New on DVD This Week: April 17 (2003/04/17)- Tickets to Movies in Theaters, Broadway Shows, London Theatre & More

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and his pals are back for their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but things get a little dicey when students start turning to stone and a message on the wall proclaims the Chamber of Secrets has been opened.
What’s Cool 19 additional/extended scenes Animated puzzles, screensavers and interactive games Magical trading cards (in package) Self-guided tours of the Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore’s office and Diagon Alley Visit Gilderoy Lockhart’s classroom Interviews with author J.K. Rowling and screenwriter Steve Kloves Interviews with the cast, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and others

Spirited Away
The hauntingly beautiful Spirited Away from the highly acclaimed Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Monoke) won this year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Film. The wild journey follows a young girl who’s trapped in a strange new world of spirits and must discover courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents.
What’s Cool: Special introduction by Pixar Studios’ John Lasseter A feature about the art of Spirited Away A Nippon Television special on the making of the film Select storyboard-to-scene comparison Behind the microphone with Suzanne Pleshette and Jason Marsden

The Transporter
In this explosive action thriller, Snatch‘s Jason Statham plays an Ex-Special Forces operator who hires himself out as a mercenary "transporter.” He excels at moving goods–and people–with no questions asked.
What’s Cool A “making of” segment Deleted scenes Commentary by producer Luc Besson and star Jason Statham

Drumline

Last year’s sleeper hit Drumline is about a gifted hip-hop drummer from Harlem who wins a full music scholarship to Atlanta A&T University with the hopes of gaining a spot on the drumline of the school’s renowned marching band.

What’s Cool

A “making of” segment

10 deleted scenes

2 music videos

A Black Entertainment Television featurette

Commentary from director Charles Stone III

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Far From Heaven
Nominated for four Academy Awards, including for Best Actress (Julianne Moore), Far From Heaven revolves around a 1950s housewife whose seemingly orderly world slowly crumbles when her husband goes astray and she becomes increasingly attracted to a black man.
What’s Cool A filmmaker’s experience with Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes An anatomy of a scene segment Commentary from director Todd Haynes A “making of” segment

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