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Video/DVD

New releases

A look at what's headed to the video shelves.

By Times Staff
Published June 1, 2006


TV on DVD

Will & Grace, the series finale; Alf, season three; A Different World, season two; The Doris Day Show, season three; The Dukes of Hazzard, season six; Joey, season one; Night Stalker, the complete series; Numb3rs, the first season.

Freedomland

DIRECTOR: Joe Roth

CAST: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, Anthony Mackie, Clarke Peters

SYNOPSIS: A distraught woman (Moore) claims a carjacker kidnapped her son. Jackson plays the detective who doesn't quite believe her story, while racial tensions rise.

WHAT WE SAID: The St. Petersburg Times gave the film an A.

MPAA RATING: R; strong profanity, violence, disturbing themes

RUNNING TIME: 115 min.

Date Movie

DIRECTOR: Aaron Seltzer

CAST: Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Cox, Fred Willard, Eddie Griffin

SYNOPSIS: Co-creators of the Scary Movie trilogy apply the same sledge-hammer comedy style to romantic comedies.

WHAT WE SAID: The Times did not review this movie.

MPAA RATING: PG-13; continuous crude and sexual humor, including language

RUNNING TIME: 90 min.

[Last modified May 30, 2006, 13:12:51]


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