American Hardcore DVD
Street Date: 2/20/2007

Synopsis
In the Reagan era of the early 1980s, misfits around the country struggled to find an outlet for their isolation, anger and disillusionment. The rise of the hardcore punk-rock movement began with pioneers like Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat—the success of whom enabled Nirvana, Beastie Boys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to reach millions. American Hardcore tells the story via those who lived it. Participants include members of Circle Jerks, Misfits, Bad Religion, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adolescents, Guns N' Roses, Descendents, Corrosion of Conformity, Dead Kennedys, Suicidal Tendencies, Youth Brigade and many more. American Hardcore is a loud, explosive and real documentary.

THE QUIET DVD
Street Date: 2/13/2007

SYNOPSIS:
This erotic and suspenseful tale of sex, lies and betrayal stars Elisha Cuthbert (The Girl Next Door) as Nina Deer, a pretty cheerleader whose life is turned upside-down by the arrival of her parents’ godchild Dot (Camilla Belle, When a Stranger Calls), a deaf and mute girl recently orphaned by her father’s death. Although Nina looks upon Dot’s deafness with disdain, her family and friends develop a strange attraction to her, and Dot soon becomes a sounding board for everyone’s heaviest burdens. But when Nina becomes convinced that Dot is hiding a few secrets of her own, she decides to confess a family secret so disturbing, it cannot be ignored. Also starring Martin Donovan (TV’s “Weeds”) and Edie Falco (TV’s “The Sopranos”).

Don't Knock the Rock/Rock Around the Clock (Double Feature, 2 discs) – DVD
Street Date: 1/23/2007

Decoys: The Second Seduction DVD
Street Date: 3/6/2007

Synopsis:
Those sex-crazed alien hotties are back and plaguing another college campus! Kim Poirier and Corey Sevier return in the sequel to Decoys, the chilling thriller, in which aliens disguised as gorgeous coeds are seducing their classmates in an effort to save their species from extinction. Unfortunately, these intergalactic babes are having a hard time reproducing—their mating process causes their body temperatures to drop below freezing, giving their human mates a severe case of the shivers. One by one, the student body is dwindling…and it’s up to Luke (Sevier) to get the message out, before it’s too late!

A Man For All Seasons DVD
Street Date: 2/20/2007

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NewsRadio: The Complete Fifth Season DVD
Street Date March 20th

Dave Foley, Jon Lovitz, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney and the crew from radio station WNYX are back for their last season of madcap office politics and crazy co-worker hijinks when NewsRadio: The Complete Fifth Season debuts on DVD March 20 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The three-disc set consists of all 22 episodes and bonus features including commentaries on select episodes with filmmakers, bloopers, and a new featurette. The series will be priced at $39.95 SRP.

The brilliant ensemble cast of comedians features Dave Foley (TV’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown,” “Kids in the Hall”), Jon Lovitz (TV’s “Saturday Night Live,” A League of Their Own), Joe Rogan (TV’s “Fear Factor”), Andy Dick (TV’s “Less Than Perfect”), Maura Tierney (TV’s “ER”), and Vicki Lewis (Finding Nemo). Guest appearances during the show’s sixth season include Adam West (TV’s “Batman”), Tiffani Thiessen (TV’s “Beverly Hills, 90210”), and Patrick Warburton (Puddy from TV’s “Seinfeld”).

Maude: The Complete First Season DVD
Street Date March 20^th

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment celebrates the 35th anniversary of Maude, the iconic and controversial TV series, with the March 20 DVD debut of Maude: The Complete First Season. Created by producing genius Norman Lear and starring the legendary Bea Arthur (who received five Emmy® nominations for her performance, winning once), the three disc collection features all 22 episodes from the critically acclaimed comedy series’ top-rated first season. Also starring Golden Globe®-nominee Adrienne Barbeau (TV’s “Carnivale”), Bill Macy (Analyze This), Conrad Bain (TV’s “Diff’rent Strokes”), Rue McClanahan (TV’s “The Golden Girls”), and Esther Rolle (TV’s “Good Times”), the DVD will be available for $29.95 SRP.

Bea Arthur (TV’s “The Golden Girls”) in the character of Maude was originally introduced as Edith’s (Jean Stapleton) cousin in two episodes of All in the Family, generating such positive viewer feedback that the network spun her off into her own series. Excluding the common denominator of outspokenness, Maude was the complete opposite of prejudiced, narrow-minded Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor). She was an upper middle class liberal feminist on her fourth husband and willing to speak her mind on any issue. Maude usually got the last word in her many arguments, in the form of her trademark catchphrase, “God'll get you for that.”

Lear's penchant for mingling realism and provocative social issues with humor resulted in the series broaching several highly controversial topics, including women's liberation, pornography, political campaigning, race relations, and marijuana laws. By far, the biggest controversy was raised by the two-part episode “Maude's Dilemma,” which featured the 47-year-old Maude discovering she’s pregnant, and, after much debate, deciding to have an abortion (the first show to ever have the lead character make that decision). While some viewers picketed or protested by phone calls and letters, only two affiliates refused to carry the episodes. By the time the viewer mail was tallied, the network found audience reaction was six to one in favor of the subject matter and the way the topic was resolved.

In addition to Maude, the other characters included her fourth husband, appliance salesman Walter (Bill Macy), her divorced daughter from her first marriage, Carol (Adrienne Barbeau), Carol’s son Phillip (Brian Morrison), Walter’s best friend and next-door neighbor Arthur (Conrad Bain), and Maude’s best friend Vivian (Rue McClanahan). Esther Rolle appeared as Florida, Maude’s maid, a character that obtained such popularity with viewers that, like Maude itself, was spun off into its own series, the long-running “Good Times.”

Maude premiered as a series on September 12, 1972, and over the course of its six-season, 141-episode run, was nominated for a total of 12 Emmy Awards, as well as eight Golden Globe nominations. By the end of the series’ first season, the show was number 4 in the overall ratings and remained a fixture in the top 10 for most of its subsequent run. As its famous theme song pointed out, “And then there was … Maude.”