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Fresh Fodder: New DVD Releases - 12/19/2006

Holy Christmas presents, Batman! This week Hollywood has thrown more DVDs our way than we can shake a Santa-stick at! And there's a wide range of genres too, so no matter if you're into inspirational sports dramas, heady sci-fi, independent bliss, fairy tales, kick-ass wire-fu, silly comedy, or teenage hormonic drama, this week's releases have got you covered.

And keep your eyes tuned to this very blog tomorrow for an interview with legend Vince Papale, the inspiration for the movie "Invincible"!

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Invincible

Stay tuned for an in-depth DVD review and an interview with Vince Papale himself!

Synopsis: "From the producers of "The Rookie", this inspiring sports movie stars Mark Wahlberg as a Philadelphia Eagles fan who has just lost his wife and his teaching job. He decides one day to show up for an open tryout for his favorite NFL team, only to see his wildest dreams come true."

Features

Rating: Rated PG for sports action and some mild language
Runtime:104 Minutes
Label: Disney
Studio: Walt Disney Video
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.35:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 2.0, Audio Track 3: Commentary by Vince Papale, producer Mark Ciardi, writer Brad Gann, Dolby Digital 2.0, Audio Track 4: Commentary by Director Ericson Core, editor Jerry Greenberg, Dolby Digital 2.0
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

"Becoming Invincible: The Story of Vince Papale" featurette

Preview:

A Scanner Darkly

Amazon Synopsis: "The L.A. of a not-too-distant future suffers a surge of drug abuse involving a new ultra-addictive and eventually brain-damaging substance simply named "D". Bob Arctor is an undercover narc leading a double life, dutifully reporting to his superiors while effectively having abandoned whatever normal existence he had for a "D" user/dealer career. But this schizophrenic situation and the drug-induced memory and concentration lapses put Bob under mounting stress."

Features

Rating: Rated R for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image.
Runtime: 100 Minutes
Label: Warner
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 1.85:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

Commentary by writer/director Richard Linklater, Keanu Reeves, producer Tommy Pallotta, author Jonathan Lethem, and Isa Hackett Dick (daughter of Philip K. Dick)
"One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming A Scanner Darkly" featurette
"The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales" featurette
Trailer

Preview:

Little Miss Sunshine

Amazon Synopsis: "A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus."

Features

Rating: Rated R for language, some sex and drug content
Runtime: 101 Minutes
Label: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen , Pan & Scan 4:3, 2.35:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 3: Commentary by directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and writer Michael Arndt, Unknown
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

Disc 1 Side A: Full Screen Feature
Disc 1 Side B: Widescreen Feature
4 Alternate Endings with optional commentary by directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
"Till the End of Time" performed by DeVotchka from the soundtrack
Trailers

Preview:

Lady in the Water

Amazon Synopsis: "Cleveland Heep, a stuttering apartment superintendent, encounters a girl named Story swimming in the complex's pool. He soon learns that she comes from the Blue World, and has a message for mankind. Will he be able to help her complete her mission?"

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for some frightening sequences
Runtime: 109 Minutes
Label: Warner
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Audio Track 3: Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

"Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story" featurette
"Reflections of Lady in the Water" 6-part documentary
Auditions
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
Trailer

Preview:

Jet Li's Fearless
(Unrated Widescreen Edition)

Amazon Synopsis: "This film tells the story of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation."

Features

Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 104 Minutes
Label: Universal
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.40:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: zh-guoyo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

Deleted scene
Featurette: "A Fearless Journey"
Includes original theatrical version

Preview:

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Amazon Synopsis: "When a regular guy (Luke Wilson) dumps a superhero (Uma Thurman) because of her neediness, she uses her powers to make his life a living hell."

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor, language and brief nudity.
Runtime: 96 Minutes
Label: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen , Pan & Scan 4:3, 2.40:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

Side A: Full screen Feature
Side B: Widescreen Feature
Music Video: Molly McQueen "No Sleep 2nite"
Five Deleted Scenes
Extended Shark Sequence

Preview:

The One Your Teenager is Undoubtedly Eagerly Anticipating

Step Up

Amazon Synopsis: "Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts -- and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora's attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined."

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, brief violence and innuendo.
Runtime: 103 Minutes
Label: Touchstone
Studio: Touchstone / Disney
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.35:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 2.0, Audio Track 3: Commentary by Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan and director/choreographer Anne Fletcher, Dolby Digital 2.0
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)