X-Men, Volume 1 (Marvel DVD Comic Book Collection)

In a world that hates and fears them, several mutants (humans who are born with unique powers and abilities) have banded together to fight the hatred, and eventually fight for their very lives. Under the tutelage of Professor Xavier, the most powerful telepath on the planet, they learn to master their powers. Cyclops, the team leader, can shoot laser beams from his eyes. The rebellious and feral Wolverine can heal himself and has metal claws. Jean Grey is a telekinetic and telepath. Rogue has super-strength and the ability to fly, but can never touch another human being. The eloquent Storm can control the weather. The Cajun thief Gambit can charge any object with kinetic energy... making the smallest objects powerful bombs. The Beast has superhuman intelligence, agility, and has a body covered with blue fur. Jubilee is the new girl, a confused teenager with the ability to shoot plasma from her fingertips. Together they form the X-Men, fighting mutants like Magneto and Mystique, as well as stopping hate-mongers like Graydon Creed, Henry Guyrich, and Senator Kelley.

The Concerts (2009)

Barbra Streisand is world renowned for thrilling audiences with her magical performances, her supreme vocal talent and setting box office records. Now fans can get front row seats to the best of Barbra Streisand captured in THE CONCERTS, a new 3-disc DVD showcasing some of her most memorable concerts, special exclusives including 17 songs never-before released on DVD and behind-the-scenes moments with one of the most beloved artists of all time.

The 3-Disc DVD set offers fans an all access pass to two of her most memorable concerts in their entirety. DISC ONE captures the record-breaking, 2006 North American tour from the sold-out Ft. Lauderdale show, with special guest multi-platinum recording artist, IL DIVO. Fans will get a chance to experience 10 songs never-before-seen on DVD, including "Unusual Way," "A Cockeyed Optimist" and "My Shining Hour," all of which are the first time Streisand has ever performed them either in the studio or live. Bonus features include five additional songs as well as interviews with the behind-the-scenes team who create and execute this musical and visually explosive experience.

DISC TWO allows fans to experience the unforgettable 1994 concert Live at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, CA that documents the magic of her first concert tour in 27 years. For the first time on DVD, this special concert includes the first-ever live performance of "Lazy Afternoon" and the "Yentl Medley."

DISC THREE presents "Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album." With video and vintage performance footage from the `60s and `70s never before seen on DVD as Bonus Features, the disc includes video performances from Streisand's Emmy award winning television specials including "People" from My Name Is Barbra 1965 , "Yesterdays" from Color Me Barbra 1966, "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" from The Belle of 14th Street 1967, "Silent Night (Sleep In Heavenly Peace) from A Happening In Central Park 1968 and "Cryin' Time (with Ray Charles)" from Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments 1973. Disc #3 is jam-packed with exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage including the making of the award winning, number #1 album The Broadway Album and video clips from her childhood, extensive one-on-one interviews and a montage of the numerous awards she's received throughout the years. Streisand The Concerts is an extraordinary collection of the very best moments and highlights from Barbra Streisand's legendary career and includes more than 60 songs spanning classics such as "Funny Girl," "The Way We Were," and "People," as well as never before performed "The Music of the Night," and "Somewhere" with Il Divo.

Barbra Streisand is the music industry's #1 best-selling female artist with 50 Gold, 30 Platinum and 13 Multi-Platinum albums to her credit. She is second in the all-time charts, ahead of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, exceeded only by Elvis. She continues to be the highest-selling female recording artist ever. Streisand remains the only artist to receive Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, Cable Ace, and Peabody Awards, and the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.

Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 1

Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. The First Officer is Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen lead by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Top DVD Releases in May/June 2007

