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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, November 15 -- MONDAY, November 21

BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED, THE
In this follow-up to his critical smash "Read My Lips", French
filmmaker Jacques Audiard has adapted and updated James Toback's
1978 cult classic, "Fingers," to come up with a moody, memorable
study of a young man torn between a life of crime and classical
music. Romain Duris portrays 28-year-old Tom, who seems destined
to follow in his father's footsteps as a Parisian property shark,
a sleazy and sometimes brutal milieu. But a chance encounter with
his late mother's music agent leads him to believe that he can
become, like his mother, a concert pianist. In earnest, he starts
preparing for the audition with a beautiful, young virtuoso
pianist who has just arrived from China. She doesn't speak a word
of French; music is their only exchange. But pressures from the
ugly world of his day job soon become more than he can handle. In
French with English subtitles. Director: Jacques Audiard. Stars:
Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccai, Gilles Cohen, Linh
Dan Pham, Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Devos. 2005, CC, MPAA rating:
NR, 107 min., Drama, Box office gross: $0.921 million,
Wellspring, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

CET AMOUR-LA
Based on the real-life love affair between celebrated French
Author Marguerite Duras -- whose works included novels, plays,
screenplays ("Hiroshima Mon Amour"), and experimental films --
and a young man less than half her age. French director Josee
Dayan's third feature is based on the novel by Yann Andrea --
"Cet Amour-La" -- the true story of the passionate love affair
between the celebrated French author and Andrea, her much younger
muse and apprentice. The legendary Jeanne Moreau gives a stellar
performance as the aging literary lioness, offering special
insight into the heart and mind of one of the world's major
literary figures. In French with English subtitles. Director:
Josee Dayan. Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Aymeric Demarigny. 2001, CC,
MPAA rating: NR, 95 min., Drama, New Yorker, $24.95 VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.

EDUKATORS, THE
Jan, Peter and Jule are living out their rebellious youth. They
are united by their passion to change the state of the world. Jan
and Peter become "The Edukators," mysterious perpetrators who
non-violently warn the local rich their "days of plenty are
numbered." Complications follow when vulnerable Jule ends up
falling for both young men. Reckless choices result in danger. An
operation gone wrong and what was never intended to be -- a
kidnapping -- brings the three young idealists face-to-face with
the values of the generation in power. In German with English
subtitles. Director: Hans Weingartner. Stars: Daniel Bruhl, Julia
Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klausner, Peer Martiny, Petra
Zieser, Laura Schmidt. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 127 min., Drama,
Box office gross: $0.145 million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental.

MADAGASCAR
Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller) is the king of the urban jungle, the
main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best
friends Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (David
Schwimmer) and Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) have lived
their entire lives in blissful captivity, with regular meals
provided and an admiring public to adore them. Not content to
leave well enough alone, Marty allows his curiosity to get the
better of him and, with the help of some prodigious penguins,
makes his escape to explore the world he's been missing. Alex,
Melman and Gloria go after him, but before they can go wild in
the streets, they are captured, crated and put on a ship to
Africa -- to be ultimately set free. When those plotting penguins
sabotage the ship, Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria find themselves
washed ashore on the exotic island of Madagascar. Now, these
native New Yorkers have to figure out how to survive in the wild
and discover the true meaning of the phrase -- It's a jungle out
there. Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath. Voices of Ben
Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha
Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter. 2005, CC, MPAA
rating: PG, 86 min., Animated, Box office gross: $188.238
million, DreamWorks, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

SKELETON KEY, THE
Set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New
Orleans, Kate Hudson stars as Caroline, a live-in nurse hired to
care for an elderly woman's (Gene Rowlands) ailing husband (John
Hurt) in their home ... a foreboding and decrepit Gothic mansion
in the Louisiana delta. Intrigued by the enigmatic couple, their
mysterious and secretive ways and their rambling house, Caroline
begins to explore the old mansion. Armed with a skeleton key that
unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds
a deadly and terrifying secret. Seemingly forgotten, the room
holds an intriguing mix of antiques, mirrors oddly banished from
the rooms below and artifacts apparently connected to the
practice of a strange kind of magic -- a folk magic that
conflicts directly with Caroline's common sense and pragmatic way
of thinking. And yet, small instances of the unexplainable begin
to occur. The mansion -- and the strange couple who inhabit it --
are rife with secrets. The more Caroline explores, the deeper she
is drawn into a darkening mystery in the attic room at the very
heart of the house ... towards a terrifying and sinister legacy
that threatens to take vengeance on anyone who comes to believe
in its power. Director: Iain Softley. Stars: Kate Hudson, Gena
Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-
13, 104 min., Horror thriller, Box office gross: $45.821 million,
Universal, $29.99 VHS SRP.

