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5/20/03 V7.20

ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
FOR TUESDAY, May 20 -- MONDAY, May 26

ADAPTATION
A bizarre, witty, black comedy from the director and creator of
"Being John Malkovitch." This unconventional outing stars Nicolas
Cage as Charlie Kaufman, a confused and cynical L.A. screenwriter
(and real life screenwriter of the film) overwhelmed by feelings
of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing and by the
screen-writing ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald
(also played by Cage). While struggling to adapt the non-fiction
book "The Orchid Thief" by author Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep),
which is the story of an exotic orchid collector/poacher John
Laroche (Chris Cooper), Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to
bizarre. Facing major writer's block (this story is set during
the filming of "Malkovitch," which Kaufman wrote), Donald -- who,
unlike his brother, has great success with women -- takes over
the screenplay and turns it into a thriller about a serial
killer. Charlie flies to New York to enlist the aid of Orlean but
is afraid to approach her. There he takes a seminar with his
brother's writing guru, Robert McKee (Brian Cox), and is
persuaded that all he really needs is a great ending. Donald now
comes to New York to work with Charlie, and the screenplay goes
totally out of control with sex, drugs and violence in the
Florida Everglades. It's definitely over the top. The film made
over 150 critics' Best Films of 2002 lists and became one of the
best-reviewed films of the year. It was the winner of two Golden
Globe Awards: for Best Supporting Actress (Streep) and Best
Supporting Actor (Cooper). Its been nominated for four Academy
Awards including Best Supporting Actress (Streep), Best Actor
(Cage), Best Supporting Actor (Cooper) and Best Adapted
Screenplay. The screenplay has been honored with Best Screenplay
Awards from the National Board of Review, the New York Film
Critics Circle, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and the
Writers Guild. Director: Spike Jonze. Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl
Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox,
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 111
min., Black Comedy, Box office gross: $21.878 million, Columbia
TriStar, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

ANTWONE FISHER
Inspired by the true life experiences of its titular character,
this first time directorial outing by Denzel Washington pushes
all the right buttons in its exploration of the troubled life of
a young Navy man whose anger constantly gets him in trouble. Sent
to a naval psychiatrist (played by Washington), Fisher learns to
cope with his past -- a childhood that included abandonment and
abuse -- and move on into the present to heal his wounds, and
make a new life for himself. Director: Denzel Washington. Stars:
Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Denzel Washington, Novella Nelson, Earl
Billings. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 120 min., Drama, Box
office gross: $21.000 million, Fox, No VHS SRP, Priced for
rental. DVD: Day & Date.

ATLANTIS: MILO'S RETURN
Direct-to-video sequel. In "Atlantis: The Lost Adventure," Milo
and company located the famous underwater kingdom and all of its
people. Now the team must leave Atlantis to discover what
mysterious powers are causing trouble in a new and more fantastic
location. From the dusty deserts of the Southwest to the icy
heights of the Nordic mountains, the team's newest quest sets
them against gigantic sea monsters, spectacular spirits and
powerful legends. In the midst of their excursion, they discover
the awesome power of the city's enchanted crystals and,
ultimately, must decide whether it is wiser to hide the Heart of
Atlantis or share its light with the rest of the world. Voices of
Cree Summer, John Mahoney, Jacqueline Obradors, Don Novello,
Corey Burton, Phil Morris, Florence Stanley. 2003, CC, MPAA
rating: G, 80 min., Animated, Disney, $19.99 VHS SRP. DVD: Day &
Date.

JACKIE CHAN'S PROJECT A 2
Stunt-filled sequel to "Jackie Chan's Project A." After having
defeated the evil Pirate Lo on the high seas, Dragon Ma (Jackie
Chan) is assigned to lead the local police force. He soon
discovers that police corruption is right under his nose. He's
framed for a jewelry robbery and, as he tries to clear his name,
he collides with a group of spies, pirates and revolutionaries
who don't want to see him succeed. Director: Jackie Chan. Stars:
Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung. (1983) CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 102
min., Martial arts, Dimension, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental.
DVD: Day & Date.

