August 2004 DVD & Blu-rays

With Matthew McConaughey • Kate Beckinsale • Gary Oldman • Ben Foster • Patricia Arquette • Bill Weiner • Debbie Lee Carrington • Sessen Dana • Bridget Powers

Gary Oldman plays as a dwarf brother to a normal-sized Matthew McConaughey. When McConaughey's girlfriend (Kate Beckinsale) becomes pregnant, the pair are fearful that the baby will inherit the Oldman gene. Matters are complicated still further when Beckinsale finds herself falling in love with Oldman's character.

With Viggo Mortensen • Joe Johnston • Malcolm McDowell • Peter Mensah • John Fusco • Omar Sharif • Zuleikha Robinson • Adam Alexi-Malle • Casey Silver

Based on the true story of the greatest long-distance horse race ever run, "Hidalgo" is an epic action-adventure and one man's journey of personal redemption. Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire - a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian Desert - was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a wealthy Sheik invited an American and his horse to enter the race for the first time. Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the US cavalry who had once been billed as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheik (Omar Sharif) would put his claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world's greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders - some of whom were determined to prevent the foreigner from finishing the race. For Frank, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse, Hidalgo, attempt the impossible.

With Jennifer Garner • Mark Ruffalo • Andy Serkis • Judy Greer • Niels Mueller • Cathy Yuspa • Rita Hsiao • Samuel Ball • Gary Winick • Susan Arnold • Kathy Baker • Kiersten Warren • Mark Patrick Gleason • Gina Matthews • Donna Roth • Josh Goldsmith

Five days shy of her 13th birthday, all Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) wants is a new life. After a humiliating experience at school, Jenna makes a desperate wish ... that comes true. She's popular, successful and only five days away from her 30th birthday.

With Marton Csokas • Alex Proyas • Russell Dykstra • Kick Gurry • Maya Stange • Brett Stiller • Chris Sadrinna • Andy Anderson • Yvette Duncan

"Garage Days" is a coming-of-age comedy about a young Sydney band trying to get a foothold in the competitive world of rock n' roll. After the band's first gig is a colossal failure, the lead singer takes it upon himself to go out and pursue the most successful Rock Manager in the country. Meanwhile the other members of the band continue to deal with the kind of every day life issues that can ultimately tear a band apart. It may be the dawn of a new millennium but it's STILL a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.

With Tom Hardy • Willem Dafoe • Paul Bettany • Brian Cox • Matthew Macfadyen • Gina McKee • Vincent Cassel • Mark Benton • Jared Harris • Simon McBurney • Ewen Bremner • Luke de Woolfson • Elvira Minguez • Stuart Wells • Tom Georgeson • Caroline Wood • Mark Mills

In 14th Century England, this powerful tale of redemption follows a fugitive priest (Paul Bettany) who falls in with a troupe of travelling actors (led by Willem Dafoe). As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover that the townspeople know the woman did not, in fact, commit the murder. The stage becomes a place where vital human truth is told. The fugitive priest comes to terms with his own crime and makes a powerful sacrifice, thereby redeeming himself.

With Jack Black • Christopher Walken • Ben Stiller • Amy Poehler • Barry Levinson • Paula Weinstein • Connor Matheus • Rachel Weisz • Ariel Gade • Sam Lerner • Steve Adams • Lily Jackson

Ben Stiller and Jack Black star as Tim and Nick, best friends, neighbors and co-workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog poop, or any other kind for that matter, evaporate into thin air -- to where exactly is anyone's guess. Tim, who had scoffed at Nick's idea and passed on an opportunity to get in on the deal, can only watch as Nick's fortune -- and Tim's own envy -- grow to equally outrageous proportions. When the flames of jealousy are fanned by an oddball drifter (Christopher Walken) who imposes himself into the situation, Tim's life careens wildly out of control ... taking Nick's with it.

With Samuel L. Jackson • Quentin Tarantino • Uma Thurman • Daryl Hannah • Michael Madsen • Lawrence Bender • Michael Parks • Sid Haig • Chris Nelson • Bo Svenson • Perla Haney-Jardine • David Carradine • Gordon Liu • Caitlin Keats • E. Bennett Walsh

The murderous Bride continues her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill.

With Cameron Richardson • Courtney Gains • Tatyana Ali • Boti Bliss • Tony Denman • Chris Owen • Danielle Fishel • Edwn Hodge • Jennifer Lyons • Patrick Renna • Randy Spelling

A college student living with his little brother in a dorm hires Dominique, a prostitute, so that his younger sibling can finally lose his virginity. Hilarity of the highest order (read: pratfalls) ensues when a foreign exchange student also named Dominque is mistaken for the prostitute.

