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‘Narnia,’ ‘Crash,’ ‘Brokeback’ videos released
Big movies lead DVD pack this week, from TV ‘Magnum’ ‘Dawson's’ sets
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Some new home video releases this week:
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
Audiences’ love affair with British fantasy continues with this vivid blockbuster adaptation of the C.S. Lewis adventure about a battle between good and evil in a realm of fauns, centaurs and talking animals, including the Christlike figure of a lion (voiced by Liam Neeson). The first part of Lewis’ epic chronicles follows the journey of four siblings transported to mythical Narnia through an enchanted wardrobe. Available as a single DVD or in a two-disc edition, the movie is accompanied by commentary with the four young stars and director Andrew Adamson, who also joins producer Mark Johnson and their production designer on a separate commentary. The two-disc set comes with a huge range of background material, highlighted by a look at how the legions of creatures were designed and a portrait of author Lewis. The set also is loaded with behind-the-scenes segments with the child stars, Adamson and many of his technical crew. Single DVD, $29.99; two-disc set, $34.99. (Disney)
“Brokeback Mountain”
The cowboy romance that was a sure thing to win the best-picture Academy Award — until the big night itself, that is — arrives on DVD a month after winning three Oscars but losing the top prize. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal star in the story that became a cultural phenomenon and source of endless gay-cowboy jokes, playing sheepherders whose summer of love turns into a lifelong forbidden affair they conceal from their families. The DVD has a handful of featurettes but feels like a placeholder for a more thorough home-video edition down the road. Among the DVD extras are a profile of Ang Lee, who won the best-director Oscar, and a chat with Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, who won a screenplay Oscar for adapting Annie Proulx’s short story. The disc also has interviews with Ledger and Gyllenhaal discussing the cowboy training they underwent. DVD, $29.98. (Universal)
“Crash”
Previously available on a single DVD, the upstart drama that beat “Brokeback Mountain” for the best-picture Oscar gets a makeover in a two-disc edition presenting Paul Haggis’ director’s cut, which adds a couple of minutes of footage. The ensemble tale features a huge cast including supporting-actor nominee Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Brendan Fraser, Jennifer Esposito and Ryan Phillippe in a crisscrossing saga of racial and cultural tensions over a tumultuous 36-hour span in Los Angeles. Haggis and Bobby Moresco, who won an Oscar for their original screenplay, are joined by Cheadle for commentary, while Haggis also provides an introduction and commentary for deleted scenes. Other extras include an examination of the filmmakers’ vision of Los Angeles and a music video of Bird York’s Oscar-nominated theme song “In the Deep.” DVD set, $26.98. (Lionsgate)
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“The Mel Brooks Collection”
Ginnifer Goodwin gets serious at the “Single Man” screening, Beyonce wows Berlin at MTV awards, Claire Danes is a BAFTA beauty and more.
The comic gems in this eight-disc set far outweigh the couple of so-so also-rans, making this collection a must-own for Brooks fans (especially since five of the films are debuting on DVD or returning to disc after a long hiatus and are not available separately). The set includes the previously available “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein” and “History of the World — Part I,” plus the new-to-DVD titles “Silent Movie,” “High Anxiety,” “To Be or Not to Be” and “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and the little-known charmer “The Twelve Chairs,” whose earlier DVD release was long out of print. Most of the new releases have no DVD extras while the others include only previously available bonus material. Also new to DVD are two 1970s comedies starring Brooks collaborator Gene Wilder, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother” and “The World’s Greatest Lover.” Brooks DVD set, $99.98; Wilder DVDs, $14.98 each. (20th Century Fox)
“Films of Faith Collection”
As an Easter prelude, three 1950s and ’60s films with Christian themes debut on DVD. Audrey Hepburn stars in “The Nun’s Story,” the World War II tale of a Belgian sister torn between adhering to church neutrality and aiding the Resistance. “The Shoes of the Fisherman” stars Anthony Quinn as a freed Russian dissident propelled into modern political intrigue when he is elected pope. “The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima” presents the drama of sightings of the Virgin Mary among Portuguese children during World War I. The films are available separately or in a three-disc set. DVD set, $29.98; single DVDs, $14.95. (Warner Bros.)
“Marlene Dietrich: The Glamour Collection”
“Carole Lombard: The Glamour Collection”
“Mae West: The Glamour Collection”
A batch of two-disc sets pack nice assortments of flicks starring three queens of Hollywood’s golden age. Dietrich stars in “Morocco,” “Blonde Venus,” “The Devil Is a Woman,” “The Flame of New Orleans” and “Golden Earrings.” The Lombard set features “Man of the World,” “We’re Not Dressing,” “Hands Across the Table,” “Love Before Breakfast,” “The Princess Comes Across” and “True Confession.” The West flicks are “Night After Night,” “I’m No Angel,” “Goin’ to Town,” “Go West Young Man” and “My Little Chickadee.” DVD sets, $26.98. (Universal)
TV on DVD
“Dawson’s Creek: The Complete Sixth Season”
The final 23 episodes following the angst-ridden friendships and romances among young pals, including Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams, come in a four-disc set. Series creator Kevin Williamson offers commentary on the finale. DVD set, $49.95. (Sony)
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