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- February 3
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of
Gold
(1987) Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone. (MGM).
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Allegro Non Troppo
(1976 -- Italy) Dir.: Bruno Bozzetto; Maurizio Nichetti. Animated irreverent
tribute to Disney's "Fantasia." New digital transfer and stereo soundtrack.
Extras: "The Best of Bruno Bozzetto": 10 short films by
Bozzetto, "I Mondi di Bozzetto": Italian television documentary that includes
interviews with Bozzetto and Nichetti, liner notes by film critic Phil Hall.
(Home Vision Entertainment).
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American Splendor
(2003) Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Daniel Tay, Harvey Pekar, James Urbaniak.
(HBO).
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The Art of Romare Bearden
(2002) Narrated by Morgan Freeman, readings by Danny Glover, commentary by
Wynton Marsalis, Albert Murray, and Emma Amos. (Home Vision Entertainment).
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Arthur Cohn Presents
Set of nine films produced by the legendary Arthur Cohn: "American Dream,"
"Behind the Sun," "Black and White in Color," "Sky Above Mud Below," "A Brief
Vacation," "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis," "One Day in September," "Two
Bits," "Dangerous Moves," $199.99. (Home Vision Entertainment).
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Black Widow
(1987) Dir.: Bob Rafelson; Theresa Russell, Debra Winger. (Fox).
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Death Wish 2
(1982) Charles Bronson. (MGM)
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Death Wish 3
(1985) Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Martin Balsam. (MGM)
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Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
(1987) Charles Bronson. (MGM)
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Diary of a Country Priest
(1950 -- French) Dir.: Robert Bresson; Calude Laydu. Extras:
Commentary by film historian Peter Cowie, essay by film critic Frederic Bonnaud.
(The Criterion Collection/Home Vision).
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The Diary of Anne Frank
(1959) Dir.: George Stevens; Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley
Winters, Richard Beymer, Lou Jacobi, Ed Wynn, Diane Baker, Gusti Huber.
Digitally enhanced and restored. Extras: Commentary by George
Stevens Jr. and Perkins; excerpt from George Stevens from "Diary of Anne Frank:
Echoes From the Past" and original press conference footage with Stevens;
Perkins' screentest; highlights from the 1959 Academy Awards ceremony (the film
won three awards); still gallery. (Fox Studio Classics).
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Down Periscope
(1996) Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern. (Fox).
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Dying Young
(1991) Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott. (Fox).
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The Fairly Odd Parents: Superhero
Spectacle
(2003) Ten animated episodes; $19.99. (Paramount).
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The Fighting Temptations
(2003) Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce Knowles, Mike Epps, Faith Evans, Steve Harvey,
Wendell Pierce, LaTanya Richardson, Dave Sheridan, Angie Stone, Rue McClanahan,
Melba Moore. Extras: Seven extended scenes, eight extended
musical numbers. (Paramount).
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Flesh + Blood
(1985) Dir.:Paul Verhoeven; Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Extended
international version. Extras: Commentary by Verhoeven,
"Composing Flesh + Blood" featurette. (MGM).
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Gaslight
(1944) Dir.: George Cukor; Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Angela Lansbury,
Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty. Extras: The original 1940
Full-length feature British version of "Gaslight" starring Diana Wynyard, new
"making-of" documentary "Reflections on Gaslight," archival newsreel "Oscars for
Movie Stars." (Warner).
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Gilligan's Island: The Complete First
Season
Three-disc set with 36 episodes, digitally remastered, $39.98.
Extras: Pilot episode with commentary by creator Sherwood
Schwartz, "Gilligan's Island Survival Guide," "Tropical Trivia," "Before the
Three Hour Tour": profiles of the castaways. (Warner).
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The Gods Must Be Crazy I & II
(1980 & 1989) N!xau. Two-disc set. Extras: "Journey to Nyae
Nyae" featurette, "Buster Reynolds Remembers Jamie Uys" featurette, Baraka
School photo gallery. (Columbia TriStar).
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The Good Son
(1993) Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, David Morse. (Fox).
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Goodbye Mr. Chips
(1939) Dir.: Sam Wood; Robert Donat, Greer Garson. (Warner).
