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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, May 13 -- Monday, May 19
Great Debaters, The
Professor Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington), a controversial figure who challenged the social mores of the time, used unconventional and ferocious teaching methods to shape a debate team at Wiley College, a small African American university in Texas during the 1930s. Fighting against all odds and paving their way to success, the team reaches a pivotal moment when they are faced with one of their greatest challenges yet ... going up against Harvard University's critically acclaimed national championship debate team. Vitals: Director: Denzel Washington. Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Jumee Smollett, Nate Parker. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 124 min., Bio-Drama, Box office gross: $30.219 million, Weinstein Company.
Mad Money
Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is shocked to learn that she is on the verge of losing her home and comfortable upper middle class lifestyle when her husband Don (Ted Danson) is downsized from his job. Armed only with a decades old English degree and years as a dedicated mother and corporate wife, Bridget is forced into the unfamiliar labor market with no job skills. Finally, she accepts the only position she can find -- janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank. The one-time suburban mom soon discovers she has more in common with her new co-workers than she thought. Bridget forges an unexpected bond with Nina (Queen Latifah), a hard-working single mom with two kids to raise, and Jackie (Katie Holmes), an exuberant free spirit with nothing to lose. Caught up in a system that underestimates their talents and keeps their dreams just out of reach, Bridget, Nina and Jackie set out to even the score. After a lifetime of playing by the rules, the three devise a plan to smuggle soon-to-be destroyed currency out of the supposedly airtight Reserve. As the unlikely crime syndicate amasses piles of cash, it looks like they have pulled off the perfect crime -- until a minor misstep alerts the authorities. With more money than they know what to do with, the women are pushed to the limits of their ingenuity to stay one step ahead of the law. Vitals: Director: Callie Khouri. Stars: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Roger Cross, Adam Rothenberg, Finesse Mitchell. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 103 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $20.536 million, Anchor Bay.
Untraceable
Secret service cyber criminal division agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) gets caught in a very personal and deadly cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer who knows that people (being what they are -- both curious and drawn to the dark side of things) will log onto an "untraceable" Web site where he conducts violent and painful murders live on the net. The more people log on, the quicker and more violently the victim dies. It's up to March and her team - who in the past have not met a criminal they couldn't catch - to track down what turns out to be an untraceable murderer. Vitals: Director: Gregory Hoblit. Stars: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Erin Carufel, Billy Burke, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: R, 100 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $28.687 million, Sony.
Youth Without Youth
A film about growing young. Lightning strikes a professor (Tim Roth) so close to death that he ages backwards, from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the interest of the world - and the Nazi - in the dark days prior to World War II. On the run with a new love for life - but with no hope of knowing his phenomenal fate - he's pursued through far-flung locations including Romania, Switzerland, Malta and India. The screenplay was adapted from a novella by legendary Romanian author Mircea Eliade. This is director Francis Ford Coppola's first film in a decade. Vitals: Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Stars: Tim Roth, Matt Damon, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Andre Hennicke. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 124 min., Fantasy Drama, Box office gross: $.239 million, Sony.
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NEWS
This is the week for our favorite men, from Frank Sinatra to Indiana Jones to John McClane to John Wayne and Jean Luc-Godard. It's also a big week for fans of Frank Sinatra, with a profundity of releases -- including DVDs and CD compilations -- to honor the 10th anniversary of the singer-actor's death on May 14, 1998.
Warner Home Video will commemorate "The Chairman of the Board" by releasing a total of 22 of his films in five new collections, with 11 titles brand new to DVD. Capitol/EMI will celebrate Ol' Blue Eyes' musical contributions to many of Hollywood's most memorable films with the release of "Sinatra at the Movies," a new 20-track CD; Rhino Entertainment will release "Nothing but the Best," a single-disc collection from Sinatra's Reprise Years that features 22 classic cuts remixed and remastered from the original master tapes, plus a previously unreleased recording of "Body and Soul" featuring a new arrangement. Turner Classic Movies will run a month-long television film festival of Sinatra films. And the United States Postal Service will release a 42-cent Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp. The initiative is the first from the newly established Frank Sinatra Enterprises. For more on Sinatra, check out Sinatra.com.
The DVDs, all from Warner: "Frank Sinatra Collection: The Early Years" Five-disc set with "Double Dynamite," "It Happened in Brooklyn," "Step Lively," "Higher and Higher" and "The Kissing Bandit." $39.92 the collection; $12.97 individual titles.
