Entertainment One DVD Releases: May 2013

MAY 7                                                                                                             

THIS MAY, ENTERTAINMENT ONE BRINGS ONE OF ABC'S BREAKOUT PRIMETIME SERIES BACK TO DVD IN AN EXPLOSIVE BONUS-LADEN SET, JUST BEFORE THE TV PREMIERE OF SEASON FOUR !

Hailed as "Grey's Anatomy with guns[1]," the breakout, hit primetime series ROOKIE BLUE is returning to ABC on Thursdays nights later this spring for an explosive fourth season.  Just before the rookie cops of television's sexiest police drama appear in all-new episodes, be sure to arm yourself with every episode of their third smash season  with ROOKIE BLUE: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON, packed with tons of bulletproof bonus features!

The soul of this close-knit group is 26-year-old Andy McNally (Peregrym), who comes from a tough-as-nails law enforcement family and has wanted to be a police officer since before she could walk.  Joining her is Traci (Enuka Okuma), a tough-talking party girl who's also trying to raise her young son; Dov (Smith), the archetypal thrill-seeker who's trying to make up for years of being overprotected; Chris (Travis Milne), the straight-and-narrow poster boy for the force; and Gail (Charlotte Sullivan), the politico whose ambition is so blind that she'd trample over anyone who gets in her way.  Add a rogue training officer and pretty-boy detective Luke Callaghan (Johnson) to the mix, and things get very interesting for Andy.

These rookies trained together at the Police Academy. They learned the rules together and they fought, drank and slept together. Out on the job together, they're learning first-hand the hardest kind of policing there is. These rookies have kicked in doors, taken down criminals, kept people safe and saved each other in the process.  Now, in Season Three, they'll do it all over again... only better. 

Catalog #:  EOE-DV-7262

Running Time: 546 minutes

Genre:  TV/Crime

Aspect Ratio: 16x9 (1.78:1)

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital

Language:  English w/English SDH subtitles

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[1] Los Angeles Times

MAY 7                                                                                                             

 "Impassioned"

-Chicago Tribune

IN ONE OF HIS FINAL PERFORMANCES, OSCAR® NOMINEE MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN LEADS A STELLAR ENSEMBLE CAST -- INCLUDING VIVICA A. FOX AND EMMY® WINNER LORETTA DEVINE -- IN AN UPLIFTING URBAN DRAMA

Where do you turn when the streets turn against you?

Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys (Roger Guenveur Smith, American Gangster, Final Destination) lives by a few simple rules, all rooted in a world of brazen, retaliatory violence. Xtra hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him and his younger siblings and just might get his wish whenhe's thrust into the world of the HIVE, an unorthodox alternativeschool full of other discarded boys. Based on an actual school in North Carolina's Bertie County, IN THE HIVE is a movie about the power of love and a gripping reminder that we can all make a difference in a child's life, even the ones who've beenrelegated to the discarded heap for far too long.

It's Baby Boy meets Menace II Society in this uplifting urban drama directed by Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle, The Five Heartbeats, The Meteor Man) and written by Cheryl L. West (Holiday Heart, Glitter, Diary of a Single Mom). The cast features Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile, Redemption Road, Sin City, "Family Guy") in one of his final roles,nominee, NAACP Image Award, Best Actress Loretta Devine("The Client List", "Grey's Anatomy", Jumping the Broom, Dreamgirls), Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill: Vol. 1 andVol.2, The Marriage Chronicles, Independence Day) and Jonathan 'Lil J' McDaniel (Nora's Hair Salon, House Arrest, "That's So Raven"), and it premiered on BET February 2, 2013, following its critically acclaimed opening in key urban markets.

  

Type: DVD

Catalog #:EOE-DV-7305

Running Time: 110 mins.

Genre: Drama

Rating: R

Aspect Ratio: 16x9 (1.78:1)

Audio: 5.1 Stereo

Language: English w/ SDH Subtitles

MAY 14                                                                                                             

FACT, FANTASY AND PARANOIA INTERTWINE IN THISTERRIFYING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER IN THE VEIN OFKISS THE GIRLS AND ALONG CAME A SPIDER

The chilling question in THE LOCKER, a taut psychological thriller is "who's watching you?"  Shot in an "actual" haunted house, the film stars Natalie Dickinson (Crushed, "Friday Night Lights", "Prison Break")) as a young woman who has been institutionalized for insisting that she's the lone escapee and survivor from a masked maniac that kidnaps and tortures beautiful women.  Months later, after pulling her life together, she receives a book that details her frightening story, but no one believes her -- not even the police. Now, with her desperate grasp of reality spiraling out of control, and trapped between what is real, and what may be real, Emily must change the outcome of this horrific tale before it's too late. Was it all a delusion or is the evil still out there waiting to re-claim its prize? Stacy Cunningham (Universal Squadrons, Earthling, Ripple Effect), Farah White (Miss Congeniality, Hate Crime, Stripped) and Joey Greco ("Cheaters", Serum) co-star.

Type: DVD

Catalog #:  EOE-DV-7438

Running Time: 92 mins.

