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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, September 26-- MONDAY, October 2
CURIOUS GEORGE
The animated fun begins when museum guide Ted (Will Ferrell)
journeys to the African jungle to find an artifact that will save
his museum from closing. There he meets Curious George, a pint-
sized chimp with insatiable curiosity and a nose for adventure.
It's monkey see, monkey do when Ted returns home by ship and the
adorable simian stows away to be with him. Back home, George
manages to throw a monkey wrench into Ted's life when his
outrageous antics get his friend fired. In the end, George and
Ted work together to save the museum and win the heart of a
lovely elementary school teacher (Drew Barrymore). Vitals:
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan. Voices of Will Ferrell, Frank
Welker, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright.
Dick Van Dyke. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: G, 88 min., Animated
Family, Box office gross: $58.336 million, Universal.
FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, THE
After an arrest for illegal street racing, teen outsider Sean
Boswell (Lucas Black) moves to Japan to avoid jail time. Living
with his father in a cramped apartment in a low-rent section of
Tokyo, Sean discovers the sexy, clandestine world of Japanese
drift racing, in which brash young drivers compete in a deadly
combination of brutal speed and terrifying hairpin turns: Tricked
out cars careen through the gritty and stylish streets of Tokyo
in the ultimate gravity-defying automotive experience. When he
loses a race to the "Drift King," Sean's foray into this
daredevil underground sport puts him in dangerous proximity of
Tokyo's notorious criminal underworld, raising the stakes to life
and death. Vitals: Director: Justin Lin. Stars: Lucas Black, Bow
Wow, Nathalie Kelley, JJ Sonny Chiba, Sung Kang. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: PG-13, 105 min., Action, Box office gross: $61.360
million, Universal.
LAKE HOUSE, THE
A lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) who once occupied an unusual
lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest
resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they
discover that they're actually living two years apart, they must
try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance
before it's too late. Feeling that it's time for a change in her
life, Dr. Kate Forster leaves the suburban Illinois locale and
takes a job at a busy Chicago hospital. One thing she is
reluctant to leave behind is the uniquely beautiful house she's
been renting -- a spacious and artfully designed refuge with
large windows that overlook a placid lake. On her way to the
city, Kate leaves a note in the mailbox for the house's next
tenant, asking him to forward her mail and noting that the
inexplicable painted paw prints he might notice by the front door
were there when she moved in. But when the next tenant arrives,
he sees a much different picture. Alex Wyler, a talented but
frustrated architect working at a nearby construction site, finds
the lake house badly neglected: dusty, dirty and overgrown with
weeds. And no sign of paw prints anywhere. He disregards Kate's
note until, days later, while painting the weather-beaten jetty
he sees a stray dog run across the fresh paint and then towards
the entrance of the house, leaving paw prints exactly where she
said they'd be. Baffled, Alex writes back, saying that the house
had no occupant before him and wondering how she could have known
about the dog; while Kate, who just left it a week ago, imagines
he is playing some kind of joke on her and fires back a reply.
Just for argument's sake, what day is it there? April 14, 2004.
No, she says. It's April 14, 2006. The same day, two years apart.
As Kate and Alex continue to correspond through the lake house's
mailbox they confirm that they are, incredibly, impossibly,
living two years apart. Sharing this unusual bond, they reveal
more of themselves to one another with each passing week - their
secrets, their doubts and dreams, until they find themselves
falling in love. Vitals: Director: Alejandro Agresti. Stars:
Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher
Plummer. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 98 min., Fantasy Drama, Box
office gross: $51.919 million, Warner.
NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE, THE
From Mary Harron ("I Shot Andy Warhol," "American Psycho") comes
this provocative exploration of sexuality, religion and pop
culture, taking viewers back to the 1950s and the fascinating
world of famous pin-up girl Bettie Page. Gretchen Mol stars as
Page, who grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee
and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. She was the
ultimate girl-next-door, and one of the most popular Playboy
centerfolds. The quiet, good-natured Southern beauty found her
calling in front of the camera and radiated vitality and joy in
every pose, every costume, every milieu. Her legendary fetish
poses made her the target of a Senate investigation into
pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who
continues to enthrall fans to this day. At the height of her
popularity, Bettie disappeared from the art world scene. Vitals:
Director: Mary Harron. Stars: Gretchen Mol, Chris Bauer, Jared
Harris, Sarah Paulson, Cara Seymour, David Strathairn, Lili
Taylor. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 90 min., Biodrama, Box office
gross: $1.248 million, HBO Video.
RUSSIAN DOLLS
Five years after "L'Auberge Espagnole," Xavier is back, now 30
years old. An aspiring novelist, his greatest achievement is a
co-credit on an over-the-top TV soap, and his romantic life is
equally disappointing. He has one meaningless romantic encounter
after another and lines up a confusing series of jobs related to
writing -- he's a little messed up. A chance meeting could be the
answer to both his career and love life, but Xavier's lack of
direction (and will-power) threatens to turn his good fortune
into ultimate heartbreak. In French with English subtitles.
Vitals: Director: Cedric Klapisch. Stars: Audrey Tautou, Cecile
de France, Romain Duris, Kelly Reilly. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: NR,
129 min., Romantic Comedy, Box office gross: $.255 million, IFC
Films/Genius Products.
THREE TIMES
Director Hou Hsiao Hsien's masterpiece. A delightful and radiant
love story between May/Ah Mei/Jing (Shu Qi) and Chen/Mr.
Chang/Zhen (Chang Chen) set in three different eras -- pool hall
in 1966, a 1911 brothel and present day Taipei - with the same
actors as the lovers in all three periods. This sentimental tale
of three reincarnations of unfinished love is a cinematic
masterpiece and was an official selection at the Cannes, Toronto,
Telluride, New York and San Francisco International Film
Festivals. Stylistic and true to the life of the times, Hsien
brings to life the culture of each period as the tales unfold.
Critically acclaimed for its wisdom, cinematic style and
storytelling. In Taiwanese with English subtitles. Vitals:
Director: Hou Hsiao Hsien. Stars: Shu Qi, Chang Chen. 2006, CC,
MPAA rating: NR, 135 min., Romantic Drama, Box office gross:
$.151 million, IFC Films/Genius Products.
For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar.htm>
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NEWS
COMING SOON:
Due November 28 is "Superman Returns," directed by Bryan Singer
and starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James
Marsden, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, Sam Huntington, Eva Marie
Saint, Marlon Brando and Kal Penn, available as a single-disc
movie only and a two-disc Special Edition with extras, from
Warner ... on December 12 Fox will release "The Devil Wears
Prada" starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley
Tucci and Adrian Grenier.
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
A pair of horror film staples have come back as special editions:
"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Ultimate Edition" (1974) directed
by Tobe Hooper and starring Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul
A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and
Gunnar Hansen cuts up again in a two-disc set with a new
widescreen high-definition transfer from the original 16mm camera
negatives and remixed audio in discrete Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0
stereo surround and the original monophonic soundtrack, digitally
remastered. Extras include commentary by actors Burns, Partain,
and Danziger and art director Robert A. Burns; commentary by
director Tobe Hooper, cinematographer Daniel Pearl and actor
Hansen; "Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Documentary"; "Flesh Wounds Documentary"; tour of the TCSM house
with Gunnar Hansen; deleted scenes; outtakes; theatrical
trailers; TV and radio spots; blooper reel; and still gallery,
from Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video ... "A Nightmare on Elm
Street" (1984), directed by Wes Craven and starring John Saxon,
Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia,
Johnny Depp, Charles Fleischer, Joseph Whipp and Robert Englund.
The DVD uses New Line's infinifilm system so viewers can access
behind-the-scenes documentaries, interviews and other extras as
they are watching the film, so the bonus materials can be seen in
the film's context. Extras include audio essays with director Wes
Craven and star Robert Englund, documentaries on the franchise's
origins and its legacy, trivia challenge, and a making-of
featurette, from New Line.
