ABC Studios’ THE RIVER, MISSING, SCANDAL & GCB on DVD!!!
April 6, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
ON DVD JUST WEEKS AFTER FINALES
ABC STUDIOS DEBUTS
FOUR EXCITING ‘SEASON ONE’ TV SERIES
The Complete First Seasons of Acclaimed Drama Series
“The River,” “Missing” & “Scandal” and the
Hilarious Hit “GCB”
Available On DVD This Spring – Loaded with Never-Before-Seen Bonus Materials
BURBANK, Calif. – March 23, 2012 – ABC Studios is proud to announce the May/June DVD debut of four new TV series on DVD, just weeks after their season one finales on ABC-TV. Exciting spring releases begin May 22 with the DVDdebut of the paranormal thriller “The River.” The network’s hilarious “GCB” struts its stuff to DVD on June 12, and both the explosive thriller “Scandal” and the mystery-suspense sensation “Missing” head home to DVD, also on June 12. These outstanding ‘Season One’ DVD collections will dig deeper into these new series with never-before-seen material such as exclusive bonus features, deleted scenes, blooper reels and featurettes from favoritecharacters. Each allows fans the chance to relive all their favorite moments uninterrupted, catch up on missed episodes and share theirlove for some of the best new series on TV with friends and family.
MAY 22, 2012
THE RIVER: The Complete First Season
From Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, and the director of “Paranormal Activity” Oren Peli, a truly harrowing and hair-raising series comes to DVD. “The River: The Complete First Season” tells the tale of famed wildlife explorer and TV personality Dr. Emmet Cole who went looking for magic deep in the uncharted Amazon and never returned.
Now, six months after he vanished, a brave crew of family, old friends and new acquaintances embark on a mysterious and deadly journey to find him in the deepest and darkest depths of South America. The DVD is filled with exclusive bonus features, including deleted scenes that draw audiences further into this heart-pounding adventure.
Release Date: May 22, 2012 Distributor Prebook: April 10, 2012
Rating: TV14 LV Suggested Retail Price: $29.99 US; $35.99 Canada
Direct Prebook: March 27, 2012 Running Time: 344 minutes (8 episodes)
JUNE 12, 2012
GCB: The Complete First Season
From Darren Star, creator of ‘Sex And The City,’ and Robert Harling, writer of ‘Steel Magnolias,’ comes a deliciously fun, wicked new drama that shows you can go home again…but only if you’re ready to face the sins of your past.
Back in high school, original mean girl Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb) mercilessly tormented her less attractive classmates. Twenty years later, after her hubby is busted for a Ponzi scheme – and meets his
maker in a particularly scandalous way – a disgraced Amanda is back in Dallas to start life anew under her mother’s (Annie Potts) palatial roof.
But will the good women of her hometown welcome her with open arms or dole out some kick-ass karmic payback? Let’s just say, hell hath no fury like the cosmetically enhanced!
“GCB” stars Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Jennifer Aspen, Miriam Shor, Marisol Nichols, David James Elliott, Mark Deklin and Brad Beyer. Released in a three-disc DVD set.
Release Date: June 12, 2012 Distributor Prebook: May 1, 2012
Rating: TVPG D L S Suggested Retail Price: $39.99 US; $44.99 Canada
Direct Prebook: April 17, 2012 Running Time: 430 minutes (10 episodes)
JUNE 12, 2012
SCANDAL: The Complete First Season
From the creator and executive producers of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” comes a drama revolving around the life and work of a professional crisis manager and her dysfunctional staff. A formermedia relations consultant to the President, Olivia Pope dedicates her life to protecting and defending the public images of America’s elite.
After leaving the White House, the power consultant opened her own firm, hoping to start a new chapter — both professionally and personally — but she can’t seem to completely cut ties with her past.
Slowly it becomes apparent that her staff, who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, can’t quite fix the ones closest at hand — their own.
Kerry Washington and Henry Ian Cusick lead a stellar ensemble cast in this two-disc DVD set, complete with bonus features and deleted scenes.
Release Date: June 12, 2012 Distributor Prebook: May 1, 2012
Rating: TV14 DLSV Suggested Retail Price: $29.99 US; $35.99 Canada
Direct Prebook: April 17, 2012 Running Time: 301 minutes (7 episodes)
JUNE 12, 2012
MISSING: The Complete First Season
How far would you go to save the one you love most? Emmy® Award Nominee Ashley Judd stars in Missing, ABC’s thrilling new series, bursting with international intrigue and a full season of brilliant twists and turns.
