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August 2004
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Compiled by Wilson Morales



Bill Cosby, Himself (1983)

  • Starring: Bill Cosby
  • Director: Bill Cosby
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
  • Rated:
  • Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
  • DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004
  • Summary: Contains highlights from Mr. Cosby's appearance at the Hamilton Place performing arts center in Toronto, Canada. Included are his thoughts on marriage, liquor, drugs, and much more.
  • DVD Features:
    • Theatrical trailer(s)
    • Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic formats

Good Times - The Complete Third Season (1974)

  • Director: Donald McKayle & John Rich
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned
    Rated: NR
  • Studio: Columbia Tristar Home Video
  • Summary: Good Times, which ran on CBS-TV from 1974-1979, was a spin-off of the All In the Family spin-off, Maude. The series details the trials and tribulations of Florida Evans (who previously had worked as Maude's maid) and her family on the south side of Chicago. Florida (Esther Rolle) and her husband James (John Amos) are lower-middle class African-Americans living in a high rise housing project with their three children--wisecracking J.J. (Jimmy Walker, whose "Dy-No-Mite" became a national catchphrase), Thelma (Ja'Net DuBois), and Michael (Ralph Carter). James has trouble finding steady work, but through it all, the family sticks together. Veering between comedy and drama, Good Times was a landmark in U.S. television. This collection includes all 23 episodes from the third season.
  • DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004

Johnson Family Vacation (2004)

  • Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa L. Williams, Solange Knowles, Vanessa A. Williams, Bow Wow Wow
  • Director: Christopher Erskin
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
  • Rated:
  • Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004
  • Summary: Even the onboard navigation system has a meltdown on Nate Johnson (Cedric The Entertainer) and his family's cross-country trek to their annual family reunion/grudge match. Reluctantly along for the ride are Nate's wife (Vanessa Williams), who's only in it for the kids; their rapper-wannabe son (Bow Wow); their teenage daughter (Solange Knowles) who's fashioned herself as the next Lolita; and their youngest (Gabby Soleil), whose imaginary dog Nate just can't seem to keep track of. Can the Johnsons survive each other and all the obstacles the road throws at them to make it to Caruthersville, MissouriCan they find Missouri
  • DVD Features:
    • Commentary by Bow Wow, Cedric the Entertainer, director Christopher Erskine, and producer Eric Rhone
    • Commentary by writers Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones
      18 deleted scenes with optional commentary
      On the set
    • Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic formats
  • Review by Wilson Morales

Kill Bill, Volume 2 (2004)

  • Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Sonny Chiba
  • Director: Quentin Tarantino
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby
  • Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
  • Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004
  • Summary: Continuing the story-line which unfolded in "Kill Bill Vol. I," this is a revenge tale of an expert assassin, called The Bride, who sets out on a quest to wreak vengeance upon her former employer, Bill, and other members of their assassin circle, for shooting her at her wedding--along with everyone else in attendance--and leaving her for dead. When this chapter in the story begins, The Bride will have already encountered some of her targets, as she continues battling her way up the chain of command, knowing it will ultimately lead her to her main goal: her chance to 'Kill Bill.'
  • DVD Features:
    • Deleted scene: "Damoe"
    • Behind-the-scenes featurette
    • Film premiere footage including Chingon performance
    • Widescreen anamorphic format
  • Interview: Quentin Tarantino
  • Review by Wilson Morales


Predator (Widescreen Collector's Edition) (1987)

  • Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham, Carl Weathers
  • Director: John McTiernan
  • Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby, Collector's Edition, DTS Surround Sound
  • Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
  • Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
  • DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004
  • Summary: Sent to eliminate a gun running camp in Central America, United States Major Dutch Schaeffer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his commandos get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a mysterious assassin. As members of their unit begin to disappear, Dutch, Dillon (Carl Weathers), Blain (Jesse Ventura) conclude that whatever is hunting them is not of this earth. Every attempt at a tactical defense is a defeated for Dutch and company and it is only in the end stretch of their race to safety that their suspicions are confirmed and they encounter the alien nimrod face to face. A summer box office smash, 1987’s PREDATOR re-ignited an old trend of movies depicting aliens invading earth (it began decades earlier with films like WAR OF THE WORLDS and INVADERS FROM MARS). McTiernan does a miraculous job of directing the "invisible" Predator. Furthermore, the special effects which are both stunning subtle, never boisterous, make PREDATOR a contemporary sci-fi even amongst today’s techno thrillers.
  • DVD Features:
    • Includes Movie Cash coupon for one theatrical admission to Alien vs. Predator
    • Commentary by John McTiernan
    • Text commentary by film journalist/historian Eric Lichtenfield
    • Deleted scene: Arnold Schwarzenegger Fleeing Predator
    • "If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It: The Making of Predator" documentary
    • Inside the Predator: seven featurettes
    • Deleted scene and three outtakes
    • Three Predator "red suit" special effects
    • Two Predator camouflage tests
    • Photo gallery
    • Predator profile
    • Widescreen anamorphic format

