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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, May 2 -- MONDAY, May 8
THE FAMILY STONE
Comic story about the annual holiday gathering of a New England
family, the Stones, set in a small college town. The Stone
household is characterized by its absence of traditional social
boundaries. They routinely discuss everything from smoking pot to
the loss of virginity. The eldest son Everett (Dermot Mulroney)
brings his girlfriend Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker) home to
meet his parents, brothers and sisters. The bohemian Stones greet
their visitor -- a high-powered, controlling New Yorker -- with a
mix of awkwardness, confusion and hostility. After her initial
trial by fire with the Stones, Meredith enlists the help of her
younger sister, Julie (Claire Danes). Julie, who works at a
foundation awarding grants to artists, isn't nearly as tightly
wound as Meredith. Julie enters the "lions' den" with much more
ease than her sister, but Julie's visit ultimately leads to
further complications, especially for Everett. Sybil Stone (Diane
Keaton) is the strong-willed matriarch who is at the heart of the
Stone family, an outspoken woman who wants only the best for her
five children. Everett's brother, Ben Stone (Luke Wilson), seems
to have strayed the furthest from his family's New England roots.
A film editor living on the West Coast, Ben's unpredictable,
sometimes mischievous nature is reflected in the ultra-casual
clothes he wears. Ben and Everett's sister, Amy Stone (Rachel
McAdams), is the passionate, outspoken and youngest member of the
family. She bears her luminous natural beauty with an aggressive
indifference -- and with a near open hostility toward Meredith.
The family patriarch, Kelly Stone (Craig T. Nelson), is a college
professor in his sixties who is still an impressive figure. Kelly
has an obvious love for his family that drives his every move.
Before the holiday is over, relationships will unravel while new
ones are formed, secrets will be revealed, and the family Stone
will come together through its extraordinary capacity for love.
Vitals: Director: Thomas Bezucha. Stars: Claire Danes, Diane
Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah
Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 106
min., Comedy, Box office gross: $59.703 million, Fox, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.
HOODWINKED
Little Red Riding Hood: A classic story, but there's more to
every tale than meets the eye. For this story, the filmmakers
begin at the end. Furry and feathered cops from the animal world
investigate a domestic disturbance at Granny's cottage, involving
a girl, a wolf, and an axe. The charges are many: breaking and
entering, disturbing the peace, intent to eat, and wielding an
axe without a license. Not to mention, this case might be tied to
the elusive "Goody Bandit" who has been stealing the recipes of
goody shops everywhere. A fun and wild take on the fairy tale.
Vitals: Director: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leech. Voices
of Glenn Close, Anne Hathaway, James Belushi, Anthony Anderson,
David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri, Andy Dick. 2005,
CC, MPAA rating: PG, 80 min., Animated, Box office gross: $50.379
million, Weinstein Co., No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
LAST HOLIDAY
Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) lives a small life tucked inside big
dreams. A shy cookware salesperson for a New Orleans retail
outlet, she handles knives and skillets with the flair of a
master chef. But when Georgia learns her days are numbered, she
throws caution to the wind and embarks on a dream holiday
vacation to a grand resort in Europe. There, thinking she has
nothing to lose, Georgia undergoes a metamorphosis ... and her
transformation affects everyone around her. Georgia's newly
uninhibited personality shakes up staff and guests alike,
including a venerated chef (Gerard Depardieu) as well as a retail
magnate (Timothy Hutton) who becomes convinced she's a rival
intent on sabotaging his business plans. From snowy slopes to
spectacular spas, delectable dinners to midnight balls, Georgia
is going to live a lifetime of fun in just a few weeks. Vitals:
Director: Wayne Wang. Stars: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy
Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gerard Depardieu, Jane
Adams. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 112 min., Comedy, Box office
gross: $38.360 million, Paramount, 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
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
From the sublime to the absurd: Due this week is Warner's massive
homage to Tennessee Williams and the feature film debut of
director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Warner's "The Tennessee Williams
Film Collection" is an eight-disc set with DVD debuts of "Sweet
Bird of Youth," "Night of the Iguana," "Baby Doll" and "The Roman
Spring of Mrs. Stone," along with a newly remastered two-disc
special edition of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and single disc
deluxe edition of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Also included is a
bonus disc, the rarely seen feature-length documentary,
"Tennessee Williams' South." The set sells for $68.92; $19.97
each except for "A Streetcar Named Desire," which sells for
$26.99. All the discs are, of course, loaded with extras ...
