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2002
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2, 2002
BANDITS (MGM)
Starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Troy Garity,
Bobby Slayton, Brian F. O'Bryne, Stacey Travis
Willis and Thornton star as a pair of bank robbers whose exploits wind up
becoming the stuff of primetime news television. Adequately entertaining film
due to its unusually terrific cast - I mean, how can you top Willis, Thornton
and Blanchett? - but director Barry Levinson can't seem to decide what kind of
film he wants to make. Hence, "Bandits" is neither funny enough,
dramatic enough or action-packed enough. Rated PG-13; 122m. Also available on
DVD featuring:
Alternate ending
Deleted Scenes
Two featurettes
English 5.1 Surround
Widescreen
$26.98
BULL DURHAM SPECIAL EDITION DVD (MGM)
Starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon
The classic baseball returns on DVD in this special features-loaded edition. DVD
features include:
Brand new documentary on the making of the film
New interviews with Costner and Robbins
Audio commentary with director Ron Shelton
Photo Gallery
Original Advertising Materials
TV spots
Widescreen and fullscreen
108m
$24.98
DRAGON TALES (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Two new videos from the popular PBS animated program are released
including:
DRAGON TALES: LET'S STICK TO IT!/WE'RE SPECIAL!
DRAGON TALES: YES, WE CAN!/IT'S COOL TO BE ME!
VHS: $12.95
DVD: $1995
DRUNKEN MASTER (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Jackie Chan
The 1978 martial arts classic. Rated PG-13. Also available on DVD featuring:
Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video
Widescreen and Fullscreen Presentation
Trailer
Rated PG-13;
$24.95
DVD RELEASES
The following films are released on DVD:
BITE THE BULLET (Columbia/Tri-Star) starring Gene
Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn featuring:
Digitally Mastered audio and anamorphic video
Remastered in high definition
Widescreen and Full Screen Presentations
Rated PG; 131m
$19.95
3:10 TO YUMA (Columbia/Tri-Star) starring Glenn
Ford, Van Heflin, Felicia Farr, Richard Jaeckel featuring:
Digitally Mastered audio and anamorphic video
Widescreen and Full Screen Presentations
92m, Black and White
$19.95
THE NET SPECIAL EDITION (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam,
Dennis Miller, Ken Howard, Diane Baker
Bullock's film about a woman whose suffers a case of identity theft comes to DVD
featuring:
Director and Producer's audio commentary
Writer's audio commentary
HBO Special "Inside the Net"
Script-to-screen featurette
Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video
New Widescreen transfer
Bonus Trailers
Filmographies
Rated PG-13; 114m
$24.95
RE-PRICED TITLES
The following titles are released at $14.95
each, VHS and DVD:
LEGALLY BLONDE (MGM) starring Reese Witherspoon
HEARTBREAKERS (MGM) starring Gene Hackman,
Sigourney Weaver
BLUE STREAK SPECIAL EDITION
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
THE DEEP
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
LA BAMBA
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (Columbia/Tri-Star)
SNIPER
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
STEPMOM
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
The following Columbia/Tri-Star titles are re-priced to $19.95 each, DVD:
CAT BALLOU SPECIAL EDITION
JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS
GIRLFIGHT
JOE DIRT
STAND BY ME SPECIAL EDITION
TOOTSIE
STEEL MAGNOLIAS SPECIAL EDITION
THE TAILOR OF PANAMA SPECIAL EDITION
POOTIE TANG (Paramount) $14.95 VHS, $29.99 DVD
SHE
CREATURE (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Rufus Sewell, Carla Gugino, Gil Bellows
Circa 1900, a couple steals a real life mermaid to display in their freak show
only to discover that mermaids aren't as sweet and friendly as they appear to
be. In fact, they eat humans. Very entertaining horror film takes you back to
the days of Hammer Films and American International Pictures. Atmospheric, with
its share of scares, and with terrific monster creatures courtesy monster-maker
extraordinaire Stan Winston. Great fun! Make sure you hunt for the animated
"mini-sequel" found through an "Easter Egg" feature hidden
on the "Special Features" menu. Rated R; Also available on DVD
featuring:
Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video
Widescreen and fullscreen
Audio commentary by Stan Winston and Shane Mahan
Behind the Scenes Featurette
Bonus Trailers
Filmographies
Photo Gallery
Animated Menus
Hidden "Easter Egg" animated "sequel"
$24.95
THIRTEEN GHOSTS (Warner)
Starring Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon
Elizabeth, Alec Roberts, Rah Digga, F. Murray Abraham, JR Bourne
Remake of William Castle's 1960 horror film. Rated R; 91m. Also available on
DVD.
