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.
Alien Nation: The First Season
(1989-1990) Six-disc set with 21 episodes, $49.98. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage, two-part 1989 telefilm that launched the series. (Fox).
Broken Flowers
(2005) Dir.: Jim Jarmusch; Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton. Extras: Outtakes, behind the scenes with cast and crew, extended scene. (Universal).
Cartoon Adventures Starring Gerald McBoing Boing
Four classic animated shorts, including the Oscar winner which introduced the speechless (but never quiet!) Gerald McBoing Boing, $14.95. (Sony).
The Cave
(2005) Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Lena Headey, Piper Perabo, Eddie Cibrian, Rick Ravanello, Marcel Iures, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Daniel Dae Kim. Extras: Filmmaker commentary, "Designing Evolution" featurette, "Into the Cave" featurette.
(Sony).
Cloud 9
(2006) Burt Reynolds, Paul Rodriguez, D.L. Hughley, Angie Everhart, Paul Wesley, Katheryn Winnick, Marne Patterson, Kenya Moore, Gabrielle Reece. Extras: "Hoosiers Meets Hooters: Behind Cloud 9" featurette, "Burt Reynolds Fight Club:
Directing a Rumble" featurette, "Being Gary Busey: The Cameo Outtakes." (Fox).
Dumb and Dumber: Unrated
(1994) Dir.: Peter Farrelly; Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Mike Starr,
Karen Duffy, Charles Rocket. Extras: Six additional minutes; "extra stoopid stuff," including deleted scene montage and two alternate endings, "Still Dumb After All These Years" retrospective documentary, two "fake" trailers. (New Line).
The Football Collection
Three-disc set: "Rudy," "Radio" and "Jerry Maguire" special editions, $24.96. (Sony).
Frederick Forsyth's Icon
(2005 -- TV) Dir.: Charles Martin Smith; Patrick Swayze, Michael York, Ben Cross, Patrick Bergin. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
The Gospel
(2005) Dir.: Rob Hardy; Boris Kodjoe, Idris Elba, Clifton Powell, Aloma Wright, Donnie McClurkin, Omar Gooding, Tamyra Gray, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Nona Gaye. Extras: Commentary by director-writer Rob Hardy and producer Will
Packer, "The Gospel: Behind the Scenes," deleted scenes, extended musical performances, photo montage. (Sony).
A Great Day in Harlem
(1994) Academy Award-nominated documentary that examines the fascinating lives of 57 of the greatest jazz stars of all time who assembled in August, 1958, in front of a Harlem brownstone, for the legendary photograph by Art Kane. Two-disc set, $24.99.
Extras: "Art Kane" featurette, "Bill Charlap and Kenny Washington" featurette, "Copycat Photos" featurette, "Stories From the Making of A Great Day in Harlem" featurette, second disc includes more than two hours of new video profiles of the
57 musicians involved in the photograph. (Home Vision Entertainment).
Gunsmoke 50th Anniversary Edition, Volume 1
(1955) Three-disc set with the best 28 episodes, $39.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes by James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Adam West; "The Ed Sullivan Show" footage of James Arness as
Matt Dillion and Dennis Weaver as Chester; 1958 Emmy Awards Best Dramatic Series footage; 1959 Emmy Awards Best Supporting Actor Dennis Weaver footage and commentary; Museum of TV & Radio seminar; Dennis Weaver home movies; photo gallery; Westerns
Channel memories; 1961 Fall Preview Tuesday and 1961 Fall Preview Saturday; CBS affiliates gag reel. (Paramount).
Gunsmoke 50th Anniversary Edition, Volume 2
(1955) Three-disc set with the best 28 episodes, $39.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes by Ed Asner, Bruce Dern, Buck Taylor, James Arness; James Arness birthday surprise blooper; 1972 Amanda Blake on "The David Frost Show"; CBS
Fall Preview 1963; 1968 Emmy Awards Best Supporting Actor Milburn Stone footage; Western Channel "Gunsmoke" memories; two syndication promos; 1973 gag reel; 1974 Amanda Blake on "The Mike Douglas Show"; photo gallery. (Paramount).
Have Gun -- Will Travel Season 3
(1959-60) Seven-disc set with 39 episodes, $49.99. Extras: Production notes, cast biographies, behind-the-scenes episodic information. (Paramount).
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
(2005 -- TV) Dir.: Russell Mulcahy; Patrick Stewart, Kyle MacLachlan, Gabrielle Anwar. Miniseries. Extras: Cast and director interviews, production design featurette. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
The Mob Box
"Donnie Brasco," "Bugsy," "Snatch" and the documentary "American Gangster," narrated by Dennis Farina; $34.95. (Sony).
My Date With Drew
(2005) Brian Herzlinger, John August, Stephanie Bedell, Sara Berkowitz. Extras: Featurette. (First Look Home Entertainment).
Secuestro Express
(2005 -- Venezuela) Mia Maestro, Ruben Blades, Carlos Julio Molina, Pedro Perez, Carlos Madera, Jean Paul Leroux. Extras: Commentary by director Jonathan Jakubowicz, deleted scenes, "Secuestro Express: The Film and the Facts" featurette,
"The Making of Secuestro Express," Vagos Y Maleantes music video. (Buena Vista).
