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Max Headroom: The Complete Series on DVD August 10th

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Alyssa Mertes
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In the futuristic world of computers and fantasy, anything is possible, including the rise of the opinionated, computer-stimulated multimedia personality Max Headroom. A pervasive pop culture icon, Max Headroom heralded the coming of trans-media age like a mad prophet on airwaves, bolstered by his own international talk show, music video, countless major brand endorsement, merchandising, and TV series. Now own all the madness in “Max Headroom: The Complete Series” on 5-disc DVD, featuring all 14 episodes, August 10th from Shout! Factory, in association with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Bonus features include: Live on Network 23: The Story of Max Headroom, Looking Back at the Future, The Big-Time Blanks, The Science Behind the Fiction, Producing Dystopia, and The Writers Remember.

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Saving Grace: Season Three on DVD July 13th

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Alyssa Mertes
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Academy Award winner Holly Hunter (The Piano) returns for the third and final season as hard-drinking Grace Hanadarko, the role that earned her Golden Globe, Emmy Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, when all 19 episodes of “Saving Grace” The Final Season debuts on five-disc DVD July 13th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment timed to the June 21st heart-stopping series finale on TNT.

The episodes include: Disc One: We’re Already Here, Watch Siggybaby Burn, She’s a Lump, and What Would You Do?, Disc Two: Mooooo, Am I Going to Lose Her? That Was No First Kiss, and Popcorn, Disc Three: Looks Like a Lesbian Attack to Me, Let’s Talk, Am I Gonna Die Today?, and Hear the Birds, Disc Four: You Can’t Save Them All, Grace, I Killed Kristin, So Help You God, and Loose Men in Tight Jeans, and Disc Five: You Think I’m Gonna Eat My Gun?, I’m Gonna Need a Big Night Light, and I Need You to Call Earl.

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Chuck: Season Three on DVD & Blu-ray September 7th

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Alyssa Mertes
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Chuck is back for his third season debuting on DVD and Blu-ray September 7th. He is the same hapless nerd you’ve loved from the two prior seasons, however, he has a few tricks up his sleeve. Chuck has some martial artistry in his blood. The two Chuck personalities bump heads and occasionally cooperate in an action-packed Season Three.

There is also the appearance of a dashing rival (Brandon Routh), someone from Chuck’s Buy More Life discovers his secret, and Chuck learns that the spy business can turn the nicest guy dark and dangerous.

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Supernatural: Season Five on DVD & Blu-ray September 7th

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Alyssa Mertes
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Fighting a fight against Satan and his army, the Winchester Brothers and one fallen angel named Castiel, must be strong and brave. As the Apocalypse is rapidly approaching, threatening to make Earth a battlefield littered with human remains, the odds seem daunting.

Through all the Hell, the Winchesters are targeted by new foes including the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as well as demons and angels who warn that the brothers have a terrible role to play in the coming devastation. Sam and Dean are on their most terrifying journey yet one that could bring them to an ally with the strength to defeat the devil: God.

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Disney’s StarStruck: Extended Edition on DVD

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Hit New Disney Channel Original Movie – StarStruck: Extended Edition DVD and 2 Disc DVD + CD – both Debut June 8, 2010 Starring Sterling Knight, Danielle Campbell,
Maggie Castle, Brandon Mychal Smith and Chelsea Staub

StarStruck, a hit Disney Channel Original Movie, will debut on DVD June 8, 2010 with more movie and music — available in two ways: as a single DVD or a 2 disc set that includes the DVD+ Full Length Soundtrack CD. Each exciting release contains a never-before-seen exclusive extended scene and additional music with eight Rock-Along tracks and three music videos. The 2 disc set includes the DVD, plus the Walt Disney Records CD soundtrack with chart-climbing songs performed by stars Sterling Knight and Brandon Mychal Smith (“Sonny With A Chance”) among others. Both products (the DVD and 2-disc DVD+CD) will be available in stores June 8, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE).

StarStruck, a music and adventure-filled romp that hits all the right notes for kids and tweens, tells the story of Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell, Prison Break) and her older sister Sara (Maggie Castle, Time Traveler’s Wife), who are heading to Hollywood from Kalamazoo, Michigan, on a family trip to visit their grandmother. Sara is obsessed with pop star Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight, Sonny with a Chance) and hopes to track him down while in California, but Jessica could care less about the stuck-up star and would rather go sightseeing. When the sisters arrive in L.A. Sara takes Jessica on a hunt to find Christopher and a chance meeting with the star sets off a series of comic adventures that feature many of L.A.’s landmark locations. As the sisters sightsee and spend time together, Jessica gets to know the real Christopher and soon their friendship grows. Ultimately Christopher must decide what is more important — being himself or becoming a movie star. Disney Channel stars Brandon Mychal Smith (Sonny With a Chance) and Chelsea Staub (JONAS) also star as Christopher’s loyal best friend and fame-hungry girlfriend, respectively.