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Grand Hotel
(1932) Dir.: Edmund Goulding; Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, Lionel
Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone
Extras: New "making-of" documentary "Checking Out: Grand
Hotel," 1932 newsreel of Hollywood premiere, 1932 theatre announcement "Just a
Word of Warning," newly-discovered 1933 Vitaphone Short "Nothing Ever Happens"
(a Spoof on Grand Hotel). (Warner).
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The Great Ziegfeld
(1936) Dir.: Robert Z. Leonard; William Powell, Luise Rainer, Myrna Loy, Frank
Morgan, Fanny Brice. Extras: New behind-the-scenes documentary
"Ziegfeld on Film," 1936 newsreel "New York Hails The Great Ziegfeld." (Warner).
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In Living Color Season One
Three-disc set with 13 episodes; $39.98. Extras: Commentaries,
cast interviews, featurettes. (Fox).
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Jimmy Neutron: Jet Fusion
(2003) Four episodes of the Jet Fusion series, six bonus episodes; $19.99.
(Paramount).
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King Solomon's Mines
(1985) Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone. (MGM).
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Labyrinth Collector's Edition Box
Set
(1986) Dir.: Jim Henson; Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, Toby Froud. Limited
edition animation cell, rarely seen character sketch cards by Brian Froud,
collector's edition booklet. Extras: Four photo galleries
(behind the scenes, cast, characters, concept art), vintage posters gallery,
Dolby 5.1 surround, "Inside the Labyrinth" making-of featurette. (Columbia
TriStar).
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Lost in Translation
(2003) Dir.: Sofia Coppola; Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi,
Anna Faris, Fumihiro Hayashi. Extras: "Found in Conversation"
dialogue with Coppola and Murray, deleted scenes, "Lost on Location" featurette,
"Mathew's Best Hit TV" extended scene, Kevin Shields "City Girl" music video.
(Universal).
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Lucky Seven
(2003) Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Patrick Dempsey, Brad Rowe, Gail O'Grady.
Telefilm. (Columbia TriStar).
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Maitresse
(1976 -- French) Dir.: Barbet Schroeder; Gerard Depardieu, Bulle Ogier. High-
definition digital transfer supervised by Schroeder. Extras:
Interview with Schroeder, essay by film critic Elliott Stein. (The Criterion
Collection/Home Vision).
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Mrs. Miniver
(1942) Dir.: William Wyler; Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Dame
May Whitty, Richard Ney, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers. Extras:
Greer Garson Academy Awards footage, photo Gallery, two Vintage MGM Wartime
shorts: "Mr. Blabbermouth" and "For the Common Defense." (Warner).
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Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935) Dir.: Frank Lloyd; Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Donald
Crisp. Extras: 1935 MGM Short "Pitcairn Island Today," 1936
newsreel: Mutiny On The Bounty Wins 1935 Award. (Warner).
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My Boss's Daughter
(2003) Dir.: David Zucker; Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Terence Stamp, Molly
Shannon, Michael Madsen, Andy Richter, Carmen Electra, Jon Abrahams. PG-13 and
R-rated versions. Extras: Commentary by Zucker, outtakes, "A
Look Behind My Boss' Daughter," Tara Reid audition, deleted scene Easter egg.
(Dimension).
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My Fair Lady
(1964) Dir.: George Cukor; Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Wilfred Hyde-White,
Stanley Holloway. Two-disc set.
Extras: Commentary by art director Gene Allen, singer Marni
Nixon and restoration team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz; "More Loverly
Than Ever: The Making of My Fair Lady -- Then and Now"; The Production: All-new
1963 Production kickoff dinner, audio of George Cukor directing Baroness Nina
Rothschild, Audrey Hepburn alternate vocals for "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" and
"Show Me," posters and lobby cards with Rex Harrison radio interview, "The
Fairest Fair Lady" making-of featurette, L.A. premiere footage, "Show Me"
galleries of black and white production stills, production documents, Cecil
Beaton costume sketches and architectural drawings; The Awards: Rex Harrison's
Golden Globe Acceptance Speech, 37th Academy Awards; The Comments: Martin
Scorsese, Andrew Lloyd Webber; The Trailers of Lerner and Loewe: Brigadoon 1954,
Camelot 1967, Gigi 1958, My Fair Lady 1964, My Fair Lady 1994 Re-release
Trailer. (Warner).
