Web posted November 8, 2007

New on Video&DVD
'Ratatouille' comes to dinner on DVD

By DAVID GERMAIN
Selected home-video releases

A rat supplanted Mickey Mouse as the No. 1 rodent at Disney last summer with this latest cartoon from the studio's partnership with Pixar Animation, the masters of computer-generated storytelling. Directed by Brad Bird ("The Incredibles"), "Ratatouille" is the story of a gourmet rat who teams with a bumbling human kitchen hand to whip up creations at a fine French restaurant. DVDs, $29.99 each; Blu-ray discs, $34.99 each.

'I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry'

Adam Sandler and Kevin James are bridegroom and bridegroom in this comedy centered on how far friends will go to help friends. Sandler's a womanizing firefighter who works with his best buddy (James), a widower worried about providing for his children in case he dies. So pal Sandler agrees to pose as his gay lover to insure that the kiddies will be eligible for life insurance. With Jessica Biel co-starring as the hot attorney defending their domestic-partner rights. DVD, $29.98; HD DVD combo disc, $39.98.

'Sicko'

For his next act after the Academy Award-winning "Bowling for Columbine" and the documentary smash "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore takes the pulse of America's health-care system and finds it seriously ailing. Moore makes a pitch for universal coverage as he examines how corporations and government oversee health care, and he travels to Canada, England, France and Cuba to compare the systems in those countries to medical treatment in the United States. DVD, $29.95.

'Help!'

The Beatles and director Richard Lester quickly followed up on their big-screen success with "A Hard Day's Night," crafting a giddy comedy that allowed John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr to goof their way around Europe and the Bahamas (with choice musical interludes, of course). What plot there is concerns a cult pursuing the boys over Ringo's sacred ring. DVD set, $29.98.

'Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who'

Also on the rock legends front is this two-disc set chronicling the band formed by four other Brits in the 1960s: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Keith Moon. The main documentary presents a portrait of the four-decades-plus career of the Who, featuring musical footage of the band, plus interviews with Townshend, Daltrey and such collaborators and admirers as Sting, Eddie Vedder and U2's The Edge. DVD set, $29.98.

'America's Game: Super Bowl I-XL'

This is one for the ultimate football fan. The 40-disc set packs an hourlong documentary for every one of the 40 Super Bowls to date. DVD set, $199.98.

TV on DVD:

"Seinfeld: The Complete Series" - "Complete Series" DVD set, $283.95; "Season 9" DVD set, $49.95.

"Heeere's Johnny: The Definitive DVD Collecton From the Tonight Show" - DVD set, $99.99.

"The King of Queens: The Complete Series" - DVD set, $232.95.

"Full House: The Complete Series" - DVD set, $169.72; "Eighth Season" DVD set, $29.98.

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