After Becca Winstone’s son disappears while overseas for a summer internship, she takes it upon herself to travel to Europe to track him down. It soon becomes clear that Becca is no ordinary woman, but a former CIA agent deactivated after the devastatingdeath of her husband. If she wants to find her son alive, Becca will have to rely on old friends…and old enemies…thus reopening old wounds. Her resourcefulness, skill and determination will be put to the test – but a mother’s love knows no limits.
ABC’s inspiring, action-packed drama grabs you from the very first minute and never lets go. This DVD set includes exclusive bonus features, plus interviews with star Ashley Judd and the show’s creators, in a three-disc DVD set.
Release Date: June 12, 2012 Distributor Prebook: May 1, 2012
Rating: TV14 LV Suggested Retail Price: $39.99 US; $44.99 Canada
Direct Prebook: April 17, 2012 Running Time: 430 minutes (10 episodes)
About Walt Disney Studios:
For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel Studios; and Touchstone Pictures, the banner under which live-action films from DreamWorks Studios are distributed. The Disney Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!
G.I. JOE: RENEGADES: SEASON ONE, VOLUME 1 – on DVD 6/5/12 **PRE-ORDER NOW!!**
March 21, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
BRANDED AS RENEGADES FOR CRIMES THEY DIDN’T COMMIT, A GROUP OF YOUNG HEROES IS FORCED TO TURN FUGITIVE AS THEY BATTLE TO CLEAR THEIR NAMES AND EXPOSE THE EVIL THAT IS COBRA
G.I. JOE: RENEGADES
SEASON ONE, VOLUME 1
The First 13 Episodes from the First Season of Popular Animated Series
Produced by Hasbro Studios in a Collectible 2-DVD Set
OWN IT ON JUNE 5, 2012 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
This summer, prepare to join the action and witness the emergence of the heroic G.I. JOE team as a cadre of highly-trained specialists who are forced to band together to prevent the nefarious COBRA from achieving world domination. On June 5, 2012, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, will debut fan favorite animated series G.I. JOE: Renegades Season One, Volume 1 on DVD. Featuring the first 13 episodes from the first season, this collectible 2-DVD set is a must have for fans, kids and collectors and has a suggested retail price of $19.93. The initial product run of G.I. JOE: Renegades Season One, Volume 1 DVD set will include a Movie Cash offer to see the upcoming major motion picture G.I. JOE: Retaliation, in theaters June 29.
When a spy mission against Cobra Industries goes awry, a group of young G.I. JOE team members is forced to hit the road as fugitives. Now the team members — DUKE, SCARLETT, ROADBLOCK, TUNNEL RAT, RIPCORD, BREAKER and SNAKE EYES — must use their wits and elite training to prove their innocence to the world before being caught by the authorities, the COBRA organization or, worse yet, another elite military team called the Falcons.
With exciting, action-packed storytelling, spectacular animation, G.I. JOE Renegades, produced by Hasbro Studios, boasts an incredible voice cast, including Charlie Adler (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), Lee Majors (Six Million Dollar Man), Clancy Brown (Shawshank Redemption), Jason Marsden (Batman: The Brave and the Bold), Johnny Messner (Tears of the Sun) and Kevin Michael Richardson (The Batman).
Technical Information
G.I. JOE: RENEGADES – SEASON ONE, VOLUME 1 DVD set
Street Date: June 5, 2012
Running Time: +/- 5 hours
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio: English, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo
About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as THE TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro’s multiplatform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2012 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.
SnagFilms Announces the U.S. Release of Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist on Earth Day, April 22, 2012
March 19, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES (March 19, 2012) — SnagFilms, one of the world’s leading distributors of independent films for digital platforms, announces the U.S. pay-on-demand release of the highly anticipated, groundbreaking feature documentary, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST on Earth Day, April 22, 2012.
CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST takes viewers on an action-packed voyage with the world’s most wanted environmentalist heroes, Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – the stars of Animal Planet’s Emmy-nominated hit series “Whale Wars.” Seen through the eyes of director, activist and longest serving Sea Shepherd crew member, Peter Jay Brown, the film features 30 years of never-before-seen insider footage of the most exciting, dispairing and triumphant eco-campaigns in the world. During their voyages they’ve been engaged in dramatic conflict including the boarding of ships, arrests, being fired upon by the Norwegian Navy and successfully ramming and/or sinking illegal whaling and fishing vessels worldwide. The group is also credited with stopping drift-netting worldwide and saving the lives of millions of marine wildlife.
“We are extremely excited for audiences in the U.S. to be able to experience CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST and its unmistakable environmental message,” stated Stephanie Sharis, COO of SnagFilms. “Earth Day is the perfect time to premiere this truly revolutionary documentary.”
The film will be available on video on demand on Comcast, FiOs and iNDemand affiliates including Time Warner Cable, Cox and Bright House Networks, as well as digital platforms, including iTunes, VUDU, Amazon and Xbox Live
“Everyone has a unique talent that can make a difference in this world,” said Brown. “30 years ago hardly anyone knew what ‘ecology’ meant, now oil companies are trying to be green. We’re the guys who started the modern environmental movement and have pretty much won the revolution, now we need the right people to govern it before we reach a tipping point,” he continued.
Brown recently returned from Sea Shepherd’s most recent campaign (Operaion: Divine Wind) to stop illegal Japanese whaling in an Antarctic whale sanctuary. Whale Wars Season 5, premiering this summer on Animal Planet will cover the voyage in detail.
“There have been many films made about Sea Shepherd but none as hilarious and revealing as CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST, which was three decades in the making.” Captain Watson said. “Peter Brown, a Sea Shepherd insider expertly exercises aikido with his camera by turning a negative accusation into a positive confession of influential activism.”
About SnagFilms
SnagFilms features free, sponsor-supported, on demand viewing of more than 3,000 award-winning, fiction and non-fiction titles from some of the greatest names in film. SnagFilms’ curated collection is viewed on its own site and a digital network of more than 110,000 affiliated sites and webpages worldwide, including partners such as Comcast’s XfinityTV.com, Hulu, the Starbucks Digital Network, IMDb, AOL/Huffington Post, hundreds of non-profits, special interest sites and blogs — and via its applications for tablets, including Apple’s iPad (AirPlay-enabled), Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Blackberry Playbook and other Android-based tablets; Android smartphones; OTT platforms Roku, Boxee and Western Digital; connected TVs and blu-ray players from Sony and Panasonic, and soon to launch on connected TVs and blu-ray players from Samsung and Vizio. SnagFilms’ titles have been featured on more than 3.5 billion pageviews across its network.
SnagFilms also offers selected titles via pay video on demand with Comcast, Verizon’s FiOS and DIRECTV, as well as on iTunes, Hulu Plus, Amazon, VUDU, Xbox Live, YouTube Movies, and will soon be launching on Samsung Media Hub. SnagFilms was named one of the fastest growing technology companies in Washington, DC area. Gizmodo has named SnagFilms as a “Best iPad App,” OVGuide has twice named SnagFilms a Top Site, and MovieMaker Magazine named SnagFilms to its annual list of “50 Best Websites for Moviemakers.” The SnagFilms family also includes Indiewire, for more than 15 years the web’s top source of news, reviews and information about independent film.
For more information on SnagFilms, please visit www.snagfilms.com
For more information on CONFESSIONS OF AN ECO-TERRORIST and to view the trailer, please visit www.confessionsfilm.com
Award-Winning Doc CRIME AFTER CRIME Makes DVD Debut April 24th
March 19, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
VIRGIL FILMS & ENTERTAINMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH
OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK PRESENTS THE HOME VIDEO DEBUT OF
CRIME AFTER CRIME
Available on DVD
April 24, 2012
The award-winning documentary, which has inspired an upcoming feature-length film adaptation, will make its DVD debut this Spring. Crime After Crime chronicles the dramatic legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, a woman sentenced to life behind bars for her connection to the murder of her abuser. The inspiring film received critical acclaim nationwide, and more importantly, sparked global attention to the broken legal system between domestic violence and criminal justice.
At the time, California was the lone state with a law allowing incarcerated survivors of abuse to petition for their freedom. After its Sundance Film Festival premiere last year, Crime After Crime has inspired similar reforms in six more states, with New York’s proposed Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act leading the pack. The film continues to help put an end to similar situations, as in the case of State Senator Loretta Weinberg who announced at a NJ film screening that she would introduce legislation to help assist victims of wrongful incarceration and domestic violence.