Snatch Deluxe Edition
(2001) Dir.: Guy Ritchie; Jason Statham, Stephen Graham, Alan Ford, Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, Rade Serbedzija, Robbie Gee, Lennie James, Vinnie Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Mike Reid, Jason Flemyng. $19.94. Extras: Exclusive set of playing
cards, behind the scenes with an exclusive scrap book. (Sony).
Supernova
(2005 -- TV) Luke Perry, Peter Fonda, Tia Carrere, Emma Samms. Miniseries. Extras: Cast and director interviews. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
The Valachi Papers
(1972) Dir.: Terence Young; Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari. (Sony).
Walt Disney's Timeless Tales: Vol. 3
Collection of animated gems from Disney's "golden age" of animation: "Casey at
the Bat," "Little Hiawatha," "The Wise Little Hen" (with the first appearance by
Donald Duck), "The Golden Touch," "Morris the Midget Moose" and "Ben and Me";
$19.99. (Disney).
Wedding Crashers
(2005) Dir.: David Dobkin; Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour. R-rated and unrated ("Uncorked") editions.
Extras: Commentaries by Wilson and Vaughn, commentary by director Dobkin; deleted scenes; a "Wedding Crasher" game; "The Rules" and "Event Planning" featurettes; The Sight's "Circus" music video. The "Uncorked" edition also will
include nine additional minutes of footage cut from the theatrical release as well as the infamous "99 Red Balloons' scene. (New Line).
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
(2003) Jonathan Lipnicki, Eric Stoltz, Jane Krakowski, Sasha Neulinger. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
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Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
(1997 -- TV) Colin Buchanan, Jayne Ashbourne, Hermione Norris, Leslie Phillips, Michael Byrne in an A&E mystery. (Koch Vision).
American Women (aka The Closer You Get
(2000) Ian Hart, Sean McGinley, Niamh Cusack, Ruth McCabe, Ewan Stewart, Pat Shortt, Cathleen Bradley. (Fox).
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960) Dir.: Akira Kurosawa; Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takashi Shimura. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: "Making of The Bad Sleep Well," new essays by film scholar Richard
Combs and screenwriter-director Michael Almereyda. (The Criterion Collection).
Buffalo Soldiers
(1997 -- TV) Danny Glover, Mykelti Williamson, Carl Lumbly. TNT. (Warner).
Cabin in the Sky
(1943) Dir.: Vincente Minnelli; Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington. Extras: Commentary by Dr. Todd Boyd, Dr. Drew Casper, Evangela Anderson, Eva Anderson and Fayard Nicholas with
Lena Horne; vintage short studio visit; "Ain't It the Truth" audio outtake. (Warner).
Chan Is Missing
(1982) Dir.: Wayne Wang; Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi, Laureen Chew. Extras: "Is Chan Missing? The Making of Chan Is Missing," interviews with Moy and Hayashi. (Koch Lorber).
The Chumscrubber
(2005) Glenn Close, William Fichtner, Ralph Fiennes, John Heard, Lauren Holly, Jason Isaacs, Allison Janney, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson. (DreamWorks).
The Constant Gardner
(2005) Dir.: Fernando Meirelles; Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Kounde, Danny Huston, Daniele Harford. Extras: Deleted and extended scenes, "Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener" featurette,
"Embracing Africa: Filming in Kenya" featurette, "John le Carre: From the Page to the Screen" featurette with novelist John le Carre and director Fernando Meirelles talking about the complicated journey that took the novel from the page to the big screen. (Universal).
Crime Broker
(1993) Jacqueline Bisset, Masaya Kato, Peter Boswell, John Bach. (Koch Vision).
Dalva
(1996 -- TV) Farrah Fawcett, Peter Coyote, Rod Steiger, Powers Boothe. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
Dead Poets Society Special Edition
(1989) Dir.: Peter Weir; Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh
Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston, Norman
Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle. Extras: Commentary by
Weir, cinematographer John Seale, and writer Thom Schulman; "Dead Poets: A Look Back"
retrospective; "Cinematography Master Class" gives viewers a chance to become
students themselves. (Buena Vista).
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
(1985) Dir.: Wayne Wang; Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Joan Chen, Victor Wong, Ida F.O. Chung, Cora Miao, John Nishio, Amy Hill. Extras: "A Conversation With Laureen Chew," "Dim Sum Take Out: An Interview." (Koch Lorber).
Dirty Deeds
(2005) Milo Ventimiglia, Lacey Chabert, Charles Durning, Matthew Carey, Alex Solowitz, Zoe Saldana. Rated and unrated versions. Extras:Interviews with the cast, exclusive footage of Major League Baseball stars, bloopers, deleted scenes.
(Freestyle Home Entertainment).
Dora the Explorer: Save the Day
(2006) Nick animated adventures, $16.99. Extras: "Move Like the Animals Do" music video, two bonus episodes: "Boot's Cuddly Dinosaur" and "Roberto the Robot." (Paramount).
Executive Power
(1997) Craig Sheffer, Andrew Roth, Joanna Cassidy, William Atherton. (Echo
Bridge Home Entertainment).
