Monday, August 14, 2006

DVD Tuesday: Memento Blu-Ray, Simpsons Season 8, Scary Movie 4 & More! - Xoanon @ 11:23 PST
3rd Rock From the Sun: Season 5: A group of aliens have come to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they have taken on human form which gives them human emotions, physical needs etc. WITHOUT the understanding of what they mean or the inhibitions normally present in humans. Their leader takes the position of a college professor, their military expert as his sister, their intelligence expert, supposedly oldest of group takes form of his teenage son. The uninhibited reactions turn everyday events into unusual situations.

Animal House:  (HD DVD) Faber College has one frat house so disreputable it will take anyone. It has a second one full of white, anglo-saxon, rich young men who are so sanctimonious no one can stand them except Dean Wormer. The dean enlists the help of the second frat to get the boys of Delta House off campus. This film gives high-jinks and fooling around a bad name. P The dean's plan comes into play just before the homecoming parade to end all parades for all time.

Apocalypse Now - The Complete Dossier: Based on Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, this is a controversial addition to the multitude of Vietnam war movies in existence. We follow Captain Willard on his mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe. Notes taken by Coppola's wife have recently been used to create "Hearts Of Darkness" - a fascinating and revealing account of the making of this movie.

Asia Argento Pack: Scarlet Diva Scarlet Diva is a semi-autobiographical, dramatic and surreal descent into the shockingly intimate world of rising actress Anna Battista. Anna's journey plunges her into the dark heart of the film industry where she experiences despair, loneliness and degradation while trying to recapture her innocence and purity. This film is a sexually charged and unforgettable cinema experience! Love Bites Starring International cult icon Asia Argento! Asia starred in and directed Scarlet Diva, and co-starred with Vin Diesel in XXX. Antonio makes his living off others, sleeping at his friend's health club, borrowing money, and crashing parties.

Cape of Good Hope: You could describe Mark Bamford's multi-cultural romantic drama, set around the orbit of an animal shelter in Cape Town, as a post-Apartheid South African Crash. Debbie Brown stars as the shelter's dedicated founder with lousy romantic instincts, Jean Claude LeReve as her magnanimous handyman (who was an astronomy professor in his former life in the Congo), and Nthati Moshesh is the single mother he woos. Details: Color, 107 mins, New Yorker, widescreen. Supplements: Video Comments on the Film by director Mark Bamford & actor Eriq Ebouaney; Theatrical Trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0) and English (Dolby Digital 5.0). Optional subtitles.

The Cheyenne Social Club/Fire Creek: They can be tough as leather. Or as down-home as any pair of good ol' boys. Either way, there's a sense of warm respect between the two stars. The off-camera friendship of James Stewart and Henry Fonda goes back to their days as struggling actors and roommates. The Cheyenne Social Club [Side A] casts them as saddle-weary Texans who, surprised to find they've inherited a Wyoming bawdy house, feel honor-bound to defend it against a gun-wielding gang. Gene Kelly produces and directs this mix of fun and Western action. Next comes a firestorm of character-driven excitement in Firecreek [Side B]. Fonda plays an outlaw preying on small towns, and Stewart is the jittery, $2-a-month part-time lawman who must find the courage to stop him. This will be some showdown!

Clark Gable Collection 1: Bonus Features: **The Clark Gable Fox Classics Collection Volume One consists of Call of the Wild, Soldier of Fortune and The Tall Men. **All for the first time on DVD, in a box set for $49.98 & $69.98.** Episode Description: Disc 1: Call of the Wild (1935) Disc 2: Soldier of Fortune (1955) Disc 3: The Tall Men (1955)

Criterion Coll: Six Moral Tales By Eric Rohmer: The multifaceted, deeply personal dramatic universe of Eric Rohmer has had an effect on cinema unlike any other. A succession of jousts between fragile men and the women who tempt them, the Six Moral Tales unleashed onto the film world a new voice, one that was at once sexy, philosophical, modern, daring, nonjudgmental, and liberating. Includes: The Bakery Girl of Monceau, Suzanne's Career, My Night at Maud's, La collectionneuse, Claire's Knee, and Love in the Afternoon.

