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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, April 4 -- MONDAY, April 10
BEE SEASON
Eliza Naumann (Flora Cross) has no reason to believe she is
anything but ordinary. Her father Saul (Richard Gere), a beloved
university professor, dotes on her talented elder brother Aaron
(Max Minghella). Her scientist mother, Miriam (Juliette Binoche),
seems consumed by her career. When a spelling bee threatens to
reaffirm her mediocrity, Eliza amazes everyone: she wins. Her
newfound gift garners an invitation not only to the national
competition, but an entree into the world of words and Jewish
mysticism that have so long captivated her father's imagination.
But Eliza's unexpected success hurls the Naumann family dynamic
into a tailspin as long-held secrets emerge and she is forced to
depend upon her own divination to hold the family together.
Vitals: Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel. Stars: Richard
Gere. Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross, Max Minghella, Kate
Bosworth. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 104 min., Drama, Box
office gross: $1.160 million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic
American love story, based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-
winning author Annie Proulx and adapted for the screen by the
team of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry and Diana
Ossana. Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the
film tells the story of two young men -- a ranch-hand and a rodeo
cowboy -- who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge
a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and
tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.
Early one morning in Signal, Wyoming, Ennis del Mar (Heath
Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) meet while lining up for
employment with local rancher Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid). The
world which Ennis and Jack have been born into is at once
changing rapidly and yet scarcely evolving. Both young men seem
certain of their set places in the heartland -- obtaining steady
work, marrying and raising a family -- and yet hunger for
something beyond what they can articulate. When Aguirre
dispatches them to work as sheepherders up on the majestic
Brokeback Mountain, they gravitate towards camaraderie and then a
deeper intimacy. At summer's end, the two must come down from
Brokeback and part ways. Remaining in Wyoming, Ennis weds his
sweetheart Alma (Michelle Williams), with whom he will have two
daughters as he ekes out a living. Jack, in Texas, catches the
eye of rodeo queen Lureen Newsome (Anne Hathaway). Their
courtship and marriage result in a son, as well as jobs in her
father's business. Four years pass. One day, Alma brings Ennis a
postcard from Jack, who is en route to visit Wyoming. Ennis waits
expectantly for his friend, and when Jack at last arrives, in
just one moment it is clear that the passage of time has only
strengthened the men's attachment. In the years that follow,
Ennis and Jack struggle to keep their secret bond alive. They
meet up several times annually. Even when they are apart, they
face the eternal questions of fidelity, commitment and trust.
Ultimately, the one constant in their lives is a force of nature
-- love. Vitals: Director: Ang Lee. Stars: Heath Ledger, Jake
Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Anne Hathaway, Michelle
Williams, Randy Quaid. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: R, 135 min., Drama,
Box office gross: $80.983 million, Universal, No VHS SRP, Priced
for rental.
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, THE: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Spectacular live-action/CGI motion picture adaptation of C.S.
Lewis' beloved literary classic. Lewis' timeless adventure
follows the exploits of the four Pevensie siblings -- Lucy,
Edmund, Susan and Peter -- in World War II England who enter the
parallel universe world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe
while playing a game of 'hide-and-seek' in the rural country home
of an elderly professor. Once there, the children discover a
charming, peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs,
fauns, centaurs and giants that has become a world cursed to
eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Under the guidance
of a nobel and mystical ruler, the lion Aslan, the children fight
to overcome the White Witch's powerful hold over Narnia in a
spectacular, climactic battle that will free Narnia from Jadis'
icy spell forever. Vitals: Director: Andrew Adamson. Stars:
Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell,
Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Kiran Shah. 2005, CC,
MPAA rating: PG, 140 min., Fantasy, Box office gross: $277.867
million, Buena Vista, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
LITTLE MANHATTAN
Romantic comedy about life, the Big Apple and that mysterious,
maddening and wonderful phenomenon known as "first love." Gabe
