December 2002 Headlines

12/30/02

GHOST SHIP – a tale of high sea terror shot in Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis’ characteristically chilling style – will debut on DVD and VHS March 28 from Warner Home Video (WHV). DVDs will sell for $27.95 SRP/$19.95 MAP; VHS for $22.98 SRP/$14.95 MAP. Merchandiser orders are due February 18; single unit orders are due February 25.

GHOST SHIP, which puts a frightening twist on the conventional haunted house narrative, marks the second time director Steven Beck and producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis have teamed up to chill and thrill audiences. The trio was responsible for one of last year’s most popular horror films, Thirteen Ghosts, which was also produced by Silver and Zemeckis’ Dark Castle Entertainment.

GHOST SHIP stars Julianna Margulies, whose portrayal of Nurse Carole Hathaway on TV’s ER earned her six straight Emmy nominations, Desmond Harrington (We Were Soldiers, Boiler Room and Riding in Cars with Boys), Gabriel Byrne (Miller’s Crossing, Stigmata, TV’s Madigan Men), Ron Eldard (Black Hawk Down, upcoming House of Sand and Fog) and Isaiah Washington (Out of Sight, Bulworth and Romeo Must Die).

GHOST SHIP will be available on DVD in both widescreen and full-screen editions. Both editions will include spectacular holographic (lenticular) packaging and the following special features:

• Strategy of the Villains – how they plotted to take over the boat

• Artwork of an Innocent Child – a collection of Katie’s paintings

• Back Story of Francesca – watch the sultry songstress prepare for her last show

• Radio – the story of the previous group killed on the ship

• Max on Set: GHOST SHIP – Behind the Scenes

• Three featurettes, which take an in-depth look at the making of the movie:

• A Closer Look at the Gore

• Designing the Ghost Ship

• Visual effects featurette

• Music video for Mudvayne’s Not Falling

• Catalogue: DVD (WS) # 23410

• DVD: $27.95 SRP/$19.95

• Street Date: March 28, 2003

• Merchandiser due date: February 25, 2003

• Single order due date: February 18, 2003

• Rating: R for strong violence/gore, language and sexuality

• Runtime: 91 minutes

Talk about family values! TV's most dysfunctional family the Bundys is also one of its funniest and most popular in television history. The series now comes to home entertainment when MARRIED WITH CHILDREN: THE OUTRAGEOUS EPISODES! VOLUME # 1 debuts on DVD February 4 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

This offbeat family (pre-cursors to The Osbournes) features patriarch Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill), wife Peg (Katey Sagal), daughter Kelly (Christina Applegate) and son Bud (David Faustino). For 11 seasons, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN was one of the most outrageous TV comedies ever produced. The series changed the face of TV family sitcoms forever with its bawdy humor and campy characters. The less than loveable yet ironically endearing Bundys attempt to survive a generally miserable middle-class existence with the most outrageous means possible.

• "I'll See You In Court (The Lost Episode)" Peg and Al go to a motel called The Hop On Inn. When the Bundys and their neighbors Steve and Marcy realize the place videotaped them between the sheets without their knowledge, they decide to sue. But when they get to court, it's Al and Peg's sex life that's on trial!"

• "A Dump of My Own" Al Finally realizes a life-long dream to build his own private bathroom. But somebody in the Bundy house is trying to sabotage his lair-like lavatory. And surprise! It isn't the tidy bowl man!

• "You Better Shop Around Part 1" It's a long hot summer and the Bundys are sweating it up. When the ancient air conditioner Al buys blows out the neighborhood, he finally finds a way to keep his family cool- he moves them into the local supermarket!"

• "You Better Shop Around Part 2" After taking over the supermarket, the Bundys win a shopping spree. But Marcy insists she's the real winner. The store settles the dispute with a competition: the first one to fill their cart with $1000 worth of groceries wins! "Leave It To Beaver's" Jerry Mathers guest stars as himself.

• "No Chicken No Check" Kelly and Bud buy a car together and Al gets them a great deal on auto insurance by registering it as a farm vehicle. The Bundy kids must have a chicken in the car at all times, but breaking the policy is the least of their worries when their fighting makes everything go fowl.

MARRIED WITH CHILDREN: THE OUTRAGEOUS EPISODES! VOLUME # 1 DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Video

• Full Screen Presentation

• Subtitles: English and Spanish

• Bonus Trailers

• Audio: English (Dolby Surround)

• Episode Selections

• Interactive Menu

• Running Time: 114 minutes

• Color

• No MPAA Rating

• Price $24.95 SLP

• DVD Catalogue #09531 / UPC code 0-43396-09531-1

– WHITE OLEANDER – featuring some of Hollywood’s biggest female stars – debuts on DVD and VHS March 11 from Warner Home Video (WHV). From powerhouse producers John Wells (TV’s The West Wing, ER) and Hunt Lowry (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, A Walk to Remember) the film is based on Janet Fitch’s New York Times bestseller. WHITE OLEANDER will sell for $27.95 SRP/$19.95 MAP on DVD and for $22.98 SRP/$14.95 MAP on VHS. Merchandiser orders are due February 4; single unit orders are due February 11.

WHITE OLEANDER rose to the top of The NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post and USA Today bestseller lists and was later adapted for the screen by Mary Agnes Donoghue (Beaches). The compelling film is a "rich, turbulent screen adaptation of the novel" and is "superbly acted from top to bottom," says The New York Times’ Stephen Holden.

WHITE OLEANDER will be offered on both widescreen [16X9] and full-screen edition DVDs. Both editions will include the following special features:

• Additional footage not seen in theatres

• Commentary by Director Peter Kosminsky, Producer John Wells and the novel’s author Janet Fitch

• Two behind-the-scenes featurettes with stars and creators: The Journey of White Oleander and The Making of White Oleander

• CATALOG: DVD (WS) # 23414

• $27.95 SRP/$19.95 MAP DVD

• STREET DATE: March 11

• RATING: PG-13 for mature thematic elements, language, sexuality and violence

• TOTAL RUN TIME: 109 minutes

Madcap mayhem and sidesplitting laughter result whenever The Three Stooges interact. On February 18, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment releases STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH! a compilation of the funniest and most memorable bits from classic Three Stooges shorts on DVD. The new DVD highlights some of the best and most memorable of Larry, Curly and Moe’s hilarious antics. Legendary and timeless as well as way ahead of their time, the Three Stooges and their movies took slapstick comedy to heights that remain in memory more than a half-century later. Their fluid chemistry and uncanny sense of timing make their routines provoke laughter no matter how many times they are viewed.

Selected scenes offered in STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH! are excerpts from:

• "Start"

• "How High Is Up?"

• "Violent Is the Word for Curly"

• "Sock-A-Bye Baby"

• "Higher Than a Kite"

• "What's the Matador?"

• "Calling All Curs"

• "Goofs and Saddles"

• "Micro-Phonies"

• "A Plumbing We Will Go"

• "Cinderella"

• "Half-Wits Holiday"

THE THREE STOOGES: STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH! DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Video

• Remastered In High Definition

• Feature Presented in Widescreen, Short Presented in Full Screen

• Audio: English, Spanish

• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

• Scene Selections

• Interactive Menus

• Bonus Short Film: "A Bird In the Head"

• No MPA Rating/Price: $24.95 SLP

• DVD #07879/UPC Code: 07678-8274-1

• Street Date: Feb. 18, 2003

In the tradition of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Halloween," comes TABOO, the provocative teen horror movie scheduled to street on DVD and video on February 18, 2003 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. A young and sexy cast is featured in this DVD including Nick Stahl ("In The Bedroom"), Eddie Kaye Thomas ("American Pie"), January Jones ("Anger Management"), Lori Heuring ("Mulholland Drive") and Amber Benson ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer").

TABOO is a Creative Entertainment presentation of an Imperial Fish Company production. Written by Chris Fisher. Directed by Max Makowski. Produced by Ash R. Shah & Chris Fisher.

TABOO DVD:

• Digitally mastered audio

• Full screen presentation

• Audio: English (Dolby Surround), French

• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Portuguese

• Trailers

• Scene Selections

• Rated: R

• Closed Captioned

• Color

• Running Time: 81 minutes

• DVD Cat #09566

• DVD UPC # 0-43396-09566-3

• DVD SLP: $24.95

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will debut Revolution Studios and Imagine Entertainment's STEALING HARVARD, a outrageous new comedy combing the creative talents of some of film's freshest new voices and most accomplished veterans on DVD February 18.

STEALING HARVARD is directed by Bruce McCulloch, one of the members of the renowned comedy The Kids in the Hall, who has since directed the movies Dog Park and Superstar. Starring Tom Green (Charlie's Angels, Freddy Got Fingered) and Jason Lee (Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky) heading an ensemble of comedic cast including Leslie Mann (George of the Jungle), Emmy Award-winner Megan Mullally (TV's Will and Grace) and Dennis Farina (Snatch).

In STEALING HARVARD, John (Lee) leads a simple and happy life. He has a beautiful fiancée and an assistant manger position at his future father-in-law's company. Everything seems perfect, until John's favorite niece surprises him with her acceptance to Harvard University and he's reminded of a long forgotten oath he made to foot the bill!

