New Video and DVD Releases

Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD

There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for October 5, 2004, including "Aladdin," "Fahrenheit 9/11," and "Saved!" In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.

October 5, 2004 - Video and DVD Releases

"Aladdin"

Tagline: "Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they all could come true."

Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: G

This 1992 Disney animated film finally comes to DVD. An adaptation of the classic fairy tale, the movie features the comedy of Robin Williams as he supplies the voice of the blue genie. The title character is a boy who flies about on a magic carpet. Aladdin meets the sultan's daughter, and he must save her father from an evil adviser who has a pet bird (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried). There are some good musical numbers, including "Friend Like Me."

• Region 1

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"Fahrenheit 9/11"

Tagline: "The temperature where freedom burns!"

Length: 122 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for some violent and disturbing images, and for language.

In this op-ed piece, Michael Moore takes a highly opinionated look at the George W. Bush Administration and the Iraq War. People who keep up with the news may not find any fresh material here, but Moore synthesizes everything in his own sometimes amusing, sometimes irritating way. The filmmaker spends quite a bit of time on his version of the relationship between the Bush family and the Saudi elite. But Moore is at his best when he tells the story of an unforgettable Flint, Michigan, woman named Lila Lipscomb.

• Widescreen

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"Saved!"

Tagline: "Heaven help us."

Length: 92 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong thematic issues involving teens - sexual content, pregnancy, smoking and language

This comedy stars Jena Malone and Mandy Moore as two students at a Christian high school. Mary (Malone) has a boyfriend who tells her he's gay. In an attempt to "cure" him, she has sex with him and gets pregnant. This causes a rift between her and her self-righteous best friend (Moore), and Mary must turn to the school outcasts for companionship. Macaulay Culkin and Patrick Fugit are also featured in this movie, which is about tolerance.

• Widescreen

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

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