All listings are based on information from
the home video studios. Some release dates may change and titles may come out
after a specified date (with no announcement from the studio). Additionally,
some titles may be released with little or no advance announcement. And since
all DVDs are priced at sell-through and are available for substantial discounts
at both online and brick-and-mortar stores, we only list suggested retail prices
for some special editions, box sets and collections.
African American Lives
(2006) PBS four-hour documentary series profiling some of the most accomplished
African Americans of all time; $24.99.
Beyond The Poseidon Adventure
(1979) Dir.: Irwin Allen; Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Lucinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Caine, Sally Field, Karl Malden, Telly Savalas, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Shirley Knight, Shirley Jones, Mark Harmon.
Extras: Vintage featurette "Behind The Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure," disaster movies trailer gallery. (Warner).
Broadway's Lost Treasures Collection
Four-disc set of performances from the annual Tony Award broadcasts, produced as
PBS specials: "Broadway's Lost Treasures I," "Broadway's Lost Treasures II,"
"Broadway's Lost Treasures III," and "The Best of the Tony Awards - The Plays."
$59.99. (Acorn Media).
Cochise County, USA -- Cries From the Border
(2005) Documentary on how illegal immigration affects one U.S. border town; $19.98. (Genius Products).
Delicatessen
(1991) Dir.: Jean-Pierre Jeunet; Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure
Dougnac, Karin Viard, Ticky Holgado, Anne-Marie Pisani. Extras: Commentary by Jeunet, "Fine Cooked Meats: A Nod to Delicatessen" featurette, "The Archives of Jean-Pierre Jeunet" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Miramax).
Dick Francis Mysteries
(1989 -- TV) Ian McShane. Three telefilms based on the work of Dick Francis: "In the Frame," "Blood Sport" and "Twice Shy." (Koch Vision).
Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second
Seasons
Four-disc set, $39.99 Extras: "Pre-Hysterical
Times: The Making of Dinosaurs," "The Art of Dinosaurs." (Disney).
Eight Days a Week
(1997) Joshua Schaefer, Keri Russell, R.D. Robb, Mark L. Taylor, Marcia Shapiro. (Warner).
End Game
(2006) Cuba Gooding Jr., James Woods, Angie Harmon, Anne Archer. (Sony).
Fall of Eagles
(1974 -- TV) 13-part British miniseries about the collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs and the Hohenzollerns; $69.98. (Koch Vision).
The Family Stone
(2005) Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson. Extras: Commentary by director Thomas Bezucha, producer Michael London, editor Jeffrey Ford and production
designer Jane Ann Stewart; commentary by Sarah Jessica parker and Dermot Mulroney; gag reel; deleted scenes; cast Q&A session filmed at the Screen Actors Guild theater; Fox Movie Channel "Casting Session" and "World Premiere" segments; behind-the-scenes
featurette; Easter Eggs; "Morton Family Strata" recipe; music video. (Fox).
Flight 93
(2005 -- TV) Jeffrey Nordling. Ty Olsson, Kendall Cross. Extras: Commentary, Interviews. (MTI Home Video).
Hoodwinked
(2005) Glenn Close, Anne Hathaway, James Belushi, Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri, Andy Dick. Extras: Additional scenes, music video, commentary, featurettes. (Weinstein Co.).
Human Trafficking
(2005) Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Robert Carlyle. Three-hour miniseries. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
I Love Lucy Complete Sixth Season
Four-disc set, $54.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes by
actors Doris Singleton, Keith Thibodeaux, Steve Kay, Barbara Eden and writers
Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Schiller; 1956 Christmas show; flubs and lost scenes;
restored music; original series openings and cast commercials; original
animation; promotional spot; scene and song selections; guest cast information;
colorized Christmas show scenes; five episodes of Lucy's radio show "My Favorite
Husband"; "Bob Hope Chevy Show Sketch Highlights." (Paramount).
Kate & Allie Season One
$29.98. Extras: Outtakes, gag reel, interview with star Susan Saint James and director Bill Persky, "The Great '80s TV Flashback." (Universal).
King of the Hill Season Six
Three-disc set with 21 episodes, $39.98. (Fox).
Last Holiday
(2006) Dir.: Wayne Wang; Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gerard Depardieu, Jane Adams. Extras: Deleted scenes; three featurettes: "Last Holiday: Packing Light," "Last Holiday: Last Look" and
"Last Holiday: 23 Years in the Making"; recipes. (Paramount).
Leave It to Beaver: The Complete Second Season
Three-disc set with 39 episodes, $39.98. (Universal).
Lie With Me
(2004 -- TV) British crime drama starring Eve Best, Stacey Roca, Paul McGann, Andrew Lincoln. (Koch Vision).
The Lucy and Desi Collection
Three-disc set with "The Long, Long Trailer," "Forever, Darling" and "Too Many Girls," $29.92 SRP. "The Long, Long Trailer" and "Forever, Darling" will be available individually for $14.97 each; "Too Many Girls" is exclusive to the collection. (Warner).
Too Many Girls
(1940) Dir.: George Abbott; Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Eddie Bracken, Van Johnson, Ann Miller, Frances Langford. Extras: 1940 WB short "Frances Carroll and the Coquettes," classic cartoon "Shop, Look and Listen."
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954) Dir.: Vincente Minnelli; Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn. Extras: 1954 MGM cartoon "Dixieland Droopy," 1954 MGM short "Ain't It Aggravatin'."
Forever, Darling
(1955) Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason. Extras: 1956 TV series excerpt "MGM Parade."
Modern Romance
(1981) Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold. (Sony).
The Nanny: The Complete Second Season
Three-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
The Omega Factor
(1979) The complete first season of the BBC TV series about a covert branch of British Intelligence assigned to investigate the strange and the supernatural; $39.98. (Koch Vision).
The Real Da Vinci Code
(2005) Discovery Channel documentary that investigates questions raised by the
novel. $14.99. (Acorn Media).
Ritual
(2001) Jennifer Grey, Craig Sheffer, Daniel Lapaine, Kristen Wilson, Gabriel Casseus,
Tim Curry. (Dimension).
