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Walt Disney will release Chicken Little on DVD on March 14th. This disc will be presented in a 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include deleted scenes (with three alternate openings), a "Hatching Chicken Little" making-of featurette, 2 music videos (by The Cheetah Girls & Barenaked Ladies), karaoke sing-alongs, games/activities, and a collection of trailers.

New Line Home Entertainment will release the David Cronenberg film A History of Violence (starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris & William Hurt) on February 28th. This disc will be presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with both English Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS audio tracks. Extras will include an audio commentary (by director David Cronenberg), a deleted scene (with optional director's commentary), an "Acts of Violence" documentary, three featurettes ("Violence's History: Un...ted States Version vs. International Version," "Unmaking of Scene 44" & "Too Commercial for Cannes"), & the theatrical trailer.

New Line Home Entertainment will release the Tony Scott film Domino (starring Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, Lucy Liu and Mena Suvari) on February 14th. This Platinum Series release will be presented in a 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen tranfser, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX & DTS-ES 6.1 audio tracks. Extras will include two audio commentaries (the first with Tony Scott and writer Richard Kelly; the second with script notes and story development from director Tony Scott, execut...ve producer Zach Schiff-Abrams, writer Richard Kelly and actor Tom Waits), deleted/alternate scenes (with optional director's commentary), two featurettes ("I am a Bounty Hunter" & "Bounty Hunting on Acid: Evolution of a Visual Style"), as wekk as a collection of trailers.

Paramount Home Entertainment will release the Special Edition of the Sam Neill / Laurence Fishburne sci-fi horror Event Horizon on April 18th. This disc will feature a new anamorphic widescreen transfer along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include a five-part making-of documentary, deleted/extended scenes, concept art, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more.

Paramount Home Entertainment will release the most recent recent Nicolas Cage film The Weather Man on January 31st. Available in separate anamorphic widescreen and fullscreen versions, each will feature Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, five featurettes ("Extended Outlook: The Script," "Relative Humidity: The Characters," "Forecast: Becoming a Weatherman," "Trade Winds: The Collaboration" & "Atmospheric Pressure: The Style and Palette"), as well as the theatrical trailer.

Universal Home Entertainment will release the recent Al Pacino & Matthew McConaughey thriller Two for the Money on January 17th. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen tranfer, along with English & French Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include an audio commentary (by writer Dan Gilroy and director DJ Caruso), deleted scenes (with optional commentary tracks by Gilroy and Caruso), two featurettes ("Insider Interview: The Real Brandon" & "The Freeroll: The Making of Two fo... the Money"), and trailers/TV spots.

Universal Home Entertainment will release the recent Sci-Fi film Serenity on December 20th. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with English & French Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include an audio commentary (by writer/director Joss Whedon), a director's introduction, deleted scenes, outtakes, and three featurette ("Future History: The Story of Earth That Was," "What's in a Firefly" & "Re-Lighting the Firefly").

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the horror film The Exorcism of Emily Rose in separate rated (119 min.) & unrated (121 min.) editions on December 20th December. Each version will include a 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include three featurettes ("Genesis of the Story," "Casting the Film" & "Visual Design").

New Line Home Entertainment will release that recent Samuel L. Jackson & Eugene Levy comedy The Man on January 17th. 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 four featurettes ("Sam Jackson’s Guide to Cursing Like a Bad A&% Motha F$#@*," "Who’s the Man?," "Making an Action Scene" & "The Ride: A Look at the ’83 Cadillac"), deleted scenes, gag reels, and the trailer.

On December 13th, Universal Home Entertainment will release the recent comedy hit The 40-Year-Old Virgin in separate rated and unrated version. The 133 minute rated edition will be presented in 1.33:1 fullscreen only, while the unrated edition will be presented in an anamorphic widescreen transfer; both will feature an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras on both releases will include a gag reel, a "You Know How I Know You're Gay" featurette, a 1970's sex education video, a "Waxing Doc" feature, ... "Line-O-Rama" feature. The unrated version will also include additional deleted footage and a "My Date With Stormy" feature.