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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.
Alexander's Ragtime Band
(1938) Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche. Extras: Commentary
by film score restorationist Ray Fiola, three deleted scenes, "Biography: Alice
Faye," MovieTone News footage. (Fox Studio Classics).
Alfred Hitchcock Signature
Collection
Nine film deluxe boxed set includes eight never-before-released Hitchcock
classics along with the previously released "North by Northwest Special
Edition," $99.92. Each film available separately. (Warner).
Dial M For Murder
(1954) Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson.
Extras: "Hitchcock and Dial M" and "3D: A Brief History"
("Dial M" was released in a 3-D version theatrically) featurettes, newsreel
footage from the premiere. $19.97.
Foreign Correspondent
(1940) Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Robert
Benchley. Extras: "Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock"
featurette. $19.97.
Suspicion
(1941) Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine. Extras: "Before the Fact:
Suspicious Hitchcock" featurette. $19.97.
The Wrong Man
(1956) Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle. Extras: "Guilt
Trip: Hitchcock and the Wrong Man" featurette, premiere newsreel. $19.97.
Stage Fright
(1950) Jane Wyman, Richard Todd, Marlene Dietrich, Alastair Sim, Sybil
Thorndike, Patricia Hitchcock. Extras: "Hitchcock and Stage
Fright" featurette. $19.97.
I Confess
(1953) Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden. Extras:
"Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess" featurette, premiere newsreel.
$19.97.
Mr. And Mrs. Smith
(1941) Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond, Jack Carson.
Extras: "Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths" featurette. $19.97.
Strangers on a Train
(1951) Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock. Two-disc
set. Extras: Alternate "preview" version of the film uncovered
in 1991 and theatrically issued in 1996; commentary by Peter Bogdanovich,
"Psycho" screenwriter Joseph Stephano, "Strangers on a Train" author Patricia
Highsmith, and biographer Andrew Wilson; "Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock
Classic" making-of documentary with Granger, film historian Richard Schickel,
Patricia Hitchcock, and others; three featurettes: "The Hitchcocks on Hitch,"
"Strangers on a Train: The Victim's P.O.V.," and "Strangers on a Train by M.
Night Shyamalan"; "Alfred Hitchcock's Historical Meeting" vintage newsreel.
$26.99.
Alias: The Complete Third Season
Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $69.99. Extras: Commentaries,
"Burbank to Barcelona" featurette on production design, blooper reel, inside
look into the "gadget lab," script scanner, "The Alias Diaries" behind-the-
scenes featurette, more. (Buena Vista).
The Alligator People
(1959) Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr. (Fox).
American Dreams: Season 1 Extended Music Edition
Seven-disc set, $89.98. In 5.1 Surround Sound. Featuring extended performances by Usher, Ashanti, Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's Child), LeAnn Rimes, Michelle Branch, Vanessa Carlton, India.Arie, B2K, Stacie Orrico, Third Eye Blind, Duncan Sheik and more.
Extras: Three commentary tracks featuring Brittany Snow, executive producer Dick Clark, creator and executive producer Jonathan Prince and the cast of American Dreams"; "Brian Williams Hosts Timeline 1963-1964": NBC News' Brian Williams
hosts a 30-minute documentary that takes you inside the historic events providing the backdrop for the first season of American Dreams; "Back to Bandstand: Rare footage and extraordinary moments from American Bandstand, including Dick Clark interviews with music
legends The Beach Boys, Leslie Gore and Marvin Gaye; "My Boyfriend's Back" Music Video: Meg and Roxanne perform as backup dancers in a never-before-seen performance of this classic hit; time capsules for every episode; "Amazing Transformations": turning pop
superstars into music legends. (Universal).
Angel Season Four
Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98 Extras: Commentary on select episodes, "Angel and the Apocalypse" featurette. (Fox).
Basket Case 3: The Progeny
(1992) Kevin Van Hentenryck, Annie Ross, Gil Roper. (Fox).
Battle Creek Brawl
(1980) Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer. (Fox Martial Arts).
The Boston Strangler
(1968) Dir.: Richard Fleischer; Tony Curtis, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin. (Fox).
Brothers in Arms: The Story of the Crew of Patrol Craft Fast 94
(2004) Documentary on John Kerry and his crew in Vietnam. (First Run Features).
The Burning Bed
(1984) Farah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur. Telefilm. (MGM).
Chihuly: Gardens and Glass
(2003) Documentary on artist Dale Chihuly's work exploring the relationship of glass and nature, which reached a zenith at Chicago's historic Garfield Park Conservatory, where he created and installed glass sculptures among the plants at the revitalized urban
conservatory. (Home Vision Entertainment).
Clerks 10th Anniversary Edition
(1984) Dir.: Kevin Smith; Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson. Three-disc set, $34.99. Extras: Disc 1: Theatrical version of the film with commentary by Smith and cast members, animated lost scene, "Flying Car" lost scene, Jay & Silent Bob MTV
Spots, Soul Asylum Music Video: "Can't Even Tell," "Clerks" Restoration, original audition tapes; DVD-ROM Features; Disc 2:
Original film festival version with commentary
by Smith and cast members, introduction with Smith and producer Scott Mosier;
Disc 3: "Snowball Effect" Documentary: The story of "Clerks,"
"Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary," 10th anniversary Q&A,
still photo gallery, original Kevin Smith Journals, DVD-ROM Enhanced Playback; more. (Miramax).
Columbo: The Complete First Season
Five-disc set, $59.98. (Universal).
The Creation of the Universe
(2004) PBS docu featuring Nobel Prize-winning Carlo Rubbia, Murray Gell-Man and world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking. (Paramount).
Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition
(1979) Massive four-disc set with the theatrical version of the film, the extended version and the sought-after European version, plus more than 13 hours of extras. The boxed set also includes a special mini-reproduction of the IDW Publishing "Dawn of the Dead" Comic
Book Issue #1, as well as a special multi-page foldout with special feature details, version descriptions, and original mall directory layouts from the Monroeville Mall; 49.98.
Disc One: U.S. theatrical version; trailers; tv and radio spots; commentary by writer-director George A. Romero, special makeup effects artist Tom Savini, and assistant director Chris Romero; comic book preview; George A. Romero bio; poster &
advertising gallery. Disc Two: original extended version in DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1; commentary by producer Richard P. Rubinstein; production stills; behind-the-scenes photos; memorabilia gallery;Monroeville Mall commercial. Disc
Three: European version; commentary by actors David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross; international theatrical trailers; u.k. tv spots; international poster & advertising gallery; international lobby card gallery; international pressbook
gallery; home video and soundtrack artwork; Dario Argento bio. Disc Four: Original documentaries: "The Dead Will Walk," featuring interviews with Dario Argento, Claudio Argento, Tony Buba, Pasquale Buba, Sharon Ceccatti-Hill, Zilla
Clinton, David Crawford, David Early, David Emge, Ken Foree, Michael Gornick, John Harrison, Clayton Hill, Jim Krut, Leonard Lies, Scott H. Reiniger, George A. Romero, Chris Romero, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini and Claudio Simonetti; Roy Frumkes' "Document
of the Dead," the original documentary shot on the set of "Dawn of the Dead"; on-set home movies with audio commentary from zombie extra Robert Langer; Monroeville Mall tour with actor Ken Foree. (Anchor Bay).
Doing Time on Maple Drive
(1992) James Sikking, Bibi Besch, William McNamara. Telefilm. (Fox).
Eddie Murphy Raw
(1987) Live concert film. (Paramount).
Everwood: The Complete First Season
Six-disc set with 23 episodes, $59.98. Extras: Commentaries on
four episodes by the show's creative team and stars Treat Williams and Gregory
Smith, unaired scenes, "In Search of Everwood" making-of featurette, gag reel.
(Warner).
Goosebumps: Haunted Mask II
(1995) Episode from the TV series based on R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books, $9.98. (Fox).
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III
(1995) Episode from the TV series based on R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books, $9.98. (Fox).
Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
(1995) Episode from the TV series based on R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books, $9.98. (Fox).
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House
(1995) Episode from the TV series based on R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" books, $9.98. (Fox).
Gotham
(1988) Tommy Lee Jones, Virginia Madsen, Colin Bruce. Telefilm. (MGM).
Graveyard of Honor
(1976 -- Japan) Dir.: Kinji Fukasaku; Tetsuya Watari, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yumi Takigawa. Extras: "A Portrait of Rage" 20-minute video essay, "On the Set With Fukasaku": An
interview with assistant director Kenichi Oguri, original theatrical trailers, liner notes by Tom Mes. (Home Vision Entertainment).
Great Adaptations
Four classic literary adaptations together in a single set at a special price. Featuring the previously released DVD editions of David Lean's "Great Expectations" and "Oliver Twist," Peter Brook's "Lord of the Flies," Ernest B. Schedsack and Merian C. Cooper's "The
Most Dangerous Game"; $99.95. (The Criterion Collection).
Hear No Evil
(1993) Marlee Matlin, D.B. Sweeney. (Fox).
Iron Fisted Monk
(1977) Sammo Hung. (Fox Martial Arts).
Iron Jawed Angels
(2004) Hillary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Molly Parker, Julia Ormond, Patrick Dempsey, Anjelica Huston. HBO telefilm. Extras: Commentary by director Katja von Garnier and screenwriter Sally Robinson. (HBO Video).
Judgment at Nuremberg Special
Edition
(1961) Dir.: Stanley Kramer; Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster,
Marlene Dietrich, Montgomery Clift, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell.
Extras: "In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximilian Schell"
featurette, "A Tribute to Stanley Kramer," "The Value of a Single Human Being,"
photo gallery. (MGM).
