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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, May 1 -- Monday, May 7
Alpha Dog
In the sprawling, privileged neighborhoods around L.A., bored teenagers with too much time and too much money string one hazy day into another, looking for the next thrill -- doing suburban imitations of the thug life they idolize from rap music, video games and movies. When you're living without any consequences, anything can happen. And in the hot California summer six years ago, something did. Cocky and headstrong Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) is a mid-level drug dealer with a wad of cash, a beautiful girl on each arm, a thriving business and plenty of weed to keep all his friends stoned. When raging hothead Jake (Ben Foster) fails to come up with deal money he owes Truelove, the situation escalates into a battle for dominance that culminates with Johnny and his gang impulsively kidnapping Jake's little brother, Zack (Anton Yelchin). En route to Palm Springs, the group decides to keep the kid as a marker and slowly begins including him in their schedule, alternating between parties and slack time. With no parents in sight, they grow used to having him around. Under the temporary care of Johnny's charismatic friend Frankie (Justin Timberlake), Zack now enjoys an illicit summer fantasy of drinking, girls and new experiences. Out in the desert, everyone soon begins to lose sight that Zack is a hostage, a "stolen boy," and he can't just be simply returned. As the hours turn into days, solutions to the Zack problem begin to dwindle. Bad decisions are followed by worse ones. For Johnny, the line between playing a thug and becoming one soon blurs, and very real, very adult and very dire consequences result for everyone involved. Based on real events (the infamous Jesse James Hollywood). Vitals: Director: Nick Cassavetes. Stars: Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Emile Hirsch, Christopher Marquette, Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Willis. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 122 min., Drama, Box office gross: $15.229 million, Universal.
Dreamgirls
In 1960s Detroit, a good night onstage can get you noticed but it won't get your song played on the radio. Here, a new kind of music is on the cusp of being born -- a sound with roots buried deep in the soul of Detroit itself, where songs are about more than what's on the surface, and everyone is bound together by a shared dream. Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx) is a car salesman aching to make his mark in the music business -- to form his own record label and get its sound heard on mainstream radio at a time when civil rights are still only a whisper in the streets. He just needs the angle, the right talent, the right product to sell. Late for their stint in a local talent show, The Dreamettes -- Deena Jones (Beyonce Knowles), Lorrell Robinson (Anika Noni Rose), and lead singer Effie White (Jennifer Hudson) -- show up in their cheap wigs and homemade dresses, rehearsing songs and steps by Effie's brother, C.C. (Keith Robinson), with hopes that talent and sheer desire will break them out of the only life that seems available to them. They're young. They're beautiful. They're just what Curtis is looking for. All they have to do is trust him. James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy) is a pioneer of the new Detroit sound, spellbinding audiences all along the "Chitlin' Circuit" with his electrifying blend of soul and rock 'n' roll. Curtis finesses The Dreamettes a gig singing backup for Early, and suddenly, for all of them, the gulf between what they want and what they can have draws closer for the first time. Curtis launches the girls as a solo act, rechristening them The Dreams, knowing in his gut that success lies not with the soulful voice of Effie, but with the demure beauty and malleable style of Deena - despite their history ... and Curtis' promises. Deena is ready to step into the spotlight, even as Effie fades away. As a new musical age dawns, Curtis' driving ambition pushes this one-time family to the forefront of an industry in the throes of music revolution. But when the lights come up and the curtains part, they hardly recognize who they've become. Their dreams are finally there for the taking, but at a price that may be too heavy for their hearts to bear. Vitals: Director: Bill Condon. Stars: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Hudson, Keith Robinson, Bobby Slayton. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 131 min., Musical, Box office gross: $ 101.233 million, Paramount.
