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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR Tuesday, January 30 -- MONDAY, February 5

CATCH A FIRE
Story of a South African hero's journey to freedom takes place
during the country's turbulent and divided times in the early
1980s, and in the new South Africa of today. Derek Luke portrays
real-life hero Patrick Chamusso. Patrick is a charming and loving
husband to his wife Precious (Bonnie Henna), and a caring father
to his two young daughters. He works as a foreman at the
centrally located Secunda oil refinery, which is a symbol of
South Africa's self-sufficiency at a time when the world was
protesting the country's oppressive apartheid system. Carefully
toeing the hard line imposed on blacks by apartheid, Patrick is
completely apolitical. Tim Robbins plays Nic Vos, a Colonel in
the country's Police Security Branch. The shrewd and charismatic
Vos strives to maintain order in volatile situations, which have
become more and more frequent as the outlawed activist
organization African National Congress (ANC) rallies blacks
against apartheid. He and his family live a world away from the
Chamusso family ... until the innocent Patrick comes under
suspicion and is arrested (in June 1980) for sabotage of the
Secunda oil refinery. His alibi is compromised, and Patrick is
desperate to shield Precious from a past indiscretion and keep
his job. But he is ill-prepared to withstand brutal
interrogations by Vos' men. As Vos further insinuates himself
into the lives of the Chamussos, to Patrick's shock and shame,
Precious herself is jailed and tortured. Although he and Precious
are soon released from custody, Patrick is stunned into action
and completely reorients his sense of self and purpose. He leaves
his family to join up with the ANC. Becoming a rebel fighter and
political operative, Patrick is radicalized on behalf of his
people and his country. He ultimately envisions a formidable and
dangerous follow-up strike against the Secunda refinery, risking
his own life and future. Change must and will come, for Patrick
and his family, and for South Africa itself. Vitals: Director:
Phillip Noyce. Stars: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli,
Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo, Terry
Pheto. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 101 min., Drama, Box office
gross: $4.291 million, Universal.

FLYBOYS
The story of a group of heroic American men who volunteer for the
French Military and become fighter pilots before the U.S. entered
WWI. In 1914, "The Great War" -- WWI -- began in Europe. By 1917,
the Allied powers of France, England, Italy and others were on
the ropes against the German juggernaut. While millions of young
men were dying overseas, arguing that the freedom of others was
none of its business, America chose ... at first ... not to
fight. Some altruistic young Americans disagreed. They
volunteered to fight alongside their counterparts in France; some
in the infantry, some in the Ambulance Corps. A handful of others
had a different idea: they decided to learn how to fly. The first
of them -- a squadron of only 38 -- became known as the Lafayette
Escadrille. Assigned to their own squadron, the new aviators were
commanded by a battle-weary French Captain and the equally
battle-scarred American pilot Reed Cassidy, the cynical sole
survivor of his group. Ignoring Cassidy's grim admonition to quit
and go home before they meet their inevitable fates and snubbed
by the other aviators as unqualified to call themselves
"killers," the mismatched boys study, train and finally learn to
fly. In time, the young Americans prove themselves, routing the
"Fokker scourge" and flying like the united team they have
become. The squadron is finally welcomed by the veteran pilots as
seasoned equals -- now, they are official "killers." Vitals:
Director: Tony Bill. Stars: James Franco, Martin Henderson,
Jennifer Decker, Jean Reno, David Ellison, Mac McDonald, Tcheky
Karyo, Ian Rose. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 140 min., Action,
Box office gross: $13.082 million, MGM.

MARINE, THE
WWE wrestling champion John Cena makes his motion picture debut
in this action thriller. Cena stars as John Triton, a heroic
Marine who returns home after being discharged -- against his
will -- from the Iraq War. Stateside, he finds himself back in
action when his wife (Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by a murderous
gang led by the merciless Rome (Robert Patrick). With everything
on the line, the Marine will stop at nothing to carry out his
toughest and most important mission. Vitals: Director: John
Bonito. Stars: John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Jeff Chase, Jon Bennett,
Abigail Bianca, Troy Brenna, Ashley Lyons, Anthony Ray Parker,
Robert Patrick, Drew Powell, Kelly Steves. 2006, CC, MPAA rating:
PG-13, 93 min., Action, Box office gross: $7.138 million, Fox.

ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING
Story of the young Jewish girl destined to become Esther, Queen
of Persia. Born into poverty and orphaned, Hadassah grows up to
become a beauty who catches the eye of the powerful King Xerxes -
- and ultimately becomes his bride. But despite her position,
Hadassah's life is in danger, as the state has decreed that all
Jews must be put to death. Defying warnings to remain silent,
however, Hadassah struggles to save her people. Vitals: Director:
Michael O. Sajbel. Stars: Tiffany Dupont, Luke Goss, John Noble,
Omar Sharif, John Rhys-Davies , Peter O'Toole. 2006, CC, MPAA
rating: PG-13, 100 min., Drama, Box office gross: $10.040
million, Fox Faith.

OPEN SEASON
Boog (Martin Lawrence), a grizzly bear with no survival skills,
has his perfect world in the tranquil town of Timberline turned
upside-down when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a scrawny,
fast-talking wild mule deer. Elliot arrives in Timberline missing
an antler and strapped to the hood of a truck, courtesy of the
paranoid uber-hunter Shaw (Gary Sinise). Against his better
judgment, Boog frees Elliot. Elliot attempts to return the favor
by "freeing" Boog from his idyllic existence with his beloved
Park Ranger Beth (Debra Messing), who raised him since he was a
cub. Things quickly spiral out of control. The two troublemakers
are relocated together to the wild ... just three days before
open season! With Shaw in hot pursuit, Boog and Elliot must learn
to work together and unite the woodland creatures. In a rowdy,
madcap battle, they make the woods safe once and for all by
turning the hunters into the hunted. Vitals: Director: Jill
Culton, Roger Allers, Anthony Stacchi. Stars: Voices of Martin
Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Messing, Gary Sinise, Billy
Connolly, Jon Favreau, Patrick Warburton, Jane Krakowski, Gordon
Tootoosis, Georgia Engel. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 85 min.,
Animated, Box office gross: $88.512 million, Sony. 3 stars

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NEWS

COMING SOON:
Class is in on February 13 for "School for Scoundrels," starring
Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke
Duncan and Sarah Silverman in a comedy about an assertiveness
training instructor who steals his student's girl, from
Dimension/Genius Products ... On February 20 ThinkFilm will
release the Rowan Atkinson comedy "Keeping Mum," about an absent-
minded vicar of a rural parish who ignores his wife and family
and is "saved" by a wacky house mum, co-starring Kristin Scott
Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton and Toby
Parkes ... On March 20 Sony will release the very light romantic
comedy "The Holiday," starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack
Black, Jude Law, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon,
John Krasinski and Eli Wallach ... also on that day, be prepared
for Claude Chabrol's latest mystery-thriller, "The Bridesmaid,"
starring Benoit Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clement, Bernard Le
Coq, Solene Bouton and Anna Mihalcea, from First Run Features ...
On April 3 MGM will release period drama "Copying Beethoven,"
about a young woman hired by the great composer Beethoven to
transcribe his Ninth Symphony, starring Ed Harris, Diane Kruger
and Matthew Goode.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
A hodge-podge of classics and enjoyable modern releases are due
this week: From Warner Home Video comes "The Arrangement "
(1969), directed by Elia Kazan and starring Kirk Douglas, Faye
Dunaway, Deborah Kerr, Richard Boone and Hume Cronyn in a tale of
marital infidelity; Raoul Walsh's Civil War yarn "Band of Angels"
(1957), starring Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier,
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Rex Reason; Michael Crichton's
technology-gone-astray thriller "Looker" (1981), starring Albert
Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young, Dorian
Harewood, Tim Rossovich and Darryl Hickman; biodrama "Madame
Curie " (1943), directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer
Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Van Johnson
and Margaret O'Brien ... MGM has on offer the rather incredible
"The Silence of the Lambs Collector's Edition" (1991), directed
by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins,
Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald and Ted Levine, in a two-disc set
loaded with extras; and "The Fabulous Baker Boys" (1989),
directed by Steven Kloves and starring Jeff Bridges, Michelle
Pfeiffer and Beau Bridges in a moody film about a brother lounge
musician duo who hire a sultry singer to spice up their act ...
Three Doris Day films arrive from Fox: "Caprice" (1967), starring
Day, Richard Harris, Ray Walston and Jack Kruschen; "Do Not
Disturb" (1965) starring Day and Rod Taylor; and "Move Over,
Darling" (1963), starring Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma
Ritter, Fred Clark and Don Knotts ... and, finally, Sony will
send out "The Pedro Almodovar Collection," an eight-disc set with
"All About My Mother" (1999), "Bad Education" (2004), "Talk to
Her" (2002), "The Flower of My Secret" (1995), "Women on the
Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" (1988), "Live Flesh" (1997), "Law
of Desire (1999) and "Matador" (1986); $117.95.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
"Benny Hill Complete & Unadulterated Set 6" (1986-89) a three-
disc set with eight episodes never before seen in their entirety
in the States, $49.95 from A&E Home Video ... "The Big Valley:
Season Two, Volume One," a three-disc set with the first 15
episodes from the second season, $39.98 from Fox ... "The
Chatterley Affair" (2006), a BBC drama inspired by D.H.
Lawrence's banned novel, from Acorn Media ... "Cousin Bette"
(1971), a BBC miniseries based on Honore de Balzac's novel,
starring Margaret Tyzack as a furious spinster and a young Helen
Mirren as a siren who lures men to their doom, in a two-disc set
for $39.99 from Acorn Media ... "Dallas: The Complete Sixth
Season," a five-disc set with 28 episodes, $39.98 from Warner ...
"Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower" (2006),
starring Paul Drinan, Erin Raftery and Sam Redford, from A&E Home
Video ... "ER: The Complete Sixth Season," a six-disc set with 22
episodes, $49.98 from Warner ... "Lives of the Saints" (2004), a
Hallmark Channel miniseries about betrayal, suicide and
forgiveness, spanning 30 years in the life of a young Italian
man, starring Sophia Loren, Fab Filippo, Jessica Pare, Sabrina
Ferilli, Kris Kristofferson and Nick Mancuso, from MTI Home Video
... "Lucky Louie: The Complete First Season," a two-disc set with
12 episodes, $29.98 from HBO Video ... "Suzanne's Diary For
Nicholas" (2005), a tear-jerker about a New York book editor who
falls for a man who breaks off their relationship and sends her a
copy of a diary written by his wife to their son, starring
Christina Applegate, Johnathon Schaech, Kathleen Rose Perkins and
Jenna Friedenberg, from Anchor Bay.

BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
Three thrillers from The Weinstein Co./Genius Products: "The
Gathering" (2002) is a thriller about a backpacking American girl
hit by a car in the English countryside who recovers in a small
village that holds a horrific secret, starring Christina Ricci,
Ioan Gruffudd and Stephen Dillane ... An American family on
holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by
lions in "Prey" (2006), starring Conner Dowds, Bridget Moynahan,
Carly Schroeder and Peter Weller ... In "Unknown" (2006), five
men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they
are; they're forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to
stay alive; stars Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan,
Joe Pantoliano, Barry Pepper, Jeremy Sisto and Peter Stormare.

ON THE INDIE FRONT:
"Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee" (2005) is
a mocumentary about the cutthroat world of ambitious event
planners and performers, from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment ...
In "Facing the Giants" (2006) a losing coach with an underdog
football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off
the field to surprising results, starring James Blackwell, Bailey
Cave, Shannen Fields, Tracy Goode, Alex Kendrick and Jim McBride,
from Sony ... "Motel" (2005) is an indie film about the trials
and tribulations of a 13-year-old boy who works at his parents'
sleazy motel, stars Sung Kang, Samantha Futerman, Jeffrey Chyau
and Jade Wu, from Palm Pictures.

FOR THE KIDS:
"Diary of a Worm ... And More Great Animal Tales" includes the
title story and three more animal tales in the series of titles
that offer careful adaptations of children's books; $14.95 from
Scholastic Video Collection ... Two volumes in the PBS preschool
"It's a Big Big World" series have been released by Sony: "It's a
Big Big World: Investigate Your World" encourages curiosity and
teaches scientific ideas, and "It's a Big Big World: The Sky
Above" answers such questions about the universe as "what is the
moon made of" and "where do rainbows come from"; each volume
contains five episodes; $14.94 each.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
There's a potpourri of releases due this week: For laughs there's
"Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face," spotlighting
Diller's brand of humor from the 1960s; includes guest
appearances by Frankie Avalon, Joe Besser, Annette Funicello,
Phil Harris, The King Family, Kirk Kirkham, Dean Martin, Don
Rickles, and Terry-Thomas; and "Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy," a
collection of TV clips from the 1960s; both $14.98 from MPI Home
Video ... "The Sensational 70s DVD Collection" is a video
scrapbook of the events and people that shaped our views and
culture during the "Me" decade, in a four-disc set for $39.98
from MPI Home Video ... "The Doctor, the Tornado & the Kentucky
Kid" (2006) is a documentary about the biggest motorcycle race in
American history, the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna
Seca, California; $29.95 from Docurama ... "The Festival" (2005)
is a six-part mocumentary series about a filmmaker who hitchhikes
his way to the impossibly pretentious Mountain United Film
Festival (M.U.F.F), clutching the only copy of his first feature,
"The Unreasonable Truth of Butterflies"; $24.95 from Docurama ...
"Roots of Resistance: The Story Behind the Underground Railroad"
(1990) is an American Experience special that tells the history
of a clandestine network of black and whites willing to risk
their lives to assist those slaves whose desperation drove them
to escape, told through the narratives of escaped slaves and
recollections of those descended from the Railroad's courageous
"passengers"; from WGBH Boston Video ... and, finally, for music
lovers there's "Smokey Robinson: The Greatest Hits Live," in
which Smokey performs his greatest hits Including, "Tears of a
Clown," "Shop Around," "I Second That Emotion," "Ooo Baby Baby"
and more, before a live audience in Las Vegas in 1998; $14.99
from SRO Entertainment; "The Very Best of Frankie Valli and The
Four Seasons: Live In Concert," a 30th anniversary concert taped
in 1992 in Atlantic City, $14.99 from SRO Entertainment; and
"Michael Bolton: My Secret Passion," in which the pop singer-
songwriter sings songs from his secret passion, recorded live
from the beautiful stage of the Teatro Massimo Bellini in
Catania, Italy, May 5, 1998; $24.99 from Kultur International.


