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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, October 10 -- MONDAY, October 16
ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
In "Art School Confidential," director Terry Zwigoff returns to a theme from his films "Crumb" and "Ghost World": the isolation of sensitive people whose interests and work are under-appreciated in a vacuous contemporary world. The film is Zwigoff's second adaptation of a comic story by Daniel Clowes, after "Ghost World," for which they shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2002. "Art School Confidential" follows a talented young artist -- Jerome Platz (Max Minghella) -- as he escapes from high school to a tiny East Coast art school. Here the boyish freshman's ambition is to become the world's greatest artist, like his hero Picasso. Unfortunately, the beauty and craft of Jerome's portraiture are not appreciated in an anything-goes art class that he finds bewildering and bogus. Neither his harsh judgments of his classmates' efforts or his later attempts to create pseudo-art of his own win him any admirers. But Jerome does attract the attentions of his dream girl -- the stunning and sophisticated Audrey (Sophia Myles) -- an artist's model and daughter of a celebrated artist. Rejecting the affectations of the local art scene, Audrey is drawn to Jerome's sincerity. When Audrey shifts her attentions to Jonah (Matt Keeslar), a hunky painter who becomes the school's latest art star, Jerome is heartbroken. Desperate, he concocts a risky plan to make a name for himself and win her back. Filling out Jerome's world are a host of offbeat characters, including: a quirky art teacher (John Malkovich) who takes an extra-curricular interest in Jerome; a failed artist (Jim Broadbent), drowning in alcohol and self-pity; a regal art history professor (Anjelica Huston) Jerome tries to influence; a coffee shop owner-cum-art impresario (Steve Buscemi) swelling with self-importance; a worldly classmate (Joel David Moore), who introduces Jerome to the intricate mores of campus life; and Jerome's filmmaker roommate (Ethan Suplee), exploding with energy to create a cinematic masterpiece. Vitals: Director: Terry Zwigoff. Stars: Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Ethan Suplee, Joel David Moore, Anjelica Huston, Steve Buscemi, Adam Scott. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 102 min., Black Comedy, Box office gross: $3.278 million, Sony.
CLICK
Family man Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) must learn to be careful what he "clicks for" when he stumbles upon a universal remote control that allows him to fast-forward through parts of his life. Newman is a family man with a busy career as an architect leaving minimal time for his wife Donna (Kate Beckinsale) and two kids. Unable one day to determine which of his many remotes turns on the television, he decides that a universal remote control will solve all of his problems. On Michael's search for the perfect device, he meets Morty (Christopher Walken), who gives him a one-of-a-kind remote with magical powers that allow him to perform TiVo-like functions. As Michael fast-forwards through annoying quarrels with his wife and mutes the barks and begging of Sundance, the family dog, he begins to feel in control of his career and personal life. However, when the remote starts to override his choices, Michael begins to truly appreciate and embrace the life he already has -- the good, the bad and the ugly. Vitals: Director: Frank Coraci. Stars: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner, Sean Astin. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 107 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $135.468 million, Sony.
GARFIELD: A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES
Gardfield, the world's favorite cat, has begun his very own British Invasion, wreaking havoc on the entire United Kingdom. He's traveled across the pond (with canine sidekick Odie) to surprise his master, Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer), who is in London to propose to his girlfriend, veterinarian Liz Wilson (Jennifer Love Hewitt). In London, Garfield meets his mirror image in Prince, an aristocratic kitty who has inherited a fabulous castle. The two trade places, and in the grand estate Garfield now calls home, he receives the royal treatment, including a butler and an international array of four-legged servants and followers. It's a life fit for a king ... even though Garfield is only a prince; in fact, he's the real "Prince and the Paw-purr." There's just one problem: the dastardly Lord Dargis, next in line to inherit the estate, wants Prince/Garfield out of the picture. And Garfield finds his bigger, better, more purr-fect world turned upside down. Vitals: Director: Tim Hill. Stars: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly, Ian Abercrombie and the voice of Bill Murray (Garfield). 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 84 min., Family Comedy, Box office gross: $28.189 million, Fox.
