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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR Tuesday, December 19 -- MONDAY, December 25
ALL THE KING'S MEN
Inspired by the career of Louisiana governor Huey P. Long and
other important political figures; second adaptation of Robert
Penn Warren's 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (the 1949
version, directed by Robert Rossen, starred Broderick Crawford,
John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek and Mercedes McCambridge).
Tells the riveting story of an idealists' rise to political power
in the South during the 1940s and 50s. The story follows the rise
and fall of charismatic politician, "Boss" Willie Stark (Sean
Penn) and uses politics as the framework to explore the more
profound dilemmas of human existence -- sin, guilt and
redemption. It's a complex and captivating story of human nature,
power, corruption, idealism, romance and betrayal. Vitals:
Director: Steven Zaillian. Stars: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony
Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson, James
Gandolfini, Kathy Baker, Frederic Forrest. 2006, CC, MPAA rating:
PG-13, 128 min., Drama, Box office gross: $7.221 million, Sony.
CELESTINE PROPHECY, THE
Based on James Redfield's worldwide best-selling novel, "The
Celestine Prophecy" is a spiritual adventure chronicling the
discovery of ancient scrolls in the rainforests of Peru. The
prophecy and its nine key insights predict a worldwide awakening,
arising within all religious traditions, that moves humanity
toward a deeper experience of spirituality. Since first published
in the mid-90's, "The Celestine Prophecy" has captivated readers
around the world with its tale of spiritual adventure and has
sold over 14 million copies in 45 languages and spent more than
three years on the New York Times bestsellers list. Vitals:
Director: Armand Mastroianni. Stars: Matthew Settle, Thomas
Kretschmann, Annabeth Gish, Hector Elizondo, Jurgen Prochnow.
2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 99 min., Drama, Box office gross:
$.594 million, Sony.
INVINCIBLE
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), a man
with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his
dream come true. When incoming Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick
Vermeil (Greg Kinnear) decided to shake up his team by holding an
open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time
-- no one good enough to play professional football was going to
be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale -- a down-on-his-
luck, 30 year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who
never even played college football. But against these odds,
Papale made the team and soon found himself living every fan's
fantasy -- moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to
standing on the field as a professional football player. Vitals:
Director: Ericson Core. Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear,
Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 105
min., Drama, Box office gross: $57.789 million, Buena Vista.
JET LI'S FEARLESS
Marks Jet Li's farewell to the martial arts genre. The film
powerfully combines unparalleled fight sequences and masterful
storytelling in a tale inspired by the larger-than-life
accomplishments of the martial arts icon and founder of the
Jingwu Sports Federation, Huo Yuanjia. With explosive fight
scenes by legendary action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping ("The
Matrix," "Kill Bill"), "Jet Li's Fearless" contains some of the
most hard-hitting hand-to-hand combat ever captured on film. Set
in China at the turn of the last century, Huo's transformation
from an arrogant and ruthless young fighter to a wise and
thoughtful master defined the true spirit of martial arts and
inspired his nation. His difficult path to redemption brings him
face-to-face with the most ferocious fighters in the world. In a
new unrated version. Vitals: Director: Ronny Yu. Stars: Jet Li,
Nakamura Shidou, Sun Li, Dong Yong, Nathan Jones. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: NR, 103 min., Action, Box office gross: $24.450 million,
Universal.
LADY IN THE WATER
Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) has been quietly trying to
disappear among the burned-out light bulbs and broken appliances
of the Cove apartment complex. But one night Cleveland finds
someone else hiding in the mundane routine of the modest building
-- a mysterious young woman named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard),
who has been living in the passageways beneath the building's
swimming pool. Cleveland discovers that Story is actually a
"narf" -- a nymph-like character from an epic bedtime story who
is being stalked by vicious creatures determined to prevent her
from making the treacherous journey from our world back to hers.