"Frank Sinatra Collection: The Golden Years" Five-disc set with "None but the Brave," "The Man With the Golden Arm," "Some Came Running," "The Tender Trap" and "Marriage on the Rocks." $39.92 the collection; $12.97 individual titles. "Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly Collection" Three-disc set with Strong>"Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "On the Town" and "Anchors Aweigh." $24.98 the collection; $12.97 individual titles. "Frank Sinatra Collection: The Rat Pack Ultimate Collector's Edition" Four-disc set with "Ocean's Eleven," "4 For Texas," Strong>"Robin and the 7 Hoods" and
"Sergeant's 3"; $59.92 for the collection; $12.97
individual titles (except &"Sergeant's 3," which is only available
as part of the collection). (Warner). "Sinatra"
(1992) a two-disc set of the CBS-TV mini-series starring Philip Casnoff
, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon, Nina Siemaszko, Marcia Gay
Harden, Bob Gunton and David Raynr. $19.98. More heroes: Leading up to the May 22 release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," Paramount will re-release the previous Indy adventures, all loaded with extras: "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Special Edition," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Special Edition" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Special Edition." ... "Die Hard Ultimate Collection" arrives today in an eight-disc set with all four two-disc Die Hard special editions featuring Bruce Willis as the inimitable John McClane: "Die Hard," "Die Hard 2: Die Harder," "Die Hard With a Vengeance" and "Live Free or Die Hard," from Fox.
Fox celebrates the Wild West with its "Fox Western Classic Collection,"
a three-disc set with "Garden of Evil" (1954), with Gary Cooper,
Richard Widmark, Cameron Mitchell and Susan Hayward; "Rawhide" (1951)
with Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Edgar Buchanan, Hugh Marlowe and Dean
Jagger; and "The Gunfighter" (1950) starring Gregory Peck; $25.98 ...
Also from Fox comes a Fox Grandeur Special Edition 70mm widescreen
restoration of Raoul Walsh's classic "The Big Trail "
(1930), starring John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully
Marshall. The two-disc set includes a standard full screen version as
well as a host of bonus features.
French heroes: Koch Lorber Films releases two by Jean-Luc Godard: "La Chinoise" (1968), starring Anne Wiazemsky, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Juliet Berto and Michel Semeniako, restored and re-mastered; and "Le Gai Savoir (The Joy of Knowledge)" (1968), starring Juliet Berto and Jean-Pierre Leaud ... The Criterion Collection will release two films by Louis Malle: "The Fire Within" (1963) starring Maurice Ronet and Jeanne Moreau in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer, and "The Lovers" (1958), starring Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Marc Bory, Alain Cuny and Jose Luis de Villalonga, in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer of the complete, uncensored version.
"Saturday Night Live: The Complete Third Season" offers more of Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, John Belushi, Steve Martin, Al Franken and others, in a seven-disc set with 20 episodes, $69.98, from Universal ... "All You Need Is Love" is a five-disc set with all 17 episodes of Tony Palmer's "Story of Popular Music," a critically acclaimed TV series, originally broadcast worldwide between 1976-80, encompassing ragtime, blues, jazz, vaudeville, the musical, folk, swing, country and western, rock n' roll and beyond. Included are interviews with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stephen Sondheim, Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby, Mike Oldfield, The Beach Boys, Tina Turner, Sam Phillips, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Richard Rodgersm Roy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Phil Spector, Bill Monroe, Bill Graham, Bill Wyman, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton and many, many more. $99.95 from MVD Visual.
