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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, February 14 -- MONDAY, February 20

MIRRORMASK
With an original script written by famed comic-book and fantasy
writer Neil Gaiman ("Sandman," "Neverwhere," "Anansi Boys") and
directed by his long-time collaborator and illustrator Dave
McKean ("Cages," "The Wolves in the Walls"), "MirrorMask" tells
the story of Helena (Stephanie Leonidas), a 15-year-old girl
working for her family circus, who wishes -- quite ironically --
that she could run away from the circus and join real life. But
such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange
journey into the Dark Lands, a fantastic landscape filled with
giants, monkeybirds and dangerous sphinxes. On her quest to
return home, Helena searches for the Mirrormask, an object of
enormous power, which is her only hope of escaping the Dark
Lands. It's a dark fantasy filled with imagination and
unforgettable imagery, a visual and psychological menagerie of
dreamscapes, nightmares and otherworldly creatures, fully
realized with the help of CGI. Director: Dave McKean. Stars:
Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee, Rob Brydon, Jason Barry, Dora
Bryan, Robert Llewellyn, Andy Hamilton. 2005, CC, MPAA rating:
PG, 101 min., Fantasy, Box office gross: $0.728 million, Sony, No
VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

NINE LIVES
Award winning, moving exploration of the individual experiences
of nine everyday women as told through nine single unbroken
takes. As characters from one story reappear in supporting roles
in others, director Rodrigo Garcia interweaves a grand tapestry
of storytelling as he reveals nine unique women who meet the
travails and disappointments of life with a resilience that is at
once heartening and heartbreaking. Director: Rodrigo Garcia.
Stars: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Elpidia Carrillo, Glenn Close,
Dakota Fanning, William Fichtner, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Holly
Hunter, Joe Mantegna, Ian McShane, Lawrence Pressman, Aidan
Quinn, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R,
115 min., Drama, Box office gross: $0.329 million, Sony, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental.

PROOF
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Auburn, "Proof"
follows a devoted daughter (Gwyneth Paltrow) who comes to terms
with the death of her father (Anthony Hopkins) -- a brilliant
mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental insanity -- and
is forced to face her own long-harbored fears and emotions. She
adjusts to his death with the help of one of her father's former
mathematical students (Jake Gyllenhaal) who searches through her
father's notebooks in the hope of discovering a bit of his old
brilliance. While coming to terms with the possibility that his
genius, which she was inherited, may come at a painful price, her
estranged sister (Hope Davis) arrives to help settle their
father's affairs. It's a compelling story of an enigmatic young
woman haunted by her father's past and the shadow of her own
future, exploring the links between genius and madness, the
tender relationships between fathers and daughters and the nature
of truth and family. Director: John Madden. Stars: Gwyneth
Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hope Davis. 2005, CC,
MPAA rating: PG-13, 99 min., Drama, Box office gross: $7.064
million, Miramax, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

R-POINT
Korean soldiers searching for a missing platoon in 1972 Vietnam
end up encountering forces that basic training never prepared
them for. A South Korean army base begins receiving radio
transmissions from a patrol that went MIA six months earlier in a
desolate stretch of land known as R-Point. A shell-shocked
commanding officer and a rag-tag military unit are sent into the
murky, enemy-infested swamp to gather clues as to the whereabouts
of the missing soldiers. But when they enter R-Point, they find
an abandoned building surrounded by the graves of the missing
men, and a warning that reads: "No Return." Gives new meaning to
the phrase "the horrors of war." In Korean with English
subtitles. Director: Kong Su-chang. Stars: Kam Woo-seong, Son
Byung-ho, Oh Tae-kyung. 2004, CC, MPAA rating: NA, 107 min.,
Horror thriller, Tartan Asia Extreme.

SAW II
Jigsaw is back. The disturbed mastermind who wreaked havoc on his
victims in last year's "Saw" is back for another round of
horrifying life-or-death games. When a new murder victim is
discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw's hand, Detective Eric
Mason (Donnie Wahlberg) begins a full investigation and
apprehends Jigsaw with little effort. But for Jigsaw, getting
caught is just another part of his nefarious plan. Eight more of
his victims are already fighting for their lives -- eight
strangers, unaware of their connection to each other, forced to
play out a game that challenges their wits and puts their lives
in jeopardy -- and now it's time for Mason to join the game.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman. Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee
Smith, Tobin Bell, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Dina Meyer. 2005, CC,
MPAA rating: R, 93 min., Horror, Box office gross: $85.743
million, Lions Gate, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