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Nell
(1994) Dir.: Michael Apted; Liam Neeson, Jodie Foster, Natasha Richardson.
(Fox).
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Only the Strong Survive
(2003) Documentary featuring soul survivors Jerry Butler, the Chi-Lites, Isaac
Hayes, Sam Moore, Ann Peebles, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and
Mary Wilson; directed by DA Pennebaker ("Monterey Pop," "Don't Look Back") and
Chris Hegedus. Extras: Extra performances, outtakes,
commentary. (Miramax).
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Planet of the Apes 35th Anniversary Collector's
Edition
(1968) Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James
Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Lou Wagner. Two-disc set in
Dolby and DTS 5.1.Extras: Commentary by McDowall, Hunter,
composer Jerry Goldsmith, makeup artist John Chambers and Eric Greene, author of
"Planet of the Apes as American Myth"; "Behind the Planet of the Apes"
documentary; Roddy McDowall home movies; dailies and outtakes; 1968 "Planet of
the Apes" featurette; 1972 "A Look Behind the Planet of the Apes" featurette;
"Planet of the Apes" makeup test with Edward G. Robinson (1966); posters; film
reviews; image gallery; Easter Egg; more. (Fox).
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Rain Man Special Edition
(1988) Dir.: Barry Levinson; Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise.
Extras: Commentary by Levinson, screenwriters Ronald Bass and
Barry Morrow; deleted scene, featurettes, photo gallery. (MGM).
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Roadhouse 66
(1984) Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold. (MGM).
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Secondhand Lions
(2003) Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky
Katt, Josh Lucas. Extras: Commentary by director Tim McCanlies,
deleted/alternate scenes, three documentaries, visual effects comparisons. (New
Line).
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The Thorn Birds
(1983) Dir.: Daryl Duke; Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck,
Christopher Plummer, Mare Winningham, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Piper Laurie,
Earl Holliman, Bryan Brown. Two-disc set, $29.98. Extras:
Documentary. (Warner).
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Under the Tuscan Sun
(2003) Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan, Raoul Bova, Pawel Szadja, Vincenzo
Ricotta, Dan Bucatinsky. Extras: Commentary by director-writer
Audrey Wells, deleted scenes, "Tuscany 101" making-of featurette. (Buena Vista).
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Vanishing Point
(1971) Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger. (Fox).
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What's Happening!!: The Complete First
Season
Three-disc set with 21 episodes. (Columbia TriStar).
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X-15
(1962) David McLean, Charles Bronson, James Gregory, Mary Tyler Moore. (MGM).
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- February 10
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Angel Season Three
Six-disc set with 22 episodes; $59.98. Extras: Commentaries,
deleted scenes, featurettes, outtakes, screen tests, still gallery. (Fox).
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Bogus
(1996) Dir.: Norman Jewison; Haley Joel Osment, Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard
Depardieu. (Warner).
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Carpool
(1996) Dir.: Arthur Hiller; David Paymer, Tom Arnold, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rhea
Perlman, Rod Steiger. (Warner).
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The Cramps
Recorded live at the Napa State Mental Hospital. (Music Video Distributors).
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The Cry of Jazz
(1959) Composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics
of music and race. Features Sun Ra & His Arkestra. (Music Video Distributors).
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Cyrano De Bergerac
(1990 -- French) Gerard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez. (MGM World
Films).
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Fire Down Below
(1957) Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon. (Columbia TriStar).
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The Frank Sinatra Show: Welcome Home
Elvis
May 12, 1960 episode of ABC's "The Frank Sinatra Show," featuring Elvis Presley,
Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Nancy Sinatra, The Nelson Riddle
Orchestra. (Music Video Distributors).
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Glenn Branca: Symphony Nos. 8 & 10
Recorded live at the Kitchen in New York in 1995. (Music Video Distributors)
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H.R. Pufnstuf -- The Complete Series
Three-disc set with all 17 original, uncut episodes of Sid & Marty Krofft's
classic series; $39.95. Extras: Rare and never-before-seen
footage, commentary and interviews with Sid & Marty Krofft, interviews with TV
historian Hal Erickson, original 1950s Krofft pilot "Irving." (Rhino).
