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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, March 21 -- MONDAY, March 27

CAPOTE
In November, 1959, Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the
author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and a favorite figure in what
is soon to be known as the Jet Set, reads an article on a back
page of the New York Times. It tells of the murders of four
members of a well-known farm family -- the Clutters -- in
Holcomb, Kansas. Similar stories appear in newspapers almost
every day, but something about this one catches Capote's eye. It
presents an opportunity, he believes, to test his long-held
theory that, in the hands of the right writer, non-fiction can be
as compelling as fiction. What impact have the murders had on
that tiny town on the wind-swept plains? With that as his subject
-- for his purpose, it does not matter if the murderers are never
caught -- he convinces The New Yorker magazine to give him an
assignment and he sets out for Kansas. Accompanying him is a
friend from his Alabama childhood: Harper Lee (Catherine Keener),
who within a few months will win a Pulitzer Prize and achieve
fame of her own as the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird." Though
his childlike voice, fey mannerisms and unconventional clothes
arouse initial hostility in a part of the country that still
thinks of itself as part of the Old West, Capote quickly wins the
trust of the locals, most notably Alvin Dewey (Chris Cooper), the
Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent who is leading the hunt for
the killers. Caught in Las Vegas, the killers -- Perry Smith
(Clifton Collins Jr.) and Dick Hickock (Mark Pellegrino) -- are
returned to Kansas, where they are tried, convicted and sentenced
to die. Capote visits them in jail. As he gets to know them, he
realizes that what he had thought would be a magazine article has
grown into a book, a book that could rank with the greatest in
modern literature. His subject is now as profound as any an
American writer has ever tackled. It is nothing less than the
collision of two Americas: the safe, protected country the
Clutters knew and the rootless, amoral country inhabited by their
killers. Hidden behind Capote's often frivolous facade is a
writer of towering ambition. But even he wonders if he can write
the book -- the great book -- he believes destiny has handed him.
He's soon shocked, however, to find himself forming a friendship
with Smith. As the book nears completion and execution day
approaches, Capote finds himself torn in directions he never
anticipated and is forever changed by his experiences.
"Sometimes, when I think how good it could be," he writes a
friend, "I can hardly breathe." Vitals: Director: Bennett Miller.
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins
Jr., Chris Cooper. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 98 min., Drama, Box
office gross: $12.032 million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. 

CHICKEN LITTLE
Computer-animated comedy-adventure that gives a sophisticated and
satirical twist to the classic fable. It is now one year after
the "unfortunate acorn incident" when Chicken Little caused big-
time havoc in his hometown of Oakey Oaks by proclaiming that the
sky was falling after being conked on the head by what appeared
to be an acorn. Down but not out, the plucky chicken joins the
local baseball team in the hopes of reviving his reputation and
winning the respect of his father, Buck Cluck. When he leads the
town to an upset victory, he becomes the toast of the town. But
no sooner has the champion chicken redeemed himself when he is
hit on the head one more time. And this time the sky really is
falling! Fearful of once again being labeled crazy, he is
reluctant to tell anyone what has happened. Instead, he enlists
the help of his closest pals -- Runt of the Litter, Abby Mallard
(aka Ugly Duckling), and Fish Out of Water -- in an attempt to
save the day without sending the town into a whole new panic.
Vitals: Director: Mark Dindal. Voices of Zach Braff, Garry
Marshall, Don Knotts, Patrick Stewart, Amy Sedaris, Steve Zahn,
Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard,
Catherine O'Hara, Patrick Warburton, Adam West. 2005, CC, MPAA
rating: G, 81 min., Animated family, Box office gross: $128.829
million, Buena Vista, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. 