(Josh Hutcherson) is an 11 year-old fifth grader, living on the
Upper West Side of Manhattan with his father (Bradley Whitford)
and mother (Cynthia Nixon). Gabe's parents have been separated
for a year and a half but still share the apartment. Gabe is
happy hanging out with his three best friends, playing basketball
in the schoolyard and scooting around the neighborhood. He has no
time for or interest in girls. But when Gabe joins a karate class
and is partnered with Rosemary Telesco (Charlie Ray), whom he's
known since nursery school, everything changes. Gabe is smitten
with Rosemary, even if he doesn't understand the feelings that
are both thrilling and tormenting him. And so Gabe begins his
bumpy road to first love. When Rosemary reveals she is leaving
soon for summer camp and -- even worse -- may be attending
private school next year, Gabe is stunned. With the stakes never
higher (at least in his first decade), he must take action to
keep his first love all in a wonderful, magical world known as
the Upper West Side. Vitals: Director: Mark Levin. Stars: Josh
Hutcherson, Charlie Ray, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon. 2005,
CC, MPAA rating: PG, 90 min., Family comedy, Box office gross:
$0.384 million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar.htm>
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NEWS
COMING SOON:
On May 16 Sony will release meek thriller "When a Stranger
Calls," starring Camilla Belle as a very scared babysitter ... On
June 6 Sony will release "Underworld Evolution," the action
thriller sequel pitting vampires against werewolves, starring
Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Shane Brolly, Derek
Jacobi and Bill Nighy; and modern-day Western "The Three Burials
of Melquiades Estrada," directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones
... "The World's Fastest Indian," starring Anthony Hopkins as the
New zealander who ran his motorcycle on the Bonneville Salt Flats
to set a world land speed record, arrives June 13 from Magnolia
Home Entertainment ... "End of the Spear," the harrowing true
story of a group of missionaries slaughtered by Ecuador indians
in the 1950s, is due June 13 from Fox.
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
"The Mel Brooks Box Set Collection" is an eight-disc set of the
wacky director's films; five new-to-DVD: "High Anxiety," "Robin
Hood: Men in Tights," "To Be or Not to Be," "The Twelve Chairs"
and "Silent Movie"; and three previously released: "Young
Frankenstein," "History of the World Part 1" and "Blazing
Saddles"; $99.98 from Fox ... Anchor Bay will release three
interesting titles this week: "The Anniversary" (1968), starring
Bette Davis, Sheila Hancock, Jack Hedley, James Cossins and
Christian Roberts; "The Long Good Friday" (1980) starring Bob
Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson,
Eddie Constantine and Pierce Brosnan; and "Mona Lisa" (1986),
starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine and Robbie
Coltrane ... Koch Lorber Films will release two classics from
Lina Wertmuller: "Seven Beauties" (1975), starring Giancarlo
Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler, Elena Fiore, Piero Di
Iorio and Enzo Vitale; and "Swept Away" (1974) starring Giancarlo
Giannini and Mariangela Melato; both are restored and remastered
... and, finally, Universal will release sets of films by three
film sirens: Carole Lombard, Mae West and Marlene Dietrich: "The
Glamour Collection: Carole Lombard," a two-disc set with "Man of
the World," 'We're Not Dressing," "Hands Across the Table," "Love
Before Breakfast," "The Princess Comes Across" and "True
Confession"; "The Glamour Collection: Mae West," a two-disc set
with "Night After Night," "I'm No Angel," "Goin' to Town," "Go
West Young Man" and "My Little Chickadee"; and "The Glamour
Collection: Marlene Dietrich," a two-disc set with "Morocco,"
"Blonde Venus," "The Devil Is a Woman," "Flame of New Orleans"
and "Golden Earrings"; $19.98 each.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
" The A-Team: Season Four" is a three-disc set with 22 episodes,
$37.98 from Universal ... "Category 7: The End of the World" is a
2005 telefilm starring Shannen Doherty, Randy Quaid, James
Brolin, Robert Wagner, Swoosie Kurtz, Tom Skerritt and Gina
Gershon, from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment ... "David
Copperfield" (1974) is a two-disc set of the BBC miniseries
starring David Yelland, Patience Collier and Colette O'Neil, from
Koch Vision ... "Dawson's Creek: The Complete Sixth Season " is a
four-disc set with 23 episodes, $49.95 from Sony ... "Full House:
The Complete Third Season" is a four-disc set with 22 episodes,
$49.95 from Sony ... "Knight Rider: Season Four" is a three-disc
set with 21 episodes, $37.98 from Universal ... " Magnum P.I.:
The Complete Fourth Season" is a three-disc set with 21 episodes,
$37.98 from Universal ... "Star Trek: Fan Collective -- Time
Travel features the top 10 most popular time travel episodes as
picked by fans, from Paramount.
