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Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of Aug. 19, 2008, features the latest movies and TV shows announced for release on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
POPEYE AND FRIENDS VOL. 2 (WARNER) CANCELED

ALOHA SCOOBY-DOO! (WARNER) 8-19 9-23 DVD $12.97

HORTON HEARS A WHO! (WARNER) 9-2 10-7 DVD $14.98


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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
ENOUGH! (FIRST RUN) now 8-19 DVD $24.95
Drama: Two women look for one’s missing husband during the ’90 Algerian civil war; Arabic with English subtitles. Bonuses: director’s notes, bio, Algeria historical background.

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME (FIRST RUN) now 8-19 DVD $24.95
Documentary: Third-grade students in China elect a class monitor in this look at a possible democracy in China; in Mandarin with English subtitles.

THE SACRED FAMILY (FIRST RUN) now 8-19 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language comedy: A dinner guest turns a family’s Easter weekend upside down; in Spanish with English subtitles. Bonuses: director’s notes, bio, profile.

TELEVISION UNDER THE SWASTIKA (FIRST RUN) now 8-19 DVD $24.95
Documentary: Filmmaker Michael Kloft looks at the world’s first TV broadcast network, created by the Nazis. Bonuses: film gallery, bio.

FISHTALES (SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL) now 8-26 DVD $24.98
Family: A man falls in love with a mermaid and must save her from an evil sea captain.

SOMETHING BENEATH (GENIUS) now 8-26 DVD $14.95
Thriller: When a conference center is built on toxic land, it leads to an ecological disaster.

THE GENIUS CLUB (CLOUD TEN/KOCH) now 9-2 DVD $24.98
Thriller: In this DVD premiere starring Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore and Tricia Helfer, a group of geniuses try to solve the world’s problems to prevent a nuclear holocaust. Bonuses: deleted scenes, commentary, featurette.

THE KORDAVISION: THE MAN WHO SHOT CHE GUEVARA (LIBERATION) now 9-2 DVD $19.97
Documentary: Released around Steven Soderberg’s upcoming theatrical Guerrilla, this film looks at Alberto Korda, considered one of the world’s most important photojournalists. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, interviews, photo essay.

14 WOMEN (SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL) now 9-9 DVD $24.98
Documentary: Narrated by Annette Bening, this film looks at the historic 109th Congress, which had an unprecedented 14 women in the Senate.

THE BOOKS OF JOHN (ARIZTICAL) now 9-23 DVD $29.95
Gay drama: When a man loses his long-time partner, he discovers diaries that tell him more about his lover.

VIPERS (GENIUS) now 9-23 DVD $14.95
Thriller: When genetically enhanced vipers are released from a lab, they eat everything in their path.

FINDING AMANDA (MAVERICK) 9-2 9-16 DVD $26.98
Comedy: In this limited-release movie, Matthew Broderick stars as a TV producer who must find his troubled niece (Brittany Snow) in Las Vegas. Bonuses: interviews, commentary.

UNIVERSAL REMOTE (PEACE ARCH) 9-2 9-30 DVD $29.99
Comedy: A magical TV remote control sends two men into a TV land where the channel keeps changing and the shows get stranger.

DOG GONE (SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL) 9-9 10-7 DVD $24.98
Comedy: A 12-year-old boy and his dog try to outsmart three bumbling jewel thieves.

MISTER ROBERTS (ACORN) 9-9 10-7 DVD $24.99
Drama: Based on the Broadway play, this 1984 TV movie stars Kevin Bacon as a crew member aboard a navy cargo ship. Bonuses: film essay, filmographies.

CORONATION ST. KEN & ME (BFS) 9-16 10-14 DVD $19.98
Documentary: A look at the life of actor William Roache, who played Ken Barlow in long-running British soap opera Coronation St. Bonuses: Farewell to Mike tribute.

THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (STRAND) 9-18 10-14 DVD $27.99
Foreign-language drama: Six characters are drawn together by circumstances; in English, German and Turkish with English subtitles. Bonuses: making-of featurette.

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (WARNER) 9-23 10-28 DVD $12.97
Romantic comedy: Rob Reiner’s 1995 film about the President (Michael Douglas) dating a lobbyist (Annette Bening) is repackaged.