DERAILED
Suspense thriller about ad exec and family man Charles Schine
(Clive Owen) who meets business woman Lucinda (Jennifer Aniston)
when he misses his commuter train to Chicago. Lucinda is
charming, beautiful and seductive. Despite the fact that each are
married with children, their attraction to one another is
magnetic. Lunch dates quickly become cocktails after work, and
before long, Charles and Lucinda's infatuation leads them to a
hotel room. But their fling turns dangerous when a violent
criminal, LaRoche (Vincent Cassel), blackmails them, promising to
reveal their indiscretion and threatening their families. With
their lives thrown terrifyingly off-course, they must figure out
how to turn the tables on LaRoche and save their families.
Vitals: Director: Mikael Hafstrom. Stars: Vincent Cassel, Clive
Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Melissa George, RZA, Tom Conti, Xzibit.
2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 107 min., Thriller, Box office gross:
$35.722 million, The Weinstein Co., No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. 

DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY
Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) was once a great horseman, whose gifts
as a trainer are now being wasted on making other men's fortunes.
Souador -- called Sonya -- was a great horse whose promising
future on the racetrack was suddenly cut short by a career-ending
broken leg. Considered as good as dead to her owner, who also
happens to be Ben's boss, Sonya is given to Ben as severance pay,
along with his walking papers. Now, it will take the unwavering
faith and determination of Ben's young daughter, Cale (Dakota
Fanning), to bring these two damaged souls together in a quest
for a seemingly impossible goal: to win the Breeders' Cup
Classic. Kris Kristofferson stars as Ben Crane's father whose
strained relationship with his son is bridged by their mutual
hopes for Sonya. Vitals: Director: John Gatins. Stars: Kurt
Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue,
David Morse, Freddy Rodr'guez, Luis Guzman, Oded Fehr, Ken
Howard. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 102 min., Family drama, Box
office gross: $32.701 million, DreamWorks, $29.98 VHS SRP. 

THE DYING GAUL
A tale of lust, power, corruption, betrayal and revenge set in
the seductive world of the Hollywood elite. Robert Sandrich
(Peter Sarsgaard), a fledgling screenwriter who has been living
on the fringes, finds his life changed when he is offered a
million dollars for his latest and most personal work - "The
Dying Gaul," a raw, autobiographical story of the death of his
male lover. There is one catch -- the studio demands that Robert
change his dead lover's character from a man to a woman to make
the story more commercially viable. Making the offer is Jeffrey
(Campbell Scott), a smooth, ruthless and sexually avaricious
studio executive who seduces Robert with the intoxicating
Hollywood cocktail of power, money and sex. When Robert confides
to Jeffrey's wife, Elaine (Patricia Clarkson), that he finds
solace, both sexual and emotional, in the ghost-like world of
chat rooms, the curious Elaine meets him there anonymously. As
their online dialogue unfolds, she discovers that Robert and her
husband are having an affair. The shock of that revelation -- and
the unexpected way she responds -- sets off a dangerous series of
deceptions, confessions and betrayals. Vitals: Director: Craig
Lucas. Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Campbell Scott.
2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 96 min., Drama, Box office gross:
$0.329 million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. 

EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED
Based on the acclaimed, best-selling novel by Jonathan Safran
Foer, "Everything Is Illuminated" tells the story of a young
American Jewish man's (Elijah Wood) quest to find the woman who
saved his grandfather -- in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped
off the map by the Nazi invasion during WWII. The journey begins
as a comic nightmare -- with an eccentric trio of paid "expert"
guides sorely lacking in expertise: a cranky grandfather who
insists on bringing his unruly seeing-eye dog to help him drive,
and his over-enthusiastic grandson (Eugene Hutz), whose fractured
command of English, passion for retro American pop culture, and
inability to shut up threaten to make the worst of every
situation. But what starts out as the tour from hell turns into a
surprisingly meaningful journey -- with an unexpected and
powerful series of revelations that will indelibly change all of
their lives. With a great soundtrack by the Ukrainian rock group
Gogol Bordello (headed up by Hutz). Vitals: Director: Liev
Schreiber. Stars: Eugene Hutz, Elijah Wood, Jana Hrabetova,
Stephen Samudovsky, Ljubomir Dezera, Oleksandr Choroshko, Gil
Kazimirov, Zuzana Hodkova, Boris Leskin. 2005, CC, MPAA rating:
PG-13, 105 min., Drama-Comedy, Box office gross: $1.705 million,
Warner, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. 