Do You Like Hitchcock: Italian Master Of Horror Dario Argento – the director of SUSPIRIA, DEEP RED, TENEBRE and OPERA — returns to the thriller genre with this sly and sexy tribute to The Master Of Suspense. Elio Germano stars as Giulio, a nerdy film student and lifelong voyeur who begins to believe that two lovely young strangers may have conspired to commit a brutal murder. But when reel obsession leads to real danger, one question alone holds the key to terror: DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? Elisabetta Rocchetti, Chiara Conti and Cristina Brondo co-star in this bold giallo co-written by Argento and Franco Ferrini (PHENOMENA, THE CARD PLAYER), featuring a masterful score by Pino Donaggio (DRESSED TO KILL, CARRIE, TRAUMA), gore effects by Sergio Stivaletti (CEMETERY MAN, DEMONS), and filled with the classic touches of two true masters!

The Duchess of Duke Street - Series 2: Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the Queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentink Hotel. Her life and happenings among the guests and staff of the Hotel make up the 31 episodes.

Escape from the Newsroom:

Eternity and a Day: (Greece, 1998) Theo Angelopolous's meditative, introspective, delicate journey through time and memory takes one day in the life of an aging Greek poet (Bruno Ganz, dubbed into Greek), whose life-changing encounter with a young street kid, a Balkan refugee, sends the poet thinking back on his own Balkan heritage. Angelopolous' camera glides through the cinematic landscape with almost geometric precision while his characters wander through the same path with very human hesitations and detours. Winner of the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Details: Color, 130 mins, New Yorker, widescreen. Supplements: Video Introduction by scholar Andrew Horton (author of "The Films Of Theo Angelopoulos"); "The Journey Through Time of Theo Angelopolous" (from the French TV program "Metropolis"); Poetry by Greek masters . Audio: Greek (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional English subtitles.

The FBI Story: The story of the FBI unfolds through the eyes of one of its agents. During his career he investigates gangsters, swindlers, the klu klux klan, Nazi agents and cold war spies.

The Flying Nun: The Complete Second Season: The large headgear on 90-pound novice Sister Bertrille, of the convent San Tanco in Puerto Rico, enables her to fly in any stiff breeze. Her gift enables her to aid others, whether they wish it or not.

Full House: Complete Fourth Season: This is a story about a sports broadcaster later turned morning talk show host Danny Tanner and his three little girls, D.J. (Donna Jo), Stephanie and Michelle Tanner. Before the show begins, Danny Tanner's wife is killed by a drunk driver. So he needs help raising his three little girls. He asks his rock musician brother-in-law, Jesse Katsopolis and his comedian best friend, Joey Gladstone to move in with them. As the show goes on, Jesse gets married to Rebecca Donaldson, Danny's co host of the talk show. The two have kids of their own, who are twins, Alexander and Nicholas Katsopolis. However, the show is about what happens as the story is going on.

Gatchaman, Vol. 8: Collection: A team of bird-themed superhero ninjas battle the menace of Galactor, a technologically advanced international terrorist organization determined to conquer the world.

Hong Kong Phooey: Complete Series: Animated childrens show about a dog who is the janitor for a police station...until danger threatens, at which point he turns into the martial arts superhero Hong Kong Phooey!

Hoot: Carl Hiaasen's Newbery-winning young adult novel with an eco-awareness message comes to the screen with the help of Hiaasen buddy Jimmy Buffet, who produces, provides original music, and even has a small role. The stars, however, are a trio of teens -- new kid Logan Lerman, tough-girl soccer jock Brie Larson, and barefoot eco-warrior Cody Linley -- who band together to save a burrowing owl breeding ground from being bulldozed under by a pancake house franchise. The adults are one dimensional at best and ineffectual by definition, but the kids have good chemistry and there's some fun oddball humor snuck in around the slapstick. The gorgeous postcard photography of the Gulf Coast beaches, waterways and wildlife brings their mission to life. Luke Wilson co-stars as a bumbling but well-meaning small town cop, Clark Gregg does villain duty as a cold corporate executive who, apparently, enjoys torturing helpless animals, and Tim Blake Nelson is his dimwitted henchman. Wil Shriner directs. Details: Color, 90 mins, New Line, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary by director Wil Shriner and author Carl Hiaasen; 6 featurettes: "Jimmy Buffet: Filmmaker in Paradise," "Director on the Set," "Meet the Kids in the Cast," "Animals in Action," "Meet the Creator of Hoot," and "National Wildlife Federation."; Blooper reel; 3 DVD-ROM games. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer: The teen horror movie franchise goes direct-to-video in its final installment, where a new collection of kids winds up killing a friend in a Fourth of July prank and then get picked off on the anniversary a year later by "The Hook." Brooke Nevin, David Paetkau, Torrey DeVitto, Ben Easter, and Don Shanks star. Details: Color, 91 mins, Sony Pictures, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: "Making Of" featurette; Director's commentary. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Optional French and English subtitles.