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In the Cut
(2003) Dir.: Jane Campion; Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin
Bacon, Nick Damici, Sharrieff Pugh. In R-rated and unrated director's cut
editions. Extras: Commentary by Campion and the film's
producer, "Frankie Avery's Slang Dictionary" featurette, behind-the-scenes
featurette. (Columbia TriStar).
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Ingmar Bergman Special Edition DVD
Collection
Six-disc set with five films and bonus disc, $112.96 (each film available
separately for $24.98). (MGM).
Postponed to April 20.
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Intolerable Cruelty
(2003) Dir.: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen; George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Paul Adelstein, Richard
Jenkins, Billy Bob Thornton, Julia Duffy. Extras: "The Making
of Intolerable Cruelty," "Costume Design": A peek behind the scenes at the
process of wardrobe design for "Intolerable Cruelty," outtakes, "home movies" of
Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann). (Universal).
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La Chamade (Heartbeat)
(1969 -- French) Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli. (MGM World Films).
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Lexx: The Fourth Series, Part 1
Three-disc with 12 episodes. Extras: Storyboards, CGI
galleries, behind-the-scenes photos, production sketches, interactive trivia,
more; $39.95. (Acorn Media).
Lexx: The Fourth Series, Part 2
Three-disc with 12 episodes. Extras: Storyboards, special
effects gallery, CGI galleries, behind-the-scenes photos, production sketches,
interactive trivia, wrap-up message from creator Paul Donovan, more; $39.95.
(Acorn Media).
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The Lion King 1 1/2
(2004) Voices of Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Matthew Broderick, Julie Kavner,
Jerry Stiller, Robert Guillaume, Moira Kelly, Whoppi Goldberg, Cheech Marin.
Direct-to-video sequel. Two-disc set. Extras: Deleted scenes,
hidden Mickey hunt, "Timon: Beyond the Legend" featurette, "Before the
Beginning: The Making of The Lion King 1 1/2," "Grazing in the Grass" music
video by Raven, three games ("Who Wants to Be King of the Jungle?" "Timon &
Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5" and "Find the Face"). (Disney).
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The Mystery of Rampo
(1994 -- Japan) Naoto Takenaka, Michiko Hada. (MGM World Films).
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
(2003) Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Kathy Burke, Shirley henderson. (Columbia
TriStar).
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Party Monster
(2003) Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Wilmer
Valderrama, Wilson Cruz. Dylan McDermott, Marilyn Manson.
Extras: Commentary, actor interviews, behind-the-scenes
footage, interview with the real party monster Michael Alig. (Fox).
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The Residents: Demons Dance Alone
(2003) Live on tour. (Music Video Distributors).
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Returner
(2003 -- Japan) Takeshi Kaneshiro, Ann Suzuki, Goro Kishtani.
Extras: Four featurettes. (Columbia TriStar).
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Stone Reader
(2002) Two-Disc edition of the critically acclaimed documentary feature directed
by Mark Moskowitz and inspired by the cult-classic novel "The Stones of Summer"
by Dow Mossman. Extras: Commentary by Moskowitz and Mossman;
Moskowitz talks to Betty Kelly Sargent, Mossman's original editor; Janet
Maslin's on-stage interview with Moksowitz; Roger Ebert's Q&A with Moskowitz and
Mossman; William F. Buckley interviews literary critic Leslie Fiedler (1974
"Firing Line"); "A Look at Henry Roth: Connections Across Time" featurette;
Further conversation: Frank Conroy, Robert Gottlieb, and others from the movie,
including the full Leslie Fiedler interview; five deleted scenes; photo gallery;
A.S. Byatt talks with Toni Morrison; Post-screening discussion: Five writers
discuss the book and movie after a screening; 30-minute special featurette with
interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and more lost books from the movie's
theatrical tour; book Lists and Weblinks for readers; $39.95. (New Yorker
Video).
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The Stupids
(1996) Dir.: John Landis; Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall, Alex McKenna,
Mark Metcalf, Matt Keeslar, Frankie Faison, Christopher Lee, Jennie McCarthy,
Robert Keeshon, plus director cameos by David Cronenberg, Robert Wise, Gurinder
Chadha, Costa-Gavras, Atom Egoyan, Norman Jewison, Mick Garris. (New Line).
