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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
7 DIAS (XENON) now 11-20 DVD $24.99
Foreign-language drama: A small-time concert promoter loses a bet to a local Mob boss, and the only way out of trouble is to bring U2 to play a concert in Monterrey, Mexico, in this limited-release film, which won 5 Mexican Academy Awards. Bonuses: featurette, music video, photo gallery, interview.

SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE (DISNEY) now 11-20 DVD $29.99, BD $34.99
Family: Tim Allen reprises his role as Kris Kringle, and Martin Short stars as Jack Frost, in this $84.5 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: caroling guide, music video, featurettes, bloopers, alternate opening, commentary; BD also has Movie Showcase, interactive feature.

THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME (WARNER) now 11-20 DVD $28.99
Music: Led Zepellin's concert film has been remastered and remixed. Collector's Edition will be priced at $44.98; HD and BD versions bow Dec. 11 priced at $28.99 each. Bonuses: extra footage, interviews.

THE END OF SUBURBIA (MICROCINEMA) now 11-27 DVD $24.99
Documentary: Director Gregory Greene examines the history of suburbia, how the environment has been affected by it and whether it can be sustainable. Bonuses: short films, commentary.

ANTONIA (ECHO BRIDGE) 11-6 12-4 DVD $26.99
Drama: In a small town outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, four young women struggle to achieve success in music. Bonuses: featurette, music video.

NAKED BOYS SINGING (TLA) 11-6 12-4 DVD $22.95
Musical: Ten naked men sing and dance in this film adaptation of the off-Broadway play.

HALLOWEEN (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) 11-6 12-18 DVD $29.95
Horror: Rob Zombie's reimagining of the classic slasher film grossed $58 million and comes to disc in unrated or theatrical versions for the same price. Bonuses: 17 deleted scenes, bloopers, casting sessions, commentaries, featurettes.

COCALERO (FIRST RUN) 11-20 12-11 DVD $24.95
Documentary: Aymara Indian Evo Morales tries to become Bolivia’s first indigenous president; in Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles.

DEEP WATER (GENIUS) 11-20 12-18 DVD $24.95
Action: A man prepares to compete in a brutal sailing voyage around the world.

EASTERN PROMISES (UNIVERSAL) 11-20 12-26 DVD $29.98, HD $39.98
Thriller: Viggo Mortensen stars as a ruthless criminal who crosses paths with an innocent midwife (Naomi Watts) in this $16.9 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: featurettes.

RAISING FLAGG (CINEMA LIBRE) 12-4 1-15 DVD $24.95
Comedy: Alan Arkin stars as a stubborn handyman who refuses to leave his bed, convinced he is about to die. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, featurette.

LAKE PLACID 2 (FOX) 12-5 1-29 DVD $26.98
Horror: In this DVD premiere sequel, a local sheriff, a wildlife agent and a big game hunter try to kill four bloodthirsty offspring from the creature from the original film. Bonuses: featurettes, "Gnawed Up" version of film that skips straight to action scenes.

FATAL CONTACT (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) 12-11 1-22 DVD $24.95
Action: A young athlete joins a prizefighting circuit to earn some extra money, but he is soon transformed into a brutal fighting machine; in Chinese with English subtitles. Bonuses: featurettes, interviews, commentary.

3:10 TO YUMA (LIONSGATE) 12-12 1-8 DVD $29.95, BD $39.99
Western: Christian Bale stars as a rancher who agrees to escort a captured outlaw (Russell Crowe) to prison in this $52.7 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: making-of documentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, commentary; Blu-ray also has picture-in-picture, additional featurettes, historical timeline.

SUNSHINE (FOX) 12-12 1-8 DVD $29.98, BD $39.98
Sci-fi: In 2057, the sun is dying, and a crew must reheat the star to save mankind in this limited-release film directed by Danny Boyle. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, production diaries, short films.

ALREADY DEAD (SONY) 12-13 1-15 DVD $24.96
Thriller: When a successful businessman loses his son during a robbery, he becomes consumed with the idea of revenge.

LOVE LIES BLEEDING (SONY) 12-13 1-15 DVD $24.96
Thriller: Christian Slater, Jenna Dewan and Brian Geraghty star in this DVD premiere about a corrupt government force chasing a couple on the run who have a bundle of stolen money.

GO WEST (WATER BEARER) 12-18 1-8 DVD $29.95
Drama: Two men, one Serbian and the other Muslim, who are in love, must find refuge together in war-torn Bosnia.

CALIFORNIA DREAMING (MTI) 12-18 1-15 DVD $24.95
Drama: A suburban family plan a car trip to California, but their dream for an ideal vacation doesn’t go as planned.

ROCKET SCIENCE (WARNER) 12-18 1-29 DVD $27.95
Comedy: A boy who stutters joins his high school debate team to find the answers to life's big questions in this limited-release movie. Bonuses: featurette, music video.

