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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, March 31 -- Monday, April 6
Marley & Me
When newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) leave the snow of Michigan for the beaches of Miami, they decide to adopt a yellow Labrador retriever named Marley in order to give them a taste of parenthood. However, things get "ruff" when the adorable 12-pound puppy transforms into a highly-strung, boisterous and uncontrollable 100-pound steamroller of unbridled energy that always finds trouble. From flunking obedience school, chewing off dry wall, taking a bite out of the sofa, stealing a Thanksgiving turkey and chasing the UPS guy, Marley causes absolute chaos. Despite the mayhem he generates over the years, Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of life and the countless challenges that come with it. The family soon discovers that Marley, "the world's worst dog," somehow brings out the best in them. Vitals: Director: David Frankel. Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner. 2009, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 110 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $140.548 million, Fox.
Seven Pounds
A man (Will Smith) responsible for the accidental deaths of seven people impersonates an IRS agent to track down seven other people whose lives he wants to change forever. Vitals: Director: Gabriele Muccino. Stars: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Robinne Lee, Elpidia Carrillo, Barry Pepper. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 123 min., Drama, Box office gross: $69.961 million, Sony.
Slumdog Millionaire
Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika (Freida Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible questions. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its exuberant storytelling lies the intriguing question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love. Vitals: Director: Danny Boyle. Stars: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Rajendranath Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Irrfan Khan, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: R, 120 min., Drama, Box office gross: $100 million, Fox.
Tell No One
Based on Harlan Coben's International best-selling thriller, "Tell No One" tells the story of pediatrician Alexandre Beck who still grieves the murder of his beloved wife, Margot, eight years earlier. When two bodies are uncovered near where Margot's body was found, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect in his wife's disappearance. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a message to "Tell No One" and a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive. Vitals: Director: Guillaume Canet. Stars: Kristin Scott-Thomas, Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier, Francois Berleand, Nathalie Baye, Jean Rochefort, Marina Hands. 2008, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 125 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $6.125 million, Music Box Films/MPI Home Video.
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NEWS
"Twilight" Takes Lead in '09 Video Sales
Sales of Summit Home Entertainment's "Twilight" hit 5.6 million units
this weekend, making it the top-selling home entertainment release of
the year. According to Home Media Magazine, the film narrowly surpassed
the previous top seller, Paramount/DreamWorks' "Madagascar: Escape 2
Africa," which has sold an estimated 5.3 million units since its Feb. 6
release. The release sold 3 million units March 21, its first day in
stores, Summit said.
From TV to Video:
"California Dreams: Seasons 1 & 2" (1992-93) is a five-disc set with 31 episodes, $44.99 from Shout! Factory ... "The Fugitive: Season Two, Volume Two" (1965) is a four-disc set with 12 episodes; $39.99 from Paramount ... "Hannah Montana: Keeping It Real (Vol.5)" includes five episodes from the smash-hit Disney Channel Original Series; $19.99 from Disney ... "In Treatment" (2008) is a five-disc set with 43 episodes, $59.99 from HBO ... "The It Crowd: The Complete First Season" (2006) has six episodes of the IFC comedy series, $24.98 from MPI Home Video ... "The Life & Times of Tim" (2008) is a single disc of the HBO adult animated series; $29.98 from HBO ... "Masters of the Game"
(1984) stars David Birney, Dyan Cannon and Leslie Caron in a miniseries
based on Sidney Sheldon's bestselling novel; from Paramount ... "Runaway: The Complete Series" (2006) is a two-disc set with nine episodes; $29.95 from Sony ... "Urban Legends: The Complete Season One" (2008) is a two-disc set with 16 episodes; $29.99 from A&E Home Video) ... "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season Four, Volume One" (1967) is a three-disc set with 13 episodes; $39.98 from Fox.
Buzzin' the 'B's:
"The Other End of the Line" (2009) stars Jesse
Metcalfe, Shriya Saran and Anupam Kher in a lighthearted modern day
love story about an unexpected relationship between a charming New York
executive and a call center employee based in Mumbai; from MGM ... In
the sci fi thriller "Timecrimes" (2007 -- Spain), a
man mysteriously pursued by a murderer stumbles into a strange lab and
is transported back in time and forced to deal with the consequences;
from Magnolia Home Entertainment ... In "Special"
(2006), starring Michael Rapaport, a kind-hearted, soft-spoken, lonely
meter officer is accepted into an experimental drug research project,
has a bad reaction to the medication, and becomes convinced he's a
superhero; also from Magnolia.
