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Everyday at 9:00AM PST we compile a list of titles which have been recently announced by the studios and have been given or rumored with a release date. Click a title below to see the full press release info attached to the release.
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January 31stTeamster Boss
After Hoffa, only one man was big enough to control The Teamsters and run the most corrupt union in America. Playing the FBI on one side and the mob on the other, Jackie Presser soon wipes out his rivals. Now he's got powerful friends - but he's also making powerful enemies. Based on a true story.
Technical Specs
Rating: R
No. of Discs: 1
Packaging Type: Amaray Case
Language: English
Virginia Hill lived the high life in Hollywood in the 1950's. She and her home played host to endless nights of elegant parties where movie stars, businessmen and politicians came to call. Little did they know that nothing in the house belonged to Virginia - it belonged to the mob.
Technical Specs
Rating: Not Rated
No. of Discs: 1
Packaging Type: Amaray Case
Language: English
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King Kong - Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
For the first time in the history of cinema, film fans will have the opportunity to experience the production of a major motion picture from the unique perspective of a master filmmaker with KING KONG Peter Jackson’s Production Diaries. The three-time Academy Award® winning director (the Lord of the Rings trilogy) personally invites viewers to immerse themselves in this unprecedented project, which combines a full-color book with more than 50 pages, four stunning production conceptual art prints and two DVDs to create a step-by-step, first-hand account of the film’s intense eight-month production process.
In another first, KING KONG Peter Jackson’s Production Diaries will be released December 13, 2005, a day before KING KONG opens in theaters.
DVD Features
-A full-color book with more than 50 pages containing dozens of on-set and behind-the-scenes photographs, drawings and images from the production.
-Four exclusive production lithographs created by the conceptual artists at Big Primate Pictures and WETA workshop, commissioned exclusively for the production diaries DVD collection and suitable for framing.
-Numbered letter of authenticity.
-Two DVDs featuring 54 production diaries, an introduction from director Peter Jackson and a special look at the creation of the spectacular Kong/T-Rex battle scene.
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In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of a 19 year-old college freshman. Told in terrifying flashbacks, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" chronicles the haunting trial of the priest accused of negligence resulting in the death of the young girl believed to be possessed.
DVD Features
-Genesis of the Story - Cast and crew talk about how they first heard of the story, and discuss the writing of the script.
- Casting the Film - Director and Cast talk about the casting process
- Visual Design - Crew talks about the production design and special effects
Recruited by an intelligence agency, outstanding martial arts student Bruce Lee participates in a brutal karate tournament hosted by the evil Han. Along with champions Roper and Williams, he uncovers Han's white slavery and drug trafficking ring located on a secret island fortress. In the exciting climax, hundreds of freed prisoners fight in an epic battle with Lee and Han locked in a deadly duel.
Technical Specs
No. of Discs: 1
Runtime: 102 minutes
Language: English
Subtitles: Dutch, Francais, German, Italian, Norwegian, Espanol, Swedish
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen [16:9 Transfer]
House of Wax tells the story of a group of friends who fall prey to a sinister plot while passing through a small town on their way to a college football game.
Technical Specs
No. of Discs: 1
Runtime: 113
Language: English
Subtitles: Dutch, Francais, German, Italian, Norwegian, Espanol, Swedish
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen [16:9 Transfer]
Sound Quality: Enspanol: 2.0, German: 2.0, Italian: 2.0, English 2.0, French (P): 2.0
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells of a computer hacker (Reeves) who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth. The computers are powered by human beings...
Technical Specs
No. of Discs: 1
Runtime: 136 minutes
Language: English
Subtitles: Dutch, Francais, German, Italian, Norwegian, Espanol, Swedish
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen [16:9 Transfer]
Sound Quality: Enspanol: 2.0, German: 2.0, Italian: 2.0, English 2.0, French (P): 2.0
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American Pie Presents Band Camp
When Matt Stifler’s (Tad Hilgenbrinck) antics condemn him to a summer vacation at the infamous band camp, he concocts a plan worthy of his libidinous older brother Steve. Using hidden cameras to spy on nubile campers and hot counselors, Matt prepares to follow in his older brother’s entrepreneurial footsteps by producing a series of scandalous Band Camp videos.
DVD Features
-Deleted Scenes – Over eleven minutes of deleted scenes increase the hilarious fun.
-Outtakes – Laugh-out-loud bloopers will keep audiences smiling.
-Band Camp Dirty Diary – Viewers get an uninhibited look at what happens behind-the-scenes, including confidential band camp confessions and unforgettable 'pie' pranks.
-Band Camp’s Dirty Secrets – Hosted by Rachel Veltri and Angela Little, tour the set and see what it was like to shoot this film.
-Rover Cam Uncut! – Watch extended footage of what the “rover” camera secretly saw while roaming Tall Oaks Band Camp.
-Band Camp Girls: The Music Video – The girls of Pie let loose in this outrageous music video.
The unrated DVD features an extended film, all of the aforementioned features plus the following outrageously sexy bonus materials:
-Poolside with Band Camp Girls – Jason Earles (Ernie) conducts an intense interview with Rachel Veltri and Angela Little.
-Unrated Love Lessons with Ginger Lynn – Using fruit as props, former adult film star Ginger Lynn Allen gives fans a lesson they’ll never forget.
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