Story's unique powers of perception reveal the fates of
Cleveland's fellow tenants, whose destinies are tied directly to
her own, and they must work together to decipher a series of
codes that will unlock the pathway to her freedom. But the window
of opportunity for Story to return home is closing rapidly, and
the tenants are putting their own lives at great risk to help
her. Cleveland will have to face the demons that have followed
him to the Cove -- and the other tenants must seize the special
powers that Story has brought out in them -- if they hope to
succeed in their daring and dangerous quest to save her world ...
and ours. Vitals: Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Stars: Paul
Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban,
Freddy Rodriguez, Sarita Choudhury, Jared Harris, Bill Irwin.
2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 98 min., Fantasy, Box office gross:
$42.272 million, Warner.
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
An American family road comedy that shatters the mold. Brazenly
satirical and yet deeply human, the film introduces audiences to
one of the most endearingly fractured families in recent cinema
history: the Hoovers, whose trip to a pre-pubescent beauty
pageant results not only in comic mayhem but in death,
transformation and a moving look at the surprising rewards of
being losers in a winning-crazed culture. A runaway hit at the
Sundance Film Festival. No one among the Hoovers quite has it
together, but it's not for lack of trying. Father Richard (Greg
Kinnear), a hopelessly optimistic motivational speaker, is
desperately attempting to sell his 9-step program for success --
without much success. Meanwhile, the Hoovers' "pro-honesty"
mother Sheryl (Toni Collette) is constantly harried by her
family's eccentric secrets, especially those of her brother
(Steve Carell), a suicidal Proust scholar fresh out of the
hospital after being jilted by his gay lover. Then there are the
younger Hoovers with their unlikely dreams -- the bespectacled,
slightly plump, 7-year-old would-be beauty queen Olive (Abigail
Breslin) and Dwayne (Paul Dano), an anger-fueled, Nietzsche-
reading teen who has taken a staunch vow of silence until he gets
into the Air Force Academy. Topping off the family is the
grandfather (Alan Arkin), a foul-mouthed pleasure-seeker recently
kicked out of his retirement home for snorting heroin. They might
not be the picture of perfect mental health, but when a fluke
gets Olive invited to compete in the fiercely competitive "Little
Miss Sunshine" competition in California, the whole Hoover family
rallies behind her. They pile into their rusted-out VW bus and
head West on a three-day tragicomic journey filled with madcap
surprises and leading up to Olive's big debut -- which will
change the entire misfit family in ways they could never imagine.
Vitals: Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris. Stars: Alan
Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano,
Greg Kinnear. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 99 min., Comedy, Box
office gross: $57.803 million, Fox.
MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND
Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it can be downright
dangerous. In the "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," Matt Saunders (Luke
Wilson) thinks he's finally found the perfect girlfriend, the
beautiful Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman) -- who just so happens to
be a superhero. When Jenny/G-Girl becomes overly possessive, Matt
wants to call it quits -- but how do you break up with a
superhero? A scorned woman, Jenny/G-Girl unleashes on her ex the
full fury of her super-powered wrath as she sets out on a no-
holds-barred mission to humiliate and torment him and bust up his
budding romance with his co-worker Hannah (Anna Faris). Vitals:
Director: Ivan Reitman. Stars: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna
Faris, Eddie Izzard, Rainn Wilson, Wanda Sykes. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: PG-13, 102 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $22.488
million, Fox.
PROMISE, THE
A romantic tale of love, loyalty, ambition and destiny, "The
Promise" marks acclaimed director Chen Kaige's foray into the
martial arts fantasy genre. Richly imagined and breathtakingly
realized, the film follows the intertwined fates of a beautiful
princess and the three men who fall in love with her: a general,
his slave, and a rival Duke. Unbeknownst to the men, the princess
made a pact with a goddess in her youth where she forsake the
prospect of true love for the promise of riches and power. Any
man she loves, she will lose, a bargain that has hitherto bore no
consequence for the princess, as haughty as she is lovely. But
when a slave -- disguised as a mighty general -- defends first
her honor and then her life with unflinching valor, the princess
feels something stir within her for the first time. With the
awakening of passion, she realizes with dread what destiny holds
for her. Enslaved to the fate that has befallen them, only the
truest love of all can alter the course of their destiny. In
Chinese with English subtitles. Vitals: Director: Kaige Chen.
