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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
OUR HITLER (FACETS) now 11-27 DVD $79.95


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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
BLACK NIGHT (FACETS) now 10-30 DVD $29.95
Drama: The debut film by shorts filmmaker Olivier Smolders is about a world where there is daylight for only 15 seconds a day. Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurettes, interview, shorts.

JOURNEY FROM THE FALL (GENIUS) now 10-30 DVD $24.99
Foreign-language drama: This film is based on true stories of Vietnamese refugees who fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon; in Vietnamese with English subtitles. Bonuses: featurette, roundtable discussion, deleted scene, alternate ending, TV spot, bios.

ALMOST BROTHERS (FIRST RUN) now 11-20 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: Two childhood friends meet again in a prison off the coast of Brazil; in Portuguese with English subtitles. Bonuses: director bio, film notes.

ATHENS: DAWN OF DEMOCRACY (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 11-20 DVD $24.99
Documentary: Historian Bettany Hughes explores the Golden Age in ancient Athens by traveling to Greece.

AMERICAN HUSTLE (VIVENDI VISUAL) 10-23 11-20 DVD $24.99
Comedy: Katt Williams stars as a comedian who travels to Hollywood but decides to return to his roots in Chicago in this limited-release movie.

NANNY DIARIES (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) 10-23 12-4 DVD $29.95
Comedy: Scarlett Johansson stars as the nanny for a spoiled brat in this $25.7 million-grossing movie based on the best-selling book. Bonuses: blooper reel, featurettes.

CINDERELLA II: DREAMS COME TRUE (DISNEY) 10-23 12-18 DVD $29.99
Animated: Cinderella must plan her first royal ball, but her unconventional ideas are not seen favorably at the palace. Bonuses: game.

THE RITCHIE BOYS (DOCURAMA) 10-30 11-20 DVD $26.95
Documentary: After escaping the war, a small group of Jewish Germans return to Europe as U.S. soldiers to battle the Third Reich.

ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL (BFS) 10-30 11-27 DVD $29.98
Drama: House’s Hugh Laurie stars as a conman whose addiction to gambling could cause him to lose everything in this TV movie. Bonuses: cast profiles.

LIVE-IN MAID (KOCH LORBER) 11-6 12-4 DVD $26.98
Foreign-language drama: Norma Aleandro stars in this film about the aftermath of Argentina’s economic crash; in Spanish with English subtitles. Bonuses: featurette.

MARIO’S STORY (WESTLAKE) 11-6 12-11 DVD $19.98
Documentary: A young Latino wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison finds hope in his despair through writing.

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (MGM/FOX) 11-7 12-4 DVD $14.98
Sci-fi: In the 1964 film starring Vincent Price, an airborne plague transforms everyone on Earth into vampire zombies.

THE STEVE MARTIN TRIPLE FEATURE (LIONSGATE) 11-7 12-4 DVD $19.98
Boxed set: Three of the actor’s films: L.A. Story, All of Me and Novocaine. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, documentary.

DECEMBER BOYS (WARNER) 11-13 12-11 DVD $27.95
Drama: Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe stars in this limited-release movie about four orphan boys competing for the attention of a family.

BALLS OF FURY (UNIVERSAL) 11-13 12-18 DVD $29.98, HD $39.98
Comedy: A former professional table tennis player is recruited by the FBI for an underground mission against an arch-fiend, played by Christopher Walken, in this $32.6 million-grossing movie. HD pre-order Nov. 6. Bonuses: deleted scenes, alternate ending, featurettes.

THE BROTHERS SOLOMON (SONY) 11-23 12-26 DVD $26.96
Comedy: Will Forte and Will Arnett star as two brothers trying to find their perfect mate in order to give their dying father a grandchild in this limited-release movie. Bonuses: commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, outtakes.

SEPTEMBER DAWN (SONY) 11-30 1-2 DVD $26.96
Drama: Jon Voight, Terence Stamp and Trent Ford star in this $1 million-grossing film about the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857. Bonuses: featurettes.

PERCEPTION (FIRST RUN) 12-11 1-8 DVD $26.98
Drama: Piper Perabo stars as a reckless Los Angeles girl who returns to New York when tragedy strikes. Bonuses: stills gallery.

VAL LEWTON: MAN IN SHADOWS (WARNER) 12-11 1-15 DVD $19.97
Documentary: Martin Scorsese narrates this study of the legendary film producer. Warner also will re-release on that day its Val Lewton Horror Collection (DVD $59.92) with the new film. Promotion: The film will premiere on TCM the day before the DVD streets.

BARRIO CUBA (LAGUNA) 12-18 1-15 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: Three friends living in the barrio hope for a better future; in Spanish with English subtitles.

THIS SPORTING LIFE (CRITERION/IMAGE) 12-18 1-22 DVD $39.95
Drama: Richard Harris stars as a miner who becomes a rugby player in Yorkshire. Bonuses: commentary, documentaries, interview, short films, film essay.

THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS (NEW LINE/WARNER) 12-18 1-29 DVD $27.95
Documentary: Two men compete for the world record in the arcade game Donkey Kong. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, player boards, animated short, interviews, bonus footage, player profiles.

DON’T TOUCH IF YOU AIN’T PRAYED 2 (WARNER) 12-25 1-29 DVD $19.97
Drama: In this DVD premiere, a young woman leaves her traditional Christian home for college.

THE WIZ: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (UNIVERSAL) 1-2 2-5 DVD $19.98
Musical: The 1978 movie based on The Wizard of Oz stars Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as Scarecrow. Bonuses: audio CD, featurette.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
MONARCHY WITH DAVID STARKEY, SET 2 (ACORN) now 10-30 DVD $39.99
Documentary: Five episodes about the drama behind the English throne, starting from 1660 to the dawn of the 20th century.

DANTE’S COVE: GUILTY PLEASURES COLLECTION (GENIUS) 10-23 12-4 DVD $49.92
Drama: This five-disc set contains the first two seasons of the here! series about a quiet town with a dark, sinister past. Bonuses: unaired pilot, introductions, auditions.

THE UNIVERSE (A&E) 10-30 11-20 DVD $44.95
Documentary: This miniseries explores the mysteries of our solar system and galaxies.

THE CLINIC (BFS) 10-30 11-27 DVD $39.98
Drama: The staff of a Dublin clinic tries to balance their personal and professional lives.

NEW STREET LAW: SEASON 1 (KOCH VISION) 11-6 12-4 DVD $39.98
Drama: A lawyer and his newly established firm compete against his mentor’s firm.

ALL-NEW SUPER FRIENDS HOUR SEASON 1, VOL. 1 (WARNER) 12-4 1-8 DVD $26.99
Animated: Thirty-two episodes featuring Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Bonuses: documentary, featurette.

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: VOL. 2 (WARNER) 1-1 2-5 DVD $14.97
Animated: Four episodes of the series about a new, young team of super heroes, including Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl and Bouncing Boy.

PERFECT STRANGERS: SEASONS 1 AND 2 (WARNER) 1-8 2-12 DVD $29.98
Comedy: This four-disc set contains episodes of the ’80s series about Larry introducing his cousin, Balki, to the American way of life. Bonuses: montage.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
BABYFIRSTTV DVD COLLECTION (BABYFIRSTTV) now 11-1 DVD $65.95
Educational: Six titles designed for a child’s development: Visual Inspirations, Vocabulary Seeds, Cognitive Beginnings, Numerical Concepts and Night Symphony. Each title also will be available for $15.95.

NEW YORK KNICKS BABY: RAISING TOMORROW’S KNICKS FAN TODAY (TEAM BABY) now 11-6 DVD $19.95
Sports: Former Knicks player Walt “Clyde” Fraizer narrates this title that introduces young toddlers to the sights, sounds and traditions of the basketball team. Bonuses: outtakes.

ANTARCTIC ANTICS … AND MORE HILARIOUS ANIMAL STORIES (SCHOLASTIC) 10-30 11-20 DVD $14.95
Animated: A collection of seven read-along stories. Bonuses: additional stories.

IN DUDU’S KINDERGARTEN, VOL. 12: SHAVUOT (SISU) 10-30 11-27 DVD $24.95
Children’s: Broadway star Dudu Fisher teaches children human values in this Hebrew series.

WORKOUT BALL (BFS) 10-30 11-27 DVD $19.98
Fitness: A workout that combines Pilates, toning, stretching and a workout ball. Also available on that day will be Gymball: Bounce Into Shape, Pilates Gymball Workout, Roll Off the Pounds, Pilates for Back & Posture, Pilates Band Workout and Pilates Bootcamp ($19.98 each).

THE HISTORY OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY BASKEBATLL (WARNER) 10-30 12-4 DVD $19.98
Sports: A look at the college basketball team and its winning history. Bonuses: interviews.

NFL GREATEST GAME SERIES (WARNER) 11-6 12-4 DVD $39.98 each
Sports: This series features five titles: 1999 St. Louis Rams, 2000 Baltimore Ravens, 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns Greatest Games ($39.98 each) and 1980 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys ($19.98).

YOGA GYMBALL WORKOUT (BFS) 11-6 12-4 DVD $19.98
Fitness: Yoga workouts incorporating a gymball. Also available on that day will be Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss, Baby and Toddler Yoga, Yoga Workout and Yoga: Power Within ($19.98 each).

BE MY BIG RED VALENTINE (LIONSGATE) 12-12 1-8 DVD $14.98
Animated: Three episodes featuring Clifford are released around Valentine’s Day. Also available on that day will be Playtime With Clifford (DVD $14.98). Bonuses: featurettes.



Online Editor: Samantha Clark
VideoBusiness.com

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