PARADISE NOW
Story of what may be the last 48 hours in the lives of two
Palestinian men -- friends since childhood -- who have been
recruited as suicide bombers. When they are intercepted at the
Israeli border and separated from their handlers, a young woman
who discovers their plan causes them to reconsider their actions.
But with pressure mounting, time running out, and passions
running high ... there's no way to know which way they will go.
In Arabic with English subtitles. Vitals: Director: Hany Abu-
Assad. Stars: Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Amer
Hlehel, Hiam Abbass. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 90 min.,
Drama, Box office gross: $1.062 million, Warner, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. 

SQUID AND THE WHALE, THE
Captures with extraordinary immediacy the inner workings of the
Berkman family in 1986 Brooklyn. Bernard (Jeff Daniels), who
claims to have been a famous novelist but is now reduced to
teaching, and his restless wife Joan, (Laura Linney), a literary
talent of her own and an up-and-coming writer, have given up on
their marriage. Their two sons Walt (Jesse Eisenberg), 16, and
Frank (Owen Kline), 12, are divided between their parents. Joan
starts an affair with her younger son's tennis coach, while
Bernard starts sleeping with a student whom his elder son is
courting. The break-up and affairs release emotional tensions and
strains that redefine the family dynamics, making the experience
a moving coming-of-age for Walt and a tortuously premature one
for Frank, Vitals: Director: Noah Baumbach. Stars: Owen Kline,
Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, William Baldwin,
Halley Feiffer, David Benger, Anna Paquin. 2005, CC, MPAA rating:
R, 80 min., Drama, Box office gross: $4.299 million, Sony, No VHS
SRP, Priced for rental.

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
Universal will release on April 4 "Brokeback Mountain," directed
by Ang Lee and starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal ... Due
April 18 is "Mrs. Henderson Presents," a delightful period piece
about a nude theatre company during the London blitzkrieg,
directed by Stephen Frears and starring Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins,
Will Young, Kelly Reilly, Thelma Barlow and Christopher Guest,
from the Weinstein Co. ... Wayne Wang's comedy "Last Holiday,"
starring Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo
Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gerard Depardieu and Jane Adams, will
arrive May 2 from Paramount ... and on May 23 the Weinstein Co.
will release "Transamerica," starring Academy Award winner
Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Elizabeth
Pena, Graham Greene and Burt Young.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Due this week is Warner Bros. "The Busby Berkeley Collection,"
with five Busby Berkeley classics meticulously restored and
remastered from original nitrate camera negatives and optical
soundtracks. Included are "Gold Diggers of 1933," "Footlight
Parade," "Dames," "Gold Diggers of 1935" (all new to DVD), "42nd
Street" (repackaged) and "The Busby Berkeley Disc," a nearly
three-hour compendium of the unique musical extravaganzas created
by Berkeley during his Warner Bros. years; $59.92. Only "42nd
Street" remains available individually for $14.95.

"42nd Street" (1933) represents Berkeley's first major cinematic
masterpiece. Warner Baxter stars as stage director Julian Marsh,
pressured by the threat of an impending early demise, to create
one last great Broadway hit. The quintessential 'put-on-a-show'
plot spins merrily, full of snappy banter with then-newcomers
Ruby Keeler (her film debut), Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers.

Soon after 42nd Street, Warner Bros. released "Gold Diggers of
1933," a sensational Depression-lifting production. Mervyn Le Roy
directed the non-musical portions involving three wonderfully
silly love matches (including Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler).
Berkeley brings his peerless magic to the production numbers,
including the pre-production code, sexually suggestive "Pettin'
in the Park," the stunning spectacle of "The Shadow Waltz" and
the remarkably provocative and frank "Remember My Forgotten Man."
The film is probably best known for opening up with a close-up of
lovely Ginger Rogers and her leggy dancing chorus girls in giant
coins singing "We're in the Money."