FDR
(1994) PBS documentary on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, $24.99. (Paramount).
Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Bueller ... Bueller ... Edition
(1986) Dir.: John Hughes; Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett, Lyman Ward, Edie McClurg.
Extras: "The Cast of Ferris Bueller's Day Off" retrospective featurette, "The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Who Is Ferris Bueller?" "Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes," "Class Album" photo gallery. (Paramount).
The Five Heartbeats 15th Anniversary Edition
(1991) Dir.: Robert Townsend; Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Diahann Carroll, Harold Nicholas. Extras: Five new featurettes: "Meet the Five Heartbeats," "The Director's Process," "In the Studio," "The
Look" and "The Nomination"; deleted scenes; "The Five Heartbeats" original featurette; Robert Townsend profile. (Fox).
The Flash: The Complete Series
(1990) Six-disc set with all 23 episodes of the live-action series, $59.98. (Warner).
Freedom Song
(2000 -- TV) Dir.: Phil Alden Robinson. TNT. (Warner).
Good Morning Vietnam Special Edition
(1987) Dir.: Barry Levinson; Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran,
Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl, J.T. Walsh.
Extras: Behind the scenes featurettes: "How the Movie Came to Be" detailed production diary, "Actor
Improv," "Music of the Movie," "Origin of the Good Morning Vietnam Sign-On,"
"Shooting in Thailand," "Overview of the Film a Year Later"; raw monologues.
(Buena Vista).
The Green Pastures
(1936) Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Frank H. Wilson, George Reed, Abraham Gleaves, Myrtle Anderson. Extras: Commentary by LeVar Burton, Herb Boyd and Ed Guerrero; two vintage musical shorts: "Rufus Jones
for President," featuring Ethel Waters and 7-Year-Old Sammy Davis Jr., and "An All-Colored Vaudeville Show" featuring Adelaide Hall and the Nicholas Brothers. (Warner).
Hallelujah
(1929) Dir.: King Vidor; Daniel L. Haynes, Nina Mae McKinney. Extras: Commentary by Donald Bogle and Avery Clayton; two vintage musical shorts featuring the Nicholas Brothers and Nina Mae McKinney: "Pie, Pie Blackbird" (also with
Eubie Blake) and "The Black Network." (Warner).
Hands of a Murderer
(1990 -- TV) Edward Woodward stars as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective in a epic Victorian era mystery featuring Sherlock, Dr. Watson, Professor Moriarty; $19.98. (Koch Vision).
Hustle & Flow
(2005) Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ
Qualls, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, Isaac Hayes, Ludacris. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Craig Brewer, featurettes: "Behind the Hustle," "By any Means Necessary," "Creatin' Crunk" and "Memphis Hometown Premiere." (Paramount).
Island in the Sun
(1957) Dir.: Robert Rossen; James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie, Harry Belafonte, Diana Wynyard, John Williams, Stephen Boyd. Extras: Set of lobby cards, commentary, "Dorothy Dandridge: Little
Girl Lost" featurette. (Fox).
The Magnificent Seven
(1960) Dir.: John Sturges; Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Brad Dexter, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, Rosenda Monteros, Vladimir Sokoloff, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos. Two-disc set special edition with collectible
packaging and a 12-page scrapbook. Extras: Commentary by film historian Christopher Frayling; commentary by Coburn, Wallach and others; "Guns for Hire? The Making of The Magnificent Seven" documentary; "Christopher Frayling on the
Magnificent Seven" featurette; "Elmer Bernstein and the Magnificent Seven" featurette; "The Linen Book: Lost Images from the Magnificent Seven" featurette. (MGM/Sony).
Man of Faith (aka The Calling)
(2004) Dir.: Damian Chapa; Damian Chapa, Robert Wagner, Faye Dunaway, Brad Dourif, Jill St. John. (Maverick Entertainment).
Missing in America
(2005) Danny Glover, Ron Perlman, Linda Hamilton, David Strathairn. Direct-to-video. (First Look Home Entertainment).
Passing Glory
(1999 -- TV) Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Ruby Dee, Bill Nunn. TNT. (Warner).
Pinky
(1949) Dir.: Elia Kazan; Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan, Basil Ruysdael, Kenny Washington. Extras: Set of lobby cards, commentary. (Fox).
The Power Within
(1995) Ted Jan Roberts, William Zabka. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
Rebus
Three-disc set of four BBC America crime series adventures starring John Hannah, $39.98. (Koch Vision).
Red Eye
(2005) Dir.: Wes Craven; Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays. Extras: Commentary by Craven, producer Marianne Maddalena and editor Patrick Lussier; "The Making of Red Eye"; gag reel; Wes Craven interview
featurette. (DreamWorks).
The Return of the Pink Panther
(1975) Dir.: Blake Edwards; Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine
Schell, Herbert Lom. (Universal).
Saints and Sinners
(2004) Documentary that explores the social, political and religious aspects of same-sex marriage. Extras: Director interview, "Legally Married" featurette. (Image Entertainment).
Sam Peckinpah's Legendary Westerns Collection
Six-disc set with "The Wild Bunch Two-Disc Special Edition," "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Two Disc Special Edition," "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" and "Ride the High Country," $59.92; each title also available separately. (Warner).
