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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR Tuesday, December 12 -- MONDAY, December 18
BARNYARD
Comic look at what really happens in a barnyard when the farmer's
back is turned, centering around Otis (voiced by Kevin James), a
carefree party cow, who enjoys singing, dancing and playing tricks on
humans. Unlike his father Ben (voiced by Sam Elliott), the respected
patriarch of the farm -- the cow who makes sure the farm is running on
all cylinders -- and Miles, the wise old mule (voiced by Danny Glover),
Otis is unconcerned about keeping the animals' humanlike talents a
secret. When the farmer is out of sight, the lookout sheep shouts
"Clear!" and all of the barnyard animals spring up on two legs, walk,
talk, watch TV, and orchestrate outrageous practical jokes. But when
Ben is no longer able to lead, absolute mayhem breaks loose and it
isn't long before the farmer begins to get to the bottom of the
animals' secret ... and the scheming coyotes begin to think that the
farm could be theirs for the taking. Put in the position of
responsibility, the "udderly" irresponsible Otis finds the courage to
be a leader. Vitals: Director: Steve Oedekerk. Stars: Voices of Kevin
James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie
MacDowell, David Koechner. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 89 min., Animated
Family, Box office gross: $72.394 million, Paramount.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
In the dizzying world of New York fashion, where size zero is the
new 2, six is the new 8, and a bad hair day can end a career, Runway
Magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen with a finely manicured fist by
Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) -- the most powerful woman in fashion
-- Runway is a fearsome gauntlet for anyone who wants to make it in the
industry. To make Runway the fashion bible of New York and therefore
the world, Miranda has let nothing stand in her way ... including a
long line of assistants who didn't make the cut. It's a job no
self-respecting person can survive, yet it's an opportunity a million
young women in New York would kill for. A stint as Miranda's assistant
could blast open the doors for recent college graduate Andy Sachs (Anne
Hathaway). More college drab than haute couture, she stands alone among
the small army of "Clackers" on staff at Runway -- superslim fashion
divas clacking their stilettos down the halls of the magazine's
Manhattan headquarters. But when Andy comes in for the job, it dawns on
her that making it in this industry will take more than drive and
determination. Miranda can spin the fashion world like a basketball but
has a devil of a time finding and keeping a good assistant. Andy is
completely wrong for the job. But she has something the rest of them
don't: she refuses to fail. To become the perfect assistant, Andy will
need to make herself over in Miranda's image. Soon, much to her
boyfriend's (Adrian Grenier) dismay, she can talk the talk, walk the
walk (in flawless Manolo's) and never again confuse Dolce with Gabbana.
But the more of life she sees through Miranda's eyes, the more she
begins to grasp that Miranda's world is a fabulous but lonely one --
and that sometimes great success depends on great sacrifice -- but at
what cost? Vitals: Director: David Frankel. Stars: Meryl Streep, Anne
Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: P-13, 110 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $122.676 million, Fox.
HOUSE OF SAND
Epic drama about the lives and passions of three generations of
Brazilian women struggling to find their place amidst an encroaching
desert and the relentless march of time. Aurea's (Fernanda Torres) saga
beings in 1910 when she and her mother, Maria (Fernanda Montenegro),
arrive in a caravan at a labyrinth of sand in Maranhao in northern
Brazil where her insane husband plans to start a farm. Aurea is
desperate to return to the city, but she cannot traverse the dunes
alone with her aging mother and unborn child. Then calamity strikes and
the two women are left on their own. They eventually become accustomed
to life among the swelling and shifting dunes, and čurea bears a
daughter in the house of sand. Years go by, and Aurea (now played by
Montenegro) has found peace in the desert while her promiscuous
daughter Maria (played by Torres) has inherited her mother's lust for
the world beyond the dunes. Desiccated desert textures permeate the
senses as marvelous performances from Montenegro and Torres place human
intensity at center stage. Montenegro is Torres' mother in real life.
In Portuguese with English subtitles. Vitals: Director: Andrucha
Waddington. Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra.
2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 115 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.379
million, Sony.