STEALTH
U.S. Navy pilots Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), Kara Wade (Jessica
Biel) and Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx) are part of a close-knit
elite division of test pilots flying highly classified stealth
fighter jets, referred to only as Talons. They're the best of the
best and they know it. Then their commanding officer Cpt. George
Cummings (Sam Shepard) introduces the team to their new wingman -
- an artificial intelligence-based UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial
Vehicle), nicknamed EDI. Although Ben is hesitant about taking
the human pilot out of the equation of war, Cummings orders the
team to execute their first real mission alongside EDI. To their
amazement, EDI proves to be a cracker-jack wingman and they
successfully eliminate their target. But on the return trip to
their base aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson, EDI is
struck by lightning. The drone's brain expands in ways its
creators could never have predicted. Despite Ben and Henry's
reservations, Cummings declares EDI ready to rejoin the team in
the air. On their next mission against a nuclear-armed warlord in
a remote Chinese province, EDI's seriously compromised circuitry
problems only get worse. Ben decides that the risks of the attack
far outweigh the benefits to himself, Henry and Kara, (for whom
he has developed a romantic attraction). When he aborts the
mission, EDI goes against orders and executes the hit anyway. The
danger escalates when EDI decides to execute a top-secret mission
that, if successful, could spiral into worldwide nuclear
Armageddon. And only Ben can prevent it. Director: Rob Cohen.
Stars: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Richard
Roxburgh, Joe Morton, Ian Bliss. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13,
121 min., Action, Box office gross: $31.576 million, Sony, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental.

WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE
Everyone has seen Wal-Mart's lavish television commercials, but
have you ever wondered why Wal-Mart spends so much money trying
to convince you it cares about your family, your community, and
even its own employees? What is it hiding? "Wal-Mart: The High
Cost of Low Price" takes you behind the glitz and into the real
lives of workers and their families, business owners and their
communities, in an extraordinary journey that will challenge the
way you think, feel ... and shop. Director: Robert Greenwald.
2005, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 97 min., Documentary, The
Disinformation Company.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
Joss Whedon's sci fi TV series "Firefly" made it to the big
screen as "Serenity," starring Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan
Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher,
Summer Glau, Ron Glass, David Krumholtz and Chiwetel Ejiofor;
Universal will release it to DVD on December 20 .... Sony will
release gurgly underwater adventure "Into the Blue," starring
Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott and Josh
Brolin on December 26 ... On January 17 Warner will release lame
police buddy comedy "The Man," starring Samuel L. Jackson and
Eugene Levy ... Also on that day Miramax will release teen high
school cop comedy "Underclassman," which stars Nick Cannon and
Roselyn Sanchez ... "Venom," starring Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan
Jackson, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips and Method Man, will slither
to DVD on January 17, from Dimension ... On January 24 Sony will
release Roman Polanski's take on "Oliver Twist," starring Ben
Kingsley, Barney Clark, Leanne Rowe, Mark Strong, Jamie Foreman
and Harry Eden.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Paramount tickles funny bones this week with its "Airplane (Don't
Call Me Shirley Edition)" (1980), directed by Jim Abrahams and
David Zucker and starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd
Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Lorna
Patterson, Stephen Stucker and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with
commentary, deleted scenes, trivia track, and more ... New Line
Home Entertainment will release "The Harold Lloyd Comedy
Collection," digitally remastered, restored and rescored, in a
three-volume, seven-disc DVD collection that includes 15 feature
films, 10 shorts and a bonus disc containing a treasure chest of
extras including Harold Lloyd's home movies, star tributes, photo
galleries, all-new interviews and featurettes, and a 3-D bonus
photo disc with a pair of 3-D photo glasses. Having appeared in
more than 200 films and widely considered to be one of cinema's
most respected comic geniuses, Harold Lloyd was one of
Hollywood's first true movie stars. This is the first
comprehensive collection of the master's work. "The Harold Lloyd
Comedy Collection" is available for $89.95; each volume can also
be purchased separately for $29.95 each.

Three Fox studio classics arrive in stores this week: "The Sound
of Music 40th Anniversary Edition" (1965), directed by Robert
Wise and starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard
Haydn, Peggy Wood, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Ben Wright and Daniel
Truhitte, in a two-disc set with commentary by Andrews and
Plummer, a cast reunion, a tour of the film's shooting locations
in Austria, and more ... "Oklahoma! 50th Anniversary Edition"
(1955), directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gordon MacRae,
Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Shirley Jones,
Eddie Albert, James Whitmore, Rod Steiger, Barbara Lawrence and
Jay C. Flippen, in a two-disc set with commentaries, sing-along
subtitles and featurettes ... and "State Fair 60th Anniversary
Edition"> (1945), directed by Walter Lang and starring Jeanne
Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes and Vivian Blaine in a two-disc
set with commentaries, a making-of documentary, and the 1962
version of "State Fair" with commentary by Pat Boone.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Collection"
is a limited edition 40-disc collector's case with all seven
seasons with 144 episodes, $199.98. The set is -- of course --
loaded with extras, from Fox ... "Charmed -- The Complete Third
Season" is a five-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.99 from
Paramount ... "Cheers -- The Complete Seventh Season" (1988-89)
is a four-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99 from Paramount ...
"Fantasy Island: The Complete First Season" is a four-disc set
with 16 episodes, loaded with extras, $49.95 from Sony ... "The
Flintstones: The Complete Fourth Season" is a four-disc set with
26 remastered and restored original episodes, $44.98 from warner
... "Frasier -- The Complete Seventh Season" (1999-2000) is a
four-disc set with 23 episodes, $39.99 from Paramount ... Warner
has two "Friends" releases this week: "Friends: The Complete
Tenth Season," a four-disc set with 18 episodes from the final
season, $44.98; and "Friends: The One With All Ten Seasons," a
limited-edition collector's set that showcases all 10 seasons in
an exclusive collectible case, $299.98 ... "Home Movies Season
Three" is a three-disc set with 13 episodes, $34.98 from Shout!
Factory ... "The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1" is a four-disc
set with 26 remastered and restored original episodes, $44.98
from Warner ... "Jane Goodall: Return to Gombe" is a 2005 Animal
Planet special that follows the world-renowned primatologist on
her annual return to Gombe National Park, site of the
groundbreaking research she began more than 40 years ago, $14.94
from Sony ... "Murder One: Season Two" is a five-disc set with 18
episodes, $59.98 from Fox ... "P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of
Comedy -- Season One" (2005) features the next generation of
risk-taking stand-up comedians, from Paramount ... "Scrubs:
Season 2" is a three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99 from Buena
Vista ... "SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?" (2005) features
a double-length episode, with two bonus episodes on the DVD, from
Paramount ... "Stargate Atlantis: Season One" is a five-disc set,
$59.95 from Sony ... "That '70s Show: The Complete Third Season"
is a four-disc set with 25 episodes, $49.98 from Fox ... "A Thief
of Time" is a 2004 PBS Navajo tribal mystery starring Gary
Farmer, Adam Beach, Ernest Tsosie III and Wes Studi, from
Paramount ... "Three's Company: Season Five" is a four-disc set,
$39.98 from Anchor Bay ... "Winx Club Volume 2: The Power of
Dragon Fire" contains six episodes of the kids series, $14.98
from 4Kids Entertainment ... "The Yogi Bear Show: The Complete
Series" is a four-disc set with all 35 remastered and restored
original episodes, $44.98 from Warner.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" (2005) is a documentary
about Wal-Mart that takes viewers behind the glitz and into the
real lives of workers and their families, business owners and
their communities, in an extraordinary journey that will
challenge the way you think, feel ... and shop. The critical look
at the retail giant has caused Wal-Mart to hire an array of top-
flight PR and spin-control experts to try to counter the opinions
in the film. What is Wal-Mart hiding? The DVD will be available
in video and music stores everywhere (except Wal-Mart, which
refuses to stock it) for $12.95 -- with such extras as commentary
by director Robert Greenwald, behind-the-scenes info, eight
parody commercials and more -- from The Disinformation Company.

For music lovers there's "Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics,"
a three-disc set that includes rare and extraordinary
performances by rock legends including Ike & Tina Turner, Dusty
Springfield, The Mamas & the Papas, Elvis Presley, The Beatles,
Janis Joplin, The Bee Gees, The Byrds and many, many more (64
performances in all), culled from the legendary Sunday night
variety show, $39.99 from Ventura Entertainment ... There's more
music in "Loggins & Messina Live -- Sittin' In Again at the Santa
Barbara Bowl" (2005), a live concert from their 2005 reunion
tour; the DVD also Includes six bonus performances from a 1973 TV
appearance on "Midnight Special"; from Rhino.

Lastly, there's "The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary
Collection," a six-disc set celebrating 20 years of Oprah
Winfrey, with exclusive never-before-seen footage as Winfrey
takes a candid, open and intimate look back at all the most
memorable moments of her years of history-making television,
$40.00 from Paramount.


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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

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** Airplane (Don't Call Me Shirley Edition) (1980) Dir.: Jim
Abrahams, David Zucker; Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd
Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Lorna
Patterson, Stephen Stucker, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Extras:
Commentary, deleted scenes, trivia track, more. (Paramount).
** The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005 -- French) Dir.: Jacques
Audiard; Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccai, Gilles
Cohen, Linh Dan Pham, Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Devos. Extras:
Deleted scenes, interviews, rehearsals, filmographies.
(Wellspring).
** Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Collection. Limited
edition 40-disc collector's case; all seven seasons with 144
episodes, $199.98. Extras: Bonus disc with introduction by
creator Joss Whedon, "Back to the Hellmouth: A Conversation With
Creators and Cast," five featurettes: "A Course in Fighting: The
Buffy Way," "Love Bites," "Demons Rule," "The Ultimate Role
Model" and "Sunnydale Favorites." (Fox).
** Cet Amour-La (2001 -- France) Jeanne Moreau, Aymeric
Demarigny. (New Yorker).
** Charmed -- The Complete Third Season. Five-disc set with 22
episodes, $49.99. (Paramount).
** Cheers -- The Complete Seventh Season (1988-89) Four-disc set
with 22 episodes, $39.99. (Paramount).
** Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics. Three-disc set includes
rare and extraordinary performances by rock legends including Ike
& Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, The Mamas & the Papas, Elvis
Presley, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, The Bee Gees, The Byrds and
many, many more (64 performances in all). $39.99. (Ventura
Entertainment).
** The Edukators (2005 -- Germany) Dir.: Hans Weingartner; Daniel
Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klausner, Peer
Martiny, Petra Zieser, Laura Schmidt. (Sony).
** Fantasy Island: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set with
16 episodes, $49.95. Extras: Featurette: "Creating the Fantasy":
a brief history of how "Fantasy Island" came to be; featurette:
"Be Our Guest" interviews with Leonard Goldberg, Ron Friedman
(writer-producer of several episodes), Cliff Bole (director of
several episodes) and guest stars Adrienne Barbeau, Mary Ann
Mobley, Joe Campanella and Ken Berry plus vignettes with stars
Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize; episode promos for 11 of
the 16 Episodes. (Sony).
** The Flintstones: The Complete Fourth Season. Four-disc set
with 26 episodes, remastered and restored original episodes,
$44.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, featurettes.
(Warner).
** Frasier -- The Complete Seventh Season (1999-2000) Four-disc
set with 23 episodes, $39.99. (Paramount).
** Friends: The Complete Tenth Season. Four-disc set with 17
episodes from the final season, $44.98. Extras: Forty-three
minute gag reel from Seasons 1 through 5 and Season 10, "Friends
Final Thoughts" in which the cast and crew reminisce about their
10 years together on the series, "Friends of Friends Part IV,"
"Joey Joey" music video featuring Matt LeBlanc and directed by
Kevin S. Bright, commentary on three episodes, episode previews.
(Warner).
** Friends: The One With All Ten Seasons. Limited-edition
collector's set showcases all 10 seasons in an exclusive
collectible case, $299.98. (Warner).
** Golden Girls: The Intimate Portrait Series (2005) Four
individual biographies of actresses Beatrice Arthur (Dorothy),
Betty White (Rose), Rue McClanahan (Blanche) and Estelle Getty
(Sophia) from "The Golden Girls." $14.98. (Warner).
** Hard Promises (1991) Sissy Spacek, William L. Petersen, Brian
Kerwin, Mare Winningham. (MGM/Sony).
** The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection. Three-volume, seven-disc
set with 15 features and 10 shorts. The collection is available
at $89.95; each volume can also be purchased separately at
$29.95. (New Line).
-- Volume 1 Disc 1: Feature films and shorts: "Girl Shy,"
(1924), "Safety Last! (1923), "An Eastern Westerner" (1920), "Ask
Father" (1919), "From Hand to Mouth" (1919). Commentary by
Leonard Maltin and director Rich Correll on "Safety Last!"
production and publicity galleries. Disc 2: Feature films and
shorts: "The Milky Way" (1936), "The Cat's Paw" (1934), "Why
Worry?" (1923). Featurette "Harold's Hollywood: Then and Now,"
production and publicity galleries.
-- Volume 2 Disc 1: Feature films and shorts: "Kid Brother"
(1927), "The Freshman" (1925), "Bumping Into Broadway" (1919),
"Billy Blazes, Esq." (1919). Commentary by Leonard Maltin, Rich
Correll and film historian Richard Bann on "The Freshman,"
commentary by Harold Lloyd's granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd, author
Annette Lloyd, and Rich Correll on "Kid Brother," production and
publicity galleries. Disc 2: Feature films and shorts: "Feet
First" (1930), "Grandma's Boy" (1922), "Dr. Jack" (1922), "Now or
Never" (1921), "High and Dizzy" (1920). "Scoring for Comedy"
featurette, production and publicity galleries.
-- Volume 3 Disc 1: Feature films and shorts: "Speedy" (1928),
"Hot Water" (1924), "Never Weaken" (1921), "Haunted Spooks"
(1920). Commentary by Suzanne Lloyd, Annette Lloyd and Rich
Correll on "Speedy" and "Haunted Spooks," production and
publicity galleries. Disc 2: Feature films and shorts: "Movie
Crazy" (1932), "For Heaven's Sake" (1926), "I Do" (1921), "Among
Those Present" (1921), "A Sailor-Made Man" (1921), "Get Out and
Get Under" (1920), "Number Please?" (1920). "Greenacres"
featurette, productions and publicity galleries.
Bonus Disc (Collector's Set Only): Rare home movies; photo
galleries; lobby cards and production stills; comparisons between
domestic and international prints; "then-and-now" location
comparisons; tributes and interviews with family, friends and
legendary celebrities including Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner,
Tab Hunter and director John Landis; rogues' gallery of
autographed photos of celebrities, presidents and sports heroes;
scrapbook collection: reviews, programs, etc; 3-D photos (3-D
glasses included), over 30 featurettes, more.
