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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR Monday, October 30 -- MONDAY, November 6
OCTOBER 30:
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) confronts the toughest villain he's ever
faced -- Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an international
weapons and information provider with no remorse and no
conscience. More of the same great stunts and action scenes.
Vitals: Director: J.J. Abrams. Stars: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour
Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan
Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Maggie Q, Simon Pegg, Eddie Marsan,
Laurence Fishburne. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 126 min.,
Action, Box office gross: $133.382 million, Paramount.
OCTOBER 31:
KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS
Benjamin Fiedler (Daryl Sabara) is about to undergo an
aninitiation rite that will take him from boy to man -- a Bar
Mitzvah in Brentwood, California. It's not enough that Benjamin
must stand in front of a Temple full of strangers chanting
Hebrew, a language he doesn't understand. He must also cope with
the efforts of his parents, Adam (Jeremy Piven) and Joanne (Jami
Gertz), to splurge on a party-to-end-all-parties, a mega bash
where the Bar is more important than the Mitzvah and a Jewish
Star means Neil Diamond. Above all, the Fiedlers must surpass the
"Titanic"-themed Bar Mitzvah given by Adam's rival, Arnie Stein
(Larry Miller). With his circus-sized celebration, Arnie has
thrown down the gauntlet. For the highly competitive Adam, the
war is on. But when Adam's father Irwin (Garry Marshall), now a
gray-haired hippie, and his spacey younger girlfriend (Daryl
Hannah) arrive in their broken down camper, the Fiedler's plans
are thrown into disarray. Every family has their own dysfunction
and neuroses and the Fiedlers are certainly no exception. Despite
this, they ultimately realize that family is the most precious
bond that can't be broken (but it can be bent out of shape at
times). Vitals: Director: Scott Marshall. Stars: Jami Gertz,
Daryl Hannah, Garry Marshall, Jeremy Piven, Doris Roberts, Daryl
Sabara, Larry Miller, Cheryl Hines, Richard Benjamin. 2006, CC,
MPAA rating: PG-13, 99 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $4.122
million, Miramax.
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 14 is the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
that explores the controversy and theories surrounding the demise
of General Motors EV1, from Sony ... on December 5 New Line will
release the family comedy "How to Eat Fried Worms," starring
James Rebhorn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh, Luke
Benward and Adam Hicks ... Thriller "The Covenant" bewitches
video stores on January 2, on DVD and Blue-Ray, from Sony ...
Coming-of-age drama "Quinceanera," starring Emily Rios, Chalo
Gonzalez and Jesse Garcia, arrives January 9 from Sony.
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Warner Home Video has put together "The Tarzan Collection Volume
2," a three-disc set with the last six Johnny Weissmuller films:
"Tarzan Triumphs" (1943), "Tarzan's Desert Mystery" (1943),
"Tarzan and the Amazons" (1945), "Tarzan and the Leopard Woman"
(1946), "Tarzan and the Huntress" (1947) and "Tarzan and the
Mermaids" (1948); $39.32 ... "George Burns: The TV Specials
Collection" is a four-disc set loaded with celebrities, song and
dance; included are the "George Burns Special" (1976) featuring
Johnny Carson, Madeline Kahn, Walter Matthau, The Osmonds, Chita
Rivera; "George Burns One-Man Show" (1977) with Bob Hope, Gladys
Knight & The Pips, Ann-Margret, Captain & Tennille and John
Denver; "George Burns 100th Birthday Party" (1978) with Jimmy &
Gloria Stewart, Milton Berle, Steve Martin, Andy Gibb, Don
Rickles, Gregory Peck, George Jessel, Goldie Hawn, Helen Reddy
and Pat & Debby Boone; "George Burns in Nashville" (1980) with
Larry Gatlin, Minnie Pearl, Loretta Lynn; "George Burns: Early,
Early, Early Christmas Special" (1981) with Ann-Margret, Bob
Hope, Hans Conried and the Hawkins Family; "George Burns and
Other Sex Symbols" (1982) with John Schneider, Bernadette Peters,
Linda Evans, John Forsythe and some of his "Old Girlfriends";
"George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business" (1983) with
Danny Thomas, Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett, Kenny
Rogers, Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Dionne Warwick and Johnny
Carson; "George Burns Tells How to Live to Be 100 Special" (1984)
with Catherine Bach, Rams Cheerleaders, Bob Hope, Diahann
Carroll, Artie Johnson and Dr. Joyce Brothers; "George Burns 90th
