Just Announced E-Newsletter

Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of Oct. 14, 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
CAMP DE THIAROYE (NEW YORKER) now 11-11 DVD $29.95

MOSES AND AARON (NEW YORKER) now 11-25 DVD $29.95





Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
COMIC BOOKS UNBOUND (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) now 11-4 DVD $19.97
Documentary: A look at the history of comics from page to screen, featuring interviews with actors Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk) and director Guillermo Del Toro (the Hellboy films). Bonuses: outtakes.

HOUSE ARREST (VIVENDI) now 11-4 DVD $19.99
Comedy: A man is sentenced to house arrest for stealing jewelry to impress a woman, who just might give him a shot at love.

THE PISTOL (WELL GO) now 11-4 DVD $14.98
Biopic: This film is based on the real-life story of basketball player Pete “Pistol” Maravich. Bonuses: documentary, gallery, outtakes, bloopers, featurette.

TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH (VIVENDI) now 11-4 DVD $19.99
Romance: A religious single woman tries to decide which man to choose as her soul mate.

TOOTS (INDIEPIX) now 11-18 DVD $24.95
Documentary: This limited-release film looks at legendary New York bar owner Toots Shor. Bonuses: commentary, interviews, timeline.

TROPIC THUNDER (PARAMOUNT) now 11-18 DVD $19.99, two-disc $24.99, BD $29.99
Comedy: In this $109.5 million-grossing movie starring Jack Black, Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr., five pampered actors on the set of a Vietnam War movie are thrust into real-life danger. Bonuses: cast commentary, featurettes, cast profiles, MTV Movie Awards footage; two-disc and BD add filmmaker commentary, documentary, additional featurettes, deleted and extended sequences, alternate ending, rehearsals.

WANTED (UNIVERSAL) now 12-2 DVD $29.98, two-disc $34.98, BD $39.98
Action: An office worker (James McAvoy) learns he is the son of a professional assassin in this $134.3 million-grossing film that also stars Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. The collector’s edition gift set (DVD $64.98, BD $69.98) has postcards and a lenticular. Bonuses: two-disc has extended scene, featurettes, music video, digital copy; BD adds U Control, BD Live, alternate opening.

CARMILLA: THE LESBIAN VAMPIRE (TLA) 10-14 11-4 DVD $19.99
Horror: When vampire Carmilla brings about a mysterious plague, Jenna goes to battle with the vampire, who has other plans. Bonuses: commentaries, documentary, outtakes, interview, short films, featurette, photo gallery.

BLOOD WARS (MTI) 10-14 11-11 DVD $24.95
Horror: A college student is caught in the middle of a war between vampires and vampire hunters. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes footage.

BECKET (MPI) 10-20 11-30 BD $34.98
Drama: Peter O’Toole stars as Henry II, who names Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as chancellor.

THE KREMLIN (MONTEREY MEDIA) 11-4 12-2 DVD $19.95
Documentary: Filmmaker Lucy Jarvis looks at the cultural heritage of Moscow, Russia. Bonuses: photos, timeline, facts.

DUMB AND DUMBER UNRATED EDITION (WARNER) 11-4 12-9 BD $28.99
Comedy: The 1994 film stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels as two clueless friends. Bonuses: featurette, alternate endings, additional scenes, previously unreleased footage.

THE MASK (WARNER) 11-4 12-9 BD $28.99
Comedy: Featuring Cameron Diaz in her breakout role, the 1994 film follows a mild-mannered bank clerk (Jim Carrey) who transforms into a manic superhero when he wears a mask. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, additional scenes.

DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS (NEW YORKER) 11-12 12-9 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language comedy: In this 1977 Portuguese film, a widow remarries but her first husband returns from the grave; with English subtitles. Bonuses: featurette.

THE DAY THE EARTH STOPPED (ASYLUM) 11-25 12-9 DVD $24.95
Sci-fi: Intergalactic robots land on Earth with an ultimatum: prove the value of human civilization or be destroyed in this DVD premiere starring Judd Nelson.

