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New DVD release dates (Paranormal Activity gets scheduled for December 29)

IMAGINE THAT (PARAMOUNT)
Family: When a successful financial executive�s (Eddie Murphy) career starts going down the drain, he finds the solution to all of his problems in his daughter�s imaginary world. Click for full details

Dec 8
DROP DEAD ROCK (MVD)
Comedy: Adam Ant and Deborah Harry star in this 1996 film about a band that kidnaps a rock star. Click for full details

HOOKING UP (MTI)
Comedy: Corey Feldman, Brian O'Halloran and Bronson Pinchot star in this film about men and women whose lives intersect in the topsy-turvy world of love. Click for full details

PARTNERS (SKD/E1)
Crime drama: Two New York cops (Christopher Iengo, Adam Piacente) take on a crime boss (Aaron Katter) as well as their own personal issues. Click for full details

WESLEY WILLIS'S JOY RIDES (MVD)
Documentary: A look at the music, art and troubled life of the late schizophrenic outsider artist. Click for full details

Dec 15
THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD (PARAMOUNT)
Comedy: Jeremy Piven stars as a hustler who tries to save a local struggling car dealership from bankruptcy. Click for full details

Dec 22
IN SEARCH OF MOZART (MICROCINEMA)
Documentary: This look at the life of Mozart follows a 25,000-mile trail along every route Mozart followed in the course of his life. Click for full details

STATEN ISLAND (NATIONAL)
Crime drama: Three disparate men�a septic tank cleaner, a deaf-mute deli worker and a local Mob boss�struggle to get ahead in life. Click for full details

Dec 29
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (PARAMOUNT)
Horror: In this $103.7 million-grossing film, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a presence the could be demonic. Click for full details

PARANORMAL ENTITY (ASYLUM)
Horror: In this film, found videotape footage reveals the murders of the Finley family. Click for full details

Jan 5
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: REGENERATION (SONY)
Sci-fi thriller: In the future, a team of universal soldiers must stop a madman before he destroys the world in this third entry in the Universal Soldier franchise. Click for full details

Jan 12
HALLOWEEN II (SONY)
Horror: Rob Zombie's $33 million-grossing remake of the Halloween franchise about villain Michael Myers. Click for full details

Jan 19
THE BUTCH FACTOR (WOLFE)
Documentary: An investigation of gay men and sexuality explores old stereotypes. Click for full details

THE KEEPER (FOX)
Action: A former Los Angeles street cop (Steven Seagal) is caught in a web of deceit, racism and murder. Click for full details

Jan 26
IMPORT EXPORT (PALISADES TARTAN)
Foreign-language drama: Two seemingly unrelated stories�one about a young nurse and the other concerning an unemployed man�reveal the struggle for people to believe in themselves and find purpose in their lives; German, Slovak and Russian with English subtitles. Click for full details

SURROGATES (DISNEY)
Sci-fi thriller: An FBI agent of the future (Bruce Willis) must solve a murder mystery in a world where robotic surrogates live the physical lives of their human owners. Click for full details

TENNESSEE (VIVENDI)
Drama: Two brothers set out on a road trip to their childhood home to search for their estranged father. Click for full details

THE BOYS ARE BACK (DISNEY)
Drama: Clive Owen stars as a sports writer who becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances in this limited-release film. Click for full details

Feb 2
THE THIRD JIHAD (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: After the FBI releases a radical Islamist manifesto describing how to destroy America from within, a Muslim-American physician to the U.S. Congress decides to investigate. Click for full details

Feb 9
GOOD HAIR (LIONSGATE)
Documentary: Chris Rock hosts this journey through the extreme lengths African-American women will go to for good hair. Click for full details

ICE CASTLES (SONY)
Romantic drama: Remake of the tale of a young skater with Olympic dreams who is blinded in an accident and attempts to overcome the tragedy with the help of her loving boyfriend. Click for full details

Feb 16
BLACK DYNAMITE (SONY)
Comedy: The smoothest, baddest cat on the street (Michael Jai White), a former C.I.A. agent, is out to avenge his brother�s death in this parody of �70s blaxploitation films. Click for full details

CABIN FEVER 2 (LIONSGATE)
Horror: A man survives a virus and tries to warn others of the danger. Click for full details

MORE THAN A GAME (LIONSGATE)
Documentary: This film looks at the true story of LeBron James and the Akron Fab Five. Click for full details

Feb 23
BLISS (FIRST RUN)
Foreign-language drama: When a 17-year-old daughter is found unconscious and disheveled, her family believes her chastity has been lost, and they turn to an ancient moral code that condemns her to death; Turkish with English subtitles. Click for full details

CRUDE (FIRST RUN)
Documentary: The story behind the controversial $27 billion �Amazon Chernobyl� case, which pitted 30,000 rainforest dwellers in Ecuador against U.S. oil giant Chevron. Click for full details

JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS (WARNER)
Animated: Superman, Batman and the other caped crusaders must battle their evil mirror images in this DVD premiere. Click for full details

