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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, October 24 -- MONDAY, October 30
MONSTER HOUSE
Animated adventure in which three kids (Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner
and Spencer Locke) must do battle with a mysterious home that is
determined to eat every trick or treater in sight on Halloween.
Vitals: Director: Gil Kenan. Stars: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner,
Spencer Locke, Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Matthew Fahey, Maggie
Gyllenhaal, Jon Heder, Kevin James, Jason Lee, Ryan Newman,
Catherine O'Hara, Kathleen Turner, Fred Willard. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: PG, 91 min., Animated, Box office gross: $69.368 million,
Sony.
NACHO LIBRE
Off-the-wall comedy about Nacho, a lowly slop cook at an
orphanage who secretly dreams of becoming a famous Mexican
wrestler. Moonlighting in disguise, he is ultimately exposed and
excommunicated by the church. But when he defeats Mexico's most
feared Luchador, and gives his winnings to the orphans, he
becomes a local hero. Vitals: Director: Jared Hess. Stars: Jack
Black, Peter Stormare, Ana de la Reguera, Carla Jimenez.. 2006,
CC, MPAA rating: PG, 92 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $79.989
million, Paramount.
THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO
The film recounts a two-year plus journey of three British Muslim
young men known as the Tipton Three who, while on a humanitarian
mission, were captured and held for two years without charges in
the American military prison at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay. The story
begins shortly following the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. with Shafiq
flying to Pakistan to meet the woman his mother has chosen for
him to marry. Ruhel, his best man, along with Asif and another
friend soon join them. They soon cross the border into
Afghanistan to participate in a humanitarian mission, and are
trapped in the middle of the Afghanistan war where they are
captured by Northern Alliance soldiers, accused of being Al Queda
fighters and shipped off to Guantanamo Bay. The film's theatrical
release came shortly after the suicides of three prisoners held
in American custody in Guantanamo, sparking renewed interest in
the treatment and procedures of holding suspected terrorists in
international territories. This shocking story is brought to life
through dramatic re-enactments, news footage and interviews with
the real Tipton Three. "The Road to Guantanamo" recounts the
brutal truth of what these men experienced along their journey
including religious and physical abuse, solitary confinement and
no apparent legal recourse. Winner of the 2006 Berlin Film
Festival for best director. Vitals: Director: Michael
Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross. Stars: Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun,
Waqar Siddiqui, Afran Usman. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 95 min.,
Drama, Box office gross: $.316 million, Sony.
SLITHER
Huge slugs from outer space infect the denizens of a small town,
turning them into bloodthirsty meat-eating zombies, revealing
slime-ridden oozing bug overlords that want to take over the
world. Vitals: Director: James Gunn. Stars: Nathan Fillion, Gregg
Henry, Michael Rooker, Elizabeth Banks, Rheagan Wallace, Tania
Saulnier. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 95 min., Sci-Fi Horror, Box
office gross: $7.774 million, Universal. 3 stars
For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar.htm>
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NEWS
COMING SOON:
Due December 5 is raucous "Beerfest," starring Paul Soter, Jay
Chandrasekhar, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan,
Cloris Leachman, Will Forte, Mo'nique, Ryan Blanchard and Eric
Christian Olsen, in rated and unrated editions from Warner ... on
December 12 Paramount will release Oliver Stone's "World Trade
Center," starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maria Bello, Maggie
Gyllenhaal, Jay Hernandez, in a single-disc edition and a two-
disc "commemorative edition." HD DVD and Blu-ray discs will be
released day and date.
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Dancing in the stores: Warner Home Video will release this week
"The Astaire and Rogers Collection: Volume 2," a five-disc set
with "Carefree," "Flying Down to Rio," "The Gay Divorcee,"
"Roberta" and "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle"; $59.92 for
the set or $19.97 each. Each DVD includes a vintage short. Warner
has also put together a 12-disc set with all of the dance duo's
films: "The Astaire and Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition"
includes "Top Hat," "Swing Time," "Follow the Fleet," "Shall We
Dance" and "The Barkleys of Broadway" from the first Astaire and
Rogers volume and "Carefree," "Flying Down to Rio," "The Gay
Divorcee," "Roberta" and "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle"
from the second volume. Includes the documentary "Astaire and
Rogers: Partners in Rhythm," a salute that includes candid
photos, behind-the-scene tidbits and sidelights about famed
collaborators Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and George Gershwin,
among others. Also includes an exclusive bonus audio CD with 10
soundtrack songs from the team's movies, a set of collectible
behind-the-scenes photo cards, reproductions of the "Shall We
Dance" and "Roberta" press books and a mail-in offer for four
Astaire and Rogers movie posters. The set sells for $99.92.