Into the Blue:  (Blu-ray) Sam (Jessica Alba) and Jared (Paul Walker) are a young couple in the Bahamas, divers and aspiring treasure hunters. While the arrogant salvager Bates (Josh Brolin) has loads of expensive equipment, Jared gets by with a small, battered boat. Jared and Sam find a historic wreck, but nearby is a wrecked airplane with a large quantity of cocaine. Jared and Sam want the treasure; their diving partners also want the drugs. Dangerous criminals realize the plane and cocaine are submerged somewhere in the area. When the bad guys learn that the couple has located the drugs, Jared and Sam find themselves in mortal peril.

James Stewart - The Signature Collection: In his early years, Jimmy Stewart came to personify the Everyman. "Hollywood dishes out too much praise for small things,'' Jimmy once said. "I won't let it get me, but too much praise can turn a fellow's head if he doesn't watch his step.'' - Through a Hollywood career spanning 50 years James Stewart has thrilled, touched and delighted audiences with over 80 films. Six of those films are now available on DVD in the all new James Stewart: The Signature Collection.

Knute Rockne All American: "I've decided to take up coaching as my life work," Knute Rockne says. Coach he does, revolutionizing football with his strategies, winning close to 90 percent of his games, and helping establish the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish as a gridiron powerhouse. But victories alone do not mean success to Rockne. He wants to shape his players into responsible and honorable men. This famed sports biopic combines a passion for the game (and footage of actual Notre Dame contests) with two superb performances: Pat O'Brien in the title role and Ronald Reagan as George Gipp, the gifted but doomed halfback whose deathbed plea is "win just one for the Gipper." The line remains one of cinema's most memorable. And for the rest of his life, Reagan would often be called the Gipper.

L'enfant: (Belgium) The lovely and often powerful drama by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne follows a young, emotionally immature couple scraping by on the streets of a Belgian steel town after they have a baby, which the petty thief father (Jérémie Renier) sees as a short-term opportunity for money. The disarming simplicity to the story and directness in storytelling creates a drama of compelling authenticity and touching compassion. Déborah François and Jéremié Segard co-star. Details: Color, 96 mins, Sony, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.66:1. Supplements: Interview with the directors. Audio: French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional French and English subtitles.

Land of the Blind: Ralph Fiennes is a citizen of a totalitarian regime who joins a charismatic dissident leader (Donald Sutherland) to overthrow the despotic Fascist dictator (Tom Hollander), and then watches his hero transform into a repressive Communist despot in his own right in the satirical political allegory written and directed by Robert Edwards. Marc Warren and Lara Flynn Boyle co-star. Details: Color, 101 mins, Vivendi Visual Entertainment/Bauer Martinez, Widescreen anamorphic. Supplements: "Anatomy of a Thriller: Behind the Scenes" featurette; Theatrical trailer. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional subtitles.

Lemming: (France) Laurent Lucas and Charlotte Gainsbourg are a seemingly perfect young couple whose lives are infected by his philandering boss (Andre Dussollier) and his boss's bitter, spite-driven wife (Charlotte Rampling) in Dominik Moll's follow-up to his droll thriller With a Friend Like Harry. It's a strange study in obsession and malice from beyond the grave and, yes, there is a mysterious lemming enigmatically connected to all the weirdness. Details: Color, 129 mins, Strand, widescreen. Supplements: Original Theatrical Trailer. Audio: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) and (DTS). Optional English subtitles.

