DVD Roundup: 1.15.08

Saving Sarah Cain

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Rating: PG

Starring:

Lisa Pepper as Sarah Cain

Abigail Mason as Lyddie

Soren Fulton as Caleb

Danielle Chuchran as Anna Mae

Elliott Gould as Bill

Tess Harper as MIriam

Tanner Maguire as Josiah

Bailee Madison as Hannah

Tom Tate as Bryan

Jennifer O’Dell as Madison Miller

Phil Abrams as Eberly

Special Features:

Behind the Scenes Featurette

Deleted Scenes

Other Info:

Widescreen (1.78:1)

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Spanish and French Subtitles

Running Time: 103 Minutes

Synopsis:

The following is from the DVD description:

“When successful, self-absorbed Sarah Cain (Lisa Pepper) travels to Amish country to attend her sister’s funeral, she discovers that she is now the legal guardian to her five Amish nieces and nephews! Faced not only with instant motherhood, but also with the culture shock of a lifetime, she must decide whether to raise the children in the city or return them to their Amish roots.”

“Saving Sarah Cain” is rated PG for brief teen smoking.

Available Tuesday, January 15


Oswald’s Ghost

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Rating: Not Rated

Starring:

Gary Hart as Himself

Norman Mailer as Himself

Dan Rather as Himself

Special Features:

A Visit to the Dealey Plaza

The Zapruder Film and Beyond

Interview with Robert Stone

Other Info:

Widescreen (2.35:1)

5.1 Surround Sound

Running Time: 90 Minutes

Synopsis:

The following is from the DVD description:

“The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, left a psychic wound on America that is with us still today. Few Americans then or now accept that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone to bring down a president and alter history.

More than 40 years after Kennedy’s death, 70% of Americans continue to believe that the 46-year-old president’s murder was the result of a conspiracy. Did Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured here), a 24-year-old former Marine and communist sympathizer, act alone? Was he influenced by Cuban dictator Fidel Castro or a rogue element of the CIA? Did the KGB or the Russian government order the killing? ‘How could someone as inconsequential as Lee Harvey Oswald have killed someone as consequential as John F. Kennedy?’ asks historian Robert Dallek. That question continues to haunt us.

Oswald’s Ghost, an American Experience program scheduled to premiere on WGBH and other PBS stations on Jan. 14, 2008, takes a fresh look at Kennedy’s assassination, the public’s reaction to the tragedy, and the government investigations that instead of calming fears led to a widespread loss of trust in the institutions that govern our society.”

“Oswald’s Ghost” is not rated.

Available Tuesday, January 15


Wedding Daze

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Rating: PG-13

Starring:

Jason Biggs as Anderson

Isla Fisher as Katie

Audra Blaser as Vanessa

Mark Consuelos as Morty

Rob Corddry as Kyle

Chris Diamantopoulos as William

Joanna Gleason as Lois

Heather Goldenhersh as Jane

Edward Herrmann as Lyle

Margo Martindale as Betsy

A.D. Miles as Bill

Regan Mizrahi as Diner Boy

Stephen Conrad Moore as Ronnie

Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Matador

Joe Pantoliano as Smitty

Roger Robinson as Dr. Fabreau

Michael Weston as Ted

Special Features:

Deleted and Alternate Scenes

Other Info:

Fullscreen (1.33:1) and Widescreen

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

French and Spanish Subtitles

Running Time: 92 Minutes

Synopsis:

The following is from the DVD description:

“After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson (Biggs) is urged by his best friend to propose to a total strangeasjust when he thought his life is over, he realizes it’s just beginning.”

“Wedding Daze” is rated R for sexual content and some language.

Available Tuesday, January 15


Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Third Season

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Rating: Not Rated

Starring:

Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman

Nick Bakay as Salem Saberhagen

Caroline Rhea as Hilda Spellman

Beth Broderick as Zelda Spellman

Nate Richert as Harvey Kinkle

Special Features:

None

Other Info:

Fullscreen (1.33:1)

Dolby Digital Stereo Sound

Running Time: 9 Hours 2 Minutes

Synopsis:

The following is from the DVD description:

“Doesn’t every girl secretly wish she had magical powers? ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’ stars Melissa Joan Hart as the adorable teen who this season finally gets her witch’s license. But there’s a catch! Before she can use it she must uncover a family secret, wit help from her wacky Aunt Hilda (Caroline Rhea), wise Aunt Zelda (Beth Broderick), and her talking cat Salem (voiced by Nick Bakay). And while they may advise her to keep her magic hidden, at school Sabrina still helps cute steady Harvey (Nate Richert) and best friend Valerie (Lindsay Sloane), while protecting herself against rival Libby (Jenna Leigh Green) and mean Mr. Kraft (Martin Mull). Season 3 highlights include an outrageous Halloween episode, and a finale set in Hawaii, where the family secret is revealed! Included on 4 discs are all 25 episodes of the third season of ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch!'”

“Sabrina the Teenage Witch” is not rated.

Available Tuesday, January 15


The Ten

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Rating: R

Starring:

Jessica Alba as Liz Anne Blazer

Adam Brody as Stephen Montgomery

Bobby Cannavale as Marty McBride

Rob Corddry as Duane Rosenblum

Famke Janssen as Gretchen Reigert

Kerri Kenney as Bernice

Ken Marino as Dr. Glenn Richie

A.D. Miles as Oliver Jennings

Gretchen Mol as Gloria Jennings

Oliver Platt as Marc Jacobson

Paul Rudd as Jeff Reigert

Winona Ryder as Kelly LaFonda

Liev Schreiber as Ray Johnson

Ron Silver as Fielding Barnes

Jason Sudeikis as Tony Contiella

Special Features:

Alternate-Take and Deleted-Scene Vignettes – Over 55 Minutes

Audio Commentary with David Wain, Ken Marino and Paul Rudd – Plus Soothing Jazz and David’s Parents

Special Interview with David Wain, Ken Marino and Paul Rudd

Exclusive Episode of Wainy Days

“The Making Of The Ten” Featurette

Exclusive (And Outrageous) Ringtones and Wallpaper

Other Info:

Widescreen (1.85:1)

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

DTS 5.1 Surround Sound

Spanish Subtitles

Running Time: 96 Minutes

Synopsis:

The following is from the DVD description:

“No one will mistake Jeff Reigert (Paul Rudd) for Moses or even Charlton Heston, but they all have something in common. Like Moses and Heston, Jeff’s job is to introduce the world to the Ten Commandments. But, in David Wain’s loopy comedy ‘The Ten,’ he is not exactly the picture of virtue…In fact, surrounded as he is by gigantic replicas of the famous stone tablets, the genial host to this special presentation is so busy juggling wife Gretchen (Famke Janssen) and girlfriend (Jessica Alba) that he can barely get through a single commandment without breaking one himself. But that venality is part of the charm of this amiable, outrageous and frequently hilarious biblical parody. Wain and Marino use the commandments as an excuse to indulge in ridiculous, often surreal and sometimes tasteless humor… it lives up to the one unbendable commandment of comedy: It’s funny.”

“The Ten” is rated R for pervasive strong crude sexual content including dialogue and nudity, and for language and some drug material.

Available Tuesday, January 15

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