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By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer TV on DVD “Across the Universe” “Third Watch: Songs by the Beatles and wild visuals crafted The Complete First Season” by director Julie Taymor take center stage in this musical romance set against the social upheaval Police, firefighters and paramedics work side of the 1960s and the Vietnam War. Evan Rachel by side to protect and serve New Yorkers in this Wood stars as a sheltered American teen whose action series. The first 22 episodes come in a eyes are gradually opened to the era’s injustices six-disc set, accompanied by deleted scenes and and idealism, while Jim Sturgess plays a work- a featurette. DVD set, $59.98. (Warner Bros.) ing-class Brit who comes to America searching for his father and falls for Wood. The largely “Perfect Strangers: unknown cast is augmented by musical per- formances from Joe Cocker, Eddie Izzard and Complete First and Second Seasons” Bono, along with a cameo by Salma Hayek, The sitcom that debuted in 1986 stars Mark who starred in Taymor’s “Frida.” The two-disc Linn-Baker and Bronson Pinchot in the story DVD set and Blu-ray high-definition disc have of an American bunking with his immigrant eight extended musical numbers and a deleted cousin. The four-disc set has the first 28 epi- one — the tune “And I Love Her” featuring sodes. DVD set, $29.98. (Warner Bros.) co-stars Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy. Taymor and composer Elliot Goldenthal also “Beauty and the Beast: provide commentary. DVD set, $28.96; Blu- The Final Season” ray, $38.96. (Sony) The third and final year of the fantasy romance comes to DVD in a three-disc set with 12 “The Brave One” episodes. Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman Jodie Foster gets mad and gets even in a star in the love story about a prosecutor and female variation of “Taxi Driver,” the 1970s — AP/Sony Pictures Photo her subterranean beau. DVD set, $49.99. film that brought the actress her first Academy Jim Sturgess admires his strawberry collection in “Across the Universe.” (Paramount) Award nomination. Foster stars as a New York radio host who turns into a vengeful “Slings and Arrows: vigilante prowling the streets with a gun after she’s seriously injured and her fiance is killed by The Complete Collection” thugs. Terrence Howard co-stars as a cop who All three seasons of the acclaimed Canadian befriends her, unaware she’s the perpetrator series are packed in a seven-disc set with 18 making headlines as judge, jury and executioner episodes. Starring Paul Gross, Don McKellar, of wrongdoers. The DVD has deleted footage Martha Burns and Mark McKinney and fea- and a featurette. DVD, 28.98; Blu-ray and HD turing such guest stars as Sarah Polley and DVD, $35.99 each. (Warner Bros.) Rachel McAdams, the show follows the ups and downs of an eccentric theater troupe. DVD set, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” $59.99. (Acorn) Cate Blanchett returns to the role that made her movie career, again earning a “McLeod’s Daughters: best-actress Oscar nomination as the British monarch of centuries past. The follow-up to The Complete Fifth Season” 1998’s “Elizabeth” reunites Blanchett, co-star Women continue to rule the ranch in this Geoffrey Rush and director Shekhar Kapur as Australian series about half-sisters who inherit a the Protestant spinster queen faces a holy war cattle farm and staff it with a group of all-female with Roman Catholic Spain while engaging in cow hands. DVD set, $76.98. (Koch Vision) a dalliance with the dashing explorer Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen). Among the extras are Other new releases deleted scenes, featurettes on locations, battle scenes and production design, and commentary from Kapur. DVD, $29.98; HD DVD, $39.98. “The Jane Austen Book Club” (Universal) An ensemble including Maria Bello, Kathy Baker, Jimmy Smits, Emily Blunt and Amy “The Assassination of Jesse James Brenneman plays out modern variations of Austen’s romantic entanglements as a book by the Coward Robert Ford” — AP/Warner Bros. Photo club meets once a month to discuss the author’s works. Extras include deleted scenes and com- The movie whose title is its own plot spoiler When her bosses at the radio station told Jodie Foster’s character her talk show would benefit from a rapid-fire delivery, they didn’t know she would take them literally. mentary. DVD, $26.96; Blu-ray $38.96. stars Brad Pitt as legendary 19th century out- (Sony) law James, an 1880s media star coming undone amid his own