Pached’ With Extras Including Exclusive Featurettes But Wait, There’s More, the Fun Doesn’t Stop Yet The All-New Ice Age Short “Surviving Sid” And Other Great Bonuses, Entertaining Families and Kids

A WHO’S WHO OF PARTNERS, MACY’S, L’ORÉAL PARIS, ENERGY STAR, OVER 1.6 BILLION CONSUMER IMPESSIONS ARE SLATED THUS FAR Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Welcomes Horton’s Debut All Will Hear of This Release, Who-ville Too

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – Escape to the Jungle of Nool with the loveable and 100 percent faithful Horton the elephant as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) releases the animated, $294 million worldwide box office hit Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! as a Two-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) including Digital Copy December 9. One of Dr. Seuss’ all-time classic children’s books, Horton Hears A Who (1954), comes to life with the help of an all-star voice cast including Golden Globe winner Jim Carrey* (How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Bruce Almighty), Golden Globe winner Steve Carell** (“The Office,” Get Smart), and six-time Emmy Award winner Carol Burnett*** (“The Carol Burnett Show”). “Razzle-dazzling and artful” (Claudia Puig, USA Today) and “more faithful in spirit to the source material” (Lou Lumenick, New York Post), Dr. Seuss’ whimsical tale imparts to children and adults alike the meaning of compassion, forgiveness and faith.

*2000: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical, Man On The Moon; 1999: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, The Truman Show
**2006: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, “The Office”
***1975, ’74, ’72: Outstanding Comedy – Variety or Music Series, “The Carol Burnett Show”

A “funny, elevating ride that should beguile the young and keep their parents or grandparents enthralled too” (Richard Corliss, Time), Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! also stars Will Arnett (Blades Of Glory), Seth Rogen (Knocked Up), Jesse McCartney (Alvin And The Chipmunks), Amy Poehler (“Saturday Night Live”) and Jaime Pressly (“My Name Is Earl”). The Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! Two-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) including Digital Copy are loaded with bonus features, big and small, including commentary with directors Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino, eight featurettes, exclusive deleted footage and the debut of the Ice Age short “Surviving Sid.” The Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! Two-Disc Special Edition DVD including Digital Copy will be available to own for $34.98 U.S./$45.98 Canada and on BD for $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada. A standard single DVD will also be available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$43.48 Canada. Additionally, an unforgettable Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! DVD Gift Set featuring the Two-Disc Special Edition with Horton plush will be available for $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada.

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THE NEWS HITS THE FAN IN THE HILARIOUS COMEDY STARRING EMMY WINNERS KELSEY GRAMMER AND PATRICIA HEATON

The Witty Newsroom Comedy From Christopher Lloyd And Steven Levitan Arrives As A Three-Disc DVD Set October 14th From Fox Home Entertainment

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – Breaking news . . . the first season of the uproarious workplace sitcom “Back To You” Season One debuts on DVD October 14th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Directed by James Burrows*, the multiple Emmy Award-winning force behind “Friends” and “Cheers,” “Back To You” follows two bickering co-anchors Chuck Darling (Kelsey Grammer; “Frasier”) and Kelly Carr (Patricia Heaton; “Everybody Loves Raymond”) who share a past and are now forced to share an anchor desk.

Ten years after conquering Pittsburgh TV, Chuck returns home after a disastrous career turn in Los Angeles. Desperate for a comeback, Chuck reunites with his old high-strung co-anchor Kelly and is shocked to learn that their one-night stand wasn’t the only thing he left behind. Now this self-proclaimed womanizer is getting more than he bargained for – an 11-year-old daughter! Also featuring comedic actor and Emmy Award-nominee Fred Willard** (“Everybody Love Raymond,” Best In Show), “Back To You” Season One features all 14 original episodes plus three never-before-seen unaired episodes. Also packed with hilarious bonus features – including a “Making Of” featurette, exclusive behind-the-scenes clips, a, gag reel and more – the “Back To You” Season One three-disc DVD set will be available for a suggested retail price of $39.98 U.S. / $54.98 Canada.

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THEIR CITY. THEIR RULES. NO PRISONERS.

Keanu Reeves And Academy Award* Winner Forest Whitaker Star In The Ruthless Tale Of Police Corruption

Shooting To DVD August 19 From Fox Home Entertainment On Single-Disc, Two-Disc And Blu-Ray With Digital Copy

“A Tight, Propulsive, Action Thriller!”
– San Francisco Chronicle

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – On the streets of Los Angeles, every cop wants justice. But how they get it is what sets them apart. Fox Home Entertainment presents a gripping and pulse-pounding look at police corruption where no one can be trusted when Street Kings debuts on DVD and Blu-Ray August 19. Starring Keanu Reeves (The Matrix Trilogy, Speed) and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, Vantage Point), Street Kings follows veteran LAPD Detective Tom Ludlow (Reeves), a disillusioned cop who sets out on a quest to solve the murder of his former partner. With the help of his boss and mentor Captain Jack Wander (Whitaker), Ludlow begins a crusade to serve his own form of justice, breaking the rules of conduct on a regular basis and avoiding the watchful eye of Internal Affairs Captain James Biggs (Hugh Laurie; “House”). In the end Ludlow will be forced to question the loyalties of everyone involved and the truth will finally come to pass.

