Monday, October 23, 2006

DVD Tuesday: Nacho Libre, Monster House & More! - Xoanon @ 14:43 PST
12 Monkeys: (HD DVD) An unknown and lethal virus has wiped out five billion people in 1996. Only 1% of the population has survived by the year 2035, and is forced to live underground. A convict (James Cole) reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to 1996 to gather information about the origin of the epidemic (who he's told was spread by a mysterious "Army of the Twelve Monkeys") and locate the virus before it mutates so that scientists can study it. Unfortunately Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990, six years earlier than expected, and is arrested and locked up in a mental institution, where he meets Dr. Kathryn Railly, a psychiatrist, and Jeffrey Goines, the insane son of a famous scientist and virus expert.

Addams Family - Volume 1: (1964-1965) The famously morbid gag cartoons that Charles Addams created for "The New Yorker" magazine was turned into this ghoulishly funny sitcom starring John Astin and Carolyn Jones as the dark and dashing Gomez and slinky and shadowy Morticia, perhaps the most amorous couple of TV and dedicated parents who encourage the imaginative larks of their children. For all the family's affection for the gruesome and ghastly, they are an affectionate, fun-loving family who are generous with strangers and genuinely accepting of all lifestyles, even those strange American middle class expectations of their neighbors. Jackie Coogan is the inventive Uncle Fester, Lisa Loring and Ken Weathermax the problem children Wednesday and Pugsley, Blossom Rock the ancient Grandmama, Felix Silla the hirsute Cousin Itt, and the towering Ted Cassidy is both the ever-faithful silent manservant Lurch and roving severed hand Thing. This collection features over half of the first season: 22 episodes on three discs. Details: Black and White, 561 mins, MGM/20th Century Fox, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Disc 1 side A: "The Addams Family Goes to School," "Morticia and the Psychiatrist," "Fester's Punctuated Romance," "Gomez the Politician"; Disc 1 side B: "The Addams Family Tree," "Morticia Joins the Ladies League," "Halloween with the Addams Family," "Green Eyed Gomez"; Disc 2 side A: "The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family," "Wednesday Leaves Home," "The Addams Family Meets the VIPs," "Morticia, the Matchmaker"; Disc 2 side B: "Lurch Learns to Dance," "Art and the Addams Family," "The Addams Family Meets the Beatnik," "The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man"; Disc 3 side A: "Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family," "Uncle Fester's Illness," "The Addams Family Splurges," "Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family"; Disc 3 side B: "The Addams Family In Court," "Amnesia in the Addams Family"; Featurettes: "You Rang, Mr. Addams," "Snap, Snap," "The Addams Family Portrait"; Theme Song Kareoke; Original Drawings and Photos; Commentary on three episodes by cast members Lisa Loring, Ken Weathermax and Felix Silla with "The Addams Chronicles" author Stephen Cox. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

Amazon.com Exclusive Astaire & Rogers Partial Ultimate Collector's Edition: 2006 marks the arrival of five Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films (Flying Down to Rio, The Gay Divorcee, Roberta, Carefree, and The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle) on DVD after the first five were released in 2005. The big package is Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition, which contains all 10 films plus a CD, a bonus DVD with the documentary Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm, press-book replicas, and some other material. If you want the big package with the extra stuff but already bought the five films in 2005, you can get this Astaire & Rogers Partial Ultimate Collector's Edition, which includes everything except the actual discs of those first five films. Or, if you only want the five new films, pick up Astaire & Rogers Collection, Vol. 2 as a bookend to Astaire & Rogers Collection, Vol. 1.

An American Haunting: Unrated: Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek star as parents in early 19th century Tennessee whose home is cursed and family assaulted by a sadistic ghost in the horror film based on the true story of "the Bell Witch," the only case where the U.S. government has attributed a death to supernatural forces. Rachel Hurd-Wood is their daughter, who becomes possessed by the spirit, Thom Fell their son, and James D'Arcy the local teacher and skeptic. Courtney Solomon directs and adapts the novel by Brent Monahan. Available in separate PG-13 and unrated editions. Details: Color, 90 mins, Lionsgate, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Video commentary by director Courtney Solomon; Alternate and deleted scenes; Interview with director Courtney Solomon and actress Sissy Spacek; Internet promotions; Trailer and TV spots. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition: All ten films starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the most elegant of Hollywood's dance teams. Flying Down To Rio (1933), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Roberta (1935), Carefree (1938), and The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) are new to DVD this week and also available in the box set The Astaire and Rogers Collection: Volume 2 (see Cult and Classic for more details). Also includes the previously released titles Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), Follow the Fleet (1936), Shall We Dance (1937), and The Barkleys of Broadway (1949). Exclusive to this deluxe box set is the new documentary Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm, a CD with 10 soundtrack songs from the team's movies, and other collectible goodies. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Includes:; Flying Down to Rio (1933); The Gay Divorcee (1934); Roberta (1935); Top Hat (1935); Follow the Fleet (1936); Swing Time (1936); Shall We Dance (1937); Carefree (1938); The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939); The Barkleys of Broadway (1949); Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm (bonus disc); Bonus audio CD with 10 soundtrack songs from the team's movies; Collectible behind-the-scenes photo cards; Reproductions of the original Shall We Dance and Roberta press books; Mail-in offer for four Astaire and Rogers movie posters. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Batman Beyond - Season Two: (1999-2000) Season two of the futuristic take on the animated Batman series, where the aging Bruce Wayne (still voiced by Kevin Conroy) plays mentor to a new dark knight, a teenager (voiced by Will Friedle) who takes guidance from the old man who monitors all from the Batcave. Details: Color, 544 mins, Warner, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 26 episodes on 4 discs; "Inside Batman Beyond: The Panel" discussion with Producer Bruce Timm, Producer Alan Burnett, Producer Glen Murakami, Producer Paul Dini and Moderator Jason Hillhouse; Commentary on episodes "Splicers" and "Eggbaby" with producers Bruce Timm and Glen Maurakami and others. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

Beavis and Butt-Head - The Mike Judge Collection: (1993-1997) Heh heh heh… Creator Mike Judge pays tribute to the most absurdly clueless pair of happy morons on TV in a deluxe box set that gather up all three volumes of the previously released Mike Judge Collections, which add up to 122 of the best of the series, or "the episodes that don't suck" (in Judge's own words) from the original MTV run. Also features their big screen outing Beavis and Butt-Head Do America - Special Collector's Edition (1996), where they hit the road to find their stolen television set, along with numerous music videos, featurettes, bonus clips and other supplements. Details: Color, 786 mins, MTV/Paramount, Academy Ratio. Supplements: All three volumes of Beavis & Butt-Head - The Mike Judge Collection; Beavis and Butt-Head Do America - Special Collector's Edition; Director's cuts of numerous episodes; Featurettes; Beavis and Butt-Head guest appearances; Bonus clips; Series promos; Music videos. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Bewitched: Complete Fourth Season: (1967-1968) The classic sitcom about a nose wiggling witch (Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha) who marries a mortal man (Dick York, the first and best Darrin), and has a baby girl, Tabitha, still exploring her unformed "wishcraft" powers. Witchy mother-in-law Endora (Agnes Moorehead) is there to encourage the littlest witch. David White is Darrin's boss Larry Tate, Sandra Gould and George Tobias are their neighbors, the nosy Gladys Kravitz and her put-upon husband Abner, Maurice Evans is Samantha's warlock father and Marion Lorne and Paul Lynde return in recurring roles as dotty Aunt Clara and mischievous Uncle Arthur. Details: Color, Sony Pictures, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 33 episodes on four discs. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0) and Portuguese (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.

Body Heat:Deluxe Edition: Ned Racine is a seedy small town lawyer in Florida. During a searing heatwave he's picked up by married Matty Walker. A passionate affair commences but it isn't long before they realise the only thing standing in their way is Matty's rich husband Edmund. A plot hatches to kill him but will they pull it off?

Containment: When a deranged scientist releases a group of experimental creatures, a security guard (Julian Peck) loses his grip on reality. Atop unexplained hallucinations and strange voices, the guard is faced with the challenge of deciphering his illusions from a dangerous reality. Consequently, he is quickly swept into a terrifying puzzle that will uncover his past, and shake the foundations of his future. The only other slight problem is that his wife has dropped off his son in the midst of his horrific nightmare.

Creature Comforts: Complete Second Season: From Aardman Animations and directors Richard Goleszowski and Nick Park comes the animated series, where the voices of "The Great British Public" (as they are credited in the show) become the voices of a menagerie of clay creatures brought to life through the alchemic art of stop-motion animation. Like the Oscar-winning short that inspired the series, the filmmakers use interviews conducted with random people in the streets and create their animated shorts based on the responses, using the animals as a prism to view their takes on the human social animal. Details: Color, 147 mins, Sony Pictures, widescreen, 1.78:1. Supplements: "Eyeballs and Fish-lips:¬ The Making of Creature Comforts 2" featurette; "The People Behind the Puppets" featurette; "Animated Conversation" featurette; "Countryside Code Short" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.1 Stereo). Optional English subtitles.

Criterion Coll: Hands Over the City: Anchored by a ferocious lead performance from Rod Steiger as a scheming land developer, Francesco Rosi’s Hands Over the City moves breathlessly from a cataclysmic building collapse to the backroom negotiations of civic leaders vying for power in the City Council election. Plunging headfirst into the politically driven real-estate speculation that has devastated Naples’ civilian landscape, Hands Over the City, which was awarded the Golden Lion at the 1963 Venice Film Festival, remains a blistering work of social realism.

Facts of Life: Complete Third Season: (1981-1982) "You take the good, you take the bad, you take it all and there you have the facts of life." Charlotte Rae is housemother to four girls at the Eastland School, an exclusive boarding school for girls. Lisa Whelchel is the spoiled one, Nancy McKeon the rebellious, working class tomboy, Mindy Cohn the wisecracking gossip and Kim Fields the sassy firecracker. Details: Color, 602 mins, Sony Pictures, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 24 episodes on three discs. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Flavor Of Love - The Complete Second Season: No description available

Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies: The revived version of the puppet comedy, this one made for IFC and focused on spoofing the movies, from modern classics (The Godfather, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Easy Rider) to contemporary cult movies (Pulp Fiction, Barton Fink and Down By Law). Details: Color, Shout! Factory, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: 14 episodes on two discs; Commentary on all 14 episodes from the show creators; "Affurmative Action" featurette; "Ezekiel 25:17" featurette; Photo galleries; Deleted scenes; Gag reels. Optional subtitles.

Groovie Goolies: Saturday Mourning Collection: The mad monster animated comedy series, a spin-off of the Sabrina animated show, features a haunted house of famous horror icons doing their version of Laugh-In, with skits, one-liners, and musical interludes. Details: Color, 352 mins, BCI, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 16 episodes on three discs; Sing-along: "Goolie Get Together"; Candid story from producer Lou Scheimer about The Creation of Filmation; Liner notes by TV writer/producer Shawn Sheridan; DVD-ROM extras: Scripts and the original series bible for The Kookie Spookies; A brand-new 45-minute "docu-comedy" featuring interviews with Alice Cooper, Forrest J. Ackerman, Ron Chaney, and more; Music video with the punk band Groovie Ghoulies; Image galleries. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0). Commentary by Creators and experts (two episodes) (Dolby Digital 2.0). Optional subtitles.

Interpreter: (HD DVD) Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late.

Italian Job: (Blu-ray) A gang of robbers, lead by career criminal Charlie Croker, create the largest traffic jam in Los Angeles history, giving them time to pull off a theft of gold bullion. They get away in their Mini Coopers, which are small enough to drive on sidewalks so they can make a clean get away before the traffic jam clears.

Jonathan Creek:Season 1: Madeline Magellan, an investigative journalist, is the kind of journalist that generally sticks her nose in where it isn't wanted. While writing a story about the murder of a famous Artist she happens across a quiet but brilliant man named Jonathan Creek. Jonathan makes a living inventing magical tricks for Adam Klaus. Adam is a very famous magician but it is Jonathan that is the real genius behind Adam's illusions. Madeline (Maddy) and Jonathan team up to solve the Artist murder and then (for Jonathan with some reluctance) again team up to solve near-impossible cases. Over the stories, we see that Maddy is in love with Jonathan but Jonathan, being a shy person, doesn't show if he knows about Maddy's feeling for him but he loves solving the tricky mysteries that Maddy brings for his mind to solve...

Justice League Unlimited: The Complete First Season: (2004-2005) This collection gathers seasons three and four of the animated superhero series developed by Bruce Timm (Batman - The Animated Series) for the Cartoon Network. A long-running battle with Lex Luthor, the super-villain who turns the government against the supergroup and creates a powerful nemesis, Cadmus, to take down the heroes, runs through these episodes, which also see the addition of new members Green Arrow, Supergirl, and Black Canary. Details: Color, 595 mins, Warner, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: 26 episodes on four discs; Commentary on episodes "This Little Piggy" and "The Return" with producer Bruce Timm and others; "And Justice For All" featurette discussing the revamping of the show, new characters and a new direction; "Themes of Justice" interactive featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

King of New York Special Edition: No Description Available

Krypto the Superdog, Vol. 1 and 2: Five episodes from the animated series about the superdog who takes a bite out of crime with his animal pals Ace the Bathound and Streaky the Supercat. Details: Color, 110 mins, Warner, Academy Ratio. Supplements: Power Up! - A Rrrrousing Rrrrundown of Krypto's Special Powers. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

Krypto the Superdog, Vol. 2: Prior to Kal-El being sent from the Planet Krypton prior to its destruction, Jor-El sent the boy's beloved dog, Krypto, up first as the passenger of a test rocket. However, an accident sent the dog into suspended animation until his rocket arrived at Earth, years after Kal-El's arrival. Gaining the standard Kryptonian powers in the planet's yellow sun environment, Krypto soon gets adopted by a lonely boy, Kevin Whitney with the personal permission of Superman. Now together with new found allies, Ace The Bathound and Streaky the Supercat, Krypto fights the forces of evil which include the animal companions of Lex Luthor and The Catwoman.

La Commune: (France, 2000) Peter Watkins recreates the events of March, 1871 - the rise and fall of the Paris Commune - with a cast of 200 nonprofessionals for his almost 6-hour mockumentary portrait of the uprising of poor and working-class Parisians as seen through the lenses of two television news crews with distinctly different perspectives. The 3-disc set also includes Geoff Bowie's feature-length documentary The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins. Details: Black and White, 345 mins, First Run Features. Supplements: Bonus Film: The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins; Peter Watkins Biography. Audio: French (Dolby Digital 2.0). Optional English subtitles.

Last Voyage: The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service. After an explosion in the boiler room, Captain Robert Adams (George Sanders) is reluctant to evacuate the steamship. While the crew fights to hold a bulkhead between the flooded boiler room and the engine room and avoid the sinking of the vessel, the passenger Cliff Henderson (Robert Stack) struggles against time trying to save his beloved wife Laurie Henderson (Dorothy Malone), who is trapped under a steel beam in her cabin, with the support of the crewmember Hank Lawson (Woody Strode).

Monster House: (Blu-ray) A high energy horror movie for kids with both bite and heart, about the ramshackle old home of a cranky old man (Steve Buscemi) that has an appetite for trespassers. This being Halloween, no one believes the spunky kids trying to warn the town. The house is a magnificent visual creation, a bad dream gone wild and gone mobile as it stalks our plucky young heroes in a thrilling climax. First time director Gil Kenan lets his "camera" loose through the suburban world with free-spirited abandon and fills the film with a sensibility that falls somewhere between the Stephen King and Tim Burton. Details: Color, 91 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.40:1. Supplements: Filmmaker Commentary; 7 Featurettes including: Imaginary Heroes, Beginner's Luck, The Best of Friends, Lots of Dots, Black Box Theater, Making It Real, Did You Hear That?; Evolution of a scene: Eliza vs. Nebbercracker; The Art of Monster House - Photo Gallery; DVD-ROM Link to Games, Downloads & Activities. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional French and English subtitles.

Monster House: A high energy horror movie for kids with both bite and heart, about the ramshackle old home of a cranky old man (Steve Buscemi) that has an appetite for trespassers. This being Halloween, no one believes the spunky kids trying to warn the town. The house is a magnificent visual creation, a bad dream gone wild and gone mobile as it stalks our plucky young heroes in a thrilling climax. First time director Gil Kenan lets his "camera" loose through the suburban world with free-spirited abandon and fills the film with a sensibility that falls somewhere between the Stephen King and Tim Burton. Details: Color, 91 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.40:1. Supplements: Filmmaker Commentary; 7 Featurettes including: Imaginary Heroes, Beginner's Luck, The Best of Friends, Lots of Dots, Black Box Theater, Making It Real, Did You Hear That?; Evolution of a scene: Eliza vs. Nebbercracker; The Art of Monster House - Photo Gallery; DVD-ROM Link to Games, Downloads & Activities. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional French and English subtitles.

My Dead Girlfriend: When Steve accidentally kills Amy by backing over her with his car, he attempts to revive her using an ancient book of magic. Unfortunately, Amy returns from the dead as a flesh-eating zombie! It takes all of Steve’s energy to keep their neighbors and friends from discovering the truth, and carnage ensues as Amy makes a meal out of Steve’s best friends!

Nacho Libre: Jack Black is a junior monk in a Mexican monastery who embarks on a double life as a masked wrestler to raise money for the orphans in the eclectic comedy directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). Ana de la Reguera is the Penelope Cruz of the convent, for whom Black develops an adolescent crush, and wiry string bean Héctor Jiménez is his wild child partner in the tag team event. Hess colors the film with his askew sensibility that twists the slapstick into an oddball realm of droll humor that favors the eccentric over the hilarious. It's weird, clean, good-natured fun, and it's far too subdued for its madcap milieu. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 92 mins, Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Commentary by actor Jack Black, director Jared Hess and writer Mike White; Deleted scenes; Nacho Libre Comic Book Creator; 5 "Behind-the-scenes" featurettes; Photo Gallery; Jack Sings. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Nacho Libre: Jack Black is a junior monk in a Mexican monastery who embarks on a double life as a masked wrestler to raise money for the orphans in the eclectic comedy directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). Ana de la Reguera is the Penelope Cruz of the convent, for whom Black develops an adolescent crush, and wiry string bean Héctor Jiménez is his wild child partner in the tag team event. Hess colors the film with his askew sensibility that twists the slapstick into an oddball realm of droll humor that favors the eccentric over the hilarious. It's weird, clean, good-natured fun, and it's far too subdued for its madcap milieu. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 92 mins, Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Commentary by actor Jack Black, director Jared Hess and writer Mike White; Deleted scenes; Nacho Libre Comic Book Creator; 5 "Behind-the-scenes" featurettes; Photo Gallery; Jack Sings. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Nightmares & Dreamscapes - From the Stories of Stephen King: This hair-raising miniseries is comprised of 8 mind-bending stories each featuring an all-star cast and cutting-edge special effects. Each episode is adapted from on of King's short stories and will feature such notable performers as Oscar nominees William H. Macy, William Hurt, Tom Berenger and other favorites as Kim Delaney, Steven Weber, Henry Thomas, Samantha Manthis, Claire Forlani and others. The series will premiere this summer in a 4-week television event on TNT starting July 12, 2006.

OC: The Complete Third Season: The third season nighttime soap set amongst the wealthy adults and privileged youth of Orange County opens with fiercely loyal Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie), the kid from the streets of Chino adopted by Newport Beach attorney Sandy (Peter Gallagher, the show's breezy moral center) and his wife Kirsten (Kelly Rowan), and spoiled girl next door Marisa (Mischa Barton) standing over a dying thug with a smoking gun in their hand. It ends with an even bigger shock. In between is the usual melodrama of the genre. Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson co-star as Ryan's adoptive brother Seth and series sweetheart Summer and Melinda Clarke is bitchy social climber Julie, whose fortunes crash and burn just when she thinks she's hit the jackpot. Details: Color, 1089 mins, Warner, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: 25 episodes on seven discs; "The Party Favor: From Script to Screen" featurette; "What's in a Name?" featurette; "Making Of The Subways Music Video" featurette; Pass the Remote: selected scene-surfing commentary; Gag and Goofs Reel. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

Out of Sight: (HD DVD) A career bank robber busts out of jail (Clooney) with the help of his buddy (Rhames) and kidnaps a US Marshal (Lopez) in the process. When the two cons head for Detroit to pull off their final big scam, the Marshal is put on their case but she finds she is attracted to one of them and has second thoughts about bringing them in.

Pet Shop Boys: Life In Pop: No Description Available

Pizza: Ethan Embry is a thirty-something pizza boy, still reliving his high school glory days, and Kylie Sparks is an eccentric high school outcast who spends her 18th birthday joining him on his rounds in the American indie comedy from Mark Christopher. Julie Hagerty, Alexis Dziena, and Judah Friedlander co-star. Details: Color, 81 mins, IFC/Genius, Widescreen letterbox. Supplements: Commentary by writer/director Mark Christopher and producer Howard Gertler; "A Slice of Pizza" making-of featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Porky's: We follow a bunch of high school kids through a period in their puberty. Their lives mainly consist of watching the girls in the shower and making life a living hell for their teachers and for each other. The movie is packed with practical jokes and eccentric characters, like Pee Wee with the short dick (which he measures every morning) who met up for sex with the school "mattress" Wendy already wearing a rubber, or the fat teaching bitch Beulah Balbricker who is determined on making life a living hell for the boys. The name "Porky's" is the name of a striptease bar the boys get thrown out of and humiliated in in the beginning of the movie. They have their minds set on revenge, but that's not easy as the owner's brother is sheriff. Only by forgetting their internal differences can they defeat Porky and his gang.

Red Shoes: A mysterious pair of pink shoes found on a subway platform seems to bring a curse on the owner. Those that see them must have them and a grisly end awaits those that forcibly take them. A mother, who has just left her cheating husband, finds them and ghostly apparitions and strange occurrences follow her as she tries to make a go of it with her young daughter. A helpful decorator helps her solve the mystery and put the ghosts to rest. Or does he?

Reservoir Dogs 15th Anniversary Edition: A gang of thieves carry out an armed robbery on a Diamond warehouse. The police are after them so quickly that they suspect they have a rat in their company. This film starts right after the robbery, with flashbacks to before the robbery, and to the planning of the crime. We are also introduced to the main characters in flashback mode. Plenty of fast action, and plenty of blood and gore.

The Road to Guantanamo: In 2001, four Pakistani Britons, Ruhal Ahmed, Asif Iqbal and Shafiq Rasul and another friend, Monir, travel to Pakistan for a wedding and in a urge of idealism, decide to see the situation of war torn Afganistan which is being bombed by the American forces in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Once there, with the loss of Monir in the wartime chaos, they are captured by Northern Alliance fighters. They are then handed them over the American forces who transport them to the prison camps at the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba. What follows is three years of relentless imprisonment, interrogations and torture to make them submit to blatantly wrong confessions to being terrorists. In the midst of this abuse, the three struggle to keep their spirits up in that face of this grave injustice.

S-Cry-ed - Anime Legends Complete Collection: Twenty-two years before this 2001 sci-fi adventure opens, the Kanagawa region of Japan was devastated by a major earthquake; the "Lost Ground" suffered the most serious damage. A small percentage of the inhabitants who cling to life amid the devastation are Alter Users, whose psychic abilities enable them to create mecha forms of themselves. Hot-tempered, red-haired Kazuma is a powerful Alter who defies all authority. His obstreperous attitude brings him into conflict with Ryuho, a dedicated officer in HOLY, the special police force recruited from the Alters. They command so much power, their battle reconfigures the topography of the Lost Ground. What sets s-CRY-ed apart from formulaic mutant good guys vs. sinister military-industrial cabal series is the relationship between Ryuho and Kazuma. Like evenly matched high school athletes, they pursue a rivalry tinged with admiration and even grudging affection. Ryuho's bond with the brilliant physician Mimori and Kazuma's almost fraternal romance with the eerily puissant Kamani can't compete with the heroes' need to establish who's the strongest, once and for all. s-CRY-ed ends not with the defeat of the screeching Kyoi Mujo and his evil plot, but weeks later, as Kazuma and Ryuho pound the wasabi out of each other, because neither one can bring himself to stop fighting. Like cagey boxers, screenwriter Yosuke Kuroda and director Goro Taniguchi feint and weave, keeping the audience slightly off-balance with their characters' unexpected actions. (Rated 13 and older: violence, mild profanity, grotesque imagery, tobacco use)

Sahara: (Blu-ray) An African dictator's nuclear waste disposal plant is mutating the red tide, and so threatens the planet's ecosystem. It's up to Dirk Pitt and his associates from NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) to find the source of the pollution and shut down the operation.

Saw 2 - Uncut Edition: The sequel to the hit low budget horror, which drops a whole set of "guilty" victims (including Shawnee Smith, the sole survivor of the "games" of the first film) in a house filling with nerve gas and filled with booby-traps, taunting clues, and hidden antidotes, gets the deluxe treatment in a new 2-disc set. Tobin Bell returns as the clockwork sadist and Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Dina Meyer, Emmanuelle Vaugier and Beverley Mitchell co-star. Details: Color, 95 mins, Lionsgate, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Darren Lynn Bousman, production designer David Hackl, and editor Kevin Greutert; Commentary by writer/executive producer Leigh Whannell and executive producer James Wan; "Zombie" - a short student film by director Darren Lynn Bousman; "The Scott Tibbs Documentary" featurette; "The Making of Saw II" featurette; "The Story Behind the Story" featurette; "Gregg Hoffman: In Memorium" tribute to producer Gregg Hoffman; "Play Me" set-top game; Trailer. Audio: English (DTS 6.1 ES) and English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

SCTV: Best Of The Early Years: (1978-1980) Before they were signed to NBC to provide a late night comedy alternative to Saturday Night Live, SCTV was a half-hour syndicated show from Canada that ran for over 70 episodes (many of them cannibalized for the subsequent 90 minute incarnation) with a cast that includes John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, and Dave Thomas. This 3-disc collection spotlights 15 stand-out episodes from those formative years, featuring such iconic characters as Johnny LaRue, Bobby Bittman, Lola Heatherton, Count Floyd, Guy Cabballero, and Bob and Doug McKenzie, and some of their greatest TV and movie parodies, including "On the Waterfront Again," "My Factory, My Self," "Gaslight," "Thursday Night Live," "The Irwin Allen Show," and "Midnight Express Special," with the cast indulging in their offbeat impressions of stars major and minor. Details: Color, 415 mins, Shout Factory, Academy Ratio. Supplements: Andrew Alexander answers fan mail with Scott Dobson; Looking back with Andrea Martin: Andrea Martin looks back on her theater roots, SCTV and the charecters it spawned; The McKenzie Brothers "Take Off, Eh!" : A look at the impact "The Great White North" had on Canada: available for the first time in 20 years; SCTV at The Firehall: Executive Producer Andrew Alexander gives a behind-the-scenes tour of SCTV's home for 20 years. Commentary by Robin Duke and Joe Flaherty. Optional subtitles.

Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974) (2006): Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr. Hooper, and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Sesame Street Old School is a time capsule of the early days of the ground-breaking series you grew up on. Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics like "C is for Cookie," "I Love Trash," and "Rubber Duckie." For the first time on DVD, the music, memories, and mayhem from Sesame Street's first five seasons can be enjoyed again and again!

