Father's Day April-June 2007

NEWS

UPCOMING TITLES

Acacia/Acorn
Dr. Andrew Weil’s Guide to Eating Well Shows how to bring health and pleasure back to eating. Street June 12, prebook May 15; DVD $14.99

Acorn
Jumpin’ & Jivin’ A collection of rare performances by the legends of jazz. Street June 12, prebook May 15; DVD $19.99

Allumination
Hollow Point Donald Sutherland and John Lithgow star in a deadly game of cat and mouse; Dog Watch Sam Elliott and Paul Sorvino star in this movie about a cop seeking revenge for his partner’s murder. Both street May 15, prebook April 10; DVD $9.98 each

BBC/Warner
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days In this documentary, Palin, following in the footsteps of Phineas Fogg, circumnavigates the world, traveling only by land and sea. Street May 1, prebook now; three-disc set $49.98

Buena Vista
Home Improvement: The Complete Sixth Season Tim Allen stars. Street May 15, prebook April 3; three-disc set $23.99

Apocalypto The $50.9 million-grossing mythic action-adventure from director Mel Gibson is set in the Mayan jungle and spoken in the native language, subtitled in English. Street May 22, prebook April 10; DVD $29.99

Classic/Genius
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster One of the most beloved entries in the long-running Godzilla series, in Japanese with English subtitles; Invasion of Astro-Monster The pinnacle of Toho’s monster cinema, in Japanese with English subtitles. Both street June 5, prebook May 1; DVD $19.93 each

Docurama/New Video
Al Franken: And God Spoke A cinema verité pursuit of Al Franken follows the comedian’s feud with Bill O’Reilly. Street April 24, prebook now; DVD $26.95

Dreamworks/Paramount
Flags of Our Fathers 2-Disc Special Edition Special edition release of Clint Eastwood’s war film. Street May 22, prebook April 10; two-disc set $36.99, HD or BD $39.99

Elite
Creature Features Collection Titles include The Beasts, The Machines and The Dead. Street June 12, prebook May 15; DVD $14.98

ESPN/Genius
Ali’s Dozen (DVD $19.95) Features Muhammad Ali’s most important rounds, selected by himself; Ali’s 65 (DVD $19.95) A celebration of the boxer on his 65th birthday; ESPN Golf Schools: The 3-Club Tour (DVD $14.95) and ESPN Golf Schools: Top Tips (DVD $9.95) Instructional programs from ESPN golf expert Hank Haney; SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Barry Bonds (DVD $16.95) From the ESPN Classic series. All street June 5, prebook May 8

Fox
The Tyrone Power Collection Includes The Black Rose, Blood and Sand, Captain From Castile, Prince of Foxes and Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake. Street May 1, prebook April 4; five-disc set $59.98

American Dad Vol. 2 (three-disc set $39.98) Seth MacFarlane’s animated, ultra-right-wing CIA agent is back; The Siege: Martial Law Edition (DVD $19.98) Special edition of the film starring Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis. Both street May 15, prebook April 18

M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen The classic comedy series completes its tour of duty. Street May 22, prebook April 25; three-disc set $29.98

Genius
Family Law The critically acclaimed Argentinean film looks at the relationship between a father and son; in Spanish with English subtitles. Street May 15, prebook April 3; DVD $19.95

Days of Glory French-language World War II film in which North African men enlist in the French Army to fight the Nazis. Street June 6, prebook May 2; DVD $28.95

Hart Sharp/WEA
TV Guide Presents Banacek: The First Season A self-made millionaire recovers lost or stolen items for insurance companies in the series starring George Peppard. Street May 15, prebook April 17; two-disc set $29.95

HBO/Warner
Deadwood: The Complete Third Season The lawless era of the town nears its end. Street June 12, prebook May 8; six-disc set $99.98

Image
Iwo Jima: 50 Years of Memories The story of the battle is told through the voices of the American servicemen who survived. Street May 15, prebook April 3; DVD $9.99

Combat Ready Explores the ins and outs of top-secret military war games never before revealed to the public; Gun Camera Shows the destructive power of air warfare as seen through the eyes of military fighter jets flying deadly missions. Both street June 5, prebook April 24; DVD $14.99 each

Infinity
Dr. Danger: Season 1 The MOJO on INHD original TV reality show stars Dr. Bob Arnot as he shares his passion for adventure and danger; Wall Street Warriors: Season 1 Follows the most driven and competitive power brokers of the financial world, where millions are at stake every minute. Both street April 24, prebook now; DVD $29.99 each