Foreign:
"The Cremator" (1969) is a quirky Czech New Wave film
about a man who works at a stately crematorium in Prague just before
World War II; obsessed with his duties, he believes he is liberating
the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech
border, he descends into a mania that allows him to enact his disturbed
beliefs. From Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video.
For the Family:
R.L. Stine's great "Goosebumps" series returns with two new outings: "Goosebumps: Return of the Mummy" (2009), with "Return of the Mummy," "Don't Wake Mummy" and "You Can't Scare Me"; and "Goosebumps: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight" (2009), with "The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight," "Don't Go to Sleep" and "Calling All Creeps"; $14.98 each from Fox ... "Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword" (2009) is a new Scooby-Doo feature-length direct-to-video animated adventure, $19.98 from Warner ...
"Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Big Journeys" (2009)
includes two new adventures featuring Strawberry and her friends Angel
Cake, Rainbow and Banana Candy: "Strawberry's Big Journey" and "Around
the Berry Big World"; $14.98 from Fox ... "Spectacular!"
(2009) is a Nickelodeon original TV movie about a wannabe rock star
who, after being dumped by his band, is recruited by Spectacular, a
high school show choir; from Sony
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
California Dreams: Seasons 1 & 2 (1992-93) Five-disc set with 31 episodes, $44.99. Extras: "Let's Do It! Reuniting California Dreams" featurette, video jukebox on each disc. (Shout! Factory).
The Cremator (1969 -- Czechoslovakia) Rudolf Hrusinsk. Karl Kopfrkingl works at a stately crematorium in Prague. Obsessed with his duties, he believes he is liberating the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech border, Karl descends into a mania that allows him to wholly enact his disturbed beliefs. No one is safe from his quest for salvation. Czech New Wave. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video).
The Fugitive: Season Two, Volume Two (1965) Eight episodes. (Paramount).
Goosebumps: Return of the Mummy (2009) Three new kid-friendly horror tales based on the best-selling book series by R.L. Stine: "Return of the Mummy," "Don't Wake Mummy" and "You Can't Scare Me"; $14.98. (Fox).
Goosebumps: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (2009) Three new kid-friendly horror tales based on the best-selling book series by R.L. Stine: "The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight," "Don't Go to Sleep" and "Calling All Creeps"; $14.98. (Fox).
The Great Depression (1998) History Channel four-part series, $12.95. (A&E Home Video).
Hannah Montana: Keeping it Real (Vol.5) Five episodes from the smash-hit Disney Channel Original Series; $19.99. Extras: Bonus episode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive," bonus feature: "Miley's Makeover: Hannah Gets a New Look." (Disney).
Hunting Hitler (2008) Documentary tells the story of the men who sought to change history by eliminating Hitler, introducing the personalities, detailing the plots and revealing the oversights and errors that made them fail. $19.95. Extras: "Plotting to Kill Hitler" documentary. (A&E Home Video).
Jim Gaffigan: King Baby (2008) A 2008 Austin performance sees the comedian riffing on everything from bacon to bowling. Extras: Interviews, episodes of Emmy-nominated "Pale Force." $16.95. (Paramount).
Killer at Large (2008) Documentary on obesity in America. Extras: (The Disinformation Company).
Marley & Me (2009) Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner. Available in three-disc Blu-ray, two-disc Special Edition and single-disc DVD versions. Extras: The single-disc edition includes deleted scenes and a gag reel; the Special Edition adds "Finding Marley" featurette, "Breaking the Golden Rule" featurette, "On Set With Marley: Dog of All Trades" featurette, "Animal Adoption" featurette, "When Not to Pee" featurette, digital copy. (Fox).
Mona Lisa Revealed -- Secrets of the Painting (2008) On October 19, 2007, photographer/inventor Pascal Cotte succeeded in photographing Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" at a resolution of 240 million pixels, eight times higher than any professional camera to date. His breakthrough images brought to light never before seen elements that have forever altered our knowledge of the world's most famous painting. With exclusive access to Cotte's photographs and technique, as well as analysis from the world's leading experts, we see for the first time that Leonardo may actually have painted his model with eyebrows and lashes -- just one of 25 incredible secrets this fascinating documentary reveals. $19.99. (Microcinema International: microcinemadvd.com).