Stars: Dong-Kun Jang, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas
Tse, Ye Liu, Hong Chen. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 102 min.,
Martial Arts Drama, Box office gross: $.668million, Warner.
SCANNER DARKLY, A
Set in suburban Orange County, California, in a future where
America has lost the war on drugs. America's endless and futile
war on drugs has become one and the same with its war on terror.
Reluctant undercover cop Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) follows orders
to start spying on his friends, Jim Barris (Robert Downey Jr.),
Ernie Luckman (Woody Harrelson), Donna Hawthorne (Winona Ryder)
and Charles Freck (Rory Cochrane). When he is directed to step up
the surveillance on himself, he is launched on a paranoid journey
into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to
decode. Based on legendary science fiction author Philip K.
Dick's own experiences, "A Scanner Darkly" tells the darkly
comedic, caustic, but deeply tragic tale of drug use in the
modern world. The film plays like a graphic novel come to life
with live-action photography overlaid with an advanced animation
process -- a method known as interpolated rotoscoping, first
employed in writer-director Richard Linklater's 2001 film "Waking
Life" -- to create a haunting version of America, seven years
from now. Philip K. Dick has slowly but steadily become a
cultural icon with his works of mind-bending fiction. His first
novel debuted in 1955, and ever since, his cumulative works have
sold roughly 20 million copies and been translated to 25
different languages. Considered by some measures to be the most
adapted science fiction author in the history of film, Dick has
created futuristic worlds in many of his works, several of which
have been adapted into feature films: "Blade Runner," based on
the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"; "Total Recall,"
based on the short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale";
"Screamers," based on the short story "Second Variety"; the
French film "Confessions d'un Barjo," based on "Confessions of a
Crap Artist"; and "Minority Report," "Impostor" and "Paycheck,"
based on works of the same name. Vitals: Director: Richard
Linklater. Stars: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody
Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R,
100 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $5.480 million,
Warner.
STEP UP
Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) is a rebel from the wrong side of
Baltimore's tracks -- and the only thing that stands between him
and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out
of there. Nora (Jenna Dewan) is a privileged ballet dancer
attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts --
and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant
future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase.
When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service
gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry
outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora's
attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off
stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that
he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined.
Vitals: Director: Anne Fletcher. Stars: Channing Tatum, Jenna
Dewan, Mario, Drew Sidora, Rachel Griffiths. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: 98, PG-13 min., Drama with music and dance, Box office
gross: $65.269 million, Buena Vista.
WICKER MAN, THE
In a remake of the 1973 British horror thriller of the same name,
Nicolas Cage plays a reclusive sheriff who goes to search for his
ex-girlfriend's daughter after she mysteriously disappears on a
secluded island. When he arrives, he senses something more is
amiss among the island's secretive residents as he starts to
uncover a mystery involving strange sexual rituals, a harvest
festival and possible human sacrifice. Weak. Vitals: Director:
Neil LaBute. Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan,
Frances Conroy, Molly Parker, Leelee Sobieski, Diane Delano.
2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 102 min., Horror Thriller, Box
office gross: $23.440 million, Warner.
