February 2001 Headlines 

02/26/01

I want to take the opportunity to congratulate Kirk McKenna of Buffalo, NY. He will be receiving a DVD copy of THE EXORCIST: THE VERSION YOU’VE NEVER SEEN personally autographed by director William Friedkin. I’d like to say thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway, as well as Warner Home Video for supplying the DVD.

02/22/01

On May 1, Warner Home Video (WHV) invites everyone to meet MISS CONGENIALITY. Starring megastar Sandra Bullock, MISS CONGENIALITY will enchant audiences when it arrives on VHS and DVD in time for Mother’s Day and the start of beauty pageant season. A perfect gift, MISS CONGENIALITY is priced to buy at $22.98 on VHS and $26.98 on DVD.

• The MISS CONGENIALITY DVD is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio and 16x9 widescreen format and includes the following features:

• Two feature-length audio commentaries with producer/star Sandra Bullock and co-screenwriter Marc Lawrence and with director Donald Petrie

• Two documentary shorts titled Preparing for the Pageant and The Pageant, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of, including outtakes, gag reels and deleted scenes

• Original theatrical trailer

• English and French languages and subtitles

• MISS CONGENIALITY is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 109 minutes.

• Stellar Cast Includes Academy Award-Winner Cher (Moonstruck), Dennis Quaid (Frequency), Academy Award-Nominee Liam Neeson (Schindler's List), John Mahoney (TV's Frazier) and Joe Mantegna (Liberty Heights)
• Directed by Academy Award-Nominee Peter Yates (The Dresser)
• Written by Academy Award-Nominee Eric Roth (The Insider)

• Audio Commentary by Director Peter Yates
• Filmographies (Peter Yates, Eric Roth, Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney and Joe Mantegna)

• Rated R
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Dolby 2-Channel
• Format: Full Screen and Widescreen
• Approximate Length: 121 Minutes
• Languages: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• Trailers: "Suspect"
• SLP: $19.95
• DVD #05857
• UPC #0-43396-05857-6

Brendan Fraser makes a deal with the devil, the sizzling Elizabeth Hurley, as Twentieth Century Fox’s "hellaciously funny’ (US Weekly) red-hot comedy, BEDAZZLED, comes to VHS for rent on February 27, 2001 and a Special Edition DVD for rent or sale on March 13, 2001. Harold Ramis’ highly anticipated re-make of the 1967 Faustian-based classic hit features Fraser as a well-meaning but socially inept technical support advisor who strikes a deal with the devil in order to win the affection of the girl of his dreams, in addition to the VHS release, the Special Edition DVD offers a wickedly funny deleted scene. a revealing "Making OF’ special hosted by Hurley, a production featurette of Hurley’s costumes, commentaries by Hurley and Harold Ramis and much more. The Special Edition DVD is priced to own at $26.98 S.R.P. ($41.98 Canada).

BEDAZZLED DVD The BEDAZZLED DVD Special Edition is the first commercially released disc to be offered

• Anamorphic Widescreen Format (2.35.1 Aspect Ratio)

• Commentary track by director Harold Ramis

• Commentary track by Elizabeth Hurley and producer Trevor Albert

• 14-minute HBO "Making Of" Documentary

• A hysterical five-minute "basketball sequence" deleted scene, featuring Fraser at his hilarious best

• Two short sequences showing the fascinating process of orchestral scoring of the film

• Bedazzling costume designs with Deena Appel

• Still gallery of concept art and set designs

• The feature’s original theatrical trailer

• Three television advertising spots

BEDAZZLED SYNOPSIS

The Devil’s never been so hot - or hilarious! Brendan Fraser is a hapless, love-starved computer technician who falls prey to sinfully sexy Elizabeth Hurley when he agrees to sell her his soul in exchange for seven wishes. But the sly Princess of Darkness has more than a few tricks up her ...sleeve. And before you can say Fire and Brimstone, Elliot’s life becomes a hysterical hell on earth. "Fraser is terrific" (Good Morning America) and "Hurley is sizzling hot" (GEMS Television) in this diabolically divine comedy directed by laughmeister Harold Ramis (Analyze This, Groundhog Day). If nonstop entertainment is your heart’s desire, BEDAZZLED delivers nonstop "devilish fun!"