STEALING HARVARD: Executive produced by Howard Lapides, Maureen Peyrot, Chris Brancato and Albert J. Salke. Produced by Susan Cavan. The story for the film is written by Martin Hynes and Peter Tolan. Directed by Bruce McCulloch from the screenplay by Peter Tolan.

"STEALING HARVARD" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video

• Widescreen Presentations

• Filmographies

• Deleted Scenes

• Theatrical Trailers

• Subtitles: English and French

• Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital) and French (Dolby Surround)

• Animated Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated: PG-13

• DVD Price: $27.96 SLP

• Original theatrical release: 09/13/02

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 82 minutes

• DVD #06684 / UPC Code: 0-43396-06684-7

• DVD Street date: 02/18/03

12/27/02

FOX KICKS OFF A YEARLONG CELEBRATION FOR OSCAR’S . 75TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A NEW SERIES OF COMPLETELY RESTORED AND REMASTERED FILM TREASURES ON DVD FOX STUDIO CLASSICS

Festivities Begin January 14, 2003 With DVD Releases Of Best Picture Winners ALL ABOUT EVE, GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT And HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, Additional Studio Classics DVD Titles To Follow Every Month With Purchase Of Three Studio Classics DVDs, Consumers Will Receive A Limited Edition DVD Of The First And Only Academy Award. Best Picture Winner For Unique And Artistic Production – SUNRISE - Free By Mail

On January 14, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) invites film fans to begin the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Academy Awards, with the launch of its new Fox Studio Classics DVDs. In a yearlong commemoration of the film industry’s most prestigious honors, Fox will unveil beautifully remastered versions of the studio’s numerous Oscar winners and nominees from its more than 60 year illustrious heritage on DVD, beginning with three Best Picture favorites – ALL ABOUT EVE, GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT and HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY. These timeless, acclaimed DVD titles will be priced for collecting at US$19.98/C$25.98. On the first Tuesday of each subsequent month throughout 2003, and beyond, one completely restored classic will be added to the collection, featuring rarely and never before- seen value-added materials. Each classic film in the series will also be available on VHS for the collectible price of just US$9.98/C$26.98.

Studio Classics titles, they will receive a complimentary DVD or VHS copy of the first and only Best Picture Winner For Unique And Artistic Production, SUNRISE, which garnered three Oscars, also including Best Actress and Best Cinematography at the first ever Academy Awards in 1929. The fully restored and remastered films in the Fox Studio Classics line are the result of a painstaking multi year Fox Feature Film Preservation effort. To create these historic releases and to ensure the long-term preservation of the one-of-a-kind features, pristine 35mm film masters of each of the classics were newly created from the original negative. For Fox, film preservation is an active intervention against the effects of time and the protection of the Studio’s history for the future. It is an involved process of collecting the best film material available and transferring it to more stable materials. Within the last ten years, film restoration and preservation has become an important issue addressed by nearly all movie studios, cable networks and the federal government. As the video business expands and interest in catalog titles grows, the task of keeping the filmed heritage protected from the elements of time becomes ever more crucial. Since 1997, the 20th Century Fox Film Preservation group has been dedicated to the restoration and preservation of some of the studio’s greatest cinematic treasures.

• The newly restored ALL ABOUT EVE DVD features a restoration comparison, commentary tracks by Celeste Holm, Christopher Mankiewicz, Mankiewicz biographer Ken Geist, and Author Sam Staggs. Plus the A&E "Backstory" on ALL ABOUT EVE, an original Bette Davis' interview with Leonard Slater of News Week Magazine, an interview with Anne Baxter for Woman's Home Companion Magazine and loads of authentic Movie Tone News footage from the 1951 Academy Awards., the 1951 film gala premiere, the Holiday Magazine Awards and the Look Magazine Awards, the original theatrical trailers and more.

• The GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT DVD contains commentary by Celeste Holm, June Havoc, and Richard Shickle, as well as the A&E "Backstory," a still gallery, the original theatrical trailer, and Movie Tone News footage from the 1941 Academy Awards ceremony.

• HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY includes commentary by Anna Lee Nathan and Biographer Joseph McBride, the A&E "Backstory" on HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, a still gallery and the film’s original theatrical trailer.

• Bonus features on the SUNRISE DVD include restoration comparisons, a commentary by a noted film restoration expert, a one hour documentary, outtakes, a brand new Four Devils montage set to the musical score, the Four Devils screenplay, the original theatrical trailer, and a comprehensive still gallery.

Nominated for 14 Academy Awards - more than any other picture in Oscar® history, until Titanic (1997) duplicated the same feat 47 years later – ALL ABOUT EVE won six Oscars: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (George Sanders), Best Director (Joseph L. Mankiewicz), Best Screenplay (Joseph L. Mankiewicz), Best Sound Recording, and Best B/W Costume Design. The four leading ladies in the film were each nominated for awards including Best Actress for Bette Davis and Anne Baxter and Best Supporting Actress Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter. ALL ABOUT EVE is called "one of the smartest pictures of all time...a picture for any era" by the Los Angeles Times,

Nominated for a total of eight awards, GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT walked away with the Best Picture honor in 1947, defeating two of the best-loved movies ever made – Citizen Kane and The Maltese Falcon. Taking home three awards, including Best Director (Elia Kazan) and Best Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm), the film from Producer Darryl F. Zanuck caused a sensation as "the most spellbinding story ever put on celluloid" (The Hollywood Reporter).

• Suggested Retail Price: $19.98 U.S./$26.98 Canada

• Street Date: January 14, 2003

• Running Time: 139 minutes

• Rating: NR

• Close Captioned: Yes

• Suggested Retail Price: $19.98 U.S./ $26.98 Canada

• Street Date: January 14, 2003

• Running Time: 118 minutes

• Rating: NR

• Closed Captioned: Yes

• Suggested Retail Price: $19.98 U.S./

• $26.98 Canada

• Street Date: January 14, 2003

• Running Time: 118 minutes

• Rating: NR

• Closed Captioned: Yes

12/23/02

Universal Studios Home Video is aware of a minor technical framing issue on the "BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY" widescreen DVDs. The framing appears differently from the laserdisc releases for approximately two minutes during "BACK TO THE FUTURE II" and four minutes during "BACK TO THE FUTURE III." The framing difference is unnoticeable to widescreen DVD viewers and does not detract from or interrupt the viewing experience. Consumers with further questions can call (888) 703-0010.

12/22/02

LIVING IN OBLIVION, debuting on DVD February 11 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, stars Steve Buscemi (Mr. Deeds, Resevoir Dogs) as Nick Reve, an aspiring auteur who arrives on the set of his movie, full of enthusiasm and ready to shoot the day's scene, only to be faced with an endless series of delays, frustrations, and chaos. The leading man (James Le Gros, Bad Girls) has just had a disastrous one-night stand with the leading lady (Catherine Keener, Adaptation) and the cinematographer Wolf (Dermot Mulroney, My Best Friend's Wedding) is breaking up with the assistant director and is throwing up because of bad milk in the morning coffee.

Writer-director Tom DiCillo's funny satire about filmmaking, deals with the obstacles ? from greasy food and faulty equipment to childish crewmembers and egocentric stars ? that stand in the way of making a movie. LIVING IN OBLIVION is a comedy laced with scenes that skewer the world of feature films and where the film crew has as many neuroses as goatees.

The Washington Post describes LIVING IN OBLIVION as "one of the funniest movies about the world of independent filmmaking" and the Los Angeles Times' Kevin Thomas calls LIVING IN OBLIVION "a crooked valentine to the independent film world."

• LIVING IN OBLIVION, 1995. R, for strong language.

• Released by Sony Pictures Classics.

• Director Tom DiCillo.

• Producers Michael Griffiths, Marcus Viscidi.

• Executive producers Hilary Gilford, Frank Van Zerneck, Robert Sertner.

• Screenplay DiCillo.

• Cinematographer Frank Prinzi.

• Editor Camilla Toniolo.

• Costumes Ellen Lutter.

• Music Jim Farmer.

• Production design Therese Deprez.

• Running time: 1 hour, 31 minutes.

• Steve Buscemi as Nick.

• Catherine Keener as Nicole.

• Dermot Mulroney as Wolf.

• Danielle Von Zerneck as Wanda.

• James Le Gros as Chad Palomino.

• Rica Martens as Cora.

• Peter Dinklage as Tito.

