David Prior produced the extras on this impressive three-disc release of David Fincher's Panic Room, equaling the outstanding job he did compiling the deluxe releases of that director's earlier films Fight Club and Seven. The superb anamorphic widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.40:1. English, French, and Spanish soundtracks have been rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages as well. The film is graced with three commentary tracks. The first features director David Fincher discussing every aspect of the film's production. These stories offer a perfect lead-in to the bevy of extras on the bonus discs. In another commentary, Jodie Foster, Dwight Yoakam, and Forest Whitaker discuss what acting in this occasionally troubled production was like. A third commentary features the screenwriter David Koepp, who is joined by the Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman. Their discussion will provide a great deal of fascinating information for anyone interested in the craft of screenwriting. The two discs of extras truly saturate the viewer with information on every conceivable aspect of the production. From pre-visualization computer work to editing decisions, sound design, scoring, makeup, and beyond, this is simply one of the most comprehensive documentations of a film ever released on DVD. Those with a thirst for filmmaking knowledge will find this disc to be among the best ever produced. The care that went into this DVD is apparent in the menus that begin with a blueprint of the house. When the viewer selects one of the sections, the camera tracks inside the blueprint, where suddenly it stops being the blueprint and becomes images of the actual house. The words themselves are presented in the same distinctive font as the film's memorable opening credits. This is easily one of the most impressive discs of the year.
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Richard Donner's memorable buddy-cop flick Lethal Weapon comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes and a theatrical trailer. This disc is ideal for people who want the film that was seen in theaters, though a director's cut DVD has been released for avid fans.
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Celebrate the holiday season with this DVD containing the first full-length movie from the gang on the popular children's television series Recess. The disc contains a standard full-frame transfer. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. There are no subtitles on this release. Supplemental materials include a slide show supposedly created by the series' protagonists that teaches children a lesson about the different ways the holidays are celebrated in various parts of the world. Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street should entertain both kids and adults.
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Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (better known as The Rock) stars in this remake of the popular action drama about one man's unstoppable quest for justice, which gets a full-bodied release on DVD. Walking Tall has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English-language soundtrack has been mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while alternate dubbed tracks in French and Spanish appear in Dolby Digital Surround. The feature includes optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Leading off the disc's special features are two commentary tracks, one with The Rock and the other featuring director Kevin Bray, cinematographer Glen MacPherson, and editor Robert Ivison. Also on this disc is a collection of deleted scenes, a short documentary on staging the movie's stunt sequences, an alternate closing sequence, a chapter of flubs and bloopers, two galleries of still photos, and a handful of trailers.
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When Tom Baker gets a job offer to coach football at Northwestern University in Chicago, he and his wife, Mary, move to the big city, which is a big change for them and their 12 children, who range from preschool-age twins Kyle and Nigel all the way up to 22-year-old Anne who has already left home. Direction Shawn Levy Steve Martin, Tom Welling, Alyson Stoner. Special Features Director's Viewfinder - Featurette; Director & actor Commentaries; Deleted/Extended Scenes; Both WS & FS versions. 1. 85 1, Pan & Scan, Widescreen . Language English / Add. French, Spanish / Sub. English, Spanish. Year 2003 Runtime 106 minutes
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Package Description: Get ready for more cat-astrophic adventures as the Pink Panther stows away on a ship, waits tables, evades a tax collector and hits the slopes in this delightful collection of 27 cartoons!
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