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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
EL MUERTO (THE DEAD ONE) (ECHO BRIDGE) now now DVD $6.99

LICENSE TO KILL (ECHO BRIDGE) now now DVD $6.99

MORTUARY (ECHO BRIDGE) now now DVD $6.99

300 SPECIAL EDITION (WARNER) 4-1 5-6 DVD $26.99

TROY (WARNER) 4-1 5-6 DVD $12.97

WE ARE MARSHALL (WARNER) 4-1 5-6 DVD $14.96

ANGEL, LAS ALAS DEL AMOR (LAGUNA) 4-26 5-27 DVD $24.95


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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
BAD MEAT (ARTS ALLIANCE AMERICA) now 3-25 DVD $19.95
Comedy: Two losers (Lance Barber, Billie Worley) plot to kidnap their local congressman (Chevy Chase) for ransom money. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes.

THANK HEAVEN (ECHO BRIDGE) now 4-8 DVD $6.99
Romantic comedy: Jenny McCarthy stars in this 2001 movie about two people who don’t realize that they’re perfect for each other.

CLOVERFIELD (PARAMOUNT) now 4-22 DVD $29.99
Action: A monster attacks New York in this $79 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: alternate ending, deleted scenes, making-of featurettes, commentary.

NOBODY LOVES ALICE (INDIE-PICTURES/RYKO) now 6-24 DVD $24.95
Horror: An insane woman has a terrible habit of destroying those who disappoint her in this DVD premiere.

THE PACT (WGBH BOSTON) 3-18 4-15 DVD $24.95
Drama: Three best friends living in a rough neighborhood beat the odds and become doctors. Bonuses: featurette, downloadable guide, Web link.

MIST: THE TALE OF A SHEEPDOG PUPPY (ALLUMINATION) 3-18 4-22 DVD $14.98
Family: A small puppy desires to become a sheepdog, but the training is more difficult than she thought. Bonuses: deleted scenes with commentary.

DECEITFUL STORM (MAVERICK) 3-21 4-22 DVD $16.98
Religious drama: When a group of believers stop following God, they face pain, deceit and betrayal.

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) 3-27 4-29 DVD $9.98
Comedy: The 1984 comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker is re-released in new packaging to capitalize on the upcoming theatrical Sex and the City, which also stars Parker.

THE FIRST OF MAY (QUESTAR) 4-8 5-6 DVD $14.99
Family: An orphan and a lonely old woman form a friendship and join a traveling circus together, in this 1999 film that features Joe DiMaggio’s last performance. Bonuses: featurette.

MERCY (TLA) 4-8 5-6 DVD $19.99
Horror: A recently released criminal finds life outside of prison difficult and soon has disturbing nightmares and visions. Bonuses: featurette, comic book, photo gallery.

OUT OF SPAIN (SISU) 4-8 5-6 DVD $69.95
Documentary: Hosted by the fifth president of Israel, Yitzhak Navon, this eight-part series takes a journey through Spain.

WHO’S YOUR MONKEY (SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL) 4-8 5-6 DVD $24.98
Comedy: In one crazy night, four childhood friends bond as they kill a drug dealer, rescue animals and dispose of a dead body. Bonuses: cast interviews, deleted scenes.

ACE OF HEARTS (FOX) 4-9 5-6 DVD $26.98
Adventure: Dean Cain stars as a police officer who works in the K-9 police unit, until he is wrongly convicted of a crime.

UNTRACEABLE (SONY) 4-10 5-13 DVD $28.95, BD $38.96, PSP $24.94
Thriller: Diane Lane stars as a special agent who must track a tech-savvy Internet predator in this $28.7 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: commentary, featurettes, Blu-ray also has picture-in-picture.

YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH (SONY) 4-10 5-13 DVD $29.95, BD $38.96
Drama: Francis Ford Coppola’s first film in eight years stars Tim Roth as an aging professor who finds his youth miraculously restored after a cataclysmic event. Bonuses: commentary, featurettes.

CHICANO BLOOD (LAGUNA) 4-12 5-13 DVD $19.95
Foreign-language drama: A reformed gang member seeks revenge for the murder of his wife; in Spanish with English subtitles.

MINUTEMEN (DISNEY) 4-15 5-27 DVD $26.99
Comedy: The Disney Channel Original Movie about three teenagers who discover a way to go back in time. Bonuses: alternate ending, featurette, music video.

HELL’S KITCHEN (VANGUARD) 4-18 5-27 DVD $19.95
Documentary: A look at the New York neighborhood, from the point of view of those who live there.

