The new DVD releases include Cars, Little Man, and Wordplay. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
November 7, 2006 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "Ahhh... it's got that new movie smell."
Length: 116 minutesMPAA Rating: G
This is a family-friendly animated comedy-adventure. On his way to a big race, brash racing car Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) unintentionally ends up in Radiator Springs, a Route 66 town that the interstate bypassed. There he encounters colorful talking motor vehicles, including a cute Porsche (voice of Bonnie Hunt), a tow truck (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) and a hippie VW van (voice of George Carlin). Other voices heard include those of Paul Newman, Tony Shalhoub, and Cheech Marin. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Animated Short "Mater and the Ghostlight"
- Available in Widescreen and Full-Screen Editions
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Little Man DVD
Length: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor throughout, language and brief drug references
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, this comedy stars Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans. The title character is a diminutive thief named Calvin (a composite of Marlon Wayans' head and a boy's body). Calvin steals a valuable diamond that ends up in the possession of an unsuspecting married couple (Shawn Wayans and Kerry Washington). The couple wants a child, so Calvin tries to get the diamond back by posing as an infant abandoned in a basket on their doorstep. There's lots of vulgar humor and brutal slapstick.
- Widescreen
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
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Wordplay DVD
Length: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for some language and mild thematic elements
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The world of crossword puzzles is the subject of this documentary. The key figure in the movie is Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times. Also, expert Merl Reagle explains how puzzles are constructed. Celebrities, including Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, filmmaker Ken Burns, the Indigo Girls and Yankee pitcher Mike Mussina, talk about their fascination with doing crosswords. And there's coverage of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, an annual competition held in Stamford, Connecticut.
- Deleted Scenes
- Commentary
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