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NEWS
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
It's a man's world this week, headed up by "The Illustrated Man "
(1969), An anthology of visionary Ray Bradbury sci-fi stories
starring Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Don Dubbins,
Jason Evers, Tim Weldon and Christine Matchett; extras include a
vintage featurette "Tattooed Steiger\"; from Warner ... the "Dean
Martin Double Feature" is a 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
and Jack Albertson; from Sony ... "The Wicker Man Special
Edition" is a two-disc set with the international version (fully
restored from original vault materials with 11 more minutes of
additional, rarely seen footage) as well as the U.S. theatrical
version of the original "Wicker Man" that puts the 2006 remake
(also released this week) to shame. The 1973 film stars Edward
Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento and Britt Ekland; the
Anchor Bay release includes interviews with Edward Woodward,
Christopher Lee and Ingrid Pitt, director Robin Hardy, producer
Peter Snell, writer Anthony Shaffer, editor Eric-Boyd Perkins,
art director Seamus Flannery, assistant director Jake Wright,
U.S. distributor John Simon and legendary filmmaker Roger Corman;
commentary by Hardy, actors Lee and Woodward; a TV spot; radio
spots; and talent bios. ... "Police Story" helped catapult Jackie
Chan to fame and fortune in the States, and The Weinstein
Co./Genius Products has released the 1985 martial arts actioner
to DVD under its Dragon Dynasty label. The film, directed by
Chan, stars Chan, Brigitte Lin and Maggie Cheung ... Three "boy"
films make their DVD debut via Warner: "Operation Crossbow"
(1965) starring Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard and
John Mills; "There Was a Crooked Man" (1970), directed by Joseph
L. Mankiewicz and starring Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Burgess
Meredith, John Randolph, Lee Grant, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates,
Arthur O'Connell and Alan Hale Jr.; and "Up Periscope" (1959)
starring James Garner, Andra Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Alan Hale
Jr. and Frank Gifford.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "Criss Angel: Mindfreak: The Complete Season 2," a
three-disc set with 20 episodes, $34.95 from A&E Home Video ...
"Driving Force: The Complete Season One," with 10 episodes,
$24.95 from A&E Home Video ... "The First 48: The Most Intense
Investigation" features seven fan-picked episodes from the A&E TV
series, $24.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Gene Simmons Family
Jewels: The Complete Season One" includes the pilot episode,
$24.95 from A&E Home Video ... "Hogan's Heroes: The Complete
Fifth Season" (1969-70) is a four-disc set with 26 episodes,
$42.99 from Paramount ... "Married ... With Children: The
Complete Sixth Season" is a three-disc set with 26 episodes,
$39.95 from Sony ... "Prisoner: Cell Block H: Collection 2" is a
three-disc set of episodes of the cult Australian soap opera
about women behind bars, $49.95 from A&E Home Video ... "The
Simpsons: The Complete Ninth Season" is a four-disc set with 25
episodes, $49.98 from Fox.
ON THE INDIE FRONT:
"Dreamland" (2006) stars Agnes Bruckner, Kelli Garner, Justin
Long, John Corbett and Gina Gershon in a coming-of-age story
about a young woman who discovers how to take care of herself in
the Dreamland trailer park in the New Mexico desert, from Sony
... "Mozart and the Whale" (2006) stars Josh Hartnett, Radha
Mitchell and Gary Cole in a romance inspired by the true story of
two people with Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism), from
Sony.
FOREIGN:
There's three interesting releases this week from First Run
Features: "Today and Tomorrow (Hoy y Manana)"> (2003 --
Argentina), about an out of work actress who turns to
prostitution to pay her bills; in "Women's Prison" (2002 -- Iran)
the lives of Iran's lost generation in the two decades since the
Islamic revolution are depicted using the claustrophobic life of
women behind bars as a metaphor for Iranian society; and "Agnes &
His Brothers" (2004 -- Germany), a family comedy-drama about
three brothers -- a transgendered woman, a sex addict and an up-
and-coming politician -- and their relationship problems.
FOR THE KIDS:
Two family films from The Weinstein Co./Genius Products:
"Chestnut: Hero of Central Park" (2006), starring Makenzie Vega,
Abigail Breslin, Christine Tucci, Justin Louis, Barry Bostwick
and Ethan Phillips in a cute comedy about orphaned sisters who
find a magical chestnut colored Great Dane in the park; and "Alex
Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" (2006), starring Alex Pettyfer,
Ewan McGregor, Alicia Silverstone, Mickey Rourke, Robbie
Coltrane, Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Fry, a teen actioner about a
not-so-ordinary 14-year-old boy who becomes the world's newest
super-spy.
SPECIAL INTEREST:
"When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) is a
three-disc set of the HBO documentary miniseries on the
devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina; directed by Spike Lee;
$29.98 from HBO Video ... "Egypt: Engineering an Empire" is a
2006 documentary hosted by Peter Weller, $49.95 from A&E Home
Video ... "The Revolution: The Series" is a fur-disc set of the
documentary series that examines the American Revolution, $49.95
from A&E Home Video ... "True Caribbean Pirates" is a 2006
History Channel docu-drama, $19.95 from A&E Home Video ... "The
Beauty Academy of Kabul" (2004) is an arresting and optimistic
portrait of post-Taliban Afghanistan; $26.95 from Docurama.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
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** Agnes & His Brothers (2004 -- Germany) Moritz Bleibtreu,
Herbert Knaup, Katja Riemann, Martin Weiss. Family comedy-drama
about three brothers -- a transgendered woman, a sex addict and
an up-and-coming politician -- and their relationship problems.
(First Run Features).
** Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) Alex Pettyfer, Ewan
McGregor, Alicia Silverstone, Mickey Rourke, Robbie Coltrane,
Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Fry. Family film about a not-so-ordinary
14-year-old boy who becomes the world's newest super-spy. Extras:
"From Page to Screen" featurette with Alex Rider series creator-
writer Anthony Horowitz, stunts featurette, "The Horse Chase"
behind-the-scenes featurette, featurettes on casting, visual
effects and martial arts choreography. (Weinstein Co./Genius
Products).
** All the King's Men (2006) Dir.: Steven Zaillian; Sean Penn,
Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia
Clarkson, James Gandolfini, Kathy Baker, Frederic Forrest.
Extras: Deleted scenes, "Making of All the Kings Men" featurette,
"Shake Hands With the Devil" cast featurette on politics,
corruption and why films and theater dealing with these issues
have always been intriguing, "An American Classic" brief
biographical look at the Pulitzer Prize winning "All The King's
Men" author Robert Penn Warren, "The Legend and Lore of Huey
Long" featurette, "La. Confidential: On Location with All The
King's Men" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray. (Sony).
** American Pie Presents the Naked Mile (2006) Candace Kroslak,
Steve Talley, John White, Jessy Schram, Angel Lewis, Eugene Levy.
In r-rated and unrated versions. Extras: Commentary by director
Joe Nussbaum, writer Erik Lindsay and cast members John White,
Ross Thomas, Jake Siegel and Steve Talley; deleted and extended
scenes; outtakes; "Life on The Naked Mile" behind-the-scenes
featurette; "Little People, Big Stunts" featurette. (Universal).
** The Beauty Academy of Kabul (2004) Arresting and optimistic
portrait of post-Taliban Afghanistan; $26.95. Extras: Filmmaker
Q&A and biography, deleted scenes, resource guide. (Docurama).
** The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania (2005) Documents
the odyssey of Hollywood actress Sarah Rush back to her roots as
a 16-year-old pageant winner, growing up in Southwestern,
Pennsylvania. (Genius Products).
** The Celestine Prophecy (2006) Matthew Settle, Thomas
Kretschmann, Annabeth Gish., Hector Elizondo, Jurgen Prochnow.
Extras: "Making-of" featurette. (Sony).
** Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2006) Makenzie Vega, Abigail
Breslin, Christine Tucci, Justin Louis, Barry Bostwick, Ethan
Phillips. Family film about orphaned sisters who find a magical
chestnut colored Great Dane in the park. (Weinstein Co./Genius
Products).