Koch Lorber
Comedy of Power The latest thriller from French New Wave veteran Claude Chabrol. Street May 8, prebook April 10; DVD $29.98

Koch Vision
Exploring the Deserts of the Earth Two filmmakers document their travels as they attempt to cross all the world’s deserts on a motorbike; The Tower This eight-part series explores the Tower of London’s storied past. Both street May 8, prebook April 10; DVD $29.98 each

Kultur
John Cleese Comedy Collection The set includes How to Irritate People, The Strange Case of the End of Civilization and Romance With a Double Bass. Street April 24, prebook now; three-disc set $39.99

Liberation/Goldhil
Daniel Boone Season 3 Boone continues his exploration of the frontier. Street April 24, prebook now; eight-disc set $49.98

Lifesize/Koch
The Underwater World of Trout: Discovery Exploration of a trout’s world. Street June 12, prebook May 8; DVD $24.95 Street June 5, prebook May 9; eight-disc set $89.98

Lionsgate
Van Damme Triple Feature Includes Kickboxer, Replicant and Universal Soldier Special Edition. Street May 1, prebook April 4; three-disc set $19.98

John Wayne Double Features (DVD $14.98 each) Six different sets with 12 different films: Sands of Iwo Jima/Flying Tigers, Flame of Barbary Coast/Santa Fe Stampede, Westward Ho/The Fighting Kentuckian, The Fighting Seabees/Wake of the Red Witch, Dark Command/A Lady Takes a Chance and Dakota/In Old California; John Wayne Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD $24.98) Includes The Quiet Man Collector’s Edition, Flying Tigers, Wake of the Red Witch and Sands of Iwo Jima; John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2 (DVD $24.98) Includes Rio Grande Collector’s Edition, A Lady Takes a Chance, The Fighting Kentuckian and Dakota. All street May 8, prebook April 11

Daddy’s Little Girls Half romantic comedy, half inspiring drama, Tyler Perry’s film is about family, community and love against the odds. Street June 12, prebook May 16; DVD $28.98, BD $39.99

MTI
Illegal Aliens Anna Nicole Smith stars in this movie, her last feature film, about three aliens who morph into super-hot babes and arrive to protect Earth from intergalactic forces of evil. Street May 1, prebook April 3; DVD $19.95

Red Mercury In this taut thriller, a battle of wits and wills ensues between the police, the hostages and three young men prepared to die for their cause. Street June 5, prebook May 9; DVD $24.95

MVD
Dogs O’ War Collection: World War II—The European Front 10 Film Set Includes Dirty Heroes, War Boy, Desert Commando, Bridge to Hell, War Devils, Heroes Without Glory, Operation: Cross Eagles, Hellcommandoes and Mediterranean in Flames. Street April 24, prebook now; DVD $19.95

Magnolia
Maxed Out Takes a journey inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the mini- mum monthly payment arrives on time. Street June 5, prebook May 8; DVD $26.98

New Line/Warner
Pan’s Labyrinth The line between fantasy and reality begins to blur as a young girl finds herself at the center of a ferocious battle between good and evil in the $36.2 million-grossing, Academy Award-winning Spanish-language film, with English subtitles. Street May 15, prebook April 10; DVD $28.98, two-disc set $34.99

MGM/Fox
The Sergio Leone Anthology Titles include A Fist Full of Dynamite; A Fist Full of Dollars; A Few Dollars More; and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Street June 5, prebook May 9; eight-disc set $89.98

Paramount
To Catch a Thief Special Collector’s Edition Cary Grant plays a reformed jewel thief in the Alfred Hitchcock classic with Grace Kelly. Street May 8, prebook now; DVD $14.99

John Wayne Century Collection Includes The High and the Mighty Special Collector’s Edition, Island in the Sky Special Collector’s Edition, True Grit Special Collector’s Edition, Hondo Special Collector’s Edition, McLintock! Special Collector’s Edition, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Shootist, Big Jake, Donovan’s Reef, In Harm’s Way, Hatari!, Rio Lobo, The Sons of Katie Elder and El Dorado. Street May 22, prebook April 10; 14-disc set $99.99

PBS/Paramount
Alexander Hamilton Liev Schreiber narrates this documentary about the gifted statesman who met his match in the famed duel with Aaron Burr. Street May 15, prebook April 3; DVD $24.99