Birthday Party" (1986) with Diahann Carroll, John Denver, Billy
Crystal, Ann-Margret, Walter Matthau and Milton Berle; $39.99
from Kultur.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Baywatch Season 1" and "Baywatch Season 2," both
five-disc sets with the syndicated episodes, $34.99 each from
First Look Home Entertainment ... "CSI Miami: The Complete Fourth
Season" (2005-06), a seven-disc set with 25 episodes, $54.99 from
Paramount ... "Ghost Whisperer: The Complete First Season," a
six-disc set with 22 episodes, $38.00 from Paramount ... "The
Hitchhiker, Volume 3," a two-disc set of episodes from the cult
TV series, $34.98, from HBO Video ... "The Kids in the Hall:
Complete Season 5," a four-disc set, $59.95 from A&E Home Video
... "The Kids in the Hall: The Complete Series DVD Megaset," a
20-disc set with nearly 800 sketches, $239.95 from A&E Home Video
... "The Last Detective, Series 2," a two-disc set of the British
TV mystery series about an underdog detective who solves all the
big crimes, $39.99 from Acorn Media ... "Legend of the Dragon" is
a single disc with the first four episodes of the animated
action-adventure TV series, $19.95 from Genius Products ...
"Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Fifth Season," a three-disc
set with 13 episodes, $39.98 from Warner ... "A Touch of Frost
Seasons 11 & 12," a two-disc set with three episodes of the
British series starring David Jason as the gritty Detective
Inspector Jack Frost; $39.98 from MPI Home Video.
BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
Ernest Borgnine, Tom Skerritt, Joan Prather, Eddie Albert,
William Shatner, Ida Lupino and Keenan Wynn star in "The Devil's
Rain," a 1975 thriller about Satanists running amuck in rural
America; from Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video ... In "The Human
Factor" (1975), a NATO computer specialist avenges the murder of
his family by political terrorists; directed by Edward Dmytryk
and starring George Kennedy, John Mills, Raf Vallone, Barry
Sullivan, Rita Tushingham and Arthur Franz; also from Dark Sky
Films/MPI Home Video ... In "Heartstopper" (2006), two kids have
to stop a maniac's killing spree in an isolated hospital; stars
Meredith Henderson, Nathan Stephenson, James Binkley, Michael
Cram and Robert Englund; from Union Station Media.
FOR THE KIDS:
"The Little Drummer Boy ... and Four More Holiday Stories"
features five animated classic holiday stories and songs that
will keep kids laughing and singing all winter long: "The Little
Drummer Boy," with music and vocals by John Jennings; "Merry
Christmas, Space Case," narrated by Christopher Lloyd.; "Sam and
the Lucky Money," narrated by Ming-Na; "The Tomten," narrated by
Owen Jordan and "The Twelve Days of Christmas"; $14.95 from
Scholastic Video Collection ... "Hello Kitty: Stump Village"
features five animated adventures full of silly inventions, yummy
cookie towns and playful misbehaving with the pop culture icon;
$14.98 from Geneon Entertainment ... "Speed Racer Vol. 5" is the
final volume (eight episodes) of the popular anime television
series; $19.98 from Lionsgate.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
"Hard Rock Teasures" (2005) is a documentary featuring exclusive
behind-the-scenes footage of the prized possessions of and the
stories behind Hard Rock International, considered to be the
original curator of more than 70,000 priceless pieces of the
greatest collection of music memorabilia in the world, including
rare vintage guitars, distinctive drum kits, handwritten lyrics,
and one-of-a kind elaborate stage costumes; $24.98 from MPI Home
Video ... In "The Exodus Decoded" (2006), a team of renowned
archeologists, Egyptologists, geologists, and theologians shed
revelatory new light on the Exodus and the era's ruling Egyptian
Dynasty; $29.95 from A&E Home Video ... "The Making of Miss
Saigon" (1989) is the definitive documentary film companion to
one of the greatest Broadway hits of all time; $24.95 from A&E
Home Video ... "Tales of the Rat Fink" (2006) is an animated
feature documentary on Classic Car creator Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
and his signature character Rat Fink. Includes the voice talents
of John Goodman, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and classic car
buff Jay Leno. Produced and directed by Ron Mann ("Grass," "Comic
Book Confidential"); $19.98 from Shout! Factory ... "Vikings:
Journey to New Worlds" (2005) is a docu-drama shot on location in
Iceland, Greenland and New Foundland that explores the world of
the Viking explorers who traveled to the New World 500 years
before Columbus. Shown in Imax theaters; digitally mastered from
the 70mm Imax film print; $14.95 from Vista Point Entertainment.