MAX
Weird "humanizing" of Adolf Hitler via a fictional friendship set
in post-WWI Germany between the future monster (Noah Taylor) and
Jewish art dealer Max Rothman (John Cusack) who takes the
struggling artist (Hitler was a painter before a dictator) under
his wing. Rothman is in love with modernism and exhibits the
"new" art in his gallery; he urges Hitler to put his anger and
passion into his art. Unfortunately, Hitler takes his art and
puts it into his politics, relying on modernism (which he later
declared "decadent") to help him design the trappings of his
Third Reich. A definite art-house outing -- and very fascinating.
Director: Menno Meyjes. Stars: John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Leelee
Sobieski, Molly Parker. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 110 min.,
Drama, Box office gross: $0.527 million, Lions gate, No VHS SRP,
Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Ad exec Alan Oliver ( Frank Whaley) is on the fast track in life
and in love, but what he doesn't know is that his life is about
to be turned upside down. He returns to Los Angeles from a
successful business trip only to find his girlfriend is moving
out, and his boss Lorraine (Jean Stapleton) has booted him off
his main account. As always, Alan turns to his best friend,
Marisa (Annabeth Gish). Between the heartbreak and a "rebound
relationship" with Tracy (Amy Jo Johnson), he never realizes
Marisa's marriage is falling a part. Alan's whole-hearted pursuit
of happiness finally leads him to discover that the love he has
been looking for has been right in front of him -- his entire
life. Director: John Putch. Stars: Frank Whaley, Annabeth Gish,
Amy Jo Johnson, Jean Stapleton, Cress Williams, Alex Hyde-White.
2003, CC, MPAA rating: NR, 93 min., Romantic Comedy, MTI Home
Video, No VHS SRP, Priced for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

STAR TREK NEMESIS
Weakest of the Star Trek Next Generation outings. Captain Jean-
Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the Enterprise crew find
themselves on a diplomatic mission to initiate peace with the
Romulans. Learning that the Romulans have undergone a political
upheaval, and their new leader, a Praetor, wants to discuss a
peace treaty with the Federation, Picard and crew must
investigate the situation and determine their sincerity. But
Picard and crew learn that not only is the new Praetor not a
Romulan at all, they also find that he is a human replica of
Picard, originally bio-engineered by the Romulans to be
substituted for the captain as a weapon against the federation.
Now Picard and crew must determine if the Romulans truly desire a
peace treaty or if they have other plans in mind. Director:
Stuart Baird. Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent
Spiner, Gates McFadden, LaVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina
Sirtis. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 116 min., Science Fiction,
Box office gross: $42.976 million, Paramount, No VHS SRP, Priced
for rental. DVD: Day & Date.

25TH HOUR
Edward Norton turns in a fine performance as a middle-class drug
dealer who experiences his last 24 hours of freedom before
turning himself in for a seven-year prison sentence, hooking up
with people from his past (best pals and a teacher from high
school days, his dad, his live-in girlfriend, and other assorted
denizens of New York City). There's several subplots revolving
around these people, but the gist of the film is Norton's Monty
Brogan and the way his view of the world around him changes now
that he faces prison walls. A very downbeat outing. Director:
Spike Lee. Stars: Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brittany
Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Barry Pepper, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox,
Tony Siragusa. 2002, CC, MPAA rating: R, 135 min., Drama, Box
office gross: $13.000 million, Buena Vista, No VHS SRP, Priced
for rental. DVD: Day & Date.


For more release info, check out our calendar pages at
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Weekly listings of DVD releases can now be viewed on mobile
devices at www.tagtag.com/onvideo