The ‘out of this world’ bonuses featured on the StarStruck: Extended Edition DVD include:

* Extended version of the movie – only available on DVD
* More Music with eight Rock-Along tracks to sing-along with!
* Three Hot Music Videos

StarStruck was #1 in its time slot among kids ages 6-11 and tweens ages 9-14, and was the most watched February original movie premiere in total viewers. StarStruck: The Extended Edition DVD is the only way to get the exclusive content not aired on TV. A modern day Cinderella story, StarStruck promotes strong messages about honesty, humility, self-acceptance, and strength of character.

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Monster hit drama Being Human materializes on DVD and Blu-ray July 20th

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Russell Tovey plays the lovable George, battling with his double identity as a mild-mannered and geeky hospital porter who for one night a month is transformed into a flesh-hungry, predatory werewolf. Aidan Turner plays the good-looking and laid-back Mitchell who, in contrast to George, has the gift of the gab and an easy confidence with the ladies. But he is also a blood-sucking vampire struggling with going cold-turkey from the blood he craves. Completing the flat-share trio is Annie, played by Lenora Crichlow, a talkative ghost lacking in self-confidence and desperate for company. Annie is still pining after her fiancé, whom she was due to marry before the fatal accident that left her with her ghostly affliction – and who happens to be the landlord of their flat. The series follows the trio as they do their best to live their lives as normally as possible despite their strange and dark secrets. But with unwelcome intruders into their world, rumblings about an impending revolution from the vampire underworld and constant threats of exposure – on top of the usual issues faced by young people surrounding love, work and mates – the only thing they may be able to rely on in their heightened world, is each other.

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thirtysomething: The Complete Third Season

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By Season Three, the show about the inner workings of a group of close friends and married couples had reached full maturity as a series. The relationships and conflicts existed on a completely realized level that allowed the viewer to associate, to new heights, with what was happening on their TV. Whether it was Michael and Hope trying to keep their fire lit, Gary evolving into fatherhood, Melissa’s ongoing struggles with the opposite sex, Ellyn’s wandering moral judgment, or a transformed Elliot caring for his cancer-stricken wife Nancy (an Emmy-winning performance by Patricia Wettig) — the lives of these characters had come a long way in just a couple of seasons, much like the progression of real life . . . thirtysomething life.

thirtysomething: The Complete Third Season DVD features all 24 episodes mastered from new high-definition transfers with select in-depth commentaries from creators, cast and crew.

Special Features:

-**New Introduction by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz

-Commentaries by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, writer Liberty Godshall, Peter Horton, Patricia Wettig, Melanie Mayron and writer Joseph Dougherty

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Shout! Factory hooks up with Warner Bros for Home Videos

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Shout! Factory and Warner Home Video, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., announced a multi-property alliance to bring the highly anticipated Warner Bros. television series Max Headroom and The Norm Show to the home entertainment marketplace. Under its multi-year agreement with Warner Home Video, Shout! Factory will be the exclusive media company to distribute Max Headroom and The Norm Show DVDs for home entertainment releases in the United States and Canada. The announcement was made today by Shout! Factory founding partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; and Jeff Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Non-theatrical Franchise Marketing.

Production has begun to develop a wide range of bonus content for Max Headroom: The Complete Series DVD box set, as well as re-transferring the episodes from the original elements to provide the highest picture quality.

“Max Headroom is a uniquely sought-after television property, boasting a large fan following and consumer interests. We have been pursing this property with Warner Bros. for years, and we’re thrilled that it’s finally coming to fruition,” state Shout! Factory founding partners. “We’re pop culture fanatics at Shout!, and both of these shows are loved by fans of TV and are highly requested. We’ll do them justice with great extras and packaging.”

“It’s a privilege to partner with Shout! Factory and we look forward to combining our efforts to bring these two highly-regarded television programs to the home entertainment audience,” said Brown. He added, “We look forward with anticipation to the opportunity of creating a series of releases that will be innovative, original and stand out in the home entertainment market place.”

