DVD Releases and News

Fresh Fodder - New DVD Releases - 02/06/2007

Boy, Hollywood sure unloaded on us today! you've got your Oscar hopefuls all mixed up with indie flicks and geek-fests! Be sure to check out the long-list of goodies this week - there are some real treats for all types of film buffs!

And as par for the course, leave us your reviews in the comments!

The Stuff We Care About

Flags of Our Fathers

Synopsis: "The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII."

Features

Rating: Rated R for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language.
Runtime: 132 Minutes
Label: Paramount
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.35:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 3: French, Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features

None listed

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Hollywoodland

Synopsis: "A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, TV's Superman."

Features

Rating: Rated R for language, some violence and sexual content
Runtime:127 Minutes
Label: Focus/Universal
Studio: Universal Studios
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, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features

Commentary by Director Allen Coulter
Deleted Scenes
"Recreating Old Hollywood" featurette
"Behind the Headlines" featurette
"Hollywood Then and Now" featurette

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Running with Scissors

Synopsis: "Young Augusten Burroughs (Cross) absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father (Baldwin) and an unstable mother (Bening), he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch (Cox), and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family."

Features

Rating: Rated R for strong language and elements of sexuality, violence and substance abuse.
Runtime: 121 Minutes
Label: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.40:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 3: Portuguese, Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features

Three behind-the-scenes featurettes:
"A Personal Memoir by Augusten Burroughs" – The author relates to how he wrote the book, why he selected Ryan Murphy to adapt it, and how he worked with the cast to help them step into this very specific world.
"Inside Outsiders" - The cast discusses how they created their extreme characters
"Creating the Cuckoo’s Nest" - The Production designer and director Ryan Murphy discuss how they created the crazy Finch home. Take a guided tour of this domestic freak show.

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The Science of Sleep

Synopsis: "A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world."

Features

Rating: Rated R for language, some sexual content and nudity.
Runtime:106 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

Special Features

Commentary by writer-director Michel Gondry, Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Sacha Bourdo
The Making of The Science of Sleep
Featurette on Lauri Faggioni, creator of Animals and Accessories
Linda Serbu "Rescue Me" music video
Adopt Some Love: a Linda Serbu film
Theatrical trailer

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The Grudge 2
(Unrated Director's Cut)

Synopsis: "In Tokyo, a young woman (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Gellar). The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives."

Features

Rating: Not Rated
Runtime:108 Minutes
Label: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 1.85:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Special Features

East Meets West Featurette
Grudge 2: Storyline Development Featurette
"Ready When You Are, Mr. Shimizu" Featurette
Holding a Grudge: Kayako & Toshio Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Tales from the Grudge with Introduction from Sam Raimi
Cast & Crew Reel Change Montage

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Hellboy: Sword of Storms
(Animated)

Synopsis: "A professor of folklore opens a forbidden scroll and becomes possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning, who seek to return and dominate our world. The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense sends Hellboy and a team of agents to investigate, but when Hellboy picks up a samurai sword, he literally disappears into a weird wonderland of Japanese legends, ghosts and monsters. Meanwhile, BPRD agents Kate Corrigan and Russell Thorne are on the trail of the possessed professor to bring Hellboy back."

Features

Rating: Not Rated
Label: Starz
Studio: Anchor Bay
DVD Format: Widescreen Anamorphic, 1.78:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 3: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0

Special Features

Commentary by Hellboy Creator Mike Mignola, Supervising Producer/Director Tad Stones and Director Phil Weinstein
"To Hell And Back – How Mike Mignola Created Hellboy" featurette
"A New Breed – Creating The New Hellboy" featurette
"Conquering Hellboy – The Actors Role" featurette
"A View From The Top" featurette on "The "Heads" sequence
Keepers of Hellboy – A Comic Con 2006 Panel Discussion
"Hellboy Goes East" featurette on the inspirations, backstories and secrets of Hellboy: Sword of Storms
DVD Rom: weblinks, storyboards and more
32 page Comic Book created by Mike Mignola

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The Amazing Screw-On Head

Synopsis: "A Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln."

Features

Rating: NR
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Unknown. Read more about region encoding and how it may affect you here.
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Lions Gate
Run Time: 42 minutes