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Warner Doc In March

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE The award-winning documentary, The Brothers Warner, an intimate family portrait of four legendary Hollywood film pioneers who founded and ran Warner Bros. for more than 50 years, makes its DVD debut March 9th from Warner Home Video. Written and directed by Cass Warner Sperling, Harry Warner’s granddaughter, and produced by Warner Sisters, Ms. Sperling’s independent film production company, the documentary has been honored as an Official Selection at 33 film festivals around ...

Brad Enters The Void

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment, under its Creative Partnership with Reliance BIG Entertainment, and Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, have come to terms on the film rights relating to Dark Void™, a new property from Capcom. The theatrical version of the Dark Void game is being developed as a sci-fi action franchise and potential starring vehicle for Pitt. Capcom will release Dark Void on the Xbox ...

Trade In And Upgrade To Blu

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group today launched “DVD2Blu.com,” a site that allows consumers to upgrade the movies they already own on DVD to Blu-Ray Disc, the absolute best way to watch movies at home. Consumers can select from over 50 of Warner Home Video’s most sought-after titles to upgrade including “Body of Lies,” “A Christmas Story” and “Michael Clayton.” “DVD2Blu is a great way for consumers to start or expand their Blu-ray Disc collection,” ...

Doo-Lympics Coming Home

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Warner Home Video (WHV) brings more animated high-jinks to DVD January 19, 2010 with the release of Scooby’s All Star Laff-A-Lympics, the original Saturday morning show that features an ensemble cast of Hanna-Barbera characters who compete in a series of zany sports competitions.  Titled Scooby’s All Star Laff-A-Lympics Vol. 1, the DVD will retail for $14.97 SRP.    Television fans will join some of their all-time-favorite cartoon characters as they trek across the globe ...

Looney For Love

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     This Valentine’s Day, Warner Home Video (WHV) will present cartoon lovers with an animated treat, Bugs Bunny’s Cupid Capers, a delightful TV special available on DVD for the first time, January 12, 2010.  Titled Bugs Bunny’s Cupid Capers, the DVD will retail for $14.97 SRP.  WHV is also offering animation fans an additional Valentine’s-themed title, with the deluxe edition of Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, which is available in retail outlets now ...

Another Brave & Bold Volume

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Evil villains prove once again to be no match for BATMAN and his fellow DC SUPER HEROES as Warner Home Video (WHV) release on DVD Batman: The Brave and the Bold Volume 3. Featuring five action-packed episodes from the hugely popular Cartoon Network series created by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics, Batman: The Brave and the Bold Volume 3 is available on DVD on February 2, 2010 for $14.97 SRP.   Villains of ...

DVD Land

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       A raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles, Southland is a compelling new series from Emmy® Award–winning producer John Wells (ER, The West Wing). A fast-moving drama that explores the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families, Southland features a. highly talented ensemble cast led by Ben McKenzie (The O.C.), Michael Cudlitz (Band of Brothers) and Regina King (24). Warner Home Video (WHV) is releasing the critically ...

Universal’s Blu Update

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Delivering on its promise to provide consumers an ever more immersive, dynamic and interactive Blu-ray™ experience, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) announced today the launch of an array of enhanced iPhone and iPod touch-enabled features and social web-based offerings with the release of upcoming titles Bruno, Funny People, 9, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, Public Enemies, and Inglourious Basterds all available this holiday season. These innovations include the pocket BLU™ ...

More Smurfs Again

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Escape to the enchanting world of Smurf Village with Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Jokey and the rest of their little blue pals on November 17, 2009 when Warner Home Video (WHV) releases another captivating volume of the award-winning animated television series The Smurfs on DVD. Titled The Smurfs: World of Wonders Volume 3, this charming title features five uncut, new-to-DVD episodes of the hugely popular 80s television series. This collection will retail ...

Animated Halo

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Go deeper into the Halo universe than ever before with Halo Legends, an all-new, CG and traditional anime PG-13 experience that presents enthralling new stories from one of the world’s most popular video game franchises. Produced by 343 Industries, a part of Microsoft Game Studios, the exciting tales-beyond-the-games will be distributed February 9, 2010 by Warner Home Video as a Special Edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray™ for $29.98 (SRP) and ...

Getaway In December

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT     OVERVIEW: Paradise becomes hell on earth as a brutal battle for survival begins. Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) and Steve Zahn (Rescue Dawn) star in this terrifying story set on the beautiful and remote beaches of Hawaii. The film that Peter Hartlaub (San Francisco Chronicle) calls, “A clever, heart pounding thriller,” arrives on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD December 29th, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Both the Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD releases contain the ...

More Downloadble Entertainment On the PS3

FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT       Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the addition of a variety of entertainment offerings from Lucasfilm Ltd., Cinetic FilmBuff, ContentFilm International, Image Entertainment, Inc., MPI Media Group and New Video to the PlayStation®Network video delivery service. The content, which will be made available on November 2, 2009 for purchase or rent, further enhances the video delivery service’s already robust library of downloadable entertainment content, including new and favorite movies, television shows, sports, ...