LIVING IN OBLIVION DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video

• Full Screen and Widescreen Presentation

• Audio: English

• Director's Commentary

• Deleted Scenes

• Bonus Trailers

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• MPAA Rated: R

• DVD Price: $29.95 DVD

• Original Theatrical Release: 1995

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 91 minutes

• DVD #07881 / UPC Code: 0-43396-07881-9

• Street date: 02/11/03

Academy Award winner Ben Affleck (Best Original Screenplay, "Good Will Hunting") stars as a college graduate who refuses to face his future away from the comfort and familiarity of his buddies in GLORY DAZE, making its DVD debut on February 11, 2003, from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

"GLORY DAZE" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & AnamorphicVideo

• Widescreen and Full Screen Presentation

• Audio: English

• Subtitles: English, French

• Bonus Trailers

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated R for strong language and a scene of sexuality

• Color/100 minutes

• DVD Price: $24.95 SLP

• DVD #08559/UPC Code: 00-43396-08559-6

• Street Date: Feb. 11, 2003

The unconventional and provocative film BLISS makes its debut on DVD February 11, 2003, from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. The daring film tells the story of two people who, though very much in love with each other, bring to their marriage enough problems to prevent them from having a fulfilling sex life.

A 1997 release, BLISS was written and directed by Lance Young and stars Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terrence Stamp, Spaulding Gray and Leigh Taylor-Young. Executive producer is Matthew O'Connor, with Allyn Stewart, producer and Lisa Towers co-producer.

"BLISS" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video

• Full Screen and Widescreen Presentation

• Audio: English

• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Japanese

• Bonus Trailers

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated: R for graphic sex scenes with strong sex-related dialogue and for language.

• DVD Price: $29.96 SLP

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 102 minutes

• DVD #08566 / UPC Code: 0-43396-08566-4

• Street Date: 02/11/03

BANK SHOT, BASIC TRAINING, HOW TO BEAT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, MAXIE, THE METEOR MAN, MR. NORTH And WAITING FOR THE LIGHT Debut On DVD February 18th For $14.95 Each

MGM Home Entertainment presents outrageously funny, laugh out-loud films in its Comedy Promotion, arriving on DVD February 18. The collection features LIFE STINKS, the "mad-as-hell, yet utterly sweet comedy" (Entertainment Today) starring acclaimed actor/writer/director Mel Brooks. The DVD includes an audio commentary with Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca and Steve Haberman as well as a "Does Life Really Stink?" featurette. Other titles in the collection are THE METEOR MAN, BANK SHOT, BASIC TRAINING, HOW TO BEAT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, MAXIE, MR. NORTH and WAITING FOR THE LIGHT. All titles feature the original theatrical trailers and are available on DVD for $14.95 each.

• Running Time: 92 minutes Catalog Number: 1004217

• Screen Format: 16X9, Standard MPAA Rating: PG-13

• Language: English and French Stereo Surround Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 100 minutes Catalog Number: 1004219

• Screen Format: 16X9, Standard MPAA Rating: PG

• Language: English Stereo Surround, Spanish Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP, PORT

• Running Time: 84 minutes Catalog Number: 1004209

• Screen Format: Standard MPAA Rating: PG

• Language: English and Spanish Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 85 minutes Catalog Number: 1004212

• Screen Format: Standard MPAA Rating: R

• Language: English Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 105 minutes Catalog Number: 1004250

• Screen Format: Standard MPAA Rating: PG

• Language: English Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 98 minutes Catalog Number: 1004218

• Screen Format: 16X9, Standard MPAA Rating: PG

• Language: English and Spanish Stereo Surround Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

MR. NORTH

• Running Time: 93 minutes Catalog Number: 1004220

• Screen Format: 16X9, Standard MPAA Rating: PG

• Language: English Stereo Surround, Spanish Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 94 minutes Catalog Number: 1004221

• Screen Format: 16X9, Standard MPAA Rating: PG

• Language: English Stereo Surround Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

On February 4, JOEY And LARGER THAN LIFE Debut on DVD For Just $14.95 Each

Animal friendly adventures for the entire family arrive from MGM Home Entertainment with JOEY and LARGER THAN LIFE, debuting on DVD on February 4. Co-starring Ed Begley, Jr., JOEY features amazing animals, beautiful scenery and a positive message about friendship and love. Touted as "a family film that will amuse adults as much as it entertains children" by Gannett News, LARGER THAN LIFE offers a trunkful of love, laughter and excitement. Available for $14.95 each, both DVDs feature the original theatrical trailer.  Both titles are closed captioned.

• Running Time: 97 minutes Catalog Number: 1002374 MPAA Rating: PG

• Screen Format: Standard Language: English and Spanish Stereo Surround

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 93 minutes Catalog Number: 1002374 MPAA Rating: PG

• Screen Format: Standard Language: English, French and Spanish Stereo Surround

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

Charles Bronson Hits DVD With 10 TO MIDNIGHT. ASSASSINATION, KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS, MESSENGER OF DEATH, MURPHY'S LAW, MR. MAJESTYK And A Killer Four-Disc Gift Set

Patrick Swayze's ROAD HOUSE Explodes Onto DVD On February 4th

MGM Home Entertainment bursts into action on February 4th with nine power-packed films in its Action Promotion. Premiering on DVD, each title hits the shelves for a killer price of $14.95. Starring action superstar Patrick Swayze, the Action Promotion features the smash hit ROAD HOUSE, one of MGM's top-requested titles of all time. For the ultimate Bronson fan, 10 TO MIDNIGHT, ASSASSINATION, KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS, MESSENGER OF DEATH, MURPHY'S LAW, MR. MAJESTYK debut on DVD, in addition to a four disc gift set which will be available for $54.96. Other action titles include Charlie Sheen's NO MAN'S LAND and Mickey Rourke's A PRAYER FOR THE DYING. All titles include the original theatrical trailer. 

• Running Time: 114 minutes Catalog Number: 1004203

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen, Standard MPAA Rating: R

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP, PORT

• Languages: English and French Stereo Surround, Spanish Mono

A PRAYER FOR THE DYING

• Running Time: 108 minutes Catalog Number: 1004202

• Screen Format: Widescreen, Standard MPAA Rating: R

• Language: English Stereo Surround, Spanish Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 107 minutes Catalog Number: 1004201

• Screen Format: Standard MPAA Rating: R

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Language: English Stereo Surround, French and Spanish Mono

10 TO MIDNIGHT

• Running Time: 103 minutes Catalog Number: 1004205

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen, Standard MPAA Rating: R

• Language: English Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 88 minutes Catalog Number: 1004192

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen, Standard MPAA Rating: PG -13

• Language: English Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 97 minutes Catalog Number: 1004193

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen, Standard MPAA Rating: R

• Language: English Stereo Surround Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 91 minutes Catalog Number: 1004195

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen, Standard MPAA Rating: R

• Language: English Stereo Surround Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 100 minutes Catalog Number: 1004198

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen, Standard MPAA Rating: R

• Language: English Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

MR. MAJESTYK

• Running Time: 103 minutes Catalog Number: 1004197

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen, Standard MPAA Rating: PG

• Language: English Mono, Spanish Mono Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Catalog Number: 100426

• 10 TO MIDNIGHT

• KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS

• MESSENGER OF DEATH

• MURPHY'S LAW

12/18/02

On February 4, the good times roll again when Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment releases the first season of the 70's hit comedy, GOOD TIMES. Starring Emmy-award winning Esther Rolle as the strong, loving yet sharp-tongued mother, Emmy-nominated John Amos as the dignified father and Jimmy Walker as the fast-talking son whose catch phrase "Dyne-O-Mite" captured the age. The legendary Norman Lear produced this TV series.

GOOD TIMES was that rare hit show which was a spin-off of a spin-off (TV's "All in the Family which begat "Maude" which begat GOOD TIMES). The CBS comedy aired for five high-rated seasons (1974 - 1979), altering America's cultural landscape by tackling topical, often-controversial issues from a uniquely African-American perspective, while delivering

• "Getting Up The Rent"

• "Black Jesus"

• "Too Old Blues"

• "God's Business Is Good Business"

• "Michael Gets Suspended"

• "Junior Gets a Patron"

• "Sex and the Evans Family"

• "Junior the Senior"

• "The Visitor"

• "Springtime in the Ghetto"

• "The TV Commercial"

• "The Check-Up"

• "My Son, the Lover"

"GOOD TIMES" DVD SPECIFICATIONS

• Running time: 339 minutes Color Not Rated

• Closed-Captioned

• Full Screen Pesentation

• Audio: English

• Subtitles: English, French and Spanish

• Episode Selections

• Interactive Menus

• DVD Catalog #00343

• UPC Barcode: 0-43396-00343-9

• DVD SLP: $29.95

On February 11, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will debut legendary action filmmaker Luc Besson's (The Professional, The Fifth Element) WASABI on DVD and video. WASABI is a hilarious high-impact adventure starring Jean Reno (Godzilla, Mission Impossible) as Hubert, a burly French cop traveling to Japan to settle an old debt.

Jean Reno heads an ensemble of international cast which includes Michel Muller (French TV's Nulle Part Ailleurs) and Japan's superstar Ryoko Hirosue. Writer/producer Luc Besson, one of France's most heralded directors and producers, offered Gerard Krawczyk the director's chair for WASABI.

With his old-school tactics and pit-bull disposition, police detective Hubert Fiorentini (Reno) is all business. But his routine existence is disrupted when he learns the only woman he ever loved is dead. Summoned to Tokyo to settle her estate, he soon suspects her death was no accident. When he discovers that he is the father of her spirited teenaged daughter, things really get complicated. WASABI is a Europa Corp production in association with Samitose and TFI Films. Written and produced by Luc Besson. Directed by Gerard Krawczyk.

