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DVD Releases for May 2001

Blockbuster, mainstream, and family-oriented DVD releases


Titles in bold are for emphasis, generally to designate recent theatrical releases and blockbuster titles.  Check out our DVD Upcoming Releases page for DVD release dates of current theatrical movies.  This site is a Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) resource for DVD movies.

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Traffic Vertical Limit Pay It Forward Antitrust
Traffic
 
 
Vertical Limit
read our review
 
 
Pay It Forward Antitrust
read our review
What Women Want Quills The Emperor's New Groove: The "Ultimate Groove" 2-disc collector's edition Miss Congeniality
What Women Want
read our review
 
Quills
read our review
 
The Emperor's New Groove:
Ultimate Groove
read our review
Miss Congeniality

May 1, 2001

Miss Congeniality (PG-13, Sandra Bullock), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Emperor's New Groove (standard edition, G), order @ Amazon.com

The Emperor's New Groove: "The Ultimate Groove" 2-disc collector's edition (G), 
read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

All The Pretty Horses (PG-13, Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz), read our review
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Superman--The Movie: SE (1978, PG, Christopher Reeve), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Superman II (1981, PG, Christopher Reeve), order @ Amazon.com

Superman III (1983, PG, Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor), order @ Amazon.com

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987, PG, Christopher Reeve), order @ Amazon.com

Postcards From The Edge (R, Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine), order @ Buy.com

May 8, 2001

What Women Want (PG-13, Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt), read our review
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Quills (R, Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine), read our review
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Duets (R, Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis), order @ Amazon.com

Sunshine (R, Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz), read our review

The X-Files: The Complete Third Season

The Miracle Worker (PG, Alison Elliott, Hallie Kate Eisenberg)

Rio Bravo (NR, 1959), order @ Amazon.com

City Slickers (1991, PG-13, Billy Crystal)

The Legend (R, Jet Li)

Throw Momma From The Train (1987, PG-13, Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito)

Suspect (1987, R, Cher, Liam Neeson)

The Killing Fields (1984, R), order @ Amazon.com

Blame It On Rio (1984, R, Michael Caine, Demi Moore)

The Magnificent Seven (1960, NR), order @ Amazon.com

May 15, 2001

Pay It Forward (PG-13, Helen Hunt, Kevin Spacey), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Antitrust (PG-13, Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Claire Forlani), read our review,
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Dungeons and Dragons (PG-13, Jeremy Irons), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Best in Show (R, Catherine Zeta-Jones), order @ Buy.com

May 22, 2001

Vertical Limit (PG-13, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton), read our review,
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Requiem for a Dream, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Beautiful Joe (R, Sharon Stone), order @ Amazon.com

Before Night Falls (foreign, R, Javier Bardem), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Forever Mine (R, Ray Liotta, Gretchen Mol, Joseph Fiennes), order @ Buy.com

Big Trouble in Little China (PG-13, Kurt Russell), order @ Buy.com

Stargate SG-1: The Complete First Season (5-disc set, NR)

Chain Reaction (1996, Dolby Digital & dts, PG-13)

The House of the Spirits (1993, Meryl Streep, Winona Ryder)

Point Break (1991, Dolby Digital & dts, R)

Jaws 2, order @ Amazon.com

Unlawful Entry (1992, R, Kurt Russell, Madeleine Stowe)

Uncommon Valor (1983, R, Gene Hackman, Patrick Swayze)

Beyond the Law (R, Charlie Sheen)  

Some Like It Hot: Special Edition (1959, NR, Marilyn Monroe)

Some Like It Hot (standard edition, 1959, NR, Marilyn Monroe)

May 29, 2001

Traffic (R, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones), order @ Amazon.com

Shadow of the Vampire (R, John Malkovich), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Two Family House (R, Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald), order @ Amazon.com

The House of Mirth (PG-13, Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd), order @ Buy.com

A Few Good Men: SE (1992, R, Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore), 
order @ Buy.com , Amazon.com

Once Upon A Time in China II (foreign, R, Jet Li, 3-pack is also available on 7/17/01),
read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Tootsie (1982, PG, Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: CE (Dolby Digital & DTS, PG)

The Seven Year Itch (NR, Marilyn Monroe)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (NR, Marilyn Monroe)

How To Marry A Millionaire (NR, Marilyn Monroe)

There's No Business Like Show Business (NR, Marilyn Monroe)

Bus Stop (NR, Marilyn Monroe)

 

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Common Abbreviations:
   CE: Collector's Edition
   DC: Director's Cut
   GC: Gold Collection™ (for Disney DVD titles from Buena Vista Home Video)
   LE:  Limited Edition
   PS: Platinum Series™ (for New Line Home Entertainment DVD titles)
   SE: Special Edition
   SS: Signature Series (for DreamWorks DVD titles)
   SLE: Special Limited Edition (for Artisan DVD titles)
   UE: Ultimate Edition (for Universal DVD titles)

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