Fantasy DVD & Blu-rays 2006 List

With Daniel Dae Kim • Gary Lucchesi • Michael Ohoven • Tom Rosenberg • Tegan West • Cole Hauser • Richard S. Wright • Morris Chestnut • Piper Perabo • Andrew Mason • Lena Headey • Eddie Cibrian • Marcel Iures • Michael Steinberg • Rick Ravanello • Brian Steele • Bruce Hunt • Marco Mehlitz • Neil Bluhm • Judd Malkin

Deep in the Romanian forest, a team of scientists stumbles upon the ruins of a 13th century Abbey. On further inspection, they make a startling discovery - the Abbey is built over the entrance to a giant underground cave system. Local biologists belive the cave could be home to an undiscovered eco-system, so they hire a group of American cave-explorers to help them investigate its depths. Jack (Cole Hauser) and his brother Tyler (Eddie Cibrian) are thrill-seeking professional cave explorers who run a team of the top divers in the world. They arrive in Romania with all the latest equipment, including a new type of scuba tank allowing a diver to remain submerged for up to 24 hours. The crack unit, which also includes Charlie (Piper Perabo) and Buchanan (Morris Chestnut), immediately begin their exploration. But what they find deep inside the caves is not just a new eco-system, but an entirely new species altogether...

With Johnny Depp • Tim Burton • Helena Bonham Carter • Richard E. Grant • Michael Johnson • Albert Finney • Pamela Pettler • Christopher Lee • Allison Abbate • Caroline Thompson • Emily Watson • Joanna Lumley • Jeffrey Auerbach

Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated feature follows the story of Victor, a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride, while his real bride, Victoria, waits bereft in the land of the living. Though life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that can keep him away from his one true love.

With Rob Brydon • Dave McKean • Lisa Henson • Jason Barry • Robert Llewellyn • Neil Gaiman • Stephanie Leonidas • Gina McKee • Michael Polis • Martin G Baker • Simone Moorehead

"MirrorMask" centers on Helena, a 15 year old girl in a family of circus entertainers, who often wishes she could run off and join real life. After a fight with her parents about her future plans, her mother falls quite ill and Helena is convinced that it is all her fault. On the eve of her mother's major surgery, she dreams that she is in a strange world with two opposing queens, bizarre creatures, and masked inhabitants. All is not well in this new world - the white queen has fallen ill and can only be restored by the MirrorMask, and it's up to Helena to find it. But as her adventures continue, she begins to wonder whether she's in a dream, or something far more sinister.

With Dwayne Johnson • Lorenzo di Bonaventura • Rosamund Pike • Dave Callaham • Doug Jones • Karl Urban • Dexter Fletcher • Richard Brake • Razaaq Adoti • Dhobi Oparei • Petr Hnetkovsky • John Wells • Blanka Jarosova • Andrzej Bartkowiak • Brian Steele • Ben Daniels • Al Weaver • Yao Chin • Robert Russel • Daniel York • Ian Hughes • Sara Houghton • Vladislav Dyntera

Millions of devoted fans worldwide have been spellbound by the dark invention of its adventures . . . have awaited its every incarnation with urgent anticipation . . . and have devoted countless hours, days and weeks to conquering its hidden mysteries: Doom. When the home-computer game "Doom" was first launched in 1993, no one could have foreseen the legion of fans it would create and the mania surrounding its every new permutation. "Doom" and its successive installments have transfixed gamers worldwide for over a decade and have sold millions of copies (while chalking up an unprecedented tens of millions of downloads as shareware). It is, simply, the most explosive home-computer game franchise phenomenon in history. Now, the game that made history is jumping from computer screens to the motion picture screen: get ready for "Doom". Set countless years in the future and told in the hyper- kinetic, kamikaze style that made its gaming predecessor a global phenomenon, the science fiction action adventure "Doom" takes the viewer to the far corners of the galaxy with a fully-realized vision of a dark and disturbing future.

