SUMMER DVD EXPLOSION - June Releases
While folks are spending their summer watching a lot of the blockbusters on the big screen, there are a few films that you may have missed that are currently or will be on DVD this summer. A number of them have the distinction of either being unrated, the director's cut, sequels, and straight-to-DVD, as well as some seasons of TV programs. Take a look at what the month of June is offering.
Compiled by Wilson
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Madea's Family Reunion (Widescreen Edition)
Cast: Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Boris Kodjoe, Henry Simmons
Director: Tyler Perry
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006
Run Time: 110 minutes
Synopsis: While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma (Perry) must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Director Commentary
Deleted Scenes
The Making of Madea's Family Reunion
Marriage Madea Style
Gayner Plantation
Making the Music
Trailers
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The Hills Have Eyes (Unrated Edition)
Cast: Aaron Stanford, Vinessa Shaw, Kathleen Quinlan, Laura Ortiz, Michael Bailey Smith, Ted Levine, Billy Drago, Emilie de Ravin, Desmond Askew, Dan Byrd, Maisie Camilleri Preziosi
Director: Alexandre Aja
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: June 20, 2006
Run Time: 101 minutes
Synopsis: This is a remake of Wes Craven's 1977 original. A classic suburban American family decides to take a trip cross-country. However, when their trailer breaks down mysteriously in the New Mexico desert, they find themselves preyed upon by a family of deformed hill people who have been mutated by nuclear testing performed by the government in their area.
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Widescreen Edition)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kimer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Evan Parke
Director: Shane Black
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Unknown. Read more about region encoding and how it may affect you here.
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 13, 2006
Run Time: 103 minutes
Synopsis: A petty thief (Downey) posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl (Monaghan) and a detective (Kilmer) who's been training him for his upcoming role...
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Commentary by: Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr., and Shane BlackUnknown Format
Gag reel
Theatrical trailer
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Getting Played
Cast: Vivica A. Fox, Bill Bellamy, Carmen Electra, Stacey Dash, Kathy Najimy
Director: Davis Silberg
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 13, 2006
Run Time: 85 minutes
Synopsis: Welcome to the new players club where everyone's in on the game! Vivica A. Fox, Carmen Electra, and Stacy Dash star as three smart and sexy friends fed up with being played by the men in their lives. To prove that all men are predictable and easily seduced, this hot trio decides to play by a new set of rules. They enter into a wild contest of seduction to convince one lucky man that he's living a dream... but what the girls don't realize is that their mark is in onto their game and he's got a few plays of his own.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Commentary by director David Silberg
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The Boondocks - The Complete First Season
Featured Voices: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams, Jill Talley
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 3
Rating
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006
Run Time: 323 minutes
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Audio and video commentaries by creator Aaron McGruder
Audio commentaries by Uncle Ruckus
Behind-the-scenes
Deleted scenes
Animatics
Unaired "Adult Swim" TV promos
Printable storyboards
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Eight Below (Widescreen Edition)
Cast: Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs
Director: Frank Marshall
Format: Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Walt Disney Video
DVD Release Date: June 20, 2006
Run Time: 120 minutes
Synopsis: Walt Disney Pictures presents EIGHT BELOW, the thrilling tale of incredible friendship between eight amazing sled dogs and their guide Jerry (Paul Walker). Stranded in Antarctica during the most unforgiving winter on the planet, Jerry's beloved sled dogs must learn to survive together until Jerry — who will stop at nothing -- rescues them. Driven by unwavering bonds of friendship, enormous belief in one another, and tremendous courage, Jerry and the dogs make an incredible journey to reunite in this triumphant and inspiring action-adventure the whole family will treasure.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Commentary by: Director Frank Marshall and producer Pat CrowleyUnknown Format,Director Frank Marshall, star Paul Walker and director of photography Don BurgessUnknown Format
Deleted Scenes with audio commentary by director
Running with the Dogs: The Making of Eight Below
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16 Blocks (Widescreen Edition)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Jenna Stern, Casey Sander
Director: Richard Donner
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 13, 2006
Run Time: 102 minutes
Synopsis: Based on a pitch by Richard Wenk, the mismatched buddy film follows a troubled NYPD officer who's forced to take a happy, but down-on-his-luck witness 16 blocks from the police station to 100 Centre Street, although no one wants the duo to make it. The story is a redemptive tale for characters who are polar opposites. The cop, a dark guy and a heart attack waiting to happen, who is escorting this witness who is a 14-time loser with a sunny outlook.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Alternate ending not seen in theaters (viewable separately or incorporated into the film)
Deleted scenes with director/screenwriter commentary
Theatrical trailer
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Underworld - Evolution (Widescreen Special Edition)
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Sheen, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy & Derek Jacobi
Director: Len Wiseman
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
Run Time: 106 minutes
Synopsis: The sequel to the $100 million worldwide hit, Underworld: Evolution continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the beautiful vampire heroine, and Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Commentary by: director Len Wiseman, production designer Patrick Tatopoulos, second-unit director and stunt coordinator Brad Martin, and editor Nick De TothUnknown Format
"The Hybrid Theory" visual effects featurette
"The War Rages On" stunts featurette
"Bloodlines: From Script to Screen" making-of featurette
"Making Monsters Roar" creature featurette
"Building a Saga" production design featurette
"Music and Mayhem" music and sound design featurette
Music video: "Her Portrait in Black" by Atreyu
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Running Scared
Cast: Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga, Chazz Palminteri, Johnny Messner, Idalis DeLeon, Michael Cudlitz, and Alex Neuberger
Director: Wayne Kramer
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
Run Time: 122 minutes
Synopsis: Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) is a low level mob flunkie whose role is to dispose of "hot" guns from mob killings. We soon find out that Joey has been hiding these guns in the drywall of his basement, instead of tossing them in the river. When Joey's 10 year-old son (Alex Neuberger) and his best friend, Oleg (Cameron Bright), witness Joey hiding some guns from a botched drug deal, Oleg steals one of the guns -- a snub-nosed .38 (used to kill a dirty cop) -- and shoots his abusive stepfather (Karel Roden) with it. Things would be bad enough if the stepfather didn't happen to be the nephew of a psychotic Russian mob boss (John Noble)... who happens to be in business with Joey's crew on a gasoline scam. But now Joey's also got the surviving dirty cop (Chazz Palminteri) from the botched drug deal on his case... and that hot .38 out there on the street, changing hands in an underworld of freaks, pimps, hookers and pedophiles. As well as Oleg, who can connect Joey to the gun. And even if Joey can make it through the night, he's still got to answer to his wife (Vera Farmiga)...
