New Video and DVD Releases

Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD

There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for January 6, 2004, including "Out of Time," "Underworld," and "Uptown Girls." In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.

January 6, 2004 - Video and DVD Releases

"Out of Time"

Tagline: "How do you solve a murder when all the evidence points to you."

Length: 114 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, violence and some language.

In this suspense thriller, Denzel Washington plays Matt Lee Whitlock, who heads up law enforcement in the Florida town of Banyan Key. Matt illegally gives his ailing girlfriend (Sanaa Lathan) confiscated money so she can get treatment, then she and her husband turn up dead. Now a murder suspect, Matt goes on the lam. Meanwhile his estranged wife (Eva Mendes), who also works in law enforcement, leads the effort to track him down.

• Widescreen Anamorphic Format

Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

"Underworld"

Tagline: "An immortal battle for supremacy."

Length: 121 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence/gore and some language.

Vampires and lycans—a lycan is a form of werewolf—are at war with each other in this glam-action horror movie. Leather-clad death agent Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is a vampire warrior who plays a key role in the attacks on the lycans. After learning lycans have kidnapped human medical intern Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman), she ignores the orders of her vampire superior Kraven and brings the powerful vampire Viktor out of hibernation.

• Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen Editions

Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

"Uptown Girls"

Tagline: "They're about to teach each other how to act their age."

Length: 92 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language

Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning star in this comedy-drama. Spoiled 22-year-old Molly (Murphy) lives the party life on her inheritance from her late rock-star dad. Then Molly's accountant absconds with all her money, and for the first time in her life she must work. She becomes the nanny to 8-year-old Ray (Fanning), a stern little girl who seems prematurely old. The story then is that Molly and Ray must teach each other how to act their age.

• Widescreen

Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

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