"Soupy Sales: In Living Black and White" is a single disc of all
of Soupy's classic black and white episodes containing more than
two and a half hours of Soupy and friends at their crazy, comedic
best: Soupy debuting the latest dance craze The Mouse; Pookie the
Lion evoking such legendary greats as BB King and Muddy Waters
when he sings the blues; White Fang -- the world's meanest dog --
playing an unusual game of fetch; the Soupy Shuffle; and plenty
of flying pies. Soupy's show started out for kids in the early
1960s but quickly became a phenomenon for hipsters and straights;
$14.98 from Morada Vision.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"The Adventures of Dick Tracy: The Complete Animated Series"
(1961-64) is a four-disc set -- with a Dick Tracy comic -- $39.98
from Classic Media ... "Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated --
The Hill's Angels Years DVD Set 5" is a three-disc set with nine
uncut episodes from 1982-85, $49.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Best
of the Kids in the Hall: Volume 1" features 39 of the cast's and
fans' favorite skits from the early days of the series, $14.95
from A&E Home Video ... "Bliss: Season Two" is a single disc with
eight unedited episodes of the second season of the Oxygen Net
series, $24.95 from MTI Home Video ... "The Book of Daniel: The
Complete Series" is a two-disc set, $22.98 from Universal ...
"Brotherhood: The Complete First Season" is a three-disc set with
11 episodes, $56.99 from Showtime ... "City of Men" is a three-
disc set with 19 episodes of the hit Brazilian TV series, in
Portuguese with English subtitles; $32.98 from Palm Pictures ...
"Dangermouse: The Final Seasons" is a three-disc set with all 21
episodes from Seasons 7-10 of the pop-culture savvy series,
$39.95 from A&E Home Entertainment ... "Daniel Boone: Season 1"
and "Season 2" are eight-disc sets, digitally restored and re-
mastered, $49.98 each from Goldhil Entertainment/Liberation
Entertainment ... "Eleventh Hour" (2006) is a two-disc set with
four episodes of the investigative sci-fi mystery series starring
Patrick Stewart as a government detective who solves mysteries in
the ever-evolving world of contemporary science (rogue cloners,
resurgent viruses, ruthless polluters, etc.), $29.99 from Acorn
Media ... "Ellen: The Complete Season Four" is a three-disc set,
$49.95 A&E Home Video ... "Mama's Family: The Complete First
Season" is a two-disc set with 13 episodes, $26.97 from Warner
... "One Tree Hill: The Complete Third Season" is a six-disc set
with 22 episodes, $59.98 from Warner ... "Pride and Prejudice:
10th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition" (1996) is a limited
edition set -- only 150,000 will be created -- features the
original, legendary A&E Network/BBC miniseries in its entirety on
two discs; $59.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Riptide: The Complete
First Season" is a three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.95 from
Sony ... "Thriller: The Complete Season One" is a four-disc set
of the British anthology series from the 1970s; created by famed
"Avengers" auteur Brian Clemens; $79.95 from A&E Home Video ...
"Whose Line Is It, Anyway? Season 1, Volume 1" is a two-disc set
with 10 episodes, $24.98 from Warner.
FOR THE KIDS:
"Diver Dan" is a single disc with episodes of the 1960s kids
serial featuring live-action and puppet characters, $7.98 from
Alpha Home Entertainment ... Scholastic Video Collection has two
releases this week: "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel ... And
More Stories About Trucks" (2006) is adapted and animated from
the 1939 book by Virginia Lee Burton, and narrated by Andy
Richter; the DVD features two other action-packed stories based
on favorite children's books: "Trash! y Town" and "Dot the Fire
Dog"; and "Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman ... And More Creepy
Tales" (2006), a deliciously scary story about a boy who
outsmarts an old witch-woman before she can capture him and his
siblings for dinner; includes three other stories about witches:
"Space Case" narrated by Christopher Lloyd, "The Boy With Two
Shadows," "The Witch in the Cherry Tree" ; $14.95 each ...