THREE STOOGES TITLES (Anchor Bay)
Two volumes of rare Stooges footage, including a never-aired TV pilot and
their last film, are released to DVD. Titles include:
THE THREE STOOGES - GREATEST HITS & RARITIES
THE THREE STOOGES - ALL TIME FAVORITES
Each is priced at $14.98
THE
USUAL SUSPECTS (MGM)
Starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Baldwin, Pete
Postlehwaite, Chazz Palminteri, Benicio del Toro
The classic mystery/crime film that asked the now-immortal question, "Who
is Keyser Soze?" is released in this Special Edition DVD featuring:
Brand new, in-depth interviews with Spacey, Byrne, Pollak, Baldwin, Palminteri,
Del Toro, director Bryan Singer, screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie and
editor/composer John Ottman.
"Gag" reel created by Singer to amuse the cast
"Who is Keyser Soze" featurette
Homevideo shot by Pollak's wife that showcases the world debut of the film at
the Cannes Film Festival
16X9 Hi-definition transfer
Deleted Scenes
Trailers
Collectible Booklet
THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS (Anchor Bay)
Starring Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Lynn-Holly Johnson,
Kyle Richards
The legendary horror film comes to DVD in this special edition featuring:
Original deleted ending
Second alternate ending (including the famous "spaceship sequence";
Rarely seen poster art
20-page booklet including liner notes, interviews with the cast and crew, rare
photos
Audio commentary with director John Hough
Delete Scenes
Trailers
TV spot
Widescreen
83m
$19.98
April
9, 2002
HIGH HEELS AND LOW LIFES (Buena Vista)
Starring Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Michael Gambon,
Mark Williams, Kevin Eldon
A pair of female friends, fed up with the males in their world, discover a phone
call that leads to a bank robbery and they decide to try and blackmail the
robbers. Rated R. Also available on DVD.
MULHOLLAND DRIVE (Universal)
Starring Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller,
Robert Forster, Dan Hedaya
David Lynch's acclaimed film about the eerie L.A. underworld. Rated R; 146m.
Also available on DVD.
NO MAN'S LAND (MGM)
Starring Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges
Siatidis, Serge-Henri Valcke
Golden Globe Winner and Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign film, this film
follows a platoon of men during the fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rated R;
98m. Also available on DVD.
SERENDIPITY (Miramax)
Starring John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon, John
Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Eugene Levy
A man meets the woman of his dreams but loses her with an act of nature. She
leaves a clue for him, somewhere in the city, but it isn't until years later
until he finds it. Rated PG-13; 90m. Also available on DVD.
April
16, 2002
BLACK KNIGHT (Fox)
Starring Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan,
Daryl Mitchell, Michael Burgess, Isabell Monk
Another remake of the classic "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's
Court" with Lawrence starring as an employee at a Medieval restaurant who
finds himself knocked back in time to the real Medieval times. Funny for the
most part, until the film decides it need to "grow a story" and the
whole thing slows down. Still, Lawrence fans will not be disappointed. Rated
PG-13; 96m. Also available on DVD featuring:
Commentary by director Gil Junger
Scene-specific commentary by Martin Lawrence
Three deleted scenes
Outtakes
Stunt scenes
Background on the film's choreography with Paula Abdul
Storyboard to scenes
English 5.1
THE DEEP END (Fox)
Starring Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker, Peter Donat, Josh
Lucas, Raymond J. Barry, Tamara Hope, Jordan Dorrance
A murder mystery about a woman whose husband is away at sea and a murder that
may involve her family. Rated R; 101m. Also available on DVD featuring:
Commentary by writers/producers/directors David Siegel and Scott McGehee
"The Anatomy of a Scene" Sundance Special featurette
Still Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spot
Trailers
Widescreen
DOMESTIC
DISTURBANCE (Paramount)
Starring John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo, Matt O'Leary, Susan
Floyd, Steve Buscemi
Travolta stars as an estranged father who discovers that his son's new
stepfather is a bad guy. Obviously, he has to do what is necessary to protect
his son. Unfortunately, film never really takes off because Travolta's character
is hogtied because he has to be a good guy and Vaughn's character can't seem to
decide which way he wants to go. Rated PG-13; 88m. Also available on DVD
featuring:
Widescreen
English 5.1
Commentary by director Harold Becker
Six deleted scenes
Storyboards
Trailer