Kaena: The Prophecy
(2004 -- France) Direct-to-DVD CG-animated adventure. Voices of Kirsten Dunst, Richard Harris, Anjelica Huston. Extras: Making of featurette. (Columbia TriStar).
Keen Eddie: The Complete Series
Four-disc set with 13 episodes, priced around $40. (Paramount).
King Kong Lives
(1986) Linda Hamilton, John Ashton, Brian Kerwin. (Fox).
The Ladykillers
(2004) Dir.: Joel and Ethan Coen; Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K.
Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst. Extras: "The Slap Reel" outtakes, "Gospel of the Ladykillers" deleted music scenes, "Danny Ferrington: The Man Behind the Band" featurette, "The Ladykillers Script Scanner" CD-ROM feature. (Buena Vista).
Magnum P.I.: The Complete First Season
Eighteen episodes, $59.98. (Universal).
The Man With One Red Shoe
(1985) Tom Hanks, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer, Jim Belushi,
Carrie Fisher. (Fox).
The Martian Chronicles
(1980) Dir.: Michael Anderson; Rock Hudson, Bernadette Peters, Robert Beatty.
Two-disc set with 20 minutes of extra footage. Miniseries based on Ray
Bradbury's book. (MGM).
Mask Director's Cut (Special Edition) (1985)
(1985) Dir.: Peter Bogdanovich; Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz, Estelle Getty, Richard A. Dysart, Laura Dern, Harry Carey Jr. (Universal).
Maximum Overdrive
(1986) Dir.: Stephen King; Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington,
Yeardley Smith. (Fox).
Mork & Mindy: The Complete First Season
Four-disc set with 24 episodes, priced around $30. (Paramount).
Moving Target
(1988) Jason Bateman, Chynna Phillips, John Glover. Telefilm. (MGM).
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974) Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Michael York, Ingrid Bergman. Extras: "Agatha Christie: A Portrait"
featurette, four-part "Making Murder on the Orient Express." (Paramount).
Music in My Heart
(1940) Rita Hayworth, Tony Martin, Alan Mowbray. (Columbia TriStar).
Naked in New York
(1993) Dir.: Dan Algrant; Eric Stoltz, Mary Louise-Parker, Ralph Macchio, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Curtis, Kathleen Turner, and celebrity cameos by Whoopi Goldberg, Calista Flockhart, William Styron, Eric Bogosian, Harvey Fierstein and Griffin Dunne. (Columbia
TriStar).
Night of the Living Dead
(1968) Dir.: George A. Romero; Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea. Colorized and b&w versions. (Fox).
The Postman Fights Back
(1981) Dir.: Ronny Yu; Chow Yun Fat. (Fox Martial Arts).
The Punisher
(2004) Tom Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. Extras: Commentary by director Jonathan Hensleigh, featurettes, music video, 28-page mini-"Punisher" comic. (Lions Gate).
Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition
(2002) Milla Jovovich, Eric Mabius, Michelle Rodriguez, James Purefoy, Martin
Crewes, Colin Salmon. Includes a free ticket to "Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse,"
which opens September 10. Extras: Commentary by director Paul
W.S. Anderson, Jovovich, and Rodriguez; visual effects commentary; alternate
ending; five featurettes; "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" Fangoria clip compilation.
(Columbia TriStar).
Rounders
(1998) Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Martin Landau. Extras: Commentary by director John Dahl, screenwriters David Levien and Brian Koppelman, Norton; commentary by professional poker
players Johnnie Chan, Phil Helmuth, Chris Moneymaker and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson; behind-the-scenes featurette; "Inside Professional Poker" featurette; "Champion Poker Tips"; "Heads Up Texas Hold 'Em" set-top game. (Miramax Collector's Series).
Soul Plane
(2004) Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Mo'Nique, D.L. Hughley, Snoop Dogg, Method Man. In R-rated and unrated editions. Extras: Both versions: Deleted scenes, outtakes, "Boarding Pass: The Making of Soul Plane," cast commentary, "Survivor
Safety" video, Easter egg, behind-the-scenes photo gallery; unrated "Mile High" edition: Additional footage, deleted scenes, "The Upgrade" featurette. (MGM).
The Sports Pages
(2001) Kelsey Grammer, Bob Newhart, Eugene Levy. Two short sports-related TV comedies. (Paramount).
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... And Spring
(2004 -- Korean) Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Young-min Kim, Jae-kyeong Seo. (Columbia TriStar).
Star Trek Generations: Special Collector's Edition
(1994) Patrick Stewart, Malcolm McDowell, William Shatner. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by Brannon Braga and Ron Moore and text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda; "The Star Trek Universe" featurettes: "A Tribute To Matt
Jefferies," "The Enterprise Lineage," "Captain Picard's Family Album," "Creating 24th Century Weapons"; production featurettes: "Uniting Two Legends," Stellar Cartography: Creating The Illusion," "Strange New Worlds: The Valley of Fire"; visual effects featurettes:
"Inside ILM: Models and Miniatures," "Crashing The Enterprise"; scene deconstructions: "Main Title Sequence," "The Nexus Ribbon," "Saucer Crash Sequence"; deleted scenes; storyboards; production gallery. (Paramount).