• Suggested Retail Price DVD: $26.98 U.S./$41.98 Canada

• Street Date DVD: March 13, 2001

• Running Time: 108 Minutes

• U.S. Rating: PG13

• Canadian Rating: PG (The DVD and VHS "Special Edition" extra footage is not rated)

• Closed Captioned: Yes

02/20/01

DVD Drive-In will be producing its first DVD, a Special 30th Anniversary Edition of the Italian horror classic, LADY FRANKENSTEIN. This DVD is the "official" release, authorized and endorsed by producer/director Mel Welles. This edition will include the following:

• New 16x9 anamorphic transfer
• Interview with producer/director Mel Welles
• Trailer
• TV Spot
• TV Spots for other European horror films
• Poster, Stills and Lobby Card gallery featuring material from all over the world

02/19/01

Today will be the last day to enter the contest to win an autographed copy of THE EXORCIST: THE VERSION YOU’VE NEVER SEEN signed by director William Friedkin. Contest info can be found HERE.

Also Debuting Is Remarkable New Feature-Length Documentary From Longtime Kubrick Collaborators, Narrated By Tom Cruise, Offering Intimate Portrait Of Director At Work And At Home: "STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE IN PICTURES"

Warner Home Video's (WHV) new Stanley Kubrick Collection -- including eight of the great director's masterpieces in stunning all-new digital transfers, restored picture and new digital audio -- will be released June 12 on DVD and VHS.  Debuting exclusively in the eight-title gift set -- having had its premiere showing at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival February 17 -- is STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE IN PICTURES, a powerful new 2 hour and 20 minute documentary, narrated by Tom Cruise and made by four filmmakers, longtime Kubrick collaborators who embarked on this as a labor of love.  The first full-length documentary made with the Kubrick family's co-operation presents a never-before seen, revealing portrait of Kubrick, sometimes in his own words, at work and with his family.  Christiane Kubrick, the director's wife of more than 42 years, only recently made the film footage and family photographs available.  Among the long list of actors, friends and colleagues paying tribute are Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Alan Parker, Malcolm MacDowell, Peter Ustinov, Arthur C. Clarke, Douglas Trumbull and Time Magazine's Richard Schickel. Said WHV president Warren Lieberfarb, "Stanley Kubrick was one of the great film directors of our time and his continuing influence on motion pictures is profound.  What is so remarkable about this new documentary is how much it reveals about Kubrick as a person.    It is an amazing work."

Highlights of the Stanley Kubrick Collection include five titles -- A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, BARRY LYNDON, THE SHINING, FULL METAL JACKET and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY -- now available for the first time ever in Dolby Stereo on VHS and Dolby Digital 5.1 on DVD plus a special new widescreen edition of LOLITA, remastered in striking black and white.  A collector's edition of EYES WIDE SHUT, Kubrick's final tour-de-force, rounds out the collection.

"We're especially pleased to be presenting Kubrick films in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sound," said Mike Saksa, WHV vice president, U.S. marketing. "The restored picture and new digital transfers preserve Kubrick's original vision and make the collection a 'must-own' for everyone." The new seven title Stanley Kubrick Collection can be purchased individually or in a special eight-movie gift set that includes the documentary STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE IN PICTURES plus special edition DVD and original VHS versions of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB, Kubrick's satire on Cold War hysteria. All titles include original theatrical trailers and will sell at the suggested retail price (SRP) of $19.98 on VHS and $24.98 on DVD.  The eight-movie gift set is $149.92 (SRP) on VHS and $ 199.92 (SRP) on DVD.  

• BARRY LYNDON.  A double cassette edition of the aesthetically beautiful motion picture rendering of 18th century war and class distinction.   184 mins.  Rated PG
• A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.  An AFI Top 100 film starring Malcolm McDowell as the personification of society gone bad.   137 mins.  Rated R
• FULL METAL JACKET. Kubrick's scathing indictment of the Vietnam conflict.   116 mins.  Rated R
• THE SHINING. The director's epic tale of a man descending into murderous delusions in a snowbound hotel.  Includes The Making of THE SHINING, a 30-minute documentary by the director's daughter, Vivian Kubrick, on both VHS and DVD editions.  144 mins. plus extras.  Rated R
• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Kubrick's allegorical puzzle on the evolution of man and an AFI Top 100 film, leads the collection in its widescreen edition (Super Panavision 70 2.1:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs, with an all-new state-of-the-art remix: Dolby Stereo VHS and Dolby Digital 5.1 DVD.  The DVD release is supplemented by a rare interview with Arthur C. Clarke who co-wrote the screenplay with Kubrick.  148 mins.  Rated G

