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Part 3: A Sneak Peek at Next Week's Releases on Video/DVD

There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for next week, including "Bad Santa" and "Secret Window." Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.

June 22, 2004 - Video and DVD Releases


"Bad Santa"

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Tagline: "He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice."

Length: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, strong sexual content and some violence

Billy Bob Thornton stars as the title character in this dark comedy. Each Christmas season, the alcoholic, foul-mouthed Willie (Thornton) and the dwarf Marcus (Tony Cox) surface in a different city, where they take jobs in a department store. Willie works as Santa and Marcus as his elf, which gets them inside the store so they can later rob its safe. The movie catches up with them in Phoenix, where Willie meets a woman with a Santa fetish.

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • John Ritter Tribute
  • Widescreen Anamorphic Format

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

    "Secret Window"

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    Tagline: "Some windows should never be opened."

    Length: 96 minutes
    MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence/terror, sexual content and language

    This suspense thriller stars Johnny Depp as Mort Rainey, a successful fiction writer. Depressed by the ugly breakup of his marriage, Rainey lives alone in a remote cabin, where he suffers writer's block. One day a scary stranger, John Shooter (John Turturro), appears at the cabin door and menacingly accuses Rainey of stealing his story. Fearing violence, Rainey contacts the sheriff and hires a bodyguard as unsettling things begin to occur.

    Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Widescreen

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

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