"Rounding First" (2005) is a family film about a group of boys
who break out of Little League summer camp to secretly trail one
boy's parents on a mysterious trip they're taking. from Hangin'
Hams Prods. ... "Bratz Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz!" (2006)
features the animated on-the-road adventures of the fashion
dolls, $19.98 from Fox ... "The Wind in the Willows: The Feature
Films Collection" (1983) is a two-disc set with Cosgrove Hall
Productions' whimsical stop-motion animated "The Wind in the
Willows" and "The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads";
$29.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Laura's Star" (2005) is an
animated children's film about a little girl who witnesses a
shooting star fall from the sky and discovers that the star has
broken its leg; after being mended with a band aid, the star
begins scattering stardust around Laura's bedroom, bringing her
toys to life; $14.98 from Warner ... "Power Rangers: Mystic
Force: Dark Wish -- The Blockbuster" (2006) features the complete
Dark Wish saga in a full-length feature, $19.99 from Buena Vista.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
"The Ground Truth" (2006) is a brutally honest, fulfilling, and
unforgettable documentary account of the struggles of returned
Iraq War veterans and their loved ones. Nominated for the Grand
Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, film is
unflinchingly forthright in its account of the broken hearts and
shattered lives left in the wake of the War in Iraq. Devastated
by the unrelenting brutality of the war and overlooked by the
government they served and sacrificed for, these reluctant heroes
are beset by personal demons as well as physical and
psychological wounds as they attempt to reintegrate into their
families and communities. From Universal ... "Combat Diary: The
Marines of Lima Company" (2006) is a History Channel documentary
about the war in Iraq; $24.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Iraq for
Sale: The War Profiteers" (2006) is a hard-hitting expose about
the misuse of funds earmarked for reconstruction in Iraq.
Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald ("Wal- Mart: The High Cost of
Low Price," "Outfoxed") takes you inside the lives of soldiers,
truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever
as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. The
film uncovers the connections between private corporations
(Halliburton among them) making a killing in Iraq and the
decision makers who allow them to do so; $14.95 from The
Disinformation Company ... "Digging for the Truth: The Complete
Season One" is a four-disc set of the History Channel's
archaeology adventure series, $49.95 from A&E Home Video ... "New
York Mets Vintage World Series Films" spotlights the classic
moments of the New York Mets 1969 and 1986 World Series
championships, $19.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Michele Balan
Live! At Joe's Pub in NYC" (2006) is a stand-up routine by
Michele Balan, one of the four finalists on NBC's "Last Comic
Standing"; $19.99 from Kultur International ... "Windy City Heat:
The Uncensored Director's Cut" (2003 -- TV) is a full-length
original reality film, the climax of a decade-long practical joke
played on its "star," Perry Caravello, in a two-disc set. from
Comedy Central/Paramount ... "Docurama Film Festival II" is a 10-
disc set with "Con Man," "The Education of Shelby Knox," "The
Lady in Question Is Charles Busch," "Parallel Lines," "Passin' It
On," "Power Trip," "Waging a Living," "The Shvitz," "Spotlight on
Our Times -- Farmingville" and "Special Retrospective -- Original
cast Album: Company"; $229.95 from Docurama.
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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 Adventures of Dick Tracy: The Complete Animated Series
(1961-64) Four-disc set, $39.98. Extras: Limited edition Dick
Tracy comic book. (Classic Media).
** Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated -- The Hill's Angels
Years DVD Set 5. Three-disc set with nine uncut episodes from
1982-85, $49.95. Extras: New, fan-demanded, exclusive interview
with the heaven-sent Hill's Angels themselves. (A&E Home Video).
** Beowulf & Grendel (2006) Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgard,
Sarah Polley. Blood-soaked medieval adventure based on the Old
English epic poem. Extras: Commentary by director Sturla
Gunnarsson and screenwriter Andrew Rai Berzins, deleted scenes,
cast interviews, costume sketches, "Wrath of Gods" featurette.
(Union Station Media).
** Best of the Kids in the Hall: Volume 1 (2006) Features 39 of
the cast's and fans' favorite skits from the early days of the
series, $14.95. (A&E Home Video).
** The Big Animal (Duze zwierze) (2000 -- Poland) Jerzy Stuhr,
Anna Dymna, Rubio the Camel. Extras: "Controlled Testimonies"
interview with director-actor Jerzy Stuhr, "Rendezvous" on-the-
set featurette. (Milestone Film & Video).
** Bliss: Season Two. Single disc with eight unedited episodes of
the second season of the Oxygen Net series, $24.95. (MTI Home
Video).
** The Book of Daniel: The Complete Series. Two-disc set, $22.98.
(Universal).
