Home Media Magazine - September 16-22, 2007 - (Page 28)

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He passes through a shamanic gateway into the 21st century where he meets his alter-ego. Together they pass through a series of adventures. Available: NOW T today makes it harder for the individual filmmaker’s voice to be heard. That voice has been our calling card for more than 20 years, and working with MySpace gives us a chance to speak it.” The series is something of a “twentysomething” as it tells the stories of six creative people in their twenties — a video blogger, two filmmakers, an actress, a geek and a girl who hasn’t yet cut the cord to her parents. “When Emmy Award-winning producers come to MySpaceTV — you know this is reaching a whole new level,” said Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace. MySpaceTV will create a “quarterlife” video channel and MySpace profile page with character descriptions, behind-thescenes footage and storyline secrets. A trailer is now available at the site. Distributed by: Baker & Taylor: 800/775-2600 • Ingram: 800/759-5000 • Navarre: 800/728-4000 VPD: 800/366-2111 • WAXWORKS: 800/825-8558 ‘Spider-Man 3’ on Blu-ray Disc Continued from page 12 TWILIGHT DANCERS MSRP:$29.95 Out of the mist they come, first one, then another. Hot, oiled, hard male bodies gyrating to the music. The lives and loves of the boys who dance for money are explored and exploited in this new and powerful film from the Philippines. Order Date: 10/16/07 Street Date: 11/6/07 million) and the No. 1 worldwide opening ($231 million) for 2007. “Our marketing and media campaign is multi-pronged, hitting the early adopters in the most obvious media [print and HDTV networks], as well as broader network advertising,” said Lexine Wong, senior EVP of worldwide marketing for Sony. Papa John’s will offer a $3 discount coupon for the standard DVD on 10 million SpiderMan 3-themed pizza boxes. Consumers who purchase $10 worth of Pringles and send in their receipts will receive a $5-off coupon for the DVD. Nutella will create 6,000 in-store DVD displays and Jolly Time will offer a $10 mail-in rebate to consumers who purchase six cartons of Jolly Time popcorn and the DVD. Wong said the Blu-ray editions will include standard DVD bonus material, including bloopers; photo galleries; a Snow Patrol music video; commentary with director Sam Raimi and cast members Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco; and a commentary with the producers and special effects supervisor, Scott Stokdyk. She said the “Spider-Man High-Def Trilogy” will feature seamless branching. “This technology allows a consumer to select on the same Blu-ray Disc either the original theatrical version or the recently released extended version, with more fight sequences,” Wong said. She said the release also will include BDJava features such as the Blu-meter, a personal book-marking feature. In addition to Java based (interactive) menus, the Blu-ray releases feature both uncompressed PCM audio and the new advanced high-definition Dolby True HD audio codec. “The Java-based Spider-Man 3 photo gallery will provide fans the opportunity to see exclusive behind-the-scenes photos at variable selectable speeds with continuous, un-interrupted music,” she said. CLASSIFIED SHOWCASE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MAKES DOLLARS AND SENSE! BRIEFS I KOCH HAS WEB BROWSERS FOR KIDS Koch Entertainment Distribution will soon distribute the kid-friendly Internet browsers of San Diegobased Children’s Educational Network (CEN), beginning with the “Shrek Browser for Kids” ($6.97) and “Noah’s Internet,” designed for the faith-based family. The browsers, available on CD-ROM discs, are designed to allow kids to surf the Internet while avoiding sites their parents may not want them to see. — Chris Tribbey tary from director Michael Lehman.— Thomas K. Arnold I GAIAM GOES GREEN Fitness and wellness DVD distributor Gaiam is ditching the industry standard Amaray “keepcase” in favor of eco-friendly paper packaging by Napco Inc. The initiative kicks off with the release of five new fitness titles, including Kickbox Yoga Fusion and Total Body Cardio. — Thomas K. Arnold I ‘HUDSON HAWK’ FLIES TO DVD A special-edition DVD of cult classic Hudson Hawk will arrive in stores Nov. 20 including two new featurettes with stars Bruce Willis and Sandra Bernhard. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment also will include a trivia track, never-seen deleted scenes and a commen- I ‘MASTERPIECE THEATRE’ ON DVD The Masterpiece Theatre Family Collection is coming to DVD Oct. 23, courtesy of WGBH Boston Video. The set includes four classic films based on famous children’s books, including Carrie’s War; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Pollyanna and The Railway Children. — Thomas K. 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