February 2003
ACTION TITLES
(MGM)
The following titles are
released on DVD:
ROAD HOUSE starring Patrick Swayze
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING starring Mickey Rourke
NO MAN'S LAND starring Charlie Sheen
10 TO MIDNIGHT starring Charles Bronson
ASSASSINATION starring Charles Bronson
KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS starring Charles Brosnan
MESSENGER OF DEATH starring Charles Brosnan
MURPHY'S LAW starring Charles Brosnan
MR. MAJESTYK starring Charles Brosnan
CHARLES BROSNAN GIFT SET including 10 TO MIDNIGHT, KINJITE, MESSENGER OF DEATH,
MURPHY'S LAW
ALEX COX
COLLECTION (Anchor Bay)
A specially packaged
collection of director Cox's films including:
REPO MAN
STRAIGHT TO HELL
DEATH AND THE COMPASS
THREE BUSINESSMEN
ALL IN THE
FAMILY: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (Columbia/Tri-Star)
ALL OR NOTHING
(MGM)
From writer/director Mike
Leigh
AN AFFAIR TO
REMEMBER (Fox)
Starring Cary Grant, Deborah
Kerr
Digitally re-mastered release of the classic film.
ANKLE BITERS
(York Entertainment)
Dwarf-sized vampires attack a
town.
ARGENTOSOMA
VOLUME I (Bandai)
Anime.
THE BEST OF MARRIED ... WITH CHILDREN (Columbia/Tri-Star)
CRAZY AS HELL
(Lions Gate)
Starring Eric La Salle,
Michael Beach, Tia Texada, Ronny Cox, John C. McGinley
A psychiatrist finds a new patient - Satan. Directed by LaSalle.
DEVIL'S
PLAYGROUND (Wellspring)
A documentary about Amish
teens and their experiences in the world of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.
ESPN'S ULTIMATE X
(Buena Vista)
Extreme sports documentary
FAMILY TITLES
(MGM)
The following titles are
released on DVD at $14.95 each:
JOEY starring Jaime Croft
LARGER THAN LIFE starring Bill Murray
WATERBABIES
THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS starring Vincent Spano, Teri Garr
BLACK STALLION / BLACK STALLION RETURNS 2-pack
FLUKE / NAPOLEON 2-pack
ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN / THE SECRET OF NIMH 2 2-pack
THE CARE BEARS / WATERBABIES 2-pack
TRUE HEART / COURAGE MOUNTAIN 2-pack
FORMULA 51
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Samuel L. Jackson,
Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf, Ronny Yu
FRENCH LANGUAGE
TITLES (Wellspring)
The following titles are
released on DVD:
LA VIE DE CHATEAU starring Catherine Deneuve
LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES starring Jeanne Moreau
CESAR & ROSALIE starring Yves Montad, Romy Schneider
THERESE starring Catherine Mouchet
GOOD TIMES: THE FIRST SEASON (Columbia/Tri-Star)
HANSEL AND GRETEL
(Warner)
Starring Alana Austin, Delta
Burke, Dakota Fanning, Howie Mandel, Gerald McRainey, Lynn Redgrave, Daniel
Roebuck, the voices of Tom Arnold, Bobcat Goldwaith, Sinbad
Live action telling of the classic fairy tale.
THE HAUNTING
PASSION (Wellspring)
Starring Jane Seymour, Gerald
McRainey, Millie Perkins
HELLO KITTY (MGM)
Three titles from the popular
animated program debut on DVD: HELLO KITTY GOES TO THE MOVIES, HELLO KITTY SAVES
THE WORLD, KELLY KITTY BECOMES A PRINCESS. Each is priced at $14.95.
IGBY GOES DOWN
(MGM)
Starring Kieran Culkin,
Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Jared Harris, Amanda Peet, Ryan Phillipe, Bill
Pullman, Susan Sarandon
DVD features include audio commentary with Culkin and director Burt Steers,
deleted scenes, featurettes, more.
LITTLE SECRETS
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Evan Rachel Wood,
Michael Angarano, David Gallagher, Vivica A. Fox
MAGICAL
ADVENTURE! A WIGGLES MOVIE (HIT Entertainment)
The video premiere of the popular Wiggles theatrical release, "MAGICAL
ADVENTURE! A WIGGLES MOVIE!"
THE MIDDLE
PASSAGE (HBO)
A study of the route between
Africa and the New World that carried slaves to exchange for sugar and tobacco.