** Bratz Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz! (2006) Animated on-the-road
adventures of the fashion dolls. (Fox).
** Brotherhood: The Complete First Season. Three-disc set with 11
episodes, $56.99 Extras: Commentary by creator/executive
producer/writer Blake Masters and executive producer/writer Henry
Bromell; "Power Map" interactive graphical guide to the
characters' relationships and power struggles. (Showtime).
** City of Men. Three-disc set with 19 episodes of the hit
Brazilian TV series, in Portuguese with English subtitles;
$32.98. (Palm Pictures).
** The Clay Bird (Matir moina) (2002 - France/Bangladesh) Nurul
Islam Bablu, Russell Farazi, Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Rokeya
Prachy. Extras: Introduction by director Tareque Masud and
producer Catherine Masud, interviews with cast and crew, "The
Making of The Clay Bird" documentary, stills gallery. (Milestone
Film & Video).
** Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company (2006) History
Channel documentary about the war in Iraq; $24.95. (A&E Home
Video).
** Connor's War (2006) Anthony "Treach" Criss, Nia Peeples. Blind
CIA hero is given his sight back for one more secret mission.
(Sony).
** Curious George (2006) Voices of Will Ferrell, Frank Welker,
Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright. Dick
Van Dyke. Extras: Jack Johnson "Upside Down" music video with
sing-a-long; "Drawn to George" drawing lessons; "Monkey Around
With Words" featurette; "Monkey in Motion" animation featurette;
deleted scenes; bonus kids activities: "Virtual Coloring Book,"
"The Ever Changing Colorful Chameleon," "Where's George?" "Banana
Hunt: Help Hungry George Find the Bananas"; DVD ROM downloadable
coloring sheets. (Universal).
** Dangermouse: The Final Seasons. Three-disc set with all 21
episodes from Seasons 7-10 of the pop-culture savvy series,
$39.95. Extras: "Town Hall Terrors" episode of "Count Duckula,"
alternative Dangermouse theme song options, Dangermouse song
karaoke and character description. (A&E Home Entertainment).
** Daniel Boone: Season 1. Eight-disc set, digitally restored and
re-mastered, $49.98. Extras: "Photo gallery from the Golden Age,"
interviews with Fess Parker, visitor's guide to Fess Parker's Los
Olivos Winery & Spa resort, commentary. (Goldhil
Entertainment/Liberation Entertainment).
** Daniel Boone: Season 2. Eight-disc set, digitally restored and
re-mastered, $49.98. Extras: "Photo gallery From the Golden Age,"
interviews with Fess Parker, visitor's guide to Fess Parker's Los
Olivos Winery & Spa resort, commentary. (Goldhil
Entertainment/Liberation Entertainment).
** Digging for the Truth: The Complete Season One. Four-disc set
of the History Channel's archaeology adventure series, $49.95.
Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage, "History in the Making"
featurette. (A&E Home Video).
** Diver Dan. Fifteen episodes of the 1960s kids serial featuring
live-action and puppet characters, $7.98. (Alpha Home
Entertainment).
** Docurama Film Festival II. 10-disc set with "Con Man," "The
Education of Shelby Knox," "The Lady in Question Is Charles
Busch," "Parallel Lines," "Passin' It On," "Power Trip," "Waging
a Living," "The Shvitz," "Spotlight on Our Times -- Farmingville"
and "Special Retrospective -- Original cast Album: Company";
$229.95. (Docurama).
** Down in the Valley (2006) Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood,
David Morse, Bruce Dern, Rory Culkin. Psychological thriller
about a young, charismatic cowboy stuck in suburban San Fernando
Valley, who by a twist of fate rides into the life of a
rebellious young girl. Extras: Q & A with Edward Norton and
writer-director David Jacobson, deleted scenes. (ThinkFilm).
** Eleventh Hour (2006 -- TV) Two-disc set with four episodes of
the investigative sci-fi mystery series starring Patrick Stewart
as a government detective who solves mysteries in the ever-
evolving world of contemporary science (rogue cloners, resurgent
viruses, ruthless polluters, etc.); $29.99. (Acorn Media).