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
Director Robert Altman and writer Garrison Keillor join forces with an all-star cast to create a comic backstage fable about a fictitious radio variety show that has managed to survive in the age of television. Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin star as the Johnson Sisters, Yolanda and Rhonda, a country duet act that has survived the county-fair circuit, and Lindsay Lohan plays Meryl's daughter, Lola, who gets her big chance to sing on the show and then forgets the words. Kevin Kline is Guy Noir, a private eye down on his luck who works as a backstage doorkeeper, and Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly are Dusty and Lefty, the Old Trailhands, a singing cowboy act. Add Virginia Madsen as an angel, Tommy Lee Jones as the Axeman, Maya Rudolph as a pregnant stagehand and Keillor in the role of hangdog emcee, and you have a playful story set on a rainy Saturday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, where fans file into the Fitzgerald Theater to see "A Prairie Home Companion," a staple of radio station WLT, not knowing that WLT has been sold to a Texas conglomerate and that tonight's show will be the last. Shot entirely in the Fitzgerald, except for the opening and closing scenes which take place in a nearby diner, the picture combines Altman's cinematic style and intelligence and love of improvisation and Keillor's songs and storytelling to create a fictional counterpart to the "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show. The film uses the musicians and crew and stage setting of the actual radio show, heard on public radio stations coast to coast for the past quarter-century (and which, in real life, continues to be broadcast). Vitals: Director: Robert Altman. Stars: Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Yolanda Johnson, Lily Tomlin. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 105 min., Comedy-Drama, Box office gross: $17.968 million, New Line.
WAIST DEEP
Tyrese Gibson stars as O2, an ex-con who's trying to go straight. His life takes a deadly turn when his son gets kidnapped in a carjacking and held for ransom by a ruthless drug lord (The Game). With a street-smart hustler (Meagan Good) as his partner and his shady cousin (Larenz Tate) in the mix, O2 races through the violent streets of Los Angeles in a desperate attempt to outsmart rival gangs and save his son. Vitals: Director: Vondie Curtis Hall. Stars: Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate, The Game. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 97 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $21.318 million, Universal.
YOU, ME AND DUPREE
Comedy about a newlywed couple (Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon) whose relationship problems boil over when the groom's unemployed best man, Dupree (Owen Wilson), moves in with them for a brief period and seems to have no intention of leaving. Carl and Molly have found the one unfortunate hitch in their perfectly constructed newly wedded world: Dupree. A slacker with the soul of a poet, Dupree just can't seem to catch a break from "The Man." When he takes a week off to best-man Carl and Molly's marriage in Hawaii, Dupree gets the unceremonious heave-ho from his boss. Now jobless, car-less and evicted from the cot at his favorite watering hole, he just needs to crash with the Petersons for a couple of days; which goes on to become a couple of weeks, then months. At first, Carl is excited to have the couch guest while Molly bears the brunt of Dupree's well-meaning antics. But, as Carl becomes buried in his grown-up job of land development and headaches, he finds it hard to juggle Dupree and his newlywed responsibilities. As time passes, his and Molly's houseguest uses his ample spare time to become a great companion to her, underscoring Carl's new workaholic tendencies. Even Molly's dad begins to fall for Dupree's carefree wisdom, frustrating Carl to no end. Just as the impish buddy starts becoming a fixture in the Petersons' home, three becomes not just a crowd ... but a full-blown catastrophe. Vitals: Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo. Stars: Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Seth Rogen, Amanda Detmer, Michael Douglas. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 110 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $74.634 million, Universal.
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NEWS
COMING SOON:
Due Oct 17: Comedy "American Dreamz," starring Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe, Jennifer Coolidge, Marcia Gay Harden and Chris Klein, from Universal; "Only Human," a romantic comedy about a Jewish woman who brings her Palestinian fiance to "meet the parents," arrives from Magnolia Home Entertainment; and Paramount will release "Reds 25th Anniversary Special Collector's Edition" (1981), directed by Warren Beatty and starring Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Maureen Stapleton, Gene Hackman, Edward Herrmann, Paul Sorvino and M. Emmet Walsh in a two-disc set loaded with extras ... Due October 24 is "The Road to Guantanamo," director Michael Winterbottom's look at the incarceration of three innocent men during the war in Afghanistan, from Sony ... Due November 7 is ugly comedy "Little Man," directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Tracy Morgan and Kerry Washington, from Sony ... On November 14 Universal will release te college comedy "Accepted," starring Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Maria Thayer, Anthony Heald, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short and Lewis Black, from Universal; and Fox will release teen high school comedy "John Tucker Must Die," starring Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush and Arielle Kebbel.
