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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
A MATTER OF TASTE (TLA) DISCONTINUED

ROCK & RULE COLLECTOR’S EDITION (TLA) DISCONTINUED

IFL CHAMPIONSHIP 2007 (WARNER) 5-13 6-17 DVD $5.98

FOYLE’S WAR, SET 5 (ACORN) 7-8 8-5 DVD $49.99


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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
CITY SLICKERS COLLECTOR’S EDITION (MGM/FOX) now 6-3 DVD $14.98
Comedy: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby star as three friends who go on a cattle ranch adventure in this 1991 movie. Bonuses: featurettes, commentary, deleted scenes. Promotion: “Be a City Slicker’s Cowboy” sweepstakes to win a trip to The Colorado Cattle Company Guest Ranch.

THE SITTER (GENIUS) now 6-17 DVD $14.95
Thriller: Gail O’Grady and William Moses star as a couple looking for the perfect nanny, but the woman they hire turns out to be a murderer.

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED: TRANSFORM & ROLL OUT (PARAMOUNT) now 6-17 DVD $16.99
Animated: A new group of Autobots led by Optimus Prime must fight against the Decepticons. Bonuses: animated shorts. Promotion: Hasbro will launch a new line of action figures globally in June. General Mills Fruit Snacks will co-brand products with the title.

CAR BABES (VIVENDI) 5-13 6-10 DVD $24.99
Comedy: A college grad ends up selling used cars for his father and must battle a hostile takeover in this DVD premiere. Bonuses: screen test clips, featurettes, gallery of car babes.

CHAOS THEORY (WARNER) 5-13 6-17 DVD $27.95
Comedy: Ryan Reynolds stars as an efficiency expert whose life is turned upside down when he falls in love. Bonuses: additional scenes.

DANGEROUS DANCE (SISU) 5-20 6-17 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: A small-town man and a rich city woman become dance partners and fall in love; in Hebrew with English subtitles or English dubbed.

STIGMA (SISU) 5-20 6-17 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: A look at the effects of military life on soldiers; in Hebrew with English subtitles.

TRILOQUIST (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS) 5-20 7-1 DVD $19.97
Thriller: After a ventriloquist mother commits suicide, her son and daughter become entranced by her dummy’s commands and begin a murderous rampage.

CARLITO’S MEDELLIN (FACETS) 5-27 6-24 DVD $39.95
Documentary: A 13-year-old gives a tour of life on some of the world’s most dangerous streets, in Colombia’s second-largest city. Bonuses: featurette, short film, interview.

IT’S SPRING, SERGEANT (FACETS) 5-27 6-24 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language comedy: When a police chief is due to take an exam, the residents of his small town decide to not get drunk and get in trouble in this Polish film with English subtitles.

KILLER (FACETS) 5-27 6-24 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language comedy: A taxi driver is mistaken for a contract killer and arrested by police in this Polish film with English subtitles.

LONG DREAM (FACETS) 5-27 6-24 DVD $19.85
Foreign-language horror: Based on a manga, a doctor becomes obsessed with the theory that immortality can be found when dreaming in this Japanese film with English subtitles. Bonuses: interviews, behind-the-scenes featurette.

LOUISE BOURGEOIS (FACETS) 5-27 6-24 DVD $39.95
Documentary: A look at the sculptor’s life and work throughout her 50-year career. Bonuses: collectible booklet.

SULLIVAN’S BANKS (FACETS) 5-27 6-24 DVD $29.95
Documentary: A showcase of the eight banks constructed by Chicago architect Louis Sullivan, collectively referred to as Sullivan’s Jewel Boxes. Bonuses: film about Walt Whitman.

VINCI (FACETS) 5-27 6-24 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language thriller: While on parole, an ex-con is given the chance of a lifetime to steal one of the world’s most priceless paintings in this Polish film with English subtitles.

WHAT ABOUT STYLE? ALEX KATZ: A PAINTER’S PAINTER (FACETS) 5-27 6-24 DVD $29.95
Documentary: This program features interviews, archival footage and shots of the artist’s subjects.

305 (ALLUMINATION) 5-27 7-8 DVD $29.98
Comedy: Based on a YouTube video, this film parodies blockbuster hit 300 by following five not-so-brave members of the Spartan army. Bonuses: extra scenes, commentary, featurettes, blooper reel, short film.

PLEASURE FACTORY (STRAND) 6-12 7-8 DVD $24.99
Foreign-language drama: This film follows several events that take place in Singapore’s red light district; in English, Mandarin, Tagalog and Cantonese with English subtitles.