The Heavenly Kid (1985) Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, Jane
Kaczmarek, Richard Mulligan. (MGM/Sony).
** Home Movies Season Three. Three-disc set with 13 episodes,
$34.98. Extras: "Decide Your Doom Game: Revenge of the Dorks,"
animatics: "Shore Leave," commentaries, "A Featurette for People
Who Don't Necessarily Like Home Movies" by Jon Benjamin,
animatics: "Guitarmageddon," "Some Home Movies Fans -- A Music
Video," animatics: "Coffins and Cradles." (Shout! Factory).
** The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1. Four-disc set with 26
episodes, $44.98. Remastered and restored original episodes.
Extras: "Reassembled Episodes," "Huckleberry Hound: A
Linguistical Masterpiece" of Houndspeak as humorously interpreted
by a linguistics professor, "Huckleberry Quotes," "Legendary
Sound of Daws Butler" tribute to legendary voice talent Daws
Butler, additional bumpers and bridges, Huckleberry Hound
restoration of the premiere episode. (Warner).
** Inside/Out (1997) Dir.: Rob Tregenza; Berangee Allaux, David
Roland Frank, Mikkel Gaup, Tom Gilroy, Frederic Pierrot, Stefania
Rocca, Steven Watkins. (Cinema Parallel).
** Jane Goodall: Return to Gombe (2005) Animal Planet special
follows the world-renowned primatologist on her annual return to
Gombe National Park, site of the groundbreaking research she
began more than 40 years ago; $14.94. Extras: Featurette and
interviews. (Sony).
** Kings and Queen (2005 -- French) Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu
Amalric, Catherine Deneuve. (Wellspring).
** Loggins & Messina Live -- Sittin' In Again at the Santa
Barbara Bowl (2005) Live concert from their 2005 reunion tour.
Includes six bonus performances from a 1973 TV appearance on
"Midnight Special." (Rhino).
** Love at Stake (1988) Patrick Cassidy, Kelly Preston, Georgia
Brown, Barbara Carrera, Bud Cort. (MGM/Sony).
** Madagascar (2005) Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer,
Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer,
Andy Richter. Extras: Penguin commentary; filmmakers'
commentaries; "Mad Mishaps" goofs; "Meet the Wild Cast";
"Enchanted Island" location-by-location tour of the beautiful and
exotic island of Madagascar; "Behind the Crates" making-of
featurette; "The Tech of Madagascar" behind-the-scenes
featurette; "DreamWorks Kids" interactive games and activities:
"I Like To Move It, Move It" video by Sacha Baron Cohen as King
Julien and the entire "Madagascar" crew in a wild dance
celebration, set-top games, learn to draw "Madagascar"
characters, more; DVD-ROM activities and printables; cast and
crew bios and production notes; photo galleries; "The Madagascar
Penguins in a Christmas Caper" theatrical short. (DreamWorks).
** Monty Python Gift Set. "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "And
Now for Something Completely Different" and "The Adventures of
baron Munchausen"; $29.96. (Sony).
** Murder One: Season Two. Five-disc set with 18 episodes,
$59.98. Extras: "Final Verdict: Season Two" featurette. (Fox).
** O.C. and Stiggs (1987) Dir.: Robert Altman; Daniel Jenkins,
Neill Barry, Paul Dooley, Jane Curtin, Martin Mull, Dennis
Hopper, Ray Walston, Louis Nye, Melvin Van Peebles, Tina Louise,
Cynthia Nixon, Jon Cryer. (MGM/Sony).