Love Comes to the Executioner: Dark comedy about a young man (Jonathan Tucker) who takes a job as the executioner at the local prison, where his father was executed and his brother (Jeremy Renner) now sits on Death Row, and winds up falling in love with his brother's ex-girlfriend Dori (Ginnifer Goodwin), who is also on death row. Details: Color, 90 mins, Velocity, Widescreen letterbox. Supplements: Cast Interviews; Outtakes; Trailer; Trailer Gallery. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish subtitles.

Magilla Gorilla: Complete Series: Magilla Gorilla, is a loveable but clumsy gorilla, who lives in Mr. Peebles' Pet Shop. Mr Peebles repeatedly tries to sell or give away the gorilla with no success. Backing segments include Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse and Rocochet Rabbit & Droop-a-long Coyote. These 23 complete cartoons plus 8 bonus Magilla Gorilla classic Hanna Barbera cartoons are now available for the first time ever on DVD!

Masters of Horror: Dario Argento - Jenifer: Dario Argento's contribution to the horror anthology series originally made for Showtime adapts a contemporary horror comic by writer Bruce Jones and artist Bernie Wrightson, about a modern-day Lolita with a deformed face, a stunning body, and siren-like powers over men. Steven Weber scripts and stars as the police officer who rescues and adopts the girl, only to find himself in her snare, and Carrie Anne Fleming plays Jenifer. Details: Color, 58 mins, Anchor Bay, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.77:1. Supplements: Commentary by Writer/Actor Steven Weber and DVD Producer Perry Martin; "So Hideous My Love - An interview with Dario Argento" featurette; "Working With A Master: Dario Argento" featurette; "Behind The Scenes: The Making of Jenifer" featurette; "Howard Berger And The Make-Up of Jenifer" featurette; On Set: An Interview with Steven Weber; On Set: An Interview with Carrie Anne Fleming; Script To Screen: Jenifer; Trailers; Still Gallery; Dario Argento Bio; Screenplay (DVD-ROM); Screensaver (DVD-ROM). Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional subtitles.

Memento:  (Blu-ray) Leonard (Guy Pearce) is an insurance investigator whose memory has been damaged following a head injury he sustained after intervening on his wife's murder. His quality of life has been severely hampered after this event, and he can now only live a comprehendable life by tattooing notes on himself and taking pictures of things with a Polaroid camera. The movie is told in forward flashes of events that are to come that compensate for his unreliable memory, during which he has liaisons with various complex characters. Leonard badly wants revenge for his wife's murder, but, as numerous characters explain, there may be little point if he won't remember it in order to provide closure for him. The movie veers between these future occurrences and a telephone conversation Leonard is having in his motel room in which he compares his current state to that of a client whose claim he once dealt with.

Naked Spur: A bitter Howard Kemp heads westward to the Rockies from Abilene, Kansas on the trail of murderer Ben Vandergroat and the $5000 reward on Vandergroat's head, money after which Kemp lusts in order to re-purchase the ranch that his absconding fiancée had sold during his stint in the army. Kemp unexpectedly crosses paths with an old, star-crossed gold miner, Jesse Tate, and with a recently-discharged soldier of questionable repute, Roy Anderson. Teaming up, they nab Vandergroat and his girl, Lina Patch, but Vandergroat tries to turn his three distrustful, avaricious captors against each other during the return trip.

Remington Steele: Season 4 & 5: It's business as usual at the Remington Steele Detective Agency, which means a caseload bursting with action, adventure, romance and danger! It's all in a day's work for the enchanting Laura Holt and the dashing Remington Steele, whose personal and professional relationships continue to heat up. Season four finds the jet-setting detective duo solving crimes at home and around the world, and season five features the show's thrilling final episodes in which Steele's shadowy past clashes head-on with his uncertain future. At the Steele Agency, it's never just another dull day at the office!

Rome: The Complete First Season: (HBO Dramatic Series) Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people; epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, two soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient Rome. A serialized drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, husbands and wives, ROME chronicles a turbulent era that saw the death of the republic and the birth of an empire.