The Prince and Me (Widescreen Edition) (2004)

  • Starring: Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Miranda Richardson, James Fox, Joanne Baron
  • Director: Martha Coolidge
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
  • Rated:
  • Studio: Paramount Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004
  • Summary: Paige (Stiles), a free-spirited American college student (and motorcycling enthusiast) starting her education at an Indiana university, meets and falls in love with one of her classmates, but what she doesn't know is that he's actually a Danish prince, Frederick (Mably), spending his "gap year" (before having to perform his princely duties) by hiding in America disguised as a regular guy.
  • DVD Features:
    • Commentary by director Martha Coolidge
    • Theatrical trailer(s)
    • "The Look of The Prince & Me"
    • "The Lawnmower Race of The Prince & Me"
    • "Inside the Fairy Tale"
    • 8 deleted/extended scenes
    • Gag reel
    • Widescreen anamorphic format
  • Review by Julian Roman



Taking Lives - Director's Cut

  • Starring: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Jean Hugues Anglade, Olivier Martinez
  • Director: D.J. Caruso
  • Language: Subtitled in French and English and Spanish, Dubbed in English
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004
  • Summary: A top FBI profiler, Special Agent Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) doesn’t rely on traditional crime-solving techniques to unravel the mysteries of a murderous mind. Her intuitive, unconventional approach often makes the crucial difference between catching a killer and sending a dead-end case to the cold file. When Montreal detectives handling a local homicide investigation reluctantly ask for an outsider’s help to get inside the head of a cunning serial killer, Agent Scott joins the case. With meticulous insight, she theorizes that the chameleon-like killer is “life-jacking” – assuming the lives and identities of his victims. As the pressure mounts to catch the elusive murderer, Agent Scott’s unorthodox methods alienate her from a territorial police team that feels threatened by her uncanny abilities. Her seemingly cold demeanor belies an unparalleled passion for her work, and she’s at her best when she’s working alone. But when an unexpected attraction sparks a complicated romantic entanglement, the consummate specialist begins to doubt her finely-honed instincts. Alone in an unfamiliar city with no one she can trust, Agent Scott suddenly finds herself on a twisted and terrifying journey, surrounded by suspects in a case that has become chillingly personal.
  • DVD Features:
    • Unrated Director's Cut contains six additional minutes of footage
    • Gag reel
    • 4 making-of featurettes:
    • "The Art of Collaboration" - cast and crew
    • "Profiling a Director" - interview
    • "Bodies of Evidence" - cast secrets
    • "Puzzle Within a Puzzle" - with editor Anne V. Coates
    • Widescreen anamorphic format
      Interview: Angelina Jolie
      Interview: Ethan Hawke



Martin Scorsese Collection (After Hours/Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore/Goodfellas/Mean Streets/Who's That Knocking At My Door)

  • Starring: Martin Scorsese
  • Language: Subtitled in French and English and Spanish, Dubbed in English
  • Format: Box set, Surround Sound, Widescreen, Collector's Edition, Color
  • Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004
  • DVD Features:
    Contains Five Martin Scorsese Films all with director commentary:
    After Hours
    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    Goodfellas: Two-Disc Special Edition
    Mean Streets: Special Edition
    Who's That Knocking At My Door
    Widescreen anamorphic format
    Number of discs: 5



