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SCREEN IT DVD CAPSULE REVIEWS Site Directory: Home Page Free Newsletter! DVD Reviews This Week's New Movies Complete List of Movies (alphabetical) Movies Listed By MPAA Ratings Movies Listed By Genre This Week's New Videos Complete List of Videos (alphabetical) Videos Listed By MPAA Ratings Videos Listed By Genre Advertise On Screen It! Visitor Survey Send Us Your Comments/Questions First Time Visitors Official Movie Pages & Other Links Less filling than our full-length reviews but still informative, our DVD capsule reviews offer technical and supplemental information for each release, along with a quick look at whether the title is any good and/or entertaining or enjoyable. CLINT EASTWOOD COLLECTION Length: 97 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Bahasa, Thai, Korean Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 (Dual Layer) Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Partial Cast & Crew List and Clint Eastwood Filmography. Theatrical trailer. City Heat is now available for purchase by clicking here. Length: 123 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English, Portuguese Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 (Dual Layer) Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Partial Cast & Crew List and Clint Eastwood Filmography. Theatrical trailer. Honkytonk Man is now available for purchase by clicking here. Length: 121 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 (Dual Layer) Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Partial Cast & Crew List and Clint Eastwood Filmography. Theatrical trailer. Pink Cadillac is now available for purchase by clicking here. Length: 121 minutes Screen Formats: 2.35:1, 16x9 Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 (Dual Layer) Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Partial Cast & Crew List and Clint Eastwood Filmography. Theatrical trailer. The Rookie is now available for purchase by clicking here. Length: 114 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 (Dual Layer) Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Partial Cast & Crew List and Clint Eastwood Filmography. Theatrical trailer. Tightrope is now available for purchase by clicking here. Length: 155 minutes Screen Formats: 2.35:1, 16x9 Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 (Dual Layer) Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. On Location: Where Eagles Dare - 12+ minute featurette about the film and its production. Partial Cast & Crew List and Clint Eastwood Filmography. Theatrical trailer. Where Eagles Dare is now available for purchase by clicking here. Length: 112 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Japanese Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Korean Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 (Dual Layer) Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Partial Cast & Crew List and Clint Eastwood Filmography. Theatrical trailer. White Hunter, Black Heart is now available for purchase by clicking here. City Heat: In Kansas City 1933, wisecracking detective Murphy (Burt Reynolds) tracks the killer of his partner. Police Lt. Speer (Clint Eastwood) doesn't have much tolerance for the local mob war's body count. Neither guy likes each other, so that makes them a dream team. And it provides the ideal scenario as they clean up the town with slugfests and shoot-'em-ups that parody Reynolds' and Eastwood's macho screen images. Director Richard Benjamin gets the '30s stylishly right and supporting cast - Jane Alexander, Irene Cara, Rip Torn, Richard Roundtree, Tony Lo Bianco and Madeline Kahn - makes the antics sparkle. Hard-boiled and hilarious, City Heat is your red-hot ticket to starry entertainment. City Heat is now available for purchase by clicking here. Honkytonk Man: Red Stovall (Clint Eastwood) is a Depression-era rascal whose fire-in-the-belly passion comes from the whiskey he slugs and the dream he chases: singing at the Grand Ole Opry. He takes off on a drive from Oklahoma to audition in Nashville with nephew Whit (Clint's son Kyle Eastwood) along to help keep the car on the road and Red on the straight and narrow. The elder Eastwood also directs this funny, warmhearted film, which also serves up a beguiling country soundtrack featuring Marty Robbins, Ray Price, John Anderson, Frizzell and West, Linda Hopkins for a scorching touch of the blues - and Eastwood himself. Richly nostalgic and marvelously acted, Honkytonk Man hits all the right notes for solid entertainment. Honkytonk Man is now available for purchase by clicking here. Pink Cadillac: Jump bail and skip-tracer Tommy Nowak (Clint Eastwood) will nail you before the ink on your fake ID dries. He always gets his man. But will he also get his woman (Bernadette Peters) - especially one with an infant in her arms, a quarter-million in the trunk of a stolen '59 Caddy and gun-toting goons on her trail? In Eastwood's wily hands, Nowak is a master of disguise who becomes a radio DJ, a rodeo clown or a Vegas-style huckster to nail his target. As Nowak's frisky quarry Lou Ann, Peters easily nabs her leading man's heart. Supporting players Geoffrey Lewis, William Hickey and future superstar Jim Carrey (briefly seen as a Reno lounge entertainer) also help make this action comedy vehicle a sure-handler. Pink Cadillac is now available for purchase by clicking here. The Rookie: Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, LAPD Detective Nick Pulovki figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie. Director/star Clint Eastwood is Pulovksi. Charlie Sheen is the by-the-book newcomer. Each reluctantly relies on the other to stop a killer-elite gang of auto thieves. Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Lara Flynn Boyle and Tom Skerritt co-star. A freeway becomes an 80-mph bumper car game. A barrio busts open like a giant piñata. The two drive through a wall to escape an exploding building…five stories up. Fasten your seat belt. The Rookie is now available for purchase by clicking here. Tightrope: Clint Eastwood is Wes Block, a lawman walking a Tightrope separating him from the man he strives to be and the man he fears he is. When investigating brutal sex murders, he uncovers a link between himself and the suspect. To the killer, the only good hooker is a dead one - especially if she's been with Block. Soon no woman who knows Block is safe, including those dearest to him (Genevieve Bujold and Alison Eastwood). Showcasing New Orleans at its moody best, writer/director Richard Tuggle (Escape From Alcatraz) adds shadings to Block that make him more than a stoic action hero. And Eastwood grabs the challenge with one of his best performances ever. Tightrope is now available for purchase by clicking here. White Hunter Black Heart: As star and director of White Hunter, Black Heart Clint Eastwood crafts one of the most acclaimed movies of his enduring career. He plays brilliant, driven filmmaker John Wilson (loosely based on the legendary John Huston), who's determined to turn his new project in Africa into a grand personal adventure hunting a wild elephant. Jeff Fahey, Marisa Berenson and George Dzundza co-star in this rugged and absorbing tale from the novel by co-screenwriter Peter Viertel, who worked with Huston in Africa in 1950 on The African Queen. Filmed in Zimbabwe and London, White Hunter, Black H eart is a bold trek into the heart of adventure. Set your sights. White Hunter, Black Heart is now available for purchase by clicking here. Where Eagles Dare: The mission is clear. Get in. Get the general. Get out. Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should also be told to trust nothing - including the search-and-rescue orders just issued. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood go Where Eagles Dare in this twisty World War II thriller written by action master Alistair MacLean (The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra) and directed by Brian G. Hutton (Kelly's Heroes). Known for fiery dramatic roles, Burton ventures into the realm of movie pyrotechnics with dynamic efficiency. And Eastwood's cool-fire presence heightens one searing action sequence after another. The film became Eastwood's then-largest hit and its studio's #1 moneymaker of the year. Where Eagles Dare is now available for purchase by clicking here. FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2 Length: 108 minutes Screen Formats: 16x9, Full Screen (Pan & Scan) Languages: English Subtitles: English Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Welcome to Fright Night Part II. Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), "The Great Vampire Killer," and Charlie Brewster (William Ragsdale) are back in the long-awaited sequel to the box office smash hit Fright Night. And so are the bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Charlie has just met Regine Dandridge (Julie Carmen), an exotic, heart-stopping beauty with a deadly taste for things warm and red. He can't stop thinking about her...dreaming about her. Not even Charlie's girlfriend, Alex (Traci Lin), nor Peter Vincent can keep him from being mesmerized by her fatally seductive powers. As the irresistible Regine drains the blood from his veins, Charlie is suddenly jolted by the spine-chilling reality that there's only one thing more terrifying than fighting vampires - becomng one. Director Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III) has surpassed the fright of the original film to create a tantalizing shocker in Fright Night Part II. This time the suckers want more than blood. They want revenge! (Studio Copy) Fright Night Part 2 is now available for purchase by clicking here . THE HOWLING Length: 91 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, Full Screen (Pan & Scan) Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 2 Extras: Side One: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Running audio commentary by Joe Dante, Dee Wallace Stone, Christopher Stone and Robert Picardo. 3+ minute interview with Dick Miller. Side Two: Unleashing the Beast: Making The Howling (53+ minutes). Making a Monster Movie: Inside The Howling (8+ minutes). 9+ minutes of Deleted Scenes. 5+ minutes of Outtakes. 2 Theatrical trailers. Theatrical Publicity Campaign Photos. Production Notes. Trailers for MGM Means Great Movies, "The Fog" Special Edition DVD, "Carrie" Special Edition DVD and "Jeepers Creepers" Special Edition DVD. From the director of Gremlins and Piranha comes the ultimate masterpiece of primal terror. Filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense, this riveting werewolf tale sinks its teeth into your deepest fears and never lets go! Severely traumatized by a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, TV newscaster Karen White (Dee Wallace) takes time off at a secluded retreat called "the Colony." But when, after nights of being tormented by bestial, bloodcurdling cries, Karen ventures into the woods seeking answers, she makes a terrifying discovery. Now she must fight not only for her life...but for her soul! (Studio Copy) The Howling (Special Edition) is now available for purchase by clicking here . THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM Length: 93 minutes Screen Formats: 177:1, 16x9 Languages: English Subtitles: English Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe and Catherine Oxenberg star in this mix of heart-stopping horror and campy humor. James D'Ampton (Grant) returns to his country castle in England. Legend has it that James' distant ancestor once slayed the local dragon - a monstrous white worm with a fondness for the sweet flesh of virgins. The young Lord dismisses the legend as folklore, until archaeology student, Angus Flint, unearths a massive reptilian skull and the ancient worship site of a pagan snake god on James' property. When James' virtuous girlfriend, Eve (Oxenberg), suddenly disappears, he and Angus set out to investigate the foreboding cavern said to be the worm's lair, where a centuries-old mystery begins to uncoil. (Studio Copy) The Lair of the White Worm is now available for purchase by clicking here . REPOSSESSED Length: 89 minutes Screen Formats: 16x9, Full Screen (Pan & Scan) Languages: English Subtitles: English Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Ready for a devil of a good time? Linda Blair will scare you silly when she's Repossessed! Blair stars in this uproarious laughfest with Leslie Nielsen, the deadpan comedy hero who provided loop-de-loops of laughter in Airplane! and rapid-fire hilarity in The Naked Gun. The fun begins when grown-up Blair starts spewing curses and pea soup. This is a job for ex-exorcist Nielsen! So he gears up to battle the spirit world - and finds he must also outwit a pair of phony TV evangelists (including Ned Beatty), trying to cash in on the exorcism biz. Get Repossessed. You won't be able to get the laughs out of your system! (Studio Copy) Repossessed is now available for purchase by clicking here . SABRINA THE TEEN-AGE WITCH Length: 91 minutes Screen Formats: Full Screen Languages: English Subtitles: English Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. It's her 16th birthday, and Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) is feeling a little strange. She's just transferred to a new school, moved in with her two otherworldly aunts, and nothing is quite what it seems. Things can only get more complicated when Sabrina learns that she's a real witch. Now, she's got to make friends memorize spells, and find a way to get a date for the school dance. It'll take a little hocus-pocus and a whole lot of adventure before Sabrina learns to control her powers and finds true love. (Studio Copy) Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch is now available for purchase by clicking here . SCORCHER Length: 91 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English Subtitles: English Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Sneak Peeks for "China Strike Force," "Invincible," "Cool and the Crazy" and "Shaolin Soccer." In the thrilling tradition of THE CORE and INDEPENDENCE DAY, SCORCHER stars Mark Dacascos (CRADLE 2 GRAVE, CHINA STRIKE FORCE), Rutger Hauer (CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND), and John Rhys-Davis (THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, INDIANA JONES trilogy) in an action-packed adventure where extraordinary heroes take on the ultimate fight to save the world! In the wake of a horrible nuclear accident, devastating natural disasters abound as the Earth's massive tectonic plates shift violently and unnaturally. To stop the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that are leading up to an inevitable doomsday catastrophe, scientists decide that a nuclear bomb must be detonated in Los Angeles! From there, the fate of the world and the safety of its inhabitants rest with Ryan Beckett (Dacascos) and his elite team, who must pull off this do-or-die race against time. Scorcher is now available for purchase by clicking here . STEPHEN KING DVD COLLECTOR'S SET Length: 98 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. "Acting Carrie" - 42+ minute documentary about the performers in the film, including interviews with them and clips from the picture. "Visualizing Carrie" - 42+ minute documentary about the film, including interviews with various people associated with it, as well as clips from the picture and behind the scenes stills. "Carrie the Musical" - 6+ minute look at turning the film into a musical, including interviews. Animated Photo Gallery - 6+ minute succession of stills related to the film. Original Theatrical Trailer. Stephen King and the Evolution of Carrie - Pages of onscreen text regarding the transition from novel to movie, including comparisons between the two. Length: 121 minutes Screen Formats: Full Screen (Pan & Scan) Languages: English Subtitles: English, French Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Theatrical trailer. Collectible Booklet. Length: 108 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, Full Screen (Pan & Scan) Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Theatrical and teaser trailers. Collectible Booklet. Length: 120 minutes Screen Formats: 1.85:1, 16x9 Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Sides: 1 Extras: Scene selection/Jump to any scene. Theatrical trailer. Carrie: A high school misfit (Sissy Spacek) must not only endure continual torture and harassment from her classmates, but also a religious fanatic mother (Piper Laurie) and mysterious powers of telekinesis that she doesn't understand. When a group of mean-spirited teens make her the victim of a vicious prank at the senior prom, Carrie finally wreaks her revenge, causing all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone. Working from horror novelist Stephen King's literary work of the same name, director Brian De Palma ("Scarface," "Dressed to Kill") crafted an effective thriller with this 1976 horror flick that featured one of the best "gotcha" endings -- to make viewers jump from their seats - ever to be brought to film. With decent performances from the cast - that includes John Travolta in just his second feature film role - and De Palma's standard, near hypnotic way of shooting the story, the film is still just about as gripping now as when it first spooked audiences decades ago. The Dark Half: Horror writer Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton) hopes to distance himself from his murder novels and from George Stark, the name he has used to anonymously author them. To achieve this, he cooks up a murder of his own: a publicity stunt that should lay Stark to rest forever. But when the people around him are found gruesomely slain - and his own fingerprints dot the crime scenes - Beaumont is dumbfounded until he learns that Stark has taken on a life of his own...and begun a gruesome quest for vengeance. (Studio Copy) Misery: Adapted from a Stephen King story by Oscar®-winning screenwriter William Goldman (All The President's Men) and directed by Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), this chiller starring Kathy Bates (Titanic) and James Caan (The Godfather), features a game played between two cunning minds - one as sharp as a tack and the other as blunt as a sledgehammer. Novelist Paul Sheldon (Caan) doesn't remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. Nor does he remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. All he remembers is waking up in the home of Annie Wilkes (Bates) -- a maniacal fan who is bent on keeping her favorite writer as her personal prisoner...for the rest of his 'cock-a-doodie' life! (Studio Copy) Needful Things: Welcome to Castle Rock, Maine, a lovely place to live...if you don't mind selling your soul! Oscar® nominees Ed Harris (A Beautiful Mind) and Max Von Sydow (Minority Report) head an exceptional cast - including Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard) and Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction) - in this supernatural thriller that's dark and haunting. Sheriff Alan Pangborn (Harris) has a devil of a problem: Suddenly all the residents of his sleepy little town are dying...to kill each other. But at least business is still booming, especially at a new antique store. The store's owner (Von Sydow) has something for everyone, and his prices are always reasonable: just one small favor...oh, and, of course, eternal damnation! (Studio Copy) Stephen King DVD Collector Set (Carrie/The Dark Half/Misery/Needful Things) is now available for purchase by clicking here .