Urban Market Guide August-October 2007
News and upcoming titles being released August through October 2007 for the urban market.
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UPCOMING TITLES
BCI/Navarre
Rampage: Birth of a Champion follows Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s rise to prominence with his mixed martial arts prowess. Street Sept. 25, prebook Aug. 3; DVD $14.98
CodeBlack/Vivendi Visual
In The Hit, a rising record executive dreams of uniting all rival rap labels under one house. Street Aug. 28, prebook July 31; DVD $19.99
ESPN/Genius
John Turturro, Oliver Platt and Daniel Sunjata star in The Bronx is Burning, an eight-part series about the New York Yankees’ dramatic 1977 season. Street Sept. 25, prebook Aug. 14; three-disc set $39.92
Fox
When a break dancer in a 20-year coma wakes up, he has to do some fancy footwork to win back his girl and pay the bills in Kickin’ It Old Skool. Street Aug. 28, prebook Aug. 1; DVD $27.98
Genius
Ving Rhames is back as James “Animal” Allen, a man serving a life sentence who finds out his son is being framed for murder in Animal 2. Street Sept. 4, prebook July 24; DVD $19.95
HBO/Warner
Subway Stories features 10 vignettes based on real stories submitted by viewers about riding the New York subway. Street Oct. 16, prebook Sept. 11; DVD $14.97
Image
Bling: A Planet Rock goes to war-torn Sierra Leone to show the price its people pay for the mining of “blood” diamonds. Street Sept. 18, prebook Aug. 7; DVD $19.99
Lionsgate
All six episodes of Mr. T’s brand of self-help are contained in I Pity the Fool: Season 1, with collectible O-card packaging featuring a mohawk. Street Aug. 21, prebook July 25; DVD $14.98
MTI
An ex-hacker puts compromising footage of CEOs, politicians and members of the power elite on the Internet in Confess. Street Aug. 28, prebook July 31; DVD $24.95
New Line/Warner
The brutal hunt for the pure bloods continues as Blade battles to defeat an ancient evil sect of vampires in Blade: House of Chthon. Street Sept. 18, prebook Aug. 14; DVD $19.97
Picture This
A juvenile delinquent draws his probation officer into a dark S&M affair in Punish Me. Street Sept. 11, prebook July 31; DVD $26.95
Rhino
Director Charlie Ahearn captures a rare look into the origins of hip-hop culture in Wild Style: The 25th Anniversary Edition, featuring old-school giants Grandmaster Flash, Fab 5 Freddy, Busy Bee and others. Street Sept. 25, prebook Sept. 5; DVD $14.95
Sony
A scheming DEA agent (Laurence Fishburne) cuts a deal with an ex-con (Paul Walker) to impersonate a recently deceased drug dealer in Bobby Z. Street Sept. 4, prebook Aug. 2; DVD $24.96
Victory Multimedia
The long-lost blaxploitation horror classic Abby: The Black Exorcist Editionis similar to The Exorcist. Street Aug. 7, prebook July 24; DVD $14.99
—Compiled by Cheryl Biggs
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