New on DVD This Week, Aug. 5 (2003/08/06)- Tickets to Movies in Theaters, Broadway Shows, London Theatre & More

New DVD’s This Week: August
5

Peter Sanderson
(Steve Martin) is a divorced, straightlaced, uptight attorney
smitten with a brainy, bombshell barrister he’s been chatting
with online–or so he thinks. When they meet for the first time,
he comes face-to-face with Charlene (Queen Latifah), a prison
escapee who pretended to be the brainy lawyer in order to get
Peter to help her clear her name. But Peter wants nothing to
do with her, thus prompting the brash Charlene to turn his perfectly
ordered life upside down. In the end, our unlikely pair has
the chance to put each other’s lives on higher ground–if they
don’t end up bringing down the house. Also stars Eugene Levy.

What’s
Cool:

Commentary by director Adam Shankman
and screenwriter Jason Filardi
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
“Breakin’ Down Bringing Down the
House” featurette
“Godfather of Hop” featurette
Music video, "Better Than The Rest" by
Queen Latifah

	From Our Review:
	In Bringing Down the House, the comedy is broad and the jokes foreseeable, but thankfully Queen Latifah is in it–she steals the show. More. . .

Agent
Cody Banks

To his family and friends, Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) is a typical teen–he loves to skateboard, hates math, and feels like a complete idiot around girls. But Cody’s got a secret–he’s actually part of a secret CIA program. His training is put to the test when he’s sent to pose as a prep school student and befriend fellow teen Natalie Connors (Hilary Duff) in order to gain access to her father–a scientist unknowingly working for an evil organization. Cody has to use everything he’s learned to prove himself as an agent, stop the bad guys–and, maybe, even get the girl. Also stars Angie Harmon.

What’s
Cool:

Commentary by director Harold Zwart
and stars Frankie Muniz and Angie Harmon
Deleted scenes
Outtakes
Featurettes including: “Frankie Muniz
Going Big;” “How To Talk To Girls,” “Cool
Makeup Tricks By Hilary Duff” and
“Agent Action”
Sneak peek at Cody Banks sequel

	From Our Review:
	Although the concept behind Agent Cody Banks is a little uninspired, it’s still an enjoyable ‘tween pic thanks to its likeable cast. More. . .

What
a Girl Wants

Daphne Reynolds
(Amanda Bynes) is a spirited young American girl who dreams
of one day meeting the father she’s never known, a man
her mother Libby (Kelly Preston) shared a whirlwind romance
with 17 years ago. Determined to track him down, Daphne impulsively
hops a flight to London, where she quickly discovers that her
father is high-profile politician Lord Henry Dashwood (Colin
Firth). Henry opens his life and his social calendar to the
daughter he never knew existed, but Daphne’s wild ways
soon begin to jeopardize his upcoming election campaign. Daphne
attempts to become a London debutante to prove that love–and
proper etiquette–can conquer all. But she soon realizes that
as much as she wants to be her father’s daughter, it’s
not worth it if she can’t be herself.

What’s
Cool:

Commentary by screenwriters Jenny Bicks
and Elizabeth Chandler
Deleted scenes
Auditions & on-set gags
“What’s a Girl To Wear” featurette
“Fashion Etiquette 101” featurette

	From Our Review:
	What a Girl Wants may make you reminisce about your own relationship with Dad. It’s just sitting through the rest of the teenage girlie stuff that is a little hard to take. More. . .

Still Hot

Daredevil

This special
edition, 2-disc set tells the story of Matt Murdock, a blind
attorney who represents the downtrodden during the day. But
at night, he becomes Daredevil, a masked vigilante whose other
four senses function with superhuman sharpness. He stalks the
dark streets of the city for criminals, a relentless avenger
of justice because for Daredevil, justice is blind–and for
the guilty, there’s hell to pay. Also stars Jennifer Garner,
Colin Farrell and Ving Rhames.

What’s
Cool:

Commentary by director Mark Steven
Johnson and producer Gary Foster
“Beyond Hell’s Kitchen: Making of
Daredevil” featurette
Daredevil virtual comic book
“Shadow World: An In-depth Look
at Daredevil’s Sight” featurette
“Kingpin: From Comic Book to the
Big Screen” featurette
Music Videos: "Won’t Back Down" by Fuel;
"For You" by The Calling; "Bring Me to
Life" by Evanescence
Bonus footage: Jennifer Garner’s screen test

	From Our Review:
	Daredevil morphs another Marvel character into a live-action feature film that will please devotees of the comic book and new fans alike. More. . .

Piglet’s
Big Movie

When the
gang from the Hundred Acre Wood begin a honey harvest, young
Piglet is excluded and told that he is too small to help. Feeling
inferior, Piglet disappears and his pals Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger,
Roo and of course Winnie the Pooh must use Piglet’s scrapbook
as a map to find him. In the process they discover that this
very small animal has been a big hero in a lot of ways.

What’s
Cool:

Piglet’s Book of Memories-an interactive
game to help Piglet find his missing drawings
Sing-along with Piglet’s Big Movie
”The World According to Piglet–a 3-D Book
of Remembrances Past”
Spanish and French subtitles

	From Our Review:
	Piglet’s Big Movie is a delightfully entertaining film for young children–showing them that even smallest person can be the big hero. More. . .

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