THING ABOUT MY FOLKS, THE
Semi-autobiographical film that Paul Reiser wrote specifically
for Peter Falk, his all-time favorite actor. A sudden family
crisis throws a befuddled writer and his "loose cannon" dad (the
kind of father many of us know: affable and oblivious,
exasperating and embarrassing -- and absolutely irreplaceable)
together for an unexpected road trip. After 47 years of marriage,
Muriel Kleinman (Olympia Dukakis) has flown the coop, leaving
behind husband Sam (Falk) with only a vaguely worded note of
explanation. So the writer and his dad take off to find out what
happened. Family secrets are uncovered and in a few surprising
days, the two men learn more about each other -- and have more
fun -- than either imagined possible. A story of fathers and
sons, husbands and wives, and two men learning to love the women
who love them. Director: Raymond De Felitta. Stars: Peter Falk,
Paul Reiser, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins, Mackenzie
Connolly, Lydia Jordan. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 96 min.,
Dramady, Box office gross: $0.814 million, New Line, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.

ZATHURA
After their father (Tim Robbins) leaves for work, leaving them in
the care of their older sister (Kristen Stewart), six year-old
Danny (Jonah Bobo) and 10-year old Walter (Josh Hutcherson)
either get on each other's nerves or are totally bored. When
their bickering escalates and Walter starts chasing him, Danny
hides in a dumbwaiter. But Walter surprises him, and in
retaliation, lowers Danny into their dark, scary basement, where
he discovers an old tattered metal board game, "Zathura." After
trying unsuccessfully to get his brother to play the game with
him, Danny starts to play on his own. From his first move, Danny
realizes this is no ordinary board game. His spaceship marker
moves by itself and when it lands on a space, a card is ejected,
which reads: "Meteor shower, take evasive action." The house is
immediately pummeled from above by hot, molten meteors. When
Danny and Walter look up through the gaping hole in their roof,
they discover, to their horror, that they have been propelled
into deepest, darkest outer space. And they are not alone. Danny
and Walter realize that unless they finish the game they'll be
trapped in outer space forever. With every turn, they confront
one incredible obstacle after another: They accidentally put
their sister Lisa into a deep cryonic sleep, are chased by a
crazed, malfunctioning six-foot robot, rescue a stranded
astronaut (Dax Shepard) and are besieged by lizard-like,
carnivorous creatures called Zorgons. With the help of the
astronaut, Danny and Walter begin to put their petty fraternal
differences aside, work together to overcome the obstacles they
encounter and attempt to finish the game so they can go home. But
all their efforts may be in vain when they face their biggest
challenge of all -- a battle against an intense gravitational
pull into the void of the dark planet Zathura. From the book by
Chris Van Allsburg, who also created "Jumanji." Director: Jon
Favreau. Stars: Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Dax Shepard, Kristen
Stewart, Tim Robbins. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 113 min.,
Fantasy adventure, Box office gross: $28.045 million, Sony, No
VHS SRP, Priced for rental.