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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
OCTOBER 30:
** Baywatch Season 1. Five-disc set with Season 1 syndicated
episodes, $34.99. Extras: Rare episodes from the network pilot
season, trivia track, photo gallery, Easter eggs. (First Look
Home Entertainment). Extras:
** Baywatch Season 2. Five-disc set with Season 2 syndicated
episodes, $34.99. Extras: Rare episodes from the network pilot
season, trivia track, photo gallery, Easter eggs. (First Look
Home Entertainment). Extras:
** Mission: Impossible 3 (2006) Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour
Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan
Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Maggie Q, Simon Pegg, Eddie Marsan,
Laurence Fishburne. In two-disc and single-disc editions. Extras:
Two-disc Special Edition with commentary by director J.J. Abrams
and Cruise, deleted scenes, Easter Eggs, photo gallery, four
documentaries: "The Making of the Mission," "Mission Action:
Inside the Action Unit," "Visualizing the Mission" and "Scoring
the Mission," more; single disc edition features commentary,
deleted scenes and "The Making of the Mission" featurette. HD DVD
and Blu-ray editions due day-and-date. (Paramount).
OCTOBER 31
** Bob Dylan -- 1966 World Tour: The Home Movies (2003) Musician
turned actor Mickey Jones chronicles the legendary 1966 Bob Dylan
World Tour through his recently discovered home movies. Extras:
Acoustic and electric Bob Dylan and The Band concert footage from
Europe and Australia; 1966 Tour photos by rock photographer Barry
Feinstein; 1960's Tour footage of The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Trini
Lopez, and Johnny Rivers; $14.95. (MVD Visual and Highway 61
Entertainment).
** Bob Dylan Unauthorized Documentaries Box Set. Three full-
length films ("Bob Dylan 1975-1981 Rolling Thunder and The Gospel
Years," "Bob Dylan World Tours 1966-1974 Through the Camera of
Barry Feinstein" and "Bob Dylan 1966 World Tour, The Home
Movies); the "Rolling Thunder" and "The Gospel Years" CD
soundtracks; nine bonus postcards; $ 34.95. (MVD Visual).
** CSI Miami: The Complete Fourth Season (2005-06) Seven-disc set
with 25 episodes, $54.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes,
three production featurettes. (Paramount).
** The Devil's Rain (1975) Ernest Borgnine. Tom Skerritt, Joan
Prather, Eddie Albert, William Shatner, Ida Lupino, Keenan Wynn.
Satanists run amuck in rural America. Extras: Commentary by
director Robert Fuest; newsreel with Anton LaVey, High Priest of
the Church of Satan. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video).
** The Exodus Decoded (2006 -- TV) Team of renowned
archeologists, Egyptologists, geologists, and theologians shed
revelatory new light on the Exodus and the era's ruling Egyptian
Dynasty; $29.95. (A&E Home Video).
** Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006 -- TV) Joely
Richardson, Stacy Keach, Ann Cusack, Justina Machado, Scott
Cohen, David Ramsey. ABC drama that deals with the hypothetical
story of what could happen if Avian Flu were to spread across the
globe. (Sony).
** George Burns: The TV Specials Collection. Four-disc set.
$39.99. (Kultur).
** Ghost Whisperer: The Complete First Season. Six-disc set with
22 episodes, $38.00. Extras: Commentary on select episodes,
deleted scenes, bloopers, "Can You See Me? The First Season of
Ghost Whisperer" featurette, "Second Sight: The Clairvoyants of
Ghost Whisperer" featurette, "A Tour of Grandview," "Ghost
Whisperer Mythology," "Scare Tactics." (Paramount).
** Hard Rock Teasures (2005 -- TV) Documentary featuring
exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the prized possessions of
and the stories behind Hard Rock International, considered to be
the original curator of more than 70,000 priceless pieces of the
greatest collection of music memorabilia in the world, including
rare vintage guitars, distinctive drum kits, handwritten lyrics,
and one-of-a kind elaborate stage costumes. $24.98. (MPI Home
Video).