Directed by David Ayer (Harsh Times) from a story by James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia), Street Kings features an array of intense supporting performances from Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Common (American Gangster), The Game (Waist Deep), and Cedric The Entertainer (Code Name: The Cleaner). Available on single-disc, two-disc and Blu-Ray DVD, special features include commentary by Ayer, deleted and alternate scenes, ten vignettes and more. The Street Kings two-disc DVD will be available for a suggested retail price of $34.98 U.S. / $45.98 Canada and on BD for $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 Canada, both featuring digital copy. Additionally, a single-disc version will be available for a suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada.

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2007 Academy Award®-Winner Best Foreign Language Film

Based on a True Story

THE COUNTERFEITERS Debuts on DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def on August 5, 2008

Culver City, CA (June 23, 2008) –The 2007 Academy Award®-winner for Best Foreign Language Film, The Counterfeiters will be released on DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on August 5, 2008. Written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Inheritors, All The Queen’s Men), The Counterfeiters was an official selection of the 2007 Telluride Film Festival, the 2007 Berlin Film Festival and the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. This Sony Pictures Classics film will be available for an SLP of $38.96 for Blu-ray High-Def and $28.96 for DVD. Special features on the DVD and Blu-ray will include a director’s commentary, cast and crew interviews and behind the scenes featurettes.

Synopsis
Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film, The Counterfeiters tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin’s “King of the Counterfeiters.” However, his life of women and easy money is cut short when he’s arrested and placed in a Nazi concentration camp. With the German army on the verge of bankruptcy, Sorowitsch makes a sobering deal with his captors: in exchange for a comfortable bed, good food and fair treatment, Sorowitsch, along with the other hand-picked specialists, must counterfeit bank notes to fund the Nazi war effort. If he does as they say, he lives another day. If he rebels, he faces the same fate as the rest of the camp’s prisoners. But if he lives, will he be able to live with himself?

DVD AND BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:

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The Crazy Misadventures Continue When the Bundys Return to DVD August 19

MARRIED … WITH CHILDREN: THE COMPLETE NINTH SEASON

Starring Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Amanda Bearse, and Ted McGinley

All 28 Episodes Available in a Three-Disc Boxed Set

The Bundy clan returns to dish up a huge helping of hilarity when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment debuts Married … with Children: The Complete Ninth Season on DVD August 19. The three-disc set features all 28 episodes of the ultimate ‘80s classic comedy series starring the less than loveable and most unforgettable Bundys - Ed O’Neill (TV’s “John from Cincinnati”), Katey Sagal (TV’s “8 Simple Rules”), Christina Applegate (TV’s “Samantha Who?”), David Faustino (National Lampoon’s Pucked), Amanda Bearse (Give or Take an Inch), and Ted McGinley (TV’s “Hope & Faith”), along with guest stars Eric Dane (TV’s “Grey’s Anatomy”), Golden Globe® winner Keri Russell (Waitress, TV’s “Felicity”), All-Star catcher Mike Piazza and Hall-of-Famer Dave Winfield. The series will be available for $39.95 SRP.

This season presents a whole new set of offbeat antics, starting with Bud becoming Al’s driving instructor when Al needs to renew his license and Kelly’s bad skin ruining her beer commercial. Peggy and her pals decide to crash the men’s trip to a strip club, while Kelly agrees to be the prom date for a 12-year-old. Also included this season is Married…with Children’s 200th episode special Get the Dodge Out of Hell plus the Best of the Bundys episode.

Married … with Children premiered on FOX April 5, 1987, and lasted for 267 episodes over 11 seasons. The series was nominated for seven Golden Globes® and seven Emmy Awards® over the course of its run, including Best Actor and Best Actress nominations for Ed O’Neill and Katey Sagal.

Married … with Children: The Complete Ninth Season episodes include:

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ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Michael J. Fox and Kiefer Sutherland Star In The 80s Pop Culture Classic Featuring All-New Commentaries, Featurettes And More

Available On DVD September 2 From MGM Home Entertainment

LOS ANGELES, CA – It’s six A.M. Do you know where you are? MGM Home Entertainment presents a surreal look at the hip and glossy underworld of New York City’s drug culture in the late 1980s and one disillusioned young man’s attempt to escape it when Bright Lights, Big City: 20th Anniversary Edition arrives on DVD September 2. Starring Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future, “Spin City”) in a hardened performance, Bright Lights, Big City follows aspiring writer Jamie Conway (Fox), a man whose life has essentially fallen apart due to the recent death of his mother and his now estranged wife. Seeking solace in cocaine, alcohol and the New York City club scene Jamie slowly becomes immersed in the decadent Manhattan life-style. Accompanied by his best friend Tad (Kiefer Sutherland; “24,” The Sentinel), Jamie becomes even more consumed with his nightly routine and severe depression, forcing him to confront his demons, face the facts and turn his life around.