Ronald Reagan - The Signature Collection: Before he became the 40th president of the United States of America or even governor of California, Ronald Reagan was a veteran Hollywood actor who, though he played mostly in Warner Bros.' films. He was extremely likable as an actor -- handsome, charismatic and accessible-- the very ingredients required to be a successful leading man in Hollywood in the 30's and 40's. Now available on DVD are five of Reagan films in Ronald Reagan: The Signature Collection.

Rv:  (Blu-ray) Robin Williams plays a workaholic executive who cancels the family Hawaiian vacation for a cross country RV trip (so he can attend a career-making meeting in Colorado) in the holiday trip farce from director Barry Sonnenfeld. Cheryl Hines is the exasperated wife, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque and Josh Hutcherson his neglected kids, and Jeff Daniels and Kristin Chenoweth an overly friendly couple who seem to be following their itinerary. Details: Color, 99 mins, Sony Pictures, pan and scan, 1.33:1. Supplements: Director's Commentary with Telestrator ; Gag Reel ; Alternate Scene ; "On Set with Director Barry Sonnenfeld" featurette; "JoJo: The Pop Princess" featurette; "RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors" featurette; "Robin Williams: A Family Affair" featurette; "The Scoop on Poop" featurette; RV Reveries; Storyboard-to-Film Comparison . Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional French and English subtitles.

RV: Robin Williams plays a workaholic executive who cancels the family Hawaiian vacation for a cross country RV trip (so he can attend a career-making meeting in Colorado) in the holiday trip farce from director Barry Sonnenfeld. Cheryl Hines is the exasperated wife, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque and Josh Hutcherson his neglected kids, and Jeff Daniels and Kristin Chenoweth an overly friendly couple who seem to be following their itinerary. Details: Color, 99 mins, Sony Pictures, pan and scan, 1.33:1. Supplements: Director's Commentary with Telestrator ; Gag Reel ; Alternate Scene ; "On Set with Director Barry Sonnenfeld" featurette; "JoJo: The Pop Princess" featurette; "RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors" featurette; "Robin Williams: A Family Affair" featurette; "The Scoop on Poop" featurette; RV Reveries; Storyboard-to-Film Comparison . Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional French and English subtitles.

Safe Men: (1998) Sam Rockwell and Steven Zahn play inept lounge singers mistaken for crack safecrackers by a low-level mobster (Paul Giamatti) and forced into carrying out a series of heists that puts them in the middle of a the rival gangs of Providence, P.I. Mark Ruffalo, Josh Pais, Christina Kirk, Harvey Fierstein, and Michael Lerner co-star and John Hamburg writes and directs. Details: Color, 88 mins, Focus/Universal, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary by Director John Hamburg and actors Sam Rockwell and Steven Zahn; Deleted Scenes; Tick - Director John Hamburg's Student Film. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo). Optional Spanish and French subtitles.

Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis: A ZOMBIE COMEDY IN THE TRADITION OF SHAUN OF THE DEAD, SARS WARS SPOOFS COUNTLESS MOVIES- FROM RESIDENT EVIL AND KILL BILL, ALL THE WAY TO STAR WARS! STARRING SOME OF THAILAND'S HOTTEST TALENT, SUPAKORN KIJSUWAN (TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER) AND TEP PO-NGAM (KILLER TATTOO), SARS WARS HAS DELIGHTED FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE AND IS DESTINED TO BECOME A CULT CLASSIC!

