November 2002

November 1, 2002

November 5, 2002

November 12, 2002

November 19, 2002

November 21, 2002

November 26,  2002


November 1, 2002

SPIDER-MAN (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Gerry Becker, Bill Nunn, Jack Betts, Stanley Anderson, Ron Perkins. 
A cut above the average superhero picture with a star-making turn by Tobey Maguire, who brings more humanity to a superhero than anyone ever before. 

November 5, 2002

BAND OF BROTHERS (HBO)
All 10 episodes on a six-disc set.
The Award-winning World War II mini-series from producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.

BARENAKED LADIES "Barenaked Ladies" (Reprise)

BEENIE MAN & BOUNTIE KILLA "Gun Up" (Musicom/Music Video Distributors)

BLUE'S CLUES: GET TO KNOW JOE! (Paramount)
Four episodes from the popular Nickelodeon television program, these introducing the new host, Joe.

ERIC CLAPTON "One More Car, One More Rider" (Reprise/Duck)

CRADLE OF FILTH "From the Cradle to the Grave" (Chrome/Music Video Distributors)

THE CULT "Live From Los Angeles" (Image)

THE DEAD ZONE (Lions Gate)
Starring Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams, David Ogden Stiers
The critically acclaimed television pilot from the new USA series.

THE DECAMERON (MGM)
Starring Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli

DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA- SISTERHOOD (Warner)
Starring Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Smith, James Garner, Shirley Knight, Fionnula Flanagan, Angus Macfadyen 

DORA THE EXPLORER (Paramount)
Two new episodes from the popular animated television show.

DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS DELUXE EDITION (Universal)
Starring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Taylor Momsen, Molly Shannon, Anthony Hopkins
Special edition of the highly popular Christmas film with added features.

ETERNAL GANGSTERS (MTI)
Starring Al'Deighmian Jackson, Russel Prine, Solange Suazo

THE FRATERNITY (Screen Media Films)
Starring Treat Williams

MELISSA ETHERIDGE "Live ... And Alone" (Island)

JOHN MILES "In Concert" (In-Akustik/Music Video Distributors)

FATBOY SLIM "Big Beach Boutique II" (Eagle Vision/Red)

FATES WARNING "The View From Here" (Metal Blade)

FELICITY (Buena Vista)
Box set containing the first season and pilot episode of "Felicity"

DAVID GILMOUR "In Concert" (Capitol)

GOOD EVENING, MR. WALLENBERG (First Run Features)
Starring Stellan Skarsgard. Swedish, German and Hungarian with English subtitles
The last days of the war in Budapest, seen through the eyes of Raoul Wallenberg.

THE GREAT WALL IS A GREAT WALL (MGM)
Starring Peter Wang, Sharon Iwai

HAIRSPRAY (New Line)
Starring Divine, Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, Colleen (Vitamin C) Fitzpatrick
John Waters' bizarre film.

HOUSEBOAT (Paramount)
Starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino, Murray Hamilton 

HOWARD HEWETT "The Journey...Live From The Heart" (Eagle's Wings/RED)

JOHN MILES IN CONCERT PERFORMANCE (Music Video Distributors)
In Concert Performance filmed at Ohne Filter Studio in Germany on October 5, 1993

MADAME BOVARY (MGM)
Starring Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Francois Balmer

MY FATHER'S GLORY (MGM)
Starring Philippe Caubere, Nathalie Roussel

MY MOTHER'S CASTLE (MGM)
Starring Philippe Caubere, Nathalie Roussel

ONCE AND AGAIN (Buena Vista)
Box set containing the first season and pilot episode of "Once and Again"

PUMPKIN (MGM)
Starring Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn, Dominique Swain
A college girl who gets everything she wants discovers that's not enough.

RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Milla Jovovich, Brian Krause

SIX FEET UNDER "Double Dead" (Metal Blade)

THE SOUND OF JAZZ (Bright Ventures/Music Video Distributors)

SPETTERS (MGM)
Starring Hans van Tongeren, Renee Soutendijk

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: SEA STORIES (Paramount/Nickelodeon)
More undersea fun from the hugely popular Nickelodeon show.

SPORTS NIGHT (Buena Vista)
Box set of the entire run of "Sports Night"

TALES FROM THE NEVERENDING STORY: THE GIFT (Goodtimes)
Starring Mark Randall, Tyler Hynes, Victoria Sanchez

TO CATCH A THIEF (Paramount)
Starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly

TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR YOU (MGM)
Starring Stephane Auberghen, Carole Bouquet, Gerard Depardieu

TOY SOLDIERS (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Louis Gossett Jr. 
When terrorists take over a school, the students attempt to stop them.

THE X-FILES: SEASON SIX (Fox)
Six-disc set with all 22 episodes. 