There's two excellent outings from The Criterion Collection this
week: "Hands Over the City" (1963), directed by Francesco Rosi
and starring Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone and Guido Alberti.
Anchored by a ferocious lead performance from Steiger as a
scheming land developer, Rosi's "Hands Over the City" moves
breathlessly from a cataclysmic building collapse to the backroom
negotiations of civic leaders vying for power in a City Council
election. Plunging headfirst into the politically driven real-
estate speculation that had devastated Naples' civilian
landscape, the film, which was awarded the Golden Lion at the
1963 Venice Film Festival, remains a blistering work of social
realism. The double-disc set features a new, restored high-
definition digital transfer ... Jane Campion will always be
remembered for the shock and delight of her stunning debut
feature, "Sweetie" (1989). Campion focuses on the hazardous
relationship between the buttoned-down, superstitious Kay and her
rampaging, devil-may-care sister, "Sweetie," and by extension,
their entire family's profoundly rotten roots. A feast of
distinctly framed photography and captivating, idiosyncratic
characters, "Sweetie" heralded the emergence of this enormously
gifted director. This special edition features a new, restored
high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of
photography Sally Bongers and approved by Campion; extras include
commentary featuring Campion and Bongers and screenwriter Gerard
Lee; "Making Sweetie" new video interview featuring the stars of
the film; Campion's early short films: "An Exercise in
Discipline: Peel," "Passionless Moments" and "A Girl's Own
Story"; "Jane Campion: The Film School Years," a 1989
conversation between Campion and critic Peter Thompson; a gallery
of behind-the-scenes photos and production stills; and a new
essay by film scholar Dana Polan.
For "La Commune (Paris, 1871)" (2000) director Peter Watkins cast
200 nonprofessionals to recreate the events of March, 1871: the
rise and fall of the Paris Commune. Mixing past and present in a
radical format, Watkins has the complex historical drama unfold
as it is "reported" by two TV news crews: one from "National TV
Versailles" and the other from "Commune TV." From First Run
Features ... Steamy thriller "Body Heat" (1981), directed by
Lawrence Kasdan and starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner,
Richard Crenna and Ted Danson, is being done up in a special
edition this week. Extras include lifted scenes and three new
featurettes; from Warner ... "Classic Comedy Teams" is a three-
disc set with two double features by The Three Stooges, Laurel
and Hardy and Abbott and Costello: The Three Stooges in "Meet the
Baron" (1933) and "Gold Raiders" (1951); Laurel and Hardy in "Air
Raid Wardens" (1943) and "Nothing but Trouble" (1944); and Abbott
and Costello in "Lost in a Harem" (1944) and "Abbott and Costello
in Hollywood" (1945); $29.92 for the set or $14.97 each double
feature; from Warner.
There's a wellspring of releases from Alpha Entertainment this
week, each with a suggested retail price of $7.98: "His Double
Life" (1933): Lillian Gish and Roland Young star in this comedy
about a famous but reclusive artist who fakes his own death and
takes a job as a butler; "A Shot in the Dark" (1935): Prolific
director Charles Lamont helmed this mystery in which a college
football hero tries to solve the murder of his roommate; "Mystery
Man/The Racketeer": A Double feature starring Robert Armstrong.
In "Mystery Man" (1935), Armstrong stars as a Chicago
newspaperman who moves to St. Louis and gets involved in a murder
mystery. "The Racketeer" (1929) co-stars Carole Lombard as a
woman who sacrifices herself to a gangster (Armstrong) in order
to support her true love, an alcoholic violinist; "My Son the
Hero" (1943): Roscoe Karns and Patsy Kelly star in this film
about a second-rate boxing manager who presents himself as a big-
time promoter in order to impress his successful son. Directed by
Edgar C. Ulmer ("The Black Cat," "Bluebeard").