With Josh Hutcherson • Kristen Stewart • Michael De Luca • Jon Favreau • David Koepp • Dax Shepard • Douglas Tait • Tim Robbins • William Teitler • John Camps • Erica Huggins • Jonah Bobo • Scott Kroopf • Chris Van Allsburg

Two brothers discover an oblong box in the park, which they dismiss as just some dumb old game. The boys turn their attention away from the game's jungle adventure board to discover a second game board inside with an outer-space theme and a colored path leading to the purple planet, Zathura. Mayhem ensues each time one of the boys draws a game card or rolls the dice. Facing meteors and giant robots, the brothers begin to appreciate each other and their sibling rivalry dissolves.

With Daniel Radcliffe • Emma Watson • Ralph Fiennes • Brendan Gleeson • Jason Isaacs • Gary Oldman • Tom Felton • David Heyman • Robert Pattinson • Timothy Spall • Rupert Grint • Katie Leung • David Barron • Steve Kloves • Frances de la Tour • David Tennant • Michael Gambon • Matthew Lewis • Clemence Poesy • Robbie Coltrane • Robert Hardy • Dame Maggie Smith • Devon Murray • Alan Rickman • Mike Newell • Mark Williams • Jarvis Cocker • Shirley Henderson • Roger Lloyd-Pack • Pedja Bjelac • Jeff Rawle • Stanislav Ianevski • Jamie Waylett • Joshua Herdman • Alfie Enoch • James Phelps • Chris Rankin

Harry's fourth summer and the following year at Hogwarts are marked by the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, in which student representatives from three different wizarding schools compete in a series of increasingly challenging contests. However, Voldemort's Death Eaters are gaining strength and even creating the Dark Mark giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. In the unsuspecting lives of the young wizard and witches at Hogwarts the competitors are selected by the goblet of fire, which this year makes a very surprising announcement: Hogwarts will have two representatives in the tournament, including Harry Potter! Will Harry be able to rise to the challenge for the Tri Wizard Tournament while keeping up with school or will the challenges along with Voldemort's rebirth be too much for the young hero?

With Hayao Miyazaki • Akihiro Miwa • Ryunosuke Kamiki • Takuya Kimura • Tatsuya Gashuin • Chieko Baisho • Toshio Suzuki

In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league boots were everyday things. The Witch of the Waste was another matter. After fifty years of quiet, it was rumored that the Witch was about to terrorize the country again. So when a moving black castle, blowing dark smoke from its four thin turrets, appeared on the horizon, everyone thought it was the Witch. The castle, however, belonged to Wizard Howl, who, it was said, liked to suck the souls of young girls. The Hatter sisters--Sophie, Lettie, and Martha--and all the other girls were warned not to venture into the streets alone. But that was only the beginning. In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl. Does the clue to breaking it lie in a famous poem? And what will happen to Sophie Hatter when she enters Howl's castle? Diana Wynne Jones's entrancing fantasy is filled with surprises at every turn, but when the final stormy duel between the Witch and the Wizard is finished, all the pieces fall magically into place.

With Zhang Ziyi • Man Choi Lee • Sammo Hung • Tsui Hark • Cecilia Cheung • Louis Koo • Hark Tsui • Patrick Tam • Ekin Cheng • Kelly Lin • Jacky Wu • Lan Shun

From Tsui Hark, the legendary filmmaker who defined two decades of Asian Cinema and Yuen Wo-Ping, the visionary martial arts master behind "The Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" comes "Zu Warriors". In the world beyond our world there lies a mystic realm that guards the mortal universe—the kingdom of Zu.