November 12, 2002

ARMED AND DANGEROUS (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia, Kenneth McMillan, Meg Ryan

BAD COMPANY (Buena Vista)
Starring Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Gabriel Macht, Matthew Marsh, Kerry Washington, Adoni Maropis, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Brooke Smith
Rock stars as the brother of a murdered FBI agent.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: THE ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EDITION (Disney)
Starring the voices of Paige O'Hara, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, Haley Joel Osment, Paul Reubens. 
Special holiday edition of the hit film.

CINEMA BEER NUTS (Hopeless)
Featuring Voodoo Glow Skulls, MxPx, AFI and others)

COLD STEEL (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Brad Davis, Sharon Stone

THE COMPLETE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL (Criterion) 
3-disc set

THE CRANBERRIES "Stars: The Best Of" (Island)

HAPPY HOLIDAY HEARTH (Rhino)
A musical DVD featuring the best songs of the Christmas season combined with a continuously running image of a fireplace. Features 23 holiday favorites. $7.99

ECHOES OF ENLIGHTENMENT (Myogaku Productions)

ELTON JOHN "Live in Barcelona" (Rhino)

FORBIDDEN CITY (Deep Focus)
Documentary about America's first Chinese nightclub in San Francisco.

HIGHLANDER: SEASON ONE (Anchor Bay)
Starring Adrian Paul, Christopher Lambert, Roger Daltrey, Joe Pantialano, Roger Daltrey, Richard Moll, Joan Jett
All 22 episodes of the popular series are released in this DVD box set. 

IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Disney)

KNEBWORTH: LIVE IN ENGLAND (Eagle Eye/Pioneer)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING - PLATINUM SERIES (New Line)
Special, extended edition of the popular film. Includes 30 minutes of never footage shot exclusively for the DVD, tons of "making-of" featurettes and much more. Also available is a Collector's Gift Set which contains 5 discs, collectible bookends, a trading card and more.

MAPP & LUCIA (Acorn)
Starring Prunella Scales, Geraldine McEwan

METALLICA "Live Shit" (Elektra)
First time on DVD.

THE MONKEES "Summer Tour" (King Biscuit)

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 BOXED SET (Rhino)
A new-to-DVD collection which includes the top fan-requested episodes: CATALINA CAPER, THE CREEPING TERROR, BLOODLUST and THE SKYDIVERS. $59.95.

P.O.D. "Still Payin' Dues" (Atlantic)

POKEMON: THE ADVENTURES IN THE ORANGE ISLANDS, Volume 1 (Pioneer)

REDLINED (MTI)

STAIND "MTV Unplugged" (Elektra)

STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Fox)
Starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel Jackson, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid. 

13 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea Duvall, Amy Irving, Alan Arkin

MIDGE URE "Rewind: The greatest Hits Tour" (Eagle Eye/Pioneer)

USHER "Live Evolution 8701" (Eagle Rock/WHV)

WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Til Schweiger, Martin Feifel, Sebastian Blomberg, Nadja Uhl, Matthias Matschke, Doris Schretzmayer, Klaus Lowtisch

WINNIE THE POOH: A VERY MERRY POOH YEAR (Disney)
Animated.

November 19, 2002

ANOTHER YOU (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Mercedes Ruehl, Stephen Lang

BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES (First Run)
Documentary featuring archival footage interwoven with modern-day interviews and 18 songs from the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, The Band and Jefferson Airplane. 

BORSTAL BOY (Strand)
Starring Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Michael York

CIRQUE DU SOLIEL GIFT SET COLLECTION (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Three discs: "Journey of Man," Dralion" and "Quidam."

JOE COCKER "Respect Yourself: Live in Cologne" (Eagle Vision/Red)

DEPECHE MODE "Videos 86-98" (Maverick)

DOUBLE FEATURE PACKAGES (Buena Vista)
HUCK FINN / JUNGLE BOOK (Live Action)
THE YARDS / NIGHTWATCH
PLAYING BY HEART / FLIRTING WITH DISASTER
KEEPING THE FAITH / MAD LOVE
DICK TRACY / TURNER & HOOCH
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING / UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
QUIZ SHOW / PHENOMENON
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN / THE JOY LUCK CLUB
3 MEN AND A BABY / ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
A CIVIL ACTION / 6 DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS

DROWNING POOL "Sinema" (Wind-Up)

DUKE ELLINGTON "Memories of Duke" (Gary Keys/Music Video Distributors)

ESTHER KAHN (Wellspring)
Starring Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm

FARM AID: A CONCERT FOR AMERICA "Enliven/Pioneer)

FIGHTER (First Run Features)
Documentary about two men, survivors of Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia, who now live in the U.S. and are respected university professors.

FRANK MCKLUSKY, C.I. (Disney)

GENE RODDENBERRY'S ANDROMEDA: VOLUME 1.3 (ADV Films)
Starring Kevin Sorbo
4 episodes on two DVD discs.