Slither: (HD DVD) The Blob meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers for this clever invasion horror throwback with high ick-factor and black humor. Nathan Fillion saddles up the laconic frontier persona to play the small town sheriff, Elizabeth Banks is the sexy schoolteacher girl of his dreams (who is already married to the town's success story, Michael Rooker), and Gregg Henry is the glad-handing Mayor, all of whom are under siege by an invasion of squishy, swift little red slugs looking for human hosts to invade and transform. James Gunn writes and directs the knowing tribute to fifties horror. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 96 mins, Universal, widescreen, 1.85:1. Supplements: Deleted scenes; Extended scenes; Gag reel; Bringing "Slither's" creatures to life; Slithery set tour with Nathan Fillion; "A Making Of": The sick minds and slimy days of "Slither"; Feature commentary with director James Gunn and actor Nathan Fillion. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Slither: (HD DVD) The Blob meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers for this clever invasion horror throwback with high ick-factor and black humor. Nathan Fillion saddles up the laconic frontier persona to play the small town sheriff, Elizabeth Banks is the sexy schoolteacher girl of his dreams (who is already married to the town's success story, Michael Rooker), and Gregg Henry is the glad-handing Mayor, all of whom are under siege by an invasion of squishy, swift little red slugs looking for human hosts to invade and transform. James Gunn writes and directs the knowing tribute to fifties horror. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 96 mins, Universal, widescreen, 1.85:1. Supplements: Deleted scenes; Extended scenes; Gag reel; Bringing "Slither's" creatures to life; Slithery set tour with Nathan Fillion; "A Making Of": The sick minds and slimy days of "Slither"; Feature commentary with director James Gunn and actor Nathan Fillion. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Snl: Best of Saturday TV Funhouse: A collection of Robert Smigel's animated segments, including "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" (voiced by Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert), "X-Presidents," and "The New Adventures of Mr. T.," among others. Details: Color, 84 mins, Universal, Academy Ratio. Supplements: All-Star commentary with creator Robert Smigel, the voices of Ace & Gary: Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert, Mr. T, James Carville, Al Franken, Bryant Gumbel and more.; Features popular cartoons in their original "un-cut" version including: "The X-Presidents", "Fun With Real Audio", "Michael Jackson", "Mr. T", "Saddam and Osama" and fan-favorite "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" ; A full hour of bonus cartoons including ones that have never aired before and more.; Plus a hidden easter egg, original artwork and storyboards. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Spartacus: (HD DVD) The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes. Meanwhile, in Rome, the slave revolt has become a deciding factor in the power struggle between two senators: the republican Gracchus and the militarist Crassus, each of whom sees the fortunes of the rebellion as the key to his own rise to power or humiliating defeat. As the two statesmen attempt to aid, hinder and manipulate the rebels for their own benefit, Spartacus and his followers press on toward freedom.

Swan: Complete Series: Fox's primetime reality series features "full-life" makeovers, complete with plastic surgery, for women who are in desperate need of a transformation on the inside and the outside. Life specialists ranging from fashion, nutrition, and speech, amongst others, will offer advice and guide women in their emotional and exciting journey. Rather than simply to make women over, The Swan's mission is to see how the participant's lives can radically change from their life makeovers. In a cross between the Olympics and a beauty pageant, the finale of the show will crown America's Swan as a panel of judges and viewers alike will get an opportunity to vote for the woman who has had the most amazing transformation from before to after. The Swan, was not just about cosmetic surgery, some women underwent reconstructive procedures as well. A young woman, severely burned in her childhood, was transformed into beauty pageant model.

Sweetie - Criterion Collection: Explores sisters, in their twenties, their parents, and family dysfunctions. Kay is gangly and slightly askew, consulting a fortune teller and then falling in love with a man because of a mole on his face and a lock of hair; then, falling out of love when he plants a tree in their yard. Sweetie is plump, imperious, self-centered, and seriously mentally ill. The parents see none of the illness, seeing only their cute child. Kay mainly feels exasperation at her sister's impositions. Slowly, the film exposes how the roots of Sweetie's illness have choked Kay's own development. Can she be released?

That's My Bush! The Definitive Collection: (2001) South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone spoof the conventions and clichés of timeworn sitcoms by moving them to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and the home life of George W. and Laura Bush (Timothy Bottom and Carrie Quinn Dolin). Pushed to absurd extremes of surreal farce and tasteless gags, it's a presidential comedy like no other. Kurt Fuller plays Karl Rove and sitcom vet Marcia Wallace co-stars as the sassy maid. The series, created for Comedy Central, only lasted 8 episodes, all of them collected for this set. Details: Color, 176 mins, Comedy Central/Paramount, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 8 episodes on two discs; Mini Audio Commentary by Trey Parker and Matt Stone on all episodes; Full Commentaries on all episodes from Timothy Bottoms, Carrie Quinn Dolin, John Aquino, Kurt Fuller, Kristen Miller, and Marcia Wallace. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional subtitles.

Thing: (HD DVD) An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realises that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.

Total Recall Special Edition: Douglas Quaid is haunted by a recurring dream about a journey to Mars. He hopes to find out more about this dream and buys a holiday at Rekall Inc. where they sell implanted memories. But something goes wrong with the memory implantation and he remembers being a secret agent fighting against the evil Mars administrator Cohaagen. Now the story really begins and it's a rollercoaster ride until the massive end of the movie.

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Voyage to the Bottom of Sea Season 2 V.1: (1965) Irwin Allen's small screen incarnation of his big-budget sci-fi thriller goes color this season. Richard Basehart is the tough-minded Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison is the scrappy Captain Lee Crane, but the star is a state-of-the-art submarine, a combination research vessel and advanced military weapon that is sent on one top-secret mission after another, many of them against a mysterious criminal association reminiscent of James Bond's SPECTRE. Details: Color, 665 mins, 20th Century Fox, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 13 episodes on three discs; Special effects footage; Still gallery. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 1.0) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Wings - The Complete Third Season: (1991-1992) Timothy Daly and Steven Weber are estranged brothers Joe and Brian Hackett, reunited to run a commuter airline on the island of Nantucket, in the hit sitcom that launched the careers of Thomas Haden Church (eccentric mechanic Lowell) and Tony Shalhoub (a loyal Italian cab driver Antonio). Most of the action takes place in the municipal airport, where childhood friend (and love interest) Helen (Crystal Bernard) runs the lunch counter. David Schramm and Rebecca Schull co-star. Details: Color, Paramount, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 22 episodes on four discs. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Witch Hunter Robin - Anime Legends Complete Collection: Raised in an Italian convent, 16-year-old Robin Sana returns to her native Japan to join the STNJ, a secret organization that captures, rather than kills, witches of both sexes. The typically mismatched crew includes hacker Michael Lee, rookie Haruto Sakaki, psychic Miho Karasuma, Yurika Dojima, the spoiled daughter of a prominent family, and icily aloof Amon, the de facto leader of the team. As a "craft user," Robin can conjure fire as a weapon, but has some trouble with her aim. Witch Hunter combines the subdued palette of Blood: The Last Vampire with the alienated tone of the Vampire Princess Miyu OVAs. The elegantly designed settings and skillful use of color are more interesting than the flat stories about pursuing the supernatural murderers. All six volumes and a pin collection are included in this set. (Rated 13 and older: violence, alcohol and tobacco use)

Art School Confidential: Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.

Rolling Family: ROLLING FAMILY is a warm, vivacious comedy about love, life, laughter and the compromises we make for family. When Emila, (Gracina) an Argentinian grandmother is invited to be the 'matron of honor' at the wedding of a distant niece she invites her whole family to accompany her. They set off in a 1956 Chevy Viking camper on a cross country journey to the border of Argentina and Brazil. Between the starting point of Buenos Aires and the destination of Misiones, all the anger, sorrow, attraction and warmth between four cramped generations comes to the surface. ROLLING FAMILY is a joyful and complex film that illuminates family life filled with affection, melancholy, and plenty of humor.

Looking for Kitty: A high school baseball coach (Krumholtz) and a down-on-his-luck private investigator (Burns) form a bond as they scour New York City for the coach's wife, who's run away with a second-rate rock star. As in Burns' previous films, the city itself becomes a character as the two men confront their fear of change and the familiar habit of loneliness.

Mini's First Time: Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini (Reed) seduces her stepfather Martin (Baldwin) and soon convinces him to join her in a sadisctic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.

The Reading Room: Making good on a promise he made to his dying wife, a widower (Jones) opens a reading room, a place where people can learn to read. Despite his goodwill, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment.

Mongolian Ping Pong: Bilike has never seen a ping-pong ball before. He and his family live without electricity and running water in a solitary tent home among the vast steppe grasslands. The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of the small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief. Bilike's grandmother says the ball is a glowing pearl from heaven. But the boys are sceptical after waiting all night outdoors for the ball to light up. Since nobody has an idea about the odd white object, they trek to the faraway monastery to consult the wise lamas. But even the grasslands' most knowledgeable inhabitants are stumped. While watching the new TV-set Dawa's father has won, the boys learn about pingpong. They are excited to hear that their object is the 'national ball of China'. Not realizing how far Beijing actually is, the determined young boys set off to return the ball to the Chinese capital...

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I'm Alan Partridge - Series 1: Since his chat show came to a catastrophic end, Alan Partridge has been rebuilding his career as an early morning DJ on Radio Norwich. With his loyal PA Lynn by his side, Alan prepares for his return to celebrity status.

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Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller: When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of "stamp travel" to make him travel around the world on a stamp to bring back the mysterious Charles Merriweather, who never returned on a stamp for 75 years.

Next Big Thing: Comedy. The only business where you can die one night, only to kill the next. Shot over an unprecedented 18-month period, in noisy college cafeterias, smoky Toronto backrooms, legendary Los Angeles nightclubs and at Montreal's Just For Laughs, the world's largest comedy festival, The Next Big Thing tracks the budding careers of six young stand-up comedians. No staged reality show, this unique documentary series gives an insider's look at the competitive world of stand-up where we meet a cadre of casting agents, managers, television executives and yes, parents. Six young comics are eager to follow in the footsteps of fellow Canucks Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and Martin Short, who have made it big in Hollywood. From self-deprecating observations and stilleto-sharp social commentary to shocking jaw-droppers, their humour takes no prisoners; fast food, cell phone companies, immigration, weight loss, babies and, of course, s-e-x are all fair game. We share in their anxieties as they wonder why the same joke bombs one night but charms the next. Or what talent scout might be sitting in the audience? Comedy, it turns out, is a very serious business!

P.D.Q. Bach in Houston - We Have a Problem!: Three…two…one…Laugh-off! Musical mayhem blasts into orbit as Professor Peter Schickele and OrchestraX celebrate the music of composer P.D.Q. Bach, whose oeuvre Schickele "discovered" and unleashed on the world 40 years ago. Long neglected by music scholars (and deservedly so), the "oddest" of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 20-odd children composed the most hilarious music of all time. This performance showcases P.D.Q. at the nadir of his creative power, including Schleptet in Eb major, Iphigenia in Brooklyn, "Unbegun" Symphony, Fuga Meshuga, and The Seasonings. And did we mention sportscaster Schickele’s play-by-play analysis of Beethoven’s Fifth, complete with cheerleaders and pom-poms? "P.D.Q. Bach is a very funny show—even for people who like music but don’t know why"

Hannah Montana, Vol. 1 - Livin' the Rock Star Life: Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) might seem like your average girl but she isn't. She has recently from Tennessee to Malibu, California and is adapting to her new lifestyle. Miley has a huge secret only known by her dad & manager Robbie Ray Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus), her weird brother Jackson Stewart(Jason Earles), her two friends Lilly Truscott (Emily Osment) & Oliver Oken (Mitchel Musso). Miley Stewart's huge secret is she leads a double as the famous pop singer Hannah Montana along with her friend Lilly who leads a double life Lola Hannah's friend.

Dealing Dogs: An undercover investigation of Martin Creek Kennel by the animal rights group Last Chance for Animals. A young man named "Pete", who is an animal rights activist, gets hired by the Martin Creek Kennel. The owner is C.C. Baird and he is the one they want to bring down.

The True Legend of the Eiffel Tower: The Eiffel Tower was erected to last no longer than a World Fair. But how was it built? And how did it become the most visited building in the world? An epic undertaking and a dream of Europe and the United States, the building of a 300 meter tower seemed impossible until renowned engineer and architect Gustave Eiffel made it a reality. Shot in Hi-Definition, this exhaustively researched docu-drama ingeniously blends archive footage and CGI with factual accounts to recreate the events leading to one of the world’s most famous landmarks.

Sculptures of the Louvre: From its beginnings as a royal fortress to the magnificent structure we see today, the Louvre Museum embodies the concept of that of a universal institution. Dedicated to conservation, restoration and the development of artistic treasures from all over the world, the Louvre welcomes over 6 million visitors through its doors each year and houses 35,000 works of art. Sculptures of the Louvre is a 7-part series highlighting masterpieces of sculpture on exhibit. Each piece is put into its historical context – enabling a better understanding of the sculpture itself as well as the artistic movement that inspired it.

Day of the Dead: Celebrate Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos) through the eyes of dancers, artists and historians passionate about the most revered Hispanic holiday in the world. Discover the vibrancy of several contemporary Day of the Dead celebrations in Southern California, including live concert footage of the Latin group Quetzal. Explore the colorful customs, meaning and artistic and cultural significance of this holiday that honors loved ones who have passed on, and discover how this traditional expression of love and respect for the dead is the ultimate celebration of life.

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San Franpsycho: A serial killer is stalking the city of San Francisco and sending a news reporter cryptic letters after each murder. As the body count rises, two SFPD detectives, the reporter and a psychologist-priest relentlessly pursue the madman, determined to put an end to his bloody carnage. But as the killer gets closer and closer to the news reporter, will the detectives catch him before it's too late? Shot on location in the San Francisco Bay Area, this gripping edge-of-your-seat thriller will have you frozen in your seat as you witness the madness of the San Franpsycho.

Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet: Blast off to the farthest reaches of deep space as two starl-lost foxes from the all-lesbian planet of Aquaterra head for Earth in search of the finest male breeding stock. A fast-paced erotic spoof of sex and special effects in the tradition of Flesh Gordon, this is sin and satire on a galactic scale!.

Tiki: When Amy moves from her beloved Hawaiian Islands to study drama on the mainland, she has little cause to rejoice as a gang of vicious co-eds plots to make her life a living hell. WIth the aid of their boyfriends, the girls set Amy up as the target of a horrendous prank that results in the young girl falling victim to a brain seizure from which she may never recover. Seeking answers, her aunt Maelea arrives with a special Tiki doll -- specially designed to kill! Through magic, she coaxes Amy's subconscious spirit to enter the idol's body and bring it to hideous life. Now the idol tracks down the students one by one to exact its grisly revenge in a relentless assault of Tiki terror!

Skeeter: Another ecological disaster results in mosquitoes growing to the size of bats (very rubbery, non-scary bats). Of course they have to suck a lot of blood. Humans have to find a way to fight back.

The L-Word - The Complete Third Season: 'The L Word' is billed as the intimate story about the lives and loves of a group of lesbian friends living in Los Angeles. Mostly centering on Jenny (Mia Kirshner), a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, who moves to Los Angeles to live with her boyfriend Tim (Eric Mabius) and begin a professional writing career. Jenny's life is turned upside down when she attends a party hosted by Tim's next-door neighbors, Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Hollomon), a lesbian couple who are looking to take the step into parenthood after seven years of dating. A brief encounter at the party with Marina (Karina Lombard), the owner of The Planet, the local coffeehouse that the ladies gather on a daily basis, suddenly has Jenny thrust into the local lesbian community and a whole new world she never understood until she questions her own sexual orientation. Other friends of Bette and Tina include Dana (Erin Daniels), a rising tennis player looking for love despites having no dating experience; Alice (Leisha Hailey), a magazine writer whom just wants to find the woman of her dreams; Shane (Katherine Moenning) is a sexually aggressive slacker/hairstylist whom seeks out her own girl just for her own pleasures.

South Park - The Hits, Vol. 1 - Matt and Trey's Top Ten: South Park is an animated series featuring four foul-mouthed 3rd graders, Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman. The show is set in the Colorado town of South Park where weird things keep happening, whether its being abducted by aliens or avoiding Kyle's little brother Ike. The show is based on the short film by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, "The Spirit of Christmas".

Slings & Arrows - Season 2: In the fictional town of New Burbage, legendary theatrical madman Geoffrey Tennant returns to the New Burbage Theatre Festival, the site of his greatest triumph and most humiliating failure, to assume the Artistic Directorship after the sudden death of his mentor, Oliver Welles. When Geoffrey arrives he finds that Oliver is still there, in spirit anyway, and with his guidance (and often in spite of it) Geoffrey attempts to reconcile with his past while wrestling the Festival back from the marketing department. Despite a bitter leading lady, a clueless leading man, and a scheming General Manager, he manages to stage a remarkable production of Hamlet; the play that drove him mad.

MacGyver - The Complete Final Season: Angus Macgyver is a secret agent with a difference. He is quiet, mild mannered, deeply principled and refuses to carry a gun on his missions. Fortunately, the last detail is unimportant when compared to his astounding mind. Drawing on a vast practical knowledge of science, Macgyver is able to make use of any mundane materials around him to create unorthodox solutions to any problem he faces. The enemies of world peace and justice continually learn that underestimating this man is a fatal mistake for their plans.

The Munsters - America's First Family of Fright (Documentary): Your favorite TV ghouls have arrived on DVD with this fright-tastic two-disc set! Disc One features Four Amazing Looks at the Munsters: The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright; Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster; Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily; Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa. Disc Two with Hours of Eerie Extras: "My Fair Munster" (UNAIRED PRESENTATION#1/LONG VERSION AND UNAIRED PRESENTATION #2) Unaired Main Title Sequence (Pilot Version); CBS Network Promos; "Seven Wonderful Nights" (CBS Special with Buddy Ebsen); "Wayne & Schuster Take an Affectionate Look at the Monsters"; "Marineland Carnival" (CBS Special); "Big G, Little O" (CHEERIOS COMMERCIAL); "It's What's Happening, Baby" (with "Murray the K"); Plus: Universal Newsreels; Syndication TV Spots; Munster Go Home Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots AND BONUS INTERVIEWS.

Defenders Of The Earth - The Complete Series, Vol. 1: When Ming the Merciless returns to wreak havoc, he immediately hunts down the man who caused him to lose his throne in the first place, Flash Gordon. In the process, Ming captures and kills Dale Arden Gordon, but not before she transfers her esscence into a special crystal. Flash then gathers together a force made up of The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician and his assistant Lothar. Also joining the heroes are Flash's son Rick, The Phantom's daughter Jedda, Lothar's son L.J. and Madrake's adopted son Kshin. Rick then invents a super computer using the crystal with his mother's esscence. Joining Ming is his son Crotan.

Gatchaman Collection 9 (Vols. 17 & 18): In the year 2001, Earth is under attack by a terrorist organization named Galactor, which is waging a destructive campaign of conquest and terror using super-high technology in the form of bizarre and supremely powerful war machines and biological weapons. The United Nations's forces are helpless to stop this menace, but Professor Nambu of the International Science Organization has a counterforce of his own: the Science Ninja Team, a team of super-agile youngsters who operate with a bird theme and have fighting skills that are a match for any foe, regardless of numbers or firepower. The team, which is made up of Ken (Eagle), aka Gatchaman, their noble leader with an incomplete past; his hotheaded second-in-command J' (Condor), their level-headed electronics and demolitions expert; Jun (Swan), their young and impulsive reconnaissance specialist; Jinpei (Swallow), Jun's adopted brother and eighth-generation decedent of the Iga ninja; and their jovial and rotund pilot, Ryû (Owl); is determined to frustrate Galactor at every turn. They have advanced personal vehicles that are carried inside their main vehicle, the God Phoenix, an advanced, supersonic, and heavily armed aircraft that can go into any environment and can temporarily transform into a destructive bird of fire to escape danger. However, the fight won't be any easier because Galactor's leaders, who are the mysterious entity known only as S'sai X, and his immediate human subordinate, Berugu Katse, have even darker secrets that our heroes can only suspect.

Nova: War Planes!: A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show have included the cutting edge of theoretical physics, a return to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the long-term effects of Amazon deforestation, and the development of life-saving medical techniques.

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Masterpiece Theater: World War II - The Home Front: Series documenting the history of the twentieth century through the testimony of those who lived through it.

Roberta: Fun's in fashion when Fred, Ginger, Irene Dunn and Randolph Scott enter the world of Paris fashions. Marvelous Jerome Kern music graces standards like Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and I Won't Dance.

Vermillion Pleasure Night, Vol. 3: Creme de La Creme: Often sexy, sometimes profane-but always provocative-Vermilion Pleasure Night is a variety show that stands out even by the offbeat standards of Japanese late night television-required viewing for the Japanophile, the college student, and the urban hipster!

Astaire & Rogers Collection, Vol. 2: 2006 marks the arrival of five Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films (Flying Down to Rio, The Gay Divorcee, Roberta, Carefree, and The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle) on DVD after the first five were released in 2005. If you only want the five new films, pick up this Astaire & Rogers Collection, Vol. 2 as a bookend to your Astaire & Rogers Collection, Vol. 1. Or you can get the big package, Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition, which contains all 10 films plus a CD, a bonus DVD with the documentary Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm, press-book replicas, and some other material. If you want the big package with the extra stuff but already bought the five films in 2005, you can get the Astaire & Rogers Partial Ultimate Collector's Edition, which includes everything listed above except the actual discs of those first five films.

The Gay Divorcee: Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent. The plot is really an excuse for song and dance. The movie won three Academy nominations and the first Oscar for Best Song: "The Continental", a twenty-two minute production number.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle: In 1911, Vernon Castle, minor comic in a stage revue, pursues the leading lady to a New Jersey beach...where, instead, he meets stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they're married; at Irene's insistence, they abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career, which attempt only lands them in Paris without a sou. Fortunately, agent Maggie Sutton hears them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. But at the height of their fame, World War I begins...

Carefree: Perhaps because it was Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's penultimate picture together for RKO, or perhaps because it is more romantic comedy than musical, Carefree tends to be a neglected entry in the series. This is unfortunate, because it retains many of the elements that made the duo so popular while also breaking new ground. Fred plays Tony Flagg, a psychoanalyst who is asked by his friend Steve (Ralph Bellamy) to try to figure out why his fiancée, Amanda Cooper (Ginger), keeps breaking off their engagement. During the course of treatment, and in a reversal of the usual pattern, Ginger falls for Fred and begins to pursue him. The emotionally repressed doctor resists, leading to a number of comic encounters, as well as a moment of genuine heartbreak. Other innovations include Fred's dance on a driving range, a slow-motion dream sequence (which was going to be shot in color until budget concerns won out), Fred and Ginger's first screen kiss, and some of Ginger's best turns as a comic actress. More familiar elements include Ginger fronting the band at the start of a large company dance number ("The Yam," which failed to catch on as a dance craze), an expert if skimpy Irving Berlin score including the lovely ballad "Change Partners," and of course fabulous, high-flying dancing. Fred and Ginger fans can't afford to miss Carefree.

Monday, October 16, 2006

DVD Tuesday: Over the Hedge, The Omen, C.S.I. New York & More! - Xoanon @ 16:08 PST
1915: (1982) Scott Burgess and Scott McGregor star as best mates in rural Australia who enlist in the army to fight in World War I in the Australian miniseries based on the novel by Roger McDonald. Sigrid Thornton and Bill Hunter co-star in the drama of innocence lost in the forge of war. Details: Color, 300 mins, Acorn Media, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Optional subtitles.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents-Season Two: With dramatic flourish, Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock used these simple words to introduce all of his 39 timeless episodes of horror, mystery and intrigue in Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two, now available in a 5-disc collection. Not only loved by millions of TV viewers around the world, this legendary season also received three Emmy awards as well as a Golden Globe for Television Achievement. Loaded with twists, turns, and things that go "bump" in the night, these classic half-hour tales of menace and mayhem feature such iconic stars as Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Rip Torn, Vic Morrow, and many more. It's time to tune in once more to the master storyteller as he delights viewers with some of the most deliciously wicked and chilling television ever aired. Details: Color. Optional subtitles.

American Dreamz: Paul Weitz's bright and funny social satire of American political culture and social triviality features a second term American President (Dennis Quaid as a likable boob) who signs on a guest judge on TV's most popular reality competition. Hugh Grant is the show's self-loathing producer and host and Mandy Moore the sweet-faced but devious karaoke queen contestant he engineers to become the breakout star, if she can beat a showtune-loving Iraqi terrorist school washout in Orange County (Sam Golzari). "Network" it's not. Weitz doesn't have the killer instinct for merciless satire but he knows how to stage a gag and deliver a punchline. And if the political lampoon is toothless, his portrait of a media that fabricates celebrity and contrives drama out of artificial competition while elevating and celebrating mediocrity is merciless and all the funnier for it. Willem Dafoe play the White House Chief of Staff, Marcia Gay Harden is the First Lady, and Jennifer Coolidge and Chris Klein co-star. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 108 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Behind Enemy Lines: A team of Navy SEALS is stranded in enemy territory during a covert operation to destroy a North Korean missile site. The made-for-DVD sequel stars Nicholas Gonzalez, Keith David, Peter Coyote, and Bruce McGill. James Dodson directs. Widescreen and full screen editions on the same disc. Details: Color, 95 mins, 20th Century Fox, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Commentary by director James Dodson; "Communicating Behind Enemy Lines: A Look On the Set" featurette; "Exploring Enemy Lines: Decision and Perception" featurette; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Big Love: The Complete First Season: You've got to have big love when you're juggling three wives -- and keeping it a secret from the neighbors. Bill Pullman is Mormon businessman Bill Henrickson, a practicing polygamist with three willing wives (elder wife Jeanne Tripplehorn, problem middle wife Chloe Sevigny, and youngest Ginnifer Goodwin) and seven surprisingly well-adjusted children in adjoining houses in a suburban Salt Lake City neighborhood. They're just trying to keep a low profile while keeping their faith and values, but it's hard with Bill busy expanding his hardware store empire and declaring war on Roman (Harry Dean Stanton), a scheming, self-proclaimed prophet who manages his sect's fortune while his followers live in poverty in the compound he rules like a dictator. It's in the made-for-HBO tradition to taking a fresh look at family and relationships from an unexpected perspective, taking a sympathetic look at the loving support and family bond of polygamy at its most ideal, and casting a critical eye at the illegal institution in its most unhealthy and abusive incarnation. Amanda Seyfried, Douglas Smith, and Daveigh Chase are among the children and Grace Zabriskie, Bruce Dern, Shawn Doyle, Melora Walters, and Mary Kay Place co-star. Details: Color, 693 mins, HBO, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: 12 episodes on five discs; Commentary by cast and creators on three episodes; "Big Love: A Balancing Act on Ice" -- the making of the opening title sequence; Episodic Previews; Episodic Recaps. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Billy Wilder Speaks: (Germany) Oscar-winning director Volker Schlondorff filmed a series of interviews with legendary Hollywood director and screenwriter Billy Wilder for this documentary, a lesson in filmmaking and film history filled with anecdotes and advice. Details: Color/Black and White, 71 mins, Kino, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 70 minutes of additional interview footage and on-camera commentary by Volker Schlondorff; Gallery of Billy Wilder trailers; Billy Wilder filmography; Essay by Volker Schlondorff. Optional English subtitles.

The Big Black Comedy Show Box Set: Box set of five stand-up comedy specials. Details: Color, 20th Century Fox, Academy Ratio. Optional subtitles.

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Boris Karloff Horror Flicks Collection: Four of the lesser-known vintage thrillers and chillers starring Boris Karloff are collected in this set. The standout, however, is a rare comedy from the master of horror. The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942), a low-budget Arsenic and Old lace knock-off, stars Karloff as a dotty scientist working to turn ordinary men into supermen (for the war effort, of course), only his experiments leave his test subjects dead. Peter Lorre lends comic support as the town entrepreneur and one-man local government who gets pulled into his schemes. Larry Parks, Jeff Donnell, and "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom co-star in the offbeat and underrated black comedy. The set also features The Black Room (1935), a gothic drama directed by Roy William Neill and co-starring Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, and Thurston Hall; The Man They Could Not Hang (1939), which drops him back into the mad scientist role, and co-stars Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, and Roger Pryor; and Before I Hang (1940), another mad doctor film, co-starring Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett, and Edward Van Sloan. Nick Grinde directs the latter two films. Details: Black and White, Sony Pictures, Academy Ratio. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional French subtitles.

The Booze Cruise: (aka Cheers & Tears) Martin Clunes leads an eccentric group of friends and neighbors on a cruise across the English Channel to stock up on cheap booze from France, a journey that quickly degenerates into a comic disaster. Neil Pearson, Mark Benton, Brian Murphy, Anne Reid, and Claire Skinner co-star in the comedy made for British TV. Details: Color, 98 mins, Acorn Media. Optional subtitles.

The Break-Up: Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston star in the war of the exes comedy as a couple whose break-up is complicated by the fight over their jointly owned condo. The war of wills and mind games in the self-described "anti-romantic comedy" become increasingly nasty as their contentious cohabitation as hostile roommates drags on and advice pours in from friends, confidantes, and total strangers. Peyton Reed directs and Joey Lauren Adams, Ann-Margret, Jason Bateman, Judy Davis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Favreau, John Michael Higgins and Justin Long co-star. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 107 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary by stars Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston; Commentary with director Peyton Reed; Alternate Ending; Over 20 minutes of Deleted Scenes, Extended Scenes and Outtakes; "The Making of The Break-Up" featurette; "In Perfect Harmony: The Tone Rangers" featurette with John Michael Higgins; "Improv with Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau". Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

The Brothers Grimm: (Blu-ray) Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

C.S.I. New York - The Complete Second Season: Gary Sinise is Detective Mac Taylor and Melina Kanakaredes is his partner Detective Stella Bonasera in the second spin-off of the crime procedural franchise. This one takes a very different stylistic approach from is color-blasted, visually intense predecessors. Set in the Big Apple in the shadow of 9/11 (where Mac lost his wife), this is a more somber show in a color scheme of dress blues and shadowy gray. True the series style, however, the theme song is once again take from the Who's album "Who's Next." The crack team of this series is comprised of Detectives Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Don Flack (Eddie Cahill), junior investigator Aiden Burn (Vanessa Ferlito), and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Sheldon Hawkes (Hill Harper). Details: Color, Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: 24 episodes on seven discs; Audio commentaries with David Von Ancken, Bill Zabala, Scott Lautanen, Zachary Reiter, Anthony E. Zuiker, Elizabeth Devine, Duane Clark, Peter M. Lenkov and James Whitmore Jr. on select episodes; "Top of the Heap: The Cast and Crew Look at Season 2" featurette; "Rolling with Jamalot" featurette; "A New Look from the 35th Floor" - CSI NY set tour ; "Heroes" featurette; Season 2 Ends with a Bang. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional English subtitles.

Casanova: Peter O'Toole plays the legendary lover Giacomo Casanova as an elderly librarian in exile who enthrall pretty young servant girl (Rose Byrne) with the stories of his youth (played in flashback by David Tennant). Originally made for British TV and shown in the U.S. on the public TV showcase Masterpiece Theatre. Details: Color, WGBH, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Optional subtitles.

Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances: Founded in 1977 by Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, The Cars shook up the music scene with their distinctive sound and modern aesthetic, both of which continue to influence musical style today. A dominant presence on the charts throughout the 1980s, the band released six multi-platinum albums that spawned over a dozen top twnty hits and led to sold out tours worldwide. Now you can experience the thrill of seeing The Cars live with THE CARS UNLOCKED. Featuring over twenty never-before-seen live performances from their sold-out U.S. tours plus interview footage, sound checks, slide shows, backstage antics, and home video shot by the band, this limited edition set is your key to unlock The Cars. Live performances include: MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL - LETS GO - GIMME SOME SLACK - UP AND DOWN - JUST WHAT I NEEDED - DON’T YOU STOP - MOVING IN STEREO - CANDY-O - YOU MIGHT THINK - DRIVE - TONIGHT SHE COMES - MAGIC - SHAKE IT UP - GOOD TIMES ROLL - THIS IS THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE CARS. DVD Features: 20 Songs +6 Bonus Performances; 28-Page Photo Lyric Book; Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound; Trailer INCLUDES A BRAND-NEW FULL LENGTH CD: THE CARS UNLOCKED--THE LIVE PERFORMANCES - This first-ever live album from The Cars features 10 digitally-remastered live performances of Cars hits including: MAGIC - TOUCH AND GO - DRIVE - JUST WHAT I NEEDED - MOVING IN STEREO - YOU MIGHT THINK - Plus Four Never-Before-Released Songs!

Charmed:Complete Sixth Season: (2003-2004) Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan are the Charmed Ones, the three most powerful good witches to ever exist, in the supernatural TV series about spellcasting sisters in San Francisco united by magical powers and the all-powerful Book of Shadows. The show aspires to be a mainstream Buffy the Vampire Slayer knock-off with a trio of babes at the center, but lacks the cleverness. The charm of this show strictly comes from the fetching leading ladies and their wardrobe. Brian Krause and Dorian Gregory co-star and Julian McMahon has a recurring role. Details: Color, 989 mins, Paramount, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 21 episodes from the 2003-2004 season on 6 discs. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional English subtitles.

Cynara: (1996) Erotic Sapphic romance of a Parisian writer (Melissa Hellman) who travels to an isolated English village on the Irish Sea in 1883 and falls in love with a beautiful sculptor (Johanna Nemeth) who becomes her muse and lover. Directed by Nicole Conn (Claire of the Moon). Details: Color, 40 mins, Wolfe, Academy Ratio. Optional subtitles.

Clean, Shaven: (1994) Peter Greene, his eyes lost and rabbit-scared, stars as a self-mutilating schizophrenic out-patient whose head buzzes with static like a radio between stations in Lodge Kerrigan's directorial debut. The strange, unsettling, uniquely off-center psychodrama puts us in the head of the tormented man as he journeys to see his daughter. Meanwhile a relentless detective follows a trail of clues that point to him as a serial killer. Kerrigan nestles us so firmly in Greene's psyche that we find ourselves disconnected from reality, floating in the hallucinatory subjectivity of a man battered by the visual and aural noise. Details: Color, 79 mins, Criterion, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.66:1. Supplements: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; Commentary featuring Steven Soderbergh interviewing director Lodge Kerrigan; "A Subjective Assault: Lodge Kerrigan's Clean, Shaven" - A new video essay, written and narrated by critic Michael Atkinson; The film's soundtrack and selections from the film's final sound design (MP3 downloads); Trailer; Booklet with a new essay by Dennis Lim. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional English subtitles.

Dark Reality: In a cold, bare and non-descript basement, a different kind of journey begins for her. One filled with drugs, physical torture and psychological terror. It's about what really goes on, behind those haunting photographs of "missing girls".

Dark Water: (Blu-ray) Dahlia Williams is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment--dilapidated, cramped, and worn--seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia's world: no matter what it is that's out there, she'll stop at nothing to find it.

Deadfall: (1968) Michael Caine is a jewel thief pulled into a bizarre love triangle with an eccentric rich couple (Giovanna Ralli and Eric Portman) who decide to become his accomplices on a huge jewelry heist. Bryan Forbes directs and John Barry provides the memorable score. Details: Color, 120 mins, 20th Century Fox, widescreen. Supplements: New featurette; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Die Hard: Tough New York cop John McClane finds himself in a tight situation when an office building in Los Angeles is taken over by terrorists. Apart from himself, everyone else in the building - including his wife - is held at gunpoint while their captors spell out their demands. The F.B.I. are called in to survey the situation, but John McClane has other plans for the terrorists...

Egar G Ulmer: The Man Off Screen: Documentary on Hollywood's true King of the Bs: director Edgar Ulmer, former set designer and assistant to F.W. Murnau at Germany's UFA studio who came to Hollywood with Murnau and stayed to direct dozens of films, most on starvation budgets and rapid shooting schedules and brought to life by imaginative visual design and dramatic ingenuity. Michael Palm directs. The DVD also features one of those one-week wonders, the PRC-produced Isle of Forgotten Sins (aka Monsoon, 1943) with John Carradine as a South Seas con man with a partner he can't trust and a plot to steal $3 million from someone more corrupt than he is. It's a sea adventure done on the cheap -- the cheesy models stand-in for diving boats, tropical lagoons and the obligatory hurricane in a goldfish bowl -- but the double-crossing cast of conniving characters would make The Usual Suspects check their wallets. Details: Color/Black and White, 77 mins, Kino, Academy Ratio. Supplements: Bonus feature Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Optional subtitles.

Everyday Food Volume 1: Fast, Family-Friendly Ideas: Five episodes from the weekly half-hour cooking series featuring expert chefs John Barricelli, Sarah Carey, Allie Lewis, Margot Olshan and Lucinda Scala Quinn. Details: Color, Warner. Supplements: 24 recipes and useful extras including tips, tools and techniques; Kitchen Tips (Choosing Baking Pans, Flavored Goat Cheese, Tofu Glossary); Everyday Food "Meet the Cast" Video; Cast Bios; Tools and Techniques. Optional subtitles.

Family Stone: The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight girlfriend home for the Christmas holiday, with plans of proposing. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, she begs her sister to join her for emotional support, triggering further complications.

Feast: Unrated: The third feature created from "Project Greenlight," the reality series created by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to give first-time filmmakers the opportunity to direct a professional indie film, is the project's first genre movie. A motley crew of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated tavern and must band together to survive the onslaught of flesh-hungry creatures, the result of military genetic experiments gone bad. John Gulager is the director and the cast includes Balthazar Getty, Henry Rollins, Navi Rawat, Josh Zuckerman, Judah Friedlander, Jason Mewes, Jenny Wade, Krista Allen, and Hollywood veteran (and the filmmaker's father) Clu Gulager. Horror veteran Wes Craven is also on board as a producer, along with Chris Moore. Details: Color, 92 mins, Dimension/Genius, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.40:1. Supplements: Commentary by the filmmakers; "Horror Under the Spotlight: Making Feast" featurette; "The Blood and Guts of Gary Tunnicliffe" featurette; Deleted scenes; Outtakes. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Final Days of Planet Earth: TV micro-series about a an alien conspiracy that threatens the human race. Gil Bellows is the archeologist who stumbles across the secret and leads the fight to save the human race from an insect-like race of intergalactic slavers. Daryl Hannah, Campbell Scott, and Suleka Mathew star. Details: Color, 170 mins, Echo Bridge, widescreen. Supplements: "Do You Believe in Aliens?" featurette; Behind-the-scenes interviews. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional subtitles.

Glory Road: (Blu-ray) 40 years ago, Don Haskins went on the recruiting trail to find the best talent in the land, black or white. 7 blacks and 5 whites made up the legendary 1965-66 Texas Western Miners. They were mocked and ridiculed for their showboating and flaunting of black players on the court. Yet, in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, Haskins and his Miners came together as a team united to reach the National Championship game against powerhouse Kentucky.

Gone in 60 Seconds: (Blu-ray) Car theft in Long Beach went down 47% when Randall "Memphis" Raines walked away from the life. He gets dragged back into it by assuming the job his brother Kip screwed up for stolen-car broker Raymond Calitri: steal 50 exotic cars and have them on a container ship by 8 AM Friday morning, and he got this news on a Monday. With Calitri threatening to kill him and Kip, and the police GRAB unit breathing down his neck, Memphis reassembles his old crew and attempts to pull off the logistically impossible.

Gypo: The first British film certified as Dogme 95 is the story of a young Czech refugee (Chloe Sirene) who falls in love with a working class British woman (Pauline McLynn) married to a bigoted husband (Paul McGann). Rula Lenska co-stars as the refugee mother who endures pervasive immigrant-bashing while awaiting her British passport. Directed by Jan Dunn. Details: Color, 98 mins, Wolfe, widescreen. Supplements: Commentary by director Jan Dunn and actor Pauline McLynn; Behind-the-scenes featurette; Trailer. Optional subtitles.

Hard Luck: Mario Van Peebles directs, co-writes, and co-stars in this crime thriller starring Wesley Snipes as an infamous ex-con trying to go straight while the universe seems to scheme against him by tossing him into path of a band of dirty cops, a hot-tempered pole dancer, a hitman, and a pair of serial killers. Aubrey Dollar, Luiz Guzman, and Cybill Shepherd co-star. Details: Color, 101 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Deleted scenes; Behind the scenes with Mario Van Peebles. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, Chinese (Unspecified), Korean, Portuguese, French and English subtitles.

Infamy: Documentary filmmaker Doug Pray teams up with writer, publisher, and graffiti guru Roger Gastman to explore the dangerous lives and obsessed minds of six of America's most prolific graffiti artists: Saber, Toomer, Jase, Claw, Earsnot and Enem. Details: Color, 90 mins, Paladin/Image. Supplements: Stereotypes and the State of Graffiti Culture; Joe Connolly's Program; Train Yard Dangers; No Guts No Glory; The Legacy of TIE; Looking Back at "Conquest"; Graff Photos From The Film; Photo Gallery; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Innocent: Drama of a teenage Chinese boy (Timothy Lee) who faces culture shock when his family moves from Hong Kong to suburban Toronto and tries to deal with his emerging gay sexual identity while his family falls apart around him. Simon Chung writes and directs. Details: Color, 80 mins, Picture This!, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Interview with Director Simon Chung; Interview with actor Timothy Lee; Life is Elsewhere - A short film by Simon Chung; Photo Gallery; Coming Attractions. Audio: with some Mandarin and Cantonese dialogue (Dolby Digital 5.1) and with some Mandarin and Cantonese dialogue (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Julia Child: The French Chef: This tribute to America's favorite chef features the documentary Julia Child: America's Favorite Chef, originally made for the PBS documentary showcase American Masters, plus 12 episodes of her PBS cooking show The French Chef!. Details: Color, 420 mins, WGBH, Academy Ratio. Optional subtitles.

La Femme Nikita - The Complete Fifth Season: (2001) The final season of the cult cable series spin-off of the sleek Luc Besson movie, starring lanky blonde Australian Peta Wilson as a sexy super spy in a covert government anti-terrorist organization. Created (or rather, recreated) by Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow (who later co-created 24), this version turns her into a wrongly accused innocent "executed" for a murder she didn't commit and resurrected as a killer by her French-Canadian handler and mentor Michael (the theatrically pensive Roy Dupuis) in the covert agency known as Section One. Alberta Watson and Eugene Robert Glazer co-star. One of the first major hits on cable TV, this Canadian/American series (set, apparently, in some vague continental space between the two countries) was kept alive for 5 seasons by a loyal fan base. Details: Color, 325 mins, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Eight episodes on three discs; Unaired scenes from select episodes; Season 5 Internet teaser; "Declassified" - a lowdown on Season 5 as the creative minds behind the series and select cast members discuss the show's last 8 episodes. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

The Magus: (1968) Michael Caine plays a schoolteacher who accepts a position on a small Greek island and winds up in a web of mind games spun by a rich eccentric known as "The Magus" (Anthony Quinn) in the adaptation of the John Fowles novel, adapted by the author himself. Candice Bergen and Anna Karina co-star and Guy Green directs. Details: Color, 117 mins, 20th Century Fox, widescreen. Supplements: New featurette; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Masters of Horror: Larry Cohen - Pick Me Up: Cult director Larry Cohen directs past collaborator Michael Moriarty in his contribution to the horror anthology series originally made for Showtime. Moriarty is a serial killer who preys on hitchhikers who picks up a psychopathic passenger (Warren Kole) who kills anyone that picks him up, and Fairuza Balk is the innocent caught in the battle of the road killers. Details: Color, 58 mins, Anchor Bay, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.77:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Larry Cohen; "Working With a Master: Larry Cohen " featurette on the director and his work; "Death on the Highway: An Interview with Larry Cohen"; "Behind The Scenes: The Making of Pick Me Up" featurette; "Fantasy Film Festival: Mick Garris Interviews Larry Cohen"; "On Set: An Interview with Michael Moriarty"; "On Set: An Interview with Fairuza Balk"; "On Set: An Interview with Warren Cole"; Script To Screen: "Pick Me Up"; Larry Cohen Bio; Still Gallery; DVD-ROM: Original Screenplay and screen saver. Optional subtitles.

Murder, She Wrote - The Complete Fourth Season: (1987-1988) Oscar nominated actress and Broadway legend Angela Lansbury found her most famous role as mystery writer-turned-super-sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV mystery series created by powerhouse writer/producer team Richard Levinson and William Link with longtime TV-crime show scribe Peter S. Fischer. She's something of a modern American cousin to Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and spent 12 busy seasons of sleuthing, which she slips in between writing and promoting her best-selling novels. Series regulars include William Windom, Tom Bosley (as a jovial small-town sheriff), Claude Akins, and Jerry Orbach, and guest stars this season include Janet Leigh, Dean Jones, Frank Gorshin, Eli Wallach, Dean Stockwell, and Shirley Jones. Details: Color, Paramount, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 22 episodes on five discs; Bonus episode from Season 5: "Snow White, Blood Red". Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional subtitles.

Nick Picks Boxed Set: The character-driven toon chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends. Dwelling a few fathoms beneath the tropical isle of Bikini Atoll in the sub-surface city of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob lives in a two-story pineapple. Instead of taking the logical approach to everyday challenges, SpongeBob approaches life in a wayward and unconventional way. Whether searching for the ultimate spatula to perfect his burger flipping technique at the Krusty Krab, or just hanging out with his best friend Patrick (an amiable starfish), SpongeBob's good intentions and overzealous approach to life usually create chaos in his underwater world.

Norman McLaren: Masters Edition: Influenced by surrealism and his passion for music and dance, controversial abstract filmmaker Norman McLaren is heralded as a ground-breaking visionary. From his early cinematic experiments in Scotland in 1933 to his final film for the National Film Board of Canada in 1983, McLaren's work is remarkable for its inventiveness, research and humanism. This carefully restored collection of 58 of his films includes the Oscar-winning "Neighbors" (1952) and several unfinished and formerly lost efforts. This seven-DVD set of his complete works also provides an illuminating booklet insert, filmed interviews with McLaren himself and 14 new short documentaries that guide the viewer to the heart of McLaren's art, each offering a distinct perspective of his work.

Off to War: From Rural Arkansas to Iraq: The complete ten part documentary series that follows a unit of soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard from the beginning of their tour of duty in April 2004 to the end of their deployment. Filmed, edited, and directed by Brent and Craig Renaud. Details: Color, 452 mins, Kino, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: 10 episodes on four discs; Commentary by the directors and soldiers on select episodes; Soldier's photo album; Memorial film; Extra scenes; Cast and crew bios; Trailers. Optional subtitles.

The Omen: The 2006 remake of the seventies horror film about the devil spawn takes a younger approach, casting Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles as the parents of a boy who acts out in strange ways that leaves a body count in his wake. Mia Farrow (who knows a little something about devil children from Rosemary's Baby) is the child's satanic governess, Pete Postlethwaite a priest on a mission to prevent the apocalypse, and David Thewlis a photographer who takes on the mission. John Moore directs. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 110 mins, 20th Century Fox, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Commentary by director John Moore, producer Glenn Williamson and editor Dan Zimmerman; "Revelation 666" featurette; Unrated extended sequences; Unrated alternate ending; Omenisms; Abby Road Sessions; Trailers. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional subtitles.

The Omen Collection: Five film set features the entire franchise, from the 2-disc collector's edition of the original 1976 The Omen, starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as the parents of the anti-Christ and directed by Richard Donner, to the 2006 remake The Omen directed by John Moore and starring Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles. The original film spawned a trilogy that followed the path of Damien through Damien: Omen II (1978), with William Holden and Lee Grant as the parents of the unruly 13-year-old devil-spawn, and Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981), with Sam Neill as the grown Damien ready to fulfill his devilish legacy. Omen IV: The Awakening (1991) is an afterthought TV movie with Faye Grant and featuring Asia Vieira as the female reincarnation of Damien. Details: Color, 20th Century Fox. Optional subtitles.

The Other: (1972) A family on a farm in depression-era Connecticut is beset by accidents and haunted by the ghost of their dead son, who appears to his twin brother as the accidents escalate. Robert Mulligan directs the spooky ghost story starring Uta Hagen and Diana Muldar. Details: Color, 100 mins, 20th Century Fox, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 1.0) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Over the Hedge: It's nature versus prefab culture in the animated adaptation of the Michael Fry and T Lewis newspaper comic strip of woodland buddies confronting the foibles of 21st century life and the absurdities of suburbia. A wound up Bruce Willis voices the streetwise raccoon RJ, whose schemes collide with the implacable caution of Vern the turtle (Garry Shandling), the paternal leader of a homey clan of woodland creatures who wake up from hibernation to find themselves surrounded by suburbia. The story is slim but the script is snappy and the films moves with a fluid rhythm that charges up to a rollercoaster pace, driven by RJ's patter and junk food high. Directors Tim Johnson (Antz) and Karey Kirkpatrick have fun with the colorful activity and cartoon slapstick, which they execute with energetic zing. The voice cast also includes Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner (who gets to overplay more than one death scene as he plays possum), Nick Nolte, Thomas Haden Church, Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara. Details: Color, 83 mins, DreamWorks, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary by directors Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick and producer Bonnie Arnold; All-new animated short "Hammy's Boomerang Adventure"; Optional commentary on "Hammy's Boomerang Adventure" by director Will Finn; "Verm-Tech Institute Infomercial" with Dwayne LaFontant; "Behind The Hedge" featurette; "Meet The Cast" featurette with the voice cast; "The Tech of Over The Hedge" featurette; "DreamWorks Kids (DWK): This Way To Play" virtual playground of programming and creative activities for kids, including "Animal Fun Facts: Critter 411," "Animator 101: Learn To Draw Hammy," "Favorite Scenes," and "Set-Top Games"; DVD-ROM Activities; Galleries. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (DTS 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Peeper: (1975) Michael Caine is a Los Angeles private eye hired to find the long lost daughter of a wealthy man (Michael Constantine) in the comic mystery directed by Peter Hyams. He tracks his way through a collection of colorful characters until he finds two likely candidates (Natalie Wood and Kitty Winn), he's just not sure which is the right girl. Details: Color, 87 mins, 20th Century Fox, widescreen. Supplements: New featurette; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Predator: The Boxset: Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of it's victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through it's eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time. Predetor 2: Lt. Harrigan (Danny Glover) is a cop fighting the good war against drugs. But recently, the major drug lords have been killed off in a very brutal fashion. His superiors tell him to stay out of it, but Harrigan knows that something is wrong. His instincts are right when he discovers that the person behind the murders is none other than the Predator, the human-hunting alien who likes to make trophies out of his victims' skulls. But how can Harrigan stop the Predator when it can turn invisible and kill him without him knowing it?

Reds: (HD DVD) Writing has been the only escape of Louise Bryant until she goes to a lecture one night in 1912 and is mesmerized by a radical journalist, John Reed. She leaves her husband and goes to Greenwich Village with Reed where she keeps writing, covering the 1913 Armory Show of post-impressionist paintings from Europe. Reed is so wrapped up in changing the world that Louise leaves him for awhile and stays with a playwright, Eugene O'Neill. She returns to Reed. He goes to Russia and covers the 1917 Revolution. She never forgets Reed. the only American to be buried next to the Kremlin wall.

Rest Stop: Unrated: A young photogenic couple (Jaimie Alexander and Joey Mendicino) on a road trip from Texas to Hollywood are stalked by a psycho who abducts the boyfriend at a secluded rest stop and torments the girl in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. X-Files producer and Supernatural creator John Shiban writes and directs the direct-to-DVD thriller film, the first in the new "Raw Feed" series of genre films for the video market. Available in separate R and unrated versions, the latter featuring bonus supplements. Details: Color, 85 mins, Warner, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Three alternate endings ; Scotty's Home Movies: a unique family album from one of the oddest characters in Rest Stop ; On The Bus: a view of the activities that happen on the old yellow bus ; Trailer . Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

The Scattering (Cheers and Tears): (aka The Booze Cruise III) The "Matey-Boys" ride again as the eccentric group of friends and neighbors head out to the Yorkshire moors to spread the ashes of a loved one, with the usual comically disastrous results. Neil Pearson, Mark Benton, Brian Murphy, Anne Reid, and Ian Richardson star in the comedy made for British TV. Details: Color, 93 mins, BFS, Academy Ratio. Optional subtitles.

Salvage: A college student (Lauren Currie Lewis) is brutally murdered, and then awakens to find herself back to where it all began to relive the harrowing ordeal all over again in the horror thriller from Joshua and Jeffrey Crook. Details: Color, 79 mins, Echo Bridge, widescreen. Supplements: Director's commentary; Trailer. Optional subtitles.

Solo Con Tu Pareja: (Mexico, 1991) The feature debut of Alfonso Cuarón, before he arrived stateside to make A Little Princess, is a ribald and stylish social satire of contemporary urban sexual mores about a Don Juan-ish yuppie (Daniel Giménez Cacho) who spends his nights juggling so many beautiful women that he can't keep their names straight, until the tables are turned. Cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki. Details: Color, 94 mins, Criterion, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; "Making Solo con tu pareja" interview featurette; Alfonso Cuaron's 1983 short film Quartet for the End of Time; Co-screenwriter Carlos Cuaron's 2000 short film Wedding Night; Original theatrical trailer; Booklet with a new essay by film scholar Ryan Long, and a biographical sketch of the main character written by Carlos Cuarón. Audio: Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional English subtitles.

Starsky & Hutch - The Complete Fourth Season: (1979-1980) Paul Michael Glaser is the short, dark, fast food-addicted wise-guy Starsky and David Soul is the tall, thoughtful, health food-loving Nordic Hutch (short for Hutchinson) in the hit cop show, the quintessential buddy cop series of the 1970s and one of the grittiest, at least for the most part. The shows have plenty of shoot-outs, fist-fights, squealing tires, and energetic foot chases and some delve into a different kind of tension but the chemistry and camaraderie between the characters set it apart from the rest of the shows. Antonio Fargas co-stars as their ever reliable informant Huggy Bear, a loose, slippery hep cat who hangs in the gray zone between the cops and the underworld and Bernie Hamilton is the gruff Captain Harold Dobey. Starsky's beloved red and white "striped tomato" Ford Gran Torino is as much a co-star. Details: Color, 1077 mins, Sony Pictures, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 22 episodes on five discs. Optional subtitles.

Taggart: Evil Eye Set: (1990) Episodes 13-15 in the long running, gritty crime drama set in Glasgow and starring Mark McManus as the sarcastic Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart. Features the feature-length episodes Love Knot, Hostile Witness and Evil Eye in a 3-disc set. Details: Color, BFS, Academy Ratio. Supplements: Cast profiles; Taggart facts. Optional subtitles.

That 70's Show: Season 5: (2002-2003) Hit the wayback machine for the seventies and another season of the 8-track flashback starring Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Wilmer Valderrama, and Danny Masterson as best friends who hang out in Grace's basement, their HQ for navigating the treacherous waters of friendship, high school romance, and the fine art of conversation under the influence of marijuana in the decade of smiley faces and disco. Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp play Grace's hot-to-trot parents. Think Happy Days in the wake of the sexual revolution. Details: Color, 550 mins, 20th Century Fox, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 25 episodes on 4 discs; Episode promos; "A 70s Flashback" with Wilmer Valderrama and Danny Masterson; "Season 5 in 5 Minutes" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround). Optional English subtitles.

They All Laughed: (1981) Peter Bogdanovich directs and scripts (with co-star Blaine Novak) this snappy screwball romance with modern flair, about a pair of private detectives -- veteran Ben Gazzara and his younger partner John Ritter -- who are hired to shadow two women suspected of infidelity (elegant high society lady Audrey Hepburn and sexy young Dorothy Stratten, respectively) and wind up falling in love with their assignments. Patti Hansen, George Morfogen, and Colleen Camp co-star. Details: Color, 115 mins, HBO. Optional subtitles.

The Very Best Of Sabrina - The Animated Series: Melissa Joan Hart lends her voice to the animated spin-off of the family sitcom hit, something of a prequel that follows the adventures of a pre-teen Sabrina just exploring her witch powers. Details: Color, 308 mins, Shout! Factory, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 14 episodes on two discs. Optional subtitles.

When the Sea Rises: (France) Yolande Moreau is an actress with a one woman show she takes on the road through rural towns in Northern France who strikes up a friendship with an eccentric vagabond (Wim Willaert) in the offbeat comedy from the writer/director team of Yolande Moreau and Gilles Porte. Details: Color, 93 mins, New Yorker, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Trailer. Audio: French. Optional English subtitles.

The Wilkie Collins Set: Box set of two British tele-film adaptations of the work of the famed 19th century author. Tara Fitzgerald and Justine Waddell are cousins caught up in the mystery involving an ethereal ghost in The Woman in White (1997), from Collins' classic Victorian mystery novel. Andrew Lincoln, Ian Richardson, and Simon Callow co-star. Greg Wise and Keeley Hawes star in The Moonstone (1996), an adaptation of what has been called the first detective novel ever written. Peter Vaughan, Patricia Hodge, and Antony Sher co-star. Both originally shown in the US on the Public Television showcase Masterpiece Theatre and previously available individually. Details: Color, WGBH, Academy Ratio. Optional subtitles.

WWE - Unforgiven 2006: Johnny Nitro (IC) vs Jeff Hardy. Umaga vs Kane. Lita (WC) vs Trish Stratus. The Spirit Squad (TC) vs The Highlanders. DX vs The Big Show and The McMahons (HIAC). Randy Orton vs Carlito. Edge (WWEC) vs John Cena (TLC). Key: IC = Intercontinental Championship, WC = Women's Championship, TC = Tag Team Championship, HIAC = Hell in a Cell, TLC = Tables, Ladders and Chairs, WWEC = WWE Championship

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Two Towers - Complete Recordings Track Listings - Xoanon @ 19:55 PST
Dan Goldwasser Editor-in-Chief of soundtrack.net writes: We've put up the tracklist (with track times) for the upcoming release of the TWO TOWERS complete soundtrack. Hope you find this useful! :)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS - THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS

Disc 1
1. Glamdring 3:50
2. Elven Rope 2:19
3. Lost in Emym Buil 4:14
4. My Precious 2:56
5. Uglik's Warriors 1:41
6. The Three Hunters 6:12
7. The Banishment of Eomer 3:54
8. Night Camp 2:50
9. The Plains of Rohan 4:14
10. Fangorn 5:13
11. The Dead Marshes 5:07
12. "Wraiths on Wings" 2:07
13. Gandalf the White 6:47
14. The Dream of Trees 1:54
15. The Heir of Numenor 6:50
16. Ent-draught 2:53
Total Time: 63:01

Disc 2
1. Edoras 4:34
2. The Court of Meduseld 3:10
3. Theoden King (feat. "The Funeral of Theodred" performed by Miranda
Otto) 6:12
4. The King's Decision 2:07
5. Exodus of Edoras 5:42
6. The Forests of Ithilien 6:37
7. One of the Dunedain (feat. "Evenstar" performed by Isabel
Bayrakdarian) 7:13
8. The Wolves of Isengard 4:22
9. Refuge at Helm's Deep 3:59
10. The Voice of Saruman 1:11
11. Arwen's Fate (feat. "The Grace of the Valar" performed by Sheila
Chandra) 3:58
12. The Story Foretold 3:58
13. Sons of the Steward 6:02
14. Rock and Pool 2:54
15. Faramir's Good Council 2:20
Total Time: 64:19

Disc 3
1. Aragorn's Return 2:11
2. War is Upon Us 3:35
3. "Where is the Horse and the Rider?" 6:15
4. The Host of the Eldar 2:50
5. The Battle of the Hornburg 2:52
6. The Breach of the Deeping Wall 3:03
7. The Entmoot Decides 2:06
8. Retreat (feat. "Haldir's Lament" performed by Elizabeth Fraser) 4:40
9. Master Peregrin's Plan 2:31
10. The Last March of the Ents (feat. Ben Del Maestro) 2:31
11. The Nazgul Attack 2:45
12. Theoden Rides Forth (feat. Ben Del Maestro) 5:47
13. The Tales That Really Matter 12:01
14. "Long Ways to Go Yet" (feat. "Gollum's Song" performed by Emiliana
Torrini) 8:05
Total Time: 61:12

Grand Total Time: 3:08:12

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New Book: LOTR: Popular Culture in Global Context - Xoanon @ 13:45 PST
The first book to analyse the commercial and cultural impact of The Lord of the Rings phenomena from a truly international perspective. Comprehensive and meticulously researched, it follows the trajectory of how global cinema can be presented, appreciated, and appropriated in the 21st century.

The Lord of the Rings: Popular Culture in Global Context takes the release of the film trilogy as a point of departure for an overview of the international impact of The Lord of the Rings in a range of cultural environments (the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Europe). This anthology examines the merchandising, box office figures, distribution, critical reception, fan following and cult status of the films. It focuses on how its many different facets; trailers, DVD editions, websites, computer games, music, location tours, and even its unlikely erotic spin-offs contributed to making The Lord of the Rings the most publicly recognised brand image of the 21st century so far.

The Lord of the Rings is a cult text, with devoted fans across the world. It is also becoming a shorthand for a certain lifestyle: utopian, idealist, ecologically aware, family- unit based. This book helps explain how such a status is negotiated by corporate Hollywood. The success of the films and franchise also indicates the bourgeoning success of fantasy as a genre in the 21st Century. This popularity demands in turn a careful investigation of how, why and where it is consumed. It is this previously neglected area of study that Ernest Mathijs successfully addresses in the publication of this impressively far-reaching volume.

Ernest Mathijs

Ernest Mathijs is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is co-editor of Big Brother International: Formats, Critics and Publics, Alternative Europe: Eurotrash and Exploitation Cinema Since 1945, and editor of The Cinema of the Low Countries (all Wallflower Press, 2004). He is writing The Cinema of David Cronenberg (for Wallflower Press’s Directors’ Cuts series).
Learn more...

Contents list

SECTION 1: POLITICAL ECONOMY AND COMMERCIAL CONTEXTS
1. More than Just Rings: Merchandise for Them All, Janet Wasko and Govind Shanadi 2. ‘On the Brink of a New Threshold of Opportunity’: The Lord of the Rings and New Zealand Cultural Policy, Jennifer Lawn and Bronwyn Beatty 3. Making Middle Earth Sound Real: The Lord of the Rings and the Cultural Politics of the BBC Radio Edition, Martin Barker 4. Blockbusters and/as Events: Distributing and Launching The Lord of the Rings, Daniel Biltereyst and Philippe Meers 5. Following the Money: The Lord of the Rings and the Culture of Box Office Figures, Warren Buckland and Christopher Long

SECTION 2: PUBLIC RECEPTIONS
6. ‘Wellywood’ and Peter Jackson: The Local Reception of The Lord of the Rings in Wellington, Davinia Thornley 7. Reviews, Previews and Premieres: The Critical Reception of The Lord of the Rings in the United Kingdom, Ernest Mathijs 8. ‘Apocalypse Now in Middle Earth’: ‘Genre’ in the Critical Reception of The Lord of the Rings in Germany, Susanne Eichner, Lothar Mikos and Michael Wedel 9. Realising the Cult Blockbuster: The Lord of the Rings Fandom and Residual/Emergent Cult Status in ‘the Mainstream’, Matt Hills 10. The Lord of the Rings Online Blockbuster Fandom: Pleasure and Commerce, Kirsten Pullen 11. ‘This is What it Must Look Like’: The Lord of the Rings Fandom and Media Literacy, Judith E. Rosenbaum 12. Sacred Viewing: Emotional Responses to The Lord of the Rings, Anne Jerslev

SECTION 3: ANCILLARY CONTEXTS
13. Framing Tolkien: Trailers, High Concept and the Ring, Erik Hedling 14. Bonus Material: The DVD Layering of The Lord of the Rings, Jonathan Gray 15. Playing the Ring: Intermediality and Ludic Narratives in the Lord of the Rings Games, Jonathan Dovey and Helen W. Kennedy 16. Cooperation versus Violence: An Ethnographical Analysis of the Return of the King Video Game, Mariano Longo 17. Fixing a Heritage: Inscribing Middle Earth onto New Zealand, Stan Jones 18. Musical Middle Earth, K. J. Donnelly 19. Tolkien Dirty, I. Q. Hunter

Wallflower Press is an independent publishing house specialising in cinema and the moving image. Publishing over thirty books per year, we are devoted to the publication of the highest-quality academic and popular literature in film, television and media studies as well as related areas of the visual arts.

edited by Ernest Mathijs
foreword by Brian Sibley
Publication date: 12 October 2006

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Monday, October 09, 2006

DVD Tuesday: Fox and the Hound, Scrubs S4, Harvey Birdman & More! - Xoanon @ 12:44 PST
12 and Holding: Three preteen friends (Zoe Wiesenbaum, Conor Donovan, and Jesse Camacho) pull together in the wake of the death of one boy's twin brother to grapple with feelings of revenge and grief in the coming of age drama from Michael Cuesta. Jayne Atkinson, Annabella Sciorra, Jeremy Renner, Marcia Debonis, and Linus Roache co-star as the parents. Details: Color, 94 mins, IFC/Genius, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: Commentary by Michael Cruesta; Deleted scenes. Optional English subtitles.

16 Blocks (Blu-ray): Based on a pitch by Richard Wenk, the mismatched buddy film follows a troubled NYPD officer who's forced to take a happy, but down-on-his-luck witness 16 blocks from the police station to 100 Centre Street, although no one wants the duo to make it. The story is a redemptive tale for characters who are polar opposites. The cop, a dark guy and a heart attack waiting to happen, who is escorting this witness who is a 14-time loser with a sunny outlook.

A Tale of Two Cities: (1935) Ronald Colman does a far, far better thing than he has ever done as the sardonic and dissolute Sydney Carton in the classic adaptation of Charles Dickens' French Revolution drama directed by Jack Conway and lavishly produced by David Selznick, who earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, and Basil Rathbone co-star. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Oscar-nominated short Audioscopiks; 2 classic M-G-M cartoons: Hey, Hey Fever and Honeyland; Audio-only bonus: Lux Radio Theater radio show adaptation starring Ronald Colman ; Theatrical trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

A-Team: Season Five - Final Season: At the end of their stint in Viet Nam, Col. John "Hannibal" Smith and his team were framed for robbing the Bank of Hanoi (which they had done, but under orders), and sent to a US military prison. They escaped and went on the run, pursued first by Col. Lynch and later by Col. Decker. While on the lam, they became heroes for hire, working as good-guy vigilantes around the US or the world. Hannibal was their leader and an expert at disguises. Face was the team's con artist and lady's man. BA (officially "Bad Attitude") was their mechanic, but also took care of mayhem and intimidation. The final member of the Team, "Howling Mad" Murdock, was an expert pilot, and a certified lunatic--they broke him out of a mental hospital whenever they needed him for a mission.

Aeon Flux (Blu-ray): 400 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the majority of the earth's population except for one walled, protected city-state: Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. The story centers on Aeon Flux, the top operative in the underground Monican rebellion, led by the Handler. When Aeon is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets....

The Andy Milonakis Show - The Complete Second Season: Andy Milonakis is a man who has it all: a comfy home, an outrageous sense of humor, and his own MTV television show complete with oddball skits, celebrity guests, and amusing pranks on the public at large.

Army of Darkness (HD DVD): In this sequel to the Evil Dead films, a discount-store employee ("Name's Ash. Housewares.") is time-warped to a medieval castle beset by monstrous forces. Initially mistaken for an enemy, he is soon revealed as the prophecised savior who can quest for the Necronomicon, a book which can dispel the evil. Unfortunately, he screws up the magic words while collecting the tome, and releases an army of skeletons, led by his own Deadite counterpart. What follows is a thrilling, yet tongue-in-cheek battle between Ash's 20th Century tactics and the minions of darkness.

Art School Confidential: Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.

Baby Blood: (France, 1990) Euro-horror about an ancient blood-sucking parasite that slithers into the womb of a voluptuous circus performer (Emmanuelle Escourrou) and demands fresh blood for those formative trimesters, which mom accomplishes with a cross-country rampage. Alain Robak directs. Also known as The Evil Within. Details: Color, 84 mins, Anchor Bay, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Trailer. Audio: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional English subtitles.

Backyardigans - Mission to Mars: THE BACKYARDIGANS is Nick Jr.'s animated musical adventure series about five high-spirited preschool friends who rely on their vivid imaginations to embark on amazing, epic adventures. In every episode, the backyard transforms into a new fantastic, photoreal landscape that serves as the backdrop for completely original, story-driven musicals. Broadway-caliber music spanning a variety of genres and cutting-edge 3D dance choreography propel the stories forward. The series will inspire children to sing and dance along with these lovable characters and stretch their imaginations as they climb up mountains, slide down glaciers and sail across oceans.

Bad Santa - Director's Cut: Billy Bob Thornton is perfectly cast as the foul-mouthed, sex-crazed, child-hating, hard-drinking safecracker who plays the rattiest, most misanthropic department store Santa in creation in Terry Zwigoff's anti-holiday film. It's part of his cover with his partner in crime (Tony Cox), a midget who plays Santa's Little Helper while masterminding the holiday heist of their department story, until he becomes the most unlikely father figure to a sad-sack only child (Brett Kelly). Lauren Graham, Bernie Mac, and John Ritter (in his last film role) co-star. The new director's cut is actually shorter than both the previously released theatrical version and the extended unrated cut. Details: Color, 88 mins, Dimension, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Behind-the-scenes featurette; Deleted and alternate scenes; Outtakes. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Commentary by director Terry Zwigoff and editor Robert Hoffman (Dolby Digital 2.0). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Batman Begins (HD DVD): A new restart of the "Batman" franchise under the helm of "Memento" Director Chris Nolan and more in tone with the early "Batman: Year One" style comics. As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes, a trauma which led him to become obsessed with revenge but his chance is cruelly taken away from him by fate. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with the dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra's Al-Ghul, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City overrun by organised crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system whilst the company he inherited is slowly being pulled out from under him. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armoured suit leads him to take on a new persona, one which will strike fear into the hearts of men who do wrong - he becomes, Batman. In the new guise, and with the help of rising cop Jim Gordon, Batman sets out to take down the various nefarious schemes in motion by individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan 'The Scarecrow' Crane, and a mysterious third party that is quite familiar with Wayne and waiting to strike when the time is right.

Black Dahlia: The infamous Zodiac Killer returns through string of copycat murders in this thriller. In modern day Los Angeles, a young man is obsessed with recreating the killings of the Zodiac Killer, a gruesome serial killer who was never caught or even identified and remains one of the most mesmerizing killers in American history.

Black Rain-Special Collector's Edition: (1989) Michael Douglas as a maverick New York detective in Tokyo with his partner (Andy Garcia), chasing a yakuza hit man with the reluctant help of a Japanese desk cop (Ken Takakura). The culture clash drama of two men in need of redemption is another visually dynamic thriller from Ridley Scott, who makes great use of his Tokyo locations. Kate Capshaw, Yusaku Matsuda, and John Spencer co-star. Details: Color, Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Commentary by director Ridley Scott; "Black Rain: The Script, The Cast" featurette; "Black Rain: Making the Film Part 1" featurette; "Black Rain: Making the Film Part 2" featurette; "Black Rain: Post Production" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional English subtitles.

Border War: Documentary on the human and drug trafficking across the border between the U.S. and Mexico and the controversies raging around the issues from director Kevin Knoblock and Citizens United President David Bossie. Details: Color, Genius, widescreen. Optional subtitles.

Butterfly Effect 2: The cast is different but the time-travel premise is the same in this made-for-DVD sequel to the Ashton Kutcher thriller about mucking about with the past. This time around, Nick Lively wills himself back in time to stop a fatal accident and faces reverberations that cause even greater disasters. Erica Durance co-stars and John R. Leonetti directs. Details: Color, 92 mins, New Line, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary by director John R. Leonetti and co-producer Michael Stirling; "Altering Reality: On the Set of The Butterfly Effect 2" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Carlos Mencia - No Strings Attached (Live, Extended and Uncensored): Stand-up comedy concert with Carlos Mencia, filmed live in San Francisco for Comedy Central. Details: Color, 62 mins, Comedy Central, Academy Ratio. Supplements: Includes two versions: The original special and an extended live performance with 20 minutes of additional material; Comedy Central presents: Carlos Mencia. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (HD DVD): Charlie Bucket comes from a poor family, and spends most of his time dreaming about the chocolate that he loves but usually can't afford. Things change when Willy Wonka, head of the very popular Wonka Chocolate empire, announces a contest in which five gold tickets have been hidden in chocolate bars and sent throughout the country. The kids who find the tickets will be taken on a tour of Wonka's chocolate factory and get a special glimpse of the wonders within. Charlie miraculously finds a ticket, along with four other children much naughtier than him. The tour of the factory will hold more than a few surprises for this bunch...

Click: Adam Sandler is an overworked, stressed-out architect and family man who thinks he's getting everything he dreamed of when he's given a universal remote control that allows him to control his world, fast forwarding through the tedious obligations until he winds up skipping through their entire lives. At least he has the option to watch with commentary. Kate Beckinsale is his wife, Christopher Walken the loopy scientist in the "Beyond" section of Bed, Bath and Beyond who hands Sandler the magic remote, and David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner, and Sean Astin co-star. Frank Coraci directs. Details: Color, 107 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary with Adam Sandler, Director Frank Coraci, Executive Producer Tim Herilhy and Writer Steve Koren ; Deleted Scenes ; "Make Me Old and Fat" featurette - behind-the-scenes of the make-up effects ; "FX of Click" featurette - a look at the special effects ; "Fine Cookin'" featurette - Additional "Fat Suit" footage ; "Design My Universe" Production Design Featurette ; "Cars of the Future" featurette - A Look at the futuristic cars created for the film ; "Director's Take" featurette on the Director Frank Coraci ; "Dog, Dog, Duck" featurette on working with dogs. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional French and English subtitles.

David Copperfield: (1935) Freddie Bartholomew is the young David Copperfield (played as an adult by Frank Lawton) and W.C. Fields (in a piece of inspired casting) is the colorful Wilkins Micawber in the classic adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. George Cukor directs and producer David Selznick earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Lionel Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Basil Rathbone, Una O'Connor, Elsa Lanchester, and Roland Young co-star. The DVD debut is remastered from the original nitrate camera negative. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Vintage Technicolor Musical Shorts: Pirate Party on Catalina Isle and Two Hearts in Wax Time; Classic M-G-M cartoon Poor Little Me; Audio-Only bonus: Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo; Theatrical trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

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Don't Go Into the Woods Alone: 25th Anniversary Edition: Four backpackers decide to take a hike in the mountains of Utah. But within the woods lurks a killer. But who...or what...is it? The lazy local sheriff blames bears. But the escalating body count seems to point to a human killer. Ignoring the warning signs, our campers remain lost in the woods...alone...awaiting their fate.

Eastern Horror: Devil's Box/Calamity of Snakes/Devil Shadow/Vampire Resurrection: No Description Available

Ed Edd N Eddy:Complete First Season: The off-the-wall, day-to-day life of three friends who have exactly the same name.

Everybody Hates Chris First Season: Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock narrates this very hilarious & touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children in Brooklyn, NY in 1982. 1982 is the year that Chris (Tyler James Williams) turns 13. Filled with dreams of being a cool teenager, Chris moves with his family from the projects to the "Bed-Stuy: Do or Die" neighborhood. As the family's emergency adult, he's accountable for taking care of his younger brother Drew (who's taller and more confident than Chris) (Tequan Richmond) and sister Tonya (who gets all the parents' attention) (Imani Hakim) while his parents are working. Chris' rough cost-conscious father Julius (Terry Crews) works numerous jobs to properly support his family. Who runs the household in a very tight budget is very strict and sassy mom Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) who works part-time in a small real-estate office. With his mom strong-minded to see him in a good school, while Drew and Tonya go to the same school in their old neighborhood, Chris reluctantly faces multiple bus transfers every day to attend Corleone Junior High in the fiercely Italian neighborhood, South Shore. Although being an immediate target for bullies, Chris' innate charm and sharp wit will enable him to make new friends at school like Greg (Vincent Martella), another smart, nice kid...who can't fight, by the way. As Chris Rock pointedly looks back, his younger self is set to find what his family already knows: Chris' sharp, scrappy character is going to take him places. But first, he's going to have to think, talk or run his way through one growing experience after another at both home and school, and on any number of buses along the way.

The Exorcist - The Complete Anthology: Here it is. The scream of the crop. The fear is here. And so is the hope. Because at their center are intrepid souls who dare to look evil in the eye and vanquish it. From The Exorcist (presented in its Original Theatrical Version and the 2000 Version You've Never Seen) to the shocks and surprise of Exorcist II: The Heretic and The Exorcist III to the two versions (by two different directors) of Dominion/The Beginning, this DVD set comprises the scariest and most fascinating collection of movies in modern horror.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (HD DVD): Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.

The Fox and the Hound: (1981) Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell voice the adult versions of the title characters, a fox cub and a puppy that grow up as best friends and deadly enemies when they grow up, in the animated Disney drama based on the book by Daniel P. Mannix. The voice case includes Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, and John McIntire. Details: Color, 83 mins, Disney, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Sneak peek of The Fox and the Hound 2; DVD storybook: New Best Friends; Sing along song: "The Best of Friends"; Two animated bonus shorts. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French and Spanish. Optional subtitles.

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties: Bill Murray is back as the voice of the indolent, lasagna-scarfing cat. In this live action sequel, the laziest feline in the world heads to Britain with his doofus master (Breckin Mayer) and the man's girlfriend (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and winds up in a case of mistaken identity with an aristocratic kitty. Billy Connolly and Roger Rees co-star and Tim Hall directs. Details: Color, 84 mins, 20th Century Fox, Widescreen anamorphic, Academy Ratio, 1.85:1. Supplements: Features both full screen and extended widescreen versions on the same disc; "Drawing with Jim Davis" featurette; Exclusive Garfield comic strip; "Odie's Photo Album" game; "Garfield's Maze" game; Music video. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Hail Mary: In this modern retelling of the Virgin birth, Mary is a student who plays basketball and works at her father's petrol station; Joseph is an earnest dropout who drives a cab. The angel Gabriel must school Joseph to accept Mary's pregnancy, while Mary comes to terms with God's plan through meditations that are sometimes angry and usually punctuated by elemental images of the sun, moon, clouds, flowers, and water. Godard intercuts a brief parallel story of Eva and her nameless lover; their adulterous affair, rife with philosophical discussions, leads nowhere.

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Vols. 1 & 2: Harvey Birdman, the superhero formerly known as Birdman, is now practicing (and dimwitted) lawyer. His cases always involve legal disputes between cartoon chracters. Past cases involve custody of Jonny Quest, a copyright infringement case between the Chan Clan and Jabberjaw, and Fred Flintstone's possible mob connections.

Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, Vol. 2: Harvey Birdman, the superhero formerly known as Birdman, is now practicing (and dimwitted) lawyer. His cases always involve legal disputes between cartoon chracters. Past cases involve custody of Jonny Quest, a copyright infringement case between the Chan Clan and Jabberjaw, and Fred Flintstone's possible mob connections.

Holiday Inn (Special Edition): (1942) Bing Crosby is the proprietor of a country inn that is only open for the holidays, which becomes the setting of a romantic triangle when his hoofer buddy (Fred Astaire) tries to lure Crosby's star attraction and sweetheart (Marjorie Reynolds) away to become his new dance partner. It's a thin story but a classic musical with a score by Irving Berlin (who also hatched the story), including the debut of what became his biggest selling song of all time: "White Christmas," crooned to perfection by Crosby. Astaire and Rogers veteran Mark Sandrich directs with perfunctory professionalism. Details: Black and White, 101 mins, Universal, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Commentary with Film Historian Ken Barnes, including Archive Audio Comments from Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and John Scott Trotter ; "A Couple of Song and Dance Men" featurette; "All-Singing, All Dancing" featurette; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Hollywood's Legends of Horror Collection: Six horror films from Hollywood's golden age debut exclusively on a trio of double feature discs. Horror legend Tod Browning directs Mark of the Vampire (1935), a murder mystery with a supernatural angle. Lionel Barrymore stars as the vampire expert called in when a bloodsucker is blamed for a murder but the film is more famous for Bela Lugosi's second turn as a caped Count. Elizabeth Allan, Lionel Atwill, and Jean Hersholt co-star. Browning also directs Barrymore in The Devil Doll (1936), a weird revenge film involving an escape from Devil's Island and shrunken humans running around up to no good. Boris Karloff stars as The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), an evil genius bent on world domination, and Myrna Loy is his sultry daughter in the adaptation of the Sax Rohmer novel. Lewis Stone is the great white hope racing the oriental warlord to the supernatural treasures in the tomb of Genghis Kahn. Michael Curtiz directs Doctor X (1932), early two-strip Technicolor production starring Fay Wray, Lee Tracy, Preston Foster, and Lionel Atwill as the mysterious Doctor X. Humphrey Bogart takes on a rare horror role as the title character in the sequel The Return of Doctor X (1939). Peter Lorre cuts a striking figure as a bald surgeon with an obsession for a married theater star (Frances Drake) in Mad Love (1935), a fairly mad tale that involves the amputated hands of a knife killer that take on a life of their own when transplanted onto the arms of a concert pianist. Cinematographer turned director Karl Freund directs. All are B&W, except for Doctor X. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Mark of the Vampire (1935) / The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932); Commentary by genre historians Kim Newman and Steve Jones (Mark of the Vampire); Theatrical Trailer (Mark of the Vampire); Commentary by Greg Mank, author of "Karloff & Lugosi: A Story of a Haunting Collaboration" (The Mask of Fu Manchu); Doctor X (1932) / The Return of Doctor X (1939); Commentary by horror scholar Tom Weaver (Doctor X); Theatrical Trailer; Commentary by director Vincent Sherman and author Steve Haberman (The Return of Doctor X); Theatrical Trailer; Mad Love (1935) / The Devil Doll (1936); Commentary by Steve Haberman, author of "Chronicles of Terror" (Mad Love); Theatrical Trailers. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Ju-On 2: Tragedy strikes when Kyoko is in a car crash losing her boyfriend and having a miscarriage. But soon after the accident, Kyoko still feels something moving inside her. Feeling something still moving within her, she visits her doctor. To her surprise, he assures her that she is definitely still pregnant...but with what?