MUDDY WATERS
"CAN'T BE SATISFIED" (Wellspring)
Documentary about the famed
performer with live footage.
MURDER AT DEVIL'S
GLEN (Wellspring)
Starring Rick Schroeder
THE NEW COMERS
(Artist View)
Starring Kate Bosworth, Jeff Fahey, Matt McCoy
OFF THE HOOK
(Wellspring)
Starring Walter Velasquez,
Jamal Mackey
P.D. JAMES TITLES
(Wellspring)
Two films based on the work
of P.D. James are released to DVD:
COVER HER FACE,
DEATH OF AN EXPERT WITNESS
PIPPI
LONGSTOCKING: THE TV SERIES (Hen's Tooth Video)
Six uncut, newly
dubbed-into-English episodes of the Swedish TV show.
POKEMON 4EVER
(Warner)
The fourth film in the
popular animated series. Includes an exclusive Pokemon short.
RANKIN / BASS
TITLES (Anchor Bay)
Two of the lesser known
titles from classic animators Rankin / Bass (best known for their Christmas,
claymation titles) are released:
THE DAYDREAMER, from 1966, starring the voices of Tallulah Bankhead, Ray bolger,
Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Jack Gilford, Boris Karloff and Burl Ives and
featuring a song sung by Robert Goulet;
THE WACKY WORLD OF MOTHER GOOSE! featuring the voice of Margret
Rutherford.
RE-PRICED TITLES
(MGM)
The following DVDs are
released with lower prices:
BANDITS starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett - $19.98
DEUCES WILD starring Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk - $14.95
ROLLERBALL starring Chris Klein, Jean Reno, Rebecca Romjin-Stamos - $14.95
BIG BAD LOVE starring Arliss Howard, Debra Winger - $14.95
THE BUSINESS OF STRANGERS starring Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles - $14.95
NO SUCH THING starring Sarah Polley, Robert John Burke - $14.95
A RUMOR OF ANGELS starring Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta - $14.95
SPRING FORWARD starring Ned Beatty, Liev Schreiber - $14.95
STARGATE SG-1:
SEASON 2 (MGM)
Starring Richard Dean
Anderson
The popular sci-fi series comes to DVD in a box set (at $69.95) or individually
at $14.95.
SWEET HOME
ALABAMA (Touchstone)
Starring Reese Witherspoon,
Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Fred Ward, Mary Kay Place, Candice Bergen, Jean
Smart
The attractive Ms. Witherspoon stars as a city girl who comes back home and
rediscovers her life and true love.
SWIRL (Artisan)
Starring Carl Anthony Payne
A college friendship turns romantic.
THELMA &
LOUISE (MGM)
Starring Susan Sarandon,
Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Brad Pitt
The popular and highly acclaimed film comes to DVD in this special DVD edition
which contains over 30 minutes of deleted and extended scenes, four
documentaries, brand new interviews with the cast and audio commentaries with
director Ridley Scott, Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and writer Callie Khouri.
TSAI MING-LIANG
FILMS (Wellspring)
The following films from the Award-winning director are released to DVD:
THE RIVER, Winner Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Award
REBELS OF THE NEON GOD THE YOUNG AND THE
DEAD (HBO)
America Undercover story
about a cemetery that - according to LA Magazine - is one of the sexiest places
in Los Angeles.
ANGEL: THE FIRST
SEASON (Fox)
Six DVD set with lots of
extras.
BROWN SUGAR (Fox)
Starring Taye Diggs, Sanaa
Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Queen Latifah
DVD features include director's commentary, 5 deleted scenes, music videos,
widescreen, fullscreen.
DIAMOND MEN (Trimark)
Starring Robert Forster,
Donnie Wahlberg
An aging jewelry salesman, forced to train his replacement, finds himself
enmeshed in girls, guns and danger.
DNA2 -
METAMORPHOSIS (Bandai)
Anime.
THE FAST RUNNER
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Natar Ungallaaq,
Peter Henry Armastad, Sylvia Ivalu
A pair of brothers fight for love and survival in the icy northern Arctic.
HIP HOP STORY (UrbanWorks)
A documentary about, well,
hip-hop.
INVISIBLE CHILD (Starlight)
Starring Rita Wilson, Victor Garber
Wilson stars as a disturbed mother who thinks she has three children when, in
fact, she only has two.
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (Lions Gate)
Starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Micahel Constantine, Lainie
Kazan, Andrea Martin, Joey
Fatone, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor.
The little movie that could finally comes to DVD. Includes audio commentaries by
Nia Vardalos, John Corbett and director Joel Zwick. If you haven't seen this,
you must. If you have seen it, you'll probably want to buy it.
