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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, November 11 -- Monday, November 17
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman). Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development -- pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann -- the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him. Vitals: Director: Guillermo del Toro. Stars: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke Goss, John Hurt, John Alexander, Seth MacFarlane, Anna Walton, Brian Steele. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 120 min., Fantasy Adventure, Box office gross: $75.754 million, Universal.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
"The Clone Wars" takes place between "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" and "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith." Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi continue their journey across the galaxy amongst the Clone Wars, meeting up with familiar villains, such as Count Dooku, General Grievous and Asajj Ventress. The Grand Army of the Republic, led by Yoda, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and other Jedi Knights, must fight the New Droid Army of the Separatists. Vitals: Director: David Filoni. Stars: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Nika Futterman, Ian Abercrombie, Corey Burton, Catherine Taber. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 98 min., Animated, Box office gross: $34.477 million, Warner.
This Christmas
Comedy that captures the essence of family relationships: the Whitfields must come together to battle a host of challenges, secrets and escapades. All the siblings have come home for the first time in ages and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family. Vitals: Director: Preston A. Whitmore II. Stars: Laz Alonso, Chris Brown, Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Columbus Short. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 119 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $26.341 million, Company.
The Perfect Holiday
The story of Nancy (Gabrielle Union), a divorced mother of three who's so busy raising her children that she's forgotten to take care of herself. With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to the mall to meet Santa Claus, not knowing that her youngest daughter Emily (Khail Bryant) has sensed her mother's sadness and is determined to use her time with Santa to make her mom happy again. Just a few days prior, Emily heard her mom say that all she wanted for Christmas was a compliment from a man, so that's exactly what she tells Santa. Ironically, Santa, as it turns out, is office supply salesman and struggling songwriter Benjamin (Morris Chestnut), who ends up giving Nancy just what she wants for Christmas, and much, much more. Throw in an oversized elf (Faizon Love), a crazy record executive (Katt Williams), Mrs. Christmas (Queen Latifah) and Bah Humbug (Terrence Howard). Vitals: Director: Lance Rivera. Stars: Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Malik Hammond, Charlie Murphy, Faizon Love, Jeremy Gumbs, Jill Marie Jones, Rachel True, Khail Bryant, Katt Williams. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 96 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $5.809 million, Sony.
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NEWS
DVD Collectibles:It's an amazing week for collectible DVDs:
Koch Vision and The Archive of American Television have launched a new partnership with the DVD release of the distinguished television series "Studio One Anthology." The inaugural release under the new banner, The Archive of American Television Presents, "Studio One Anthology" includes 17 hand-picked episodes from the anthology drama series which ran on CBS from 1948-1958, and featured a weekly, one-hour live televised play featuring some of the greatest teleplays and stars of all time. The $99.98 five-disc set includes a 52-page booklet, archival interviews and footage, excerpts from the Paley Center's "Studio One Seminar" and "Studio One Video History," original commercials, more. From Koch Vision.
From Warner Home Video comes "Warner Brothers and the Homefront," a three-disc set with three new-to-DVD films: "Hollywood Canteen" (1944) starring a bevy of Hollywood stars in a "documentary" look at Hollywood's effort to support the war effort in its own home town; "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (1943) starring Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, and Dinah Shore in a breezy, behind-the-Hollywood-scenes story about young talents hoping for a big break; and "This Is the Army" (1943), directed by Michael Curtiz and starring George Murphy, Joan Leslie and Alan Hale in an Irving Berlin World War II spirit-lifter; $39.92 ... Warner will also release the restored and remastered costumer "Quo Vadis" (1951), directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov and Elizabeth Taylor, in a two-disc set ... and the "JFK Ultimate Collector's Edition" (1991), directed by Oliver Stone and starring Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Michael Rooker, Jack Lemmon, Laurie Metcalf, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, John Candy, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jay O. Sanders, Walter Matthau, Sally Kirkland and Donald Sutherland. The two-disc special edition includes 17 minutes of additional footage, commentary by Stone, "Beyond JFK: A Question of Conspiracy" documentary, "The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings" documentary, a book of rare production photos, five photo cards profiling the film's major characetsr, a collection of letters and photos of the Kennedy family including JFK's Inaugural address, more. The title is also available on Blu-ray Disc.
