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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 SILLY AGE (TLA) now 3-18 DVD $19.99

ADAM & STEVE (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $19.99

THE DEBT (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

EVIL (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $14.99

FAR SIDE OF THE MOON (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

THE GODFORSAKEN (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

GUN-SHY (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

NO REST FOR THE BRAVE (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

THE PROMISE (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

SCOTLAND (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

THE STRATOSPHERE GIRL (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

THE WOODEN CAMERA (TLA) 2-26 3-18 DVD $7.99

100 MILLION B.C. (ASYLUM) 7-15 7-29 DVD $24.95


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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
ATONEMENT (UNIVERSAL) now 3-18 DVD $29.98, HD $39.98
Drama: The Oscar-nominated, $45 million-grossing film based on Ian McEwan’s bestseller stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as two lovers separated by circumstances. Bonuses: deleted scenes, commentary, featurettes.

THE RABBIT IS ME (FIRST RUN) now 3-25 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: A young woman has an affair with a judge, who was responsible for her brother’s imprisonment; in German with English subtitles. Bonuses: interviews, film essay, newsreels, bios, filmographies.

SWEENEY TODD (PARAMOUNT) now 4-1 DVD $29.99, two-disc or HD $39.99
Black comedy: Tim Burton’s $52 million-grossing film stars Johnny Depp as the title character, a murderous barber. Bonuses: featurettes; HD also has additional featurettes.

LOOKING FOR CHEYENNE (GENIUS) now 4-8 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: In this French film, a radical journalist decides to live in the country, but her lover doesn’t want her to leave Paris; with English subtitles.

THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI (ARTS ALLIANCE AMERICA) 3-4 4-8 DVD $29.95
Documentary: Filmmaker Linda Hattendorf befriends 80-year-old artist Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, who shares stories about his life and art.

INSIDE (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) 3-4 4-15 DVD $19.97
Horror: A pregnant woman is terrorized by a raging psychopath, who wants her baby by any means necessary. Bonuses: making-of featurette.

THE CUTTING EDGE: CHASING THE DREAM (MGM/FOX) 3-5 4-1 DVD $26.98
Romantic comedy: When a championship figure skater’s partner is injured, he teams up with a female ex-hockey player and falls for her in the process. Promotion: Broadcast on ABC Family March 16.

THE 4TH DIMENSION (TLA) 3-11 4-8 DVD $19.99
Drama: When supernatural events start to occur, a man becomes obsessed with analyzing time. Bonuses: commentary, featurette, deleted scenes.

MAGUS (MTI) 3-11 4-8 DVD $24.95
Sci-fi: A broken down healer is forced out of reclusion to battle the most powerful wizard, the Magus, who is using his powers for evil, in this DVD premiere. Bonuses: commentary.

NATIONAL LAMPOON PRESENTS ONE, TWO, MANY (NATIONAL LAMPOON) 3-11 4-15 DVD $26.95
Comedy: A man who doesn’t believe in monogamy tries to find a woman who would be willing to bring other women into bed with them.

THE LAST HOUR (CODEBLACK/VIVENDI VISUAL) 3-18 4-15 DVD $19.99
Action: DMX, Michael Madsen, David Carradine, Paul Sorvino and William Baldwin star in this film about five men trapped in a house with only one hour to live.

THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (DISNEY) 3-18 4-29 DVD $29.99
Foreign-language drama: Oscar-nominated director Julian Schnabel’s film about Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful editor who suffers a stroke and becomes paralyzed; in French with English subtitles. Bonuses: featurettes, commentary, interview.

JUNO (FOX) 3-19 4-15 DVD $29.98, two-disc $34.98, BD $39.98
Comedy: Nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, this $117.5 million-grossing hit stars Ellen Page as a pregnant teenager trying to find caring adoptive parents (Jason Batman, Jennifer Garner). Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, gag reel, cast and crew jam, screen tests; two-disc also has digital copy, featurettes; BD also has premiere footage and casting session. Promotion: Starbucks will sell the title at select locations.

BUBBE MEISES (SISU) 3-25 4-22 DVD $24.95
Musical: A granddaughter brings to life the stories of her two very different immigrant grandmothers with traditional music and original songs. Bonuses: photo gallery, biographies.

KAZABLAN (SISU) 3-25 4-22 DVD $29.95
Musical: Isreal’s box-office hit stars Yehoram Gaon as a bad boy who falls in love with a girl on the other side of the tracks. Bonuses: featurette, two music videos.