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Director Steven Shainberg creates an imaginary portrait of the visionary artist Diane Arbus. Much as an actual Arbus photo transports viewers into strange and unfamiliar worlds, "Fur" travels through the looking glass to explore the transformation of a shy woman into a powerfully original artist. Nicole Kidman stars as "Diane Arbus," a devoted wife and mother whose innate talents and dark obsessions are profoundly at odds with the conventional life she leads in 1958 New York. Robert Downey Jr. co-stars as Lionel, an enigmatic new neighbor who launches Diane on her journey to becoming the artist she is meant to be. Inspired by Patricia Bosworth's book "Diane Arbus: A Biography," "Fur" pays homage to a brilliant artistic talent who challenged accepted notions of beauty and ugliness, and forever changed photography through her radical techniques and subject matter. Aptly, Shainberg and screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson tried to conjure "Fur" not as a biopic, but as something different and original, intertwining real aspects of Arbus's life with invented characters and an imaginary narrative. Vitals: Director: Steven Shainberg. Stars: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 120 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.220 million, New Line.
Happily N'ever After
Once upon a time will n'ever be the same again. The world of fairy tales has always been a place where good prevails over evil. Cinderella, for all of her suffering at the hands of her Stepmother, finds herself marrying the Prince; and Sleeping Beauty, following days of slumber brought on by an evil fairy, is awakened with a kiss by her true love. But what would happen if these familiar tales ended differently and happy endings weren't guaranteed? Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Jack from the Beanstalk are all about to live happily ever after when the balance between good and evil gets thrown out of whack. It's up to Cinderella - aka Ella (Sarah Michelle Gellar) - to save the day by taking on her power hungry stepmother, Frieda (Sigourney Weaver). But this time, Ella will have to do it without her Prince Charming (Patrick Warburton) as she joins forces with an unlikely army of dwarves, fairies, and the wizard's bumbling assistants, Mambo (Andy Dick) and Munk (Wallace Shawn). Your favorite fairy tales are turned upside down in this funny, fast-paced adventure that teaches the lesson that - no matter who you are - you have the power to affect how your story turns out! Vitals: Director: Paul J. Bolger. Stars: Voices of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Andy Dick, Wallace Shawn, Patrick Warburton, George Carlin, Sigourney Weaver. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 87 min., Animated family, Box office gross: $15.519 million, Lionsgate.
Hitcher, The
Never pick up strangers. This remake of the 1986 film of the same name tracks the terrifying trajectory of Grace Andrews (Sophia Bush) and Jim Halsey (Zachary Knighton), a collegiate couple who are tormented by the mysterious hitchhiker John Ryder, a.k.a. The Hitcher (Sean Bean). The young couple hit the road in a 1970 Oldsmobile 442, en route to spring break. But their pleasure trip soon turns into a waking nightmare. The initial encounters with Ryder are increasingly off-putting for Grace and Jim, and they bravely fight back when he ambushes them. But they are truly blindsided when he implicates them in a horrific slaying and continues to shadow them. The open road becomes a suspenseful, action-packed battleground of blood and metal as, in trying to elude not only Ryder but also New Mexico State Police officers, Grace and Jim must fight for their lives and face their fears head-on.Vitals: Director: Dave Myers. Stars: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Kyle Davis, Neal McDonough. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: 83, R min., Thriller, Box office gross: $16.366 million, Universal.
Little Children
Centers on a group of young marrieds, whose lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools and streets of their small community in surprising and potentially dangerous ways. Vitals: Director: Todd Field. Stars: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Noah Emmerich, Jackie Earle Haley. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 130 min., Drama, Box office gross: $3.763 million, New Line.
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NEWS
DVD COLLECTIBLES:
"The mole is an animal that digs tunnels underground searching for the sun. Sometimes his journey leads him to the surface. When he looks at the sun, he is blinded." So begins Alejandro Jodorowsky's classic "El Topo," a surrealistic journey mixing religion, 1960s "Theatre of Cruelty," Western film motifs and downright craziness into a film that took the underground by storm and, when it began screening at New York's Elgin Theater in 1970, sparked the Midnight Movie phenomena. Long unavailable in any form in the United States, ABKCO Films and Anchor Bay have released this week "El Topo" and two other mind-bending Jodorowsky classics, "The Holy Mountain" and "Fando Y Lis." These astonishing films, which have been fully restored and remastered, are housed in a special limited edition collector's box set featuring the "El Topo" and "The Holy Mountain" soundtracks and "La Cravate," Jodorowsky's first film, never-before released; for $49.98, with "El Topo" and "The Holy Mountain" also available separately at $24.98 each. Classic Americana and avant-garde European sensibilities collide with Zen Buddhism and the Bible as master gunfighter and mystic El Topo (played by writer-director Jodorowsky) tries to defeat four sharp-shooting rivals on a bizarre path to allegorical self-awareness and resurrection. Jodorowsky's high budget follow up effort, "The Holy Mountain" (1973), takes his psychedelic allegorical mastery to another level. Grotesque, mystical and sacrilegious, it is an excursion into the meaning of earthly wealth and immortality. Rounding out the set is Jodorowsky's first full-length feature film, "Fando Y Lis." Based on Jodorowsky's memories of a play by surrealist Fernando Arrabal, it caused an uproar in the avant-garde community when it premiered in 1967 in Acapulco. A must for cinema lovers and cult-film fans who want to discover the precursor to the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.
