DVD Releases and News

Fresh Fodder: New DVD Releases - 02/27/07

Oliver Stone's back this week, but this "new" release is a rehashing of a subject that Stone apparently can't wipe from his memory. "Alexander Revisited" is worth a viewing, however, so set aside 3 1/2 hours for epic madness. Hit the link below to jump to our full DVD review extravaganza.

Will Ferrell's "Stranger Than Fiction" also tops our list this week, given the positive word-of-mouth reviews and our desire to see if Ferrell can stretch his acting legs. "Tenacious D" is a no-brainer in the Netflix-queue department, given our love of Jack Black. We had our reservations about "A Good Year." Ridley Scott doing a romantic comedy? Huh? But after watching the trailer we have to say we've been strangely compelled to rent this one. Terry Gilliam is also back this week with a film that flew under the radar, but managed to blow away Harry over at AICN. Gilliam has a soft, fuzzy, and strange place in our hearts. "Tideland" also wins the Weirdest MPAA Rating Award with this classic - " Rated R for bizarre and disturbing content." Now how are you not going to watch after that?

As always, leave us your mini-reviews in the comments....

The Stuff We Care About

Alexander Revisited -
The Final Cut

Read our synopsis and DVD review by clicking here!

Features

Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 220 Minutes
Label: Warner
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Format: 2-Disc Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.40:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features

The final cut: over 45 minutes of never-before-seen footage
Free movie pass to see 300
All-new introduction by Oliver Stone

Clip:

Stranger Than Fiction

Synopsis: "An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death."

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity.
Runtime: 113 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 Surround

Special Features

Deleted and Extended Scenes
Actors In Search Of A Story: Marc Forster discusses why each cast member was such an integral part of the film
Building The Team: Director Marc Forster discusses the importance and contribution of each of his “team” members including Director of Photography, Production Design, Costume Designer, Writer, Producers, Editors, VFX team, etc.
On Location in Chicago: An in-depth look at why Chicago was chosen as the place to shoot the film
Words on a Page : An interview with Lindsay Doran (producer) and Zach Helm (writer)
Picture a Number: A look at the Special Effects
On The Set: A montage of funny on the set moments

Preview:

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Synopsis: "In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers -- a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away."

Features

Rating: Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and drug use.
Label: New Line
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 1.85:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Audio Track 2: English, DTS 6.1 ES Discrete, Audio Track 3: English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 4: Commentary by Jack Black and Kyle Gass, Unknown

Special Features

14 deleted/extended scenes, plus alternate endings and outtakes
The Making of The Pick of Destiny
In the Studio
Music video
The making of the music video
"Jump to a song" feature
Trailers

Preview:

A Good Year

Synopsis: "Director Ridley Scott brings us a British investment broker who inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold."

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual content.
Runtime: 114 Minutes
Label: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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: French, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 3: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

Special Features

Commentary by Ridley Scott
Making of A Good Year Featurette
Theatrical Trailer

Preview:

Tideland

Synopsis: "Director Terry Gilliam: After her mother dies from a heroin overdose, Jeliza-Rose is taken from the big city to a rural farmhouse by her father. As she tries to settle into a new life in a house her father had purchased for his now-deceased mother, Jeliza-Rose's attempts to deal with what's happened result in increasingly odd behavior, as she begins to communicate mainly with her bodiless Barbie doll heads and Dell, a neighborhood woman who always wears a beekeeper's veil."

Features

Rating: Rated R for bizarre and disturbing content, including drug use, sexuality, and gruesome situations - all involving a child, and for some language.
Runtime:121 Minutes
Label: THINKFilm
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
DVD Format: 2-Disc Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features

An Introduction from Terry Gilliam
Commentary by Terry Gilliam and screenwriter Tony Grisoni
"Getting Gilliam" featurette by Vincenzo Natali with optional commentary by Terry Gilliam and Vincenzo Natali
"The Making of Tideland" featurette
Deleted scenes with commentary by Terry Gilliam
"Filming Green Screen" with commentary by Terry Gilliam
Interview with Terry Gilliam
Interview with producer Jeremy Thomas
Trailers