04/30/02

On July 9, 2002 Warner Home Video will release on DVD MY FAVORITE YEAR- the nostalgic comic charmer about the early days of television, where everything was live and anything could happen.

Synopsis:

Peter O'Toole gives a knock-out performance as a booze-loving matinee idol who is forced into making a live, variety show appearance to appease the IRS. Jessica Harper and Joseph Bologna co-star. MY FAVORITE YEAR stars Peter O'Toole, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Mark Lynn-Baker. Directed by Richard Benjamin.

• Title: MY FAVORITE YEAR

• Year: 1982

• Run Time: 92 minutes

• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1

• Features: Commentary by Peter O'Toole and director Richard Benjamin, Peter O'Toole career highlights

• Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0)

• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

• Street Date: July 9, 2002

• UPC: 085396540521

• Cat#: 65405

• ISBN: 0-7907-6804-6

• Sound Track Language: English

• Packaging Type: DVD tray (FLP snapper)

• MSRP: $19.98

New Line Home Entertainment today announced the VHS and Platinum SeriesÔ DVD release of the compelling drama I AM SAM. Starring Best Actor Academy AwardÒ nominee Sean Penn, I AM SAM is the story of a mentally-challenged father who fights the justice system to retain custody of his daughter. Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer and newcomer Dakota Fanning star in this powerful, emotional film about love, parenthood and the bonds of family. I AM SAM will be available for rental on VHS and Platinum Series DVD, and for sale on Platinum Series DVD for $24.98, on June 18.

Raising a child is never easy, and like everybody else, Sam Dawson (Penn) has learned to adapt. But when Lucy (Fanning) turns seven, social workers step in. Sam is mentally-challenged, and it will be up to the courts to evaluate his ability to continue to raise Lucy. Sam, encouraged by his friends, seeks a lawyer to represent him. Rita Harrison (Pfeiffer) initially resists taking on such a long-shot case, but ultimately takes the challenge in order to prove to her co-workers that she will work a pro bono case. Together, Sam and Rita struggle to convince the system that Sam deserves to get his daughter back and, in the process, fuse a bond that results in a unique testament to the power of unconditional love.

The Platinum Series DVD includes commentary by I AM SAM director and co-screenwriter Jessie Nelson, deleted and alternate scenes with optional director commentary, the theatrical trailer and the theatrical press kit. There is also an original documentary titled "Becoming Sam," which looks at the genesis of the project, from the inspiration, casting and creation of the characters through filming and creation of the soundtrack. The film’s DVD also features a widescreen version of the movie, 5.1 surround sound, stereo surround sound, DTS surround sound, English subtitles, closed captions and animated menus. The DVD-ROM content includes the "Script-to-Screen" screenplay feature as well as the original website.

Directed and co-written by Jessie Nelson, I AM SAM boasts an amazing cast of award winning talent. In addition to Penn, Pfeiffer and Fanning, the film stars two-time Academy AwardÒ winner, Dianne Wiest (Bullets Over Broadway), as well as Richard Schiff (TV’s "The West Wing") Loretta Devine (TV’s "Boston Public") and Laura Dern (Focus, Jurassic Park III). Rounding out the cast as Sam’s loyal group of friends are Doug Hutchinson (The Green Mile), Stanley DeSantis (The Man Who Wasn’t There), Brad Allan Silverman and Joseph Rosenberg.

MPAA RATING: Rated PG 13 for language. TRT: 134 Minutes.

CLEOPATRA’S SECOND HUSBAND (92 minutes, color, 2000)
Directed By: Jon Reiss (Better Living Through Circuitry)
Starring: Boyd Kestner (Hannibal; Black Hawk Down; the upcoming Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood); Rhada Mitchell (Pitch Black; High Art; the upcoming Phone Booth); Bitty Schram (A League of Their Own); Paul Hipp.
Genre: Drama/Suspense
Description: Blackly comic, perversely erotic, and thoroughly unpredictable, this genre-bending story of sexual mind games begins innocently enough when yuppie couple Robert and Hallie decide to take a vacation. On a friend's recommendation they hire the savagely sexy Zack and Sophie to housesit. But upon their return the kinky couple refuse to leave. Director Jon Reiss (Better Living Through Circuitry) "draws us into a mysteriously erotic and downright sadistic inferno of unbridled emotion!" (LAIFF)

DVD Features:

• Letterboxed Presentation (1.85:1)