Animated family film "The Ant Bully," with the voices of Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Zach Tyler, Regina King, Bruce Campbell, Lily Tomlin, Cheri Oteri and Larry Miller, will arrive November 28 from Warner ... On December 5 Paramount will release the long-awaited "The Conformist Extended Edition" (1970), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Stefania Sandrelli. Extras include several featurettes on the making of the film; also on that day the company will release Bertolucci's "1900" (1976), starring Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Stefania Casini and Sterling Hayden, in a two-disc set that includes the original five-hour version of the film; TV fans will lineup that day for Paramount's release of "Mission: Impossible The Complete First Season" in a seven-disc set with 28 episodes, $54.99 ... On December 12 Sony will release NASCAR-inspired "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan and Amy Adams; and Fox will release "St. Elsewhere: Season One," a four-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98 ... On December 19 "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" will fly home; the Ivan Reitman film stars Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard, Rainn Wilson and Wanda Sykes, from Fox; also on that day Warner will release the anthology of Ray Bradbury sci-fi stories "The Illustrated Man" (1969), starring Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom ... And, on January 2 New Line will release the Internet-buzz-film-turned-dud "Snakes on a Plane," starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Bobby Cannavale and Kenan Thompson.
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Classics: "Hollywood Legends of Horror" features three double-feature discs, $29.98 each: "Mark of the Vampire" (1935) (directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi and Myrna Loy)/"The Mask of Fu Manchu" (1932) (starring Boris Karloff); "Doctor X" (1932) (directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray)/"The Return of Doctor X" (1939) (directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Humphrey Bogart); and "Mad Love" (1935) (directed by Karl Freund and starring Peter Lorre)/"The Devil Doll" (1936) (directed by Tod Browning and starring Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan; from Warner ... "Motion Picture Masterpieces" is a five-disc set with five restored and remastered literary classics; $49.92; individual titles available for $19.97, from Warner: "Marie Antoinette" (1939), starring Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore and Robert Morley; "David Copperfield" (1935), directed by George Cukor and starring Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan and Basil Rathbone; "Pride and Prejudice" (1940), starring Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Maureen O'Sullivan and Ann Rutherford; "A Tale of Two Cities" (1935), starring Ronald Coleman, Elizabeth Allan,Reginald Owen and Basil Rathbone; and "Treasure Island" (1934), directed by Victor Fleming and starring Jackie Cooper, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Otto Kruger, Lewis Stone and Nigel Bruce ... and, last but not least, Disney will release this week "The Fox and the Hound 25th Anniversary Edition" (1981), with "The Best of Friends" sing-along, a "Forest Friendship" game, DVD Storybook and more.
For more modern excursions there's "The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology," a six-disc set with "The Exorcist" (original theatrical version), "The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen," "Exorcist II: The Heretic," "The Exorcist III," "Exorcist: The Beginning" and "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist"; $42.98 from Warner ... "Bad Santa Director's Cut" (2003), directed by "Art School Confidential's" Terry Zwigoff and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Bernie Mac and John Ritter, with commentary by Zwigoff and editor Robert Hoffman, deleted and alternate scenes, behind-the-scenes special and outtakes, from Dimension ... "Black Rain Special Collector's Edition" (1989), directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Luis Guzman, John Spencer, Ken Takakura and Kate Capshaw, with commentary by Scott and four featurettes, from Paramount.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"The Andy Milonakis Show: The Complete Second Season" is a two-disc set with eight episodes, $26.99 from Paramountt ... "Brideshead Revisited: 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition" (1981) is a four-disc set of the acclaimed miniseries starring Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diane Quick, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom and Laurence Olivier, with a 50-minute retrospective documentary, commentaries, outtakes, photo gallery, production notes, filmographies, and a 20-page companion guide, $59.99 from Acorn Media ... "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Season Two" is a two-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.98 from Warner ... "Numb3rs: The Complete Second Season" is a six-disc set with 24 episodes, $61.99 from Paramount ... "Scrubs: The Complete Fourth Season," a three-disc set, $39.99 from Buena Vista ... "Simon & Simon: Season One" is a three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98 from Universal ... "Sword of Honour" (2001) is a U.K. adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's World War II literary classic, starring Daniel Craig; in two-disc set for $39.99 from Acorn Media ... "Wonder Showzen: The Complete Second Season" is a two-disc set with eight episodes, $26.99 from Paramount.
