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THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR

• Starring: Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Jon Foster, Elle Fanning, Bijou Phillips
• Director: Tod Williams
• Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby
• Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• Run Time: 111
• Summary: Set in the beach community of East Hampton, New York, the film chronicles one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children’s books author Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges) and his beautiful wife Marion (Kim Basinger). Their once-great marriage has been strained by tragedy. The Coles lovingly parent their surviving child, bright 4-year-old Ruth (Elle Fanning), who takes everything in stride as perhaps only a child can. But Marion’s equation of love with loss, coupled with Ted’s infidelities, points towards a much-needed change in the relationship. That may come in the form of Eddie O’Hare (Jon Foster), the young man Ted hires to work as his summer assistant – and, Ted hopes, the catalyst to invigorate the Coles’ bond of marriage. Eddie idolizes Ted, but Ted’s erratic work habits soon leave Eddie to his own devices. Marion becomes an object of desire for Eddie, rekindling in her some surprising emotions as a mother and as a woman. To Eddie’s surprise and delight, his yearning is potently reciprocated. As he becomes passionately entwined with the seemingly fragile yet increasingly bold Marion, Eddie comes to realize that, similarly, Ted’s surface fecklessness hides something deeper within. As the summer draws to a close, Marion and Ted must make difficult decisions about the future of their family. Adapted from John Irving’s best-selling novel "A Widow for One Year."

• DVD Features:
- Available subtitles: Spanish, French
- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Commentary by filmmaker Tod Williams and production crew
- "From Novel to Screen" - featurette on author John Irving
- Episode of Anatomy of a Scene
- Making-of featurette


Newlyweds - Nick & Jessica - The First Season

• Director: Marla Hopkin, Katherine Brooks
• Format: Color
• Rated: NR
• Studio: Paramount Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• DVD Features:
- Number of discs: 2


I, ROBOT

• Starring:  Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, & Bruce Greenwood
• Director: Alex Proyas
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Rated:
• Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• Run Time: 125
• Summary: Inspired by the classic story collection by famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, I, ROBOT is a thriller in which a detective investigates a crime that might have been perpetrated by a robot - even though this futuristic society's Three Laws of Robotics dictate that such an event an impossibility.

• DVD Features:
- Available subtitles: English, Spanish
- Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Commentary by director Alex Proyas and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
- The Making of I, Robot
- Still gallery


The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement

• Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Callum Blue, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo
• Director: Garry Marshall
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Rated:
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• Run Time: 113
• Summary: After getting over the revelation that she is a princess and part of the royal family of the small and obscure European nation of Genovia (with a population of just 50,000), American teenager Mia (Hathaway) moves to the actual country she represents, with her best friend, Lilly (Matarazzo) tagging along during summer vacation. As she learns the job of being a country's future ruler, one challenge she's faced with is the prospect of being set up in an arranged marriage.

• DVD Features:
- Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French
- Commentary by Garry Marshall and Julie Andrews
- Commentary by director Garry Marshall & actress Juile Andrews
- Royal Bloopers
- Deleted Scenes with director introductions
- "Breakaway" music video by Kelly Clarkson
- "The PD2 Makeover"
- "Find Your Inner Princess" personality quiz
- "Making A Return Engagement" a behind-the-scenes look at the cool music in the movie hosted by Raven


Reba - Season 1

• Starring: Reba Mcentire
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned
• Rated: NR
• Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• Run Time: 506
• DVD Features:
- Available subtitles: English, Spanish
- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- 22 episodes on three discs
- Selected episode commentary
- Deleted scenes
- Featurettes: "On the Scene with Barbara Jean" and "Creating Reba"
- A Conversation with Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman
- Bloopers and outtakes
- Number of discs: 3


The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)

• Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies
• Director: Peter Jackson
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
• Rated:
• Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
• Run Time: 250
• Summary: The Fellowship's journey is coming to an end. Sauron's forces have attacked Gondor's capital of Minas Tirith in his final siege against mankind. Watched over by a fading steward, the once great kingdom has never been in more desperate need of its king. But will Aragorn find the strength to become what he was born to be and rise to meet his destiny- As Gandalf desperately tries to move the broken forces of Gondor to act, Théoden unites the warriors of Rohan to join in the fight. Even in their courage and passionate loyalty, the forces of men – with Éowyn and Merry hidden among them – are no match against the swarming legions of enemies raining down on the kingdom. With each victory comes great sacrifice. Despite their great losses, The Fellowship charges forward in the greatest battle of their lifetime, united in their singular goal to give Frodo a chance to complete his quest. Traveling across treacherous enemy lands, Frodo must rely increasingly on Sam and Gollum as The Ring continues to test his allegiance and, ultimately, his soul.

• DVD Features:
- Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), English (DTS 6.1 ES Discrete), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Commentary by The Director and Writers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
- Commentary by The Design Team: Grant Major, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor, Alan Lee, John Howe, Dan Hennah, Chris Hennah, Tania Rodger
- Commentary by The Production/Post-Production Team: Barrie M. Osborne, Mark Ordesky, Jamie Selkirk, Annie Collins, Rick Porras, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Christian Rivers, Alex Funke, Joe Letteri, Randy Cook, Brian Van't Hul
- Commentary by The Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Lawrence Makoare, Smeagol & Gollum
- DISCS 1-2: The Feature:
- A new version of the third installment includes 50 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film. (approx. 250 minutes)
- DISCS 3-4: The Appendices:
- Disc Three: The Appendices Part Five – "The War of the Ring"
- Peter Jackson Intro
- "J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth" documentary
- From Book to Script:
- - "From Book to Script – Forging the Final Chapter" documentary
- - Abandoned Concept: Aragorn Battles Sauron
- Designing and Building Middle-earth
- - "Designing Middle-earth" documentary
- - "Big-atures" documentary
- - "Weta Workshop" documentary
- - "Costume Design" documentary
- Design Galleries – 2, 123 images
- - The Peoples of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
- - The Realms of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
- - Miniatures (galleries with docent audio)
- "Home of the Horse Lords" documentary
- "Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship" interactive map
- "New Zealand as Middle-earth" interactive map with on-location footage
- Disc Four: The Appendices Part Six – "The Passing of an Age"
- Elijah Wood/Sean Astin/Billy Boyd/Dominic Monaghan intro
- Filming The Return of the King
- - "Cameras in Middle-earth" documentary
- - Production Photos (gallery) – 69 images
- Visual Effects
- - "Weta Digital" documentary
- - "The Mûmakil Battle" demonstration/interactive feature
- Post Production: Journey’s End
- - "Editorial: Completing the Trilogy" documentary
- - "Music for Middle-earth" documentary
- - "The Soundscapes of Middle-earth" documentary
- - "The End of All Things" documentary
- "The Passing of an Age" documentary
- Cameron Duncan
- - "Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for 'Into the West'" documentary
- - "DFK6498" short film
- - "Strike Zone" short film
- Easter eggs: Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn interview Peter Jackson (2004 MTV Movie Awards), Dominic Monaghan interviews Elijah Wood posing as a German journalist
- All four discs are DVD-ROM enabled, featuring a link to lordoftherings.net and access to exclusive online features
- (c)MMIII New Line Productions, Inc. (c)MMIV New Line Home Entertainment, Inc. (tm)Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved
- Number of discs: 4


Anacondas - The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

• Starring: Johnny Messner, Morris Chestnut, Eugene Byrd, Nicholas Hope, Peter Curtis, and Salli Richardson
• Director: Dwight Little
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Rated:
• Studio: Columbia Tristar Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Run Time: 97
• Summary: A scientific expedition is sent to the jungles of Borneo to search for a rare black orchid by a powerful pharmaceutical company that hopes the orchid can be used to unlock the secrets of youth and immortality. What they discover is that the orchid is already being used by a powerful group... a swarm of giant snakes that derive their super strength, size and vitality from the flowers, and extremely large snakes are also extremely hungry snakes...


De-Lovely

• Starring: Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Natalie Cole, Alanis Morissette, Jonathan Pryce, Robbie Williams
• Director: Irwin Winkler
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
• Rated:
• Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Run Time: 125
• Summary: De-Lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, filled with his unforgettable songs. In the film, Porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and action onstage. Through elaborate production numbers and legendary hits like "Anything Goes," "It's De-Lovely," and "Night and Day," Porter's elegant, excessive past comes to light - including his deeply complicated relationship with his wife and muse, Linda Lee Porter.
• DVD Features:
- Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Commentary by director Irwin Winkler and Kevin Kline
- Commentary by director Irwin Winkler and writer Jay Cocks
- 30-minute making-of featurette
- Behind-the-music featurette
- Anatomy-of-a-scene featurettes: Be a Clown, Love for Sale
- Eight deleted scenes
- Never-before-seen alternate ending
- Theatrical trailer, TV spot

 


King Arthur (Unrated Widescreen Director's Cut)

• Starring: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Hugh Dancy, Ioan Gruffudd
• Director: Antoine Fuqua
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Run Time: 138
• Summary: As the Roman Empire crumbles (circa 450 A.D.), the British Isles are thrown into a loose anarchy as errant knights are entrenched in years of territorial battle. Then, one king emerges to unite them, Arthur, with his concept of a Round Table of united knights.

• DVD Features:
- Available subtitles: Spanish, French
- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French
- Commentary by director Antoine Fuqua
- New extended edition with 15 minutes of added footage
- Alternate Ending with commentary (4 mins.)
- "Blood On The Land: Forging King Arthur" making-of-the-epic featurette (18 mins.)
- Round Table Video Commentary with cast and filmmakers (16 mins.)
- "Knight Vision" pop-up trivia viewing mode
- King Arthur Xbox playable video game demo
- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer's personal photo gallery


The Manchurian Candidate

• Starring: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise, Jon Voight
• Director: Jonathan Demme
• Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby
• Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
• Studio: Paramount Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Run Time: 129
• Summary: Captain Bennett Marco (Washington) and Sgt. Raymond Shaw (Schreiber) served together during the Persian Gulf War (the first one), and were part of a platoon of U.S. soldiers who were kidnapped by the enemy, and brainwashed to become pawns once they return home. Now, ten years later, Raymond Shaw is climbing the political ladder, as his mother's (Streep) new husband is a powerful senator helping a presidential candidate. Marco, however, is not dealing with the adjustment after the war as well, and eventually remembers being brainwashed. Knowing that it's just a matter of time before Shaw is called to service by his handler, Marco contacts Shaw to try to get through to him before something terrible happens...


Shaun of the Dead

• Director: Edgar Wright
• Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Dylan Moran, Lucy Davis
• Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
• Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
• Studio: Umvd
• DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Run Time: 100

• DVD Features:
- Available subtitles: Spanish, French
- Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- MISSING BITS (29 mins) - extended scenes, deleted scenes, hilarious outtakes of Simon & Nick portraying Sean Connery & Michael Caine, re-dubbed outtakes of Shaun's flatmate Pete and plot holes that fill in the gaps on what happens to Lucy, Simon & Nick's characters.
- RAW MEAT (35 mins) - casting tapes (U.S. Exclusive!), Simon Pegg's video diary, Edgar & Simon's pitch to the studio using flip charts (hilarious), special effects comparison, make-up tests and an EPK featurette.
- TV BITS (7 mins) - extended scenes of the television shows that Shaun watches in the film - including shows that Shaun & Ed show up in. Interview with Coldplay
- ZOMBIE GALLERY - photo gallery, ad campaigns & theatrical poster design concepts
- U.S. THEATRICAL TRAILER (2 mins)
- ZOMB-O-METER - Zombie Trivia


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