DVD & Blu-rays Released November 16, 2004

Tuesday, November 16

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Bill (Clive Owen) is a writer who has been living in the country. He comes out hiding to try to avenge a murder. Charlotte Rampling plays his sister who owns a restaurant.
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Charlotte Rampling, Mike Hodges, Clive Owen, Malcolm McDowell, Noel Clarke
Thriller

Elf PG

Many years ago, a playful toddler accidentally ended up in one of Santa's bags of presents, and got whisked away to the North Pole, where he would live out his entire childhood. One of Santa's elves adopted the child, named Buddy, and raised it among the tight-knit community of elves, who live up North with Santa, making toys year-round. Now a tall, fully grown man, Buddy and his distinctly non-elfishness, regularly causes havoc in Santa's workshop. He is unable to fully fit in with the other elves, and becomes forlorn. This inspires Buddy's adopted elf father to suggest to his human son that it's time for him to travel out into the world of men, and try to find his biological father and family back in New York City. However, it maybe just as hard for Buddy to fit into this new world, as he's only existed with other elves around him, and is not quite used to the ways of humans--especially urbanites.
Will Ferrell, Ed Asner, Jon Berg, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Jon Favreau, Shauna Robertson, Todd Komarnicki
Comedy Family Kids Holiday
90 mins

Yu-Gi-Oh! PG

Yugi, a smaller than average high school student, and an easy target for bullies, is given an ancient Egyptian riddle called the Millennium Puzzle by his grandfather, a local game shop manager. Yugi pieces the puzzle together and unexpectedly becomes the powerful Game King. Now when Yugi gets into sticky situations, the Game King takes over and protects Yugi and his friends.
Norman Grossfeld, Wayne Grayson, Ryôsuke Takahashi, Kazuki Takahashi, Amy Birnbaum, Dan Green, Eric Stuart, Scottie Ray
Action Adventure Family Kids Animation
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The Chronicles of Riddick PG-13

The further adventures of Riddick (Vin Diesel) continue five years later, as the escaped convict with the ability to see in the dark finds himself caught in the middle of a galactic war between two opposing forces, with the key figure being the Lord Marshal (Colm Feore), the leader of a sect called the Necromongers waging the "10th Crusade" in the 26th century. Helping Riddick is Aereon (Judi Dench), the Ambassador of the "Elemental" race, who helps Riddick unearth the secrets of his origin and Kyra (Alexa Davalos), who has grown up since Riddick knew her as a preteen girl in the first movie. Attempting to free himself and Kyra from a subterranean prison, Riddick ends up on board the Necromonger flagship, where he gets his chance to face off against the Lord Marshal in a battle over the future of all beings in the galaxy, both living... and dead.
Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Judi Dench, David Twohy, Scott Kroopf, Ted Field, Geogre Zakk, David Womark
Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy Sci-Fi

The Hebrew Hammer

This action comedy spoof, said to be in the same vein as "Undercover Brother", but for Orthodox Jews, Adam Goldberg ("Saving Private Ryan") stars as a superhero detective who's out to stop Santa's evil son Damien (Andy Dick) from eliminating Hanukkah forever. It's based on the short of the same name, written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman during his days as a student at USC's Film School.
Nora Dunn, Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer, Mario Van Peebles, Jonathan Kesselman, Andy Dick, Peter Coyote, Rachel Dratch
Action Comedy

Tuesday, November 16