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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Weekly listings of DVD releases can now be viewed on mobile
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** The Arrangement (1969) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Kirk Douglas, Faye
Dunaway, Deborah Kerr, Richard Boone, Hume Cronyn. Extras:
Vintage behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of "The
Arrangement." (Warner).
** Band of Angels (1957) Dir.: Raoul Walsh; Clark Gable, Yvonne
De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Rex Reason.
(Warner).
** Benny Hill Complete & Unadulterated Set 6 (1986-89) Three-disc
set with eight episodes never before seen in their entirety in
the States, $49.95. Extras: "Hill's Angels: In Conversation,"
"The Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quiz #6." (A&E Home
Video).
** The Big Valley: Season Two, Volume One. Three-disc set with
the first 15 episodes from the second season, $39.98. (Fox).
** Caprice (1967) Dir.: Frank Tashlin; Doris Day, Richard Harris,
Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen. (Fox).
** Catch a Fire (2006) Dir.: Phillip Noyce; Tim Robbins, Derek
Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso
Khumalo, Terry Pheto. (Universal),
** The Chatterley Affair (2006) BBC drama inspired by D.H.
Lawrence's banned novel. (Acorn Media).
** Cousin Bette (1971) BBC miniseries based on Honore de Balzac's
novel; two-disc set $39.99. (Acorn Media).
** Crush on U (2006) Romeo, Forrest Lipton. Teen comedy. (First
Look Home Entertainment).
** Dallas: The Complete Sixth Season. Five-disc set with 28
episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Power and Influence: The Dallas
Legacy, Exploring the Show's Pop-Culture Influence Then and Now"
featurette. (Warner).
** Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower (2006 --
TV) Paul Drinan, Erin Raftery, Sam Redford. $24.95. Extras:
Behind-the-scenes documentary, deleted scenes, outtakes. (A&E
Home Video).
** Diary of a Worm ... And More Great Animal Tales. The title
story and three more animal tales in the series of titles that
offer careful adaptations of children's books; $14.95.
(Scholastic Video Collection).
** The Doctor, the Tornado & the Kentucky Kid (2006) Documentary
about the biggest motorcycle race in American history, the 2005
Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, California; $29.95.
Extras: Additional scenes, interactive racing. (Docurama).
** Do Not Disturb (1965) Doris Day, Rod Taylor. (Fox).
** Drive-In Double Feature: Assassination in Rome/Espionage in
Tangiers. "Assassination in Rome" (1965) Cyd Charisse, Hugh
O'Brian; "Espionage in Tangiers" (1965) Luis Davila, Jose Greci;;
$14.98. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video).
** ER: The Complete Sixth Season. Six-disc set with 22 episodes,
$49.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, gag reel. (Warner).
** The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Dir.: Steven Kloves; Jeff
Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges. (MGM).
** Facing the Giants (2006) James Blackwell, Bailey Cave, Shannen
Fields, Tracy Goode, Alex Kendrick, Jim McBride. A losing coach
with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and
failure on and off the field to surprising results. Extras:
Deleted scenes, "Behind the Scenes of Facing the Giants,"
filmmaker commentary, "Fumbles, Funnies, and Other Fun Stuff,"
interview with Mark Richt, University of Georgia Bulldogs
Football Coach. (Sony).
** The Festival (2005 -- TV) Six-part mocumentary series about a
filmmaker who hitchhikes his way to the impossibly pretentious
Mountain United Film Festival (M.U.F.F), clutching the only copy
of his first feature, "The Unreasonable Truth of Butterflies";
$24.95. (Docurama).