After taking home 17 major film festivals, and television premiere on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, Crime After Crime, will be available on DVD beginning April 24, 2012 by Virgil Films & Entertainment. The disc will contain special bonus features including a featurette about the broader significance of the Debbie Peagler story, a Sundance Film Festival Q&A with the filmmaker and individuals in the documentary, deleted scenes, film crew bios, and information about Debbie’s Campaign, a nonprofit project to help prevent domestic violence and wrongful incarceration.
Crime After Crime
Street Date: April 24, 2012
SRP: $ 19.99
Synopsis
Crime After Crime tells the dramatic story of the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due to her connection to the murder of the man who abused her. Her saga takes an unexpected turn two decades later when two rookie attorneys, with no background in criminal law, step forward to take her case. Through their perseverance, they bring to light long-lost witnesses, new testimonies from the men who committed the murder, and proof of perjured evidence. Their investigation ultimately attracts global attention to the victims of wrongful incarceration and abuse, and takes on profound urgency when the case becomes a matter of life and death once more.
Filming in and out of prison for over five years, filmmaker Yoav Potash methodically documented this story as it unfolded. With exclusive access to Debbie Peagler and her attorneys, Crime After Crime tells an unforgettable story of a relentless quest for justice.
*DVD Special Features:
Special Introduction from Oprah Winfrey and Rosie O’Donnell
Extended Scenes
“Crime After Crime in Context” Featurette
Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival
Trailers
Film Crew Bios
Musician Bios
Debbie’s Campaign
Awards
Press
OWN Doc Club “Sizzle reel”
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Distributor: Virgil Films & Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Director: Yoav Potash
Running Time: 92 minutes
Format: DVD
Sound Format: Stereo
Rating: Not Rated
Country: U.S.
Language: English
Young Goethe In Love Arrives on DVD and VOD April 24
March 15, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
Chicago, IL (March 15, 2012) – Johann Wolfgang Goethe remains Germany’s most famous and important poet and philosopher, a mythic figure who has universally been regarded as a genius for more than 200 years. The inspiration that sparked Goethe’s rise to greatness is the subject of Young Goethe In Love, a beautifully innocent yet achingly insightful romantic drama about the 23-year-old Johann Goethe, his summer of self-discovery and unrequited love, and the birth of the first-ever literary superstar.
Featuring an all-star cast, including: Alexander Fehling (Inglourious Basterds), Moritz Bleibtreu (Much, Run Lola Run), Burghart Klaussner (The White Ribbon), and Volker Bruch (The Reader), Young Goethe In Love makes its DVD, VOD and Digital Download debut on April 24 (prebook March 20) by Music Box Films Home Entertainment. Released theatrically in 2011 to acclaim around the world and in the U.S.’s top markets, the DVD disc will carry special bonus features including a ‘Making Of’ featurette for the suggested retail price of $29.95.
Directed and co-written by acclaimed international filmmaker Philipp Stölzl (North Face), Young Goethe In Love follows the young Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Alexander Fehling) in 1772 as he struggles in his budding career as a lawyer even as he yearns to be a poet. After failing his law exams, he is sent by his father (Henry Huebchen) to the sleepy town of Wetzlar to toil as a law clerk and mend his ways. Soon after arriving, Johann meets the boisterous, crimson-tressed Lotte Buff (Miriam Stein), and the two fall in love. But their road to romance is filled with obstacles—employers to be obeyed, fathers to be heeded and duels to be contemplated—and hearts are destined to be broken. Such are the affairs of the heart and head that inspire a young poet—a poet who will soon go on to pen one his most vital and influential works.
Filmed against the backdrop of the gorgeous German countryside and filled with sumptuous 19th Century costumes and evocative scenery, Young Goethe In Love is as much a feast for the eyes and ears as it is for the heart and soul. A richly detailed historical flight of fancy in the tradition of such romantic period works as Amadeus and Shakespeare in Love, Young Goethe In Love offers “many period charms, fine actors and lovely landscapes” according to John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter, while Ben Sachs of Chicago Reader confirms that it contains “energetic lead performances.”
Enlightening, entertaining and unabashedly romantic, Young Goethe In Love offers an undeniably fresh and free-spirited look at the earlier years of one of the key figures of world literature.