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS 6.1 ES), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Commentary by writer/director Wayne Kramer
"Running Scared: Through the Looking Glass" featurette
Storyboard comparisons
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David
Director: Doug Liman
Format: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 2
Rating
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
Synopsis: A married couple (Pitt and Jolie) are getting bored with their quiet domestic life. What they don't know, however, is that they're both assassins, secretly hopping the world and killing for hire. But their separate lives are about to collide when each finds out their next target is their own spouse.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround)
Disc 1:
Unrated Widescreen Feature
Feature-Length Commentary By Director Doug Liman
Disc 2:
Deleted Scenes Including An Alternate Ending
"Doug's Film School" Sequence Breakdowns With The Director, Including Animatics, Storyboards And A Major Action Sequence Not Included In The Film
"Confidential Files" Featuring Secret Footage
Behind The Scenes Documentary
Shooting School Combat Training Featurette
Photo Gallery And More!
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Like Mike 2 - Streetball
• Cast: Michael Beach, Moneca Delain, Leslie Hopps, Brett Kelly, Barbara Kottmeier
• Director: David Nelson
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Synopsis: Another young boy with 'hoop dreams' finds an old pair of Michael Jordan's sneakers and can suddenly play ball like the greatest player in the world.
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Glory Road (Widescreen Edition)
Cast: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Jon Voight, Tatyana Ali, Sam Jones III, Mechad Brooks
Director: James Gartner
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Walt Disney Video
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
Run Time: 118 minutes
Synopsis: 40 years ago, Don Haskins went on the recruiting trail to find the best talent in the land, black or white. 7 blacks and 5 whites made up the legendary 1965-66 Texas Western Miners. They were mocked and ridiculed for their showboating and flaunting of black players on the court. Yet, in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, Haskins and his Miners came together as a team united to reach the National Championship game against powerhouse Kentucky.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Unknown Format), French (Unknown Format)
Commentary by: Director James Gartner & producer Jerry BruckheimerUnknown Format,Screenwriters Christopher Cleveland & Bettina GiloisUnknown Format
Deleted scenes
Legacy of the Bear: Highlights of Coach Haskins' illustrious career
Surviving Practice: An inside look into Coach Haskins' training regimen
In Their Own Words: Remembering 1966 - Extended interviews with players and colleagues of Coach Haskins
Music video by Alicia Keys: "Sweet Music"
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Firewall (Widescreen Edition)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Patrick, with Robert Forster and Alan Arkin ore
Director: Richard Loncraine
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
Run Time: 104 minutes
Synopsis: Firewall stars Harrison Ford as bank security expert Jack Stanfield, whose specialty is designing infallible theft-proof financial computer systems. But there's a hidden vulnerability in the system he didn't account for - himself. When a ruthless criminal mastermind (Paul Bettany) kidnaps his family, Jack is forced to find a flaw in his system and steal $100 million. With the lives of his wife and children at stake and under constant surveillance, he has only hours to find a loophole in the thief's own impenetrable system of subterfuge and false identities to beat him at his own game.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
"Firewall Decoded: A Conversation with Harrison Ford and Richard Loncraine"
"Firewall: Writing a Thriller" featurette
Theatrical Trailer
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Entourage - The Complete Second Season
Cast: Adrain Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrera, Debi Mazar, and Jeremy Piven
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 3
Rating
Studio: Hbo Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006
Synopsis: After three months shooting an indie film in the Big Apple, the boys are back in La-la-land. Eric is officially Vince?s manager, Turtle is running the house, Drama is hoping to enhance his onscreen assets...and Ari is pushing a blockbuster superhero role for his golden-boy client.
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
14 episodes on three discs
The Mark Wahlberg Sessions: exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with cast and crew conducted by Wahlberg
NOTE: The 3rd Season gets underway starting June 11 on HBO
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