May Releases DVD from Anchor Bay

Releases include:

THE DARIO ARGENTO BOX SET
PHENOMENA
TENEBRE

Release Date: May 6

DANCE OFF THE INCHES: BELLY DANCE

Getting Fit Doesn’t Have to Feel Like Work. This program uses just 10 easy moves with NO complicated steps. No matter what your age or fitness level, you can have a great time while dancing your way into great shape

Dance is Hot! Dance workout DVD’s are currently the best selling discipline in the fitness market and still growing
Brand Power:
Dance Off the Inches Sizzling Salsa & Tummy Tone Party Zone were in the Top 10 in January 2007- per Nielsen VideoScan and continue to perform extremely well


10 MINUTE SOLUTION:  PILATES ON-THE-BALL

Program Features – Each 10 Minute segment focuses on a particular body part (abs, buns & thighs, etc), allowing the consumer to focus on her own problem areas

Pilates On The Ball contains 5 dynamic workouts that are only 10 minutes each that will reshape your body

DVD Bonus- Totally programmable DVD! Consumers can control which workouts to play and the order to play them for a custom workout each time

Ball Workouts Sell - There are 4 fitness ball workouts in the Top 15 Fitness DVDs per Nielsen VideoScan
Brand Strength- 10 Minute Solution is the #2 brand* in the industry, selling over 2.5M units since 2003;
Discipline- Pilates is one of the top 3 best-selling disciplines


LESLIE SANSONE: WALK SLIM FAST & FIRM 4 REALLY BIG MILES

Leslie boldly says… her BEST WALK EVER! In 25 years of producing… this is the one to own! This workout is jam packed with GREAT MUSIC… BOOSTED WALKING with the FIRM BAND Slim the arms, flatten the belly, tighten the back end...all while walking at home…it’s the perfect speed to burn hundreds of calories!!!!

Leslie Sansone, with over 10MM units sold, is the undisputed leader in fitness walking

Over $50MM cumulative DRTV media spend has generated massive awareness for Leslie- She is America’s #1 Fitness Walking Expert

Walking is a great discipline for the under-served consumer who is de-conditioned or new-to-exercise


THOMAS & FRIENDS:  MUD GLORIOUS MUD

ALL NEW NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN EPISODES!

Bonus Features
3 Thomas & Friends Sing-Along Songs
Activity Sheet
Character Gallery
Features Amazing O-Card Packaging

Huge Brand Strength
#1 Preschool Toy Property
Consistently Rank in VideoScan Top 50 Charts


ABOMINABLE

MONSTER MOVIE MAYHEM!
It has been sighted 42,000 times in 68 countries, a vicious creature of myth and legend called Sasquatch, Yeti, and perhaps most infamously, Bigfoot. We’ve hunted it for years. But what happens when it decides to hunt us?

**Star Power**: Lance Henriksen (Alien and Near Dark), Matt McCoy (L.A. Confidential), Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, MOH2: The Black Cat), Paul Gleason (The Breakfast Club), Tiffany Shepis and Dee Wallace-Stone

Bonus Features: Featurette: The Making of Abominable, Commentary with director Ryan Schifrin, original short films, still gallery and more!

Brand-New Artwork! Foil O-Card Packaging


Release Date: May 13

THE INCREDIBLE HULK RETURNS

Single Disc Release - Includes 2 Feature Films!

Two Films: Includes The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) and The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) on one disc.
Starring: Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno

Mass Appeal: Action/Adventure Fans, Comic Book Fans, nostalgic 30-somethings who remember watching The Hulk on TV as children

** New INCREDIBLE HULK Theatrical Release scheduled for June 13th, 2008! **

THE DAYDREAMER

Join young Hans Christian Anderson as he daydreams his way to adventure through his most famous fairytales. He must help “The Little Mermaid” triumph over the evil Sea Witch, create an outfit for the Emperor in “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and make new friends with ‘Thumbelina’.

From the creators of ‘Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘Frosty the Snowman’

Featuring Star Studded Voice Talent:
Including Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Boris Karloff, Margaret Hamilton and More!

