Home Media Magazine - September 7-13, 2008 - (Page 26) NEWS ‘Ariel’s’ Island Premiere www.homemediamagazine.com JUST ANNOUNCED A Weekly Product Update* This Christmas STREET DATE Space Chimps BOX OFFICE (MILLIONS) Meet Dave TITLE PREBOOK GENRE PRICE Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment held a gala premiere Aug. 23 on Catalina Island in California for The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning, which debuted on DVD Aug. 26. (L-R): Jodi Benson (voice of Ariel), Samuel E. Wright (voice of Sebastian), WDSHE president Bob Chapek and director Peggy Holmes. Photo by: Alex Berliner©Berliner Studio/BEImages This Christmas 11/11 10/9 $49.1 Drama DVD $28.96, $38.96 Sony Pictures. 2007. Idris Elba, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Regina King, Delroy Lindo. Family drama ensues when the Whitfields celebrate Christmas together for the first time in years. Includes deleted scenes, a making-of featurette, cast commentary and more. Space Chimps 11/25 10/29 $29 Animated DVD $29.98, BD $39.99 Genius Unwraps Elmo By John Latchem PRODUCT Genius Products and Sesame Workshop Oct. 14 release Elmo’s Christmas Countdown, a “Sesame Street” holiday special that aired on ABC in December 2007, at $14.93. The program features Muppet characters Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Stiller the Elf (voiced Fox. 2008. Voices of Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Stanley Tucci, Jeff Daniels, Jane Lynch, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth. A crew of NASA chimpanzee astronauts is sent on a mission to retrieve a lost space probe. Meet Dave 11/25 10/29 $11.7 Comedy DVD $29.98, BD $39.99 by Ben Stiller) as they collect magical counting blocks and uncover the true meaning of Christmas. Guest stars include Sheryl Crow, Jamie Foxx, Charles Gibson, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Ty Pennington, Steve Schirripa and Tony Sirico. Fox. 2008. Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms, Judah Friedlander. On a mission to save their home planet, an alien crew navigates a spaceship that looks like a human through the streets of Manhattan. Garden Party 11/18 10/22 $0.02 Drama DVD $27.98 Lionsgate. 2008. Vinessa Shaw, Willa Holland, Richard Gunn, Patrick Fischler, Fiona Dourif, Erik Smith. Five people get caught up in the lifestyle and landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Queens of Heart: Community Therapists 9/30 Now DTV Documentary DVD $19.95 DVD Copying Tech to Debut Continued from page 1 Cinema Libre. 2006. Filmed over a four-year period in Darcelle XV, the longest running drag club in the United States, it is a social study of drag performance from psychology professor, therapist and filmmaker Jan Haaken. The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh 10/7 9/10 TV Comedy DVD $49.98 to take place Sept. 8 at DEMOfall 08, a technology conference taking place this week in San Diego. The only hitch is that no majorstudio licensing deals are yet in place. The home video division president of one of the six major studios said he was unaware of RealDVD, but “might consider” a licensing deal, should copy-protection be rock solid. Another studio president said he has not yet met with RealNetworks, but a meeting has been scheduled. “It sounds interesting,” he said. Jeff Chasen, VP of RealNetworks, said his team is just beginning talks with studio executives “about the product and the opportunities we’re thinking they’re interested in.” “There are a bunch of illegal DVD rippers out there,” he said. “We are one of the first mainstream PC applications that does this in a legal framework. It’s taking the DVD that you purchased and giving it additional flexibility.” A third studio president at least buys into the concept. “The industry is moving toward having packaged goods be more flexible — that’s why we developed digital copy — and this could be another way to move the content around in a way consumers want,” he said. “But we have to dig in and take a look at what exactly they are talking about.” In its presentation, RealNetworks says RealDVD is licensed software that saves a secure copy of commercial DVDs to computer hard drives with CSS encryption intact — unlike most DVD-copying products on the market today, which cater to homemade DVDs of family movies and other non-professional fare. RealDVD saves an exact copy of the DVD image from the original disc to the PC’s hard drive or portable drive. The saved DVDs are then encrypted and locked again to make sure they cannot to be stolen or shared. Cover art, genre information, MPAA rating and actor information are imported automatically during the saving process, and users can watch a DVD at the same time they are saving it. Saving DVDs takes an average of 30 minutes and consumes 4GB to 8GB of space. Saved DVDs can be played on up to five PCs, as long as they all belong to the same user who initially saved the disc. RealDVD will retail for $49.99, although the introductory launch price is $29.99. Additional licenses are $19.99, with a limit of four. It will be available initially only for PCs, with a Mac application slated for next year. RealNetworks said plans are now underway for RealDVD integration with consumer electronics manufacturers. Fox. The four-DVD set includes all 22 episodes of the 1999-2000 season. Bonus features include an introduction from creator Matt Groening, audio commentaries on every episode, deleted scenes, animation showcases, original sketches and more. NFL: History of the New England Patriots 11/4 9/30 DTV Sports DVD $26.95 Warner. Disc one of the two-DVD set gives a complete history of the team, while disc two delves further into individual stories such as Bill Belichick, Tedy Bruschi, Gino Cappelletti and more. The Home Movies 10th Anniversary Megaset 11/4 10/7 Cable Comedy DVD $129.99 Vivendi. The boxed set includes all four seasons (52 episodes) of the 1999-2004 Adult Swim series. Bonus features include commentary and a 52-song CD, as well as collector’s box, a canvas bag and a director’s clapboard. Star Trek: The Original Series — Season 3 11/18 10/7 TV Sci-Fi DVD $99.99 Paramount. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan. The seven-DVD set includes all 24 episodes from the 196869 season of the classic series, remastered with new visual effects. Storm Hawks: Showdown in the Skies 11/11 10/9 TV Animated DVD $24.94 Sony Pictures. Includes the final 13 episodes from the 2007 first season of the Cartoon Network show about five teenage heroes who protect the skies on flying motorcycles. Mister Peepers: Season Two 11/11 10/14 TV Comedy DVD $39.98 S’More. Wally Cox. Four-DVD set includes all 26 episodes from the 1953 season of the show about a mild-mannered science teacher. Includes original live commercials and other archival footage. UFC Classics Collection: Gift Set Vol. 2 11/11 10/15 DTV Sports DVD $34.98 Lionsgate. The boxed set showcases four original matches, including UFC 5: Return of the Beast, UFC 6: Clash of the Titans, UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo and UFC 8: David vs. Goliath. Bones: Season Three — Totally Decomposed 11/18 10/22 TV Drama DVD $59.98 Fox. David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel. The five-DVD set includes all 15 episodes from the 2007-08 season about a crime-solving team composed of an FBI agent, a forensic anthropologist and a team of scientists. Includes four bonus episodes from season four and more. Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$&% 12/2 10/28 DTV Comedy DVD $24.98, BD $28.99 Warner. 2008. Bam Margera, Brandon Novak, Joe Frantz, Mark Hanna. Bam and his crew take a road trip to the Arctic Circle to bring Santa Claus home as a Christmas surprise for Bam’s wife, Missy, in Where in the #$&% is Santa? * In order of box office, then prebook date 26 Home Media Magazine September 7–13, 2008 http://www.homemediamagazine.com
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