BUZZIN' THE 'B'S:
"Black Dahlia" (2006) is a thriller about a modern-day serial killer copying the 1947 "Black Dahlia" murder, from Lionsgate ... "The Butterfly Effect 2" (2006) is a direct-to-video sequel, about a young man with the power to change the past, from New Line ... In "Disturbance (aka Choker)" (2005), a serial killer is set loose to hunt down and kill aliens inhabiting human bodies, from MTI Home Video ... In "Baby Blood" (1990 -- French), a voracious parasite finds the host that it has been searching for since the dawn of time -- a sexy circus performer -- and starts demanding gallons of fresh blood every day; restored for the first time in the U.S., from Anchor Bay ... In "Superstition" (1982), starring James Houghton, Albert Salmi, Lynn Carlin and Larry Pennell, a series of ghastly accidents take place near the house where a witch was drowned centuries earlier; from Anchor Bay ... and "Save the Last Dance 2" (2006), starring Izabella Miko, Columbus Short, Jacqueline Bisset and Ne-Yo, is a direct-to-video sequel to the 2001 hit that starredJulia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas and Kerry Washington; from Paramount.
ON THE INDIE FRONT:
"Land of Plenty" (2004), directed by Wim Wenders and starring Michelle Williams, John Diehl and Shaun Toub, is a darkly humorous and powerful exploration of post-9/11 America, set in downtown Los Angeles, from IFC Films/Genius Products ... "12 and Holding" (2006), starring Jayne Atkinson and Annabella Sciorra, is an honest portrayal of three pre-teens who are forced to lose their innocence after the tragic death of one of their friends, also from IFC Films/Genius Products ... In "The King" (2006), starring Gael Garc'a Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James, Laura Harring and Paul Dano, a troubled man, recently discharged from the Navy, goes to Corpus Christi, Texas, in search of the father he's never met; the film was an Official Selection of Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival; from ThinkFilm.
FOR THE KIDS:
"Harry and His Bucket of Dinosaurs Volume 1" contains five episodes from the Cartoon Net series, $14.97 from Warner ... "Cartoon Network Christmas: Vol. 3" features five Christmas-themed episodes from Cartoon Net shows: "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Billy & Mandy Save Christmas," "Codename Kids Next Door: Operation N.A.U.G.H.T.Y," "Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends: Store Wars," "Camp Lazlo: Snow Beans" and "Ed, Edd n Eddy: In Like Ed"; $14.97 from Warner ... Starz Media will release this week two "Eloise" animated features, based on the best-selling children's book series by Kay Thompson with illustrations by Hilary Knight, that follows the adventures of 6-year-old Eloise, the unofficial reigning princess of New York's Plaza Hotel: "Eloise: Little Miss Christmas" and "Me, Eloise," both with the voices of Lynn Redgrave, Tim Curry, Matthew Lillard, Curtis Armstrong and Mary Matilyn Mouser; $14.98 each.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
Comedy comes to the fore this week with "The Latin Legends of Comedy," featuring uncensored performances by three Latino comedians -- Joey Vega, J.J. Ramirez and Angel Salazar -- who broke into and became pioneers of the New York stand-up comedy scene 20 years ago, setting the scene for an invasion of Hispanic comics; $19.98 from Fox ... and "Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached," a Comedy Central special featuring the work of stand-up comic Carlos Mencia, recorded in San Francisco; $19.99 from Paramount ... Paramount also has two PBS documentaries on hand this week: "Marie Antoinette" (2006), timed for the theatrical release of Sofia Coppola's period drama, $24.99; and "Napoleon" (2000), $19.99 ... And Genius Products will release "Border War" (2006), a documentary that examines the volatile issue of illegal immigration and the continued conflict taking place at the U.S.-Mexico border, $19.95.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
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** The Andy Milonakis Show: The Complete Second Season. Two-disc set with eight episodes, $26.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, un-aired skits, outtakes, alternate show opening. (Paramount).