"Walt Disney Treasures Wave VIII" hads to its collection three new two-disc sets, hosted by Leonard Maltin: "The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette," "Dr Syn, Alias the Scarecrow" and "Chronological Donald, Volume 4." Each limited edition, individually numbered volume includes an authenticity certificate, exclusive lithograph and comes in a unique, collectible tin. $32.99 each.
- "The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette" (1957-58). Annette. To legions of Mickey Mouse Club fans she was magic. Chosen by Walt himself as an original cast member, Annette soon became the most popular Mousketeer and was given a daily series of her own. Showcased here is the entire fish-out-of-water series, about an innocent girl from the country who moves to the suburbs to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. The 20-episode series aired during the third and final season of The Mickey Mouse Club.
- "Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow," which first aired as three separate episodes on Disney's weekly TV show under the title "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh," was edited for theatrical releases in England and the U.S. This set includes all three of the original TV episodes plus the theatrical version of the film that was released in England. Stars Patrick McGoohan.
- Disney fans will delight in "Chronological Donald, Volume 4," which includes 31 classic shorts starring Donald Duck. Each of these meticulously animated adventures was created between 1951 and 1961 and has rarely been seen. All of Donald's CinemaScope shorts will be presented in their original widescreen aspect ratio for the first time on video. (Disney).
From TV to Video:
"The Commander, Set 1" is a gritty new British crime drama that introduces Clare Blake, the steely head of the elite Murder Review Team and the highest-ranking woman officer in New Scotland Yard; in a four-disc set, $59.99 from Acorn Media ... "The Cosby Show -- The 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" is an impressive 26-six disc set with all episodes from the eight-season run; the $124.98 price tag includes a hard cover book, commemorative Bill Cosby photo,more, from First Look Studios ... "George Gently, Series 1" is a new mystery series based on the long-running series of detective novels by Alan Hunter. Martin Shaw stars as Commander George Gently, an incorruptible, uncompromising cop transplanted from London's Scotland Yard to England's North Country in the mid-1960s; in a three-disc set, $49.99, from Acorn Media ... "I Dream of Jeannie: The Complete Series" (1965-69) is a 26-disc set with 139 episodes, $174.95 from Sony ... "M Squad: The Complete Series" is a 15-disc set with all 117 episodes of one of the groundbreaking programs from the golden age of television. The police drama, staring Lee Marvin, debuted on NBC in 1957 and aired for three seasons. $119.98 from Timeless Media ... "Mind of Mencia: Uncensored Season 4" is a two-disc set with 10 episodes, $26.99 from Paramount ... "Scrubs: The Complete Seventh Season" is a two-disc set with 11 episodes, $29.99 from Disney ... "Seventh Heaven: The Seventh Season" (2002-03) is a five-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.99 from Paramount ... "Son of the Beach: Volume 2" is a three-disc set with the unreleased episodes from Season Two and all of Season Three, $39.99 from Shout Factory! ... "The Sopranos: The Complete Series" is a 33-disc boxed set with all 86 episodes, $399.99 from HBO Video ... "Streets of San Francisco: Season Two, Volume 2" (1973) is a three-disc set, $42.99 from Paramount ... "World's Most Amazing Videos: Volume One" is a singe-disc compilation, $14.98 from Universal.
