New releases: Rent, Narnia & Spike Lee Joint Collection: Updated complete downloadable R1 DVD DB & info lists

Announced by Anchor Bay:
April 4th:
3rd Rock From The Sun: Most Hilarious Episodes In The Universe, Really
Anniversary
Long Good Friday
Mona Lisa
Six Pack
Tripping The Rift: The Complete 2nd Season

April 11th:
Scorned

April 18th:
Bad Dreams
Doogie Howser, M.D.: Season 4
Killing Time

On April 4th Buena Vista will release Chronicles Narnia: The Lion, The Witch
And The Wardrobe. There are three versions planed, a Pan & Scan or
anamorphic widescreen listing for $29.99 and a limited edition collector's
version for $34.99. All will have Dolby 5.1 audio.

Coming soon from Fox:
April 4th:
9 To 5 (a.k.a. Nine To Five/ Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritcal Bigot
Edition/ Pan & Scan)
9 To 5 (a.k.a. Nine To Five/ Sexist, Egotistical, Lying, Hypocritcal Bigot
Edition/ Widescreen)
Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Battle For the Planet Of The Apes
Be Still
Bee Season
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
Little Manhattan
Mel Brooks Box Set Collection: Blazing Saddles / History Of The World Part I
/ Robin Hood: Men In Tights / ...
Planet Of The Apes (196
Planet Of The Apes Legacy Box Set
Planet Of The Apes: The Ultimate DVD Collection
Shallow Hal (Movie-Only Edition/ UMD)
World's Greatest Lover

April 11th:
Bob Newhart Show: The Complete 3rd Season
Bratz: Genie Magic
In Living Color: Season 5
Laurel And Hardy Gift Set (Special Edition): The Big Noise / Great Guns /
Jitterbugs
Woman Thou Art Loosed (Special Edition)

April 18th:
Mercenary For Justice
Remington Steele: Season 3
Titus (Special Edition)
William Shakespeare Compilation Box Set

April 25th:
American Dad!, Vol. 1
Reba: The Complete 3rd Season
Robert Altman Collection: M*A*S*H (MASH) (Special Edition/ 1-Disc) / A
Wedding / A Perfect Couple / Quintet

Paramount will release season six of I Love Lucy on May 2nd. It will list
for $29.95. They also have a box set of the first six seasons for $295.95.

Universal has a few releases set for April 4th. All will list for $26.95:
Carole Lombard: Glamour Collection: Man Of The World / We're Not Dressing /
Hands Across The Table / Love Before Breakfast / ...
Mae West: Glamour Collection: Night After Night / I'm No Angel / Goin' To
Town / Go West Young Man / My Little Chickadee
Marlene Dietrich: Glamour Collection: Morocco / Blonde Venus / The Devil Is
A Woman / Flame Of New Orleans / Golden Earrings

Announced for release by Warner Brothers:
March 7th:
Harry Potter Years 1-4: Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone / Chamber Of
Secrets / Prisoner Of Azkaban / Goblet Of Fire

March 21st:
Martha's Spring Gardening

March 28th:
Friends: The One With All The Babies
Friends: The One With All The Birthdays
Friends: The One With All The Weddings

April 11th:
Dile A Laura Que La Quiero / En La Puta Vida (2-Pack)
La Mujer Del Pueblo / Cuentos De Hadas Para Dormir Cocodrilos (2-Pack)
Luna Llena / No Te Fallare (2-Pack)

April 18th:
NHL Vintage Collection: Greatest Goals
NHL Vintage Collection: Masked Men
NHL Vintage Collection: Overtime

April 25th:
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1997)
Jacques Cousteau: River Explorations Collection

Columbia/Tri-Star will provide two additional ways to get the musical Rent
on February 21st.
Rent (Special Edition / Widescreen) / Tommy (2-Pack)
Rent (Special Edition/ Widescreen) / Godspell (2-Pack)
List price will be $36.95.

On March 14th Critic's Choice will make a series of releases:
Adventures Of Sir Lancelot, Vol. 1
Edmond O'Brien Double Feature
Four Star Playhouse, Vol. 1
Four Star Playhouse, Vol. 2
Frances Langford Double Feature, Vol. 1
Rin Tin Tin Double Feature, Vol. 2
Rin Tin Tin Double Feature, Vol. 3
Telephone Time, Vol. 1
Telephone Time, Vol. 2
Tex Ritter Triple Feature, Vol. 4
Tex Ritter Triple Feature, Vol. 5
Walk In The Sun
Each will retail for $9.99.

Just announced by Kultur for release on February 28th:
Al Kooper And The Rekooperators
Andrea Chenier: La Scala Milan
Belly Dancing With Jacqueline Chapman
Bernstein: In Japan: Schumann: Symphony No.1 / Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
Bernstein: In London: Verdi: Requiem
Bernstein: On Beethoven: Celebration Piano Concert No.1
Chinese Brush Painting
Delibes: Coppelia: Fernando Bujones
Denishawn Dances On!
Denishawn: The Birth Of Modern Dance
Great Tales In Asian Art
HBO On Location With Redd Foxx
Highlights From La Scala
Highlights From The Royal Opera
Impressionists: Degas
Impressionists: Manet
Impressionists: Monet
Impressionists: ****arro
Impressionists: Renoir
Impressionists: Seurat
Kings & Queens Of England, Vol. 1
Kings & Queens Of England, Vol. 1 - 2 (2-Disc Box Set)
Kings & Queens Of England, Vol. 2
Life & Legacy Of Spike Milligan
Life In Anglo-Saxon Times
Life In Medieval Times
Life In Victorian Times
Living In The Past (3-Disc Box Set): Life In Anglo-Saxon Times / Life In
Medieval Times / Life In Victorian Times
Myron Cohen Revisited
NRBQ (New Rhythm & Blues Quartet)
Roy Orbison: In Dreams
Tapology With Marsha Pitt
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty
Thin Lizzy The Rocker: A Portrait Of Philip Lynott
Verdi: Giovanna D'arco: Teatro Comunale Di Bologna