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

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Three great titles from The Criterion Collection are due this
week: "Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939), directed by John Ford and
starring Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver and Arleen
Whelan, in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer. Few
historical figures are as revered as Abraham Lincoln, and few
director-star pairings embody classic American cinema as
perfectly as do John Ford and Henry Fonda. In "Young Mr.
Lincoln," their first collaboration, Fonda gives one of the
finest performances of his career as the young president-to-be
struggling with an incendiary murder case as a novice lawyer.
Compassionate and assured, this indelible piece of Americana
marks the beginning of Ford and Fonda's ascent to legendary
status ... "La Bete Humaine" (1938) is one of Jean Renoir's most
successful films, starring icon Jean Gabin in a role that
captured the dark mood of a nation. In this blend of poetic
realism and film noir, Gabin plays a train engineer whose chance
for love is doomed by the tainted blood of his forefathers. Based
on the popular Emile Zola novel and filmed aboard the trains of
Le Havre, Renoir delivers a suspenseful ride into the psyche of a
working-class tragedy ... In director Whit Stillman's
"Metropolitan" (1990) a group of upwardly-mobile, twentysomething
friends get together frequently in an Upper East Side Manhattan
apartment to talk about social climbing, play bridge and discuss
politics. Cynic Nick, philosophical Charlie, party girl Sally and
Jane Austen-loving Audrey are joined by the much simpler Tom, who
is critical of their way of life. An engrossing film of words and
ideas, and one of the most important American independent films
of the 1990s.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"Andy Griffith -- The Complete Fifth Season" (1964-1965) is a
five-disc set with 32 episodes, $39.99 from Paramount ... "The
Blitz: London's Longest Night" is a 2006 PBS documentary, $24.99
from Paramount ... "Charles in Charge: The Complete First Season"
is a three-disc set with 22 episodes, $26.98 from Universal ...
"Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson -- Uncensored" (2005) is
-- what else -- a roast of Pam Anderson, $19.99 from Paramount
... "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Complete Third Season" is a
four-disc set with 24 episodes, $29.98 from Warner ... "Gimme a
Break: Season One" is a three-disc set with 19 episodes, $34.98
from Universal ... "The Golden Girls: Season Four" is a three-
disc set with 26 episodes, $39.99 from Buena Vista ... "Grey's
Anatomy: Season One" is a two-disc set with nine episodes, $29.99
from Buena Vista ... "The Inspector Morse Complete Collection"
contains all 33 episodes (plus two bonus programs) starring John
Thaw, as well as a lavish book, "The Oxford of Inspector Morse,"
housed in a custom wooden box, $499.98 from BFS Entertainment and
Multimedia ... "Living Single: The Complete First Season" is a
four-disc set with 27 episodes, $29.98 from Warner ... "The
Pretender: Season Three" is a four-disc set with 22 episodes,
$39.98 from Fox ... Sharpe's Complete Collection" includes all 14
"Sharpe's" feature films (starring Sean Bean), a bonus "Sharpe
the Legend" disc, an authentic reproduction of an antique map as
used by the military during the Napoleonic Wars, a custom
designed Sharpe's Eagle pewter letter opener, all stored in a
custom-made, wooden box with solid pewter closures, $349.98 from
BFS Entertainment and Multimedia ... "Shaq TV: The Reality
Series" features six episodes of the ESPN series that follows the
NBA's Shaquille O'Neal, $19.98 from Warner.

FOR THE KIDS:
Due this week: "Goof Troop Vol. 1," the animated TV adventures of
Goofy, Max, P.J.,and Pete, $14.99 from Buena Vista ... "Quack
Pack Vol. 1" features the animated TV adventures of Donald Duck,
$14.99 from Buena Vista ... The StoryWatchers Club is a new kids
series that relies on storytellers (rather than electronics, loud
music or CGI) to pique kids' imaginations. In the Club, a multi-
cultural cast of puppets -- Cody, Jada, Juan, Jordan, Kelly,
Tamayo, Booker the Book and Riley the Bookworm -- humorously lead
the way from one human storyteller to the next. In "StoryWatchers
Club: Good Character," kids will learn that polar bears can dance
and hear the story of Cinderella from the Fairy Godmother's point
of view; in "StoryWatchers Club: Keys to Imagination," children
learn that greed will eventually catch up with them, being nice
counts, and teamwork is rewarding; $19.95 each
(www.storywatchersclub.com) ... Brainy Baby Preschool Learning
Pack" is a six-pack of DVDs designed to boost preschoolers'
learning potential with such basics as "ABCs," "123s," "Art,"
"Music," "Animals" and "Shades and Colors"; each video is 45
minutes long; $79.95 (www.brainybaby.com) ... From American
Public Television comes "Mustard Pancakes," featuring three
episodes (and the original pilot) of the series that airs on 200
TV stations, featuring singer-performer Courtney Campbell and a
fun-loving family of three puppet character dogs and one puppet
cat, for children 3 to 6, $19.98.