Buzzin' the 'B's:
In "We All Fall Down" (2000), starring Darcy Belsher, Martin Cummins, Ryan Reynolds, Barry Pepper and Helen Shaver, a struggling actor -- whose drug abuse intensifies after the recent passing of his mother -- can't quite get a grip on his life. As he turns to his best friend, the two go on a ruthless journey of drugs, prostitutes and violence until their deadly routines catch up with them; from Somerville House/Critical Mass and Koch Entertainment ... "Raw Feed Horror Collection" features three thrillers from the Warner Home Video Raw Feed filmmaking team: "Rest Stop," "Sublime" and "Believers," $23.97 from Warner.
On the Indie Front:
In "Noelle" (2007), a priest arrives in a tiny fishing village the week before Christmas to shut down a dying parish ... and becomes entangled in the lives of the town's eccentric characters while learning the power of forgiveness and redemption. Stars David Wall, Sean Patrick Brennan, Kerry Brennan and Brennan Wall; from Paramount.
Foreign:
It's a lovely week for love at the foreign film checkout counter; in fact, there's two French films titled "Love Songs." First up is 1984's "Love Songs," starring Catherine Deneuve and Christopher Lambert in the heart-warming tale of a woman torn between her family, career, and marriage, on the verge of an alluring affair with a handsome stranger; from Somerville House/Koch Entertainment ... then there's 2008's "Love Songs," starring Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel and Clotilde Hesme. This one's a contemporary musical homage to French cinema of the 1960s. Parisian lovers Ismael and Julie add a third person to their relationship to add spice to their dying romance. Alice works with Ismael in his job at a newspaper and she shows instant chemistry with both partners. But tragedy soon divides the lovers, and Ismael is left to cope in the best way he can: through love; from Genius Products ... Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Francois Balmer and Christophe Malavoy star in "Madame Bovary" (1991 -- France), Claude Chabrol's meticulously authentic adaptation of one of modern literature's most celebrated and controversial novels; from Koch Lorber Films ... "Opium: Diary of a Madwoman" (2007 -- Hungary) is a fact-based thriller about Dr. Jozsef Brenner, a morphine-addicted Hungarian neurologist who believes drugs will cure his bad case of writer's block. After he travels to a remote asylum for women, hoping to secure morphine under the pretext of conducting a psychoanalytic study, he becomes drawn to a deeply disturbed patient, Gizella, who believes her soul has been captured by the devil; from Koch Lorber Films.
For the Family:
For the preschool set this week there's "Pingu's South Pole Adventures," featuring eight snowy animated adventures, $14.98 from HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate; and "Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa!," with eight episodes of the "Wallace & Gromit" spinoff series (Shaun first appeared in Aardman Animations' "A Close Shave")" airing on the Disney Channel; $19.98 from HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate ... for older kids there's "Storm Hawks: Showdown in the Skies," a two-disc set with 13 episodes of the Cartoon Network's kids 3-D animated series, $24.94 from Sony.
Special Interest:
What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are the tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing. For 30 years New Mexico-based Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of "Earthship Biotecture" by building self-sufficient, off-the-grid communities where design and function converge in eco-harmony. "Garbage Warrior" (2007) documents Reynolds struggle to build experimental structures that defy state building standards and create conflict between him and the authorities, who are backed by big business; $24.98 from Morningstar Entertainment ... "Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25" (2008) presents decorated Vietnam veteran Jan Scruggs, whose vision in 1979 to build a Vietnam memorial was met with cynicism and opposition, and Maya Lin, the Yale undergraduate whose etched granite memorial was once called a black gash of shame, nearly halting the project. Now, 25 years later, Smithsonian Networks explores the very personal story of The Wall, from its unlikely beginnings to its current status as Washington's most-visited monument, drawing millions each year to grieve, pay tribute or heal old wounds; $14.98 from Infinity Entertainment Group ... "Live From Abbey Road: Best of Season 1" brings together some of the best performances from the premiere season, including, among others, John Mayer, Dr. John, Wynton Marsalis, The Goo-Goo Dolls, Iron Maiden, Dave Matthews, David Gilmour and Norah Jones; $19.98 from BCI.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
The Commander, Set 1. Gritty new British crime drama introduces Clare Blake, the steely head of the elite Murder Review Team and the highest-ranking woman officer in New Scotland Yard. Four-disc set, $59.99. (Acorn Media).