MATERIAL GIRLS
To Ava (Haylie Duff) and Tanzie Marchetta (Hilary Duff), adult
responsibilities are making sure their shoes are in season, getting
into the right clubs, and, in Ava's case, being engaged to the right TV
star. Ava and Tanzie are the "face" of Marchetta Cosmetics, the
mega-company their late father built from the ground up, and as a
consequence they've never had to develop any skills beyond looking
good. Other than the occasional board meeting or photo shoot, the
sisters let their father's trusted partner, Tommy (Brent Spiner) look
after the company. But when Tommy presents a takeover offer from their
father's arch-rival Fabiella (Anjelica Huston), Tanzie takes a stand.
She secretly harbors dreams of becoming a chemist like her dad and
shudders at the thought of Fabiella taking over what their father
believed in so passionately. But Ava and Tanzie's world is turned
upside down when an investigative reporter breaks a blockbuster story
that one of Marchetta's best products is a health hazard. Suddenly
their assets are frozen and their staff flees. Soon, their house and
car are gone and the two young women who had the world in the palms of
their hands find themselves with nothing but the couture on their
backs. The girls fight back, however, and with the help of some new
friends and a free legal aid attorney (Lukas Haas), they use skills and
resources they never knew they had to grow up, clear their father's
name, and in the process, discover who they really are. A mild teen
comedy. Vitals: Director: Martha Coolidge. Stars: Hilary Duff, Haylie
Duff, Anjelica Huston, Lukas Haas, Maria Conchita Alonso, Brent Spiner.
2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 98 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $11.383
million, MGM.
MRS. PALREY AT THE CLAREMONT
Based on the best selling novel by the late, celebrated English
author, Elizabeth Taylor. The story centers around an elegant elderly
lady Mrs. Palfrey (Joan Plowright) who, after being recently widowed,
moves from Scotland to London to be near to her 26-year-old grandson,
Desmond. When Desmond fails to return any of her several phone calls,
or visit her at the resident hotel she is staying (The Claremont), fate
brings her together with a young writer, Ludovic Meyer, after she has
an accident outside his basement flat. Eventually, Ludo ends up helping
Mrs. Palfrey by playing a charade -- pretending to be her grandson, so
that the other off-beat elderly residents of the hotel believe that she
hasn't been lying, and that she really does have a grandson. The two
newly found friends discover they have a lot more in common with each
other then they do with other people their own age. Ludo inadvertently
leads Mrs. Palfrey through her past; Mrs Palfrey inadvertently leads
Ludo to his future. The young writer finally finds the story he has
been looking for all his young life -- and Mrs Palfrey finds the
"grandson" she never knew she had. Thus begins a deep-rooted friendship
that is far reaching, and everlasting. Along the way, a few problems
arise when her real grandson shows up at the hotel. Vitals: Director:
Dan Ireland. Stars: Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Anna Massey, Zoe
Tapper, Georgina Hale, Millicent Martin, Marcia Warren, Robert Lang,
Michael Culkin, Clare Higgins, Lorcan O'Toole. 2005, CC, MPAA rating:
NR, 108 min., Drama, Box office gross: $2.000 million, Westlake
Entertainment.
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY
The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is one
of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American
winning machine, Ricky has everything a daredevil could want: a
luxurious mansion, a "hot" wife (Leslie Bibb) and all the fast food he
can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed
bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard (Sacha Baron
Cohen) and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck. Losing his wife and job to
best bud and fellow fool, Cal Naughton, Jr. (John C. Reilly), Ricky has
his work cut out to get his career back on track, beat Girard and
reclaim his fame and fortune. Vitals: Director: Adam McKay. Stars: Will
Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke
Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, Amy Adams. 2006, CC, MPAA rating:
PG-13, 108 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $316.694 million, Sony.
WEEPING MEADOW, THE
A sweeping historical odyssey. Theo Angelopoulos, a master of the
cinema, embarks on his crowning achievement: a projected trilogy whose
goal is nothing less that a "poetic summing up of the century that just
ended." This first film, spanning 1919-1949, begins with a
transgression of mythic proportions: the foundling Eleni falls in love
with her adoptive brother, Alexis and, after marrying his widowed
father, flees with her lover to the nearby port of Thessaloniki. As the
unrest of the 1930s pits fascism against leftism, Alexis, now a
talented musician, departs for America and leaves Eleni behind to bear
the brunt of Greek history: war, political repression, civil war. In
Greek with English subtitles. Vitals: Director: Theo Angelopoulos.
