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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
TIME AND TIDE (MICAR) now 1-15 DVD $24.99
Romantic drama: A man reflects on four past relationships in order to determine what he needs to do to find lasting love.

FOX BEST PICTURE COLLECTION (FOX) now 1-22 DVD $39.98
Boxed set: Part of an Academy Awards Collection series, this set contains Gentleman’s Agreement, French Connection, All About Eve, Sound of Music and How Green Was My Valley.

MGM BEST PICTURE MODERN GIFT SET (MGM/FOX) now 1-22 DVD $39.98
Boxed set: Part of an Academy Awards Collection series, this set contains Dances With Wolves, Platoon, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs and Walk the Line.

UA BEST PICTURE CLASSIC GIFT SET (FOX) now 1-22 DVD $39.98
Boxed set: Part of an Academy Awards Collection series, this set contains The Apartment, Marty, Tom Jones Director’s Cut and Westside Story. Also available on that day are box sets Fox Best Actor Collection and Fox Best Actress Collection, each priced at $39.98.

SAND AND SORROW (HBO/WARNER) now 1-29 DVD $24.98
Documentary: George Clooney narrates this look at the genocide crisis in Darfur and the region’s ongoing civil war.

MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (PARAMOUNT) now 2-19 DVD $29.99
Comedy: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jack Black star in this movie about two sisters on the eve of one’s wedding to an unemployed musician. Bonuses: featurette.

KILOMETRE ZERO (FIRST RUN) 1-15 2-19 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: A Kurdish soldier and an Iraqi taxi driver join together to return the body of a fallen soldier to his family on the other side of the country in this movie, which is the first Iraqi film to be chosen to compete in the Palme d’Or competition at Cannes. Bonuses: discussion guide with director’s notes, director’s bio, featurette about Iraqi Kudistan.

FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO (FIRST RUN) 1-15 2-19 DVD $24.95
Documentary: A look at whether homosexuality is condemned in the Bible. Bonuses: interviews, film notes, resource guide, photo gallery, bios.

COMPANY K (INDICAN) 1-18 2-19 DVD $24.99
War drama: A World War I veteran reflects on his experience as a marine and the German soldier who still haunts his dreams.

THE GOOD HUMOR MAN (MONARCH) 1-28 2-19 DVD $22.95
Drama: A teenager faces a conflict of conscience vs. character when his best friend is connected to a murder in this DVD premiere.

JOHNSON FAMILY DINNER (WARNER) 1-29 3-4 DVD $19.97
Family: The Johnsons come together for a family dinner, but it quickly becomes a crisis in this DVD premiere.

THE DEAL (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) 1-29 3-11 DVD $22.95
Biopic: Martin Sheen stars as Tony Blair and David Morrissey as Gordon Brown in this HBO movie about the two men’s political relationship. Bonuses: interview with director Stephen Frears.

MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM (FOX) 2-6 3-4 DVD $29.98
Fantasy: Natalie Portman and Dustin Hoffman star in this $30 million-grossing film about a store that has a life of its own. Bonuses: featurettes.

HALF MOON (STRAND) 2-7 3-4 DVD $27.99
Drama: An aging musician leads a group on a perilous journey to Iraq for a concert celebrating the fall of Saddam Hussein, in Kurdish and Persian with English subtitles.

BATS HUMAN HARVEST (SONY) 2-7 3-11 DVD $24.96
Horror: In this TV movie, bio-engineered killer bats are unleashed upon soldiers in Iraq. Bonuses: deleted scenes.

SLEUTH (SONY) 2-7 3-11 DVD $29.96, BD $38.95
Thriller: Director Kenneth Branagh adapts the play about two men playing a game of wits in this limited-release film starring Jude Law and Michael Caine. Caine played Law’s role in the original 1972 film. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes.

WRESTLEMANIAC (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) 2-7 3-11 DVD $26.97
Horror: Wrestling star Leyla Milani stars in this movie about an amateur porn film crew that ends up in a near-ghost town in Mexico where a deranged long-dead wrestler returns to rip the faces off his victims. Bonuses: commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette.

HUNTING CREATURES (TLA) 2-12 3-11 DVD $19.99
Horror: An abandoned chemical plant releases chemicals that turn people into flesh-eating zombies. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, photo gallery.

THE SEEKER (FOX) 2-20 3-18 DVD $29.98
Fantasy: Based on the Newbery Award-winning The Dark Is Rising children’s book series, this $8.8 million-grossing movie tells the story of a 14-year-old who learns he is the last of a group of ancient warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting The Dark.

APRIL FOOL’S DAY (SONY) 2-21 3-25 DVD $24.96
Horror: A drama club spends a weekend in an isolated house, but one by one, people begin to die.

THE LIVING AND THE DEAD (TLA) 2-26 3-25 DVD $19.99
Horror: A schizophrenic man confuses morbid fantasy from reality. Bonuses: stills gallery, featurette.