** Ellen: The Complete Season Four. Three-disc set, $49.95.
Extras: Writer's commentary. (A&E Home Video).
** Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The (2006) Lucas Black, Bow
Wow, Nathalie Kelley, JJ Sonny Chiba, Sung Kang. Latest edition
in the street-racing franchise. Extras: "Underground Drifting"
featurette with real-life drifters, "Drifting School" behind-the-
scenes with the stars as they learn to drift, "Cast Cam" behind-
the-scenes videos, "The Big Breakdown: Han's Last Ride"
featurette on the film's most explosive chase, "Tricked Out to
Drift" featurette on the 230 cars used for stunts and crashes,
"Welcome to Drifting" featurette, "The Real Drift King"
featurette on the legend who put drifting on the map, "The
Japanese Way" on-location featurette. (Universal).
** Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Volume 7
(2006) Last three chapters of the Japanese anime series. (Bandai
Entertainment/Manga Entertainment).
** The Ground Truth (2006) Brutally honest, fulfilling, and
unforgettable documentary account of the struggles of returned
Iraq War veterans and their loved ones. Extras: Extended and
deleted footage. (Universal).
** Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006) Documentary about the
misuse of funds earmarked for reconstruction in Iraq; $14.95.
(The Disinformation Company).
** Lake House, The (2006) Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Shohreh
Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer. (Warner).
** Laura's Star (2005) Animated children's film. Extras: "The
Music of Laura's Star," "Making of Laura's Star," behind the
scenes with the talent of "Laura's Star," behind the scenes with
the producer and director of "Laura's Star," compositing a scene,
Laura's World game collection. (Warner).
** Mama's Family: The Complete First Season. Two-disc set with 13
episodes, $26.97. (Warner).
** Michele Balan Live! At Joe's Pub in NYC (2006) Stand-up
routine by Michele Balan, one of the four finalists on NBC's
"Last Comic Standing"; $19.99. (Kultur International).
** Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel ... And More Stories About
Trucks (2006) Adapted and animated from the 1939 book by Virginia
Lee Burton. Narrated by Andy Richter; two other action-packed
stories based on favorite children's books: "Trash! y Town" and
"Dot the Fire Dog"; $14.95. Extras: Bonus story "The Remarkable
Riderless Runaway Tricycle." (Scholastic Video Collection)
** New York Mets Vintage World Series Films (2006) Classic
moments of the New York Mets 1969 and 1986 World Series
championships, $19.95. (A&E Home Video).
** A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Dir.: Wes Craven; John Saxon,
Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia,
Johnny Depp, Charles Fleischer, Joseph Whipp, Robert Englund.
Uses New Line's infinifilm system so viewers can access behind-
the-scenes documentaries, interviews and other extras as they are
watching the film, so the bonus materials can be seen in the
film's context. Extras: Audio essays with director Wes Craven,
stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, others; "Never Sleep
Again" making-of documentary; "Freddy's Coming for You" trivia
challenge; "The House That Freddy Built" documentary on the
legacy of the series; "Night Terrors" featurette on the origins
of Wes Craven's nightmares; "Nightmare" video clips. (New Line).
** The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) Gretchen Mol, Chris Bauer,
Jared Harris, Sarah Paulson, Cara Seymour, David Strathairn, Lili
Taylor. Biodrama about the 1950s pinup girl. Extras: Commentary
by Mol, director-writer Mary Harron, and writer Guinevere Turner.
(HBO Video).
** One Tree Hill: The Complete Third Season. Six-disc set with 22
episodes, $59.98. Extras: Unaired scenes, commentary on two
episodes by cast and crew, "Anatomy of an Episode," gag reel.
(Warner).
** Power Rangers: Mystic Force: Dark Wish -- The Blockbuster
(2006 -- TV) Complete "Dark Wish" saga in a feature-length
format. Extras: "Power Rangers: Forces of Nature!" featurette,
special messages from "The Power Rangers Mystic Force." (Buena
Vista).
** Pride and Prejudice: 10th Anniversary Limited Collector's
Edition (1996) A&E Network and the BBC's miniseries. Limited
edition set -- only 150,000 will be created -- features the
original, legendary miniseries in its entirety on two discs;
$59.95. Extras: Bonus disc featuring a new, exclusive featurette
with the cast and crew of the original production, 120-page
keepsake companion book, more. (A&E Home Video).