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater, Vol. 3: The Present (Episode 5) A group of jolly college students enjoying themselves at a Christmas party until a sadistic Santa Claus interrupts the festivities. Pine green turns to Blood red as Santa decides who's been naught and who's been nice! Death Make (Episode 6) A teenager Kuroe and a TV Director Satomi visit a warehouse to shoot a horror TV program. After they find a mysterious mask at inside there horror becomes reality.

The King: Gael Garcia Bernal is the bastard son of a sincerely spiritual born again preacher (William Hurt) who insinuates himself into the preacher's family with both a fierce rage and a desperate need for his father's recognition. James Marsh's drama, from a script by "Monster's Ball" writer Milo Addica, takes on Shakespearean dimensions as Bernal seduces his 16-year-old daughter (Pell James) with dispassionate deliberation. Paul Dano and Laura Harring co-star. Details: Color, 103 mins, THINKFilm, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Commentary by writer/producer Milo Addica and writer/director James Marsh; Deleted Scenes; Actor Rehearsals; Trailer; Trailer Gallery. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Land of Plenty: What begins as a portrait of poverty in urban America soon transforms into a Wim Wenders road movie about the healing of a severed family in the wake of 9/11. Michelle Williams is a missionary's daughter who returns to Los Angeles to find her estranged uncle (John Diehl), a paranoid Vietnam Vet turned private surveillance unit, scouring the city for terrorist activity. While it stretches to stand in for the healing of a polarized nation, the film connects when the estranged family members just become individuals trying to connect and communicate in the desolate landscape of a forgotten America. Details: Color, 123 mins, IFC/Genius, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Wim Wenders; 8 deleted scenes. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Latin Legends of Comedy: Stand-up comedy concert film featuring Latin stand-up comedy stars J.J. Ramirez, Ángel Salazar, and Joe Vega performing in New York City in 2004. Details: Color, 92 mins, 20th Century Fox, widescreen. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Magnum P.I.:Complete Fifth Season: Thomas Magnum is employed on the Hawaiian estate of a wealthy absentee owner name Robin Masters. The estate is run by Jonathan Higgins who mostly tolerates Magnum's presence as head of security on the estate. Magnum is also a private detective whose cases frequently have a humorous overtone and always just enough danger.

Marie Antoinette: Documentary about the fragile young Austro-Hungarian princess married off to King Louis XVI and swept into the decadence of Versailles and the torrent of the French Revolution. Directed and produced by David Grubin for PBS. Details: Color, PBS/Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Marie Antoinette: (1938) Norma Shearer returned to the screen (after a two-year absence) to play the legendary French Queen in the court of Louis XVI (Robert Morley) in the lavish MGM costume drama directed by W.S. Van Dyke. Both performers received Oscar nominations. Tyrone Power shows up for romantic interest duty and John Barrymore, Joseph Schildkraut, and Gladys George co-star. Hollywood's fascination with the monarchy and European decadence is definitely on display here. The remastered edition, restored from its recently discovered original camera negative, restored the film's original 'road show' presentation including Overture and Exit Music. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Oscar-nominated short The Great Heart; Vintage short Another Romance of Celluloid goes behind the scenes on this and other studio productions that year ; Theatrical trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Me, Eloise: Animated feature, from the TV series based on the best-selling children's book series by Kay Thompson about a girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel, this one about her preparation for her own sixth birthday party. Details: Color, 45 mins, Starz Media, widescreen, Academy Ratio. Supplements: DVD Game: "Weenie to the Rescue" ; Sing-Along-Song: "Eloise's Theme Song" ; DVD-ROM: Birthday Party Invitation Maker, Coloring Pages and Wallpaper ; Plaza Pals; From Paper to Movie. Optional subtitles.

Motion Picture Masterpieces: Five classic literary adaptations from the Golden Age of Hollywood, available in a box set or individually. David Selznick produced the lavish MGM adaptations of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield (1935), starring Freddie Bartholomew and W.C. Fields, and A Tale of Two Cities (1935), starring Ronald Colman. Greer Garson is the spirited Elizabeth and Laurence Olivier is the stiff Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (1940), Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery headline Treasure Island (1934), and Norma Shearer is Marie Antoinette (1938), co-starring Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, and Robert Morley. See Cult and Classics for more details on individual titles. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Marie Antoinette (1939); Vintage Short "Another Romance of Celluloid"; Theatrical Trailer; David Copperfield (1935); Vintage Technicolor Musical Shorts; Classic MGM Cartoon "Poor Little Me"; Theatrical Trailer; Pride and Prejudice (1940); Oscar Nominated Short "Crime Doesn't Pay - Short Eyes of the Navy"; Classic MGM Cartoon "The Fishing Bear"; Theatrical Trailer; A Tale of Two Cities (1935); Oscar Nominated Short "Audioscopiks"; 2 classic MGM Cartoons: "Hey, Hey Fever" and "Honeyland"; Audio-only bonus: Lux Radio Theater radio show adaptation starring Ronald Colman; Theatrical Trailer; Treasure Island (1934); Vintage early 3-Strip Technicolor MGM Short "The Spectacle Maker" (1934); Oscar-nominated MGM Short "Strikes and Spares"; Classic MGM Happy Harmonies cartoon "Tale of the Vienna Woods"; Theatrical Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

The Munsters - America's First Family of Fright: Your favorite TV ghouls have arrived on DVD with this fright-tastic two-disc set! Disc One features Four Amazing Looks at the Munsters: The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright; Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster; Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily; Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa. Disc Two with Hours of Eerie Extras: "My Fair Munster" (UNAIRED PRESENTATION#1/LONG VERSION AND UNAIRED PRESENTATION #2) Unaired Main Title Sequence (Pilot Version); CBS Network Promos; "Seven Wonderful Nights" (CBS Special with Buddy Ebsen); "Wayne & Schuster Take an Affectionate Look at the Monsters"; "Marineland Carnival" (CBS Special); "Big G, Little O" (CHEERIOS COMMERCIAL); "It's What's Happening, Baby" (with "Murray the K"); Plus: Universal Newsreels; Syndication TV Spots; Munster Go Home Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots AND BONUS INTERVIEWS.

Napoleon: (2000) Documentary mini-series about the legendary leader and French Emperor who almost conquered Europe in the 19th century. Directed and produced by David Grubin and narrated by David McCullough. Originally made for the PBS documentary series Empires. Details: Color, 240 mins, PBS/Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: "The Making Of Napoleon" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Night of Terror: Mitzi Kapture is a married woman on a river rafting vacation with her family when a violent killer starts to stalk them in the thriller originally made for the Lifetime Network. Rick Roberts and Nick Mancuso co-star. Details: Color, 86 mins, Echo Bridge, widescreen. Optional subtitles.

Numb3rs: The Complete Second Season: In the Los Angeles office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent Don Eppes and his team investigate critical and baffling crimes with a special edge. That advantage is Don's brother, Charlies Eppes, a brilliant universalist mathematician who uses the science of mathematics with its complex equations to ferret out the most tricky criminals. With this team, the forces of evil learn their number is up.

The Polar Express (HD DVD): Santa Claus does not exist. Or does he? For one doubting boy (voice of Daryl Sabara and Tom Hanks), an astonishing event occurs. Late on Christmas Eve night, he lies in bed hoping to hear the sound of reindeer bells from Santa's sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine's roar and whistle can be heard outside his window. The conductor (voice of Tom Hanks) invites him on board to take an extraordinary journey to the North Pole with many other pajama-clad children. There, he receives an extraordinary gift only those who still believe in Santa can experience.

A Prairie Home Companion: As the old joke goes, Garrison Keillor has a great face for radio, but his hangdog mug and his calming voice lays a nice layer of homey ease to the low-key chaos in the backstage drama of the screen reworking of his public radio variety show, directed by Robert Altman from a script by Keillor. Big name actors fill out the show's familiar personalities -- Kevin Kline as Guy Noir (now the stage doorman), John C. Reilly and Woody Harrelson as Dusty and Lefty (here a singing cowboy act) -- and Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin fill out the show's talent roster as a down home sister act. Lindsay Lohan is Streep's gloomy daughter, Tommy Lee Jones a corporate suit who arrives to close down the theater, Virginia Madsen is an angel of death, radio show regulars Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and sound effects man Tom Keith play the show staff, and Maya Randolph quietly steals scenes as the radio ranch ramrod, corralling the strays and pushing the herd onstage. The finished film is another of Altman's loose little ensemble pieces, a slight little work that provides good company. Details: Color, 106 mins, New Line, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Robert Altman and actor Kevin Kline; "Come Play With Us: A Feature Companion" featurette; "Onstage at the Fitzgerald: A Music Companion" - extended musical performances and advertising segments; Soundtrack preview (jump to songs in the film); Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Pride and Prejudice: (1940) Greer Garson is the spirited Elizabeth and Laurence Olivier is the stiff Darcy in the lavish MGM adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, which won an Oscar for Best Art Direction. Aldous Huxley was a screenwriter on the production, directed by MGM stalwart Robert Z. Leonard, and Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mary Boland, and Ann Rutherford co-star. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Oscar-nominated Crime Doesn't Pay: Short Eyes of the Navy; Classic M-G-M cartoon The Fishing Bear; Theatrical trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Push: Drama of three young friends who turn to dealing drugs for a local Miami drug lord for quick cash and quickly find themselves over their heads in criminal complications and addiction. Chad Lindberg, Paul Ben-Victor, Michael Rappaport, and Chazz Paminteri star. Details: Color, 105 mins, Allumination. Optional subtitles.

Rattle & Hum (Blu-ray): This film documents the 1987 North American tour of the great rock band, U2. Fresh with their success of their best selling album, The Joshua Tree, the band plays monster gigs. Along the way, the band takes the opportunity in indulge in some special musical activities like playing with BB King and performing "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking" with a famous church choir. All the while, concert footage of the band's biggest hits on tour is featured while Bono speaks his mind on the problems of his homeland.

Rebelion De Las Muertas: No Description Available

Retorno Del Hombre Lobo: No Description Available

Save the Last Dance 2: Izabella Miko takes the lead in the direct-to-DVD sequel to the hit film, playing a dance student at Jullliard torn between her love for traditional ballet and her passion for the urban street rhythms of hip-hop. Columbus Short plays her hip-hop musician boyfriend and Jacqueline Bisset co-stars. Details: Color, 82 mins, MTV/Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: "On Their Toes: The Cast & Crew of Save the Last Dance 2" featurette; Trailers for Save the Last Dance and Save the Last Dance 2. Audio: (Dolby Digital 5.1) and (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional English subtitles.

Scrubs - The Complete Fourth Season: In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

Simon & Simon: Season One: A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency. The series chronicles their exploits.

Superstition: (1982) James Houghton and Albert Salmi star in the gory horror film of satanic possession and a cursed old home. James Robertson directs. Details: Color, 80 mins, Anchor Bay, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional subtitles.

Syriana (Blu-ray): A missile disappears in Iran, but the CIA has other problems: the heir to an Emirate gives an oil contract to China, cutting out a US company that promptly fires its immigrant workers and merges with a small firm that has landed a Kazakhstani oil contract. The Department of Justice suspects bribery, and the oil company's law firm finds a scapegoat. The CIA also needs one when its plot to kill the Emir-apparent fails. Agent Bob Barnes, the fall guy, sorts out the double cross. An American economist parlays the death of his son into a contract to advise the sheik the CIA wants dead. The jobless Pakistanis join a fundamentalist group. All roads start and end in the oil fields.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: Gruesome Edition: (1986) Tobe Hooper re-imagines his transgressive classic of multi-generational cannibalism as a demonic carnivalesque comedy. Dennis Hopper is the obsessive Texas Ranger who walks into their underground lair with his own chainsaws strapped on like six guns and takes Leatherface on in a blazing chainsaw duel. It flopped upon release but has earned its cult stripes since. "The Saw is family!" Details: Color, 101 mins, MGM/20th Century Fox, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Audio commentary by director Tobe Hooper and David Gregory, the director of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth"; Audio commentary by actors Bill Moseley and Caroline Williams, and special effects creator Tom Savini; Deleted scenes including the opening credits, "Leaving for Work," "Die Yuppy Scum!," "The Gonzo Moviegoer," and "Clothes Off His Back"; The six-part featurette "It Runs in the Family" (92 minutes); Still galleries; Original theatrical trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional subtitles.

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (HD DVD): A man, after butchering his lines at his wedding rehearsal, is sent into the woods to practice his vows. He preforms his vows perfectly and places the ring on a twig on the ground. It turns out the twig was really the hand of the Corpse Bride, who now claims she is his legal wife.

Treasure Island: (1934) The stars of The Champ reunite for this rousing adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate adventure, with Jackie Cooper as Jim Hawkins, a cabin boy on a treasure-hunting ship, and Wallace Beery as the notorious, one-legged pirate Long John Silver, who sneaks aboard as the cook. Adventure movie veteran Victor Fleming directs and Lionel Barrymore, Otto Kruger, Lewis Stone, and Nigel Bruce costar. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Vintage early 3-Strip Technicolor M-G-M short The Spectacle Maker (1934) directed by John Farrow; Oscar-nominated M-G-M short Strikes and Spares; Classic M-G-M Happy Harmonies cartoon Tale of the Vienna Woods; Theatrical trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Waist Deep: Tyrese Gibson races the clock as an ex-con single dad who must raise a small fortune to pay off a ruthless drug lord (The Game) who has kidnapped his won. Meagan Good is a street-smart hustler and Larenz Tate is his shady cousin, who join his desperate crime spree to rescue the boy before his captor starts cutting off limbs. Vondie Curtis Hall co-writes and directs. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 97 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: "Going Deep: Analysis of a Scene" featurette; "Drive-By Filmmaking" featurette the driving scenes and chases; Deleted scenes; "Bad Girl" music video with Black Buddafly and Fabolous. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Waist Deep (HD DVD): Tyrese Gibson races the clock as an ex-con single dad who must raise a small fortune to pay off a ruthless drug lord (The Game) who has kidnapped his won. Meagan Good is a street-smart hustler and Larenz Tate is his shady cousin, who join his desperate crime spree to rescue the boy before his captor starts cutting off limbs. Vondie Curtis Hall co-writes and directs. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 97 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: "Going Deep: Analysis of a Scene" featurette; "Drive-By Filmmaking" featurette the driving scenes and chases; Deleted scenes; "Bad Girl" music video with Black Buddafly and Fabolous. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Warren Miller's Higher Ground: Warren Miller's 2005 ski film, featuring snowboarding, big mountain skiing, heli-skiing, and ski-base jumping. Max Bervy directs and Glen Plake is among the featured skiers. Details: Color, 98 mins, Shout! Factory. Supplements: "Glen Plake Through the Ages: From the '50s to the Present" featurette; Warren Miller trailers. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional subtitles.

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (HD DVD): The world is astounded when Willy Wonka, for years a recluse in his factory, announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory, shown all the secrets of his amazing candy, and one will win a lifetime supply of Wonka chocolate. Nobody wants the prize more than young Charlie, but as his family is so poor that buying even one bar of chocolate is a treat, buying enough bars to find one of the five golden tickets is unlikely in the extreme. But in movieland, magic can happen. Charlie, along with four somewhat odious other children, get the chance of a lifetime and a tour of the factory. Along the way, mild disasters befall each of the odious children, but can Charlie beat the odds and grab the brass ring?

Witchery: A pregnant woman is taken back to the house of her husband's mother. There she begins to have strange nightmare about her child and step-family. For the husband and mother are actually reincarnated lovers who were burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft. She must soon escape from their clutches or have her child sacrificed to Satan.

Wonder Showzen - Season Two: An all-cynical, all-evil absurdist variety show that parodies the classic educationsl PBS shows of the 1970s, made up of old cartoons and educational films, children, and puppets from one's worst nightmares.

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Sunday, October 08, 2006

Hobbit Reader's Guide for Students now in Spanish - Xoanon @ 11:13 PST

Leandro writes: Elfenomeno.com, Spanish member of TheOneRing.net Community, is proud to announce The Hobbit Reader's Guide for Students (in Spanish):

Spanish publishing house Espasa Calpe is going to publish The Hobbit's reader's guide for students (in Spanish), as part of the relaunching of their "Colección Austral", dedicated to the republishing of classical authors of universal literature. For the first time in this collection, Espasa will publish works of contemporary authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien.

This edition of The Hobbit contains, apart from the story of Bilbo Baggins and the map of Thrór, a J.R.R. Tolkien's biography, chronology and bibliography, a reader's guide for students with activities and a glossary of terms of Middle-Earth.

It is the first time that a reader's guide of a Tolkien work is published in Spanish. The guide has been edited by Paola Castagno (co-author of J.R.R. Tolkien: Preguntas Frecuentes (y no tan frecuentes), a book answering some F.A.Q.s about Middle-Earth and Tolkien 's work and life) and Leandro Pascual (webmaster of www.elfenomeno.com , a Spanish site devoted to J.R.R. Tolkien's work and Spanish member of TheOneRing.net Community).

The book will be released in October 2006 in Spain. [More]

Monday, October 02, 2006

DVD Tuesday: X-Men 3, 21 Grams, Scarface & More! - Xoanon @ 23:07 PST
21 Grams: Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu's dark, jagged drama about three strangers (Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Naomi Watts) brought together by a life-shattering accident explores issues of life, death, vengeance, and guilt with a jigsaw structure that flows back and forth through time and a rawness that bleeds its emotions as though the characters were stripped of their skins. Sean Penn walked away with the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his haunting performance. The new edition features a new featurette. Details: Color, 125 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: " 21 Grams: In Fragments" - An Insightful Look at the Making of the Film. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Abbott & Costello Show 100th Annivers: Is Who still on first if it's the second season? You'll find out with this rare and riotous collection honoring the 100th birthday of Lou Costello and featuring the landmark Abbott & Costello Show that Jerry Seinfeld calls the inspiration for his own hit series! This remarkable 5-disc collection contains all 26 episodes of the second - and final - season (1953-1954), complete and unedited, digitally remastered, looking and sounding better than ever. PLUS: Never-before-seen home movies of Lou Costello and his family from the 1940s and '50s - many in full color with sound! (Even Bud manages to make a few "guest appearances.") To round things out, Lou's daughters, Paddy and Chris, share warm and wonderful anecdotes about their father in exclusive interviews. A treasure for Abbott & Costello fans everywhere!

Abominable: Matt McCoy and Haley Joel star in this made-for-cable horror about a Sasquatch on a killing spree in a remote forest community. Jeffrey Combs, Paul Gleason, Dee Wallace Stone, and Lance Henriksen co-star. Details: Color, 94 mins, Anchor Bay. Supplements: "Back to genre: Making Abominable" featurette; Audio Commentary with writer/director Ryan Schifrin, Actors Matt McCoy and Jeffrey Combs; Deleted and Extended Scenes; Outtakes and Bloopers; Shadows: Director Ryan Schifrin's USC Student Film; Trailers; Poster & Still Gallery; Storyboard Gallery; Screenplay (DVD-ROM). Audio: (Dolby Digital 5.1) and (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

American Blackout: Chronicles the recurring patterns of disenfranchisement witnessed from 2000 to 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who not only took an active role in investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Some call Cynthia McKinney a civil rights leader among the ranks of Shirley Chisholm and Malcolm X. Others call her a conspiracy theorist and a 'looney.' American Blackout gains unprecedented access to one of the most controversial and dangerous politicians in America and examines the contemporary tactics used to control our democratic process and silence political dissent. The film features interviews with: US Congressional Representatives, John Lewis, Cynthia McKinney, John Conyers, Bernie Sanders, and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones; former US Civil Rights Commissioner & Dean of UC Berkeley's School of Law, Christopher Edley; BBC journalist Greg Palast; and, Van Jones, Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center.

Andromeda Season 5 Collection: Dylan Hunt is the captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, a ship which serves in the military force of the Systems Commonwealth, a monarchy which spans several galaxies. Hunt and his ship are subsequently frozen for several centuries. Revived by a passing salvage ship, Hunt is horrified to find that the Commonwealth has collapsed and all known galaxies have descended into barbarism. Hunt decides to take his ship and crew on a trip around the cosmos to attempt to restore order to the known galaxies.

Andromeda: Slipstream Collection: Dylan Hunt is the captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, a ship which serves in the military force of the Systems Commonwealth, a monarchy which spans several galaxies. Hunt and his ship are subsequently frozen for several centuries. Revived by a passing salvage ship, Hunt is horrified to find that the Commonwealth has collapsed and all known galaxies have descended into barbarism. Hunt decides to take his ship and crew on a trip around the cosmos to attempt to restore order to the known galaxies.

Body Double: (1984) Brian De Palma borrows liberally from Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window and Vertigo for his thriller about a claustrophobic, self-doubting actor (Craig Wasson) lured into voyeuristic situation that turns him into a murder witness. Melanie Griffith is the body double who, when she turns up alive, spurs Wasson to turn detective dive into a seedy erotic labyrinth of skin flicks. Forget logic here; De Palma is all about the illogic of emotion and the beyond-logic of the breathless cinematic image. Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, and Dennis Franz co-star. Details: Color, 114 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: "The Seduction" featurette; "The Setup" featurette; "The Mystery" featurette; "The Controversy" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French. Optional French and English subtitles.

Calvaire: The Ordeal: (Belgium) Laurent Lucas is a lounge musician whose car breaks down near a backwoods inn and winds up the prisoner of an unbalanced innkeeper (Jackie Berroyer) who sabotages his car and puts him through a grueling ordeal of torture and torment. Philippe Nahon, Jean-Luc Couchard, and erotic-horror icon Brigitte Lahaie co-star in the debut film from Fabrice du Welz. Details: Color, 88 mins, Palm, widescreen. Supplements: "Making of" featurette; U.S. theatrical trailer; Weblinks. Audio: French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional English subtitles.

Changing Times: (France) French cinema legends Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu star in André Téchiné's romantic drama of a businessman who travels to Tangiers to rekindle a romance from 30 year ago with his first love and finds that she has married a younger man (Gilbert Melki). Details: Color, 100 mins, Koch Lorber, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.66:1. Supplements: Interview with Gilbert Melki; Trailer. Audio: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Chiefs: Documentary on the Wyoming Indian High School Chiefs, the basketball team of the Wind River Indian Reservation, and its importance to the reservation. Details: Color, 87 mins, LifeSize, Academy Ratio. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

CSI:First Season Disc 1: This show follows the nights of the detectives working at the Las Vegas Police Department Crime Scene Investigations bureau. Being the second busiest crime lab in America, CSI officers use the best scientific and technical methods to solve puzzles and catch criminals.

Frasier:First Season Disc 1: Eminent Boston Psychiatrist, Frasier Crane, last seen gracing the bars of Cheers has left his life there to start afresh in Seattle. He now has a spot as a popular radio Psychiatrist, giving him the chance to spread words of wit and wisdom to the masses. He shares his apartment with his retired cop father, Martin, and his father's physical care assistant, Daphne Moon. Add in brother Niles, Eddie the dog, some bizarre situations and plenty of humour and you've got all the ingredients for an excellent show and worthy successor to Cheers.

Ganja & Hess: Dr. Hess Green, an archaeologist overseeing an excavation at the ancient civilization of Myrthia, is stabbed by his research assistant, who then commits suicide. When Hess wakes up, he finds that his wounds have healed, but he now has an insatiable thirst for blood. It turns out that the knife he was stabbed with carried ancient germs that have turned him into a vampire. Soon after, Hess meets his former assistant's wife, Ganja. Though Ganja is initially concerned about her missing husband, she soon falls for Hess. Though they are initially happy together, Ganja will eventually learn the truth about Hess, and about her husband. Will she survive the revelation? Will Hess?

Glass House 2: The Good Mother: Angie Harmon and Joel Gretsch are adoptive parents who turn the lives of a pair of orphans into a nightmare when they turn out to be cruel and abusive. Jordan Hinson, Bobby Coleman, and Jason London co-star. Details: Color, 94 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Filmmaker commentary; 6 deleted scenes. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional French and English subtitles.

Greatest American Hero: A pair of strangers, liberal high-school teacher Ralph Hinkley and right-wing FBI agent Bill Maxwell, have a close encounter in the Southern California desert one night with "little green men", who give our heroes a red superhero suit. The suit works only for Ralph, and the two, accompanied by Ralph's cute lawyer girlfriend Pam, reluctantly team up to battle criminals. Problems ensue when Ralph loses the suit's instruction book, so he had to master the suit's powers on his own.

High Sierra: Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle is broken out of prison by an old associate who wants him to help with an upcoming robbery. When the robbery goes wrong and a man is shot and killed Earle is forced to go on the run, and with the police and an angry press hot on his tail he eventually takes refuge among the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, where a tense siege ensues. But will the Police make him regret the attachments he formed with two women during the brief planning of the robbery.

Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 1: No description available

Humphrey Bogart - The Signature Collection, Vol. 2: Five early-1940s features starring Humphrey Bogart -- recently voted the #1 male movie star of all time in an AFI poll -- back when he broke out as a Hollywood star, including four exclusive to this set. Across the Pacific (1942) reunites Bogie with his Maltese Falcon co-stars Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet and director John Huston for a lightweight of World War II espionage on the Panama Canal. Even more lighthearted is the comedy thriller All Through the Night (1942), with Bogart as a gambler and petty crook who rouses the New York underworld to battle Nazi spies in the big apple. William Demarest, Jackie Gleason and Phil Silvers co-star in the Damon Runyon-esque production. Bogart is a Merchant Marine who matches tactics with U-boats and the Luftwaffe in Action in the North Atlantic (1943), co-starring Raymond Massey and Alan Hale, and he reunites with his Casablanca director Michael Curtiz and co-stars Claude Rains, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet in Passage to Marseille (1944), starring Bogie as a World War II French patriot who escapes Devil's Island and joins the Free French Air Corps. Also features the newly remastered The Maltese Falcon: Three-Disc Special Edition (1941), John Huston's directorial debut and the film that made Bogie a leading man star, which is also available separately; see Cult and Classic for more details. Details: Black and White, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: The Maltese Falcon (1941); New digital transfer of 1941 movie from restored elements; Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; Warner Night at the Movies 1941 Short Subjects Gallery; 2 Previous Movie Versions of the classic Hammet caper:; The Maltese Falcon (1931) with Bebe Daniels and Recardo Cortez; Satan Met a Lady (1936) with Bette Davis and Warren William; Theatrical Trailers; New Documentary "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"; The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart; Breakdowns of 1941: Studio Blooper Reel; Audio-only bonus: 3 radio show adaptations including a version starring Edward G. Robinson; Across the Pacific (1942); Warner Night at the Movies, 1942; New featurette "Hollywood Helps the Cause"; Breakdowns of 1942: Studio Blooper Reel; Action in the North Atlantic (1943); Warner Night at the Movies 1943 Short Subjects Gallery; New featurette "Credit Where Credit is Due"; Audio-only bonus: radio show with George Raft and Raymond Massey; All Through the Night (1942); Commentary by director Vincent Sherman and Bogart biographer Eric Lax; Warner Night at the Movies 1942 Short Subjects Gallery; New featurette "Call the Usual Subjects: The Craft of the Character Actor"; Passage to Marseille (1944); Warner Night at the Movies 1944 Short Subjects Gallery; New Featurette "The Free French: Forgotten Unsung Victors"; Breakdowns of 1944: Studio Blooper reel. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker:Amateur F: From 1953 to 1969, Don Glut (best known today for writing the best-selling novelization of the movie The Empire Strikes Back) made amateur movies, most of them in the horror and science fiction genres. Shot on 16mm, these films, thanks to coverage in such magazines as Famous Monsters of Filmland, became "legendary" throughout the world. I Was a Teenage Movie Maker is a feature-length DVD about the making of those films, including interviews with Forrest J Ackerman, Randal Kleiser, Bob Burns, Jim Harmon, Scott Shaw!, Paul Davids, Bill Warren and others. Also, as a "gigantic extra" (and for the first time ever), all 41 of Glut’s movies – plus hours of bonus film footage – can be enjoyed on this Special 2-Disc Collector's Edition DVD.