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Artisan)
Starring Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Al Pacino, Ed Harris. 

THE GODTHUMB (Image)
Just how far can the admittedly funny Steve Oederkirk take his thumb-puppetry humor? Apparently, far enough to keep 'em coming.

GRAND TOUR: DISASTER IN TIME (Anchor Bay)
Starring Jeff Daniels
Based on the sci-fi novella, "Vintage Season."

GREEN DAY: POGO PARADISE (Music Video)
Starring Green Day

J-MEN FOREVER (MVD/Eclectic DVD)
Starring Peter Bergman, Philip Proctor
Firsign Theater members Peter Bergman and Philip Proctor offer a hilarious new soundtrack to a collection of superhero, spy and science fiction serials in this outrageous send-up.

BEN HARPER "Pleasure & Pain" (Virgin)

HEROIC TRIO (Buena Vista)
Starring Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung
Martial arts action from 1992.

ICE-T AND SMG: THE REPOSSESION LIVE (Image)
Ice-T and his new band Sex, Money and Guns, take the stage at New York's B.B. King Restaurant.

INTERNATIONAL EROTIC COLLECTION (Wellspring)
A collection of erotic films from around the world, including LIES, IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES, A REAL YOUNG GIRL, POLA X, L'ENNUI, EROTIQUE. $109.98.

JUWANNA MAN (Warner)
Starring Miguel A. Nunez, Vivica A. Fox, Tommy Davidson, Kevin Pollack
A basketball player pretends to be a woman so he can play on the WNBA.

THE KING IS ALIVE (MGM)
Starring Janet McTeer, Miles Anderson, David Bradley, Bruce Davison, Brion James, Jennifer Jason Leigh
A busload of tourists, lost in the African desert, must band together to survive.

KORN "Live" (Immortal/Epic)

LENNY KRAVITZ "Live" (Virgin)

JAMES LAST "Gentleman of Music" (Eagle Media)

THE MAIGRET COLLECTION (Granada)
Starring Michael Gambon (4 discs, 12 episodes)

MAKING CONTACT (Anchor Bay)
A German-language film from "Independence Day" director Roland Emmerich. Includes both the original version and the English-language version. "Making Contact" is the story of a boy who finds a way to communicate with his dead father through the use of his toys.

NIJINSKY (Wellspring)
Based on the diaries of Vaslav Nijinksy.

NOAH'S ARK PRINCIPLE (Anchor Bay)
Starring Matthias Fuchs
A weather control satellite breeds world tension.

NOTORIOUS C.H.O. (Wellspring)
Starring Margaret Cho
Her one-woman show, filmed live at Seattle's Paramount Theater

OFF SEASON (Showtime)
Starring Sherilynn Fenn, Hume Cronyn, Rory Culkin

OVERKILL "Wrecking Everything ... Live" (Spitfire Sights)

OZZY OSBOURNE "Crown Prince of Darkness" (Chrome/Music Video Distributors)

PLAYBOY TITLES (Playboy)
PLAYBOY'S CYBER GIRLS
SEX UNDER HOT LIGHTS
EROTIC SCAVENGER HUNT EXPOSED
DANGEROUS INVITATIONS

PREGNANCY FOR DUMMIES (Wellspring)
2-disc set.

THE RACING GAME: THE COMPLETE SERIES (Granada)
Based on the novel by Dick Francis. 2 discs. 

THE RED SNEAKERS (Showtime)
Starring Dempsy Pappion, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gregory Hines
A pair of magical sneakers turns an uncoordinated kid into a basketball superstar.

REIGN OF FIRE (Buena Vista)
Starring Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerald Butler, Scott James Moutter, Ben Thornton, Alice Kriege
Humankind versus Dragons.

RHAPSODY (Trimark)
starring Glenn Plummer, Fred Williamson, Ice-T, Freda Payne, Judge Joe Brown, M.C. Hammer

ROBIN WILLIAMS: LIVE ON BROADWAY (HBO)
The legendary funnyman returns to stand-up with this outrageous and brilliant performance. Not for kids, but a must-see for adults! 

'R XMAS (Artisan)
Starring Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancto Jr., Ice-T
From director Abel Ferrara


SOLARIS (Criterion)

SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON (DreamWorks)
Starring the voices of Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi
Popular animated film.

SUNSHINE STATE (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Timothy Hutton, Jane Alexander, Mary Alice, Gordon Clapp, Miguel Ferrer, James McDaniel

URIAH HEEP "Gypsy" (Sanctuary/Castle)

VICTORY (Disney)

VIRGIL BLISS (First Run)
Starring Clint Jordan, Anthony Gorman, Kirsten Russell
A gritty crime drama about a career criminal, recently released from prison, who finds himself in a halfway house trying to eke out a new life.