• LOLITA. Kubrick's 1962 classic based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel about doomed sexual obsession starring James Mason, Sue Lyon and Shelley Winters, has been remastered in black and white.  152 mins. Not rated
• EYES WIDE SHUT Collector's Edition. Kubrick's controversial last film is also added to the collection.  A compelling psychosexual journey through a haunting dreamscape, this riveting tale of suspense is offered with the original theatrical trailer and interviews with Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg, Kubrick's close friend.  The DVD includes the above features plus two television spots, production notes and is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1.  159 mins. plus extras Rated R
• STANLEY KUBRICK GIFT SET.  7 titles listed above, plus DR. STRANGELOVE and documentary STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE IN PICTURES, produced and directed by Jan Harlan; edited by Melanie Viner Cuneo; camera and soundman was Manuel Harlan; associate producer, Anthony Frewin.

02/13/01

• Stars Emmy Award-Winner Colleen Dewhurst (Between Two Women), Emmy Award-Winner Tom Skerritt (TV's Picket Fences), Robby Benson (The End), Jennifer Warren (Night Moves) and Lynn-Holly Johnson (Where the Boys Are '84)
• Nominated for the Best Song Academy Award "The Theme from ICE CASTLES"

• Bonus Trailers
• Filmographies (Donald Wrye, Robby Benson, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Colleen Dewhurst and Tom Skerritt)

• Rated PG
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Audio: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
• Format: Widescreen
• Approximate Length: 108 Minutes
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• Trailers: "ICE CASTLES," "Dance with Me," Legends of the Fall" and "The Way We Were"
• SLP: $19.95
• DVD #06202
• UPC #0-43396-06202-3

• All-Star Cast Includes Academy Award-Winner Meryl Streep (Sophie's Choice), Academy Award-Winner Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment), Dennis Quaid (Frequency), Academy Award-Winner Gene Hackman (The French Connection), Academy Award-Winner Richard Dreyfuss (The Goodbye Girl), Academy Award-Nominee Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men) and Academy Award-Nominee Annette Bening (American Beauty)
• Directed by Academy Award-Winner Mike Nichols (The Graduate)
• Written by Carrie Fisher, Based on Her Book of the Same Name
• Nominated for Two Academy Awards: Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and Best Song

• Audio Commentary by Writer Carrie Fisher
• Filmographies (Mike Nichols, Carrie Fisher, Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss and Rob Reiner)

• Rated R
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Dolby 2-Channel
• Format: Full Screen and Widescreen
• Approximate Length: 101 Minutes
• Languages: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• Trailers: "As Good As It Gets" and "Jerry Maguire"
• SLP: $24.95
• DVD #05848
• UPC #0-43396-05848-4

• Stars Lara Flynn Boyle (TV's The Practice), Stephen Baldwin (The Usual Suspects) and  Josh Charles (TV's Sports Night)
• Directed by Andrew Fleming (The Craft)

• Audio Commentary by Director Andrew Fleming
• Alternate Ending with Optional Director's Commentary
• Filmographies (Andrew Fleming, Lara Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin and Josh Charles)

• Rated R
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Dolby 2-Channel
• Format: Full Screen and Widescreen
• Approximate Length: 94 Minutes
• Languages: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• Trailers: "About Last Night" and "Can't Hardly Wait"
• SLP: $19.95
• DVD #05856
• UPC #0-43396-05856-9

02/09/01

• Only Live-Action by Dr. Seuss
• Oscar-Nominated Musical Score

• Bonus Cartoon: "Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony"
• Photo Gallery (23 b&w Pictures Including Production Stills)
• Weblink to Official Dr. Seuss Website
• Bonus Trailers

Young Bart Collins, lulled to sleep by the monotony of his piano lessons, dreams of a castle ruled by his piano teacher, the eccentric Dr. Terwilliker. Dr. T is determined to prove that his "Happy Fingers Method" of teaching piano is the best method in the world. Having banished all other musical instruments to the dungeon, Dr. T lures 500 reluctant little boys to perform in a colossal concert on the grandest grand piano ever built. In his effort to escape, Bart comes in contact with some of the strangest characters imaginable - Siamese twins on roller skates, a human drum and the most memorable villain since the "Grinch."  Filled with surreal landscapes and tongue-twisting rhymes, for which Dr. Seuss is famous, this is a movie children and their parents will love to watch again and again. THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T is fantasy entertainment at its best.