Top DVD Releases in May/June

1. Pan's Labyrinth (New Line Platinum Series) DVD ~ Ariadna Gil
2. Scrubs - The Complete Fifth Season DVD ~ Zach Braff
3. Dreamgirls (Two-Disc Showstopper Edition) DVD ~ Jamie Foxx
4. Deadwood - The Complete Third Season DVD ~ Michael Almereyda
5. Seinfeld - Season 8 DVD ~ Tom Cherones
6. Apocalypto (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Rudy Youngblood
7. Letters from Iwo Jima (Two-Disc Special Edition) DVD ~ Ken Watanabe
8. The 4400 - The Complete Third Season DVD ~ John Behring
9. Will & Grace - Season Six DVD ~ James Burrows (II)
10. Little Children DVD ~ Kate Winslet
11. Beauty and the Beast - The Second Season DVD ~ Roy Dotrice
12. The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Hugh Jackman
13. The O.C. - The Complete Fourth Season DVD ~ Peter Gallagher
14. Melrose Place - The Second Season DVD ~ Gabrielle Beaumont
15. Beverly Hills, 90210 - The Second Season DVD ~ Jason Priestley
16. Roots (Four-Disc Collector's Edition) DVD ~ Maya Angelou
17. Becket DVD ~ Richard Burton
18. Catch & Release DVD ~ Jennifer Garn
19. The Painted Veil DVD ~ Naomi Watts
20. The Rockford Files: Season Four DVD ~ Noah Beery Jr.
21. The King of Queens - The Complete Eighth Season DVD ~ King of Queens
22. Because I Said So (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Diane Keaton
23. Venus DVD ~ Peter O'Toole
24. Rescue Me - The Complete Third Season DVD ~ Rescue Me
25. Ghost Rider - Extended Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) DVD ~ Matt Long (II)
26. The Good German DVD ~ Jack Thompson
27. Alpha Dog (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Bruce Willis
28. Norbit (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Eddie Murphy
29. Bridge to Terabithia (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Josh Hutcherson
30. Breach DVD ~ Gary Cole
31. Seraphim Falls DVD ~ Liam Neeson
32. Shirley Valentine DVD ~ Pauline Collins
33. Happily N'ever After (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ George Carlin
34. Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus DVD ~ Nicole Kidman
35. Epic Movie (Unrated Edition) DVD ~ Tony Cox
36. The Number 23 (Infinifilm Edition) DVD ~ Jim Carrey
37. Primeval DVD ~ Dominic Purcell
38. Music and Lyrics (Widescreen Edition) DVD ~ Hugh Grant

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No stars, no ‘Spider-Man 4’ says Dunst

Making the fourth film without Raimi, Maguire would be ‘disrespectful’

Sam Raimi, center, chats with Tobey Maguire, right, as actress Kirsten Dunst, left, smiles upon their arrival at the world premiere of "Spider-Man 3" in Tokyo Monday, April 16.

LOS ANGELES - Although a “Spider-Man 4” movie is not yet on Hollywood’s drawing board, series star Kirsten Dunst says a sequel without her, co-star Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi would be a box office flop.

Entertainment Weekly magazine on Monday cited Raimi as confirming a long-held Hollywood rumors that he might take the directing reins on a movie version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” if Peter Jackson is not eventually hired.

Separately Dunst told Entertainment Weekly that if that happens, a “Spider-Man 4” without Raimi, her and Maguire — who plays the comic book superhero — would be “disrespectful to the whole team.”

“Audiences aren’t stupid. It’d be a big flop without me, Tobey or Sam,” Dunst said in a story posted on the celebrity magazine’s Web site, ew.com.

The interviews come as “Spider-Man 3,” which is distributed by Columbia Pictures, began a series of premieres starting in Tokyo on Monday and continuing around the world until the film’s global debut in theaters on May 4.

Entertainment Weekly asked Raimi if he might direct “The Hobbit” instead of Jackson, who won Oscars and scored huge box office hits with the trilogy of movies based on Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” fantasy novels.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen next for me right now,” Raimi said. “First and foremost, those are Peter Jackson and Bob Shaye’s films. If Peter didn’t want to do it, and Bob wanted me to do it — and they were both okay with me picking up the reins — that would be great.”

Shaye is co-chief executive of New Line Cinema, the studio that distributed the “Lord of the Rings” movies and owns rights to make a film based on fantasy “The Hobbit.”

Late in 2006, Jackson said New Line might make “The Hobbit” without him. He and his producing partners have refused to work on a “Hobbit” movie until the parties settle a lawsuit over 2001’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.”

Entertainment Weekly said if Raimi took “The Hobbit,” then a possible “Spider-Man 4” could be left without a director. The speculation prompted Dunst’s comments.

The actress, who portrays Spider-Man’s love interest in the movies, said she did not think Columbia would pursue “Spider-Man 4” without Raimi.

“That would really not be the smartest move. But they already know that. Amy Pascal would never do that,” Dunst said, referring to Sony Pictures Entertainment’s chairman.

Columbia Pictures is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is the film and television studio owned by Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. New Line is part of Time Warner Inc.

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5 Tops Best Bond Girls

Halle Berry as Jinx in “Die Another Day” (2002)
Bond women aren’t usually appreciated for their acting assets, but Halle Berry brings something to the role that no other Bond girl ever has — Oscar, acting Oscar. Like Michelle Yeoh in “Tomorrow Never Dies,” Jinx is Bond’s equal. Bond first glimpses Jinx, who is an agent for the NSA, emerging from the ocean, skimpy bathing suit and all. It’s an obvious homage to Ursula Andress in “Dr.No” that works. To whatever effect, Berry rises above what may be one of the worst Bond films ever made. C’mon, it has an invisible car. Fortunately, Berry is anything but invisible.



Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp in “Goldeneye” (1995)Perhaps her name should have been Xenia Overdatopp? What else can one say about a woman who gets aroused by murder, especially squeezing men to death between her vice-like thighs? Still, given Bond’s skill at seduction, driving a wedge in Xenia’s evil plan requires great care. They first meet on a mountain road with dueling cars, then in a casino with dueling wit, then in a sauna, with dueling libido. If anyone could get the best of James, it’s Xenia. With her, his manhood is at stake in more ways than one.




Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin in “Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
A member of the Chinese People’s External Security Force, Wai Lin matches Bond tit for tat. Who else, faced with likely death would not only jump off a building with Bond, but suggest it? When the two make their escape on a motorcycle handcuffed together, each holds one handlebar and they steer as if one. When safe, they shower together after which Wai Lin locks Bond to a pipe and runs off because she works alone. She then beats up an entire gang before deciding to work with him. Wai Lin practically makes Bond look wimpy.

Diana Rigg as Tracy Di Vincenzo in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969)
It’s not exactly clear what first attracts Bond to the headstrong Di Vincenzo, yet somehow their love, yes love, makes sense by the end of the film. Tracy captures Bond’s heart, which is something no other Bond girl has ever done. The audience doesn’t get a sense of what Bond truly sees in Tracy until the end of the film when she rescues him from Blofeld’s mountain lab. She can drive, she can ski, and she can fight. Sadly, Blofeld gets his revenge on Bond in what is easily the most tragic ending of the series, leaving the audience to wonder “what if?”



Ursula Andress as Honey Rider in “Dr. No” (1962)
Like George Washington is the first president by which all other presidents are measured, so Ursula Andress sets the standard for all other Bond girls. Honey Rider emerges as if literally out of a dream. Bond wakes up on the beach and sees her, rising up out of the water, shells in hand. He’s somewhat dumbstruck, but not for long. “What are you doing here? Looking for shells?” she asks. “No,” Bond tells her. “I’m just looking.” So was everyone else, who like Bond, was both shaken and stirred by Andress.



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Jackie Chan and Jet Li to star together

Two martial arts stars have never done a film together

HONG KONG - The first film pairing of kung fu stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li will tell the tale of an American teenager’s fantasy journey to ancient China to rescue a mythological monkey king, the film’s U.S. distributor said Wednesday.

“The Forbidden Kingdom” will start shooting May 2 in movie studios in Hengdian, located southwest of Shanghai, and neighboring locations, the movie’s producer, Casey Silver, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.

The project has drawn attention because of the teaming of the two stars but plot details have been scarce.

The story line originates from the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” in which a monkey king helps guard a Buddhist monk who searches for religious texts.

In this new version, the teenager, a fan of kung fu movies, travels back in time after discovering the monkey king’s stick weapon in a Chinatown pawn shop, film distributor Lionsgate said in a news release.

While Chan’s and Li’s roles are still under wraps, the film could offer a sharp contrast of fighting styles. Chan is known for his improvisational, defensive moves while Li tends to dominate his on-screen opponents.

Famed kung fu choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, known for his work on the “Matrix” trilogy, will design the action sequences in “Forbidden Kingdom,” and Rob Minkoff, who made “Stuart Little” and “The Lion King,” will direct the movie. Cinematographer Peter Pau, who won an Oscar for his work on “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” will shoot the movie.

Both Chan and Li made their names in Hong Kong cinema before moving on to Hollywood.

Chan was recently filming the third installment of the “Rush Hour” series with Chris Tucker. Li’s recent Hollywood credits include “Cradle 2 the Grave” and “Kiss of the Dragon.”

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‘Spider-Man’ star unsure about fourth film

But Tobey Maguire says third film offered ‘fresh story’ for character

NEW YORK - Tobey Maguire, star of “Spider-Man 3,” isn’t sure he’d play the superhero a fourth time.

“I appreciate movies from a standpoint of entertainment and distraction, and I also love when people make movies that help raise awareness,” says the 31-year-old actor, whose films also include “The Cider House Rules” and “Seabiscuit.”

“I don’t really have a lot of formed ideas. It’s more just thoughts,” he tells Men’s Journal in its May issue, on newsstands Tuesday. “I might do another ‘Spider-Man’ movie — I don’t know.”

Maguire says “Spider-Man 3” has a “fresh story” for his character.

“The public is adoring him, and it goes to his head. He’s behaving arrogantly and is self-involved, which changes the feeling of the character for me. And it just gets darker from there,” he says.

Maguire says he talks to the media to publicize his movies — “I don’t feel compelled to share anything.”

“I used to prepare to go to battle with journalists,” he tells the magazine. “Now I don’t have my feet planted. I won’t talk about what I won’t talk about, but I’m more relaxed about it.”
Maguire says he began attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at 19 because his life had become oddly predictable.

“I have an addictive nature,” he says, “an obsessive-compulsive nature — well, I don’t know that’s what it is clinically. But I go to addictive extremes, and before I got sober, that became routine.”

Maguire is engaged to Jennifer Meyer, a 29-year-old jewelry designer. They have a 5-month-old daughter, Ruby Sweetheart.

“When she smiles, it’s the most fantastic thing ever,” he says. “But it’s not like I didn’t expect that. I expected to fall completely in love with my child.”

Columbia Pictures’ “Spider-Man 3” opens May 4.


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