HELP ME EROS (STRAND) 6-26 7-22 DVD $24.99
Foreign-language drama: A man falls in love with a suicide helpline operator and has a relationship with a woman who works at a nearby store; in Mandarin with English subtitles.

THE HOUSEBOY (TLA) 7-1 7-29 DVD $19.99
Drama: When a young man working as a playboy for a gay couple finds out he is about to be replaced, he is distraught, until he meets an attractive college student. Bonuses: deleted scenes, photo gallery.

MISS CONCEPTION (FIRST LOOK) 7-1 8-5 DVD $24.98
Comedy: Heather Graham stars as a woman who leaves her boyfriend when she realizes he doesn’t share her wish to have children in this limited-release movie.

PERMANENT MIDNIGHT (LIONSGATE) 7-2 7-29 DVD $14.98
Black comedy: The 1998 film about comedy writer Jerry Stahl (Ben Stiller) is repackaged.

TYRONE POWER MATINEE IDOL COLLECTION (FOX) 7-2 7-29 DVD $49.98
Boxed set: This five-disc set contains 10 films starring Power, including Luck of the Irish and This Above All. Bonuses: deleted scenes, galleries featurettes.

OUTFOXED: FOX ATTACKS! SPECIAL EDITION (DISINFORMATION) 7-4 7-29 DVD $14.95
Documentary: This series of 16 viral videos continues the work that the original started, showing instances of biased and dishonest journalism from Fox.

FRANK (FIRST LOOK) 7-8 8-12 DVD $19.98
Family: An injured dog helps bring a family together in their summer home in this DVD premiere.

THE LEGEND OF THE SHADOWLESS SWORD (WARNER) 7-8 8-12 DVD $19.97
Foreign-language action: When an army topples the ruling dynasty, a warrior searches for the only remaining heir, a prince, to restore him to power; in Korean with English subtitles. Bonuses: character introductions, behind-the-scenes footage, music video, photo gallery.

THE ORANGE THIEF (WARNER) 7-8 8-12 DVD $19.97
Foreign-language comedy: An orange thief gets a new lease on life when he’s offered a deal by a bunkmate in a Sicilian jail in this award-winning Italian movie with English subtitles.

BANGKOK DANGEROUS (FIRST LOOK) 7-11 8-5 DVD $9.98
Foreign-language action: A mute professional killer gets the chance for redemption when he meets a girl in this Thai film with English subtitles.

AN AMERICAN CRIME (FIRST LOOK) 7-15 8-19 DVD $24.98
Drama: Catherine Keener stars as the real-life Indiana mother who imprisoned and tortured a beautiful teenager (Ellen Page) in a basement in this TV movie, which played the festival circuit.

IMMORTAL (FIRST LOOK) 7-15 8-19 DVD $14.98
Sci-fi: An ancient Egyptian god has seven days to find a mate in this movie based on the story by comic book creator Enki Bilal. Bonuses: making-of featurette.

THE MARTIAL ARTS ESSENTIALS (FIRST LOOK) 7-15 8-19 DVD $19.98
Action: This set contains 7 Steps of Kung Fu, SuperPower, Fearless Dragons, Life On the Line, Call Me Dragon and His Name is Nobody.

THE PROPOSITION (FIRST LOOK) 7-15 8-19 DVD $14.98, BD $19.98
Adventure: In the Outback, a man must hunt down his psychotic older brother to save his younger brother from execution. Bonuses: commentary, five featurettes, photo gallery.

AUGUST (FIRST LOOK) 7-22 8-26 DVD $28.98
Drama: Josh Hartnett stars as an aggressive dot-com entrepreneur in a battle to keep his start-up company going in this limited-theatrical movie, which played in a couple festivals.

POPE DREAMS (OCEAN PARK/PORCHLIGHT) 7-23 8-26 DVD $24.98
Drama: A 19-year-old man tries to get his sick mother to meet the Pope before she dies.

OUTSOURCED (OCEAN PARK/PORCHLIGHT) 7-30 9-2 DVD $24.98
Comedy: A man who works at a customer call center loses his job when his company outsources the entire office to India.

