A philosophical spoof, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover raised in the wild. As scientist Nathan (Robbins) trains the wild man, Puff (Ifans) in the ways of the world - starting with table manners - Nathan's lover Lila (Arquette) fights to preserve the man's simian past, which she feels represents a freedom enviable to most. In the power struggle that ensues, a strange love triangle emerges. Human Nature examines issues of evolution, the human desire to blend in and what it really is that makes us human.
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Shy San Franciscan Zoe (Tunney) is a twenty-something love-starved computer animator who spends countless hours listening to KXCH Cherish radio, losing herself in a syrupy romantic fantasy of '70s and '80s pop songs. Her mushy world is shattered, however, when a policeman is hit and killed in a mysterious car accident. The assailant flees the scene and Zoe is unfairly left facing a vehicular homicide charge. While awaiting trial, Zoe is confined to house arrest, where her frequent visitor and parole officer Daly (Tim Blake Nelson) becomes enamored with her as she concurrently tries to prove her innocence and regain her life and freedom.
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It is 1977, and Phoebe (Jordana Brewster, The Fast and the Furious) is retracing the steps of her beloved older sister Faith (Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky, Charlie’s Angels), who traveled through Europe in 1970 with her boyfriend Wolf (Christopher Eccleston, The Others). Searching for answers, Phoebe, sets off through Europe, using Faith’s old postcards and Wolf as her guide. Ultimately, Phoebe and Wolf examine their own growing attraction to one another as the truth of Faith’s death is revealed.
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In a mischievous scheme to take over the world, Dr. Evil (Myers) and his accomplice Mini Me (Troyer) have escaped from prison to join forces with the mysterious Goldmember (Myers). Time-traveling back to 1975, the evil-doers kidnap Nigel Powers (Caine), Austin Power’s father and beloved English spy. With Dr. Evil on the loose again and his father in jeopardy, the international man of mystery is called to action and must go back in time to save his father and the world.
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The second film of the trilogy, The Two Towers, traces the journey of Frodo and Sam as they venture deeper into the land of the enemy --- with the mysterious Gollum serving as their guide --- while their companions in the Fellowship struggle to rescue the captured Hobbits Merry and Pippin.

In addition to the three-and-a-half hour feature, presented on two discs with the enhanced picture and sound quality consumers have come to expect from New Line Home Entertainment, the four-disc Special Extended DVD Edition will also include two discs loaded with exclusive, never-before-seen supplemental material, available via multiple platform navigation systems. This cornucopia of one-of-a-kind features includes: director, cast, design and production team commentaries; production documentaries and interactive featurettes covering the film adaptation from “book to vision” and “from vision to reality” with no overlap of the content that appeared on the August disc – even the movie is different.
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An epic vision of good versus evil, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring recounts the heroic quest of Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), a peaceful Hobbit entrusted with a terrible responsibility. Placed in possession of the omnipotent One Ring --- lost for centuries and containing the Dark Lord Sauron’s “cruelty, his malice, and his will to dominate all life” --- Frodo must travel through Middle-earth to the land of Mordor in order to destroy the ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

The second film of the trilogy, The Two Towers, traces the journey of Frodo and Sam as they venture deeper into the land of the enemy --- with the mysterious Gollum serving as their guide --- while their companions in the Fellowship struggle to rescue the captured Hobbits Merry and Pippin.
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With huge hair, a big grin and all the right moves, Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake, in her feature film debut) has what it takes to make it on Baltimore’s number one dance revue in 1962, “The Corny Collins Show.” Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show’s former star, Amber Von Tussel (Colleen Fitzpatrick, now known as the singer, Vitamin C) as well as Amber’s evil parents who cook up a plot to steal back Amber’s teen queen crown. Standing in their way are Tracy’s own funny folks (Divine and Seinfeld’s Jerry Stiller). The film also features comic performances from Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, Ric Ocasek, and Pia Zadora.
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Lucinda Pond (Tripplehorn) returns to the police force to help track down a serial killer whom she failed to capture years earlier. She soon discovers that the serial killer is her brother. With the help of her former lover (Orser), Lucinda follows a labyrinth of clues and riddles left by her brother in hope of finding him before he kills again.