"Footlight Parade" (1933) is one of Berkeley's greatest
extravaganzas. The frequent Berkeley cast of stars including Dick
Powell, Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell has to take less of the
spotlight due to the bravura performance of triple-threat James
Cagney, making his musical film debut. Cagney was one of the
hottest actors of the era, known for his portrayal of fast-
talking, hard-boiled gangsters and tough guys. However, Cagney
got his start in vaudeville years earlier, not only singing, but
dancing in a way that was surely his own. One of the highlights
of the film is the utterly sensational "By a Waterfall," a show-
stopping, imagination-bending production number that includes a
revolving wedding cake fountain, an elaborate aquacade of 100
bathing-suited girls and a 20,000-gallon-per-minute waterfall.

In "Dames" (1934), Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler again star in a
tale of stage hopefuls, this time running up against a
disapproving decency group. Berkeley reinvents filmmaking with a
subway dream ("I Only Have Eyes for You"), a staggeringly
kaleidoscopic arrangement of showgirls in black tights ("Dames"),
and other bravura imaginings.

In "Gold Diggers of 1935" Dick Powell stars as a desk clerk who
agrees to be a gentlemanly escort for the sheltered daughter
(Gloria Stuart) of a wealthy widow. Considered a sequel of sorts
to "Gold Diggers of 1933," this film contains some of Berkeley's
most unusual and accomplished musical sequences -- "The Words Are
in my Heart" featuring rows of twirling baby grand pianos and,
what is likely Berkeley's greatest masterpiece, literally a 16
minute film-within-a film, the unforgettable "Lullaby of
Broadway," which features vocals by Powell and Wini Shaw, and is
highlighted by a heart-stopping sequence of more than 150 dancers
tapping their way into musical legend. "The Busby Berkeley Disc"
Compilation contains more than 20 complete musical numbers from
nine Warner Bros. films of the 1930s, including several rarities.

Also due this week: From Paramount comes Billy Wilder's "Stalag
17 Special Collector's Edition" (1953), starring William Holden,
Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, Harvey Lembeck,
Richard Erdman, Peter Graves, Neville Brand, Sig Ruman and Gil
Stratton. The disc includes commentaries and featurettes ...
Paramount also will release "The Ten Commandments: Anniversary
Collection" (1956), Cecil B. DeMille's opus starring Charlton
Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De
Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch,
Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price and John Carradine,
in a three-disc set loaded with extras. The third disc includes
the complete restored and remastered 1923 silent DeMille "The Ten
Commandments" (starring Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort
and Estelle Taylor) with a featurette of hand-tinted footage from
the film's Exodus and Parting of the Red Sea sequences.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"The Best of Unsolved Mysteries" is a three-disc set with 36 of
the best segments plus a fourth disc of "Treasures" segments;
$29.98 from First Look Home Entertainment ... "Bewitched: The
Complete Third Season" is a four-disc set with 33 episodes,
$39.95 from Sony ... "The Flying Nun: The Complete First Season"
is a four-disc set with 30 episodes, $39.95 from Sony ...
"Gidget: The Complete Series" is a four-disc set with 32
episodes, $39.95 from Sony ... "Huff: The Complete First Season"
is a four-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.95 from Sony ... "Mind
of Mencia: Season One -- Uncensored" (2005) is a two-disc set,
$29.99 from Paramount ... "Over There: The Complete Series" is a
four-disc set with all 13 episodes of the 2005 series, $39.98
from Fox ... "Six Feet Under: The Complete Fifth Season," a five-
disc set with 12 episodes, $99.98 from HBO Home Video ...
"South Park: The Complete Seventh Season" (2005) is a three-disc
set with 15 episodes, $49.99 from Paramount ... "Taggart: Killer
Set" and "Taggart: Death Call Set" are compilations from the
longest-running police detective drama on British television, set
in Glasgow and featuring Scotland's Chief Inspector Jim Taggart;
each three-disc set sells for $49.98, from BFS Entertainment &
Multimedia ... "Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Third Season"
is a three-disc set with 14 episodes, $39.98 from Warner ...
"Unsolved Mysteries: The Ultimate Collection" is a 25-disc set
comprising all six "Unsolved Mysteries" boxed sets (UFOs, Ghosts,
Miracles, Psychics, Bizarre Murders and Strange Legends, plus a
bonus Treasures disc) in a collectible "treasure chest" box,
$129.98, from First Look Home Entertainment ... "The White Shadow
Season Two" is a four-disc set with 24 episodes, $39.98 from Fox
... "The Young Riders Season 1" is a five-disc set with 24
episodes, $59.95 from Sony).