More information on Young Goethe In Love can be found on the MUSIC BOX FILMS website at http://www.musicboxfilms.com/young-goethe-in-love and the film’s website at http://www.younggoetheinlove.com/.
Young Goethe In Love — Synopsis:
In Germany, 1772, the young and tumultuous Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Alexander Fehling) aspires to be poet. But after failing his law exams, he is sent by his father (Henry Huebchen) to a sleepy provincial court in the small town of Wetzlar to mend his ways. Unsure of his talent and eager to prove himself, Goethe soon wins the praise and friendship of his superior Kestner (Moritz Bleibtreu). Not long thereafter, the beautiful and exciting Lotte (Miriam Stein) enters his life and nothing is the same. But the young lovers are unaware that Lotte’s father has already promised her hand to another man, a reality that threatens to shatter the innocence of youth—while igniting Goethe’s heretofore unseen talents at the same time.
ABOUT MUSIC BOX FILMS:
Founded in 2007, Music Box Films has quickly established itself as one of the leading distributors of non-English language feature films in the US in theaters, on DVD and Blu-ray, and via Video-on-Demand. Music Box’s release of Guillaume Canet’s Tell No One was the most popular foreign-language film of 2008. In 2010, the film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s trilogy of international mega-sellers dominated the foreign-language film market: the first in the series, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, was one of the most popular international releases of the decade with over $10 million in US box office. Music Box Films is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation, which also owns and operates The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premiere venue for independent and foreign films.
Young Goethe In Love
Music Box Films Home Entertainment
STREET DATE: April 24, 2012
Pre-book Date: March 20, 2012
Format: DVD
SRP: $29.95
Cast: Alexander Fehling, Miriam Stein, Moritz Bleibtreu, Volker Bruch, Burghart Klaußner, Henry Hübchen
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Running Time: 102 minutes
Format: 2.35:1 widescreen
Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating: NR
Country: German
Language: German with English subtitles
Bonus Features*
-The Making of Young Goethe In Love
-The Visual Effects of Goethe
-Theatrical and international trailer
Drop Dead Diva: The Complete Third Season arrives on DVD May 29th
March 5, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
Three-Disc Set Includes a Season Full of Special Guest Appearances!
Culver City, CA (March 5, 2012) The critically acclaimed Sony Pictures Television series on Lifetime, praised by critics and loved by fans, arrives on DVD May 29th when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases DROP DEAD DIVA: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON. The dramedy stars Brooke Elliott (Wicked, Taboo) as Jane Bingum, the brilliant yet shy attorney brought back to life with the spirit of a wannabe model. DROP DEAD DIVA also stars comedian Margaret Cho (Dancing with the Stars, Notorious C.H.O.), Jackson Hurst (Unforgettable), Kate Levering (Cashmere Mafia), April Bowlby (Two and a Half Men), Josh Stamberg (J. Edgar, Lie to Me) and Ben Feldman (The Perfect Man).
This season features a plethora of special appearances by guests including Paula Abdul (The X Factor), LeAnn Rimes (Reel Love), Wendy Williams (The Wendy Williams Show), Lance Bass (N*SYNC), Kathy Griffin (Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List), Brandy (Moesha), Australias male revue group, Thunder From Down Under, and more. Josh Berman (Bones, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) is creator and executive producer of DROP DEAD DIVA, which is also executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Smash, Academy Award® winning Chicago (2003, Best Picture), Hairspray) of Storyline Entertainment and Alex Taub (Eli Stone).
SYNOPSIS: Acclaimed by critics and adored by viewers, the dazzling third season of DROP DEAD DIVA is the most delightful and deliriously funny yet! Whether forced to play wedding planner for her former fiancés nuptials, fighting courtroom cases from breast implant surgery gone wrong to a death row inmate finally trying to do right, or facing down her own love life issues with suitors both past and present, Jane is living the adventure of two lifetimes, and then some.
Broadcast Year: 2011 (Lifetime TV)
DROP DEAD DIVA has a run time of approximately 561 minutes and is not rated.
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
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Victorious: The Complete Second Season on DVD 3/18!