The Cosby Show -- The 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition. Twenty-six disc set with all episodes from the eight-season run, $124.98. Extras: Interview with Bill Cosby (2008), 25th anniversary hard cover commemorative book, commemorative Bill Cosby photo, photo gallery slide show, bloopers, "The Cosby Show: A Look Back Special," interview with director Jay Sandrich. (First Look Studios).
Garbage Warrior (2007) What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are the tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing. For 30 years New Mexico-based Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of "Earthship Biotecture" by building self-sufficient, off-the-grid communities where design and function converge in eco-harmony. However, these experimental structures that defy state building standards create conflict between Reynolds and the authorities, who are backed by big business. $24.98. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Morningstar Entertainment).
George Gently, Series 1. A new mystery series based on the long-running series of detective novels by Alan Hunter. Martin Shaw stars as Commander George Gently, an incorruptible, uncompromising cop transplanted from London's Scotland Yard to England's North Country in the mid-1960s. Three-disc set, $49.99. (Acorn Media).
The Hanoi Hilton (1987) Michael Moriarty, John Edwin Shaw, Ken Wright, Paul Le Mat, David Soul. (Warner).
Harry Potter Years 1-5 Giftset. All five Harry Potters films, $49.92. Available on Blu-ray Disc, with more than seven hours of special features, for $129.95. (Warner).
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Dir.: Guillermo del Toro; Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke Goss, John Hurt, John Alexander, Seth MacFarlane, Anna Walton, Brian Steele. Available in single-disc DVD, three-disc Special Edition DVD and two-disc Blu-ray Disc versions. Extras: Commentary by Guillermo del Toro; commentary by Jeffrey Tambor, Selma Blair and Luke Goss; "Set Visits": Seven minidocumentaries; "Troll Market Tour With Guillermo del Toro" behind-the-scenes documentary; animated Zinco Epilogue Comic; deleted scenes. Special Edition and Blu-ray add: "Prologue," a special introduction to the DVD from del Toro; "Pre-Production Vault": "Director's Notebook" and "Concept Art Gallery"; "Hellboy: In Service of the Demon" featurette; "Production Workshop: Professor Broom's Puppet Theatre"; image gallery featuring teaser banners, one-sheets and poster explorations; DVD-ROM: "Hellboy II: The Golden Army Script." (Universal).
I Dream of Jeannie: The Complete Series (1965-69) Twenty-disc set with 139 episodes, $174.95. (Sony).
JFK Ultimate Collector's Edition (1991) Dir.: Oliver Stone; Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Michael Rooker, Jack Lemmon, Laurie Metcalf, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, John Candy, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jay O. Sanders, Walter Matthau, Sally Kirkland, Donald Sutherland. Two-disc special edition. Extras: Seventeen minutes of additional footage, commentary by Stone, "Beyond JFK: A Question of Conspiracy" documentary, "The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings" documentary, hardcover book of rare production photos, five photo cards profiling the film's major characetsr, collection of letters and photos of the Kennedy family including JFK's Inaugural address, more. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
Live From Abbey Road: Best of Season 1. Brings together some of the best performances from the premiere season, including, among others, John Mayer, Dr. John, Wynton Marsalis, The Goo-Goo Dolls, Iron Maiden, Dave Matthews, David Gilmour and Norah Jones; $19.98. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (BCI).
Love Songs (1984 -- French) Catherine Deneuve, Christopher Lambert. Heart-warming tale of a woman torn between her family, career, and marriage, on the verge of an alluring affair with a handsome stranger. (Somerville House/Koch Entertainment).