** Adaptation (2002) Dir.: Spike Jonze; Nicolas Cage, Meryl
Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox,
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston. Extras: Superbit DVD sans
frills and extras but encoded at double the normal rate for
incredible sound and image. (Columbia TriStar).
** Antwone Fisher (2002) Dir.: Denzel Washington; Derek Luke, Joy
Bryant, Denzel Washington, Novella Nelson, Earl Billings. Extras:
Three featurettes: "Making of Antwone Fisher," "Hollywood & the
Navy," and "Meeting Antwone Fisher." (Fox).
** Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003) Direct-to-video sequel. Voices
of Cree Summer, John Mahoney, Jacqueline Obradors, Don Novello,
Corey Burton, Phil Morris, Florence Stanley. Extras: "The Search
for the Spear of Destiny" game, deleted scenes. (Disney).
** Attack (1956) Jack Palance, Eddie Albert. (MGM).
** Barton Fink (1991) Ethan and Joel Coen; John Turturro, John
Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney. Extras: Eight
deleted scenes. (Fox).
** Battle of Britain (1969) Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier,
Christopher Plummer, Harry Andrews, Trevor Howard, Michael
Redgrave. (MGM).
** Beautiful Thing (1996) Glen Barry, Linda Henry, Scott Neal.
(Columbia TriStar).
** Belle Epoque (1992) Penelope Cruz, Jorge Sanz. (Columbia
TriStar).
** The Big Trail (1030) Dir.: Raoul Walsh; John Wayne. (Fox).
** Brubaker (1980) Robert Redford, Yaphet Koto, Jane Alexander.
(Fox).
** Cheers: The Complete First Season (1982-83). Four-disc set of
all 22 episodes. Extras: "Setting the Bar: A Conversation With
Ted Danson," "Love at First Fight: Opposites Distract," "Coach
Ernie Pantusso's Rules of the Game," "I'll Drink to That:
Stormin' Norm-isms", trivia game. (Paramount).
** Children of Dune (2003) Alec Newman, Daniela Amavia, Alice
Krige, Susan Sarandon. Two-disc set. (Artisan).
** The Comancheros (1961) Dir.: Michael Curtiz; John Wayne,
Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin, (Fox).
** DJ Lord (2003) The Turntablist Chronicles: Presented by Public
Enemy. (Music Video Distributors).
** Dances With Wolves Special Edition (1990) Dir.: Kevin Costner;
Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant.
Two-disc set with four-hour extended version of the film. Extras:
Commentary by Costner; commentary with Costner and producer Jim
Wilson; commentary by director of photography Dean Semler and
editor Neil Travis; "Creation of an Epic" retrospective
documentary with "Novel to Screen," "The Actor Becomes the
Director," "The Buffalo Hunt," "The Look and Sound of Dances,"
"The Art of Composition" and "The Success of Dances" segments,
all with new interviews with cast and crew; music video by
composer John Barry; original "Making of Dances With Wolves"
featurette; photo montage; poster gallery; $29.98. (MGM).
** Destined for Second (2003) Two-disc high-amped surf movie with
CD soundtrack. (Eclectic DVD).
** Duel at Diablo (1966) James garner, Sidney Poitier. (MGM)
** Family Business (1989) Dir.: Sidney Lumet; Sean Connery,
Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick. (Columbia TriStar).
** Five Guns West (1955) John Lund, Mike Connors, Dorothy Malone.
(MGM).
** The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) Dir.: Robert Aldrich; James
Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Finch,
Hardy Kruger. (Fox).
** Frasier: The Complete First Season (1993-94). All 24 episodes
from the first season. Four-disc set. Extras: "Behind the Couch:
The Making of Frasier," pilot episode commentary by executive
producers and creators Peter Casey and David Lee, "Frasier
Crane's Apartment" production design featurette, celebrity
voices. (Paramount).
** Half Pint: Live in Jamaica (2003) Reggae artist recorded live
in Kingston. (Music Video Distributors).
** The Hot Rock (1972) Robert Redford, George Segal. (Fox).
** The Indian Fighter (1956) Kirk Douglas, Walter Matthau, Lon
Chaney. (MGM).
** Israel: A Nation Is Born (1997) Starring Harry Truman, Abba
Eban, Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, Yitzhak Rabin. Six-part
chronicle of the birth and development of the Jewish state.
Extras: Newly subtitled in Hebrew, Russian and Spanish; letters
of tribute from world leaders including President Jimmy Carter,
President Bill Clinton, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Kofi A. Annan, and King Abdullah II of Jordan; 25 year historical
timeline from 1978 through the present; a video tribute to Abba
Eban featuring Henry Kissinger, Arthur Schlesinger and Mrs. Abba
Eban; insert booklet reprints The New York Times tribute to Abba
Eban and contains a 120 year historical timeline; interview with
former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres; 360 minutes. (Home
Vision Entertainment).
** Jackie Chan's Project A 2 (1983) Dir.: Jackie Chan; Jackie
Chan, Maggie Cheung. (Dimension).
** The Long Hot Summer (1958) Dir.: Martin Ritt; Paul Newman,
Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Angela
Lansbury. (Fox).
** Louisiana Story (1948) Dir.: Robert J. Flaherty. Extras:Fully
restored by UCLA Film and Television Archive, MOMA, and The
Library of Congress. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** The Love Bug (1968) Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson,
Buddy Hackett. Two-disc set. Remastered. Extras: Disc One:
Commentary by Hackett, Jones, Lee; animated short "Susie -- The
Little Blue Coupe"; Disc Two: Featurettes include "That Lovable
Bug," "The Many Lives of Herbie," "Herbie Mania," "Lost
