The Body Snatcher" and "Isle of the
Dead"/"Bedlam," each of which will also be available separately,
and two double-feature discs exclusive to the set: "The Leopard
Man"/"The Ghost Ship" and "The Seventh Victim"/"Shadows in the
Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy" (new bonus documentary about the
famous RKO producer). The five-disc gift set will sell for
$59.92; the three separate double-feature DVDs will be available
for $19.97 each. (Warner).
-- Cat People/The Curse of the Cat People: "Cat People": (1942)
Dir.: Jacques Tourneur; Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway;
"The Curse of the Cat People": (1944) Dir.: Robert Wise, Gunther
von Fritsch; Simone Simon, Kent Smith. Extras: Commentary on both
movies by historian Greg Mank, with audio interview excerpts of
Simone Simon, theatrical trailers.
-- I Walked With a Zombie/The Body Snatcher: "I Walked With a
Zombie": (1943) Dir.: Jacques Tourneur; James Ellison, Frances
Dee, Tom Conway; "The Body Snatcher": (1945): Dir.: Robert Wise;
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi. Extras: Commentary by film historians
Kim Newman and Steve Jones on "I Walked with a Zombie" commentary
by director Robert Wise with Steve Haberman on "The Body
Snatcher," theatrical trailers.
-- Isle of the Dead/Bedlam: "Isle of the Dead": (1945) Dir.:
Mark Robson; Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew; "Bedlam": (1946) Dir.:
Mark Robson; Boris Karloff, Anna Lee. Extras: Commentary on
"Bedlam" by film historian Tom Weaver.
-- The Leopard Man/The Ghost Ship: "The Leopard Man": (1943)
Dir.: Jacques Tourneur; Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks; "The
Ghost Ship": (1943) Dir.: Mark Robson; Richard Dix, Russell Wade.
Extras: Commentary by director William Friedkin on "The Leopard
Man," "The Leopard Man" theatrical trailer.
-- The Seventh Victim/Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton
Legacy: "The Seventh Victim": (1943) Dir.: Mark Robson; Tom
Conway, Jean Brooks; "Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy"
narrated by James Cromwell and featuring interviews with Val
Lewton, Jr., Sara Karloff and directors George Romero, Joe Dante,
John Landis, William Friedkin and Robert Wise. Extras: Commentary
on "The Seventh Victim" by film historian Steve Haberman,
theatrical trailer.
** The Warriors Ultimate Director's Cut (1979) Dir.: Walter Hill;
Michael Beck, Tom McKitterick, James Remar, Marcelino Sanches,
Dorsey Wright, Terry Michos, Brian Tyler, Deborah Van
Valkenburgh, David Harris, Roger Hill. Extras: Introduction by
Walter Hill; featurettes: "The Warriors: The Beginning," "The
Warriors: Battleground," "The Warriors: The Way Home," "The
Warriors: The Phenomenon." (Paramount).

For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:


** Cinderella (1950) Voices of Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Mike
Douglas. Digitally restored, enhanced picture and sound (Disney):
$29.99
** The Interpreter (2005) Dir.: Sydney Pollack; Nicole Kidman,
Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl
Cameron, George Harris (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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