Dead Ahead : Monterey Video

Starring: Grateful Dead, masters of ceremony Al Franken and Tom Davis

October of 1980, the Grateful Dead plays the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in a week long marathon of sell-out shows that were beloved by fans and captured on film.

Now, in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead, the original 1" master tapes from the show have been lovingly transformed onto DVD, The Grateful Dead’s best loved songs performed live onstage by Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Brent Mydland, this DVD is a celebration of America’s most loved touring band, and features both acoustic and electric performances.

Almost three hours of must see "Dead" music – LIVE! Featuring: Uncle John’s Band Bird Song On the Road Again To Lay Me Down Ripple Me & My Uncle Mexicali Blues Ramble on Rose Little Red Rooster Don’t Ease Me In Lost Sailor Saint of Circumstance Franklin’s Tower Rhythm Devils Space Fire On The Mountain Not Fade Away Good Lovin’

Bonus Songs from 10/30/80:

Heaven Help The Fool Shakedown Street Samson and Delilah He’s Gone Truckin’

DVD Extras:

Seen on PBS

First time ever on DVD

The entire, 114 minute original Dead Ahead, recorded October, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

Transferred from the original master 1" video in full color

Audio features the original stereo mix produced by Dan Healy and Betty cantor-Jackson, PLUS a brand new 5.1 mix of the concert

MC'd by Al Franken and Tom Davis

Visible Lyrics Option on entire DVD

All bonus songs feature Visible Lyrics Option, and a NEW stereo AND 5.1 audio mix

Collectors Booklet featuring a new essay by Dead Head scholar and author Steve Silberman, and rare and previously unseen photos by Peter Simon and Bob Minkin - $11.05

When a Man Loves a Woman : Walt Disney Video

Two of Hollywood's hottest stars, Meg Ryan (SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE) and Andy Garcia (THE GODFATHER, PART III), deliver critically acclaimed performances in this inspiring motion picture hit. As Alice and Michael, Ryan and Garcia are a passionate couple whose once-stable marriage is rocked by her increasing dependence on alcohol. As they strive to overcome this challenge, they discover a renewed sense of love and commitment. Sparked by hope and ignited by riveting star performances, WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN is the must-see hit of the year -- a story of fiery passion -- and the enduring power of love. - $3.99

Saturday Night Live - 25th Anniversary : Lions Gate

Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/06/2007 - $6.00

Saturday Night Live - 25th Anniversary : Lions Gate

Like many of the clips that make up the bulk of its content, the Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary special suffers from that malady specific to almost every SNL sketch: it starts out brilliantly, loses steam about halfway through, then slowly but gamely limps to the finish line with occasional spurts of humor. This special (which actually marks the show's 24th anniversary, but never you mind about those small details!) gathered almost all of the Saturday Night Live alumni--well, the funny ones, anyway--for a celebration of the show's entrenchment in the cultural landscape. It's basically an occasion to show a lot of clips, ranging in time from the Coneheads to Mary Katherine Gallagher, put together in a sprightly, rapid-pace manner and interspersed with occasional live audience-interaction bits. An hysterically funny Bill Murray kicks things off as a lounge singer at an Indian reservation casino who hobnobs with the celebrity audience members; Tom Hanks, a fave guest host, offers up a lively Q&A session (with a dryly funny Christopher Walken, among others); and Billy Crystal revives his Fernando persona to great effect. Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, and Steve Martin provide the best cast tribute, warmly remembering John Belushi while wryly offering up memorabilia for online auction, and Jan Hooks introduces a heartfelt short film featuring her and the late Phil Hartman. Other cast members, with the notable absence of Eddie Murphy and the surprise appearance of Norm MacDonald, pop up for various intros of clips--some are funny (Dennis Miller), some are not (Adam Sandler), some are obviously uncomfortable (David Spade), but at about the halfway mark it all starts to wear on you, like most tribute shows. Still, the stable of classic skits (including a surprisingly strong showing from the current cast) make this worth sticking around for. And at least this time, unlike during the live broadcasts, you can fast-forward through the unfunny parts. --Mark Englehart - $5.02

