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

ADDRESS UNKNOWN
In a small town on the outskirts of an American military base in
South Korea, three teenagers struggle to find their way in the
violent wake of the Korean war. Chang-guk (Yang Dong-kun), the
son of a Korean barmaid, longs to travel to America to find the
soldier father who abandoned him. Timid Ji-hum (Kim Young-min)
can't deal with his boastful, disabled veteran father. And
withdrawn Eunok (Ban Min-jung), blinded in one eye by a sibling's
prank, falls for James, a U.S. soldier, who promises to pay for
restorative surgery. All lives collide as each one's hope and
longing for a better future returns upon them like a letter
"marked" Address Unknown. In Korean with English subtitles.
Director: Kim Ki-duk. Stars: Yang Dong-kun, Kim Young-min, Jo
Jae-hyeon, Ban Min-jung. 2001, CC, MPAA rating: R, 117 min.,
Drama, Taran Video.

FLIGHTPLAN
Jodie Foster stars as Kyle Pratt, an aircraft designer who is on
a trans-Atlantic flight with her 6-year-old daughter Julia
(Marlene Lawston). While cruising at 40,000 feet in a state-of-
the-art aircraft, Julia mysteriously vanishes. Kyle is stunned to
discover that the crew does not even remember her daughter being
on the plane, and realizes that she must rely entirely on herself
to solve the mystery and find her daughter. Director: Robert
Schwentke. Stars: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Kate
Beahan, Michael Irby, Assaf Cohen, Erika Christensen. 2005, CC,
MPAA rating: PG-13, 98 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $88.817
million, Buena Vista, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

FOG, THE
A remake of the 1980 horror classic. Exactly 100 years ago, off
the rocky shore of an isolated Northern California town, a ship
of lepers was horribly wrecked in an eerie fog when the founders
of the town purposefully misguided the ship, dooming everyone
aboard. Now, tonight, the ghosts of the long-dead mariners have
returned from their watery graves to exact revenge. Shrouded
within a supernatural fog, the ghosts trap the residents of the
remote community, intent on seeking out the descendants of those
who founded the town ... and killing anyone who stands in their
murderous path. Director: Rupert Wainwright. Stars: Tom Welling,
Maggie Grace, Selma Blair, DeRay Davis, Kenneth Welsh, Adrian
Hough, Sara Botsford. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 100 min.,
Horror thriller, Box office gross: $28.001 million, Sony, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental.

OLIVER TWIST
Roman Polanski directs the classic Charles Dickens story of a
young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in
19th Century London. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist
(Barney Clark) is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by
the awful Mr. Bumble, who cheats boys of their meager rations.
Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escape to the streets
of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime
by the sinister Fagin (Ben Kingsley) -- the mastermind of a gang
of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr.
Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that
lead him to the promise of a better life. Director: Roman
Polanski. Stars: Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Leanne Rowe, Mark
Strong, Jamie Foreman, Harry Eden. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13,
130 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.987 million, Sony, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental.

THUMBSUCKER
At the age of 17, Justin Cobb (Lou Pucci) still sucks his thumb.
Worried that his childish habit is disrupting his family, his
love life and his identity, he decides to stop. Hoping that
quitting his crutch will make him feel "normal," he turns to
hypnosis therapy administered by his free-spirited orthodontist
(Keanu Reeves). Meanwhile, on the home front, Justin's father, a
disgruntled ex-football player, is ashamed of his son's
thumbsucking. His mother, like Justin, is struggling to discover
who she is and how she became a "grown-up." After being diagnosed
with ADHD and prescribed Ritalin, Justin becomes more focused and
evolves into a debate superstar. When he realizes his newfound
success is not helping his popularity or home life, Justin turns
to prescription drugs and sex to replace his thumb. Director:
Mike Mills. Stars: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent
D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Keanu Reeves, Benjamin Bratt. 2005, CC,
MPAA rating: R, 96 min., Black comedy, Box office gross: $1.305
million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