** Oklahoma! 50th Anniversary Edition (1955) Dir.: Fred
Zinnemann; Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte
Greenwood, Shirley Jones, Eddie Albert, James Whitmore, Rod
Steiger, Barbara Lawrence, Jay C. Flippen. Two-disc set. Extras:
Disc 1: Cinemascope version (2.55 aspect ratio); commentary by
Ted Chapin, president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization,
and film historian Hugh Fordin; 1955 theatrical teaser; sing-
along subtitles; separate chapter list for songs only with "Play
All" feature. Disc 2: Todd-AO version (2.20 aspect ratio);
commentary by Shirley Jones and film historian Nick Redman;
Cinemascope vs. Todd-AO featurette; vintage stage excerpts "Oh,
What a Beautiful Mornin'" performed by Gordon MacRae and "People
Will Say We're in Love" performed by Gordon MacRae and Florence
Henderson from 1954 TV special; "The Miracle of Todd-AO" and "The
March of Todd-AO" featurettes that were screened after the film
in theaters; theatrical teasers and theatrical trailers; behind-
the-scenes still galleries; lobby cards and one-sheets. (Fox).
** Old Yeller Two Movie Collection. Two-disc set with "Old
Yeller" (1957) starring Fess Parker, Dorothy Maguire, Tommy Kirk
and Kevin Corcoran; and "Savage Sam" (1963), starring Brian
Keith, Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran. Extras: Commentary: "Old
Yeller" reunion with Kirk, Parker, Corcoran and Bob Weatherwax;
"Old Yeller: Remembering a Classic" featurette; "Conversations
With Tommy Kirk"; Lost Treasures: "Ranch of the Golden Oak";
"Dogs!" featurette; 1957 Disney Studio album audio excerpt;
"Inside the Disney Archives Tour" with stills galleries, lobby
cards and posters, merchandise, fan letters, pressbook, script
excerpt, "Old Yeller Memorial" new segment, "Best Doggone Dog in
the World" archival feature; "Bone Trouble" classic Disney
animated short. (Disney).
** Open House (2005) Hedy Burress, James Duval, Jerry Doyle,
Jenna Leigh Green, Daniel Hagen, Sally Kellerman, Ann Magnuson.
Extras: "Musical commentary," Slamdance-a-Rama audio, sing-a-long
Lyrics, alternate scenes, deleted scene, and how-to-featurettes.
(Wellspring).
** The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection. Six-disc
set celebrating 20 years of Oprah Winfrey, $40.00. Extras:
"Behind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of the Oprah Winfrey Show,"
"Interviews": Highlights from Oprah's most fascinating one-on-
ones, "Firsts: There's Nothing Oprah Hasn't Tried in 20 Years!"
"The Stars:" Moments with some of Hollywood's biggest
celebrities, "Books": An inside look at Oprah's Book Club,
"Angels": The launch of the Angel Network and more, "Wildest
Dreams: The 19th Season": The car giveaway and more, "The
Headlines": A look at some of the biggest news events of the last
20 years, Oprah's 50th birthday bash, "Makeover Hall of Fame."
100% of Harpo profits to go to Oprah's Angel Network.
(Paramount).
** P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy -- Season One (2005)
The next generation of risk-taking stand-up comedians. Extras:
"Behind the Scenes With Bad Boys of Comedy: Part 1 and Part 2."
(Paramount).
** PRAY TV (1980) Dabney Coleman, Paul Cooper. (MGM/Sony).
** Rikky and Pete (1988) Stephen Kearney, Nina Landis.
(MGM/Sony).
** Scrubs: Season 2. Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99.
Extras: Commentaries with creator and cast, featurettes: "Johnny
C. Keeps Talking" one-on-one with John C. Mcginley, "Secrets and
Lies": The truth about gossip, jokes and stories revealed,
"Musical Stylings," "Practice, Practice, Malpractice": outtakes,
"Imagination Gone Wild" dream sequences, "Scrubbed Out": deleted
scenes, "Alternate Lines: A Second Opinion," "A Rare Condition"
behind the scenes on production design, wardrobe and stunts,
"Stunt Casting," "J.D.'S Mojo." (Buena Vista).
