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DVD New Releases for August 2003

What's new in blockbuster, mainstream, and family-oriented DVD releases


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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Stitch! The Movie Chicago The Good Thief
Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers
 
 
 
Stitch! The Movie Chicago The Good Thief
 
 
Head of State Cradle 2 the Grave Bringing Down the House Agent Cody Banks
Head of State Cradle 2 the Grave Bringing Down the House Agent Cody Banks

August 26, 2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (widescreen or full screen, Dolby Digital EX 5.1, 2-disc set, 2002, PG-13, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Live Tyler, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monahan, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee, Miranda Otto, a 4-disc set Special Extended Edition DVD and Gift Set will follow on November 18), see details of this release here,
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The Lord of the Rings 2-Pack (with both movies, The Fellowship of the Ring & The Two Towers),
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Stitch! The Movie (direct to DVD/video release, sequel of Disney's Lilo & Stitch, G), 
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Chasing Papi (widescreen & full screen, foreign/Spanish, PG, Roselyn Sanchez, Sofia Vergara, Jaci Velasquez, Eduardo Verastegui), order @ Amazon.com

From Justin to Kelly: SE (2003, PG, Kelley Clarkson, Justin Guarini), 
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Mussolini and I (2-disc set, 1985, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon, Bob Hoskins),
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National Lampoon's Animal House: Double Secret Probation Edition 

The Howling: SE (full screen & widescreen, 1981, R, Dee Wallace Stone, Christopher Stone),  order @ Amazon.com

E.R.: The Complete First Season (4-disc set, 1993, TV series), order @ Amazon.com
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The Simpsons: Season Three (4-disc set, TV series, animation), 
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Cher: The Farewell Tour (concert video, Cher), order @ Amazon.com

August 19, 2003

Chicago (2003, PG-13, Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Litifah, John C. Reilly, 6-time 2003 Academy Award winner including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Zeta-Jones, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction, includes an additional song-and-dance number scene), 
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The Good Thief (2003, R, Nick Nolte, Ralph Fiennes), 
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Bowling for Columbine (2002, R), order @ Amazon.com, rent it free from NetFlix

When Thugs Cry (2003, NR, Carl Wright)

29 Palms (2002, R, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jeremy Davies, Chris O'Donnell)

The Fourth Angel (2001, R, Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Jason Priestley)

Killing Emmett Young (R, Scott Wolf, Tim Roth, Gabriel Byrne, Khandi Alexander)

All the Real Girls (R, Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Patricia Clarkson, Shea Whigham)

Junior (R, direct to DVD release, Cecilia Bergqvist, Marlene Simons)

The Final Countdown (1980, PG, Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen), order @ Amazon.com

National Lampoon's Vacation: 20th Anniversary Special Ed. (1983, Chevy Chase, Christie Brinkley)

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah)

All That Jazz (1979, R, Ann Reinking, Ben Vereen, Cliff Gorman), order @ Amazon.com

NYPD Blue Season 2 (TV series), get this DVD set free from Columbia House

August 12, 2003

Head of State (2003, Chris Rock), 
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Cradle 2 the Grave (2003, R, Jet Li, DMX), 
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The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003, PG, Hilary Duff), 
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The Hunted (2003, Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro), 
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (foreign/French, PG-13, Audrey Tautou)

Carrie (NR, Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson)

Duel: SE (1971, PG, Dennis Weaver), pre-order @ Amazon.com

Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends: Complete Season 1 (4-disc set, 26 episodes, cartoon/animation), get this DVD set free from Columbia House

Babylon 5: The Complete Third Season (6-disc set, TV series), 
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August 5, 2003

Bringing Down the House (widescreen or full screen, 2003, PG-13, Steve Martin, Queen Latifah), 
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Agent Cody Banks: SE (2003, PG, Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff),  order @ Amazon.com

Nightstalker (R, Richard Ramirez, Roselyn Sanchez, Danny Trejo)

Irrèversible (foreign/French, 2002, NR, Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel), order @ Amazon.com

What A Girl Wants (PG, Amanda Bynes)

Double Vision (R)

The Sure Thing: SE (full screen & widescreen, 1985, PG-13, John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga),  order @ Amazon.com

Valley Girl: SE (full screen & widescreen, 1983, R, Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman), 
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The Last American Virgin (full screen & widescreen, 1982, R, Lawrence Monoson Diane Franklin),  order @ Amazon.com

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (Fox's Studio Classics, 1958, NR, Ingrid Bergman),  
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Casablanca: SE (2-disc set, 1942, PG, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid), 
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VeggieTales: Esther, The Girl Who Became Queen (animation)

VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe (animation)


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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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