"Delicatessen" (1991) is a wild post-apocalyptic black comedy
from the eclectic director of "Amelie," "A Very Long Engagement,
"Alien: Resurrection" and "The City of Lost Children." In the
film's bleak future, meat is rare and a butcher hires and
prepares "handymen" to become prime cuts for his eccentric (and
cannibalistic) clientele. Unfortunately for the butcher, his
daughter falls in love with the latest hired helper, an ex-clown,
and enlists the aid of an underground (literally) group of anti-
meat revolutionaries to save his life. "Delicatessen" is a cult
classic available for the first time on DVD, from Miramax.
"Creation of the Humanoids/War Between the Planets" is a "Drive-
In" double bill with "Creation of the Humanoids" (1962), a post-
nuclear war sci-fier in which mankind creates a race of blue-
skinned androids to assist in the reconstruction of civilization,
but the robots grow more intelligent and human-like, threatening
their masters; and "War Between the Planets" (1965-Italy), about
a seemingly barren planet set on a collision course with Earth
that turns out to harbor a bloodthirsty life form (dubbed in
English); $14.98 -- with drive-in intermission ads -- from Dark
Sky Films/MPI Home Video.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons" is a four-disc
set, $39.99 from Disney ... "Dick Francis Mysteries" contains
three 1989 telefilms based on the work of Dick Francis: " "In the
Frame," "Blood Sport" and "Twice Shy," each starring Ian McShane,
from Koch Vision ... "Fall of Eagles" (1974) is a 13-part British
miniseries about the collapse of three great European dynasties:
the Romanovs, the Habsburgs and the Hohenzollerns, $69.98 from
Koch Vision ... "I Love Lucy Complete Sixth Season" is a four-
disc set with such extras as commentaries from writers Madelyn
Pugh Davis and Bob Schiller, the 1956 Christmas show, flubs and
lost scenes, restored music, original series openings and cast
commercials, original animation, promotional spot, scene and song
selections, guest cast information, colorized Christmas show
scenes, five episodes of Lucy's radio show "My Favorite Husband,"
"Bob Hope Chevy Show Sketch Highlights" and more; $54.99 from
Paramount ... "Kate & Allie Season One" sells for $29.98 from
Universal ... "King of the Hill Season Six" is a three-disc set
with 21 episodes, $39.98 from Fox ... Strong>"Leave It to Beaver:
The Complete Second Season" is a three-disc set with 39 episodes,
$39.98 from Universal ... "The Nanny: The Complete Second Season"
is a three-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.95 from Sony ...