The Wild Bunch 2-Disc Special Edition
(1969) Dir.: Sam Peckinpah; William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Jaime Sanchez, Ben Johnson, Emilio Fernandez, Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor, Paul Harper, Jorge Russek.
Extras: Disc 1: Commentary by Peckinpah biographers/documentarians Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle; Peckinpah trailer gallery; Disc 2: Never-before-seen "The Wild Bunch" outtakes, additional scenes, three
documentaries: "Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade" feature-length biography of the legendary director, featuring rare film clips, interviews with family and colleagues, and narration by Kris Kristofferson; "The Wild Bunch: An Album in
Montage"; "A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and the Wild Bunch." $26.99.
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Two-Disc Special Edition
(1973) Dir.: Sam Peckinpah; James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Jason Robards, R.G. Armstrong, Rita Coolidge, Jack Elam. Includes both the 1988 Turner Preview version of the film and a newly-edited 2005
version based on the director's notes and insights from his colleagues. Extras: Disc 1: 2005 Special Edition: Commentary by Special Edition producer Nick Redman, supervising editor Paul Seydor and fellow Peckinpah biographers/documentarians
Garner Simmons and David Weddle; Peckinpah trailer gallery. Disc 2: 1988 Turner Preview Version: Commentary by Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle; new featurettes: "One Foot in the Groove: Remembering Sam Peckinpah and Other
Things" and "Deconstructing Pat and Billy"; "One for the Money: Sam's Song." $26.99.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970) Dir.: Sam Peckinpah; Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin, Slim Pickens, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong. Extras: Commentary by Peckinpah biographers/documentarians Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons
and David Weddle; new featurette: "The Ladiest Damn'd Lady" with Stella Stevens; Peckinpah trailer gallery. $19.97.
Ride the High Country
(1962) Dir.: Sam Peckinpah; Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Edgar Buchanan, R.G. Armstrong, L.Q. Jones, Warren Oates. Extras: Commentary by Peckinpah documentarians Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and
David Weddle; New documentary: "A Justified Life: Sam Peckinpah and the Hogue Country"; Peckinpah trailer gallery. $19.97.
Saraband
(2005) Dir.: Ingmar Bergman; Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Borje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius, Gunnel Fred. Extras: "The Making of Saraband" featurette. (Sony).
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
(1996 -- TV) Chauncey Leopardi, Ron Silver. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
Stormy Weather
(1943) Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas, Ada Brown, Dooley Wilson. Extras: Set of lobby cards, commentary, "Bill Robinson: Mr. Bojangles" featurette. (Fox).
Strong Medicine: The Complete First Season
Five-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.95. (Sony).
Transporter 2
(2005) Dir.: Louis Leterrier; Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng, Keith David. Extras: Deleted scenes, extended fight sequences, "Making of Transporter 2," "Off the Record"
shooting featurette. (Fox).
Trouble Man
(1972) Dir.: Ivan Dixon; Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, William Smithers, Paula Kelly. (Fox).
Underworld Unrated, Extended Cut, Limited Edition
(2003) Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Erwin Leder, Robbie Gee, Sophia Myles, Kevin Grevioux. Three-disc set. Extras: Includes all the bonus material from the "Underworld" unrated extended
cut edition (commentary by director Len Wiseman, additional footage, eight featurettes, music video, storyboards, outtakes, more) plus a third disc with a sneak peek featurette from the soon-to-be-released sequel "Underworld Evolution," a sneak peek at the first three
pages of the all-new Underworld Evolution comic book. DVD-ROM link to view an exclusive scene from the new movie, DVD-ROM link to view additional Underworld Evolution comic book pages, exclusive downloads. (Sony).
An Unmarried Woman
(1978) Dir.: Paul Mazursky; Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Cliff Gorman, Patricia Quinn, Kelly Bishop, Lisa Lucas, Linda Miller, Andrew Duncan. (Fox).
Yesterday
(2004 -- S. Africa) Kenneth Khambula, Leleti Khumalo, Harriet Lenabe, Lihle Mvelase, Camilla Walker. (HBO Video).
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Adventures of Superman: The Complete Second Season
Five-disc set with 26 episodes of the 1950s TV series, $39.98. Extras: Commentaries on two key episodes; "The First Lady of Metropolis" featurette about Noel Neill reprising her "Superman and the Mole Men" role as "Lois Lane" in the second
season; "Stamp Day for Superman" specially produced short episode of the show that was distributed to schools in 1954 to promote the U.S. Treasury Department's Saving Stamp program. (Warner).
Asylum
(2005) Dir.: David Mackenzie; Natasha Richardson, Marton Csokas, Hugh Bonneville, Ian McKellen, Gus Lewis, Joss Ackland, Wanda Ventham, Sara Thurston. (Paramount).
Classic Comedies Collection
Three-disc set of Bill Murray comedies: "Stripes Extended Cut" (1981), "Ghostbusters" (1984) and "Groundhog Day" (1993), $24.95. (Sony).