OUT OF SPAIN (SISU) 3-25 4-22 DVD $69.95
Documentary: Former Isreali president Yitzhak Navon guides this 7½-hour look at Spanish Jews, who were exiled from the Holy Land after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D.

THE SAVAGES (FOX) 3-26 4-22 DVD $27.98
Comedy: Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman star as siblings who must take care of their elderly father in this Oscar-nominated film, which grossed $5.3 million at the box office. Bonuses: featurettes, extended scenes.

DIAMOND DOGS (SONY) 3-27 4-29 DVD $24.96
Action: In this DVD premiere, Dolph Lundgren stars as a guide for modern-day fortune seekers hunting a priceless Buddhist artifact. Bonuses: featurette, digital copy.

A GENERATION APART (CITY LIGHTS) 4-1 4-29 DVD $19.95
Documentary: Filmmaker Jack Fisher explores the effects of the Holocaust on the families of survivors. Bonuses: commentary, interview, featurette.

THE LIVING END (STRAND) 4-3 4-29 DVD $27.99
Romance: Gregg Araki’s 1992 film is about two HIV-positive lovers on the run. Bonuses: commentary, photo gallery, featurettes.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN (SONY) 4-3 5-6 DVD $24.94
Drama: The critically acclaimed adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway revival stars Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Sanaa Lathan and John Stamos. The first broadcast network TV movie to screen at Sundance, the film aired on ABC Feb. 25. Bonuses: commentary, featurette.

SAAWARIYA (SONY) 4-3 5-6 DVD $26.96, BD $38.96
Drama: In this Bollywood musical, two lonely souls fall in love, but their passion takes them to the brink of self-destruction. Bonuses: featurette, premiere footage.

GOOD GIRL, BAD GIRL (MAVERICK) 4-4 5-6 DVD $24.98
Action: Two twins who live very different lives face mistaken identities.

THE FIRE WITHIN (CRITERION/IMAGE) 4-8 5-13 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: In Louis Malle’s 1963 film, a writer who resolves to kill himself spends his last day reconnecting with friends; in French with English subtitles. Bonuses: interviews, documentary short, film essays.

BATAD (CINEQUEST) 4-16 5-13 DVD $24.99
Drama: When a village boy is exposed to city life, he decides to escape his rural culture and obtain the material obsessions he desires.

COVER (FOX) 4-16 5-13 DVD $26.98
Mystery: Vivica A. Fox, Louis Gossett Jr. and Patti LaBelle star in this limited-release movie about a devoted wife and mother who becomes the prime suspect in a murder.

TKO (LIONSGATE) 4-16 5-13 DVD $26.98
Action: Two top fighters in an underground tournament must help shakedown a city after vengeance takes the violence outside the boundaries of the contest, in this DVD premiere originally called Urban Assault.

LOST IN BEIJING (NEW YORKER) 4-23 5-13 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: When a wealthy businessman impregnates a married woman, her husband uses the opportunity for blackmail; in Mandarin with English subtitles. Bonuses: interview.

THE ENTRANCE (LIONSGATE) 4-23 5-20 DVD $26.98
Supernatural thriller: A detective finds herself in contest with the forces of an occult, in this Canadian movie based on the writings of 17th century exorcist Father Sebastien Michealis.

THE CHAIR (LIONSGATE) 4-30 5-27 DVD $26.98
Horror: A young psychology student discovers that the century-old Victorian house she is subletting is haunted and tries to document the evil spirit in this Canadian movie.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW: MOMENTS AND MEMORIES (KULTUR) 2-26 3-25 DVD $19.99
Variety: Footage and interviews from the daytime talk show that ran for more than 20 years. Bonuses: Douglas’ personal memorabilia, bio.

THE DIRT DETECTIVE (BFS) 3-11 4-8 DVD $29.98
History: From the tombs of Stone Age Orkney to Iona’s medieval graveyard, Craig Ferguson explores the mysterious lore and legends of Scotland.

CLIVE CUSSLER’S THE SEA HUNTERS, SET 2 (ACORN) 3-18 4-15 DVD $39.99
Documentary: Six more episodes of the underwater series, examining the sinking of the Andrea Gail, the ship that rescued Titanic survivors, and more. Bonuses: extra footage, bio.

I REMEMBER NELSON (ACORN) 3-18 4-15 DVD $39.99
Drama: This British miniseries follows the life of naval hero Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, who thwarted Napoleon’s attempt to invade Britain.

