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ALICE NEEL (ARTS ALLIANCE AMERICA) now 10-7 DVD $29.95
Documentary: A look at the life of Alice Neel, considered one of the greatest portrait painters of the 20th century. Bonuses: commentary, featurettes.

FREE FOR ALL! (SHOOT FIRST) now 10-7 DVD $20.08
Documentary: Featuring Greg Palast and Jerry Springer, this film looks at the voter suppression schemes that swing U.S. elections. Bonuses: short film.

JOY RIDE 2: DEAD AHEAD (FOX) now 10-7 DVD $26.98
Horror: Four friends on a road trip to Las Vegas encounter sadistic truck driver Rusty Nails in this DVD premiere. The film also is packaged with the original Joy Ride in a two-pack ($34.98). Bonuses: featurettes, storyboard-to-scene comparison.

REGULAR OR SUPER: VIEWS ON MIES VAN DER ROHE (ICARUS) now 10-14 DVD $24.98
Documentary: A look at the famous architect, who designed the Seagram building in New York and the Lake Shore apartment buildings in Chicago. Bonuses: additional scenes.

TRAILER PARK OF TERROR (SUMMIT) now 10-21 DVD $22.99
Horror: Six high school students and their chaperone encounter bloodthirsty undead trailer trash. Bonuses: featurette, R-rated and unrated versions.

PARAMOUNT CENTENNIAL COLLECTION (PARAMOUNT) now 11-11 DVD $24.99 each
Classics: Digitally mastered and restored versions of Roman Holiday, Sunset Blvd. and Sabrina are released in two-disc sets. Bonuses: featurettes, photo galleries, commentary.

SHADOW COMPANY (PASSION RIVER) 10-7 10-28 DVD $24.95
Documentary: A look at the secret world of private soldiers, including interviews with mercenaries, journalists and security contractors.

ADVENTURES IN CANNABIS HEMP (PASSION RIVER) 10-7 11-4 DVD $24.99
Documentary: A look at Amsterdam’s famous coffee shops, where Cannabis and Hashish are sold.

RED TAIL REBORN (PASSION RIVER) 10-7 11-11 DVD $29.95
Documentary: This title looks at the Tuskegee Airmen, who were the first African-American fighter pilots of World War II.

A TECHNICOLOR DREAM (EAGLE ROCK) 10-8 10-28 DVD $14.98
Documentary: A look at the British ’60s underground movement that led to the “14-Hour Technicolor Dream” at Alexandra Palace on April 29, 1967. Bonuses: Pink Floyd performances, interviews.

MISTY (KOCH) 10-14 11-11 DVD $14.98
Drama: The 1961 movie about a brother and sister who capture a wild pony but in the end must let it go.

OPERATION VALKYRIE (KOCH) 10-14 11-11 DVD $19.98
Documentary: Timed with upcoming Tom Cruise theatrical Valkyrie, this film looks at the real story behind the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

OPIUM: DIARY OF A MADWOMAN (KOCH) 10-14 11-11 DVD $26.98
Foreign-language drama: A drug-addicted doctor becomes involved with a mental patient; in Hungarian with English subtitles or English dubbed. Bonuses: making-of documentaries.

SOUNDER (KOCH) 10-14 11-11 DVD $14.98
Family drama: Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield star in this film about a black sharecropper family trying to make a living during the Depression.

AMERICAN SHOPPER (CINEMA LIBRE) 10-14 11-18 DVD $24.95
Documentary: Looks at the new sport of “aisling,” promoting self-expression through creative supermarket shopping. Bonuses: National Aisling League promo video, downloadable rule book, deleted scenes.

MADAME BOVARY (KOCH) 10-14 11-18 DVD $29.98
Foreign-language drama: Based on Gustave Flaubert’s novel, this film is about a country doctor’s wife who throws herself into love affairs and an excessive lifestyle; in French with English subtitles. Bonuses: documentary.

MONTE GRANDE: FRANCISCO VARELA (ICARUS) 10-14 11-18 DVD $29.98
Documentary: The neurobiologist who studied how the body and mind exist as an integrated whole. Bonuses: interviews, additional scenes.

WE LOVED EACH OTHER SO MUCH (ICARUS) 10-14 11-18 DVD $24.98
Documentary: A look at singer Fairuz, who lived in Beirut during its 15-year civil war; in Arabic with English subtitles.