Lewis Black - Red, White and Screwed: Comedian/author/playwright/pundit Lewis Black stars in his second HBO solo special, an all-new hour of frenetic, take-no-prisoners stand-up comedy, taped before a live audience at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed features Black?s opinions and insights into such issues as the State of the Union, abortion, frozen embryos, defecation habits, fossils, bad language, FEMA and, of course, Dick Cheney's aim.

The Little Mermaid: (1989) Disney heads back under the sea for a 2-disc special edition of the Academy Award winning animated musical fairy tale that renewed the studio's animated legacy and set the standard for contemporary animated features. Swimming in color and driven by a musical score that puts Broadway to shame, it's a classic fairy tale for the modern era. Take the fins from Ariel and she's every smitten teenage girl who wants to grow up too fast. John Musker and Ron Clements direct, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman wrote the Oscar-winning score, and Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and Rene Auberjonois provide the voices. DVD will be available for only a limited time. Details: Color, 83 mins, Disney, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: Commentary by co-writers/directors John Musker and Ron Clements and composer Alan Menken; Song selection; Little Mermaid III musical sneak peek; Deleted scenes and alternate ending with filmmaker introduction; New "Kiss The Girl" music video performed by Ashley Tisdale; Treasures Untold: The Making of The Little Mermaid; Storm Warning: The Little Mermaid Special Effects Unit; The Story Behind the Story: featurette on author Hans Christian Anderson; Exclusive short: The Little Match Girl; Art galleries; Early presentation reel; "Silent is Golden" song demo; Under The Sea Adventure: A Virtual Ride (based on an actual Disney Imagineering concept); Ride With Disney Imagineers; Behind the Ride that Almost Was; DisneyPedia: Life Under the Sea. Audio: Enhanced Home Theater Surround Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0). Optional English subtitles.

Live Feed: Unrated: A group of young tourists in Asia are captured by the local crime boss and tortured for the amusement of his audience in this horror film with echoes of Hostel. Ryan Nicholson directs. Available in separate R and unrated editions. The unrated DVD features exclusive commentary and other supplements. Details: Color, MTI, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: "Behind the Blood: The Making of Live Feed" featurette; Deleted scenes, alternate scenes and alternate ending; Promo spot; Trailers; Director and cast commentary (exclusive to "Unrated" version); "Womb Service" - the movie within the movie (exclusive to "Unrated" version). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Locked 'N Loaded: Guy Ritchie's entree in the world of self referential Quentin Tarantino-esque crime cinema is done up with style and humor, peopled with a rogues gallery of colorful Cockneys and presided over by a chummy narrator who fills in the backstory like a mate over pints at the pub. Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Vinnie Jones, and Sting star in the snaky story of a dozen or so gangsters, drug dealers, and card sharps who wind into a desperate heist hatched by four wiseacre lads. The new edition features 12 additional minutes of footage previously unseen in the U.S. Details: Color, 120 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: "One Smoking Camera" - A featurette on the film's cinematography; "Lock, Stock and Two F**king Barrels" - A compilation of all of the film's expletives. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

The Maltese Falcon: (1941) The directorial debut of screenwriter John Huston isn't the first film to promote former studio stalwart supporting actor Humphrey Bogart to leading man, but it did make him a star. It was the third screen adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's detective novel classic but the first to capture the hardboiled toughness of the novel and the vivid vipers nest of double-dealing thugs and con artists on the trail of a treasure like junkies chasing the ultimate fix. One-time Hollywood nice girl Mary Astor goes blonde, brazen, and absolutely ruthless as hard-hearted treasure hunter Brigid O'Shaughnessy who lies as easily as most people breathe, Sydney Greenstreet is the garrulous Kasper Gutman, keeper of the Falcon's lore, Peter Lorre is the weaselly Joel Cairo, and Elisha Cook Jr. became a cult figure as the rat-faced gunsel and small-time thug Wilmer Cook. Like Bogie's Sam Spade says by way of epitaph, this film is the stuff dreams are made of: one of the first films in the noir tradition and a template for hardboiled private eye films to come. Gladys George, Barton MacLane, and Ward Bond co-star. The new 3-disc special edition also features the first two screen adaptations of the novel: the 1931 pre-code The Maltese Falcon directed by Roy Del Ruth, with Ricardo Cortez as a smiling Sam Spade, Bebe Daniels as Ruth Wonderly (the Brigid O'Shaughnessy role), and Dwight Frye (of Frankenstein and Dracula fame) as Wilmer Cook; and the 1936 Bette Davis vehicle Satan Met a Lady, with the suave Warren William as the renamed detective, Ted Shayne. Details: Black and White, 100 mins, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: New digital transfer of 1941 movie from restored elements; Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; Warner Night at the Movies 1941 Short Subjects Gallery; 2 Previous Movie Versions of the classic Hammett caper:; The Maltese Falcon (1931) with Bebe Daniels and Recardo Cortez; Satan Met a Lady (1936) with Bette Davis and Warren William; Theatrical Trailers; New Documentary "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"; The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart; Breakdowns of 1941: Studio Blooper Reel; Audio-only bonus: 3 radio show adaptations including a version starring Edward G. Robinson. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

McLeod's Daughters - Season 1: (2001-2002) Independent country girl Claire (Lisa Chappell) and vivacious urban woman Tess (Bridie Carter) are half-sisters who were separated as children and reunited when they inherit Drover's Run, a large Australian cattle ranch passed down for generations in the Australian drama recently imported for the American cable channel WE: Women's Entertainment Television. The women put aside their differences and assemble an all female workforce to take on the challenges of the land. The 6-disc set also features the 100 minute original 1996 TV movie McLeod's Daughters starring Jack Thompson as Jack McLeod and Kym Wilson and Tammy McIntosh as Tess and Claire. Details: Color, Koch Vision, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: 22 episodes on six discs; Original 1996 TV movie McLeod's Daughters; "Inside Story" behind-the-scenes featurette; Interviews with producer/creator Posie Graeme-Evans, co-producer Andrew Blaxland and director Karl Zwicky. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Medium: The Complete Second Season: Patricia Arquette returns as Allison Dubois, an otherwise normal middle class wife and mother of three who just happens to have second sight. As she helps out the Phoenix police, she earns the respect and confidence of the DA (Miguel Sandoval) and the grudging trust of a skeptical detective (David Cubitt) and becomes a special consultant on tough cases. The show follows her efforts to come to grips with her gifts but the drama at home is where it comes alive. Her loving and somewhat frustrated rocket scientist husband Joe (Jake Weber, who never allows his exasperation to swamp his love) attempts to understand and comfort as her visions drive her to the point of obsession to the neglect of her family, in particular two daughters who show signs of her mother's gifts. The set also features the season's special 3D episode. Details: Color, 960 mins, Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: 22 episodes from the 2005-2006 season on six discs; Collectible 3-D glasses included; The Story Of Medium, Season Two; Medium In Another Dimension: a special on the making of the 3D episode; A Day In The Life Of The DuBois Daughters; The Museum of Television and Radio Q & A with Cast and Creative Team; Gag Reel. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Commentary by Cast and crew (select episodes) (Dolby Digital 2.0). Optional English subtitles.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: (1975) The wacky minds of Monty Python took on the legend of King Arthur for the their first "real" feature film, banging coconut shells across the misty English countryside as Arthur and a band of dotty knights run afoul of abusive Frenchmen ("Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!"), sex-crazed nuns, a killer rabbit, the mysterious Knights Who Say "Nih!," and other typical medieval threats while discussing philosophy, logic, and the average speed velocity of the swallow (African or European?). The cheapest Arthurian epic ever made, and easily the funniest. How many times can Sony rework this irreverent comedy classic? As long as there are more things to include in bigger and better special editions. This one includes a niggling few bonus DVD supplements, but the real selling point is the CD "The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail," their audio album tie-in which has as much original material as snippets from the soundtrack. Details: Color, 92 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.66:1. Supplements: Commentaries by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones and general complaints and back-biting from John Cleese, Eric Idle and Michael Palin; Optional on-screen script; Alternate "Subtitles for People Who Don't Like the Film" taken from "Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part II"; "Follow the Killer Rabbit" feature; New "A Taste of Spamelot" animated medley of songs from the Broadway cast album; New "Holy Grail Challenge"; New "Secrets of the Holy Grail"; "The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations" featurette hosted by Michael Palin and Terry Jones; 18 minute BBC report "On Location with The Pythons" from 1974; "How To Use Your Coconuts" (Government educational film); Three sing-alongs; "Monty Python and the Holy Grail In Lego"; Clips from the film in Japanese with English subtitles; Interactive cast directory (aka "Spot the Python"); Gallery of Terry Gilliam's original sketches and posters; Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos; "A Load of Old Rubbish" surprise package of mystery items; Unused locations; Unused ideas; Trailers; Bonus soundtrack CD "The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese, French, English and Thai subtitles.

MXC - Most Extreme Elimination Challenge Season One: A silly Japanese game show on which contestants are painfully eliminated through barely possible stunts and events, most taking place above pools of mud.

Mxc: Most Extreme Elimin Challenge Season 1 Disc 1: No description available

Mxc: Most Extreme Elimin Challenge Season 1 Disc 2: No description available

My Little Pony Gift Set + Pinkie Pie Tote Bag: As the Ponyville spring parade draws near, Wysteria's elaborate plans for the floral festivities are threatened by the awakening of a 1,000-year-old dragon and the coming crowning of a new princess. With her gardens in bloom and her friends all preparing for the upcoming spring parade, Wysteria is devastated when she inadvertently awakens Spike the dragon from his millennium-long slumber. Legend has it that when a dragon is awakened, a new princess is to be crowned -- but who could it be? As the inhabitants of Ponyville eagerly await the announcement of the new crowned head, they are about to learn important lessons in both what it takes to be a princess, and what it means to be a true friend.

New Orleans Concert - The Music Of America's Soul (HD DVD): No description available

Penn & Teller: Bullshit - Complete Third Season: Another season of the magician pranksters exposing taboo topics and debunking pop mythology with muckraking glee. These guys have never been accused of being PC, and this show isn't going to change that, but they take shots at both conservative and liberal sacred cows. Using their bag of magic tricks, hidden cameras, and a snarky sense of humor, they take on everything from divine intervention and family values to gun control and endangered species. Details: Color, 376 mins, Showtime, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 13 episodes from the 2005 season on three discs ; Filmographies; Photo Gallery. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Planet of the Apes: TV Series: Television series about a group of astronauts who travel in time and become marooned on a planet. Unbeknownst to them, they are actually on future Earth. The astronauts encounter an advanced civilization run by apes, but supported by enslaved human workers.

Point Break: Pure Adrenaline Edition: (1991) On the one hand, this one of the most ridiculous action films of the 90s. On the other, it's male bonding overdrive and pure action ecstasy from Kathryn Bigelow. Rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) goes undercover as a surf bum to infiltrate a clique of bad boys who just may be a ring of ruthlessly efficient bank robbers. Leave it to a woman to get under the skin of male bonding, even through the metaphysical rap of Zen-surfer and danger junkie Patrick Swayze and the breathy California dude-speak of Reeves, who goes undercover as a surf bum to infiltrate a clique of bad boys who just may be a ring of ruthlessy efficient bank robbers. Gary Busey at least gives it some grounding as Reeves' FBI mentor, and at times, the sheer exhilaration and adrenaline make you forget just how silly it is. Lori Petty co-stars. Details: Color, 122 mins, 20th Century Fox, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: 8 deleted scenes; "It's Make Or Break" featurette; "Ride The Wave" featurette; "Adrenaline Junkies" featurette; "On Location: Malibu" featurette; Still Gallery ; Trailers. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 4.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Scarface: Platinum Edition: (1983) Brian DePalma's operatic, violent rise and fall of a ruthless drug lord epic is a remake of the Howard Hawks gangster classic transplanted from the Italian immigrant culture of old Chicago to the Cuban immigrant street culture of 1980s Miami. Al Pacino's overwrought Cuban accent and DePalma's gorgeous excess drew almost universally negative reviews when it was released, but it has become a cult film in the years since, as much for its excess as its bravura style. Oliver Stone scripts and Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, and F. Murray Abraham co-star. The film has been digitally remastered for this new edition. Details: Color, 170 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: SCARFACE SCOREBOARD: Watch Scarface like never before...keep track of the number of times the "F" word is used and the number of bullets fired.; DELETED SCENES: Over 20 minutes of deleted scenes; MAKING OF SCARFACE: THE VIDEO GAME: Immerse yourself in the world of Scarface in this behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the video game. ; THE WORLD OF TONY MONTANA: Experience the decadent world of the ultimate gangster in this all-new feature. Revel in Tony's luxurious and extravagant life in the underworld. ; SCARFACE: THE REBIRTH: Actor Al Pacino, director Brian De Palma, producer Martin Bregman, and screenwriter Oliver Stone examine the history of Scarface, from the original 1932 classic to shooting the script. ; SCARFACE: CREATING: A fascinating look at the controversial making of Scarface and the triumphs and struggles experienced by its filmmakers, including the filming of the unforgettable chainsaw scene, location changes, the producer's battles to gain an "R" rating and more.; SCARFACE: ACTING: Al Pacino and other cast members offer insider stories and revealing insights into how these legendary characters were created. ; SCARFACE: TV VERSION MONTAGE: A revealing and hilarious montage of film clips that compare and contrast the theatrical release to the network version of Scarface.. Audio: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

South Park:Hits Vol 1 Matt and Trey's: South Park is an animated series featuring four foul-mouthed 3rd graders, Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman. The show is set in the Colorado town of South Park where weird things keep happening, whether its being abducted by aliens or avoiding Kyle's little brother Ike. The show is based on the short film by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, "The Spirit of Christmas".

Stargate Sg-1 Season 9: Farscape star Ben Browder jumps universes and takes over from Richard Dean Anderson as commander of the space-hopping military unit that braves a new universe with a unique form of travel, jumping across vast distances of space through the alien technology of the Stargate, in this TV sequel to the hit film Stargate. The series began on Showtime, but was picked up by the Sci-Fi channel, where it went on to become the longest running science fiction TV series of all time. Amanda Tapping co-stars as Maj. Samantha Carter, Christopher Judge is the alien Teal'c, Michael Shanks is Dr. Daniel Jackson, and two other new cast members jump on board this season: Browder's fellow Farscape veteran Claudia Black as Vala Mal Doran and Beau Bridges as Major General Hank Landry. Details: Color, 872 mins, MGM/20th Century Fox, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: 20 episodes on five discs; Commentary on each episode; "SG-1 Director's Series" featurettes on the episodes "Avalon," "The Powers That Be," "Prototype," "Ethon," and "Crusade"; "SG-1 Beyond the Gate" featurettes "It Takes a Crew to raise a Village," "Inside the Stargate Props Department," "Inside the Stargate Special Effects Department," "An Introduction to Ben Browder," and "Profile on Brad Wright"; Photo and production galleries. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Super Inframan/Shaw Brothers: The ten million year-old Princess Dragon Mom (Terry Liu) attempts to conquer the earth with her legion of mutant monsters. In response, Professor Chang (Wang Hsieh) creates Inframan, turning a young volunteer into a bionic superhero to save the world. However, the Princess kidnaps Chang's daughter. Can Inframan save her and the planet before it's too late?

Thank You for Smoking: Aaron Eckhart is manipulative, glib and charming as tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor in Jason Reitman's wickedly witty adaptation of Christopher Buckley's novel "Thank You For Smoking." This glib, proudly obfuscating "Yuppie Mephistopheles" zealously defends the right of "defenseless" corporate giants to market products that, when used as directed, will likely kill their clientele. His nemesis is a social nanny of an anti-tobacco Senator (William H. Macy), an amateur in the art spin compared to spinmaster Naylor. Reitman's witty adaptation keeps the satirical jabs coming fast and furious in the decidedly non-PC slash-and-burn satire, skewering the spin machine with such wicked wit that you can't help but laugh at the whole perverse, corrupt culture. Katie Holmes, Maria Bello, Sam Elliot, Adam Brody, Rob Lowe, and Robert Duvall co-star. Available in separate widescreen and full screen editions. Details: Color, 91 mins, 20th Century Fox, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.40:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Jason Reitman and the cast; Deleted scenes; The Charlie Rose Show interview with Jason Reitman, Aaron Eckhart, Christopher Buckley and David O. Sacks; "The Making of Thank You For Smoking" featurette; "America: Living in Spin" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

They Drive By Night: Brothers Paul and Joe Fabrini run a trucking business in California mainly shipping fruit from farms to the markets in Los Angeles. They struggle to make ends meet in the face of corrupt businessmen and intense competition. They are forced into driving long hours and one night pick-up waitress Cassie Hartley who's just quit her job at a truck stop. The three of them witness the death of a mutual acquaintance when he falls asleep at the wheel. This has a profound effect on Paul and Joe and they become determined to find a way to make the business pay so they can quit.

Three Stooges: Stooges on the Run: Four classic short comedies starring Larry, Moe, and Curly: Pop Goes the Easel, Disorder in the Court, Dizzy Doctors, and Calling All Curs, in the original B&W and newly colorized versions. Details: Color/Black and White, 70 mins, Sony Pictures, Academy Ratio. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional subtitles.

Three's Company: Season 8: (1983-1984) Come and knock on their door for one last season. John Ritter is Jack, the gourmet chef and pratfalling bachelor who lives with single women Janet and Terri (sensible Joyce DeWitt and blonde beauty Priscilla Barnes, taking the room from Suzanne Somers), posing as a gay man to fool his landlord (Don Knotts as would-be swinger Mr. Furley). Based on the Brit-com Man About the House, this mixture of slapstick and sex comedy lays claim to launching the term "jiggle humor." Richard Kline is their swinging bachelor neighbor Larry. The series bids farewell with a two-part finale "Friends and Lovers," which also launched a spin-off starring John Ritter. Details: Color, Anchor Bay, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 21 episodes on four discs; "John Ritter: Working With A Master" featurette; "Usted Habla Three's Company?" featurette; Best Of Jack, Janet, Terry, Larry, Furley; Bloopers. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Trail of Blood: (1972) Samurai revenge thriller about a wandering Yakuza whose family is murdered by his old gang when he tries to go straight and he has only one thing left to live for: vengeance against all of those responsible. Starring Harada Yoshio and Nakamura Katsuo and directed by Zatoichi veteran Ikehiro Zazuo. Details: Color, 88 mins, AnimEigo, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Interactive program notes; Interactive image gallery; Trailers. Audio: Japanese. Optional English subtitles.

X-3: X-Men - The Last Stand: The final film in the superhero team trilogy sets the students of Professor X (Patrick Stewart) against an army of angry mutants under the leadership of Magneto (Ian McKellan), who plot war against the human race and a new drug cocktail that can take away mutant powers. Hugh Jackman once again dominates as the feral Wolverine, a reluctant leader who steps in as the team is whittled down by Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), who is back from the dead and newly powered up into a walking nuclear weapon. The supersized cast also features Halle Berry as weather wizard Storm and the addition of Kelsey Grammar as Hank McCoy, a hirsuit scientist with acrobatic gifts and blue fur. Also stars Anna Paquin (as the aliented Rogue), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), James Marsden (Cyclops), Shawn Ashmore (Iceman), Aaron Stanford (Pyro), Vinnie Jones (Juggernaut), and Ben Foster (with a magnificent set of snow-white wings). The Special Collector's Edition also features an exclusive original mini-comic written by Stan Lee. Details: Color, 104 mins, 20th Century Fox Collector's Edition, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.40:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Brett Ratner and writers Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg; Commentary by producers Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Ralph Winter; Deletes scenes with optional commentary; 3 alternate endings with optional commentary; Trailers; Special Collector's Edition also features an exclusive original mini-comic written by Stan Lee. Audio: English (DTS 6.1 ES), English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), French (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Pre-Order 'The Children of Hurin' on Amazon.co.uk - Xoanon @ 23:05 PST
Tolkien's unfinished novel 'The Children of Hurin' has been completed by Christopher Tolkien. Early last week HarperCollins announced that the book will go on sale next year. Amazon.co.uk have placed the book online to pre-order! Take a look! [Pre-Order]

Synopsis

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. Turin is born into a Middle-earth crushed by the recent victory of the Dark Lord, Morgoth, and his monstrous army. The greatest warriors among Elves and Men have perished and Turin's father, Hurin, has been captured. For his defiance, Hurin's entire family is cursed by Morgoth to be brought down into darkness and despair. But, like his father, Turin refuses to be cowed by Morgoth and as he grows so does the legend of the deadly hero. In a land overrun with marauding Orcs, Turin gathers to him a band of outlaws and gradually they begin to turn the tide in the war for supremacy of Middle-earth. Then Morgoth unleashes his greatest weapon: Glaurung, Mightiest of Dragons, and he proves an unstoppable foe. As the Dragon carves a fiery swathe through Middle-earth there remains only one man who can slay him, but to do that he will first have to confront his destiny. The Children of Hurin was one of three Great Tales begun by J.R.R. Tolkien as he recovered from the horrors of the First World War, and he worked on refining and improving it for the rest of his life. This tragic tale of adventure, heroism, suffering and love stands as one of the finest expressions of his skills as a storyteller and the narrative is as powerful as anything contained within The Lord of the Rings. Painstakingly reconstructed by Christopher Tolkien from his father's manuscripts, it can finally be enjoyed as the author originally intended. [Pre-Order]

DVD Tuesday: Whose Line S1, Bettie Page, Kids in the Hall & More! - Xoanon @ 12:27 PST
2 Fast 2 Furious (HD DVD) Lucas Black plays a reckless America street maverick in Tokyo who learns a whole new genre of outlaw racing in the third installment of the street racing cinema brand name. "Drift" is Tokyo's homegrown spin on street racing, all about controlled skids on hairpin turns at high speed through a complex system of shifting, braking and surging. It's fun to watch, like the car chase equivalent of speed skating, in an otherwise ridiculous drama. Justin Lin directs and Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, and Sonny Chiba co-star. Available in separate widescreen and full frame editions. Details: Color, 105 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Deleted scenes; Tricked out to drift - how filmakers customized cars; The Japanese way - on location in Tokyo. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Commentary by director Justin Lin. Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

9/11: Press For the Truth Documentary on the formation of the 9/11 commission, opposed by the Bush administration but demanded by the 9/11 families and in particular twelve members who called themselves the Family Steering Committee. Partly based on the book "The Terror Timeline" by Paul Thompson. Details: Color, 85 mins, Disinformation, widescreen, 1.78:1. Supplements: Bonus footage. Optional subtitles.

49 Days (Hong Kong) An innocent man convicted of murder (Stephen Fung) and his lawyer (Gillian Chung) have (according to Chinese superstition) 49 days to reach the spirits off the victims and prove his innocence before they leave the Earth for heaven (or hell) in the ghost story thriller directed by Lam Kin Lung and Tsui Siu Ming. Details: Color, 93 mins, Tai Seng, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Making of featurette; Behind-the-scenes footage; Outtakes; Music video; Trailers. Audio: Cantonese (DTS), Cantonese (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Mandarin (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English subtitles.

Absolute Zero Jeff Fahey and Erika Eleniak star in the made-for-TV disaster movie about an ice age that plunges the Earth to freezing temperatures in mere days. Details: Color, 84 mins, Echo Bridge, widescreen. Optional subtitles.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (HD DVD) Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. With his band of Merry Men, he robs from the rich, gives to the poor and still has time to woo the lovely Maid Marian, and foil the cruel Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and keep the nefarious Prince John off the throne.

A Slight Case of Murder (1999) William H. Macy earned an Emmy nomination for his pitch-perfect performance as a TV film critic who covers up the accidental death -- or was is a murder -- of his secret lover. Before he knows it, a private detective (James Cromwell) blackmails him with evidence that pins him to the scene of the crime and the investigating detective (Alan Arkin) keeps him close… the better to slip him his screenplay. All the while he keeps a running commentary of audience asides to share his insights on how to get away with murder, while a series of film noir film clips acts as a chorus. Macy also scripts the comic murder mystery, an adaptation of the Donald E. Westlake novel, with director Steven Schachter (they also collaborated on the tele-films The Wool Hat and Door to Door), and Felicity Huffman co-stars. Details: Color, 94 mins, Warner, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

American Blackout Most people have heard of the voting irregularities that marred the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004. Some even know of the resulting challenges to the electoral votes by African-American congressional representatives. However, because the mainstream media shies away from reporting cases of imperiled democracy the public is left to believe these stories are at worst insignificant rumors or at best one-off incidents that result from an overburdened election system. American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of disenfranchisement witnessed from 2000 to 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who not only took an active role in investigating these election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Some call Cynthia McKinney a civil rights leader among the ranks of Shirley Chisholm and Malcolm X. Others call her a conspiracy theorist and a "looney." American Blackout gains unprecedented access to one of the most controversial and dangerous politicians in America and examines the contemporary tactics used to control our democratic process and silence political dissent.

Bar Paradise (Hong Kong/Thailand) Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, and Eric Tsang star in this crime drama set in a Thailand bar with a clientele of drug runners, gangsters, and Hong Kong expats. Gary Mak directs. Details: Color, 90 mins, Pathfinder, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Still gallery; Trailer. Audio: and Thai. Optional English subtitles.

Beowulf and Grendel Gerard Butler is Beowulf and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson is the marauding troll Grendel in this updated take on the seminal Anglo Saxon poem. Stellan Skarsgård and Sarah Polley co-star and Sturla Gunnarsson directs. Details: Color, 103 mins, Union Station/Anchor Bay, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Sturla Gunnarsson and screenwriter Andrew Rai Berzins; Deleted scenes; "Wrath of Gods" featurette; Cast interviews; Costume sketches. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional subtitles.

Bliss - The Second Season Unedited versions of the stories of desires, passions, and fantasies of women explored in the anthology TV series, originally made for the Oxygen Network. Details: Color, MTI, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 8 unedited episodes on a single disc. Optional Spanish subtitles.

The Big Animal (Poland, 2000) Jerzy Stuhr directs and stars in the story of a bank clerk in a small Polish town who wakes up one morning to find a camel outside his kitchen window and become attached to the creature while the town becomes increasingly hostile. Krzysztof Kieslowski wrote the understated screenplay. Details: Black and White, 72 mins, Milestone/New Yorker. Supplements: "Controlled Testimonies," an interview with Jerzy Stuhr (31 minutes); Rendevous, on the set of The Big Animal (5:40 minutes); Theatrical Trailer. Audio: Polish. Optional English subtitles.

Bollywood Horror Collection Vol 1 (India) Double feature of horror from the land of epic musical melodramas, both directed by Tulsi and Shyam ramsay: Bandh Darwaza (1990), a vampire thriller with an evil magician and a fairy tale twist, and Purana Mandir (1984), about a young woman who travels back in time 200 years to end a family curse before it begins. 2-disc set. Details: Color, 290 mins, Mondo Macabro, Academy Ratio. Supplements: Documentary on South Asian horrors; "Freddie, Jason… & Saamri" interview featurette; Text notes and essays; Mondo Macabro previews. Audio: (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Brotherhood - The Complete First Season The Showtime drama charts the parallel rise to power of two brothers from an Irish working-class neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island: Tommy Caffee (Jason Clarke), a family man and rising state legislator not above pulling strings to help his real-estate business, and Michael, a street thug who returns home after seven years and starts negotiating his rise through the local underworld. They turn out to have more in common that Tommy is willing to admit. It's one of the most compelling shows that Showtime has created, with an ambivalent attitude toward power and morality that comes straight from the family's manipulative matriarch (Fionnula Flanagan). Annabeth Gish is Tommy's unhappy wife and Ethan Embry and Kevin Chapman co-star. Details: Color, Showtime/Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: 11 episodes on three discs; Commentary by creator/executive producer Blake Masters and writer/executive producer Henry Bromell on one episode; Power Map: An interactive, graphical guide of the relationships and power struggles among the characters; Cast biographies. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional subtitles.

Bubble (Blu-ray) Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.

Chaos David DeFalco's thriller, inspired on the true story of two girls who ended up in the hands of a notorious 1970s serial killer, claims to be "The most brutal movie ever made." Kevin Gage and Sage Stallone star. Details: Color, 73 mins, Razor Digital. Supplements: Director and producer commentary; "The Roger Ebert Controversy"; "Tour of the L.A. Coroner's Crypt". Optional subtitles.

Chaos:Director's Cut David DeFalco's thriller, inspired on the true story of two girls who ended up in the hands of a notorious 1970s serial killer, claims to be "The most brutal movie ever made." Kevin Gage and Sage Stallone star. Details: Color, 73 mins, Razor Digital. Supplements: Director and producer commentary; "The Roger Ebert Controversy"; "Tour of the L.A. Coroner's Crypt". Optional subtitles.

Chipmunk Christmas Long running cartoon series about three chipmunk brothers, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. The trio have been adopted by and are living with Dave (human). Each show finds the boys getting into trouble and new and unusual situations.

City of Men From the team behind the Academy Award®-nominated feature CITY OF GOD, including directors Fernando Meirelles (THE CONSTANT GARDNER) and Kátia Lund comes the hit Brazilian television series CITY OF MEN, a comedy/drama about two teenage boys growing up in a dangerous Rio de Janeiro slum starring Darlan Cunha and Douglas Silva, featured in the motion picture that inspired this series. The CITY is a shantytown located in one of the many mountains of Rio de Janeiro. The MEN are two 13-year-old kids, Laranjinha and Acerola. This series brilliantly mixes humor and reality to explore life in the "favelas" and in particular the indomitable spirit of two best friends growing up in one of most volatile communities in the world.

The Clay Bird (Bangladesh) The story of a Muslim family in a small Bangladesh town during the volatile days before Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan keeps the violence and turbulence is almost completely off screen as it focuses on the drama of a shy young boy sent to an orthodox Muslim school by his father. Director Tareque Masud draws from his own childhood for the drama. Details: Color, 98 mins, Milestone/New Yorker. Supplements: Video Introduction to the film by Tareque and Catherine Masud; Video Interviews with the Cast and Crew of The Clay Bird; "The Making of The Clay Bird Video Documentary" (30 Mins.); Three Songs from the Soundtrack; Stills Gallery; The French and American Theatrical Trailers; DVD-ROM: Theatrical press kit. Audio: in Bengla. Optional English subtitles.

Curious George Will Ferrell voices The Man in the Yellow Hat in the animated adaptation of the children's books about an inquisitive little monkey in the big city by Margret Rey and H.A. Rey. Animated in the increasingly rare traditional hand-drawn style, it also features the voices of Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, and Dick Van Dyke and original songs by Jack Johnson. Available in separate widescreen and full frame editions. Details: Color, 88 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Jack Johnson music video with sing-along feature; 15 deleted scenes - even more monkey business; Featurette: Monkey Around with Words; Featurette: Drawn to George - learn to draw your favorite monkey; Featurette: Monkey In Motion - see how an animation artist makes George come alive; Over 10 interactive games and activities. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company Firsthand account of a Marine company on the front lines of battle in the Iraq War, from footage shot by the soldiers themselves on home video cameras. Details: Color, 91 mins, A&E, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Never before seen bonus footage; Slide show; Director biography and filmography. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Connors' War Anthony "Treach" Criss is a blind CIA hero who is given back his eyesight for 48 hours to complete one last top-secret mission in the action thriller directed by Nicck Castle. Nia Peeples and Blu Mankuna co-star in the direct-to-DVD feature. Details: Color, 86 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional English subtitles.

Danger Mouse: The Final Seasons (1986-1992) The animated cult series from Britain features the adventures of the world's smallest super-spy: the legendary Danger Mouse (voiced by David Jason) and his meek hamster sidekick Penfold, who are tasked to save the world from crazed supervillains every week. Seasons 7-10 of the tongue-in-cheek spy-movie spoof are collected in the 3-disc box set. Details: Color, A&E, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: The final 21 episodes from seasons 7-10; "Town Hall Terrors" episode of Count Duckula; Alternative Danger Mouse theme song options; Danger Mouse theme song karaoke; Character descriptions. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Dark Waters (Italy, 1994) Mariano Baino directs the contemporary Italian nunsploitation thriller about a London woman (Louise Salter) who travels to the medieval convent where she was born and discovers a secretive sisterhood who guard a terrible monster. Previously released on cheap DVD, this new edition is remastered from the original 35mm negative under the supervision of the director and features numerous supplements. The 2-DVD Special Edition also features the director's short film, a collectible booklet, and other supplements, along with a stone amulet. Details: Color, 89 mins, NoShame, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: DISC ONE; Audio Commentary by writer/director Mariano Baino, moderated by NoShame Films producer Michele De Angelis; Director's Intro; Deleted Scenes ; Deep Into Dark Waters - featurette on the making of Dark Waters. All new interviews with writer/editor/director Mariano Baino, lead actress Louise Salter, camera operator Steve Brooke Smith, co-editor Rick Littler and associate producer Nigel Dali. Also includes never-seen-before behind the scenes photos from Mariano Baino's personal collection. (55 mins. approx.) Silent Blooper Reel - with audio commentary by director Mariano Baino; Photo and Artwork Gallery ; DISC TWO - Mariano Baino's Short Films ; DREAM CAR - Mariano Baino's first short film. Shot on ¾ video, transferred from the original master and presented here for the very first time on home video (16 mins., color, Audio: English mono) Dream Car Audio Commentary by writer/director Mariano Baino moderated by NoShame Films producer Michele De Angelis; CARUNCULA - New HD transfer, remastered from the original 16mm positive print, of Mariano Baino's celebrated second short film, presented here for the first time in home video (color, 20 mins., Audio: English mono) Caruncula Audio Commentary by writer/director Mariano Baino moderated by NoShame Films producer Michele De Angelis; NEVER EVER AFTER - Transferred from the original Digital Betacam master, Mariano Baino's latest effort is presented here for the first time in home video (color, 13 mins , Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles: English, Italian) Never Ever After Audio Commentary by writer/producer/director Mariano Baino moderated by NoShame Films producer Michele De Angelis; Making Never Ever After - includes exclusive behind the scenes footage, exclusive making-of footage, original sketches and storyboards, and all new interviews with Mariano Baino, director of photography Steve Brooke Smith, and lead actresses Abby Leamon and Jackie Stirling (20 mins. approx); Never Ever After Screenplay (PDF); Photo and Artwork Galleries; Collectable Booklet - 48 pages booklet including exclusive production and pre-production artwork, storyboards and reprinted script pages, introduction by Mariano Baino, liner notes, and director's bio. Only available with this special edition.. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Italian and English subtitles.

Dazed & Confused (HD DVD) In a small Texas enclave, highlights the rites of passage on the last day of school in 1976 for the new, incoming freshmen at the hands of the class of '77 at Robert E. Lee High School. Freshman boys are physically punished, while the girls largely face the brunt of verbal abuse and humiliation. Two main figures emerge. Incoming freshman Mitch Kramer comes to a new realization in his role as a major target of senior hazing. And, among the seniors is Randall "Pink" Floyd, the school's star quarterback, who moves with facile grace among groups of greasers, nerds, stoners, and athletes alike.

Dead Zone (1983) David Cronenberg trades the visceral queasiness of his disease horror for a somber mood piece (you can feel the chill in the air) in his first adaptation. Christopher Walken, the cinema's sleepy-eyed master of low key creepiness, is the everyman schoolteacher who wakes from a five year coma with a gift for second sight that comes in battering shocks. Walken is all haunted torment and Cronenberg makes us feel the pain of his terrible moral dilemma and the life that has passed him by. One of the finest Stephen King screen adaptations, it co-stars Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, and Martin Sheen. Details: Color, 103 mins, Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: "Memories From The Dead Zone" featurette; "The Look of The Dead Zone" featurette; "Visions and Horror From The Dead Zone" featurette; "The Politics of The Dead Zone" featurette; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and French (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional English subtitles.

Depeche Mode: Touring the Angel: Live in Milan Touring The Angel - Live In Milan is a three disc set, featuring a cd of concert highlights, a DVD of the complete 102-minute live performance plus two extra live tracks, and another DVD with a 20-minute documentary, an EPK and the tour's Anton Corbijn-designed stage screens.

Digging for the Truth - The Complete Season 1 (History Channel) Archeology's most legendary stories are the subject of the History Channel series hosted by explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein. Details: Color, The History Channel, Academy Ratio. Supplements: 13 episodes on four discs; "History in the Making" featurette; Biography of Josh Bernstein. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

The Dirty Dozen (HD DVD) An Army Major who likes to butt heads with his superiors, is being "given" a new assignment, to train 12 men who are either sentenced to death or life imprisonment, to go behind enemy lines raid a chateau that the Germans are using as an R&R center and kill as enemy officers as they can and disrupt the German chain of command. Now he not only has to train them; he has to get them to start acting like a unit. And when a Colonel whom the Major has been having the most trouble with reports to the Generals that his unit is not working out, the Major asks the General to try them out by having them participate in a war game. If they don't succeed they will be sent back to prison to face their sentences.

Down in the Valley Edward Norton is an urban cowboy in the San Fernando Valley whose aura of confidence and authenticity charms a restless teenage girl (Evan Rachel) and her lonely little brother (Rory Culkin), but whose own fractured identity puts him on the verge of a breakdown. David Jacobson's drama also stars David Morse as the distant, frustrated stepfather of the kids. Details: Color, 114 mins, THINKFilm. Supplements: Filmmaker and actor Q&A; Deleted scenes; Trailer; The Making of Down in the Valley; Filmmaker and Actor Commentary. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Dracula: 75th Anniversary Edition (1931) Tod Browning's inimitable classic may not be the definitive version of Bram Stoker's novel -- it's creaky, stiff, and often stagy -- but it's easily the most famous, a veritable cultural touchstone and it will remain memorable for its gorgeous gothic images, for Lugosi's legendary, iconic performance, and for setting off the cinematic fascination with vampires. This edition features an option to watch the film accompanied by Philip Glass' lovely, lush music (performed by the Kronos Quartet), which smoothes out Browning's direction and drenches the numerous wordless passages in mood, but becomes distracting during dialogue scenes. Also features Dracula: Spanish Version (1931), which was shot at night on the same sets as the Lugosi classic by Brownin protégé George Melford. This is often cited as a superior version for its smooth, elegant camerawork, atmospheric mood, striking compositions, startling close-ups, and astonishingly sexy heroine (Lupita Tovar). In fact, it's only weakness is a lumpy Dracula (Carlos Villar'as). Details: Black and White, 75 mins, Universal, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Commentary by film historian David J. Skal; Commentary by Steve Haberman, screenwriter of Dracula: Dead and Loving It; Score by Philip Glass performed by The Kronos Quartet; "Lugosi: The Dark Prince" featurette; "The Road to Dracula" featurette; "Monster Tracks" interactive pop-up trivia; Dracula: Spanish Version (1931), shot at night on the same sets as the Lugosi classic; Introduction to the Spanish Version by Lupita Tovar Kohner; Feature-length documentary Universal Horror ; Poster Montage; Theatrical Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Drink. Drank. Drunk. (Hong Kong) Romantic comedy of a sassy beer promotion girl (Miriam Yeung) and a hard drinking chef (Daniel Wu), from director Derek Yee. Details: Color, 101 mins, Tai Seng, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Making of featurette; Outtakes; Deleted scenes; Trailers. Audio: Cantonese (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Mandarin (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English subtitles.

Dust Devil: The Final Cut (1992) To quote the film's tagline, Robert John Burke is no a serial killer, he's much worse, in the thriller by Richard Stanley. Burke is a hitchhiker in the African desert who snaps pictures of his victims before killing them, Chelsea Field is his latest ride, and Zakes Mokae is the police detective who sees the shape-shifting demon for what he is. The 5-disc set features both the 108-minute final cut and 115-minute workprint, in addition to three documentaries directed by Stanley and a CD soundtrack. Details: Color, 400 mins, Subversive, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Deluxe 5-disc set including; 2 versions of Dust Devil: the final director's cut and a longer work print version; 3 of Richard Stanley¹s most controversial documentaries: The Secret Glory, Voice Of The Moon, and The White Darkness; Bonus Soundtrack CD; Audio commentary tracks with cast and crew; Featurettes with cast and crew; Still galleries; Talent bios; Trailers; Exclusive Dust Devil comic book; Production diary and essay booklets. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

The Education of Shelby Knox Award-winning documentary about the experience of high school activist Shelby Knox when she tries to bring sex education to the high schools of her conservative town of Lubbock, Texas, and faces a firestorm of controversy. Details: Color, 76 mins, Docurama. Supplements: Bonus featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Ellen - The Complete Season Four Ellen Morgan is a neurotic, 30-something, bookstore employee who tries to get by life in dealing with her various friends whom include the outgoing redhead Paige, insecure photographer Adam, her unsure-of-himself cousin Spence, coffee shop guy Joe Farrell, the critical and obnoxious Audrey, and most challenging of all, Ellen also has to condent being around her annoying and overbearing parents Lois and Harold.

Eleventh Hour Patrick Stewart is Ian Hood, scientific troubleshooter for the British government with a passion for justice and a taste for danger, in the high tech British TV thriller that pits his mind against rogue cloners, ruthless polluters, and other scientific threats. Ashley Jensen co-stars as his tough-minded bodyguard. Details: Color, 274 mins, Acorn Media, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Four episodes; Notes from interviews with Patrick Stewart and Ashley Jensen; Cast filmographies. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

End of Days (HD DVD) In 1979, an innocent newborn girl is secretly patronized by Satanists. Twenty years later, she has developed into a young woman, who is haunted by dreams about one strange man. Meanwhile, private security guard Jericho takes down an old and homeless priest, who tried to shoot Jericho's customer, a successful Wall Street Banker. What Jericho does not know is that Satan himself roams the Streets of New York in order to mate with the chosen girl. If he fails to do so in the last hour before the next millennium, his only chance to get out of his eternal prison is gone and he has to wait another thousand years. Now it is up to atheist Jericho to find the girl before Satan does and protect her from harm. But Jericho does not have a clue who he's up against...

Fast & Furious (HD DVD) The Fast & The Furious is loosely based on an article in a magazine about street clubs that race Japanese cars late at night. The film stars Vin Diesel as Domenic Toretto, the leader of a street gang that is under suspicion of stealing expensive electronic equipment. Paul Walker plays an undercover police officer that attempts to find out who exactly is stealing the equipment, while falling for Domenic's younger sister played by Jordana Brewster.

Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift Lucas Black plays a reckless America street maverick in Tokyo who learns a whole new genre of outlaw racing in the third installment of the street racing cinema brand name. "Drift" is Tokyo's homegrown spin on street racing, all about controlled skids on hairpin turns at high speed through a complex system of shifting, braking and surging. It's fun to watch, like the car chase equivalent of speed skating, in an otherwise ridiculous drama. Justin Lin directs and Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, and Sonny Chiba co-star. Available in separate widescreen and full frame editions. Details: Color, 105 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Deleted scenes; Tricked out to drift - how filmakers customized cars; The Japanese way - on location in Tokyo. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Commentary by director Justin Lin. Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift Lucas Black plays a reckless America street maverick in Tokyo who learns a whole new genre of outlaw racing in the third installment of the street racing cinema brand name. "Drift" is Tokyo's homegrown spin on street racing, all about controlled skids on hairpin turns at high speed through a complex system of shifting, braking and surging. It's fun to watch, like the car chase equivalent of speed skating, in an otherwise ridiculous drama. Justin Lin directs and Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, and Sonny Chiba co-star. Available in separate widescreen and full frame editions. Details: Color, 105 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Deleted scenes; Tricked out to drift - how filmakers customized cars; The Japanese way - on location in Tokyo. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Commentary by director Justin Lin. Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift (HD DVD) Lucas Black plays a reckless America street maverick in Tokyo who learns a whole new genre of outlaw racing in the third installment of the street racing cinema brand name. "Drift" is Tokyo's homegrown spin on street racing, all about controlled skids on hairpin turns at high speed through a complex system of shifting, braking and surging. It's fun to watch, like the car chase equivalent of speed skating, in an otherwise ridiculous drama. Justin Lin directs and Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, and Sonny Chiba co-star. Available in separate widescreen and full frame editions. Details: Color, 105 mins, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Deleted scenes; Tricked out to drift - how filmakers customized cars; The Japanese way - on location in Tokyo. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Commentary by director Justin Lin. Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (HD DVD) An adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. The film details a whacky search for the "American Dream", by Thompson and his crazed, Samoan lawyer. Fueled by the massive amount of drugs they purchased with an advance from a magazine to cover a sporting event in Vegas; they set out in the Red Shark. Encountering police, reporters, gamblers, racers, and hitchhikers; they search for some undefinable thing know only as the "American Dream" and find fear, loathing and hilarious adventures into the dementia of the modern American West.

Forgotten Noir Df Vol 2 An arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.

Forgotten Noir Df Vol 3 Gangster Dixie Logan is framed by crooked DA Lawrence Dale. His wife secures a job as Dale's assistant, the better to find the proof of the DA's dishonesty. She gets help from Reporter Mitchell, who falls in love with her.

Four Brothers (Blu-ray) Four adopted brothers (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, and Garrett Hedlund) come to avenge their mother's (Fionnula Flanagan) death at what appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boy's investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's (Benjamin) business dealings with a notorious local hoodlum (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Two cops (Terence Dashon Howard, Josh Charles), who are trying to solve the case, may also not be what they seem. While a fairly standard tale, their are still several twists and unexpected turns that keeps things interesting.

Frankenstein (1931) James Whale's original classic is the granddaddy of modern monster movies. Boris Karloff is magnificent as the haunted, childlike monster and Colin Clive is twitchy and intense as the driven Dr. Frankenstein. The film buzzes to life in the magnificent laboratory "birth" scene, a moment of modern gothic glory, and if it never quite maintains that charged atmosphere it builds to a marvelous climax with angry torch carrying villagers and a fiery windmill inferno. Mae Clarke co-stars as Elizabeth, Dwight Frye is lab assistant Fritz, and Edward Van Sloan co-stars as Dr. Waldman. Among the supplements is the 1988 feature-length documentary Universal Horror, an excellent survey of the decade-plus-long run of gothic horrors from Universal studios that this film helped spawn. Details: Black and White, 71 mins, Universal, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Feature commentary with Rudy Behlmer; Feature commentary with historian Sir Christopher Frayling; "Karloff: The Gentle Monster" featurette; "The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster" featurette; Feature-length documentary Universal Horror ; "Monster Tracks" interactive pop-up trivia; "Frankenstein Archives" poster and still galleries; "Boo! A Short Film"; Theatrical Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Frankenstein, El Vampiro y Compania In this hilarious Mexican twist on Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, the busy comedy team of "Loco" Valdes and Jose Jasso are employed to deliver horrible wax figures of the Frankenstein Monster and a cruel vampire (Quintin Bulnes) to a mysterious and creepy castle in Castille. When the strange figures come to life, the vampire tries to convince delightful female scientist Dr. Sofia (Nora Veryan) to transplant Loco's brain into the violent monster so it can conquer the world.

Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) Considered the most faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, this 2-part TV movie stars Leonard Whiting as Dr. Frankenstein, Michael Sarrazin as the creature, Jane Seymour, Agnes Moorehead, James Mason, David McCallum, and Michael Wilding. Jack Smight directs the 180-minute production from a script co-written by Christopher Isherwood. Details: Color, 183 mins, Universal, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional English subtitles.

The Fugitive (Blu-ray) Catch him if you can. The Fugutive is on the run! Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race through this manhunt movie inspired by one classic TV series and which in turn inspired yet another. Ford is prison escapee Dr. Richard Kimble, a Chicago surgeon falsely convicted of killing his wife and determined to prove his innocence by leading his pursuers to the one-armed man who committed the crime. Jones is Sam Gerard, an unrelenting bloodhound of a U.S. marshal. They are hunted and hunter. Their nonstop chase has only one exhilarating speed: all-out.

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn - Extended Edition (1993) The complete 8-episode Emmy Award winning documentary series hosted by Audrey Hepburn and narrated by Michael York, plus the documentary In Pursuit of Beauty, a behind-the-scenes look at her journey to 17 garden locations in 17 counties all over the world. Details: Color, Kultur, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: 8 episodes on 3 discs; Bonus documentary In Pursuit of Beauty; 16 orchestral works from the music soundtrack. Optional subtitles.

Gene Autry Collection, Cowboy Kid Mary Lee, Vol. 3 Back In The Saddle: Dust off your best cowboy hat and polish up your spurs as America's first and favorite singing cowboy gallops across the silver screen into your living room. Gene Autry, star of radio, records, film, TV and rodeo, invented the musical Western, capturing America's hearts as a guitar-slinging, song-singing, six gun-toting good guy. Riding Champion, the World's Wonder Horse, Autry became a beloved American hero whose popularity remains strong today. Now, for the first time on DVD, Gene Autry's rollicking big screen adventures and unforgettable tunes are brought home in these Western classics fully restored and uncut from Autry's personal film archives. When pollution from a nearby copper mine poisons hundreds of cattle, two-fisted ranch foreman Autry faces a heap of trouble from all sides. Features Gene's signature song and his lovable sidekick, Smiley Burnette. Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride:Cowboy Gene Autry inherits the Belmont Packing Company and the management duties that come with it. When a rival company owned by a pretty socialite plots to force Gene to sell, a feud soon ensues between the lady, who uses her womanly wiles to take business from Gene, and the cowboy who tries to recover by using old-time rally methods, including parades and bands. Rancho Grande: Gene Autry is the foreman of a ranch mortgaged to the hilt with a fast approaching deadline to build a dam. When the owner dies and leaves the Rancho Grande to his three madcap grandchildren, Gene must straighten out the rebellious young folks and make them work to pay off the debt and foil the villains. It will take brawn, brains, and of course a few songs, to uncover the secret plot to take over Rancho Grande. Melody Ranch:Lawlessness runs rampant in Gene's hometown of Torpedo until the movie and radio cowboy returns as Honorary Sheriff for a Frontier Days celebration and cleans up the town! Featuring Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller, and such classics like "We Never Dream the Same Dream Twice" and the title song, this musical was Gene's biggest theatrical production upon its release and remains one of his best-remembered big screen journeys!

Gene Autry Collection, Sidekick Pat Buttram, Vol. 2 This special collection includes: Valley of Fire, Mule Train, Beyond The Purple Hills and Indian Territory Valley of Fire:Gene Autry is the newly elected mayor of a lawless California boomtown in 1850. His first official acts are to rid the town of its gambling king and to import a caravan of beautiful gals to help settle the wild and wooly townsmen. With the help of his marshal, Gene must then out-gun the nefarious renegades who want to kidnap the brides-to-be for a rival mining camp and take over the town. Featuring Gail Davis as one of the lovely ladies, Pat Buttram as Gene's trustworthy deputy, and Champion, World's Wonder Horse. Includes original theatrical trailer. Mule Train:Marshal Gene Autry cracks the whip on Western killers as he rides Champion to the stirring rhythm of the great song sensation Mule Train! Pat Buttram provides the comic relief as a prospector who discovers natural cement and is soon entangled with a menacing lady sheriff and a dam-building project. It's that Mule Train rhythm! It's that Autry action . . . roarin' along together in a great Western drama! Beyond The Purple Hills:Gene Autry takes over as a two-gun sheriff with Champion as his smartest deputy after bank robbers kill the former sheriff. When Judge Beaumont is murdered, circumstantial evidence points to the judge's wild son as the killer. Gene believes the young man is innocent and helps him battle a lynch mob and apprehend the real killers. Pat Buttram and Little Champ are along for the ride in Gene's hottest action picture! Indian Territory:Gene Autry discards his conventional cowboy garb and white Stetson for the blue uniform of a sergeant in the post-Civil War Cavalry in this 1950 film. The Apaches have been incited to raid the ranchers and homesteaders on the Western frontier by the Apache Kid and Curt Raidler, a renegade Austrian, who wishes to use the Indians to build himself an empire in America. Gene is assigned to end the rioting and, at the same time, smash the group of gun-runners responsible. Gail Davis and Pat Buttram join in the gun-scorching Autry action.

Gene Autry Collection, Vol. 1 Cow Town:Barbed wire is brought to the open range, and the ranchers are urged by Sandy Reeves to fight against it. Reeves secretly plans to bring sheep into the territory but forgets to count in Gene Autry, who makes certain nothing dishonest goes on for very long. Crashing action and catchy Western melodies make this a true Autry classic, featuring the songs "Down in the Valley," "Buffalo Gals," "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" and "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie."Whirlwind:A confederate guerilla raiding federal supply shipments makes his way to a frontier post during the Civil War, and it's up to Army scouts Gene Autry and Pat Buttram to track down these looters posing as Union soldiers. The Old West: Bronco buster Gene Autry trains wild steeds and then sells them to the Saddle Rock stagecoach line in the Old West. When his only competitor tries to wipe him out, Gene teams up with a preacher to tame the town that the law forgot. Gene is at his rockin', sockin' best singing songs of faith and participating in numerous gun battles as well as in a fast and furious stagecoach race. Featuring Gail Davis as the courageous stagecoach line manager, Pat Buttram as a humorous traveling peddler, and Little Champ who helps his pa and Gene. Includes original theatrical trailer. Sons of New Mexico:Cattleman Gene Autry becomes the guardian of a wayward boy deeply indebted to a gambler. Hoping to straighten him out, Gene sends the boy to the New Mexico Military Institute, but the lad flees and is framed for an ex-jockey's murder. Full of rugged action and smooth Western songs, this was Autry's 70th screen feature and includes such tunes as "Can't Shake the Sands of Texas from My Shoes," "There's a Rainbow on the Rio Colorado" and "The Honey Song."

