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DVDS for the Holiday: 2006
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Christmas Guide
By Veronica Mixon
Christmas is the perfect season to give DVDS to your favorite relatives. There is such a wonderful selection that you can find suitable DVD watching for each and every family member. Here are a few suggest for the holidays! Breakfast at Tiffany's (Paramount Home Entertainment): This classic romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard is a stylish, hip look at New York City. It has it all -- great performances, great music and a wonderful story by Truman Capote that garnered the film two Academy Awards! Rogers & Hammerstein's South Pacific (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment): One of four classic Rogers & Hammerstein's musicals that are newly released on DVD. The other's are: The King & I, Oklahoma! and Carousel. These delightful musical films will bring back memories and warm your heart with its singing and dancing and romancing! Pride and Prejudice: 10th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition (A&E DVD): The ultimate gift for the most romantic gal in your family. This 10th anniversary limited collector's edition includes a behind-the scene book, the complete 5 hour series and 3 addition DVDS with commentary and features. Jane Austin's wonderful novel comes alive with Darcy (Colin Firth) and company and you'll adore it over and over. Very cool! It's A Wonderful Life: (Paramount Home Entertainment): Frank Capra's classic story of sacrifice, hope and the triumph of the individual spirit is a beloved holiday movie. Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and a host of other veteran Hollywood performers create a world that is still relevant today. You'll want this film in your collection! The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe: The Extended Edition: (Disney DVD): This 4-disc set is the ultimate collection of the C.S. Lewis children's story which has become a beloved film. This new edition includes an extended edition of the film, commentary about the world of Narnia, a biography of author C.S. Lewis and and behind-the-scenes look at the production of the most interesting scenes! Sam Peckinpach's The Legendary Western Collection: (Warner Bros. DVD): For the lover of westerns, this is a wonderful collection of the great director, Sam Peckinpach. The Wild Bunch provided a contemporary look at the genre as the era was ending and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, looks at two of the most famous cowboys. The collection also includes Ride the High country and The Ballad of Cable Hogue, and interesting commentary about the films, Peckinpach. Absolutely fantastic! James Bonds Ultimate Edition: (MGM Home Entertainment): This new ultimate edition is a new digital format which improves the viewing quality of the these classic Bond movies which star Sean Connery and Roger Moore in four volumes that include all the movies from Goldfinger to Licence to Kill. Each disc has audio commentaries! Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: (Showtime DVD): These two comics set out to expose every kind of fakery of TV psychics, alien abductions, Feng Shui, etc., in three seasons. The Big Black Comedy Show: (Key/Twentieth Century Fox DVD): Prepare to laugh a lot! The funniest, zaniest standup comics working today have been filmed for this laugh riot on five discs. Mo'Nique, Rodman, John Witherspoon and Doug Williams are among the different comedians. Good stuff! Will Rogers Collection: (Twentieth Century Fox DVD): A collection of four classic Will Rogers' movies that will delight every generation in the family because they'll love Rogers' wonderful humor.
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