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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, June 20 -- MONDAY, June 26
EIGHT BELOW
Thrilling and heartwarming adventure of loyalty, courage and the
bonds of friendship between eight incredible sled dogs and their
human leader. In Antarctica during the most unforgiving winter on
the planet, members of a scientific research station suffer a
sudden accident and are forced to leave behind their team of
beloved sled dogs. Alone and stranded, the dogs courageously
struggle to survive for six months in the intense frozen
wilderness, relying only on each other. The intelligent,
courageous dogs -- including noble pack leader Maya, rambunctious
rebel Shorty and rising leader Max -- fight overwhelming odds.
Driven by unwavering bonds of friendship, both the dogs and their
human handler -- who stops at nothing to attempt a rescue mission
-- make incredible journeys to reunite with each other. Vitals:
Director: Frank Marshall. Stars: Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood,
Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 120 min.,
Adventure, Box office gross: $79.172 million, Disney, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
The dysfunctional Carter family sets off on a cross-country road
trip in a weathered Suburban pulling an '88 Airstream trailer.
Heading West, they take an unexpected detour on a desolate
stretch of desert, with nothing seemingly alive for miles. When
they run into a little unexpected vehicle trouble, they realize
they are in dire straits, far from help, with a relentlessly
sweltering desert sun overhead. But even as they fight to survive
the deadly desert, a far greater threat emerges. Now the Carters
become aware that they are not quite as alone as they first
thought. There is another group of survivors in the hills
surrounding the desert: a genetically mutated, insatiably hungry,
blood-thirsty clan -- the terrifying offspring of miners left
behind in the days when atomic tests spread radioactive fallout
across the desert -- who will stop at nothing to prey on the
Carters one by one. Facing the very depths of savagery, the
Carter family must pull together if they are to find any hope of
returning to civilized life again ... alive. Modern take on Wes
Craven's 1977 cult classic. Vitals: Director: Alexandre Aja.
Michael Bailey Smith, Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd,
Emilie de Ravin, Aaron Stanford, Vinessa Shaw, Billy Drago. 2006,
CC, MPAA rating: R, 108 min., Horror, Box office gross: $35.717
million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
NIGHT WATCH
The first installment of a mind-bending trilogy based on the
best-selling sci-fi novels of Sergei Lukyanenko, "Night Watch"
features the cinematic vision of cutting-edge director-writer
Timur Bekmambetov, who uses a dazzling mix of state-of-the-art
visual effects, amazing action sequences, and nail-biting horror
to depict the epic battle between the forces of good and evil.
Shattering all boxoffice records in its native Russia, the film
was also the official Russian contender for Best Foreign Language
Film for the 2004 Academy Awards. The forces of Light and
Darkness have co-existed in a delicate balance for hundreds of
years ... until now. For centuries, the undercover members of the
Night Watch have policed the world's Dark Others -- vampires,
witches and shape-shifters that wage treachery in the night. But
now in modern-day Moscow, a chain of mysterious events triggers a
dreaded, age-old prophecy: an immortal with special powers will
come to switch sides, shattering the balance between good and
evil, unleashing an apocalyptic war unlike any the world has ever
known. Vitals: Director: Timur Bekmambetov. Stars: Konstantin
Khabensky, Vladimir Menshov, Valeri Zolotukhin, Mariya Poroshina.
2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 114 min., Horror-Thriller, Box office
gross: $1.454 million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
SYRIANA
Big oil means big money. Very big money. And that fact unleashes
corruption that stretches from Houston to Washington to the
Mideast and ensnares industrialists, princes, spies, politicos,
oilfield laborers and terrorists in a deadly, deceptive web of
move and countermove. This lightning-paced, whip-smart action
thriller grips your mind and nerves with an intensity that
doesn't let go for an instant.