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: LIFE THROUGH A LENS (WARNER) 9-23 10-28 DVD $19.98
Documentary: The film profiles one of America’s most well-known and controversial photographers. Bonuses: interviews, featurettes. Promotion: PBS will rebroadcast the documentary on Oct. 30.

THE POLAR EXPRESS PRESENTED IN 3-D (WARNER) 9-23 10-28 DVD $20.97, BD $34.99
Family: A young boy takes a train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. Bonuses: 3-D glasses, featurettes, Josh Groban performance.

MOSES AND AARON (NEW YORKER) 9-24 10-21 DVD $29.95
Drama: The 1975 film based on Arnold Schonberg’s opera; in German with English subtitles. Bonuses: short film.

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE (SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL) 9-30 10-28 DVD $24.98
Documentary: A look at Fred Lebow, the founder of the New York City Marathon.

CAMP DE THIAROYE (NEW YORKER) 10-1 10-28 DVD $29.95
Drama: This 1987 film looks at the dilemma of African troops in the French army at the end of World War II; in Wolof and French with English subtitles. Bonuses: introduction by Danny Glover.

WOMAN ON THE BEACH (NEW YORKER) 10-1 10-28 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language romance: A filmmaker leaves a lover behind at a coastal resort, but she comes back into his life; in Korean with English subtitles. Bonuses: featurette, interviews.

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? (SONY) 10-2 11-4 DVD $28.96
Drama: Blake Morrison (Colin Firth) must deal with his father’s (Jim Broadbent) imminent death in this limited-release movie. Bonuses: deleted scenes, commentary.

THE HANOI HILTON (WARNER) 10-7 11-11 DVD $19.97
Documentary: A look at the prison camp Hoa Lo, which POWs nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton. Bonuses: interview.

THE GAY BED AND BREAKFAST OF TERROR (ARIZTICAL) 10-7 11-18 DVD $29.95
Gay horror: Five couples make reservations at a bed and breakfast, but their trip quickly becomes a nightmare.

MONSTER’S BALL (LIONSGATE) 10-8 11-4 BD $29.99
Drama: Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton star in this 2001 movie about a racist ex-cop who falls for a beautiful African-American woman. Bonuses: commentary, featurettes, interviews, deleted scenes.

UNIVERSAL SOLDIER (LIONSGATE) 10-8 11-4 BD $29.99
Action: Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren star in the 1992 movie about two dead soldiers brought back to life for a secret anti-terrorism program. Bonuses: commentary, alternate ending, featurettes, trivia track.

HOLDING OUT (MAVERICK) 10-10 11-11 DVD $24.98
Comedy: A college student convinces four party girls to give up men for 100 days, but things get difficult when a millionaire offers $1 million to a man who can end the project.

300 LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION (WARNER) 10-14 11-18 DVD $49.92
Action: Based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel, this 2006 film retells the Battle of Thermopylae. Bonuses: documentary, digital copy, art book, Lucite display, photo cards, commentary, Easter egg, featurettes, deleted scenes, Webisodes.

GOYA (FIRST RUN) 10-14 11-18 DVD $29.95
Biopic: Donatas Banionis plays the Spanish painter in this 1971 film. Bonuses: interviews, bios.

OF LOVE AND EGGS (FIRST RUN) 10-14 11-18 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: Three Jakarta children celebrate during the Muslim holiday of Lebaran; in Indonesian with English subtitles. Bonuses: director’s note, profile.

A WONDERFUL NIGHT IN SPLIT (FIRST RUN) 10-14 11-18 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: Three tales of desire, treachery and murder take place before a rock concert in Croatia; in Croatian with English subtitles. Bonuses: director’s notes, historical background.

BEER FOR MY HORSES (LIONSGATE) 10-15 11-11 DVD $27.98
Comedy: Toby Keith and Rodney Carrington star in this limited-release film about two deputies on a mission to save their friend from drug lord kidnappers. Bonuses: featurettes, bloopers.

I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS (LIONSGATE) 10-15 11-11 DVD $19.98
Comedy: Dylan and Cole Sprouse (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) star in this TV movie about a boy who sees his mother kissing a man he thinks is Santa Claus.

