The new DVD releases include Hairspray, Live Free or Die Hard and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
November 20, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Tagline: "When you follow your own beat, the world will follow you."
Length: 117 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking
This musical comedy was based on the long-running Broadway show that opened in 2002, which was in turn adapted from John Waters's 1988 movie. The 2007 film preserves the early 1960s Baltimore setting and much of the retro feel of the earlier versions. John Travolta, wearing a fat suit and dressed in drag, takes the role played by Divine and Harvey Fierstein. Newcomer Nikki Blonsky plays Tracy Turnblad, the overweight teenager who yearns to dance on The Corny Collins Show. But Tracy becomes a key figure in a campaign to end racial segregation on the TV program. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Two-Disc DVD Set
- A Single-Disc DVD Edition is Also Available
- Also Available on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Live Free or Die Hard DVD
Length: 130 minutes minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and a brief sexual situation (An unrated version of this movie is also available on DVD.)
Bruce Willis again stars as New York City police detective John McClane in this actioner, the fourth film in the series that includes Die Hard (1988), Die Hard 2 (1990) and Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995). This time around McClane must team up with a computer hacker played by Justin Long, who appeared in Apple TV commercials. Together they battle cyberterrorists led by Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) and Mai Lihn (Maggie Q). The terrorists capture McClane's estranged daughter Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and there are chases, shootouts and massive explosions.
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause DVD
Tagline: "His time at the North Pole is about to go South."
Length: 98 minutesMPAA Rating: G
Tim Allen stars in this holiday comedy, the follow-up to The Santa Clause (1994) and The Santa Clause 2 (2002). This time around, Scott Calvin (Allen) has been Santa Claus for several years, and he lives with his wife (Elizabeth Mitchell) at the North Pole. Scott is busy getting ready for Christmas, so to keep his wife company during her pregnancy, he brings her parents up for a visit and tries to convince them they are in Canada. But Scott's biggest problem is that he must contend with Jack Frost (Martin Short), who wreaks havoc in his dastardly efforts to become Santa Claus. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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