• Audio Commentary By Director Jon Reiss

• Director’s Photo Gallery

• Director Interview

• Trailer

• Trailer Gallery

• Scene Access

• Interactive Menus

• Title: CLEOPATRA’S SECOND HUSBAND (DVD)

• Catalog # 910125D

• U.P.C. # 7-20229-91012-5

• S.R.P. $29.95

• Street Date: 7/16/02

TO DIE FOR (96 minutes; Color; 1994)
Directed By: Peter Litten
Starring: Tom Arklie; Ian Williams; Tony Slattery; Caroline Munroe (The Spy Who Loved Me)
Genre: Comedy/Gay
Description: Longtime Companion meets Ghost in this sexy British comedy about romance and cruising in the afterlife. Simon, a handsome TV repairman, and Mark, a tart-tongued drag performer, are lovers who live together in a sexually open arrangement. When Mark dies of AIDS, Simon represses his grief and plunges into the life of a swing gay bachelor. But shrugging off the past isn't so easy, as Mark's ghost re-enters Simon's life and begins playing nasty tricks on his one-night stands. Mark is determined not to be forgotten so quickly, and refuses to enter heaven until Simon confronts both his love and his grief.

DVD Features:

• Letterboxed Presentation (1.66:1)

• Theatrical Trailer

• Trailer Gallery

• Scene Access

• Interactive Menus

• Title: TO DIE FOR (DVD)

• Catalog # 910132D

• U.P.C. # 7-20229-91013-2

• S.R.P. $24.95

• Street Date: 7/16/02

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PHILIP K. DICK (81 minutes, color, 2001)
Directed By: Mark Steensland and Andy Massagi
Description: Philip K. Dick may be science fiction’s greatest writer ever. His novels and stories continue to inspire and influence a generation of filmmakers, writers, technophiles and philosophers. But for the last ten years of his life, he inhabited a reality stranger than the fiction he created. We are proud to present the first feature-length examination of the mind behind such Sci-Fi classics as Blade Runner, Total Recall and this summer’s Minority Report (starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg) through friends, fans, fellow writers and PKD himself.

• DVD Features:

• Never Before Seen Bonus Footage

• Behind The Scenes Photo Gallery

• The Philip K. Dicktionary

• Scene Access

• Interactive Menus

• Title: The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick (DVD Price Reduction)

• Catalog # 909655D

• U.P.C. # 7-20229-90965-5

• S.R.P. $19.95

• Street Date: 7/16/02

04/29/02

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will reprice 12 popular DVD titles on June 4 to $19.95 (SLP) and $14.95 (SLP), as follows:

AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS - Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal and John Cusack star in a sweetly comic tale of (movie) star-crossed lovers from director Joe Roth. Rated PG-13. (DVD #06393)

EASY RIDER - The American classic of life on the open road stars Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper (who also directed), Jack Nicholson and Karen Black. Rated R. (DVD #01749)

HANGING UP - The final appearance of film legend Walter Matthau is the story of three sisters who care for their elderly father. Directed by Diane Keaton and written by Nora and Delia Ephron, it stars Keaton, Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow. Rated PG-13. (DVD #04748)

IN THE LINE OF FIRE - Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo star in director Wolfgang Peterson's gripping account of a Secret Service agent protecting the president from a would-be assassin. Rated R. (DVD #52317)

A KNIGHT'S TALE - Heath Ledger stars in director Brian Helgeland's gleefully anachronistic medieval epic, in which a would-be knight winds up becoming a jousting legend. Rated PG-13. (DVD #06143)

TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME - Vivica A. Fox tries to keep her straying boyfriend (Morris Chestnut) in line with a "10-day plan" in this romantic comedy from director Mark Brown. Rated R. (DVD #07107)

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN -Penny Marshall directs a talented ensemble, including Tom Hanks, Madonna, Geena Davis and Rosie O'Donnell, in the true story of a World War II-era women's baseball league. Rated PG. (DVD #51229)

BOOTY CALL - Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson and Vivica A. Fox star in a raunchy comedy about two men in search of a certain latex accessory that will help them please their girlfriends. Rated R. (DVD #94959)

DRAGON FIST - Experience the high-flying excitement of international superstar Jackie Chan in this early kung-fu classic. Not rated. (DVD #07171)

HIGHER LEARNING - Director John Singleton brings a unique flair to his saga of a big university and its racial and sexual tensions. The large cast includes Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Laurence Fishburne and Oscar(r) winner Jennifer Connelly. Rated R. (DVD #06768)

ROXANNE - Steve Martin freely adapted Edmond Rostand's classic Cyrano de Bergerac for this charming, light-hearted romance that stars Martin, Daryl Hannah and Rick Rossovich. Directed by Fred Schepisi. Rated PG. (DVD #08539)

SILVERADO - Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner and Danny Glover star in a high-energy ode to classic Westerns from acclaimed director Lawrence Kasdan. Rated PG-13. (DVD #04281)

04/25/02

In some rather disappointing news, it seems that Walt Disney Home Video has extended its policy of full screen only DVD releases to MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND and MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL. These full screen only announcements come in addition to those of SNOW DOGS and MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVE, making family oriented programming the obvious target for Disney’s new and unwelcome DVD policy. If you would like to see 16:9 enhanced wide screen versions of MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND and MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, I strongly recommend that you contact Disney by telephone and e-mail and tell them that you will NOT be purchasing any full screen only releases. Be polite, but also make sure that you cite MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND and MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL by name. Contact Walt Disney Home Video at the following telephone number: 1-800-72-DISNEY and e-mail: disneyinfo@disneyhelp.com.

A Muppet Wide Screen petition has also been set up at the following: http://www.petitiononline.com/muppetws/petition.html 

Remember: DON’T ACCEPT COMPROMISES… DEMAND ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIOS ON DVD! Take the time to let your feelings be known to Walt Disney Home Video by calling and e-mailing the company.

It's been a long time coming but the wait is almost over! Tempe Entertainment’s 1989 production SKINNED ALIVE is making its debut as a Remastered Special Edition DVD and VHS on May 21st. Pre-orders will start at our online store on Monday -- just $9.99 for VHS and $14.99 for DVD so order yours before the pre-order price expires on May 21st!

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Digitally remastered from the original 16mm A/B roll cut negative (1.33:1 aspect ratio)

• Dolby Digital 5.1 surround remix

• Commentary with producer J.R. Bookwalter and makeup effects artist David Lange

• "Cut to the Bone: Dissecting the Making of SKINNED ALIVE" featurette (35 mins.)

• Behind-the-scenes footage (7 mins.)

• Camera & wardrobe tests with the original actors (11 mins.)

• About the Remastering (3 mins.)

• "Roommates Episode 2" Sitcom episode from the creators of SKINNED ALIVE (31 mins.)

• Isolated music score audio track

• Artwork still gallery

• Production still gallery

• Tempe DVD trailers and coming attractions

• Insert with introduction by producer and Tempe founder J.R. Bookwalter

Visit http://www.tempevideo.com for more details.

WATCH ME WHEN I KILL AKA: GATTO DAGLI OCCHI DI GIADA, II (1977, Italy)

• VERSION: WIDESCREEN SRP: $19.99 ITEM#: 8299

• UPC: 0-89859-82992-5 MINUTES: 95 COLOR: COLOR YEAR: 1981

• MPAA: R ASPECT: 16x9 GENRE: HORROR

• DVD BONUS: Bonus Horror Trailers, Original :30 & :60 sec Radio Spots, Antonio Bido Biography

• DVD SPECS: DVD-5, DOLBY DIGITAL STEREO, MACROVISION,

• NTSC/ REGION 1

ERIC MASON, SUZANNE LING, HERMAN WALLNER, PATRICIA LANDON, BEVERLY EDDINS, JAY SCOTT, REBECCA EDDINS, WILLIAM GUHL. DIRECTOR: CHRIS MUNGER

John Bradley operates and lives in a mortuary along with his wife, Martha, and daughter, Susan, who collects tarantula spiders and has always been ostracized by her friends because… well she’s a little bit strange. In true schlocky b-movie horror fashion, this is a real All-American dysfunctional family. When Susan discovers that mommy dearest is plotting to have dear old dad killed by her secret lover, who is also dad’s brother, she places a tarantula in mommy’s bed while she sleeps. Abruptly awakened by the spider, mom dies of a heart attack. This bizarre little episode apparently puts sweet little Susan over the top. Later as a teenager, Susan uses her pet tarantulas in acts of revenge against her terrified classmates, who have been tormenting her for way too long. And innocent looking Susan doesn’t stop there, making good plot use of her father’s mortuary and her creepy little playmates! A 70’s drive-in classic!

DVD

• VERSION: WIDESCREEN

• SRP: $19.99 ITEM#: 8314 UPC: 0-89859-83142-3

• MINUTES: 85 COLOR: COLOR YEAR: 1975

• MPAA: PG ASPECT: ENHANCED 16X9 ANAMORPHIC

• GENRE: HORROR

• DVD BONUS: Uncut 16x9 Anamorphic Transfer from the Origianl 35mm Negative, Original Theatrical Trailer

• DVD SPECS: DVD-5, Dolby Digital - Stereo

• STREET DATE: 5/28/2002

JOHN PAYNE, LIZABETH SCOTT, DAN DURYEA, DOLORES MORAN, EMILE G. MEYER, FRANK SULLY. DIRECTOR: ALLAN DWAN

A fictional account of one of the most shameful moments in American history. McCarthyism justice western style: a case of guilt by suspicion. Outstanding model citizen Sheriff Dan Ballard (John Payne) becomes a marked criminal on the run when Ned McCarthy, US Marshall (Dan Duryea) rides into town with a warrant for his arrest for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000. Will the Sheriff be able to collect enough evidence to tell his side of the story? Will the townspeople listen to him? "…a fascinating relic of its era as both a HIGH NOON variation and an obvious allegory of HUAC/ McCarthyist hypocrisy." -- Leonard Maltin

DVD

• VERSION: STANDARD SRP: $19.9 ITEM#: 8291

• UPC: 0-89859-82912-3 MINUTES: 80 COLOR: COLOR

• YEAR: 1954 MPAA: NR ASPECT: 1.33:1 GENRE: WESTERN

• DVD BONUS: Original Theatrical Trailer, Actor Bios

• DVD SPECS: DVD-5, DOLBY DIGITAL MONO, SCENE SELECTION,

• MACROVISION, NTSC/ REGION 1

• STREET DATE: 5/28/2002

CORNEL WILDE, YVONNE DE CARLO, RAYMOND BURR, LON CHANEY JR., RODOLFO (RUDY) ACOSTA. DIRECTOR: ALLAN DWAN

Set in Old Spanish California of the 1800’s, a dashing young rancher (Cornel Wilde) seeks vengeance for the murder of his wife (Yvonne de Carlo). Her identical twin (also played by Yvonne de Carlo) accompanies the rancher on their hunt for outlaw (Rodolfo Acosta), and his gang. Will lawman (Lon Chaney) help them in bringing the fugitives to justice? Filmed in the mountains between California and Nevada with beautiful location photography provided by John Alton. classic!

DVD

• VERSION: STANDARD SRP: $19.99 ITEM#: 8289

• UPC: 0-89859-82892-8 MINUTES: 84 COLOR: COLOR

• YEAR: 1954 MPAA: NR ASPECT: 1.33:1 GENRE: WESTERN

• DVD BONUS: Original Theatrical Trailer, Actor Bios

• DVD SPECS: Dolby Digital - Mono, Scene Selection, Macrovision,

• NTSC/Region 1

• STREET DATE: 5/28/2002

RED RYDER - DVD DOUBLE-FEATURE #1

WILLIAM "WILD BILL" ELLIOT, ROBERT BLAKE, ALICE FLEMING, PEGGY STEWART, FRANCIS McDONALD, LINDA STIRLING, GLENN STRANGE, DUNCAN RENALDO DIRECTOR: LESLIE SELANDER & HOWARD P. BRETHERTON

Originally produced by Republic Pictures, the Red Ryder movies were based on the character created by Fred Harman for his newspaper comic strip, which ran from 1938 to 1964. There’s plenty of doublebarreled action in this double-feature starring Wild Bill Elliott as the Red Ryder and Bobby Blake as Little Beaver. In the first part of our double-bill, SAN ANTONIO KID (1944), greedy outlaws in pursuit of the coveted "black gold", frighten local ranchers into leaving their homesteads in order that they might buy up all the valuable land. Red Ryder comes to their aid. In the second half of the double-bill, CHEYENNE WILDCAT (1947), Red Ryder is the unwilling object-of-desire caught between the love of two different ladies, but he still finds the time to outwit a gang of ornery outlaws.