Second in Command
(2006) Jean-Claude Van Damme, Julie Cox, William Tapley, Alan Mckenna. (Sony).
Steve Harvey: Don't Trip ... He Ain't Through With Me Yet
(2006) Stand-up concert filmed at Bishop TD Jakes' MegaFest gospel event. (CodeBlack Entertainment).
The Tennessee Williams Film Collection
Eight-disc set with DVD debuts of "Sweet Bird of Youth," "Night of the Iguana," "Baby Doll" and "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" along with a newly remastered two-disc special edition of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and single disc deluxe edition of "Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof." Also included is a bonus disc, the rarely seen feature-length documentary, "Tennessee Williams' South." The set sells for $68.92; $19.97 each except for "A Streetcar Named Desire," which sells for $26.99. (Warner).
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1951) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden. This edition features three minutes of footage that was deleted from the final release version ( and thought lost until its rediscovery in the early 1990s) by The Legion of Decency.
Extras: Disc One: Commentary by Karl Malden and film historian Rudy Behlmer, Elia Kazan movie trailer gallery; Disc Two: Movie and audio outtakes, Marlon Brando screen test, "Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey" documentary, five new
insightful documentaries: "A Streetcar on Broadway," "A Streetcar in Hollywood," "Desire and Censorship," "North and the South" and "An Actor Named Brando."
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Remastered Deluxe Edition
(1958) Dir.: Richard Brooks; Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson. Extras:
Commentary by biographer Donald Spoto, author of "The Kindness of Strangers: The Life of Tennessee Williams"; new featurette "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Somebody Up There Likes Him."
Sweet Bird of Youth
(1962) Dir.: Richard Brooks; Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Shirley Knight. Extras: New featurette "Sweet Bird of Youth: Broken Dreams and Damaged People," never-before-seen Geraldine Page and
Rip Torn screen test.
Night of the Iguana
(1964) Dir.: John Huston; Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyons. Extras: Commentary by John Huston, new featurette "The Night of the Iguana: Dangerous Creatures," vintage featurette "On the Trail of the Iguana," 1964
premiere highlights.
Baby Doll
(1956) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach. Extras: New featurette "Baby Doll: See No Evil," "Baby Doll" trailer gallery.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
(1961) Dir.: Jose Quintero; Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lotte Lenya, Coral Browne. Extras: New featurette "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone: I Can't Imagine Tomorrow."
Tennessee Williams' South
Feature-length vintage documentary (exclusive to the set) that includes interviews with Williams in and around New Orleans, plus great scenes from Williams' plays especially filmed for this documentary, including rare footage of Jessica Tandy as Blanche (the role she
created in "A Streetcar Named Desire") and Maureen Stapleton as Amanda in "The Glass Menagerie."
The Warrior
(2005 -- Hindu) Irfan Khan, Puru Chibber, Aino Annuddin,
Mandakini Goswami. Extras: Commentary by director Asif Kapadia, "The Making of The Warrior, deleted scenes. (Miramax).
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Andy Griffith: The Complete Sixth
Season
(1965-66) Five-disc set with 30 episodes, $39.99. (Paramount).
Animation Runner Kuromi 2
(2005) Humorous look at the inner workings of anime production; $19.95. Extras: Alternate angle storyboard feature, interview with director Akitaroh Daichi, "A Day in the Life of Kuromi" featurette, art gallery, sketch gallery, (Central Park
Media).
The Barbie Diaries
(2006) New animated feature-length adventures of Barbie and friends at school. Extras: Bloopers, outtakes, "Cootie Catcher Fortune Teller" game, featurettes, music video. (Lionsgate).
Big Momma's House 2
(2006) Martin Lawrence, Cynthia LeBlanc, Nia Long, Michelle Parylak, Chloe
Moretz, Dan Lauria. Extras: Commentary by director John
Whitesell, producer David Friendly and actor Zachary Levi;12 deleted and
extended scenes; "Big Momma's Secrets" featurette. (Fox).
Blue's Clues: Blue's Jobs
(2006) Four animated episodes, $16.99. (Paramount).
Dr. Katz Professional Therapist: Season
One
(1995) Single disc, $19.99. Extras: Commentaries on select
episodes by Dave Attell, Tom Synder, Ray Romano, H. Jon Benjamin and Jonathan
Katz; "Short Attention Span Theater" shorts; "The Biography of Mr.Katz"; "Shrink
Wrapped": an original Squigglevision short; "Fatherhood" PSA. (Paramount).
Earthquake
(1974) Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Genevieve Bujold, Richard Roundtree, Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal, Walter Matthau. (Universal).
Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Sixth Season
Five-disc set with 24 uncut episodes, $44.98. Extras: Six commentaries, deleted scenes, bloopers, "The First Six Years" retrospective featurette. (HBO Video).
The Facts of Life: The Complete First and Second
Seasons
Four-disc set with 29 episodes, $39.95. (Sony).
Forty Shades of Blue
(2005) Rip Torn, Dina Korzun, Darren Burrows. Extras: Commentary by director Ira Sachs, behind-the-scenes featurette, alternate/deleted scenes, short film by Sachs. (First Look).
The 400 Blows
(1959) Dir.: Francois Truffaut; Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay. New digital transfer. Extras: Commentary by film scholars and friends of Truffaut; archival TV interviews with
Truffaut; newsreel footage from Cannes, with star Jean-Pierre Leaud; rare audition footage of Leaud, and others; more. (The Criterion Collection).
The Golden Girls Season 5
Three-disc set, $39.99. Extras: Commentaries. (Buena Vista).
Grandma's Boy
(2006) Linda Cardellini, Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight, Joel Moore, Kevin Nealon, Doris Roberts. Rated and unrated editions.
Unrated Extras: Commentary by director Nicholaus Goossen and cast, gag reel, deleted scenes, "Another Day" music video by Twenty Twos, four featurettes: "April Fools," "Laura Gets Lucky," "Monkey Business" and "Making of the Music
Video," Fox Movie Channel "Casting Session." (Fox).
If Only
(2004) Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls. (Sony).