With Julia Stiles • Katherine Fugate • James Fox • Alberta Watson • Luke Mably • Martha Coolidge

Paige (Julie Stiles), a free-spirited American college student starting her education at an Indiana university, meets and falls in love with one of her classmates, but what she doesn't know is that he's actually a Danish prince, Frederick (Luke Mably), spending his "gap year" by hiding in America disguised as a regular guy.

With Cedric the Entertainer • Bow Wow • Steve Harvey • Gabby Soleil • Vanessa Williams • Todd Jones • Shannon Elizabeth • Christopher Erskin • Richey Jones • Jennifer Freeman • Solange Knowles • Paul Hall • Eric C. Rhone • Wendy Park

Even the onboard navigation system has a meltdown on Nate Johnson (Cedric The Entertainer) and his family's cross-country trek to their annual family reunion/grudge match. Reluctantly along for the ride are Nate's wife (Vanessa Williams), who's only in it for the kids; their rapper-wannabe son (Bow Wow); their teenage daughter (Solange Knowles) who's fashioned herself as the next Lolita; and their youngest (Gabby Soleil), whose imaginary dog Nate just can't seem to keep track of. Can the Johnsons survive each other and all the obstacles the road throws at them to make it to Caruthersville, Missouri? Can they find Missouri?

With Jared Padalecki • Riley Smith • Jack Osbourne • Andy Richter • Dr. Drew Pinsky • Adam Cooper • Ashley Olsen • Mary-Kate Olsen • Andrea Martin • Eugene Levy • Darrell Hammond • Mary Bond Davis • Simple Plan • Dennie Gordon • Denise DiNovi • Alison Greenspan • Robert Thorne • Bill Collage • Emily Fox

Today is the biggest day in the super-organized life of uptight overachiever Jane Ryan (Ashley Olsen). She's due to give a major speech at Columbia University for a competition to win a prestigious scholarship to Oxford University. Meanwhile, her rebellious sister Roxy (Mary-Kate Olsen) is planning to ditch school and go backstage at a Simple Plan music video shoot in Manhattan, where she'll slip her demo tape to the band's A & R team. Despite having so little in common and so much emotional distance between them, the adversarial sisters reluctantly journey together to the Big Apple, but their plans go wildly awry when a mix-up involving Jane's all-important dayplanner lands them in the middle of a shady black market music piracy scheme. Sidetracked, sideswiped and hotly pursued from Chinatown to Harlem by whacked-out truancy officer (Eugene Levy) and a wannabe gangster (Andy Richter), Jane and Roxy reluctantly join forces and find unexpected romance with a charming Senator's son (Jared Padalecki) and a handsome bike messenger (Riley Smith). If Jane doesn't recover her dayplanner – and the crucial speech inside it – she can kiss her college scholarship goodbye. If Lomax finally catches up with Roxy, she'll be drummed out of high school for good. Roxy and Jane seem to have everything going against them…but anything can change in a "New York Minute"!

With Angelina Jolie • Ethan Hawke • Dana Goldberg • Paul Dano • Kiefer Sutherland • David Heyman • Tcheky Karyo • Jean-Hugues Anglade • Mark Canton • Bernie Goldmann • Olivier Martinez • D.J. Caruso • Bruce Berman • Jon Bokenkamp

A top FBI profiler, Special Agent Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) doesn't rely on traditional crime-solving techniques to unravel the mysteries of a murderous mind. Her intuitive, unconventional approach often makes the crucial difference between catching a killer and sending a dead-end case to the cold file. When Montreal detectives handling a local homicide investigation reluctantly ask for an outsider's help to get inside the head of a cunning serial killer, Agent Scott joins the case. With meticulous insight, she theorizes that the chameleon-like killer is "life-jacking" – assuming the lives and identities of his victims. As the pressure mounts to catch the elusive murderer, Agent Scott's unorthodox methods alienate her from a territorial police team that feels threatened by her uncanny abilities. Her seemingly cold demeanor belies an unparalleled passion for her work, and she's at her best when she's working alone. But when an unexpected attraction sparks a complicated romantic entanglement, the consummate specialist begins to doubt her finely-honed instincts. Alone in an unfamiliar city with no one she can trust, Agent Scott suddenly finds herself on a twisted and terrifying journey, surrounded by suspects in a case that has become chillingly personal.

