| New Video and DVD Releases | |
| Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD |
by Ivana Redwine
The new DVD releases for June 22, 2004, include "Bad Santa" and "Secret Window." We'll also take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
June 22, 2004 - DVD and Video Releases
"Bad
Santa"
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:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"Secret
Window"
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:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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