Late Spring
(1949) Dir.: Yasujiro Ozu; Chishu Ryu, Setsuko Hara. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Commentary by film scholar Richard Pena; director Wim Wenders' tribute to Ozu, the 92-minute documentary "Tokyo-Ga"; new essays
by Donald Richie and Michael Atkinson. (The Criterion Collection).
Life Goes On: The Complete First Season
Six-disc collection with 22 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary on the pilot episode, Patti Lupone's screen test, gag reel. (Warner).
Munich
(2005) Dir: Steven Spielberg; Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Ayelet Zurer, Geoffrey Rush. In single-disc and two-disc collector's editions. Extras: Single-disc: Introduction by Spielberg. Collector's
Edition: Six featurettes: "Munich: The Mission, the Team," "Munich: Memories of the Event ," "Munich: Portrait of an Era," "Munich: The 'On Set' Experience," "Munich: Editing, Sound and Music," "Munich: The International Cast." (Universal).
Nanny McPhee
(2005) Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald, Angela Lansbury, Thomas Sangster, Eliza Bennett, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Raphael Coleman, Sam Honywood, Holly Gibbs. Extras: Commentary by director Kirk Jones and the children,
commentary by Emma Thompson and producer Lindsay Doran,
"Casting the Children" featurette, "Village Life" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Nanny McPhee Makeover," "How Nanny McPhee Came to Be" featurette, gag reel, deleted scenes, alternate opening. (Universal).
The New World
(2005) Dir.: Terrence Malick; Colin Farrell, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer. Extras: "Making The New World" documentary. (New Line).
Northern Exposure: The Complete First and Second Seasons
Four-disc set, $39.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, extra footage. (Universal).
On the Outs
(2004) Anny Mariano, Judy Marte, Paola Mendoza. (Polychrome Pictures).
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972) Dir.: Ronald Neame; Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell. Extras: Commentary by director Ronald Neame,
Pamela Sue Martin, Stella Stevens and Carol Lynley; "Follow the Escape" interactive featurette; 10 featurettes; three storyboard comparisons; original 1972 featurette; original teasers and trailers; American Cinematographer interactive article; still galleries of marketing
and publicity materials. (Fox).
Puff, Puff, Pass (aka Easier, Softer Way)
(2005) Dir.: Mekhi Phifer; Mekhi Phifer, Danny Masterson, John C. McGinley, Terry Crews, Darrell Hammond, Ronnie Warner, Mo Collins. (Sony).
Queer as Folk: The Final Season
Four-disc set, $109.98. Extras: Rosie O'Donnell photo shoot montage, extended scenes, Cyndi Lauper "Shine" music video, series finale wrap party, more. (Showtime).
Rescue Me: The Complete Second Season
Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $49.95. Extras: Blooper reel, featurettes: "The Second Season," "Filming in New York City." (Sony).
Robin's Hood
(2003) Khathee V. Turner, Clody Cates star in a lesbian "Bonnie & Clyde" thriller. (Wolfe Video).
Ronin: Collector's Edition
(1998) Dir.: John Frankenheimer; Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgard, Sean Bean, Skipp Sudduth, Michael Lonsdale, Jonathan Pryce. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by Frankenheimer; alternate ending;
featurettes: "In the Cutting Room With (editor) Tony Gibbs," "Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane," "Natascha McElhone: An Actor's Process," "The Driving of Ronin," "Composing the Ronin Score," "Through The Lens" with director of photography Robert Fraisse,
"Venice Interviews" 1998 film festival interviews with Robert De Niro, Jean Reno and Natasha McElhone; animated photo gallery. (Sony).
Rumor Has It
(2005) Dir.: Rob Reiner; Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo, Richard Jenkins, Christopher McDonald, Mena Suvari. (Warner).
Scrubs Season 3
Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99. Extras: Commentary by cast members, show creator and writer; gag reel; deleted scenes; alternate lines; "Twist and Shoot" featurette on first-time directors; stunts featurette; guest-star featurette; dogs of the
cast and crew featurette; behind-the-scenes game of "Dare" featurette; extended cast interview; Elliot's character featurette; J.D. and Elliot love saga featurette. (Buena Vista).
Sgt. Bilko 50th Anniversary Edition
(1955) Three-disc set, $42.99. Extras: Lost audition show; "The
Ed Sullivan Show" clip; Allan Melvin episode intros; Phil Silvers on "The Dick
Cavett Show"; photo gallery; 1956 and 1957 Emmy Awards; Friars stag roast for
Humphrey Bogart audio; original network opening and commercials; Tony Randall
and Jack Klugman remember Bilko on TV Land; the cast on "Phil Silvers on
Broadway"; Phil's final TV interview with Sonny Fox; commentary on select
episodes with George Kennedy, Larry Storch, Allan Melvin, Dick Van Dyke and
Mickey Freeman. (Paramount).
She'll Follow You Anywhere
(1971) Keith Barron, Kenneth Cope, Hilary Pritchard, Philippa Gail. (Image Entertainment).
Surrender Dorothy
(2006 -- TV) Alexa Davalos, Lauren German, Josh Hopkins, Tom Everett Scott, Ron
Christopher Jones, Diane Keaton, Peter Riegert. (Sony).
That '70s Show Season Four
Four-disc set with 27 episodes, $49.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, character profiles, "Season 4 in 4 Minutes" featurette, "Writing That '70s Show" featurette, "100th Episode" featurette. (Fox).
The Towering Inferno
(1974) Dir.: John Guillermin, Irwin Allen; Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner. Extras: Commentary
by film historian F.X. Feeney, special effects director Mike Venzina and stunt coordinator Branko Racki; nine featurettes; "AMC Backstory: The Towering Inferno"; 19 extended and deleted scenes. (Fox).
Trespassers
(2006) Michelle Borth, Joleigh Fioreavanti, Alex Feldman. (Image Entertainment).
Waterland Special Edition
(1992) Jeremy Irons, Sinead Cusack, Grant Warnock, Lena Headey, David Morrissey, John Heard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Pete Postlethwaite.
Extras: Commentary by director Stephen Gyllenhaal, new interview with composer Carter Burwell. (Image Entertainment).