INTERSTATE (VANGUARD) 4-18 5-27 DVD $19.95
Drama: While driving to meet his girlfriend, a man gives two suspicious teenage girls a lift and ends up stranded with them at a seedy roadside motel.

DARFUR NOW (WARNER) 4-22 5-27 DVD $4.99
Documentary: An examination of the genocide in Darfur. Promotion: A portion of the profits will be donated to Solar Cooker Project, empowering the women of Darfur.

GRIZZLY PARK (ALLUMINATION) 4-22 5-27 DVD $29.98
Horror: Eight young adults serve a week of community service in a remote forest, where they encounter an escaped serial killer. Bonuses: featurette, commentary.

CLEANER (SONY) 4-24 5-27 DVD $24.96
Action: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris and Eva Mendes star in this DVD premiere about an ex-cop who cleans up crime scenes, but his life is turned upside down when a job turns out to be messier than usual. Bonuses: deleted scenes, commentary, digital copy.

THE TAKE (SONY) 4-24 5-27 DVD $24.96
Thriller: John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson and Rosie Perez star in this DVD premiere about a truck driver who survives a violent hijacking and becomes obsessed with revenge. Bonuses: commentary, featurette, deleted scenes.

ALL HAT (SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL) 4-29 5-27 DVD $24.98
Western: A man is let out of jail but discovers his troubles are just beginning in this movie based on a novel by top-selling author Brad Smith. Bonuses: cast interviews, deleted scenes.

THE SWORD IN THE STONE SPECIAL EDITION (DISNEY) 4-29 6-17 DVD $29.99
Animated: The 1963 film is about a young apprentice who attempts to pull an enchanted sword from a stone, which would make him the king of England. Bonuses: game, short films, featurettes, scrapbook.

RAMBO: THE COMPLETE COLLECTOR’S SET (LIONSGATE) 4-30 5-27 DVD $54.98
Action: A six-disc set that contains Ultimate Editions of First Blood, Rambo First Blood Part II and Rambo III as well as Rambo: Two-Disc Special Edition, which also is available individually on DVD ($34.98), BD ($39.99) and single-disc ($29.95). Also available on that day will be a BD set ($49.99, $19.99 each) of First Blood, First Blood Part II and Rambo III. Bonuses: commentaries, alternate endings, deleted scenes, featurettes, digital copy of Rambo.

KUSH (MAVERICK) 5-2 6-3 DVD $24.98
Action: Drug dealers get involved in a drug deal gone wrong and try to fix it by kidnapping an addict’s brother, but he ends up dead.

THE JUNGLE BOOK 2 SPECIAL EDITION (DISNEY) 5-6 6-17 DVD $29.99
Animated: In this sequel, Mowgli visits his friends Baloo and Bagheera in the jungle, where Shere Khan is plotting his revenge. Bonuses: games, deleted scenes, music videos, featurettes.

CUT OFF (UNION STATION/ANCHOR BAY) 5-15 6-17 DVD $26.97
Action: Amanda Brooks stars as a spoiled rich girl who botches a robbery attempt after her parents cut her off from their money in this movie, which also features Anne Archer, Malcolm McDowell, Faye Dunaway and Kurupt.

THE FURIES (CRITERION/IMAGE) 5-20 6-24 DVD $29.95
Western: A widowed ranch owner (Walter Huston) finds himself at odds with his headstrong daughter (Barbara Stanwyck) in the 1950 film. Bonuses: commentary, interviews, stills gallery, film essay.

BATMAN BEGINS LIMITED EDITION GIFT SET (WARNER) 6-3 7-8 BD $49.99, DVD $39.92
Action: Christian Bale stars as Batman, in this 2005 film. A single-disc BD ($28.99) also will be available on that day. Bonuses: BD set contains 32-page booklet, art lenticular, postcards, sneak peek of The Dark Knight and movie cash to see it in theaters, photos, script, storyboards; DVD set contains 128MB Batman flash drive, postcards, Dark Knight movie cash.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
MIDSOMER MURDERS: THE EARLY CASES COLLECTION (ACORN) now 3-25 DVD $159.99
Mystery: This 19-disc set contains 18 episodes of the hit British series starring John Nettles as Detective Tom Barnaby. Bonuses: essay, map, production notes, featurette, bio, filmographies, documentary.

GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS: THE BEST OF SEASONS 1 & 2 (A&E) now 4-1 DVD $12.95
Reality: Eight of the top-rated episodes from the A&E series about KISS’ Gene Simmons, timed with the beginning of season three.