** Art School Confidential (2006) Dir.: Terry Zwigoff; Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Ethan Suplee, Joel David Moore, Anjelica Huston, Steve Buscemi, Adam Scott. Black comedy behind-the-scenes at a hip art school. Extras: Deleted scenes, blooper reel, "Making of Art School Confidential," Sundance featurette on the cast and crew experience at the premiere. (Sony).
** Baby Blood (1990 -- French) Emmanuelle Escourrou, Jean-Fran?ois Gallotte. A voracious parasite finds the host that it has been searching for since the dawn of time -- a sexy circus performer -- and starts demanding gallons of fresh blood every day. Restored for the first time in the U.S. (Anchor Bay).
** Bad Santa Director's Cut (2003) Dir.: Terry Zwigoff; Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Bernie Mac, John Ritter. Extras: Commentary by director Zwigoff and editor Robert Hoffman, deleted and alternate scenes, behind-the-scenes special, outtakes. (Dimension).
** Black Dahlia (2006) Dir.: Ulli Lommel. Thriller about a modern-day serial killer copying the 1947 "Black Dahlia" murder. Extras: Commentary by Lommel. (Lionsgate).
** Black Rain Special Collector's Edition (1989) Dir.: Ridley Scott; Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Luis Guzman, John Spencer, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw. Extras: Commentary by Scott, four featurettes: "Black Rain: The Script, The Cast," "Black Rain: Making the Film Part 1," "Black Rain: Making the Film Part 2" and "Black Rain: Post Production." (Paramount).
** Border War (2006) Documentary that examines the volatile issue of illegal immigration and the continued conflict taking place at the U.S.-Mexico border, $19.95. (Genius Products).
** Brideshead Revisited: 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (1981 -- TV) Four-disc set of the acclaimed miniseries starring Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diane Quick, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom and Laurence Olivier. Extras: "Revisiting Brideshead" 50-minute retrospective documentary, commentaries, outtakes, photo gallery, production notes, filmographies, 20-page companion guide. (Acorn Media).
** The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) Eric Lively, Erica Durance. Direct-to-video sequel, about a young man with the power to change the past. Extras: Commentary by director John Leonetti and co-producer Michael Stirling, "Altering Reality: On the Set of The Butterfly Effect 2" behind-the-scenes featurette. (New Line).
** Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached. Comedy Central special featuring the work of stand-up comic Carlos Mencia, recorded in San Francisco; $19.99. (Paramount).
** Cartoon Network Christmas: Vol. 3. Five Christmas-themed episodes from Cartoon Net shows: "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Billy & Mandy Save Christmas," "Codename Kids Next Door: Operation N.A.U.G.H.T.Y," "Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends: Store Wars," "Camp Lazlo: Snow Beans" and "Ed, Edd n Eddy: In Like Ed"; $14.97. (Warner).
** Click (2006) Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner, Sean Astin. Extras: Commentary by Sandler, director Frank Coraci, executive producer Tim Herlihy and writer Steve Koren; "Car of the Future" featurette; "Design My Universe" production design featurette; "Dog, Dog, Duck" behind-the-scenes working with the dogs; "Fine Cooking" featurette; additional "Fat Suit" footage; "Director's Take" featurette on director Frank Coraci; "Make Me Old and Fat" make-up effects featurette; "FX of Click"; deleted scenes. (Sony).
** Disturbance (aka Choker) (2005) Paul Sloan, Colleen Porch, Hayley DuMond, Nick Vallelonga, Susse Budde, Robert R. Shafer, Anthony John Denison. A serial killer is set loose to hunt down and kill aliens inhabiting human bodies Extras: Director and cast commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette, cast and crew biographies. (MTI Home Video).
** Eloise: Little Miss Christmas (2006) Lynn Redgrave, Tim Curry, Matthew Lillard, Curtis Armstrong, Mary Matilyn Mouser. Based on the best-selling children's book series by Kay Thompson with illustrations by Hilary Knight, the animated feature follows the adventures of 6-year-old Eloise, the unofficial reigning princess of New York's Plaza Hotel; $14.98. Extras: "Gift Wrapped Kids" memory game; sing-along: "Jingle Bells"; DVD Rom: holiday card maker, coloring pages and wallpaper ; "Plaza Pals"; "From Paper to Movie." (Starz Media).
