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The Last Samurai
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 22, 2004  | 

<I>Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki. Directed by Edward Zwick. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French). Two discs. 154 minutes. 2003. Warner Home Video 28383. R. $29.95.

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In America
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 15, 2004  | 

<I>Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Djimon Hounsou, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Aspect ratios: 1.85:1 (anamorphic), 4:3 (full screen). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround (Spanish, French). 105 minutes. 2002. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2221671. PG-13. $27.98.

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The Missing
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 08, 2004  | 

<I>Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround (French). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 02543. $28.95.</I>

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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 02, 2004  | 

<I>Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series</I>

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American Splendor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 25, 2004  | 

<I>Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis. Directed by Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman. Aspect ratio: 1.77:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround 2.0 (English). 101 minutes. 2003. HBO Video 92031. R. $27.95.</I>

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Schindler's List & Broken Silence
Dan Yakir  |  Jul 18, 2004  | 

<B><I>Schindler's List</I></B>
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<I>Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle, Embeth Davidtz. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS. 196 minutes. 1993. Universal Home Video 23866. R. $26.98.</I>

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S&V Picks: Drive-In Delights
Jamie Sorcher  |  Jul 12, 2004  | 

It all began with a film projector on the hood of a car showing images on a bed sheet hung between two trees. Richard Hollingshead went on to perfect this apparatus, and the world's first drive-in cinema under the stars opened to the public in Camden, New Jersey, on June 6, 1933. By the late 1950s, there were more than 4,000 drive-ins - and why not?

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The Matrix Revolutions
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 11, 2004  | 

<I>Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving. Directed by Andy & Larry Wachowski. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Surround 5.1 (English, French). Two discs. 129 minutes. 2003. Warner Home Entertainment 33209. R. $29.99.</I>

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 04, 2004  | 

<I>Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany. Directed by Peter Weir. Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 (anamorphic). DTS (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (Spanish). Two discs. 138 minutes. 2003. 20th Century Fox Home Video. PG-13. $39.98.</I>

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Taken
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 27, 2004  | 

<I>Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French). DreamWorks Home Entertainment 90555. NR. $119.99.</I>

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Planet of the Apes:35th Anniversary Widescreen Edition
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 20, 2004  | 

<I>Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore. Directed by Franklin Schaffner. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Spanish), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (French). Two discs. 112 minutes. 1968. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2220754. G. $26.98.</I>

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Escape from New York: Special Edition
Steven Stone  |  May 30, 2004  | 

<I>Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau. Directed by John Carpenter. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 (French). Two discs. 99 minutes. 1981. MGM Home Entertainment 1005690. R. $29.98. </I>

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Open Range
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 30, 2004  | 

<I>Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening. Directed by Kevin Costner. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 139 minutes. 2003. Two discs. Buena Vista Home Video 32055. R. $29.99.</I>

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Under the Tuscan Sun
uavKrissy Rushing  |  May 30, 2004  | 

<I>Raoul Bova, Lindsay Duncan, Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Vincent Riotta. Directed by Audrey Wells. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English). 102 minutes. 2003. Buena Vista 76122. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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Freaky Friday
Fred Manteghian  |  May 23, 2004  | 

<I>Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray. Directed by Mark S. Waters. Aspect ratios: 1.85:1 (anamorphic), 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1. 93 minutes. 2003. Disney 31852. PG. $29.99.</I>

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