"Nicholas Nickleby" is the 1977 BBC miniseries starring Nigel
Havers, Peter Bourke, Kate Nicholls and Derek Godfrey, from Koch
Vision ... "The Omega Factor" (1979) is the complete first season
of the BBC TV series about a covert branch of British
Intelligence assigned to investigate the strange and the
supernatural; $39.98 from Koch Vision ... "Rescue Me: The
Complete Second Season" is a three-disc set with 13 episodes,
$49.95 from Sony.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
Ventura Entertainment will release this week three volumes from
the PAX TV "Chicken Soup for the Soul" TV series (each hosted by
Michael Tucker: "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspirational Stories
Celebrating Mothers and Fathers," "Chicken Soup for the Soul:
Inspirational Stories to Touch the World" and "Chicken Soup for
the Soul: Inspirational Stories Honoring Family" ... "African
American Lives" is a 2006 PBS four-hour documentary series
profiling some of the most accomplished African Americans of all
time; participants include Dr. Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg,
Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dr. Mae Jemison, Quincy Jones, Dr. Sara
Lawrence-Lightfoot, Chris Tucker and Oprah Winfrey; $24.99 from
Paramount ... "Broadway's Lost Treasures Collection" is a four-
disc set of performances from the annual Tony Award broadcasts,
produced as PBS specials: "Broadway's Lost Treasures I,"
"Broadway's Lost Treasures II," "Broadway's Lost Treasures III,"
and "The Best of the Tony Awards -- The Play"; $59.99 from Acorn
Media ... "The Real Da Vinci Code" is a 2005 Discovery Channel
documentary that investigates questions raised by Dan Brown's
blockbuster novel. $14.99 from Acorn Media ... "Cochise County,
USA -- Cries From the Border" (2005) is a timely documentary on
how illegal immigration affects one U.S. border town: As
politicians argue over proposed changes to immigration laws and
Homeland Security struggles to protect the U.S., a quiet rural
community in Arizona has become Ground Zero for the undocumented
alien invasion. Though home to only 130,000 permanent residents,
Cochise County sees as many as one million illegal immigrants
cross its borders into the U.S. each year and is the birthplace
of the first Minuteman Project. Providing a balanced exploration
of the complex and multi-faceted problem of regulating illegal
immigration, the controversial and thought-provoking documentary
will be released by Genius Products for $19.98.
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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
** African American Lives (2006) PBS four-hour documentary series
profiling some of the most accomplished African Americans of all
time; $24.99.
** Beyond The Poseidon Adventure (1979) Dir.: Irwin Allen; Josh
Lucas, Kurt Russell, Lucinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael
Caine, Sally Field, Karl Malden, Telly Savalas, Peter Boyle, Jack
Warden, Shirley Knight, Shirley Jones, Mark Harmon. Extras:
Vintage featurette "Behind The Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon
Adventure," disaster movies trailer gallery. (Warner).
** Broadway's Lost Treasures Collection. Four-disc set of
performances from the annual Tony Award broadcasts, produced as
PBS specials: "Broadway's Lost Treasures I," "Broadway's Lost
Treasures II," "Broadway's Lost Treasures III," and "The Best of
the Tony Awards - The Plays." $59.99. (Acorn Media).
** Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspirational Stories Celebrating
Mothers and Fathers (1999-2000) PAX TV series episodes hosted by
Michael Tucker. (Ventura).
** Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspirational Stories to Touch the
World (1999-2000) PAX TV series episodes hosted by Michael
Tucker. (Ventura).
** Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspirational Stories Honoring
Family (1999-2000) PAX TV series episodes hosted by Michael
Tucker. (Ventura).
** Cochise County, USA -- Cries From the Border (2005)
Documentary on how illegal immigration affects one U.S. border
town; $19.98. (Genius Products).
** Delicatessen (1991) Dir.: Jean-Pierre Jeunet; Jean-Claude
Dreyfus, Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Karin Viard, Ticky
Holgado, Anne-Marie Pisani. Extras: Commentary by Jeunet, "Fine
Cooked Meats: A Nod to Delicatessen" featurette, "The Archives of
Jean-Pierre Jeunet" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Miramax).
** Dick Francis Mysteries (1989 -- TV) Ian McShane. Three
telefilms based on the work of Dick Francis: "In the Frame,"
"Blood Sport" and "Twice Shy." (Koch Vision).
** Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons. Four-disc
set, $39.99 Extras: "Pre-Hysterical Times: The Making of
Dinosaurs," "The Art of Dinosaurs." (Disney).
** Eight Days a Week (1997) Joshua Schaefer, Keri Russell, R.D.
Robb, Mark L. Taylor, Marcia Shapiro. (Warner).
** End Game (2006) Cuba Gooding Jr., James Woods, Angie Harmon,
Anne Archer. (Sony).
** Fall of Eagles (1974 -- TV) 13-part British miniseries about
the collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the
Habsburgs and the Hohenzollerns; $69.98. (Koch Vision).