VITAL
A look beneath the skin of humanity into the dark foundations of
memories, love and loss. Hiroshi Takagi (Tadanobu Asano), a young
man in his 20s, awakens in a hospital bed to find an auto
accident has completely wiped away his memory. Back home with his
parents and attempting to rebuild his life, he comes across a
medical textbook full of detailed drawings of dissection. Utterly
fascinated by the subject, Hiroshi is drawn to the medical school
to which he was once accepted, but refused to attend. There he
catches the eye of Ikumi Yoshimoto (Kiki), a brilliant, taunting
fellow student who desires his affections. But it's another who
becomes his obsession -- the dead woman on the cadaver table
(Nami Tsukamoto). Soon Hiroshi begins to have visions -- or are
they memories? -- of a life with this beautiful woman and a
career as an artist, not a doctor. Could she be the key to
unlocking his forgotten past? In Japanese with English subtitles.
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto. Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Nami
Tsukamoto, Kiki, Kazuyoshi Kushida. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: NA, 84
min., Thriller, Tartan Asia Extreme.

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

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
Announcement of the week: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
will arrive on DVD March 7 in two versions: as a single disc with
the movie only, and as a double-disc set with hours of bonus
features; from Warner Home Video ... On February 28 Universal
will release "Pride & Prejudice" starring Keira Knightley,
Talulah Riley, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Carey Mulligan, Donald
Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn and Matthew Macfadyen ... DreamWorks
has set March 14 for the release of the "The Prize Winner of
Defiance, Ohio," starring Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and
Laura Dern ... Thriller "Derailed," starring Vincent Cassel,
Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Melissa George, RZA, Tom Conti and
Xzibit, will ride home in rated and unrated versions on March 21
from Miramax.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
The Criterion Collection will release this week a restored
version of Ingmar Bergman's "The Virgin Spring" (1960), starring
Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom and Birgitta
Pettersson. Winner of the 1961 Academy Award for Best Foreign
Film, Bergman's "The Virgin Spring" is a harrowing tale of faith,
revenge, and savagery in medieval Sweden. The film is both
beautiful and cruel in its depiction of a world teetering between
the sacred and the profane and one father's longing to avenge the
murder of a child. Extras include commentary by Bergman scholar
Birgitta Steene, new video interviews with actresses Gunnel
Linblom and Birgitta Pettersson, a new essay by film historian
and Bergman scholar Peter Cowie, more.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Dallas: The Complete Fourth Season," a four-disc
set with 23 episodes, $39.98 from Warner ... "Ghost in the Shell:
Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig: Volume Three" is the latest in the
anime series, from Manga Video ... "Saturday Night Live: The Best
of Alec Baldwin" and "Saturday Night Live: The Best of David
Spade" are two anthologies of standup work, sketches and bits by
Baldwin and Spade, $19.98 each from Universal ... "The Time
Tunnel Volume One" is a four-disc set with 15 episodes from the
first half of the series, $39.98 from Fox ... "The Tomorrow Show:
Punk & New Wave" is a two-disc compilation of rock performances
from the late-night music and talk show that followed "The
Tonight Show" in the 1970s and 80s, $34.98 from Shout! Factory.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
In "The Hunt for Eagle One" (2006), an elite team of commandos
must go into the Philippine jungle to rescue American soldiers
while fending off terrorists who have a secret bio-weapons lab;
stars Rutger Hauer, Mark Dacascos and Theresa Randle, from Sony
... "Crusade of Terror" (2002) is an action-adventure outing
starring Joanna Pacula as a valiant warrior who returns from the
Crusades to find her son kidnapped by an ex-Lord wreaking havoc
throughout the land; she joins up with a group of female warriors
to rescue the boy. Co-stars Arnold Vosloo, Rutger Hauer and Molly
Culver; from MTI Home Video ... In "The River King" (2005),
Edward Burns plays a detective investigating the death of a prep
school student in a nearby river; as clues mysteriously pop up,
he suspects the death is part of a hazing incident gone awry. Co-
stars Jennifer Ehle and Jamie King; on VHS and DVD from First
Look Home Entertainment ... "Eavesdropper" (2004) is a thriller
about a deaf woman who has her hearing restored in a bizarre
government experiment, only to find herself hunted and on the run
when she can hear the thoughts of others. Stars Costas Mandylor,
Lucy Jenner, John de Lancie and George Takei; from Freestyle Home
Entertainment.