Redemption

  • Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
  • Language: Subtitled in English and Spanish, Dubbed in English and Spanish
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
  • Rated:
  • Studio:Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004
  • Summary: Based on a true story, this enthralling drama tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams (Jamie Foxx). Tookie was the founder of the Crips, an L.A. street gang whose name became synonymous with gang culture. After making a fearsome name for himself on the streets, Tookie ended up on death row. While serving time he began a remarkable transformation, earning two Nobel Peace Prize nominations, writing children's novels, and preaching a life of non-violence. REDEMPTION tells his amazing tale.
  • DVD Features:
    • Commentary by director Vondie Curtis Hall, film editor Terilyn Shropshire, and co-producer Barbara Becnel
    • A message from Stan "Tookie" Williams to inner city youth
    • A message about redemption by Stan "Tookie" Williams
    • Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic formats



New York Minute

  • Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Andy Richter, Jared Padalecki, Riley Smith, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy
  • Director: Dennie Gordon
  • Language: Original Language in English and French, Subtitled in French and English and Spanish, Dubbed in English and French
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004
  • Summary: In the tradition of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the action comedy New York Minute follows one monumental day in the lives of 17-year-old sisters Jane and Roxanne Ryan, adversaries who begrudgingly journey together from their Long Island home to New York City, where meticulously prepared overachiever Jane (Ashley Olsen) is due to deliver a speech to qualify for a prestigious college scholarship abroad. Meanwhile, laid-back punk rock rebel Roxy (Mary-Kate Olsen) hopes to get backstage at an underground music video shoot and slip her demo tape to the band. But Roxy’s and Jane’s plans go wildly awry when a mix-up involving Jane’s precious day planner lands them in the middle of a shady black market transaction. Pursued by an overzealous truant officer (Eugene Levy) and accused of kidnapping a Senator’s dog, the Ryans must find a way to work together to thwart the forces threatening to jeopardize Jane’s college dreams and ship Roxy off to a convent school.
  • DVD Features:
  • Theatrical trailer(s)
  • Bloopers
  • 2 alternate endings
  • Behind-the-scenes slide show from the Olsens' personal collection
  • Widescreen anamorphic format


Connie And Carla

  • Starring: Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Stephen Spinella, Christopher Logan
  • Director: Michael Lembeck
  • Language: Original Language in English and French, Subtitled in French and Spanish, Dubbed in English and French
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
  • Rated:
  • Studio: Umvd
  • DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004
  • Summary: Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette play Connie and Carla, two struggling Chicago dinner theater performers who accidentally witness a mafia hit... and who subsequently hit the road, running for their lives. Assuming the killers will never look for them in a place devoid of culture, the pair head to Los Angeles, where they assume new identities and find their middling talent at song and dance perfectly suited to new careers - as drag queens. Much to their surprise, they inadvertently become the toast of the cabaret circuit. As their ruse becomes increasingly difficult to maintain, they discover that it is indeed lonely at the top, especially after Connie meets Jeff (Duchovny), a guy she'd really like to be a real girl with. With the mafia zeroing in and the line separating their onstage/offstage personas blurring beyond the point of recognition, Connie and Carla soon discover the power of not compromising to pursue your dreams, fighting the good fight, and never, never underestimating the transformative power of cosmetics.
  • DVD Features:
  • Commentary by writer/actor Nia Varalos and director Michael Lembeck
  • Deleted scenes
  • Extended musical scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Making-of featurette
  • Widescreen anamorphic format
  • Review by Julian Roman


The Girl Next Door (R-Rated Version)

  • Starring: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar
  • Director: Luke Greenfield
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
  • Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
  • Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • Summary: A straight-arrow high-school senior falls in love with the perfect 'girl-next-door', only to discover she is a former porn star. He comes to realize that if he wants this very special woman, he better be willing to risk it all and experience a journey for which he never could have prepared.
  • Review by Julian Roman

Laws of Attraction

  • Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Nora Dunn, Frances Fisher, Parker Posey
  • Director: Peter Howitt
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
  • Rated:
  • Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • Summary: In an homage to romantic comedies of the 1940s and 1950s (especially "Adam's Rib," starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy), this is the story of two New York divorce attorneys (Moore, Brosnan) who are often competing against each other, but end up in a relationship nonetheless. When they get married, can they avoid the same issues at home that lead people to provide them business at work One of the central cases in the story is the heavily-publicized divorce of a rock star (Sheen) from his wife (Posey).
  • Interview: Pierce Brosnan
  • Interview: Julianne Moore
  • Review by Julian Roman

Dogville

  • Starring: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Anderson, James Caan, Chloe Sevigny, Patricia Clarkson, Stellan Skarsgard, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany, Blair Brown, Jeremy Davies
  • Director: Lars von Trier
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby
  • Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
  • Studio: Lionsgate/Fox
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • Summary: The beautiful fugitive, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the isolated township of Dogville on the run from a team of gangsters. With some encouragement from Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed town spokesman, the little community agrees to hide her and in return, Grace agrees to work for them. However, when a search sets in, the people of Dogville demand a better deal in exchange for the risk of harbouring poor Grace and she learns the hard way that in this town, goodness is relative. But Grace has a secret and it is a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever began to bare its teeth...