SABRINA: THE TEENAGE WITCH: THE COMPLETE ANIMATED SERIES (CLASSIC/GENIUS) 3-18 4-29 DVD $29.95
Animated: Sabrina tries to be an ordinary teenager despite being a witch in this 1971 series. Bonuses: previously unreleased episode, art gallery.

SURVIVING MOTHERHOOD: YOUR GUIDE TO BEING A MOM (TLC/GENIUS) 3-18 4-29 DVD $24.95
How-to: The TLC series features moms and experts giving advice and encouragement about such topics as post-partum depression to new mother isolation. Bonuses: extra episodes.

ADVENTURES OF THE GALAXY RANGERS: THE COLLECTION: VOL. 1 (KOCH) 4-15 5-13 DVD $39.98
Animated: A four-disc set containing episodes about the Galaxy Rangers, a team of unique individuals whose job is to protect Earth and its allies. Bonuses: demo reel, interview, commentary, music video, slideshow, collectible booklet.

AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (PARAMOUNT) 4-22 6-3 DVD $36.99
Drama: The BET series about some of the 20th century’s most notorious African-American crime figures, including the Philly Black Mafia, the D.C. Snipers and Frank Lucas, who was the subject of Denzel Washington-starring, Oscar-nominated American Gangster. Bonuses: interviews.

24 SEASON ONE SPECIAL EDITION (FOX) 4-23 5-20 DVD $59.98
Action: In the Fox series, Kiefer Sutherland stars as Jack Bauer, a CIA agent who must prevent the assassination of a presidential candidate. Bonuses: introduction by Sutherland, documentary, extended episodes, deleted scenes, alternate season finale endings, commentaries, short films. Promotion: $5 mail-in rebates with Langers Juice products, sweepstakes for on-set visits.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
MISSING IN MIG ALLEY (WGBH BOSTON) now 3-25 DVD $19.95
Documentary: The true stories of U.S. and Soviet fighter pilots, who fought over deadly airspace MiG Alley during the Korean War. Bonuses: materials for educators.

WHO IS HENRY JAGLOM? (FIRST RUN) now 3-25 DVD $24.95
Documentary: A look at the controversial director, who has been called a “cinematic genius” and the “world’s worst director.” Bonuses: interview.

TOKYO STREETS (MICROCINEMA) 2-26 3-25 DVD $19.99
Documentary: A look at the urban fashion trends in Tokyo.

THE SIMPLE SWING (BFS) 3-4 4-1 DVD $32.98
How-to: Golf professional Terry Miskolczi, known as “Canada’s Golf Doctor,” shows golfers how to improve their game. Bonuses: “Watch Your Language” program.

AURAL AMPHETAMINE: METALLICA AND THE DAWN OF THRASH (MVD) 3-11 4-15 DVD $19.95
Music: The story of the creation of thrash metal, a new genre of heavy metal. Bonuses: interviews, featurettes, bios.

VAN MORRISON: UNDER REVIEW 1964-1974 (MVD) 3-11 4-15 DVD $19.95
Music: A look at the musician’s career, from the formation of Them to his solo period. Bonuses: interviews, featurettes.

LAST STOP KEW GARDENS (SISU) 3-18 4-15 DVD $24.95
Documentary: Director Robert H. Lieberman explores Kew Gardens, an immigrant village in New York, and the Americanized kids who grew up there in the ’40s and ’50s. Bonuses: photo galleries.

ZAKLAND: THE SHINY SURPRISE (PORCHLIGHT) 4-16 5-20 DVD $14.98
Children’s: Zak and his friends Marty the Bullfrog, Uncle Hank and the Can-Can Twins encourage kids to read, imagine and believe in themselves.

POPEYE THE SAILOR 1938-1940 VOL. 2 (WARNER) 5-13 6-17 DVD $34.98
Animated: This two-disc set contains 31 shorts featuring Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, Gulliver’s Travels movie, documentary, vintage recordings, radio shows, interview.

WALT DISNEY TREASURES WAVE VIII (DISNEY) 9-30 11-11 DVD $32.99 each
Animated: Three releases from the Disney vault: Destino; Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow; and Chronological Donald, Vol. 4. Each two-disc set will feature an introduction by Leonard Maltin, an authenticity certificate and a collectible lithograph.



Online Editor: Samantha Clark
VideoBusiness.com

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