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4/8/03 V7.14

ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, April 8 -- MONDAY, April 14

FOR DA LOVE OF MONEY
What starts off like any other day in the hood quickly turns into
an unforgettable one for Dre Mitchell (writer/director/comedian
Pierre). When rumors circulate that Dre's just found a fortune in
stolen cash, everyone wants a piece of the action: his insatiable
girlfriend, his scheming cousin, his pal's sexy mother, the
neighborhood pimp, even a sassy drag queen. There's no stopping
any of them from lying, cheating and stealing their way to the
big bucks. Director: Pierre Edwards. Stars: Pierre Edwards,
Ralphie May, Reynaldo Rey, Christian Keiber, Sacha Kemp, Tanya
Boyd. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 97 minutes, Comedy, Box office
gross: $0.014 million, Columbia TriStar, No SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

PAID IN FULL
Urban thriller takes a look at the American Dream from the wrong
side of the tracks. Friends Ace and Mitch get mixed up in the
1980s drug trade and a gangster lifestyle of power and violence.
Director: Charles Stone II. Stars: Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris,
Cam'ron. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 98 min., Urban thriller, Box
office gross: $3.042 million, Dimension, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

WAKING UP IN RENO
Comedy about two couples who embark on their dream vacation: A
road trip to Reno for a monster truck show. Going in style in a
brand-new SUV, they check into a two-bedroom suite and live it
up, but soon discover that they're sharing more than just room
service. Before the trip is over their relationships are sorely
tested and it will take more than a monster truck bash to get the
friends back on the right track. Director: Jordan Brady. Stars:
Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha
Richardson. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 91 min., Comedy, Box office
gross: $0.261 million, Miramax, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.

April 11 (Friday)
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn
Harry Potter of danger -- all at the start of the second year of
his amazing journey into the world of wizardry. This year at
Hogwarts, spiders talk, letters scold and Harry's own unsettling
ability to speak to snakes turns his friends against him. From
dueling clubs to rogue Bludgers, it's a year of adventure and
danger when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber of
Secrets has been opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of
Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage in this
spellbinding adaptation of J.K. Rowling's second book. Get ready
to be amused and petrified as Harry Potter shows he's more than a
wizard, he's a hero. Fast moving, involving story and action for
kids of all ages -- the 161 minutes goes by faster than you can
imagine. Director: Chris Columbus. Stars: Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie
Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Alan
Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters. 2002, CC, MPAA
rating: PG, 161 min., Family adventure, Box office gross: $261.0
million, Warner, $24.98 SRP. DVD: Day & Date.


For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar.htm>


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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

**As Friends Rust/Strike Anywhere. Two punk bands recorded live
at Camden Underworld in London on November 16, 2001. (Music Video
Distributors).
**Asleep at the Wheel in Concert. Sixteen tracks recorded at Ohne
Filter Studios. (Music Video Distributors).
**Beyond Silence (1996) Sylvie Testud, Tatjana Trieb. (Buena
Vista Movie Showcase).
**Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown in Concert (Music Video
Distributors).
**Dinosaur Hunters: Secrets of the Gobi Desert. National
Geographic docu on dinosaurs. Extras: Interactive dinosaur map,
quiz, bonus featurette. (Warner).
**Dream for an Insomniac (1998) Jennifer Aniston, Ione Skye,
MacKenzie Astin. (Columbia TriStar).
**For Da Love of Money (2002) Pierre Edwards, Ralphie May,
Reynaldo Rey, Christian Keiber, Sacha Kemp, Tanya Boyd. (Columbia
TriStar)
**Four Days in September (1997) Alan Arkin, Fernanda Torres.
(Buena Vista Movie Showcase).
**Guns N' Roses: Sex 'N' Drugs 'N' Rock 'N' Roll. Behind the
scenes with Guns N' Roses. (Music Video Distributors).
**The Inkwell (1994) Larenz Tate, Joe Morton. (Buena Vista Movie
Showcase).
**An Innocent Man (1989) Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham. (Buena
Vista Movie Showcase).
**Last Dance (1996) Dir.: Bruce Beresford; Sharon Stone, Rob
Morrow, Randy Quaid, Peter Gallagher. (Buena Vista Movie
Showcase).
**Life With Mikey (1993) Michael J. Fox, Christina Vidal, Nathan
Lane, Cyndi Lauper. (Buena Vista Movie Showcase).
**The Marrying Man (1991) Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, Robert
Loggia, Elisabeth Shue, Armand Assante, Paul Reiser, Fisher
Stevens. (Buena Vista Movie Showcase).
**My Father the Hero (1994) Gerard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl.
(Buena Vista Movie Showcase).
**New York Stories (1989) Three short films by Woody Allen,
Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese starring Woody Allen, Mia
Farrow, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette. (Buena Vista Movie
Showcase).
**Paid in Full (2002) Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Cam'ron Extras:
Commentary by director Charles Stone II. (Dimension).
**Pastime (1991) John Achorn, Ernie Lee Banks. (Buena Vista Movie
Showcase).
**Prehistoric Planet: The Complete Dino Dynasty! New version of
the BBC's "Walking With Dinosaurs" for kids, narrated by Ben
Stiller. (Warner).
**Scenes From a Mall (1991) Dir.: Paul Mazursky; Bette Midler,
Woody Allen. (Buena Vista Movie Showcase).
**Stella (1990) Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado,
Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason. (Buena Vista Movie Showcase).
**Tom & Viv (1994) Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary
Harris. (Buena Vista Movie Showcase).
**Too Much (1996) Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Danny Aiello,
Joan Cusack, Eli Wallach. (Buena Vista Movie Showcase).
**Waking Up in Reno (2002) Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron,
Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson. Extras: Commentary by
director Jordan Brady and screenwriters Brent Briscoe and Mark
Fauser, "Making of Walking Up in Reno," deleted scenes.
(Miramax).
**Walking With Cavemen (2003) BBC sequel to CGI "Walking With
Dinosaurs." Extras: On- location conversations with the actors,
movement director and effects supervisor; post-production
interviews with the producer, director, key actor and
animatronics expert; storyboards and animatics with
picture-in-picture comparisons. (BBC Video/Warner).
**Zentropa (Europa) (1991) Dir.: Lars von Trier; Jean-Marc Barr,
Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier. (Buena Vista Movie Showcase).

April 11 (Friday)
**Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Dir.: Chris
Columbus; Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth
Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard
Griffiths, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie
Smith, Julie Walters. Extras: Two-disc set with 19
additional/extended scenes, including more Dobby mischief, more
flying car adventure, a frightening encounter with the Malfoys in
Borgin and Burkes and more; self-guided tours that let viewers
have an up-close experience, allowing them to linger on the
details of the Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore's office and Diagon
Alley -- including places never shown in the film such as more
Diagon Alley shops, the sitting room in Dumbledore's office and
more; interviews with Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint
(Ron), Emma Watson (Hermione) and other cast members who talk
about making the film, their favorite scenes, what their friends
think and more; exclusive interview with author J.K. Rowling and
screenwriter Steve Kloves about rendering the adventure to the
screen; fun-filled activities that allow viewers to escape the
Forbidden Forest, sneak into the Chamber and more; a visit to
Ockhart's class to get a closer look at his photos and
memorabilia through the use of still galleries; DVD-ROM has 15
special features, including the One VoiceDVD technology will
allow users to navigate through the DVD-ROM features and access
set top features using only their voices, giving kids the
illusion of a magical experience interacting with the DVD;
animated, interactive Hogwarts timeline; slider puzzle challenge
featuring motion video; printable magic trading cards; jigsaw
puzzles, matching challenges, downloadable screensavers and more.
(Warner).

