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There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for April 2, 2002, including "Bandits," "Thir13en Ghosts," and "Chasing Amy." Let's take a look at these films, along with a few additional releases of interest, and take a sneak peek at what's coming next week to home video and DVD.


"Bandits" (2001)

Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett in Bandits





 

Tagline: "Two's company, three's a crime."

Length: 122 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content, language and violence

Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett star in the crime comedy "Bandits," which is directed by Barry Levinson. Joe Blake (Willis) and Terry Collins (Thornton) escape from prison and, with some help from Joe's cousin Harvey Pollard (Troy Garity), again start robbing banks. They soon begin to employ the novel approach of taking the bank manager hostage in his home the night before a robbery and become known as the "Sleepover Bandits." The trio of bank robbers is eventually joined by unhappy wife and homemaker Kate Wheeler (Blanchett), leading to divisive romantic entanglements. But things really get complicated for the gang when their identities become widely known because their exploits are featured on national television, and they decide to risk one last heist in an attempt to get enough money to retire on.

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Alternate Ending
  • Featurette
  • Full-Screen and Widescreen Anamorphic Formats

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


"Thir13en Ghosts" (2001)

Thirteen Ghosts





 

Tagline: "Misery loves company."

Length: 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for horror violence/gore, nudity and some language

Inspired by the 1960 William Castle film "Thirteen Ghosts," "Thir13en Ghosts" is a haunted house horror movie. Arthur (Tony Shalhoub) is a widower struggling to raise his daughter (Shannon Elizabeth) and son (Alec Roberts) when he inherits a mansion from his Uncle Cyrus (F. Murray Abraham). Soon Arthur and his children move into the mansion, which turns out to feature sliding steel panels and strange glass walls with Latin words written on them. With some help from ghost specialists Dennis Rafkin (Matthew Lillard) and Kalina (Embeth Davidtz), Arthur comes to realize that his uncle had captured a dozen ghosts and kept them in the house. Eventually, Arthur, his kids, their nanny (Rah Digga), Rafkin, and Kalina wind up locked inside the house with the ghosts on the rampage.

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Widescreen Anamorphic Format

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



Additional Releases of Interest:

"Bull Durham" - Special Edition (1988)

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Making-Of Featurette
  • Kevin Costner's and Tim Robbins' Commentary
  • Widescreen Anamorphic Format

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


"Chasing Amy" - Criterion Collection (1997)

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Director Kevin Smith's Introduction
  • Widescreen Anamorphic Format

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


"Dave" (1993)

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Featurette
  • Full-Screen and Widescreen Anamorphic Formats

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


"Joe Versus the Volcano" (1990)

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Featurette
  • Widescreen Anamorphic Format

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


"The Usual Suspects" - Special Edition (1995)

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Commentaries by Director Bryan Singer and Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie
  • Full-Screen and Widescreen Anamorphic Formats

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

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