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Video/DVD

New releases

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

By Times Staff
Published October 5, 2006

Thank You for Smoking

DIRECTOR: Jason Reitman

CAST: Aaron Eckhart, Katie Holmes, William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Rob Lowe

SYNOPSIS: Smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist deals with antismoking forces and a nosy reporter.

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

MPAA RATING: R; strong profanity, sexuality, mature themes, brief violence

RUNNING TIME: 92 min.

X-Men: The Last Stand

DIRECTOR: Brett Ratner

CAST: Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer

SYNOPSIS: Evil Magneto rages against a cure for mutants invented by humans in the third film based on Marvel Comics' superheroes.

WHAT WE SAID: The Times gave the movie a B+.

MPAA RATING: PG-13; action violence, brief profanity, one sensual scene

RUNNING TIME: 104 min.

The Little Mermaid

New release from Disney, first time available on two-disc DVD.

DIRECTORS: Ron Clements and John Musker

CAST: Voices of Rene Auberjonois, Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Buddy Hackett

SYNOPSIS: An adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a mermaid who longs to be human.

WHAT WE SAID: The Times gave the movie four stars, the highest rating available in the previous rating system.

MPAA RATING: G; no objectional material.

RUNNING TIME: 83 min.

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