** Criss Angel: Mindfreak: The Complete Season 2. Three-disc set
with 20 episodes, $34.95. Extras: Commentary, featurettes, photo
gallery. (A&E Home Video).
** Dreamland (2006) Agnes Bruckner, Kelli Garner, Justin Long,
John Corbett, Gina Gershon. Coming-of-age story about a young
woman who discovers how to take care of herself in the Dreamland
trailer park in the New Mexico desert. (Sony)
** Driving Force: The Complete Season One. Ten episodes, $24.95.
Extras: Featurettes with the Force family. (A&E Home Video).
** Egypt: Engineering an Empire (2006) Documentary hosted by
Peter Weller, $49.95. (A&E Home Video).
** The First 48: The Most Intense Investigation. Seven fan-picked
episodes from the A&E TV series, $24.95. Extras: Episode of
"Miami City Vice" spin-off from "The First 48." (A&E Home Video).
** Gabrielle (2005 -- French) Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory,
Claudia Coli. Adaptation of Joseph Conrad short story "The
Return." (Genius Products).
** Gene Simmons Family Jewels: The Complete Season One. $24.95.
Extras: Pilot episode, new interviews, featurettes, photo
gallery. (A&E Home Video).
** Hogan's Heroes: The Complete Fifth Season (1969-70) Four-disc
set with 26 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).
** The Illustrated Man (1969) Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert
Drivas, Don Dubbins, Jason Evers, Tim Weldon, Christine Matchett.
Anthology of Ray Bradbury sci-fi stories. Extras: Vintage
featurette "Tattooed Steiger." (Warner).
** Invincible (2006) Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth
Banks, Kevin Conway. (Buena Vista).
** Jet Li's Fearless (2006) Dir.: Ronny Yu; Jet Li, Nakamura
Shidou, Sun Li, Dong Yong, Nathan Jones. Also available in HD
DVD. (Universal).
** Lady in the Water (2006) Dir.: M. Night Shyamalan; Paul
Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban,
Freddy Rodriguez, Sarita Choudhury, Jared Harris, Bill Irwin.
Extras: Six-part documentary "Reflections of Lady in the Water,"
"Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story" featurette, additional
scenes, auditions, gag reels. Available on HD DVD and Blue-ray.
(Warner).
** The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2005 -- TV)
Dir.: Jonathan Frakes; Gabrielle Anwar, Lisa Brenner, Jane
Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Zahn McClarnon, Bob Newhart, Noah Wyle.
(Warner).
** Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve
Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear. Extras:
Commentary by co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris,
second commentary by co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie
Faris and writer Michael Arndt, four alternate endings, DeVotchka
"Till the End of Time" music video. (Fox).
** Married ... With Children: The Complete Sixth Season. Three-
disc set with 26 episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
** Memron (2004 -- TV) Tim Bagley,Claire Forlani. Satire about a
financial scandal at Memron, the greatest company in the world.
(Genius Products).
** My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) Dir.: Ivan Reitman; Uma Thurman,
Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard, Rainn Wilson, Wanda Sykes.
Extras: Deleted scenes, extended shark scene sequence, Molly
McQueen "No Sleep 2 Nite" music video. (Fox).
** Operation Crossbow (1965) Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor
Howard,John Mills. (Warner).
** Police Story (1985) Dir.: Jackie Chan; Jackie Chan, Brigitte
Lin, Maggie Cheung. Extras: Commentary by "Rush Hour" director
Brett Ratner and Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan; "Impressions
of a Master" video tribute to Chan; "A Moment of Glory"
retrospective interview with Chan; "Returning to the Scene of the
Crime" location featurette; "Stunts Unlimited" retrospective
featurette with members of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team; trailo\er
gallery. (Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
** Presenting Lily Mars (1943) Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay
Bainter, Richard Carlson, Spring Byington. Extras: Audio only out
take of deleted finale "Paging Mr. Greenback," audio only version
of the 'long, later re-edited finale' "Where There's Music,"
final version of the film's "Where There's Music" as used in the
film with stereo audio as a separately selectable feature, 1943
MGM short subject "Heavenly Music," 1943 MGM cartoon "Who Killed
Who?" directed by Tex Avery (Warner).