WESTERN (LIONSGATE) 10-15 11-11 DVD $19.98
Drama: A Spanish shoe salesman picks up a Russian hitchhiker, and the two take a journey together.

STREET REVENGE (MAVERICK) 10-17 11-18 DVD $16.98
Action: A deadly street war is waged between a New York Mob and a Latino street gang.

FANFAN LA TULIPE (CRITERION/IMAGE) 10-21 11-18 DVD $29.95
Action: A man joins King Louis XV’s army to avoid marriage and ends up fighting in the Seven Years’ War. Bonuses: colorized clip, featurette, essay booklet.

THE THIRD MAN (CRITERION/IMAGE) 10-21 11-18 BD $39.95
Thriller: Orson Welles stars in this movie about a pulp novelist who investigates the death of an old friend. Bonuses: video introduction, commentaries, making-of documentary, featurettes, photos, archival footage, essay booklet.

THE LAST EMPEROR (CRITERION/IMAGE) 10-21 11-28 DVD $29.95, BD $39.95
Drama: The nine-time Oscar winner tells the story of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age 3 in 1908. Bonuses: DVD version has commentary, essay booklet.

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (CRITERION/IMAGE) 10-21 11-28 BD $39.95
Sci-fi: An alien goes on an elaborate rescue mission, in this film that features David Bowie in his acting debut. Bonuses: commentary, interviews, stills galleries, essay booklet.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (DISNEY) 10-21 12-2 DVD $29.99, three-disc $39.99, BD $35.99
Fantasy: The Pevensie children return to Narnia, which is now ruled by a cruel tyrant, in this $141 million-grossing film. Bonuses: commentary; three-disc also has interview, featurettes, bloopers, deleted scenes, DisneyFile; BD also has BD Live.

THE DEVIL’S CURSE (LIONSGATE) 10-22 11-18 DVD $26.98
Horror: Five students break into a now abandoned Catholic building, where years ago a group of theological students tested their faith by summoning a demon.

AUTO RECOVERY (MAVERICK) 10-24 11-25 DVD $16.98
Action: A repo man must decide between recovering a pastor’s car or serving a 20-year sentence.

BOTTLE ROCKET (CRITERION/IMAGE) 10-28 11-25 DVD $39.95, BD $39.95
Comedy: Wes Anderson’s portrait of three young middle-class misfits debuts on high-def. Bonuses: commentary, documentary, short films, 11 deleted scenes, screen test, storyboards, photos, booklet of essays.

CHUNGKING EXPRESS (CRITERION/IMAGE) 10-28 11-25 DVD $39.95, BD $39.95
Romance: Two cops jilted by ex-lovers fall for a waitress in this film by Wong Kar-wai, making its high-def debut. Bonuses: commentary, booklet of essays.

THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (CRITERION/IMAGE) 10-28 11-25 DVD $39.95
Action: The movie based on John Le Carre’s best-selling novel stars Richard Burton as a spy whose relationship with a librarian puts his last mission in jeopardy. Bonuses: interviews, documentary, set design gallery, essay booklet.

AUSTIN POWERS COLLECTION: SHAGADELIC EDITION (WARNER) 10-28 12-2 BD $74.98
Comedy: The set contains all three Austin Powers films: Austin Powers, The Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, music videos, deleted scenes, fact track.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS (GENIUS) now 9-9 DVD $14.95
Fantasy: This 1996 TV miniseries starring Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen is an adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s classic about an Englishman who travels to magical lands.

CAILLOU’S WINTER WONDERS (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 9-23 DVD $14.99
Animated: Four episodes featuring Caillou as he discovers all the fun activities of winter.

CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS (PBS/PARAMOUNT) 8-19 9-30 DVD $34.99
Animated: Based on the NPR radio show, this two-disc set features the adventures of Click and Clack.

MIDSOMER MURDERS SET ELEVEN (ACORN) 9-9 10-7 DVD $49.99
Mystery: Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) solves four cases with the help of his new sidekick (Jason Hughes).