Genre:  Horror

Rating: NR

Aspect Ratio: 16 x 9 (1.78:1)

Audio:  2.0 stereo

Language: English w/ SDH Subtitles

MAY 21                                                                                                           

FROM THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND THE HIT SERIES "ROOKIE BLUE" COMES THE INAUGURAL SEASON OF THIS SUPERNATURAL MEDICAL DRAMA - AN NBC-TV FAN-FAVORITE!

 

From the creative team behind ABC's hit cop series "Rookie Blue" comes this supernatural medical drama that was last summer's highest-rated primetime premiere.  Featuring 13 episodes across 4 discs, the set also includes two never-before-seen episodes! 

Dr. Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks,"Stargate")), Chief of Surgery at Toronto's Hope Zion Hospital, ends up in a coma, leaving the hospital in chaos and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid (Erica Durance, "Smallville"), in a state of shock.   Now, a comatose Dr. Harris explores the hospital halls in "spirit" form, not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination.  Meanwhile Reid and her fellow doctors press on to save his life and those of their other patients as they deal with the complicated and courageous decisions that are made in their daily struggle to keep hope alive.

Catalog #:  EOE-DV-7260

Running Time: 572 minutes

Genre:  TV

Aspect Ratio: 16x9 (1.78:1)

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital

Language:  English w/English SDH subtitles 

MAY 21                                                                                                         

TATYANA ALI AND CLIFTON POWELL STAR IN THIS POWERFUL, URBAN FAITH-BASED DRAMA

Five years have passed since Detective John Smith helped convict Luther on a murder charge. After being denied parole, Luther, along with two fellow cons, escapes from prison. Seeking revenge, Luther and his goons break into John's house and hold his family hostage.  Now a married minister and stepfather, John makes a harrowing attempt to coax Luther to do the right thing - but is it too late?  Tatyana Ali ("Fresh Prince of Bel Air", "Love that Girl!"), Clifton Powell (Ray) and Jason Burkey (October Baby, For the Glory) star.

Type:    DVD

Catalog #:  EOE-DV-6929

Running Time: 72 mins.

Genre:  Urban

Rated:  Not Rated

Aspect Ratio: 16 x 9 (1.78:1)

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital

Language: English w/English SDH Subtitles

MAY 21                                                                                                         

BEFORE "THE OFFICE" THERE WAS REGINALD PERRIN...

THE DEBUT SEASON OF THE WILDLY POPULAR BBC COMEDY SERIES IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM

ENTERTAINMENT ONE IN A SPECIALLY PRICED SET

Michael Scott of "The Office" didn't write the book on career disillusionment.  Back in the '70s, Reginald Perrin was fighting his own demons as an executive at Sunshine Desserts.  The BBC's "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" starred brilliant actor Leonard Rossiter (Barry Lyndon, 2001: A Space Odyssey) and aired from 1976-1979 to great critical and popular acclaim.  The darkly-comedic series featured an outstanding cast of Britain's best - Pauline Yates(Darling, "Peacekeeper"), Sue Nichols ("Coronation Street", "Crossroads") and Geoffrey Palmer(A Fish Called Wanda, Tomorrow Never Dies).  And this spring, Entertainment One releases the debut season of this Brit favorite in a specially priced DVD set sure to thrill anglophiles and comedy aficionados alike!

Reginald Perrin has a respectable career at Sunshine Desserts, a happy marriage and two less-than-satisfactory children.  But the pressures of the rat race are beginning to push Reggie over the edge.   The mere mention of his mother-in-law conjures the image of a hippopotamus, the word "earwig" keeps creeping into his conversations, and his thoughts are repeatedly interrupted by outrageous fantasies involving his secretary -what's an overly stressed food firm executive to do?  Find out in THE FALL AND RISE OF REGINALD PERRIN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

Type:    DVD

Catalog #:  EOE-DV-7453

Running Time: 210 mins.

Genre:  Television

Rated:  Not Rated

Aspect Ratio: 4 x 3 (1.33:1)

Audio: 2.0 Stereo

Language: English w/ SDH Subtitles

MAY 28                                                                                                         

"A force to be reckoned with" -- Oprah Winfrey "One of the funniest people alive" -- Rolling Stone THE REIGNING QUEEN OF COMEDY IS BACK, DRESSED TO THE NINES AND BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE WITH HER TRADEMARK SHARP WIT IN NEW STAND-UP SPECIAL ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON SHOWTIME Sommore, the Undisputed "Queen of Comedy," doesn't want to be called a star - a chandelier will do. Her second solo project shines as she brings her unique brand of brassy, sexy comedy to this hilarious yet tastefully elegant show shot on location in Miami, Florida. With a winning combination of class and sass, the highly acclaimed veteran entertainer offers audiences a hilarious yet piercing look at today's issues from a woman's perspective. Frank and fearless, no topic is off limits for this comic diva, from her personal descriptions of the fast moving world of celebrity life (including the peculiar phenomenon of those celebrities with no apparent skill or talent) to body alterations, the mundane lyrics of hit songs and her very funny guide to gift giving. Add in a dose of self-deprecating humor that will have you laughing out loud and this show will definitely leave you wanting Sommore. Type:    DVD Catalog #: EOE-DV-7468 Running Time: 75 mins. Genre: Comedy Rated: NR Aspect Ratio: 16 x 9 (1.78:1) Audio: 2.0 Stereo Language: English w/ SDH Subtitles

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