FOR THE KIDS:
"Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: Fred's Birthday" (2006) contains four
episodes of the popular Nick show, $16.99 from Paramount ... For
older kids there's "Batman Beyond: Season 1," a two-disc set with
13 episodes, $26.99 from Warner and "Justice League: The Animated
Series Season 1," a four-disc set with 26 episodes, $44.98, also
from Warner ... The latest installment of the series "The Roach
Approach" crawls to DVD with "The Roach Approach: Slingshot
Slugger!" which finds the fun-loving kin of roaches discovering
important values of love, faith, hope and respect as they explore
stories from the Bible, including David and Goliath; $14.98 from
Fox.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
"Show Me" (2004) starring Allegra Fulton, Gabriel Hogan,
Katharine Isabelle, Michelle Nolden and Kett Turton is a cat-and-
mouse thriller about a young woman, carjacked by a pair of teens
and taken to her isolated cabin, who turns the table on her
captors and gets cunning revenge in a maze of mystery, desire,
memory and self-sacrifice, from Wolfe Video ... In "Break a Leg"
(2005), a talented actor who can't seem to catch a break takes
matters (and lives) into his own hands to get the acting jobs
always handed out to a "bigger" name or someone's nephew. His
extreme choices bring him the success he desires and a girlfriend
who is too good to be true, but an undercover, wannabe thespian
cop and a guilty conscience leads to an inevitable and disturbing
final act. Stars John Cassini, Molly Parker, Rene Rivera,
Jennifer Beals, Kevin Corrigan, JJ Johnston, Sandra Oh, Eric
Roberts, Danny Nucci, Frank Cassini, and Barry Primus; from MTI
Home Video.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
Paramount has three PBS documentaries out this week: "Coney
Island" (1991) by filmmakers Ric Burns and Lisa Ades, $19.99;
"Eugene O'Neill" (2006), $24.99; and "The Way West" (1995), by
Burns and Ades, $24.99 ... First Run Features this week shows off
"Breasts: A Documentary" (1996), in which 22 women reveal how
their breasts have shaped their lives. $24.99; and "Private
Dicks: Men Exposed" (1999), in which 25 men discuss puberty,
sexuality, circumcision, myths and more, also $24.99 ...
"Bukowski: Born Into This" (2003) brings poet Charles Bukowski to
life in a comprehensive documentary that traces the outlandish
writer from an abusive childhood through years of alcoholism and
being down and out through his eventual international
celebrityhood, from Magnolia Home Entertainment ... Also from
Magnolia is "A League of Ordinary Gentlemen" (2004), a
documentary on the resurgence of bowling: Three former Microsoft
executives resurrect professional bowling from extinction in 2000
with an influx of $5 million, bringing new life to the sport.

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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