Stars: Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursadinis, Vassilis Kolovos, Eva
Kotamanidou. 2005, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 170 min., Drama, Box office
gross: $.024 million, New Yorker Video.
WORLD TRADE CENTER
Director Oliver Stone tells the true story of the heroic survival
and rescue of two Port Authority policemen -- John McLoughlin and Will
Jimeno -- who were trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center on
September 11, 2001, after they went in to help people escape. The film
also follows their families as they try to find out what happened to
them, as well as the rescuers who found them in the debris field and
pulled them out. Their story shows how the best in people rose above
the tragic events of that day. Vitals: Director: Oliver Stone. Stars:
Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maria Bello, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jay
Hernandez. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 129 min., Drama, Box office
gross: $70.118 million, Paramount.
For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar.htm>
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NEWS
COMING SOON:
"Saw III" due January 23 from Lionsgate; "Flyboys" due January 30
from Fox; "The Grudge 2" due February 6 from Sony; indie film "Half
Nelson" due February 13 from Sony.
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Due this week: The second set of the "James Bond Ultimate
Editions," Volume 3 and 4, featuring state-of-the-art Lowey Process
digital frame-by-frame restoration and new 5.1 DTS Surround Sound. Each
film gets a two-disc treatment with such extras as never-before-seen
footage from the Bond archives, rare interviews, deleted scenes,
documentaries, interactive film guides, more. Volume 3: "GoldenEye,"
"Live and Let Die," "From Russia With Love," "For Your Eyes Only" and
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service." Volume 4: "Tomorrow Never Dies,"
"You Only Live Twice," "Dr. No," "Octopussy" and "Moonraker." $89.98
each volume from MGM ... "The Doors 15-Year Anniversary Edition"
(1991), directed by Oliver Stone and starring Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan,
Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Billy Idol, John Densmore,
Kathleen Quinlan, Michael Wincott and Michael Madsen; the film has
newly remastered and includes two new documentaries: "The Doors in
L.A." and "Jim Morrison: An American Poet in Paris" as well as "The
Road to Excess" documentary, deleted scenes, extended scenes, more.;
from Lionsgate ... and, as a holiday bonus, Disney is re-releasing "The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in a
four-disc set with a new, extended version of the film with enhanced
special effects and an extended, climactic battle scene, $42,99. A Gift
Set that includes a pair of bookends designed by the artists at WETA
Ltd., the people who designed the creatures for the film, also is
available: $79.99.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "The Andy Griffith Show -- The Complete Eighth
Season" (1967-68), a five-disc set with 30 episodes, $42.99 from
Paramount ... "The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Series Pack<," a
39-disc set of all eight seasons, $309.99 from Paramount ... "Dog the
Bounty Hunter: The Weddng Special" (2006), $12.95 from A&E Home
Video ... "Full House: The Complete Fifth Season," a four-disc set with
26 episodes, $29.98 from Warner ... "Gomer Pyle: The Complete First
Season" (1964-65), a five-disc set with 30 episodes, $38.99 from
Paramount ... "Law & Order: Criminal Intent -- Season Two," a
five-disc set with 23 episodes, $59.89 from Universal ... "St.
Elsewhere: Season One," a four-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98 from
Fox ... "Stacked: The Complete Series," a three-disc set with all 14
episodes from Seasons 1 and 2, plus five unaired episodes, $29.98 from
Fox ... "Wonder Showzen Gift Set -- Season 1 & 2" (2005-06), a
four-disc set, $49.99 from Paramount.