With Robert De Niro • Devon Bostick • Greg Kinnear • Deborah Odell • Jake Simons • Nick Hamm • Cameron Bright • Rebecca Romijn-Stamos • Jenny Levine • Marcia Bennett • Elle Downs • Janet Bailey • Raoul Bhaneja • Merwin Mondesir • Zoie Palmer • Marc Butan • Michael Paseornek • Cathy Schulman • Sean O'Keefe • Mark Bomback

Following the death of their eight year old son on his birthday, Jessie (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) and Paul (Greg Kinnear) are befriended by a doctor on the forefront of genetic research (Robert DeNiro) at the height of their mourning. He leads the couple in a desperate attempt to reverse the rules of nature and clone their son. The experiment is successful and under Richard's watchful eye, Adam grows into a healthy and happy young boy, until his 8th birthday. As time goes by, the Duncan's gradually start to see small, subtle differences between the new Adam and the Adam they lost. At the time of the new Adam's eighth birthday, the changes in character are more pronounced. Adam grows distant and fearful as a palpable sense of menace settles within the young boy. This Adam begins to suffer from night terrors and frightening flashbacks as a sinister personality begins to emerge. Paul and Jessie cannot escape the fact that this Adam is different. Terror settles on the couple as they try to come to terms with just what they have done, or what has been done to them.

With Gérard Depardieu • Virginie Ledoyen • Peter Coyote • Isabelle Adjani • Yvan Attal • Grégori Derangère • Aurore Clément • Jean-Marc Stehl • Jean-Paul Rappeneau

In June 1940, as politicians, journalists, society figures, demi-mondaines and spies from all sides all meet up at the Hotel Splendide in Bordeaux, a young man has to choose between a famous actress and an impassioned student, between politicians and hoodlums, between insouciance and adulthood.

With Cher • David Bowie • Gwen Stefani • No Doubt • Christopher Paul Carter • Julie Janata • Coldplay • Greg S. Little • Tommy Perna • Courtney Love • Rodney Bingenheimer • Joan Jett • Oasis • Green Day • Ramones • George Hickenlooper

Melding biography and social history with a cultural analysis of our Society's obsession with fame and celebrity, "Mayor of the Sunset Strip chronicles the picaresque life of pop impresario Rodney Bingenheimer, beloved figure on the Los Angeles music scene since the early 1960s, and a friend, confidant, and lifelong admirer of countless luminaries from all walks of public life. Rodney has helped define the sounds that have dominated over three decades of music by giving dozens of major artists their first airplay. A partial list of bands he helped to break includes the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Ramones, X, the Go-Go's, Blondie, Devo, Van Halen, Nirvana, Oasis, No Doubt, and, more recently, Coldplay and the Strokes. Featuring interviews with such stars as David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Cher, Brooke Shields, Brian Wilson, Debbie Harry, Gwen Stefani, Courtney Love, Nancy Sinatra, Coldplay's Chris Martin, and many others, "Mayor of the Sunset Strip" is a fascinating look at a life defined by a fascination with, and a Zelig-like knack for getting close to, the most famous names in music, movies, television, and beyond.

With Roger Birnbaum • David Duchovny • Nia Vardalos • Toni Collette • Rita Wilson • Michael Lembeck • Dash Mihok • Stephen Spinella • Christopher Logan • Alec Mapa • Gary Barber • Peter Safran • Jonthan Glickman

Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette play Connie and Carla, two struggling Chicago dinner theater performers who accidentally witness a mafia hit... and who subsequently hit the road, running for their lives. Assuming the killers will never look for them in a place devoid of culture, the pair head to Los Angeles, where they assume new identities and find their middling talent at song and dance perfectly suited to new careers-as drag queens. Much to their surprise, they inadvertently become the toast of the cabaret circuit. As their ruse becomes increasingly difficult to maintain, they discover that it is indeed lonely at the top, especially after Connie meets Jeff (David Duchovny), a guy she'd really like to be a real girl with. With the mafia zeroing in and the line separating their onstage/offstage personas blurring beyond the point of recognition, Connie and Carla soon discover the power of not compromising to pursue your dreams, fighting the good fight, and never, never underestimating the transformative power of cosmetics.

