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Week Two - New Movie Releases on Video and DVD for September 10, 2002

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New Video/DVD Releases
• Part 1: September Week One
• Part 2: September Week Two
• Part 3: September Week Three
• Part 4: September Week Four

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by Ivana Redwine

There are some exciting movies on DVD and video this month! Some of the new movie releases on video and DVD slated for September, 2002, include "Monsters Inc.," "Changing Lanes," "Panic Room," and "Monsoon Wedding." Let's take a look at selection of releases on video/DVD for week two of this month.

September 10 - Video and DVD Releases

"Changing Lanes" (2002)

Starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, this drama takes a look at two New Yorkers under stress. Gavin Banek (Affleck) and Doyle Gipson (Jackson) are both driving to the courthouse when their vehicles collide in a minor accident. Banek, an attorney, is trying to deliver key documents in a case that will bring big bucks to his law firm. Gipson, a recovering alcoholic, is headed for a custody hearing that will determine whether his kids stay in New York or move to Oregon. The result of the fender bender is a series of tit-for-tat exchanges between Banek and Gipson that threaten to escalate out of control. But what makes the movie interesting is the way the accident and its aftermath are used as points of departure for showing many things about the lives and families of each of the two men.

Selected Special DVD Features:

Commentary by Director Roger Michell
Widescreen Anamorphic Format

Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.

"The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002)

A straightforward adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel, this action-adventure film features high production values and good acting. In 19th-century France, Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is betrayed by his friend Mondego (Guy Pearce) and imprisoned for years at the dreaded Chateau d'If. There Dantes meets the Abbe Faria (Richard Harris), who teaches him many things, including fighting skills. Eventually Dantes escapes and locates hidden treasure using information Faria provided him. Dantes' new-found wealth enables him to transform himself into the fictitious Count of Monte Cristo and enter Parisian high society, where he takes revenge against Mondego. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is basically an old-fashioned swashbuckler that most people find entertaining.

Selected Special DVD Features: