| New Video and DVD Releases | |
| Part 1: This Week's New Releases on Video/DVD |
by Ivana Redwine
There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for December 30, 2003, including "Northfork," "The Order," and "S.W.A.T." In addition, "American Wedding" is coming to video and DVD on January 2, 2004. We'll also take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
December 30, 2003 - Video and DVD Releases
Length:
103 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief sexuality
Set in the 1950s, the Polish brothers' "Northfork" is a somber film named after a Montana town about to be flooded as part of a dam project. James Woods plays one of the men trying to get the last remaining residents to leave, and Nick Nolte portrays the local priest. There's also a dying orphan (Duel Farnes) who communicates with a motley group of angels. The movie is unconventional, visually stunning, poetic, and has the tone of a requiem.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Widescreen
Anamorphic Format
Formats
Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check
for availability on VHS.
"The
Order"
Tagline:
"Every soul has its price."
Length:
102 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for violent images, sexuality and language
In this horror movie, Heath Ledger plays Alex, a renegade New York Catholic
priest who hears his mentor committed suicide. He goes to Rome to investigate,
taking with him Mara (Shannyn Sossamon), a mental hospital escapee. He encounters
the Sin Eater (Benno Fürmann), a mysterious figure who is said to be able
to absolve abominable sinners through a demonic ritual. Eventually Alex finds
himself caught up in a bizarre conspiracy.
• Director's
Commentary by Brian Helgeland
• Two-Disc DVD Set
Formats
Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check
for availability on VHS.
"S.W.A.T."
Tagline:
"Even cops dial 911."
Length:
117 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, language and sexual references
Inspired by the 1970s TV series of the same name, this movie is about the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics unit. Samuel L. Jackson stars as the commander of an elite S.W.A.T. team that has members played by Colin Farrell, LL Cool J, and Michelle Rodriguez. After undergoing rigorous training, the team is assigned to transport a crime boss who has offered $100,000,000 to anyone who can free him from police custody.
Selected Special DVD Features:• Widescreen
Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
January 2, 2004 - Video and DVD Releases
Tagline: "Forever hold your piece."
Length:
96 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and crude humor
This comedy is the third in a series, following "American Pie" (1999) and "American Pie 2" (2001), and Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Eugene Levy, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Thomas Ian Nicholas are back. This time around, Jim (Biggs) and Michelle (Hannigan) are getting married. But there are complications involving Stifler (Scott) and some funny stuff with Jim's dad (Levy) and Michelle's dad (Fred Willard).
Selected Special DVD Features:• Available
in Rated and Unrated Editions
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Next Page - Additional Video/DVD Releases of Interest This Week
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