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Faith & Family March-April 2009

Compiled by Barbara Wexler -- Video Business, 2/16/2009

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News and selected titles being released March-April in the Christian and family genres.

NEWS

Kendrick brothers heat up faith-based films
Filmmakers enjoy success of low-budget Fireproof. Full story

Dove unveils new initiatives
Foundation offers more programs for retailers, consumers. Full story

Dove seal of approval
Gooby, Dog Days of Summer get the Dove seal. Full story

Davey makes way to DVD
Celebrity releases Davey and Goliath collector's set. Full story

NEW RELEASES

Fox gets Dove look

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment will debut a new line look in time for Easter. The new line is for titles that have been approved by the Dove Foundation. The initial releases will consist mainly of double features in special packaging. —Cindy Spielvogel

March 17

Dove Approved Line Look MGM/FOX prebook 2-18; DVD $19.98 each Family: Double features in special packaging will include Adventures of Ociee Nash/Far From Home, Agent Cody Banks/Catch That Kid, Aquamarine/Material Girls, Black Stallion/Black Stallion Returns, Hope Floats/A Walk in the Clouds, Just My Luck/From Justin to Kelly, Like Mike/Like Mike 2, Rebound/Fat Albert, Robots/Little Robots: Reach for the Sky, Sandlot/Rookie of the Year, Thumbelina/Once Upon a Forest and All Dogs Go to Heaven/All Dogs Go to Heaven 2.

Tale for Easter

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is bringing its family theatrical release The Tale of Despereaux to DVD and Blu-ray Disc the week before Easter. Based on the children's book of the same name, the animated film features the voices of a variety of actors, including Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Sigourney Weaver, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Tracy Ullman and Stanley Tucci. The DVD will be packaged with a Kodak Gallery pocket photo book. Among the many bonus features are a sneak peek of Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey, games and featurettes, with Blu-ray exclusives including U-Control and BD Live. —C.S.

April 7

The Tale of Despereaux UNIVERSAL prebook 2-17; DVD $29.98, BD $39.98 Animated: Matthew Broderick and other stars voice this $49.2 million-grossing movie about a mouse who dreams of becoming a knight.


Christian Themes


March 10

Keepin' the Faith: My Baby's Gettin' Married! LIGHTYEAR/VIVENDI prebook now; DVD $19.99 Family: A nervous blue-collar dad is unready to face the fact that his little girl is now a woman and marrying a young man from an upper-class family.

Deliverance in the House PHOENIX prebook now; DVD $14.99 Family: Tells the story of a community trying to cope, but when secrets are revealed, the community will be set free.

March 17

Quo Vadis WARNER prebook now; BD $28.99 Faith: The lavish film stars Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov as the Roman Emperor Nero.

The Robe FOX prebook 2-18; DVD $19.98, BD $34.99 Faith: This special edition tells the story of a Roman centurion (Richard Burton) who is sent to Jerusalem, charged with overseeing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

March 24

Outrighteous MAVERICK prebook 2-20; DVD $16.98 Urban Christian comedy: When two women fall for the same man, their life-long friendship turns into an all-out war of the most “outrighteous” kind.

Non-religious Family Programming

March 10

The Shiralee ACORN prebook now; two-DVD $39.99 Family: Set in the Australian outback of the '40s and '50s, this miniseries explores the relationship between a father and daughter and stars Bryan Brown.

Family Ties: The Fifth Season CBS/PARAMOUNT prebook now; DVD $42.99 Family: Liberal parents raise their children, including an ambitious young Republican, as a traditional suburban family.

Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition DISNEY prebook now; DVD $29.99, BD $35.99 Family: The classic is restored and available for the first time in high-definition as well as a two-disc edition.

All Aboard for the Magic Musical Voyage INDICAN prebook now; DVD $14.99 Educational: Two episodes teach children about music.

March 17

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon: Complete Season 1 FALCON/INFINITY prebook now; five-DVD $39.98 Family: From 1955 to 1958, family entertainment included this brave Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and his dog, Yukon King.

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest GENIUS prebook now; DVD $19.97 Family: Two siblings go on a quest to rescue a fairy.

March 24

Critter Quest! INFINITY prebook 2-17; DVD $14.98 Children's: Kids can bug out on a backyard safari and make creepy crawly friends in this adventure from Smithsonian Networks.

Care Bears: Cheer, There & Every-where LIONSGATE prebook 2-25; DVD $14.98 Children's: Episodes from the TV series that help kids develop emotional intelligence.

March 31

My Very First Treasury of 50 Storybook Classics: Preschool Stories NEW VIDEO prebook 2-24; seven-DVD $49.95 Children's: Features 50 award-winning and classic stories adapted and brought to life.

Bedtime for Frances HIT/LIONSGATE prebook 3-4; DVD $14.98 Children's: Features three stories filled with gentle life lessons that address the emotional needs of young ones.

April 7

Being Green GENIUS prebook 2-24; DVD $14.93 Children's: Mr. Earth (Paul Rudd), Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Rosita and Telly Monster host Sesame Street's first Earth-a-Thon.

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vol. 3 CARTOON NETWORK/WARNER prebook 3-3; DVD $14.98 Children's: In this collection of episodes from the series, it has been five years since Ben last wore the Omnitrix.

Snoopy's Reunion Deluxe Edition WARNER prebook 3-3; DVD $19.98 Family: Snoopy sees his siblings and where he originally came from.

The Mysterious Cities of Gold VIRGIL prebook 3-10; six-DVD $49.95, deluxe edition $79.95 Family: The deluxe edition will include the six-disc series, 32-page collector's booklet, 12-page historical facts booklet, six exclusive postcards and a double-sided fold-out poster, and the standard set contains 39 episodes, plus bonus features, about a Spanish orphan on a quest to find his father in 1532.

Christian Market

Anchor Distributors 800.444.4484

Central South Distribution 800.757.0856

ChristianCinema.com 888.527.2388

EMI CG Distribution 800.877.4443

New Day Christian Distributors 800.251.3633

Provident-Integrity Distribution 800.333.9000

Spring Arbor Distribution 800.395.4340

STL Distribution 800.289.2772

Word Distribution 800.876.9673

Zondervan 800.727.1309

General Market

Alliance Entertainment 800.329.7664

Baker & Taylor 800.775.1800

Flash Distributors 800.831.3127

Ingram 800.621.1333

Rentrak 800.929.8000

VPD 800.366.2111

Waxworks 800.825.8558

TOP TEN SELLERS


Rank Title Label (Distributor)
1 Prince Caspian EMI CMG
2 Amazing Grace 20th Century Fox (Word)
3 Facing the Giants Provident-Integrity
4 The Ultimate Gift Word
5 The Christmas Shoes GoodTimes (EMI CMG)
6 Thou Shalt Laugh 3 Thor Ramsey & Taylor Mason (Provident-Integrity)
7 Flywheel Provident-Integrity
8 Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue VeggieTales (Word)
9 One Night With the King 20th Century Fox (Word)
10 Expelled Ben Stein (EMI CMG)
This list is based on actual sales in Christian retail stores in the U.S. through Jan. 5, using CROSS:SCAN as the source for the data collection.
All rights reserved. Distribution and copyright © 2009 CBA.
Click for the updated Top 20.

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