The West Wing: The Complete Sixth Season
Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: "C.J.Cregg: From Press Secretary to Chief of Staff" featurette, Easter Egg: "A Conversation With John Spencer," producer, director, writer, and cast commentary on three episodes. (Warner).
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The Big Valley Season One
Five-disc set with 30 episodes, $39.98. (Fox).
Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch (aka The Unknown)
(2005) Miles O'Keeffe, Dylan Purcell, Jack Conley. Extras: Deleted scenes. (First Look).
Con Air Unrated Extended Edition
(1997) Dir.: Simon West; Nicholas Cage, John Cusak, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, Rachel Ticotin. (Buena Vista).
Crimson Tide: Unrated Extended Edition
(1995) Dir.: Tony Scott; Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini. Extras: Deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette. (Buena Vista).
Enemy of the State Unrated Extended Edition
(1998) Dir.: Tony Scott; Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King, Loren Dean, Jake Busey, Barry Pepper, Gabriel Byrne, Scott Caan. (Buena Vista)
Game 6
(2005) Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Downey Jr., Ari Graynor. Extras: "Making of Game 6," "Game 6" stories, commentary by director Michael Hoffman. (Hart Sharp Video).
Here Come the Brides: The Complete First
Season
Six-disc set with 26 episodes, $49.95. (Sony).
Hill Street Blues Season Two
Three-disc set with 18 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, "Gregory Hoblit: The Hill Street Blues Story" and "Confessions of Captain Freedom" featurettes, gag reel, profiles of Bruce Weitz (on Mick Belker) and Charles
Haid (on Andy Renko). (Fox).
Home Movies: Season Four
Three-disc set with the last 13 episodes, $34.98. Extras: Commentaries, "The Beginning of the Genesis of the Origin of Home Movies -- The Very First Sessions With Loren Bouchard" featurette, Home Movies "Audio Outtakes Jukebox." Includes
bonus music CD with 52 tracks: the best songs from all four seasons. (Shout! Factory).
Magic Johnson Always Showtime: Special Edition
(2005) In-depth look at one of the most entertaining players in NBA history, narrated by Danny Glover; $19.98. Extras: Magic's three greatest games. (Warner).
My Mother's Smile
(2002 -- Italy) Sergio Castellitto, Jacqueline Lustig, Chiara Conti. Extras: Interviews with director Marco Bellocchio and Sergio Castellitto, conversation between Bellocchio and Castellitto, "A Day on the Set" featurette. (New Yorker).
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 9
Four-disc set containing four more of the top fan-requested episodes (feature films with snappy commentary): "Women of the Prehistoric Planet," "Wild Rebels," "The Sinister Urge" and "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up
Zombies"; $59.95, (Rhino Video).
Napoleon Dynamite: Like, the Best Special Edition Ever
(2004) Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Diedrich Bader, Tina Majorini. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by director/co-writer Jared Hess, actor John Heder and producer Jeremy Coon; cast commentary; "World Premiere Jared
Hess" documentary; "On Location: Napoleon Dynamite" nine-part featurette; audition tapes; Utah State Fair ads; Napoleon sightings: MTV, Teen Choice Awards, more; outtakes and extended/alternate scenes; "The Wedding of the Century" featurette; MTV on-air
promos; still gallery. (Fox).
New Police Story
(2004 - Hong Kong) Jackie Chan, Charlie Young. (Lionsgate).
The Producers
(2005) Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart. Extras: Commentary by director Susan Stroman, deleted scenes, outtakes, "Analysis of a Scene: I Wanna Be a Producer." (Universal).
The Ringer
(2005) Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, Brian Cox, Zen Gesner, John Taylor, Jed Rees. (Fox).
Side Effects
(2005) Katherine Heigl, Lucian McAfee, David Durbin, Dorian DeMichele.
(Pro-Active Entertainment).
Something New
(2006) Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Blair Underwood, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Alfre Woodard, Golden Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Earl Billings. Extras: Introduction by Blair Underwood, "The Do's and Don'ts of
Dating" featurette, "The Making of Something New" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Universal).
Supernanny Season One
Three-disc set with 10 episodes, $29.99. Extras: Blooper reel, "Top Ten Supernanny Techniques" featurette. (Ventura Home Entertainment).
That Girl Season One
(1966-67) Five-disc set, $39.98. Extras: "That Girl" pilot, new interview with Marlo Thomas on the making of the show, "That Girl in New York" collection of raw footage shot on location in New York and narrated by Thomas and co-creator
Bill Persky. (Shout! Factory).
Walt Disney's It's a Small World of Fun: Vol. 1
Collection of animated shorts themed to different countries from around the world: "The Flying Gauchito," "In Dutch," "Goliath II," "Mickey Down Under," "African Diary," "A Cowboy Needs a Horse" and "Grievance of a Starmaker." $14.99. (Walt Disney).
Walt Disney's It's a Small World of Fun: Vol. 2
Collection of animated shorts themed to different countries from around the world: "Pedro," "The Olympic Champ," "Peter and the Wolf," "The Brave Little Tailor," "Crazy With the Heat" and "Susie, the Little Blue Coupe." $14.99. (Walt Disney).
When a Stranger Calls
(2006) Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson, Brian Geraghty, Clark Gregg, Derek de Lint, Kate Jennings Grant. Extras: Deleted scenes, "The Making of When a Stranger Calls" featurette, director and cast commentary,
writers commentary. (Sony).
The White Countess
(2005) Dir.: James Ivory; Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Allan Corduner. Extras: Commentary by director Ivory and Richardson, behind-the-scenes featurette, behind-the-scenes look at
the production design and costume pieces. (Sony).
Winter Passing
(2005) Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Amy Madigan, Sam Bottoms. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Fox).
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Chipmunk Adventure
(1987) Digitally re-mastered from the original 35 mm film; $14.99. Extras: Never-before-seen pencil sketches, storyboard panels, majestic backgrounds and cels. (Paramount).
Angel Blade
(2002) David Heavener, Amanda Righetti, Marc Singer, Margot Kidder, Richard Moll, Louis Mandylor. (MTI Home Video).
Back Door to Hell
(1964) Dir.: Monte Hellman; Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Nicholson, John Hackett. (Fox).
