Father’s Day April-June 2008
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UPCOMING TITLES
Acorn
The Adams Chronicles Produced for America’s bicentennial, this 13-episode series is based on more than 300,000 pages of historical documents, spanning four generations of Adams, from the birth of the Revolution through the Gilded Age. Street May 13, prebook April 15; four-disc set $59.99
Anchor Bay
The Dario Argento Box Set The acclaimed Italian filmmaker explores the extremes of murder, insanity and brutality. Street May 27, prebook April 24; five-disc set $49.97
Fox
The List A man inherits a list that leads to a secret society. Street June 10, prebook May 14; DVD $26.98
Genius
A Dirty Carnival After being betrayed by a close friend, a rising gangster finds himself fighting to stay alive in this martial arts thriller. Street May 20, prebook April 8; DVD $24.95
HBO/Warner
John Adams Although often overshadowed by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and others, Adams is chronicled in this miniseries as a man who was one of the primary shapers of the independence and government of the U.S. Street June 10, prebook May 6; three-disc set $59.99
Lionsgate
TKO An underground fight tournament is held to separate the legends from the losers, but when vengeance is taken outside the contest, two champions are called to clean up the streets. Street May 13, prebook April 16; DVD $26.98
MGM/Fox
The Rat Patrol: The Complete Series The ’60s series chronicles the adventures of a four-man team fighting in the African desert during World War II. Street May 13, prebook April 16; seven-disc set $49.98
Mill Creek
Combat Classics: 50 Movie Collection The set features action films starring James Cagney, Sidney Poitier, Ronald Reagan, Chuck Connors and others. Essential TV Westerns This collection includes 150 episodes of classic western TV shows featuring actors such as Michael Landon, Bob Denver, Gabby Hayes and Tim Conway. Both street May 6, prebook now; DVD $29.98 each
MPI
See No Evil: The Story of the Moors Murders Following one of Britain’s most shocking crimes, two years of research reveals the child killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley and how they were brought to justice; A Touch of Frost: Season 13 Jack Frost (David Jason) is back as the maverick detective who gets called in to investigate when a couple returns from a trip to find a body in their bed. Both street April 29, prebook now; DVD $24.98
New Yorker
Lost in Beijing In China’s growing economy, four people fumble their way through a love quadrangle. Street May 13, prebook April 23; DVD $29.95
Paramount
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade Indiana Jones returns in remastered singles and a three-disc box set with new bonus features. All street May 13, prebook now; DVD $26.99, three-disc set $49.99
Shout/Vivendi
The Passion of Greg the Bunny: The Best of the Film Parodies, Vol. 2 Greg the Bunny and Warren “The Ape” Demontague are back for a second season of parodying favorite films. Street May 6, prebook now; DVD $19.99
Sisu
The Day We Met A military investigator-turned-businessman is called back to base to catch a rapist; in Hebrew with Hebrew and English subtitles. Street May 20, prebook April 22; DVD $29.95
Sony
The Shadow Riders This western starring Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot is being promoted for Father’s Day. Street May 13, prebook April 10; DVD $14.94
Broken Trail, The Missing and The Professionals These westerns are making their high-definition debuts. All street June 10, prebook May 8; BD $28.95 each
Warner
The New Maverick (DVD $14.97) Two brothers from the TV shows Maverick return in this western being promoted for Father’s Day; The Tom Selleck Western Collection (three-disc set $19.97) The set includes Crossfire Trail (DVD $14.98), Last Stand at Saber River (DVD $14.97) and Monte Walsh (DVD $14.95). All street May 20, prebook April 15
The Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector’s Edition Box Set Includes the deluxe editions of Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool (all DVD $14.97 each) along with Dirty Harry Special Edition (two-disc set $20.97, BD $34.99), the latter of which also is available in BD as a single ($34.99). All street June 3, prebook April 29; seven-disc DVD set $74.92; five-disc BD set $129.95
—Compiled by Cheryl Biggs
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