"WASABI" DVD:

• Widescreen Presentations

• Theatrical Trailers

• Subtitles: English

• Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital) and French 5.1 (Dolby Digital)

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated: R (Some Violence)

• DVD Price: $24.95 SLP

• Original theatrical release: September 29, 2002

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 94 minutes

• DVD #10000 / UPC Code: 0-43396-10000-8

• Street date: 01/11/03

On February 11, 2003, one of the most acclaimed films of the year, THE FAST RUNNER, will debut on DVD and videocassette February 11, 2003. THE FAST RUNNER is an extraordinary, triumphant experience, set amongst the lnuit people of the Arctic.

Directed by Zacharias Kunuk, the sublimely beautiful film is a thrilling, passionate story exploring the universal themes of love, revenge and survival. The video of THE FAST RUNNER is priced for rental, the DVD will be available for $27.95 SLP. When an unknown shaman curses a small nomadic community, the curse is still felt years later. Atanarjuat falls in love with Atuat, a woman already promised to the son of the clan's leader. In a fight, she is won by Atanarjuat causing vengeful clan leader Oki to plot an attack on Atanarjuat and his brother in their sleep. Atanarjuat manage to escape, running across the ice, embarking on a harrowing adventure to survive in the brutal wilderness. THE FAST RUNNER, Atanarjuat's journey ends when he returns, stronger and wiser, to claim his life and stop the curse that has divided his people.

"THE FAST RUNNER" DVD

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video

• Widescreen Presentation

• Audio: Inuktitut 5.1 (Dolby Digital) With English Text

• Theatrical Trailers

• MPAA Rated: R (some sexuality/nudity and violence)

• DVD Price: $27.95 DVD, rental VHS

• Original Theatrical Release: 06/07/02

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 161 minutes

• DVD #00234 / UPC Code: 0-43396-00234-0

• Street date: 02/11/03

12/15/02

On February 11, 2003 acclaimed director/screenwriter Guy Ritchie (Snatch, Lock, Stock, Two Smoking Barrels) and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will debut a contemporary adaptation of Lina Wertmuller's 1974 romantic comedy SWEPT AWAY on DVD and videocassette. Starring Madonna and Adriano Giannini in a story of love, sex and too much money - all set against the backdrop of a spectacular Mediterranean Island paradise. The video of SWEPT AWAY is priced for rental, the DVD will be available for $24.95 SLP.

SWEPT AWAY delves into the unpredictable and intriguing lives of Amber (Madonna, The Next Best Thing, Evita) a rich, spoiled socialite and Giuseppe (Giannini, Pasqualino Settebellezze) a handsome Italian fisherman who find themselves stranded on a deserted island where matters of materical wealth and class disparity are meaningless. And in their struggle to survive and coexist in their paradise found, they soon discover that their dramatic difference are suddenly the source of a fierce, passionate and sometimes hilarious animal attraction.

In SWEPT AWAY Madonna heads a talented ensemble cast including Bruce Greenwood (Thirteen Days), Jeanne Tripplehorn (Mickey Blue Eyes) and Elizabeth Banks (Spider-Man) with Michael Beattie and David Thornton.

"SWEPT AWAY" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video

• Wide Screen & Full Screen Presentations

• Filmmakers Commentary

• Deleted Scenes with Filmmakers Commentary

• SWEPT AWAY Movie Special

• Bonus Theatrical Trailers

• Subtitles: English and French

• Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital) and French (Dolby Surround)

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated: R (for language and some sexuality/nudity)

• DVD Price: $24.96 SLP, rental VHS

• Original theatrical release: 11/01/02

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 89 minutes

• DVD #08780 / UPC Code: 0-43396-08780-4

• DVD Street date: 02/11/03

SANFORD & SON: THE SECOND SEASON makes its DVD debut on Feb. 4 in a three-disc boxed set from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. Now, audiences can experience the unique Golden Globe winner Redd Foxx who spent five seasons chronicling the misadventures of cantankerous junk dealer Fred Sanford (Foxx), his nonplused son Lamont (Demond Wilson) and the residents who lived near 9114 South Central in Los Angeles. The new three-disc DVD boxed set includes 24 episodes from the comedy’s second season on TV.

SANFORD AND SON debuted on CBS as a mid-season replacement, and quickly caught hold with viewers, who were delighted by the gruff, slightly bawdy Fred Sanford and the cast of characters that populated the show, which was produced by Bud Yorkin and by Tandem Productions - producer Norman Lear's company that was also responsible for bringing "All In the Family" and "The Jeffersons" to the American public.

The unforgettable ensemble cast led by Foxx, along with a jaunty theme song by Quincy Jones, resulted in a smash hit that fit perfectly with the adult-oriented comedies that filled the airwaves in the early 1970s. SANFORD AND SON remained on the air until 1977, and was nominated for seven Emmy awards during its five-year run. The new DVD release marks the first time that the second season has been available as a single boxed set, and offers each episode in an uncut format that showcases the episodes as they were originally presented.

SANFORD AND SON DVD

• Digitally Mastered Audio and Video

• Full Screen Presentations

• Audio: English

• Subtitles: English, Spanish

• Scene Selections

• Interactive Menus

• No MPAA Rating / Price: $29.95SLP

• Color / Closed Captioned / 528 minutes (all episodes)

• DVD #00350 / UPC Code: 0-43396-00350-7

• Order Date: January 2, 2003 / Street Date: February 4, 2003

On February 4, 2003, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will release first time ever on DVD ALL IN THE FAMILY - THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON.

From one of television's pioneering creators, Norman Lear (One Day at a Time, Sanford and Son, Maude, The Jeffersons), comes one of the most beloved families in television history, the Bunkers, starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie, Jean Stapleton as Edith, Rob Reiner as Mike "Meathead" Stivic and Sally Struthers as Gloria. Television was changed forever the night of January 12, 1971, when the premiere episode of ALL IN THE FAMILY debuted.

During the course of its remarkable eight-year run, ALL IN THE FAMILY was nominated for an amazing 48 Emmy Awards, taking home 20 trophies with multiple wins for all of the lead characters as well as three wins for Outstanding Comedy Series. Numerous spin-off series resulted from ALL IN THE FAMILY including the very successful Maude and The Jeffersons.

• Three-Disc Set Contains Complete First Season

• Full Screen Presentations

• Audio: English

• Subtitles: English and Spanish

• Episode Selections

• Interactive Menus

• Not Rated

• Color

• Closed-Captioned

• 528 Minutes

• DVD #00405

• UPC: 0-43396-00405-4

• DVD SLP: $39.95

• Foreign Films from Three of World’s Greatest Directors

• With All-New Digital Transfers,

• Vintage and All-New Bonus Features

In this season of honoring the year’s best films, Warner Home Video is proud to introduce three internationally acclaimed award-winners on DVD March 18. Three incomparable foreign film greats -- AKIRA KUROSAWA’S DREAMS, François Truffaut’s DAY FOR NIGHT and Claude Lelouch’s A MAN AND A WOMAN -- will make their DVD debuts complete with vintage and new bonus features. All titles will be available for just $19.98 SRP.

DAY FOR NIGHT explores the Art of Making Films

• Two all-new documentaries:

  • DAY FOR NIGHT: An Appreciation with Truffaut biographer Annette Insdorf

  • DAY FOR NIGHT by Jacqueline Bisset and Nathalie Baye

• Vintage 1973-74 original release materials

  • Making-of documentary, Truffaut: A View from the Inside

  • Valentina Cortese interview

  • Two Truffaut interviews, one from 1973 Cannes Film Festival and another from the 1973 National Society of Film Critics Awards

• The DVD also includes the theatrical trailer, cast/director film highlights and an awards tally.

A MAN AND A WOMAN: a Classic Romance and One of the Most Memorable Film Scores of All Time by Francis Lai

• Two documentaries, the all-new A MAN AND A WOMAN: 37 Years Later and the vintage Un Homme et Une Femme, featuring Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant and director/writer Claude Lelouch.

• Theatrical trailer of film and its 1986 sequel, A MAN AND A WOMAN: 20 Years Later Awards tally

AKIRA KUROSAWA’S DREAMS from an Honorary Academy Award®-Winning Dream Director

Considered one of the most visionary and deeply personal works in the 60-year career of the master behind Rashomon, The Seven Samurai and Ran, AKIRA KUROSAWA’S DREAMS features eight episodes rich in imagery and insight based on actual dreams of the late Japanese director. The film explores the costs of war, the perils of nuclear power and humankind’s need to harmonize with nature. Vincent Canby of The New York Times called the film "astonishingly beautiful! Pure screen enchantment." The DVD is enhanced with all-new digital transfers.

