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Title
Prebook Date
Street Date
MSRP
ALMOST BEAUTIFUL (PASSION RIVER)
now
now
DVD $29.95
MCLIBEL (CINEMA LIBRE)
now
now
DVD $9.95
MUSICA CUBANA (CINEMA LIBRE)
now
now
DVD $9.95
MY FIRST WEDDING (CINEMA LIBRE)
now
now
DVD $9.95
RETURN TO INNOCENCE (PASSION RIVER)
now
now
DVD $24.95
UNCOVERED: THE WAR ON IRAQ (CINEMA LIBRE)
now
now
DVD $9.95
ECLIPSE SERIES 9: THE DELIRIOUS FICTIONS OF WILLIAM KLEIN (CRITERION)
Thriller: When a privileged man meets a ruthless drug dealer, he gets involved in a criminal underworld in this movie starring Desperate Housewives’ Jesse Metcalfe.
Drama: When a Sikh and a Muslim woman fall in love, their relationship is affected by the split between India and Pakistan in 1947 in this DVD premiere, starring Kristin Kreuk (TV’s Smallville) and Neve Campbell.
Documentary: Timed for release around Earth Day, this film debunks the myth that sharks are bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals that the animals are actually becoming endangered. Bonuses: TV spots, interview, featurettes; BD has additional featurette. Promotion: sweepstakes for a Bahamas trip.
Drama: P.T. Anderson’s Oscar-winning, $35.1 million-grossing movie stars Daniel Day-Lewis as an oil prospector. Day-Lewis won the Best Actor Oscar for his role. Bonuses: featurette, slideshow, deleted scenes,
Drama: When Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) helps Afghanistan in its war with the Soviet Union, it has long-reaching effects in this $66.5 million-grossing movie, which also stars Amy Adams, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Bonuses: making-of featurettes.
Foreign-language action: A detective battles against his archenemies, a gang of three brothers; in Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles. Bonuses: deleted scenes, commentary, behind-the-scenes gallery, featurettes.
Boxed set: A five-disc set containing All About Eve Special Edition, The Virgin Queen, Phone Call From a Stranger, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte and The Nanny. Each film also will be available individually (DVD $19.98 each) on that day. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, promos, galleries.
LAST REQUEST (MTI)
3-25
4-22
DVD $24.95
Comedy: When a man’s dying wish is for his sons to continue the family name, one of the sons dies trying, while another leaves the seminary and enters the dating scene in this DVD premiere starring Danny Aiello, T.R. Knight (TV’s Grey’s Anatomy) and Frank Vincent (TV’s The Sopranos). Bonuses: outtakes.
Drama: Cate Blanchett plays Bob Dylan in this look at the multi-dimensional nature and shifting personae of the revered musician. Blanchett won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar for this role. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, music video, audition tapes, gag reel, Dylan filmography and discography, article.
OVER HER DEAD BODY (NEW LINE/WARNER)
4-1
5-6
DVD $27.95
Romantic comedy: Eva Longoria, Paul Rudd and Jason Biggs star in this $7.5 million-grossing movie about a dead bride who returns to haunt her fiancé’s new girlfriend.
Romantic drama: A young widow (Hilary Swank) finds notes from her late husband (Gerard Butler) that are intended to ease her pain and help her start a new life in this $53.5 million-grossing movie. The HD DVD version will street May 27 ($35.99). Bonuses: music video, featurettes, additional scenes.
FEAR OF A BLACK HAT (HEN’S TOOTH)
4-22
5-13
DVD $24.95
Comedy: Mockumentary about the world of gangsta rap recounts the rise, fall and resurrection of a clueless bunch of would-be rappers. Bonuses: music videos, deleted scenes, commentary, cast interviews.
Horror: Five of the director’s films are collected here: Tenebre, Phenomena, Trauma, The Card Player and Do You Like Hitchcock?. Tenebre and Phenomena also will be available on that day for $19.97 each. Bonuses: commentaries, retrospectives, featurettes, bio, music videos, home movies, deleted scenes, poster and stills galleries, TV clips.
