Home Media Magazine - January 19-25, 2009 - (Page 5) www.homemediamagazine.com NEWS PEOPLE I TRANS WORLD ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER Trans World Entertainment Corp. has named investor Bryant Riley to its board of directors. Riley, founder of Riley Investment Management LLC, last year together with Trans World founder and CEO Robert Higgins attempted to take the Albany, N.Y.-based retail chain private with a $5-per-share cash offer. The buyout offer was later rescinded citing market conditions. Riley replaces Marty Hanaka, who retired from the board. – Erik Gruenwedel HOME VIDEO Warner Disney/Miramax, March 10 Universal Genius/Weinstein Disney HOME VIDEO HBO, March 24 (prebook Feb. 17) Universal HBO HBO GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS ON DVD TITLE The Dark Knight Happy-Go-Lucky In Bruges Vicky Cristina Barcelona Wall-E TITLE In Treatment 30 Rock John Adams Recount CATEGORY Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger Best Musical or Comedy Actress: Sally Hawkins Best Musical or Comedy Actor: Colin Farrell Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Best Animated Film CATEGORY Best TV Drama Actor: Gabriel Byrne Best TV Series — Comedy; Actress: Tina Fey; Actor: Alec Baldwin Best Miniseries/TV Movie; Actress: Best TV Supporting Actress: Laura Dern Laura Linney; Actor: Paul Giamatti; Supporting Actor: Tom Wilkinson ‘Wall-E,’ ‘Man on Wire’ Top Golden Tomato Awards By John Latchem all-E and Man on Wire were named the bestreviewed films of 2008, while One Missed Call was the worstreviewed film, according to review aggregator RottenTomatoes.com. The announcement was part of the 10th annual Golden Tomato W Awards. Wall-E, Pixar’s animated hit from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, earned best wide theatrical release of the year with a 96% Tomatometer score. Man on Wire, on DVD from Magnolia Home Entertainment, earned a 100% score to take top limited theatrical release. The documentary tells the story of Philippe Petit, who in 1974 crossed between the World Trade Center’s twin towers on a tightrope. One Missed Call, on DVD and Bluray from Warner Home Video, was given the Moldy Tomato Award. For more Golden Tomato Award winners, go to homemediamagazine.com MERCHANDISING Best Buy Mirrors Fox SRP $29.99, $39.99 BD Target $19.99 $26.99 Blu-ray Wal-Mart $15.97 $19.96 w/The Vanishing $29.96 Blu-ray Circuit City $17.99 $34.99 Blu-ray* $16.99 $27.99 Blu-ray My Best Friend’s Girl Lionsgate SRP $29.95, $39.99 BD $19.99 $29.99 Blu-ray $16.99 $29.99 Blu-ray $15.97 $26.86 Blu-ray* $15.99 $27.99 Blu-ray Appaloosa Warner SRP $28.98, $35.99 BD $17.99 $29.99 Blu-ray $19.99 $24.99 Blu-ray* $15.97 $29.96 Blu-ray $17.99 $29.99 Blu-ray Swing Vote Disney SRP $29.99, $34.99 BD $19.99 $29.99 Blu-ray $19.99 $25.99 Blu-ray* $19.96 $25.86 Blu-ray* $19.99 $34 Blu-ray* * Online Only To Promote Blu-ray or Not? By John Latchem espite all indications that Bluray is gathering momentum among consumers, many retailers still display a bizarre dissonance about the format. For the new-release week of Jan. 13, some of the big-box chains used their weekly circular ads D to promote only the standard-DVD versions of some titles, despite a Blu-ray alternative being available. Target’s circular left out pricing for the Swing Vote and Appaloosa Blurays, while noting Blu-ray versions of My Best Friend’s Girl and Mirrors. Circuit City noted the Blu-ray price for My Best Friend’s Girl and Appaloosa, while neglecting Swing Vote and Mirrors. And Best Buy, the nation’s top Bluray retailer, promoted Blu-rays for Mirrors, Appaloosa and Swing Vote while leaving out My Best Friend’s Girl. What’s a shopper to do? January 19–25, 2009 Home Media Magazine 5 http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.RottenTomatoes.com http://www.homemediamagazine.com http://www.indicanPictures.com
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