** Batman Beyond: Season 1. Two-disc set with 13 episodes,
$26.99. Extras: Commentaries by the creators and the directors of
the series; "Music of The Knight": Bruce Timm intro's the music
from five key scenes; "Inside Batman Beyond" behind-the-scenes
featurette; Easter Egg: "Smells Like Creamed Spinach" music video
of the "demo" version of the "Batman Beyond" main theme.
(Warner).
** The Best of Unsolved Mysteries. Three-disc set with 36 of the
best segments plus a fourth disc of "Treasures" segments; $29.98.
Extras: Commentary on select episodes, introduction by John
Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** Bewitched: The Complete Third Season. Four-disc set with 33
episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
** Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: Fred's Birthday (2006) Four
episodes, $16.99. Extras: Two Blue's Room shorts. (Paramount).
** Brad Stine: Tolerate This (2006) Stand-up performances by
"America's Conservative (and clean) Comedian" Brad Stine. (Right
Minded/Warner).
** Break a Leg (2005) John Cassini, Molly Parker, Rene Rivera,
Jennifer Beals, Kevin Corrigan, JJ Johnston, Sandra Oh, Eric
Roberts, Danny Nucci, Frank Cassini, Paula Marshall, Michael De
Lorenzo, Elizabeth Berridge, Charles Robinson, Barry Primus. (MTI
Home Video).
** Breasts: A Documentary (1996) Twenty-two women reveal how
their breasts have shaped their lives. $24.99. Extras: Outtakes,
interview with producers-directors Meema Spadola and Thom Powers.
(First Run Features).
** Bukowski: Born Into This (2003) Poet Charles Bukowski is
brought to life in the comprehensive documentary. (Magnolia Home
Entertainment).
** The Busby Berkeley Collection. Five Warner Bros. classics
meticulously restored and remastered from original nitrate camera
negatives and optical soundtracks: "Gold Diggers of 1933,"
"Footlight Parade," "Dames," "Gold Diggers of 1935" (all new to
DVD), "42nd Street" (repackaged) and "The Busby Berkeley Disc," a
nearly three-hour compendium of the unique musical extravaganzas
created by Berkeley during his Warner Bros. years; $59.92. Only
"42nd Street" remains available individually for $14.95 MAP.
(Warner).
  -- 42nd Street (1933) Warner Baxter, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell,
Ginger Rogers. Extras: Three vintage featurettes: "Harry Warren:
America's Foremost Composer," "Hollywood Newsreel," "A Trip
Through a Hollywood Studio," notes on Busby Berkeley.
  -- Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Dir.: Mervyn Le Roy; Joan
Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Ginger
Rogers. Extras: New featurette "Good Diggers: FDR's New Deal --
Broadway Bound"; two vintage featurettes: "Rambling 'Round Radio
Row #2" and "Seasoned Greetings"; three vintage cartoons: "I've
Got to Sing a Torch Song," "Pettin' in the Park" and "We're in
the Money"; new featurette "42nd Street: From Book to Stage to
Screen"; vintage featurette "The 42nd Street Special"; Busby
Berkeley musicals trailer gallery.
  -- Footlight Parade (1933) Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Joan
Blondell, James Cagney. Extras: New featurette "Footlight Parade:
Music for the Decades," two vintage featurettes: "Rambling 'Round
Radio Row #8" and "Vaudeville Reel #1," two vintage cartoons:
"Honeymoon Hotel" and "Young and Healthy."
  -- Dames (1934) Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Zasu
Pitts. Extras:New featurette "Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic
Eyes"; three Vintage featurettes: "And She Learned About Dames,"
"Good Morning, Eve" and "Melody Master: Don Redman and His
Orchestra"; two vintage cartoons: "I Only Have Eyes for You" and
"Those Beautiful Dames"; audio-only bonus: "Direct from
Hollywood" radio promo.
  -- Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) Dick Powell, Gloria Stuart, Wini
Shaw, Adolphe Menjou. Extras:New featurette "(buz'be bur'kle) n.
A Study in Style"; vintage featurette: "Double Exposure"; two
vintage cartoons: "Gold Diggers of '49" and "Shuffle Off to
Buffalo"; "Direct from Hollywood" radio promo; "Gold Diggers"
trailer gallery.
  -- The Busby Berkeley Disc Compilation contains more than 20
complete musical numbers from nine Warner Bros. films of the
1930s, including several rarities.
** Capote (2005) Dir.: Bennett Miller; Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper, Bruce
Greenwood, Bob Balaban, Amy Ryan, Mark Pellegrino. Extras:
Extended behind-the-scenes documentaries, Truman Capote
featurette, commentary by director Bennett Miller and Hoffman,
commentary by Miller and writer Dan Futterman. (Sony).
** Chicken Little (2005) Voices of Zach Braff, Garry Marshall,
Don Knotts, Patrick Stewart, Amy Sedaris, Steve Zahn, Joan
Cusack, Wallace Shawn, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Catherine
O'Hara, Patrick Warburton, Adam West, Mark Walton, Mark Dindal.
Extras: Deleted scenes, Barenaked Ladies' "One Little Slip" music
video and karaoke, The Cheetah Girls' "Shake Your Tail Feather"
music video, "Where's Fish?" trivia game, "Hatching Chicken
Little: The Making of the Movie" featurette. (Buena Vista).
** Coney Island (1991) PBS documentary by filmmakers Ric Burns
and Lisa Ades.; $19.99. (Paramount).
** The Confessor (aka The Good Shepherd) (2004) Christian Slater,
Molly Parker, Stephen Rea. (Sony).
** Derailed (2005) Vincent Cassel, Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston,
Melissa George, RZA, Tom Conti, Xzibit. Rated and unrated
versions. Extras: Deleted scenes. (The Weinstein Co.).
** Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) Kurt Russell, Dakota
Fanning, Kris Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue, David Morse, Freddy
Rodriguez, Luis Guzman, Oded Fehr, Ken Howard. Extras: Commentary
by director John Gatins, "Who Is Mariah's Storm" documentary on
the real-life filly that inspired the film, "Filming With Horses"
featurette, "How to Groom a Horse," "Meet the Dreamer Dream
Cast," "Dreamer Trackside Live Event," music video, deleted
scenes. (DreamWorks).
** The Dying Gaul (2005) Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard,
Campbell Scott. Extras: Deleted scenes, alternate ending. (Sony).
** Eugene O'Neill (2006) PBS documentary; $24.99. (Paramount).
** Everything Is Illuminated (2005) Dir.: Liev Schreiber; Eugene
Hutz, Elijah Wood, Jana Hrabetova, Stephen Samudovsky, Ljubomir
Dezera, Oleksandr Choroshko, Gil Kazimirov, Zuzana Hodkova, Boris
Leskin. Extras: Additional scenes. (Warner).
** The Flying Nun: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set with
30 episodes, $39.95. Extras: "A Look Back at The Flying Nun"
featurette with Sally Field. (Sony).
** Gidget: The Complete Series. Four-disc set with 32 episodes,
$39.95. Extras: "A Look Back at Gidget" featurette featuring
Sally Field. (Sony).
** The Godfather DVD Collection. Four-disc set with "The
Godfather," "The Godfather II" and "The Godfather III" with a
fourth disc featuring 22 minutes of footage chronicling the
making of "The Godfather The Game" video game. $76.99.
(Paramount).
** Huff: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set with 13
episodes, $39.95. Extras: Commentaries on select episodes with
creator-executive producer Bob Lowry and director-executive
producer Scot Winant; "Behind the Therapy," "Character by Design"
and "Lens of Truth" featurettes; deleted scenes. (Sony).
** Justice League: The Animated Series Season 1. Four-disc set
with 26 episodes, $44.98. Extras: Commentaries by the creators
and directors of the series; "Inside Justice League": Warner
Bros. Animation pitch promo; "The Look of the League" character
design featurette; "The Blueprint for Justice: storyboard;
"Justice League: The First Mission" promo. (Warner).
** Keane (2004) Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan.
(Magnolia Home Entertainment).
** A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (2004) Documentary on
resurgence of bowling. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
** Martha's Spring Gardening (2006) Two-disc set, $24.98. Extras:
Bonus video: "Turkey Hill Retrospective," "Skylands Tour,"
"Spring Garden Tour"; DVD-ROM material: "Garden Design 101,"
"Pressed-Plant Cards," "Spring Gardening Tips." (Warner).
** Mind of Mencia: Season One -- Uncensored (2005) Two-disc set,
$29.99. (Paramount).
** Over There: The Complete Series. Four-disc set with all 13
episodes of the 2005 series, $39.98. Extras: Commentary on select
episodes, "Weapons Debriefing" featurette, "Tour of Duty: Filming
Over There" featurette. (Fox).
** Paradise Now (2005 -- Arabic) Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna
Azabal, Amer Hlehel, Hiam Abbass. (Warner).
** Private Dicks: Men Exposed (1999) Twenty-five men discuss
puberty, sexuality, circumcision, myths and more. $24.99. Extras:
Interview with producers-directors Meema Spadola and Thom Powers.
(First Run Features).