Featuring outstanding supporting performances from Phoebe Cates (Gremlins, Fast Times at Ridgemont High), Dianne Wiest (“In Treatment,” Dan in Real Life), Jason Robards (Magnolia, Philadelphia) and John Houseman (The Paper Chase, The Fog) as well as a soundtrack full of 80s hits by the likes of Depeche Mode, Prince and New Order, the Bright Lights, Big City: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD features commentaries by author/screenwriter Jay McInerney and cinematographer Gordon Willis, two all-new behind-the-scenes featurettes, a photo gallery and more. Available for a suggested retail price of $14.98 U.S. / $15.98 Canada, prebook is August 6.

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Brittany Snow Leads a Hot Young Cast In the Suspenseful Horror Hit

PROM NIGHT Slashing its Way on to Blu-ray™ High Def, DVD & PSP August 19th in both Rated & Unrated Versions

Don’t forget to book the limo, reserve the suite and dodge the knife as Sony Pictures Home Entertainment invites you to make a date with the horror hit PROM NIGHT, arriving August 19th on Blu-ray™ High Def, DVD and PSP for the SRP of $38.96 (Blu-ray™), $29.96 (DVD) and $24.94 (PSP). Rising star Brittany Snow (Hairspray, John Tucker Must Die) leads a hot cast of up and comers as Donna, a high school senior eagerly anticipating what’s sure to be a night filled with glamour, music and romance – prom night. What she can’t predict, however, is the return of an obsessed, homicidal stalker from her past, chillingly played by Johnathon Schaech (Hush, That Thing You Do!), who will stop at nothing until he finds her. Will Donna and her friends survive his murderous rampage or will prom night truly be a night to die for?

Fans of suspense-filled horror won’t want to miss PROM NIGHT, available on DVD in its original theatrical version and on Unrated DVD, Blu-ray™ and PSP, in an all-new extended version with added gore and horror. Both the DVD and Blu-ray™ editions come packed with a night’s worth of thrilling special features, including an alternate ending, deleted scenes with optional commentary, a gag reel, director and cast commentary and the behind-the-scenes featurettes “A Night to Remember: The Making of Prom Night,” and “Prom Night Photo Album: Real Prom Stories From the Cast.” Exclusive to the Blu-ray™ is the Bonus View Storyboard Comparison, featuring BD Picture in Picture.

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Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, Harold Perrineau and Sam Shepard Star in this Gripping Prison Drama

FELON DVD DEBUTS AUGUST 12 INCLUDING A MAKING OF FEATURETTE

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases the high-action prison drama FELON on DVD August 12, 2008 for the SRP of $24.96. Starring a powerhouse cast including Stephen Dorff (World Trade Center), Val Kilmer (Columbus Day, Conspiracy), Harold Perrineau (TV’s “Lost”) and Oscar® nominees *Sam Shepard (The Accidental Husband) with a cameo appearance by Anne Archer (TV’s “The L Word”), this riveting drama depicts a no-holds-barred account about life on the “inside.” When a family man is convicted and sentenced to a maximum-security prison, he must learn to survive the violent penal system. The DVD includes a “making-of” featurette entitled “The Shark Tank: An Inside Look at Felon” including commentary from writer/director Ric Roman Waugh, Stephen Dorff, and others from the cast and crew discussing filming on location in the old Santa Fe State Penitentiary. The group shares insights on what it was like filming in an actual prison and what went into the heavy stunt work that produced the stark realism in the gladiator fight sequences.

*Oscar® is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Sam Shepard — Best Supporting Actor, The Right Stuff, 1983 and Anne Archer — Best Supporting Actress, Fatal Attraction, 1987

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More Eye-Gouging and Nose-Tweaking from Larry, Moe and Curly in the Latest Volume of Classic Comedy Shorts

THE THREE STOOGES COLLECTION: 1940 - 1942 Volume Three

23 Digitally-Restored Shorts, Arranged Chronologically, and Packaged in a Two-Disc DVD

AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 26

The classic comedy trio returns with lots of “slapschtick” when The Three Stooges Collection: 1940 – 1942 Volume Three twists, punches and pokes its way back onto DVD August 26 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. All 23 short films from those three years, chronologically organized by the original release dates, have been digitally remastered from original negatives and include such all-time fan favorites as You Natzy Spy, In The Sweet Pie and Pie, A-Plumbing We Will Go and An Ache In Every Stake. The Three Stooges Collection: 1940 - 1942 Volume Three, continuing the fan-requested roll-out of the group’s complete short film anthology, will be available for $24.96 SRP.

The Three Stooges are one of the most influential screen comedy teams of the 20th century and an inspiration to generations of comics that followed. Following their start in vaudeville, the trio’s film career began in the early 1930s, reached its slapstick peak during their tenure at Columbia Pictures (1934-1959). After their initial retirement, they were rediscovered by an enthusiastic new generation through the medium of television and have outstripped all their contemporaries in terms of lasting popularity.

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