The Marines, Dogfight Over Guadalcanal and Warplane In-depth looks at America’s Armed Forces and the men and machines of war. Street May 22, prebook April 10; DVD $24.99 each

R2
Stand Up Comedians Contains 20 Tonight Show performances by some of America’s most popular comics, including Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin and Drew Carey; King of Late Night Features four of Johnny Carson’s top-selling shows. Both street June 5, prebook May 8; two-disc sets $24.99 each

Screen Media/Universal
The Foursome Four friends relive their carefree school days and play a few not-so-friendly rounds of golf. Street May 29, prebook May 1; DVD $24.98

S’more/Image
Aviation Library: Combat Zone Reveals the hardships and glory endured by fliers from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. Street May 8, prebook now; three-disc set $19.99

Sony
The Caine Mutiny Collector’s Edition and The Guns of Navarone: Collector’s Edition (DVD $24.96 each) Two films released under the Columbia Classics banner; Donnie Brasco Extended Cut (DVD $19.94) The 1997 gangster classic starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp returns in an extended cut edition with 20 minutes of extra footage. All street May 8, prebook April 5

Seraphim Falls The story of two soldiers whose bitter rivalry sends them on an epic chase through the unforgiving wilderness of the West. Street May 15, prebook April 12; DVD $26.96

Seinfeld: The Complete Eighth Season More from the famed TV series. Street June 5, prebook May 3; four-disc set $49.95

Thinkfilm
Three Bad Men Three men rob a bank and then must make a perilous decision: risk their lives to save a dead man’s wife or flee to safety. Street May 8, prebook now; DVD $27.98

Universal
Classic Western Round-Up, Vol. 1 and 2 New-to-DVD classic films featuring Glenn Ford, Audie Murphy and others. Both street May 8, prebook April 3; two-disc sets $26.98 each

The 40-Year-Old Virgin Unrated Double Your Pleasure Edition This new edition of the comedy starring Steve Carell includes 90 minutes of bonus features and a free ticket for the upcoming theatrical Knocked Up. Street May 22, prebook April 17; two-disc set $26.98, HD $29.98

James Stewart: Screen Legend Collection Includes Next Time We Love, You Gotta Stay Happy, Thunder Bay, The Glenn Miller Story and Shenandoah; John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection Includes Reap the Wild Wind, The Spoilers, The War Wagon, Hellfighters and Rooster Cogburn. Both street June 12, prebook May 8; three-disc sets $26.98 each

Warner
Rio Bravo (two-disc set $20.97, collector’s edition $39.92), The Cowboys Deluxe Edition (DVD $19.97) and The John Wayne Film Collection: Allegheny Uprising, Reunion in France, Tycoon, Without Reservations, Trouble Along the Way and Big Jim McLain (six-disc set $49.92, DVD $12.97 each) Part of a celebration of the Duke’s 100th birthday; Directors Showcase, Vol. 2: Prince of the City Two-Disc Set, Steelyard Blues, Straight Time and Whose Life Is It Anyway? (DVD $19.97 each) Editions honoring the powers behind the camera; Roots: 30th Anniversary Edition (four-disc set $59.98) The miniseries based on Alex Haley’s best-selling novel; American Pastime (DVD $19.98) A drama about the World War II Japanese American experience. All street May 22, prebook April 17

F-Troop: The Complete Second Season Another season of the classic ‘60s comedy series. Street May 29, prebook April 10; six-disc set $39.98

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Complete First Season (four-disc set $44.98) From the Hanna- Barbera cartoon vault comes this classic series; NBA All Access (DVD $19.98) A real-life look at what it’s like to live the NBA dream, hosted by Ahmad Rashad; World War II Collection, Vol. 2: Heroes Fight for Freedom Includes Air Force, Command Decision, Hell to Eternity, The Hill, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and 36 Hours (DVD $19.97 each, six-disc set $59.92). All street June 5, prebook May 1

Westlake
Behind the Monsters Looks behind the scenes at monster truck events; Family Motocross A look at the sport of Motocross. Both street June 5, prebook May 1; DVD $24.98 each

Against Time Robert Loggia and Craig T. Nelson star in this story about a whiz kid who is thrown into the craziest week of his life. Street June 12, prebook May 8; DVD $19.98

—Compiled by Barbara Wexler