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2005) Dir.: Alex Gibney; documentary on the Enron scandal. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Gibney, deleted scenes, "The Making of Enron," Enron company skits, Enron commercials, gallery of Enron cartoons, original Fortune
magazine articles, "Where Are They Now?" updates on the key players. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
The Escapist
(2001) Jonny Lee Miller, Andy Serkis. (Sony).
Half Light
(2006) Demi Moore. Direct-to-video. (First Look Home Entertainment).
Junebug
(2005) Amy Adams, Ben McKenzie, Alessandro Nivola, Embeth Davidtz, Scott Wilson.
Extras: Commentary by Adams and Davidtz; deleted scenes; "Places and Faces" featurette; "Outsider Art" photo gallery. (Sony).
Lois & Clark -- The New Adventures of Superman: The Complete Second Season
Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: "Lois and Clark: Secrets of Season 2" and "Marveling Metropolis: The Fans of Lois & Clark" featurettes. (Warner).
Lord of War
(2005) Dir.: Andrew Niccol; Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker, Shake Tukhmanyan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Ian Holm. (Lionsgate).
The Man
(2005) Dir.: Les Mayfield; Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Miguel Ferrer, Luke Goss, Anthony Mackie, Susie Essman. Extras: Deleted scenes, gag reel, "Sam Jackson's Guide to Cursing Like a Bad A&% Motha F$#@*" featurette, "Who's the
Man?" featurette, "Making an Action Scene" featurette, "The Ride: A Look at the '83 Cadillac" featurette. (New Line).
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season Three
Three-disc set with 24 episodes, $29.98. (Fox).
Nutty Professor I & II
Single-disc, $19.98. (Universal).
The Second Front
(2006) Craig Sheffer, Todd Field, Lana Litwak, Ron Perlman. (MTI Home Video).
Sueno
(2005) John Leguizamo, Elizabeth Pena, Ana Claudia Talancon. (Sony).
Two for the Money
(2005) Dir.: D.J. Caruso; Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Armand Assante, Jeremy Piven. Gedde Watanabe. (Universal).
Underclassman
(2005) Nick Cannon, Roselyn Sanchez, Shawn Ashmore, Angelo Spizzirri, Hugh Bonneville, Cheech Marin, Kelly Hu. Extras: Commentary by the writers and director, deleted scenes, making-of featurette, cast auditions. (Miramax).
Venom
(2005) Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips, Laura Ramsey, Method Man. Extras: Storyboard to film comparison of four scenes, "Voodoo Nightmare: The Making of Venom," cast auditions. (Dimension).
Walt Disney's Funny Factory, Vol. 1:
Mickey
Features some of Mickey Mouse's best animated shorts: "Mickey and the Seal,"
"Magician Mickey," "Tugboat Mickey," five others; $14.99. (Disney).
Walt Disney's Funny Factory, Vol. 2:
Donald
Features some of Donald Duck's best animated shorts: "Daddy Dick," "Window
Cleaners," "Self Control," four others. (Disney).
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Address Unknown
(2001 -- South Korea) Yang Dong-kun, Kim Young-min, Jo Jae-hyeon, Ban Min-jung.
Extras: Introduction by director Kim Ki-duk, interview with the
director, "making of" documentary, deleted scenes. (Tartan Video).
The Aristocrats
(2005) Dir.: Paul Provenza; 100 top comedians perform and analyze the same dirty joke, one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville. Extras: Filmmaker commentary featuring Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette; "Aristocrats do
the Aristocrats" highlight reel; "Behind the Green Room Door: Comedians Tell Some of Their Favorite Jokes"; "Be an Aristocrat" contest winners and additional
footage featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, Jason Alexander, Bob Saget, Sarah Silverman, Gilbert Gottfried, Lewis Black, Hank Azaria, Billy the Mine and
more. (ThinkFilm).
Benjamin Franklin
(2002) PBS documentary, $24.99. (Paramount).
Cisco Pike
(1971) Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman, Karen Black, Harry Dean Stanton, Dough Sahm, Joy Bang Viva! (Sony).
Crusade of Vengeance (aka Warrior Angels)
(2002) Joanna Pacula, Arnold Vosloo Rutger Hauer, Molly Culver. (MTI Home Video).
Dallas: The Complete Fourth Season
Four-disc set with 23 episodes, $39.98. Extras:"Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork." (Warner).
Eavesdropper
(2004) Costas Mandylor, Lucy Jenner, John de Lancie, John J. York, George Takei, Ben Donovan. Extras: Commentary by director Andrew Bakalar. (Freestyle Home Entertainment).
Educating Rita
(1983) Julie Walters, Michael Caine, (Sony).
Flghtplan
(2005) Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Kate Beahan, Michael Irby,
Assaf Cohen, Erika Christensen. Extras: Commentary by director
Robert Schwentke; "In-Flight Movie: The Making of Flightplan" with
behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Captain's Greeting" on meeting the director,
"Passenger Manifest" on casting the film, "Connecting Flights" on post-
production, "Emergency Landing" on visual effects and "Security Checkpoint" on
how the thriller came to be; "Cabin Pressure" featurette on the unique design of
the film's "Aalto E-474" plane. (Buena Vista).