Berenstain Bears: Fun Family Adventures
Six animated adventures from the PBS series, $14.94. (Sony).
The Blue Iguana
(1988) Dylan McDermott, Jessica Harper, James Russo. (Paramount).
The Boondock Saints Unrated Special Edition
(1999) Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly. Added footage. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Troy Duffy and Billy Connolly, deleted scenes, outtake reel. (Fox).
Boston Legal Season One
Five-disc set with 17 episodes, $49.98. Extras: "The Court Is Now in Session: How Boston Legal Came to Be" featurette, "An Unlikely Pair: Alan Shore and Denny Crane" featurette. (Fox).
Brilliant but Cancelled: Crime Dramas
Anthology of episodes of four classic series cancelled before their time: "Tempted" from "Johnny Staccato" (1959-60 starring John Cassavetes; "Licensed to Kill" from "Delvecchio" (1976-77) starring Judd Hirsch; "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver" from "Gideon Olive"
(1989) starring Louis Gossett Jr.; and "K" from "Touching Evil" (2004) starring Jeffrey Donovan; $19.98. (Universal).
Brilliant but Cancelled: EZ Streets
Edgy, innovative 1996 series from Academy Award-winning writer-director Paul Haggis with tales of greed and treachery told from three differing points of view, starring Joe Pantoliano, Ken Olin and Jason Gedrick; $19.98. (Universal).
The Bugaloos: The Complete Series
(1970) Three-disc set of 17 uncut original episodes of the Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning TV classic; $34.95. (Rhino Video).
Catherine the Great
(2006) PBS biography, $24.99. (Paramount).
Cecil B. Demille Collection
Five-disc set with "The Sign of the Cross" (1932), "Four Frightened People" (1934), "Cleopatra" (1934), "The Crusades" (1935) and "Union Pacific" (1939); $44.98. (Universal).
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
(2005) Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Alyson Stoner, Forrest Landis, Morgan York, Liliana Mumy, Jacob Smith, Tom Welling, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Hilary Duff, Blake Woodruff, Kevin Schmidt, Piper Perabo, Eugene Levy.
Extras: Commentary by director Adam Shankman, "Camp Chaos" featurette, "A Comedic Trio" featurette. (Fox).
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspirational Stories Celebrating Mothers and Fathers
(1999-2000) PAX TV series episodes hosted by Michael Tucker. (Ventura).
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspirational Stories to Touch the World
(1999-2000) PAX TV series episodes hosted by Michael Tucker. (Ventura).
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspirational Stories Honoring Family
(1999-2000) PAX TV series episodes hosted by Michael Tucker. (Ventura).
The Closer: The Complete First Season
Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Warner).
Compulsion
(1959) Dir.: Richard Fleischer; Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner, Richard Anderson. (Fox).
The Culpepper Cattle Company
(1972) Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew, Bo Hopkins. (Fox).
Deadwood: The Complete Second Season
Six-disc set, $99.98. Extras: "The Real Deadwood 1877" featurette on women, prostitution and the Asian population of Deadwood; three-part "The Making of Season Two Finale"; nine commentaries, with David Milch, Timothy Olyphant, Ian
McShane, Molly Parker, Kim Dickens, Paula Malcomson and Powers Boothe; "Deadwood" daguerreotypes. (HBO Video).
Decision Before Dawn
(1951) Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner. (Fox).
The Dirty Dozen Two-Disc Special Edition
(1967) Dir.: Robert Aldrich; Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Clint Walker. Extras:
Introduction by Ernest Borgnine; commentary by E.M. Nathanson, David J. Schow and Capt. Dale Dye with Jim Brown, Trini Lopez, Kenneth Hyman, Stuart Cooper and Colin Maitland; vintage featurette "Operation Dirty Dozen"; bonus movie "The Dirty Dozen: Next
Mission," the 1985 sequel with Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Richard Jaeckel reprising their original roles; two new documentaries: "Armed and Deadly: The Making of The Dirty Dozen" and "The Filthy Thirteen: Real Stories From Behind the Lines"; "Marine
Corps Combat Leadership Skills": vintage recruitment documentary featuring Lee Marvin. (Warner).
The Dirty Dozen Double Feature
Two-disc set with "The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission" (1987 - TV) with Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine and Vince Edwards; and "The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission" (1988 - TV) with Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, Erik Estrada and Ernie Hudson; $19.94.
(Sony).
The Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan
Complete first season boxed set with 26 episodes of the National Geographic Channel show. Extras: Outtakes, "doggie auditions," unaired segments. (Screen Media Films).
Dragon Tales: Let's Be Brave
Five animated adventures and three sing-alongs from the PBS series, $14.94. (Sony).
Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol
(2006) Four-part episode, $14.99.Extras: Two bonus episodes,
three "Oh Yeah!" cartoons. (Paramount).
Fireworks
(2006) NOVA documentary, $19.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
The 4400 Season 2
(2005) Four-disc set, $42.99. Extras: Commentary on select
episodes by Jacqueline McKenzie, Joel Gretch, Craig Sweeny and Ira Steven Behr;
"Creating the Ball of Light" featurette; "Return of the 4400" featurette; "A
Stitch in Time" featurette. (Paramount).
God's Waiting List
(2006) Roger Guenveur Smith, Nicki Micheaux, Nian Aster. (Codeblack Entertainment).
The Goebbels Experiment
(2004 -- Germany) Documentary on the Nazi propaganda mastermind; $29.95. (First Run Features).
Guns at Batasi
(1964) Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton, Mia Farrow. (Fox).
Hamsun
(1996 -- Germany/Norway/Sweden/Denmark) Max von Sydow, Ghita Norby, Anette Hoff. (First Run Features).
Hard Pill
(2005) Jonathan Slavin, Scotch Ellis Loring, Susan Slome. Extras: Conversation with director John Baumgartner and actor Jonathan Slavin, outtakes, making-of featurette. (Wellspring).
Harlan County, U.S.A.
(1976) Dir.: Barbara Kopple. Documentary. Extras: Commentary by Kopple and editor Nancy Baker, new video interview with legendary bluegrass singer-songwriter Hazel Dickens, never-before-seen outtakes. (The Criterion Collection).