Created by Rankin Bass
Repackaged in Eye-catching Foil Embossed O-card
Includes Bonus Features
Theatrical Trailer, Theatrical Poster and Still Gallery, Commemorative Booklet

Release Date: May 27

THE LATHER EFFECT

If the ‘80s were the ultimate party, welcome to the hangover. The Lather Effect is an ensemble comedy about a group of high-school friends in their mid-30s who reunite for an out-of-control ‘Come As You Were’ weekend. But the morning after may expose that some flames still burn, certain secrets must be revealed, and the greatest song of all time is always up for debate.

Starring:
Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights,” “Spin City”)
Sarah Clarke (“24,” Happy Endings)
Tate Donovan (“The O.C.,” “Damages”)
Eric Stoltz (Fast Times at Ridgement High, Some Kind of Wonderful)
Ione Sky (Say Anything, The Rachel Papers)
Peter Facinelli (Can’t Hardly Wait, “Damages”)

“A Big Chill for Generation X. ~IGN.com
“Very funny and poignant look at Eighties nostalgia.” ~The Austin Chronicle
“funky soundtrack so overstuffed with ‘80s classics that it’d make John Hughes green with envy “ ~Cinematical.com


Amazing ‘80s Soundtrack!
Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart
Ramones – I Wanna be Sedated Twisted Sister – We’re Not Gonna Take It
Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now Alphaville – Forever Young
A-Ha – Take On Me Night Ranger – Sister Christian
Laura Branigan – Gloria Howard Jones – No One is to Blame
Elvis Costello – Every Day I Write the Book T’Pau – Heart and Soul


THE DARIO ARGENTO BOX SET

The Definitive Celebration of Dario Argento’s Work

Five Terrifying Cinematic Achievements
Do You Like Hitchcock – A 2005 television premier paying homage to the late psychological thriller maestro. 
Tenebre – Made in 1982, this film marks the return of Argento to the giallo genre, a cinematic style he largely contributed to.  This masterpiece is widely hailed as Argento’s best work, touting an impressive cast including John Saxon and Anthony Franciosa.
Phenomena – Oscar© Award Winner Jennifer Connelly (BEAUTIFUL MIND) stars opposite the most famous name in horror Donald Pleasance (HALLOWEEN) in Argento’s first film to be shot in English.  Connelly stars as boarding school student who employs special powers to track a vicious serial killer. 
Trauma – Argento’s first American production tells the story of an anorexic young women who, with the help of her new lover, track down the deranged lunatic responsible for the decapitation of her parents.  Starring Asia Argento and Brad Dourif.
The Card Player – In this chilling game of cat mouse, a card-playing serial killer partakes in a game of wits with law enforcement where the police must compete in games of online poker with the stakes set at human life. 

About DARIO ARGENTO - He is thought of as the artistic descendent of legendary filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Sergio Leone. He is the key influence in popularizing Giallo cinema outside of Italy. His early work is admittedly (by Carpenter himself) the inspiration for the 1979 horror uber-classic HALLOWEEN.

Release date centered around the theatrical release of MOTHER OF TEARS

PHENOMENA

Oscar© Award Winner Jennifer Connelly (A BEAUTIFUL MIND) stars opposite the most famous name in horror Donald Pleasance (HALLOWEEN) in Dario Argento’s first film to be shot in English. Connelly stars as boarding school student who employs special powers to track a vicious serial killer. 

Part of the prestigious Anchor Bay Collection, this special edition presents the first 16x9 transfer of the film and brand-new bonus features

“…terrifying and exhilarating…” ~SLANT MAGAZINE

TENEBRE

Made in 1982, this film marks the return of Dario Argento to the giallo genre, a cinematic style he largely contributed to.  This masterpiece is widely hailed as Argento’s best work, touting an impressive cast including John Saxon and Anthony Franciosa.

Part of the prestigious Anchor Bay Collection, this special edition presents the first 16x9 transfer of the film and brand-new bonus features

“…Dario Argento’s masterpiece…” ~SLANT MAGAZINE