** The Family Stone (2005) Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel
McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker,
Luke Wilson. Extras: Commentary by director Thomas Bezucha,
producer Michael London, editor Jeffrey Ford and production
designer Jane Ann Stewart; commentary by Sarah Jessica parker and
Dermot Mulroney; gag reel; deleted scenes; cast Q&A session
filmed at the Screen Actors Guild theater; Fox Movie Channel
"Casting Session" and "World Premiere" segments; behind-the-
scenes featurette; Easter Eggs; "Morton Family Strata" recipe;
music video. (Fox).
** Ferdinando and Carolina (1999 -- Italy) Dir.: Lina Wertmuller;
Sergio Assisi, Gabriella Pession. (Koch Lorber).
** Flight 93 (2005 -- TV) Jeffrey Nordling. Ty Olsson, Kendall
Cross. Extras: Commentary, Interviews. (MTI Home Video).
** Hoodwinked (2005) Glenn Close, Anne Hathaway, James Belushi,
Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri,
Andy Dick. Extras: Additional scenes, music video, commentary,
featurettes. (Weinstein Co.).
** Human Trafficking (2005) Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland,
Robert Carlyle. Three-hour miniseries. (Echo Bridge Home
Entertainment).
** I Love Lucy Complete Sixth Season. Four-disc set, $54.99.
Extras: Commentary on select episodes by actors Doris Singleton,
Keith Thibodeaux, Steve Kay, Barbara Eden and writers Madelyn
Pugh Davis and Bob Schiller; 1956 Christmas show; flubs and lost
scenes; restored music; original series openings and cast
commercials; original animation; promotional spot; scene and song
selections; guest cast information; colorized Christmas show
scenes; five episodes of Lucy's radio show "My Favorite Husband";
"Bob Hope Chevy Show Sketch Highlights." (Paramount).
** Kate & Allie Season One. $29.98. Extras: Outtakes, gag reel,
interview with star Susan Saint James and director Bill Persky,
"The Great '80s TV Flashback." (Universal).
** King of the Hill Season Six. Three-disc set with 21 episodes,
$39.98. (Fox).
** Kokkuri (1997 -- Japan) Ayumi Yamatsu, Hiroko Shimada, Moe
Ishikawa, Rika Furukawa, Saki Aoshima. (AsiaVision).
** Last Holiday (2006) Dir.: Wayne Wang; Queen Latifah, LL Cool
J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gerard
Depardieu, Jane Adams. Extras: Deleted scenes; three featurettes:
"Last Holiday: Packing Light," "Last Holiday: Last Look" and
"Last Holiday: 23 Years in the Making"; recipes. (Paramount).
** Leave It to Beaver: The Complete Second Season. Three-disc set
with 39 episodes, $39.98. (Universal).
** Lie With Me (2004 -- TV) British crime drama starring Eve
Best, Stacey Roca, Paul McGann, Andrew Lincoln. (Koch Vision).
** The Lucy and Desi Collection. Three-disc set with "The Long,
Long Trailer," "Forever, Darling" and "Too Many Girls," $29.92
SRP. "The Long, Long Trailer" and "Forever, Darling" will be
available individually for $14.97 each; "Too Many Girls" is
exclusive to the collection. (Warner).
-- Too Many Girls (1940) Dir.: George Abbott; Desi Arnaz,
Lucille Ball, Eddie Bracken, Van Johnson, Ann Miller, Frances
Langford. Extras: 1940 WB short "Frances Carroll and the
Coquettes," classic cartoon "Shop, Look and Listen."
-- The Long, Long Trailer (1954) Dir.: Vincente Minnelli;
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn. Extras:
1954 MGM cartoon "Dixieland Droopy," 1954 MGM short "Ain't It
Aggravatin'."
-- Forever, Darling (1955) Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James
Mason. Extras: 1956 TV series excerpt "MGM Parade."
** Modern Romance (1981) Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold. (Sony).
** The Nanny: The Complete Second Season. Three-disc set with 26
episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
** Nathalie (2003 -- French) Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart,
Gerard Depardieu. (Koch Lorber).
** Nicholas Nickleby (1977) Nigel Havers, Peter Bourke, Kate
Nicholls, Derek Godfrey. BBC miniseries. Two-disc set. (Koch
Vision).