self-created myths, while Casey release includes a behind-the-scenes documen- dumped in the French countryside by a butler Affleck plays the spurned admirer who decides tary segment. DVD, $27.95; Blu-ray and HD scheming to deprive her and her kittens of an “Feast of Love” to take out his idol. The role earned Affleck an DVD, $35.99. (Warner Bros.) inheritance left by their rich owner. Another ensemble led by Morgan Freeman, Oscar nomination as supporting actor, while Phil Harris provides the voice of a prag- Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell and Selma Blair cinematographer Roger Deakins also was nomi- “The Aristocats” matic alley cat who helps escort the kitties back is featured in director Robert Benton’s tale nated for the dreamlike imagery captured in A feline variation of “Lady and the Tramp,” home. of love and heartache set at an Oregon cof- director Andrew Dominik’s portrait of James. Disney’s 1970 animated feature returns to The new DVD version includes a deleted fee shop. Benton provides commentary, and High-definition HD DVD and Blu-ray releases DVD. The musical cartoon features Eva Gabor song and a 1946 Disney short cartoon. DVD, the DVD has a couple of featurettes. DVD, of the film follow on Feb. 26. The HD DVD providing the voice of a pampered society cat $29.99. (Disney) $29.99. (MGM) Donovan DVD a mellow ‘Hannah Montana’ rules box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — $21.6 million set by “When a Center of the Earth” and rer- First, she sells out a nation- Stranger Calls,” which opened eleases such as the first two wide concert tour. Now Miley over the same weekend two “Toy Story” films in 3-D ver- meditation on the 1960s Cyrus and pop-star alter-ego years ago. sions. Hannah Montana are selling Lionsgate’s “The Eye,” a Digital projection allows DONOVAN, “The and Rolling Stones. Sense a out movie theaters in such remake of the Japanese horror sharper and more realistic Donovan Concert Live in common thread here? record-breaking style that the hit, opened at No. 2 with $13 images than old-fashioned film L.A.” (Raven Productions) But what prevents him film’s run has been extended. million. “The Eye” stars Jessica 3-D, a 1950s fad revived only ✰✰✰12 ⁄ — Donovan Leitch, from being merely a nostal- “Hannah Montana & Miley Alba as a blind concert violin- occasionally over the decades. or simply Donovan to a gen- gia act — or worse, a com- Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds ist whose vision is restored by Now, many big studio films eration of Boomers whose plete anachronism — is the Concert,” the 3-D film chron- a corneal transplant that also come out in 3-D versions. life’s soundtrack was the top- fact that the old songs have icling her recent tour, was the results in terrifying visions. 40 radio playlist of the mid- Those releases typically aged rather well, especially biggest debut ever over Super “Desperate Housewives” do three times more busi- 1960s, was the quintessential when stripped of their hippie Bowl weekend, pulling in $29 co-star Eva Longoria Parker poster boy for the cultural ness than 2-D versions, said trappings. million, according to studio delivered a dud with her first Michael Lewis, chairman and revolution when he burst There are no harpsichords estimates Sunday. top-billed movie, “Over Her onto the American music co-founder of Real D, whose or whirling organs or brass Distributor Disney planned Dead Body,” which opened digital-projection 3-D technol- scene in 1966. here. Just Donovan’s gui- to have the movie out for only with a weak $4.6 million to From his bell-bottom ogy was used in most theaters tar, augmented tastefully by a week but now has decided to finish at No. 11. Distributed showing “Hannah Montana” jeans and Nehru shirts, to Tom Mansi’s concert bass keep it in theaters until it runs by New Line, the movie stars his quirky yet very British and will be used in an upcom- and Stewart Lawrence’s its course. Longoria Parker as a dead ing wide release of another singing style, his “psyche- congas. Pared to their folk woman whose ghost tries to delic folk” arrangements and in a benefit for the David The concert film — featur- concert film, “U2 3D,” now Lynch Foundation for essence, it’s easy to see why ing 15-year-old Cyrus both as break up a romance between playing in limited release. eclectic lyrics, his very public “Jenifer Juniper,” “Season of Consciousness-Based herself backstage and as her her fiance (Paul Rudd) and his The 3-D technology even- arrest for marijuana con- the Witch,” “Hurdy Gurdy new girlfriend. sumption and his