Treasures: Searching for Herbie," "Love Bug Day at Disneyland,"
"The Man Who Gave Herbie His Voice"; 1969 Disney studio album;
production gallery; behind-the-scenes promo; deleted scenes;
production stills, concept art, storyboards; comic book;
publicity, posters, merchandise, press book; rare film-related
documents; screenplay excerpt; more. (Disney).
** MTV's The Real World Las Vegas: The Complete Season. Extras:
Bonus footage, cast video profiles, house tour. (Paramount).
** Man of Aran (1934) Dir.: Robert Flaherty. Documentary. Extras:
New digital transfer; "How the Myth Was Made," a documentary
about the making of "Man of Aran," co-produced by James Brown and
George C. Stoney; "Hidden and Seeking," a documentary excerpt in
which Frances Flaherty reflects on her life and work with Robert
Flaherty; "Flaherty and Film," a filmed discussion between
Frances Flaherty and Robert Gardner about the making of "Man of
Aran"; "Looking Back," Robert Flaherty reflects on the two and a
half years of production on the Aran isles in this film excerpt;
"Outside the Frame," a gallery of production stills, sketches and
publicity photos. (Home Vision Entertainment).
** Max (2002) John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Leelee Sobieski, Molly
Parker, Ulrich Thomsen. (Lions Gate).
** Miller's Crossing (1990) Joel and Ethan Coen; Gabriel Byrne,
Marcia Gay Harden, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi.
Extras: Interviews with Byrne, Harden and Turturro. (Fox).
** Mosquito Squadron (1970) David McCallum. (MGM).
** North to Alaska (1960) Dir.: Henry Hathaway; John Wayne,
Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian. (Fox).
** Operation Amsterdam (1959) Peter Finch, Eva Bartok. (MGM).
** Pursuit of Happiness (2003) Frank Whaley, Annabeth Gish, Amy
Jo Johnson, Jean Stapleton, Cress Williams, Alex Hyde-White.
Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes. (MTI Home
Video).
** The Rescuers (1977) Voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor. Extras:
"The Ultimate Case" set-top detective game; "The Rescuers
Scrapbook," with never-before-seen and rare animation art, music
and behind-the-scenes secrets; "Someone's Waiting for You" sing-
along; 1952 Academy Award winning short "Water Birds" Disney
true- life adventure; "Three Blind Musketeers" Silly Symphony
animated short; "Under the Hat Villains." (Disney).
** The Ride Back! (1957) William Conrad, Anthony Quinn. (MGM).
** Sex and the City: The Complete Fourth Season Three-disc set
with all 18 episodes. (HBO).
** 633 Squadron (1964) Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris. (MGM).
** Star Trek Nemesis (2002) Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes,
Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, LaVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina
Sirtis. Extras: Commentary by Baird; four new featurettes: "New
Frontiers: Stuart Baird on Directing Nemesis," "A Bold Vision of
the Final Frontier," "A Star Trek Family's Final Journey" and
"Red Alert! Shooting the Action of Nemesis"; seven deleted
scenes; photo gallery. (Paramount).
** Terror in a Texas Town (1958) Sterling Hayden. (MGM).
** 300 Spartans (1962) Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Richard
Egan. (Fox).
** 25th Hour (2002) Dir.: Spike Lee; Edward Norton, Philip
Seymour Hoffman, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Barry Pepper,
Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Tony Siragusa. Extras: Commentary by Lee,
commentary by screenwriter David Benioff, deleted scenes, "The
Evolution of an American Filmmaker" Spike Lee featurette, "Ground
Zero" tribute. (Buena Vista).
** 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Kirk Douglas, James Mason,
Peter Lorre. Restored and remastered on a two- disc set. Extras:
Disc 1: Remastered version of the film, commentary with director
Richard Fleischer, "Grand Canyonscope" animated short. Disc 2:
"The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"; "Jules Verne & Walt
Disney: Explorers of the Imagination"; "The Humboldt Squid: A
Real Sea Monster"; "Lost Treasure: The Sunset Squid"; 1954 Disney
studio album; production gallery; the musical legacy of Paul
Smith; touring the Nautilus; storyboard-to-scene comparison;
"Monsters of the Deep"; unused animation; biographies of Douglas,
Lorre, Mason, Fleischer; lobby cards, posters and merchandise;
production documents; screenplay excerpt: Nemo's death; movie
merchandise; trims; radio spots; Peter Lorre audio tracks;
Captain Nemo's organ music; production stills; concept art,
costumes and storyboards; $29.99. (Disney).
** The Undefeated (1969) John Wayne, Rock Hudson. (Fox).
** The Unforgiven (1960) Dir.: John Huston; Burt Lancaster,
Audrey Hepburn, Lillian Gish. (MGM).
** War Hunt (1961) Robert Redford, John Saxon. (MGM).
** Windtalkers Director's Edition (2002) Dir.: John Woo; Nicholas
Cage, Christian Slater, Adam Beach. Three-disc set with Woo's new
cut of the film, adding 20 minutes. Extras: Introduction by Woo,
three commentaries (Wood and producer Terence Chang, Cage and
Slater, actor Roger Willie and Navajo Code Talker advisor Albert
Smith), "The Code Talkers: A Secret Code of Honor" documentary,
"American heroes: A Tribute to Navaho Code Talkers" World War II
tribute featurette, "The Music of Windtalkers" featurette, battle
sequence multi-view of four key action scenes, four fly-on-the-
set scene diaries, "Actor's Boot Camp" featurette, behind-the-
scenes photo gallery; $39.98. (MGM).
** Zulu (1964) Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Michael Caine. (MGM).

