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Paramount Home Entertainment will finally release the Special Collector's Edition of the Tom Cruise action flick Mission: Impossible on April 11th. This disc will be presented in an anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include seven featurettes ("40 Years of Creating the Impossible," "Explosive Exploits," "Spies Among Us," "Catching the Train," "International Spy Museum," "Generation: Cruise," & "Agent Dossiers"), a Stanley Kubrick Award f...r Excellence in Filmmaking Acceptance Speech, a photo gallery, trailers, and an easteregg.

Universal Home Video will release the 15th Anniversary Edition of Fried Green Tomatoes on June 6th. This disc will include the theatrical version, as well as an extended cut of the film - both presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include an audio commentary (with Director Jon Avnet), deleted scenes, outtakes, a "Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes" featurette, Sipsey's Recipes, Jon Avnet's Director's Not...s, production photographs & notes, and more. (note: cover art shown is not final)

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Capote, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, on March 14th. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include two audio commentaries (the first with the director and Philip Seymour Hoffman; the second with the director and the films screenwriter), an extended behind-the-scenes documentary, an "On Truman Capote" featurette, and an image gallery.

Fox Home Entertainment will release the first volume of American Dad on April 25th. All 13 episodes will be presented over 3-discs in 1.33:1 fullframe, along with Dolby Digital 2.0 (English) audio tracks. Extras will include episode specific audio commentaries (by Creators & Producers Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman, Seth MacFarlane and others), a making-of featurette, animated comparisons, a table read, deleted scenes, and more.

On March 7th, Warner will release 3 separate versions of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - a single movie-only version (in both Widescreen & Fullscreen), as well as a 2-Disc Special Edition. The 2-disc SE will be presented in a 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen transfer, along with English, French, and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include Additional Scenes, Conversations with the Cast, four Interactive Challenges, six Making-of Featurettes ("Harry vs. the Horntail: The First Task," ...In Too Deep: The Second Task," "The Maze: The Third Task," "Meet the Champions," "He Who must Not Be Named" & "Preparing for the Yule Ball"), and DVD-ROM features.

Universal Home Video (along with Focus Features) will release Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley on February 28th. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks (English, French and Spanish). Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Joe Wright), three featurettes ("A Bennet Family Portrait," "Jane Austen, Ahead of Her Time" & "Behind-the-Scenes at the Ball"), a HBO First Look, and a collection of trailers.

Universal Home Video (along with Focus Features) will release Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley on February 28th. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks (English, French and Spanish). Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Joe Wright), three featurettes ("A Bennet Family Portrait," "Jane Austen, Ahead of Her Time" & "Behind-the-Scenes at the Ball"), a HBO First Look, and a collection of trailers.

New Line will release the Ryan Reynolds & Amy Smart romantic comedy Just Friends on March 7th. This disc will be presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Roger Kumble, writer Adam “Tex” Davis, and the Producers), deleted scenes (with optional commentary), nine behind the scenes featurettes (“Tales From the Friend Zone”, “Developing Just Friends”, “A Director’s Guide to Comedy”, “The Tra...sformation”, “The Body Shake”, “It’s Friggin’ Cold”, “A Writer’s Journey”, “A Disaster in the Making” & “The Reshoots”), a music video & the theatrical trailer.

DreamWorks will release the recent Reece Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo romantic comedy Just Like Heaven on February 7th. This disc will be presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with English Dolby Digital 2.0 & 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include a Director's Commentary, Outtakes & Bloopers, Deleted Scenes, a Making-of Featurette, and a collection of Trailers.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the Jon Favreau directed family adventure Zathura on February 7th. This disc will be presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 & French 2.0 audio tracks. Extras will include an Audio Commentary (by Jon Favreau and Peter Billingsley), three Featurettes ("Making-Of," "Cast of Zathura" & "Miniatures and the World of Zathura"), a "Visual Effects" Documentary, & more.