Love Songs (2008 -- France) Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Clotilde Hesme. Contemporary musical homage to French cinema of the 1960s. Parisian lovers Ismael and Julie add a third person to their relationship to add spice to their dying romance. Alice works with Ismael in his job at a newspaper and she shows instant chemistry with both partners. But tragedy soon divides the lovers, and Ismael is left to cope in the best way he can: through love. (Genius Products).
M Squad: The Complete Series. Fifteen-disc set with all 117 episodes of one of the groundbreaking programs from the golden age of television. The police drama, staring Lee Marvin, debuted on NBC in 1957 and aired for three seasons. $119.98. Extras: CD of the 1959 soundtrack, "The Music From M Squad," featuring music by John Williams, Benny carter and Count Basie. (Timeless Media).
Madame Bovary (1991 -- France) Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Francois Balmer, Christophe Malavoy. Claude Chabrol's meticulously authentic adaptation of one of modern literature's most celebrated and controversial novels. (Koch Lorber Films).
Mind of Mencia: Uncensored Season 4. Two-disc set with 10 episodes, $26.99. Extras: "Between the Breaks," boopers, deleted and extended scenes . (Paramount).
Noelle (2007) David Wall, Sean Patrick Brennan, Kerry Brennan, Brennan Wall. A priest arrives in a tiny fishing village the week before Christmas to shut down a dying parish ... and becomes entangled in the lives of the town's eccentric characters while learning the power of forgiveness and redemption. (Paramount).
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman (2007 -- Hungary) Ulrich Thomse, Kirsti Stubo. Fact-based thriller about Dr. Jozsef Brenner, a morphine-addicted Hungarian neurologist who believes drugs will cure his bad case of writer's block. After he travels to a remote asylum for women, hoping to secure morphine under the pretext of conducting a psychoanalytic study, he becomes drawn to a deeply disturbed patient, Gizella, who believes her soul has been captured by the devil. Extras: Making-of documentary. (Koch Lorber Films).
The Perfect Holiday (2007) Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Malik Hammond, Charlie Murphy, Faizon Love, Jeremy Gumbs, Jill Marie Jones, Rachel True, Khail Bryant, Katt Williams. Extras: Filmmakers' commentary. "Wish List: A Perfect Holiday in the Making," "Video Diaries: 7 Days on the Set of Perfect Holiday." (Sony).
Pingu's South Pole Adventures. Eight snowy animated adventures, $14.98. Extras: "Pingu's Family Album," "Snowball Roll and Bowl" interactive game. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Quo Vadis (1951) Dir.: Mervyn LeRoy Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Elizabeth Taylor. Two-disc set, restored and remastered. Extras: Commentary by filmmaker/writer F. X. Feeney, "In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic" documentary. (Warner).
Raw Feed Horror Collection.
Three thrillers from the Raw Feed filmmaking team: "Rest Stop," "Sublime" and "Believers," $23.97. (Warner).
Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25 (2008) Presents decorated Vietnam veteran Jan Scruggs, whose vision in 1979 to build a Vietnam memorial was met with cynicism and opposition, and Maya Lin, the Yale undergraduate whose etched granite memorial was once called a black gash of shame, nearly halting the project. Now, 25 years later, Smithsonian Networks explores the very personal story of The Wall, from its unlikely beginnings to its current status as Washington's most-visited monument, drawing millions each year to grieve, pay tribute or heal old wounds. $14.98. (Infinity Entertainment Group).
Roman Holiday (1953) Dir.: William Wyler; Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn. Part of the new Paramount Centennial Collection, a new line of classics that are digitally mastered and restored in two-disc sets with eight-page booklets. Extras: "Behind the Gates: Costumes," "Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years," "Remembering Audrey Hepburn," "Rome With a Princess," "Dalton Trumbo: From A-List to Blacklist," "Restoring Roman Holiday," "Paramount in the '50s," photo galleries. (Paramount).