** Riptide: The Complete First Season. Three-disc set with 13
episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
** Rounding First (2005) Matt Borish, Soren Fulton, Sam Semenza,
Michael E. Knight, John Michael Bolger, Scott Lawrence. Family
film about a group of boys who break out of Little League summer
camp to secretly trail one boy's parents on a mysterious trip
they're taking. (Hangin' Hams Prods.).
** Russian Dolls (2006 -- French) Audrey Tautou, Cecile de
France, Romain Duris, Kelly Reilly. Romantic comedy continues the
story of 30-year-old Xavier, a struggling writer who experiences
a series of meaningless love affairs. Sequel to the critically
acclaimed "L'Auberge Espagnole." (IFC Films/Genius Products).
** A Slight Case of Murder (1999 -- TV) William H. Macy, Adam
Arkin, Felicity Huffman, James Cromwell, Julia Campbell, Paul
Mazursky, Vincent Pastore. TNT Original Movie.
** Soupy Sales: In Living Black and White. Single disc of all of
Soupy's classic black and white episodes containing over two and
a half hours of Soupy and friends at their comedic best; $14.98.
(Morada Vision).
** Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman ... And More Creepy Tales
(2006) Deliciously scary story about a boy who outsmarts an old
witch-woman before she can capture him and his siblings for
dinner. Includes three other stories about witches: "Space Case"
narrated by Christopher Lloyd, "The Boy With Two Shadows," "The
Witch in the Cherry Tree" ; $14.95. Extras: Bonus story "The King
of Cats." (Scholastic Video Collection).
** The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Ultimate Edition (1974) Dir.:
Tobe Hooper; Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain,
William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen.
Two-disc set with new widescreen high-definition transfer from
the original 16mm camera negatives and remixed audio in discrete
Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 stereo surround and the original
monophonic soundtrack, digitally remastered. Extras: Commentary
by actors Burns, Partain, and Danziger and art director Robert A.
Burns; commentary by director Tobe Hooper, cinematographer Daniel
Pearl and actor Hansen; "Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking
Truth Documentary"; "Flesh Wounds Documentary"; tour of the TCSM
house with Gunnar Hansen; deleted scenes; outtakes; theatrical
trailers; TV and radio spots; blooper reel; still gallery. (Dark
Sky Films/MPI Home Video).
** Three Times (2006 -- France/Taiwan) Director: Hou Hsiao Hsien;
Shu Qi, Chang Chen. A delightful and radiant love story set in
three different eras - a pool hall in 1966, a 1911 brothel and
present day Taipei, with the lovers played by the same actors.
(IFC Films/Genius Products).
** Thriller: The Complete Season One. Four-disc set of the
British anthology series from the 1970s; created by famed
"Avengers" auteur Brian Clemens; $79.95. Extras: "Creating
Thriller With Brian Clemens," "Directing Thriller with Shaun O'
Riordan," "Filming Thriller with John Cooper," episode
introductions with Brian Clemens, archival photo gallery. (A&E
Home Video).
** Whose Line Is It, Anyway? Season 1, Volume 1. Two-disc set
with 10 episodes, $24.98. Extras: Never-before-seen games, gag
reel. (Warner).
** The Wind in the Willows: The Feature Films Collection (1983)
Two-disc set with Cosgrove Hall Productions' whimsical stop-
motion animated "The Wind in the Willows" and "The Wind in the
Willows: A Tale of Two Toads"; $29.95. Extras: Interview with
director Brian Cosgrove; Toad's Road trivia game; archival color
photo gallery; character descriptions; "Paperchase," a full bonus
episode from the third season of "The Wind in the Willows" TV
series. (A&E Home Video).
** Windy City Heat: The Uncensored Director's Cut (2003 -- TV)
Dir.: Bob Goldthwait. A full-length original reality film, the
climax of a decade-long practical joke played on its "star,"
Perry Caravello. Two-disc set. Extras: Second disc contains bonus
footage from 1992 to the present. (Comedy Central/Paramount).
For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>
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