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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 "Bruce Almighty," "The Man on the Train," and "X2: X-Men United." Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.

November 25, 2003 - Video and DVD Releases


"Bruce Almighty"

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Tagline: "He's got the power."

Length: 101 minutes
MPAA Rating:  PG-13 for language, sexual content and some crude humor

Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, and Morgan Freeman star in this comedy. Bruce Nolan (Carrey) is a Buffalo TV reporter who gets very angry when he's passed over for promotion to anchor. He blames God, who appears in the form of a man (Freeman) and turns His powers over to Bruce. Bruce's performance in his new role is laughable, but he becomes a better person as a result of the experience. Aniston plays Bruce's longtime girlfriend.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Director's Commentary by Tom Shadyac

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

"The Man on the Train"

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Tagline: "A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies."

Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for some language and brief violence

Patrice Leconte directed this character-driven French-language drama. Manesquier (Jean Rochefort) is an aging retired teacher who lives quietly in a French provincial town. Then one day a craggy stranger named Milan (singer Johnny Hallyday) gets off a train, having come to rob a bank. Milan ends up staying at Manesquier's house, where the two men develop a peculiar friendship, each striking a strange chord in the other.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Widescreen Anamorphic Format

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

"X2: X-Men United"

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Tagline: "The time has come for those who are different to stand united."

Length: 133 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action/violence, some sexuality and brief language

This is the sequel to the Marvel Comics-derived "X-Men" (2000), and most of the actors from the original are back, including Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. The idea is still that there are superhero mutants among us, and this time around a new villain, Gen. William Stryker (Brian Cox), is out to kill them all off. The mutants are forced to work together in an effort to stop Stryker.

Selected Special DVD Features:

• Two-Disc DVD Set

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

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