• Rated G
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Mono
• Format: Full Screen
• Approximate Length: 88 Minutes
• Languages: English, French and Spanish
• Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
• Trailers: "Annie," "The Adventures of Milo and Otis," "The Nuttiest Nutcracker" and "Oliver 30th Anniversary Edition" (Home Video Trailer)
• SLP: $24.95
• DVD #05836
• UPC #0-43396-05836-1

• Stars Academy Award-Nominee Eileen Brennan (Private Benjamin) and Newcomer Tami Erin as Pippi
• Directed by Ken Annakin (The Fifth Musketeer)

• Filmographies (Ken Annakin, Tami Erin, Eileen Brennan and Dennis Dugan)

• Rated G
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: 2-Channel and Mono
• Format: Full Screen
• Approximate Length: 100 Minutes
• Languages: English and Spanish
• Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
• Trailers: "Fly Away Home, " "Annie" "Running Free," "Madeline" and "Buddy"
• SLP: $19.95
• DVD #05986
• UPC #0-43396-05986-3

02/07/01

New Line Home Video announced the release of LITTLE NICKY, starring comedy sensation Adam Sandler. Sandler's worldwide following of fans have continued to make his films "must sees" and huge rental hits. Laughs run rampant as Nicky (Sandler), the youngest son of the Devil, is sent up from Hell to save civilization from his evil older brothers - with the help of one talking dog, two heavy metal headbangers and a whole bunch of new "friends." The film will be available for rental on VHS and Platinum Series™ DVD, and for sale on Platinum Series™ DVD for $24.98, on April 24.

Set to a hellacious soundtrack, featuring both rock's biggest superstars as well as some hot up and coming bands, LITTLE NICKY combines the elaborate technology of more than 300 special effect shots with the simplicity of basic animatronics. These effects include Satan's bit by bit deterioration in Hell to Adam Sandler's morph into a thousand spiders.

It's up to LITTLE NICKY to save the day by finding his rotten brothers and bringing them back home to "the deep south" before his dad wastes away - literally. All of this must happen as time is ticking, evil is brewing, and, in a hail of otherworldly special effects, Nicky must learn to unleash his own formidable - and formidably funny - powers.

Directed by Steve Brill (The Mighty Ducks, Heavyweights), LITTLE NICKY features a star-studded cast led by Adam Sandler (Big Daddy, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer) and including Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction), Patricia Arquette (Stigmata, Bringing Out The Dead), Rhys Ifans (The Replacements, Notting Hill), Tiny Lister (Next Friday, Friday) and Kevin Nealon (Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer). The film also boasts a slew of cameo appearances made by Jon Lovitz (A League of Their Own, City Slickers 2), Rodney Dangerfield (Caddyshack, Back to School), Dana Carvey (Wayne's World, Wayne's World II, This Is Spinal Tap), Reese Witherspoon (Election, Pleasantville) and Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Reservoir Dogs).

New Line Home Video today announced the release of Spike Lee's BAMBOOZLED, a blistering satire of network television's pitfalls and prejudices. The film takes a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a television writer's stunning rise and tragic downfall. BAMBOOZLED will be available for rental on VHS and Platinum Series™ DVD, and for sale on Platinum Series™ DVD for $24.98, on April 17.

Academy Award® and Golden Globe nominated director, Spike Lee, is one of Hollywood's most controversial and notable filmmakers. From Do the Right Thing to Malcolm X and now BAMBOOZLED, Lee is a multifaceted director, producer and actor who has forged an original mix out of compelling entertainment, relentless creativity and keen social awareness.

BAMBOOZLED boasts a strong cast of players including Damon Wayans (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, TV's "In Living Color," The Last Boy Scout), Jada Pinkett-Smith (Woo, Scream 2, The Nutty Professor), Tony award® winner Savion Glover (Broadway's "Bring in Da Noize, Bring In Da Funk," Tap), Tommy Davidson (Woo, Half Baked, Booty Call) and Michael Rapaport (Small Time Crooks, Mighty Aphrodite, The 6th Day).

The BAMBOOZLED Platinum Series™ DVD includes filmmaker commentary by Spike Lee, an original documentary that explores the background and motivations of those involved with making this film by the film editor Sam Pollard, deleted scenes, music videos, cast and crew filmographies, the theatrical trailer, a widescreen version of the film, 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo surround sound. The DVD-ROM content includes the "script to screen" screenplay feature, which allows users to watch the film and read the script at the same time, and the original website.

02/06/01

The HBO original movie based on the life of the Grammy-award winning, internationally-acclaimed musician Arturo Sandoval, FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY, is coming to HBO Home Video this Spring. Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards including Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Andy Garcia), FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY is the true story of a man torn between love for his family, passion for music, and a dream of a better life in America. FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY will be available on VHS and DVD on April 17. With a runtime of 120 minutes the VHS is priced for rental and the DVD is $19.98 SRP. (Rated PG-13, DVD order due date 3/20/01, VHS order due date 3/27/01)

Starring Academy Award^® and Golden Globe Award nominee Andy Garcia ("Godfather III"), Mia Maestro ("Tango"), Gloria Estefan ("Music of the Heart’), David Paymer ("Quiz Show"), and Charles S. Dutton ("Roc") FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY has been hailed, "Superb" by Entertainment Weekly. The Chicago Tribune called the HBO Films production, " A lush biography…a tour-de-force for Andy Garcia." The New York Daily News raved, "Crank up the volume, close your eyes and let the magic of Arturo Sandoval wash over you…Abounds with wonderful moments…The acting is so natural and Sandoval’s music so irresistible that watching it is a pleasure."

Presented in 16X9 aspect ratio, the FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY DVD features such special attributes as a twelve minute behind-the-scenes featurette with Arturo Sandoval, cast & crew bios, chapter selections, interactive menus, audio selections (English Dolby Surround, English 5.1 and Spanish Mono) and subtitles (English, French, Spanish).

02/05/01

As the award season heats up and the most highly publicized and closely watched election year winds down, one of the year's most critically-acclaimed and timely films, the must-see thriller, THE CONTENDER, premieres on home video rental and DVD sell-through on March 6 from DreamWorks. Touted as "an exciting and unusually intelligent political thriller," ("Ebert & Roeper and The Movies"), THE CONTENDER is fueled by powerful performances from an all-star cast headlined by Academy Award-nominees Jeff Bridges (Fabulous Baker Boys, Jagged Edge, The Big Lebowski) and Joan Allen (Pleasantville, The Crucible, Nixon), and Gary Oldman (Bram Stoker's Dracula, JFK, Air Force One). This intriguing political drama from writer and director Rod Lurie also boasts a stellar supporting cast including Christian Slater (True Romance, Very Bad Things, Broken Arrow) and Sam Elliot (Mask, The Big Lebowski, Buffalo Girls). The DVD will be priced at $26.99.

Taking his love for political dramas to heart, self-described "political junkie" Rod Lurie wrote the script for THE CONTENDER as a way of paying tribute to such '70s classics as All The President's Men, The Candidate and The Parallax View. He is, however, quick to add that THE CONTENDER is more about principles than politics. The principles of those battling on both sides of the issue. "It is virtually impossible in politics to paint anyone as a good guy or a bad guy," Lurie explains. "The notion of what is good and what is bad changes with time. It's not just liberal versus conservative; it's not just good versus bad ...Human beings tend to be enigmas, and social or political ideologies should represent that."

THE CONTENDER DVD FEATURES

Boasting commentaries by Director Rod Lurie and Joan Allen, who has been highly praised by critics for this performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama. THE CONTENDER DVD also features deleted scenes, HBO's popular "First Look" behind-the-scenes featurette, plus theatrical trailers, production notes and cast and crew biographies. The ,Contender DVD is priced at $26.99 (S.R.P.).

THE CONTENDER SYNOPSIS

• DVD Price: $26.99

• Street Date: March 6, 2001

• Running Time: 127 mins.