With Michael Sheen • Pierce Brosnan • Julianne Moore • Parker Posey • Frances Fisher • Karey Kirkpatrick • Nora Dunn • Beau St. Clair • David Wilmot • Julie Durk • David T. Friendly • Brendan Morrissey • Johnny Myers • Gordon Sterne • Heather Nurnberg Brette Taylor Gordon Sterne • Peter Howitt • David Bergstein • Marc Turtletaub • Aline Brosh McKenna • Robert Harling

High-powered New York divorce attorneys Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) and Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) have seen love gone wrong in all its worst case scenarios – so how bad could their own chances be? At the top of their respective games, Audrey and Daniel are a classic study in opposites. She practices law strictly by the book; he always manages to win by the seat of his pants. But soon they're pitted against each other on opposite sides of a nasty public divorce between famous clients (Parker Posey and Michael Sheen), with the case centering on an Irish castle which each future divorcee has their sights set on. Audrey and Daniel travel to Ireland to chase down separate depositions, yet the two lawyers, who have slowly been developing a mutual attraction that neither wants to acknowledge, find themselves thrown together at a romantic Irish country festival. Naturally, after a night of wild celebrating, they wake up the next morning as man and wife. Now they have to return to New York to carry on with their surprising new situation and the ongoing court case. Maybe getting married first is the best way to fall in love?

With Elisha Cuthbert • Autumn Reeser • Marc Sternberg • Emile Hirsch • Paul Franklin Dano • Luke Greenfield • Timothy Olyphant • Christopher Marquette • James Remar • Laird Stuart • Harry Gittes • Charles Gordon • Brent Goldberg • David Wagner • Stuart Blumberg

Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-arrow over-achiever who has never really lived life, until he falls for his new neighbor, the beautiful and seemingly innocent Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). When Matthew discovers this perfect "girl next door" is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love - as he helps her rediscover her innocence.

With Dakota Fanning • Mike Myers • Alec Baldwin • Sean Hayes • Alec Berg • Paris Hilton • Jeff Schaffer • Kelly Preston • Spencer Breslin • Paige Hurd • Lawrence Quinn • Bo Welch • Brian Grazer

Mike Myers stars in the title role of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, the film adaptation of the beloved literary classic. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss was first published in 1957, and remains one of the top ten best-selling hardcover children's books of all time. The mischievous feline visitor in the striped stove-pipe hat makes his big screen debut with this live-action production, which will bring the off-kilter Dr. Seuss characters - as well as some new ones created especially for the film - to life on the big screen.

With Josh Duhamel • Sean Hayes • Gary Cole • Ginnifer Goodwin • Nathan Lane • Kate Bosworth • Robert Luketic • Lucy Fisher • Gail Lyon • Topher Grace • Kathryn Joosten • Douglas Wick • William S. Beasley • Victor Levin

In "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton", Kate Bosworth stars as Rosalee Futch, a grocery clerk living in rural West Virginia. But even a small-town girl can have big dreams, and Rosalee's is to someday ... somehow ... meet her big-screen idol Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel). The "somehow" arrives in the form of a contest -- the grand prize: a date with Tad Hamilton -- and the "someday" is now. Rosalee wins, much to the chagrin of her best friend and co-worker Pete (Topher Grace), who is deeply, hopelessly -- and secretly -- in love with Rosalee. The "Win a Date" contest was cooked up by Tad's agent, Richard Levy (Nathan Lane), and his manager, also named Richard Levy (Sean Hayes), to clean up Tad's bad-boy image. Someone should have told them to be careful what you wish for. When Tad meets Rosalee and gets a taste of what he's been missing in the "real world," he decides he wants seconds and moves to West Virginia, turning Rosalee's dream come true into a nightmare for Richard Levy, Richard Levy and, most of all, Pete.

With Stephen Chow • Karen Mok • Cecilia Cheung • Wong Yut Fei • Lee Wai • Vicki Zhao Wei • Ng Man-Tat • Cheung Ming Ming • Law Kar-Ying • Karen Morris • Alan Tam • Po Yip Tung • Patrick Tse Yin

Shaolin was an art practiced through the ages; a skill mastered in the heart. In "Shaolin Soccer", it is so much more than a philosophy for six young believers. It is a complete way of life. But as the world changed around them, and Honor and Discipline become forgotten virtues, they lose their way - except for one loyal follower, Sing (Stephen Chow). With the help of a former soccer star, he reunites his old, out of shape, misfit friends, and recruits a young woman with extraordinary Kung Fu skills. Together, they're out to combine the ancient power of Shaolin with the modern game of soccer and in the process, just might take the world's most popular sport to its most extreme.