With Andy Serkis • Peter Jackson • Philippa Boyens • Jack Black • Naomi Watts • Jamie Bell • Fran Walsh • Colin Hanks • Adrien Brody • Thomas Kretschmann • Jan Blenkin • Carolynne Cunningham

It is 1933, and vaudeville actress Ann Darrow has found herself--like so many other New Yorkers during the Great Depression--without the means to earn a living. Unwilling to compromise and allow herself to sink into a career in burlesque, she considers her limited options while aimlessly wandering the streets of Manhattan. When her hunger drives her to unsuccessfully try to steal an apple from a fruit vendor's stall, she is rescued--literally--by filmmaker and multiple hyphenate Carl Denham. It seems that the entrepreneur-raconteur-adventurer is no stranger to theft, having that day lifted the only existing print of his most recent and unfinished film from under his studio executives' noses when they threatened to pull his completion funds. Carl has until the end of the day to get his crew onboard the Singapore-bound tramp steamer, the S.S. Venture, in hopes of completing his travelogue/action film. With that, the showman is certain he will finally achieve the personal greatness he knows awaits him around the corner--and although the crew believe that corner to be Singapore, Denham actually hopes to find and capture on film the mysterious place of legend: Skull Island. Unfortunately for Carl, his headlining actress has pulled out of his project, but his search for a size-four leading lady (the costumes have all been made) has, fatefully, led him to Ann. The struggling actress is reluctant to sign on with Denham, until she learns that the up-and-coming, socially relevant playwright Jack Driscoll is penning the screenplay--the fees his friend Carl pays for potboiling adventure are a welcome supplement to Driscoll's nominal income from his stage plays. With his newly discovered star and coerced screenwriter reluctantly onboard, Denham's moving picture ship heads out of New York Harbor--and toward a destiny that none aboard could possibly foresee.

With Ben Kingsley • Breck Eisner • Renny Harlin • Catherine McCormack • Andrew Stevens • Peter Hyams • Thomas Dean Donnelly • Corey Johnson • Karen Elise Baldwin • Romana Cisarova • Joshua Oppenheimer • August Zirner • Edward Burns • Jemima Rooper • Rick Nathanson • Wilfried Hochholdinger • Scott Bellefeville • Howard Baldwin • John Hardy • Phil Anschutz • Jorg Westerkamp

Based on a short story by master of science fiction Ray Bradbury, the sci-fi action adventure "A Sound of Thunder" is set in the future, when time travel is not only possible—it's a lucrative monopoly. It's especially profitable for Charles Hatton (Ben Kingsley), the owner of Time Safari Inc., a travel agency that specializes in escorting wealthy clients on exclusive hunting trips back to the Prehistoric Age. Under the leadership of seasoned scout Dr. Travis Ryer (Edward Burns), participants are permitted to hunt and kill dinosaurs provided they follow a set of strenuous rules. These guidelines are intended to protect the creatures' natural habitats and prevent time travelers from impacting the course of evolution. When an expedition is compromised and the rules are broken, the hunters return to the future...and discover the world is a markedly different place than it was when they left. As "time waves" ripple from the Prehistoric past through the present to the uncharted future, Ryer teams up with Sonia Rand (Catherine McCormack), the inventor of the time travel technology, to unravel the mystery behind the catastrophic historical changes that are threatening to erase humanity from existence.

With James McAvoy • William Moseley • Cary Granat • Douglas Gresham • Andrew Adamson • Tilda Swinton • Georgie Henley • Christopher Markus • Anna Popplewell • Ann Peacock • Mark Johnson • Stephen McFeely • Perry Moore • Joel Stillerman

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe", the first in an exciting series of films in the making and based on the phenomenal bestselling novels, concerns a war between good and evil, pitting the magnificent lion Aslan against the forces of darkness in the magical world of Narnia. A White Witch has used her dark powers to keep Narnia in winter for 100 years, but it is foretold that four humans will be able to help Aslan break the spell. When the Pevensie siblings - Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter - discover the magic of Narnia by entering the enchanted world through a wardrobe, the stage is set for a classic battle of epic proportions.

