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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
NO RESERVATIONS (WARNER) now 5-6 DVD $19.96

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (WARNER) now 5-20 DVD $14.96


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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
THIEVES AND LIARS (LIGHTYEAR) now 4-22 DVD $19.98
Foreign-language drama: Three different families are affected by an underground illegal economy that emerged when Puerto Rico became a main port of entry for cocaine; in Spanish with English subtitles.

THE FRANK SINATRA & GENE KELLY COLLECTION (WARNER) now 5-13 DVD $24.98
Musicals: This set contains On the Town, Take Me Out to the Ballgame and Anchors Aweigh, also available individually for $12.97 each. Bonuses: interviews, outtakes, documentary.

GEORGE A. ROMERO’S DIARY OF THE DEAD (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) now 5-20 DVD $24.95
Horror: The fifth installment of the classic Night of the Living Dead series follows a group of film students making an indie horror movie who get trapped in a world being consumed by flesh-eating zombies. Bonuses: commentary, character confessionals, featurettes, MySpace short film contest winners.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) now 5-20 DVD $19.97
Horror: A fully restored version of the 1968 classic tale of the brains of the dead that reanimate and rise to feed on human flesh. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, interviews, stills gallery, DVD-ROM of the original script.

THE LATHER EFFECT (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) 4-24 5-27 DVD $26.97
Comedy: When Valinda (Connie Britton) decides to reunite her high school friends from the ’80s for a party, she realizes that you can’t relive the past. Bonuses: commentary, documentaries.

AMERICAN DRUG WAR (PASSION RIVER) 4-29 5-27 DVD $29.95
Documentary: Inspired by the death of four family members from “legal drugs” in Texas, filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to discover why the drug war has become such a failure.

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A HIPPIE PREACHER (PASSION RIVER) 4-29 5-27 DVD $23.98
Documentary: A look at Lonnie Frisbee, who, during the ’60s counter culture, became an evangelist who compelled thousands of teenagers to turn to God.

NATURAL BORN KILLERS (WARNER) 5-6 6-10 BD $34.99
Crime: Oliver Stone’s 1994 film stars Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as serial killers. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, alternate ending, interview, 42-page booklet.

ROCK THE PAINT (ALLUMINATION) 5-6 6-10 DVD $29.98
Drama: When teenager Josh Sendler (Douglas Smith) is forced to give up his senior year hoop dreams and move from Indiana to Newark, N.J.’s inner city, he meets and befriends a star player in a racially charged atmosphere.

BE KIND REWIND (NEW LINE/WARNER) 5-13 6-17 DVD $27.95
Comedy: Jack Black, Mos Def and Danny Glover star in Michel Gondry’s $10.6 million-grossing movie about two friends who remake Hollywood movies, from Ghostbusters to Driving Miss Daisy. Bonuses: “Passaic Mosaic” tribute.

WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS (UNIVERSAL) 5-13 6-17 DVD $29.98
Comedy: In this $42.2 million-grossing movie, Martin Lawrence stars as a successful talk show host who reunites with his family. Bonuses: alternate opening, deleted and extended scenes, outtakes, featurettes, music video, commentary.

BONNEVILLE (FOX) 5-13 6-24 DVD $27.98
Comedy/drama: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Joan Allen star as three friends on a cross-country road trip to deliver Lange’s departed husband’s ashes to a surly step-daughter in California. Bonuses: featurette, alternate and deleted scenes, gag reel, Red Hat Society promo.

SUPER HIGH ME (UNIVERSAL) 5-20 6-17 DVD $24.98
Documentary: Comedian Doug Benson tests the effects of marijuana on himself for two months. Bonuses: deleted scenes.

2 MINUTES LATER (TLA) 5-27 6-24 DVD $19.99
Mystery: When a controversial photographer is missing, a lesbian detective tries to solve the case with the help of the photographer’s twin brother. Bonuses: commentary, photo gallery.

HONEYDRIPPER (UNIVERSAL) 5-27 6-24 DVD $27.98
Drama: John Sayles’ limited-release movie about 1950 rural Alabama stars Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton and Mary Steenburgen. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes footage, commentary, interviews.

SUMMERCAMP (GOLDHIL) 5-27 7-1 DVD $29.98
Documentary: Two filmmakers follow 90 kids who are let loose in the woods at Swift Nature camp in northern Wisconsin.

WAR, INC. (FIRST LOOK) 5-27 7-1 BD $34.98
Political satire: A hit man (John Cusack) is hired to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister in this limited-release movie that also stars Hilary Duff and Marisa Tomei.

BELLE TOUJOURS (NEW YORKER) 5-28 6-24 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: In this continuation of Belle De Jour, Henri thinks he sees Severine; in French with English subtitles. Bonuses: interview, film essay.

DEAD AND GONE (LIONSGATE) 6-4 7-1 DVD $26.98
Horror: A husband kills his wife to collect her life insurance, but when she comes back from the dead to haunt him, he can’t distinguish reality from delirium. Bonuses: featurette, commentary, deleted scenes, outtakes.

SUNFLOWER (NEW YORKER) 6-4 7-1 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: A young boy meets the father he can’t remember and tries to escape from his parental control in this film starring Joan Chen; in Mandarin with English subtitles. Bonuses: making-of featurette.

MEET BILL (FIRST LOOK) 6-10 7-15 DVD $28.98
Comedy: In this limited-release movie, a pushover family man (Aaron Eckhart) learns how to become self-assured when he mentors a boy (Logan Lerman) and meets a cute sales girl (Jessica Alba).