On February 4, Warner Home Video (WHV) presents two all-new BABY GENIUS developmental entertainment titles for infants and toddlers. Debuting on VHS are Underwater Adventures, a charming musical journey to an exotic underwater world, and Favorite Nursery Rhymes, which introduces those well-known rhyming songs we all recognize as childhood favorites. Current BABY GENIUS favorites Mozart and Friends and A Trip to the San Diego Zoo are being released for the first time on DVD. Each new DVD contains two complete video segments as well as a 16 classical song jukebox, interactive teaching activities and musical helper teach-alongs. The DVDs will sell for just $19.98 SRP and the VHS for $14.95 SRP.

In celebration of these new releases, BABY GENIUS and WHV are conducting a sweepstakes offering a grand prize of a trip to the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park for a family of four, plus $500 spending money.

PRAISE FOR BABY GENIUS

The award-winning BABY GENIUS series – produced by Genius Products, Inc., a leader in infant/toddler audio and video entertainment – combines classical music, animation and live-action imagery to introduce children ages 3 months to 3 years to such concepts as colors, shapes, letters and the wonders of nature.

The BABY GENIUS series has won recognition for its excellence from Kids First! ®, Parents’ Choice, the Film Advisory Board, Minnesota Public Radio and several national parenting publications. When the Film Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the recognition and promotion of quality family and children’s entertainment, voted its "Award of Excellence" to the BABY GENIUS videos Mozart and Friends and Mozart and Friends Sleepytime, Film Advisory Board president Elayne Blythe called the videos "an outstanding combination of education and entertainment which parents will love as much as the children."

Government and university studies discovered that when infants and young children were exposed to music, their ability to process information is enhanced, language development stimulated and listening skills increased. When BABY GENIUS was initially introduced in 1999, information and excitement about the new series spread rapidly across the country. The series was featured on The Rosie O’Donnell Show, Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, CBS This Morning and Access Hollywood, as well as other nationally broadcast programs.

BABY GENIUS: A TRIP TO THE SAN DIEGO ZOO (DVD)

BABY GENIUS: MOZART AND FRIENDS (DVD)

This BABY GENIUS DVD includes both Mozart and Friends and Mozart and Friends Sleepytime, as well as enchanting special features. Infants and toddlers are treated to a delightful introduction to colors, shapes, letters and numbers in the first, and visually calming images of nature, animals and children in the second – all set to the sounds of Mozart’s greatest musical achievements.

Do secrets always come with a price? On February 4, 2003, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will examine the difference between keeping secrets and knowing too much, in the acclaimed family film, LITTLE SECRETS, from the director and writer of Wish Upon A Star. Featuring a sterling cast of up-and-coming actors, including Evan Rachel Wood (TV's "Once and Again," Simone), Michael Angarano (TV's "Will and Grace"), David Gallagher (TV's "7th Heaven") and Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day, Soul Food), LITTLE SECRETS has been called "a beguiling exploration of friendship, trust, truth, insecurity ." by Christine Dolan of The Miami Herald. DVD order date is January 2, 2003 and VHS order date is January 14, 2003.

Critical acclaim for this outstanding motion picture, written by Jessica Barondes and directed by Blair Treu, has been universally positive since its 2002 theatrical release. Ebert & Roeper gave it "two thumbs up," while Ted Baehr of MovieGuide raves, "LITTLE SECRETS has something to tell the world, and it needs to be seen by all." Lead actress Evan Rachel Wood was singled out for praise. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly states "Wood is worth watching ." while Dave Kehr of The New York Times adds "Ms. Wood has a poise and wistfulness beyond her years."

The LITTLE SECRETS DVD includes an exclusive soundtrack on a separate CD!

• Rated: PG for thematic elements

• Running Time: 96 minutes

• DVD Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), French (Dolby Surround), Spanish (Dolby Surround), and Portuguese (Dolby Surround)

• DVD Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai

• DVD # 08083 / UPC Code: 0-43396-08083-6

• DVD SRP: $24.95

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will release three new titles from the hit animated television series DRAGON TALES co-produced by Sesame Workshop, the creators of "Sesame Street, and Sony Pictures Television Family Entertainment, on January 28, 2003. In these new exciting adventures, the DRAGON TALES characters help children learn important lessons in life that will help develop their personalities and allow them to build healthy relationships. There will be two "fun-filled" exciting adventures on video - Let's Help Each Other and EASY AS 1, 2, 3 and one DVD also titled EASY AS 1, 2, 3. Both titles on videocassette have three adventures and two songs, available in English and Spanish versions at the suggested retail price of $9.95. The DRAGON TALES DVD EASY AS 1, 2, 3 features five exciting adventures at the suggested retail price of $14.95.

DRAGON TALES has consistently ranked as one of the top-rated programs on PBS among kids ages 2-5 since its launched in September of 1999. "The series" popularity is a recipient of the highly coveted Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award as well as the KIDS FIRST! Seal of approval from the Coalition for Quality Children's Media. It has also been nominated for daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Children's Animated Program." The series' popularity is evident by the continuing success of the VEE Entertainment Corporation's DRAGON TALES LIVE national touring show.

DVD #6: EASY AS 1, 2, 3,

The five adventures in DRAGON TALES: EASY AS 1, 2, 3 are linked by four songs, "Betcha" "Can," "Touch," "Pretend," and "Hum."

DRAGON TALES Details

• DRAGON TALES:EASY AS 1, 2, 3

• DVD # 09675, 65 minutes

• Not Rated Color

• Released in U.S. Only

• DVD, $14.95SLP

• Street Date: January 28, 2003

12/10/02

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment and Cingular Wireless Present a World-Premiere Online Event Only Available to Owners of the SPIDER-MAN Special Edition 2-Disc DVD Featuring an Online Audio Commentary with Spider-Man Himself, Tobey Maguire Along with JK Simmons in Windows Media

Fans of SPIDER-MAN, the year's most successful movie and DVD, will get an inside look at the blockbuster film when they take part in the world premiere online event, "The Spider-Man DVD-ROM Online Theatre," on Sunday, December 15, at 7:30 p.m. EST. The event, presented by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment and Cingular Wireless, will be streamed using Windows Media.

This online exclusive event incorporates playback of the SPIDER-MAN feature film from a participant's PC DVD-ROM drive with a streamed online audio commentary in Windows Media featuring the film's star, Spider-Man himself, Tobey Maguire, and JK Simmons, who played J. Jonah Jameson, editor of the Daily Bugle. The commentary portion of the event will start at 8:00 p.m. EST, and is only available to those who have the SPIDER-MAN DVD in their PC-ROM drive at that time.

"Based on the success of SPIDER-MAN, we have found that there are many loyal enthusiasts who cannot get enough of this year's superhero," said Benjamin S. Feingold, President, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. "We are pleased to offer fans the opportunity to experience SPIDER-MAN in a whole new way."

Through the "Countdown to SPIDER-MAN 2" link on disc 1 of the 2-disc Special Edition DVD, SPIDER-MAN fans can log on at 7:30 p.m. EST, Sunday, December 15, prior to the start of the online commentary to access all pre-show activities featuring SPIDER-MAN specials: including an introduction from JK Simmons, revealing of the DVD's hidden Easter Eggs; previews for the DVD release of XXX and the summer theatrical release of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (sequel to Charlie's Angels), as well as an exciting "Enter to Win" sweepstakes with prizes such as a walk-on role in the Spider-Man sequel or a signed, framed piece of one of the original Spider-Man costumes.

It's been called "A Living Nightmare in Hell Caught on Film" (Cult Cuts Magazine) and "...an all-out assault on the senses..." (Firelight Shocks). These words speak of Dante Tomaselli's "HORROR", recipient of the New York City Horror Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography, and available on DVD from Elite Entertainment in the first quarter of 2003.

"I have a strong admiration for Elite's background in horror movies, as Vini is a true horror fan with a deep passion," said Tomaselli. "I was blown away with Elite's superior picture and sound presentation on two of my all-time favorite films, Night of the Living Dead and The Evil Dead, and I'm looking forward to the same integrity of quality put into HORROR."

"HORROR" merges two disturbing storylines into a visually arresting chiller. At the onset, a group of teens escapes from a drug rehab center, heading toward a supposed promise of salvation at the house of a psychopathic reverend. Once there, a bizarre and disturbing series of events unfold as the teens discover that the reverend and his wife have enslaved their daughter, through enforced drug addiction and psychic brainwashing. In this nightmarish universe, nothing is what it seems, setting up an ambiguous, darkly nihilistic-- yet intriguing--conclusion.

Japanese horror film comes from the producer of "Ringu," the predecessor to DreamWorks' current theatrical hit "The Ring."

MTI Home Video, the leading independent home entertainment studio, along with their studio partner, Fangoria Presents, the video label from the #1 horror fan magazine, will release the Sci-Fi Horror film, "ANOTHER HEAVEN," on VHS and DVD February 18, 2003 (prebook January 30, 2003).

"ANOTHER HEAVEN" will be available on DVD (sell through priced at $24.95 SRP) and on VHS (priced for rental at $89.95 SRP). The VHS will be available in both English and English with Spanish Subtitles, as well as a money saving two-pack (VHS - $129.95 SRP). Special DVD is a widescreen version, with chapter selection, interactive menus, and optional Spanish subtitles.