From TV to Video:"The Adams Chronicles" (1976) is a four-disc set with all 13 episodes of the miniseries that traces 150 years of history through the eyes of John Adams and his heirs, $59.99 from Acorn Media ... "American Idol: Season 6 Finale Performance Show -- The Top 2" is a two-disc set of the May 22, 2007 showdown between Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis; $19.99 from Koch Vision ... "The Chase" is a two-disc set with eight episodes from the first season of the top-rated British series centered around the goings-on inside a struggling Yorkshire veterinary hospital, $29.98 from Koch Vision ... "DNA" is a two-disc set with five episodes of the British forensics series starring Tom Conti, $39.99 from Acorn Media ... "Drawn Together: Season Three -- Uncensored!" is a two-disc set with all 14 episodes from the third and final season, $26.99 from Paramount ... "The Magnificent Seven Complete Series Giftset" is a five-disc set with 17 episodes from the series' two seasons, plus four never-aired episodes, $49.98 from MGM ... "Mission Impossible: The Fourth TV Season" (1969-70) is a seven-disc set with 26 episodes, $54.99 from Paramount ... "The Rat Patrol Complete Series Giftset" is a seven-disc set with all 58 episodes, $49.98 from MGM ... "Stargate Infinity: The Complete Series" is a four-disc set with all 26 animated episodes, $34.99 from Shout! Factory ... "Twelfth Night" (1969) stars Tommy Steele, Ralph Richardson, Alec Guinness and Joan Plowright in this "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" version of the Bard's confection, $24.98 from Koch Vision ... "Two and a Half Men: The Complete Third Season" is a four-disc set with 22 episodes, $44.98 from Warner.
Buzzin' the 'B's:
During a heist in Russia, a professional thief (Stephen Dorff) finds himself dealing with twin serial killers, insane hostages, double-crossing psycho Russian hardmen and the real possibility of a horrible death in "Botched" (2007), starring Alan Smyth and Stephen Dorff, from Warner ... In "Cover" (2008), starring Vivica A. Fox, Aunjanue Ellis, Razaaq Adoti, Paula Jay Parker, Louis Gossett Jr., Leon, Patti LaBelle and Mya, a passionate murder leaves a devoted wife and mother as the primary suspect, from Fox ... Forced into hiding after their kidnapping plan goes awry, two rival siblings find themselves fighting for their sanity while they hole up in a secluded country cottage and come face-to-face with their psychotic axe-wielding neighbor -- a demented farmer with a dark, nasty secret, in "The Cottage" (2008) starring Andy Serkis, Jennifer Ellison and Reece Shearsmith, from Sony ... In "Graduation" (2006), starring Shannon Lucio, Riley Smith, Chris Marquette, Chris Lowell, Adam Arkin and Aimee Garcia, four high school friends -- just short of graduation -- plan a bank robbery to help one of their friends in need of financial assistance, from Magnolia Home Entertainment ... In "Blind Eye" (2006), starring Nick Mancuso, Levi Oliver and Roddy Piper, an ex-cop is called by his estranged wife to help find their missing daughter, only to discover that there's more to the disappearance than his "friends" are letting on, from MTI Home Video ... "The Shadow Riders" (1982) stars Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Geoffrey Lewis and Katharine Ross in a CBS Western telefilm based on the best-selling novel by Louis L'Amour, from Sony ... "Aces N' Eights" (2008) is a Westerner about ranchers who refuse to sell to the railroad, starring Ernest Borgnine, Casper Van Dien, Deirdre Quinn and Bruce Boxleitner, from Genius Products ... An undercover FBI agent who agrees to infiltrate the ruthless underground world of "choppers" is quickly thrown into a world of fast cars and high stakes in "Crash and Burn: Unrated" (2008), starring Erik Palladino and Michael Madsen, from Genius Products ... In "Bet Your Life" (2004), starring Sean Carrigan, Corinne Van Ryck de Groot and Billy Zane, a gambling addict bets his life against a sadistic millionaire's money, from Warner.
On the Indie Front:
"Bon Cop, Bad Cop" (2006) stars Colm Feore and Patrick Huard in a comedy thriller about an unlikely pair of cops -- one from Montreal who only speaks French and one from Toronto who only speaks English -- who team up to investigate a serial murderer who drapes a dead body over the border sign dividing Ontario and Quebec, from BFS Entertainment ... In "Numb" (2007), starring Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollak and Mary Steenburgen, a chronically depressed screenwriter desperately tries to cure his condition when he meets the girl of his dreams, from Image Entertainment ... When the life of a mega film star (Randy Travis) is destroyed right before the most important day of his life, his faith is put to the ultimate test in "The Wager" (2007), starring Randy Travis, Nancy Stafford, Jude Ciccolella and Candace Cameron Bure, from Genius Products ... Set in Georgia, "Crystal River" (2008) is a romantic drama about a married woman who, grieving her inability to have children, finds comfort and healing in her friendship with another man, starring Emily Carpenter and Sean Patrick Flannery, from Lifesize Entertainment ... "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (2008) stars Deborah Cox, Golden Brooks and Hill Harper in an adaptation of the gospel stage play about the roles of black women in the 21st century, from Fox.