MITZI GAYNOR: RAZZLE DAZZLE! THE SPECIAL YEARS (CITY LIGHTS) 10-21 11-18 DVD $24.98
Documentary: A collection of song and dance performances by Mitzi Gaynor. Bonuses: extended performances, featurettes, photo gallery.

KISS ME DEADLY (LIBERATION) 10-24 11-18 DVD $24.95
Thriller: Shannen Doherty stars as a spy on the run from ruthless assassins. Bonuses: commentary, featurette.

KISS THE BRIDE (LIBERATION) 10-24 11-18 DVD $24.95
Romantic comedy: Tori Spelling stars in this movie about an engaged couple whose relationship is disrupted by the groom’s friend, who causes old feelings to resurface. Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, featurette, photo gallery.

THE ADVENTURE COLLECTION (A&E) 10-28 11-18 DVD $99.95
Adventure: This 14-disc set includes the features Horatio Hornblower, Longitude, The Lost Battalion, Napoleon, Shackleton and Benedict Arnold. Bonuses: featurettes, Biography episodes, glossary, biographies.

ANOTHER LIFE (BFS) 10-28 11-25 DVD $24.98
Drama: A woman in an unhappy marriage has a forbidden love affair. Bonuses: cast profiles.

BIRTHDAY (FACETS) 10-28 11-25 DVD $29.95
Drama: A young man grows to manhood during World War II in Poland in this Polish film with English subtitles.

BORDER (PASSION RIVER) 10-28 11-25 DVD $24.95
Documentary: Filmmaker Chris Burgard looks at the U.S. border with Mexico and America’s failed immigration policy.

HALF BROKEN THINGS (BFS) 10-28 11-25 DVD $24.98
Drama: The caretaker of a large estate encounters a pregnant woman and a friendly man who are both attempting to escape a brutal past. Bonuses: cast profiles.

JUST SEX AND NOTHING ELSE (FACETS) 10-28 11-25 DVD $29.95
Romantic comedy: A woman who’s fed up with men has a series of sexual encounters with the goal of getting pregnant and raising the child as a single mother in this Hungarian film with English subtitles. Bonuses: bloopers.

LADY WITH THE DOG (FACETS) 10-28 11-25 DVD $29.95
Romantic drama: This adaptation of a Chekhov short story is about a doomed love affair between a bank official and a well-to-do young woman; in Russian with English subtitles.

LIFE THE WAY IT IS (FACETS) 10-28 11-25 DVD $24.95
Drama: A woman endures sexual harassment, harsh conditions and volatile co-workers in this film by Jean-Claude Brisseau; in French with English subtitles. Bonuses: preface, documentary.

PART-TIME WORK OF A DOMESTIC SLAVE (FACETS) 10-28 11-25 DVD $29.95
Drama: A woman tries to make her way in a hostile society in this German black-and-white film. Bonuses: short film.

A PERFECT DAY (FACETS) 10-28 11-25 DVD $29.95
Drama: A day in the life of a woman and her son who were scarred by the Lebanese Civil War 15 years earlier; in Arabic with English subtitles.

FLY ME TO THE MOON (SUMMIT) 10-28 12-2 DVD $25.99
Animated: Three young flies hitch a ride on the Apollo 11 space flight in this $11.6 million-grossing 3D film. Includes 2D and 3D versions of movie and two pairs of 3D glasses. Bonuses: planetarium game.

HEY THERE, IT’S YOGI BEAR (WARNER) 10-28 12-2 DVD $19.98
Animation: In the bear’s first theatrical full-length movie, making its DVD debut, Yogi is shipped off to the San Diego Zoo.

THE MAN CALLED FLINTSTONE (WARNER) 10-28 12-2 DVD $19.98
Animation: In the Stone Age family’s first theatrical film, making its DVD debut, Fred is recruited by a secret organization to take the place of an injured agent who looks just like Fred.

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL SPECIAL EDITION (FOX) 11-5 12-2 DVD $19.98, BD $34.99
Sci-fi: The 1951 film about an alien visiting Earth is released around the 2008 remake starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly. Bonuses: sneak peek at upcoming theatrical The Day the Earth Stood Still, isolated audio, commentaries, featurettes, galleries, pressbook, script; BD adds “Gort Command” game, “Interactive Thermin: Create Your Own Score.”

ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL: GUYS GONE WILD (TLA) 11-11 12-9 DVD $24.99
Comedy: In this sequel, four friends enter the Gays Gone Wild contest. Bonuses: commentary, featurettes, music videos, deleted scenes.