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Sylvia
(2003) Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, Blythe Danner, Michael
Gambon, Amira Casar, Andrew Havill, Lucy Davenport. (Universal).
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Together
(2000 -- Sweden) Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist. (MGM World Films).
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Tokyo Joe
(1949) Humphrey Bogart, Sessue Hayakawa, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly.
(Columbia TriStar).
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Walk on the Wild Side
(1962) Dir.: Edward Dmytryk; Jane Fonda, Laurence Harvey, Barbara Stanwyck, Anne
Baxter, Capucine. (Columbia TriStar).
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Wonderland
(2003) Dir.: James Cox; Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott,
Eric Bosgosian, Josh Lucas, Franky G, Tim Blake Nelson. Extras:
Commentary by Cox and Kilmer, deleted scenes, LAPD crime scene video, autopsy
report, short film by Cox, documentary on porn star John Holmes, photo gallery.
(Lions Gate).
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Xena: Warrior Princess -- Season
Three
Nine-disc set with 23 episodes, digitally remastered in 5.1 Surround, uncut,
$69.98. Extras: Vast library of never-before-seen footage
including deleted, alternate and recently discovered scenes; cast and crew
interviews; commentaries by Lucy Lawless and cast and crew; 30-minute
retrospective featurette on the "Sacrifice Episodes"; blooper reel; photo
gallery; DVD-ROM features. (Anchor Bay).
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- February 17
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American Gun
(2002) James Coburn, Virginia Madsen. (Miramax).
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Blowup
(1966) Dir.: Michelangelo Antonioni; Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, David
Hemmings. Extras: Commentary by Peter Brunette, author of "The
Films of Michelangelo Antonioni"; music only track. (Warner).
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City of God
(2002 -- Brazil) Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen,
Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen. Extras: "News From a
Personal War" documentary. (Miramax).
Postponed to June 8 due to the
film's Oscar nominations.
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The Damned
(1969) Dir.: Luchino Visconti; Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Griem, Helmut
Berger, Charlotte Rampling. Extras: Featurette profiling
Visconti. (Warner).
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Death in Venice
(1971) Dir.: Luchino Visconti; Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora
Ricci, Marisa Berenson. Extras: "Visconti's Venice" featurette,
"Tour of Venice" stills gallery. (Warner).
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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
(2003) David Spade, Jon Lovitz, Doris Roberts, Alyssa Milano, Mary McCormack.
Extras: Commentary by director Sam Weisman, commentary by Spade
and writer Fred Wolf, nine deleted scenes, four featurettes, music video, Easter
egg gag reels. (Paramount).
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Le Corbeau (The Raven)
(1943 -- French) Dir.: Henri-Georges Clouzot; Pierre Fresnay, Pierre Larquey,
Ginette Leclerc. Extras: Interview with Bertrand Tavernier;
excerpts from "The Story of French Cinema by Those Who Made It: Grand Illusions
1939--1942," featuring Clouzot; essay by film scholar Alan Williams. (The
Criterion Collection/Home Vision).
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Mambo Italiano
(2003) Ginette Reno, Peter Miller, Paul Sorvino, Luke Kirby. (Columbia TriStar).
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Masked and Anonymous
(2003) Dir.: Larry Charles; Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, John Goodman, Jessica
Lange, Luke Wilson, Bob Dylan. Cameos by Val Kilmer, Ed Harris, Mickey Rourke,
Angela Bassett, Giovanni Ribisi, Cheech Marin, Christian Slater, Bruce Dern.
Extras: Commentary by Charles, five deleted scenes, "Making of
Masked and Anonymous" featurette. (Columbia TriStar).
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The Pentagon Papers
(2003) James Spader, Claire Forlani, Paul Giamatti, Alan Arkin. Telefilm.
(Paramount).
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Permanent Record
(1988) Keanu Reeves, Alan Boyce. (Paramount).
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Pickup on South Street
(1953) Dir.: Sam Fuller; Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter.
