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Welcome to the Video Business Just Announced enewsletter, featuring notable title listings coming soon to stores. For more new releases, go to www.videobusiness.com/newreleases.



Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE CHRISTMAS SHOW (RETROACTIVE) 9-11 10-9 DVD $14.98


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GREEN CHAIR (GENIUS) 8-28 9-25 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: In this Korean film with English subtitles, a divorced woman and her young lover explore the boundaries of their illicit affair. Bonuses: director’s notes.

THE OTHER SIDE (ALLUMINATION) 8-28 10-2 DVD $29.98
Thriller: A murdered man returns to the land of the living to find his killer in this DVD premiere starring Kyle XY’s Jamie Alexander.

THAT BEAUTIFUL SOMEWHERE (MONARCH) 9-3 9-25 DVD $26.95
Thriller: Roy Dupris and Jane McGregor star in this DVD premiere about a police detective and an archaeologist working together on a forensics case.

A MIGHTY HEART (PARAMOUNT) 9-4 10-16 DVD $29.99
Drama: Angelina Jolie stars as Mariane Pearl, the wife of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, in this $9.2 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: featurettes, PSAs.

MISERY: COLLECTOR’S EDITION (MGM/FOX) 9-5 10-2 DVD $19.98
Thriller: James Caan stars as a successful writer who is trapped by his neurotic No. 1 fan, Kathy Bates, in this 1991 movie. Bonuses: commentaries, interviews, behind-the-scenes featurettes.

SHANGHAI KISS (STARZ) 9-6 10-9 DVD $26.97
Romantic comedy: In this DVD premiere, a struggling actor falls for a pretty girl, played by Heroes’ Hayden Panettiere Bonuses: behind-the-scenes featurette, interviews, deleted scenes, commentary, photo gallery.

DOG BITE DOG (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) 9-11 10-23 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language action: A police officer hunts down a ruthless hit man in this Chinese film with English subtitles. Bonuses: commentary, featurettes.

DISPLACED (MTI) 9-18 10-16 DVD $24.95
Sci-fi: A humanoid alien and a soldier uncover top secret information. Bonuses: making-of featurettes, deleted scenes, photo gallery.

NEARING GRACE (VIVENDI VISUAL) 9-25 10-23 DVD $26.99
Drama: In this limited-release movie, Gregory Smith stars as a sexually eager teenager dreams of the hottest girl in school, played by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’s Jordana Brewster. Bonuses: outtakes and deleted scenes, interviews.

RATATOUILLE (DISNEY) 9-25 11-6 DVD $29.99, BD $34.99
Animated: Remy the rat longs to be a French chef in this $197 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurette, shorts; BD also has more deleted scenes, game, BD-Java feature.

HOME OF THE BRAVE (MGM/FOX) 9-26 10-23 DVD $27.98
War drama: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel and 50 Cent star in this limited-release movie about American soldiers fighting in Iraq. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes.

LIGHTS IN THE DUSK (STRAND) 9-27 10-16 DVD $27.99
Foreign-language drama: A lonely nightwatchman is seduced by a femme fetale, who leads him toward crime and punishment; in Finnish with English subtitles.

BLACK SUN: THE NANKING MASSACRE (TLA) 10-2 10-30 DVD $14.99
Foreign-language horror: A poor Chinese family struggles to survive the Japanese occupation in this Chinese film with English subtitles. Bonuses: propaganda film, photos, interview, history featurette.

FATHER OF LIES (VIVENDI VISUAL) 10-2 10-30 DVD $19.99
Thriller: In this DVD premiere starring Vivica A. Fox and DMX, a pastor must make a deal with an international tycoon in order to save his church.

ICHI-1 (TLA) 10-2 10-30 DVD $14.99
Foreign-language horror: In this prequel to Ichi the Killer, a young man seeks revenge on his tormentors; in Japanese with English subtitles. Bonuses: interview.

LIFE OF BRIAN: THE IMMACULATE EDITION (SONY) 10-4 11-6 DVD $24.96, BD $28.95
Comedy: The 1979 Monty Python movie about a man mistaken for the messiah is digitally remastered. Bonuses: documentary, featurettes, radio ads, deleted scenes, commentaries.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2: EXTENDED EDITION (DISNEY) 10-16 12-11 DVD $29.99, BD $34.99
Musical: The Disney Channel original movie about the Wildcats gang premiered as the most watched cable telecast, drawing in 17.2 million viewers. Bonuses: music videos, sing-alongs, karaoke, rehearsal cam, bloopers, bonus musical scene.

AMAZING GRACE (FOX) 10-17 11-13 DVD $29.98
Drama: Director Michael Apted’s film stars Ioan Gruffudd as William Wilberforce, the leader of the British abolition movement. Bonuses: commentary, documentary, featurette, music video, study guides.

THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR (CINEQUEST) 11-14 12-11 DVD $24.99
Documentary: This film follows the life of Desmond T. Doss, a World War II veteran who has never touched a firearm and saved countless lives on the front lines.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
FRAGGLE ROCK: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON (HIT/FOX) now 9-11 DVD $49.98
Children’s: This five-disc set contains 24 episodes of the Fraggle Rock gang. Bonuses: interviews, behind-the-scenes featurette, original sketches.

LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD: SEASON 1 (GENIUS) 9-4 10-2 DVD $27.95
Reality: This TLC series follows the Roloff family, headed by parents who are about 4 feet tall. Bonuses: extra episodes.

MEERKAT MANOR SEASON 1 (GENIUS) 9-11 10-9 DVD $24.95
Documentary: This Animal Planet series looks at the social dynamics of a family of South African meerkats.

BLUE SEED: MITAMA COLLECTION (ADV) 9-18 10-16 DVD $49.98
Anime: This collection contains all 26 episodes of the original Blue Seed series, about evil shape-shifting monsters, and its sequel, Blue Seed: Beyond; in Japanese with English subtitles. Bonuses: “Omake Theater” segments, character bios.

CLIVE CUSSLER’S THE SEA HUNTERS, SET 1 (ACORN) 9-25 10-23 DVD $49.99
Documentary: In this National Geographic Channel series, the action-adventure author, a maritime archaeologist and a team of divers explore shipwrecks from World War II. Bonuses: unaired footage, Cussler bio.

PUMPKIN SCISSORS: HONOR AND BLOOD (ADV) 9-25 10-23 DVD $29.98
Anime: The first four episodes of the Japanese series about an elite team of soldiers named Pumpkin Scissors and their leader, who discovers a government cover-up; with English subtitles. Bonuses: open and close animation.

THE BEST OF THE COLBERT REPORT (PARAMOUNT) 9-25 11-6 DVD $19.99
Comedy: The highlights of Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Central series.

MIAMI INK: SEASON 1 (GENIUS) 10-2 10-30 DVD $34.95
Reality: This TLC series follows five friends who work at a tattoo parlor.

GILMORE GIRLS: THE COMPLETE SERIES (WARNER) 10-9 11-13 DVD $258.82
Drama: Packaged in a retro doll case, this 42-disc set contains all seven seasons of the TV series about mother/daughter pair Lorelai and Rory. Bonuses: additional scenes, documentaries, featurettes, keepsake books.

THE KING OF QUEENS: THE COMPLETE SERIES (SONY) 10-11 11-6 DVD $232.95
Comedy: This 26-disc set contains all 207 episodes of the CBS family series starring Kevin James, Leah Remini and Jerry Stiller. Bonuses: series retrospective, featurettes, character profiles.




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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
TINKER SHOP TALES: THE TOWER OF BABEL (ORTHODOX UNION) now now DVD $14.95
Animated: In Mr. Teekoon’s repair shop, where the inanimate objects come to life when no one’s around, the malevolent computer Nimrod wants to build the most powerful computer tower in the land. Bonuses: sing-alongs. www.shopou.org

JOANNA’S FLOWER POWER (KULTUR) now 8-28 DVD $19.99
How-to: Flower designer Joanna gives step-by-step instructions on how to create flower arrangements.

BROTHERS OF A FEATHER: LIVE AT THE ROXY (EAGLE ROCK) now 9-4 DVD $19.98
Music: The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson perform 20 songs at the Hollywood club.

SNOOP DOGG’S HOOD OF HORROR (XENON) now 9-11 DVD $26.98
Horror: The rapper presents three tales that blend horror, anime and live action. Bonuses: featurette, behind-the-scenes footage, music video, interview.

IRAQ: BATTLE PLAN UNDER FIRE (WGBH BOSTON) 9-18 10-16 DVD $39.95
Documentary: This three-disc set, which contains Life and Death in the War Zone, Battle Plan Under Fire and Spies That Fly, provides a detailed account of the current situation in Iraq.

ANGELINA BALLERINA: A STAR COLLECTION (HIT/FOX) 9-19 10-16 DVD $29.98
Children’s: A gift set of the ballerina mouse, containing In the Wings; Rose Fairy Princess; and Lights, Camera, Action!.

GENITORTURERS: LIVE IN SIN (MVD) 9-25 10-30 DVD $19.95
Music: A collection of the shock rock band’s music videos and live performances. Bonuses: promo video, photo shoot, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, outtakes.

LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION, VOL. 5 (WARNER) 9-25 10-30 DVD $64.92
Animated: This four-disc set contains 60 classic shorts featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and their friends. Bonuses: documentaries, commentaries, audio tracks, featurettes, TV specials, extra shorts.

THE COMEDY BANDIDOS (+ENTERTAINMENT) 9-28 10-30 DVD $9.98
Stand-up comedy: Latino comedians Richard Villa, Noel G, Cisco and DJ Cooch perform their routines at the Hollywood Improv.

OUR HITLER (FACETS) 10-2 10-23 DVD $79.95
Foreign-language drama: This German miniseries uses puppets, props and a rear-screen projection on a soundstage to portray Nazi Germany; with English subtitles. Bonuses: Cine-Notes, film essays.



Online Editor: Samantha Clark
VideoBusiness.com

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