Q4 Spectacular October-December 2008

A lonely widower (Richard Jenkins) returns to the apartment he once shared with his wife and is startled to discover that a young couple is living there in the critically acclaimed $9 million box-office grossing film The Visitor (street Oct. 7, prebook Sept. 4; DVD $29.98, BD $39.98).

Martial arts superstar Tony Jaa costars with his mentor and trainer Panna Rittikrai in the action film Hard Gun (street Nov. 4, prebook Sept. 30; DVD $19.98, BD $24.98).

One of the first mainstream American films to address gay life in an open, honest and non-stereotypical way is the William Friedkin-directed The Boys in the Band (street Nov. 11, prebook Sept. 30; DVD $26.99).

Indyfans and the Quest for Fortune and Glory (street Oct. 7, prebook Aug. 26; DVD $12.95) looks at the world of Indiana Jones fans.

The next hit family film in The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, the $141.1 million-grossing Prince Caspian, will arrive on DVD ($29.99) and BD ($35.99), as well as in a three-disc collector’s edition ($39.99), including a DisneyFile digital copy, on Dec. 2 (prebook Oct. 21).

The documentary Tantrums and Tiaras (street Nov. 25, prebook Oct. 28; DVD $24.99) is a documentary on Elton John directed by his partner, David Furnish.

Transsiberian (street Nov. 4, prebook Sept. 30; DVD $28.98) stars Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer as the perfect American couple traveling from Beijing to Moscow on the legendary Trans-Siberian Express train when they are caught up in a web of drug trafficking and murder.

In the Family (street Oct. 1, prebook Sept. 16; DVD $24.95) follows a woman as she connects with other women facing the same decision to take measures to avoid breast cancer in this documentary, which airs on the PBS show P.O.V. for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The $154.5 million-grossing Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (street Dec. 9, prebook Nov. 11) roars to life on DVD ($29.99), two-disc plus digital copy ($34.98) and BD ($39.99) in this animated adventure with voice talent including Jim Carrey, Steve Carell and Carol Burnett.

It’s morning, and the nasty flesh-eating monsters from the night before have moved on to feast on the inhabitants of a nearby town in Feast II (street Oct. 7, prebook Aug. 26; DVD $19.97).

On one disc, The Point of Least Resistance and The Right Way (street Oct. 14, prebook Sept. 9; DVD $24.98) are two films in which multi-media artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss establish their characters in a series of adventures that take them from Los Angeles to the Swiss Alps.

Jeff Dunham: Very Special Christmas Special (street Nov. 18, prebook Oct. 21; DVD $14.98, BD $29.98) offers the funny side of Christmas in this new show.

In Rona Barrett’s Hollywood: Nothing But the Truth (street Oct. 28, prebook Sept. 23; DVD $24.98), Barrett is both an eyewitness to and an expert on the ever-changing world of entertainment and celebrities in the news, including sports figures and political leaders.

Chaplin: 15th Anniversary Edition (street Oct. 14, prebook Sept. 17; DVD $19.98), starring Robert Downey Jr., features a remastered widescreen version of the film and new bonus materials, including two featurettes that document Chaplin’s film legacy, a never-before-released home movie of Chaplin and a retrospective interview with director Richard Attenborough.

In 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings, as documented in Man on Wire (street Dec. 9, prebook Nov. 11; DVD $26.95).

Desperate to finish her thesis, a woman convinces four party girls to give up sex for 100 days in the comedy Holding Out (street Nov. 11, prebook Oct. 10; DVD $24.98).

An off-beat softball game, fish fry, charity bachelor auction and fashion show lead to a wedding in Wifey (street Oct. 28, prebook Oct. 6; DVD $24.95).

Doughboys (street Nov. 18, prebook Oct. 21; DVD $24.95) is the story of a family-run bakery threatened by gambling and the Mob.

Inside Bob Dylan’s Jesus Years: Born Again (street Oct. 28, prebook Sept. 23; DVD $14.95) is an insider’s view into Dylan’s “born again” transformation and its effect on his life and music.

After grossing $314.7 million, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comes to home entertainment Oct. 14 (prebook Sept. 2) on DVD ($29.99), two-disc ($39.99) and BD ($39.99).

The Go-Getter (street Oct. 21, prebook Sept. 23; DVD $19.99), a road comedy, follows the story of a straight-arrow 19-year-old who, eight months after the death of his mother, steals a car and sets out to find his older half-brother he hasn’t seen in 14 years.

Dear Me, A Blogger’s Tale is a comedy that shows why some relationships are best kept private (street Nov. 4, prebook Oct. 1; DVD $24.98).

Ben Stein travels the world to discover that educators and scientists are being ridiculed, denied tenure and fired for believing that there might be evidence of “design” in nature in the $7.5 million-grossing Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (street Oct. 21, prebook Sept. 23; DVD $26.99).

Katt Williams brings to stage his raw and uncut comedy from his successful 100-city tour in Katt Williams: It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’ (street Nov. 11, prebook Oct. 14; DVD $19.99).

Run for Your Life (street Oct. 28, prebook Sept. 30; DVD $24.98) documents the inspirational life of Fred Lebow and the history of the New York City Marathon.

Adam Sandler’s You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, the $99.1 million-grossing action comedy that follows an Israeli counter-terrorist agent with a burning passion for styling hair, arrives Oct. 7 (prebook Sept. 4) on DVD ($28.96), in a two-disc set with digital copy ($34.95), and on BD ($38.96) and PSP ($24.94).

Fatih Akin, the director of Head-On, weaves overlapping tales of friendship and sexuality into a narrative of universal love in The Edge of Heaven (street Oct. 14, prebook Sept. 18; DVD $27.99); in English, German and Turkish with English subtitles.