ON THE INDIE FRONT:
Three indie films due from Vanguard Cinema this week: "Wesley
Cash" (2004), an action-thriller about a young man who returns to
Texas after his father's death to rebuild the family cattle
business, only to face off against hostile ranch hands who have
other plans for the property; "Soap Girl" (2003), a drama about a
beautiful young woman who finds work in a seedy Hollywood massage
parlor; and "One and Future Queen" (2000), a punk fable about a
woman -- Anti-Matter -- who drifts around New York's Lower East
Side, trying to get her rock band together; directed by Todd
Verow and winner of the Chicago International Film Festival's
Silver Prize.

"Broken" (2005) is an indie film from director Alex Ferrari,
starring Samantha Jane Polay, Paul Gordon, Amber Crawford, Derek
Evans and Tony Gomez. The 19-minute, $8,000 horror film uses 100
special effects shots and comes on a DVD with six commentary
tracks explaining the filmmakers' techniques for getting a
professional look on a low budget. The film is about a young
woman who is kidnapped after having a violent nightmare: A gun
blast, a flash of light, and the young woman awakens to the
comfort of her own bed. Bonnie Clayton has it all, a great
relationship, a challenging career, and the burden of a dream
that grows more vivid and disturbing with each passing night. But
when Bonnie is abducted by a sadistic stranger and his colorful
entourage, she discovers that the key to her survival lies within
the familiar realms of her recurring dream. Film critic Roger
Ebert says that "Broken is essentially a demonstration of the
mastery of horror imagery and techniques ... effective and
professional." The film is available exclusively at
www.whatisbroken.com.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"The Aristocrats" (2005) is a documentary in which 100 top
comedians perform and analyze the same dirty joke, one shared
privately by comics since Vaudeville, from ThinkFilm ...
Paramount has two PBS biographies this week: "Benjamin
Franklin"(2002) and "John and Abigail Adams" (2006), $24.99 each
... "Poison DUst" (2005) is a documentary about G.I.s returning
from Iraq suffering from the symptoms of "depleted uranium"
poisoning, $19.95 from Lightyear Entertainment ... "Sweet Misery:
A Poisoned World" is an examination into what many people
consider to be a hoax: the toxicity of aspartame; $24.95 from
Cinema Libre Studio ... "Live From the Laugh Factory" (2006)
showcases comics performing at Los Angeles' The Laugh Factory:
Ruben Paul, Bob Marley, the late Freddy Soto, and Butch Bradley
in a loose night club setting; $14.95 from Entertainment Studios
... "Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII" (2005) is the first-ever DVD
from seminal band the Velvet Underground, featuring sizzling
performances from the quartet's European reunion tour. Filmed
live at the Paris Olympia on June 15, 16, and 17, 1993, "Live
MCMXCIII" captures the original lineup -- Lou Reed, John Cale,
Sterling Morrison, and Moe Tucker -- on extended versions of VU
classics like "Femme Fatale," "Pale Blue Eyes," and "Heroin," and
on more obscure fare like "Hey Mr. Rain" and "I'm Sticking With
You" (both of which remained unreleased for years after the
band's breakup), plus the then-newly written "Coyote"; $19.98
from Rhino Video.