THE PERFECT STORM (WARNER) 6-17 7-22 BD $28.99
Action: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Diane Lane star in the 2000 movie about a fishing boat facing a natural disaster at sea. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, photo gallery.

THE EXECUTIONER’S SONG: DIRECTOR’S CUT (CBS/PARAMOUNT) 6-24 8-5 DVD $19.99
Drama: The story of Gary Mark Gilmore, the prisoner who was the first to be executed after the U.S. reinstated the death penalty in 1976.

PICTURE THIS (MGM/FOX) 6-25 7-22 DVD $26.98
Romantic comedy: In this DVD premiere, High School Musical’s Ashley Tisdale stars as an unpopular high school senior who lands a date with Drew, the hottest guy in school, but she will have to overcome her protective dad and Drew’s ex-girlfriend. Bonuses: featurettes, commentary, trivia quiz.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
SINATRA: THE MINISERIES (WARNER) now 5-13 DVD $19.98
Biopic: This Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning series was produced by Sinatra’s daughter, Tina, and covers more than 20 years of his life, from his boyhood in New Jersey to his 1974 retirement.

AMERICAN IDOL: SEASON 6 FINALE PERFORMANCE SHOW—THE TOP 2 (FREEMANTLE MEDIA/KOCH) 4-15 5-13 DVD $19.99
Variety: Released prior to the end of season 7, this release features the finale performances of contestants Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis. Bonuses: featurettes, audition guide, bloopers.

TIME FOR MURDER (ACORN) 5-6 6-3 DVD $39.99
Mystery: Six episodes of the ’80s British series.

TORI & DEAN INN LOVE: SEASON 1 (GOLDHIL) 5-27 7-1 DVD $29.98
Reality: Timed with the start of season three, this two-disc set contains the Oxygen series about Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott trying to run a bed and breakfast in the country.

SAVING GRACE: SEASON ONE (FOX) 6-18 7-15 DVD $49.98
Drama: Holly Hunter stars as a detective who kills a man in a drunken car crash and is given a second chance at life from an angel in this TNT series. Bonuses: episode commentaries, season one rapid recap, featurettes, music video.

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES: SEASON TWO (CBS/PARAMOUNT) 6-24 8-5 DVD $99.99
Sci-fi: The voyages of the Starship Enterprise in the 23rd century, when Earth has survived World War III.

BEN 10: THE COMPLETE SEASON 4 (WARNER) 7-1 8-5 DVD $19.98
Cartoon: Another season about the boy who can transform into 10 different alien species. Bonuses: deleted scenes.

DOCTOR WHO: THE FIVE DOCTORS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (BBC/WARNER) 7-1 8-5 DVD $34.98
Sci-fi: The 1983 and 1995 version of the film in which all of the Doctor’s past incarnations work together to defeat old foes.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
THE NETJETS SHOWDOWN: ROGER FEDERER VS. PETER SAMPRAS (ARTS ALLIANCE AMERICA) now 4-22 DVD $19.95
Sports: The Madison Square Garden tennis match between Roger Federer and Peter Sampras. Bonuses: interviews, behind-the-scenes footage.

MAHATMA GANDHI: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A MODERN LEGEND (KULTUR) now 4-29 DVD $19.99
Documentary: A film about the man whose belief in civil disobedience and passive resistance inspired future causes for civil rights and freedom.

KORN: LIVE AT MONTREUX (EAGLE ROCK) 4-22 5-13 DVD $14.98
Music: This 2004 concert was the last performance that included all of the original band members before guitarist Brian “Head” Welch and drummer David Silveria left the band.

TO DIE FOR: THE IMAGES OF PETER KENNARD & CAT PICTON PHILLIPS (MICROCINEMA) 4-29 5-27 DVD $24.98
Art: More than eight hours of photo montage work.

JOHNNY HALLYDAY: LIVE AT MONTREUX 1988 (EAGLE ROCK) 4-30 6-3 DVD $14.98
Music: France’s answer to Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison all rolled into one concert.

HEADS UP 2007 (MVD) 5-6 6-10 DVD $29.95
Music: Top drummers from all music genres come together for one night to perform at the 2007 Drummers for Jesus event.

RICK WAKEMAN: GRUMPY OLD PICTURE SHOW (MVD) 5-6 6-10 DVD $19.95
Performance: The musician behind the band Yes shows his frustrations with modern life in this one-man show. Bonuses: live tracks performed from his hit albums.

SUPER DRUMMING: VOL. 3 (MVD) 5-6 6-10 DVD $19.95
Music: Some of the world’s best drummers and percussionists perform as soloists or as the rhythm section for the band. Bonuses: featurette, interview, commentary.

TERRY BOZZIO: LIVE WITH THETOSCA STRINGS (MVD) 5-6 6-10 DVD $29.95
Music: Filmed in Austin, Texas, at the One World Theatre, Bozzio performs with Chris Maresh, Stephen Barber and the Tosca Strings. Bonuses: interview with Terry, a time lapse of his kit being set up, three additional songs.

WHEN THE MOORS RULED IN EUROPE (ACORN) 5-13 6-10 DVD $24.99
History: This two-part documentary covers the 700-year Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula.

WIDE AWAKE (LIONSGATE) 6-4 7-1 DVD $19.98
How-to: Based on inspirational leader Erwin Raphael McManus’ book, this title contains four short vignettes aimed at deepening people’s insight and awakening their lust for life.

DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (BBC/WARNER) 7-1 8-5 DVD $29.98
Documentary: This BBC/History Channel production looks at the events that helped shape the modern world, from the liberation of Nelson Mandela to the assassination of Martin Luther King.



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