FOREIGN:
"Lost Embrace" (2005) is set in Buenos Aires' vibrant Jewish
community and conjures up an irresistible ensemble of engaging
and quirky characters that pursue their dreams with humor,
passion and spirit, headed by Ariel, a recent college graduate
who hopes to escape a career at his mother's lingerie store; in
Spanish with English subtitles, directed by Daniel Burman and
starring Daniel Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg, Jorge D'Elia, Sergio
Boris and Rosita Londner, from New Yorker ... "She's One of Us"
(2003) is a stylish, sardonic glimpse at a woman perpetually
hovering on the edge of life: Christine Blanc is a temp worker
who drifts from one dead-end job to another, stealing bits of
conversation and hobbies from others until, one day, her phony
persona is exposed, leading to her breaking through and becoming
"one of us" ... with chilling results, starring Sasha Andres,
Catherine Mouchet, Carlo Brandt, and Eric Caravaca, in French
with English subtitles, from Home Vision ... "South From Granada"
(2003) is a romantic comedy about a young writer who retreats to
a remote Spanish village in search of inspiration and ideas. The
film is based on the real-life adventures of British author
Gerald Brenan ("The Spanish Labyrinth"), who fled England in the
1920's and settled down in an Andalusian mountain village, taking
with him 2,000 books, planning to educate himself, experiencing
culture shock and ultimately love. Stars Matthew Goode, Veronica
Sanchez, Guillermo Toledo and Consuelo Trujillo. In Spanish with
English subtitles. $24.98 from Wellspring.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Emmanuel's Gift" (2005) is a documentary about a disabled orphan
who became a world hero by riding a bicycle across Ghana;
narrated by Oprah Winfrey; $26.98 from First Look Home
Entertainment ... Paramount and PBS will release this week three
documentaries that look into the lives of America's renowned
leaders: "LBJ" (1991), "TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt"
(1966) and "Truman" (1997), $24.99 each ... "The Last Victory" is
a 2004 documentary on a small Italian village in Tuscany whose
hopes and dreams ride on the outcome of the annual Palio horse
race, $24.98 from Home Vision ... "Beauty Shop -- The Original
Stage Play" is a 2005 filmed version of Shelly Garrett's play
that inspired the UPN TV series "New Attitude," from UrbanWorks
Entertainment ... Two documentaries on world-famous photographers
are due this week. "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye"
(2006) is an intimate portrait and evocative biography of the man
considered to be the greatest photographer of the last century
and the grandfather of photojournalism. Interviews with Cartier-
Bresson himself, Isabelle Huppert, Arthur Miller and other
cultural luminaries are woven into this indelible portrait of an
icon of both photography and the world. "William Eggleston in the
Real World" (2005) is a critically-acclaimed documentary that
reveals the deep connection between the acclaimed photographer's
enigmatic personality and his groundbreaking work, and also
reveals his parallel commitments as a musician, draftsman and
videographer. Each DVD sells for $26.99, from Chris Blackwell's
Palm Pictures' new DVD label, Arthouse Films ... In "Reel
Paradise (2005) Steve James, the director of "Hoop Dreams" and
"Stevie," presents a story about indie film maven John Pierson
who moves his family to a remote island in Fiji. Within one year
he changes the lives of the island's struggling people by showing
free movies at its local theatre. "Reel Paradise" is a
documentary that examines how an American man, his wife and two
children adapt to a foreign culture, while bringing both
happiness and conflict to its local citizens; $24.98 from
Wellspring ... "Blood Sport ECW" is a two-disc set that features
19 of the most brutal matches in the history of Extreme
Championship Wrestling, highlighted by barbed wire, flaming
tables and branding irons, $29.95 from World Wrestling
Entertainment Home 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

