``Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' Casts a Spell on DVD & VHS November 23 from Warner Home Video.BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. : --The $703.1 Million Worldwide ($242(a) Million Domestic) Box Office Smash, from Director Alfonso Cuaron, Features the Enchanting "Harry Potter" Cast of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint --Available on a 2-Disc DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Loaded with Mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" Special Features Such as Deleted Scenes, 360 Degree Interactive Tours, Challenges and More! --Harry Potter Makes Its First Holiday Season Appearance on DVD! --"`AZKABAN' stands alone as a creative triumph." -- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER The third time is a charm with the holiday release of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" on DVD and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. on November 23 from Warner Home Video. The most recent installment of the "Harry Potter" series from director Alfonso Cuaron ("Y Tu Mama Tambien") and screenwriter Steve Kloves, based on J.K. Rowling's award-winning novels, takes audiences on another adventure with more mystery and magic than ever before. The $242(a) million box office smash features the returning "Harry Potter" cast of Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, joined by Hogwarts professors including Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Alan Rickman (Professor Severus Snape), Maggie Smith (Professor Minerva McGonagall), Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore), David Thewlis (Professor Lupin) and Gary Oldman as Sirius Black. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" will be available at $29.95 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. in a two-disc DVD in both widescreen and full frame formats and VHS will be priced at $22.99 SRP. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. critics across the nation, garnering high praise for Alfonso Cuaron's innovative direction and for capturing the world that is "Harry Potter." The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). (Kenneth Turan) stated, "`Azkaban' captur(es) the enormously pleasing essence of the `Potter' books," and Entertainment Weekly called the film "genuinely fun." USA Today (Claudia Puig) praised Alfonso Cuaron as "a dazzling storyteller with a keen eye for whimsical detail" and thought "the film (was) a visual delight." "Harry Potter has been a phenomenon, now it's becoming a classic." -- Paul Clinton, CNN DVD ELEMENTS Jump aboard the Hogwarts Express and join Harry Potter in his third year of magic and mystery. From never-before-seen footage, classroom tours and challenges, audiences will become well acquainted with secrets of the wizard world. The two-disc edition DVD will include these spellbinding spell·bind tr.v. spell·bound , spell·bind·ing, spell·binds To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate. [Back-formation from spellbound. special features: --A selection of mystifying mys·ti·fy tr.v. mys·ti·fied, mys·ti·fy·ing, mys·ti·fies 1. To confuse or puzzle mentally. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. To make obscure or mysterious. exclusive never-before-seen footage. --"Creating the Vision" -- a revealing interview with J.K. Rowling and the filmmakers. --Three great interactive challenges! Test your memory with "Magic You May Have Missed," help Crookshanks "Catch Scabbers," and go on an unexpected quest with Sir Cadogan. --Self-guided iPIX tours into Honeydukes and Professor Lupin's Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. --Raucous interviews with the cast lead by Johnny Vaughan and the Shrunken Head. --Meet the animal trainers from the movie in "Care of Magical Creatures." --"Choir Practice" -- sing-along with the Hogwarts choir. --"Hogwarts Portrait Gallery" -- get a closer look at the various portraits lining the walls of Hogwarts castle. --"Conjuring a Scene" -- an in-depth look at the making of key scenes from the film. --Theatrical trailers of all three "Harry Potter" films. --Electronic Arts game preview. DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. PC capable features include: --Wizard Trading Cards. --Hogwarts Timeline. SYNOPSIS "An entrancing experience for POTTER fans." -- Jami Bernard, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," Harry, Ron and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts, where they are forced to face escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. Harry and his friends spend their third year learning how to handle a half-horse half-eagle Hippogriff hippogriff offspring of griffin and mare. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso] See : Monsters , repel shape-shifting Boggarts and master the art of Divination. They also visit the wizarding village of Hogsmeade and the Shrieking Shack, which is considered the most haunted building in Britain. In addition to these new experiences, Harry must overcome the threats of the soul-sucking Dementors, outsmart a dangerous werewolf and finally deal with the truth about Sirius Black and his relationship to Harry and his parents. With his best friends, Harry masters advanced magic, crosses the barriers of time and changes the course of more than one life. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron and based on J.K. Rowling's third book, this wondrous spellbinder spell·bind·er n. One that holds others spellbound, especially an enthralling speaker or a particularly interesting book. Noun 1. soars with laughs, and the kind of breathless surprise only found in a "Harry Potter" adventure. Photo material can be downloaded at www.whvdirect.com (a) estimated |
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