GOOD LUCK CHUCK (LIONSGATE) 12-19 1-15 DVD $29.95, BD $39.99
Comedy: Dane Cook stars as Chuck, who has a curse that helps women find true love after they sleep with him, in this $34.3 million-grossing movie, which also stars Jessica Alba. Bonuses: featurettes, gag reels, commentary, deleted scenes.

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: 40TH ANNIVERSARY (MGM/FOX) 12-19 1-15 DVD $19.98
Drama: The Academy Award-winning race relations movie is being released as part of the 90th anniversary celebrations of United Artists. Bonuses: three featurettes, commentary.

IRA & ABBY (MAGNOLIA) 1-1 1-29 DVD $26.98
Romantic comedy: A free spirit and a neurotic Jew fall in love, but in-laws, affairs and exes get in their way in this limited-release movie starring Judith Light, Jason Alexander and Fred Willard.

MR. UNTOUCHABLE (MAGNOLIA) 1-1 1-29 DVD $26.98
Documentary: A look at the most powerful black drug kingpin in New York history.

YOU’VE GOT MAIL DELUXE EDITION (WARNER) 1-1 2-5 DVD $19.97
Romantic comedy: Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in this 1998 Nora Ephron movie about two people who meet online. Bonuses: featurettes, commentary.

TCM ARCHIVES: FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD VOL. 2 (WARNER) 1-29 3-4 DVD $49.92
Boxed set: Three-disc set includes The Divorcee and A Free Soul with Norma Shearer; Three On a Match with Bette Davis; Female with Ruth Chatterton; Night Nurse with Barbara Stanwyck and Clark Gable; and the new documentary Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood. Bonuses: trailers, commentary.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
TORCHWOOD: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (HBO/WARNER) 12-18 1-22 DVD $79.98
Sci-fi: The Doctor Who spin-off follows a group investigating aliens and supernatural phenomena. Bonuses: more than six hours of content.

FAMILY GUY: BLUE HARVEST (FOX) 12-19 1-15 DVD $22.98
Comedy: The animated show spoofs Star Wars. Bonuses: more than four minutes of exclusive material, uncensored track, animatics, commentaries, interviews including with George Lucas, teaser; special edition ($34.99) adds collectible packaging, 3D fight scene, 3D glasses, T-shirt, trading cards, brochure.

TELL ME YOU LOVE ME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (HBO/WARNER) 1-6 2-12 DVD $69.98
Drama: Three couples who share a therapist try to keep their relationships afloat.

THE EQUILIZER: SEASON ONE (UNIVERSAL) 1-8 2-12 DVD $49.98
Drama: Edward Woodwards stars in this ’80s series about an ex-covert operative spy who also is a private detective.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
10 MINUTE SOLUTION: SLIM & SCULPT PILATES (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) now now DVD $16.98
Fitness: Five 10-minute workouts that focus on upper and lower body, abs, total body and flexibility.

PLAYBOY’S 2008 VIDEO PLAYMATE CALENDAR (PLAYBOY) now 11-20 DVD $19.99
Adult: A Playboy Playmate is featured for each month of the year.

THE OFFICIAL 2007 WORLD SERIES FILM (SHOUT FACTORY) now 11-27 DVD $19.99
Sports: An insider's look at the Red Sox rise to victory, including footage from the seven-game American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Indians, narrated by Matt Damon.

DAVE ATTELL: CAPTAIN MISERABLE (HBO/WARNER) 11-6 12-11 DVD $19.97
Comedy: The stand-up comedian performs at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C. Bonuses: unreleased footage, featurettes.

BOLLYWOOD BURN WITH HEMALAYAA (ACACIA/ACORN) 11-27 1-1 DVD $14.99
Fitness: Hemalayaa hosts this Bollywood-inspired workout that includes moves from hit Indian films. Bonuses: freestyle dance.

DONOVAN--CONCERT: LIVE IN L.A. (MVD) 12-18 1-22 DVD $19.95
Music: The singer's performance was recorded at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Jan. 21. Bonuses: songs.

THOMAS & FRIENDS: THOMAS AND THE TREASURE (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) 12-27 1-29 DVD $14.98
Animated: When Thomas hears about a lost pirate treasure, he goes to find it. Bonuses: sing-along songs, coloring sheet, character gallery.

PINGU: ON THIN ICE (FOX) 1-2 1-29 DVD $14.98
Children's: A young penguin gets into mischief in Antarctica.

BOB THE BUILDER: ON-SITE ROADS & BRIDGES (FOX) 1-9 2-5 DVD $14.98
Children's: Bob visits a real-life construction site for the first time.

THE EASTER BUNNY IS COMIN’ TO TOWN DELUXE EDITION (WARNER) 1-15 2-19 DVD $14.98
Children’s: Fred Astaire narrates this classic Rankin/Bass stop-motion program.



Online Editor: Samantha Clark
VideoBusiness.com

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