For the Family:
In "Sesame Street: Dinosaurs" Elmo and Telly Monster invite pint-sized paleontologists in-training to use their imaginations to learn more about the Earth's ancient inhabitants; $14.93 from Genius Products ... "Garfield and Friends: A Cat and His Hero" is a single-disc with15 episodes of the "Garfield & Friends" series, picked by creator Jim Davis, $14.98 from Fox ... "The Care Bears: Ups & Downs" features two episodes from the CBS Saturday morning cartoons, $14.98 from Fox ... "The Care Bears: Share N' Summertime" includes four episodes from the CBS Saturday morning cartoons, $14.98 from Fox ... "Summertime Fun!" is a collection of five Summertime-themed episodes from "Barney," "Bob the Builder," "Thomas & Friends," "Angelina Ballerina" and "Fireman Sam," $14.98 from HIT Entertainment/Fox ... In "Bob the Builder: The Three Musketruck" Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew welcome friends Meg MacDonald, a Scottish dairy farmer, her assistant Piper and their dairy truck Dodger to Sunflower Valley in five new adventures for preschoolers, $14.98 from HIT/Fox ... "Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers -- The Collection: Volume 1" is a re-mastered four-disc set with the animated series' first 32 episodes (available for the first time ever in their proper chronological order), $39.98 from Koch Vision.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
The Adams Chronicles (1976) Four-disc set with all 13 episodes of the miniseries that traces 150 years of history through the eyes of John Adams and his heirs. Featured 1,100 actors and 250 studio and location sets, and won four Emmys and a Peabody. $59.99.Extras: Twelve-page program guide. (Acorn Media).
Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers -- The Collection: Volume 1. Re-Mastered four-disc set with the animated series' first 32 episodes (available for the first time ever in their proper chronological order), $39.98. Extras: Never-before-seen pilot/demo reel, interview with series creator Robert Mandell, commentary with Robert Mandell (and special guests), original music tracks, new "No Guts, No Glory" music video, slideshow of the vintage talking storybook "Tortuna the Outlaw Planet," 32-page collectible booklet featuring character profiles and illustrations. (Koch Vision).
All You Need Is Love. Five-disc set with all 17 episodes of Tony Palmer's "Story of Popular Music." In the mid-1970s, at the suggestion of John Lennon, celebrated journalist and film director Palmer decided to document "The Story of Popular Music' and set about interviewing and filming all the major players in the industry. This critically acclaimed TV series, originally broadcast worldwide between 1976-80, is featured here in its entirety, encompassing ragtime, blues, jazz, vaudeville, the musical, folk, swing, country and western, rock n' roll and beyond. Included are interviews with Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stephen Sondheim, Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby, Mike Oldfield, The Beach Boys, Tina Turner, Sam Phillips, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Richard Rodgersm Roy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Phil Spector, Nill Monroe, Bill Graham, Bill Wyman, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton and many, many more. $99.95 (MVD Visual).
American Idol: Season 6 Finale Performance Show -- The Top 2. Two-disc set of the May 22, 2007 showdown between Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis; $19.99. Extras: Two featurettes, an American Idol audition guide, bloopers. (Koch Vision).
Bet Your Life (2004) Sean Carrigan, Corinne Van Ryck de Groot, Billy Zane. A gambling addict bets his life against a sadistic millionaire's money. (Warner).
The Big Trail: Fox Grandeur Special Edition (1930) Dir.: Raoul Walsh; John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall. Two-disc set, with original 70mm widescreen version along with standard full screen version. Extras: Commentary by film historian/author Richard Schickel on the 70mm widescreen presentation, "The Creation of John Wayne," "Raoul Walsh: A Man in His Time," "The Big Vision: The Grandeur Process," "The Making of The Big Trail," publicity gallery, original posters gallery, pressbook gallery. (Fox).
Blind Eye (2006) Nick Mancuso, Levi Oliver, Roddy Piper. An ex-cop is called by his estranged wife to help find their missing daughter, only to discover that there's more to the disappearance than his "friends" are letting on. (MTI Home Video).
Bob the Builder: The Three Musketruck. Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew welcome friends Meg MacDonald, a Scottish dairy farmer, her assistant Piper and their dairy truck Dodger to Sunflower Valley in five new adventures for preschoolers, $14.98. Extras: "Meet New Members of the Can-Do Crew." (HIT/Fox).
Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006) Colm Feore, Patrick Huard. Comedy thriller about an unlikely pair of cops - one from Montreal who only speaks French and one from Toronto who only speaks English - who team up to investigate a serial murderer who drapes a dead body over the border sign dividing Ontario and Quebec. (BFS Entertainment).
Botched (2007) Alan Smyth, Stephen Dorff. During a heist in Russia, a professional thief (Stephen Dorff) finds himself dealing with twin serial killers, insane hostages, double-crossing psycho Russian hardmen and the real possibility of a horrible death. (Warner).
The Care Bears: Ups & Downs. Two episodes from the CBS Saturday morning cartoons, $14.98. Extras: "Surprise Party for Surprise Bear!" interactive game. (Fox).
The Care Bears: Share N' Summertime. Four episodes from the CBS Saturday morning cartoons, $14.98. (Fox).
The Chase. Two-disc set with eight episodes from the first season of the top-rated British series centered around the goings-on inside a struggling Yorkshire veterinary hospital, $29.98. (Koch Vision).
The Cottage (2008) Andy Serkis, Jennifer Ellison, Reece Shearsmith. Forced into hiding after their kidnapping plan goes awry, two rival siblings, David (Andy Serkis) and Peter (Reece Shearsmith) find themselves fighting for their sanity while they hole up in a secluded country cottage and come face-to-face with their psychotic axe-wielding neighbor -- a demented farmer with a dark, nasty secret. Extras: Deleted scenes, outtakes, digital copy of the film. (Sony).
Cover (2008) Vivica A. Fox, Aunjanue Ellis, Razaaq Adoti, Paula Jay Parker, Louis Gossett Jr., Leon, Patti LaBelle, Mya. A passionate murder leaves a devoted wife and mother as the primary suspect. (Fox).
Crash and Burn: Unrated (2008 -- TV) Erik Palladino, Michael Madsen. An undercover FBI agent who agrees to infiltrate the ruthless underground world of "choppers" is quickly thrown into a world of fast cars and high stakes. (Genius Products).
Crystal River (2008) Emily Carpenter, Sean Patrick Flannery. Set in Georgia, this romantic drama is the story of a married woman who, grieving her inability to have children, finds comfort and healing in her friendship with another man. (Lifesize Entertainment).
DNA. Two-disc set with five episodes of the British forensics series starring Tom Conti, $39.99. (Acorn Media).
Die Hard Ultimate Collection. Eight-disc set with all four two-disc special editions featuring Bruce Willis as the inimitable John McClane: "Die Hard," "Die Hard 2: Die Harder," "Die Hard With A Vengeance" and "Live Free or Die Hard." (Fox).
Drawn Together: Season Three -- Uncensored! Two-disc set with all 14 episodes from the third and final season, $26.99. Extras: Commentary, karaoke sing along. (Paramount).
The Fire Within (1963) Dir.: Louis Malle; Maurice Ronet, Jeanne Moreau. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Archival interviews with director Louis Malle and actor Maurice Ronet; "Malle's Fire Within," a new video program featuring interviews with actor Alexandra Stewart and filmmakers Philippe Collin and Volker Schlondorff; "Jusqu'au 23 Juillet," a 2005 documentary short about Pierre Drieu la Rochelle's novel "Le feu follet" and dadaist writer Jacques Rigaut (the inspiration for the main character), featuring actor Mathieu Amalric, writer Didier Daeninckx, and Cannes festival curator Pierre-Henri Deleau; booklet featuring new essays by critic Michel Ciment and historian Peter Cowie. (The Criterion Collection).
Fox Western Classic Collection. Three-disc set with "Garden of Evil," "Rawhide" and "The Gunfighter," $25.98.
- Garden of Evil (1954) Dir.: Henry Hathaway; Gary Cooper, Richard Widmark, Cameron Mitchell, Susan Hayward. Extras: Commentary by Nick Redman, Steven Smith, John Morgan and William Stromberg; "Travels of a Gunslinger: The Making of Garden Of Evil," "Henry Hathaway: When The Going Gets Tough ...," restoration comparisons.
- Rawhide (1951) Dir.: Henry Hathaway; Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Edgar Buchanan, Hugh Marlowe, Dean Jagger. Extras: "Susan Hayward: Hollywood's Straight Shooter," "Shot It in Lone Pine!" restoration comparisons, still gallery.
- The Gunfighter (1950) Dir.: henry King; Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell.
Frank Sinatra 10th Anniversary Promotion:
Frank
Sinatra is widely held to be the greatest singer in American pop
history and one of the most successful entertainers of the last
century. Beginning May 13, Warner Home Video will commemorate the 10th
anniversary of the passing of "The Chairman of the Board" by releasing
a total of 22 of his films in five new collections, with 11 titles
brand new to DVD. Reprise Records, Turner Classic Movies, MGM Home
Entertainment and the United States Postal Service are also joining
Warner Home Video for what will be an unprecedented month-long tribute
to the man who left an everlasting impact on popular culture. Also
available beginning May 13 will be an all-new CD collection; a
television film festival and other specials and a commemorative postage
stamp. The initiative is the first from the newly established Frank
Sinatra Enterprises.
Frank Sinatra Collection: The Rat Pack Ultimate Collector's Edition Four-disc set commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of "The Chairman of the Board" on May 14, 1998. $59.92 for the collection; $12.97 individual titles (except "Sergeant's 3," which is only available as part of the collection). (Warner).
- Ocean's Eleven(1960) Dir.: Lewis Milestone; Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, Cesar Romero, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop, Akim Tamiroff, Henry Silva, Ilka Chase, Buddy Lester. Extras: Commentary by Frank Sinatra Jr. and Angie Dickinson, interactive "Las Vegas Then and Now" map and casino vignettes, "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson excerpt featuring guest host Frank Sinatra and guest Angie Dickinson, cast/filmmaker profiles.
- 4 For Texas (1963) Dir.: Robert Aldrich; Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victor Buono. Extras: Vintage making-of featurette, cast/filmmaker profiles.
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) Dir.: Gordon Douglas; Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Crosby, Peter Falk, Barbara Rush, Victor Buono. Extras: Commentary by Frank Sinatra Jr., vintage featurette "What They Did to Robin Hood," cast/filmmaker profiles.
- Sergeant's 3(1962) Dir.: John Sturges; Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. , Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Henry Silva, Ruta Lee, Buddy Lester. Extras: Commentary by Frank Sinatra Jr.
Frank Sinatra Collection: The Golden Years Five-disc set commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of "The Chairman of the Board" on May 14, 1998. $39.92 the collection; $12.97 individual titles. (Warner).
- None but the Brave (1965) Dir.: Frank Sinatra; Frank Sinatra, Clint Walker, Tommy Sands, Brad Dexter.
- The Man With the Golden Arm (1955) Dir.: Otto Preminger; Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin. Extras: New Featurette: "Shoot Up/Shoot Out: The Story Behind The Man With the Golden Arm."
- Some Came Running (1958) Dir.: Vincente Minnelli; Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy. Extras: New Featurette: "The Story of Some Came Running" 'making-of' retrospective.
- The Tender Trap (1955) Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm, Lola Albright, Carolyn Jones. Extras: New Featurette: "Frank's Way," soundtrack remastered in 5.1 audio.
- Marriage on the Rocks (1965) Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin, Cesar Romero.
Frank Sinatra Collection: The Early YearsFive-disc set commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of "The Chairman of the Board" on May 14, 1998. $39.92 the collection; $12.97 individual titles. (Warner).
- Double Dynamite (1951) Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra.
- It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante, Gloria Grahame.
- Step Lively (1944 ) Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria DeHaven, Walter Slezak.
- Higher and Higher (1943) Michele Morgan, Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra.
- The Kissing Bandit (1948) Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, J. Carrol Naish.
Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly CollectionThree-disc set commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of "The Chairman of the Board" on May 14, 1998. $24.98 the collection; $12.97 individual titles. (Warner).
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Dir.: Busby Berkeley; Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold. Extras: Deleted musical numbers Baby Doll and Boys and Girls Like You and Me, notes on Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly.
- On the Town (1949) Dir.: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly; Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen.
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) Dir.: George Sidney; Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Jose Iturbi, Dean Stockwell.
Sinatra(1992) Two-disc set of the Emmy-winning CBS-TV mini-series about Sinatra's remarkable life, with over two-dozen Sinatra standards. Stars Philip Casnoff, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon, Nina Siemaszko, Marcia Gay Harden, Bob Gunton, David Raynr. $19.98. (Warner).
Garfield and Friends: A Cat and His Hero. Single-disc with15 episodes of "Garfield & Friends" series picked by creator Jim Davis, $14.98. (Fox).