The intrigue takes place against the backdrop of an oil-producing
Gulf country, where young, charismatic and reform-minded Prince
Nasir (Alexander Siddig) is seeking to change long-established
relationships with U.S. business interests. Nasir, the apparent
heir to the throne, has just granted natural gas drilling rights
-- long held by Connex, a Texas energy giant -- to a higher
Chinese bid. This is a huge blow to Connex and American business
interests in the region. Killen, a smaller Texas oil company
owned by Jimmy Pope (Chris Cooper), has just won the very
competitive drilling rights to coveted fields in Kazakhstan. This
makes Killen very attractive to Connex, who now needs new
territory to maintain its production capacity. When the two
companies merge, the pending deal attracts the scrutiny of the
Justice Dept., and Sloan Whiting, a powerful white-shoe
Washington law firm, is brought in to perform due diligence.
Bob Barnes (George Clooney) is a veteran CIA agent nearing the
end of a long and respectable career, with the possibility of
spending the latter days of his service in a cushy desk job. A
devoted company man, Bob's always been a true believer that his
work benefits his government and makes his country a safer place.
In Bob's last assignment, an assassination of two arms dealers in
Tehran, a Stinger missile falls into the hands of a mysterious
blue-eyed Egyptian. On his return to Washington, Bob is promised
a promotion after one last undercover mission -- assassinating
Prince Nasir. But when one of his field contacts turns on him and
the assassination attempt goes terribly awry, Bob is scapegoated
by the CIA, betrayed by the organization to which he has devoted
his life. As he searches to understand what has happened, he
begins to realize that he has been lied to -- used as a pawn and
never privy to the real motivation for the assignments he has
blindly carried out for years.
Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright) is an ambitious Washington
attorney at Sloan Whiting, in charge of the delicate task of
guiding the Connex-Killen merger through the deep waters of D.C.
He needs to give the Justice Department enough material to make
their case against Killen for its shady dealings in Kazakhstan
without jeopardizing the entire deal. It's in the company and the
country's interest that the merger go through.
Energy analyst Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon) is a rising star at an
Energy Trading Company, living with his wife Julie (Amanda Peet)
and their two young sons in Geneva. When he attends a party
thrown by Prince Nasir's family, a tragic accident results in the
death of Bryan's young son. Nasir attempts to make amends for
what happened, offering Bryan a business opportunity to help the
young leader realize his reformist ideas -- an opportunity Bryan
embraces, to the dismay of his grieving wife. Dean Whiting
(Christopher Plummer), Bennett's boss, the head of Sloan Whiting
and one of the most powerful men in Washington, is trying to undo
Nasir's deal with the Chinese. He knows that Nasir's younger,
more callow brother, Prince Meshal (Akbar Kurtha), will be more
amenable to American business interests and he pressures the
aging Emir to choose his younger son to succeed him, effectively
engineering Nasir's political demise.
At the other end of the wage scale in Nasir's country are the
migrant laborers toiling in its energy fields, whose lives are
directly and drastically affected by the royal family's policies
and the vagaries of the industry. Connex workers Saleem Ahmed
Kahn (Shahid Ahmed) and his son Wasim (Mazhar Munir) have just
been laid off from their jobs in the fields when the Chinese take
them over, and their future becomes increasingly uncertain as
they search in vain for work before their visas run out. Saleem
dreams of someday returning to Pakistan; his son hopes for a
better life but quickly becomes disillusioned and angry at the
way he and his father are treated as immigrant workers in the
Gulf. Wasim and his friend Farooq (Sonnell Dadral) find solace at
the local madrassa, a place where they are treated with dignity
in an otherwise bleak and unfamiliar world. At the madrassa,
Wasim and Farooq are taken under the wing of a charismatic and
dangerous recruiter -- the blue-eyed Egyptian with the missing
Stinger missile.
Sheiks and field workers, government inspectors and international
spies, rich and poor, the famous and infamous -- each plays their
small part in the vast and complex system that powers the
industry, none realizing the true extent of the explosive impact
their lives will have upon the world.
Vitals: Director: Stephen Gaghan. Stars: George Clooney, Matt
Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake
Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig,
Mazhar Munir, Shahid Ahmed, Akbar Kurtha, Sonnell Dadral. 2005,
CC, MPAA rating: R, 126 min., Drama, Box office gross: $45.419
million, Warner, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
WHY WE FIGHT
Named after the series of short films by legendary director Frank
Capra that explored America's reasons for entering World War II,
"Why We Fight" surveys a half-century of military conflicts,
asking how -- and answering why -- a nation of, by and for the
people has become the savings-and-loan of a government system
whose survival depends on an Orwellian state of constant war.