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When the world is threatened by a new and deadlier breed of super vampire, the legendary Blade (Snipes) and his mentor Whistler (Kristofferson) must join forces with the Bloodpack, an elite team of vampire warriors made up of Blade’s sworn enemies. These ravenous fiends must be destroyed at all costs in this high-voltage adventure exploding with spectacular effects and martial arts action.
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Originally released in 1973, The Mack stars Max Julien (How To Be A Player) as Goldie, a sharp, smooth-talking hustler who’s back on the streets after five years in prison. His dream is to rule the streets with a stable of topnotch hookers and a fancy white Cadillac. Goldie and his sidekicks have the brains, the muscle and the cool to take on the takers and push out the pushers. He winds up king of the pimping game, but trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime boss, who is threatened by Goldie’s new status as The Mack. Packed with raw power, The Mack takes an uncompromising look at big city street life and survival.
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Bucum Jackson (Ice Cube) is a maverick bounty hunter who refuses to take on a partner. His current assignment is finding Reggie Wright (Mike Epps), a slippery con artist. This is not the first time the pair has been on opposite sides of the law, but this time, Bucum’s wild pursuit lands them both in the middle of a multi-million dollar diamond heist. Reggie unexpectedly finds himself in the back of a getaway van driven by cold-hearted jewel thieves. After escaping the van, it seems things are starting to look up for Reggie when his recently purchased lottery ticket turns out to be the winner of a $60 million jackpot. Unfortunately, the winning ticket is in Reggie’s lost wallet in the back of the getaway van. With the diamonds and the lottery ticket at stake, and their futures on the line, Bucum and Reggie embark on a wild ride of a partnership that is “all about the Benjamins.”
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A contemporary, urban retelling of the classic opera Carmen, this “hip hopera” follows the tragic life of Sgt. Derrick Hill (Mekhi Phifer, TV’s “ER”, Shaft, O) whose world is turned upside down when the irresistible Carmen Brown (Beyonce Knowles) enters his local bar. Through song, the star-studded cast tells the tale of their passionate romance and tragic demise.
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The Lord of the Rings collectively tells the story of Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit who battles against the Dark Lord Sauron to save his world, Middle-earth, from the grip of evil. In the trilogy of films, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, Frodo and his Fellowship of friends and allies embark on a desperate journey to rid the earth of the source of Sauron's greatest strength, the One Ring -- a ring that has the power to enslave the inhabitants of Middle-earth. The trilogy chronicles extraordinary adventures across the treacherous landscape of Middle-earth and reveals how the power of friendship, love and courage can hold the forces of darkness at bay.
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Set on a college campus, the first part of Storytelling, entitled “Fiction,” traces the complicated relationship between a student (Blair) and her creative writing professor, Mr. Scott (Robert Wisdom). In “Non-Fiction,” the second part of the film, Toby (Paul Giamatti), an unfulfilled New Yorker, persuades a high school senior (Mark Webber) and his family (John Goodman, Julie Hagerty, Noah Fleiss, Jonathan Osser) to become the subjects of his documentary.
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John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington, Training Day, Remember the Titans) is an ordinary man whose life revolves around his family. His wife Denise (Kimberly Elise, Beloved, Set It Off) and young son Michael (Daniel E. Smith) are his world. But when Michael falls seriously ill and needs an emergency heart transplant operation that John Q. can’t afford and his health insurance won’t cover, he vows to do whatever it will take to keep his son alive. With time and options running out, a desperate gamble becomes his only hope – he takes the hospital emergency room hostage. In addition, John Q. stars Robert Duvall (Gone In 60 Seconds, The Godfather), Eddie Griffin (Armageddon, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo), Shawn Hatosy (Outside Providence, In & Out), Anne Heche (Six Days, Seven Nights, Psycho), Ray Liotta (Hannibal, Heartbreakers), James Woods (Any Given Sunday, Virgin Suicides) and is directed by Nick Cassavetes.
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Raising a child is never easy, and like everybody else, Sam Dawson (Penn) has learned to adapt. But when Lucy (Fanning) turns seven, social workers step in. Sam is mentally-challenged, and it will be up to the courts to evaluate his ability to continue to raise Lucy. Sam, encouraged by his friends, seeks a lawyer to represent him. Rita Harrison (Pfeiffer) initially resists taking on such a long-shot case, but ultimately takes the challenge in order to prove to her co-workers that she will work a pro bono case. Together, Sam and Rita struggle to convince the system that Sam deserves to get his daughter back and, in the process, fuse a bond that results in a unique testament to the power of unconditional love.
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Happy Campers chronicles the chaotic experiences of a diverse team of college freshmen who spend their summer as camp counselors. Anarchy rules when their tyrannical camp director is accidentally incapacitated, resulting in the counselors taking it upon themselves to spice up the monotonous daily activities with their own brand of teenage leadership. Through their experiences in guiding the young campers, the teens ultimately learn unforgettable lessons about life, love and pandemonium.
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Divorced from a woman (Scott Thomas) he still loves, alienated from his troubled teenage son (Christensen), and bitter at the loss of a job he never enjoyed anyway, architect George Monroe (Kline) has hit rock-bottom when he decides that it's now or never to tear down his dilapidated home and build a long-postponed dream house worthy of his spectacular ocean cliff property.
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Told against the raw grunge music backdrop of the mid-90's, and with an original score by Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, Highway confronts life, death and love head-on to remind us that the road goes in many directions, but where it takes us tomorrow depends on the lessons learned today.
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The film begins with two federal agents (Kyle MacLachlan, TV's "Sex and the City" and Chris Isaak, TV's "The Chris Isaak Show") who arrive in Twin Peaks and unravel the bizarre clues, mysterious disappearances and strange happenings that lead to the death of local girl Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee, John Carpenter's Vampires). The investigation plunges deep beneath the facade of a town where nothing is as it seems.
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In 1979, Jimmy Bones, a legendary protector and patron of his thriving urban neighborhood is betrayed and murdered by those closest to him. Flash forward to the present day. The once elegant brownstone where Bones lived has become an abandoned memorial to him. It is well known that strange happenings surround the house, and those who are foolish enough to enter often don't come out. The sons of Jeremiah (Clifton Powell) one of those who betrayed Bones, move into the house, unaware of the danger. Once they arrive, a series of strange and unexplainable events begin to take place, and it becomes clear that Jimmy Bones is staging a comeback, hell-bent on revenge. But Bones spirit is also drawn back to the world by his love for a woman, Pearl (Pam Grier), and his daughter Cynthia (Bianca Lawson), born after his death.
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Vince Vaughn (Domestic Disturbance, Made) is Pendelton "Penny" Wise, a small time scam artist. When he teams up with legendary con man Kelly Grant (Ed Harris, Pollock, Apollo 13) and his sexy, young associate Caitlin Carlson (Julia Ormond, First Knight, Sabrina), he loses sight of rule number one: never trust another con. With greed, sex and betrayal at its core, this story about the scam of a lifetime exposes the evil that people do for money.
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This exploration of a modern marriage over a 24-hour period, The Anniversary Party marks the directorial debut of award-winning actors Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming. Written for their friends and shot in 19 days using digital video cameras, the film is a portrait of marriage and friendships, warts and all, flawed and imperfect…a dizzying study of love.
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New Line Home Entertainment today announced the release of Prison Song, starring R&B artist Mary J. Blige and hip hop performer Q-Tip on DVD and VHS for the first time, and Bullet, Above the Rim and Talkin’ Dirty After Dark debuting on DVD on January 14. Prison Song, which premiered on BET, was the highest rated film in BET history. Prison Song arrives to rent on VHS and DVD and for sale on DVD for $26.98. Bullet and Above the Rim, both starring Tupac Shakur, and Talkin’ Dirty After Dark, starring Martin Lawrence, are available to rent or purchase on DVD for $19.98. All three titles are currently available on VHS. Other urban titles available on DVD include The Mack, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, All About the Benjamins, House Party, House Party 4, Turn it Up, Dangerous Ground, Friday and Next Friday.
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