FOR THE KIDS:
Two direct-to-video sequels from Disney are due this week: "Air
Buddies" (2006), starring Richard Karn, Cynthia Stevenson, Patrick
Cranshaw and the voices of Michael Clarke Duncan, Debra Jo-Rupp,
Wallace Shawn, Tom Evert Scott, Molly Shannon and Don Knotts, in an
adventure in which five adorable golden retriever puppies must save
their parents from evil dognappers ... and "The Fox and the Hound 2"
(2006), an animated sequel with songs by country music luminaries Reba
McEntire and Trisha Yearwood, with the voices of McEntire, Patrick
Swayze, Jeff Foxworthy, Carol Lawrence and, Jim Cummings.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
"New York Underground: Building the Country's Largest Subway
System<" is a 2003 American Experience documentary on how the
longest, most sophisticated electric subway in the world was built;
$19.95 from WGBH Boston Video ... "Houston Rockets 1994 NBA Champions:
Clutch City" is an eight-disc set recap of the Rockets 1994
championship season featuring all seven NBA finals games against the
New York Knicks -- in their entirety and in original broadcast format;
$49.98 from Warner.
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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
** Air Buddies (2006)
Richard Karn, Cynthia Stevenson, Patrick Cranshaw, voices of Michael
Clarke Duncan, Debra Jo-Rupp, Wallace Shawn, Tom Evert Scott, Molly
Shannon, Don Knotts. Direct-to-video sequel. Five adorable golden
retriever puppies must save their parents from evil dognappers. Extras:
"Train Your Dog to Be a Star" featurette, "Hollywood Backstage Pass"
interviews with the puppies, "A Puppy Profiler" featurette allowing
viewers to find out what puppy they're most like, behind-the-scenes
footage, more. (Disney).
** The Andy Griffith Show -- The Complete Eighth Season (1967-68) Five-disc set with 30 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).
** The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Series Pack. 39-disc set of all eight seasons, $309.99. (Paramount).
** Back in the Day With Dale Earnhart Jr.: The Complete Season One (2006
- TV) $24.95. Extras: Interview with Dale Jr., skit of Dale Jr. showing
him as a kid racing go-karts, Three Doors Down music video, racing
footage. (A&E Home Video).
** Barnyard (2006) Dir.: Steve Oedekerk; Voices of Kevin James,
Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie MacDowell,
David Koechner. Extras: Filmmaker commentary, new "Barnyard Bop"
musical sequence, "Barnyard Comic Book Creator" DVD-ROM program,
"Method Acting With Kevin James" featurette, "Boogying in the Barn"
music featurette, Mud title track music video, "Utter Talent: The
Voices of Barnyard" featurette, deleted scenes, games, "An Animator's
Life" behind-the-scenes featurette, more. (Paramount).
** Bugsy (1991) Dir.: Barry Levinson; Warren Beatty, Annette
Bening, Ben Kingsley, Harvey Keitel, Elliott Gould, Joe Mantegna,
Richard C. Sarafian, Bebe Neuwirth. Two-disc set with extended cut (15
minutes of additional footage). Extras: "The Reinvention of Bugsy
Siegel: The Road to Damascus" new documentary featuring interviews with
Levinson, screenwriter James Toback, Beatty, Bening, Kingsley and
Gould; deleted scenes; Bugsy Siegel "Screen Test" video montage. (Sony).
** The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005) Four-disc set with a new, extended version of the film with
enhanced special effects and an extended, climactic battle scene,
$42,99. A Gift Set that includes a pair of bookends designed by the
artists at WETA Ltd., the people who designed the creatures for the
film, is also available: $79.99. Extras: Disc 1: Narnia fun facts;
bloopers; commentary by kid stars Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Anna
Popplewell and William Moseley, joined by director Andrew Adamson;
commentary by director Andrew Adamson, production designer Roger Ford,
and producer Mark Johnson. Disc 2: "Creating Narnia" documentary;
"Evolution of an Epic" featurettes with anatomy of the melting river
scene, eight different film diaries from the film team, "C.S. Lewis:
From One Man's Mind" look at the author, visual effects; "Creatures,
Lands & Legends" featurette. Disc 3: "C.S. Lewis: The Dreamer of
Narnia" feature-length film. Disc 4: "Visualizing the Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe: The Complete Production Experience" featurette;
"Anatomy of a Scene: Behind the Battle"; "Art of Narnia" gallery.
(Disney).
** Colditz (2005 --TV) Damian Lewis, Tom Hardy, Sophia Myles,
Laurence Fox, James Fox, Timothy West, Jason Priestley. Hallmark
Channel miniseries about an attempt to escape a German POW camp during
WWII. (MTI Home Video).