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"The Addams Family Volume One" is a three-disc set with 22
episodes, $29.98 from MGM ... "The Adventures of Kit Carson:
Volumes 10 and 11" features Bill Williams as Kit Carson in
episodes from the classic 1950s television series; Volume 10
contains 2 episodes of the series while Volume 11 includes 4
episodes; $7.98 each from Alpha Entertainment ... "The Adventures
of Robin Hood: Volume 15" contains four episodes from the 1950's
classic TV series, $7.98 from Alpha Entertainment ... "Bewitched:
The Complete Fourth Season" is a four-disc set with 33 episodes,
$39.95 from Sony ... "Creature Comforts: The Complete Second
Season" is a two-disc set with 12 episodes from the Aardman
Animations series, $24.96 from Sony ... "The Facts of Life: The
Complete Third Season" is a three-disc set with 24 episodes,
$29.95 from Sony ... "Follow That Man Volumes 6 and 7" features
Ralph Bellamy as a tough-guy private eye in this early TV
detective series; each volume includes 4 episodes; $7.98 each
from Alpha Entertainment ... "Greg The Bunny: The Best of the
Film Parodies" (2005) is a two-disc collection with 14 parodies
from the original IFC series, $24.98 from Shout! Factory ... "The
L Word: The Complete Third Season" is a four-disc set with 12
episodes, from Showtime ...In classic TV series "Lock-Up: Volume
2" MacDonald Carey stars as a lawyer who fights for those
unjustly accused of crimes, $7.98 from Alpha Entertainment ... In
the vintage TV series "Meet Corliss Archer" the teenage
troublemaker turns the tables on her friends and family; four
episodes on a single disc for $7.98 from Alpha Entertainment.
"Monsignor Renard" (2000) is a Masterpiece Theatre miniseries
about the experiences of a humble and extraordinary priest set
during the German occupation of France during WWII, starring John
Thaw; $19.95 from WGBH Boston Video ... "Nightmares &
Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" is a three-disc
set with all eight episodes, $39.92 from Warner ... "The O.C.:
The Complete Third Season" is a seven-disc set with 25 episodes,
$69.98 from Warner ... "The Reading Room" (2005) is a Hallmark
Channel Original Movie about a man who restores an abandoned
building into a reading room for a depressed community notorious
for its ineffectual high school and street gangs; stars James
Earl Jones, Georg Stanford Brown, Tim Reid, Joanna Cassidy and
Monique Coleman, from MTI Home Video ... "Roy Rogers: Volume 2"
features four episodes of the popular TV series featuring Roy
Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady, Roy's horse Trigger and Bullet the
wonder dog, $7.98 from Alpha Entertainment ... "Saturday Night
Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse" features uncut episodes
from the series of SNL adult cartoons; $19.98 from Universal ...
"Slings & Arrows, Season 2" is a two-disc set of the hit Canadian
series that revolves around the misadventures of the players in
the fictional New Burbage Theatre Festival; $29.99 from Acorn
Media ... "That's My Bush! The Definitive Collection" is a two-
disc set with eight episodes of the Comedy Central series, $26.99
from Paramount ... "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season Two,
Volume One" is a three-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.98 from Fox
... "Wings: The Complete Third Season" (1991-92) is a four-disc
set with 22 episodes, $42.99 from Paramount.
BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
"Invitation to a Suicide" (2004) is a dark comedy about a man who
runs away with a Russian mobster's girl, gets caught, and must
pay $10,000 or sacrifice his father's life. The solution: he
decides to hang himself and sell tickets to the show; from
Lightyear Entertainment ... In "The Kid & I" (2005), a down-and-
out actor is hired to write a film for a teenager with cerebral
palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. Directed
by Penelope Spheeris and starring Tom Arnold, Eric Gores, Linda
Hamilton, Joe Mantegna and Henry Winkler; from Entertainment
Studios Home Entertainment ... "Jailbait" (2006) is a
psychological thriller about two prison inmates who become
embroiled in a brutal power play; from Lightyear Entertainment
... In "Pizza" (2005), a thirtysomething pizza delivery "boy"
teams up with a high school outcast for teen comic adventures.
