Home Media Magazine - November 25-December 1, 2007 - (Page 30)

NEWS www.homemediamagazine.com JUST ANNOUNCED A Weekly Product Update* The Brave One STREET DATE Rendition BOX OFFICE (MILLIONS) Feel the Noise TITLE PREBOOK GENRE PRICE Fox Wraps Shooting on ‘Joy Ride 2’ By Billy Gil theft makes them a target for Rusty DTV When we last left Rusty Nail, Nail, who kidnaps a member of their the mysterious truck-driving killer of group and hunts them in his truck. Joy Ride, he had escaped from Siegrist said the film’s the police and was driving terrific special effects through the night, plotting to could lead to making-of strike again. That set up calls featurettes for the DVD, for a sequel. although special features 20th Century Fox Home beyond interviews have yet Entertainment has responded to be announced. with Joy Ride 2, a direct-to- Nick Zano The cast is made up of upvideo sequel to the 2001 film and-comers with TV backthat starred Steve Zahn, Paul grounds, such as Nick Zano Walker and Leelee Sobieski. (“What I Like About You”), Joy Ride 2 has just wrapped Nicki Aycox (“Supernatufilming near Vancouver, Canral,” Jeepers Creepers 2), Kyle ada, and the DVD will come Schmid (The Covenant, Lifeout in fall 2008. time series “Blood Ties”) and “In sort of reviewing what we Nicki Aycox Laura Jordan (Thr3e). believed fans wanted, we want“Nicki Aycox is a terrific ed to explore the Rusty Nail character,” actress, and we really felt like she said Tom Siegrist, VP of production, could handle the load of carrying the home entertainment, who developed movie,” Siegrist said. “Nick Zano is the project in-house and oversaw pro- sort of up and coming, and a lot of duction on the film. “In the first film, casting directors are big fans of his. it was a great suspense thriller where He was just coming off a comedy you don’t really get a sense of who the (College, for Lionsgate), and this gave killer is. We delve a little more into his him a chance to play something difpsyche [in Joy Ride 2].” ferent.” The film, directed by Louis Morneau Siegrist said the “road horror” genre (The Hitcher II) and based on the script is fertile and that there’s a chance for by Bennett Yellin and James Robert yet another Joy Ride sequel. In the Johnston, follows two couples driving meantime, Fox has slated more DTV to Las Vegas who take a car from a sequels, such as Lake Placid 2 (streetseemingly abandoned ranch house ing Jan. 29) and Dr. Doolittle 4 (Q1 when theirs breaks down in the desert 2008), while production has started of Utah (filmed entirely in sagebrush- on another DTV sequel to Behind lined deserts east of Vancouver). The Enemy Lines. The Brave One 2/5/08 1/8/08 $36.8 Thriller DVD $28.98, BD & HD DVD $35.99 Warner. 2007. Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen. A female victim of a street attack becomes a gun-wielding vigilante. Includes deleted scenes and a featurette. Rendition 2/19/08 1/15/08 $9.9 Thriller DVD $28.98 New Line. 2007. Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard. An Egyptian-born man is arrested and taken overseas by the CIA, prompting his wife to investigate. Includes a commentary, deleted scenes and two featurettes. Feel the Noise 1/29/08 12/27 $5.9 Drama DVD $26.96, UMD $24.94 Sony Pictures. 2007. Omarion Grandberry, Giancarlo Esposito, Zulay Henao, Victor Rasuk. Jennifer Lopez produced this dance-laden film about a Harlem rapper pursuing his dreams. Rocket Science 1/29/08 12/18 $0.7 Comedy DVD $27.95 HBO Video. 2007. Reece Thompson, Dionne Audain, Anna Kendrick. A smart but shy New Jersey teen must overcome his stuttering problem when he is picked for his high-school debate team. Includes a behind-the-scenes featurette and a music video by Clem Snide’s Eef Barzeley. The Nines 1/29/08 12/27 $0.06 Drama DVD $24.96 Sony Pictures. 2007. Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy. Three short films tie together an actor, a television show runner and a videogame designer. Not only are the characters’ lives intertwined, but they are played by the same set of actors in overlapping roles. Lake Placid 2 1/29/08 12/5 DTV Horror DVD $26.98 Fox. 2007. John Schneider, Sam McMurray, Sarah Lafleur. In this sequel, a trio embarks on a mission to save the town from four bloodthirsty 30-foot prehistoric crocodiles. Includes a making-of featurette, a “Surviving a Crocodile Attack” featurette and more. The Box 1/8/08 12/11 DTV Thriller DVD $24.99 Vivendi Visual/CodeBlack. 2007. A.J. Buckley, Gabrielle Union, Giancarlo Esposito. After a robbery goes wrong, two detectives question a thief and a victim. One detective must face her own past mistakes, while the other faces an offer from the mastermind behind the robbery. Fatal Contact 1/22/08 12/11 DTV Action DVD $24.95 Genius/Weinstein. 2007. Jacky Wu Jing, Ronald Cheng. A martial arts athlete joins an underground boxing circuit to earn some extra money to support his girlfriend. Includes cast interviews and audio commentary and several featurettes. Love Lies Bleeding 1/15/08 12/13 DTV Thriller DVD $24.96 Sony Pictures. 2007. Christian Slater, Jenna Dewan, Brian Geraghty. After a shoot-out in their apartment building, a couple finds a large sum of money. They take the money and run, only to be chased by a corrupt DEA agent. In the Heat of the Night: 40th Anniversary 1/15/08 12/19 Re-release Drama DVD $19.98 Fox/MGM. 1967. Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger. A black Philadelphia homicide detective is mistakenly arrested for the murder of a white man during a visit to the rural South and ultimately helps the local authorities solve the case. Includes commentary and several featurettes. Wedding Daze 1/15/08 12/19 DTV Comedy DVD $26.98 Fox/MGM. 2007. Jason Biggs, Isla Fisher, Joe Pantoliano. Michael Ian Black directs a comedy about a man who loses the perfect girl and subsequently proposes to a quirky coffee shop waitress. Martin Scorsese Presents Val Lewton 1/29/08 12/25 DTV Documentary DVD $19.97 BRIEF I SONY SENDS ‘DAMAGES’ TO DVD The ﬁrst season of the critically acclaimed FX network legal drama “Damages” is coming to DVD and Blu-ray Disc Jan. 29 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The show — which stars Glenn Close, Ted Danson, Rose Byrne and Tate Donovan — was recently renewed for two more seasons. The three-disc DVD ($49.95) and Blu-ray ($79.95) sets include all 13 episodes, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes and commentaries on select episodes. – John Latchem DATE CHANGE. Warner. 2007 Martin Scorsese and writer/director Kent Jones take the viewer on a tour of the life of legendary producer Val Lewton. Features interviews with Lewton collaborators, Lewton film clips and more. Helen Mirren at the BBC 2/19/08 1/15/08 Cable Drama DVD $79.98 BBC. This five-disc set has nine BBC productions starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren, including: The Apple Cart, Blue Remembered Hills, Caesar and Claretta, The Philanthropist, The Country Wife, Mrs. Reinhardt, Soft Targets and The Little Minister. Includes an interview with Mirren. The Rage 2/26/08 1/29/08 Limited Horror DVD $24.98 Universal/Screen Media. 2007. Andrew Divoff, Reggie Bannister, Erin Brown. A scientist experiments with a rage virus on innocent victims. His subjects eventually escape and venture out to feed on humans. Includes a making-of featurette and two music videos. * In order of box office, then prebook date 30 Home Media Magazine November 25–December 1, 2007 http://www.homemediamagazine.com

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