Ella Enchanted (Full Screen Edition)

  • Starring: Anne Hathaway, Joanna Lumley, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Steve Coogan
  • Director: Tommy O'Haver
  • Format: Color
  • Rated:
  • Studio: BVHE
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • Summary: Ella (Anne Hathaway of "The Princess Diaries") lives in a fanciful and magical world where all children are given a "gift" from a fairy Godmother at the moment of their birth. Little Ella's birthright is the gift - and curse - of obedience. As a result of this unfortunate circumstance, Ella cannot refuse any command, and is often left at the mercy of unscrupulous personalities. In a bid to regain control of her life, Ella goes on a quest to free herself from this mysterious curse. Ella must outwit a kingdom filled with ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, talking books and evil plots. And, if she's lucky, she may find love along the way.
  • Interview: Anne Hathaway

Purple Rain (20th Anniversary Edition) (1984)

  • Starring: Prince, Morris Day, Jill Jones, Apollonia Kotero, Olga Karlatos, & Clarence Williams III
  • Director:  Albert Magnoli
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
  • Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • DVD Features:
  • Number of discs: 2


Under the Cherry Moon (1986)

  • Starring: Prince, Jerome Benton, Francesca Annis, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Sallet
  • Director: Prince
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Surround Sound, Black & White
  • Rated:
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • Summary: With his best friend, a young musician travels to the beautiful French Riviera in search of quick riches. Instead, he falls in love with an extremely attractive and equally spoiled heiress. The top-of-the-charts soundtrack features Prince and the Revolution performing such hits as "Kiss," "Mountains," "Under the Cherry Moon," and many more.


Graffiti Bridge (1990)
  • Starring:  Prince, Morris Day, Jill Jones, Mavis Staples, George Clinton
  • Director: Prince
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Surround Sound
  • Rated:
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • Summary: Prince returns as the kid, locked in a power struggle over the Glam Slam, a prime-location nightclub he co-owns with Day. Their ongoing battle for control inspires a potent tale of goodness vs. greed and the redemptive power of love and self-expression, as well as a succession of roof-raising musical numbers.


The Apprentice - The Complete First Season
  • Starring: Donald Trump
  • Format: Color
  • Rated: NR
  • Studio: Umvd
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
  • DVD Features:
  • Number of discs: 5

Jim Brown All American
  • Director: Spike Lee 
  • Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
  • Rated: NR
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004


The Passion of the Christ
Starring:  James Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Rosalinda Celentano, Sergio Rubini, Mattia Sbragia
Director: Mel Gibson
Format: DTS Surround Sound, Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004
Summary: This film tells the story of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus (Caviezel), on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. This film's script is based upon several sources, including the diaries of St. Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) as collected in the book, "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", "The Mystical City of God" by St. Mary of Agreda, and the New Testament books of John, Luke, Mark and Matthew.


South Park - Passion of the Jew (1997)

Starring: Matt Stone & Trey Parker
Director: Matt Stone & Eric Stough
Format: Animated, Color
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.33:1
Audio Encoding: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Rated: NR
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004


Twisted

Starring: Ashley Judd, Samuel L Jackson, Andy Garcia, D.W. Moffett, Mark Pellegrino
Director: Philip Kaufman
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.85:1
Audio Encoding: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004

Summary: A female police officer (Judd), whose father was a serial killer, and is now investigating a murder finds herself the center of her own investigation when her past lovers start dying at a furious pace.


Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete First Season (1966)

Starring: William Shatner
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Box set, Dolby
Audio Encoding: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Rated: NR
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004
DVD Features:
• Number of discs: 8

Summary: STAR TREK - THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON features the adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise under the command of Capt. James Kirk (Shatner) and his first officer, Lt. Cmdr Spock (Nimoy) during the 23rd century. They are on a mission in outer space to explore new worlds, where the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen.



 

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