Sabrina (1954) Dir.: Billy Wilder; Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden. Part of the new Paramount Centennial Collection, a new line of classics that are digitally mastered and restored in two-disc sets with eight-page booklets. Extras: "Behind the Gates: Camera," "Audrey Hepburn: Fashion Icon," "William Holden: The Paramount Years," "Sabrina's World," "Supporting Sabrina," "Audrey Hepburn: In Her Own Words," "Paramount in the '50s," photo gallery. (Paramount).
Scooby-Doo: Funland of Freak Frights (2008) Scooby-Doo game can be played on a standard DVD console, includes six activities and can accommodate up to four players. The game is set in the Funland theme park as different areas of the park serve as stages for each of the game challenges. Help crime-solvers Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma and the rest of the squad find clues as they investigate strange goings-on at the fascinating and freaky park; $19.98. (Warner).
Scrubs: The Complete Seventh Season. Two-disc set with 11 episodes, $29.99. Extras: "My Making of II: My Princess," "One-On-One With Ken Jenkins," deleted scenes, alternate lines bloopers, commentaries, Easter Egg: "Just a Other Typical Day In the Scrubs Elevator." (Disney).
Seventh Heaven: The Seventh Season (2002-03) Five-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.99. (Paramount).
Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa! Eight episodes of the "Wallace & Gromit" spinoff series (Shaun first appeared in Aardman Animations' "A Close Shave")" airing on the Disney Channel; $19.98. Extras: "Meet the Animals." (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Son of the Beach: Volume 2. Three-disc set with the unreleased episodes from Season Two and all of Season Three, $39.99. Guest appearances by Gary Dell'Abate, Jason Alexander, David Arquette, Joey Buttafuoco, Beetlejuice, Adam Carolla, Angelica Bridges, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, Gilbert Gottfried, C. Thomas Howell, Bill Maher, Lee Majors, Vicent Pastore, Frank Sinatra Jr., Alan Thicke and more. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage, commentaries by series creators, sexy montage highlights, cast audition tapes, "Son of the Beach" table read. (Shout Factory!).
The Sopranos: The Complete Series. Thirty-three disc boxed set with all 86 episodes, $399.99. Extras: 56-page book; two soundtracks; 3 1/2 hours of features including Alec Baldwin conducting two revealing interviews with executive producer/creator David Chase, two never-before-seen roundtable discussions with David Chase and the cast and crew; panel discussion with some of the famous 'whacked' Sopranos; lost scenes; "Sopranos Spoofs"; 16-page episode guide. (HBO Video).
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) Voices of Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Nika Futterman, Ian Abercrombie, Corey Burton, Catherine Taber. Extras: "The Clone Wars: The Untold Stories," "Hologram Memeory Challenge," commentary, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
Storm Hawks: Showdown in the Skies. Two-disc set with 13 episodes of the Cartoon Network's kids 3-D animated series, $24.94. Extras: "Storm Hawks Fleet": 360 degree vehicle transformations. (Sony).
Streets of San Francisco: Season Two, Volume 2 (1973) Three-disc set, $42.99. (Paramount).
Studio One Anthology.
Koch Vision and The Archive of American Television launch a new
partnership with the DVD release of the distinguished television
series, "Studio One." The inaugural release under the new banner, The
Archive of American Television Presents, "Studio One Anthology"
includes 17 hand-picked episodes from the anthology drama series which
ran on CBS from 1948-1958, and featured a weekly, one-hour live
televised play. Five-disc set with a 52-page booklet, $99.98. Extras:
Archival interviews and footage, excerpts from the Paley Center's
"Studio One Seminar" and "Studio One Video History," original
commercials, more. (Koch Vision).
