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

September 27, 2005 - Video and DVD Releases

"Lords of Dogtown"

Tagline: "They came from nothing to change everything."

Length: 107 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for drug and alcohol content, sexuality, violence, language and reckless behavior - all involving teens (Unrated extended cut also available on DVD.)

In the 1970s, young guys in Southern California transformed America's view of skateboarding by popularizing showy and dangerous stunts. Years later, one of those guys, Stacy Peralta, made a documentary about that era titled "Dogtown and Z-Boys" (2001). Peralta went on to write a screenplay for a docudrama re-creating the milieu that was released as "Lords of Dogtown" (2005) with actors playing the young men. The docudrama was directed by Catherine Hardwicke ("Thirteen").

Selected Special DVD Features:

•  Director Catherine Hardwicke and Cast Commentary
•  Deleted and Extended Scenes

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

"Robots"

Tagline: "Repair for adventure!"

Length: 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for some brief language and suggestive humor

This computer-animated film takes place in a futuristic world inhabited by robots and features the voices of many well-known actors, including Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Mel Brooks, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Drew Carey, Jim Broadbent, Amanda Bynes, and Jennifer Coolidge. The hero is young Rodney Copperbottom (McGregor), who learns of a diabolical plot to stop making replacement parts. Realizing many robots will be done away with so their parts can be recycled, he does what he can to set things right.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Featurettes

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

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