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THIS WEEK'S VHS SELL-THROUGH RELEASES:

** Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003) Voices of Cree Summer, John
Mahoney, Jacqueline Obradors, Don Novello, Corey Burton, Phil
Morris, Florence Stanley. (Disney): Direct-to-video animated
sequel, $19.99
**The Banger Sisters (2002) Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey
Rush, Erika Christensen, Eva Amurri, Robin Thomas, Matthew Carey
(Fox): $14.98
**Brown Sugar (2002) Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole
Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Queen Latifah (Fox): $14.98
**One Hour Photo (2002) Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael
Vartan, Gary Cole, Eriq La Salle (Fox): $14.98
**Unfaithful (2002) Dir.: Adrian Lyne; Richard Gere, Diane Lane,
Olivier Martinez, Chad Lowe, Kate Burton, Margaret Colin, Erik
Per Sullivan (Fox): $14.98


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NEWS

COMING SOON:
On June 17 Miramax will release director Tom ("Run Lola Run")
Tykwer's philosophical thriller "Heaven" (2002), starring Cate
Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi ... On July 15 Universal will
release "Gods & Generals" (2003), a stirring historical Civil War
drama, starring Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Mark
J. Nichols, Mira Sorvino, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell and
Frankie Faison, as a two-cassette VHS for $22.99 and two-sided
DVD 18 disc in widescreen format for $27.98 ... On July 22
Columbia TriStar will release the tasty French thriller "Read My
Lips" (2002), starring Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier
Gourmet, Olivier Perrier, Olivia Bonamy and Bernard Alane; and
the gritty comedy "Spun" (2003), starring Brittany Murphy, John
Leguizamo, Mena Suvari, Jason Schwartzman, Mickey Rourke, Patrick
Fugit and Eric Roberts, in R and unrated versions ... On August 5
MGM will release the kid-pleasing secret agent film "Agent Cody
Banks" (2003), starring Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff and Angie
Harmon, on VHS for $22.98 and DVD for $26.98 ... On August 19
Warner will release "The Kid Stays in the Picture" (2002), the
fascinating documentary about the rise and fall and rise of
legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans, on VHS for $22.98 and
DVD for $27.95 ... And on October 21 DreamWorks will release
Steven Spielberg's TV mini-series "Taken," the highest-rated
series on the Sci Fi Channel, due in a six-disc set. All 10
episodes will reside on five discs, with the sixth disc given
over to behind-the-scenes featurettes; scheduled to sell for
under $90.00.