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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

** Address Unknown (2001 -- South Korea) Yang Dong-kun, Kim
Young-min, Jo Jae-hyeon, Ban Min-jung. Extras: Introduction by
director Kim Ki-duk, interview with the director, "making of"
documentary, deleted scenes. (Tartan Video).
** The Aristocrats (2005) Dir.: Paul Provenza; 100 top comedians
perform and analyze the same dirty joke, one shared privately by
comics since Vaudeville. Extras: Filmmaker commentary featuring
Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette; "Aristocrats do the Aristocrats"
highlight reel; "Behind the Green Room Door: Comedians Tell Some
of Their Favorite Jokes"; "Be an Aristocrat" contest winners and
additional footage featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, Jason
Alexander, Bob Saget, Sarah Silverman, Gilbert Gottfried, Lewis
Black, Hank Azaria, Billy the Mine and more. (ThinkFilm).
** Benjamin Franklin (2002) PBS documentary, $24.99. (Paramount).
** Cisco Pike (1971) Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman, Karen
Black, Harry Dean Stanton, Dough Sahm, Joy Bang Viva! (Sony).
** Crusade of Vengeance (aka Warrior Angels) (2002) Joanna
Pacula, Arnold Vosloo Rutger Hauer, Molly Culver. (MTI Home
Video).
** Dallas: The Complete Fourth Season. Four-disc set with 23
episodes, $39.98. Extras:"Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork."
(Warner).
** Eavesdropper (2004) Costas Mandylor, Lucy Jenner, John de
Lancie, John J. York, George Takei, Ben Donovan. Extras:
Commentary by director Andrew Bakalar. (Freestyle Home
Entertainment).
** Educating Rita (1983) Julie Walters, Michael Caine, (Sony).
** Flghtplan (2005) Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean,
Kate Beahan, Michael Irby, Assaf Cohen, Erika Christensen.
Extras: Commentary by director Robert Schwentke; "In-Flight
Movie: The Making of Flightplan" with behind-the-scenes
featurettes: "Captain's Greeting" on meeting the director,
"Passenger Manifest" on casting the film, "Connecting Flights" on
post- production, "Emergency Landing" on visual effects and
"Security Checkpoint" on how the thriller came to be; "Cabin
Pressure" featurette on the unique design of the film's "Aalto E-
474" plane. (Buena Vista).
** The Fog (2005) Dir.: Rupert Wainwright; Tom Welling, Maggie
Grace, Selma Blair, DeRay Davis, Kenneth Welsh, Adrian Hough,
Sara Botsford. PG-13 and unrated extended cut versions. Extras:
PG-13 edition: "Whiteout Conditions: Remaking a Horror Classic"
featurette, "Seeing Through The Fog: The Making of The Fog"
featurette, "Feeling the Effects of The Fog" special effects
featurette, deleted scenes. Unrated extended cut: All the
features of the PG-13 release plus scenes too frightening to be
shown in theaters, commentary by director Rupert Wainwright
(Sony).
** Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig: Volume Three.
Standard edition (one disc): Mastered directly from hi-definition
masters; 16 X 9 anamorphic, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; $24.98.
Special edition: Disc 1: Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; Disc 2: DTS
Digital Surround audio; Disc 3: Limited edition exclusive
collector's tin case, collectable toys: Motoko & Tachikoma;
$49.98. Extras: Interviews with Kenichi Takeshita and Toshiyuki
Kono (animation directors) and interview with Kenji Kamiyama
(director). (Manga).
** The Hunt for Eagle One (2006) Rutger Hauer, Mark Dacascos,
Theresa Randle.
** John and Abigail Adams (2006) PBS documentary, $24.99.
(Paramount).
** Live From the Laugh Factory (2006) Showcases comics performing
at the hippest club in Los Angeles, The Laugh Factory. Ruben
Paul, Bob Marley, the late Freddy Soto, and Butch Bradley in a
loose night club setting; $14.95. (Entertainment Studios).
** Loyalty & Respect (2005) Quanie Cash, C.E.O., "Covagirl"
Jackie Wade. (Polychrome Pictures).
