'Semi-Pro' offers viewers lots of behind-the-scenes extras
By Bruce Dancis
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
One and two discs, New Line Home Entertainment, rated R
Funk meets dunk in this comedy starring Will Ferrell as a one-hit wonder named Jackie Moon, who in 1976 buys, coaches and stars on a failing basketball team in the failing American Basketball Association.
The two-disc DVD edition comes with four documentaries — "Love Me Sexy: The Story Behind the One-Hit-Wonder," "Re-Creating the American Basketball Association," "Four Days in Flint" and "The Man Behind 'Semi-Pro' " — plus behind-the-scenes footage with Bill Walton and Bob Costas, and a "Love Me Sexy" music video.
Magnolia Home Entertainment, PG-13
In this heist thriller from director Michael Radford ("Il Postino," "The Merchant of Venice"), Demi Moore stars as a frustrated executive at a diamond corporation in London who joins forces with janitor Michael Caine to steal some loot.
Extra features include deleted scenes, interviews with cast members and an audio commentary.
New Line Home Entertainment, R
Comic actor Vince Vaughn ("Wedding Crashers") tours the country with four of his favorite young comedians: Ahmed Ah-med, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst and Sebastian Maniscalco.
Special features include two commentaries (one with Vaughn and co-executive producer Peter Billingsley, the other with director Ari Sandel and three of the comics) and four short documentaries on the making of the tour and the movie.
One and two discs, Lionsgate /Paramount Vantage, PG-13
Jessica Alba plays a blind concert violinist who undergoes surgery that restores her sight — but also brings her frightening, murky and unexplained images in this remake of an Asian horror film by the Pang brothers.
The two-disc special edition comes with four short features — "Shadow World: The Paranormal Past," "Becoming Sydney," "Birth of the Shadowman" and "Dissecting a Disaster" — plus deleted scenes.
Three discs, Lionsgate, not rated
Emmy winner Mary-Louise Parker stars as suburban mom /pot dealer Nancy Botwin in this outrageous Showtime comedy series. The 15 Season 3 episodes (the fourth season debuts June 16) find Nancy and her crew getting in way over their heads while dealing weed and dealing with competing gangs.
Bonus features include eight episode commentaries with creator Jenji Kohan and various cast and crew members, four short documentaries and a gag reel.
Seven discs, Warner Home Video, R
If you're feeling lucky and want to make Clint Eastwood's day, this box set packages all five "Dirty Harry" films, starring Eastwood as tough San Francisco police detective Harry Callahan: 1971's "Dirty Harry," 1973's "Magnum Force," 1976's "The Enforcer," 1983's "Sudden Impact" and 1988's "The Dead Pool," all digitally remastered.
The set also includes extensive bonus features, audio commentaries and interviews.