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (2008) Deborah Cox, Golden Brooks, Hill Harper. Adaptation of the gospel stage play about the roles of black women in the 21st century. (Fox).
Graduation (2006) Shannon Lucio, Riley Smith, Chris Marquette, Chris Lowell, Adam Arkin, Aimee Garcia. Four high school friends -- just short of graduation -- plan a bank robbery to help one of their friends in need of financial assistance. Extras: Commentary, alternate opening, deleted scenes, blooper reel, storyboards. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
The Great Debaters (2007) Dir.: Denzel Washington; Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Jumee Smollett, Nate Parker. Availabe as a single disc and in a two-disc special edition. Extras: Commentary by actor-director Denzel Washington (both versions), deleted scenes (both versions), documentary with original debaters, "Music of The Great Debaters," "Original Score With James Newton Howard," "Making of The Great Debaters," Wardrobe of The Great Debaters," "A Visit to Wiley College," "Poetry of Melvin Tolson (still gallery). (Weinstein Company/Genius Products).
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Special Edition (1981) Dir.: Steven Spielberg; Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, Alfred Molina. Timed for the release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Extras: Raiders of the Lost Ark: An Introduction by Steven Spielberg & George Lucas"; "Indiana Jones: An Appreciation" by the cast and crew of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"; "The Melting Face" recreation of the amazing physical effect of the villain's melting face in "Raiders"; "Storyboard Sequence -- The Well of Souls"; Galleries: llustrations & props, production photographs & portraits, effects/ILM, marketing; "Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" Game demo and trailer. (Paramount).
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Special Edition (1984) Dir.: Steven Spielberg; Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Amrish Puri. Timed for the release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Extras: "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: An Introduction by Steven Spielberg & George Lucas"; "Creepy Crawlies"; "Locations" featurette, "Storyboard Sequence -- The Mine Cart Chase" Galleries: llustrations & props, production photographs & portraits, effects/ILM, marketing; "Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" Game demo and trailer. (Paramount).
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Special Edition (1989) Dir.: Steven Spielberg; Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover, River Phoenix.Timed for the release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Extras: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: An Introduction by Steven Spielberg & George Lucas"; "The Women: The American Film Institute Tribute" with the three Indiana Jones women (Karen Allen, Kate Capshaw and Alison Doody); "Friends and Enemies" discussion with Spielberg, Lucas and Indiana Jones writers; "Storyboard Sequence -- The Opening Sequence"; Galleries: llustrations & props, production photographs & portraits, effects/ILM, marketing; "Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" Game demo and trailer. (Paramount).
La Chinoise (1968) Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard; Anne Wiazemsky, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Juliet Berto, Michel Semeniako. Restored and re-mastered. Extras: Never-before-released vintage footage such as a Godard editing table interview, Venice Film Festival press conference coverage, interview with Anne Wiazemsky, introduction by Colin McCabe (author of "Godard: A Portrait of the Artist at Seventy") and the original trailer. (Koch Lorber Films).
Le Gai Savoir (The Joy of Knowledge) (1968) Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard; Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Leaud. (Koch Lorber Films).
Little Devil (2007 - U.K. TV) Alex Caan, Robson Green, Maggie O'Neill, Maimie McCoy. When a 10-year-rold boy's good deeds can't keep his mother and father from planning a divorce, he decides that being bad is better. (BFS Entertainment).
The Lovers (1958) Dir.: Louis Malle; Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Marc Bory, Alain Cuny, Jose Luis de Villalonga. New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the complete, uncensored version. Extras: Selection of archival interviews with Louis Malle, actors Jeanne Moreau and Jose Luis de Villalonga, and writer Louise de Vilmorin; gallery of promotional material from the U.S. theatrical release; new essay by film historian Ginette Vincendeau. (The Criterion Collection).
Mad Money (2008) Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Roger Cross, Adam Rothenberg, Finesse Mitchell. Extras: Commentary by director Callie Khouri, �Makin' Money: Behind the Scenes of Mad Money.� (Anchor Bay).
The Magnificent Seven Complete Series Giftset. Five-disc set with 17 episodes from the series' two seasons, plus four never-aired episodes, $49.98. (MGM).
Marvel Heroes Collection. Boxed set with "X-Men," "X2: X-Men United Special Edition," "X-Men 3: The Last Stand," "Fantastic Four," "Fantastic Four 2," "Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes Volume 1," "Elektra" and "Daredevil"; $69.98. Extras: Marvel exclusive flipbook and CD ROM comic "The Origin of the Silver Surfer." (Fox).