Chuck Coming Back

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       The government’s most vital secret agent is back, and this time he’s got a pocket protector full of new tricks when Warner Home Video releases Chuck: The Complete Second Season on DVD and Blu-ray on January 5, 2010. Executive producers Josh Schwartz (The O.C., Gossip Girl), McG (Supernatural, Charlie’s Angels), Chris Fedak and Scott Rosenbaum (The Shield) bring you more action and espionage than ever before. This six-disc set contains all 22 ...

9 On 12/29

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     OVERVIEW: Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) join forces to produce Academy Award®-nominated director Shane Acker's distinctively original and thrilling animated epic adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world unlike any imagined. Featuring the voices of Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), John C. Reilly (Step Brothers), Jennifer Connelly (The Day the Earth Stood Still) and Crispin Glover (Beowulf), 9 dynamically explores the will to ...

Extracted Disc Coming

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Controversy, competition and a gorgeous con artist turn a typical American workplace inside out and upside down in the hilarious comedy Extract, available on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD on December 22, 2009 from Miramax Films and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Writer and director Mike Judge (Office Space, R20;King of the HillR21;) masterminds a fresh and funny look at the life of the owner and employees of a flavor extract factory as they ...

Waltons Coming Home Again

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Warner Home Video (WHV) brings six heartwarming, made-for-television films from The Waltons franchise, one of the top award-winning series of all time, to DVD for the first time on January 26, 2010. Titled The Waltons: The Movie Collection, this release will feature six holiday and family celebration-themed Waltons movies on three discs.  The set will retail for $39.98.    Honesty, integrity and family are some of the themes that have always been central to ...

20 Years Of Toast?

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Cracking good news, lad! All Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures episodes will be available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade Wednesday, November 4th. The release coincides day and date with the 20th anniversary of the release of A Grand Day Out, Wallace & Gromit’s first animated short. The episodes - Fright of the Bumblebees, The Last Resort, Muzzled! and The Bogey Man - take the unorthodox inventor and his canine companion through exciting interactive storylines ...

More Charlie Brown

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Consumers will have something to sing about with Warner Home Video’s (WHV) DVD release of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition, the animated television special in which the Peanuts gang performs various comedy sketches and memorable musical numbers from the popular stage play.  The DVD will be available January 26, 2010 and will retail for $19.98 SRP.                  Charlie Brown has never pitched a winning baseball game. He’s never been able to ...

More Aces

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       SmokinR17; Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball, the all-new movie about the adrenaline-pumping world of blood, bullets and badasses, is blasting its way onto Blu-rayT82; Hi-Def, DVD and digital download January 19, 2010.  Executive produced by Joe Carnahan (Narc), the writer-director behind the shockingly edgy hit SmokinR17; Aces, and directed by P.J. Pesce (Lost Boys: The Tribe), SmokinR17; Aces 2: AssassinsR17; Ball features a sexy cast, whip-smart script and hyper-kinetic visuals. And, with the ...

The Complete League

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       The JUSTICE LEAGUE comes together for the first time in one DVD collection as Warner Home Video (WHV) and DC Comics release Justice League: The Complete Series on November 10, 2009 for $99.98 SRP.  The giant 15-disc collector’s DVD set includes all 91 action-packed episodes from the popular Justice League animated series and is loaded with exciting bonus features making it the perfect gift for this holiday season.   From the smash hit TV ...

Dallas Continues

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE   The saga of the Ewing family continues as Dallas: The Complete Twelfth Season comes to DVD on January 19, 2010 from Warner Home Video.  With more deception, greed and scandal than ever, Dallas: The Complete Twelfth Season’s three disc DVD collector’s set features all 26 episodes and is priced to own at $39.98 SRP.   The Emmy® nominated series stars Larry Hagman (“I Dream of Jeannie”), Linda Gray (“Melrose Place”) and Barbara Bel Geddes ...

More Pie For Love

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     The latest hilarious new escapade from the ever-popular, long-running American Pie comedy franchise, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, comes to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD on December 22, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.  The newest release from the studio’s highly-successful DVD Originals™ film line is packed with the high-spirited humor, raucous antics, and outrageously-inspired sex-capades that have become a hallmark of the American Pie films. In this newest adventure, a ...

Netflix & PS3

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) and Netflix, Inc. today announced that they are joining forces to make thousands of movies and TV episodes from Netflix available to be streamed instantly to TVs via the PlayStation(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system. Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system next month at no additional cost to Netflix members in the United States who have a PS3 system.   Today's announcement pairs two of the ...

Still Brave Still Bold

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Join Gotham City’s bravest and boldest as Batman teams up with his trusty sidekicks to save the city against evil.  “Bats” and his band of DC Super Heroes take on villains of all shapes and sizes in this Cartoon Network hit out on DVD.  Jam-packed with even more adventure than Volumes 1 and 2, Warner Home Video (WHV) releases Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 3 on DVD from the popular ...

A Funny Disc Coming?

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Critically-acclaimed writer, director and producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) takes audiences on a hilarious and revealing look at the world of stand-up comedy with the story of George Simmons, a famous comedian who is given a second chance at life in Funny People, coming to two-disc Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def, two-disc Collector’s Edition DVD, single-disc DVD and digital download on November 24, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. All versions deliver ...

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