DEAR TALULA (FIRST RUN) 11-11 12-9 DVD $19.95
Documentary: An aspiring filmmaker documents her battle with breast cancer. Bonuses: director’s intro, handbook, resource guide.

BEETHOVEN’S BIG BREAK (UNIVERSAL) 11-11 12-30 DVD $29.98
Comedy: Jonathan Silverman, Rhea Perlman and Cesar Millan star in this latest DVD premiere movie in the franchise about a big, lovable St. Bernard who has a knack for trouble. Bonuses: gag reel, deleted scenes, commentary, featurettes.

AN AMERICAN GIRL: CHRISSA STANDS STRONG (HBO/WARNER) 12-2 1-6 DVD $24.98
Drama: New in town in the middle of the school year, Chrissa must make friends while facing the Mean Bees in this DVD premiere movie based on the first contemporary American Girl doll. Promotion: companion doll and book released a few days before.

NATURE TECH (SMITHSONIAN/INFINITY) 12-9 1-13 DVD $24.98
Documentary: This film explores “biomimetics,” the science of looking to nature for answers to modern problems.

THIS IS SPINAL TAP (FOX) 12-10 1-20 BD $34.99
Comedy: The 1982 mockumentary about a British heavy metal band attempting an American comeback tour debuts on high-def. Bonuses: “Create Your Own Band” game, commentaries, deleted scenes, press conference footage, music videos

DOMINO (WARNER) 12-16 1-20 BD $28.98
Biopic: Keira Knightley stars as Domino Harvey, a model who became a bounty hunter. Bonuses: commentary, alternate audio track, featurette, deleted scenes.

THE NOTEBOOK LIMITED EDITION GIFT SET (WARNER) 12-16 1-20 DVD $29.98, BD $39.99
Drama: Based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel, this 2004 movie stars Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. Bonuses: photo album, scrapbook, stationary set, bookmarks.

UNLOCKING THE GREAT PYRAMID (WARNER) 12-16 1-20 DVD $19.98
Documentary: In this National Geographic program, architect Jean-Pierre Houdin explores how Egypt’s great pyramids were built.

KILLING HITLER (WARNER) 12-23 1-27 DVD $14.98
Docudrama: Released near upcoming Tom Cruise theatrical Valkyrie, this film looks at the real-life 1945 Allied plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Bonuses: featurette.

SHIPWRECKED: CAPTAIN KIDD (WARNER) 12-23 1-27 DVD $19.98
Documentary: Underwater archaeologists uncover the cargo of the Quedagh Merchant, which has been lost for more than 300 years.

VALENTINE’S DAY ALL-STAR ROMANCE CLASSICS (WARNER) 12-23 1-27 DVD $19.97 each
Romance: Timed with Valentine’s Day are the digitally remastered releases of Goodbye Mr. Chips, Far From Madding Crowd, The Yellow Rolls Royce, Waterloo Bridge and Cannery Row.

WARNER BROS. ROMANCE CLASSICS COLLECTION (WARNER) 12-23 1-27 DVD $39.92
Romance: This box set contains Palm Springs Weekend, Parrish, Rome Adventure and Susan Slade.

PRINCESS (GAIAM) 12-23 2-3 DVD $14.98
Family drama: In this ABC Family movie, a beautiful princess misinterprets a man’s pick-up line and believes he is “The Searcher” who will heal the mythical creatures of the world.





Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
GET SMART: THE COMPLETE SERIES (HBO/WARNER) now 11-4 DVD $199.95
Spy comedy: All five seasons of the ’60s show about Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 is collected in a 25-disc set. Bonuses: interviews, commentaries, bloopers and outtakes, TV footage.

COOK’S COUNTRY SEASON 1 (WGBH BOSTON) 10-7 11-4 DVD $29.95
Instructional: This two-disc set contains 13 episodes about no-nonsense approaches to cooking great food. Bonuses: printable recipes.

GOURMET’S DIARY OF A FOODIE SEASON 1 (WGBH BOSTON) 10-7 11-4 DVD $34.95
Instructional: This three-disc set contains 20 episodes about culinary trends and exotic ingredients from around the world. Bonuses: printable recipes.

LIVE FROM ABBEY ROAD: BEST OF SEASON 1 (BCI) 10-7 11-11 DVD $19.98, BD $26.98
Music: Performances by such artists as John Mayer, Iron Maiden and Dave Matthews. Bonuses: interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, photo galleries.

FAIRLY ODDPARENTS: SEASON 6, VOL. 1 (NICKELODEON/PARAMOUNT) 10-7 11-18 DVD $26.98
Animated: Timmy Turner and his zany parents are featured in these 16 episodes.

