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by Ivana Redwine

The new DVD releases include "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Christmas With the Kranks," and "The Devil's Rejects." In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.

November 8, 2005 - Video and DVD Releases

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

Tagline: "Oompa-Loompas are crazy for coco-beans."

Length: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for quirky situations, action and mild language

Directed by Tim Burton, this whimsical comedy is based on the book by Roald Dahl, as was the 1971 movie "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," which starred Gene Wilder. This time around, Willy Wonka is played by Johnny Depp, and young Charlie Bucket is played by Freddie Highmore. Charlie is one of five lucky kids who are taken by the quirky Wonka on a tour of his visually stunning chocolate factory, where they have wonderful adventures. The film has entertaining musical numbers.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Two-Disc DVD Set

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"Christmas With the Kranks"

Tagline: "No! Ho! Ho!""

Length: 98 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for brief language and suggestive content

Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis star in this holiday comedy. Luther Krank (Allen) and his wife Nora (Curtis) are suburbanites who become empty nesters when their daughter joins the Peace Corps. When the Kranks plan to spend Christmas on a Caribbean cruise, their neighbors put pressure on them to stay home and lavishly decorate. Then the daughter unexpectedly decides to come home for the holidays, bringing her Peruvian boyfriend with her, and the Kranks scramble to get the house ready.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Widescreen

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"The Devil's Rejects"

Tagline: "A tale of murder, mayhem and revenge."

Length: 109 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for sadistic violence, strong sexual content, language and drug use (An unrated version of this movie is also available on DVD.)

This gruesome horror movie is writer-director Rob Zombie's follow-up to his earlier "House of 1000 Corpses" (2003). "The Devil's Rejects" takes place in the backwoods in 1978 and centers around a family of sadistic killers that includes the clown-faced murderer Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) and his two adult offspring, Otis Driftwood (Bill Mosely) and Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie). The homicidal trio goes on a torturing and killing spree while they try to elude the sheriff and bounty hunters.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Commentary by Rob Zombie

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

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