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Warner Bros. will release the complete third season of ER on April 26th. This set will feature each season three episode presented in 1.77:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, along with English Dolby Digital 2.0 audio. Extras will include episode specific Audio Commentaries, Documentaries, Easter Eggs, Featurettes, a Gag Reel, and Outtakes.

On April 19th, Sony Pictures will release the critically acclaimed film House of Flying Daggers. This disc will be presented in an anamophic widescreen transfer, along with an audio commentary, a making of featurette, a music video and a photo gallery. More details, including audio formats and confirmed extras will follow shortly.

Fox Home Entertainment will release the Jennifer Garner comic-book adventure known as Elektra on April 5th. The disc will be presented in an anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with both English DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include deleted scenes, a “Making-of Elektra” featurette, an “Inside the Editing Room” feature, a Comic-Con Presentation, trailers, a soundtrack promo, and an “Inside Look” at the Fantastic Four and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Warner Home Video will release the extremely controversial Nicole Kidman film Birth on April 9th. This disc will be presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen tranfer, along with both English Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS 5.1 audio tracks. As for extras, this disc will include the theatrical trailer, and DVD-ROM features.

On May 3rd, Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release the Nicholas Cage action film National Treasure in seperate widescreen and fullscreen editions. Each disc will feature a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track, as well as Deleted scenes and an Alternate Ending (with optional director’s commentary), four featurettes (“National Treasure On Location”, “the Knights Templar”, “Treasure Hunters Revealed” & “Riley’s Decode This!), Three challenge games, and an opening scene animatic (also with optional Director’s co…
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On April 12th, Universal will release the Seed of Chucky in three seperate editions – the theatrical cut (fullscreen) and an unrated cut (widescreen & fullscreen). Each disc will feature English Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS 5.1 audio tracks along, and a slew of extras… an Audio Commentary (with director Don Mancini and Jennifer Tilly), a “Family Hell-iday” Slide Show, a new “Conceiving The Seed of Chucky” featurette, Jennifer Tilly’s video diary from The Tonight Show, and “FuZion Up Close with the Seed of Chu…
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Paramount Home Entertainment will release the Jude Law film Alfie in separate anamorphic widescreen and fullscreen editions on March 15th. Each disc will feature a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks, 2 audio commentaries, 8 deleted scenes (with optional commentary), 5 behind-the-scenes featurettes, image galleries, as well as trailers.

Lions Gate Home Entertainment will release the shock horror film Saw on February 15th. This disc, released in separate widescreen and full frame editions, will feature an Audio Commentary (with Director James Wan and Writer/Actor Leigh Whannell), a Making of “Bite the Hand That Bleeds” featurette, a Making of Saw featurette, as well as Fear Factory’s “Bite the Hand That Bleeds” Music Video.

Warner Home Video will release Exorcist: The Beginning on March 1st. This disc be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Renny Harlin), a making-of featurette, and the theatrical trailer. The Paul Schrader version of the film will not be included on this single-disc release.

Fox Home Entertainment will release the Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Huppert, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman and Naomi Watts comedy I Heart Huckabees on February 22nd. This dual-sided disc will include both anamorphic widescreen and full screen presentations, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include two audio commentaries (The first with director David O. Russell; the second with cast members Jason Schwartzman, Mark Wahlberg and Naomi Watts), two featurettes (“Production” & “Behind the S…
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release the John Travolta & Joaquin Phoenix film Ladder 49 on March 8th. This disc will be presented in a 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen transfer, along with a THX certified Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track as well as an Enhanced Home Theater audio mix. Extras will include an audio commentary (by Director Jay Russell and Editor Bud Smith), deleted scenes, two featurettes (“Everyday Heroes” & “Making of Ladder 49”), and a “Shine Your Light” music video performed by Robbie Robertson….
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Paramount will release the ground-breaking film Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow (starring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie) on January 25th. This disc will be released in separate anamorphic widescreen and full screen version, both with English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include two audio commentaries, five behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and the original six-minute short film that inspired the film.

Buena Vista will release the Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci film Shall We Dance? on February 1st. This box-office hit will be presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen tranfer, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Peter Chelsom), deleted scenes (with optional director commentary), three featurettes (“Beginner’s Ballroom”, “Behind the Scenes”, & “Music of Shall We Dance?”), along with the Pussycat Dolls “Sway”…
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Lion Gate Home Entertainment will release The Crying Game: Collector’s Edition on January 25th. This disc will be presented in a remastered anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with both DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Neil Jordan), an alternate ending (with optional commentary), a making-of featurette, and a featurette examining the war in Northern Ireland as seen through the eyes of a Catholic cabbie from Belfast and a Protestant paramilitary cons…
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Touchstone Home Entertainment will release the Bernie Mac comedy Mr. 3000 on February 1st. This disc will be presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with both English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Charles Stone), deleted scenes )with director commentary_, extended scenes, four featurettes (“The Tonight Show”, “Spring Training: The Extras Journey”, “Everybody Loves Stan”, & “Making of Mr. 3000”), and outtakes.

Columbia-Tristar will release the Deluxe Edition of Luc Besson’s Leon: The Professional on January 11th. Along with the unrated international Superbit audio & video presentation, this set will include three featurettes (“Ten year reunion”, “Trial by Fire: Natalie Portman As Mathilda”, & “Birth of a Star: Jean Reno As Leon”), a full length Leon fact track, and more.

Universal will release the Reese Witherspoon film Vanity Fair on February 1st. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with both English and French Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Mira Nair), two featurettes (“Welcome to Vanity Fair” & “Women Behind Vanity Fair”), as well as deleted scenes.

Warner Home Video will relesae the complete first season of the hit show One Tree Hill on January 25th. This 6-disc set will feature each season one episode presented in their televised 1.33:1 full frame aspect ratio, along with English Dolby Digital 2.0 audio tracks. Extras will include an cast & crew audio commentaries on three episodes, fourty-eight minutes of unaired scenes (with introductions), a “Building a Winning Team” making of documentary, a “Diaries From The Set” behind-the-scenes vignette, a gag reel …
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Fox Home Entertainment will release the ultimate Sci-Fi battle Alien Vs Predator on January 25th. This disc will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with English DTS 5.1 and English & French Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include two audio commentaries (the first by Paul W.S. Anderson, Lance Henriksen and Sanaa Lathan; the second by Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. and John Bruno), an alternate opening version of the film, an “AVP Making-of” Featurette, 3 deleted scenes, an Ins…
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Fox Home Entertainment will release the Zach Braff / Natalie Portman / Peter Sarsgaard / Ian Holm comedy Garden State on December 28th. This disc will be presented in an anamorphic widescreen transfer along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include two audio commentaries (the first with Writer/Director/Actor Zach Braff and Actor Natalie Portman; the second wiht Zach Braff along with Director of Photography Lawrence Sher, Editor Myron Kerstein and Production Designer Judy Becker), 16 del…
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Universal will release the Paul Bettany / Kirsten Dunst romantic comedy Wimbledon on December 28th. This disc will be presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with English DTS, English Dolby Digital 5.1, and French Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks. Extras will include an audio commentary (with director Richard Loncraine & actor Paul Bettany), and four featurettes (“Wimbledon: A Look Inside”, “Welcome to the Club”, “Ball Control” & “Coach a Rising Star”).

Lions Gate Home Entertainment will release the “based on true events” thriller Open Water on December 28th. This disc will be presented in an anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with both English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 6.1 audio tracks. Extras will include a two audio commentaries (the first with Director Chris Kentis and Producer Laura Lau; the second with stars Blanchard Ryan and Daniel Travis), an “Indie Essentials” filmmaker guide to marketing a movie, & a “On The High Seas: Making Open Water” featurett…
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Fox will finally release the complete fifth season of The Simpsons on December 21st. Each episode will be presented in 1.33:1 fullscreen transfers, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 and both Spanish and French Dolby Digital 2.0 audio tracks. Extras will include a commentary tracks on 6 episodes (by Matt Groening and his associates), animatics and storyboards with illustrated commentary, commercials, Tree House of Horror Sketches and deleted scenes. If more extras are announced, we will let you know.

In the firm’s latest reversal, Sony has abandoned anti-copying technology on CD’s. The corporate claim is that the anti-piracy message has been communicated, and such measures are not really necessary. Now – consider also that Sony recently announced that it will allow the playback of native MP3 in its digital music players, and a somewhat different message is communicated: Sony figures they can make more money selling music and hardware that allows consumers the freedom to do with their media as they please. Too bad it…
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On January 4th, New Line will release separate Rated and Unrated editions of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. Both releases will feature a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Extras will include two audio commentaries (teh first with director Danny Leiner and actors John Cho and Kal Penn, the second with writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg), deleted scenes, “Back Seat” Interviews, an “Art of the Fart” sound documentary, Cast & Crew: Drive-Thru Bites,…
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