The Fog
(2005) Dir.: Rupert Wainwright; Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair, DeRay Davis, Kenneth Welsh, Adrian Hough, Sara Botsford. PG-13 and unrated extended cut versions. Extras: PG-13 edition: "Whiteout Conditions: Remaking a Horror
Classic" featurette, "Seeing Through The Fog: The Making of The Fog" featurette, "Feeling the Effects of The Fog" special effects featurette, deleted scenes. Unrated extended cut: All the features of the PG-13 release plus scenes too frightening to be shown in theaters,
commentary by director Rupert Wainwright (Sony).
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig: Volume Three
Standard edition (one disc): Mastered directly from hi-definition masters; 16 X 9 anamorphic, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; $24.98. Special edition: Disc 1: Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; Disc 2: DTS Digital Surround audio; Disc 3: Limited edition exclusive collector's tin case,
collectable toys: Motoko & Tachikoma; $49.98. Extras: Interviews with Kenichi Takeshita and Toshiyuki Kono (animation directors) and interview with Kenji Kamiyama (director). (Manga).
The Hunt for Eagle One
(2006) Rutger Hauer, Mark Dacascos, Theresa Randle.
John and Abigail Adams
(2006) PBS documentary, $24.99. (Paramount).
Live From the Laugh Factory
(2006) Showcases comics performing at the hippest club in Los Angeles, The Laugh Factory. Ruben Paul, Bob Marley, the late Freddy Soto, and Butch Bradley in a loose night club setting; $14.95. (Entertainment Studios).
My Big Fat Independent Movie
(2005) Paget Brewster, Neil Barton, Eric Hoffman, Darren Reiher, Clint Howard, Jason Mewes. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).
National Lampoon's Barely Legal
(2005) Erik von Detten, Amy Smart, Tom Arnold, Daniel Farber, Tony Denman. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Sony).
Oliver Twist
(2005) Dir.: Roman Polanski; Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Leanne Rowe, Mark Strong, Jamie Foreman, Harry Eden. Extras: Three featurettes: "Twist by Polanski" documentary from Roman Polanski's point of view; "Kidding With Oliver Twist"
about the young stars of the film; and "The Best of Twist" about the sets, costumes, photography, editing and music. (Sony).
Poison DUst
(2005) Documentary on G.I.s returning from Iraq suffering from the symptoms of "depleted uranium" poisoning. (Lightyear Entertainment).
Repo Man
(1984) Dir.: Alex Cox; Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Susan Barnes, Fox Harris, Tom Finnegan, Del Zamora, Zander Schloss. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Cox, executive producer
Michael Nesmith, casting director Victoria Thomas, actors Sy Richardson, Zander Schloss and Del Zamora; "Up Close With Harry Dean Stanton" featurette; "Repossessed:
The Missing Scenes" featurette. (Universal).
The River King
(2005) Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle, Jamie King. Direct-to-video. (First Look Home Entertainment).
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin
$19.98. Extras: Photo gallery, dress rehearsal, commentary. (Universal).
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
$19.98. Extras: Photo gallery, dress rehearsal, commentary, outtakes.(Universal).
Street Muzik
(2006) Direct-to-video behind-the-scenes documentary of a hip-hop music tour hosted by TQ. (Polychrome Pictures).
Streets of Legend
(2003) Brihanna Hernandez, Victor Larios, Robert Beaumont.
Extras: Commentary by director Joey Curtis, minidocumentary:
Racing Extra/The Crash/Street Fights/The Blow Out at 140 MPH. (Lionsgate).
Thumbsucker
(2005) Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Keanu
Reeves, Benjamin Bratt. Extras: Commentary by writer-director
Mike Mills, behind-the-scenes documentary, conversation with Mills and novelist
Walter Kirn, DVD-ROM director's blog. (Sony).
Thunderbolt
(1995 -- Hong Kong) Jackie Chan, Anita Yuen, Michael Wong. (New Line).
The Time Tunnel Volume One
(1966-67) Four-disc set with 15 episodes from the first half of the series, $39.98. Extras: Unaired pilot, original syndicated TV promo, Irwin Allen home movie, still images from comic books and scrapbooks. (Fox).
The Tomorrow Show: Punk & New Wave
Two-disc set from Tom Snyder's late-night music and talk show that followed "The Tonight Show" in the 1970s and 80s, $34.98. (Shout! Factory).
Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII
(2005) Velvet Underground filmed live at the Paris Olympia on June 15, 16, and 17, 1993; $19.99. (Rhino).
The Virgin Spring
(1960) Dir.: Ingmar Bergman; Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson. New, restored high-definition digital transfer.
Extras: Commentary by Ingmar Bergman scholar Birgitta Steene, new video interviews with actresses Gunnel Linblom and Birgitta Pettersson, new essay by film historian and Bergman scholar Peter Cowie, more. (The Criterion Collection).
Vital
(2004 -- Japan) Tadanobu Asano, Nami Tsukamoto, Kiki, Kazuyoshi Kushida.
Extras: Commentary by author Tom Mes, "The Making of Vital,"
"Behind the Scenes: Venice Film Festival," interview with director Shinya
Tsukamoto, Q&A with director and cast, special effects featurette, music video.
(Tartan Asia Extreme).
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The A-Team: Season Three
Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $49.98. (Universal).
The Adventures of Mark Twain
(2006) Dir.: Will Vinton; Chris Ritchie, Michele Mariana, Gary Krug. Claymation stop animation feature molds elements and story lines from more than four books by Mark Twain (voiced by James Whitmore); $14.94. (MGM/Sony).
All-American Girl: The Complete Series
Four-disc set with 19 episodes, $39.98 Extras: Commentary
by Margaret Cho and Amy Hill on select episodes, "All-American Girl: A Look
Back With Margaret Cho and Amy Hill" featurette. (Shout! Factory).
Archie Bunker's Place -- The Complete First Season
Three-disc set with 24 episodes, $29.95. (Warner).
The Barbie Diaries
(2006) Animated. Extras: Outtakes, bloopers, behind the scenes, music video. (Lionsgate).
Benny Hill: The Hill's Angel Years Dvd Set 4 (1978-1981)
Fourth set of complete episodes never broadcast in full-length form in the U.S., $49.95. Extras: "I Was a Hill's Angel" featurette, Hill's Angel biographies, "The Benny Hill Cheeky Challenge Trivia Quiz #4." (A&E Home Video).
Bubble
(2006) Dir.: Steven Soderbergh; Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin James Ashley, Misty Dawn Wilkins, Omar Cowan, Laurie Lee, David Hubbard. First film delivered simultaneously in theaters, HDNet and on DVD. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Captains Courageous
(1937) Dir.: Victor Fleming; Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Charley Grapewin, Mickey Rooney, John Carradine. Extras: Vintage short "The Little Maestro,"
classic cartoon "Little Buck Cheeser," "Leo Is on the Air" radio promo, two theatrical trailers. (Warner).
The Champ
(1931) Dir.: King Vidor; Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper. Extras: Colortone Revue "Short Crazy House," radio production with Wallace Beery. (Warner).
Cimarron
(1931) Richard Dix, Irene Dunne. Extras: Vintage musical short "The Devil's Cabaret," classic cartoon "Red-Headed Baby." (Warner).
Da Vinci and the Code He Lived By
Documentary on Leonardo Da Vinci. $24.95. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (A&E Home Video).
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 22
Four-disc set with 40 episodes, $59.98. Extras: Interviews with actress Kate Jackson, actors John Karlen and James Storm and cameraman Nick Besink. (MPI Home Video).
Diff'rent Strokes: The Complete Second Season
Three-disc set with 24 episodes, $29.95. (Sony).
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
(2006 -- TV) Nick TV series, $19.99. Extras: Two bonus episodes: "Mindy's Back" and "Helen's Surgery," outtakes, "Found A Way" music video. (Paramount).
Dune Extended Edition
(1984) Dir.: David Lynch; Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino, Brad Dourif, Jose Ferrer, Linda Hunt, Freddie Jones, Richard Jordan, Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Silvana Mangano, Everett McGill, Kenneth McMillan, Jack Nance. Thirty extra minutes, in a
collectible metal package. Extras: Alternate ending; documentaries on special effects, creature design; behind-the-scenes photographs and artwork, more. (Universal).
Finding Home
(2003) Louise Fletcher, Genevieve Bujold, Lisa Brenner. (Monarch Home Video).
Four Weddings and a Funeral Deluxe Edition
(1994) Dir.: Mike Newell; Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, James Fleet, Simon Callow, John Hannah, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Bower, Charlotte Coleman, Timothy Walker. Extras: Commentary by Newell and the filmmakers, deleted scenes,
"The Wedding Planners" documentary, "Four Weddings and a Funeral: In the Making" featurette, "Two Actors and a Director" featurette. (Sony).
The Good Earth
(1937) Paul Muni, Luise Rainer Extras: Vintage musical short "Hollywood Party," "Supreme Court of Film Picks the Champions" vintage newsreel. (Warner).
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Complete Third Series
(2005) Three-disc set with nine episodes, starring Patricia Routledge as northern England's resident housewife-turned-sleuth; $59.99. (Acorn Media).
Hill Street Blues Season One
Three-disc set with 17 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, "Role Call: A Look Back at Hill Street Blues" featurette. (Fox).
In Her Shoes
(2005) Dir.: Curtis Hanson; Cameron Diaz, Anson Mount, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine. Extras: "Making of In Her Shoes," "Making a Dog Star" featurette, "Retirement Home Extras/Community," "Inside Look: John Tucker, Just My Luck."
(Fox).
Inked: The Best of Season One
$19.95. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage. (A&E Home Video).
Johnny Belinda
(1948) Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead. Extras: Vintage short "The Little Archer." (Warner).
King Tutankhamun: The Mystery Unsealed
Documentary on the Egyptian king, hosted by Frank Langella. $24.95. Extras: "The Curse of King Tut" episode from the "Investigating History" series, "Howard Carter: Triumph Treasure" episode from the "Biography" series. (A&E Home
Video).
Kitty Foyle
(1940) Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig. Extras: Classic cartoons: "Kitty Foiled" and "Bad Luck Blackie," two radio productions with Ginger Rogers. (Warner).
Knight Rider: Season Three
Three-disc set with 21 episodes, $49.98. (Universal).