Also due this week is the "Tyrone Power: The Swashbuckler Box Set" a five-disc set with "The Black Rose" (1950), "Blood and Sand" (1941), "Captain From Castile" 1947), "Prince of Foxes" (1949) and "Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake" (1942), $59.98 or $19.98 each, from (Fox) ... and "An Officer and a Gentleman Special Collector's Edition" commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1982 film, directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher and Louis Gossett Jr. Extras include commentary by Hackford, "An Officer and a Gentleman: 25 Years Later" retrospective documentary, "Return to Port Townsend" featurette, "True Stories of Military Romance" featurette, "The Music of An Officer and a Gentleman," "Gere and Gossett: Hand to Hand Combat," and a photo gallery, from Paramount.
FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week: "The Best of Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters," a two-disc set with over 44 musical performances by Johnny and June Carter Cash, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Alabama, Glenn Campbell, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the Statler Brothers, the Charlie Daniels Band, Ray Stevens and many more from the show that ran from 1980-82; $24.98, from Time Life ... At long last, an official "best" set of the classic "Ozzie and Harriet" TV series: "The Best of the Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" is a four-disc set with 24 episodes, with such extras as "The Story of Ozzie & Harriet," Nelson family home movies, commentaries by David Nelson and Ricky's son, Sam Nelson, an original radio episode (1949) and a Nelson family trivia quiz, $34.98 from Shout! Factory ... "Beverly Hills 90210: The Second Season," an eight-disc set with 28 episodes, $61.99 from Paramount ... "Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons," a four-disc set, $39.99 from Buena Vista ... "The Girls Next Door Season Two," a three-disc set with nine episodes from the reality series, $29.98 from Fox ... "The King of Queens: 8th Season" (2005-06), a three-disc set with 23 episodes, $39.95 from Sony ... "Melrose Place" The Second Season," an eight-disc set with 31 episodes, $61.99 from Paramount ... "What I Like About You: The Complete First Season," a three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98 from Warner.
BUZZIN' THE 'B's:
In "Motives 2: Retribution" (2007), a wrongly accused man is murdered in prison and new evidence surfaces about his incarceration and an old murder, with all indications pointing to his best friend; stars Vivica A. Fox, Brian J. White, Sean Blakemore and Drew Sidora, from Sony ... "Illegal Aliens" (2007) is the last film made by Anna Nicole Smith; the Sci Fi satire is about three aliens who morph into "super-hot babes" and arrive to protect the earth from the intergalactic forces of evil; very dumb and totally beyond the realm of redeeming prurient interest in the dead; from MTI Home Video.
ON THE INDIE FRONT:
"Diggers " (2007) stars Paul Rudd, Ken
Marino, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton, Sarah Paulson, Maura Tierney and
Lauren Ambrose in the story of two generations of hard-living blue
collar
workers -- clam diggers -- trying to maintain their way of life in the
face of
change during the 1970s; the film was released theatrically just last
week; from Magnolia Home Entertainment.
FOR THE FAMILY:
For the little ones this week there's "Caillou the Creative,"
with 12 new animated adventures from the PBS Kids series, $14.99 from Paramount ... "Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Jay Jay's Big Mystery," with six all-new high-flying animated episodes from the PBS Kids pre-school series, $12.99 from Paramount ... "Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Blossom Festival" (2007) is a new animated feature based on the kids TV series; $14.98 from Fox ... "Teletubbies: Time to Play!" features three new adventures available exclusively on DVD, $14.99 from Paramount ... And for older kids there's "Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume 2," with 12 cartoons from the Kids' WB series, $14.97 from Warner ... "The Sandlot 3: Heading Home" (2007), starring Luke Perry, Danny Nucci and Chauncey Leopardi in the second baseball sequel for young boys, from Fox.
"Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?" (2006) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning short that documents a 15-year war between a retired truck driver and the art world over the value of a Jackson Pollock original, from New Line ... "Best of the Tony Awards: The Plays" (2005) is a compilation of amazing dramatic performances from the archives of the Tony Awards broadcasts in which legendary stars perform key scenes from 19 shows; hosted by Harvey Fierstein. $19.99 from Acorn Media ... "Camelot" (1982) is the acclaimed production of the Lerner and Loewe musical, mounted for Broadway at New York's historic Winter Garden Theatre and filmed for TV by HBO; stars Richard Harris, Meg Bussert, Richard Muenz, Barrie Ingham and James Valentine; $29.99 from Acorn Media ... "A Collection of 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films" (2006) is a compilation all the shorts nominated by the Academy; included are this year's Oscar-winners "The Danish Poet" (animated) and "West Bank Story" (live-action); $29.98 from Magnolia Home Entertainment ... "Matthew Barney: No Restraint" (2006) is a look at the mastery and abstract vision of renowned artist Matthew Barney, as he and his collaborator, singer-songwriter Bjork, embark on an unbelievable filmmaking journey in Japan; $24.95 from Genius Products ... "Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own" (2007) follows Oprah Winfrey as she discovers unsung heroes among her ancestors; hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., who guides viewers through the process of creating their own family histories; $24.99 from Paramount.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
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| **Alpha Dog
(2007) Dir.: Nick Cassavetes; Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Emile Hirsch,
Christopher Marquette, Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin,
Bruce Willis. (Universal).
**The Best of Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters.Two-disc set with over 44 musical performances by Johnny and June Carter Cash, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Alabama, Glenn Campbell, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the Statler Brothers, the Charlie Daniels Band, Ray Stevens and many more from the show that ran from 1980-82; $24.98. (Time Life). **The Best of the Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Four-disc set with 24 episodes, $34.98. Extras: "The Story of Ozzie & Harriet," Nelson family home movies, commentaries by David Nelson and Ricky's son, Sam Nelson, original radio episode (1949), Nelson family trivia quiz. (Shout! Factory). **Best of the Tony Awards: The Plays (2005) Compilation of amazing dramatic performances from the archives of the Tony Awards broadcasts in which legendary stars perform key scenes from 19 shows; hosted by Harvey Fierstein. $19.99. Extras: Original "Playbill" cover art for the featured plays. (Acorn Media). **Beverly Hills 90210: The Second Season. Eight-disc set with 28 episodes, $61.99. Extras: "Meet the Walshes" featurette, "Our Favorite Valentine" featurette, "Everything You Need to Know About Beverly Hills 90212 Season 2" featurette. (Paramount). **Caillou the Creative. Twelve new animated adventures from the PBS Kids series, $14.99. (Paramount). **Camelot (1982) Acclaimed production of the Lerner and Loewe musical, mounted for Broadway at New York's historic Winter Garden Theatre and filmed for TV by HBO. Stars Richard Harris, Meg Bussert, Richard Muenz, Barrie Ingham, James Valentine; $29.99. Extras: Production notes insert, DVD-ROM with original Broadway "Playbill" cover art, bios. (Acorn media). **A Collection of 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006) Included in the collection are this year's Oscar-winners: "The Danish Poet" (animated) and "West Bank Story" (live-action) -- as well as a diverse assortment of shorts from around the globe; $29.98. (Magnolia Home Entertainment). **Diggers (2007) Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton, Sarah Paulson, Maura Tierney, Lauren Ambrose. Story of two generations of hard-living blue collar workers, clam diggers, trying to maintain their way of life in the face of change during the 1970s. Extras: Commentary by director Katherine Dieckmann and writer-actor Ken Marino; "Baymen," an insightful film about Long Island clam diggers; outtakes/deleted scenes, HDNet's "Higher Definition: Diggers Episode." (Magnolia Home Entertainment). **Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons. Four-disc