DVD Releases and News

Fresh Fodder: New DVD Releases - 5/1/07

Be sure to see our (and Orndorf's) review of "Dreamgirls" so you know exactly what you're getting into before you rent/buy this one. We've heard great things about "Little Children," so even though the trailer didn't wow us, we're hopeful that it will live up to the word of mouth. And we're not sure "The Hitcher" needed to be re-made (although Sean Bean is a good modern casting of Rutger Hauer's character), but we'll give it a chance based on genre alone.

As always, if you saw one of these, leave your mini-review in the comments!

The Stuff We Care About

Dreamgirls:
2-Disc Showstopper Edition

Read our extensive review of the DVD!

Synopsis: "Based on the Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960's."

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content.
Studio: DreamWorks
DVD Format: Widescreen , 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

DVD Exclusive Jennifer Hudson Performance
12 Extended and Alternate Scenes
Music Video "Listen" by BeyoncÃ© Knowles
"Building The Dream" Feature-length documentary
Image Gallery with over 1,100 images
Dream Logic: Film Editing
Dressing The Dreams: Costume Design
Center Stage: Theatrical Lighting
Dreamgirls â€“ BeyoncÃ© Knowles screen test
Ainâ€™t No Party â€“ Anika Noni Rose audition
Steppinâ€™ To The Bad Side â€“ Fatima Robinson choreography audition
Previsualization Sequences

Preview:

Little Children

Synopsis: "Little Children centers on a group of young marrieds (ed: is that even a word?), whose lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools and streets of their small community in surprising and potentially dangerous ways."

Features

Rating: Rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language and some disturbing content.
Runtime: 137 Minutes
Label: Miramax
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC

Special Features

None listed

Preview:

The Hitcher

Synopsis: "Collegiate couple Grace Andrews (Sophia Bush) and Jim Halsey (Zachary Knighton) hit the road in a 1970 Oldsmobile 442, en route to spring break , but their pleasure trip soon turns into a waking nightmare after encountering the mysterious hitchhiker John Ryder, a.k.a. The Hitcher (Sean Bean)."

Features