KIRK WHALUM "The Gospel According to Jazz: Chapter II" (Squint/Curb)

ZONE OF THE ENDERS: DOLORES, i: (ADV)
Anime follow-up to ZONE OF THE ENDERS: Idolo, based on the Playstation 2 video game.

November 21, 2002

UNDER HELLGATE BRIDGE (Lion's Gate)
Starring Vincent Pastore, Dominic Chianese Jr., Michael Rodrick, Jonathan LaPaglia, Brian Vincent

November 26, 2002

ANGELA (New Video)
Starring Miranda Stuart Ryne, Charlotte Blythe

ASIAN ACTION FILMS (Crash Cinema)
Titles include LADY WHIRLWIND, MASK OF DEATH, BATTLE OF SHAOLIN, 10 TIGERS OF SHAOLIN, WAYS OF KUNG FU

BARELY BROOKE (Intermedia)
Starring Brooke Burke, Enrique Iglesias
Behind the scenes with E!'s Brooke Burke. Directed by Zalman King.

THE BLAME GAME: ARE WE A COUNTRY OF VICTIMS? (MPI)
DVD release of the John Stossel/ABC News production that studies what is apparently America's new pastime - blaming the otter guy. By the way, that typo is Microsoft's fault.

DOOMED MEGALOPOLIS (ADV)
Four complete episodes of the popular horror anime mini-series.

MILES DAVIS "The Story" (Columbia Legacy Jazz)

ELIE WIESEL GOES HOME (Choice Select)
Narrated by William Hurt
Nobel Peace Prize winner and acclaimed author Elie Wiesel relives his childhood during the Holocaust when he returns to the village of his birth and the camps of Auschwitz.

GORILLAZ "Phase One: Celebrity Take Down" (Virgin)

JOSH GROBAN "Josh Groban" (143/Warner Bros.)

HELLO KITTY'S PARADISE: PRETTY KITTY (ADV)
The ever-popular animated kitten comes to DVD.

HERBIE HANCOCK "Future2Future Live" (Columbia Legacy Jazz)

HIROSHIMA: WHY THE BOMB WAS DROPPED (MPI)
Hosted by Peter Jennings, this documentary unravels the decision to use atomic weapons during World War II and the moral, political and scientific motivations behind it.

HOODED ANGELS (Monarch)
Starring Amanda Donohoe, Gary Busey, Steve Bauer, David Dukes

ICE AGE (Fox)
Starring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizanm, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, Tara Strong, Cedric the Entertainer. 
Computer animated film about the title era.

IT ALL STARTS TODAY (Facets Video/Accent Cinema)
Starring Phillipe Torreton

THE JAM "The Complete" (Interscope)

JIMMY EAT WORLD "Jimmy Eat World" (DreamWorks)

LOVELY & AMAZING (Lions Gate)
Starring Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dermot Mulroney, James LeGroe

MARY KATE & ASHLEY: WHEN IN ROME (Warner)
Starring Mary Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen

MEN IN BLACK II (Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, Patrick Warburton. 
The lesser sequel to the hit sci-fi film.

MTV YOGA (Paramount/MTV)

OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES HOME VIDEO (Q Video)

ONE SPECIAL NIGHT (MTI)
Starring James Garner, Julie Andrews

ROBOTECH: THE MASTERS (ADV)
The entire second act of the Robotech saga for the first time ever in one DVD collection.

ROMANCE AND REJECTION (Vanguard)
Starring Reece Dimsdale, Victoria Smurfit, John Hannah, Clara Bellar

ROMAN HOLIDAY (Paramount)
Starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert

SCARLET DIVA (Media Blasters)
Starring Asia Argento
Argento, the co-star of Vin Diesel's "XXX," wrote, directed and stars in what the New York Times calls a "sleazy study in sexual abandon and druggy desperation."

SHADOW OF THE ASSASSIN (MPI)
A documentary that studies the minds of famous assassins. 

SHAFTED (Vanguard)
Starring Morgan Rusler, Gary Coleman, Angela Brooks

SLIPKNOT "Disasterpieces" (Roadrunner)

SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT (Choices Select)
Starring the Iron Sheik, Bullet Bob Armstrong
An inside story on the behind-the-scenes action of indie pro wrestling.

SUNSET BOULEVARD (Paramount)
Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Jack Webb
The classic film finally arrives on DVD.

SWEATIN' TO THE OLDIES (Kung Fu)
The legendary punk rock band, The Vandals, live in concert. Two-DVD set includes bonus footage including a performance in Holland.

UNDISPUTED (Buena Vista)
Starring Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames
A pair of heavyweight boxers face off in a different kind of arena - a prison.

VIRUS: VOLUME ONE (Manga)
Anime

WAR AND PEACE (Kultur) 
Three-disc set