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Futurama Volume 4
***1/2
Fox, $49.98
A bittersweet finale for
"Futurama" fans. Matt
Groening's follow-up to "The
Simpsons" was treated with
disdain by Fox, but gets the
deluxe treatment on DVD
(loads of commentaries and
other extras) for the last
episodes. For less
intellectual yucks, --:."'~ ft'.i.'''' check out
Hill:
~The
~ Naughty
8 Early
jg (A&E,
~ $49.95) and
~"The
~ Munsters
~ First Season"
~ (Universal, $59.98).
Dogville
***1/2 Lions Gate, $26.98
DIRECTOR Lars von Trier
tricked people into thinking
this absorbing, unusual drama
about a woman (Nicole
Kidman) hiding out in an
isolated town from her
gangster father is an anti
American diatribe. In fact,
everything, from the "Our
Town" staging (the movie is
filmed on a soundstage with no
sets and minimal props) to the Purple Rain
Special Edition
*** Warner Bros •• $26.99
YOU can't compare
this 1984 hit with ''A
Hard Day's Night,"
but when the so-so
dramatics stop and
the music starts, this
is about as exciting
as pop musicals get.
Extras include mini
documentaries,
although there's no
input from the
Purple One himself.
"Graffiti Bridge" of
1990 and "Under The
Cherry Moon" (1986)
are also out; but the
only really worthy
companion is the
raucous concert film
"Sign 0' the Times,"
from 1987.
fairy-tale narration by John
Hurt, makes clear that this is
about the dangers of
dominating another human.
The Apprentice/
The World At War
**/**** UniversaI!A&E, $59.98/$149.95
MOST reality shows
aren't worth a second
look once the finale is
over, and "The
Apprentice" is no exception .
Still, potential contestants can
check out advice from season
one players. But a "reality"
classic, the legendary 1973
documentary "The World
At War," will last ---- forever, with 26
probing episodes, narration · by
Laurence Olivier and 12 hours
of extras.
When The Mountains
Tremble/Merton
*** DocuRama, $26.95
"WHEN The Mountains
Tremble" is the 20th
anniversary edition of a
documentary about Nobel
Peace Prize winner Rigoberta
Menchu and the struggles of
the Mayan population in
Guatemala. And "Merton: A
Film Biography" (1984), is a
brieflook at the Trappist monk
who garnered an audience with
his many philosophical books.
E o u
"til o
Co >c:
tf o a.
-" L. o >
~
Futurama Volume 4
***1/2
Fox, $49.98
A bittersweet finale for
"Futurama" fans. Matt
Groening's follow-up to "The
Simpsons" was treated with
disdain by Fox, but gets the
deluxe treatment on DVD
(loads of commentaries and
other extras) for the last
episodes. For less
intellectual yucks, --:."'~ ft'.i.'''' check out
Hill:
~The
~ Naughty
8 Early
jg (A&E,
~ $49.95) and
~"The
~ Munsters
~ First Season"
~ (Universal, $59.98).
Dogville
***1/2 Lions Gate, $26.98
DIRECTOR Lars von Trier
tricked people into thinking
this absorbing, unusual drama
about a woman (Nicole
Kidman) hiding out in an
isolated town from her
gangster father is an anti
American diatribe. In fact,
everything, from the "Our
Town" staging (the movie is
filmed on a soundstage with no
sets and minimal props) to the Purple Rain
Special Edition
*** Warner Bros •• $26.99
YOU can't compare
this 1984 hit with ''A
Hard Day's Night,"
but when the so-so
dramatics stop and
the music starts, this
is about as exciting
as pop musicals get.
Extras include mini
documentaries,
although there's no
input from the
Purple One himself.
"Graffiti Bridge" of
1990 and "Under The
Cherry Moon" (1986)
are also out; but the
only really worthy
companion is the
raucous concert film
"Sign 0' the Times,"
from 1987.
fairy-tale narration by John
Hurt, makes clear that this is
about the dangers of
dominating another human.
The Apprentice/
The World At War
**/**** UniversaI!A&E, $59.98/$149.95
MOST reality shows
aren't worth a second
look once the finale is
over, and "The
Apprentice" is no exception .
Still, potential contestants can
check out advice from season
one players. But a "reality"
classic, the legendary 1973
documentary "The World
At War," will last ---- forever, with 26
probing episodes, narration · by
Laurence Olivier and 12 hours
of extras.
When The Mountains
Tremble/Merton
*** DocuRama, $26.95
"WHEN The Mountains
Tremble" is the 20th
anniversary edition of a
documentary about Nobel
Peace Prize winner Rigoberta
Menchu and the struggles of
the Mayan population in
Guatemala. And "Merton: A
Film Biography" (1984), is a
brieflook at the Trappist monk
who garnered an audience with
his many philosophical books.