** Dean Martin Double Feature. Two-disc set with "Who Was That
Lady?" (1960) starring Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, James
Whitmore, John McIntire and Barbara Nichols; and "How to Save a
Marriage (and Ruin Your Life)" (1968) starring Dean Martin, Stella
Stevens, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Betty Field, Jack Albertson. (Sony).
** The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway,
Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier. Extras: Commentary by
director David Frankel, producer Wendy Finerman, costune designer
Patricia Field and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna; gag reel;
"making-of" featurette, 15 deleted scenes; more. (Fox).
** Dog the Bounty Hunter: The Weddng Special (2006 -- TV) $12.95. Extras: Featurettes: "Dog's Wedding Ring," "Dance Lessons" and "Shopping With Beth." (A&E Home Video).
** The Doors 15-Year Anniversary Edition (1991) Dir.: Oliver
Stone; Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank
Whaley, Billy Idol, John Densmore, Kathleen Quinlan, Michael Wincott,
Michael Madsen. Newly remastered. Extras: Two new documentaries: "The
Doors in L.A." and "Jim Morrison: An American Poet in Paris," "The Road
to Excess" documentary, deleted scenes, extended scenes, more.
(Lionsgate).
** Family Plan (2005 -- TV) Tori Spelling, Greg Germann, Jordan
Bridges, Kali Rocha, Kate Vernon. Career woman lies about her home life
to get a job, then has to "hire" a family when her new boss moves next
door. Hallmark Channel comedy. (MTI Home Video).
** The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) Animated sequel with songs by
country music luminaries Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood. Voices of
McEntire, Patrick Swayze, Jeff Foxworthy, Carol Lawrence, Jim Cummings,
April Winchell, Jeff Bennett, Russi Taylor Harrison Fahn, Jonah Bobo;
$29.99. Extras: "The Making of the Music" featurette; "You Know I Will"
music video spotlighting "High School Musical" star Lucas Grabeel;
"Mutt Mix Master" interactive musical mix session where the viewer
controls the sounds and effects in creating The Singin' Strays' latest
hit recording; and a special animated classic short featuring Disney's
first dog -- Goofy. (Disney).
** Full House: The Complete Fifth Season. Four-disc set with 26 episodes, $29.98. (Warner).
** Gomer Pyle: The Complete First Season (1964-65) Five-disc set
with 30 episodes, $38.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes by Jim
Nabors and Ronnie Schell; audio intros by Nabors; pilot episode: "Gomer
Pyle, U.S.M.C." from "The Andy Griffith Show"; sales presentation
(before and after pilot); "The Lucy Show: Lucy Gets Caught in the
Draft"; Jim Nabors on "The David Frost Show"; "Jim Nabors Hour" clip.
(Paramount).
** House of Sand (2006 - Brazil) Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra. Extras: "Making-of" featurette. (Sony).
** Houston Rockets 1994 NBA Champions: Clutch City. Eight-disc
set recap of the Rockets 1994 championship season featuring all seven
NBA finals games against the New York Knicks -- in their entirety and
in original broadcast format; $49.98. (Warner).
** James Bond Ultimate Editions. Four volumes of James Bond
films; Volumes 1 and 2 released November 7; Volumes 3 and 4 released
December 12. Features state-of-the-art Lowey Process digital
frame-by-frame restoration and new 5.1 DTS Surround Sound. Each film
gets a two-disc treatment with such extras as never-before-seen footage
from the Bond archives, rare interviews, deleted scenes, documentaries,
interactive film guides, more. Volume 3: "GoldenEye," "Live and Let
Die," "From Russia With Love," "For Your Eyes Only" and "On Her
Majesty's Secret Service." Volume 4: "Tomorrow Never Dies," "You Only
Live Twice," "Dr. No," "Octopussy" and "Moonraker." $89.98 each
volume.(MGM).
** Law & Order: Criminal Intent -- Season Two. Five-disc set with 23 episodes, $59.89. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Universal).
** Loving Annabelle (2006) Diane Gaidry, Erin Kelly, Kevin
McCarthy, Ilene Graff, Marla Maples. Controversial (and award-winning)
story of a rebellious teenage girl sent to a Catholic boarding school,
where she begins a dangerous flirtation with her English teacher,
unlocking hidden passions. Extras: Commentary by director Katherine
Brooks and actress Erin Kelly, behind-the-scenes featurette (with
outtakes and interviews), alternate ending, slide show, deleted scenes,
more. (Wolfe Video).