THE DIRTY HARRY ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION (WARNER)
4-29
6-3
DVD $74.92, BD $129.95
Action: Clint Eastwood is Dirty Harry in these five films: Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool. Each film also will be available individually on that day on DVD ($14.97). Dirty Harry will be available on DVD ($20.97) and BD ($34.99). Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, interviews, TV special, documentary, hardcover book, I.D. card, poster cards, San Francisco map, production correspondence.
GAY IN AMSTERDAM (LAGUNA)
5-2
6-3
DVD $19.95
Comedy: Timed for release around Gay Pride Month, this film is about a gay couple living in Amsterdam who seems to have it all, until one of them has an affair.
Action: This two-disc set contains TV movies Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! and Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood.
OTIS (WARNER)
5-6
6-10
DVD $24.98, BD $28.99
Comedy: When a teenage girl (Ashley Johnson) goes missing, her parents (Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas) must deal with an insufferable FBI agent (Jere Burns) on the case in this DVD premiere. Bonuses: commentary, featurette, home movie, alternate ending.
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (PARAMOUNT)
5-15
6-24
DVD $29.99, two-disc $36.99
Fantasy: When a family moves into a secluded old house, strange things begin to happen in this $44 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes featurettes, two-disc also has deleted scenes, sneak peek at Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide.
Comedy: After Martin and Gina’s wedding in season three, the couple’s honeymoon comes to a screeching halt due to their friends and Martin’s mother in this ’90s Fox series starring Martin Lawrence.
Comedy: Eight episodes feature spoofs of popular culture with a gay perspective. Bonuses: additional sketches, cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes sizzle reel.
Documentary: This three-part series examines the legacy of the Empire from post-World War II to modern times. Bonuses: making-of featurette.
SQUARE PEGS: THE COMPLETE SERIES (SONY)
4-14
5-20
DVD $29.95
Comedy: The Sarah Jessica Parker-starring ’80s series about girls trying to fit in with the cool crowd arrives in a three-disc set. The release is timed with the Sex and the City: The Movie theatrical release. Bonuses: featurettes, minisodes.
Children’s: The third volume in the series shows Kenny and his human friend learning to surf, creating home movies and discovering special talents. Bonuses: episode of Growing Up Creepie.
Comedy: David Duchovny stars as a novelist whose self-destructive behavior destroys and enriches his career in this Showtime series.
THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY: LIP SYNCHIN’ IN THE RAIN (DISNEY)
5-6
6-17
DVD $19.99
Comedy: Four episodes of the Disney Channel series about two twin brothers (Dylan and Cole Sprouse) who live in a luxury hotel. The series also stars High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale. Bonuses: backstage featurette, gag reel.
BURN NOTICE: SEASON ONE (FOX)
5-21
6-17
DVD $49.98
Crime drama: A spy who has been blacklisted from the intelligence community must track down a faceless nemesis and work as a private investigator in this USA Network series. Bonuses: commentaries, gag reel, audition footage, montages.
Title
Prebook Date
Street Date
MSRP
STATE LEGISLATURE (ZIPPORAH)
now
now
DVD $29.95
Documentary: A look at the day to day activities of the Idaho legislature, directed by Frederick Wiseman. Other Wiseman titles are available at www.zippora.com
TITICUT FOLLIES (ZIPPORAH)
now
now
DVD $29.95
Documentary: A graphic portrayal of the conditions at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Mass., directed by Frederick Wiseman. The film is the only one ever to be banned in America for reasons other than national security. Other Wiseman titles are available at www.zippora.com
Fitness: The Biggest Loser trainer hosts a workout designed to help people lose 30 pounds in 30 days.
SPEAKING FREELY VOL. 5: HUGO CHAVEZ (CINEMA LIBRE)
3-18
4-15
DVD $19.95
Documentary: The Venezuelan president discusses the advantages of socialism over capitalism and why true democracy can’t exist under the latter; in Spanish with English subtitles.
JANET JACKSON’S LIVE IN HAWAII (EAGLE ROCK)
3-19
4-8
DVD $14.98
Music: The two-hour concert for the All For You album includes 21 songs.
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