BANGKOK DANGEROUS (LIONSGATE) 12-10 1-6 DVD $29.95, two-disc $34.98, BD $39.99
Action: In this $14.5 million-grossing film, Nicolas Cage stars as an assassin who travels to Thailand for a series of contract killings. Bonuses: two-disc has alternate ending, featurettes, digital copy; BD adds MoLog.

JOHN GRISHAM COURTROOM COLLECTION (WARNER) 12-23 1-27 DVD $39.92
Thriller: Released around John Grisham’s newest novel, this boxed set contains The Pelican Brief, The Client, A Time to Kill and Runaway Jury.

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? VOL. 1: A MONSTER CATCH (WARNER) 12-23 1-27 DVD $14.97
Animated: The first four episodes of the series about Scooby-Doo and his Mystery Inc. friends.

BEING THERE 30TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION (WARNER) 12-30 2-3 DVD $19.96, BD $28.99
Comedy: The 1979 film stars Peter Sellers as a simple gardener whose knowledge of the world is based on TV. Bonuses: featurette; BD adds additional scenes, alternate ending, gag take.

BRAINSTORM (WARNER) 12-30 2-3 DVD $19.97
Thriller: Natalie Wood’s last film follows two research scientists (Louise Fletcher, Christopher Walken) who invent a machine that can record sensory experiences.

NATALIE WOOD COLLECTION (WARNER) 12-30 2-3 DVD $59.92
Classics: This six-disc set contains Splendor in the Grass, Gypsy, Inside Daisy Clover, Sex and the Single Girl, Bombers B-52 and Cash McCall. Sex and Splendor also are available individually (DVD $19.97 each). Bonuses: cartoons, deleted musicals.





Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
GHOST IN THE SHELL STAND ALONE COMPLEX SEASON 1 COMPLETE BOX SET (MANGA/BANDAI) now 10-14 DVD $49.97
Anime: This seven-disc set contains the entire series about a futuristic world where the line between man and machine is blurred. Bonuses: interviews.

THE DORIS DAY SHOW: THE COMPLETE SERIES (MPI) 10-20 11-25 DVD $159.98
Comedy: This 20-disc set contains all 128 episodes of the CBS series, which ran from 1968-73.

FAMILY AFFAIR: THE COMPLETE SERIES (MPI) 10-20 11-25 DVD $159.98
Family: The 1966-71 series follows a rich bachelor who must look after his brother’s orphaned children.

THE BIG EASY SEASON TWO (MPI) 10-20 11-30 DVD $29.98
Crime: Thirteen episodes of the series about New Orleans' Latin Quarter, where passion runs hot.

HI-5 SEASON ONE (WELL GO) 11-4 12-2 DVD $34.98
Children’s: The first 20 episodes of the Discovery Kids and TLC preschool series are collected here. Bonuses: sing-along, karaoke, growth chart, stickers.

DEADWOOD: THE COMPLETE SERIES (HBO/WARNER) 11-4 12-9 DVD $179.97
Western: This 19-disc set contains the entire series about American frontier town Deadwood, where lawlessness and greed reign. Bonuses: featurettes, panel discussion, behind-the-scenes tour, audition reel.

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON 4.0 (UNIVERSAL) 11-18 1-6 DVD $49.98
Sci-fi: In this Sci Fi Channel series, the Battlestar Galactica crew fight the Cylons and continue to search for the 13th colony, Earth. Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurettes, season four sneak peek, minisodes, commentaries, podcasts, video blogs, extended version of Battlestar Galactica: Razor.

SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL: SEASON ONE (LIONSGATE) 12-10 1-6 DVD $29.98
Drama: The Showtime series follows a young woman working as a high-class escort in London.

MGM: WHEN THE LION ROARS (WARNER) 12-16 1-20 DVD $29.98
Documentary: Patrick Stewart hosts this three-part miniseries about MGM and its reign on the entertainment empire. Bonuses: film clips, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage.

THE ALL-NEW SUPER FRIENDS HOUR SEASON ONE, VOL. 2 (WARNER) 12-23 1-27 DVD $26.99
Animated: This two-disc set contains 32 episodes of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon about superheroes. Bonuses: featurette.

