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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, June 13 -- MONDAY, June 19
AQUAMARINE
Cute comedy about friendship and the foibles of love. It's the
end of summer in a small Florida resort town and Claire (Emma
Roberts) and Hailey (JoJo) have a major problem. In just five
days, Hailey's family is moving half the world away. The girls
need a major miracle, and they get one in the form of Aquamarine
(Sara Paxton), a beautiful mer-gir who has set out on a journey
to escape her predestined undersea life, insisting that true
romance is more than just a myth. Washed ashore during a major
tropical storm, she ends up in a swimming pool and is discovered
by Claire and Hailey. Aquamarine takes a crash course in
terrestrial life with her newfound friends, including non-stop
shopping, dancing and meeting the hunky boy of her dreams. Sweet
but clueless to the ways of romance, she offers to grant the
girls one wish if they help. But when they attempt to reel in the
cute local lifeguard for her, the result is something none of
them expect ƒ and they discover that sometimes what you wish for
isn't what you really want after all. Vitals: Director: Elizabeth
Allen. Stars: Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman.
2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 103 min., Comedy, Box office gross:
$18.007 million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DAVE CHAPPELLE'S BLOCK PARTY
A mix of Dave Chapelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes,
inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax. Spotlights
comedy superstar Chappelle as he presents a Brooklyn neighborhood
with its very own once-in-a-lifetime free block party.
Combination of comedy and music was shot on location. In addition
to Chappelle performing all-new material, the roster of artists
includes Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Dead Prez,
Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, the Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, Big Daddy
Kane, and -- reunited for their first performance in over seven
years -- the Fugees. Vitals: Director: Michel Gondry. Stars: Dave
Chapelle, Talib Kweli, Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott, Bilal Ahmir, Big
Daddy Kane, Cody Chestnutt, Common, Kool G. Rap, Wyclef Jean,
Freeway, Pras, Fred Hampton Jr., James Gray, Leonard Hubbard,
Tariq Trotter, Tiffany Limos, Dead Prez, Kanye West, Dante 'Mos
Def' Smith, Erykah Badu. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 103 min.,
Comedy Doc, Box office gross: $11.694 million, Universal.
END OF THE SPEAR
True story about the slaughter of missionaries by Ecuador indians
in the mid-1950s. Mincayani is born into the most violent society
ever documented by anthropologists, the Waodani in the eastern
rainforest of Ecuador. As he grows he learns what every Waodani
understands, he must spear and live or be speared and die.
Mincayani's world changes in 1956 when he and his family kill
five missionaries -- Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Pete
Fleming and Roger Youderian -- believing all foreigners are
cannibals. This incident propels Mincayani's family group down an
extraordinary path that culminates in them not only departing
from violence, but also caring for the enemy tribe they had once
violently raided. Nate Saint's son Steve was a boy when his
father and friends were killed. He returns to the Waodani as an
adult and finally learns from Mincayani what happened during the
last minutes of his father's life. Together Mincayani and Steve
find that what Nate accomplished in his death gave them both a
new life and Steve's family becomes part of Mincayani's family.
Vitals: Director: Jim Hanon. Stars: Louie Leonardo, Chad Allen,
Jack Guzman, Christina Souza, Chase Ellison. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: NR, 111 min., Drama, Box office gross: $11.703 million,
Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
GREEN STREET HOOLIGANS
Journalism student Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) has been expelled
from Harvard for a crime he didn't commit. His promising career
ended and his future looking bleak, he heads for London to seek
refuge with his married sister Shannon (Claire Forlani) and her
husband Steve (Marc Warren). Steve introduces Matt to his younger
brother Pete (Charlie Hunnam) and, through their friendship, Matt
enters the world of football fanaticism and the secrecy and
intrigue of the "football firm." Pete and his close knit group of
friends make up the Green Street Elite, a hard core group of West
Ham United supporters -- and one of the toughest London football
firms. All the football clubs have a firm and they all have one
aim -- to be the most feared and respected mob in the country --
no matter what it takes. Matt is not only drawn into the sheer
excitement of the game of football itself, but also the
brotherhood and loyalty of life inside the GSE. The buzz that
violence brings to him produces a sense of power that he has
never before experienced. Soon, however, his past catches up with
him. Vitals: Director: Lexi Alexander. Stars: Elijah Wood,
Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: R, 108 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.344 million,
Warner, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
KISS KISS BANG BANG
Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) is basically a decent guy.
Sure, he's a petty thief who skates through life on a shaky
cocktail of dog-eared charm and cockeyed optimism, but he wants
to do the right thing. He just doesn't know how, exactly. Harry's
perpetual bad luck takes a turn for the better when he and his
partner are doing some after-hours Christmas "shopping" at a New
York City toy store and the security alarm breaks up the party.
In making his frantic getaway from the cops, Harry inadvertently
stumbles into an audition for a Hollywood detective movie, and
faster than you can say Jack Robinson, the producer flies him to
Los Angeles for a screen test. From there it's a short jump to
Hollywood and the fast lane of starlets, private detectives and
murder. Vitals: Director: Shane Black. Stars: Robert Downey Jr.,
Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok, Larry
Miller, Rockmond Dunbar, Shannyn Sossamon. 2006, CC, MPAA rating:
R, 103 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $4.243 million, Warner, No
VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
NEAL YOUNG: HEART OF GOLD
Director Jonathan Demme's intimate musical portrait of legendary
singer-songwriter Neil Young, filmed on the occasion of the world
premiere of Young's Prairie Wind concert at Nashville's hallowed
Ryman auditorium in the summer of 2005. Young's music provides an
emotionally rich view into this unique artist's relationship to
family, friends, mortality and the passage of time. Young is
accompanied on stage by many longtime musical companions,
including country star Emmylou Harris, Neil's wife Pegi Young,
and band leader/steel guitarist Ben Keith. A groundbreaking union
of film and music, it's the permanent record that emerged from
these two concerts at the Ryman. Young, accompanied by musicians
-- strings, horns, and singers, including a gospel choir --
performed, in its entirety, "Prairie Wind," the album Young had
finished recording only months earlier. Following that, Young
offered a selection of other songs, mostly from the "Harvest" and
"Harvest Moon" albums, which, taken with "Prairie Wind," together
feels like a trilogy. This was not, however, just another concert
of new work and past hits randomly patched together. All of the
works melded into a rational whole, a connected body of work.
Vitals: Director: Jonathan Demme. Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Ben
Keith, Spooner Oldham, Rick Rosas, Karl Himmel, Chad Cromwell,
Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns, Pegi Young, Anthony Crawford,
Diana Dewitt, Gary Pigg, Grant Boatwright, Tom McGinley, Jimmy
Sharp, Clinton Gregory, Fisk University Singers, The Nashville
String Machine. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 103 min., Documentary,
Box office gross: $1.283 million, Paramount, No VHS SRP, Priced
for rental.
PINK PANTHER, THE
A reworking of Blake Edwards' "The Pink Panther," set up as a
prequel rather than a redo. A world-famous soccer coach has been
murdered and his priceless, legendary ring with the stunning
diamond known as the "Pink Panther" has been stolen. Bumbling
Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin) tries to solve the crime and
recover the gem. One by one, Clouseau narrows his search and
tracks down the most likely suspects. Clouseau and his new
assistant, the steadfast, stoic Gendarme Gilbert Ponton (Jean
Reno), follow a tangle of clues that leads them all over Paris
and, eventually, New York City. The suspects include a stunning
pop star (Beyonce Knowles), a spurned soccer player, a
millionaire casino owner and a flirtatious publicist. Clouseau
and Ponton must unmask the murderer and keep their boss, Dreyfus
(Kevin Kline), from taking credit for the victory, all without
bringing the French legal system to a screeching halt. Vitals:
Director: Shawn Levy. Stars: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyonce
Knowles, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny, Kristin
Chenoweth. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 93 min., Comedy, Box office
gross: $80.752 million, Sony, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
16 BLOCKS
Bruce Willis plays Jack Mosley, a broken-down, aging New York
City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal (Mos
Def) from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple
16-block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's
ex-partners attempt to stop them. Battling against time and the
corrupt cops gaining on their every move, Jack and Eddie fight
their way to the courthouse block by gut-wrenching block. It's a
gripping tale of how two men change each other during a tense
118-minute struggle between life and death. Vitals: Director:
Richard Donner. Stars: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Jenna
Stern, Casey Sander. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 105 min.,
Action thriller, Box office gross: $36.212 million, Warner, No
VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN, THE
Centers on the life of Burt Monro, a New Zealander who invested
several decades perfecting his classic 1920 Indian motorcycle. In
the 1960s Burt sets off from New Zealand to clock his bike at the
Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him Burt
puts his kiwi spirit to the test, braving the new world on a
shoestring budget. Burt's quest culminates in an unlikely
conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community
to this day: in 1967 he set the land-speed world record of
183.586 mph. Vitals: Director: Roger Donaldson. Stars: Anthony
Hopkins, Saginaw Grant, Diane Ladd, Walton Goggins. 2005, CC,
MPAA rating: PG-13, 127 min., Drama, Box office gross: $3.380
million, Magnolia Home Entertainment, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental.
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NEWS
COMING SOON:
Due August 8 is Wim Wenders' "Don't Come Knocking," starring Sam
Shepard as a down-on-his luck Western star who walks off his last
film in search of his past, co-starring Jessica Lange, Tim Roth,
Gabriel Mann, Sarah Polley, Fairuza Balk and Eva Marie Saint,
from Sony ... Comedy "Phat Girlz<," starring Mo'Nique as an
up-and-coming fashion designer, arrives August 22 from Fox ...
Hip-hop/ballet hybrid "Take the Lead," starring Antonio Banderas
and Alfre Woodard, dances home August 29 from New Line ... On
September 12 Disney will release the animated animal adventure
"The Wild," featuring the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, James
Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo, William Shatner, Patrick
Warburton and Greg Cipes ... and, on September 26, brace yourself
for "The Notorious Bettie Page," starring Gretchen Mol, Chris
Bauer, Jared Harris, Sarah Paulson, Cara Seymour, David
Strathairn and Lili Taylor in the bio of the 1950s pin-up and
fetish queen, from HBO Video.
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Due this week are the wonderful gams of "The Betty Grable
Collection: Volume One," a four-disc set with four of Grable's
starring films: "The Dolly Sisters," "Down Argentine Way," "Moon
Over Miami" and "My Blue Heaven," $59.98 the set or $19.98 each,
with such extras as commentaries, featurettes and photo
galleries, from Fox ... The Criterion Collection will release for
the first time as single discs "Monterey Pop" featuring the 1968
festival's groundbreaking performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis
Joplin, Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, The Mamas & the Papas,
The Who, Ravi Shankar, et al; and "Jimi Plays Monterey/Shake!
Otis at Monterey" (1968), featuring the entire Monterey Pop
Festival sets of these legendary musicians; $29.95 each ... Love
those dolls: Fox will release the scandalously bad (and by now
cult film status imbued) "Valley of the Dolls" films: The
original and not-to-be-duplicated "Valley of the Dolls" (1967),
starring Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate,
Tony Scotti, Martin Milner, Charles Drake and Lee Grant, with
such extras as commentary by Parkins, "Gotta Get Off This Merry
Go-Round: Sex Dolls and Showtimes" documentary, "The Divine Ms.
Susann" featurette, "Hollywood Backstories" Valley of the Dolls"
featurette, "Jacqueline Susann and Valley of the Dolls"
documentary with rare footage, a "Pill Pop-Up Karaoke"
follow-the-bouncing-ball sing-along on three songs, screen tests,
more; and the not-a-sequel-but-cashing-in-on-the-name "Beyond the
Valley of the Dolls" (1970), directed by the great exploitation
mater Russ Meyer and starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia
McBroom, John Lazar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian and Edy
Williams, with such extras as commentary by "Beyond" screenwriter
Roger Ebert, "Above Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of
a Musical-Horror-Sex Comedy," "Look On Up at the Bottom: "The
Music of the Dolls," "The Best of Beyond" featurette, "Sex,
Drugs, Music & Murder: Signs of the Time, Baby!" featurette, and
more... From Anchor Bay comes the modern horror-black comedy
classic "Cemetery Man" (1994), directed by Michele Soavi and
starring Rupert Everett as Francesco Dellamorte, the guardian of
the cemetery of Buffalora, a little town in the north of Italy,
in which corpses rise from tombs and Dellamorte has to "kill"
them again. He doesn't ask why this happens, he just answers his
front door with his gun and dispatches the zombies back to their
graves. When his assistant falls in love with one of the undead,
Dellamorte decides it's time to leave town. A wonderfully
engrossing and fun outing. Extras include a "Death Is Beautiful"
featurette including interviews with co-star Anna Falchi,
director Michele Soavi and more, and an eight-page collectors'
booklet ... And, last but not least there's the fabulous "The
Princess Bride Collector's Edition" (1987), directed by Rob
Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon,
Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Fred Savage,
Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Mel Smith, Carol Kane
and Billy Crystal, in a two-disc set available in two different
collectible packages: the Buttercup Edition for the romantic and
the Dread Pirate Edition for the swashbuckler. Extras include
commentary by Reiner, commentary by author William Goldman,
"Dread Pirate Roberts: Greatest Legend of the Seven Seas"
historical analysis, "Love Is Like a Storybook Story"
documentary, "Miraculous Make-up" featurette, "The Quotable
Battle of Wits" trivia game, "As You Wish: The Story of The
Princess Bride" documentary, Cary Elwes' home movies, original
1987 featurette, vintage making-of documentary, and an eight-page
"Fezzik's Guide to Florin" collectible booket; from Sony.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"Beavis & Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection, Volume 2" is a
three-disc set with 40 episodes, 17 of which were never released,
$39.99 from Paramount ... "Cheers: The Complete Eighth Season"
(1989-90) is a four-disc set with 26 episodes, $42.99 from
Paramount ... "Coach: The First Season" is a two-disc set with 13
episodes, $34.98 from Universal ... "Dharma & Greg Season One" is
a three-disc set with 23 episodes, $39.98 from Fox ... "Frasier:
The Complete Eighth Season" (2000-01) is a four-disc set with 22
episodes, $42.99 from Paramount ... "MacGyver: The Complete Sixth
Season" (1990-91) is a six-disc set, $36.99 from Paramount ...
"Medium: The Complete First Season" (2005) is a five-disc set,
$62.99 from Paramount ... "Merlin's Apprentice" is a 2006
Hallmark sequel to "Merlin," starring Sam Neill, Miranda
Richardson, John Reardon, from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment ...
"Mother Teresa" is a 2003 TV biodrama starring Olivia Hussey,
from Fox ... "Nature Unleashed: Avalanche" and "Nature Unleashed:
Earthquake" are 2005 disaster telefilms from Echo Bridge Home
Entertainment ... "The Rockford Files: Season 2" is a six-disc
set with 22 episodes, $29.98 from Universal ... "Walker Texas
Ranger: The Complete First Season" (1993-94) is a seven-disc set,
$54.99 from Paramount.
FOR THE KIDS:
"Dora the Explorer: Animal Adventures" (2006) features four
animated episodes from the popular Nick Jr. series, $16.99 from
Paramount... "This Is America, Charlie Brown" (2006) is a
two-disc set with the complete series (eight episodes) that has
the Peanuts gang traveling through time to visit important events
in American history; $19.99 from Paramount ... "Where on Earth
Is Carmen Sandiego?" is a three-disc set with 13 episodes of the
animated TV series; $29.98 from Shout! Factory.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Gallagher Sledge-O-Matic Collection" (2000) is a four-disc set
featuring 765 minutes of the stand-up's work, in special
packaging, $34.98 from Anchor Bay ... HBO Video lets loose this
week with four "One Night Stand" comedy specials: "One Night
Stand: Jim Norton," "One Night Stand: Caroline Rhea," "One Night
Stand: Earthquake" and "One Night Stand: Louis CK," $14.98 each
... In "Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Aging" (2006), one of America's
best-known doctors brings home his popular message of health and
happiness. Aging is not an evil to be fought off with magic
elixirs and invasive procedures -- not according to Dr. Weil. In
a PBS special based on his latest New York Times bestseller, Weil
emphasizes the rewards of growing older, a refreshing perspective
in our youth-obsessed times. He offers practical steps for
staying healthy in mind and body, covering diet and exercise,
sleep, and emotional wellbeing. Includes bonus footage not seen
on PBS; $19.99 from Acacia/Acorn Media ... For sports fans
there's "The Cincinnati Reds 1975 World Series Collector's
Edition," a seven-disc set with broadcasts of each game with
additional never-before-seen footage, interviews and more, $69.95
from A&E Home Video; and "Legends in Pinstripes," a three-disc
set of baseball documentaries: "Mantle," "Babe Ruth: The Life
Behind the Legend" and "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?"
$29.92 from HBO Video ... Wrestling fans will appreciate three
titles from WWE Home Video: "Backlash 2006" with more than three
hours of bone-crunching action featuring, among others, Chris
Masters vs Carlito, Umaga vs Ric Flair, RVD vs Shelton Benjamin,
and Mickie James vs Trish Stratus, $24.95; "The Dusty Rhodes
Story," a two-disc profile of "the working man's champion,"
$29.95; and "The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers," a single
disc that looks at such managers as Captain Lou Albano, the Grand
Wizard, "Classy" Freddie Blassie, "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy
Hart, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, others, $24.95.
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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
** The Adam Sandler Collection. Three-disc set with "Big Daddy,"
"50 First dates" and "Mr. Deeds," $29.96. (Sony).
** All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise (2005) Historic seven-day
gay and lesbian cruise with 1,500 people, headed up by Rosie and
Kelli O'Donnell; $24.98. (HBO Video).
** Aquamarine (2006) Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton, Jake
McDorman. Extras: Commentary by director Elizabeth Allen, deleted
scenes, six featurettes including auditions, scene-specific cast
commentary. (Fox).
** Beavis & Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection Volume 2
(1993-97) Three-disc set with Mike Judge chosen episodes,
specials, promos and guest appearances; $39.99. Extras: 13 Music
Videos: Beastie Boys: "Sabotage," Seaweed: "Kid Candy," Pantera:
"I'm Broken," Mercyful Fate: "The Bellwitch," Compulsion:
"Delivery," Madonna: "Secret," Six Finger Satellite: "Parlour
Games," Pizzicato 5: "Twiggy, Twiggy," Rush: "Stick It Out,"
Radiohead: "Fake Plastic Trees," Extreme: "Hole-Hearted," Helium:
"Pat's Trick," MC 900 Ft. Jesus: "If I Only Had a Brain";
featurette: "Taint of Greatness: The Journey of Beavis &
Butt-Head, Part 2"; Butt-Bowl '94, '95, '96; MTV 20th Anniversary
special; Moron-a-thon clips; unaired "I Love the 90's" segment;
Easter Eggs. (Paramount).
** Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Dir.: Russ Meyer; Dolly
Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar, Michael
Blodgett, David Gurian, Edy Williams. Extras: Commentary by
"Beyond" screenwriter Roger Ebert, commentary by cast members,
"Above Beneath and Beyond The Valley: The Making of a
Musical-Horror-Sex Comedy," "Look On Up at the Bottom: "The Music
of the Dolls," "The Best of Beyond" featurette, "Sex, Drugs,
Music & Murder: Signs of the Time, Baby!" featurette, "Casey &
Roxanne: The Love Scene" featurette, screen tests, photo
galleries. (Fox).
** The Betty Grable Collection: Volume One. Four-disc set with
"The Dolly Sisters," "Down Argentine Way," "Moon Over Miami" and
"My Blue Heaven," $59.98 or $19.98 each. (Fox).
-- The Dolly Sisters (1945) Betty Grable, June Haver, John
Payne. Extras: Commentary by film historian Drew Casper, photo
gallery.
-- Down Argentine Way (1940) Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen
Miranda. Extras: Commentary by Sylvia Stoddard, "Betty Grable:
Behind the Pin-Up" featurette, photo gallery.
-- Moon Over Miami (1941) Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Robert
Cummings, Carole Landis, Jack Haley. Charlotte Greenwood. Extras:
Photo gallery.
-- My Blue Heaven (1950) Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne,
Jane Wyatt, Mitzi Gaynor. Extras: Commentary by film historian
Drew Casper, photo gallery.
** Cemetery Man (1994) Dir.: Michele Soavi; Rupert Everett,
Francois Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi. Extras: "Death Is Beautiful"
featurette including interviews with star Anna Falchi, director
Michele Soavi and more; eight-page collectors' booklet. (Anchor
Bay).
** Cheers: The Complete Eighth Season (1989-90) Four-disc set
with 26 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).
** The Cincinnati Reds 1975 World Series Collector's Edition.
Seven-disc set, $69.95. Extras: Celebratory footage, interviews
with players and coaches, wireless field recordings, more. (A&E
Home Video).
** Coach: The First Season. Two-disc set with 13 episodes,
$34.98. Extras: "The Great 80's TV Flashback," bonus episode from
"Coach" Season 2: "Homewreckers." (Universal).
** Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Aging (2006) PBS special based on
the best-selling book; $19.99. Extras: Bonus footage not seen on
PBS, Weil bio. (Acacia/Acorn Media).
** Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) Dir.: Michel Gondry; Dave
Chappelle, Talib Kweli, Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott, Bilal Ahmir, Big
Daddy Kane, Cody Chestnutt, Common, Kool G. Rap, Wyclef Jean,
Freeway, Pras, Fred Hampton Jr., James Gray, Leonard Hubbard,
Tariq Trotter, Tiffany Limos, Dead Prez, Kanye West, Dante 'Mos
Def' Smith, Erykah Badu. In rated and unrated (extended)
editions. Extras: Rated: "September in Brooklyn: Making of Block
Party." Unrated adds: extended music acts, "Ohio Players: The Bus
Ride" featurette that chronicles Chappelle's adventure in his
hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio. (Universal).
** Deviant Obsession (2002) Brick Randall, Gabriella Hall. (Echo
Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Dharma & Greg Season One. Three-disc set with 23 episodes,
$39.98. Extras: Commentaries, three Easter Eggs, "When Two Worlds
Collide: The Dharma & Greg Story" featurette, photo gallery,
"Reaching Your Inner Dharma" interactive game. (Fox).
** Dora the Explorer: Animal Adventures (2006) Four animated
episodes, $16.99. Extras: Music video, game trial. (Paramount).
** End of the Spear (2006) Louie Leonardo, Chad Allen, Jack
Guzman, Christina Souza, Chase Ellison. (Fox).
** Face the Music (2000) Tyler Christopher, Elena Lyons, Patrick
Malone. (New Line).
** Fatwa (2006) Lacey Chabert, John Doman, Lauren Holly, Angus
Macfadyen. Extras: Commentary by director John Carter. (Ventura
Home Entertainment).
** Frasier: The Complete Eighth Season (2000-01) Four-disc set
with 22 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).
** Gallagher Sledge-O-Matic Collection (2000) Four-disc set
featuring 765 minutes of the stand-up's work, in special
packaging, $34.98. (Anchor Bay).
** Getting Played (2005) Vivica A. Fox, Bill Bellamy, Carmen
Electra, Stacey Dash, Kathy Najimy. (New Line).
** Green Street Hooligans (2005) Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam,
Claire Forlani , Marc Warren. Extras: Making-of documentary,
Terence Jay's "One Blood" music video. (Warner).
** Icon (2005 -- TV) Patrick Swayze, Michael York, Ben Cross,
Patrick Bergin. Extras: Interview with Swayze, making-of
featurette. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Immortals (1995) Eric Roberts, Tia Carrere, Joe Pantoliano,
Chris Rock, Clarence Williams III. (Echo Bridge Home
Entertainment).
** Jimi Plays Monterey/Shake! Otis at Monterey (1968) Featuring
the entire Monterey Pop Festival sets of these legendary
musicians, available for the first time as a single-disc release.
New high-definition digital transfers, supervised by D. A.
Pennebaker; New 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie
Kramer, presented in Dolby Digital and DTS. Extras: Commentaries
by music critics and historians Charles Shaar Murray and Peter
Guralnick; interview with Phil Walden, Otis Redding's manager
from 1959 to 1967; new essay by David Fricke. (The Criterion
Collection).
** Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Dir.: Shane Black; Robert Downey
Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok,
Larry Miller, Rockmond Dunbar, Shannyn Sossamon. Extras:
Commentary by Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr. and Shane Black; gag
reel. (Warner).
** Legends in Pinstripes. Three-disc set of baseball
documentaries: "Mantle," "Babe Ruth: The Life Behind the Legend"
and "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?" $29.92. (HBO Video).
** MacGyver: The Complete Sixth Season (1990-91) Six-disc set,
$36.99. (Paramount).
** Medium: The Complete First Season (2005) Five-disc set,
$62.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes by Glenn Caron,
Moira Kirland, Ken Kelsch, Jessica Kender, Chad Lowe, Ronald L.
Schwary and Rene Echevarria; extended version of pilot; deleted
scenes; "The Making of Medium"; "The Story of Medium";
"Interpreting Allison DuBois"; "The Real Allison DuBois"; gag
reel; TV spots. (Paramount).
** Merlin's Apprentice (2006 -- TV) Sam Neill, Miranda
Richardson, John Reardon. Hallmark sequel to "Merlin." Extras:
Cast interviews. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Monterey Pop (single-disc edition) (1968) Dir.: D.A.
Pennebaker; Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Simon &
Garfunkel, The Mamas & the Papas, The Who, Ravi Shankar et al.
New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by filmmaker D.
A. Pennebaker; New 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie
Kramer, presented in Dolby Digital and DTS. Extras: Commentary by
Pennebaker and festival producer Lou Adler, interview with Adler
and Pennebaker, original theatrical trailer and radio spots,
Monterey Pop scrapbook . (The Criterion Collection).
** Mother Teresa (2003 -- TV) Olivia Hussey. (Fox).
** Nate & Hayes (1983) Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Max
Phipps, Jenny Seagrove. (Paramount).
** Nature Unleashed: Avalanche (2005 -- TV) Andrew Lee Potts,
Adam Croasdell, Steven Grives. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Nature Unleashed: Earthquake (2005 -- TV) Fintan McKeown,
Jacinta Mulcahy, Michael Zelniker. (Echo Bridge Home
Entertainment).
** Neal Young: Heart of Gold (2006) Dir.: Jonathan Demme;
documentary. Extras: Bonus song "He Was the King"; rehearsal
diaries narrated by director Demme; featurettes: "Fellow
Travelers," "Cruising With Neil," "Finishing Touches," "These Old
Guitars," "Cruising With the Players"; "Blast from the Past: The
1971 Johnny Cash Show Performance"; "Warming Up With Neil and the
Jubilee Singers." (Paramount).
** No One Would Tell (1996 -- TV) Fred Savage. (Echo Bridge Home
Entertainment).
** One Night Stand Comedy Specials. "One Night Stand: Jim
Norton," "One Night Stand: Caroline Rhea," "One Night Stand:
Earthquake," "One Night Stand: Louis CK"; $14.98 each. (HBO
Video).
** The Pink Panther (2006) Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyonce
Knowles, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny, Kristin
Chenoweth. Extras: Commentary by director Shawn Levy; 11 deleted
and extended scenes; music video: "Check on It" by Beyonce
Knowles; exclusive Beyonce performance: "A Woman Like Me";
alternate opening sequence; "Cracking the Case" documentary;
animated trip featurette about the development of the opening
title animation; "Deconstructing the Panther" featurette; Sleuth
Cams: three vignettes that make you fly on the set. Includes a
Pink Panther collector's booklet. (Sony).