DVD

• VERSION: STANDARD SRP: $19.99 ITEM#: 8330

• UPC: 0-89859-83302-1 MINUTES: 108 COLOR: B/W

• YEAR: 1944 & 1947 MPAA: NR ASPECT: 1.33:1 GENRE: WESTERN

• DVD BONUS: Photo Gallery of Posters and Comic Book Art, Actor Bios,

• Original Adventures of Red Ryder Serial Trailer

• DVD SPECS: DVD-9, DOLBY DIGITAL MONO, SCENE SELECTION, MACROVISION, NTSC/ REGION 0

CISCO KID - DVD DOUBLE-FEATURE #1

DUNCAN RENALDO, MARTIN GARRALAGA, FRANCIS MCDONALD, LEO CARRILLO, JANE ADAMS. DIRECTOR: LAMBERT HILLYER & DERWIN ABRAHAMS

Of all the heroes of the Old West, few are as well loved or as easily recognized as the Cisco Kid, based on O’Henry’s famous character. Together with his bumbling, but lovable amigo, Pancho, Cisco has entertained millions of children and adults for many years. This rough-in-tumble double-feature stars Duncan Renaldo as our dashing hero with Martin Garralaga and Leo Carrillo taking turns playing the ever-befuddled Pancho. In "SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE" (1945), the daring duo go to the aid of a rancher friend and his neighbors, whose ranches are being terrorized by a ruthless dictator and a gang of horse thieves. In the second part of our double-bill, "THE GIRL FROM SAN LORENZO" (1950), Cisco and Pancho must track down a criminal gang which has been robbing stagecoaches – disguised as Cisco and Pancho!

DVD

• VERSION: COLLECTOR’S EDITION SRP: $19.99 ITEM#: 8331

• UPC: 0-89859-83312-0 MINUTES: 145 COLOR: B/W

• YEAR: 1954-50 MPAA: NR ASPECT: 1.33:1 GENRE: WESTERN

• DVD BONUS: Photo & Poster Gallery, Bios, Bonus Color TV Episode, Interview with Duncan Renaldo

• DVD SPECS: DVD-5, Dolby Digital - Mono, Scene Selection, Full

• Frame, Macrovision, NTSC/Region 0

• STREET DATE: 5/28/2002

04/24/02

THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, a startling and stylish supernatural thriller from Guillermo del Toro, the director of "Blade 2" and "Mimic," debuts on DVD June 25 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Recalling the lush, atmospheric chills of "The Others" and "The Sixth Sense," THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE is a ghost story that teams Mexico's most well-known filmmaker, del Toro, with Agustín and Pedro Almodóvar ("Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," "All About My Mother"), two of Spain's most noted cinematic talents.

Nominated for two Goya Awards, the Spanish equivalent of the Oscar, THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE has been hailed as "an elegant scare picture" by The New York Times and "the most complete and complex genre movie of the year" by the New York Press.

Set at an isolated orphanage and political shelter in Santa Lucia, Spain, THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE centers on 12-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve), who arrives at Santa Lucia School as an orphan of the Spanish Civil War. Carlos soon learns that the imposing stone building houses more than just children and political refugees. Hidden riches, sexual intrigue and the restless ghost of a murdered student are waiting in the darkness.

THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE was produced by El Deseo S.A., a film-production group formed by the Almodóvars to produce Pedro Almodóvar's films with complete creative freedom. The company has produced all of Almodóvar's films since Law of Desire, including such internationally successful films as "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," "High Heels" and "Live Flesh." El Deseo aims to be a breeding ground for new talent and has produced the first films of several young Spanish directors, such as Accion Mutante by Alex de la Iglesia and Pasajes by Daniel Calparsoro.

THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE: Starring Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi and Fernando Tielve. Executive Producers Agustín Almodóvar and Berta Navarro. Written by Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras and David Muñoz. Directed by Guillermo del Toro.

• Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video

• Remastered in High Definition

• Audio: Spanish

• Subtitles: English, Spanish

• Widescreen Presentation

• Director and Cinematographer Commentary

• "Making-Of" Featurette

• Storyboard Comparisons

• Deleted Scenes

• Director's Sketchbook

• Theatrical Trailer

• MPAA Rating: R (for violence, language and some sexuality)

• DVD Price: $29.95

• Color / Closed Captioned / 110 minutes

John Reina, a 13-year veteran of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Retail Sales, North America, for the company.  The announcement was made by Marshall Forster, CTHE's Executive Vice President, to whom Mr. Reina will report. Mr. Reina, previously Vice President of Sales, will continue to oversee CTHE's sell- through retail business with the goal of expanding CTHE's DVD and VHS presence into the North American home entertainment marketplace. His responsibilities include managing CTHE's national retail sales force and sales planning activities as well as servicing the sales needs of CTHE's retail partners. Mr. Reina also works closely with the CTHE marketing group to determine scheduling, retail sales promotions and overall retail marketing strategy.

