| New Video and DVD Releases | |
| Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD |
by Ivana Redwine
There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for January 20, 2004, including "Cabin Fever," "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," "Open Range," and "Spellbound." In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
January 20, 2004 - Video and DVD Releases
Tagline:
"Cabin Fever ... catch it."
Length:
94 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, sexuality, language and
brief drug use
This horror film is about five friends who have just finished college and travel to a backwoods cabin to spend a week together before entering the work force. They clash with the locals, and soon one of the college kids contracts a contagious and deadly flesh-eating infection (sort of like a cross between necrotizing fasciitis and Ebola). As the friends fight for survival, they must struggle with the disease, the unwelcoming locals, and each other.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Tagline: "The time has come."
Length:
102 minutes
MPAA Rating:
R for strong violence, and for language
Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, and Johnny Depp star in this action-adventure
film that was written, directed, shot, edited, and scored by Robert Rodriguez.
The movie continues the series begun by "El Mariachi" (1992) and
"Desperado" (1995). This time around, El Mariachi (Banderas) is
out to thwart some evil men who are plotting a coup d'état against
the Mexican government. Also appearing in the film are Mickey Rourke, Eva
Mendes, Willem Dafoe, Rubén Blades, and Cheech Marin.
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Tagline:
"No place to run. No reason to hide."
Length:
145 minutes
MPAA Rating:
R for violence
Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, and Annette Bening star in this traditional Western set in the 1880s. Boss Spearman (Duvall) heads up a small group of cattlemen, one of whom is Charley Waite (Costner), as they move a herd across open range. Charley meets a good woman (Bening), and they begin to fall for each other. But a powerful rancher's hired thugs threaten Boss and Charley, and they must ready themselves for the climactic gun battle.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Tagline:
"Little kids. Big words. American dreams."
Length:
97 minutes
MPAA Rating:
G
Not to be confused with Hitchcock's 1945 classic film with the same title, this "Spellbound" is a documentary about competitors in the U.S. 1999 National Spelling Bee. The film follows eight kids, all about 13 years old, as they go from their homes to the finals in Washington, D.C., where they compete on ESPN. The socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds are varied, and tension mounts as they spell obscure words like "cabotinage."
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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