** Ring Around the Rosie (aka Fear Itself) (2005) Tom Sizemore,
Gina Phillips. (Sony).
** Sequins (2004 -- France) Ariane Ascaride, Lola Naymark.
Extras: Script excerpts read by Ascaride, deleted scenes. (New
Yorker).
** The Shirley Temple Collection Volume 3. Three Shirley Temple
films (digitally remastered and restored, with both black and
white and colorized versions): "Dimples," "The Littlest Rebel"
and "The Little Colonel." The set ($29.98) includes a limited-
edition charm bracelet; each title available separately for
$14.98. Extras: Movietone Newsreels. (Fox).
** Show Me (2004) Allegra Fulton, Gabriel Hogan, Katharine
Isabelle, Michelle Nolden, Kett Turton. Extras: Commentary by
director Cassandra Nicolaou, behind-the-scenes featurette,
deleted scenes. (Wolfe Video).
** Six Feet Under: The Complete Fifth Season. Five-disc set with
12 episodes, $99.98Extras: Six commentaries with cast, "Six Feet
Under: 2001-2005" season finale retrospective, "Life and Loss:
The Impact of Six Feet Under" featurette. (HBO Home Video).
** Snakeman (aka The Snake King) (2005) Stephen Baldwin, Jayne
Heitmeyer. Sci Fi Channel telefilm. (First Look Home
Entertainment).
** South Park: The Complete Seventh Season (2005) Three-disc set
with 15 episodes, $49.99. Extras: Mini- commentaries on all 15
episodes by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. (Paramount).
** The Squid and the Whale (2005) Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura
Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, William Baldwin, Halley Feiffer, David
Benger, Anna Paquin. Extras: Commentary by director Noah
Baumbach, behind-the-scenes featurette, conversation with
Baumbach and Philip Lopate (Sony).
** Stalag 17 Special Collector's Edition (1953) Dir.: Billy
Wilder; William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert
Strauss, Harvey Lembeck, Richard Erdman, Peter Graves, Neville
Brand, Sig Ruman, Gil Stratton. Extras: Commentary by Erdman and
Stratton and co-playwright Donald Bevan, "Stalag 17: From Reality
to Screen" featurette, "The Real Heroes of Stalag XVIIB"
featurette, photo gallery. (Paramount).
** Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Third Season. Three-disc
set with 14 episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Crypt Jam," "A Tall Tales
Panel" never-before-seen dissected look at "Tales from the Crypt
Season 3," "Tales From the Crypt" reunion and panel discussion.
(Warner).
** Teddy! Live In '79. Live performance featuring Teddy
Pendergrass, filmed at the Sahara Hotel in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
(Shout! Factory).
** The Ten Commandments: Anniversary Collection (1956) Dir.:
Cecil B. DeMille; Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter,
Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek,
Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson,
Vincent Price, John Carradine. Three-disc set. Extras: Six-part
making-of documentary; commentary by Katherine Orrison, author of
"Written In Stone: Making Cecil B. DeMille's Epic, The Ten
Commandments," newsreel footage, more. Third disc includes the
complete restored and remastered 1923 silent DeMille "The Ten
Commandments" (starring Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort
and Estelle Taylor) with a featurette of hand-tinted footage from
the film's Exodus and Parting of the Red Sea sequences.
(Paramount).
** Unsolved Mysteries: The Ultimate Collection. Twenty-five disc
set in a collectible "treasure chest" box, $129.98. (First Look
Home Entertainment).
** The Way West (1995) PBS documentary by filmmakers Ric Burns
and Lisa Ades.; $24.99. (Paramount).
** The White Shadow Season Two. Four-disc set with 24 episodes,
$39.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, three featurettes:
"The Shadow of (Creator) Bruce Paltrow," "Director's Debut" and
"A Series of Memories." (Fox).
** The Young Riders Season 1. Five-disc set with 24 episodes,
$59.95. (MGM/Sony).

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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:

** Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) Kurt Russell, Dakota
Fanning, Kris Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue, David Morse, Freddy
Rodriguez, Luis Guzman, Oded Fehr, Ken Howard (DreamWorks):
$19.95

For more sell-through info, check out our Sell-Through/Repriced
pages at <http://www.onvideo.org/reprice.htm>

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