very vocal Education and World Peace. Disney Channel character, pop tually could expand turn the- It seems Dave and Don Man,” “Mellow Yellow,” the sensation Hannah — filled the Playing in just 683 theaters, opposition to the Vietnam aforementioned “Sunshine aters into venues showing live War, Donovan personified want to bring back the void for fans unable to catch “Hannah Montana” broke concerts and sporting events, Transcendental Meditation Superman” and a handful of one of the live shows on the another record: never before the hippie image. It’s hardly others were such big hits. Lewis said. a surprise that when punk movement, and if that Hannah Montana 54-date has a movie in so few cinemas “There are a lot of places, a and metal became rock’s by itself doesn’t scream Donovan debuts a verse he tour. premiered at the top of the lot of small towns where we dominant forms in the “1960s,” neither Donovan says George Harrison wrote The digital 3-D technol- box office chart. have Real D in place where 1970s, Donovan all but dis- nor the filmmakers are shy for “Hurdy Gurdy Man” ogy also gave fans the illu- The movie averaged a whop- U2’s not going to go, Hannah appeared from the radio and about pointing it out at during their days of palling sion of practically being at a ping $42,460 a theater, com- Montana’s not going to play the public consciousness. every opportunity during the around with the Maharishi live show, said Mark Zoradi, pared to an average of $5,337 there,” Lewis said. “They’ll be But he didn’t disappear 78-minute video that docu- Mahesh Yogi, and debuts president of Disney’s motion- in each of 2,436 cinemas for a new song — “Illusions” able to see it in theaters, and from the scene, apparently. ments the performance. picture group, who visited sev- “The Eye” and about $2,327 in my view maybe with a bet- Although the last Donovan A photo montage of a — as part of the four-song eral packed theaters where the in each of 1,977 theaters for bonus- extras package. In ter seat and better experience single to gain any significant younger, groovier Donovan movie played over the week- “Over Her Dead Body.” than if they were actually there altitude on the charts was in all his flower-power glory this case, though, “bonus” end. The grosses for “Hannah translates to extra baggage. live.” “Goo Goo Barabajagal,” while “Sunshine Superman” “The screaming level was Montana” were boosted by The top 10 which reached No. 36 in the plays in the background Guests Astrella Celeste unbelievable. It almost plays higher admission prices many 1. “Hannah Montana & Miley U.S. in 1968, he has contin- sets the mood, which is (Donovan’s daughter, a like a concert. At the end of a theaters charged because of Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds ued to make music off and enhanced by Lynch’s intro- singer in her own right) and song, you have audiences clap- the 3-D format. Tickets for Concert,” $29 million. on for the last 40 years. duction touting him as a Beach Boy Mike Love (who ping like you do at a concert,” “Hannah Montana” ran as 2. “The Eye,” $13 million. If you haven’t heard it, visionary whose words and mostly just stands around Zoradi said. “Parents who high as $15, roughly 50 per- 3. “27 Dresses,” $8.4 million. well, you’re not alone. It music take the listener “to a holding a microphone dur- weren’t able to get concert cent more than the top price 4. “Juno,” $7.5 million. seems that even Donovan magic place.” ing “Mellow Yellow”) con- tickets, now they were able to for other movies. 5. “Meet the Spartans,” $7.1 Donovan takes it from tribute little to the show. take their kids and satisfy that The success of “Hannah million. eschews his later catalog 6. “Rambo,” $7 million. in favor of his early radio there, sitting cross-legged on But with Donovan and his demand, and kids were in a Montana” showcased the two sidemen bringing their 7. “The Bucket List,” $6.9 hits when he takes to the the floor with his acoustic way able to be up close and commercial prospects for an million. concert stage, as he did on guitar while he chants lead- A-game to the stage, the personal, with the best seats in upcoming wave of 3-D releas- 8. “Untraceable,” $5.4 million. Jan. 24, 2007, at the Kodak ins to his songs and name- pinch-hitters aren’t neces- the house.” es, both new movies such as 9. “Cloverfield,” $4.9 million. Theatre in Hollywood, drops Beatles, Beach Boys sary. (Dave Fennessy) The film surpassed the pre- this summer’s adaptation of 10. “There Will Be Blood,” vious Super Bowl record of Jules Verne’s “Journey to the $4.8 million.