** Missing: Season Two. $39.98. (Lionsgate).
** My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005) Paget Brewster, Neil
Barton, Eric Hoffman, Darren Reiher, Clint Howard, Jason Mewes.
(Anchor Bay Entertainment).
** National Lampoon's Barely Legal (2005) Erik von Detten, Amy
Smart, Tom Arnold, Daniel Farber, Tony Denman. Extras: Deleted
scenes. (Sony).
** Oliver Twist (2005) Dir.: Roman Polanski; Ben Kingsley, Barney
Clark, Leanne Rowe, Mark Strong, Jamie Foreman, Harry Eden.
Extras: Three featurettes: "Twist by Polanski" documentary from
Roman Polanski's point of view; "Kidding With Oliver Twist" about
the young stars of the film; and "The Best of Twist" about the
sets, costumes, photography, editing and music. (Sony).
** Poison DUst (2005) Documentary on G.I.s returning from Iraq
suffering from the symptoms of "depleted uranium" poisoning.
(Lightyear Entertainment).
** Repo Man (1984) Dir.: Alex Cox; Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio
Estevez, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Susan
Barnes, Fox Harris, Tom Finnegan, Del Zamora, Zander Schloss.
Extras: Commentary by writer-director Cox, executive producer
Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, actors Sy
Richardson, Zander Schloss and Del Zamora; "Up Close With Harry
Dean Stanton" featurette; "Repossessed: The Missing Scenes"
featurette. (Universal).
** The River King (2005) Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle, Jamie King.
Direct-to-video. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin. $19.98. Extras:
Photo gallery, dress rehearsal, commentary. (Universal).
** Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade. $19.98. Extras:
Photo gallery, dress rehearsal, commentary, outtakes.(Universal).
** Street Muzik (2006) Direct-to-video behind-the-scenes
documentary of a hip-hop music tour hosted by TQ. (Polychrome
Pictures).
** Streets of Legend (2003) Brihanna Hernandez, Victor Larios,
Robert Beaumont. Extras: Commentary by director Joey Curtis,
minidocumentary: Racing Extra/The Crash/Street Fights/The Blow
Out at 140 MPH. (Lions Gate).
** Thumbsucker (2005) Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent
D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Keanu Reeves, Benjamin Bratt. Extras:
Commentary by writer-director Mike Mills, behind-the-scenes
documentary, conversation with Mills and novelist Walter Kirn,
DVD-ROM director's blog. (Sony).
** Thunderbolt (1995 -- Hong Kong) Jackie Chan, Anita Yuen,
Michael Wong. (New Line).
** The Time Tunnel Volume One (1966-67) Four-disc set with 15
episodes from the first half of the series, $39.98. Extras:
Unaired pilot, original syndicated TV promo, Irwin Allen home
movie, still images from comic books and scrapbooks. (Fox).
** The Tomorrow Show: Punk & New Wave. Two-disc set from the
late-night music and talk show that followed "The Tonight Show"
in the 1970s and 80s, $34.98. (Shout! Factory).
** Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII (2005) Velvet Underground filmed
live at the Paris Olympia on June 15, 16, and 17, 1993; $19.99.
(Rhino).
** The Virgin Spring (1960) Dir.: Ingmar Bergman; Max von Sydow,
Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson. New,
restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Commentary by
Ingmar Bergman scholar Birgitta Steene, new video interviews with
actresses Gunnel Linblom and Birgitta Petersson, new essay by
film historian and Bergman scholar Peter Cowie, more. (The
Criterion Collection).
** Vital (2004 -- Japan) Tadanobu Asano, Nami Tsukamoto, Kiki,
Kazuyoshi Kushida. Extras: Commentary by author Tom Mes, "The
Making of Vital," "Behind the Scenes: Venice Film Festival,"
interview with director Shinya Tsukamoto, Q&A with director and
cast, special effects featurette, music video. (Tartan Asia
Extreme).

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


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