** Andy Griffith -- The Complete Fifth Season (1964-1965) Five-
disc set with 32 episodes, $39.99. (Paramount).
** Beauty Shop -- The Original Stage Play (2005) Shelly Garrett's
play that inspired the UPN TV series "New Attitude." (UrbanWorks
Entertainment).
** The Blitz: London's Longest Night (2006) PBS documentary,
$24.99. (Paramount).
** Charles in Charge: The Complete First Season. Three-disc set
with 22 episodes, $26.98. Extras: "The Great '80s TV Flashback"
featurette. (Universal).
** Club Paradise (1986) Dir.: Harold Ramis; Robin Williams, Peter
O'Toole, Rick Moranis, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy, Adolph Caesar, Eugene
Levy, Joanna Cassidy, Andrea Martin, Brian Doyle-Murray.
(Warner).
** The Colt (2005 -- TV) Ryan Merriman, Steve Bacic. (Echo Bridge
Home Entertainment).
** Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson -- Uncensored (2005)
$19.99. Extras: Courtney Love and Andy Dick rehearsal, "The Pee
Break," "Red Carpet" interviews, "Red Carpet" outtakes.
(Paramount).
** Deal of the Century (1983) Dir.: William Friedkin; Chevy
Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines, Vince Edwards. (Warner).
** Emmanuel's Gift (2005) Documentary about a disabled orphan who
became a world hero by riding a bicycle across Ghana; narrated by
Oprah Winfrey; $26.98. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** Face of Evil (1996 -- TV) Tracey Gold, Perry King, Shawnee
Smith. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** The Video Collection: Fade to Red. Two-disc set of Tori Amos
videos. Extras: Commentary by Amos. (Rhino Video).
** The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Complete Third Season. Four-
disc set with 24 episodes, $29.98. Extras: Cast reunion
featurette, blooper reel. (Warner).
** The Frisco Kid (1979) Dir.: Robert Aldrich; Gene Wilder,
Harrison Ford. (Warner).
** Gimme a Break! Season One. Three-disc set with 19 episodes,
$34.98. Extras: "The Great '80s TV Flashback" featurette
(Universal).
** The Golden Girls: Season Four. Three-disc set with 26
episodes, $39.99. (Buena Vista).
** Goof Troop Vol. 1. Animated TV adventures of Goofy, Max,
P.J.,and Pete, $14.99. (Buena Vista).
** Grey's Anatomy: Season One. Two-disc set with nine episodes,
$29.99. Extras: Commentaries by cast and creators, deleted scenes
from the pilot episode, unaired scenes, alternate main title,
avant-garde trailer, "Under the Knife" behind-the-scenes
featurette. (Buena Vista).
** Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2006) Biography of
the man considered to be the greatest photographer of the last
century and the grandfather of photojournalism, $26.99. (Arthouse
Films).
** LBJ (1991) PBS documentary, $24.99. (Paramount).
** La Bete Humaine (1938 -- French) Dir.: Jean Renoir; Jean
Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux. New, restored high-
definition digital transfer of the original uncut version.
Extras: Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir; new interview
with director Peter Bogdanovich; archival interviews with Renoir
discussing his adaptation of Emile Zola's novels, his process
with actors, and directing actress Simone Simon; gallery of on-
set photographs and theatrical posters; booklet featuring
writings by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien, historian Ginette
Vincendeau, and production designer Eugene Louria. (The Criterion
Collection).
** The Last Victory (2004 - Netherlands) Documentary on a small
Italian village in Tuscany whose hopes and dreams ride on the
outcome of the annual Palio horse race. (Home Vision).
** Living Single: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set with
27 episodes, $29.98. Extras: "How Ya Livin'?: Season One of
Living Single" featurette. (Warner).
** Losing Chase (1996 -- TV) Dir.: Kevin Bacon; Helen Mirren,
Kyra Sedgwick, Beau Bridges. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Lost Embrace (2005 -- Argentina) Dir.: Daniel Burman; Daniel
Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg, Jorge D'Elia, Sergio Boris, Rosita
Londner. (New Yorker).
** Martha's Complete Weddings (2006) Four-disc set with how-to
resources for any bride regardless of theme, budget or menu:
discs cover "Flowers," "Gowns and Attire," "Wedding Cakes" and
"Distinctive "Details"; $59.98. (Warner).
** Martha's Wedding Ideas (2006) Single disc contains highlights
from "Martha's Complete Weddings" collection; $19.98. (Warner).
** The Mechanik (2005) Dir.: Dolph Lundgren; Dolph Lundgren,
Raicho Vasilev, Ben Cross, Ivan Petrushinov, Olivia Lee. (Sony)
** Metropolitan (1990) Dir.: Whit Stillman; Carolyn Farina,
Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman, Taylor Nichols, Allison Parisi,
Dylan Hundley. Extras: Commentary by director Whit Stillman,
editor Christopher Tellefsen, and actors Chris Eigeman and Taylor
Nichols; outtakes and deleted scenes; new essay by author and
film scholar Luc Sante; more. (The Criterion Collection).
** Mirror Mask (2005) Dir.: Dave McKean; Stephanie Leonidas, Gina
McKee, Rob Brydon, Jason Barry, Dora Bryan, Robert Llewellyn,
Andy Hamilton. Extras: Featurettes: "Day 16: A Time-Lapse Video
of One Day On-Set," "Neil Talks: A Conversation With Neil
Gaiman," "Behind the Scenes With Dave McKean," "Flight of the
Monkeybirds," "Off Set" making-of; Comic Con 2003 Q&A session.