High School Musical
(2006) Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, Bart Johnson, Oleysa Rulin, Alyson Reed. Disney Channel Original Movie. Extras: "Learning the Moves" with director-choreographer
Kenny Ortega, "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You" music video, "We're All In This Together" music video, behind-the-scenes featurette, two versions of the film -- original and sing-along. (Disney).
Hollow Man 2
(2005) Christian Slater, Peter Facinelli, Laura Regan. Direct-to-video sequel. Extras: Behind the-scenes featurette, visual-effects featurette, storyboard comparison, storyboard gallery. (Sony).
Immortal Sergeant
(1943) Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell. (Fox).
Jim Henson's The Storyteller: The Definitive Collection
Two-disc set with all 13 episodes of the television series, $19.94. (Warner).
Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut
(2005) Dir.: Ridley Scott; Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Jeremy Irons, Ghassan Massoud, Nathalie Cox, Eriq Ebouaney. Adds in almost an hour of new footage. Four-disc set, $34.98. Extras: Commentary by Scott, writer William Monahan, exec
producer Lisa Ellzey, film editor Dody Dorn, visual effects supervisor Wes Sewwll, first assistant director Adam Sommer; introduction by Scott; "The Engineer's Guide" story notes (text and images); six-part production documentary. (Fox).
The Last Wagon
(1956) Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Susan Kohner, Tommy Rettig. (Fox).
London
(2006) Jessica Biel, Nicole Andrews, Chris Evans, Jason Statham,
Ned Bellamy. Extras: Commentary by director Hunter Richards, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette. (Sony).
The Longest Day
(1962) Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Jean-Louis Barrault, Richard Beymer, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Ray Danton, Fabian, Mel Ferrer, Henry Fonda, Steve Forrest, Gert Frobe, Jeffrey Hunter, Curd Jurgens, Peter Lawford, Dewey Martin, Roddy
McDowall, Sal Mineo, Robert Mitchum, Edmond O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, George Segal, Rod Steiger, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Robert Wagner, Stuart Whitman, John Wayne. World War II Special Edition Classic two-disc set.
Extras: Commentary, "Longest Day: A Salute to Courage" featurette, "Backstory: The Longest Day" featurette, Richard Zanuck on "The Longest Day," still gallery. (Fox).
M*A*S*H Season 10
Three-disc set with 21 episodes, $39.98. (Fox).
Martha's Summer Favorites
(2006) Two-disc set with 21 recipes and 24 projects; $24.98. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. (Warner).
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
(2006) Documentary on Metal culture featuring Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Dee Snider, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickison and Lemmy Killmeister. Two-disc set, $24.98. Extras: Sixteen extended interviews with Metal Rock icons,
20-minute minidocumentary on Norwegian Black Metal, footage with Lemmy from Motorhead at the Rainbow, director's commentary, travel outtakes, interactive Metal history family tree. (Warner).
Murder Inc.
(1960) Stuart Whitman, May Britt, Henry Morgan, Peter Falk, David J. Stewart, Simon Oakland, Sarah Vaughan, Morey Amsterdam. (Fox).
The New Medicine: Treating the Whole Person on the Road to Healing
Documentary on changes taking place in American medicine, $24.95. (First Run Features).
100 Rifles
(1969) Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds, Fernando Lamas, Dan O'Herlihy. (Fox).
One Last Thing ...
(2005) Cynthia Nixon, Michael Angarano, Sunny Mabrey, Gina Gershon, Nelust Wycelf Jean. Extras: Commentary by director Alex Steyermark, outtakes, alternate takes, more. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Patton
(1970) George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong. World War II Special Edition Classic two-disc set. Extras: Introduction and commentary by Francis Ford Coppola, behind-the-scenes gallery, "History Through the Lens:
Patton: A Rebel Revisited" featurette, "Patton's Ghost Corps" featurette, "The Making of Patton," production still gallery. (Fox).
The Proud Ones
(1956) Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter. (Fox).
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967) Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale, Clint Ritchie, Frank Silvera, Joseph Campanella. (Fox).
Samurai Jack: Season Three
Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.98.
Extras: "The Martial Arts of Samurai Jack" 15-minute feature, "Birth of Evil" episode Parts I & II, commentary by creator Genndy Tartakovsky. (Warner).
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Collection of spoofs of commercials, $19.98. Extras: Bonus commercial parodies. (Universal).
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri
Collection of skits, $19.98. Extras: Commentary by Oteri, dress rehearsal sketches, audition,
photo gallery. (Universal).
The Seven-Ups
(1973) Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon, Ken Kercheval, Tony Lo Bianco. (Fox).
These Thousand Hills
(1959) Dir.: Richard Fleischer; Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick, Patricia Owens, Stuart Whitman, Albert Dekker. (Fox).
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970) Dir.: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku; Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Joseph Cotten, Tatsuya Mihashi, E.G. Marshall, James Whitmore, Takahiro Tamura, Eijiro Tono, Jason Robards. World War II Special Edition Classic two-disc set.
Extras: Commentary by director Fleischer and Japanese film historian Stewart Galbraith, "Day of Infamy" documentary, "Tora! Tora! Tora!: A Giant Awakes" featurette, 10 WWII Movietone News newsreels. (Fox).
Transamerica
(2005) Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan,
Elizabeth Pena, Graham Greene, Burt Young. Extras: Commentary
by director Duncan Tucker, blooper reel, Dolly Parton music video,
behind-the-scenes. (Weinstein Co.).
The Vikings
(1999) NOVA documentary; $19.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
Viridiana
(1961) Dir.: Luis Bunuel; Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey. Extras: New video interviews with actress Silvia Pinal and author Richard Porton,
excerpts from an episode of "Cineastes de notre temps" (1964) on Bunuel's early career, U.S. trailer. (The
Criterion Collection).
Wings: The Complete First & Second
Seasons
(1990-91) Four-disc set, $42.99. (Paramount).
Yellow Sky
(1949) Dir.: William A. Wellman; Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark, Robert Arthur, John Russell, Harry Morgan. (Fox).