Extras: Illustrated biographical essay on Fuller by Jeb Brody;
trailers for Fuller's features; interview with Fuller by film critic Richard
Schickel; excerpts from "Cinema Cinemas" series with Fuller discussing the film;
stills gallery of photos, posters, lobby cards; booklet including excerpts from
Fuller's autobiography, featuring an introduction by Martin Scorsese, and a new
essay by cultural historian Luc Sante. (The Criterion Collection/Home Vision).
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Roswell Season One
Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: Commentaries,
deleted scene, featurettes. (Fox).
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Runaway Jury
(2003) Dir.: Gary Fleder; John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel
Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven. Extras:
Commentary by Fleder, deleted scenes, selected scene commentary, "Exploring the
Scene": Hackman and Hoffman's first scene together, "Off the Cuff": lead actor
commentary by Hoffman and Hackman, five featurettes. (Fox).
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That Championship Season
(1982) Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, Paul Sorvino.
(MGM).
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Tunes of Glory
(1960) Dir.: Ronald Neame; Alec Guinness, John Mills. Extras:
Interview with Mills, essay by film historian and critic Robert Murphy,
interview with Neame. (The Criterion Collection/Home Vision).
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Under Pressure (Bad Day on the
Block)
(1997) Charlie Sheen, Mare Winningham. (Columbia TriStar).
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Under the Sun
(1998 -- Sweden) Rolf Lassgard, Helena Bergstrom, Johan Widerberg. (New Yorker
Video).
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We're No Angels
(1989) Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore. (Paramount).
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- February 24
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Big Brother and the Holding Company With Janis
Joplin/Nine Hundred Nights
Follows the band from its formation in 1965 through Joplin's departure in 1969.
(Eagle Rock Entertainment).
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Camp
(2003) Don Dixon, Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesus.
Extras: Deleted and extended scenes, "The Making of Camp"
featurette, live cast performance, soundtrack spot. (MGM).
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Chappelle's Show Season One: Uncensored DVD Box
Set
(2003) Two-disc set with 12 uncensored, unblurred episodes.
Extras: Deleted scenes, gag reel, commentary on five episodes,
featurette. (Paramount).
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Cracker: Series Two
Robbie Coltrane. Three-disc set, $39.98. (HBO Video).
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Hamlet
(1990) Dir.: Franco Zeffirelli; Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul
Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham-Carter. (Warner).
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Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope
Live at Madison Square Garden. (Eagle Rock Entertainment).
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The Man Without a Face
(1993) Dir.: Mel Gibson; Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Richard Masur, Margaret
Whitton. (Warner).
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Matchstick Men
(2003) Dir.: Ridley Scott; Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman, Bruce
Altman, Bruce McGill, Sheila Eastin. Extras: Commentary by
Scott, writer Nicholas Griffin and writer/producer Ted Griffin; "Tricks of the
Trade": A sneak peek at the making of the film. (Warner).
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Maurice
(1987) Dir.: James Ivory; James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Ben Kingsley,
Billie Whitelaw. Extras: New video interview with Ivory,
producer Ismail Merchant, Grant, Wilby, Graves, and screenwriter Kit Hesketh-
Harvey; deleted and alternate scenes, including a reconstructed opening
sequence. (Home Vision Entertainment).
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Mr. Bill's Disasterpiece Theater
Three-disc set including "Mr. Bill Goes Hollywood," "Mr. Bill Does Vegas," "Mr.
Bill 20th Anniversary," "Mr. Bill Christmas Special" as well as Mr. Bill
classics from "Saturday Night Live." (Lions Gate).
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The Missing
(2003) Dir.: Ron Howard; Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood,
Jenna Boyd, Eric Schweig, Aaron Eckhart, Jay Tavare, Simon Baker, Sergio
Calderson, Val Kilmer. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by
Howard, three short films by Howard, three alternate endings, eleven deleted
scenes, eleven behind-the-scenes featurettes, photo gallery, bonus trailers.
(Columbia TriStar).
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My Life Without Me
(2003) Sarah Polley, Mark Ruffalo, Scott Speedman, Amanda Plummer, Deborah
Harry. Extras: Making-of featurette. (Columbia TriStar).
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On_Line
(2003) Josh Hamilton, Harold Perrineau, Vanessa Ferlito, John Fleck, Isabel
Gillies, Eric Millegan. Extras: Commentaries, "The Making of
On_Line," six camera simulcast featurette, deleted scenes, more. (Wolfe Video).