Shot on location in Japan, "ANOTHER HEAVEN" stars Yosuke Eguchi (Shooting Star, Swallowtail), Miwako Ichikawa (Riri Shushu no subete), and Yoshio Horada (KT, Party 7, Suri). Based on his novel, the film was written and directed by George Iida (Rasen, Battle Heater: Kotatsu). The film was produced by Shinya Kawai. More information is at: http://www.shochiku.com/film/2000/heaven/heaven.html.

• RATED: pending

• DVD: $24.95 SRP

• RUNNING TIME: 132 minutes

• GENRE: Sci-Fi / Horror

• PREMIERES: Video Premiere

• LANGUAGES: English &

• STREET: February 18, 2003

• Spanish Subtitles

• DVD: MTIB 50063 DVD UPC # 6-19935-40633-9

On January 14, Warner Home Video (WHV) and PBS Home Video invite viewers to celebrate America through the eyes of acclaimed photographer Ansel Adams in a new documentary from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns. On the same day, WHV and PBS offer Ric Burns's THE DONNER PARTY, called "... one of the most powerful documentaries you will ever see" by the Chicago Tribune. ANSEL ADAMS and THE DONNER PARTY will each be available on DVD for $19.98 SRP and on VHS for $14.95 SRP.

Written, directed and produced by Ric Burns and timed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ansel Adams's birth, ANSEL ADAMS is an elegant, moving and lyrical portrait of one of the most eloquent and quintessentially American photographers. At the heart of the film are the themes that absorbed Adams throughout his career: the beauty and fragility of "the American earth," the inseparable bond between man and nature and the moral obligations that the present owes to the future. ANSEL ADAMS was co-produced by the Sierra Club and attracted 5 million broadcast viewers upon its initial airing on PBS.

THE DONNER PARTY excursion into the high Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1946 became a terrifying tale of misery, death, madness and cannibalism. Through family journals and newspaper accounts (read by a cast of contemporary actors including Timothy Hutton and Amy Madigan) and interviews with historians and descendants of the party, Ric Burns recreates the Donner Party's now legendary journey. Over 8 million viewers watched THE DONNER PARTY when it was originally aired on PBS.

HEROES OF WOODLAND VALLEY Includes Songs and Fun For The Whole Family to Enjoy and Much More!

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of the latest volume in the acclaimed DVD and videocassette series from Jim Henson Home Entertainment - JIM HENSON'S BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE: HEROES OF WOODLAND VALLEY; will be available to own at the collectible price of $9.95 SLP for VHS and $14.95 for DVD on January 28, 2003.

Exploring a theme from many fun-filled points of view, the Emmy r-Award winning preschool series "JIM HENSON'S BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE" utilizes music and storytelling to create an environment that encourages interactivity and imagination. Bear creates a shared experience for parents and kids together and his "camera-sniffing" style makes kids feel like Bear is talking directly to them.

In it's 4th season, JIM HENSON'S BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE continues to air daily on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney, preschool block, which is available in 80 million households. The videocassette features three sing along songs: Good Morning, Woodland Valley Cha Cha and No Harm, and the DVD contains the previous sing along songs plus Goodbye Song.

JIM HENSON'S BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE DVD: HEROES OF WOODLAND VALLEY

• Not Rated Color Stereo Close-Captioned

• Languages: English Format: Fullscreen

• Running Time: 45 Minutes

• DVD #: 10554 UPC Code: 0-43396-10554-6

12/06/02

FEAR DOT COM stars Stephen Dorff (Blade, Deuces Wild) and Natascha McElhone (The Truman Show and upcoming Solaris) as a young police detective and a Department of Health researcher who work together to unlock the mystery behind the bizarre coincidental deaths of four people, each of whom has died 48 hours after logging onto the same Web site. Directed by William Malone, who also directed House on Haunted Hill, FEAR DOT COM features the Academy Award®-nominated actor Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire) as the sadistic scientist responsible for www.feardotcom.com's unspeakable terror.

• Never-before-seen additional scene, "Mushroom People"

• Commentary by director William Malone and cinematographer Christian Sebaldt

• Vision of Fear: Effects of fear dot com featurette

• Fear Gallery stills collection

• Theatrical Trailer

12/05/02

Laurence Fishburne (Apocalypse Now, The Matrix), Lauren Holly (Any Given Sunday, King of Texas), Stephen Lang (Fire Down Below, At the Mercy of a Stranger), and Michael Carmine (Batteries Not Included) star in the tough, slick actioner, BAND OF THE HAND. From Executive Producer by Michael Mann (Ali, Manhunter) and Directed by Paul Michael Glaser (The Running Man, The Air Up There), BAND OF THE HAND debuts on DVD January 28, 2003 exclusively from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

"BAND OF THE HAND" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio and Video

• Full Screen Presentation

• Subtitles: French, English

• Audio: English (Dolby Surround)

• Bonus Trailers

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated: R

• DVD Price: $24.95 SLP

• Original theatrical release: 1986

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 109 minutes

• DVD #08565 / UPC Code: 0-43396-08565-7

• DVD Street date: 1/28/03

Academy Award winner Bing Crosby (Going My Way, High Society) brings his inimitable talent to the classic movie musical, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, a 1930s musical comedy nominated for best music and best song, debuting on DVD January 28, 2003, exclusively from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

"PENNIES FROM HEAVEN" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio and Video

• Full Screen Presentation

• Subtitles: French, English

• Audio: English

• Bonus Trailers

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Not Rated

• DVD Price: $24.95 SLP

• Original theatrical release: 1936

• B/W / Closed Caption/ 80 minutes

• DVD #08564 / UPC Code: 0-43396-08564-0

• DVD Street date: 1/28/03

In the tradition of blockbuster contemporary horror thrillers, INFESTED: INVASION OF THE KILLER BUGS, stars the young and hip Amy Jo Johnson (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Without Limits), Lisa Ann Hadley (TV's Gilmore Girls), and Jack Mulcahy (The Brothers McMullen) debuts on DVD and videocassette February 4, 2003 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

"INFESTED: INVASION OF THE KILLER BUGS" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio

• Wide Screen Presentation

• Bonus Trailers

• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Thai

• Audio: English 2-Channel (Dolby Surround), Spanish 2-Channel (Dolby Stereo)

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated: R (for Violence, Gore, Language, Some Drug Content, and Brief Nudity)

• DVD Price: $24.95

• Original theatrical release: N/A

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 83 minutes

• DVD #10391 / UPC Code: 0-43396-10391-7

• DVD Street date: 1/7/03

The Nissan Division of Nissan North America, Inc., (NNA) today announced plans to distribute its first short film, "THE RUN," available to consumers on DVD beginning late January 2003 at Nissan dealers and online at Z.com. A two-minute trailer featuring some of the most exhilarating scenes from the film is currently playing on more than 5,500 screens at 450 theaters across the U.S. and is also available for viewing at Z.com.

The film was produced by Nissan and directed by two-time Academy Award*- winner John Bruno ("True Lies," "The Abyss" and "Terminator 2"), and captures the star of the film, a 2003 350Z Track Model, being piloted by noted stuntman Jimmy Roberts on a six-and-a-half-minute run through the narrow, slick cobblestone streets of Prague in the Czech Republic at speeds of up to 123 mph. "THE RUN" is a unique short-film that delivers only the pure, visceral experience of a Z slicing through the historic city and leaves out the dramatic storylines, over-the-top stunts and high-tech production techniques found in other corporate-sponsored films.

"'THE RUN' is an adrenaline-filled example of Nissan's commitment to reach consumers in a dramatic and memorable way," said Steve Wilhite, vice president of marketing at Nissan. "As a showcase for the Z in motion, 'THE RUN' complements various executions of the Z advertising launch campaign that features still photography exclusively. Just as important, the film demonstrates Nissan's ability to build original products and market them in imaginative ways with an edgy flare."

Utilizing the DVD format, "THE RUN" offers exciting bonus features including:

• Special "Behind The Scenes" footage features interviews with both the director and the stuntman;

• "Z Watching" celebrates the beauty of the Z sheet-metal against the backdrop of Prague;

• "Z Tech" provides viewers with details on Z's performance characteristics;

• The cutting-edge "Choose Your Own View" feature allows viewers to become director and watch full-length, unedited runs from eight different camera angles.

The second in a series of innovative marketing initiatives to support the return of the Z, "THE RUN" follows Nissan's unprecedented "Z Tour" - a series of more than 20 impromptu, free concerts by top name entertainment artists across the U.S. this fall. Supported by viral marketing and word-of-mouth, the "Z Tour" philosophy brought major acts like Pink, 311, Puddle of Mudd, Sheryl Crow and No Doubt, to unexpected places and carried the message that Nissan can deliver the unexpected.

Nissan partnered with The Designory based in Long Beach, California and Creative Domain based in Hollywood, California to produce "THE RUN."