NIGHT COURT: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (WARNER) 12-30 2-3 DVD $29.98
Comedy: The ’80s series stars Harry Anderson as Judge Harry T. Stone, who presides over crazy cases and off-the-wall defendants.





Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
BLACK MAGIC (ESPN/GENIUS) now 10-28 DVD $19.95
Documentary: Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, this film looks at the American civil rights movement from the perspective of black basketball players and coaches. Bonuses: premiere footage, vignettes, interviews.

THE SPEECHES COLLECTION: REPUBLICANS VS. DEMOCRATS (MPI) now 10-28 DVD $19.98
History: This two-disc set contains excerpts and entire speeches of former U.S. presidents.

STILL TRIPPIN’ (CODEBLACK/VIVENDI) now 10-28 DVD $19.99
Comedy: Comedian Steve Harvey performs his stand-up show about family and current events in New Jersey.

SMASHING PUMPKINS: IF ALL GOES WRONG (COMING HOME MEDIA) now 11-11 DVD $21.98
Documentary: This two-disc set contains the documentary If All Goes Wrong and concert footage of the band’s performance at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Bonuses: featurette, interview.

KATT WILLIAMS: IT’S PIMPIN’ PIMPIN’ (VIVENDI) 10-14 11-11 DVD $19.99, BD $29.99
Comedy: The comedian performs his stand-up comedy routine during his recent “It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’” tour.

DURAN DURAN: RIO (EAGLE ROCK) 10-15 11-4 DVD $14.98
Documentary: As part of the “Classic Albums” series, this title looks at Duran Duran’s 1982 album, including new session performances.

GEORGE CARLIN: IT’S BAD FOR YA (MPI) 10-20 11-30 DVD $19.98, BD $24.98
Comedy: In the late comedian’s 14th and final HBO special, Carlin discusses life, religion and death.

AMERICAN MUSIC LEGENDS (WELL GO) 10-21 11-18 DVD $24.98
Music: This three-disc set contains live performances by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Tony Bennett. Bonuses: rare interview footage.

ASPECT: THE CHRONICLE OF NEW MEDIA ART VOL. XI (MICROCINEMA) 10-21 11-18 DVD $25
Art: A look at Arte de las Americas, featuring nine new artists from South or Central America.

HARD HEAD: THE FILMS OF MOUNIR FATMI (MICROCINEMA) 10-21 11-18 DVD $25
Shorts: A collection of eight videos by the Moroccan artist.

LIGHTRHYTHM VISUALS: RYUKE ARCHIVE—THE TOKYO REMIX SESSIONS (MICROCINEMA) 10-21 11-18 DVD $19.99
Music: VJ Reel and K-Mixx create 3D concepts of virtual reality with electronic music. Bonuses: DVD-ROM.

LOST BROADCASTS: VIDEOS BY EILEEN MAXSON (MICROCINEMA) 10-21 11-18 DVD $19.99
Shorts: A collection of the artist’s work, which record characters struggling with an unrequited love for TV or a performance of a flustered meteorologist.

THE 60’S #1 HITS REUNION CONCERT (WELL GO) 11-18 12-16 DVD $12.98
Music: The Platters, The Contours, The Shirelles and other bands from the ’60s perform their No. 1 hit songs.

STOMP LIVE (WELL GO) 11-18 12-16 DVD $19.98
Dance: The sold-out stage performance was filmed in Brighton, England.

LIQUID ASANA 2: THE FLUID DANCE OF VINYASA FLOW YOGA (WELL GO) 12-2 12-30 DVD $14.98
Fitness: This workout features flowing yoga sequences that integrate Vinyasa yoga with four fluid dance movements.

SWAT WORKOUT: RAPID TONE & FIRM (WELL GO) 12-2 12-30 DVD $19.98
Fitness: This workout is designed to sculpt and tone the entire body. Bonuses: additional workout, resistance band.

THE ART OF SOCCER (BFS) 12-16 1-27 DVD $19.98
Sports: John Cleese hosts this A-Z look at soccer’s greatest goals, kicks, saves and more.




Online Editor: Samantha Clark
VideoBusiness.com


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