Stars Ethan Embry, Kylie Sparks, Julie Hagerty and Judah
Friedlander; from Genius Products.
ON THE INDIE FRONT:
In "Kiss Me Again" (2006), a married couple whose romance has
withered decides to test the boundaries of their relationship
with a seductive young Spanish woman who turns out to be one of
the husband's students; from Monarch Home Video ... "Looking for
Kitty" (2006) is a comedy about a small town baseball coach who
hires a loner ex-cop to find his beautiful wife who has
disappeared in New York City. Directed by Edward Burns and
starring Burns, David Krumholtz, Rachel Dratch, Shari Albert, Max
Baker, Connie Britton and Chris Parnell; from ThinkFilm ...In
"Mini's First Time" (2006), an oversexed high school girl seduces
her stepfather and convinces him to help get rid of her
embittered gold-digging mother. Stars Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed,
Carrie-Anne Moss, Luke Wilson and Jeff Goldblum; from HBO Video
... On the 30th anniversary of his death, the angelic spirit of
Jack Kerouac returns to earth in the abandoned body of a street
bum, transforming the lives of three artists in 2004's "Beat
Angel" (BeatAngel.com).
FOREIGN:
"Rolling Family" (2004 -- Argentina) is a comedy about four
generations of a family and their journey in a 1956 Chevy Viking
camper across Argentina to Brazil for a wedding; from Palm
Pictures.
FOR THE KIDS:
"The Happy Cricket" is an engaging new animated film for ages 3
to 8 from Clever Image Studios/Start Animation. Selected to be
shown in many film festivals sponsored by Kids First! a program
of the nonprofit Coalition for Quality Children's Media, the film
presents classic values that kids and their families can relate
to, as well teaching kindness, sharing and protecting the
environment. The story follows Christopher, a carefree cricket,
who must defend his friends in the forest from a nasty lizard
named Warlord. $19.99 from www.thehappycricketmovie.com or 877-
253-8374 ... The "Hannah Montana: Volume 1" (2006) features
episodes from the Disney Channel series, $19.99 from Disney ...
"Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" (2006) is a Disney Channel movie
about a candidate for homecoming queen who discovers she's a
reincarnated Chinese warrior who must train to conquer an ancient
spirit that threatens to destroy the world; from Disney ... Two
winter-themed DVDs arrive from Sony: "Father Christmas" (1991),
an animated short based on the book by Raymond Briggs; and "The
Snowman" (1982), an Academy Award-nominated animated short, also
based on the book by Raymond Briggs; narrated by David Bowie;
$9.99 each ... Warner has three comic-book-hero DVDs due this
week: "Batman Beyond: Season 2," a four-disc set with 26
episodes, $44.98; "Justice League Unlimited Season 1," a four-
disc set with 26 episodes, $44.98; and "Krypto, the Superdog:
Volume 2," featuring five animated Cartoon Network episodes for
preschoolers, $14.97.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
"War Planes!" is a four-disc set with four NOVA documentaries
chronicling the history and legends of warfare aviation: "Battle
of the X-Planes," "Spies That Fly," "Top Gun Over Moscow" and "B-
29: Frozen in Time"; $39.95. from WGBH Boston Video ... "P.D.Q.
Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem" is a live concert performance
of P.D.Q. Bach's greatest hits celebrating 40 years of his music,
featuring professor Peter Schickele with Orchestra X; $19.99 from
Acorn Media ... "Heavv Metal: Louder Than Life" (2006) is a
documentary on the phenomenon of heavy metal music, featuring Led
Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica,
Korn and more, in a two-disc set for $24.99 from First Look Home
Entertainment ... "The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American
Folk Music Revisited" (2006) is a four-disc audio/video tribute
to the legendary archivist. In a series of concerts at the turn
of the millennium, Beck, Sonic Youth, Elvis Costello, Nick Cave,
David Johansen, Steve Earle, Richard Thompson, Beth Orton and
others paid tribute to Harry Smith and his Anthology, which
encompasses the entire repertoire of American folk music. Smith's
landmark 1952 six-album compilation brought such blues and roots
artists as the Carter Family, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi
John Hurt, Dock Boggs and Uncle Dave Macon to national attention
and sparked the late-1950s/early-1960s urban folk revival. $59.98
from Shout! Factory.