COOL HAND LUKE DELUXE EDITION (WARNER) 8-5 9-9 DVD $19.97, BD $28.99
Drama: Paul Newman stars as a defiant convict who refuses to obey authority in this Oscar-winning 1967 movie. Bonuses: commentary, featurette.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
EXES & OHS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (PARAMOUNT) now 5-20 DVD $19.99
Drama: The Logo series follows a group of lesbian friends living in Seattle. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, extrasodes. Promotion: available in “The Women Who Love Too Much” two-pack ($35.99) with The L Word: Season 1.

NIMROD NATION: THE COMPLETE SERIES (SUNDANCE/ARTS ALLIANCE) now 5-20 DVD $39.93
Sports: An eight-episode look at the trials and tribulations of the Watersmeet, Mich., high school basketball team, the Nimrods. Bonuses: interview with director.

THE ROYAL DIARIES (GENIUS) 5-20 7-1 DVD $14.95
History: Based on the book series Dear America: The Royal Diaries, this release focuses on Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Princess Isabel of Spain and Elizabeth I of England.

CRISS ANGEL: MINDFREAK: THE BEST OF SEASONS ONE & TWO (A&E) 5-27 6-24 DVD $12.95
Reality: A new collection of episodes timed for release around the premiere of season four and Criss’ Cirque du Soleil show.

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS: ON AND OFF THE ICE (A&E) 5-27 6-24 DVD $12.95
Reality: Three truckers reunite after a winter on the Ice Road to answer viewers’ questions and share their adventures, timed around the premiere of season two.

BALDWIN HILLS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (BET/PARAMOUNT) 6-17 7-29 DVD $26.99
Reality: Eleven privileged African-American teens transition from adolescence to adulthood. Bonuses: featurettes, auditions, interviews.

MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON TWO (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) 6-26 7-29 DVD $86.97
Horror: Thirteen episodes by directors Dario Argento, John Carpenter and others are packaged in a limited-edition skull design. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, stills and storyboard galleries, DVD-ROM.

LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE: VINTAGE 1977 (WARNER) 8-5 9-9 DVD $34.98
Comedy: This British sitcom follows the trio Compo, Clegg and Foggy, who live in a small village in the Yorkshire Dales.

THIS AMERICAN LIFE: THE FIRST SEASON (PARAMOUNT) 8-12 9-23 DVD $19.99
Reality: Host Ira Glass presents stories from everyday life, drawing on different themes, in this Showtime series. The title was exclusively released to Borders for six months.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
GEORGE SEGAL: AMERICAN STILL (KULTUR) now 5-27 DVD $19.99
Documentary: This program examines the life and work of the sculptor and painter, with interviews and archival footage.

THE ANIMATION SHOW: VOL. 3 (MTV/PARAMOUNT) now 6-3 DVD $19.99
Shorts: This collection of award-winning shorts includes work by Mike Judge, Don Hertzfeldt and Bill Plympton. Bonuses: interviews, featurette, sneak peek of The Maxx. Promotion: The Animation Show tour in June.

LIVE IN ORLANDO BY THE FUNK BROTHERS (EAGLE ROCK) 5-28 6-17 DVD $14.98
Music: In front of a New Year’s Eve crowd, the group plays hits made famous by Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and others. Bonuses: interviews.

NEIL DIAMOND: THE THANK YOU AUSTRALIA CONCERT 1976 (EAGLE ROCK) 6-11 7-1 DVD $19.98
Music: The musician’s three-hour performance at the Sports Ground in Sydney is released around Diamond’s U.S. summer tour.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S FALLINGWATER (MICROCINEMA) 6-24 7-29 DVD $35
Documentary: This two-disc set looks at the construction of the country house that Wright designed in 1935 that uses organic architecture, integrating nature into a building. Bonuses: interviews, photos.

JEAN NOUVEL (MICROCINEMA) 6-24 7-29 DVD $24.95
Documentary: A look at the life and work of the architect of the Institut de Monde Arabe in Paris and the Opera House in Lyon, among others.

THE GAME: LIFE AFTER THE MATH (WARNER) 7-8 8-12 DVD $19.97
Documentary: A look at rapper The Game, who grew up in the streets of Compton and later became a multi-platinum-selling artist.

XPW: COLD DAY IN HELL (FIRST LOOK) 7-15 8-19 DVD $19.98
Sports: The controversial wrestling promotion returns for one night. Bonuses: matches not aired on TV, behind-the-scenes footage, fan cam footage, music videos.

UFC 84: ILL WILL (FIRST LOOK) 7-22 8-26 DVD $19.98
Sports: Fight between UFC lightweight champion “The Prodigy” BJ Penn and former champ Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes featurette.



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VideoBusiness.com

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