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NEW YORK, NY - With the Emmy® winning Planet Earth, the BBC and the Discovery Channel brought you the world like never before and set records as the #1 cable television event of 2007 and the #1 best-selling documentary on DVD of all time.  This spring, the BBC takes natural history to a whole new level with the DVD and Blu-ray release of LIFE. More than four years in the making, filmed over 3000 days across every continent and habitat, with narration by Oprah Winfrey, LIFE is an epic BBC/Discovery Channel production that illustrates the extraordinary tactics animals and plants use to stay alive.

SANTA MONICA, CA – The winning streak continues as Precious, which recently won two Academy Awards® for Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, now claims the top spot on the DVD sell through chart with 1.5 million units sold, in addition to being the #1 rental on iTunes and Amazon.

SANTA MONICA, CA – Face it…Elmo may be a furry red monster, but he has two eyes, a nose and a mouth just like his fans!  In Elmo’s World: All About Faces, arriving on DVD September 1 from Genius Products and Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, Elmo teaches children all about these important body parts and the useful and fun things they can do.

LOS ANGELES, CA – The high-octane action of the world’s most famous secret agent continues when QUANTUM OF SOLACE explodes onto Blu-ray Disc and DVD this March from MGM and Fox Home Entertainment.  A worldwide box office phenomenon, QUANTUM OF SOLACE has broken countless records and scored among the top 20 film openings of all time in 67 international territories. Bond… James Bond remains one of the world’s largest and most successful film franchises with 22 films to date. 

CENTURY CITY, CA – Celebrate 50 years of one of the most powerful and romantic musicals in history, with the South Pacific 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Disc (BD) debuting on March 31st from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Adapted from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, now enjoying a Tony Award®-winning smash hit revival on Broadway, South Pacific follows a Navy nurse forced to choose between love and prejudice during World War II. Brought to the screen by director Joshua Logan (Sayonara), with a screenplay by Paul Osborn (East of Eden), South Pacific was nominated for three Academy Awards, taking home a statue for Best Sound, and features rousing performances from Rosanno Brazzi (Damals) and Mitzi Gaynor (Les Girls) in her Golden Globe-nominated role. The film also includes performances by John Kerr (Tea and Sympathy), Ray Walston (“Picket Fences”) and Juanita Hall (Flower Drum Song). Filmed on location on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kaua’i, South Pacific is the only theatrical film adaptation of a Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical to feature all its original songs, including such renowned classics as “Bali Ha’i,” “Some Enchanted Evening” and “Happy Talk.” The South Pacific 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Disc includes the all-new BD Exclusive feature-length documentary “Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating An American Masterpiece” plus special bonus features such as Mitzi Gaynor’s screen test, “making of” featurette, vintage stage excerpts from the original Broadway stars, sing-a-long subtitles, and more. The BD will be available for the suggested retail price of $34.99 U.S. / $37.99 Canada.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – Just whose backyard is it, anyway?  Find out when the charming and irreverent woodland creatures from Over The Hedge, DreamWorks Animation’s $154 million domestic 
box-office and critically-acclaimed hit, invade homes on DVD October 17, 2006.