"Why We Fight" features interviews and observations by a "who's
who" of military and Washington insiders including Senator John
McCain, Gore Vidal, and Dan Rather. Beginning with President
Dwight D. Eisenhower's prescient 1961 speech warning of the rise
of the "military industrial complex," "Why We Fight" moves far
beyond the headlines of various American military operations to
the deeper questions of why America seemingly is always at war.
What are the forces -- political, economic, and ideological --
that drive us to clash against an ever-changing enemy? Just why
does America fight? Unforgettable, powerful and at times
disturbing, "Why We Fight" will challenge viewers long after the
last fade-out. Vitals: Director: Eugene Jarecki. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: PG-13, 98 min., Documentary, Box office gross: $1.146
million, Sony, 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:
Due August 22 is spooky horror thriller "Silent Hill," starring
Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim
Coates, Tanya Allen and Alice Krige, from Warner ... Fox will
release on August 29 the spy thriller "The Sentinel," starring
Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, Kim Basinger,
Blair Brown and David Rasche.
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Clark Gable fans will appreciate the "Clark Gable Signature
Collection," a wonderful six-disc set with the DVD debuts of
"Boom Town," "China Seas", "Dancing Lady," "Mogambo," "San
Francisco" and "Wife vs. Secretary"; $49.92 from Warner. Extras
include featurettes and shorts ... Warner also will release this
week five comedies that epitomize the 1960s: "A Fine Madness"
(1966) starring Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg,
Patrick O'Neal and Colleen Dewhurst, based on the novel by
Elliott Baker; "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas" (1968),about a
thirtysomething straight-laced man who falls for a hippie,
starring Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young and
Joyce Van Patten; "The Loved One" (1965), based on the satirical
novel by Evelyn Waugh, directed by Tony Richardson and starring
Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Rod Steiger, Anjanette Comer,
Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, James Coburn, John Gielgud, Tab
Hunter, Margaret Leighton, Liberace, Roddy McDowall, Robert
Morley, Barbara Nichols and Lionel Stander; "The Gang That
Couldn't Shoot Straight" (1971), a mob spoof starring Jerry
Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander and
Robert De Niro; and the quintessential 1960s flick, "Petula"
(1968), directed by Richard Lester and starring Julie Christie,
George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight
and Pippa Scott; $14.94 each ... From Fox comes "The Charlie Chan
Collection Volume One," a gift set with four Warner
Oland-starring Charlie Chan mysteries: "Charlie Chan in Egypt"
(1935), "Charlie Chan in London" (1934), "Charlie Chan in Paris"
(1935) and "Charlie Chan in Shanghai" (1935); $59.98. Extras
include three featurettes: "The Real Charlie Chan," "The Legacy
of Charlie Chan" and "In Search of Charlie Chan."
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Adventures of Superman: The Complete Third &
Fourth Seasons" (1955-56), a five-disc set with 26 episodes,
$39.98 from Warner... "The King of Queens: The Complete Fifth
Season," a three-disc set with 25 episodes, $39.95 from Sony ...
"Lois & Clark -- The New Adventures of Superman: The Complete
Third Season," a six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98 from
Warner ... "Married ... With Children: The Complete Fifth
Season," a three-disc set with 25 episodes, $39.95 from Sony ...
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season Four," a three-disc set with 24
episodes, $29.98 from Fox ... "NewsRadio: The Complete Fourth
Season," a three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.95 from Sony ...
"Superboy: The Complete First Season," a four-disc set with 26
episodes, $39.98 from Warner.