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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 Addams Family Volume One. Three-disc set with 22 episodes,
$29.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, "You Rang, Mr.
Addams" featurette, "Snap, Snap" featurette, "The Addams Family
Portrait" featurette including on-camera interviews with John
Astin, theme song Karaoke, still galleries featuring original
drawings and photos. (MGM).
** The Astaire and Rogers Collection: Volume 2. Five-disc set
with "Carefree," "Flying Down to Rio," "The Gay Divorcee,"
"Roberta" and "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle"; $59.92;
$19.97 each. (Warner).
-- Carefree (1938) Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy,
Luella Gear, Jack Carson. Extras: Vintage musical short "Public
Jitterbug No. 1," classic cartoon "September in the Rain."
-- Flying Down to Rio (1933) Dolores del Rio, Gene Raymond,
Raul Roulien, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. Extras: Vintage comedy
short "Beer and Pretzels" with Ted Healy and His Stooges, classic
cartoon "I Like Mountain Music."
-- The Gay Divorcee (1934) Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice
Brady, Edward Everett Horton. Extras: Two vintage musical shorts:
"Show Kids" and "Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove," classic
cartoon "Shake Your Powder Puff," audio-only bonus "Hollywood on
the Air" radio promo.
-- Roberta (1935) Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Irene Dunne,
Randolph Scott. Extras: Vintage musical short "Starlit Days at
the Lido," classic cartoon "The Calico Dragon," audio-only bonus
"Hollywood on the Air" promo.
-- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) Fred Astaire,
Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan. Extras: Vintage
musical short "Happily Buried," classic cartoon "Puss Gets the
Boot."
** Astaire and Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition. Twelve-disc
set with all of the dance duo's films ("Top Hat," "Swing Time,"
"Follow the Fleet," "Shall We Dance" and "The Barkleys of
Broadway" from the first Astaire and Rogers Volume and
"Carefree," "Flying Down to Rio," "The Gay Divorcee," "Roberta"
and "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle" from the second
volume. Includes the documentary "Astaire and Rogers: Partners in
Rhythm," a salute that includes candid photos, behind-the-scene
tidbits and sidelights about famed collaborators Irving Berlin,
Jerome Kern and George Gershwin, among others. Also includes an
exclusive bonus audio CD with 10 soundtrack songs from the team's
movies, a set of collectible behind-the-scenes photo cards,
reproductions of the "Shall We Dance" and "Roberta" press books
and a mail-in offer for four Astaire and Rogers movie posters.
$99.92. (Warner).
** Batman Beyond: Season 2. Four-disc set with 26 episodes,
$44.98. Extras: Commentary, "Inside Batman Beyond: The Panel"
discussion. (Warner).
** Beat Angel (2004) Vincent Balestri, Frank Tabbita, Lisa Niemi,
Amy Humphrey. On the 30th anniversary of his own death, the
angelic spirit of Jack Kerouac returns to earth in the abandoned
body of a street bum, transforming the lives of three artists.
Extras: "Kerouac: The Essence of Jack" video, writers commentary,
deleted scenes. (BeatAngel.com).
** Bewitched: The Complete Fourth Season. Four-disc set with 33
episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
** Body Heat: Deluxe Edition (1981) Dir.: Lawrence Kasdan;
William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna. Ted Danson.
Extras: Lifted scenes; three new featurettes: "Body Heat: The
Plan" explores the script and the cast with new interviews with
Kasdan, Turner, Hurt and Danson," The Production" explores the
making of the film and production with new interviews with
Kasdan, Turner, Hurt, Danson, Richard H. Kline (director of
photography) and Carol Littleton (editor), "The Post-Production"
explores the editing, the music and the theatrical release with
new interviews with Kasdan, Turner, Hurt, Danson, Kline,
Littleton and John Barry (composer); 1981 interview footage with
Turner and Hurt. (Warner).