Sunset Blvd. (1950) Dir.: Billy Wilder; Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim, Jack Webb. Part of the new Paramount Centennial Collection, a new line of classics that are digitally mastered and restored in two-disc sets with eight-page booklets. Extras: Commentary by Ed Sikov, author of "On Sunset Blvd: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder"; "Behind the Gates: The Lot"; "The Noir Side of Sunset Blvd." by Joseph Wambaugh; "Two Sides of Ms. Swanson"; "Mad About the Boy: A Portrait of William Holden"; "Sunset Blvd.: The Beginning"; "Stories of Sunset Blvd."; "Sunset Blvd. Becomes a Classic"; "Recording Sunset Blvd."; "The City of Sunset Blvd."; original morgue prologue; "The Score of Sunset Blvd."; Hollywood location map; "Paramount in the '50s"; photo gallery. (Paramount).
This Christmas (2007) Laz Alonso, Chris Brown, Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Columbus Short. Extras: Commentary by Regina King, Sharon Leal and Lauren London; deleted scenes, "Making of This Christmas" featurette, "This Christmas" music video featuring Chris Brown. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Walt Disney Treasures Wave VIII. Three new two-disc sets, hosted by Leonard Maltin: "The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette," "Dr Syn, Alias the Scarecrow" and "Chronological Donald, Volume 4." Each limited edition, individually numbered volume includes an authenticity certificate, exclusive lithograph and comes in a unique, collectible tin. $32.99 each.
- "The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette" (1957-58). Annette. To legions of Mickey Mouse Club fans she was magic. Chosen by Walt himself as an original cast member, Annette soon became the most popular Mousketeer and was given a daily series of her own. Showcased here is the entire fish-out-of-water series, about an innocent girl from the country who moves to the suburbs to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. The 20-episode series aired during the third and final season of The Mickey Mouse Club.
- "Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow," which first aired as three separate episodes on Disney's weekly TV show under the title "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh," was edited for theatrical releases in England and the U.S. This set includes all three of the original TV episodes plus the theatrical version of the film that was released in England. Stars Patrick McGoohan.
- Disney fans will delight in "Chronological Donald, Volume 4," which includes 31 classic shorts starring Donald Duck. Each of these meticulously animated adventures was created between 1951 and 1961 and has rarely been seen. All of Donald's CinemaScope shorts will be presented in their original widescreen aspect ratio for the first time on video. (Disney).
Warner Brothers and the Homefront. Three-disc set with three new-to-DVD films: "Hollywood Canteen" (1944) starring a bevy of Hollywood stars in a "documentary" look at Hollywood's effort to support the war effort in its own home town; "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (1943) starring Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, and Dinah Shore in a breezy, behind-the-Hollywood-scenes story about young talents hoping for a big break; and "This Is the Army" (1943), directed by Michael Curtiz and starring George Murphy, Joan Leslie and Alan Hale in an Irving Berlin World War II spirit-lifter; $39.92. Extras: WB shorts and cartoons from the 1940's, theatrical trailers, newsreels, commentaries, "Warner at War" new documentary narrated by Steven Spielberg. (Warner).
Warner Bros. Holiday Collection Vol. 1. Four-disc set with "Boys Town" (1938). "A Christmas Carol" (1938), "A Christmas in Connecticut" (1945) and "The Singing Nun" (1966); $29.98. (Warer).
Warner Bros. Holiday Collection Vol. 2. Four-disc set with "All Mine to Give" (1957), "Blossoms in the Dust" (1941), "Holiday Affair" (1949) and "It Happened on 5th Avenue" (1947). Extras: Warner Brothers musical/comedy shorts, vintage newsreels and classic cartoons, plus the original theatrical trailers for each selection. $29.98 in a box set; all except "Blossoms in the Dust" are available as singles at $19.97. (Warner).
We All Fall Down (2000) Darcy Belsher, Martin Cummins, Ryan Reynolds, Barry Pepper, Helen Shaver. A struggling actor -- whose drug abuse intensifies after the recent passing of his mother -- can't quite get a grip on his life. As he turns to his best friend, the two go on a ruthless journey of drugs, prostitutes and violence until their deadly routines catch up with them. (Somerville House / Critical Mass and Koch Entertainment).
World's Most Amazing Videos: Volume One. Singe-disc compilation, $14.98. (Universal).
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