MOBILE (ACORN) 9-9 10-7 DVD $39.99
Thriller: In this four-part British miniseries, someone is blowing up mobile-phone towers in the U.K.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (SONY) 9-11 10-14 DVD $29.95
Comedy: David Spade, Patrick Warburton and Oliver Hudson star in the CBS series about two couples and their single friend. Bonuses: minisodes, bloopers.

GOOD TIMES: THE COMPLETE SERIES (SONY) 9-25 10-28 DVD $59.95
Comedy: All 133 episodes about the Evans family is collected here.

NEWSRADIO: THE COMPLETE SERIES (SONY) 9-25 10-28 DVD $59.95
Comedy: The ’90S series about a New York radio station starred Dave Foley, Maura Tierney and Phil Hartman.

SANFORD AND SON: THE COMPLETE SERIES (SONY) 9-25 10-28 DVD $59.95
Comedy: A man and his son run a junk business in the ’70s series.

THE SOPRANOS: THE COMPLETE SERIES (HBO/WARNER) 10-7 11-11 DVD $399.99
Drama: All six seasons of the HBO series about Tony Soprano and his family will be released on 28 discs. Bonuses: CD soundtracks, interviews, 56-page album, featurettes, spoofs and parodies, lost scenes, commentaries, episode guide.

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE: THE COMPLETE SERIES (LIONSGATE) 10-8 11-4 DVD $279.98
Family drama: This 60-disc set contains the series based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books about a young pioneer family. Bonuses: featurette, interviews, commentary.

FIREFLY: THE COMPLETE SERIES (FOX) 10-15 11-11 BD $89.98
Sci-fi: In Joss Whedon’s series, in 2517 following a universal civil war, a small spaceship tries to stay afloat. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reel, audition tape.




Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
LIVING EARTH (SCREEN DREAMS) now now DVD $14.95
Art: Visuals of waterfalls, mountains, lakes, forests and more to be played on HDTVs.

GYPSY CARAVAN: WHEN THE ROAD BENDS (DOCURAMA) now 8-26 DVD $26.95
Documentary: This film follows five famous Romani groups (also known as gypsies) that tour the U.S.

JOHNNY LANG LIVE AT MONTREUX 1999 (EAGLE ROCK) now 9-9 DVD $14.98
Music: The solo artist performs nine songs.

JOE COCKER: CRY ME A RIVER (EAGLE ROCK) now 9-16 DVD $14.98
Music: The musician performs 12 songs at Berlin’s Metropol in 1980.

DETROIT RED WINGS STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS 2007-2008 SPECIAL EDITION (WARNER) 9-2 10-7 DVD $39.92
Sports: This four-disc set contains all six Stanley Cup Final games of the Detroit Red Wings against the Pittsburg Penguins. Bonuses: finals games, finals highlights.

LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION VOL. 6 (WARNER) 9-16 10-21 DVD $64.92
Animated: This four-disc set contains 60 fully re-mastered and restored shorts. Bonuses: documentary, commentaries, music-only audio tracks, TV specials, extra shorts, featurettes.

LOONEY TUNES SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION VOL. 6 (WARNER) 9-16 10-21 DVD $26.99
Animated: This collection contains 30 shorts. Bonuses: extra shorts.

WRANGLER: ANATOMY OF AN ICON (TLA) 9-30 10-28 DVD $19.99
Documentary: A look at Jack Wranger, the king of ’70s gay porn who helped to forge a sexual revolution. Bonuses: commentary, interviews, photo gallery.

EXTREME (WARNER) 9-30 11-4 BD $28.99
Action: World champion athletes perform their sports at such extreme places as mountain peaks and waterfalls.

MILAREPA (CINEQUEST) 10-8 11-4 DVD $24.99
Biopic: A look at the life of the spiritual leader who was once consumed by greed and vengeance, but later became one of Tibet’s greatest yogis.

TEACHINGS ON MILAREPA (CINEQUEST) 10-8 11-4 DVD $24.99
Documentary: Leaders of Buddhism share their insights on Milarepa and their religion.

HEROD’S LOST TOMB (WARNER) 10-21 11-25 DVD $19.98
Documentary: Archaeologist Ehud Netzer explores Herod the Great’s burial tomb.



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