** The Skeleton Key (2005) Dir.: Iain Softley; Kate Hudson, Gena
Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard. Extras: Commentary by
director Iain Softley; deleted scenes; "Behind the Locked Door:
Making the Skeleton Key" behind-the-scenes featurette; "Exploring
Voodoo/Hoodoo" featurette on the symbols, chants, and history of
hoodoo, and the religion of voodoo; "Kate Hudson's Ghost Story";
"Recipe & Ritual" to make the perfect gumbo; "Blues in the Bayou"
featurette on the roots and history of bluegrass music and how
its spirituality adds suspense to the film; "Plantation Life"
featurette; "Casting the Skeleton Key" featurette; "John Hurt's
Story" disturbing excerpt from the book "Voices From Slavery"; "A
House Called Felicity" location featurette; "Gena's Love Spell"
in which Gena Rowlands shows viewers a voodoo spell that will
create love and friendship. (Universal).
** The Sound of Music 40th Anniversary Edition (1965) Dir.:
Robert Wise; Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn,
Peggy Wood, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Ben Wright, Daniel Truhitte.
Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by Andrews and Plummer, cast
reunion, a tour of the film's shooting locations in Austria,
commentary by Wise lifted from the laserdisc release, a 20-minute
"chat" between Andrews and Plummer, a new hour-long documentary
on the film's origins, a clip of a sing-along contest at the
Hollywood Bowl, the 1998 A&E Biography "The von Trapp Family:
Harmony & Discord," and a sing-along function. (Fox).
** SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? (2005) Double-length
episode. Extras: Two bonus episodes; Gary's Song Karaoke.
(Paramount).
** Stargate Atlantis: Season 1. Five-disc set with 20 episodes,
$59.95. Extras: Commentaries on select episodes, making-of
featurettes, cast interviews, photo galleries. (Sony)
** State Fair 60th Anniversary Edition (1945) Dir.: Walter Lang;
Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine. Two-disc
set. Extras: Disc 1: Commentary by film historian Richard Barrios
and Tom Briggs, co-author of the Broadway musical version; "From
Page to Screen to Stage" featurette; theatrical trailer; still
galleries of set design and wardrobe, behind the scenes, lobby
cards and one sheets; sing-along subtitles. Disc 2: 1962 version
of "State Fair" with commentary by Pat Boone; 1976 "State Fair"
television pilot; 1954 vintage stage excerpt: "It Might as Well
be Spring" performed by Mary Martin. (Fox).
** Stealth (2005) Dir.: Rob Cohen; Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel,
Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Richard Roxburgh, Joe Morton, Ian Bliss.
Two-disc set. Extras: "Framing the Show" documentary, scene
deconstructions, "The Music of Stealth" featurette, multi-angle
scene breakdowns, Incubus "Make a Move" music video. (Sony).
** That '70s Show: The Complete Third Season. Four-disc set with
25 episodes, $49.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes,
episode introductions by cast members, three overview
featurettes. (Fox).
** A Thief of Time (2004 -- TV) Gary Farmer, Adam Beach, Ernest
Tsosie III, Wes Studi. PBS Navajo tribal mystery. Extras: "A
Thief of Time" documentary, commentary by director Chris Eyre.
(Paramount).
** Three's Company: Season Five. Four-disc set, $39.98. (Anchor
Bay).
** Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005) Documentary.
$12.95. Extras: Commentary by director Robert Greenwald, behind-
the-scenes, eight parody commercials, "The Spoofmakers," more.
(The Disinformation Company).
** Winx Club Volume 2: The Power of Dragon Fire. Six episodes,
$14.98. (4Kids Entertainment).
** The Yogi Bear Show: The Complete Series. Four-disc set with
all 35 remastered and restored original episodes, $44.98. Extras:
"Time Capsule Yogi: The Original Pilot Episode" featurette,
"Cartoon Tracks: The Art of Hanna-Barbera Sound" featurette,
stills gallery tour with Yogi of never before seen animation
sketches come to life, "Yogi Gets Global": One Yogi Bear episode
turned into a variety of languages. (Warner).

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:

** Madagascar (2005) Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer,
Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer,
Andy Richter (DreamWorks): $19.95
** The Skeleton Key (2005) Dir.: Iain Softley; Kate Hudson, Gena
Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard (Universal): $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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