** The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology. Six-disc set with "The Exorcist" (original theatrical version), "The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen," "Exorcist II: The Heretic," "The Exorcist III," "Exorcist: The Beginning" and "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist"; $42.98. (Warner).
** The Fox and the Hound 25th Anniversary Edition (1981) Voices of Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, John Fiedler, Paul Winchell, Keith Coogan, Corey Feldman. Extras: "The Best of Friends" sing-along, "Forest Friendship" game, DVD Storybook: "New Best Friends," "Passing the Baton: Golden Age animators and the New Breed" featurette, art gallery, bonus classic shorts: "Lambert the Sheepish Lion" and "Lend a Paw." (Disney).
** Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly, Ian Abercrombie and the voice of Bill Murray (Garfield). Extras: "Drawing With Jim Davis" featurette, exclusive Garfield comic strip, "Odie's Photo Album" game, "Garfield's Maze" game; widescreen version includes footage not seen in theaters. (Fox).
** Harry and His Bucket of Dinosaurs Volume 1. Five episodes from the Cartoon Net series, $14.97. (Warner).
** Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Season Two. Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.98. Extras: Commentary on nine episodes featuring Stephen Colbert, John Michael Higgins, Gary Cole, Peter MacNicol, Paget Brewster, Chris Edgerly; unaired scenes; "Clothes-less Animation Pass": Harvey Birdman scene reanimated to be all naked all the time! "Birdman Stripper": footage of live action stripper dressed as the favorite winged attorney; music video "Hey Mr. Passerby"; behind-the-scenes look at the making of the series and the evolution of a scene; Harvey promos; "Fun With Audio" segments; more never-before seen footage. (Warner).
** Hollywood Legends of Horror. Three double-feature discs, $29.98 each:
-- "Mark of the Vampire" (1935) (directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi and Myrna Loy)/"The Mask of Fu Manchu" (1932) (starring Boris Karloff)
-- "Doctor X" (1932) (directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray)/"The Return of Doctor X" (1939) (directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Humphrey Bogart)
-- "Mad Love" (1935) (directed by Karl Freund and starring Peter Lorre)/"The Devil Doll" (1936) (directed by Tod Browning and starring Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan). (Warner).
** The King (2006) Dir.: James Marsh; Gael Garc'a Bernal, William Hurt, Pell James, Laura Harring, Paul Dano. A troubled man, recently discharged from the Navy, goes to Corpus Christi, Texas, in search of the father he's never met. Official Selection of Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival. Extras: Commentary by writer-producer Milo Addica and writer-director James Marsh, deleted scenes, rehearsal scene. (ThinkFilm).
** Land of Plenty (2004) Dir.: Wim Wenders; Michelle Williams, John Diehl, Shaun Toub. Darkly humorous and powerful exploration of post-9/11 America, set in downtown Los Angeles. (IFC Films/Genius Products).
** The Latin Legends of Comedy. Uncensored performances by three Latino comedians -- Joey Vega, J.J. Ramirez and Angel Salazar -- who broke into and became pioneers of New York's stand-up comedy scene 20 years ago, setting the scene for an invasion of Hispanic comics; $19.98. (Fox).
** Marie Antoinette (2006) PBS documentary, $24.99. (Paramount).
** Me, Eloise (2006) Lynn Redgrave, Tim Curry, Matthew Lillard, Curtis Armstrong, Mary Matilyn Mouser. Based on the best-selling children's book series by Kay Thompson with illustrations by Hilary Knight, the animated feature follows the adventures of 6-year-old Eloise, the unofficial reigning princess of New York's Plaza Hotel; $14.98. Extras: "Weenie to the Rescue" game; sing-along: "Eloise's Theme Song"; DVD Rom: birthday party invitation maker, coloring pages and wallpaper ; "Plaza Pals"; "From Paper to Movie." (Starz Media).
** Motion Picture Masterpieces. Five-disc set with five restored and remastered literary classics; $49.92; individual titles available for $19.97. (Warner).
-- Marie Antoinette (1939) Dir.: W.S. Van Dyke; Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley. Extras: Oscar-nominated short "The Great Heart," vintage short "Another Romance of Celluloid."