Street Mobster
(1972 -- Japan) Dir.: Kinji Fukasaku; Noburo Ando, Bunta Sugawara. Extras: Interviews with former yakuza, original theatrical trailers. (Home Vision Entertainment).
Terror Train
(1980) Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner. (Fox).
The Twilight Zone
Six-disc set with all 43 episodes of the UPN series, $59.98. DTS surround sound. (New Line).
The United States of Leland
(2004) Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams. (Paramount).
The Vanishing
(1993) Jeff Bridges, Keifer Sutherland, Sandra Bullock. (Fox).
Wattstax -- The Special Edition
(1973) Music documentary of the all-day concert for the benefit of the Watts Summer Festival in 1972, featuring the Staple Singers, the Bar-Kays, Albert King, Rufus Thomas, Little Milton, Isaac Hayes and Richard Pryor. Remastered Dolby 5.1 Digital soundtrack.
Extras: The original 1973 version's finale, "Rolling Down a Mountain," performed by Isaac Hayes; complete Albert King performance of "I'll Play the Blues for You"; audio and video commentary with Chuck D and music historian Rob
Bowman; cast and crew audio commentary including Isaac Hayes, director Mel Stuart, others. (Warner).
Whispers in the Dark
(1992) Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Anthony LaPaglia, Jill Clayburgh, John Leguizamo, Alan Alda. (Paramount).
Without a Trace: The Complete First
Season
Four-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: "Missing
Evidence" unaired scenes; director's uncut finale; "The Motive" behind-the-
scenes featurette; "Fingerprints" production, art design and costume design
featurette; commentary on the Season Finale. (Warner).
Working Tra$h
(1990) Ben Stiller, George Carlin. Telefilm. (Fox).
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Angels in America
(2003) Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Mary-
Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, Patrick Wilson, James Cromwell, Michael Gambon,
Simon Callow. HBO miniseries. Two-disc set. (HBO).
Baadasssss! (How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass)
(2004) Dir.: Mario Van Peebles; Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter, Terry Crews, Ossie Davis, David Alan Grier, Nia Long, Paul Rodriguez, Saul Rubinek. Extras: Commentary by Mario and Melvin Van Peebles, American
Cinematheque Q&A feature with Melvin Van Peebles, Hollywood premiere interviews with cast and crew, "The Birth of Black Cinema" featurette, poster explorations. (Columbia TriStar).
Blazing Across the Pecos
(1948) Charles Starrett, Patricia Barry. (Columbia TriStar).
Body Parts
(1991) Jeff Fahey. (Paramount).
Bug
(1975) Bradford Dillman. (Paramount)
demonlover: Special Edition 2-Disc Director's
Cut
(2002) Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Gina Gershon, Chloe Sevigny. (Palm
Pictures).
Diff'rent Strokes: The First Season
Three-disc set, $29.95. Extras: "A Look Back at Diff'rent Strokes" featurette, "Whatchoo Talkin' Bout?" featurette. (Columbia TriStar).
Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete First Season
Five-disc set with 22 episodes, $44.98. Extras: Three making-of pilot season featurettes: "Everybody Loves Raymond: How We Got Here," "Everybody Loves Raymond: Casting the Family," "Everybody Loves Raymond: On the Air";
commentary by Ray Romano and creator Phil Rosenthal; Romano's "Late Show With David Letterman" appearance that inspired the series. (New Line).
G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom
(2004) Feature-length CGI animated adventure. Extras: Making-of featurette, drawing board to film comparison, music video, trading cards, more. (Paramount).
Heir to an Execution
(2004) Documentary on Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, executed as spies in 1953. (HBO Video).
Home on the Range
(2004) Animated. Voices of Randy Quaid, Jennifer Tilly, Judi Dench, Rosanne
Barr, Cuba Gooding Jr., Steve Buscemi, Estelle Harris. Extras:
Yodel Mania game, "Anytime You Need a Friend" music video, "Joke Corral,"
deleted scenes, "Making of Home on the Range" featurette, more. (Disney).
I Married a Monster From Outer Space
(1958) Gloria Talbott, Tom Tryon. (Paramount).
Jersey Girl
(2004) Dir.: Kevin Smith; Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Jason Biggs, George Carlin,
Jennifer Lopez, Raquel Castro. Extras: Commentary by Smith and
Affleck; commentary by Smith, producer Scott Mosier and special guest Jason Mewes; deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes "making of" special; "Kevin Smith's Roadside Attractions as Seen on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno" featurette; conversation with Smith and
Affleck; original text interviews with cast and crew. (Miramax).
Law & Order: The Fourteenth Year
Three-disc set, $59.98. Extras: Profiles of stars Jesse Martin and Fred Thompson, set tour with Jerry Orbach, interview with forensic scientist Park Dietz. (Universal).