** The Nymph (1996 -- Italy) Dir.: Lina Wertmuller; Stefania
Sandrelli, Raoul Bova. Lucia Cara. (Koch Lorber).
** The Omega Factor (1979) The complete first season of the BBC
TV series about a covert branch of British Intelligence assigned
to investigate the strange and the supernatural; $39.98. (Koch
Vision).
** The Real Da Vinci Code (2005) Discovery Channel documentary
that investigates questions raised by the novel. $14.99. (Acorn
Media).
** Ritual (2001) Jennifer Grey, Craig Sheffer, Daniel Lapaine,
Kristen Wilson, Gabriel Casseus, Tim Curry. (Dimension).
** Second in Command (2006) Jean-Claude Van Damme, Julie Cox,
William Tapley, Alan Mckenna. (Sony).
** Steve Harvey: Don't Trip ... He Ain't Through With Me Yet
(2006) Stand-up concert filmed at Bishop TD Jakes' MegaFest
gospel event. (CodeBlack Entertainment).
** Summer Night (1986 -- Italy) Dir.: Lina Wertmuller; Mariangela
Melato, Michele Placido. (Koch Lorber).
** The Tennessee Williams Film Collection. Eight-disc set with
DVD debuts of "Sweet Bird of Youth," "Night of the Iguana," "Baby
Doll" and "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" along with a newly
remastered two-disc special edition of "A Streetcar Named Desire"
and single disc deluxe edition of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Also
included is a bonus disc, the rarely seen feature-length
documentary, "Tennessee Williams' South." The set sells for
$68.92; $19.97 each except for "A Streetcar Named Desire," which
sells for $26.99. (Warner).
-- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Vivien
Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden. This edition
features three minutes of footage that was deleted from the final
release version ( and thought lost until its rediscovery in the
early 1990s) by The Legion of Decency. Extras: Disc One:
Commentary by Karl Malden and film historian Rudy Behlmer, Elia
Kazan movie trailer gallery; Disc Two: Movie and audio outtakes,
Marlon Brando screen test, "Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey"
documentary, five new insightful documentaries: "A Streetcar on
Broadway," "A Streetcar in Hollywood," "Desire and Censorship,"
"North and the South" and "An Actor Named Brando."
-- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Remastered Deluxe Edition (1958)
Dir.: Richard Brooks; Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Burl Ives,
Judith Anderson, Jack Carson. Extras:Commentary by biographer
Donald Spoto, author of "The Kindness of Strangers: The Life of
Tennessee Williams"; new featurette "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof:
Somebody Up There Likes Him."
-- Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) Dir.: Richard Brooks; Paul
Newman, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley,
Shirley Knight. Extras: New featurette "Sweet Bird of Youth:
Broken Dreams and Damaged People," never-before-seen Geraldine
Page and Rip Torn screen test.
-- Night of the Iguana (1964) Dir.: John Huston; Richard
Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyons. Extras: Commentary
by John Huston, new featurette "The Night of the Iguana:
Dangerous Creatures," vintage featurette "On the Trail of the
Iguana," 1964 premiere highlights.
-- Baby Doll (1956) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Karl Malden, Carroll
Baker, Eli Wallach. Extras: New featurette "Baby Doll: See No
Evil," "Baby Doll" trailer gallery.
-- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) Dir.: Jose Quintero;
Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lotte Lenya, Coral Browne. Extras:
New featurette "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone: I Can't Imagine
Tomorrow."
-- Tennessee Williams' South. Feature-length vintage
documentary (exclusive to the set) that includes interviews with
Williams in and around New Orleans, plus great scenes from
Williams' plays especially filmed for this documentary, including
rare footage of Jessica Tandy as Blanche (the role she created in
"A Streetcar Named Desire") and Maureen Stapleton as Amanda in
"The Glass Menagerie."
** The Warrior (2005 -- Hindu) Irfan Khan, Puru Chibber, Aino
Annuddin, Mandakini Goswami. Extras: Commentary by director Asif
Kapadia, "The Making of The Warrior, deleted scenes. (Miramax)
For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>
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