Mar 2
THE 39 STEPS (BBC/WARNER)
Thriller: In this TV movie, a British man (Rupert Penry-Jones) who is framed for murder must break a ruthless German espionage network to prove his innocence. Click for full details

VEGGIETALES: PISTACHIO�THE LITTLE BOY THAT WOODN'T (BIG IDEA)
Animated: Based on the classic tale of Pinocchio, this VeggieTales adventure follows a lonely toymaker who carves a little boy out ouf wood. For Christian retailers, the title (DVD $14.99) streets Feb. 27 (prebook Feb. 12). Click for full details

Mar 30
VAMPYRES (BLUE UNDERGROUND/RYKO)
Horror: In this 1974 film, Marianne Morris and Anulka star as bisexual seductresses with an insatiable lust for the blood of mortals. Click for full details




Jan 5
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 (FOX)
Comedy: Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt star in this 2005 film about a dream family vacation turning into an outrageous competition with an overachieving family. Click for full details

Feb 2
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (UNIVERSAL)
Comedy: Based on Hunter S. Thompson's book, this 1998 film starring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro follows a journalist and a lawyer who travel to Las Vegas. Click for full details




Nov 24
TEARS TO TIARA COLLECTION 1 (SENTAI/SECTION23)
Anime: When a priest resurrects a Demon Lord, wizards, archers, sword masters and pixies must fight against the evil powers; Japanese with English subtitles. Click for full details

Dec 15
COLLISION (PBS)
Drama: The lives of a group of people involved in a tragic six-car collision are forever changed and entwined. Click for full details

PLACE OF EXECUTION (PBS)
Thriller: A newly-promoted detective (Lee Ingleby) takes on a missing person�s case involving a 13-year-old girl. Click for full details

Jan 5
KENDRA: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (FOX)
Reality: Playboy's Kendra and her husband Hank prepare for a new baby in this E! series. Click for full details

Jan 19
RETURN TO CRANFORD (BBC/WARNER)
Drama: In this TV miniseries based on the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell, Miss Matty's house is full of life and bustle as her dream of having a child is realized. Click for full details

Feb 2
THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW: SEASON SIX (FOX)
Comedy: Mary falls for an old flame in this season of the series starring Mary Tyler Moore. Click for full details

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN: FATE OF THE FUTURE (LIONSGATE)
Animation: Five adventures follow the embattled Mutants as their past lives resurface, putting the future of the X-Men and the world in peril. Click for full details

Feb 9
EMMA (BBC/WARNER)
Drama: This TV miniseries is an adaptation of the famous tale of love and longing by Jane Austen. Click for full details

FRAGGLE ROCK: WEMBLEY'S EGG SURPRISE (LIONSGATE)
Children's: Three episodes of the popular series featuring Fraggles Gobo, Mokey, Red, Wembley and Boober. Click for full details

Feb 23
NURSE JACKIE: SEASON ONE (LIONSGATE)
Drama: Edie Falco stars as a flawed emergency room nurse living in New York City in this Showtime series. Click for full details

Mar 9
JUDGE JOHN DEED: SEASON ONE (BBC/WARNER)
Drama: In four episodes, a judge (Martin Shaw) conducts his business armed with a sharp intellect, rakish charm, keen wit and a passionate belief in justice. Click for full details




Nov 24
2009 WORLD SERIES FILM: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES VS. NEW YORK YANKEES (SHOUT! FACTORY)
Sports: This release chronicles the New York Yankees' 2009 World Series Championship. Click for full details

Dec 2
THE REAL LIFE TEENS SERIES (TMW)
Educational: Four titles that cover such issues as rebellion, self-esteem, emotional abuse and global warming. Click for full details

Dec 8
MICHAEL JACKSON: LIFE AND TIMES OF THE KING OF POP 1958-2009 (MVD)
Documentary: This film explores Michael Jackson's last days and his memorial service. Click for full details

Dec 15
2009 WORLD SERIES FILM: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES VS. NEW YORK YANKEES (SHOUT! FACTORY)
Sports: This release chronicles the New York Yankees' 2009 World Series Championship. Click for full details

Dec 22
GINEVRA'S STORY (MICROCINEMA)
Documentary: The history of Leonardo da Vinci's famed first portrait of Ginevra de Benci is revealed using modern technology. Click for full details

Jan 12
YOU, THE LIVING (PALISADES TARTAN)
Foreign-language comedy: A compilation of vignettes about the human being and his/her capacity for greatness and failures; Swedish with English subtitles. Click for full details

Feb 9
FOR LOVE OF LIBERTY: THE STORY OF AMERICA'S BLACK PATRIOTS (MELEE/VIVENDI)
Documentary: Halle Berry hosts this look at the African-American's service to U.S. Click for full details

Feb 23
LEAPFROG: MATH ADVENTURE TO THE MOON (LIONSGATE)
Educational: A fun and informative mission to the moon introduces kids to such early math skills as counting, sorting and addition. Click for full details


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