Stuart Saves His Family : Paramount

Though it seems like a one-joke premise, this spinoff of Al Franken's Saturday Night Live character, self-help nerd Stuart Smalley, actually has some substance. And, in fact, it offers a message that wouldn't be out of place at an Al-Anon meeting (although with the laughs). Stuart, fired from his cable TV self-help show, goes home to resolve a family crisis. Dad (Harris Yulin) is an abusive drunk, Mom (Shirley Knight) is an enabler, Sis is an over-eater, and Brother has a problem with his temper. The film turns serious, but Franken actually makes the drama interesting, using humor to leaven it. And he brings a certain sympathy and resolve to the lisping, cross-eyed Stuart. To be sure, it's not your typical SNL movie. --Marshall Fine - $82.97

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism - Fox Attacks Special Edition : The Disinformation Company

The genre-busting documentary hit that started the flood of issue-oriented documentaries is back, just in time for another crazed season of political news coverage in the build up to the 2008 presidential election. The original film is just as relevant and necessary today as it was in 2004, supplemented by over an hour of additional material, including the infamous Fox Attacks, a series of 18 short videos that continues the work started in Outfoxed, highlighting examples of Fox's biased, dishonest journalism. The videos were created to support campaigns, petitions, and legislation.


Each Fox Attacks short is supplemented by illuminating commentary exclusive to this DVD from Robert Greenwald and the producers of the films.


Outfoxed examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a race to the bottom in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. - $7.48

Left of the Dial : Hbo Home Video

This America Undercover documentary charts the long-anticipated rise, scandalous near-fall, and subsequent salvation of Air America Radio, a liberal radio network geared towards those whose opinions skew a bit more to the "Left of the Dial." Told through verite footage shot at the New York-based station over a nine-month period, the 90-minute film begins with a frenetic pace and never lets up from the network's evolution twelve days before and up to its March, 2004 launch, through a much-publicized scandal involving bounced checks that nearly ended the dream, it concludes with a disappointing 2004 election that spawned new resolve among the talent, staff and management of the station. The film provides revealing profiles of management and on-air talent, ranging from those with little or no past radio experience, to those with national fame (or notoriety). The latter includes noted TV satirist and author Al Franken, whose on-air inaugural words promise, "an end to the right-wing dominance of talk radio, a beginning of a battle for truth, a battle for justice, a battle indeed for America itself." Wishful thinking? - $1.48

Lateline - The Complete Series : Paramount

LATELINE - THE COMPLETE SERIES, a spoof of the evening news program "Nightline," stars Al Franken as Al Freundlich, a correspondent for the late night news program called "Lateline." Best known for his stint as Stuart Smalley on "Saturday Night Live," Al Franken not only stars in LATELINE, he also is the creator, writer and executive producer. While the show is fictional, it features real-life special guests playing themselves in this show-within-a-show. - $15.03

Al Franken - God Spoke : Docurama

Political satirist Al Franken follows up his best-selling book LIES AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM with this feature film. AL FRANKEN: GOD SPOKE follows the inimitable figure over a two-year period in which he campaigns against George W. Bush's reelection and takes well-aimed swipes at a number of big political targets.Runtime: 84 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 767685989531 Manufacturer No: NVG-9895 - $14.15

Saturday Night Live - The Complete Third Season : Universal Studios

Continuing the enormous success of the previous two years, the third season of SNL (1977-78) showcased a fearless cast that created some of the most memorable sketches to ever appear on the show. With hilarious breakthrough characters like The Nerds (Bill Murray and Gilda Radner), Coneheads (Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin), lounge singer Nick Winters (Bill Murray), Samurai Warrior (John Belushi), a singing King Tut (legendary SNL host Steve Martin) and featuring Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) as well as "The Franken and Davis Show" (Al Franken and Tom Davis), SNL continued to define itself as the pinnacle of irreverent humor and political satire.

The complete third season of SNL contains unforgettable appearances by hosts Steve Martin, Michael Palin, Hugh Hefner, Buck Henry, Robert Klein, Chevy Chase, Madeline Kahn, Richard Dreyfuss, O.J. Simpson and the winner of the "Anyone Can Host" contest, Miskel Spillman, and classic musical performances by Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Ray Charles, Leon Redbone, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Ashford & Simpson, Meat Loaf and The Blues Brothers. - $39.99