With Charlize Theron • Sophie Okonedo • Phil Hay • Gary Lucchesi • Matt Manfredi • Frances McDormand • Gregory Goodman • Karyn Kusama • Michael Finch • Peter Chung • Marton Csokas • Gale Anne Hurd • Amelia Warner • Jonny Lee Miller • Jonathan Hensleigh • Caroline Chikezie

Based on the MTV animated series by Peter Chung, "Aeon Flux" is set 400 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the majority of the earth's population except for one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. The story centers on Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron), the top operative in the underground ‘Monican' rebellion – led by The Handler (Frances McDormand). When Aeon is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets.

With Kate Beckinsale • Scott Speedman • Danny McBride • Bill Nighy • Len Wiseman • Gary Lucchesi • Michael Sheen • Tony Curran • Tom Rosenberg • David Coastworth • Zita Gorong • Richard Wright • Shane Brolly • Brian Steele • Sir Derek Jacobi • Steve Macintosh

The sequel to the $100 million worldwide hit, "Underworld: Evolution" continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the beautiful vampire heroine, and Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.

With Kate Beckinsale • Scott Speedman • Danny McBride • Bill Nighy • Len Wiseman • Gary Lucchesi • Michael Sheen • Tony Curran • Tom Rosenberg • David Coastworth • Zita Gorong • Richard Wright • Shane Brolly • Brian Steele • Sir Derek Jacobi • Steve Macintosh

The sequel to the $100 million worldwide hit, "Underworld: Evolution" continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the beautiful vampire heroine, and Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.

With Timur Bekmambetov • Vladimir Menshov • Konstantin Khabensky • Anatoly Maximov • Sergei Lukyanenko • Victor Verzhbitsky • Galina Tyunina • Maria Poroshina • Dima Martynov • Konstantin Ernst

Set in contemporary Moscow, "Night Watch" revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness—the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides. As night falls, the dark forces battle the super-human "Others" of the Night Watch, whose mission is to patrol and protect. But there is constant fear that an ancient prophecy will come true: that a powerful "Other" will rise up, be tempted by one of the sides, and tip the balance plunging the world into a renewed war between the dark and light, the results of which would be catastrophic.

With Milla Jovovich • William Fichtner • Kurt Wimmer • Ida Martin • Ricardo Mamood • Sebastien Andrieu • Cameron Bright • Nick Chinlund

Set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease (Hemophagia), giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence, and as they are set apart from "normal" and "healthy" humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war (a war between humans and hemophages) aimed at the destruction of the "diseased" population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet (Jovovich), who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.

With Natalie Portman • Stephen Fry • Stephen Rea • John Hurt • James Purefoy • Andy Wachowski • Joel Silver • Tim Pigott-Smith • Lana Wachowski • James McTeigue • Sinead Cusack

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself—and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plan to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.

With Neil Flynn • Brie Larson • Jimmy Buffett • Frank Marshall • Rob Lieber • Luke Wilson • Logan Lerman • Will Shriner • Cody Linley • Jessica Cauffiel • Damaris Justamante

Three middle-schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians, and clueless cops in the mystery adventure "Hoot" based on Carl Hiaasen's Newbery Honor-winning book. Produced by Jimmy Buffet, Frank Marshall and Walden Media, "Hoot" revolves around a Montana boy who moves to Florida and unearths a disturbing threat to a local population of endangered owls. Determined to protect his new environment, the boy and his friends fight to prevent the adults from making a big mistake. Packed with surprising plot twists, quirky characters, and offbeat humor, "Hoot" is a classic story that's fun for all ages.