• MPAA Rating: R

• Closed Captioned

• Stars Michael Keaton (Batman), Nicole Kidman (To Die For), Rapper Queen Latifah (Sphere), Bradley Whitford (TV's The West Wing) and Academy Award- Winner Haing S. Ngor (The Killing Fields)
• Written and Directed by Bruce Joel Rubin (Deep Impact)
• Produced by Jerry Zucker (My Best Friend's Wedding)

• Filmographies (Bruce Joel Rubin, Producer Jerry Zucker, Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman and Queen Latifah)

• Rated PG13
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Dolby 2-Channel
• Format: Fullscreen and Widescreen
• Approximate Length: 117 Minutes
• Languages: English, French and Spanish
• Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
• Trailers: "MY LIFE," "The Deep end of the Ocean" and "Philadelphia"
• SLP: $19.95
• DVD #05853
• UPC #0-43396-05853-8

• All-Star Cast Includes Phoebe Cates (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), Academy Award-Winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda), Emmy Award- Winner John Lithgow (TV's Third Rock from the Sun), Jim Broadbent (Little Voice), Wendy Hughes (Paradise Road) and Academy Award-Nominee Stephen Rea (The Crying Game)

• Filmographies (Director Michael Austin, Kevin Kline, Phoebe Cates, Stephen Rea, Jim Broadbent and Wendy Hughes)

Dressed in strange clothes and speaking no English, a mysterious young woman is arrested in the English countryside. But a sympathetic aristocrat welcomes the young woman into her home, believing that she is actually a foreign princess. And when high society comes calling everyone falls under the spell of the irresistible PRINCESS CARABOO. But is she a royal treasure or a royal impostor?

• Rated PG
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Dolby 2-Channel
• Format: Widescreen
• Approximate Length: 97 Minutes
• Languages: English, French and Spanish
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• Trailers: "PRINCESS CARABOO," "Sense and Sensibility," "Fly Away Home" and "Running Free"
• SLP: $19.95
• DVD #06293
• UPC #0-43396-06293-1

• Price: $24.98 (Special Edition DVD) $14.95 (DVD)

• Street Date: 5/22/01

• Running Time: 122 minutes

• Catalog Number: 1001589 (Special Edition DVD) 1001738 (DVD)

• Rating: NR Closed Captioned

Seven mysterious gunslingers defend a small Mexican farming village against desperados in the unforgettable western classic THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, arriving to Special Edition DVD on May 8 from MGM Home Entertainment. Based on Akira Kurosawa's masterful epic The Seven Samurai, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN stars Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach and Steve McQueen and features a stellar supporting cast with career-making performances from James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter and Horst Buchholz. Featuring the memorable Academy Award®-nominated score by Elmer Bernstein.

A perfect gift for Father's Day, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Special Edition DVD boasts a brand new documentary. In addition, the Special Edition DVD includes an audio commentary by James Coburn, Eli Wallach and Executive Producer Walter Mirisch, as well as a photo gallery, collectible booklet and theatrical trailer.

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN is available for the first time at $19.98 and is a perfect companion to other MGM Western Legends, which include The Big Country, The Hallelujah Trail, The Long Riders, Support Your Local Gunfighter, Support Your Local Sheriff, Vera Cruz and Wild Bill.

• Price: $19.98 (Special Edition DVD)

• Street Date: 5/8/01

• Running Time: 128 minutes

• Catalog Number: 1001837 (Special Edition DVD)

• Rating: NR Closed Captioned

On May 22, MGM Home Entertainment releases the first season of STARGATE SG-1, the 2000 Saturn Sci-Fi Award-winner for Best Syndicated TV series on DVD. Featuring the talents of Richard Dean Anderson, 1999 Saturn Award-winner for Best Actor in a TV Sci-Fi series, Michael Schanks, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge, disks two through five include exclusive behind-the-scenes featurettes with cast members. The perfect Father's Day gift, STARGATE SG-1 is available as a five DVD giftset for just $89.96. Disk one, previously available for $24.95 has been re-priced for $14.95 and disk two is also available singly for $14.95.

• Price: Giftset $89.96 

• Price: Disc One $14.95

• Price: Disc Two $14.95

• Catalog Number: 1001607

• MPAA: NR