With Anne Hathaway • Hugh Dancy • Cary Elwes • Eric Idle • Karen McCullah Lutz • Kirsten Kiwi Smith • Jennifer Higham • Jane Startz • Steve Coogan • Patrick Bergin • Joanna Lumley • Lucy Punch • Aidan McArdle • Parminder Nagra • Tommy O'Haver • Laurie Craig • Gail Carson Levine

Ella (Anne Hathaway of "The Princess Diariess" fame) lives in a fanciful and magical world where all children are given a "gift" from a fairy Godmother at the moment of their birth. Little Ella's birthright is the gift - and curse - of obedience. As a result of this unfortunate circumstance, Ella cannot refuse any command, and is often left at the mercy of unscrupulous personalities. In a bid to regain control of her life, Ella goes on a quest to free herself from this mysterious curse. Ella must outwit a kingdom filled with ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, talking books and evil plots. And, if she's lucky, she may find love along the way.

With Nicole Kidman • Stellan Skarsgard • Paul Bettany • Patricia Clarkson • James Caan • Vibeke Windelov • Lauren Bacall • Blair Brown • Jean-Marc Barr • Lars Von Trier • Peter Aalbaek Jensen

Set in an American Town in the Rocky Mountains in the 1930s, a woman arrives who changes things for everyone. Dogville is shot exclusively in a studio with a minimum of props allowing the actors maximum freedom and full exposure.

With John Goodman • Jenna Elfman • Wayne Brady • Gary Leroi Gray • Kel Mitchell • Cam Clarke • Judge Reinhold • Grey DeLisle • John Ritter • Cree Summer • Jess Harnell • Robert Ramirez

Since he knows he eats an awful lot of food that his owners, the Howards, probably can't afford, Clifford the Big Red Dog heads out into the world with his friends T-Bone (Kel Mitchell) and Cleo (Cree Summer), hoping to win a lifetime supply of dog food, as they join a circus and meet lots of new friends. Meanwhile, the humans who love him become very worried, as they try to find their best friend.

With Jim Caviezel • Lynn Harris • Avi Lerner • Rhona Mitra • Craig Mitchell • Colm Feore • Gordon Currie • Frankie Faison • Paul Mota • Robert Harmon • Brad Jenkel • Mitchell Marcus • Carroll Kemp • Hans Bauer

When his wife is killed by a maniac, a man (Jim Caviezel) sets out on the road in his 1970s Plymouth Hemi-head Barracuda muscle car to find the man responsible, a serial killer who hunts down and kills women using his massive green 1972 Cadillac Eldorado, as a way of expressing his rage about his place in the world, specifically at the woman who broke his heart once upon a time.

With Adam Scott • Rick Overton • Mackenzie Astin • Peter Mackenzie • David Rasche • Marguerite Moreau • Mark Fite • Dave Allen • Adam Hatley • Robert Mickelson • Shem Bitterman

Kat, a brand new journalism grad, has landed her first big job. It's in Hawaii and she couldn't be more excited. All it requires is an upbeat personality, good instincts and a lot of perseverance. But Kat is finding the work harder than she ever imagined. For one thing, her prey - an elusive big wave surfer named "The Monk" – doesn't intend to be found, and the friendly locals are being somewhat less than helpful. Her uninvited boyfriend is driving her crazy, her ex-surfer guide has been on the losing end of too many waves, the geek she's reporting to is falling in love with her, and she's wanted by the FBI. What's a girl to do? Kat realizes too late that finding "The Monk" will cost her more than she could ever afford. But can she foresee that she'll wind up finding herself?

With Mel Gibson • Jim Caviezel • Monica Bellucci • Rosalinda Celentano • Claudia Gerini • Bruce Davey • Stephen McEveety • Matt Patresi • Ivano Marescotti • Maia Morgenstern • Francesco Cabras • Sergio Rubini • Ben Fitzgerald

This film tells the story of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus (Jim Caviezel), on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. This film's script is based upon several sources, including the diaries of St. Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) as collected in the book, "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", "The Mystical City of God" by St. Mary of Agreda, and the New Testament books of John, Luke, Mark and Matthew.

With Samuel L. Jackson • Ashley Judd • Andy Garcia • Russell Wong • Sarah Thorp • Mark Pellegrino • D.W. Moffett • Philip Kaufman

In "Twisted", a police detective named Jessica Shepard (Ashley Judd) tracks a serial killer who murders the men she dates. When Jessica begins blacking out before each murder takes place, her partner, Mike Delmarco (Andy Garcia), and the police commissioner (Samuel L. Jackson) target her as the prime suspect.