(Sony).
** Nine Lives (2005) Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Elpidia
Carrillo, Glenn Close, Dakota Fanning, William Fichtner, Lisa Gay
Hamilton, Holly Hunter, Joe Mantegna, Ian McShane, Daniel Edward
Mora, Molly Parker, Mary Kay Place, Sydney Tamiia Poitier,
Lawrence Pressman, Aidan Quinn, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn.
(Sony).
** The Pretender: Season Three. Four-disc set with 22 episodes,
$39.98. Extras: Three-part making-of featurette, commentary on
select episodes. (Fox).
** Proof (2005) Dir.: John Madden; Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony
Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hope Davis. Extras: Commentary by
Madden, deleted scenes, "From Stage to Screen: The Making of
Proof" featurette. (Miramax).
** Quack Pack Vol. 1. Animated TV adventures of Donald Duck,
$14.99. (Buena Vista).
** Quick Change (1990) Dir.: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray; Bill
Murray, Dale Grand, Bob Elliott, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid.
(Warner).
** R-Point (2004 -- South Korea) Kam Woo-seong, Son Byung-ho, Oh
Tae-kyung. Extras: Commentary by director Su-chang Kong, "A
History of R-Point," behind-the-scenes: special effects
featurette. (Tartan Asia Extreme).
** Reel Paradise (2005) Documentary by Steve James about indie
film maven John Pierson who moves his family to a remote island
in Fiji where he changes the lives of the island's struggling
people by showing free movies at its local theatre. (Wellspring).
** The Russian Specialist (aka The Mechanik) (2005) Dolph
Lundgren, Ben Cross, Ivan Petrushinov. (MGM/Sony).
** Saw II (2005) Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell,
Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Dina Meyer, Beverley Mitchell. Extras:
Commentary by director Darren Lynn Bousman and actors Wahlberg
and Mitchell, "Bits and Pieces" featurette on the props of "Saw
II," "The Traps of Saw II" featurette, storyboards and conceptual
art gallery. (Lionsgate).
** Shaq TV: The Reality Series. Six episodes of the ESPN series
that follows the NBA's Shaquille O'Neal, $19.98. (Warner).
** She's One of Us (2003 -- French) Sasha Andres, Catherine
Mouchet, Carlo Brandt, Eric Caravaca. Extras: Making-of
featurette, deleted scenes, "Nos Enfants" short film, director's
book of notes, liner notes by film critic Mark Peranson. (Home
Vision).
** South From Granada (2003 -- Spain) Matthew Goode, Veronica
Sanchez, Guillermo Toledo, Consuelo Trujillo. (Wellspring).
** Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story (2005) Ed Begley Jr.,
Mark Rendall, Graham Greene, Katie Stuart. (Echo Bridge Home
Entertainment).
** StoryWatchers Club: Good Character (2006) New kids series that
relies on storytellers (rather than electronics, loud music or
CGI) to pique kids' imaginations; $19.95. (StoryWatchers Club
Adventures in Storytelling).
** StoryWatchers Club: Keys to Imagination (2006) New kids series
that relies on storytellers (rather than electronics, loud music
or CGI) to pique kids' imaginations; $19.95. (StoryWatchers Club
Adventures in Storytelling).
** TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1996) PBS documentary,
$24.99. (Paramount).
** Thicker Than Water (2005 -- TV) Melissa Gilbert, Lindsay
Wagner. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** The Thing About My Folks (2005) Peter Falk, Paul Reiser,
Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins, Mackenzie Connolly, Lydia
Jordan. (New Line).
** Troublesome Creek (1995) Documentary about farmers Jeanne
Jordan and her husband that documents the Jordan's devastating
final year running their historic family farm. (Wellspring).
** Truman (1997) PBS documentary, $24.99. (Paramount).
** Up the Academy (1980) Dir.: Robert Downey Sr.; Wendell Brown,
Tommy Citera, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio. (Warner).
** Who's That Girl (1987) Dir.: James Foley; Madonna, Griffin
Dunne. (Warner).
** William Eggleston in the Real World (2005) Documentary on the
acclaimed photographer, $26.99. (Arthouse Films).
** Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) Dir.: John Ford; Henry Fonda, Alice
Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan. New, restored high-
definition digital transfer; two-disc set. Extras: A 1992 BBC
profile of John Ford, written and presented by filmmaker Lindsay
Anderson; a 1975 episode of the BBC talk show Parkinson,
featuring Henry Fonda; archival audio interviews with Ford and
Fonda, conducted by the filmmaker's grandson Dan Ford; Academy
Award Theater radio dramatization of "Young Mr. Lincoln,"
downloadable as an MP3 file; gallery of production documents; 32-
page booklet featuring critic Geoffrey O'Brien and Sergei
Eisenstein's homage to Ford. (The Criterion Collection).
** Zathura (2005) Dir.: Jon Favreau; Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson,
Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins. Extras: Commentary by
Favreau, "The Right Moves: The Making of Zathura," "Race to the
Black Planet" visual effects documentary, "The Cast of Zathura"
featurette, "Zorgons, Robots and Frozen Lisa" featurette, making
the game featurette, miniatures and the world of "Zathura," "The
World of Chris Van Allsburg." (Sony).

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