** Flyboys (2006) James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jennifer
Decker, Jean Reno, David Ellison, Mac McDonald, Tcheky Karyo, Ian
Rose. Single-disc and two-disc Collector's Edition. Extras:
Commentary by director Tony Bill and producer Dean Devlin.
Collector's edition adds "Real Heroes: The Lafayette Escadrille"
featurette, "The Diary of a Miniature Stunt Pilot" spoof
featurette, "Whiskey and Soda: The Lion Mascots" featurette,
"Taking Flight: The Making of Aerial Battle Sequences"
featurette, "The Real Planes of Flyboys" featurette, deleted
scenes, "The Flyboys Ride With the Air Force Thunderbirds & the
Navy Blue Angels" featurette, DVD-ROM game. (MGM).
** The Gathering (2002) Christina Ricci, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen
Dillane. Thriller about a backpacking American girl hit by a car
in the English countryside who recovers in a small village that
holds a horrific secret. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
** Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee (2005)
Mocumentary about the cutthroat world of ambitious event planners
and performers. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
** Gymkata (1985) Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton,
Edward Bell, John Barrett. (Warner).
** Lives of the Saints (2004 -- TV ) Sophia Loren, Fab Filippo,
Jessica Pare, Sabrina Ferilli, Kris Kristofferson, Nick Mancuso,
Michael A. Miranda. Hallmark Channel miniseries; a tale of
betrayal, suicide and forgiveness, spanning 30 years in the life
of a young Italian man.(MTI Home Video).
** Looker (1981) Dir.: Michael Crichton; Albert Finney, James
Coburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young, Dorian Harewood, Tim
Rossovich, Darryl Hickman. (Warner).
** Lucky Louie: The Complete First Season. Two-disc set with 12
episodes, $29.98. Extras: "A Week in the Life of Louie" behind-
the-scenes featurette, unaired episode. (HBO Video).
** Madame Curie (1943) Dir.: Mervyn LeRoy; Greer Garson, Walter
Pidgeon, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Van Johnson, Margaret
O'Brien. Extras: 1937 MGM short "The Romance of Radium," Greer
Garson trailer gallery. (Warner).
** The Marine (2006) John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Jeff Chase, Jon
Bennett, Abigail Bianca, Troy Brenna, Ashley Lyons, Anthony Ray
Parker, Robert Patrick, Drew Powell, Kelly Steves. In rated and
unrated editions. Extras: Both versions include "Declassified:
The Making of The Marine" featurette; the unrated version
includes "World Premiere at Camp Pendleton" featurette, four
featurettes on WWE champion John Cena, 11 WWE promotional
features, "Stuck in the Elevator" Easter egg.(Fox).
** Michael Bolton: My Secret Passion (2007) The pop singer-
songwriter sings songs from his secret passion, recorded live
from the beautiful stage of the Teatro Massimo Bellini in
Catania, Italy, May 5, 1998; $24.99. (Kultur International).
** Motel (2005) Sung Kang, Samantha Futerman, Jeffrey Chyau, Jade
Wu. Indie film about the trials and tribulations of a 13-year-old
boy who works at his parents' sleazy motel. Extras: Commentary by
director Michael Kang and actors Sung Kang and Jeffrey Chyau,
behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes. (Palm Pictures).
** Move Over, Darling (1963) Doris Day, James Garner, Polly
Bergen, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Don Knotts. (Fox).
** One Night With the King (2006) Tiffany Dupont, Luke Goss, John
Noble, Omar Sharif, John Rhys-Davies, Peter O'Toole. (Fox Faith).
** Open Season (2006) Voices of Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher,
Debra Messing, Gary Sinise, Billy Connolly, Jon Favreau, Patrick
Warburton, Jane Krakowski, Gordon Tootoosis, Georgia Engel.
Extras: Filmmaker commentary; "Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun
Run" new animated short; "Wheel of Fortune Forest Edition Game"