Mission Impossible: The Fourth TV Season
(1969-70) Seven-disc set with 26 episodes, $54.99. (Paramount).
Nora's Hair Salon 2
(2008) Stacey Dash, Tatyana Ali, Bobby Brown, MekhiPhifer. Sequel, with more adventures in the neighborhood hair salon. (Fox).
Numb (2007) Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollak, Mary Steenburgen. A chronically depressed screenwriter desperately tries to cure his condition when he meets the girl of his dreams. (Image Entertainment).
A Raisin in the Sun (2005) Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, John Stamos. Telefilm adaptation of the Tony-award winning 2004 Broadway revival; premiered on ABC February 25, 2008. Extras: Commentary by director Kenny Leon, "Dreams Worth While: The Journey of A Raisin in the Sun" featurette. (Sony).
The Rat Patrol Complete Series Giftset. Seven-disc set with all 58 episodes, $49.98. (MGM).
Saturday Night Live: The Complete Third Season. More of Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, John Belushi, Steve Martin, Al Franken and others. Seven-disc set with 20 episodes, $69.98. Extras: "Things We Did Last Summer" featurette, wardrobe test with John Belushi and Howard Shore. (Universal).
Sesame Street: Dinosaurs. Elmo and Telly Monster invite pint-sized paleontologists in-training to use their imaginations to learn more about the Earth's ancient inhabitants; $14.93. (Genius Products).
The Shadow Riders (1982) Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Geoffrey Lewis, Katharine Ross. CBS Western telefilm based on the best-selling novel by Louis L'Amour. At the close of the Civil War, two brothers, who battled on opposing sides, return home to discover that their family has been kidnapped by rebel guerrillas who refuse to accept the defeat of the Confederacy; the brothers set out to rescue the women, who are in danger of being sold as slaves to a Mexican brothel. (Sony).
Stargate Infinity: The Complete Series. Four-disc set with all 26 animated episodes, $34.99. Extras: Animated Stargate effects test, never-before-seen animated character walking models, original concept art. (Shout! Factory).
Summertime Fun! Collection of five Summertime-themed episodes from "Barney," "Bob the Builder," "Thomas & Friends," "Angelina Ballerina" and "Fireman Sam," $14.98. HIT Entertainment/Fox).
They Filmed the War in Color: Victory In Europe (2000 -- France) French director Rene-Jean Bouyer painstakingly researched and collected rare color footage from World War II and compiled it into a remarkable full-color documentary. These color fragments stolen from the 1940s finally deliver an opportunity to see war and peace just as millions of citizens, civilians and combatants had lived it: in color. "Victory In Europe" spans the peaceful times before German occupation to the harrowing events of the war and finally to joyful liberation. Features extraordinary first-person archival footage that captures military maneuvers, daily life, GI's and citizens celebrating their victory, Ernest Hemingway and Clark Gable visiting Normandy, the discovery of bodies at the Dachau Concentration Camp and many other shocking images; $19.98. (Koch Vision).
They Filmed the War in Color Set (2000 -- France) Includes "Victory in Europe" and "The Pacific War." The second film (not released separately) documents U.S. military action in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, an event that fully thrust the United States full force into World War II and turned it into a truly global conflict. American Marines and many of the great filmmakers of the day captured color footage of the events as they unfolded -- the Coral Sea in flames; Guadalcanal littered in corpses; rarely seen images of the deportation of U.S.; $34.98. (Koch Vision).
Twelfth Night (1969) Tommy Steele, Ralph Richardson, Alec Guinness and Joan Plowright star in this "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" version of the Bard's confection, $24.98. (Koch Vision).
Two and a Half Men: The Complete Third Season. Four-disc set with 22 episodes, $44.98. Extras: Two featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reel. (Warner).
Untraceable (2008) Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Erin Carufel, Billy Burke, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt. Extras: Commentary, four featurettes, Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
The Wager (2007) Randy Travis, Nancy Stafford, Jude Ciccolella, Candace Cameron Bure. When the life of a mega film star (Randy Travis) is destroyed right before the most important day of his life, his faith is put to the ultimate test. (Genius Products).
Youth Without Youth (2007) Dir.: Francis Ford Coppola; Tim Roth, Matt Damon, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Andre Hennicke. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
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