** Classic Comedy Teams. Three-disc set with two double features
by The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello:
The Three Stooges in "Meet the Baron" (1933) and "Gold Raiders"
(1951); Laurel and Hardy in "Air Raid Wardens" (1943) and
"Nothing but Trouble" (1944); and Abbott and Costello in "Lost in
a Harem" (1944) and "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood" (1945);
$29.92 for the set or $14.97 each double feature. (Warner).
** Creature Comforts: The Complete Second Season. Two-disc set
with 12 episodes from the Aardman Animations series, $24.96.
Extras: "Eyeballs and Fish-lips: The Making of Creature
Comforts," "The People Behind the Puppets," "Animated
Conversation -- Countryside Code Short," (Sony).
** Creature Comforts: Merry Christmas, Everybody. Mockumentary
from Aardman Animations, $9.95. (Sony).
** Creature Comforts: Seasons 1 & 2. Three-disc set with Seasons
1 and 2 and bonus disc "Merry Christmas, Everybody," $40.95.
(Sony).
** The Facts of Life: The Complete Third Season. Three-disc set
with 24 episodes, $29.95. (Sony).
** Father Christmas (1991) Animated short based on the book by
Raymond Briggs; $9.99.(Sony).
** Greg The Bunny: The Best of the Film Parodies (2005) Two-disc
collection with 14 parodies from the original IFC series, $24.98.
Extras: Commentary by the show creators, two featurettes, deleted
scenes, gag reel, photo galleries, Easter Egg. (Shout! Factory).
** Hannah Montana: Volume 1 (2006) Disney Channel series,
$19.99.Extras: Music video, star Miley Stewart's audition tapes,
"Miley on Following Your Dream" featurette. (Disney).
** Hands Over the City (1963) Dir.: Francesco Rosi; Rod Steiger,
Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti. Double-disc set. New, restored
high-definition digital transfer. Extras: "Neapolitan Diary"
(1992), Rosi's feature-length sequel to "Hands Over the City,"
new video interviews with director Francesco Rosi, film critic
Tullio Kezich, and filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin; video discussion
with Rosi, co-writer Raffaele La Capria, and film critic Michel
Ciment; new essay by film critic Stuart Klawans and a 2003
interview with Rosi. (The Criterion Collection).
** The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music
Revisited (2006) Four-disc audio/video tribute to the legendary
archivist. In a series of concerts at the turn of the millennium,
Beck, Sonic Youth, Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, David Johansen,
Steve Earle, Richard Thompson, Beth Orton and others paid tribute
to Harry Smith and his Anthology, which encompasses the entire
repertoire of American folk music. Smith's landmark 1952 six-
album compilation brought such blues and roots artists as the
Carter Family, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Dock
Boggs and Uncle Dave Macon to national attention and sparked the
late-1950s/early-1960s urban folk revival. $59.98. (Shout!
Factory).
** Heavv Metal: Louder Than Life (2006) Documentary on the
phenomenon of heavy metal music, featuring Led Zeppelin, Deep
Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Korn and more.
Two-disc set, $24.99. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** Invitation to a Suicide (2004) Pablo Schreiber, David
Margulies, Katharine Moenning. Dark comedy about a man who runs
away with a Russian mobster's girl, gets caught, and must pay
$10,000 or sacrifice his father's life. The solution: he decides
to hang himself and sell tickets to the show. (Lightyear
Entertainment).
** Jailbait (2006) Michael Pitt, Stephen Adly Guiris.
Psychological thriller about two prison inmates who become
embroiled in a brutal power play. (Lightyear Entertainment).
** Justice League Unlimited Season 1. Four-disc set with 26
episodes, $44.98. ) Extras: "And Justice For All" featurette,
commentary, "Themes of Justice" interactive featurette where
viewers can choose from a list of "music only" theme music.
(Warner).
** The Kid & I (2005) Dir.: Penelope Spheeris; Tom Arnold, Eric
Gores, Linda Hamilton, Joe Mantegna, Henry Winkler. Down-and-out
actor is hired to write a film for a teenager with cerebral palsy
who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie.. Extras:
Bloopers, outtakes, behind the scenes featurette. (Entertainment
Studios Home Entertainment).