-- David Copperfield (1935) Dir.: George Cukor; Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Basil Rathbone. Extras: Vintage Technicolor musical shorts: "Pirate Party on Catalina Isle" and "Two Hearts in Wax Time," Classic MGM cartoon "Poor Little Me." audio-only bonus "Leo Is on the Air" radio promo.
-- Pride and Prejudice (1940) Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Rutherford. Extras: Oscar-nominated "Crime Doesn't Pay" short "Eyes of the Navy," classic MGM cartoon "The Fishing Bear ."
-- A Tale of Two Cities (1935) Ronald Coleman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone. Extras: Oscar-nominated short "Audioscopiks," two classic MGM cartoons "Hey, Hey Fever" and "Honeyland," audio-only bonus: Lux Radio Theater radio show adaptation starring Ronald Colman.
-- Treasure Island (1934) Dir.: Victor Fleming; Jackie Cooper, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Otto Kruger, Lewis Stone, Nigel Bruce. Extras: Vintage early three-Strip Technicolor MGM short "The Spectacle Maker" (1934), Oscar-nominated MGM short "Strikes and Spares," classic MGM "Happy Harmonies" cartoon "Tale of the Vienna Woods."
** Napoleon (2000) Four-hour PBS documentary series, $19.99. (Paramount)
** Numb3rs: The Complete Second Season. Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $61.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, blooper reel. (Paramount).
** A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Dir.: Robert Altman; Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Yolanda Johnson, Lily Tomlin. Backstage fable about a fictitious radio variety show that has managed to survive in the age of television, based on the real radio show. Extras: Commentary by Altman and Kline, deleted scenes, "Come Play With Us: A Feature Companion" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Onstage at the Fitzgerald: A Music Companion" extended music performances and advertisement sequences, soundtrack preview (jumps to songs in the film). (New Line).
** Save the Last Dance 2 (2006) Izabella Miko, Columbus Short, Jacqueline Bisset, Ne-Yo. Direct-to-video sequel to 2001 hit starring Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas and Kerry Washington. Extras: "On Their Toes: The Cast and Crew of Save the Last Dance 2" featurette. (Paramount).
** Scrubs: The Complete Fourth Season. Three-disc set, $39.99. Extras: "Will You Ever Be My Mentor?" featurette, "The Sweethearts of Sacred Heart" featurette, "Secondary Characters" featurette, "Who's That Man?" (a look at the mysterious character "The Janitor"), deleted scenes, commentary, more. (Buena Vista).
** Simon & Simon: Season One. Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Bonus episode from Season Two, "The Great '8os TV Flashback" featurette. (Universal).
** Superstition (1982) James Houghton, Albert Salmi, Lynn Carlin, Larry Pennell. A series of ghastly accidents take place near the house where a witch was drowned centuries earlier. (Anchor Bay).
** Sword of Honour (2001 -- TV) U.K. adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's World War II literary classic, starring Daniel Craig; two-disc set, $39.99. (Acorn Media).
** The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Gruesome Edition (1986) Dir.: Tobe Hooper; Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley, Bill Johnson, Ken Evert. Extras: Commentary by Hooper and David Gregory, the director of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth"; commentary by actors Moseley and Williams, and special effects creator Tom Savini; deleted scenes including the opening credits, "Leaving for Work," "Die Yuppy Scum!" "The Gonzo Moviegoer" and "Clothes Off His Back"; six-part featurette "It Runs in the Family"; still galleries. (MGM).
** 12 and Holding (2006) Jayne Atkinson, Annabella Sciorra, Jeremy Renner, Marcia Debonis, Linus Roache, Zoe Wiesenbaum, Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho. Honest portrayal of three pre-teens who are forced to lose their innocence after the tragic death of one of their friends. (IFC Films/Genius Products).
** Waist Deep (2006) Dir.: Vondie Curtis Hall; Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate, The Game. Extras: "Going Deep: Analysis of a Scene" follows the choreography of the crucial car-jacking scene, "Drive-By Filmmaking" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Bad Girl" music video, additional scenes not shown in theaters. (Universal).
** Wonder Showzen: The Complete Second Season. Two-disc set with eight episodes, $26.99. Extras: "Beat Kids" featurette, unaired cartoon, outtakes, more. (Paramount).
** You, Me and Dupree (2006) Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Seth Rogen, Amanda Detmer, Michael Douglas. Extras: Deleted scenes, alternate ending, outtakes, more. (Universal).
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