RUSSELL SIMMONS’ DEF POETRY: SEASON 6 (HBO/WARNER) now 4-8 DVD $19.96
Performance art: Hosted by Mos Def, this late-night series features DMX, George Clinton and Nelly Furtado reciting urban poetry.

THREE SHEETS: SEASON TWO (INFINITY) now 4-8 DVD $24.98
Informational: The MOJO HD channel drinking and lifestyle show visits Munich, Taipei and Japan, among other places, in 10 25-minute episodes. Bonuses: Web clips, one-hour New Year’s Eve pub crawl through New York City.

THE AMBASSADOR SERIES 2 (BFS) 3-25 4-22 DVD $39.98
Drama: Pauline Collins stars as Britain’s ambassador to Ireland, trying to ease Anglo-Irish tensions. Bonuses: cast profiles.

PARANORMAL STATE (A&E) 3-25 4-29 DVD $34.95
Reality: This A&E series follows Penn State University’s Paranormal Research Society, which tries to find the truth behind real-life mysteries. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes.

GARFIELD AND FRIENDS: A CAT AND HIS NERD (FOX) 4-2 5-13 DVD $14.98
Animated: Fifteen episodes featuring Garfield and his nerdy owner, Jon.

THE ADAMS CHRONICLES (ACORN) 4-15 5-13 DVD $59.99
Historical drama: A look at American history through four generations of the Adams family, including John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Bonuses: program guide.

THE RAT PATROL COMPLETE SERIES GIFTSET (MGM/FOX) 4-16 5-13 DVD $49.98
Drama: All 58 episodes of the series about four commandos fighting in the African desert during World War II.

ARMY WIVES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (DISNEY) 4-29 6-10 DVD $39.99
Drama: The Lifetime series starring Kim Delaney is about five military spouses who provide each other with emotional support. Bonuses: bloopers and outtakes, deleted scenes, featurettes, commentary.

ER: THE COMPLETE NINTH SEASON (WARNER) 5-13 6-17 DVD $49.98
Drama: In this season of the NBC series, Dr. Carter’s (Noah Wyle) love affair becomes a crisis, and Kovac’s (Goran Visnjic) partying affects his performance.

SOUL FOOD THE SERIES: THE COMPLETE SERIES (CBS/PARAMOUNT) 5-27 7-8 DVD $167.99
Drama: All five seasons of the Showtime series about an African-American family living in Chicago.

SOUL FOOD THE SERIES: THE FINAL SEASON (CBS/PARAMOUNT) 5-27 7-8 DVD $49.99
Drama: The last season of the Showtime series about an African-American family living in Chicago.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
NBA GREATEST RIVALRIES AND UPSETS VOL. 1 (WARNER) now 3-25 DVD $24.98
Sports: A collection of classic performances by some of the NBA’s greatest players.

GRAND CENTRAL (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 4-15 DVD $24.99
Documentary: This program takes a look at the 1902 tragedy in which 17 people were killed when a commuter train ran into another at New York’s Grand Central Depot.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 4-15 DVD $24.99
Documentary: This Frontline program examines the untold story at Haditha, Iraq, in which 24 residents were killed by U.S. forces.

THE DIALOGUE: BOBBY AND PETER FARRELLY (PASSION RIVER) 3-25 4-22 DVD $19.95
Documentary: The directors of such comedies as Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary discuss their writing and filmmaking methods.

THE DIALOGUE: ROBIN SWICORD (PASSION RIVER) 3-25 4-22 DVD $19.95
Documentary: The screenwriter of Little Women and Memoirs of a Geisha talks about her career experience.

THE DOORS (EAGLE ROCK) 4-2 4-22 DVD $14.98
Music: Part of the Classic Albums series, this film features The Doors’ Ray Manzarek, Robby Kreiger and John Densmore, who discuss the creation of the band’s debut album in 1967.

PLASTIC ONO BAND (EAGLE ROCK) 4-9 4-29 DVD $14.98
Music: Part of the Classic Albums series, this documentary looks at John Lennon’s recording of his 1970 solo album.

BEAUTIFUL BELLY WITH HEMALAYAA (ACACIA/ACORN) 4-29 5-27 DVD $14.99
Fitness: Three 12-minute routines focusing on toning the abs while integrating Indian dance and yoga.

NFL: MANNING, BRADY AND FAVRE: THE QUARTERBACKS (WARNER) 4-29 6-3 DVD $19.98
Sports: Timed for Father’s Day, this tribute to Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Brett Favre features a behind-the-scenes look at the athletes’ lives and careers. Bonuses: extra footage.



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VideoBusiness.com

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