Scary Movie 4: Airplane co-creator David Zucker returns for another romp through recent horror movies and pop-culture icons with a scattershot barrage of low-minded gags with high-spirited energy and a rapid-fire pace that keeps 'em coming until something hits the target. Anna Faris returns as the cheerfully clueless resident ditz, this time romping through spoofs of War of the Worlds, Saw, The Grudge, and The Village (with sidetrack visits to Brokeback Mountain and Million Dollar Baby) with new romantic interest Craig Bierko (doing a hyperactive Tom Cruise), best friend Regina Hall, and Leslie Nielson as the Commander in Chief. Charlie Sheen, Dr. Phil and Shaq make memorable cameos. Available in three separate versions -- a 91-minute unrated widescreen and fullscreen editions (featuring footage unseen in the theatrical version), and the 84-minute PG-13 fullscreen edition. Details: Color, 91 mins, Dimension/Genius Products, Widescreen anamorphic, 1.85:1. Supplements: Commentary by the filmmakers; 15 deleted and extended scenes with commentary; Bloopers; "The Man Behind the Laughs" featurette with director David Zucker; "Zany Spoof Humor - Zucker Style" featurette; "Interviewer's Worst Nightmare" - a look at what happens when interviews go terribly awry on the set; "The Youngbloodz" featurette; "Rappers & Actors" interview featurette; "The Visual Effects of Scary Movie 4" featurette. Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French (Dolby Digital 5.1). Optional Spanish and English subtitles.

Sense and Sensibility:  (Blu-ray) When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. But this is a romance, and through the hardships and heartbreak, true love and a happy ending will find their way for both the sister who is all sense and the one who is all sensibility.

The Simpsons - The Complete Eight Season: The Simpsons are very politically incorrect family. Homer works with pride in a nuclear power plant run with more regard for profit that safety. His wife is Marge, a kind of supermom. They have three kids: Bart, an underachiever ("and proud of it"), Lisa (who is as serious and responsible as Bart isn't), and Maggie.

Simpsons: Season 8: The Simpsons are very politically incorrect family. Homer works with pride in a nuclear power plant run with more regard for profit that safety. His wife is Marge, a kind of supermom. They have three kids: Bart, an underachiever ("and proud of it"), Lisa (who is as serious and responsible as Bart isn't), and Maggie.

Spirit of St Louis: On May 21, 1927, the world changed. "Lucky Lindy" landed outside Paris. And people who previously talked about the limitations of air travel suddenly dreamed of its limitless possibilities. The Spirit of St. Louis is six-time Academy Award? winner* Billy Wilder's recreation of the struggles and success of Charles A. Lindbergh, the pioneering flyboy who, like test pilots and astronauts to follow later, had the "right stuff" of aviation heroism. Lindbergh fan James Stewart, himself a pilot, sought the role ? and was initially turned down. But his persistence paid off, as Stewart added Lindy to his gallery of indelible portrayals of American heroes. He and Wilder together manned the cockpit of a stirring epic entertainment. Director: Billy Wilder Starring: James Stewart, Patricia Smith, Murray Hamilton

Stratton Story: The movie is about Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton (Jimmy Stewart), who in the 1930s, compiled a 37-19 won-loss record in three seasons. After he became the winningest right-hander in the American League, his major league career ended prematurely when a hunting accident in 1938 forced doctors to amputate his right leg. With a wooden leg and his wife Ethel's (June Allyson) help, Stratton made a successful minor league comeback in 1946, continuing to pitch in minor leagues throughout the rest of the 1940s and into the 1950s.

Surface - The Complete Series: What do naval officers in the South Antarctic Sea, a family in Wilmington, N.C., the oceanographic institute in Monterey, and fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico all have in common? They're all about to be the first to meet a new form of sea life -- it's beautiful, the kids may even want to play with it, and it likes to make the water warm. But what they don't know yet is that they are on the verge of a world disaster. "Surface" is a series full of continuously evolving twists that deliver across several long-term arcs.

Twisted Sisters: Twisted Sisters is a dark thriller dealing with the personal struggle between two twins. Jennifer was given everything a girl could wish for, Norah learned to survive on nothing. Now it is time for the tables to turn. Locating, stalking and mimicking the life of her sister, Norah decides it is time that she had it all - and no-one will get in her way.

Unleashed:  (HD DVD) A man treated like a dog and raised as a fighting machine his entire life, ends up in a coma and is taken in the care of good people, but his sinister owner is looking to retrieve his most prized possession: a non stop human weapon triggered by the collar leashed on his neck.

The Weird Al Show - The Complete Series: The basic plot of this show was that Weird Al was coming to you from a split-level cave twenty miles below the surface of the earth, along with his pet, Harvey The Wonder Hamster. Each show would have a rather loose plot around which strange and weird things would happen.