DVD RELEASES
The following films are released to DVD:
HUSBANDS & WIVES (Columbia/Tri-Star) starring Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack,
Juliette Lewis featuring:
Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video
Widescreen and full screen presentation
FATAL ATTRACTION starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close featuring:
New cast & crew interviews
Rehearsal footage
Alternate Ending
Director Commentary
INDECENT EXPOSURE starring Robert Redford, Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore
THE ACCUSED starring Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis
EYE FOR AN EYE starring Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Joe Mantegna
THE TEMP starring Lara Flynn Boyle, Timothy Hutton
FLESH AND BONE starring Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid
THIEF OF HEARTS starring Steven Bauer and David Caruso
THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER starring Kerwin Matthews featuring:
Digitally mastered audio and video
Remastered in high definition
"This is Dynamation" featurette
"The Making of The 3 Worlds of Gulliver" featurette
"The Harryhausen Chronicles" documentary
Filmographies
Full screen
$19.95
COMING HOME starring Jon Voight, Bruce Dern and Jane Fonda featuring
documentary, audio commentary by Voight, Dern and Wexler
CUBA starring Sean Connery
HIDDEN AGENDA starring Frances McDormand and Brian Cox
JOE starring Peter Boyle and Susan Sarandon
LENNY starring Dustin Hoffman
TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT starring Willem Dafoe and Edward James Olmos
AVIATOR starring Christopher Reeve
BEST MEN starring Luke Wilson and Drew Barrymore
BIO-DOME starring Pauly Shore
BREAKING IN starring Burt Reynolds
CADILLAC MAN starring Robin Williams
THE COCA-COLA KID starring Eric Roberts
DECEIVER starring Chris Penn and Renee Zellweger
DELIRIOUS starring John Candy
DESPERATE HOURS starring Mickey Rourke
EXTREMITIES starring Farrah Fawcett
FULL MOON IN BLUE WATER starring Gene Hackman and Teri Garr
THE JANUARY MAN starring Kevin Kline and Susan Sarandon
1969 starring Kiefer Sutherland
NOMADS starring Pierce Brosnan
WILD ORCHID starring Carrie Otis and Mickey Rourke
HIGHLANDER: THE IMMORTAL EDITION (Anchor Bay)
Starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery
Yet two more editions of the popular sci-fi film are released, including:
HIGHLANDER: THE IMMORTAL EDITION packaged in a collectable embossed metal case
featuring, for the first time together, all three Queen music videos from the
film's soundtrack. Also included are a 24-page full color collector's booklet, a
Queen still gallery and a DVD-ROM link to the band's website. $39.98.
Also available is an apparently "non-immortal" version in a regular
DVD case.
Both editions feature completely restored, digitally remastered prints
THX-approved 6.1 DTS ES and Dolby EX 5.1 sound. $14.98
INNOCENTS (First Look)
Starring Connie Nielsen, Mia Kirshner, Anne Archer, Keith David, Robert
Culp
A traveling musician hooks up with two sisters whose sinister secret may bring
him down with them. Rated R; 90m. Also available on DVD.
THE
MAN WHO WASN'T THERE (USA)
Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James
Gandolfini, Tony Shalhoub
Thornton stars as a barber in a small town, the kind of man who everyone knows
but whose personality and occupation are so bland that he often hears things
that aren't really meant for him to hear. It also gives him the ability to do
things that he couldn't otherwise do - such as murder his wife's lover. A
brilliantly dark film, not for anyone who doesn't like dark films. Featuring
another standout performance by Thornton who is so different here than in, say,
"Bandits" that it's almost difficult to recognize him. The screenplay
and direction, as is usually the case with a film by Joel and Ethan Coen, is far
above average but the real star here is the photography which is shadowy,
stylish black-and-white film noir. Not for everyone but still another triumph
from the team that brought you "Fargo" and "Oh Brother Where Art
Thou?". DVD features include:
Commentary by Joel and Ethan Coen also featuring Billy Bob Thornton
Theatrical trailer(s)
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
Interview With Cinematographer Roger Deakins
Deleted Scenes/ Deleted Shots
Photo Gallery
Widescreen anamorphic format
PARAGRAPH 175 (New Yorker)
Narrated by Rupert Everett
A rare look at the Nazi persecution of homosexuals during World War II. 81m.
ROUGH AIR (York Entertainment)
Starring Eric Roberts, Alexandra Paul, Mark Lutz
Another in the stuck-in-the-air thrillers about a debilitated plane, an
unconscious pilot and a confused first officer who may or may not be able to
save the flight. 92m. Also available on DVD.