With Rob Zombie • Natasha Lyonne • Danny Trejo • Michael Ohoven • Sheri Moon • Ken Foree • Peter Block • William Forsythe • Mike Elliott • Bill Moseley • Brent Morris • Andy Gould • Tyler Mane • Sid Haig • Michael Berryman • Michael Paseornek • Marco Mehlitz • P.J. Soles

Sequel to "House of 1000 Corpses" is set some months later with the Texas State Police making a full-scale attack against the murderous Firefly family residence for the 1,000+ murders and disappearances of the past several years. But three of the family members escape, including Otis, Baby Firefly and Baby's father Captain Spaulding. The evil trio go on a road trip, leaving dozens of mangled bodies in their wake. Evading a massive Texas Rangers dragnet as well as a group of equally murderous bounty hunters led by Ken Dwyer (the brother of a policeman Mamma Firefly killed in 'House of...') who's obsessed with finding the deadly killers, the surviving Firefly clan gather at a run-down amusement park owned by Captain Spaulding's half-brother, Charlie Altamont, whom offers them shelter and a new base of operations for their killing spree as Sheriff Dwyer, the Texas Rangers, the FBI and others slowly close in.

With Johnny Depp • Tim Burton • Helena Bonham Carter • Richard E. Grant • Michael Johnson • Albert Finney • Pamela Pettler • Christopher Lee • Allison Abbate • Caroline Thompson • Emily Watson • Joanna Lumley • Jeffrey Auerbach

Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated feature follows the story of Victor, a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride, while his real bride, Victoria, waits bereft in the land of the living. Though life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that can keep him away from his one true love.

With Hugh Jackman • Avi Arad • Simon Kinberg • Ellen Page • Lauren Shuler Donner • Shawn Ashmore • Ian McKellen • Brett Ratner • Anna Paquin • Patrick Stewart • Kelsey Grammer • Ben Foster • Shohreh Aghdashloo • Famke Janssen • James Marsden • Olivia Williams • Rebecca Romijn-Stamos • David Hayter • Daniel Cudmore • Michael Dougherty • Michael Murphy • Dan Harris • Vinnie Jones • Bill Duke

In "X-Men: The Last Stand", the final chapter in the "X-Men" motion picture trilogy, a "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human. The opposing viewpoints of mutant leaders Charles Xavier, who preaches tolerance, and Magneto, who believes in the survival of the fittest, are put to the ultimate test - triggering the war to end all wars.

With Chris Bender • Dustin Milligan • Michael Weiss • J.C. Spink • Anthony Rhulen • A.J. Dix • Eric Bress • Erica Durance • William Shively • Eric Lively • J. Mackye Grube

The story will follow a time-traveling character who discovers that changes to past events carry unforeseen consequences in the present.

With Kevin Spacey • Bryan Singer • Parker Posey • Kate Bosworth • Frank Langella • James Marsden • Jon Peters • Sam Huntington • Michael Dougherty • Kal Penn • Dan Harris • Chris Lee • Eva Marie Saint • Peta Wilson • Gilbert Adler

Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure "Superman Returns", a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's most beloved superheroes. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.

With Johnny Depp • Jonathan Pryce • Keira Knightley • Naomie Harris • Gore Verbinski • Stellan Skarsgard • Chad Oman • Jack Davenport • Jerry Bruckheimer • Kevin McNally • Lee Arenberg • Mike Stenson • Terry Rossio • Peter Kohn • Eric McLeod • Mackenzie Crook • Bill Nighty • Ted Elliott

This time around, Johnny returns as Captain Jack Sparrow and is caught in yet another tangled web of supernatural intrigue. It turns out, Captain Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davey Jones, ruler of the ocean depths and captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. If Jack can't figure a crafty way out of this one, he'll be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation. And as if that weren't enough, Captain Jack's problems throw a huge wrench into the wedding plans of the blissful Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who quickly find themselves thrust into Jack's misadventures.

With Robert Downey Jr. • George Clooney • Keanu Reeves • Winona Ryder • Woody Harrelson • Steven Soderbergh • Rory Cochran • Richard Linklater • Philip K. Dick

Set in the future, "A Scanner Darkly" follows an undercover agent, Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves), who can change his face and identity. But when he ingests too much of the drug Substance D, his personality splits in two.

With Chris Evans • Cillian Murphy • Rose Byrne • Benedict Wong • Danny Boyle • Michelle Yeoh • Cliff Curtis • Hiroyuki Sanada • Troy Garity • Andrew Macdonald

Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives, but their sanity.