FOR THE KIDS:
Koch Vision will release two sets of "The Adventures of The
Little Prince," the animated series that aired on Nick throughout
the 1980s: "The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Perfect
Planet" and "The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Star
Gazer," each containing three episodes, $9.98 each ... "Garbage
Pail Kids -- The Complete Series" is a two-disc set with all 13
episodes based on the popular "Garbage Pail Kids" trading cards
phenomenon in the 1980s, $26.99 from Paramount.
FOREIGN:
"Ushpizin" is a heartwarming and humorous Israeli drama --
reportedly the first made by members of the Israeli ultra-
Orthodox community -- about a married couple suffering through a
financial crisis who get help from unexpected strangers, from New
Line; in Yiddish and Hebrew with English subtitles ... "Kill
Devil (Kill Onigokko)" (2004 -- Japan) is a frightening, violent,
futuristic shocker involving teenagers who are unwilling
participants in an experiment involving a "murder gene" in the
year 2025; from AsiaVision.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Around the World in 72 Days" is a 2000 American Experience
documentary about famous newspaper reporter Nellie Bly's
exploits, including her 72-day trip around the world in 1890;
$19.95 from WGBH Boston Video ... "Jean Michael Cousteau: Ocean
Adventures" is a 2006 PBS documentary; $24.99 from Paramount ...
"Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain" (2004) is an uncensored 42
minutes with Comedy Central's Patton Oswalt; $19.99 from
Paramount ... "The Great War" (1964) is a three-disc set of the
eight-part British series about WWI: "1914: To Arms," "1915:
Death in Foreign Fields," "1916: Stalemate," "1917: The Breaking
of Armies," "1918: Germany's Last Gamble," "Land Warfare
Technology," "Air Power Technology" and "Sea Power Technology";
$29.98 from Koch Vision.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
Weekly listings of DVD releases can now be viewed on mobile
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** The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Perfect Planet (1982
-- TV) Three animated episodes. (Koch Vision).
** The Adventures of The Little Prince: The Star Gazer (1982 --
TV) Three animated episodes. (Koch Vision).
** The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Younger Brother (1975)
Dir.: Gene Wilder; Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom
DeLuise. Extras: Commentary by Wilder. (Fox).
** The Anniversary (1968) Bette Davis, Sheila Hancock, Jack
Hedley, James Cossins, Christian Roberts. Extras: Commentary by
director Roy Ward Baker and writer-producer Jimmy Sangster,
poster and still gallery, talent bios. (Anchor Bay).
** Around the World in 72 Days (2000) American Experience
documentary about famous newspaper reporter Nellie Bly's
exploits, including her 72-day trip around the world in 1890;
$19.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
** The A-Team: Season Four. Three-disc set with 22 episodes,
$37.98. (Universal).
** Bailey's Billion$ (2005) Dean Cain, Jennifer Tilly, Tim Curry,
Jon Lovitz. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Bee Season (2005) Richard Gere. Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross,
Max Minghella, Kate Bosworth. Extras: Commentary by directors
Scott McGehee and David Siegel and the producers, deleted scenes,
three featurettes: "The Essence of Bee Season," "The Cutting Room
Floor" and "Making of Bee Season." (Fox).
** Blue Thunder: The Special Edition (1983) Dir.: John Badham;
Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern. Extras: Commentary
by Badham, the film's editor and the film's motion control
supervisor; "Ride With the Angels" making-of featurette; "The
Special" building the Blue Thunder helicopter featurette; 1983
promotional featurette. (Sony).
** Brokeback Mountain (2005) Dir.: Ang Lee; Heath Ledger, Jake
Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Anne Hathaway, Michelle
Williams, Randy Quaid. Extras: "On Being a Cowboy" behind-the-
scenes featurette, "Directing From the Heart: Ang Lee"
featurette, "From Script to Screen: Interviews With (writers)
Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana," "Sharing the Story: The Making of
Brokeback Mountain." (Universal).
