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Compiled by Wilson Morales

Four Brothers
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard
Directors: John Singleton
Format: Color, Widescreen, Ntsc
Number of discs: 1
Rated: (Not for sale to persons under age 18.)
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 108 minutes
Synopsis: After their adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store hold-up, the Mercer brothers--hotheaded Bobby, hard-edged Angel, family man and businessman Jeremiah, and hard rocking Jack--reunite to take the matter of her death into their own hands. As they track down the killer, they quickly realize that their old ways of doing business have new consequences. Its not as predictable as you might think.
DVD Features:
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Commentary by: Director John Singleton (Unknown Format)
• 9 Deleted scenes
• Commentary by Director John Singleton
• 5 Behind the Scenes and Making Of Featurettes
• Theatrical trailer
 


The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Special Edition, Unrated)
Actors: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore
Directors: Scott Derrickson
Format: Ac- , Color, Dolby, Special edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Rated:
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 119 min (original theatrical or airing runtime)
Synopsis: A young girl (Jennifer Carpenter) dies under the care of her parish priest (Tom Wilkinson). While attending college, Emily believed she became possessed. After medical care ceases to work, she turned to her faith. In the care of her priest she dies and he goes on trial for her death. He is represented by a career-minded and driven lawyer (Laura Linney) who does not believe in God. Thus is the story of Emily Rose, told by those in the trial and the priest who watched her through her possession.
 


Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0
Actors: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackoff, Jamie Bamber, James Calls  
Format: Ac- , Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc, Widescreen Anamorphic
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated:
Studio: Mca Home Video
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 44 min (original theatrical or airing runtime)
Outline: After losing the war against the Cylon robots, the Battlestar Galactica crew speed toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. Galactica Commander Adama (Olmos) and President Laura Roslin (McDonnell) face waning supplies, crushed morale, ... and the credible threat Cylons aboard the ship.
DVD Features:
• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Deleted Scenes
• Episode Commentary
• Battlestar Galactica Sneak Peek
 


Serenity
Actors: Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk
Directors: Joss Whedon
Format: Ac- , Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc, Widescreen Anamorphic
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 119 minutes
 Synopsis: The crew of the Serenity is getting desperate. They have lain lower and lower to protect their doctor, Simon Tam (Sean Maher), and his telepathic traumatized little sister, River (Summer Glau), from the alliance, whom he rescued her from a year earlier. This has made getting jobs harder and now they are desperate. When they take River on a robbery during which Reavers (humans who have gone crazy and turned into cannibals) attack, Simon decides that its time to leave the crew of the Serenity for his and River's safety. She then mutters "Miranda" and goes berserk and nearly shoots Capt. Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), until her brother says the safety word to put her to sleep. Reynolds decides to take them back on board for safety, only now an alliance operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is on their tracks and making Reynolds determined to find out what "Miranda" is and what the Alliance is hiding.
DVD Features:
• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Commentary by: Writer/Director Joss Whedon (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Deleted scenes and outtakes
• Future History: The Story of Earth That Was
• What's in a Firefly
• Re-Lighting the Firefly
• Joss Whedon Introduction


Must Love Dogs
Actors: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Christopher Plummer. Dermot Mulroney 
Directors: Gary David Goldberg
Format: Ac- , Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Ntsc, Full Screen 43 
Rated:
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 98 min (original theatrical or airing runtime)
Synopsis: Sarah Nolan, a recently divorced thirty-something year old, has a family that just can't help getting involved in her personal life, or lack there of. After her sister puts her profile on PerfectMatch.com, this preschool teacher goes on a number of outrageous and hilarious dates. But will she be able to find the one, who must love dogs?
DVD Features:
• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Additional scenes with optional commentary
• Pass the beef gag reel
• Theatrical trailer
 


The Great Raid (Widescreen Director's Cut)
Actors: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Joseph Fiennes, Marton Csokas, Connie Nielsen
Directors: John Dahl
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Directors cut, Widescreen, Ntsc, Widescreen
Rated: (Not for sale to persons under age 18.)
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 133 minutes
Synopsis: Set in the Philippines in 1945, THE GREAT RAID tells the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) who undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. Traveling thirty miles behind enemy lines, the 6th Ranger Battalion aims to liberate over 500 American prisoners-of-war from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp in the most audacious rescue ever.
 


Cry Wolf (Unrated Widescreen)
Actors: Julian Morris, Jared Padalecki , Jon Bon Jovi, Lindy Booth, and Gary Cole
Directors: Jeff Wadlow
Format: Ac- , Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc, Widescreen Anamorphic
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
Studio: Mca Home Video
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 91 minutes
Synopsis: Nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth. When a young woman is found murdered, a group of local high school students decide to further scare their classmates by spreading online rumors that a serial killer called "The Wolf" is on the loose. By describing "The Wolf's" next victims, the students' game is to see how many people they can convince - and if anyone will uncover the lie. But when the described victims actually do start turning up dead, suddenly no one knows where the lies end and the truth begins. As someone or something begins hunting the students themselves, the game turns terrifyingly real.
DVD Features:
• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Commentary by: Director / Co-Writer Jeff Wadlow, Producer / Co-Writer Beau Bauman and Editor / Associate Producer Seth Gordon (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Deleted / Extended Scenes
• Alternate Scene
• Wolves, Sheep and Shepherds: Casting the Roles
• Winning the Game: Inside the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival
• Before They Cried Wolf: The Filmmakers' Short Films
• Feature Commentary with Director / Co-Writer Jeff Wadlow, Producer / Co-Writer Beau Bauman and Editor / Associate Producer Seth Gordon
 


The Brothers Grimm
Actors: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Headey, Peter Stormare, Monica Bellucci, Mackenzie Crook
    Directors: Terry Gilliam
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Ntsc, Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
Studio: Miramax
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 118 minutes
Synopsis: Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
DVD Features:
• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Unknown Format)
• Commentary by: Director Terry Gilliam (Unknown Format)
• Deleted scenes with optional commentary
• Bringing the fairy tale to life
• The visual magic of The Brothers Grimm
 


Rebound
Actors: Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Breckin Meyer, Horatio Sanz, and Megan Mullally
Directors: Steve Carr
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Rated:
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Run Time: 103 min
Synopsis: Coach Roy once was college basketball's top mastermind. But lately his attentions have been on his next endorsements, not on his next game. What1s more, Roy's temper has run amuck, leading to his being banned from college ball until he can demonstrate compliance--in other words, not explode every time he walks onto the court. Roy waits and waits; for a suitable coaching offer, but he receives only one: the Mount Vernon Junior High School Smelters basketball squad. Roy reluctantly accepts the offer, hoping that a few weeks at the school will prove his good intentions and restore him to his high-living ways as a celebrated college coach. But when old school meets middle school, Coach Roy doesn't know what hit him. It's not until Roy decides to teach his young charges some new concepts--like passing, rebounding, dribbling, and scoring--that the Smelters begin to find success and Roy finds something long thought lost: his love of the game.
 


 

 

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