Gene Autry Collection: Sagebrush Troubadour Rangers Gene Autry and Frog Millhouse travel undercover as western troubadours to find the killer of old, half-blind Frank Martin. Their only clues are a guitar string and a swayback horse that is the key to finding the dead man's lost goldmine. Complicating matters is the old man's granddaughter, a blonde cyclone of a gal, who is suspicious of Gene and Frog and hires them to supply the music for her grand masquerade dance so she can keep an eye on them. A musical western filled with with melody, mirth, and mystery!

Gene Autry Collection: Tumbling Tumbleweeds Traveling with Doc Parker's medicine show, Gene finds his old friend Harry Brooks wounded and the Sheriff after him for murdering his father. Gene also sees that Craven and his gang are looking for Brooks. Finding clues that Craven was behind the murder, Gene has a plan utilizing the medicine show wagon that will trap the gang.

Grand Prix (HD DVD) American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for the Japanese Yamura team, and becomes romantically involved with Stoddard's estranged wife.

The Ground Truth Patricia Foulkrod's documentary showcases the stories of two dozen plus soldiers after their return home from Iraq to explore exactly what the government's much proclaimed support for our troops means off the battlefield. The film reminds us that the term "injured" in modern war means thousands of soldiers returning with missing limbs, broken spines, disfigured faces, not to mention depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The witnesses to war interviewed for the documentary are articulate about their experiences and put a human face and to the otherwise anonymous statistics on the news. Details: Color, 78 mins, Focus/Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Deleted and extended scenes. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Head Trauma Lance Weiler co-writes and directs this low-budget psychodrama of a drifter (Vince Mola) who is assaulted by increasingly creepy visions when he returns to the run-down home of his deceased grandparents. Details: Color, 84 mins, Heretic. Supplements: Director commentary; Cast interviews; Production featurettes; Trailers; Collector's Edition 8-page booklet. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional subtitles.

Henry 2: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1998) Neil Giuntoli takes over the role created by Michael Rooker in a sequel that has none of the original participants. Chuck Parello writes, directs, and produces. Details: Color, 85 mins, MPI, widescreen, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Chuck Parello; "H2: The Making of a Madman" featurette; Outtakes and deleted scenes; Photo gallery; Trailers. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

House of Wax (Blu-ray) A group of friends (Carly Jones, Nick Jones, Paige Edwards, Wade, Dalton Chapman, and Blake) are on their way to an important football game, while along the way, they decide to camp in some woods. The next day Wade's car experiences car troubles with a broken fan belt. Carly and Wade decide to go to the nearest town to get a new fan belt while the rest of the group attempts to go to the game. When an unbelievably slow traffic jam stops Paige, Chapman, Drake, and Nick, they decide to go back to get Wade and Carly. One by one, the entire group ends up falling prey to two murderous brothers, the creators of the town's local 'House of Wax'. They must escape before they become the House of Wax's main exhibit.

Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed and Uncovered) investigates the pattern of abuse and mismanagement by the Department of Defense and private contractors in Iraq. Details: Color, 90 mins, Disinformation, widescreen, 1.78:1. Supplements: Filmmaker commentary; Abridged version of the film; "U.K. Confidential"; "Important Votes"; "The Invisible Workforce". Optional Spanish subtitles.

Katt Williams: Live Stand-up comedy concert. Details: Color, 85 mins, Image, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Kids in the Hall-Best of (1988-1991) 38 favorite sketches from the first two seasons of the Canadian sketch comedy series from kooky kids Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson, the improv comedy group that became Canada's answer to Monty Python's Flying Circus. Details: Color, 96 mins, A&E, Academy Ratio. Supplements: Four commentary tracks with the Kids; Cast bios; Photo gallery. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Lady Vengeance (Korea) The final film in Park Chan-Wook's "Vengeance" trilogy is a conflicted story of righteous vengeance at any cost. Lee Yeong-ae is the embittered ex-con with the face of an angel and heart blackened by a drive for revenge and Choi Min-sik, the victim of the previous installment Old Boy, plays the child-murdering monster she targets. Park directs with dazzling style and drives the story with intense emotions that give the ambiguous exploration of brutal revenge and redemption its tragic foundation. Details: Color, 112 mins, Tartan, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: Interview with the Director; Exclusive Commentary with Richard Pena; Original Theatrical Trailer; Selected Scenes from the other two installments of "The Vengeance Trilogy". Audio: Korean (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Korean (DTS 5.1). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Lake House Speed co-stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunite -- sort of -- in the story of lonely souls who communicate through a mailbox that sends letter across time and fall in love, though they exist two years apart. The romantic drama from director Alejandro Agresti, a remake of the South Korean hit Il Mare, also stars Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dylan Walsh, and Christopher Plummer. Available in separate widescreen and full frame editions. Details: Color, 98 mins, Warner, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.40:1. Supplements: Additional scenes and outtakes; Theatrical trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish, French and English subtitles.

Land of the Dead (HD DVD) In a near future, the zombies are all around the world, and the human society is restructured and adapted for the new reality. In a protected city ruled by the powerful Kaufman (Dennis Hopper), the upper class has the usual privileges living in a fancy well-supplied building, while the poor people lives on the streets. Riley (Simon Baker) and Cholo (John Leguizamo) belong to a team that bring supplies (food, medicine etc.) to the city using a heavy truck called Dead Reckoning and designed by Riley. When Cholo is betrayed by Kaufman, he steals the Dead Reckoning and threatens Kaufman, who requests Riley to retrieve the vehicle, with the support of his friend Charlie (Robert Joy) and Slack (Asia Argento). But the dead are smarter and organized under the leadership of Big Daddy (Eugene Clark).

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Blu-ray) A member of a rich British aristocratic family, Lara Croft is a "tomb raider" who enjoys collecting ancient artifacts from ruins of temples, cities, etc. worldwide, and doesn't mind going through death-defying dangers to get them. She is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, weapons training, and foreign languages - and does them all in tight outfits. Well, the planets of the solar system are going into planetary alignment (Which occurs every 5,000 years), and a secret society called the Illuminati is seeking an ancient talisman that gives its possessor the ability to control time. However, they need a certain clock/key to help them in their search, and they have to find the talisman in one week or wait until the next planetary alignment to find it again. Lara happens to find that key hidden in a wall of her mansion. The Illuminati steal it, and Lara gets an old letter from her deceased father telling her about the society's agenda (Her father was also the one who hid the key). Now, she must retrieve the key and find and destroy the talisman before the Illuminati can get their hands on it.

Last Broadcast (1998) Before The Blair Witch Project, Lance Weiler and Stefan Avalos made this mockumentary of four amateur filmmakers from a cable-access show who go to the New Jersey Pine Barrens searching for the legendary Jersey Devil. According to the directors, it was produced for less than $900. Details: Color, 87 mins, Heretic, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Remastered Picture and Sound; Two audio commentary tracks with co-creators Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler; Behind the scenes docs on Production, Post-Production and Distribution; Exclusive Interviews; "Fact or Fiction!" rare clips from the infamous public access cable show.; Jim Seward - Alive and Well (2 folk songs); "Gallery of Gore"- Pine Barrens murder crime scene & autopsy images, LAST BROADCAST poster and box art from around the world!; Trailers for LAST BROADCAST, GHOSTS OF EDENDALE and HEAD TRAUMA; 12-pg. booklet including color mini-comic "Jersey Devil" by Stephen R. Bissette (co-creator of CONSTANTINE) and the Center for Cartoon Studies; Jersey Devil sightings map; bios; liner notes; more!. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Lauras Stern (Germany) A little girl saves a falling star and receives a magical reward of stardust in the animated adaptation of Klaus Baumgart's children's book. Details: Color, 80 mins, Warner, widescreen. Supplements: The Music of Laura's Star; The Animators Discuss the Making of Laura's Star; Behind the Scenes with the Talent of Laura's Star; Behind the Scenes with the Producer and Director of Laura's Star; Compositing a scene; Laura's World Game Collection. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional subtitles.

Lethal Weapon 2 (Blu-ray) Los Angeles P.D. officers Roger Murtaugh (Glover) & Martin Riggs (Gibson) are back, and this time they are chasing a thug in a red BMW. When the car crashes, several million dollars in Krugerand - South African currency - spill out of the trunk. After Murtaugh is ambushed in his home by a group of South African thugs, they speculate that the vehicle they were chasing may be linked. When their captain assigns them to guard a witness (Pesci) in a drug case, they soon find out that the drug dealers the witness was dealing with are South African diplomats hiding behind their immunity to carry out cocaine smuggling. Riggs also discovers that one of the consulate employees is in fact the murderer of his wife! After the thugs kill a consul secretary Riggs was in love with, and several fellow police officers are murdered by the diplomats, Riggs & Murtaugh exact angry, bloody revenge against the psychopathic drug-dealing diplomats...

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Mama's Family - The Complete First Season (1983) Vicki Lawrence is the sharp-tongued matriarch of a blue collar family in the Midwest in the sitcom spin-off of the long-running skit originally created for The Carol Burnett Show. The Ken Berry is her dimwitted son, who moves in with his two daughters and stays, and Rue McClanahan is her high-strung, all sharing a house with her troublesome teenage grandkids (Eric Brown and Karin Argoud). Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, and Betty White guest star this season, reprising the roles they created in the original skits. Details: Color, 278 mins, Warner, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: 13 episodes on two discs. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

Masters of Horror: Takashi Miike - Imprint Japanese maverick genre director Takashi Miike's contribution to the cable horror anthology turned out to be too extreme even for pay cable -- it was never broadcast and makes its debut here on DVD. The story of an American (Billy Drago) searching for geisha he loved and left becomes a tale of sadistic tortures that gets under your skin, or perhaps more accurately your fingernails and gums, and the burbling flesh sound effects have as much effect as the imagery. And then it gets truly grotesque. Youki Kudoh and Michie co-star in the English language production. Details: Color, 63 mins, Anchor Bay, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.77:1. Supplements: Commentary by critic and American Cinmatheque film programmer Chris D. and writer Wyatt Doyle; "I Am the Film Director of Love: An Interview with Takashi Miike" featurette; "Imprinting: The Making of Imprint" featurette; "Imperfect Beauty: The Make-up and Special Effects of Imprint" featurette; Takashi Miike Bio ; Still Gallery ; Trailers; DVD-ROM: Original Screenplay; DVD-ROM: Screen Saver. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional subtitles.

Monarchy with David Starkey Scholar and storyteller Dr. David Starkey hosts the 6-part documentary series that explores 10 centuries of royal rule in England. Details: Color, 317 mins, Acorn Media, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Six episodes on two discs. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Munsters: Two Movie Fright Fest Double feature of both feature film spin-offs of the horror-spoof sitcom. Original cast members Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, and Al Lewis all appear in Munster, Go Home (1966), where they inherit a castle and travel to big screen Britain (Butch Patrick and Terry-Thomas co-star), and the made-for-TV The Munsters' Revenge (1981), co-starring Sid Caesar. Details: Color, Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, Academy Ratio, 1.85:1. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Optional French and English subtitles.

My Brother's Keeper Aaron Ashmore plays identical twins -- one a school brain, the other a die-hard partier -- who switch identities when the party-boy gets a full athletic scholarship. Christian Potenza and Alberta Watson co-star and Aaron's real-life identical twin Shawn Ashmore (of the X-Men films) does uncredited double duty. Jordan Barker directs. Details: Color, 96 mins, Anchor Bay, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Animatic storyboard of selected scenes; Interview with director Jordan Barker and producer Jeff Deverett; Music video; Original stage play footage; Promotional screening footage; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional subtitles.

New Legend of Shaolin (Hong Kong, 1994) Jet Li stars in this martial arts adventure as a master warrior who tracks the evil Manchu soldiers who massacred his village and killed his wife and falls in with a group of young Shaolin masters who have a map to a priceless treasure trove tattooed on their backs. Written and directed by Wong Jing, with fight choreography by Corey Yuen, it's an old fashioned period adventure done up with slick Hong Kong style and wire-fu acrobatics. Details: Color, 95 mins, Tai Seng, widescreen. Supplements: Commentary by Hong Kong film expert Ric Meyers; Trailers. Audio: Cantonese (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Mandarin. Optional Chinese (Unspecified) and English subtitles.

Night of the Werewolf An evil witch brings back to life the infamous Elizabeth Bathory, who was executed several hundred years previously for murdering young woman and bathing in their blood.

A Nightmare on Elm Street: Infinifilm (1984) The nightmare that started it all gets the "Infinifilm" treatment in a new special edition. John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, and Heather Langenkamp star, but it's Robert Englund that stole the film as the dead child killer who returns as a demon who murders his teen victims in their dreams. Johnny Depp has an early role as part of the body count. Details: Color, 92 mins, New Line, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Newly remastered picture and sound restored from the original film negative; Commentary by director Wes Craven, stars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon, and director of photography Jacques Haitkin; Alternate ending(s); "Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street" featurette; "The House That Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror" featurette; "Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares" featurette; Pop-up Prompts; Nightmare Fact Track; Video Clips; Exclusive "Infinifilm" ROM content. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 6.1 EX) and English (DTS 6.1 ES). Optional subtitles.

North Korea: A Day in the Life In this rare look inside North Korea, director Pieter Fleury gained unprecedented access to a country generally cloaked in secrecy. Using "a day in the life" format, Fleury follows the daily routines of a typical North Korean family as they go to work, attend school, and participate in English classes. Though the country’s inhabitants sincerely put their best face forward, the relentless images and ritualized practices of government propaganda offer a telling portrait of this controversial country.

Notorious Bettie Page Gretchen Mol is startlingly convincing as fifties pin-up legend Bettie Page, capturing an all-American innocence in while posing for the softcore and bondage photos that made her famous, in the biographical drama by Mary Harron. This slice of fifties kink and American dreams co-stars Chris Bauer and Lili Taylor (as Irving and Paula Klaw, running their softcore mail-order photo business like a harmless family concern), Jared Harris, Sarah Paulson, Cara Seymour, and David Strathairn as censorship crusader Estes Kefauver. Details: Black and White, 90 mins, HBO, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Commentary by actress Gretchen M, director Mary Harron, and co-writer Guinevere Turner; "Pin-Up Queen of the Universe" featurette; "Presenting Bettie Page" - archival footage with the real life Bettie Page; Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional English subtitles.

One Tree Hill - The Complete Third Season The third season of the WB's (now the CW) nighttime teen soap opera of bad decisions, raging hormones, jealousy, and emotional aggression, and most of the latter masterminded by the small town's answer of J.R. Ewing, the power-mongering would-be mogul Dan Scott (Paul Johansson) who survives a murder attempt at the end of last season and spends this season exacting his revenge. There's plenty of melodrama going on here -- half-brothers and basketball heroes (Chad Murray Mitchell and James Lafferty) trying to escape their manipulative father, a goth-inflected cheerleader (Hilarie Burton) confronting her dying birth mother, her party-girl best friend (Sophia Bush) facing down a manipulative new girl in school (Danneel Harris), a teen marriage on the rocks, a mayoral race against the mud-slinging Dan Scott, school violence, and the cold-blooded murder of a major cast member. Also stars Bethany Joy Lenz, Craig Sheffer, Barbara Alyn Woods, Lee Norris, and Barry Corbin. Details: Color, 937 mins, Warner, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: 22 episodes on six discs; Commentary on two episodes by series creator Mark Schwahn, executive producer Joe Davola, and cast members; 30 minutes of unaired scenes; Anatomy of an Episode: A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of "With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept"; Gag reel. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

Please Teach Me English (South Korea) A shy government official takes am English class and falls in love with the class playboy in the romantic comedy from Kim Sung-su, director of Musa the Warrior. Details: Color, 118 mins, Tai Seng, Widescreen anamorphic. Audio: Korean (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Chinese (Unspecified) (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Chinese (Traditional) and English subtitles.

Parallel Lines Documentary filmmaker and New York resident Nina Davenport takes her camera to America's backroads to talk to strangers in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Details: Color, 98 mins, Docurama. Supplements: Filmmaker interview and biography. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Pet Sematary: Special Collector's Edition (1989) A family discovers that the dead are best left in peace when they revive the deceased in an ancient Indian burial ground, where the corrupted soil brings them back to life with a terrible change. Dale Midkiff and Denise Crosby are the parents who defy the warnings of old-timer Fred Gwynne to bring back their little boy. Mary Lambert directs. Details: Color, 102 mins, Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: Commentary by director Mary Lambert; "Stephen King's Pet Semetary: Stephen King Territory" featurette; "Stephen King's Pet Semetary: The Characters" featurette; "Stephen King's Pet Semetary: Filming the Horror" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional English subtitles.

Power Trip Documentary about the culture clash between the American energy company AES trying to transform the dysfunction electricity distribution system in the Tlibisi, the capital of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, and former Communist populace trying get their power for free. Directed by Paul Devlin. Details: Color, 85 mins, Docurama. Supplements: Deleted scenes; Full-length Georgian Cartoon; Georgian Public Service Announcements; Biographies. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional English subtitles.

Power Rangers Mystic Force - Dark Wish - The Blockbuster Full-length adventure from the 2006 incarnation of the kids action series. Details: Color, 66 mins, Buena Vista, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: "Power Rangers: Forces of Nature" featurette; Bonus Yin Yang Yo! episode. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional subtitles.

Pride and Prejudice (1995) Shot on location in the castles and countryside of England, this A&E/BBC co-production offers up the definitive interpretation of Jane Austen's classic with a grandly handsome look that sets off but never upstages the story. Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle headline the smartly scripted production, and the generous running time (about 5 hours) allows plenty of time for character development and side stories to play out at a strolling pace. Firth's brittle, brooding performance made him the quintessential Darcy and he was rightly celebrated in Bridget Jones' Diary. Details: Color, 300 mins, A&E, Widescreen anamorphic, 2.35:1. Supplements: 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Collector's Set; Gold embossed green fabric slipcase; Newly remastered widescreen print; Bonus Disc Features:; Jane Austen Biography episode; An exclusive new retrospective documentary about the making of the classic series; A 120 page deluxe companion book The Making Of Pride and Prejudice with photos, illustrations, and interviews with cast and crew. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

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Riptide: Complete First Season (1984) Action series created by Stephen J. Cannell, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray as Vietnam War buddies working as private eyes in Southern California. King and Penny are the babe-magnet muscle and Bray is the computer wiz, resident genius, and social spaz. The initial 13-episodes (it began as a mid-season replacement) includes the 2-hour pilot, and guest stars this season include Geena Davis, Kelly Preston, Anne Francis, Deborah Shelton, and Stepfanie Kramer. Details: Color, 673 mins, Sony Pictures, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: 13 episodes on three discs. Optional subtitles.

Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes) (France) Cedric Klapisch's sequel to L'Auberge Espanol checks in on his alter-ego, aspiring novelist and hopeless womanizer Xavier (Romain Duris), as he and his former roommates approach 30. This one is more of a frothy romantic lark, all sex and style with a photogenic cast leaping across Europe while the director plays narrative games. Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou, Cécile De France, and Kevin Bishop all return for the reunion. Details: Color, 129 mins, IFC/Genius, Widescreen letterbox. Supplements: "The Making of Russian Dolls" featurette. Audio: French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Savannah Smiles The young daughter of a politician runs away due to lack of attention. She hides in the car of two not too bright crooks who are slowly converted into parent figures as the police web closes down on the supposed kidnappers.

Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow (Blu-ray) In 1939, an intrepid reporter in New York City makes a connection between the story she's covering-- of famous scientists suddenly disappearing around the world, and a recent attack on the city by giant robots. Determined to find the solution to these happenings, she seeks the help of her ex-boyfriend, the captain of a mercenary legion of pilots. The two are investigating the case when the robots attack the city again, though in a stroke of luck, Sky Captain's right hand man is able to locate their source. They then set off on an adventure in search of the evil mastermind behind these schemes, who is bent on creating a utopia and destroying the current world.

Sleepy Hollow (Blu-ray) In early colonial America, young policeman Ichabod Crane is sent to the fledgling settlement of New York City to investigate a series of ghoulish murders. On his arrival, the town council informs him that the 3 victims were killed in open ground, and the heads had disappeared - taken by a headless ghost that is supposedly responsible. Ichabod is unconvinced of this, but learns more about the ghostly horseman - it is the ghost of a Hessian sent by the British during the revolutionary war, and he was caught by redcoats and decapitated with his own sword. When Ichabod sees the ghost kill one of the town council members, his skepticism evaporates - and he soon discovers that the horseman's ghost has an unholy connection to Balthus Van Tassel, a wealthy farmer - and whose daughter Ichabod is falling in love with...

Space Cowboys (Blu-ray) Frank Corvin, "Hawk" Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and Tank Sullivan were hotdog members of Project DAEDALUS, the Air Force's test program for space travel. Their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail their way into orbit when Russia's mysterious Ikon communications satellite's orbit begins to degrade and threatens to crash into Earth.

The Stephen King Collection Box set of four films based on the works of Stephen King. Silver Bullet (1985) and Graveyard Shift (1990) are repackaged editions of previous releases. The Dead Zone - Special Collector's Edition (1983) and Pet Sematary - Special Collector's Edition (1989) are new editions with all new supplements. See Cult and Classics for more details. Details: Color, Paramount, Widescreen anamorphic. Optional subtitles.

Swordfish (Blu-ray) When the DEA shut down its dummy corporation operation codenamed SWORDFISH in 1986, they had generated $400 million which they let sit around; fifteen years of compound interest has swelled it to $9.5 billion. A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell, headed by the duplicitious and suave Gabriel Shear, wants the money to help finance their raise-the-stakes vengeance war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away behind super-encryption. He brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson, who only wants to see his daughter Holly again but can't afford the legal fees, to slice into the government mainframes and get the money.

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines (HD DVD) John Conner, now an adult, in fear of the events that took place at a young age, lives off the grid--no phone, no job, no credit cards. After failing twice, SkyNet sends their most advanced machine to date, the T-X or Terminatrix, to not only kill John, but his future wife as well. Once again, a Terminator is sent to protect John and his future wife, and has a small upgrade which allows it to mimick humans more. Not knowing how these terminators were sent, considering he thought he destroyed SkyNet, John will soon learn something that will change his life...forever.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Ultimate Edition (1974) The saw is family in Tobe Hooper's brutal, brilliant debut film, a grungy, grisly horror about a perverse Texas cannibal clan (inspired by the story of Ed Gein) and the teenagers that wander into their home (decorated in furniture constructed from human bones) and their meathooks. Shot in the cheap with a primitive look that belies the craft put into it, the film earns its garish title and notorious reputation, notably with the almost pure savagery of the film's poster-boy Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), the devoted mute son who wields the chainsaw under a mask of human flesh. It's unrelenting and unforgettable and its raw gore remains its strongest element. Along with Night of the Living Dead and The Last House on the Left, it ushered in the modern age of horror in the 1970s. The new edition has been newly remastered in high definition from the 16mm ECO camera originals, and features newly remixed soundtracks in addition to the restored original mono soundtrack. Details: Color, 83 mins, Dark Sky Films/MPI, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.78:1. Supplements: HD transfer from original 16mm negatives; Commentary by actors Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Allen Danziger, and art designer Robert A. Burns; Commentary by director Tobe Hooper, cinematographer Daniel Pearl, and actor Gunnar Hansen; Trailers; TV and radio spots; 73 minute documentary "Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth"; 74 minute documentary "Flesh Wounds"; Tour of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre house before and after remodeling, conduced by Gunnar Hansen; Deleted scenes and outtakes; Blooper reel; Outtakes from "The Shocking Truth"; Still galleries. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) and English (Dolby Digital 1.0). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Three Times (Taiwan) Shu Qi and Chang Chen play lovers (of sorts) at different stages of a romantic relationship in Hou Hsiao-Hsien's trilogy of tales, each set in a different era across the past 100 years. It's a gorgeous film with richly textured atmosphere, tiptoeing camerawork and long, languorous takes of scenes full of privileged moments of human activity that, at their best, connect to the most ephemeral of human experiences. Details: Color, 135 mins, IFC/Genius, Widescreen letterbox. Audio: Chinese (Unspecified) (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Thunder in Paradise Collection Trilogy of made-for-TV movie spin-offs of the short-lived action series starring Hulk Hogan and Chris Lemmon as soldiers of fortune: Thunder in Paradise (1993), Thunder in Paradise II (1994), and Thunder in Paradise III (1995). Carol Alt, Ashley Gorrel, and Patrick Macnee co-star. Details: Color, Lionsgate, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Three films on three discs. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Blu-ray) Victor (Johnny Depp) messed up his vows during a wedding rehearsal, and is traveling through the woods, reciting his vows. He stops to rest in the woods,and while practicing, he gets them right and puts his wedding ring on a finger-shaped stick in the ground and says his wedding vows. The stick turns out to be a rotted finger belonging to a murdered girl (Helena Bonham-Carter), who returns as a zombie and insists that she is now Victor's lawfully wedded wife.

Tickets (Italy/U.K./Iran) Trilogy of stories set during a train journey from Central Europe to Rome, directed by three acclaimed filmmakers: Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami, and Ken Loach, respectively. Olmi's film concerns the reflections of a businessman on the flirtatious woman (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) who arranged for her train tickets, Kiarostami's section is a character piece about a young man (Filippo Trojano) assigned to accompany an arrogant and annoying woman on her journey, and Loach follows three Scottish football fans on their journey to a match in Rome. Details: Color, 115 mins, Facets, widescreen. Supplements: "Tickets x 3: A Production Documentary"; Cine-Notes Collectible Booklet. Audio: Italian, and Farsi. Optional English subtitles.

Tombs of the Blind Dead In the 13th century there existed a legion of evil knights known as the Templars, who quested for eternal life by drinking human blood and committing sacrifices. Executed for their unholy deeds, the Templars bodies were left out for the crows to peck out their eyes. Now, in modern day Portugal, a group of people stumble on the Templars abandoned monastery, reviving their rotting corpses to terrorize the land.

The Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show Three episodes from Tom Snyder's The Tomorrow Show, broadcast between 1979 and 1981, featuring interviews with Ken Kesey, Dr. Timothy Leary, Tom Wolfe, and The Grateful Dead, who also offer four live performances. Details: Color, 90 mins, Shout! Factory, Academy Ratio. Optional subtitles.

Transformers Armada: Season 1 - Part 2 In this thrilling conclusion to the hit TV series Transformers Armada, Optimus Prime, his Autobots, and their human friends step up the fight against Megatron and his Decepticons for control of the powerful Mini-Cons. Valor, betrayal, redemption and some devastating twists fill these intense stories, leading to the unholy alliance between the natural enemies in the face of a genuine evil known as Unicron. The action comes fast and furious in this unforgettable chapter of the Transformers saga.

Vengeance of Zombies An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.

Voltron, Vol. 1: Defender of the Universe This series focuses on 5 lion robots and their pilots as they defend the galaxy and planet Arus vs. the forces of King Zarkon and Prince Lotor from planet Doom.

Windy City Heat Perry Karavello is a struggling actor cast in his first film lead -- "Stone Fury, Sports Private Eye" -- but the whole thing is an elaborate practical joke. Bobcat Goldthwait directs this extended prank as reality film originally made for Comedy Central. The DVD features the extended R-rated cut. Details: Color, 92 mins, Comedy Central/Paramount, Academy Ratio, 1.33:1. Supplements: Commentary by Perry Karavello; "The Reveal" - footage of Perry watching the film for the first time; "Classic Big Three Moments" - footage from 1992-present; Deleted and extended scenes. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Season 1, Vol. 1 An American version of the popular British improvisational comedy show. Host Drew Carey, taking suggestions from the audience, assigns roles and scenarios to the comdian contestants, who must then improvise a skit on the spot.