The Legend of Zorro
(2005) Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell, Adrian Alonso, Alberto Reyes. Extras: Commentary by director Martin Campbell and cinematographer Phil Meheux; deleted scenes; four behind-the-scenes featurettes: stunts, visual
effects, Armand's party and "Playing With Trains"; two multi-angle scene deconstructions. (Sony).
Lincoln and Lee at Antietam -- The Cost of Freedom
(2005) Civil War documentary, narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell, director of "Gettysburg" and "Gods and Generals," $24.95. (Inecom Entertainment).
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
(2003) Stop-motion animation musical-comedy with voices of a host of rock stars, including Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and Rancid/Operation Ivy's Tim Armstrong, X's John Doe, The GoGo's Jane Wiedlin, and other members of Green Day, Good Charlotte,
Rancid and Blink 182 as well as actress Asia Argento. Extras: Commentary by director John Roecker and Billie Joe Armstrong; deleted scene; behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Making Puppets Speak," "Soundtrack Rehearsals and Recordings," and
"Desert Footage"; storyboards; music video; bios. Comes with the soundtrack CD. (Genius/Wellspring).
Love, Ludlow
(2005) Alicia Goranson, Brendan Sexton III. (Polychrome Pictures).
Lust for Life
(1956) Dir.: Vincente Minnelli; Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn. Extras: Commentary by film historian Drew Casper. (Warner).
Magnum P.I.: The Complete Third Season
Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.98. (Universal).
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Special Edition
(2002) Dir.: Joel Zwick; Nia Vardalos, Michael Constantine, John Corbett. (Warner).
Phil the Alien
(2004) Rob Stefaniuk, Nicole de Boer, Graham Greene. (Universal).
Pink Panther Classic Cartoon DVD Collection
Five-disc set with 124 cartoons produced between 1964 and 1980, $69.96. Extras: Two special featurettes, "Learn to Draw The Pink Panther" featurette, storyboard to screen comparisons, original theatrical animated openings. (MGM/Sony).
Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection Volume 1: Pranks in the Pink
Single disc with 27 cartoons, $14.94. (MGM/Sony).
Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection Volume 2: Adventures in the Pink
Single disc with 27 cartoons, $14.94. (MGM/Sony).
Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection Volume 3: Frolics in the Pink
Single disc with 27 cartoons, $14.94. (MGM/Sony).
Purlie Victorious (aka Gone Are the Days)
(1963) Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Alan Alda, Sorrell Booke. Extras: Interview with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee from March 11, 1972 conducted by Ellis Haizlip from the "SOUL! TV" series (1967-73) that aired on WNET in New York. (MPI Home
Video).
The Rat Patrol: Season One
Four-disc set with 32 episodes, $39.95. Extras: Collectible
Character Dossier. (MGM/Sony).
Sex and the City: Breakups
Best of "Sex and the City" with three episodes, $14.98. (HBO Video).
Sex and the City: Lust
Best of "Sex and the City" with three episodes, $14.98. (HBO Video).
Sex and the City: Mr. Big
Best of "Sex and the City" with three episodes, $14.98. (HBO Video).
Sex and the City: Romance
Best of "Sex and the City" with three episodes, $14.98. (HBO Video).
Supercross
(2005) Steve Howey, Mike Vogel, Cameron Richardson, Sophia Bush, Aaron Carter, Channing Tatum, Robert Patrick, Robert Carradine. Extras: Commentary by director Steve Boyum, stunts featurettes, more. (Fox).
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3.6
Five episodes, $14.98. Extras: Bonus DVD-ROM game, "TMNT Mutant Munchies," with cheat codes for extra levels and powers hidden throughout the DVD. (4Kids Entertainment).
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
(2005) Dir.: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson; Voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Jane Horrocks, Enn Reitel, Deep Roy,
Danny Elfman. Extras: "Inside the Two Worlds" featurette with interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and production drawings; "The Animators -- The Breath of Life" featurette; "Tim Burton -- Dark vs. Light" featurette; "Voices From the
Underworld" featurette matches the actors behind the voices with their unique characterizations; "Making Puppets Tick" featurette inside the puppet workshop; pre-production galleries; Danny Elfman interprets "The Two Worlds"; music-only track; more. (Warner).
Two's Company: Complete Series Four
Single disc with concluding seven episodes of the British series starring Elaine Stritch and Donald Sinden; $24.99. (Acorn Media).
Voices of Civil Rights
A collection of six acclaimed programs outlining one of the most turbulent eras in American history: "Civil Rights Heroes," "Mississippi State Secrets," "Crossing the Bridge," "Save Our History: Voices of Civil Rights," "Biography: Martin Luther King Jr: The Man and
the Dream" and "Biography: Rosa Parks: Mother of a Movement." $29.95. (A&E Home Video).
The War Within
(2005) Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji, Nandana Sen, Sarita Choudhury, Charles Daniel Sandoval. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Joseph Castelo and writer-actor Ayad Akhtar, deleted scenes (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
When a Stranger Calls
(1979) Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Tony Beckley, Ron O'Neal,
Steven Anderson, Rachel Roberts. (Sony).
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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