SOCKET (TLA) 2-26 3-25 DVD $19.99
Horror: An underground group uses electricity to reach ecstasy, but two lovers want to find the ultimate charge. Bonuses: featurette, commentary, stills gallery.

WALK THE LINE EXTENDED CUT (FOX) 2-27 3-25 DVD $26.98
Biopic: Joaquin Phoenix stars as Johnny Cash in this 2005 movie, released with 17 minutes of extra footage. Bonuses: commentary, jukebox, deleted scenes with optional commentary, featurettes.

WAR MADE EASY (DISINFORMATION) 2-29 3-25 DVD $19.95
Documentary: Narrated by Sean Penn, this film suggests government deception and media collusion have kept America at war.

THE PHOENIX LIGHTS (VANGUARD) 3-14 4-22 DVD $19.95
Documentary: A look at the unexplained sightings of a V-shaped formation of lights in 1997. Bonuses: interviews, media montage, NASA footage.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (BCI) 1-15 2-19 DVD $26.98
Animated: He-Man leads the Masters of the Universe in a battle against Skeletor in this 2002 series. Bonuses: documentary, sketch and stills gallery, commentaries, animatics, Comic-Con panel, scripts, art cards, original “Morals” segment.

ROBSON ARMS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (MVD VISUAL) 1-15 2-19 DVD $24.95
Drama: After an earthquake, the tenants of Robson Arms repair the building in this Canadian TV series. Bonuses: troubadour teasers, documentary, bloopers, deleted scenes.

ARCHIE’S FUNHOUSE: THE COMPLETE SERIES (CLASSIC MEDIA/GENIUS) 1-22 3-4 DVD $29.95
Animated: This three-disc set contains all 16 episodes of the ’70s series about the Riverdale gang. Bonuses: featurette, TV special, music videos, extra episodes.

AUTOPSY: POSTMORTEM WITH DR. MICHAEL BADEN (HBO/WARNER) 2-12 3-18 DVD $19.97
Documentary: The renowned forensic pathologist reviews some of his most high-profile cases, such as John F. Kennedy and Sid Vicious.

SENSE & SENSIBILITY (BBC/WARNER) 3-4 4-8 DVD $34.98
Drama: Andrew Davies adapts Jane Austen’s popular novel for this TV miniseries. Bonuses: interviews, commentaries, deleted scenes, photo gallery, biopic Miss Austen Regrets.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
SHOW ME SCIENCE: ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION SERIES (TMW MEDIA) now now DVD $44.95 each
Educational: Eleven programs that cover animal life, biology, chemistry, health science and more for grades four to 10.

MARCUS BUCKINGHAM’S GO PUT YOUR STRENGTHS TO WORK (WGBH BOSTON) now 2-5 DVD $19.95
How-to: The author of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths discusses how to identify and utilize inner strengths to better manage your life. Bonuses: Q&A with Buckingham.

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS (FIRST RUN) 1-15 2-19 DVD $24.95
Documentary: Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, spiritual activist Marianne Williamson, Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and best-selling author Thomas Moore are featured in this look at how forgiveness can transform a person’s life. Bonuses: interview with director, short film “One More Thought,” footage of Desmond Tutu speaking at Washington National Cathedral. Promotion: companion book due in March.

MUSTARD PANCAKES: ARE YOU READY TO SING? (VIVENDI VISUAL) 1-22 2-19 DVD $9.99
Children’s: A collection of 12 music videos from the children’s series that encourages literacy and word recognition.

STEP-BY-STEP TAI CHI (ACACIA/ACORN) 1-29 2-26 DVD $19.99
Fitness: Martial arts champion Tiffany Chen leads this low-impact workout designed for all ages. Bonuses: continuous loop option, mirrored instruction view, dual audio tracks.

DEAD BOYS—RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD BOYS: HALLOWEEN NIGHT 1986 (MVD VISUAL) 2-11 3-18 DVD $14.95
Music: The original members of the punk rock band reformed for concert at the Ritz. Bonuses: interviews, featurette.

3-IN-1 TOTAL BODY FITNESS (ACACIA/ACORN) 2-12 3-11 DVD $14.99
Fitness: Personal trainer Desi Bartlett targets the entire body with three workouts for cardio, strength and flexibility.

ALBERT COLLINS LIVE AT MONTREUX 1992 (EAGLE ROCK) 2-13 3-4 DVD $14.98
Music: Known as “The Ice Man,” the famous bluesman performs one of his last concerts. Bonuses: extra footage.

UFC BEST OF 2007 (FIRST LOOK) 2-19 3-25 HD $29.98
Sports: The first UFC title on high-definition, this collection features the biggest fights of 2007, including Liddell vs. Jackson and Silvia vs. Couture. Bonuses: commentary, behind-the-scenes footage.



Online Editor: Samantha Clark
VideoBusiness.com

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