** Kiss Me Again (2006) Jeremy London, Katheryn Winnick, Elisa
Donovan. A married couple whose romance has withered decides to
test the boundaries of their relationship with a seductive young
Spanish woman who turns out to be one of the husband's students.
Extras: Short film that inspired the feature. (Monarch Home
Video).
** Krypto, the Superdog: Volume 2. Five animated Cartoon Network
episodes for preschoolers, $14.97. (Warner).
** The L Word: The Complete Third Season. Four-disc set with 12
episodes. Extras: "A Goodbye to Dana," "Starbrands" charity
auction, "BETTY Live at Gay Games VII," "The L-Word Documentary,"
interactive "L Word Fanlib." (Showtime).
** La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000) Director Peter Watkins cast
200 nonprofessionals to recreate the events of March, 1871: the
rise and fall of the Paris Commune. Mixing past and present in a
radical format, Watkins has the complex historical drama unfold
as it is "reported" by two TV news crews: one from "National TV
Versailles" and the other from "Commune TV." Extras: "The
Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins" feature-length
documentary. (First Run Features).
** Looking for Kitty (2006) Dir.: Edward Burns; Edward Burns,
David Krumholtz, Rachel Dratch, Shari Albert, Max Baker, Connie
Britton, Chris Parnell. Comedy about a small town baseball coach
who hires a loner ex-cop to find his beautiful wife Kitty who has
disappeared in New York City. Extras: Commentary by actor-
director-writer Edward Burns, alternate opening. (ThinkFilm).
** Mini's First Time (2006) Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Carrie-Anne
Moss, Luke Wilson, Jeff Goldblum. An oversexed high school girl
seduces her stepfather and convinces him to help get rid of her
embittered gold-digging mother. Extras: Commentary by writer-
director Nick Guthe. (HBO Video).
** Monsignor Renard (2000 -- TV) Masterpiece Theatre miniseies
about the experiences of a humble and extraordinary priest set
during the German occupation of France during WWII, starring John
Thaw; $19.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
** Monster House (2006) Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke,
Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Matthew Fahey, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jon
Heder, Kevin James, Jason Lee, Ryan Newman, Catherine O'Hara,
Kathleen Turner, Fred Willard. Extras: Seven featurettes:
"Imaginary Heroes," "Beginner's Luck," "The Best of Friends,"
"Lots of Dots," "Black Box Theater," "Making It Real" and "Did
You Hear That?; "Multi-Angle Evolution: Eliza vs. Nebbercracker";
filmmaker commentary; "The Art of Monster House" photo gallery;
DVD-ROM games; more. (Sony).
** Nacho Libre (2006) Jack Black, Peter Stormare, Ana de la
Reguera, Carla Jimenez. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurettes,
deleted scenes, "Nacho Libre" comic book and Luchador mask
creator. HD DVD edition due November 7. (Paramount).
** Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King.
Three-disc set with all eight episodes,$39.92. (Warner).
** The O.C.: The Complete Third Season. Seven-disc set with 25
episodes, $69.98. Extras: "The Party Favor: From Script to
Screen" behind-the scenes look at the making of an episode;
"What's in a Name?" featurette about how the character's names
came to be; "Making of "The Subways" music video; "Pass the
Remote": selected scene-surfing commentary with creator Josh
Schwartz and producer Stephanie Savage; gag reel. (Warner).
** P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem. Live concert
performance of P.D.Q. Bach's greatest hits celebrating 40 years
of his music, featuring professor Peter Schickele with Orchestra
X; $19.99. Extras: "Unbegun" Symphony with theme identifications;
"Odden und Enden" (rounds); KUHT interview with Peter Schickele;
bios of Schickele, P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Jacoby. (Acorn Media).
** Pizza (2005) Ethan Embry, Kylie Sparks, Julie Hagerty, Judah
Friedlander. A thirtysomething pizza delivery boy teams up with a
high school outcast for teen comic adventures. (Genius Products).
** The Reading Room (2005 -- TV) James Earl Jones, Georg Stanford
Brown, Tim Reid, Joanna Cassidy, Monique Coleman. Hallmark
Channel Original Movie about a man who restores an abandoned
building into a reading room for a depressed community notorious
for its ineffectual high school and street gangs. (MTI Home
Video).
** The Road to Guantanamo (2006) Dir.: Michael Winterbottom, Mat
Whitecross; Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui, Afran Usman.
(Sony).
** Rolling Family (2004 -- Argentina) Liliana Capurro, Graciana
Chironi, Ruth Dobel, Federico Esquerro, Bernardo Forteza, Laura
Glav, Leila Gomez. Comedy about four generations of a family and
their journey in a 1956 Chevy Viking camper across Argentina to
Brazil for a wedding. Extras: Making-of featurette. (Palm
Pictures).
** Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse. Uncut
episodes from the series of SNL adult cartoons. $19.98. Extras:
Hour of additional cartoons, some never aired; commentary;
original art and storyboards. (Universal).
** Saw II Special Edition (2005) Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith,
Donnie Wahlberg. Two-disc set timed for the Oct. 27 theatrical
release of "Saw III." Extras: Commentary by director Darren Lynn
Bousman and other crew members; Bousman's short film Zombie;
making-of featurette; story-behind-the-story featurette about the
events that led to the inspiration of Saw; tribute to producer
Gregg Hoffman; "Play Me," a feature that lets viewers unlock
"life lessons." (Lionsgate).
** Slings & Arrows, Season 2. Two-disc set of hit Canadian series
that revolves around the misadventures of the players in the
fictional New Burbage Theatre Festival; $29.99. Extras: Cast
interviews, bloopers, deleted and extended scenes, photo gallery,
production notes, more. (Acorn Media).
** Slither (2006) Nathan Fillion, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker,
Elizabeth Banks, Rheagan Wallace, Tania Saulnier. Slugs from
outer space turn humans into zombies. Extras: Deleted scenes,
extended scenes, gag reel, "Bringing Slither's Creatures to Life"
featurette, "The Sick Minds and Slimy Days of Slither"
featurette, "Slithery Set Tour With Nathan Fillion," more.
(Universal).
** The Snowman (1982) Academy Award-nominated animated short,
based on the book by Raymond Briggs; narrated by David Bowie.
$9.99.(Sony).
** Sweetie (1989) Dir.: Jane Campion; Genevieve Lemon, Dennis
Price, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling. Director-approved
special edition features new, restored high-definition digital
transfer, supervised by director of photography Sally Bongers and
approved by Campion; Campion's feature debut. Extras: Commentary
featuring Campion and Bongers and screenwriter Gerard Lee;
"Making Sweetie" new video interview featuring the stars of the
film; Campion's early short films: "An Exercise in Discipline:
Peel," "Passionless Moments" and "A Girl's Own Story"; "Jane
Campion: The Film School Years," a 1989 conversation between
Campion and critic Peter Thompson; gallery of behind-the-scenes
photos and production stills; new essay by film scholar Dana
Polan. (The Criterion Collection).
** That's My Bush! The Definitive Collection. Two-disc set with
eight episodes of the Comedy Central series, $26.99. Extras:
Commentary by creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. (Paramount).
** Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season Two, Volume One.
Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.98. Extras: Special effects
footage, concept art gallery, episodic photo gallery, publicity
photo gallery. (Fox).
** War Planes! Four-disc set with four NOVA documentaries
chronicling the history and legends of warfare aviation: "Battle
of the X-Planes," "Spies That Fly," "Top Gun Over Moscow" and "B-
29: Frozen in Time"; $39.95. Extras: Bonus footage of Lockheed
Martin's fighters in action, a visit to a "boneyard" for old
military planes, printable materials for educators. (WGBH Boston
Video).
** Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006 -- TV) Brenda Song, Shin
Koyamada, Susan Chuang, Justin Chon, Michael David Cheng, Andy
Fischer-Price, Ellen Woglom, Tsai Chin. Disney Channel movie
about a candidate for homecoming queen who discovers she's a
reincarnated Chinese warrior who must train to conquer an ancient
spirit that threatens to destroy the world. Extras: Alternate
ending, "Homecoming Warrior in Training" featurette, "Cast
Connections: Behind-the-Scenes With Brenda Son." (Disney).
** Wings: The Complete Third Season (1991-92) Four-disc set with
22 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).
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