Law & Order: Criminal Intent: The Third Year
Three-disc set, $59.98. Extras: Profiles of stars James Sheridan and Courtney Vance, set tour with executive producer Fred Berner and star Kathryn Erbe, "Who Is Robert Goren?" featurette, an interview with a private eye/show consultant.
(Universal).
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Fifth Year
Three-disc set, $59.98. Extras: Profiles of stars Ice-T, B.D. Wong and Dann Florek; montage of the show's most memorable guest appearances. (Universal).
Lost in Space Season Two: Volume One
Four-disc set with 16 episodes, $39.98. (Fox).
Man on Fire
(2004) Dir.: Tony Scott; Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey Rourke. Extras: Commentary by Scott, producer Lucas Foster, writer Brian
Helgeland, Fanning. (Fox).
Orca: The Killer Whale
(1977) Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Bo Derek. (Paramount).
Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles: The Movie
(2004) Glenn Plummer, A.J. Johnson, Clifton Powell. (UrbanWorks Entertainment).
Sanford & Son: The Fifth Season
Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $29.95. (Columbia TriStar).
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
(2004) Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda
Cardellini, Seth Green, Peter Boyle, Tim Blake Nelson. Extras:
Deleted scenes; "Triple Threat" stunts, sets and visual effects featurette; "The
Scooby-Doo Monsters Unleashed" challenge; "Behind the Mystery Mystery: The
Mystery of the Missing Pants" featurette; "Dancing Dog" CGI featurette; "True
Ghoul Hollywood Story"; music videos; more. (Warner).
7th Heaven: The Complete First Season
Six-disc set, priced at around $50. (Paramount).
The Simpsons Gone Wild
Single disc with "Homer's Night Out," "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday," "The Mansion Family" and "Homer the Moe," $14.98. (Fox).
Survivor: All-Stars
Seven-disc set with 10 episodes, priced under $40. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, four featurettes, bonus footage. (Paramount).
THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's
Cut
(1971) Dir.: George Lucas; Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Maggie McOmie.
Digital restoration with Dolby 5.1 surround sound. Available as a two-disc
Collector's Edition for $26.99 and as a single-disc version for $19.97 SRP.
Extras: Collector's Edition: Commentary by co-writer/director
Lucas and co-writer/sound designer Walter Murch, "Theatre of Noise" isolated
sound-effects track, master sessions with Walter Murch, "A Legacy of Filmmakers:
The Early Years of American Zoetrope" new documentary, "Artifact From the
Future: The Making of THX 1138" new documentary, "Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138
4EB": Lucas' student film that inspired the movie. The single-disc version
includes the George Lucas Director's Cut of the film and commentary by Lucas and
Walter Murch. (Warner).
Watermelon Man
(1970) Dir.: Melvin Van Peebles; Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons. Extras: Introduction by Van Peebles. (Columbia TriStar).
Young Adam
(2004) Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer. Extras: Commentary by director David Mackenzie; commentary by Swinton,
Mackenzie, editor Colin Monie, production designer Laurence
Dorman; extended scene; Ewan McGregor Original Passage Narration (voice-over
narration that was deleted from the final film). (Columbia TriStar).
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Carandiru
(2004 -- Portuguese) Dir.: Hector Babenco; Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Goncalves, Ivan de Almeida, Ailton Graia. Extras: Commentary by Babenco, seven deleted scenes, "Making of Carandiru" featurette,
short films on historical footage on the penitentiary and Carandiru's destruction. (Columbia TriStar).
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004) Eleven short comic vignettes shot between 1986 and now. Dir.: Jim Jarmusch; Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Steve Buscemi, Roberto Benigni, Alfred Molina, Steven Wright, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Meg and Jack White of the White Stripes, RZA and GZA of Wu-
Tang Clan. Extras: Outtake with Bill Murray, a "Table Tops" music video featuring "Midnight Jam" by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, interview with Taylor Meade. (MGM).
The Country Girl
(1954) Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, William Holden. (Paramount).
The Demon
(1977 -- Japan) Dir.: Yoshitaro Nomura; Ken Ogata. Extras: Original theatrical trailer, liner notes by Japanese film expert and author Patrick Macias. (Home Vision Entertainment).
Epidemic
(1988 -- Danish) Dir.: Lars von Trier; Lars von Trier, Udo Kier. Extras: Commentary by Lars von Trier; "Documentary Freedogme," featuring Lars von Trier
and Wim Wenders; liner notes include an interview with Lars von Trier about the
making of "Epidemic." (Home Vision Entertainment).
Felicity Season 3: Junior Year DVD
Collection
Five-disc set with 17 episodes, $59.99. Extras: Commentaries,
outtakes, behind-the-scenes and making-of featurette, "Where Are They Now?"
retrospective, more. (Buena Vista).
The First Churchills
Four-disc set of the drama series chosen to launch Masterpiece Theatre in 1971, $79.99. Extras: Interview with star Susan Hampshire, photo gallery, full-color insert with a sampling of the love letters of Sarah and John Churchill, more. (Acorn
Media).
Fly Jefferson Airplane
Vintage performances with new interviews. (Eagle Rock Entertainment).
How to Draw a Bunny
(2002) Dir.: John W. Walter. Documentary. (Palm Pictures).
John Cassavetes: Five Films
Eight-disc box set with stunning new transfers of "Shadows," "Faces," A Woman Under the Influence," The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," and "Opening Night"; $124.95Extras: New video interviews with key Cassavetes collaborators Gena
Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, Seymour Cassel, Leila Goldoni, Lynn Carlin, and Al Ruban; a 17-minute alternate opening to "Faces"; a 108-minute re-edit of "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," never before presented on home video; audio commentary on "A
Woman Under the Influence" by sound recordist and composer Bo Harwood and camera operator Mike Ferris; multiple stills galleries; a booklet featuring new essays on Cassavetes and the films; and more. (The Criterion Collection).
La Dolce Vita
(1961) Dir.: Federico Fellini; Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimee. Restored and remastered; $34.98. Extras: Commentary by film critic Richard Schickel, "Fellini TV" collection of rare Fellini shorts, photo gallery, interview with
Fellini, restoration demo, "Cinecitta: The House of Fellini" musical montage of Fellini's beloved studio. (Koch Lorber).
MADtv: The Complete First Season
Three-disc set with 19 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Re-union show, unaired sketches, outtakes and bloopers. (Columbia TriStar).
Mean Girls
(2004) Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows. Extras: Commentary by screenwriter and actress Tina Fey, producer Lorne Michaels and director Mark Waters; nine deleted and alternate scenes with commentary by Waters and
Fey; blooper reel ("Word Vomit"); three featurettes: "Only the Strong Survive," "The Politics of Girl World" and "Plastic Fashion"; three interstitials. (Paramount)
Mr. Show: The Complete Fourth Season
Two-disc set with 10 episodes, $34.98. Extras: Commentary by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross; "Crack Me Up" bloopers reel of Season One, Two and Three outtakes; "The Naked Improv" 1998 Comic Relief appearance; "The Grand Union"
featurette; "The Mr. Show Jukebox" featuring songs from the series. (HBO Video).
Norman Granz, Jazz in Montreux
Performances from the prestigious jazz festival, featuring Oscar Peterson Trio, Milt Jackson & Ray Brown, Ray Bryant, Ella Fitzgerald, more. (Eagle Rock Entertainment).
The Pallisters: The Complete Collection
Twelve-disc set of the entire 26-part miniseries, $124.99. Extras: Interview with star Susan Hampshire, 36-page viewer's guide, more. (Acorn Media).
Popular: Season One
Six-disc set, $59.99. Extras: Commentaries, outtakes, behind-
the-scenes and making-of featurette, "Where Are They Now?" retrospective, more.
(Buena Vista).
The Rose Tattoo
(1955) Burt Lancaster, Anna Magnani. (Paramount).
Star Wars Trilogy
Four-disc set, $69.98. Disc 1: "Episode IV, a New Hope" (Special Edition) with
commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher; Easter
egg: credit roll (2 min.). Disc 2: "Episode V, the Empire Strikes Back" (Special
Edition) with commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben
Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher; Easter egg: credit roll (2 min.). Disc
3: "Episode VI, Return of the Jedi" (Special Edition) with commentary by George
Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher; Easter egg:
credit roll (2 min.). Disc 4: All-new bonus features, including the most
comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced on the Star Wars saga,
Ken Burns' 2 1/2-hour "Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy";
10-minute glimpse at next year's "Episode III"; "The Birth of the Lightsaber"
featurette; "The Characters of Star Wars" featurette; "The Force Is With Them:
The Legacy of Star Wars" featurette; trailers and TV spots; behind-the-scenes
photo gallery; more. (Fox).
Zero Focus
(1961 -- Japan) Dir.: Yoshitaro Nomura. Stars: Yoshiko Kuga, Koji Nambara, Hizuru Takachiho. (Home Vision Entertainment).
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The Alamo
(2004) Billy Bob Thornton, Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Emilio
Echevarria. Extras: "Walking in the Footprints of Heroes":
Learn about David Crockett, William Travis, Jim Bowie and Sam Houston, and hear
how the actors portrayed these legends; deleted scenes; "Return of a Legend: The
Making of the Alamo" behind-the-scenes featurette; "Deep in the Heart of
Texans": Director John Lee Hancock, Quaid and others share how their Texas roots
are a vital part of the film. (Buena Vista).
Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper
(2004) Direct-to-video musical. Extras: Soundtrack CD. (Lions Gate).
Baryshnikov's Nutcracker
(1977) Baryshnikov with the American Ballet Theater at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington. (Kultur).
Best of the Best
(1989) Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Christopher Penn. (Columbia TriStar).
The Big One
(1997) Dir.: Michael Moore. Michael
Moore's very funny yet eye-opening look at the business of big business.
Armed only with a camera and a sharp sense of humor, Michael Moore is back in the
nation's heartland to search for an executive -- any executive -- who will respond to one
tough question: if Fortune 500 companies are posting record-setting profits, why do they
continue laying off so many workers? (Miramax).
The Big Town
(1987) Matt Dillon, Tom Skerrit, Lee Grant, Tommy Lee Jones. (Columbia TriStar).
Blue's Clues: Bluestock
(2004) Four animated episodes. (Paramount).
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Three-disc set with six episodes from the acclaimed series, $39.98. Extras: Select episodes commentary by director John Madden, interviews with stars Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke, Sherlock Holmes Museum short. (MPI Home Video).
Christine Special Edition
(1983) Dir.: John Carpenter; Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton, Christine Belford. (Columbia TriStar).
Club Dread Unrated
(2004) Elena Lyons, Dan Montgomery Jr., Tanja Reichert, Nat Faxon, Michael Weaver. Extras: Commentary by the Broken Lizard troupe, 50 minutes of uncensored scenes, 22 deleted scenes. (Fox).
Crank Yankers Season 1: Uncensored
Two-disc set with 10 uncensored episodes from the debut season of Comedy Central's top-rated series. (Paramount).
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 14
Four-disc set with 40 episodes. (MPI Home Video).
Easy Rider 35th Anniversary Special Edition
(1969) Dir.: Dennis Hopper; Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Antonio Mendoza, Phil Spector, Jack Nicholson. (Columbia TriStar).
Ellen: The Complete Season One
Two-disc set with 11 episodes, $39.95. Extras: Pilot episode, more. (A&E Home Video).
Envy
(2004) Dir.: Barry Levinson; Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler,
Christopher Walken. Extras: "Best of Black" scene index that jumps to the movie's funniest Jack Black moments, photo gallery, production notes. (DreamWorks).
Eric Bogosian's Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
(2001) Based on Bogosian's critically acclaimed stage show. (Docurama).
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(2004) Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Gerry Robert Byrne, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Jane Adams, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson. Extras: Commentary by director Michael Gondry and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, deleted scenes, "A Look Inside
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" behind-the-scenes featurette, "A Conversation With Jim Carrey and Michael Gondry," music video, "commercial" for Lacuna, Inc. (Universal).
Footloose Special Collector's Edition
(1984) Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, John Lithgow. Extras: Commentary by Bacon, commentary by producer Craig Zadan and writer Dean Pitchford, two-part documentary "Footloose: A Modern Musical," "Footloose:
Songs That Tell a Story" featurette. (Paramount).
George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances
Carlin's 12th HBO special. (MPI Home Video).
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 2
(2004) Second four half-hour episodes of the new anime series based on the anime feature and manga, in two versions: A one-disc standard edition with the four episodes in Dolby 5.1 surround ($24.98) and a three-disc special edition with one disc containing the four
episodes in Dolby 5.1 surround,plus extras; one disc containing the four episodes in DTS 5.1 surround, plus extras; and a third disc containing the original series soundtrack CD ($49.98). (Manga/Bandai/Anchor Bay).
Heartlands
(2002) Michael Sheen, Mark Addy, Jim Carter. (Miramax).
Homicide: Life on the Street: The Complete Season Five
Six-disc set, $99.95. (A&E Home Video).
The Hunting of the President
(2004) Documentary on the 10-year campaign to destroy Bill Clinton, based on the New York Times best seller. Dir.: Nickolas Perry, Harry Thomason. Narrator: Morgan Freeman. (Fox).
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
(1978) Dir.: Robert Zemeckis; Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Marc McClure, Susan Kendall Newman, Theresa Saldana. Extras: Commentary with the writers and director, photo gallery, more. (Universal).
In Living Color Season 2
Four-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary, "Season 2 Overview" featurette, "Notorious ILC: Characters" featurette, "Appreciating In Living Color" featurette. (Fox).
Ken Burns' America Collection:
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
(1991) PBS documentary on the history of radio from 1906 to 1955. (Paramount).
Ken Burns' America Collection:
Huey Long
(1985) PBS documentary on the Louisiana governor. (Paramount).
Ken Burns' America Collection:
Thomas Hart Benton
(1988) PBS documentary on the pioneering American artist. (Paramount).
Ken Burns' America Collection Gift Set
Seven-disc set with seven Ken Burns' PBS programs: "Empire of the Air," "Huey Long," "Thomas Hart Benton," "Brooklyn Bridge," "The Congress," "The Shakers," and "The Statue of Liberty." $129.99. (Paramount).
King Lear
(1998) Royal National Theatre production starring Ian Holm. (WGBH Boston Video).
Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts With the New York Philharmonic
Nine-disc set containing 25 of Bernstein's greatest concerts - broadcast on CBS -- throughout his 14 years of leading the series, which began in 1958; $149.95. (Kultur).
Little Women
(1994) Dir.: Gillian Armstrong; Eric Stoltz, Samantha Mathis, Gabriel Byrne, Susan Sarandon, Trini Alvarado, Winona Ryder, John Neville, Claire Danes. (Columbia TriStar).
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, Set 3
Two-disc set, $29.95; also available as two separate single discs ("Grin and Bean It" and "The Ends Justify the Beans"), $19.95 each. Extras: "Double Trouble Voice Recording" of Rowan Atkinson recording the voice of Mr. Bean, trailers, more.
(A&E Home Video).
My Name Is Modesty
(2003) Alexandra Staden, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Raymond Cruz, Fred Pearson, Valentin Teodosiu. Extras: Commentary by writers Lee Batchler and Janey Scott Batchler; Commentary by director Scott Spiegel and producer Ted Nicolaou;
"Creating the Ultimate Heroine: The Making of My Name Is Modesty"; retrospective of "Modesty Blaise" comics and artwork; conversation with "Modesty" creator Peter O'Donnell; conversation with Quentin Tarantino and director Spiegel. (Miramax).
My New Gun
(1992) Diane Lane, James LeGros, Stephen Collins, Tess Harper. (Columbia TriStar).
Nothing But a Man
(1964) Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Yaphet Kotto. Remastered for 40th anniversary, with original Motown soundtrack. Extras: New interviews with Dixon and Lincoln, and co-directors Michael Roemer and Robert Young; "Portrait of Abbey"
short film on Lincoln; liner notes. (New Video).
Persuasion
(1995) Fiona Shaw, Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, John Woodvine, Corin Redgrave, Susan Fleetwood. (Columbia TriStar).
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time
(2001) Documentary on the artist who uses the natural world as his canvas and palette with unique installations. Extras: Seven new short films on the artist's work, photo gallery, more. (Docurama).
Sense and Sensibility
(1995) Dir.: Ang Lee; Emilie Francois, Emma Thompson, Gemma Jones, Greg Wise, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Elizabeth Spriggs. (Columbia TriStar).
Silk Stalkings
Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: Star interviews, interview with creator Stephen J. Cannell. (Anchor Bay).
Sniper 3
(2004) Tom Beringer. Direct-to-video sequel. (Columbia TriStar).
Star Trek: Voyager: The Complete Fourth Season
Seven-disc set with 26 episodes, priced under $100. Extras: Five featurettes: "Braving the Unknown: Season Four," "Time Capsule: Seven of Nine,"
"Time Capsule: Harry Kim," "The Birth of Species 8472," "The Art of Alien Worlds"; photo gallery. (Paramount).
Static Shock: The New Kid
Compilation of six episodes from Season One of the kids TV series.
Extras: "Static's Gadgets" featurette, more. (Warner DC Comics
Kids Collection).
Strangers With Candy: Season 3
Two-disc set with all 10 episodes from the third and final. (Paramount).
Super Size Me
(2004) Dir.: Morgan Spurlock. Documentary. Tongue in-cheek -- and burger in hand -- look at the legal, financial and physical costs of America's hunger for fast food. R-rated and family friendly versions. (Columbia TriStar).
Tales of the Unexpected, Set 1
Four-disc set with 25 episodes, $59.99. (Acorn Media).
Tattoo: A Love Story
(2002) Megan Edwards, Virgil Mignanelli, Benjamin Burdick. (Ardustry Home Entertainment).
Teen Titans: Divide and Conquer
Compilation of six episodes from Season One of the kids TV series.
Extras: "Comic Creations" featurette, more. (Warner DC Comics
Kids Collection).
Tess
(1979) Dir.: Roman Polanski; Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin, Rosemary Martin. Extras: Three featurette: "Tess, From Novel to Screen," "Filming Tess," "Tess, the Experience." (Columbia TriStar).
Tonka: Tough Truck Adventures
-- The Biggest Show on Wheels
(2004) Feature-length CGI animated adventure. (Paramount).
Touching Evil 2
Three episodes from the hit series, $39.99. (WGBH Boston Video).
Track Down (aka Takedown)
(2002) Skeet Ulrich, Russell Wong, Donal Logue, Christopher McDonald, Amanda
Peet, Master P, Jeremy Sisto, Tom Berenger. (Dimension).
Walking Tall
(2004) The Rock, Neal McDonough, Johnny Knoxville, Ashley Scott.
Extras: Commentary by The Rock; commentary by director Kevin
Bray, director of photography Glenn MacPherson and editor Robert Ivison;
bloopers; deleted scenes; "The Porch" alternate ending; "Fight the Good Fight"
stunt featurette. (MGM).
Wild Roomies
(2004) A.J. Buckley, Jennifer Lyons, David Wheir. (Monarch Home Video).
All DVDs are screened on a reference system consisting of a
Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player w/SACD & DVD-Audio, a
Rotel RSX-972 Surround Sound Receiver, and Phase Technology 1.1 (front), 33.1 (center),
and 50 (rear) speakers and Power 10 subwoofer.
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