In making the announcement, Mr. Forster said, "I am extremely happy to be able to recognize and reward John's many contributions to CTHE's success with this promotion. John is a unique and talented executive who, in his many years with CTHE, has demonstrated a remarkable ability to lead and inspire his sales team and to work closely with our marketing group to create the successful retail sales programs for which we are noted.

"His outstanding business judgement and commitment to CTHE have been key reasons we have been honored with several Vendor of the Year awards over the years from such important retail companies as Wal-Mart, Target and Transworld," Mr. Forster continued.

Prior to joining CTHE in 1989 as Director of Sales, Mr. Reina held key sales posts at New World Video, Warner Home Video and WEA.

04/22/02

On June 18th, Warner Home Video invites you to take home THE MAJESTIC, the new film starring two-time Golden Globe winner Jim Carrey, one of the most successful talents of all time and a $1.3 billion box-office superstar.

Carrey’s hits have sold more than 38 million videos including How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Liar Liar, Dumb & Dumber, The Mask and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Roger Ebert says "Carrey has never been better" than he is in THE MAJESTIC, which arrives on VHS for $22.98 SRP and on DVD for $26.98 SRP.

Academy Award®- and Golden Globe-nominated director Frank Darabont’s previous films, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, have become two of the most successful titles in the Warner library. In THE MAJESTIC, Darabont celebrates the Hollywood of yesterday with an every-day Capraesque hero in this salute to a bygone era.

Special DVD features include Sand Pirates of the Sahara, the movie within the movie, eight minutes of additional scenes and the theatrical trailer. The DVD also includes Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, widescreen format [16x9 1.85:1], cast and crew filmographies, English and French languages (dubbed in Quebec), and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

SYNOPSIS

The year is 1951 and ambitious Hollywood screenwriter Peter Appleton (Carrey) is suddenly targeted as a suspected Communist. He loses his job and his girl in quick succession and then in a serious car accident, he’s left with amnesia and loses his identity altogether. Stumbling into a charming small California town where he’s mistaken for Luke Trimble, one of their many long lost World War II heroes, Peter meets Luke’s beautiful girlfriend Adele (Holden). His "father" Harry (Martin Landau) reintroduces Peter to the life he led before the war, and they work together as father and son to restore and reopen The Majestic, the town’s long abandoned movie palace. Though his true memory eventually returns, Peter falls in love with Adele during his sojourn in the town, and he discovers the courage and the conviction he needs to become the hero of his own life.

THE MAJESTIC co-stars Academy Award-winner Martin Landau (Ed Wood, The X-Files) and Academy Award-nominee Bob Balaban (Gosford Park, Best in Show).

• $26.98 SRP DVD

• STREET DATE: June 18

• RATING: PG for language and mild thematic elements

• RUN TIME: 152 minutes

A WALK TO REMEMBER, the inspiring coming-of-age story about first love, arrives on VHS and DVD from Warner Home Video July 9th. Singing sensation Mandy Moore and teen heart-throb Shane West, star of TV’s "Once and Again," will also provide commentary for the romantic movie hit which will sell for $26.98 SRP on DVD and $22.98 SRP on VHS.

A WALK TO REMEMBER was adapted from the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks (Message in a Bottle), which spent more than a year on both the hardcover and paperback New York Times bestseller lists, an accomplishment shared by the works of only one other contemporary author – J. K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame. The film of A WALK TO REMEMBER won over audiences of all ages, parents as well as teens, with its refreshingly warm and honest story of teen romance and the moral character of its young protagonist, played by multi-platinum recording star Mandy Moore. Moore, who has sold more than five million records and is the host of her own show on MTV, now in its second season, also co-starred in the box-office/video hit The Princess Diaries, and has toured with superstars like ‘N Sync and the Backstreet Boys. "Moore sparkles and she’ll steal your heart"1 in this movie which Roger Ebert called "a small treasure."

Directed by Adam Shankman (The Wedding Planner), A WALK TO REMEMBER tells the heartfelt story of two North Carolina teenagers: Landon Carter (West), a troubled, unmotivated but very popular student and Jamie Sullivan (Moore), the serious and conservative daughter of a preacher. But as love pulls them closer, peer pressure and lifestyles seek to break them apart.