SIX FEET UNDER:
THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (HBO)
The Award-winning series
comes to DVD.
SPY KIDS 2 (Buena
Vista)
Starring Antonio Banderas,
Alex Vega, Daryl Sabara, Carla Gugino, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub,
Ricardo Montalban.
SWEPT AWAY
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Madonna, Jeanne
Tripplehorn, Elizabeth Banks, Adriano Giannini
The widely panned film starring Madonna as a rich castaway stuck with an Italian
fisherman when their ship sinks. DVD features include filmmakers commentary,
deleted scenes, movie special.
THE THIN BLUE
LINE (Paramount)
Starring Rob Morrow, Randy
Quaid
Two reporters uncover police corruption.
UNCHAINED
MEMORIES (HBO)
Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg
and featuring the voices of Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne,
Don Cheadle, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Robert Guillaume, Jasmine Guy, Samuel
L. Jackson, CCH Pounder, Courtney B. Vance, Vanessa L. Williams, Oprah Winfrey,
Alfre Woodard
An impressive list of stars reads aloud the memories of the last generation of
African Americans born into bondage.
WASABI
(Columbia/Tri-Star)
Starring Jean Reno, Michel
Muller, Ryoko Hirosue
Written and produced by "The Fifth Element" director Luc Besson.
WOMEN VS. MEN
(MGM)
Starring Paul Reiser, Joe
Mantegna, Glenn Headley, Christine Lahti
Directed by Chazz Palminteri, this film examines the highs and lows of long term
marriage.
X-MEN 1.5 (Fox)
In the studio's never-ending
quest to get us to buy again what we've already bought before, this
"all-new" 2-disc collector's edition is released on DVD. Included are
new features, new deleted scenes, new commentary from director Bryan Singer and
the actors, a sneak peek at X-Men 2.
ALL OR NOTHING (MGM)
Starring Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville.
A family deals with tragedy and finds support in the most unusual places.
ART OF REVENGE (Gator/MTI)
Starring Stephan Jenkins, Joyce Hyser,
Nichole Hiltz
When a man leaves his wife for a younger woman, she vows revenge. Star Jenkins
is from the band Third Eye Blind.
CITY BY THE SEA (Warner)
Starring Robert DeNiro, Francis McDormand,
James Franco
Crime drama inspired by a true story.
COMEDY PROMOTION (MGM)
The following films are released at $14.95
each:
LIFE STINKS starring Mel Brooks
THE METEOR MAN starring Robert Townsend
BANK SHOT starring George C. Scott
BASIC TRAINING starring Ann Dusenberry
HOW TO BEAT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING starring Susan Saint James
MAXIE starring Glenn Close
MR. NORTH starring Anthony Edwards
WAITING FOR THE LIGHT starring Teri Garr, Shirley MacLaine
DVD RELEASES (Artisan)
The following are released to DVD for the
first time:
AMERICAN HEART starring Jeff Bridges
INSIGNIFICANCE starring Gary Busey, Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis
LAST SUMMER IN THE HAMPTONS starring Viveca Lindfors, Martha Plimpton
THE FOUR FEATHERS (Paramount)
Starring Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate
Hudson
M*A*S*H: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON
Three-disc set including all 24 episodes.
MOSTLY MARTHA (Paramount)
Starring Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castelitto
NOIR:
SHADES OF DARKNESS (ADV Films)
Anime.
ONE HOUR PHOTO (Fox)
Starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, Eriq La Salle.
A lonely photo developer forges a bizarre obsession with a local family.
Includes audio commentary, the Sundance Channel Special "anatomy of a
Scene," Charlie Rose Show interviews, a Cinemax featurette and the original
trailer.
PLAY'D (Artisan)
Starring Rashaan Nall, Merlin Santana, Faizon
Love, Toni Braxton
THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY (New
Line)
starring Jessica Alba, Hugh Dancy
Romantic drama featuring the star of "Dark Angel."
SPY KIDS 2: THE ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS (Disney)
Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Steve Buscemi, Mike
Judge, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment, Ricardo Montalban, Holland
Taylor, Alan Cumming, Tony Shalhoub.
STARGATE: THE ULTIMATE EDITION
(Artisan)
Starring Kurt Russell, James Spader
Special Director's Cut of the popular film with added extras.
SUPER DUPER SUMOS: ABSOLUTELY
FLABULOUS (ADV)
The animated series from Nickelodeon is
released to DVD.