** Prisoner: Cell Block H: Collection 2. Three-disc set of
episodes of the cult Australian soap opera about women behind
bars. $49.95. (A&E Home Video).
** The Promise (2006 - Hong Kong) Dir.: Kaige Chen; Dong-Kun
Jang, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse, Ye Liu, Hong
Chen.Extras: Additional scenes, "The Making of The Promise."
(Warner).
** The Revolution: The Series (2006 -- TV) Four-disc set of the
documentary series that examines the American Revolution, $49.95.
Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (A&E Home Video).
** A Scanner Darkly (2006) Dir.: Richard Linklater; Keanu Reeves,
Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane.
Extras: Commentary by Linklater, Reeves, Isa Hackett (daughter of
author Philip K. Dick), two making-of documentaries, more.
(Warner).
** The Simpsons: The Complete Ninth Season. Four-disc set with 25
episodes, $49.98. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, "A Riff
From Matt Groening," "A Bit From the Animators: All Singing, All
Dancing" featurette, animation showcases, original sketches,
commercials, "A Moment With U2" featurette, more. (Fox).
** Spirit Trap (2005) Billie Piper, Luke Mably, Sam Troughton.
Four college students get caught in an abandoned haunted mansion.
Extras: Cast interviews. (First Look Home Entertainment).
** Step Up (2006) Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Mario, Drew
Sidora, Rachel Griffiths. (Buena Vista).
** There Was a Crooked Man (1970) Dir.: Joseph L. Mankiewicz;
Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Burgess Meredith, John Randolph, Lee
Grant, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates, Arthur O'Connell, Alan Hale Jr.
(Warner).
** Today and Tomorrow (Hoy y Manana) (2003 -- Argentina) Antonella
Costa. An out of work actress turns to prostitution to pay her
bills. (First Run Featurees Global Lens Collection).
** True Caribbean Pirates (2006 -- TV) History Channel docu-
drama, $19.95. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (A&E Home
Video).
** Up Periscope (1959) James Garner, Andra Martin, Edmond
O'Brien, Alan Hale Jr., Frank Gifford. (Warner).
** When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006) Three-
disc set of the HBO documentary miniseries on the devastation
wrought by Hurricane Katrina; directed by Spike Lee; $29.98.
Extras: Commentary be Lee, "Next Movement" 90-minute epilogue,
photo gallery by David Lee with music by Terrence Blanchard. (HBO
Video).
** The Wicker Man (2006) Dir.: Neil LaBute; Nicolas Cage, Ellen
Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker, Leelee
Sobieski, Diane Delano. Extras: Commentary, alternate ending.
(Warner).
** The Wicker Man Special Edition (1973) Edward Woodward,
Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland. Two-disc set with
the international version (fully restored from original vault
materials with 11 more minutes of additional, rarely seen
footage) as well as the U.S. theatrical version. Extras:
Interviews with Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee and Ingrid Pitt,
director Robin Hardy, producer Peter Snell, writer Anthony
Shaffer, editor Eric-Boyd Perkins, art director Seamus Flannery,
assistant director Jake Wright, U.S. distributor John Simon and
legendary filmmaker Roger Corman; commentary by Hardy, actors Lee
and Woodward; TV spot; radio spots; talent bios. (Anchor Bay).
** Women's Prison (2002 -- Iran) Roya Taymourian, Roya Nonahali.
The lives of Iran's lost generation in the two decades since the
Islamic revolution are depicted using the claustrophobic life of
women behind bars as a metaphor for Iranian society. (First Run
Features Global Lens Collection).
For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>
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