set, $39.99. (Buena Vista). **Dreamgirls (2006) Dir.: Bill Condon; Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Hudson, Keith Robinson, Bobby Slayton. In single-disc and two-disc Showstopper Editon. Extras: Single-disc DVD includes extended and alternate scenes as well as a Beyonce Knowles "Listen" music video. The Showstopper Edition includes extended and alternate scenes, Beyonce Knowles "Listen" music video, "Building the Dream" nine-chapter full-length documentary, "Dream Logic: Film Editing" featurette, "Dressing the Dreams: Costume Design" featurette, "Center Stage: Theatrical Lighting" featurette, auditions and screen tests, previsualization sequences, image gallery with more than 1,100 images. Available on Blu-ray and HD DVD. (Paramount). **El Topo, The Holy Mountain and Fando Y Lis Alejandro Jodorowsky's trio of mind-bending surrealist classics, restored and remastered, in a collector's box set; $49.98. Box set extras: two audio cds: "El Topo" and "The Holy Mountain" soundtracks; "La Cravate," Jodorowsky's first film, never-before released. (ABKCO Films/Anchor Bay). -- El Topo (1970) Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Mara Lorenzio. Classic Americana and avant-garde European sensibilities collide with Zen Buddhism and the Bible as master gunfighter and mystic El Topo (played by writer-director Jodorowsky) tries to defeat four sharp-shooting rivals on a bizarre path to allegorical self-awareness and resurrection. Extras: Original theatrical trailer, 2006 on camera interview with Jodorowsky, photo gallery/original script excerpts, exclusive interview with Jodorowsky; available separately for $24.98. -- The Holy Mountain (1973) Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders. Jodorowsky's high budget follow up effort, "The Holy Mountain," takes his psychedelic allegorical mastery to another level. Grotesque, mystical and sacrilegious, it is an excursion into the meaning of earthly wealth and immortality. Extras: Deleted scenes with director commentary, original theatrical trailer, "The Tarot" short with director commentary, restoration process short, photo gallery/original script excerpts, restoration credits; available separately for $24.98. -- Fando Y Lis (1967) Sergio Kleiner, Diana Mariscal, Mar'a Teresa Rivas. Jodorowsky's first full-length feature film. Based on Jodorowsky's memories of a play by surrealist Fernando Arrabal, it caused an uproar in the avant-garde community when it premiered in Acapulco. Extras: "La Constellation" Jodorowsky documentary. **Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own (2007) Follows Oprah Winfrey as she discovers unsung heroes among her ancestors; hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., who guides viewers through the process of creating their own family histories; $24.99. (Paramount). **Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander. Fictitious portrait of the visionary and influential photographer. Extras: Commentary by director Steven Shainberg, deleted scenes. (New Line). **The Girls Next Door Season Two. Three-disc set with nine episodes from the reality series, $29.98. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, Easter eggs, extended episode of "Girls Will Be Ghouls," "Happy Birthday, Hef! Special premiere version of the first two episodes. (Fox). **Happily N'ever After (2007) Voices of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Andy Dick, Wallace Shawn, Patrick Warburton, George Carlin, Sigourney Weaver.Extras: Commentary by director Paul J. Bolger; Happily N'Ever After? - alternate ending; "Deleted Scenes: Lost in Fairy Tale Land"; "Journey of the Characters in the Enchanted Forest" featurette; "Creating the Happily Story: Bringing N'Ever After to Life" featurette; "From Storyboard to Fairy Tale: A Comparison"; five "Games from the Department of Fairy Tale Security." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Lionsgate). **The Hitcher (2007) Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Kyle Davis, Neal McDonough. Extras: "Road Kill: The Ultimate Car Crash" featurette, "Fuel Your Fear: The Making of The Hitcher" featurette, "Chronicles of a Killer" featurette, "Dead End" featurette, deleted scenes. (Universal). **Illegal Aliens (2007) Anna Nicole Smith, Joanie Laurer, Lenise Soren, Gladys Jimenez, Patrick Burleigh, Dennis Lemoine. Sci Fi satire about three aliens who morph into "super-hot babes" and arrive to protect the earth from the intergalactic forces of evil. Extras: Commentary, the making of "Illegal Aliens," deleted scenes, bloopers. (MTI Home