** The Princess Bride Collector's Edition (1987) Dir.: Rob
Reiner; Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher
Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright
Penn, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Mel Smith, Carol Kane, Billy
Crystal. Two-disc set available in two different collectible
packages: the Buttercup Edition for the romantic and the Dread
Pirate Edition for the swashbuckler. Extras: Commentary by
Reiner, commentary by author William Goldman, "Dread Pirate
Roberts: Greatest Legend of the Seven Seas" historical analysis,
"Love Is Like a Storybook Story" documentary, "Miraculous
Make-up" featurette, "The Quotable Battle of Wits" trivia game,
"As You Wish: The Story of The Princess Bride" documentary, Cary
Elwes' home movies, original 1987 featurette, vintage making-of
documentary, eight-page "Fezzik's Guide to Florin" collectible
booket. (Sony).
** The Rat Pack Collection. Three-disc set with "Ocean's 11,"
"Robin and the 7 Hoods" and "4 for Texas"; $39.98. (Warner).
** The Rockford Files: Season 2. Six-disc set with 22 episodes,
$29.98. Extras: Stephen J. Cannell on-camera interview, bonus
episode: "The Rockford Files" series pilot. (Universal).
** Room 6 (2006) Christine Taylor, Shane Brolly, Jerry O'Connell.
Extras: Commentary by writer-director Mike Hurst and
writer-producer Mark A. Altman, "Hospital From Hell" making-of
featurette. (Anchor Bay).
** The Quiet Earth (1985) Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Pete
Smith. Limited edition special steelbook tin packaging. (Anchor
Bay).
** Sand Trap (1998) David John James, Elizabeth Morehead. (Echo
Bridge Home Entertainment).
** 16 Blocks (2006) Dir.: Richard Donner; Bruce Willis, Mos Def,
David Morse, Jenna Stern, Casey Sander. Extras: Alternate ending,
deleted scenes. (Warner).
** Skeleton Man (2005 -- TV) Michael Rooker, Casper Van Dien,
Sara Ann Schultz. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Split Second (1999 - U.K.) Clive Owen, Helen McCrory, John
Bowe, James Cosmo, Tony Curran. BBC telefilm. (BFS Entertainment
& Multimedia Ltd.)
** Stargate SG-1: Seasons 1-8. Eight sets; each set contains 22
episodes (except Season 8, which has 20) and sells for $49.96
each. Extras: "The Directors' Series" and "Beyond the Gate"
featurettes. (Sony).
** Sworn to Vengeance (1993 -- TV) Robert Conrad, William
McNamara. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** The Syrian Bride (2004 -- Israel) Hiam Abbass, Makram Khoury,
Clara Khoury, Ashraf Barhom. Extras: Commentary, interviews,
making-of featurette. (Koch Lorber Films).
** This Is America, Charlie Brown (2006) Two-disc set with eight
episodes that travel through time to visit important events in
American history; $19.99. (Paramount).
** Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent (1994 -- TV) Robert
Conrad, George Hamilton. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Under Lock and Key (1995) Barbara Niven, Wendi Westbrook,
Taylor Leigh. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Valley of the Dolls (1967) Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul
Burke, Sharon Tate, Tony Scotti, Martin Milner, Charles Drake,
Alexander Davion, Lee Grant. Extras: Commentary by Parkins,
"Gotta Get Off This Merry Go-Round: Sex Dolls and Showtimes"
documentary, "The Divine Ms. Susann" featurette, "Hollywood
Backstories "Valley of the Dolls" featurette, "Valley of the
Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage" documentary with rare footage,
"Jacqueline Susann and Valley of the Dolls" documentary with rare
footage, "Pill Pop-Up Karaoke" follow-the-bouncing-ball
sing-along on three songs, screen tests. (Fox).
** Walker Texas Ranger: The Complete First Season (1993-94)
Seven-disc set, $54.99. (Paramount).
** Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Three-disc set with 13
episodes of the animated TV series; $29.98. (Shout! Factory).,
** The World's Fastest Indian (2005) Dir.: Roger Donaldson;
Anthony Hopkins, Saginaw Grant, Diane Ladd, Walton Goggins.
Extras: Commentary by Donaldson, original documentary "Offerings
to the God of Speed" by Donaldson, deleted scenes, "The Making of
the World's Fastest Indian. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
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