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: SEASON 5, VOL. 2 (NICKELODEON/PARAMOUNT) 10-7 11-18 DVD $26.98
Animated: This two-disc set contains 21 episodes about SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends. Bonuses: original animatics, SpongeBob Underwater Talk Show, music videos.

STUDIO ONE ANTHOLOGY (KOCH) 10-14 11-11 DVD $99.98
Drama: This five-disc set contains 17 episodes from the CBS series, which ran from 1948-58. Bonuses: archival interviews and footage, commercials.

THE COMPLETE MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS COLLECTOR’S EDITION (A&E) 10-28 11-18 DVD $159.95
Comedy: This 21-disc set contains four seasons of the TV series, two live performances and six “Personal Best” compilations. Bonuses: glossary, featurettes, art gallery, megaquizzes, deleted scenes, biographies.

GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS: THE COMPLETE SEASON THREE (A&E) 10-28 11-18 DVD $24.95
Reality: The third season follows the family from Hawaii to Mexico, in four discs.

SECRETS OF THE CIVIL WAR (A&E) 10-28 11-18 DVD $34.95
History: This four-disc set includes documentaries The Most Daring Missions of the Civil War, April 1865, Secrets Missions of the Civil War, The Lost Battle of the Civil War, Guns of the Civil War, Eighty Acres of Hell and three Battlefield Detectives segments, Antietam, Gettysburg and Shiloh.

SURVIVING HISTORY (A&E) 10-28 11-18 DVD $29.95
History: Master craftsmen at the Scarefactory in Columbus, Ohio, recreate some of history’s most inventive devices in this series, contained in a three-disc set.

TOUGHER IN ALASKA: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE (A&E) 10-28 11-18 DVD $39.95
Reality: All episodes of this show about life in Alaska are released in a four-disc set in a SteelBook case.

THE UNIVERSE: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE (A&E) 10-28 11-18 BD $79.95
Nature: The History Channel series about outer space, from the planets to the stars. Bonuses: documentary Beyond the Big Bang.

FRISKY DINGO: SEASON 2 (WARNER) 12-2 1-6 DVD $19.97
Animated: In this second season of the Cartoon Network series, after Killface solves global warming by moving Earth away from the sun, he decides to run for U.S. president. Bonuses: Xtacles skit, political commercial.

DALLAS: THE COMPLETE TENTH SEASON (WARNER) 12-9 1-13 DVD $39.98
Drama: In this season of the Emmy-nominated series, J.R.’s plan to blow up Saudi oil fields backfires.

LITTLE BRITAIN USA (HBO/WARNER) 12-9 1-13 DVD $29.98
Comedy: These six episodes of the sketch comedy series feature guest appearances by Sting, Rosie O’Donnell and Vivica A. Fox. Bonuses: commentary, featurette, deleted scenes, bloopers.

MOONLIGHT: THE COMPLETE SERIES (WARNER) 12-16 1-20 DVD $39.98
Drama: This four-disc set contains the CBS series about a vampire who works as a private investigator and falls for a mortal woman.

YOU’RE A GOOD SPORT, CHARLIE BROWN (WARNER) 12-23 1-27 DVD $19.98
Animated: In this 1979 TV special, Charlie Brown, Marcie and Snoopy compete in the school’s decathalon event. Bonuses: “You’re the Greatest, Charlie Brown” episode, featurette.

ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE: SEASON FIVE (WARNER) 1-6 2-10 DVD $34.98
Comedy: Though retired, Victor Meldrew still finds things to complain about in this British series. Bonuses: commentary.





Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
BASICS IN AUDIO I and II (FIRST LIGHT) now now DVD $99.95 each
Educational: These programs show the audio aspect of video and how to create clear, communicative audio.

BASICS IN LIGHTING I and II (FIRST LIGHT) now now DVD $99.95 each
Educational: These programs focus on the properties of light and how to use different lighting instruments and techniques.

BASICS OF EDITING (FIRST LIGHT) now now DVD $99.95
Educational: An introductory program to linear editing, from how to create a story to editing like a pro.

CAMERA OPERATION (FIRST LIGHT) now now DVD $99.95
Educational: An introductory program about the components of a camera.

VIDEO PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES: EDITING AESTHETICS (FIRST LIGHT) now now DVD $99.95
Educational: An introduction to the “invisible art” of film editing, this program shows how to create good, realistic continuity between shots and how to effectively use transitions.

