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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, July 15 -- Monday, July 21
Bank Job, The
Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London -- a robbery that was never solved. A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry (Jason Statham) has always avoided major-league scams. But when Martine (Saffron Burrows), a beautiful model from his old neighborhood, offers him a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street, Terry recognizes the opportunity of a lifetime. Martine targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets -- secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans London's criminal underworld, the highest echelons of the British government, and the Royal Family itself ... the true story of a heist gone wrong ... in all the right ways. Vitals: Director: Roger Donaldson. Stars: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Michael Jibson, Richard Lintern, Don Gallagher, David Suchet. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: R, 110 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $29.863 million, Lionsgate.
College Road Trip
A college-bound girl (Raven-Symone) is eagerly looking forward to her first big step towards independence when she plans a "girls only" road trip to check out prospective universities. But when her overbearing police chief father (Martin Lawrence) insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip has turned into a hilarious nightmare adventure full of comical misfortune and turmoil. Vitals: Director: Roger Kumble. Stars: Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symone, Will Sasso, Arnetia Walker, Donny Osmond. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: G, 83 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $43,572 million, Disney.
Penelope
A modern day romantic tale about a young woman, cursed with "the face of a pig," who must find true love to break the spell. Vitals: Director: Mark Palansky. Stars: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 104 min., Romance, Box office gross: $10.001 million, Summit Entertainment.
Shutter
A picture-perfect honeymoon develops into a snapshot of terror. New York newlyweds Ben (Joshua Jackson) and Jane (Rachael Taylor) arrive in Japan for Ben's latest photography assignment and as a honeymoon trip. But after a tragic accident, they discover disturbing, ghostly reflections of a young woman in their own photos. This inexplicable "spirit image" may be connected to Ben's past, but she's determined to provide the couple with a horrifying future of relentless vengeance from which there is no escape. Vitals: Director: Masayuki Ochiai. Stars: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, Megumi Okina. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 86 min., Horror Thriller, Box office gross: $25.752 million, Company.
Step Up 2 the Streets
Sequel to the 2006 film "Step Up" about a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts. Vitals: Director: Jon Chu. Stars: Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura, Adam G. Sevani, Telisha Shaw. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 97 min., Musical Romance, Box office gross: $58.006 million, Disney.
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NEWS
Just Announced:
On September 16 Warner Home Video will release boxoffice disappointment "Speed Racer,"
based on the classic 1960s series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo
Yoshida that later was retooled for North American audiences. The film,
dircted by the Wachowski brothers and starring Emile Hirsch, Christina
Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox, will be released
on standard DVD and in a three-disc Blu-ray Disc set that includes a
full-disc DVD game "Speed Racer Crucible Challenge" and a bonus digital
copy disc. Also on that day Sony will release the comedy "Made of Honor," starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan. And, on September 23, Fox will release the slight thriller "Deception," starring Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Wiliams, Maggie Q and Natasha Henstridge.
The Criterion Collection will release this week Jacques Tati's 1971 "Trafic," the director-actor's followup to his successfull "Mr. Hulot's Holiday," "My Uncle" and "Play Time." In "Trafic," the bumbling Monsieur Hulot (Tati), outfitted as always with tan raincoat, beaten brown hat, and umbrella, takes to Paris's highways and byways. For this, his final outing, Hulot is employed as an auto company's director of design, and accompanies his new vehicle (a camper tricked out in all sorts of absurd gadgetry) to an auto show in Amsterdam. Naturally, the road is paved with modern-age mishaps. This late-career delight is a masterful demonstration of the comic genius's expert timing and sidesplitting visual gags, and a bemused last look at technology run amok. New, restored high-definition digital transfer in a two-disc set. Extras include "In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot" (1969), a two-hour documentary tracing the evolution of Jacques Tati's beloved alter ego; an interview from 1971 with the cast of "Trafic," from the French television program "Le journal de cinema"; "The Comedy of Jacques Tati," a 1973 episode from the French television program "Morceaux de bravoure"; and a new essay by film critic Jonathan Romney.