January 26, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
NICKELODEON’S HIT SERIES
IS BACK WITH A BRAND-NEW TWO-DISC SET
VICTORIOUS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON
2-Disc DVD Available Exclusively at Target on March 18, 2012
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jan. 26, 2012 – Tori Vega and the students at Hollywood Arts High School shine even brighter in Victorious: The Complete Second Season. This set includes all 12 episodes from the second season of Nickelodeon’s hit live-action series Victorious. Adventures include the gang re-auditioning for their spots at Hollywood Arts, getting ready for prom, a Ke$ha concert and driving a giant cupcake through the streets. Plus, there’s more music, drama and hilarious behind-the-scenes bloopers included on the DVD! Also for a limited time, receive $1-Off Nickelodeon Gak or Floam with the purchase of Victorious: The Complete Second Season DVD. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Victorious: The Complete Second Season hits shelves exclusively at Target on March 18, 2012, for the suggested retail price of $19.99.
Victorious is created and executive-produced by Dan Schneider, who also created other Nickelodeon hits like iCarly, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, The Amanda Show and Kenan and Kel. The show follows teenager Tori Vega (Victoria Justice) who attends the prestigious performing arts high school, Hollywood Arts. From her first day at the school, however, Tori feels out of place among the amazingly talented students, especially mean diva Jade (Elizabeth Gillies, Broadway’s 13). But with the help of her older sister Trina (Daniella Monet, A Fairly Odd Movie, Nancy Drew) and new friends including the musically gifted Andre (Leon Thomas III, August Rush, Broadway’s The Lion King, iCarly), brooding bad boy Beck (Avan Jogia, Spectacular!), eccentric Cat (Ariana Grande, Broadway’s 13) and lovable but psychologically scrambled ventriloquist Robbie (Matthew Bennett). Tori realizes that she was born to perform and that entertaining people not only makes her happy but may change her life. The series, a co-production with Sony Music, features original songs performed by Justice and the ensemble cast. Since its launch in April 2010, Victorious has been the number-one program in its timeslot on all TV with kids 6-11, tweens 9-14, and teens 12-17, reaching 23.0 million kids, 15.3 million tweens, and 12.3 million teens each quarter.
Victorious: The Complete Second Season Episode Synopses:
Disc 1:
Beck Falls For Tori
After exaggerating on her resume, Tori lands a job as a stunt double. Her stunt? To fall off a building!
Helen Back Again
When Principal Eikner leaves Hollywood Arts, the school hires a new principal who makes all the students re-audition in order to keep their spots.
Locked Up! (Parts 1 & 2)
Tori scores a free trip to Yerba for everyone, but the vacation goes from bad to worse when the gang ends up in prison.
Tori Gets Stuck
Jade wants Tori’s starring role in the school play. Meanwhile, Robbie gets rushed to the hospital. Is this another one of Jade’s schemes?
Tori Tortures Teacher
The kids take Sikowitz to the theater to celebrate his ten-year teaching anniversary, but something happens that sends Sikowitz into a deep depression.
Jade Gets Crushed
Andre spends time with Jade working on a song and ends up crushing on her!
Disc 2:
Who Did It To Trina?
A big accident on the opening night of Tori’s directional debut sends Lane on a mission to find out what really happened.
Beggin’ On Your Knees
The cutest boy in school wants to perform a duet with Tori, but she finds out some shocking info about him. Is Tori having trust issues or is this guy bad news?
Ice Cream for Ke$ha
Tori has to be Trina’s assistant for a month, and the only way she can get out of it is by winning a private Ke$ha concert.
Prom Wrecker
Tori rallies the gang to have a prom at Hollywood Arts, but the event ruins Jade’s art project and now she’s out for revenge.
Terror on Cupcake Street
While driving their giant cupcake float to the “Parade Parade,” the gang gets a flat tire in the middle of a bad neighborhood! Help, anyone?
Blooptorious
Christopher Cane, the actor who plays Rex, hosts an in-depth look into the stars of Victorious, and their hilarious bloopers and outtakes.
Victorious: The Complete Second Season Fast Facts:
Street Date: March 18, 2012
Catalogue: 7910988
DVD SRP: $19.99
DVD Running Time: 312 Minutes
Special Features:
· Seven Secrets With Victoria Justice
· Behind the Scenes of “Locked Up!”
About Nickelodeon:
Nickelodeon, now in its 32nd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 16 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
About Paramount Home Media Distribution:
Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The PHMD division oversees PPC’s home entertainment, digital and television distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, CBS and PBS and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment. PHMD additionally manages global licensing of studio content and distribution across worldwide digital and television distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.