** Masters of Horror: Fair Haired Child (2006 -- TV) Jesse
Haddock, Lori Petty, Walter Phelan, Lindsay Pulsipher, William Samples.
Director William Malone's contribution to the first season of the
"Masters of Horror" anthology. Extras: Commentary by director William
Malone and writer Matt Greenberg; "The Face of Fear: An Interview with
William Malone" featurette; "Working With a Master: William Malone"
tribute featurette; interviews with Jesse Haddock, Lori Petty, Lindsay
Pulsipher and William Samples; scene from William Malone's first short
film; "Behind the Scenes: The Making of Fair Haired Child"; still
gallery; DVD-ROM screenplay. (Anchor Bay).
** Material Girls (2006) Dir.: Martha Coolidge; Hilary Duff,
Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Lukas Haas, Maria Conchita Alonso, Brent
Spiner. Extras: Commentary by Coolidge, "making-of" featurette,
behind-the-scenes footage, Hilary Duff "Play With Fire" music video.
(MGM).
** Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) Joan Plowright, Rupert
Friend, Anna Massey, Zoe Tapper, Georgina Hale, Millicent Martin,
Marcia Warren, Robert Lang, Michael Culkin, Clare Higgins, Lorcan
O'Toole. Extras: Commentary by director Dan Ireland, clip of Joan
Plowright accepting the best actress award at the AARP Movies for
Grown-Ups Awards. (Westlake Entertainment).
** Mozart and the Whale (2006) Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell,
Gary Cole. Romance inspired by the true story of two people with
Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism). (Sony).
** Stacked: The Complete Series. Three-disc set with all 14
episodes from Seasons 1 and 2, plus five unaired episodes, $29.98.
Extras: "Show Us Your Bloopers" gag reel, "Nipplegate: Getting Dressed
With Pam" featurette, "Skyler's Guide to Dating" featurette. (Fox).
** Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) Will
Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke
Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, Amy Adams. In rated and unrated-uncut
versions. Extras: Deleted and extended scenes; gag reel; "Line-O-Rama":
Alternate lines not used in the film; interviews with Ricky, Cal and
Carley; bonus race footage; "Will Ferrell Returns to Talladega"
featurette; "25 Years Later" commentary with director Adam McKay, Will
Ferrell, John C. Reilly, others; Daytona 500 Spot; NASCAR Chase for the
Nextel Cup Spot; DVD-ROM link to NASCAR.com. Unrated version adds: 13
more minutes not seen in theaters; interviews with Jean Girard and
Gregory; "Walker & Texas Ranger" montage and outtakes; more deleted
scenes; Ricky and Cal's commercials; Ricky and Cal's public service
announcement. (Sony).
** The Weeping Meadow (2005 -- Greece) Dir.: Theo Angelopoulos;
Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursadinis, Vassilis Kolovos, Eva Kotamanidou.
Extras: Interview with Angelopoulos. (New Yorker Video).
** Wonder Showzen Gift Set -- Season 1 & 2 (2005-06). Four-disc set, $49.99. (Paramount).
** World Trade Center (2006) Dir.: Oliver Stone; Nicolas Cage,
Michael Pena, Maria Bello, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jay Hernandez.
Single-disc and two-disc "commemorative edition." Extras: Single-disc:
Commentary by Stone; commentary by real-life survivor Will Jimeno and
rescuers Scott Strauss, John Busching and Paddy McGee; deleted and
extended scenes. Two-disc set adds three-part making-of documentary;
featurettes on set construction, visual and special effects, rescue and
recovery and "Oliver Stone's New York"; a question-and-answer session
with Stone; a photo gallery; more. HD DVD and Blu-ray discs released
day and date. (Paramount).
** The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006 -- TV) John Goodman,
Chris Kattan, Eddie Griffin, Ethan Suplee, Carol Kane. Fearing that
Christmas has become far too commercial and that no one believes in him
anymore, Santa decides to take the year off. Airs on NBC the night
before. $19.97. (Warner).
For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>
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