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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
CIRCUS PALESTINA (SISU) 9-2 9-30 DVD $19.95
OVER THE OCEAN (SISU) 9-2 9-30 DVD $19.95
BEETLEJUICE 20TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION (WARNER) 9-2 10-7 BD $34.99

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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
6 FILMS TO KEEP YOU AWAKE (LIONSGATE) now 8-19 DVD $27.98
Horror: A collection of six tales from some of the best Spanish horror directors, including Paco Plaza, Enrique Urbizu and Mateo Gil. Bonuses: featurettes.
VIRGIN TERRITORY (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) now 8-26 DVD $26.97
Romantic comedy: Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton and Tim Roth star in this modern take on Boccaccio’s The Decameron. Bonuses: featurettes, censored scenes.
BLOODLINE (CINEMA LIBRE) 8-5 9-16 DVD $24.95
Documentary: An investigation into whether Jesus married Mary Magdalene. Bonuses: interview, deleted scenes, commentary.
THE HULK (UNIVERSAL) 8-5 9-16 BD $29.98
Action: Ang Lee’s 2003 film stars Eric Bana as Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher who transforms into a raging green monster when he get angry. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, featurette, U-Control.
SEED (VIVENDI) 8-12 9-9 DVD $26.99
Horror: Uwe Boll’s DVD premiere follows a serial killer who survives electrocution and becomes a malevolent monster. Bonuses: Advent Rising videogame, featurette, deleted scenes, commentary, behind-the-scenes footage.
SNOW ANGELS (WARNER) 8-12 9-16 DVD $27.95
Drama: In this limited-release movie, a divorced couple (Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell) struggle to raise their 4-year-old daughter, while a teenager falls in love for the first time.
SEX AND THE CITY THE MOVIE (WARNER) 8-12 9-23 DVD $28.98, two-disc $34.99, BD $35.99
Romantic comedy: Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) plans her wedding with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) with the help of her friends in this $150.8 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: extended cut, featurettes, interviews, digital copy, BD also has interactive features.
BROKEN FENCES (VANGUARD) 8-15 9-23 DVD $19.95
Drama: A rancher’s life is disrupted when his recently paroled son returns to live with him.
RED RIDGE (VANGUARD) 8-15 9-23 DVD $19.95
Thriller: Based on true events, this film follows scandals along the Texas and Mexico border.
PALESTINE BLUES (CINEMA LIBRE) 8-19 9-30 DVD $19.95
Documentary: A small village of Palestinian farmers must prepare for the confiscation of their land by the Israeli Army.
QUEENS OF HEART (CINEMA LIBRE) 8-19 9-30 DVD $19.95
Documentary: A look at the oldest drag club in the U.S., Portland, Ore.’s Darcelle XV Showplace. Bonuses: deleted scenes, interviews, commentary.
DOCURAMA FILM FESTIVAL V (DOCURAMA) 8-26 9-23 DVD $279.95
Documentary: The 12 films in Docurama’s film festival include A Lion in the House and Cine Manifest. All also are available individually (DVD $26.95 each).
AVANIM (SISU) 9-2 9-30 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: A woman’s life is shattered when her lover is killed in a suicide bombing; in Hebrew with English subtitles.
UNFORGOTTEN (CITY LIGHTS) 9-2 9-30 DVD $24.95
Documentary: Twenty-five years after Geraldo Rivera exposed the abuses of the Willowbrook State School for disabled children, this film looks at what has happened to some of the residents. Bonuses: TV special, featurette.
VEGGIETALES: THE PIRATES WHO DON’T DO ANYTHING (UNIVERSAL) 9-9 10-14 DVD $29.98
Animated: Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape help a princess rescue her brother from a pirate villain in this $12.7 million-grossing movie. Bonuses: extended ending, family activities, behind-the-scenes footage, games.
ROXY HUNTER AND THE MYTH OF THE MERMAID (SONY) 9-11 10-14 DVD $19.95
Mystery: In this TV movie, Aria Wallace stars as a young detective who befriends a mermaid and must help her find her way home. Bonuses: music video, bloopers, featurettes.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SONY) 9-11 10-14 DVD $28.96, BD $38.96
Documentary: Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Errol Morris’ film looks at the infamous photographs from Abu Ghraib prison. Bonuses: commentary, additional scenes; BD also has interviews, Q&A with Errol Morris, Berlin press discussion and conference.
STILL LIFE (NEW YORKER) 9-17 10-14 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: Great changes take place in a small town during a hydro construction project on the Yangtze River; in Mandarin with English subtitles. Bonuses: Dong feature film, interview.
JAMES BOND BLU-RAY COLLECTION VOL. 1 and 2 (MGM/FOX) 9-24 10-21 BD $89.98 each
Action: The first collection contains digitally restored Dr. No, Live and Let Die and Die Another Day. The second collection contains For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love and Thunderball. All also are available individually (BD $34.98). Bonuses: Quantum of Solace movie ticket; Vol. 1: commentaries, featurette, premiere footage, interactive guides, TV spots, photo galleries, DVD-ROM, music video; Vol 2: commentaries, deleted scenes, featurettes, interactive guides, storyboard sequences, music video, TV spots, photo galleries.
HARRY POTTER YEARS 1-5 (WARNER) 10-7 11-11 BD $129.95
Adventure: Released around upcoming theatrical Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, this five-disc set contains all five Harry Potter films.
PLANET OF THE APES 40 YEAR EVOLUTION BLU-RAY COLLECTION (FOX) 10-8 11-4 BD $159.98
Sci-fi: This set contains Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape From Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet of the Apes. Bonuses: additional footage, documentary, featurettes, PSA, BonusView, game, isolated audio track, promo, commentaries, outtakes, sketches, photo galleries, pressbooks.



Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
SUNSET TAN: SEASON ONE (LIONSGATE) now 8-5 DVD $19.98
Reality: Timed with the season two premiere, this E! series release looks at a Los Angeles tanning salon, which has such celebrity clients as Britney Spears, Chris Kattan and Pauly Shore. Bonuses: featurette, deleted scenes, interviews.
BLUE MURDER, SET 3 (ACORN) now 8-12 DVD $39.99
Mystery: This British series follows a detective chief inspector who investigates brutal, high-profile crimes. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes documentary, cast filmographies.
THE DICK FRANCIS THRILLER: THE RACING GAME (ACORN) now 8-12 DVD $39.99
Mystery: This six-episode series is about a former jockey who becomes a private detective. Bonuses: bio.
ADAM-12: SEASON TWO (SHOUT FACTORY) 9-2 9-30 DVD $34.99
Drama: This four-disc set contains 26 episodes about Los Angeles police officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord). Bonuses: ringtone promotion, trivia track, commentaries, photo gallery, featurette.
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON (SONY) 9-11 10-14 DVD $29.95
Comedy: The ’70s series starring Shirley Jones follows a family that forms a rock band and tours the country. Bonuses: minisodes.
QUARK: THE COMPLETE SERIES (SONY) 9-11 10-14 DVD $19.94
Sci-fi comedy: Eight episodes of the ’70s series about the adventures of a captain (Richard Benjamin) and his crew. Bonuses: minisodes.
SCRUBS: THE COMPLETE SEVENTH SEASON (DISNEY) 9-18 11-11 DVD $29.99
Comedy: The NBC series about the doctors and nurses of Sacred Heart Hospital stars Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke. Bonuses: featurettes, deleted scenes, alternate lines and bloopers, commentaries, Easter egg.
FAMILY GUY: FREAKIN’ SWEET PARTY PACK (FOX) 9-24 10-21 DVD $169.98
Animated comedy: This 22-disc set contains all six Family Guy volumes as well as Family Guy Blue Harvest and Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin. Bonuses: American Dad Season 1.
FAMILY GUY VOL. 6 (FOX) 9-24 10-21 DVD $39.98
Animated comedy: This three-disc set contains 12 episodes of the Fox series about the Griffin clan. Bonuses: TV special, featurettes, favorite scenes, music video, censored audio track, deleted scenes, commentaries.
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (SHOUT! FACTORY) 9-30 10-28 DVD $69.99
Comedy: Packaged in a collectible embossed tin, this four-disc set contains episodes featuring B-movies First Spaceship on Venus, Laserblast, Werewolf and Future War. Bonuses: interviews, MST3K reunion, Crow T. Robot figurine, lobby cards.
CHOWDER (WARNER) 9-30 11-4 DVD $14.97
Animated: In this Cartoon Network series, an aspiring chef at the Mung Daal Catering Company often stirs up trouble.
DOCTOR WHO: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SERIES (BBC/WARNER) 10-14 11-18 DVD $99.98
Sci-fi: The time-traveling alien adventurer embarks on more adventures. Bonuses: commentary.



Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
BUBBA RAW #1 (BUBBA THE LOVE SPONGE) now now DVD $19.99
Comedy: A behind-the-scenes look at the satellite radio talk show, Bubba the Love Sponge. Bonuses: extra videos.
DIALOGUES WITH SOLZHENITSYN (FACETS) now now DVD $29.95
Documentary: Following the recent death of the Nobel Prize-winning author, this release explores the life of Alexander Solzhenitsyn; in Russian with English subtitles.
ABSOLUTELY IRISH! (WGBH BOSTON) 8-5 9-2 DVD $19.95
Music: A concert at the Irish Arts Center in New York features some of the biggest stars in traditional Irish music. Bonuses: additional performances.
THE COLLECTED FILMS OF TAKAHIKO IIMURA (MICROCINEMA) 8-26 9-30 DVD $29.99
Boxed set: The experimental filmmaker’s work, including “Onan,” “White Calligraphy” and “Face.”
MONSTER ROAD COLLECTOR’S EDITION (MICROCINEMA) 8-26 9-30 DVD $24.95
Documentary: A look at the life and career of animator Bruce Bickford. Bickford’s Prometheus’ Garden also will be released that day (DVD $24.95).
NASHVILLE PUSSY: LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD (MVD) 8-26 9-30 DVD $19.95
Music: The rock band performs 19 of their songs at the Key Club in Hollywood. Bonuses: “Pussy Home Movies” feature.
WORDS FOR THE DYING (MICROCINEMA) 8-26 9-30 DVD $24.95
Documentary: John Cale and Brian Eno record new album Words for the Dying, which is built around four Dylan Thomas poems.
DANCE AND BE FIT: BRAZILIAN BODY (ACACIA/ACORN) 9-2 9-30 DVD $14.99
Fitness: Three 12-minute dance workouts that incorporate the Samba Reggae, Maculele and Capoeira. Bonuses: couple’s dance.
DANCE AND BE FIT: LATIN GROOVE (ACACIA/ACORN) 9-2 9-30 DVD $14.99
Fitness: Desi Bartlett hosts two 20-minute salsa programs.
THE POINT OF LEAST RESISTANCE AND THE RIGHT WAY (ICARUS) 9-9 10-14 DVD $24.98
Shorts: Two ’80s films about a rat and a bear by Peter Fischli and David Weiss; in German with English subtitles. Bonuses: bio, reviews, interviews, video sequence.



Online Editor: Samantha Clark
VideoBusiness.com


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