FRIDAY NIGHT HEROES VOL. 2: HIGH SCHOOL PHENOMS TO SUNDAY SUPERSTARS (GENIUS) now 10-7 DVD $19.95
Sports: Hosted by pro quarterback Donovan McNabb and narrated by Earl Mann, this collection of footage features football players remembering their high school years. Bonuses: high school heroics.

MANNING VS. MANNING (ESPN/GENIUS) now 10-7 DVD $19.95
Sports: This two-disc set chronicles the college careers of MVP pro football players Peyton and Eli Manning. Bonuses: featurettes, interviews.

NEXT: A PRIMER ON URBAN PAINTING (ARTS ALLIANCE AMERICA) now 10-7 DVD $29.95
Documentary: An exploration of graffiti art, featuring interviews with painters, journalists, art critics and others involved in the subculture. Bonuses: featurettes.

THE VAMPIRE PRINCESS (SMITHSONIAN/INFINITY) now 10-14 DVD $14.98
Documentary: Archeologists and scientists connect the famed tale of Dracula with a real-life 18th century bohemian princess from the Czech Republic.

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: THE 2008 OFFICIAL FILM (KULTUR) now 10-28 DVD $24.98
Sports: This 60-minute film looks at the 137th Open, which was held at Royal Birkdale.

DAY OF THE KAMIKAZE (SMITHSONIAN/INFINITY) 10-7 11-11 DVD $24.98
History: A look at Japanese kamikaze training, U.S. military footage and interviews with veterans.

REMEMBERING VIETNAM: THE WALL AT 25 (SMITHSONIAN/INFINITY) 10-7 11-11 DVD $14.98
History: This film looks at The Wall, one of the most visited monuments in Washington D.C., and the veterans of the Vietnam War.

TALK TALK: LIVE AT MONTREUX 1986 (EAGLE ROCK) 10-8 10-28 DVD $14.98
Music: The British band performs 14 songs at the festival.

COME TOGETHER: A NIGHT FOR JOHN LENNON’S WORDS & MUSIC (EAGLE ROCK) 10-15 11-4 DVD $11.98
Music: This 16-track performance was filmed at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall in 2001 and includes such artists as Dave Matthews, Stone Temple Pilots, Cyndi Lauper and Alanis Morissette.

PAUL MCCARTNEY: THE SPACE WITHIN US (A&E) 10-28 11-18 BD $34.98
Music: This film captures Paul McCartney during his 2005 U.S. tour. Bonuses: interactive jukebox, soundcheck songs, interviews, pre-show footage, featurette, liner notes introduction by Cameron Crowe.

BUNS OF STEEL: SCULPTING AND TONING (WARNER) 11-11 12-16 DVD $14.98
Fitness: Fitness expert Leisa Hart uses several toning methods to create effective workouts that will trim, tighten and tone buns.

LISA RINNA DANCE BODY BEAUTIFUL: BALLROOM LEARN AND BURN (WARNER) 11-11 12-16 DVD $14.98
Fitness: Created by choreographer Louis van Amstel, these dance training regimens will help you lose weight. Bonues: additional workout.

LISA RINNA DANCE BODY BEAUTIFUL: JIVE JUMP, BALLROOM BUMP (WARNER) 11-11 12-16 DVD $14.98
Fitness: Created by choreographer Louis van Amstel, these dance training regimens will help you lose weight. Bonuses: interview.

SKINNY BITCH FITNESS: BODY (WARNER) 11-11 12-16 DVD $14.98
Fitness: Celebrity trainer Patrick Goudeau uses yoga to strengthen and elongate major muscles, focusing on abs, arms, butt and legs. Bonuses: quick workouts, interviews.

SKINNY BITCH FITNESS: BOOTCAMP (WARNER) 11-11 12-16 DVD $14.98
Fitness: Workouts that will define, tone and strengthen muscles. Bonuses: meditation, interviews.

CHRIS ROCK: KILL THE MESSENGER (HBO/WARNER) 12-16 1-20 DVD $19.97, three-disc $29.98
Comedy: The comedian performs his fifth HBO stand-up special, from South Africa’s Carnival City Casino, London’s Carling Apollo Hammersmith and New York’s Apollo Theater. Bonuses: three-disc has uncut performances, behind-the-scenes footage, interview with Rock.

CRITTER QUEST! (SMITHSONIAN/INFINITY) 12-29 2-2 DVD $14.98
Nature: A look at incredible creatures in your own backyard and beyond.



Online Editor: Samantha Clark
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