DVD COLLECTIBLES:
Due June 24 from Home Vision Entertainment are three interesting
releases: "Warm Water Under a Red Bridge" (2001), a comic fable
for adults from legendary filmmaker Shohei Imamura. A frustrated
unemployed architect learns of a treasure hidden inside an old
house near a red bridge in a remote fishing village. Upon
arriving he encounters a beautiful young woman with an "unusual"
condition who lives with her grandmother in the old house. The
relationship that builds between them becomes both vital and
volatile ... "Black and White in Color" (1976), the winner of the
1976 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film. "Black and
White in Color" is a voracious and timely satire on racism,
colonialism, and war. Set in the Ivory Coast during the WWI, a
group of bungling French colonials learn that their country is at
war with Germany. Spurred on by a capricious moment of
patriotism, the Frenchmen decide to attack their German neighbors
... "Dangerous Moves" (1984), a Cold War political thriller about
a highly publicized chess tournament between a senior Soviet
master and his former star pupil, now a dissident living in
exile. When these two square off, everyone becomes a pawn in the
larger game.

FROM TV TO VIDEO:
Due this week, on DVD unless otherwise noted: "The Best of
Charlie's Angels," featuring five of the best episodes from
Season One: "Angels in Chains," "Dancing in the Dark," "The
Seance," "Hellride" and "Consenting Adults," $24.95 from Columbia
TriStar ... "Charlie's Angels: The Complete First Season," a
five-disc set with 24 episodes for $49.94, from Columbia TriStar
... "Homicide: Life on the Street: The Complete Seasons One and
Two," a four-disc set with 13 episodes and extras, $69.95 from
A&E Home Video ... "Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman: The Complete
Season One," a five-disc and six-volume VHS set with all 17
episodes from the first season, from A&E for $79.95 DVD, $99.95
VHS ... "Murder in Greenwich," a telefilm based on the real-life
investigation into the decades-old murder of Martha Moxley by one
the Kennedy clan nephews, on DVD and VHS from Columbia TriStar
... and another "ripped from the headlines" telefilm, "Master
Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story," starring William Hurt as the FBI-
agent-turned-traitor, from Fox on DVD and VHS.

ON THE INDIE FRONT:
First Run Features will release this week the South Korean erotic
thriller "The Isle" (2001), about a young woman who lives on an
eerie, remote lake, selling fish by day and her body by night,
whose obsession with a former police office turns into a perverse
relationship; "Underground Zero" (2002) is a collection of short
films by experimental and documentary filmmakers in response to
the events of September 11, 2001, from World Artists Home Video.

FOR THE KIDS:
Due this week from Disney is "Atlantis: Milo's Return," a direct-
to-video animated sequel that follows the adventures of Milo and
company in the famous underwater kingdom of Atlantis, on DVD and
VHS.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
Home Vision Entertainment will release this week three
documentaries about artists: "Hans Hofmann," narrated by Robert
De Niro, "Matisse & Picasso" and post-impressionist "Edouard
Vuillard," $19.95 each ... "Denise Austin's Power Zone: Mind,
Body and Soul" is the latest workout video in which America's
leading fitness maven combines standing pilates, yoga and
stretching exercises to sharpen the mind, strengthen the body and
soothe the soul, $14.98 on VHS from Artisan Entertainment; the
company also will release to DVD for the first time Austin's "Fat
Blasting Yoga" and "Yoga Buns" for $14.98 each.


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