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There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for July 23, 2002, including "Crossroads" and "The Time Machine." 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 video and DVD.
"Crossroads" (2002)
Tagline: "Dreams change. Friends are forever."
Length: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and brief teen drinking
Britney Spears makes her film debut in "Crossroads," an uneasy mix
of star vehicle and downbeat drama. This is basically a female road movie where
three young Georgia women travel by car to California. Mimi (Taryn Manning)
goes to audition for a singing job; Kit (Zoe Saldana) goes to see her fiance;
and Lucy (Spears) goes to look up her mother, who left her and her father years
earlier. The three young women get a ride from Ben (Anson Mount), a handsome
musician. His car breaks down at one point, but the travelers get money to fix
it by singing at a karaoke (!) bar. The trip doesn't come out as the young women
had hoped, but there are some pretty good musical numbers along the way. Eighty-eight
percent of Rotten Tomatoes critics didn't like "Crossroads," but Britney's
fans probably won't care.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Deleted Scenes
- "Overprotected" Music Video
- "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" Music Video
-
Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"The Time Machine" (2002)
Tagline: "0 to 800,000 years in 1.2 seconds."
Length: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence
This is the 2002 science-fiction movie based on the 1895 H.G. Wells story, as was the 1960 film of the same name. This time around the movie stars Guy Pearce, who portrays Alexander Hartdegen, an eccentric inventor in 1890s New York City. When his fiancee is killed, Hartdegen is driven to build a machine that will permit him to travel back in time and change the course of history. He is successful in building a time machine, but it will only take him forward in time. After a couple of trips to the 21st century, Hartdegen travels over 800,000 years into the future, where he finds himself among peaceful humanoids called Eloi. There are also savage creatures called Morlocks, who hunt the Eloi for food. When the Morlocks abduct an Eloi female, Hartdegen sets out to rescue her.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Director Simon Wells' Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- 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:
"Escaflowne - The Movie" (2000) - Ultimate Edition
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Three-Disc Set
-
Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"M*A*S*H - Season Two" (1974) - Collector's Edition
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Full-Screen Format
- Subtitles Available in English and Spanish
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"Orfeu" (1999)
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.
"Tarzan & Jane" (2002)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Animated
- Color
- Closed-Captioned
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
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