Turner Classic Movies and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Bring Five Classic Film Noir Thrillers to DVD for First Time Ever
January 19, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
Shadowy streets, tough guys and dangerous women take center stage in an all-new collection of five classic film noir thrillers available now on DVD for the first time ever from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE).
Presented in collaboration with The Film Foundation, the multi-disc Film Noir Classics III collection is the third volume of film noir titles from Columbia Pictures. The set includes Nina Foch and George Macready in My Name is Julia Ross (1945), Mickey Rooney and Dianne Foster in Drive a Crooked Road (1955), Broderick Crawford in The Mob (1951), Ginger Rogers and Edward G. Robinson in Tight Spot (1955) and Dan Duryea and Jayne Mansfield in The Burglar (1957), with introductions by Martin Scorsese, founder and chair of the non-profit preservation group, The Film Foundation.
Film Noir Classics III is being released as part of the TCM Vault Collection. All five films in the set have been digitally remastered and feature extensive on-screen bonus materials, including theatrical trailers, photos, posters, lobby cards and more. TCM Vault Collection sets are presented in beautiful gatefold packaging. They are available exclusively through TCMs online store at http://shop.tcm.com, which also offers the previous two sets of Columbia Pictures’ film noir classics, released with The Film Foundation as part of the Collectors Choice series.
The following are the five films included in Film Noir Classics III:
My Name is Julia Ross (1945) A mixture of film noir and gothic fiction elements, this London-set thriller stars Nina Foch as a young woman who answers an employment ad, only to become the prisoner of a strange family. George Macready and Dame May Whitty co-star in this first in a series of low-budget film noirs directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It is based on the novel The Woman in Red by Anthony Gilbert, which also served as the basis for Arthur Penn 1987 thriller Dead of Winter.
Drive a Crooked Road (1955) Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy and Jack Kelly star in this tough crime story directed by Richard Quine from a script he wrote with Blake Edwards. Rooney plays a racecar driver hired by two bank robbers to help with their latest heist. Foster is the femme fatale who ropes him into the scheme.
The Mob (1951) Broderick Crawford plays a hard-nosed cop who infiltrates the mob in order to stop their dockyard rackets. Directed by Robert Parrish and based on a novel Waterfront by Ferguson Findley, this sharp drama also features Betty Buehler, Richard Kiley and, in an un-credited role as a longshoreman, a young Charles Bronson.
Tight Spot (1955) Ginger Rogers gives one of the best performances of her career as a potential government witness held for her own protection–against her will–until the trial begins against a gangster acquaintance.\. Edward G. Robinson plays the U.S. attorney who makes the deal with her in this exceptional film noir directed by Phil Karlson. William Bowers adapted the screenplay from Leonard Kantor’s play Dead Pigeon, which itself was inspired by Senator Estes Kefauver’s attempts to coerce Virginia Hill into testifying against her lover, Bugsy Siegel.
The Burglar (1957) Based on a pulp fiction novel by David Goodis, this crisp noir tale stars Dan Duryea as a cunning jewel thief who recruits Jayne Mansfield, Mickey Shaughnessy and Peter Capell for one final heist before retiring. The Burglar was shot on location in Atlantic City and Philadelphia by first-time director Paul Wendkos, who also served as editor on the film.
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPEs global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; worldwide television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of entertainment in more than 142 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
About The Film Foundation
The Film Foundation (film-foundation.org), a nonprofit established in 1990 by Martin Scorsese, is dedicated to protecting and preserving motion picture history and provides substantial annual support for preservation and restoration projects at major film archives. The foundation raises awareness of the urgent need to preserve films and has helped save over 555 films. Joining Scorsese on the board are Woody Allen, Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Curtis Hanson, Peter Jackson, Ang Lee, George Lucas, Alexander Payne, Robert Redford and Steven Spielberg. The Film Foundation is aligned with the Directors Guild of America.
About Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
Turner Classic Movies is a Peabody Award-winning network that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world. Currently seen in more than 85 million homes, TCM features the insights of veteran primetime host Robert Osborne and weekend daytime host Ben Mankiewicz, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests. As the foremost authority in classic films, TCM offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, along with regular programming events that include The Essentials, 31 Days of Oscar and Summer Under the Stars. TCM also stages special events and screenings, such as the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood; produces a wide range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs; and hosts a wealth of materials at its Web site, http://tcm.com, TCM is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
JEM and The Holograms Season Two 4-DVD set hits store shelves nationwide Feb 14 (Valentine’s Day)
January 3, 2012 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
JEM and The Holograms: Season Two
Packed with All 26 Original Episodes
and Special Bonus Content in a 4-DVD Set
HITS STORE SHELVES FEBRUARY 14, 2012
FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
Just in time for Valentine’s Day 2012! On February 14, 2012, the beloved classic animated series JEM and The Holograms returns for a second season on DVD when Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, present JEM and The Holograms: Season Two in a collectible 4-DVD set. Featuring all 26 original episodes from the complete second season along with special bonus feature Video Jukebox, this DVD set will be available in stores nationwide and is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $29.93.
The adventures of JEM and The Holograms continue with a talent search for a new member, an Aztec mystery, a trip to meet the President, a Hollywood film and more! Jem and The Holograms are producing hit after hit on the music charts, but keeping Jem’s true identity a secret has been far tougher. Kimber, Aja, Shana and newcomer Raya are Jem/ Jerrica’s best friends as well as the musical force behind Jem — and the only people who know her true identity. Together, the girls provide cool cover-ups for Jem/ Jerrica while navigating some pretty sticky situations and battling their troublesome rival rock band, The Misfits!
The series JEM and The Holograms ran from 1985-’88 in first-run syndication and still boasts a loyal and vocal fan base. It is frequently credited with influencing fashion in the late 1980s and beyond, and launching the careers of female pop-rock stars and music groups. The series follows Jerrica Benton, whose discovery of Synergy, a powerful computer companion, allows her to transform from owner of Starlight Music into rock star Jem. Teaming with her sister and best friends who form The Holograms, Jem sets out to make their musical dreams come true, even as she battles against the ruthless Eric Raymond and his musical protégés.
About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as THE TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro’s multiplatform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.
Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2010 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company’s audio catalogue boasts GRAMMY®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.
Kino Lorber releases Philippe Mora’s documentary Swastika (1973) on DVD
December 29, 2011 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment
New York, NY – December 29, 2011 – Kino Lorber is proud to announce the DVD release of Philippe Mora’s film, Swastika (1973), a highly controversial documentary about Adolf Hitler that The Washington Post called “the most potent of anti-Nazi films.”
Swastika comes to DVD on January 3, 2012, with a SRP of $29.95. The DVD includes a number of special features, including “Swastika Revisited”, a filmmaker discussion featuring producers Sanford Lieberson & David Puttnam, director Philippe Mora, and writer Lutz Becker, as they discuss the making of the film; “Manipulation and Nazi Propaganda” featurette, discussing the role of propaganda in newsreels and documentaries in German cinema; an interview with Lutz Becker (from BBC Television in 1973) discussing the discovery of the color home movies shot by Eva Braun, and an interview with architect Albert Speer, discussing his reaction to seeing the color home movies; color film shot in Nazi Germany; “Puncturing the Myth of Leni Riefenstahl” audio track featuring Lutz Becker and Philippe Mora; an introduction by historian Jonathan Petropoulos, discussing the controversy surrounding the film; and trailers.
Philippe Mora uses color home movie footage shot by Eva Braun to present the private life of Adolf Hitler. This footage is culled together by Philippe Mora to form an in-depth autobiography of Hitler’s rise and fall, following his life from the rise of the Nazi state to the end of World War II.
Met with a tumultuous reception at Cannes in 1973, Swastika was subsequently banned in Germany until 2010, when it was acknowledged for its significant contribution to understanding Hitler and Nazism; as stated in its opening credits, “If Hitler is dehumanized and shown only as a devil, any future Hitler may not be recognized, simply because he is a human being.”
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Filmmaker Discussion
“Manipulation and Nazi Propaganda” featurette
Interview with Albert Speer
Color Film in Nazi Germany
“Puncturing the Myth of Leni Riefenstahl” audio track
Introduction by Jonathan Petropoulos
Trailers
1973 / 1.33:1 Full Frame / 95 mins. / German with English subtitles / Not Rated / Color and B&W
Swastika (1973)
Director: Philippe Mora
Genre: Documentary
SRP: $29.95
Street date: January 3, 2012
