April 26, 2005 - Video and DVD Releases

"Blade: Trinity"

Tagline: "The final hunt begins."

Length: 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for strong pervasive violence and language, and some sexual content. (Unrated Version of the Movie Also Available on DVD.)

This is the third action horror movie in the series beginning with "Blade" (1998) and "Blade II" (2002), and Wesley Snipes again plays Blade, the half-human, half-vampire who leads the fight against the multitudinous vampires that prey upon humans. Also, Kris Kristofferson returns as Blade's mentor Whistler. This time around, Blade must battle the resurrected Dracula, now called Drake. The cast includes Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, and Parker Posey.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Two-Disc DVD Set

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"Darkness"

Tagline: "Some secrets should never come to light."

Length: 102 minutes
MPAA Rating: Edited version rated PG-13 for disturbing images, intense terror sequences, thematic elements and language. Unrated version also available on DVD.

Anna Paquin and Lena Olin star in this horror film. An ordinary American family of four, with the mother played by Olin and the teenage daughter by Paquin, move to a creepy house in Spain. Soon strange things begin happening, and the daughter and her boyfriend find out that 40 years earlier six kids disappeared during an eclipse. Now, with another eclipse approaching, the daughter fears her younger brother is in grave danger.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Widescreen

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"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" Collector's Edition

Tagline: "Mishaps. Mayhem. Misadventures. Oh joy."

Length: 108 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language

Jim Carrey stars in this darkly comic movie based on a series of children's books ostensibly written by a man named Lemony Snicket, but actually by Daniel Handler. The three Baudelaire kids are orphaned and taken to live with their closest relative Count Olaf (Carrey), but he wants to kill them so he can have their inheritance. They get away and embark on a series of adventures, but Count Olaf pursues, with Carrey donning a number of disguises.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Two-Disc DVD Set

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