** Heartstopper (2006) Meredith Henderson, Nathan Stephenson,
James Binkley, Michael Cram, Robert Englund. Two kids have to
stop a maniac's killing spree in an isolated hospital. (Union
Station Media).
** Hello Kitty: Stump Village. Five animated adventures full of
silly inventions, yummy cookie towns and playful misbehaving with
the pop culture icon; $14.98. (Geneon Entertainment).
** The Hitchhiker, Volume 3. Two-disc set of episodes from the
cult TV series, $34.98. (HBO Video).
** The Human Factor (1975) Dir.: Edward Dmytryk; George Kennedy,
John Mills, Raf Vallone, Barry Sullivan, Rita Tushingham, Arthur
Franz. NATO computer specialist avenges the murder of his family
by political terrorists. Extras: "The Kennedy Factor: An
Interview With George Kennedy." (Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video).
** Keeping Up With the Steins (2006) Dir.: Scott Marshall; Jami
Gertz, Daryl Hannah, Garry Marshall, Jeremy Piven, Doris Roberts,
Daryl Sabara, Larry Miller, Cheryl Hines, Richard Benjamin. Bar
Mitzvah comedy. Extras: Commentary (including father and son
commentary from director Scott Marshall and actor Gary Marshall).
Also included is a bonus "behind-the-scenes" featurette on the
film, deleted scenes. (Miramax).
** The Kids in the Hall: The Complete Series DVD Megaset. 20-disc
set with nearly 800 sketches, $239.95. Extras: Interviews with
the Kids, Paul Bellini and Lorne Michaels; commentary by the
Kids; 10 best-of compilations featuring fan-favorite sketches;
more than 90 minutes of original performances from the Rivoli
Theater; archival footage never-before-seen-on-TV; original Kids
in the Hall performance poster gallery; slide show; cast
biographies. (A&E Home Video).
** The Kids in the Hall: Complete Season 5. Four-disc set, $59.95
Extras: Commentary, best-of compilation featuring fan favorite
sketches, more. (A&E Home Video).
** The Last Detective, Series 2. Two-disc set of the British TV
mystery series about an underdog detective who solves all the big
crimes; $39.99. (Acorn Media).
** Legend of the Dragon. First four episodes of the animated
action-adventure TV series, $19.95. (Genius Products).
** The Making of Miss Saigon (1989) Definitive documentary film
companion to one of the greatest Broadway hits of all time;
$24.95. (A&E Home Video).
** Speed Racer Vol. 5. Final volume (eight episodes) of the
popular anime television series; $19.98. Includes a limited-
edition mini metal license plate. (Lionsgate).
** Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Fifth Season. Three-disc
set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Death of Some Salesman"
virtual comic book. (Warner).
** Tales of the Rat Fink (2006) Animated feature documentary on
Classic Car creator Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and his signature
character Rat Fink. Includes the voice talents of John Goodman,
Simpsons creator Matt Groening and classic car buff Jay Leno.
Produced and directed by Ron Mann ("Grass," "Comic Book
Confidential"); $19.98. Extras: "Big Daddy Lives!" rare interview
with Roth, "Rat Fink Reunion": painting jam with Roth and Von
Dutch, "Big Daddy's Garage" virtual art gallery, interview with
director Ron Mann, deleted scene, The Sadies music video. (Shout!
Factory).
** The Tarzan Collection Volume 2. Three-disc set with the last
six Johnny Weissmuller films: "Tarzan Triumphs" (1943), "Tarzan's
Desert Mystery" (1943), "Tarzan and the Amazons" (1945), "Tarzan
and the Leopard Woman" (1946), "Tarzan and the Huntress" (1947)
and "Tarzan and the Mermaids" (1948); $39.32. (Warner).
** A Touch of Frost Seasons 11 & 12. Two-disc set with three
episodes of the British series starring David Jason as the gritty
Detective Inspector Jack Frost; $39.98. (MPI Home Video).
** Vikings: Journey to New Worlds (2005) Docu-drama shot on
location in Iceland, Greenland and New Foundland that explores
the world of the Viking explorers who traveled to the New World
500 years before Columbus. Shown in Imax theaters; digitally
mastered from the 70mm Imax film print; $14.95. Extras: "Making-
of" featurette. (Vista Point Entertainment).
For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>
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