You're in the Navy Now
(1951) Dir.: Henry Hathaway, Lewis Seiler; Gary Cooper, Jane Greer, Millard Mitchell, Eddie Albert, John McIntire, Ray Collins, Harry von Zell, Jack Webb, Harvey Lembeck, Ed Begley, Charles Bronson. (Fox).
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Alf Season 3
Four-disc set. (Lionsgate).
All Passion Spent
(1986 -- TV) Two-disc set of the BBC adaptation of Vita Sackville-West's novel, starring Wendy Hiller and Harry Andrews; $39.99. Extras: Vita Sackville-West biography, cast filmographies. (Acorn Media).
American Muscle Car Season 2
Boxed set of 12 half-hour Speed Channel episodes on two discs, $29.98; also available as six single discs with two episodes each ($9.98): Pontiac Firebird Trans Am & Pontiac Super Duty Cars; Ford Fairlane GT & Talladega, 427 Cobra; Camaro Z/28 & '63-'67
Corvette Sting Ray; Dodge Daytona & Plymouth Superbird, the Mopar Super Stockers; Plymouth AAR 'Cuda & Challenger TA, American Motors AMX; Buick Regal GNX & '55-'57 Chevrolet Bel Air. (MPI Home Video).
The Bette Davis Collection Volume Two
Seven-disc set with "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" two-disc special edition (restored and remastered), "Jezebel" (restored and remastered), new-to-DVD titles "Old Acquaintance," "Marked Woman," "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and "Stardust: The Bette Davis
Story." The set sells for $59.92; "Baby Jane" is available separately for $26.99; the other four titles are available separately for $19.99; "Stardust" is exclusive to the set. (Warner).
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
(1962) Dir.: Robert Aldrich; Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. Extras: Commentary by author and film historian Charles Busch and film historian John Epperson (a/k/a "Lypsinka"); three documentary profiles of the movie and its two
immortal stars: "Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition" (a new making-of documentary), "All About Bette" hosted by Jodie Foster and "Film Profile: Joan Crawford"; vintage featurette "Behind the Scenes With Baby Jane."
Jezebel
(1938) Dir.: William Wyler; Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp. Extras: Commentary by film historian Jeannine Basinger, new featurette "Jezebel: Legend of the South," vintage 1938 Warner Bros. musical
short "Melody Masters: Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra," classic 1938 Warner Bros. cartoon "The Mice Will Play."
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1942) Bette Davis, Monty Woolley, Billie Burke, Grant Mitchell, Ann Sheridan, Jimmy Durante, Reginald Gardiner. Extras: New featurette "The Man Who Came to Dinner: Inside a Classic Comedy," vintage 1942 Warner Bros. Joe McDoakes
comedy short "So You Think You Need Glasses," vintage Warner Bros. musical short featuring the singing group "Six Hits and a Miss."
Marked Woman
(1937) Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane. Extras: New featurette "Marked Woman: Ripped From the Headlines," two classic Warner Bros. cartoons: "Porky's Hero Agency" and "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter."
Old Acquaintance
(1943) Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, Gig Young. Extras: Commentary by director Vincent Sherman and "Bette Davis Speaks" author Boze Hadleigh, new featurette "Old Acquaintance: A Classic Woman's Picture," vintage 1943 Warner Bros.
short "Stars on Horseback," classic 1943 Warner Bros. cartoon "Fin'n Catty."
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
(2005) In-depth documentary (produced by Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video) narrated by Susan Sarandon.
Creation of the Humanoids/War Between the Planets
"Drive-In" double bill: "Creation of the Humanoids" (1962) starring Don Megowan, Erica Elliot, Don Doolittle, George Milan and Dudley Manlove; and "War Between the Planets" (1965 -- Italy) starring Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Ombretta Colli, Enzi Fiermonte and
Halina Zalewska; $14.98. Extras: Drive-in intermission ads. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video).
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 24
Four-disc set with 40 episodes, $59.98. (MPI Home Video).
Date Movie
(2006) Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Cox, Fred Willard, Eddie Griffin, Sophie Monk, Meera Simhan, Marie Matiko, Judah Friedlander, Carmen Electra. In PG-13 and unrated editions. Extras: PG-13: Commentary
by Hannigan, Campbell and Monk; commentary by writer-director Aaron Seltzer and writer Jason Friedberg; anti-commentary by film critic Scott Foundas of the L.A. weekly and Bob Strauss of the L.A. Daily News; five extended/alternate scenes; "On Dating"
featurette; "Date Movie Quickie" version (film shown in fast forward in only six minutes); optional laugh track (from test screening); romantic screensavers. Unrated: Adds five more extended/alternate scenes; audition tapes; "Andy's Cheery
Surprise" game; "Peter Jackson as Harry Potter" Easter Egg. (Fox).
Dead Broke
(1999) Jayne Deely, Kevin Dewey, John Glover, Jill Hennessy, Christopher Lawford, Tony Roberts, Paul Sorvino, Justin Theroux. (Polychrome Pictures).
The Doris Day Show Season 3
(1970-71) Four-disc set with 26 episodes; $39.98. Extras: Blooper reel, cast commercials, cast interviews, Season 4 preview, special footage, Doris Day special promo, more. (MPI Home Video).
The Doris Day Special
(1971 -- TV) Day's first musical TV show, with guests Perry Como and Rock Hudson; $14.98. Extras: Outtakes, deleted scenes. (MPI Home Video).
Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Sixth Season
Four-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98.
Extras: "General Lee: The Legendary Charger" featurette on the General Lee car, including the history and design of the Dodge Charger; "Back Where We Started: The Real Hazzard County" tour of the original Hazzard County in Georgia hosted
by Ben "Cooter" Jones and Sonny "Enos" Shroyer. (Warner).
The Flats
(2003) Chad Linberg, Jade Herrera. Sean Christensen. (Vanguard Cinema).
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
(2005) Marilyn Hanold, James Karen, Lou Cutell, Nancy Marshall, David Kerman, Robert Reilly; $14.98. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Video).
Freedomland
(2006) Dir.: Joe Roth; Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, Anthony Mackie, LaTanya Richardson. (Sony).
Joey: The Complete First Season
24 episodes, $39.98. (Warner).
John Wayne: An American Icon
Two-disc set with five films: "Seven Sinners" (1940) John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich; "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941) John Wayne; "Pittsburgh" (1942) John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott; "The Conqueror" (1955) John Wayne, Susan Hayward; "Jet
Pilot" (1957) John Wayne, Janet Leigh; $26.98. (Universal).
Lovesick
(2006) Profile of the artists of the Las Vegas phenomenon
"Zumanity: Another Side of Cirque du Solei." Extras: "Lovesick
in the Making" featurette, "Zumanity Aural Pleasures: A Music and Photo
Gallery," "Zumanity" preview. (Sony).
The Marilyn Monroe 80th Birthday Celebration Collection
Six-disc set: "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "Let's Make Love," "Niagara," "River of No Return," "The Seven Year Itch" and documentary "Marilyn: The Final Days"; $49.98. (Fox).
A Most Mysterious Murder
Two-disc set with five BBC dramatizations of real unsolved British murder cases; $39.99. (Acorn Media).
Night Stalker: The Complete Series
Two-disc set, $29.99. Extras: Four unaired episodes, "The Making of The Night Stalker," deleted scenes, commentaries, script scanner. (Buena Vista).
Numb3rs: The Complete First Season
(2005) Four-disc set, $68.99. Extras: Commentaries on select
episodes by co-creators/co-executive producers Cheryl Heuton, Nicolas Falacci
and David W. Zucker, actors David Krumholtz, Lou Diamond Phillips, Judd Hirsh
and Rob Morrow, supervising producer/writer Andrew Dettmann, directors Alexander
Zakrzewski and Paris Barclay; "Crunching NUMB3RS: Season 1" featurette; "Point
of Origin: Inside the Unaired Pilot"; audition reels; "Do the Math: The Caltech
Analysis" featurette; "Charlievision: FX Sequences 1.0"; blooper reel.
(Paramount).
Oh! Calcutta!
(1972) Filmed version of the famous taboo-breaking musical, with sidesplitting and body-baring skits concocted by the top writers of the time, including John Lennon, Sam Shepard, Jules Feiffer and Samuel Beckett; $26.95. (Docurama).
Ozzie
(2001) Joan Collins, Spencer Breslin, Ralf Moeller, Rachel HunterExtras:
Platoon Twentieth Anniversary Collector's
Edition
(1986) Dir.: Oliver Stone; Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Forest
Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Richard Edson, Kevin Dillon, Reggie
Johnson, Keith David, Johnny Depp. Two-disc set. Extras:
Commentary by director-Writer Oliver Stone; commentary by military supervisor
Captain Dale Dye; deleted scenes and extended scenes; new interviews with Stone;
new interviews with Vietnam Veterans; "Creating the 'Nam" documentary; "One War,
Many Stories" documentary; "Raw Wounds: The Legacy of Platoon" documentary;
"Snapshot in Time: 1967-1968" documentary; "Preparing for `Nam" featurette;
"Tour of the Inferno" documentary, behind the scenes and poster galleries;
eight-page journal pamphlet. (Sony)
Portrait of a Marriage
(1990 -- TV) Two-disc set of the BBC bio-drama of writer Vita Sackville-West; $39.99. Stars Janet McTeer, David Haig and Cathryn Harrison. (Acorn Media).
Riddick Trilogy
Two-disc set with "Pitch Black" (2000), "The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury" (2004 -- animated) and "The Chronicles of Riddick" (2004); $19.98. (Universal).
Robert Anton Wilson -- Maybe Logic
(2005) Mind-bending journey into the multi-dimensional life of Robert Anton Wilson, who is one of the foundations of 20th Century Western counterculture; $19.95. (Disinformation Co.).
Saint Christopher
(2003) Christopher Kadish, David Bailey, Lisbeth Bartlett. (Vanguard Cinema).
Smokey and the Bandit Special Edition
(1977) Dir.: Hal Needham; Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Jackie Gleason. Extras: "Loaded Up and Truckin': Making Smokey and the Bandit" new featurette, "Snowman, What's Your 20?"
CB tutorial. (Universal).
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television
Vintage variety show featuring classic Broadway performances with Diahann Carroll, Richard Kiley, Patti Lupone, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Shields & Yarnell and Rich Little, taped live from Las Vegas at the Tropicana Hotel in 1983; $19.99. (Kultur).
UFC: Best of 2005
Three hours of Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view fights; $19.99. (Ventura Home Entertainment).
The Ultimate Fighter - Season 2
Reality show with 18 mixed Martial Arts fighters living under one roof competing against each other for a shot at two UFC contracts; $39.99. (Ventura Home Entertainment).
The Venture Bros.: Season
OneTwo-disc set with 13 episodes of the Adult Swim series,
$29.98. Extras: Commentaries, pilot episode, deleted scenes,
behind the scenes with cast and crew, "A Very Venture Christmas" bonus episode.
(Warner).
A Visit to Ali Farka Toure
(2005) Documentary on the life and music of the two-time Grammy winning African musician; $19.99. (Kultur).
Winter Soldier
(2005) Documentary by the Winterfilm Collective (18 filmmakers: Fred Aronow, Nancy Baker, Joe Bangert, Rhetta Barron, Robert Fiore, David Gillis, David Grubin, Jeff Holstein, Barbara Jarvis, Al Kaupas, Barbara Kopple, Mark Lenix, Michael Lesser, Lee Osborne,
Lucy Massie Phenix, Roger Phenix, Benay Rubenstein and Michael Weil) of the January 31, 1971 meeting of more than 125 Vietnam veterans at a Howard Johnson's hotel in Detroit to talk about the atrocities they had committed or witnessed in the presence of officers
while stationed in Vietnam. $24.95. Extras: Conversation with the filmmakers, "Seasoned Veteran: The Journey of a Winter Soldier," "Americal Division," "First Marine Division," "Song: "Oh! Camil" by Graham Nash, "The Winter Soldier
Files" (1,500 pages downloadable on DVD-Rom), stills gallery. (Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero).
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