WANNABES (Artisan)
Starring Willem DeMeo, Conor Dubin, Joe
Vieterelli
WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD (Warner)
Starring William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington,
Sam Rockwell, Michael Jeter, Patricia Clarkson
Includes mockumentary, viewer's guide, more.
$9.98 DVD
TITLES (Ardustry)
FOREVER TOGETHER
THE FEAR
OUTRAGE
OXYGEN
GOOD LUCK
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SIX WAYS
DEVIL IN THE FLESH 2
EARTHSCAPES
THE SCIENCE OF MAGIC
ABOVE ALL ELSE: THE EVEREST DREAM
TREAD / RE-TREAD
SUPER RACERS
THE AMERICAN BULLFIGHTER I & II
THE ITALIANS
AI YORI AOSHI -
FAITHFULLY YOURS, VOLUME I (Pioneer)
Anime.
ALLIE AND
ME (Vanguard)
A developmentally disabled woman kidnaps a
man to force him to love her.
BEHIND THE
RACE TO THE MOON (MPI)
Documentary about the tension, truth and
cover-ups behind the race to be the first to set foot on the moon. 50m.
BEYBLADE:
LET IT RIP (Pioneer)
Anime.
BLIND LIGHT
(Choices Select)
Starring Edie Falco
A photographer and a blind scientist discover each other on the Italian island
of Capri.
THE
CARDINAL (Warner)
Two-disc set including a two-hour documentary on director Otto Preminger.
CLOSE-UP
(Choices Select)
A man convicted of murder becomes a celebrity
... and he may not even be guilty.
COSMONAUT
COVER-UP (MPI)
Recently de-classified evidence is uncovered
that prove that Yuri Gagarin, originally considered to be the first man in
space, was apparently not. 50m.
CUP FINAL
(First Run Features)
Starring Moshe Ivgi, Muhamed Bacri
An anti-war film using the sports world as a metaphor to examine the passions
and drive behind going to war and winning a game. Includes director's statement,
biography, photo gallery, more.
DARK
SHADOWS DVD COLLECTION FOUR (MPI)
40 more complete episodes from the
ever-popular soap opera about vampire Barnabas Collins and his clan comes to
DVD. 4 discs, 14 hours, $59.98.
EARTH AND
WATER (Vanguard)
In Greek with English subtitles.
GEORGE CARLIN:
WHAT AM I DOING IN NEW JERSEY? (MPI)
Carlin's sixth HBO special is
released on DVD.
GUYVER VOLUME I (Manga)
Anime.
KING OF KINGS (Warner)
QUEER AS
FOLK: SECOND SEASON (Showtime)
The complete second of the acclaimed cable
show is released on DVD and VHS.
KNOCKAROUND GUYS
(New Line)
Starring Vin Diesel, Barry
Pepper, Seth Green, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper
REIGN: THE
CONQUEROR (Tokyopop)
Anime.
ROAD TO PERDITION
(Dreamworks)
Starring Tom Hanks, Jude Law
The highly acclaimed gangster / father-son picture is released to DVD. Features
audio commentary from director Sam Mendes and a "Making of"
documentary.
RED DWARF I and
II (BBC Video)
The sci-fi series comes to
DVD in these special sets with tons of extras including commentary, outtakes,
deleted scenes, more.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
TITLES (MPI)
The following titles starring
Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke are released to DVD:
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE ELIGIBLE BACHELOR
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE SIGN OF FOUR
SINFUL DEEDS
(Replay)
Starring Syren, Brad Bartram,
John Crown
The hottest dancer in the club may be a suspect in the continuing murders of the
others.
SNAPSHOTS (First
Look)
Starring Burt Reynolds,
Camern Chaplin, Julie Christie
THE STAND-IN (IndieDVD)
Starring Kelly
Ripa
A man gives his all for his passion - acting.
THOMAS AND
FRIENDS TITLES (Anchor Bay)
PERCY'S CHOCOLATE CRUNCH AND
OTHER THOMAS ADVENTURES is released to DVD at$19.98.
TUCK EVERLASTING
(Disney)
Starring Alexis Bledel, Ben
Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, Jonathan Jackson, William Hurt
VIRUS VOLUME 2 (Manga)
Anime.
YANA'S FRIENDS
(First Run Features)
A pregnant Russian woman and
an Israeli wedding photographer find themselves hiding in the same room during
the Gulf War, hiding from poison gas missiles. There, they discover much
about each other including, perhaps, love.