FOR THE KIDS:
"Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure" (2001) is a well-done
sequel to the 1955 animated classic, featuring the voices of
Scott Wolf, Alyssa Milano, Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Bennett, Jodi
Benson, Bill Fagerbakke, Mickey Rooney, Bronson Pinchot and Cathy
Moriarty; $29.99; this edition features commentary by the
filmmakers, Disney song selection sing-alongs, "Junkyard Games,"
a "Hide & Seek Game," "The Making of Lady & the Tramp II: From
Tramp to Scamp," and three classic Disney bonus shorts; from
Disney ... "What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 9: Route Scary Six"
includes four episodes themed around road trips: "Fright House of
a Lighthouse," "Go West Young Scoob," "Demon Farmer: Farmed and
Dangerous" and "Gentlemen Start Your Monsters"; $12.95 from
Warner ... Continuing the "Month of Superman" theme (see
TV-to-Video Superman releases above)-- coinciding with the June
28 theatrical release of "Superman Returns" -- Warner will
release for kids "Krypto the Superdog Volume 1: Cosmic Canine," a
five-episode compilation, $14.97; "Superman: The Animated Series,
Volume 3," a two-disc set with 18 episodes, $26.99; and
"Superman: Brainiac Attacks" (2006), an original animated feature
film; $19.98.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Blossoms of Fire" is a 2006 documentary on the women of the
Juchitan, "Mexico's matriarchy," whose beauty and strength have
inspired legends and songs for centuries, as well as recent
tabloid stories about male harems and free love, The docu sets
out to separate fact from fiction; $29.95 from New Yorker Video
... "Austin City Limits Music Festival 2005" (2005)is a two-disc
set with performances by Jet, The Allman Brothers Band, The
Bravery, Thievery Corporation, The Black Keys, Kasabian, Bloc
Party, The Frames, Kaiser Chiefs, Blues Traveler, Ambulance LTD,
Eisley, The Decemberists, Jason Mraz, Mike Doughty, Aqualung,
Keane, Rachael Yamagata, Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earle and the
Dukes, Gov't Mule, John Prine, Widespread Panic and the John
Butler Trio; $24.99 from Image Entertainment.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
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devices at www.tagtag.com/onvideo
** Adventures of Superman: The Complete Third & Fourth Season
(1955-56) Five-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.98. Extras:
"Adventures of Superman: The Color Era" featurette, "Faster Than
a Speeding Bullet: The Special Effects of Adventures of Superman"
featurette. (Warner).
** Austin City Limits Music Festival 2005 (2005) Two-disc set,
$24.99. Performances by Jet, The Allman Brothers Band, The
Bravery, Thievery Corporation, The Black Keys, Kasabian, Bloc
Party, The Frames, Kaiser Chiefs, Blues Traveler, Ambulance LTD,
Eisley, The Decemberists, Jason Mraz, Mike Doughty, Aqualung,
Keane, Rachael Yamagata, Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earle and the
Dukes, Gov't Mule, John Prine, Widespread Panic, John Butler
Trio. Extras: Disc 2 is devoted to special features, including
candid interviews with 14 of the featured artists and four
mini-documentaries: Bradley Beesley's "Ambulance LTD ACLMF 2005,"
"Voices From Within" (featuring Blues Traveler, directed by Dan
Shaw), "214 Circle Drive" (featuring Ruthie Foster; directed by
Margaret Brown), and "Roky Erickson", Kyle Ellison's portrait of
Austin's own father of psychedelia. (Image Entertainment).
** Blossoms of Fire (2006) Documentary on the women of the
Juchitan, "Mexico's matriarchy." (New Yorker).
** The Charlie Chan Collection Volume One. Gift set with four
Warner Oland-starring Charlie Chan mysteries: "Charlie Chan in
Egypt" (1935), "Charlie Chan in London" (1934), "Charlie Chan in
Paris" (1935) and "Charlie Chan in Shanghai" (1935); $59.98.
Extras: Three featurettes: "The Real Charlie Chan," "The Legacy
of Charlie Chan" and "In Search of Charlie Chan"; feature-length
presentation of the never-before-released 1931 Charlie Chan
adventure "Eran Trece," the Spanish-language version of the lost
"Charlie Chan Carries On," the first sound Chan film (stars
Manuel Arbo instead of Oland, but shot on the same sets and with
the same costumes). (Fox).
** Clark Gable Signature Collection. Six-disc set with DVD debut
of "Boom Town," "China Seas", "Dancing Lady," "Mogambo," "San
Francisco" and "Wife vs. Secretary"; $49.92. (Warner).