For more DVD info, check out our DVD calendar pages at
<http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/cal_dvd.htm>


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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:

**Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) Jodie Foster, Kieram
Culkin, Jena Malone, Emile Hirsch, Vincent D'Onofrio (Columbia
TriStar): $24.96
**Prehistoric Planet: The Complete Dino Dynasty! New version of
the BBC's "Walking With Dinosaurs" for kids, narrated by Ben
Stiller (Warner): Two volumes, $9.95 each
**Walking With Cavemen (2003) BBC sequel to CGI "Walking With
Dinosaurs." (Warner): $14.95

April 11 (Friday)
**Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Dir.: Chris
Columbus; Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth
Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard
Griffiths, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie
Smith, Julie Walters (Warner): $24.98.

For more sell-through info, check out our Sell-Through/Repriced
pages at <http://www.onvideo.org/reprice.htm>


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NEWS

COMING SOON:
On May 13 Buena Vista will release body-switch comedy "The Hot
Chick" (2002), starring Rob Schneider, Anna Faris and Rachel
McAdams ... On May 20, Buena Vista will release Spike Lee's "25th
Hour" (2002), starring Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson and Anna Paquin ... On June 24
from MGM comes cop thriller "Dark Blue" (2002), directed by Ron
Shelton and starring Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Scott Speedman,
Brendan Gleeson, Michael Michele and Lolita Davidovich.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Fox has announced the next eight titles in its Studio Classics
line of restored and remastered Oscar-winning films from its
vaults. May 6: "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (1955), directed
by Henry King and starring William Holden and Jennifer Jones;
June 3: "The Song of Bernadette" (1943), starring Jennifer Jones;
July 1: "Anastasia" (1956), starring Yul Bryner, Ingrid Bergman
and Helen Hayes; August 5: "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness"
(1958), starring Ingrid Bergman, Curt Jurgens and Robert Donat;
September 2: "Titanic" (1953), starring Clifton Webb, Barbra
Stanwyck, Robert Wagner and Audrey Dalton; October 7: "The Mark
of Zorro" (1940), starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Basil
Rathbone; November 4: "Laura" (1944) starring Dana Andrews, Gene
Tierney, Clifton Webb and Vincent Price; December 2: "The Ox-Bow
Incident" (1943), starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Anthony
Quinn and Harry Morgan. All include such extras as commentary and
Movietone Newsreel footage.

Warner Home Video has mounted several impressive restoration
campaigns. Due April 22 is their new label, Classic Musicals
Collection, which kicks off with five remastered Cole Porter
films: "Broadway Melody of 1940," "High Society," "Kiss Me Kate,"
"Les Girls" and "Silk Stockings," available separately at $19.95
or in a boxed set, "The Cole Porter Gift Set" ($69.95), which
also includes a sixth disc, "The Great American Songbook":
Michael Feinstein hosts a brand-new, three-hour documentary on
the fascinating evolution of American popular music as told
through the stories of the some of the greatest songwriters of
all time, including Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers &
Hammerstein, George & Ira Gershwin and dozens more. Featuring
performances by some of our most legendary entertainers,
including Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Duke Ellington,
Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Al Jolson, the Marx
Brothers, Ethel Merman, Mel Torme, and many more ... The company
has also restored four classic and modern films for release in
two-disc special editions, leading off with the giant of all
widescreen epics, "Giant" (1956), directed by George Stevens with
a giant cast including Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean,
Carroll Baker, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor, Earl
Holliman, Jane Withers, Chill Wills and Mercedes McCambridge,
with such extras as commentary by George Stevens Jr.,
screenwriter Ivan Moffat and critic Steven Farber; three hours of
new and vintage documentaries, including two new retrospectives,
gala New York and Hollywood premiere coverage, more; photo and
document galleries; extensive production notes; director
filmography; introduction by George Stevens Jr.; "Once Upon a
Time in America" (1984), directed by Sergio Leone and starring
Robert De Niro, James Woods, Jennifer Connelly, Tuesday Weld, Joe
Pesci, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Burt Young, William
Forsythe and Danny Aiello, with commentary by film historian and
critic Richard Schickel, making-of documentary excerpt: "Once
Upon a Time: Sergio Leone," photo gallery; "The Right Stuff"
(1983), directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Sam Shepard,
Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward
and Jeff Goldblum, with three new 20th anniversary documentaries
featuring the movie's stars, creators and the real-life heroes,
including three of the original Mercury Seven astronauts,
Commander Scott Carpenter, USN (Ret.), Colonel L. Gordon Cooper
Jr., (Ret.), and Captain Walter M. Schirra Jr., USN (Ret.),
author Thomas Wolfe, and the film's consulting representative and
first man to break the sound barrier, General Chuck Yeager
(Ret.); PBS' feature length documentary: "John Glenn: American
Hero"; selected scene commentaries with separate cast and
filmmaker tracks; fifteen minutes of never-before-seen footage;
and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves -- Extended Edition" (1991),
directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Kevin Costner, Morgan
Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, with 12 minutes of
never-before-seen footage incorporated into the movie; commentary
by Costner, director Reynolds, Freeman, Slater and
writers-producers Pen Densham and John Watson; making-of
documentary: "Robin Hood: Myth, Man, Movie"; star interviews;
score-only audio track; 3-D weapons gallery; worldwide poster art
gallery; extensive production notes. All will be due June 10.

And, finally, the much requested "The Flight of the Phoenix"
(1965), directed by Robert Aldrich and starring James Stewart,
Richard Attenborough, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Finch and Hardy
Kruger, will make its way to DVD on May 20 from Fox.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Arriving this week from Acorn Media are several British mystery
series: "Tommy & Tuppence: Partners in Crime Set 1," a two-disc
DVD set for $39.95; "Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask
Evans?" as a three-volume VHS set for $39.95 and a single DVD
disc for $29.95; and "Poirot 4 Collector's Set," with three
episodes ("The Million Dollar Bond Robbery," "The Plymouth
Express" and "Wasp's Nest") on a single DVD for $29.95 ... Also
due this week from Columbia TriStar is "First Shot"(2002), a
political thriller telefilm starring Mariel Hemingway as a Secret
Service agent out to track down a terrorist group bent on killing
the president, on VHS rental and $24.95 DVD.

FOR THE KIDS:
Due this week from Columbia TriStar are "Dragon Tales: Let's
Start a Band," an all new full-length adventure in which kids get
to make music with their favorite Dragon Tales friends, $12.95
VHS and $14.95 DVD, and the DVD debut of "The Care Bears Movie
II: A New Generation" (1986), for $14.95.

ON THE INDIE FRONT:
Due this week are "I Don't Know Jack," a documentary about the
unsolved life and homicide of Jack Nance, star of David Lynch's
"Eraserhead," and "7 Year ZigZag," a distinctly original musical
film, told in rhythm, rhyme and swing; for more info:
www.clubzigzag.com and www.jacknance.com ... Columbia TriStar
will release on April 11 (Friday) the 2003 Academy Award winner
for Best Short Film (Animated) "The ChubbChubbs!" for $9.95 DVD.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
"George Carlin: Back in Town," taped live at New York's Beacon
Theatre, is available now from MPI Home Video, $19.98 DVD and
$14.98 VHS ... From Central Park Media this week is "Pumping Iron
II: The Women," a film that explores the determination and
strength that is necessary in order to achieve excellence in the
field of bodybuilding, $19.99 DVD.

FOREIGN:
Facets Family Classics will release this week the Czech "Three
Wishes for Cinderella" (1973), a modern retelling of the
fairytale but with a switch: Cinderella is no weeping beauty. She
rides horses, shoots like a sharpshooter and is just as
comfortable wearing a hunter's outfit as those dainty slippers;
directed by Vaclav Vorlicek; DVD and VHS at $19.95 each.


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