My Very First Treasury of 50 Storybook Classics: Preschool Stories. Seven-disc
collection of stories-on-DVD created especially for children ages 2 to
6: "Corduroy…and More Stories About Friendship," "Good Night,
Gorilla…and More Great Sleepytime Stories," "Harold and the Purple
Crayon…and More Stories to Spark Your Imagination," "Is Your Mama a
Llama… And More Classic Children's Stories," "Knuffle Bunny…and More
Great Childhood Adventure Stories," "The Ezra Jack Keats Collection"
and "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly…and More Sing-Along
Favorites"; $49.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).
The Other End of the Line (2009) Jesse Metcalfe, Shriya Saran, Anupam Kher. Lighthearted modern day love story about an unexpected relationship between a charming New York executive and a call center employee based in Mumbai. (MGM).
Raw Nature(2008) Too-close-for-comfort encounters with some of the planet's deadliest creatures - including Komodo dragons whose saliva can be lethal, white rhinos that can weigh up to 7,000 pounds and giant anacondas that are known to squeeze the life out of their prey; $14.95. (Animal Planet/Genius Products).
The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler in Nazi Germany (1992) An extraordinary look into the resistance to Hitler within Nazi Germany, focusing on the ethical dilemmas of ordinary people (including German soldiers, civil servants, and the clergy) who were faced with extraordinary events. $39.95. Extras: Filmmaker interview, "About the Film." (Docurama).
Ricky Gervais: Out of England -- The Stand-Up Special (2008) Taped live before a sold-out audience at the WaMu Theater at New York City's Madison Square Garden, this is a high-spirited hour of offbeat observations and understated humor from the actor-comedian-writer-director; $19.97. (HBO).
Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2009) New Scooby-Doo feature-length direct-to-video animated adventure, $19.98. Extras: Scooby-Doo martial arts featurette. (Warner).
Seven Pounds (2008) Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Robinne Lee, Elpidia Carrillo, Barry Pepper. Extras: Deleted scenes; four featurettes: "Seven Views on Seven Pounds," "Creating the Perfect Ensemble," "The Box Jellyfish: World's Deadliest Co-Star" and "Emily's Passion: The Art of the Printing Press"; commentary by director Gabriele Muccino. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Dir.: Danny Boyle; Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Rajendranath Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Irrfan Khan, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar. Extras: "Slumdog Dreams: Danny Boyle & The Making of Slumdog Millionaire," deleted scenes, commentary by Danny Boyle and Dev Patel, commentary by producer Christian Colson and writer Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Cutdown." Also available on Blu-ray Disc (with digital copy). (Fox).
Spectacular! (2009) Nolan Gerard Funk, Victoria Justice, Tammin Sursok, Greg Germann. Nickelodeon original TV movie about a wannabe rock star who, after being dumped by his band, is recruited by Spectacular, a high school show choir. Features 10 original songs. Extras: Four featurettes, music videos. (Sony).
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Big Journeys (2009) Two new adventures featuring Strawberry and her friends Angel Cake, Rainbow and Banana Candy: "Strawberry's Big Journey" and "Around the Berry Big World"; $14.98. Extras: Character gallery memory book, printable coloring pages. (Fox).
Tell No One (2008 -- France) Kristin Scott-Thomas, Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier, Francois Berléand, Nathalie Baye, Jean Rochefort, Marina Hands. (Music Box Films/MPI Home Video).
Thomas & Friends: High Speed Adventures (2009) Six episodes featuring Thomas and his engine pals on the Isle of Sodor; $14.98. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).
Urban Legends: The Complete Season One (2008) Two-disc set with 16 episodes, $29.99. (A&E Home Video).
Vampire Secrets (2008) Fascinating History Channel fascinating journey through time to uncover the ancient folkloric origins of blood-craving creatures from beyond the grave. Learn how the vampire myth is strongly rooted in Eastern European lore, but how it has also played a prominent role in the ancient cultures of Greece and China. $19.95. (A&E Home Video).
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season Four, Volume One (1967) Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Interviews, still gallery. (Fox)
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