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OZ: The Complete Third Season
Three-disc set; $64.98. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes,
episode previews and recaps. (HBO).
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Pieces of April
(2003) Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt, Derek Luke, Sean Hayes.
Extras: Commentary by director Peter Hedges, behind-the-scenes
featurette. (MGM).
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Prime Suspect 2
(1992) Helen Mirren. Two-disc set; $29.98. (HBO Video).
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Prime Suspect 3
(1993) Helen Mirren. Two-disc set; $29.98. (HBO Video).
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Quartet
(1981) Dir.: James Ivory; Maggie Smith, Isabel Adjani, Alan Bates, Anthony
Higgins. Extras: "Conversations With the Filmmakers," part of a
new series of interviews with Ismail Merchant, Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhablava, and
Richard Robbins. (Home Vision Entertainment).
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Queer as Folk: The Complete Third
Season
Five-disc set, $119.98. Extras: Commentary, "Hot Summer Days"
with cast members, "Enter Babylon" you-are-there look at the Club Babylon tour,
wrap party reel, Kristine W's "Some Lovin" music video with cast and crew,
behind-the-camera interviews, photo gallery, Season 4 sneak peek. (Showtime).
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Richard III
(1955) Dir.: Laurence Olivier; John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Claire Bloom,
Laurence Olivier. New high-definition digital transfer including newly
discovered footage. Extras: Commentary by playwright and stage
director Russell Lees, joined by John Wilders, former governor of the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre; "Great Acting: Laurence Olivier," a 1996 BBC interview with
Olivier hosted by Kenneth Tynan; gallery of production stills and posters; 12-
minute television trailer with Olivier, producer Alex Korda, production designer
Roger Furse, and crew members from Shepperton Studios; essay by film historian
Bruce Eder. (The Criterion Collection/Home Vision).
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Salvatore Giuliano
(1961 -- Italian) Dir.: Francesco Rosi; Frank Wolff. Extras:
Commentary by film historian Peter Cowie; 55-minute Italian television
documentary on Rosi; interviews with Rosi and film critic and author Tullio
Kezich; essay by film historian and critic Michel Ciment; tributes to Rosi by
Martin Scorsese, Federico Fellini and Francis Ford Coppola. (The Criterion
Collection/Home Vision).
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
(2003) Dir.: Robert Rodriguez; Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Ricardo
Montalban, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Holland Taylor, Sylvester Stallone, Salma
Hayak, Danny Trejo. Two-disc set includes both 2-D and 3-D versions and four-
pairs of special viewing 3-D glasses. Extras: Commentary with
director-writer Rodriguez; Rodriguez's Film School -- Rodriguez introduces you
to his unique style of filmmaking; :An Adventure Into the 3rd Dimension: The
Making of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over"; surfing and stunts piece (multiangle
feature): From shooting on greenscreens to storyboards to final visuals, see how
stunts from the film are created, in multiple angles; "The Effects of the Game":
Pre-Visual Special: Spy Kids 3-D from concept to screen; "Making 'Traks' with
Alexa Vega": A look at Alexa in the recording studio; Alexa Vega In Concert;
"Mega Race" set-top Game (3-D and 2-D versions); "Big Dink, Little Dink"
behind-the-scenes vignette. (Dimension).
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Star Trek Voyager: Season One
Five-disc set with 15 episodes loaded with extras. (Paramount).
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Sweet Ecstasy
(1962) Elke Sommer. Extras: Elke Sommer photo gallery. (First
Run Features).
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What the Punk?! Part II
Compilation of clips of the best of punk rock, featuring Bad Religion, Sublime,
TSOL, Psychic TV, Butthole Surfers. Meat Puppets, the Lovedolls, the Circle
Jerks, Dead Kennedys, more. (Music Video Distributors).
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Wisconsin Death Trip
(2002) Dir.: James Marsh; narrated by Ian Holmes. Documentary inspired by the
Michael Lesy book of the same name. Extras: Commentary by Marsh
and director of photography, deleted scenes, "Midwestern Gothic: The Making of
Wisconsin Death Trip," essay by Greil Marcus. (Home Vision Entertainment).
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