Rhino has something for the Barbra Streisand fans out there.
Barbra Streisand... And Other Musical Instruments
Barbra Streisand: Belle Of 14th Street
Barbra Streisand: Color Me Barbra
Barbra Streisand: Happening In Central Park
Barbra Streisand: My Name Is Barbra
All are set for release on April 4th.

Sony Pictures will release Rent on February 21st. There are separate Pan &
Scan and anamorphic widescreen versions set both with Dolby 5.1 and listing
for $28.96.

Also announced by Sony:
March 14th:
Chasing Ghosts
Grosse Pointe: The Complete Series
Passenger

March 21st:
Bewitched: The Complete 3rd Season
Confessor
Dying Gaul
Flying Nun: The Complete 1st Season
Gidget: The Complete Series
Huff: The Complete 1st Season
Ring Around The Rosie

Coming soon from Universal:
February 21st:
First Descent
First Descent (UMD)

April 4th:
A-Team: Season 4
Knight Rider: Complete 4th Season
Magnum P.I.: The Complete 4th Season

Warner Brothers has some two film packs set for release on January 31st list
for $14.98:
Above The Law / Hard to Kill
Assassins / The Specialist
Bataan (Warner Brothers) / Back To Bataan
Cobra (1986/ Special Edition) / Tango & Cash
Dennis The Menace / Dennis The Menace Strikes Again (2006 Release)
Little Princess (1995) / The Secret Garden (2006 Release)
Shaft (1971/ Special Edition) / Shaft's Big Score (2006 Release)
They Were Expendable (Warner Brothers) / Flying Leathernecks

For those that enjoy moose and squirrel BMG has a couple of collection sets
due out on May 5th:
Best Of Boris & Natasha
Best Of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Each will list for $12.95.

The bio-pic Capote will be released by Columbia/Tri-Star on March 14th. It
will have a Dolby 5.1 audio and anamorphic video listing for $28.95. It will
also be available in a two pack with Pollock for $36.95.

Season one of I Dream Of Jeannie will be released by Columbia on March 14th.
Like the recent Bewitched season release there will be both an original
black and white and a colorized version. Both will retail for $39.95.

Also on March 14th Columbia will release the first seasons of two syndicated
series, She Spies ($39.95) and V.I.P ($49.95)

Coming from Koch on April 4th:
Adventures Of The Little Prince: The Perfect Planet
Adventures Of The Little Prince: The Star Gazer
Bruce Lee, We Miss You (Koch)
David Copperfield (1974)
Great War
Grind
Kung Faux #3
Old Curiosity Shop
Scelsi: The Piano Works 3 - Aki Takahashi
Secret Of The Snake And Crane
Seven Beauties
Shaolin Vs. Manchu
Swept Away (1974)
Take Me
World's Best Prom

MGM/UA will release several titles on March 14th:
All Dogs Go To Heaven: Dogs Undercover
All Dogs Go To Heaven: Friends To The Rescue
Barbershop / Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Fish Called Wanda (Deluxe Edition)
Get Shorty / Be Cool (2-Pack)
Ghostbusters 2

Universal will release the latest incarnation of Pride & Prejudice on
February 28th. There are P&S and widescreen versions both listing for
$29.95.

Also from Universal due out on March 7th is Spike Lee Joint Collection:
Clockers / Jungle Fever / Do The Right Thing / Mo' Better Blues / Crooklyn.
The list price will be $26.95.

Warner Brothers has something for the football fans out there. Set for
release on January 24th:
NFL Ultimate: Dallas Cowboys (2-Pack)
NFL Ultimate: Green Bay Packers (2-Pack)
NFL Ultimate: Oakland Raiders (2-Pack)
NFL Ultimate: Pittsburgh Steelers (2-Pack)
Each will list for $39.95.

Warner Brothers will also release Tales From The Crypt: Season #3 on March
21st listing for $39.95.

Please note: UMD refers to Universal Media Discs, a variation used by
Playstation 2 devices.

Stop by for a complete downloadable information list of all region one DVDs
in several formats as well as daily changes. Currently the main database
contains 78,205 titles. Changes and additions this week number 217 and there
are 2,371 due to be released titles. Updated lists for discontinued,
cancelled, postponed and rescheduled titles as well as lists for DTS, ES/EX
and Superbit titles. UPC numbers and original release dates are included in
the fields. There is also a comprehensive list of titles that were
rescheduled or reissued. Search function for the database, (including UPC
search) complements of site partner and friend, Michael's Movie
Mayhemhttp://www.dvdlist.kazart.com.

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Nation, Lincoln, Battlesta Galacatic: Season 2a, Serenity, Fantasitc Four,
Serenity, MacGyver : Season 4, Leave it to Beaver Season One, War of the
Worlds (2005), Outer Limits: New Series Season One and Star Wars Episode
III: Revenge of the Sith. Updates to the DVD database, including release
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