From TV to Video:
"Beau Brummell: This Charming Man" (2006), stars James Purefoy in a BBC telefilm about the dandy of Regency England, from Acorn Media ... "Best of Manswers: Season One's Top 25 manswers" is a top 25 list from the decidedly sexist TV show, $16.99 from Paramount ... "Dallas: The Complete Ninth Season" is a four-disc set with 31 episodes, $39.98 from Warner ... "Eureka: Season Two" is a three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98 from Universal ... "Evening Shade: Season One" is a five-disc set with 24 episodes, $42.99 from Paramount ... "Reno 911! The Complete Fifth Season Uncensored" is a three-disc set with 14 episodes, $39.98 from Paramount ... "Robbie Coltrane: Incredible Britain" (2007) features three episodes of the British series in which Robbie Coltrane travels the scenic back roads from London to Glasgow in a vintage Jaguar convertible; $29.99 from Acorn Media ... "Saving Grace: Season One" is a four-disc set with 13 episodes, $49.98 from Fox ... "Swamp Thing: The Series: Vol. 2" is a four-disc set with the first 25 episodes of Season 3; $39.99 from Shout! Factory.
Buzzin' the 'B's:
A group of beautiful coeds discover that their dorm was once a mental hospital where unspeakable experiments were performed by a deranged physician trying to "cure" troubled teens ... and the mad doctor's ghost is back to continue his torturous work in "Asylum" (2007), starring Sarah Roemer, Travis Van Winkle, Jake Muxworthy, Cody Kasch and Carolina Garcia; from MGM ... "Insanitarium" (2008) stars Jesse Metcalfe, Kiele Sanchez, Kevin Sussman, Olivia Munn and Peter Stormare in a thriller about a mental hospital that uses patients as test subjects, turning them into bloodthirsty, flesh-eating psychopaths; from Sony ... An ex-FBI negotiator uses all his skills to save a Los Angeles-bound jumbo jet from the terrorists who have placed a bomb on board in "Final Approach" (2007), starring Dean Cain, Anthony Michael Hall, Ernie Hudson, Sunny Mabrey, Lea Thompson, William Forsythe and Tracey Gold, from Genius Products ... In the Asian extreme "Voice" (2005 -- South Korea), a high school student is able to hear the voice of her deceased friend, from Genius Products ... In "Guardians" (2006), starring Tara Ketterer and Ben Budd, a small town is invaded by hideous creatures summoned into our dimension by occultists and the Guardians are the only ones capable of battling the monsters and saving the Earth; from Warner ... As an extravagant party unfolds on the top floor of an abandoned towering skyscraper, five guests receive a mysterious text message inviting them to join an exclusive VIP party being held on the 27th floor, where they find themselves trapped in a sadistic killer's deadly game, in "Steel Trap" (2007), starring Georgia Mackenzie, Mark Wilson, Pascal Langdale and Julia Ballard; from Dimension Extreme/The Weinstein Company/Genius Products.
Foreign:
Due this week: "The Year My Parents Went on Vacation"
(2007 -- Brazil), starring Paulo Autran, Caio Blat, Simone Spoladore,
Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Daniela Piepszyk and Liliana Castro. Set
in the turbulent year of 1970, this poignant and humorous coming of age
story thrusts 12-year-old Mauro (Michel Joelsas) into a maelstrom of
political and personal upheaval. When his left-wing militant parents
are forced to go underground, Mauro is left in the care of his Jewish
grandfather's neighbor in Sao Paulo. Suddenly finding himself an exile
in his own country, he is forced to create an ersatz family from the
religiously diverse and colorful population of his new neighborhood.
Mauro befriends tomboyish, street smart Hanna (Daniela Piepszyk) and
develops a crush on Irene (Liliana Castro,) a pretty waitress in a
local bar where everyone, including Mauro, an ardent soccer fan,
gathers to watch iconic star Pele in the 1970 World Cup. From City
Lights Home Video.
For the Family:
In "Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman"
(2008) Nickelodeon's favorite female pre-teen sleuth is back on the
case to retrieve a missing priceless crystal jewel whose loss threatens
the 150th anniversary of Serenity Falls; from Sony ... Join Huckleberry
Larry and Tomato Sawyer for a wild ride down the Mighty Mississippi
where they discover an important lesson in helping others inspired by
the Bible: "Sometimes not helping someone can be just as bad as
actually hurting them," in "VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue," $14.99 from Big Idea.
"America's Test Kitchen, Season 8" is a four-disc set with 26 episodes of the public television show, hosted by Chris Kimball, whose culinary team brings viewers the best recipes using techniques and ingredients that have been perfected in the test kitchen to ensure perfect results for great home cooking. In addition, the collection includes honest tastings of supermarket ingredients, detailed ratings of indispensable kitchen equipment and tools, and helpful kitchen science tips; $39.95 from WGBH Boston Video.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
America's Test Kitchen, Season 8. Four-disc set with 26 episodes of the public television show, hosted by Chris Kimball, whose culinary team brings viewers the best recipes using techniques and ingredients that have been perfected in the test kitchen to ensure perfect results for great home cooking. In addition, the collection includes honest tastings of supermarket ingredients, detailed ratings of indispensable kitchen equipment and tools, and helpful kitchen science tips. $39.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
Asylum (2007) Sarah Roemer, Travis Van Winkle, Jake Muxworthy, Cody Kasch, Carolina Garcia. A group of beautiful coeds discover that their dorm was once a mental hospital where unspeakable experiments were performed by a deranged physician trying to "cure" troubled teens ... and the mad doctor's ghost is back to continue his torturous work. (MGM).
The Bank Job (2008) Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Michael Jibson, Richard Lintern, Don Gallagher, David Suchet, Available as a single-disc with the feature only, a two-disc standard DVD set and a two-disc Blu-ray set. (Lionsgate).
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (2006) James Purefoy. BBC telefilm about the dandy of Regency England. (Acorn Media).
Best of Manswers: Season One's Top 25 manswers. Top 25 list from the decidedly sexist TV show, $16.99. (Paramount).
College Road Trip (2008) Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symone, Will Sasso, Arnetia Walker, Donny Osmond. Extras: Commentary by director Roger Kumble and Raven-Symone, commentary by writers Emi Mochizuki and Carrie Evans, gag reel, alternate opening and endings, deleted scenes, video diary, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Disney).
Dallas: The Complete Ninth Season. Four-disc set with 31 episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Seasons of Change" in-depth look at the most famous dream sequence of all time: the entire ninth season. (Warner).
Eureka: Season Two. Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, "Happenings Around Town: The Second Season" featurette, "Inside the Writer's Room" featurette, Sci-Fi.com Webcasts, Eureka PSAs, gag reel. (Universal).
Evening Shade: Season One. Five-disc set with 24 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).
Final Approach (2007 -- TV) Dean Cain, Anthony Michael Hall, Ernie Hudson, Sunny Mabrey, Lea Thompson, William Forsythe, Tracey Gold. An ex-FBI negotiator uses all his skills to save a Los Angeles-bound jumbo jet from the terrorists who have placed a bomb on board. (Genius Products).
Guardians (2006) Tara Ketterer, Ben Budd. A small town is invaded by hideous creatures summoned into our dimension by occultists; the Guardians are the only ones capable of battling the monsters and saving the Earth. (Warner).
Insanitarium (2008) Jesse Metcalfe, Kiele Sanchez, Kevin Sussman, Olivia Munn, Peter Stormare. Thriller about a mental hospital that uses patients as test subjects, turning them into bloodthirsty, flesh-eating psychopaths. Extras: Making-of featurettes, deleted scenes, storyboard gallery, digital copy of the film. (Sony).
Penelope (2008) Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant. (Summit Entertainment).
Reno 911! The Complete Fifth Season Uncensored. Three-disc set with 14 episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Cop Psychology: Inside the Minds of Reno's Deputies," extended scenes, cast commentary. (Paramount).
Robbie Coltrane: Incredible Britain (2007) Three episodes of the British series in which Robbie Coltrane travels the scenic back roads from London to Glasgow in a vintage Jaguar convertible; $29.99. (Acorn Media).
Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman (2008
-- TV) Aria Wallace, Demetrius Joyette. Nickelodeon's favorite female
pre-teen sleuth is back on the case to retrieve a missing priceless
crystal jewel whose loss threatens the 150th anniversary of Serenity
Falls. Extras:
Two featurettes: "Creating the Secret of the Shaman" and "On the Set
With Aria Wallace," two music videos, blooper reel, two Easter eggs.
(Sony).
Shutter (2007) Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, Megumi Okina. In rated, unrated and Blu-ray Disc editions. Extras: "A Ghost in the Lens" and "A History of Spirit Photography" featurettes. Unrated disc adds commentary by production executive Alex Sundell, screenwriter Luke Dawson and actress Rachael Taylor; "A Cultural Divide" featurette; "The Director: Masayuki Ochiai" featurette; "A Conversation With Luke Dawson"; "Create Your Own Phantom Photo" featurette; "The Hunt for the Haunt: Tools and Tips for Ghost Hunting" featurette; deleted scenes; alternate ending: "Mental Hospital." (Fox).
Steel Trap (2007) Georgia Mackenzie, Mark Wilson, Pascal Langdale, Julia Ballard. As an extravagant party unfolds on the top floor of an abandoned towering skyscraper, five guests receive a mysterious text message inviting them to join an exclusive VIP party being held on the 27th floor. Once there, the adventurous partygoers find themselves trapped in a sadistic killer's deadly game ... and they must follow the clues to get out alive. Extras: Commentary by director Luis Camara, "The Making of Steel Trap," deleted scenes, still gallery. (Dimension Extreme/The Weinstein Company/Genius Products).
Step Up 2 the Streets (2008) Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura, Adam G. Sevani, Telisha Shaw. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. Extras: "Thru Fresh Eyes" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Outlaws of Hip Hop" featurette, deleted scenes, bloopers, five music videos. (Disney).
Swamp Thing: The Series: Vol. 2. Four-disc set with the first 25 episodes of Season 3; $39.99. (Shout! Factory).
Trafic (1971) Dir.: Jacques Tati; Jacques Tati. New, restored high-definition digital transfer in a two-disc set. Extras: "In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot" (1969), a two-hour documentary tracing the evolution of Jacques Tati's beloved alter ego; interview from 1971 with the cast of "Trafic," from the French television program "Le journal de cinema"; "The Comedy of Jacques Tati," a 1973 episode from the French television program "Morceaux de bravoure"; new essay by film critic Jonathan Romney. (The Criterion Collection).
VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue. Join Huckleberry Larry and Tomato Sawyer for a wild ride down the Mighty Mississippi where they discover an important lesson in helping others inspired by the Bible: "Sometimes not helping someone can be just as bad as actually hurting them"; $14.99. (Big Idea).
Voice (2005 -- South Korea) Ji-hye Seo, Ye-ryeon Cha. A high school student is able to hear the voice of her deceased friend. (Genius Products).
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2007 -- Brazil) Paulo Autran, Caio Blat, Simone Spoladore, Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Daniela Piepszyk, Liliana Castro. Set in the turbulent year of 1970, this poignant and humorous coming of age story thrusts 12-year-old Mauro (Michel Joelsas) into a maelstrom of political and personal upheaval. When his left-wing militant parents are forced to go underground, Mauro is left in the care of his Jewish grandfather's neighbor in Sao Paulo. Suddenly finding himself an exile in his own country, he is forced to create an ersatz family from the religiously diverse and colorful population of his new neighborhood. Mauro befriends tomboyish, street smart Hanna (Daniela Piepszyk) and develops a crush on Irene (Liliana Castro,) a pretty waitress in a local bar where everyone, including Mauro, an ardent soccer fan, gathers to watch iconic star Pele in the 1970 World Cup. Extras: Director and producer commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette, outtakes, stills. (City Lights Home Video).For more
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