-- Boom Town (1940) Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette
Colbert, Hedy Lamarr. Extras: Vintage short "Hollywood Hobbies,"
classic cartoon "Home on the Range"; available separately for
$19.97.
-- China Seas (1935) Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Rosalind
Russell, Wallace Beery. Extras: Vintage "Fitzpatrick TravelTalk"
short "Cherry Blossom Time in Japan," musical short "A Girl's
Best Years"; available separately for $19.97.
-- Dancing Lady (1933) Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Nelson Eddy,
Robert Benchley, Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire. Extras: Two vintage
musical shorts: "Roast-Beef & Movies" and "Plane Nuts"; available
separately for $19.97.
-- Mogambo (1953) Dir.: John Ford; Clark Gable, Ava Gardner,
Grace Kelly; available separately for $14.96.
-- San Francisco (1936) Dir.: W.S. Van Dyke; Clark Gable,
Spencer Tracy, Jeanette MacDonald, Jack Holt. Extras: Documentary
profile "Clark Gable: Tall, Dark & Handsome," hosted by Liam
Neeson; alternate ending; two vintage "Fitzpatrick TravelTalk"
shorts: "Cavalcade of San Francisco" and "Night Descends on
Treasure Island"; classic cartoon "Bottles"; available separately
for $19.97.
-- Wife vs. Secretary (1936) Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna
Loy, James Stewart. Extras: Vintage shorts "New Shoes" and "The
Public Pays"; available separately for $19.97.
** Eight Below (2006) Dir.: Frank Marshall; Paul Walker, Bruce
Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs. Extras: Commentary by
director Frank Marshall and producer Pat Crowley, deleted scenes,
"Running With the Dogs: The Making of Eight Below"
behind-the-scenes featurette. (Disney).
** Equinox (1967, 1970) Dir.: Jack Woods, Dennis Muren; Edward
Connell, Barbara Hewitt, Frank Bonner, Robin Christopher, Jack
Woods. Two-disc set. Extras: Two films for the first time on
DVD: original, never-released "The Equinox: Journey into the
Supernatural" and the 1970 Jack H. Harris theatrical release,
"Equinox"; commentaries by the filmmakers, including
writer-director Jack Woods and effects
photographer-producer-director Dennis Muren; deleted scenes and
outtakes from the original 1967 version; "The Magic Treasure," a
rare animated fairy tale by David Allen; acclaimed "Kong"
commercial by Allen for Volkswagen, including test footage;
"Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast from Hell" (1972), a short film
featuring "Equinox" cast and crew; extensive gallery featuring
rare stills and promotional material; trailer and radio spots.
(The Criterion Collection).
** A Fine Madness (1966) Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean
Seberg, Patrick O'Neal, Colleen Dewhurst. Extras: "Mondo Connery"
vintage featurette. (Warner).
** The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) Jerry Orbach,
Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Robert De Niro.
(Warner).
** The Hills Have Eyes (2006) Michael Bailey Smith, Ted Levine,
Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd, Emilie de Ravin, Aaron Stanford,
Vinessa Shaw, Billy Drago. In R and unrated editions. Extras: R:
Commentary by director Alexandre Aja, writer Gregory Levassuer
and producer Marianne Maddalena; The Finalist music video "Leave
the Broken Hearts." Unrated: Adds "Surviving the Hills: Making of
The Hills Have Eyes" featurette; production diaries
behind-the-scenes footage; Fox Movie Channel "Casting Session."
(Fox).
** I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968) Peter Sellers, Jo Van
Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joyce Van Patten. (Warner).
** Justice League, Season 2. Four-disc set with 26 animated
episodes, $44.98. Extras: Commentaries on three episodes with the
creators and directors of the series, behind-the-scenes
featurette, Easter Egg: "Not to Savage" deleted scene. (Warner).
** The King of Queens: The Complete Fifth Season. Three-disc set
with 25 episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
** Krypto the Superdog Volume 1: Cosmic Canine. Five-episode
compilation, $14.97. (Warner).
** Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) Voices of
Scott Wolf, Alyssa Milano, Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Bennett, Jodi
Benson, Bill Fagerbakke, Mickey Rooney, Bronson Pinchot, Cathy
Moriarty, Mary Kay Bergman. Extras: Commentary by the filmmakers,
Disney song selection sing-alongs, "Junkyard Games," "Hide & Seek
Game," "The Making of Lady & the Tramp II: From Tramp to Scamp,"
three classic Disney bonus shorts. (Disney).
** Lois & Clark -- The New Adventures of Superman: The Complete
Third Season. Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras:
"Lois & Clark: A History of Romance" featurette, "Man of Steel"
trivia challenge. (Warner).
** The Loved One (1965) Dir.: Tony Richardson; Robert Morse,
Jonathan Winters, Rod Steiger, Anjanette Comer, Dana Andrews,
Milton Berle, James Coburn, John Gielgud, Tab Hunter, Margaret
Leighton, Liberace, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Barbara
Nichols, Lionel Stander. Extras: "Trying to Offend Everyone"
featurette. (Warner).
** Married ... With Children: The Complete Fifth Season.
Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
** The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season Four. Three-disc set with 24
episodes, $29.98. (Fox).
** NewsRadio: The Complete Fourth Season. Three-disc set with 22
episodes, $39.95. Extras: Gag reel, commentaries on select
episodes, short film: "One Man News Radio." (Sony).
** Night Watch (2006 -- Russia) Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir
Menshov, Valeri Zolotukhin, Mariya Poroshina. Russian and
English-dubbed versions. Extras: Extended ending, in-depth look
at the trilogy of which this is the first installment,
commentaries by writer-director Timur Bekmambetov and novelist
Sergei Lukianenko. (Fox).
** NYPD Blue Season Four. Four-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98.
Extras: Commentaries, "In With the New" featurette, "Through the
Lens: The Look of Blue" featurette. (Fox).
** The Omen Collectors Edition (1976) Dir.: Richard Donner;
Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Patrick Troughton, Billie
Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens, Sheila Raynor, Holly Palance, Anthony
Nicholls, Leo McKern, Martin Benson. Two-disc set. Extras:
Commentary by director Donner and editor Stuart Baird, commentary
by Donner and writer-director Brian Helgeland, featurette: "Curse
or Coincidence," Jerry Goldsmith on the Omen score, "666: The
Omen Revealed," "The Omen Legacy," deleted scene, David Seltzer
on writing "The Omen," "An Appreciation: Wes Craven on The Omen."
still gallery. (Fox).
** Petula (1968) Dir.: Richard Lester; Julie Christie, George C.
Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight, Pippa
Scott. Extras: "The Uncommon Making of Petulia" featurette.
(Warner).
** Superboy: The Complete First Season. Four-disc set with 26
episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Superboy: Getting Off the Ground"
featurette. (Warner).
** Superman: The Animated Series, Volume 3. Two-disc set with 18
episodes, $26.99. Extras: Commentaries on select episodes with
the creators and the directors, "Superman: Behind The Cape"
behind-the-scenes featurette, Easter Egg: deleted scene.
(Warner).
** Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006) Original animated feature
film; $19.98. Extras: "Metropolis Rumble" interactive game.
(Warner).
** Syriana (2005) Dir.: Stephen Gaghan; George Clooney, Matt
Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake
Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig,
Mazhar Munir. Extras: Conversation with George Clooney, deleted
scenes, "Make a Change, Make a Difference" featurette. (Warner).
** What's Eating Gilbert Grape Special Collector's Edition (1993)
Dir.: Lasse Hallstrom; Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette
Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Darlene Cates, John C. Reilly, Crispin
Glover. Extras: Commentary by director Hallstrom and writer Peter
Hedges, "The Characters of Gilbert Grape," "The Voice of Gilbert
Grape," "Why We Love Gilbert Grape," photo gallery. (Paramount).
** What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 9: Route Scary Six. Four episodes
themed around road trips: "Fright House of a Lighthouse," "Go
West Young Scoob," "Demon Farmer: Farmed and Dangerous" and
"Gentlemen Start Your Monsters"; $12.95. Extras: "Scooby-Doo
Mystery Roadtrip Menu Challenge," bonus episode "Camp
Comeonawannascareya." (Warner).
For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>
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