** Category 7: The End of the World (2005 -- TV) Shannen Doherty,
Randy Quaid, James Brolin, Robert Wagner, Swoosie Kurtz, Tom
Skerritt, Gina Gershon. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005) Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna
Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Kiran
Shah. Single disc and two-disc special edition. Extras: Single
disc: Bloopers, fun facts, kids and director commentary by
Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley and Anna
Popplewell and Director Andrew Adamson; filmmaker's commentary by
Adamson, production designer Roger Ford, and producer Mark
Johnson. Two-Disc Collector's Edition: Includes all of the bonus
features from the single disc plus several "Creating Narnia"
behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Chronicle of a Director" personal
diary, "The Children's Magical Journey," "Anatomy of the Scene:
The Melting River," "Cinematic Storytellers" with eight different
film diaries from eight different members of the film team, "C.S.
Lewis: From One Man's Mind" featurette, "Creating Creatures" and
"Creatures of the World" featurettes on the film's creations,
"Explore Narnia" 3-D map, "Legends in Time" timeline. (Buena
Vista).
** Crash Special Edition (2005) Dir.: Paul Haggis; Sandra
Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William
Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Dashon Howard, Ludacris,
Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Tony Danza, Keith
David, Shaun Toub, Loretta Devine. Two-disc set. Extras:
Introduction by writer-director Paul Haggis, commentary by Haggis
and Cheadle, deleted scenes, "Behind the Metal and Glass" making-
of featurette, featurette on Haggis, "L.A. -- The Other Main
Character" featurette, "Unspoken" featurette, music montages,
script-to-screen comparisons, storyboard-to-screen comparisons,
Bird York "In the Deep" music video. (Lionsgate).
** David Copperfield (1974) David Yelland, Patience Collier,
Colette O'Neil. BBC miniseries. Two-disc set. (Koch Vision).
** Dawson's Creek: The Complete Sixth Season. Four-disc set with
23 episodes, $49.95. Extras: Commentary on two-hour finale with
creator Kevin Williamson and executive producer Paul Stupin, fan
scrapbook with photos and trivia. (Sony).
** Dirty (2005) Cuba Gooding Jr., Clifton Collins Jr., Cole
Hauser, Aimee Garcia, Brittany Daniel, Keith David, Wyclef Jean.
Extras: Commentary by director Chris Fisher and cinematographer
Eliot Rocket, deleted scenes. (Sony).
** Films of Faith Collection Giftset. Includes "The Miracle of
Our Lady Fatima," "The Nun's Story" and "The Shoes of the
Fisherman," $29.98. (Warner).
** Full House: The Complete Third Season. Four-disc set with 22
episodes, $49.95. Extras: Commentary on two-hour finale by
creator Kevin Williamson and executive producer Paul Stupin;
exclusive photos and trivia scrapbook. (Sony).
** Garbage Pail Kids -- The Complete Series. Two-disc set with
all 13 episodes, $26.99. (Paramount).
** The Glamour Collection: Carole Lombard. Two-disc set with "Man
of the World," 'We're Not Dressing," "Hands Across the Table,"
"Love Before Breakfast," "The Princess Comes Across" and "True
Confession"; $19.98. (Universal).
** The Glamour Collection: Mae West. Two-disc set with "Night
After Night," "I'm No Angel," "Goin' to Town," "Go West Young
Man" and "My Little Chickadee"; $19.98. (Universal).
** The Glamour Collection: Marlene Dietrich. Two-disc set with
"Morocco," "Blonde Venus," "The Devil Is a Woman," "Flame of New
Orleans" and "Golden Earrings"; $19.98. (Universal).
** The Great War (1964) Three-disc set of the eight-part series
about WWI. (Koch Vision).
** Hawaii's Last Queen (1997 TV) Documentary. $19.95. (WGBH
Boston Video).
** Jean Michael Cousteau: Ocean Adventures (2006) PBS
documentary; $24.99. (Paramount).
** Kill Devil (Kill Onigokko) (2004 -- Japan) Yoshika Kato,
Masahiro Kuranuki. (AsiaVision).
** Knight Rider: Season Four. Three-disc set with 21 episodes,
$37.98. (Universal).
