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The Castle [DVD](1997) DVD In this acclaimed satire from Australia, a tow-truck driver and his family live on a runway at Melbourne's airport, but find their home threatened when the airport plans to expand. The father, fed up with little guys getting pushed around, takes on the government and the airport in a series of increasingly ridiculous legal battles. With Michael Caton, Anne Tenney. 84 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1; theatrical trailer.
Chopper [DVD](2000) DVD This incredible true story centers on Australian convict Mark Brandon Read, whose meteoric, unpredictably violent personality provokes his fellow inmates to try to kill him out of self-preservation. While taking on all threats from behind bars, Read pens his memoirs, claiming to have killed 19 men and becoming a best-selling author. Electrifying crime drama stars Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon. 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; DTS 5.1; audio commentary; deleted scenes; interviews; theatrical trailer.
Black Hawk Down (Deluxe Edition) [DVD](2001) DVD Director Ridley Scott's gut-wrenching military drama chronicles the doomed 1993 mission of American forces in the war-torn Somali capital of Mogadishu, sent to apprehend top aides of a rebel warlord. When two Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, the surviving soldiers find themselves trapped and outnumbered in the city streets, and a desperate rescue mission is launched. The superb ensemble cast includes Eric Bana, Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Sam Shepard and Tom Sizemore. 144 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Thai; featurette; theatrical trailers; deleted scenes; filmographies; scene access; photo gallery;
Finding Nemo [DVD](2003) DVD In this spectacular animated family adventure from Pixar Studios, young clownfish Nemo is separated from his anxiety-ridden widower father, Marlin, on the first day of school. After Marlin discovers Nemo has been captured by a diver and placed in a dentist office aquarium in Sydney, he frantically tries to rescue him with help from a forgetful blue tang named Dory. With voices by Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush, Eric Bana and Barry Humphries. 100 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, French Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; featurettes; bonus short "Knick Knack" (1989); games; more. Two-disc set.
Hulk [DVD](2003) DVD It's not easy being green, learns Doc Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) in this soaring, complex adaptation of the Marvel comic from director Ang Lee. Carrying an altered DNA structure thanks to experiments his deranged scientist dad (Nick Nolte) performed years earlier, a lab mishap involving gamma rays turns Banner into an emerald-skinned monstrosity whose immense strength is fueled by his inner anger. With both the military and his father after him, Banner seeks help from colleague/ex-girlfriend Jennifer Connelly as he tries to find a cure. With Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas. 138 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: French, Spanish; audio commentary by Lee; deleted scene
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