| New Video and DVD Releases | |
| Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD |
by Ivana Redwine
The new DVD releases for February 22, 2005, include "I Heart Huckabees" and "South Park - The Complete Fifth Season." In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
February 22, 2005 - Video and DVD Releases
"I
Heart Huckabees"
Tagline:
"An existential comedy."
Length:
106 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language and a sex scene
This is an unconventional, absurdist, nerve-jangling comedy. An environmental activist (Jason Schwartzman) frets over his alliance with Huckabees, a chain retail superstore behemoth. To deal with his angst, he uses the services of a pair of self-styled "existential detectives" (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin). They introduce him to a troubled fireman (Mark Wahlberg), who is drawn to the ideas of a Frenchwoman (Isabelle Huppert) advocating nihilism.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Two
Editions Available: Special Edition DVD Set and Single Flipper Disc DVD Edition
"South
Park - The Complete Fifth Season"
Length:
315 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated (Parental Advisory: Explicit Content.
Warning: This program is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains explicit
language and situations.)
The animated TV series "South Park" certainly has many fans, although the show's humor is definitely for grown-ups and can be crass, tasteless, and decidedly politically incorrect. The "South Park: The Complete Fifth Season" DVD set has 14 episodes of the fifth season, including the Emmy-nominated episode "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants." In addition, bonus materials on the DVD include "South Park" short (five-to-seven minute) mini-commentaries by series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Three-Disc DVD Set
Formats
Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check
for availability on VHS.