TEXAS RANGERS (Dimension)
Starring Dylan McDermott, James Van Der Beek, Ashton Kutcher, Robert
Patrick, Randy Travis, Usher Raymond, Alfred Molina, Tom Skerritt, Rachael Leigh
Cook
A western about the reformation of the Texas Rangers after the civil war. Rated
PG-13; 92m. Also available on DVD.
ULTIMATE FIGHTS (FlixMix/Universal)
A collection of the best movie fight scenes including
"Gladiator," "Blade," "Scarface" and more.
Available on DVD only.
April
23, 2002
ABERDEEN (First Run Features)
Starring Stellan Skarsgard, Lena Headey, Ian Hart,
Charlotte Rampling
A young woman attempts to re-unite her boozer father with the wife he hasn't
seen in years and nearly destroys her own life in the process. 103m. Also
available on DVD featuring:
Letterbox presentation
Interview with director Hans Petter Moland
Cast & Crew Biographies
Original Theatrical Trailer
$29.95
ASOKA (First Look)
Starring Sha Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor
The epic true story of one of India's greatest Emperors who was transformed by
the love of a woman from a ruthless warrior into a symbol of peace throughout
the world. 150m. In Hindu with English subtitles. Also available on DVD
featuring:
The Making of Asoka featurette
Theatrical Trailer
Cast filmographies
BEHIND
ENEMY LINES (Fox)
Starring Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Charles Malik Whitfield, Joaquim de
Almeida, David Keith, Gabriel Macht, Olek Krupa, Vladimir Mashkov
When a U.S. jet is shot down in Bosnia, the pilot is chased down by enemy
forces. Meanwhile, politics keeps American forces from retrieving him - at least
at first. Exciting and enjoyable action/adventure film in the vein of "Top
Gun." Rated PG-13; 105m. Also available on DVD featuring:
Commentary by director John Moore and Editor Martin Smith
Commentary by producers John Davis and Wick Godfrey
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Three extended director's cut scenes
The original main title sequence and end credit sequence with optional
commentary
An alternate "take off" montage with optional commentary
$27.98
COOL AND CRAZY (Heftig & Begeistret) (First Run Features)
An enchanting documentary about the Berlevag Male Choir in Norway and the
stout-hearted gentlemen who make up the group, gentlemen who range in age from
30 to the 90s and who live on the northernmost coast of Europe on the banks of
the Barent sea. Also available on DVD featuring:
Letterbox presentation
Director Biography
Photo Gallery
$29.95
DVD RELEASES
The following are released to DVD:
CACTUS FLOWER starring Goldie Hawn, Walter Matthau and Ingrid Bergman featuring:
Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video
Widescreen and Full screen
Trailers
$19.95
THE SURVIVORS starring Robin Williams and Walter Matthau featuring
Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video
Widescreen and Full screen
Trailers
$19.95
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE starring Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart and
Paul Michael Glaser featuring:
Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video
Widescreen and Full screen
Trailers
$19.95
HITCHED (USA Home Entertainment)
Starring Anthony Michael Hall, Sheryl Lee Diamond, Alex Grant
A young wife, who discovers that her husband has been cheating on her, chains
him to the floor of their home's speakeasy. But when a charming detective enters
the scene, the tables turn. 89m; $19.95.
THE LEARNING CURVE (MGM)
Starring Carmine Giovinazzo, Monet Mazur, Vincent Ventresca, Majandra
Delfino, Steven Bauer
A pair of young lovers, who have created a con to make ends meet, find out the
hard way what happens when you con a bigger con. Not a single likeable character
in the bunch and definitely not the kind of people you want to spend an hour and
forty minutes with. Rated R; 110m; Also available on DVD featuring widescreen
presentation.
LOOKING FOR AN ECHO (USA Home Entertainment)
Starring Armand Assante, Diane Venora
An aging teen idol, now over 45 and disappointed with the way his life has
turned out, gets the chance to re-live the magic that was his teen years and the
opportunity to put his life, as a whole, in perspective. Rated R; 97m; $26.95.
METROPOLIS (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Anime/Manga story of a futuristic society and
a search for humanity. From the acclaimed comics of Osamu Tezuka. Rated PG-13;
106m; Also available on 2-disc DVD set featuring:
Widescreen and full screen
Animax Special: The Making of Metropolis
Interview with Rintaro Katsushiro
Two Animation Comparisons
History of the "Metropolis" comic book
Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video
MY
FIRST MISTER (Paramount)
Starring Leelee Sobieski, Albert Brooks, Michael McKean, Carol Kane, John
Goodman, Mary Kay Place
The feature directorial debut of actress Christine Lahti is a love story of
sorts between a young Gothic girl and a 50 year old store clerk. Very funny,
very insightful and well-acted and well-directed. Something like "Ghost
World" but with its heart in the right place. Rated R; 109m; Also available
on DVD featuring:
Widescreen format
Dolby Digital 5.1
RE-PRICED TITLES (First Run Features)
The following films are re-released at sell-through prices:
LIVE NUDE GIRLS UNITE! $24.95
DIDN'T DO IT FOR LOVE $24.95
April
30, 2002
ALI (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Will Smith, Jamie Fox, Jon Voight, Mario Van Pebbles, Ron
Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nona Gaye
Will Smith's Academy Award-nominated performance as "the Greatest,"
Muhammad Ali is worth checking out this bizarre, free-form film. Unfortunately,
director Michael Mann spends too much time on Ali events we've all seen before
and not enough getting beneath the legendary boxer's skin. Rated R; 154m; Also
available on DVD featuring:
Widescreen
Trailers
$27.96
BARNEY'S BEACH PARTY (HIT)
The phenomenally popular Big Purple Dinosaur goes to Hawaii in this newly
released video.
BRIGHAM
CITY (Spartan Home Entertainment)
Starring Richard Dutcher, Matthew A. Brown, Wilfred Brimley
A slickly-made murder mystery set in the small, Mormon community of Brigham
City, Utah. A genuinely engrossing film, "Brigham City" manages to
scare the audience, puzzle them and surprise them without ever resorting to
profanity, gratuitous violence or sex. It's in the vein of "Left
Behind" but never preaches (although sometimes the religious overtones at
times are slightly overdone) and tells a crisp, tense story that will satisfy
any audience. Rated PG-13, 115m. Also available on DVD featuring:
Digital mastering
Widescreen Presentation
English 5.1 Surround
English Dolby Surround
Director Commentary
Behind-the-Scenes Interviews
Director & Cast Filmographies
Trailer
$29.95
CRUEL AND UNUSUAL (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Tom Berenger, Rachel Hayward, Tygh
Runyan, Mitchell Kosterman
A brother and sister be-friend a man who claims to be a novelist; little do they
know he may in fact be a serial killer. Rated R. Also available on DVD
featuring:
Widescreen
Trailers
Photo Gallery
Filmographies
$24.95
DVD RELEASES
The following are released on DVD:
RACE THE SUN starring Halley Berry, Jim Belushi, Steve Zahn $19.95.
ESCAPE FROM ALASKA (First Look)
Starring Thomas Ian Griffith, C. Thomas Howell, R. Lee
Ermey
An avalanche threatens to wipe out an small Alaskan town unless an inspector,
who was a victim of an earlier avalanche, can do something to stop it. 96m.
Rated PG-13. Also available on DVD.
FRIENDS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
(Warner)
The entire first season of the highly-viewed (and highly paid) television
sitcom on a five-disc DVD set.
JERRY
MAGUIRE SPECIAL EDITION DVD (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renee Zellweger
The hit film starring Tom Cruise as a sports agent who rediscovers the true
meaning of life is re-released in this special two-disc edition. A truly great
film - a film that rises above a simple romantic comedy. DVD features include:
An exclusive documentary
Audio and video commentary with Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise (his first DVD
commentary ever), Renee Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Rehearsal Footage
DVD-ROM features
Widescreen
Trailers
$27.95
NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Eric Christian Olsen,
Mia Kirshner, Deon Richmond, Eric Jungmann, Cerina Vincent, Riley Smith, Cody
McMains, Samm Levine, Sam Huntington, Lacy Chabert.
Sleazy parody of those sleazy teen movies. A collection of truly bad everything.
Atrocious. For goodness sakes, rent "American Pie" again instead. Or
even "American Pie 2." Rated R; 89m. Also available on DVD featuring:
Widescreen
Filmmakers and cast commentaries
18 deleted scenes
Behind the Scenes featurette
Unrated version of Marilyn Manson's "Tainted Love" video
Auditions Montage
Trailers
$27.96.
RE-PRICED TITLES (Columbia/Tri-Star)
The following titles are released at $14.95 (VHS):
THE BREED
THE ROAD HOME
DIVIDED WE FALL
JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS