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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, December 1, 2008 'Narnia' follow-up on DVD brings new characters Selected home-video releases "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" The Pevensie kids and their talking lion pal (voiced by Liam Neeson) meet again in the follow-up to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." The new installment of the C.S. Lewis fantasy adaptation casts the Pevensies (William Moseley, Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell and Skandar Keynes) into the company of a new ally, Caspian (Ben Barnes), heir to the throne of Narnia, which has been hurled into dark times under a tyrannical ruler. Director Andrew Adamson and cast members provide commentary on single-disc and two-disc DVD releases and two-disc and three-disc Blu-ray editions. The three-disc Blu-ray release also has a digital copy of the movie for portable video players. Single DVD, $29.99; two-disc DVD set, $39.99; two-disc Blu-ray set, $35.99; three-disc Blu-ray set, $39.99. (Disney) "Wanted" Angelina Jolie takes up arms in this action tale about a team of assassins using their super-human abilities -- and an ancient loom that spells out victims' names -- to weed out unwanted people. Jolie and her boss (Morgan Freeman) recruit a loser (James McAvoy) and train him to go after a rogue member of their group. The movie comes in single-disc and two-disc DVD editions, a Blu-ray release and in collector's sets. The Blu-ray edition also has an alternate opening for the movie. Single DVD, $29.98; two-disc DVD set, $34.98; Blu-ray, $39.98; DVD "Collector's Set," $64.98; Blu-ray "Collector's Set," $69.98. (Universal) "Step Brothers" "Talladega Nights" colleagues Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and director Adam McKay reunite for this comedy about sibling rivalry and bonding. Ferrell and Reilly play middle-aged slackers, one living with his dad (Richard Jenkins), the other with his mom (Mary Steenburgen), whose marriage forces the two into unwanted step-brotherhood. Single-disc and two-disc DVD releases and the Blu-ray have both the R-rated theatrical cut. The two-disc DVD set and Blu-ray release also have a digital copy of the movie. Single DVD, $28.96; two-disc DVD set, $34.95; two-disc Blu-ray set, $39.95. (Sony) "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and series creator Chris Carter believed in this second big-screen take on the creepy TV show but audiences didn't as the movie came and went with barely a ripple. Directed by Carter, the movie reunites Duchovny's Mulder and Anderson's Scully in their post-FBI days, the bureau enlisting them to help on a missing-persons case with ghoulish Frankenstein overtones. Single-disc and three-disc DVD editions and the Blu-ray release have the PG-13 theatrical version and an unrated extended cut. The three-disc DVD set and Blu-ray edition also a digital copy of the movie. Single DVD, $29.98; three-disc DVD set, $34.98; Blu-ray, $39.99. (20th Century Fox) "The Longshots" Ice Cube hits the sidelines in this sports tale about the first girl to play Pop Warner football, a league that was previously a boys-only club. Cube plays a coach who drafts his niece (Keke Palmer) to take over as quarterback, her natural athletic ability lifting the team from also-rans to championship contenders. The DVD and Blu-ray releases come with a huge collection of deleted scenes and a featurette on the real Pop Warner. DVD, 28.95; Blu-ray, $34.99. (Genius) TV on DVD "Saturday Night Live, The Complete Fourth Season": John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner and the rest of the cast are back in the early days of the late-night comedy show. The seven-disc set packs all 20 episodes. DVD set, $69.98. (Universal) "Law & Order, The Sixth Year": Sam Waterston, Jerry Orbach, Jill Hennessey and new cast member Benjamin Bratt lead the cast as prosecutors and cops who take cases from arrests through trials. A five-disc set has the season's 23 episodes. DVD set, $59.98. (Universal) "Perry Mason, Season 3, Volume 2": Raymond Burr is back as the ace defense attorney in the long-running legal drama. A four-disc set has the last 14 episodes from the third season. DVD set, $50.99. (Paramount) "Cannon, Season One, Volume Two," "Jake and the Fatman, Season One, Volume Two": Two crime dramas starring William Conrad resume their DVD afterlife. Conrad stars as a tough LA detective in "Cannon" and as an equally tough LA prosecutor in "Jake and the Fatman." The sets pack the second half of each show's first season. DVD sets, $37.99 each. (Paramount) "Frost/Nixon, The Original Watergate Interviews": David Frost made television history with his 1977 Richard Nixon interviews. Timed to the theatrical release of Ron Howard's drama "Frost/Nixon" starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, this release presents the frank exchange between the men on the Watergate break-in and coverup that led to Nixon's resignation. DVD, $24.95. (Liberation) By David Germain Associated Press READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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