** The Last Place on Earth (2002) Tisha Campbell-Martin, Dana
Ashbrook, Billy Dee Williams, Phyllis Diller, Brock Peters, Mark
Consuelos, Mink Stole. (MTI Home Video).
** Little Manhattan (2005) Josh Hutcherson, Charlie Ray, Bradley
Whitford, Cynthia Nixon. Extras: Commentary by director Mark
Levin and writer Jennifer Flackett, behind-the-scenes segments,
"From Scout to Screen" making-of featurette, deleted scenes.
(Fox).
** The Long Good Friday (1980) Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave
King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson, Eddie Constantine, Pierce
Brosnan. Extras: Commentary by director John Mackenzie, "Bloody
Business: Making The Long Good Friday," U.K. trailer, Cockney
slang glossary, poster and still gallery, talent bios, eight page
collectible booklet, screenplay (DVD-ROM). (Anchor Bay).
** Magnum P.I.: The Complete Fourth Season. Three-disc set with
21 episodes, $37.98. (Universal).
** The Mel Brooks Box Set Collection. Eight-disc set of Brooks'
films; five new-to-DVD: "High Anxiety," "Robin Hood: Men in
Tights," "To Be or Not to Be," "The Twelve Chairs" and "Silent
Movie"; and three previously released: "Young Frankenstein,"
"History of the World Part 1" and "Blazing Saddles." $99.98.
(Fox).
** The Miracle of Our Lady Fatima (1952) Gilbert Roland, Angela
Clarke. (Warner).
** Mona Lisa (1986) Dir.: Neil Jordan; Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson,
Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters. Extras: Eight-page
collectible booklet. (Anchor Bay).
** Nine to Five: Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hyprocritical Bigot
Edition (1980) Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney
Coleman. Extras: Commentary by Fonda, Parton, Tomlin and producer
Bruce Gilbert; deleted scenes; "Nine @ 25" featurette;
"Remembering (Director) Colin Higgins" featurette; gag reel;
karaoke feature; more. (Fox).
** The Nun's Story (1959) Dir.: Fred Zinnemann; Audrey Hepburn.
(Warner).
** The Old Curiosity Shop (1979) Sebastian Shaw, Trevor Peacock.
BBC miniseries. Two-disc set. (Koch Vision).
** Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain (2004) Uncensored 42
minutes with Comedy Central's Patton Oswalt; $19.99. Extras:
Deleted scenes, "Comedy Central Presents: Patton Oswalt," "Food
for Thought," Easter Egg. (Paramount).
** Seven Beauties (1975) Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey,
Shirley Stoler, Elena Fiore, Piero Di Iorio, Enzo Vitale.
Restored and remastered. (Koch Lorber).
** The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) Anthony Quinn, Laurence
Olivier, Oskar Werner, John Gielgud, David Janssen, Leo McKern.
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Extras: Vintage
featurette "The Shoes of the Fisherman." (Warner).
** Silver Streak (1976) Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard
Pryor. (Fox).
** Star Trek: Fan Collective -- Time Travel. Top 10 most popular
time travel episodes as picked by fans. Extras: Commentary by
Michael and Denise Okuda on select episodes. (Paramount).
** Swept Away (1974) Dir.: Lina Wertmuller; Giancarlo Giannini,
Mariangela Melato. Restored and remastered. (Koch Lorber).
** Take Me (2001) Robson Green, Beth Goddard, Daniel Webb. Six-
part BBC America series. (Koch Vision).
** Thank God It's Friday (1978) Donna Summer, Debra Winger, Jeff
Goldblum, the Commodores. (Sony).
** Unveiled (2005) Jasmin Tabatabai, Anneke Kim Sarnau. Extras:
Short film "Everyone. Everywhere," narrated by Ian McKellan. that
chronicles the work of the International Gay & Lesbian Human
Rights Commission by documenting cases of persecution, struggle
and triumph from around the world. (Wolfe Video).
** Ushpizin (2005 -- Israel) Shuli Rand, Michal Bat-Sheva Rand,
Shaul Mizrahi, Ilan Ganani. (New Line).
** The World's Greatest Lover (1977) Dir.: Gene Wilder; Gene
Wilder, Dom DeLuise, Carol Kane. Extras: Commentary by Wilder.
(Fox).
For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>
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