Starring Matt Frewer, W. Morgan Sheppard, Jeffrey Tambor and Amanda Pays, the U.S. television series Max Headroom, inspired by a British made-for-television movie 20 Minutes into the Future, aired on ABC from 1987-1988. Hailed by critics and fans as one of the most innovative science fiction series ever produced for American television, Max Headroom is considered to be the first cyberpunk television series, bolstered by its innovative premise, brilliant writing and fast-paced visual style. Unafraid to explore any subject, no matter how controversial, the series cynically tackles topical issues from the general television industry such as the exploitation of the TV ratings games, political advertising, tele-evangelism, news coverage and commercials. The world of Max Headroom is a satirically funny look at television of the not-too-distant future. There are 4,000 TV channels, cameras are everywhere, television sets can’t be shut off, ratings have been perfected to the point where programming decisions are made minute by minute, and Network 23, the ratings leader, is headed by a man who would literally kill for ratings. Enter investigative reporter Edison Carter and his alter ego, the first computer-simulated multi-media star, Max Headroom, played by Matt Frewer. Max Headroom is a production of Chrysalis/Lakeside in association with Lorimar Telepictures.

The Norm Show, starring Saturday Night Live veteran Norm Macdonald, chronicles the misadventures of former NHL hockey player turned dysfunctional social worker whose life has been thrown for a loop due to gambling and tax evasion. Brimming with edgy humor and smart repartee, The Norm Show was one of the top rated sitcoms in 1999 and ran on ABC for three seasons. The second season also brought about the shortening of the show’s title to simply Norm. The series also boasts a pedigreed ensemble cast including Laurie Metcalf, Ian Gomez, Artie Lange, Bruce Jarchow, Max Wright and Faith Ford. Norm is executive produced by Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, Rob Ulin and Deborah Oppenheimer, produced by Macdonald and created by Helford and Macdonald. Norm is a production of Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

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Merlin: The Complete First Season from BBC

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This April the BBC is bringing to DVD a plethora of adventure, magic and laughs for the whole family. Experience an imaginative twist on the rise of the infamous Arthurian sorcerer as the BBC introduces Merlin: The Complete First Season on DVD. Having premiered on NBC June 2009, the epic primetime drama was lauded by The Washington Post as “fun family fare” and hailed by The New York Post as “a smartly done retelling of the legend of King Arthur.”

Loaded with hours of adventure and magic, Merlin is produced by the award-winning team of Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy (Hex, Sugar Rush) and features a powerful ensemble cast including BAFTA Award-winner Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave, Demons), Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Persuasion) and John Hurt (Hellboy, Harry Potter). The series also guest stars Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman, Doctor Who) and Eve Myles (Torchwood, Little Dorrit). This must-own 5-disc set contains all 13 episodes from the engrossing series along with over 2 hours of special features including two making-of featurettes, video diaries, photo galleries and more.

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Home Video Releases March 9

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1. Up in the Air
2. Precious
3. Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
4. Old Dogs
5. Planet 51
6. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
7. Evangelion: 1.11 You Are Not Alone
8. Paris
9. Falling for Grace
10. The Stoning of Soraya M.
11. The Sensei
12. Turn the Beat Around
13. Demonic Toys 2
14. The Baby Formula
15. Gigante
16. Toddlers & Tiaras: Season 1
17. The Memory Thief
18. Tapeheads
19. Amar a Morir
20. Tales from the Dead

Staff Picks

Up in the Air

Ryan Bingham (Gorge Clooney) has a tough job: he travels around the nation, hired by auxiliary companies to lay off their employees so they don’t have to; and he’s the best at what he does. Despite witnessing despair and anguish in the faces of everyone he fires, Bingham is content in his lifestyle–flying to-and-fro across the U.S., living on his own, nothing to tie him down. His life is turned upside down, however, when his company decides to “ground him”; all thanks to a new employee, Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick), whose fresh-out-of-college ideas take the traveling out of their jobs. Bingham struggles with this new lifestyle, forcing him to make regular contact with his sisters and understand the reality of a life with other people in it.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

Based on a true story, The Stoning of Soraya M. depicts the horrors of injustice in Iran. Zahra (Shohreh Aghdashloo), has a harrowing story to tell about her niece, Soraya (Mozhan Marnò), but goes unheard by the people in her village because she is a woman. She manages to catch the ear of a journalist stranded in the village and pleads for him to listen and carry her story to the rest of the world so that they may know of the violence and injustice going on in Iran.

Gigante

Set in the capital of Uruguay, Gigante follows the life of a late-night security officer and his growing obsession with a female janitor at his supermarket. His obsession eventually grows into a full-blown stalker case, in which he shadows his co-worker everywhere she goes. He even gets a job bouncing at her favorite club, but never works up the nerve to speak to her.

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