A WALK TO REMEMBER co-stars Peter Coyote (Erin Brockovich, E.T. the Extraterrestrial) and Daryl Hannah (Splash, Steel Magnolias).

DVD Special Features include:

• Two separate commentaries: one by Shane West, Mandy Moore and director Adam Shankman; the other by novelist Nicholas Sparks and screenwriter Karen Janszen

• Mandy Moore’s "Cry" music video

• Theatrical trailer

Standard features include Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio, widescreen format [16X9 Arriscope 2.35:1], cast film highlights, English and French (dubbed in Quebec) languages, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

• CATALOG: DVD #22420

• $26.98 SRP DVD

• STREET DATE: July 9

• RATING: PG for thematic elements, language and some sensual material

• RUN TIME: 102 minutes

OUTSIDE THE LAW, an action packed drama starring undefeated middleweight kickboxing champion Cynthia Rothrock (Rage and Honor, The Path of the Dragon), debuts on videocassette and DVD June 25.

In OUTSIDE THE LAW, dazzling martial artist secret agent Julie Cosgrove (Rothrock) is ambushed while on a clandestine military mission in Colombia.  Faced with the trauma of losing her entire team including her fianc', Julie fled her job with the U.S. government and vows to start over.  But on the threshold of a new life, she walks straight into her most dangerous mission yet.

Passing through a small town, Julie befriends a group of locals who are unwittingly tied to a Florida mob.  When one of her new acquaintances is killed, Julie's lethal instincts and defensive training kick into gear.  She finds herself on the run seeking freedom from the Feds . and justice for her friend.

OUTSIDE THE LAW: executive producers by Cynthia Rothrock and Jorge Montesi.  Produced by Don Enright and Les Alexander.  Written by Rob Gilmer. Directed by Jorge Montesi.

DVD:

• Digitally Mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video

• Full Screen Presentation

• Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), French 2 Channel (Dolby Surround)

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

• Theatrical Trailers

• MPAA Rating: R

• DVD Price: $24.95 SLP

• Color / 90 minutes

• Closed Caption

• DVD #07064 / UPC Code: 0-43396-07064-6

04/19/02

This is the acknowledged granddaddy of all Star Wars parodies and the ONLY film to feature flying, battling steam-iron spaceships and DynaSpace sound! It's time you were reunited with your old friends and fiends like Fluke Starbucker, Augie Ben Doggie, Princess Anne-Droid, Ham Salad, and the evil Darth Nader!

The Farce is back, fully restored by its director and creator, Ernie Fosselius, with dozens of hilarious new features. This new 1-hour DVD includes:

Available For The First Time on DVD This May, The Film Stars Michael E. Knight, Phoebe Cates and Emmanuelle Beart

The DVD is presented widescreen (2.35:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and features a theatrical trailer and a 5x7 theatrical poster replica.

Jim Saunders (Knight) is an aspiring composer who is engaged to Patty (Cates), the spoiled daughter of a pharmaceuticals millionaire. The day after his bachelor party, Jim finds a beautiful angel (Beart) in his pool. The angel has broken her wing and Jim decides to nurse her back to health. To Jim's dismay, his fiance sees the angel in his home and she becomes outraged at the idea of another woman. Not only does Jim have to explain the truth to his fiance, but he must also keep the angel from his greedy friends and Patty's father who want to exploit her. Date With an Angel also stars Bibi Besch (Tremors) and David Dukes (Gods and Monsters).

gallery, a restoration comparison and more.

Airline pilot Jed Towers (Richard Widmark) travels to New York, where he stays in the hotel his girlfriend is a singer at. After she dumps him, Jed notices Nell (Marilyn Monroe), a baby-sitter for hotel guests the Joneses. Jed sees Nell through his window, gets acquainted and becomes increasingly aware that this disturbed, spooky woman is the last person Mrs. Jones should have entrusted with her daughter.

Billionaire Jean-Marc Clement (Yves Montand) learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. He goes to the theatre, where he sees Amanda (Marilyn Monroe) rehearsing a song and the director thinks him an actor suited to play himself in the revue. He takes the part in order to see more of Amanda.

Barnaby Fulton (Cary Grant), a chemist, is working on a youth formula for a chemical company by testing it on chimps. His very understanding wife, Edwina (Ginger Rogers), is very supportive. His boss secretary (Marilyn Monroe) also helps by displaying her legs while wearing Barnaby s indestructible hose. When Esther, the chimp, mixes her own formula and it gets in the water cooler in the lab, the fun begins! Barnaby goes back in age twice, as does Edwina. Wild rides in a hot sports car, roller-skating, jive dancing and scalping Edwina s childhood boyfriend, Hank Entwhistle, all ensue. Barnaby and Edwina live happily ever after, supervising Esther s formula.