12/04/02

THE FOREIGNER, starring action veteran Steven Seagal (Half Past Dead, Exit Wounds, Under Siege) debuts on DVD January 28, 2003 exclusively from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Seagal stars as a secret agent who takes on a pack of very murderous bad guys trying to get their hands on a mysterious package he must courier from France to the U.S.A. Co-starring Max Ryan (Kiss of the Dragon), Sherman Augustus (Zig Zig, The Mexican) and Katie Rischer (The Real Thing). THE FOREIGNER offers almost no-stop action with Steven Seagal in the lead Jon Cold. A professional secret agent for hire who's as cunning as he is deadly. Enter his treacherous world and you may not come out alive.

Political corruption, murder and a bounty of backstabbing hoods swarm around a mysterious package that Cold is hired to deliver from France to Germany. Some very dangerous people stop at nothing to make sure that Cold doesn't get the package to its rightful recipient, but they'll soon find out that getting in his way is hazardous business. Amid exotic locals and loads of explosive excitement, THE FOREIGNER is a heart-pounding thriller from the king of action that'll keep you on the edge of your seat.

THE FOREIGNER: A TriStar Pictures and Franchise Pictures Production. Executive produced by Jacek Samojlowicz and Kazimierz Kowalski. Produced by Kamal Aboukhater, Andrew Stevens, Elie Samaha and Steven Seagal. Written by Darren Campbell. Directed by Michael Oblowitz.

"THE FOREIGNER" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video

• Wide Screen Presentation

• Theatrical Trailers

• Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Thai, and Chinese

• Audio: English 5.1

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated: R (for Violence and Language)

• DVD Price: $24.95 SLP

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 96 minutes

• DVD #09862 / UPC Code: 0-43396-09862-6

• DVD Street date: 2/25/03

Featuring outstanding special effects, directing giant and Academy Award® winner James Cameron (Titanic, Aliens), brings the horrifying tale PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING to life. Starring Lance Henriksen (Scream 3, Aliens) and Tricia O'Neal (Gia), this classic and terrifying monster movie debuts on DVD January 28, 2003 exclusively from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

"PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING" DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Video

• Fullscreen Presentation

• Bonus Trailers

• Subtitles: English, Spanish, Thai, Chinese, Portuguese

• Audio: English

• Interactive Menus

• Scene Selections

• Rated: R

• DVD Price: $19.95 SLP

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 94 minutes

• DVD #10375 / UPC Code: 0-43396-10375-7

• DVD Street date: 2/4/03

Hollywood legend James Caan (The Godfather, The Way of the Gun) and explosive young actor Johnathon Schaech (Splendor, How to Make an American Quilt) team up for a gripping crime thriller about the darkest kind of revenge in BLOOD CRIME, debuting on DVD and Video January 28, 2003 exclusively from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. BLOOD CRIME, also stars Elizabeth Lackey (Mulholland Drive) and David Field.

"BLOOD CRIME" DVD:

• Remastered in High Definition

• Full Screen Presentation

• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Portuguese and Chinese

• Bonus Trailers

• Scene Selections

• Not Rated

• DVD Price: $24.95 SLP

• Original theatrical release: N/A

• Color/ Closed Caption/ 88 minutes

• DVD #00417 / UPC Code: 0-43396-00417-7

• DVD Street date: 1/28/03

12/03/02

In Celebration of FREE WILLY’s 10th Anniversary, Warner Home Video Makes a Donation to the FREE WILLY Keiko Foundation

On January 28, Warner Home Video (WHV) celebrates the 10th anniversary of the $77 million box office hit, FREE WILLY, with a special edition DVD release. Loaded with extra features including a conversation with wildlife cinematographer Bob Talbot, a Michael Jackson music video from the soundtrack, DVD challenge and more, this Special Edition DVD is available in widescreen format for $19.98 SRP. A VHS Special Edition is available in slipsleeve packaging for $14.94 SRP.

To commemorate the timeless appeal of the FREE WILLY franchise, which has sold over 16 million videos life-to-date, WHV offers the DVD debuts of FREE WILLY 2: THE ADVENTURE HOME (available in widescreen format) and FREE WILLY 3: THE RESCUE (available in full-frame format) for the low price of $19.98 SRP. FREE WILLY 2: THE ADVENTURE HOME includes DVD extras such as behind-the-scenes footage and a Michael Jackson music montage.

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of FREE WILLY, Warner Home Video will make a donation to the FREE WILLY Keiko Foundation. Further details, a special offer and information about how consumers can help Keiko the whale are featured on an insert inside FREE WILLY 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FREE WILLY 2: THE ADVENTURE HOME and FREE WILLY 3: THE RESCUE.

The fun and excitement continues as everyone’s favorite boy next door, Dennis the Menace, creates havoc in the DENNIS THE MENACE SPECIAL EDITION DVD debut. The $51 million box office hit is available in widescreen format for the low price of $19.98 SRP on DVD and $14.94 SRP on a special edition VHS. DVD special features include interviews with star Mason Gamble, writer/producer John Hughes and the late Walter Matthau, behind-the-scenes footage and DVD challenges. Fans will also want to aim their slingshots for its sequel, DENNIS THE MENACE STRIKES AGAIN, available on DVD for the first-time-ever for just $19.98 SRP.

"FREE WILLY and DENNIS THE MENACE, two contemporary classics offered for the first time as special editions, help to meet the ever-growing demand for family entertainment on DVD," said Mike Saksa, WHV Vice President, U.S. Marketing. "These beloved family franchises are poised to earn their places as treasured additions to every home video library."

• Conversation with wildlife cinematographer Bob Talbot.

• Michael Jackson music video "Will You Be There."

• "Escape from the Nets" feature.

• DVD challenges "Reef Maze" and "Willy’s Aquatic Show."

• Whale ballet.

• Theatrical trailers for Free Willy, Free Willy 2 and Free Willy 3.

• Languages available in English and French.

• Subtitles available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, German, Thai and Korean.

• Michael Jackson’s "Childhood" music montage.

• Theatrical trailers for Free Willy, Free Willy 2 and Free Willy 3.

• Languages available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

• Subtitles available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Thai and Korean.

• Theatrical trailers for Free Willy, Free Willy 2 and Free Willy 3.

• Languages available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

• Subtitles available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Thai and Korean.

• Documentary "A Menace Named Dennis."

• Behind-the-scenes featurette.

• "Memories of a Menace with Mason Gamble."

• A conversation with Walter Matthau.

• A conversation with writer and producer John Hughes.

• DVD-ROM game.

• Theatrical trailers for DENNIS THE MENACE and DENNIS THE MENACE STRIKES AGAIN.

• Languages available in English and French.

• Subtitles available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, German, Thai and Korean.

• DVD-ROM challenge.

• Theatrical trailers for DENNIS THE MENACE and DENNIS THE MENACE STRIKES AGAIN

• Languages available in English and French.

• Subtitles available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Thai and Korean.

KRUSH GROOVE – the groundbreaking hip-hop musical about a struggling record label and rising new rap artists – debuts on DVD January 14 from Warner Home Video (WHV). The DVD will sell for $19.98 SRP/$14.95 MAP. Orders are due December 10.

Based on rap mogul Russell Simmons’ life, KRUSH GROOVE is a fictional tale about the early days of the underground hip-hop scene in New York City during the 1980’s. Directed by Michael Schultz (Car Wash/TV’s Boston Public), KRUSH GROOVE marks Golden Globe®-nominee Blair Underwood’s (TV’s L.A. Law, Rules of Engagement) film debut. The film also features the screen debut of Lisa Gay Hamilton (TV’s The Practice).

Krush Grove was released in 1985, before rap went mainstream, and features early performances from rap icons LL Cool J and The Beastie Boys. KRUSH GROOVE’s 23-title soundtrack also includes hits from Chaka Khan, Shelia E., Kurtis Blow, New Edition, The Fat Boys, The Gap Band and hip-hop pioneers Run DMC, featuring the late Jam Master Jay.

Said Bruce Pilato, of the Gannett News Service, "Every music genre has a film that makes a monumental impact on its decade and transports its culture to a massive audience. In the ’50s it was Elvis’s Jailhouse Rock; in the ’60s, The Beatles’ Hard Day’s Night; in the ’70s, Woodstock and Gimme Shelter; in the ’80s, Saturday Night Fever and KRUSH GROOVE, which unquestionably signaled the cross-over emergence of hip-hop and was one of rap's most influential diplomats to the world."

• Commentary with Blair Underwood, director Michael Schultz and Brett Johnson (senior editor of Source magazine)

• Krush Groove all star music video "Krush Groovin"

• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis’ song "Tender Love Live-Unplugged"

• Theatrical trailer

• In addition, the DVD will have cast/crew film highlights, Widescreen format [16X9 1.85:1], English and French (dubbed in Quebec) languages, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

• CATALOG: DVD (WS) #11529

• $19.98 SRP/$14.95 MAP DVD

• STREET DATE: January 14

• ORDER DUE DATE: December 10

• RATING: R

• RUN TIME: 94 minutes

Academy Awards winner* Marisa Tomei (In The Bedroom) and Vincent D'Onofrio (Men In Black) star in the romantic comedy HAPPY ACCIDENTS arriving on DVD and VHS December 17, 2002 from MGM Home Entertainment. "Cleverly plotted [with] an abundance of heart" (The New York Times), HAPPY ACCIDENTS is an old-fashioned romance about a neurotic New Yorker, her highly eccentric boyfriend and their extraordinary connection. The HAPPY ACCIDENTS DVD features the original theatrical trailer and will be priced at $26.98. The VHS will be available for $27.50.

HAPPY ACCIDENTS

• Price: $26.98 (DVD Suggested Retail Price)

• Street Date: 12/17/02

• Running Times: 110 minutes

• Catalog Number: 1003884 (DVD)

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen (1:85:1) and Standard

• MPAA Rating: R for language

• Languages: English Stereo Surround

• Subtitles: ENG, SP Closed Captioned

Steve Irwin, the world-famous "Crocodile Hunter," makes his big screen debut in the action-packed adventure THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE arriving on Special Edition DVD and VHS December 17, 2002 from MGM Home Entertainment. Packed with four-legged action and big biting laughs, THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE pits Steve against not only nature's most deadly creatures, but -crikey ! - the American government. Steve's unique talents were first recognized with the premiere of "The Crocodile Hunter" on Animal Planet, which went on to become the channel's # 1 program. Today, Steve and his wife Terri are seen by over 120 million viewers worldwide and are committed to wildlife rehabilitation and animal conservation. THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE Special Edition DVD will be priced at $26.98.

THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE-DVD D Features:

• "The Making-Of Collision Course" featurette

• "Lights! Camera! Animals!" - A behind-the-scenes look at animal rehearsal footage

• Deleted scenes with director introduction

• Action-packed behind-the-scenes effects footage

• Baha Men "Crocodile Rock" music video

• A pop-up "Croc Track" - A subtitled track featuring humorous insider information regarding moviemaking, Australia and anecdotes about Steve and Terri

• Outback interactive games

• Photo gallery

• Hidden "Crocodile eggs" (Easter eggs)

• Trailers

• Price: 526.98 (DVD Suggested Retail Price)

• $22.98 (VHS Suggested Retail Price)

• Pre-Order Date: 11119102

• Street Date: 12117102

• Running Times: 89 minutes

• Catalog Number: 1003946 (DVD)

• 1003945 (VHS)

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen (2.35:1)

• MPAA 12: PG for action violence/peril and mild language

• Languages: English 5.1 Surround, French Stereo Surround and Spanish Stereo

• Surround

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Closed Captioned

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, MAKING MR. RIGHT, MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM, MYSTERY DATE, SECRET ADMIRER, SUMMER LOVERS, TRUE LOVE, TUNE IN TOMORROW And THE WOMAN IN RED Debut On DVD January 7 For $14.95 Each

MGM Home Entertainment presents nine flirtatious films featuring some of Hollywood's sexiest stars including Keanu Reeves, Jude Law, Ethan Hawke, Daryl Hannah and Kate Beckinsale in its Romance Collection, arriving on DVD January 7. The collection includes MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, "a comedy about the absolute absurdity and the absurd absoluteness of love" (Newsweek), featuring an audio commentary with director/actor Kenneth Branaugh, a "Making-Of' featurette and the original theatrical trailer. Other collection titles that viewers will swoon over include MAKING MR. RIGHT, MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM, MYSTERY DATE, SECRET ADMIRER, SUMMER LOVERS, TRUE LOVE, TUNE IN TOMORROW and THE WOMAN IN RED. All titles are available for $14.95.

In the "merry war" between Beatrice (Emma Thompson) and Benedick (Kenneth Branaugh), can their friends trick them into making love instead? Can another couple's devotion survive the evil Don John's (Keanu Reeves) vicious lies? It is up to the blundering constable (Michael Keaton) to save the day so that the course of TRUE LOVE may run smooth.

• Running Time: 111 minutes Catalog Number: 1002756 MPAA Rating: PG-13

• Screen Format: 16x9 Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Language: English, French, Spanish Stereo Surround

• Running Time: 99 minutes Catalog Number: 1004127 MPAA Rating: PG-13

• Screen Format: 16x9, Standard Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Language: English Stereo Surround, French and Spanish Mono

• Running Time: 104 minutes Catalog Number: 1004128 MPAA Rating: PG-13

• Screen Format: Standard Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Language: English and Spanish Stereo Surround

• Running Time: 98 minutes Catalog Number: 1004124 MPAA Rating: PG-13

• Screen Format: 16x9, Standard Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Language: English Stereo Surround, French and Spanish Mono

• Running Time: 98 minutes Catalog Number: 1004126 MPAA Rating: PG-13

• Screen Format: 16x9, Standard Language: English Stereo Surround, Spanish Mono

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 99 minutes Catalog Number: 1004129 MPAA Rating: R

• Screen Format: Standard Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Language: English Stereo Surround, French and Spanish Mono

• Running Time: 101 minutes Catalog Number: 1004130 MPAA Rating: R

• Screen Format: Standard Language: English Stereo Surround

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Running Time: 108 minutes Catalog Number: 1004125 MPAA Rating: PG-13

• Screen Format: 16x9, Standard Language: English Stereo Surround, Spanish Mono

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

Teddy Pierce (Gene wilder) has always played by the rules until he meets THE WOMAN IN RED, Charlotte (Kelly LeBrock). Just this once he decides to give into temptation and looks forward to the most romantic experience of his life with this ultimate fantasy woman. But Teddy's affections have consequences when his friends and Charlotte's husband get involved.

• Running Time: 87 minutes Catalog Number: 1002365 MPAA Rating: PG-13

• Screen Format: 16x9 Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP

• Language: English Stereo Surround, French and Spanish Mono

Get ready for a full-throttle road adventure when the powerful and provocative THELMA & LOUISE arrives on a spectacular Special Edition DVD on February 4, 2003 from MGM Home Entertainment. Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, as well as five Academy Award nominations, THELMA & LOUISE has cemented its place as a stunning cinematic creation. Directed by Ridley Scott (Hannibal, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down) and starring Academy Award winners Susan Sarandon* and Geena Davis", this invigorating and critically acclaimed film tells the story of a housewife and a waitress whose innocent weekend escape turns into a deadly cross-country chase. Priced at just $24.98, THELMA & LOUISE features an all-star cast including Harvey Keitel (U-571), Michael Madsen (bonnie Brasco) and Brad Pitt in his breakthrough role as the sexy cowboy-hitchhiker, J.D.

THELMA & LOUISE Special Features:

• More than 30 minutes of newly found deleted/extended scenes with optional director's commentary

• Alternate ending with director's commentary Audio commentary with director Ridley Scott Audio commentary with Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and writer Callie Khouri - "Over-The-Edge" multi-angle vignette

• Conception and casting documentary

• Production and performance documentary

• Reaction and response documentary

• "The Final Chase" storyboard comparison featurette

• Music video featuring by recording artist Glenn Frey

• Original theatrical trailer

• Photo gallery

• English 5.1 Stereo Surround Sound

THELMA & LOUISE

• Price: $24.98 (Special Edition DVD)

• Street Date: 2/4/03

• Running Time: 2 hours, 9 minutes

• Catalog Number: 1003245 (DVD)

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen (2.35:1)

• MPAA Rating: R for strong language, and for some violence and sensuality

• Special features contain unrated material

• Languages: English 5.1 Surround, French and Spanish Stereo

• Surround Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese Closed Captioned

A cutting-edge cast stars in the stylin' $75 million box office hit, BARBERSHOP, arriving on VHS and Special Edition DVD on January 1, 2003 from MGM Home Entertainment. The Los Angeles Times calls BARBERSHOP "as warm as it is wise, deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness." The movie explores a day in the life of a struggling barbershop business in South Side Chicago and stars multi -platinum-selling recording artist Ice Cube (Three Kings). BARBERSHOP also features hilarious performances by Cedric the Entertainer (Big Momma's House), winner of four Image Awards and star of his own hit network TV show; Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum music artist Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas (Save The Last Dance), the smoldering winner of two MTV Movie Awards"; Troy Garity (Bandits); and Michael Ealy.

Priced at just $26.98, the BARBERSHOP Special Edition DVD is packed with razor-sharp extras. Four featurettes include a behind-the-scenes look at the production and costume design, barber school for the cast members, a look back at some "Hairdos and Don'ts," and more. In addition, the DVD features an audio commentary with director Tim Story, producers Bob Teitel and George Tillman, Jr., and writer Don D. Scott. The bonus materials also include deleted scenes with director's commentary, bloopers and outtakes, a BARBERSHOP-themed interactive game, a photo gallery, a "Trade It All" music video from Fabolous starring P. Diddy and Jagged Edge, and an Easter Egg.

BARBERSHOP Special Edition

• Price: $26.98 (Special Edition DVD)

• Street Date: 1/1/03

• Running Time: 1 hour, 42 minutes

• Catalog Number: 10041045 (DVD)

• Screen Format: 16X9 Widescreen

• MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, sexual content and brief drug references

• Languages: English 5.1 Surround, Spanish Stereo Surround

• Subtitles: ENG, FR, SP, PORT Closed Captioned