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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 "28 Days Later," "Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle," and "It Runs in the Family." Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.

October 21, 2003 - Video and DVD Releases


"28 Days Later" (2002)

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Tagline: "The days are numbered."

Length: 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, language and nudity

Directed by Danny Boyle (“Shallow Grave,” “Trainspotting”), “28 Days Later” is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror film that is well-liked by critics. A bike messenger has a bad accident in London and he comes to four weeks later to find a virus has apparently killed most of the world’s people and infected zombies attack the few non-infected survivors. He teams with other survivors, and they seek sanctuary with an army unit, only to end up in a new set of harrowing circumstances.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen Editions

Read a review of "28 Days Later" on DVD.

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

"Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle" (2003)

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Tagline: "This summer the Angels are back."

Length: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence, sensuality and language/innuendo

This action-adventure movie is the sequel to “Charlie’s Angels” (2000), and Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu are back as the Angels, private investigators who get assignments from Charlie (voice of John Forsythe). This time around they are tasked with recovering two rings that contain the names of everyone in the federal witness protection program, and along the way they encounter a former Angel (Demi Moore).

Selected Special DVD Features:

•  Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen and Rated and Unrated Editions

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

"It Runs in the Family" (2003)

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Tagline: "Some families can survive anything. Even each other."

Length: 109 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for drug content, sexual material and language

Three relatives of Michael Douglas appear in this drama with him: his father Kirk Douglas, his mother Diana Douglas, and his son Cameron Douglas. Michael plays attorney Alex Gromberg, Kirk and Diana play Alex’s father and mother, and Cameron plays Alex’s 21-year-old son. The Grombergs struggle with a number of issues, including the emotional strain between Alex and his father, Alex’s marital problems, and Alex’s son getting in trouble with the law.

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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