As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tension between one wife and her husband reaches the level of murder. Rose (Marilyn Monroe) and George Loomis (Joseph Cotten) are vacationing in a bungalow at the falls. Their relationship is getting worse and worse. They meet the Cuttlers, who are spending a late honeymoon in the next bungalow. By accident, Polly Cuttler discovers that Rose has a lover. But what she is not aware of is that Rose and her lover intend to attract George in the falls to murder him.

DVD Price: $79.98 U.S./$104.98 Canada

From the director of Slacker and Dazed And Confused comes one of the most imaginative animated features ever made. This funny, ingenious film, which Rolling Stone Magazine calls "nothing short of amazing," explores the fascinating question: "Are we sleep-walking through our waking state or wake-walking through our dreams?" Join Wiley Wiggins as he searches for answers to life’s most important questions in a world that may or may not be reality, in "the most visually alive movie of the year" (Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times).

Christopher Walken (America’s Sweethearts, Pulp Fiction), Jonathan Pryce (Tomorrow Never Dies, Evita) and Simon Baker (Red Planet, L.A. Confidential, TV’s The Guardian) co-star as the liaisons turn dangerous in the movie directed by Charles Shyer (Private Benjamin, Father of the Bride I & II).

A DVD SPARKLING WITH SPECIAL FEATURES

The standard features include a filmography of the cast and crew, widescreen format (16x9), English and French languages and English, French and Spanish subtitles.

Master Pai Cheng-Cheh befriends an abused poor orphan Chien Fu (Chan), who can't fight and who constantly gets bullied by rivals of the Eagle Claw school.  After seeing this, Master Pai Cheng-Cheh decides to teach Chien Fu the Snake Fist style so he can defend himself when trouble arrives.

DVD:

It seems as though the phenomenal success of the DVD format has come back to bite movie buffs in the a**. With DVD now finding its way to the masses, those individuals who can’t live with every single bit of their TV screen filled have been complaining to the mass merchants, who in turn have been putting pressure on the home video companies to release movies in full screen on DVD.

If you are amongst the many DVD fans upset or outraged by the notion of full screen only releases, I say- DON’T ACCEPT COMPROMISES… DEMAND ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIOS ON DVD! Take the time to let your feelings be known and contact the following companies:

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
10202 West Washington Boulevard SPP-8606
Culver City, CA 90232
Telephone: 310-244-4000
Fax: 310-280-1789
Feedback: http://www.sonypictures.com/spe/help_feedback_index.html 
Petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/rain71/petition.html 

Walt Disney Home Video
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Burbank, CA 91521
Telephone: 1-800-72-DISNEY
Fax: 818-567-6464
Email: disneyinfo@disneyhelp.com 

With SPIDER-MAN set for a theatrical release by Columbia Pictures on May 3, an "X-Men" sequel in production, and both "Daredevil" (with Ben Affleck) and "The Incredible Hulk" (directed by Ang Lee) slated for release in 2003, Lee's work has never been more popular or

more faithfully adapted.

In "Creating Spider-Man," Lee gives a definitive set of answers to Smith's questions about Spider-Man, who may be Lee's most famous creation. With complete candor, Lee discusses the creator-credit controversy between him and artist Steve Ditko; Peter Parker's role as a new kind of  hero - a kid with real problems to whom readers could relate; Spidey's arch-villains and true loves; and Columbia Pictures' hotly anticipated SPIDER-MAN movie.

In the program's second feature, "Here Come the Heroes," Lee traces his own personal history and the beginnings of his 60-plus years in the business.

Smith agrees that it is time to give Lee his due. "Especially now, in what looks like it's shaping up to be the year of Spider-Man, it's great that we kind of take a moment to pay homage to the guy without whom there is no Spider-Man," Smith says.

DVD:

For viewers, the surprises and mysteries only begin with the critically lauded box-office hit, which was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award and was the winner of four Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Picture.  In fact, the limited-edition DVD offers a series of mindbenders and challenges designed by Nolan that begin the moment one of the set's two discs is inserted into the player. At its core, the DVD is constructed as an elaborate mental puzzle that the viewer must solve in order to watch the film and the added-value elements.