featuring Boog, Elliot and McSquizzy; "I Wanna Lose Control"
music video of the Death Ray song from the soundtrack; "The
Voices Inside the Stars" behind-the-scenes montage of the vocal
talent set to music; "Inside the Animals Studio" commentary
presented as if the characters were real actors discussing their
experiences during the "shooting" of the movie; "Behind the
Trees" behind-the-scenes featurette; "Swept Away" interactive
multi-angle activity; photo gallery; storyboards; "Voice-a-Rama"
activity in which the viewer can select from an array of
different accents for the characters; ROM links. Also available
on Blue-ray. (Sony).
** The Pedro Almodovar Collection. Eight-disc set with "All About
My Mother" (1999), "Bad Education" (2004), "Talk to Her" (2002),
"The Flower of My Secret" (1995), "Women on the Verge of a
Nervous Breakdown" (1988), "Live Flesh" (1997), "Law of Desire
(1999) and "Matador" (1986); $117.95. (Sony).
** Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face. Spotlights
Diller's brand of humor from the 1960s. Includes guest
appearances by Frankie Avalon, Joe Besser, Annette Funicello,
Phil Harris, The King Family, Kirk Kirkham, Dean Martin, Don
Rickles, and Terry-Thomas. $14.98. (MPI Home Video).
** Prey (2006) Conner Dowds, Bridget Moynahan, Carly Schroeder,
Peter Weller. An American family on holiday in Africa becomes
lost in a game reserve and stalked by lions. (The Weinstein
Co./Genius Products).
** Roots of Resistance: The Story Behind the Underground Railroad
(1990) American Experience special tells the history of a
clandestine network of black and whites willing to risk their
lives to assist those slaves whose desperation drove them to
escape, told through the narratives of escaped slaves and
recollections of those descended from the Railroad's courageous
"passengers." (WGBH Boston Video).
** The Sensational 70s DVD Collection. Video scrapbook of the
events and people that shaped our views and culture during the
"Me" decade. Four-disc set, $39.98. (MPI Home Video).
** The Silence of the Lambs Collector's Edition (1991) Dir.:
Jonathan Demme; Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn,
Anthony Heald, Ted Levine. Two-disc set. Extras: "Inside the
Labyrinth: Making of The Silence of the Lambs," "The Silence of
the Lambs: Page to Screen (Two-part documentary), "Jonathan Demme
& Jodie Foster" (Three-part documentary), "Scoring the Silence,"
original 1991 "making of" featurette, deleted scenes, outtakes
reel, Anthony Hopkins phone message, photo gallery. (MGM).
** Smokey Robinson: The Greatest Hits Live (2007) Smokey Robinson
performs his greatest hits Including, "Tears of a Clown," "Shop
Around," "I Second That Emotion," "Ooo Baby Baby" and more,
before a live audience in Las Vegas in 1998; $14.99. (SRO
Entertainment).
** Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas (2005 -- TV) Christina Applegate,
Johnathon Schaech, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Jenna Friedenberg.
Tear-jerker about a New York book editor who falls for a man who
breaks off their relationship and sends her a copy of a diary
written by his wife to their son.(Anchor Bay).
** Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy. Collection of TV clips from the
1960s; $14.98. (MPI Home Video).
** Unknown (2006) Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan,
Joe Pantoliano, Barry Pepper, Jeremy Sisto, Peter Stormare. Five
men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they
are; they're forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to
stay alive. Extras: Deleted scenes. (The Weinstein Co./Genius
Products).
** The Very Best of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Live In
Concert. 30th anniversary concert taped in 1992 in Atlantic City,
$14.99. (SRO Entertainment).

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