Video). **Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Jay Jay's Big Mystery. Six all-new high-flying animated episodes from the PBS Kids pre-school series, $12.99. (Paramount). **The King of Queens: 8th Season (2005-06) Three-disc set with 23 episodes, $39.95. (Sony). **Little Children (2006) Dir.: Todd Field; Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Noah Emmerich, Jackie Earle Haley. (New Line). **Mahogany (1975) Dir.: Berry Gordy; Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Perkins, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Beah Richards, Nina Foch. Extras: Photo gallery. (Paramount). **Matthew Barney: No Restraint ( 2006) A look at the mastery and abstract vision of renowned artist Matthew Barney, as he and his collaborator, singer-songwriter Bjork, embark on an unbelievable filmmaking journey in Japan; $24.95. (Genius Products). **Melrose Place" The Second Season. Eight-disc set with 31 episodes, $61.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, "Melrose Place: Meet the Neighbors" featurette, "Melrose Place: The Best of the Worst" Parts 1 and 2, three "Melrose Place: Complex Relationships" featurettes. (Paramount). **Motives 2: Retribution (2007) Vivica A. Fox, Brian J. White, Sean Blakemore, Drew Sidora. A wrongly accused man is murdered in prison and new evidence surfaces about his incarceration and an old murder, with all indications pointing to his best friend. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, commentary by cast and crew. (Sony). **An Officer and a Gentleman Special Collector's Edition (1982) Dir.: Taylor Hackford; Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Louis Gossett Jr. Extras: Commentary by director Taylor Hackford, "An Officer and a Gentleman: 25 Years Later" retrospective documentary, "Return to Port Townsend" featurette, "True Stories of Military Romance" featurette, "The Music of An Officer and a Gentleman," "Gere and Gossett: Hand to Hand Combat," photo gallery. (Paramount). **The Sandlot 3: Heading Home (2007) Luke Perry, Danny Nucci, Chauncey Leopardi. Second sequel. Extras: Blooper reel, deleted scene, director's video diary, more. (Fox). **Shirley Valentine (1989) Dir.: Lewis Gilbert; Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Joanna Lumley, Sylvia Syms. (Paramount). **Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Blossom Festival (2007) Animated feature based on the kids TV series; $14.98. (Fox). **Teletubbies: Time to Play! Three new adventures available exclusively on DVD, $14.99. (Paramount). **Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume 2. 12 cartoons from the Kids' WB series, $14.97. (Warner). **Tyrone Power: The Swashbuckler Box Set. Five-disc set with "The Black Rose," "Blood and Sand," "Captain From Castile," "Prince of Foxes" and "Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake," $59.98 or $19.98 each. (Fox). -- The Black Rose (1950) Dir.: Henry Hathaway; Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Michael Rennie. Extras: Power biography, photo gallery. -- Blood and Sand (1941) Dir.: Rouben Mamoulian; Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth. Extras: Commentary by cinematographer Richard Crudo, restoration comparison. -- Captain From Castile (1947) Dir.: Henry King; Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb. Extras: Commentary by film historians Rudy Behlmer, Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman; "The Leading Ladies" featurette; photo gallery. -- Prince of Foxes (1949) Dir.: Henry King; Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Wanda Hendrix. Extras: Isolated score and FX track, Movietone News: "Tyrone Power Weds Linda Christian in Rome Ceremony," photo gallery. -- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders, Frances Farmer, Elsa Lanchester, John Carradine. Extras: Isolated score, photo gallery. **Wallis & Edward (2005 -- TV) Joely Richardson, David Westhead, Stephen Campbell Moore. BBC America sympathetic portrayal of the American divorcee for whom King Edward VIII abdicated his throne. Extras: Interview with writer Sarah Williams, production notes, production photo gallery, historical photo gallery, cast filmographies. (Acorn Media). **What I Like About You: The Complete First Season. Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Gag reel. (Warner). ** Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?(2006) Emmy and Peabody Award-winning short that documents a 15-year war between a retired truck driver and the art world over the value of a Jackson Pollock original. (New Line). |
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