2011 A+E Networks Home Entertainment Holiday Gift

2011 A+E Networks Home
Entertainment Holiday Gift Guide
From classic, best-selling DVDs to the stunning clarity of Blu-ray, from the most definitive war combat documentaries
every put to film to Major League Baseball action and from newly-repackaged cult classics to acclaimed, top-rated
programs and series from A+E, HISTORY® and Lifetime, there’s something for everyone on your gift giving list this
holiday season. And with Blu-ray adoption in full swing, and 3D TVs and players becoming more affordable by the day,
there’s never been a better time to introduce your audience to the best that A+E Networks Home Entertainment
has to offer!
For more information or to request screeners of any of the following 2011 holiday gift giving suggestions, please
contact Suzanne Dobson at [email protected].
The New Standard In War Combat
Documentaries
WWII IN HD COLLECTOR’S EDITION GIFT SET (DVD/BLU-RAY)
The perfect gift for the armchair history buff or military historian, A+E Networks Home Entertainment and
HISTORY® have created the ultimate WWII set featuring one of the most immersive and definitive wartime
documentaries: WWII IN HD, with two new feature-length bonus specials in a handsomely packaged collector’s
set. The first documentary to show original color footage of World War II in immersive HD, WWII IN HD uses
the journals and accounts of those who served in the war’s biggest battles to create a personal, introspective and
detailed look at life on and off the front lines. Follow 12 unforgettable Americans, and experience the war through
their eyes, in their own words, as it really looked and sounded.
Culled from over 3,000 hours of rare color film found in a
two-year worldwide search and converted to HD with
meticulous technique, WWII IN HD provides a picture of
World War II as it has never been seen before. Also included in
this ultimate edition is The Battle for Iwo Jima, an immersive
look at the momentous battle using gloriously restored, fullcolor footage, some of which has never seen before and WWII
in HD: The Air War, the untold story of the American 8th Air
Force’s bloody battle to defeat the German Luftwaffe in the
months leading up to D-Day. (AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 15;
BLU-RAY $69.95 SRP/4 DISCS; DVD $59.95 SRP/5 DISCS)
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VIETNAM IN HD (DVD/BLU-RAY)
Their story is in danger of being lost to history. The men who came home from the Vietnam War represent a
second silent generation. These are the men who won every battle in a lost war. Using the same experiential
approach to storytelling as WWII in HD, HISTORY® gives these veterans a voice. Through a collection of color
Vietnam footage never seen by the public from private collections, museums, the US government, veterans and
news organizations as well as sources from Vietnam, they tell their
stories and relive their struggles, courage and fears. This six-hour
miniseries spans the massive initial troop build-up in 1965 to the fall
of Saigon a decade later and features an emotional, character-driven
story narrated by Josh Brolin (True Grit) with an all-star voice-over
cast including Blair Underwood (The Event), Zachary Levi (Chuck),
Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Ghost Whisperer) and many more. Using
never-before-seen color footage transferred to high definition, as well
as a soundtrack filled with period hits from Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix,
and Elvis Presley, VIETNAM IN HD promises an intimate,
experiential approach to Vietnam never before seen. (AVAILABLE
NOVEMBER 15; BLU-RAY $34.95 SRP/2 DISCS; DVD $24.95
SRP/2 DISCS)
WWII IN 3D
Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of color footage no one knew existed.
The first documentary to show World War II from the perspective of both sides in full,
immersive HD color, HISTORY® presents the Last Great War as it has never been
experienced by home audiences before—in startling 3D. One of the most watched
HISTORY® series ever and a perennial best-seller on DVD, WWII IN HD has been
processed in 3D to deliver viewers onto the front lines and into the lives of the courageous
soldiers who fought in the war’s biggest battles. Perfectly timed to holiday gift giving, this
unique DVD elevates this award-winning documentary series to a level, unparalleled in
historical programming. (AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 15; BLU-RAY $29.95 SRP/SINGLE)
Out-Of-This World Collector’s Sets
ROBOTECH: THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL SERIES
Long before the current live action Transformers franchise took over the box office and introduced giant alien robots to a
new generation, there was a sweeping animated sci-fi epic that delivered “mecha” to the masses: ROBOTECH. Arriving
on U.S. airwaves in the mid-80s via syndication, the legendary space opera—one of the very first anime imports—helped
to usher in the multi-billion dollar anime industry and now, through the cult classic curators at A+E Networks Home
Entertainment, the influential series has been reborn on DVD. Working in close conjunction with original ROBOTECH
producer Harmony Gold, the franchise will be available in a handsomely-designed 17-disc collector’s set featuring all 85
re-mastered episodes of the engaging and dramatic anime classic, along with four exclusive bonus discs containing more
than 10 hours of bonus content—much of which is new to DVD. A landmark in the history of anime, A+E is proud to
bring ROBOTECH back for fans both new and old! (AVAILABLE OCTOBER 18; DVD $99.95 SRP/17 DISCS)
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FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES BLU-RAY EDITION
When a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapulted Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder)
across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield, a groundbreaking cult classic was born with the epic, adventure-filled
TV series Farscape. From Jim Henson Productions, the award-winning fan favorite named by TV Guide as one of
television’s best cult shows ever, FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES BLU-RAY EDITION delivers this classic
Sci-Fi series as it was meant to be seen—in crystal clear HD! Remastered from the highest quality source material
available, this definitive collector’s set features all 88 episodes of the blockbuster series on 20 blu-ray discs, along with
over 15 hours of bonus features including a BRAND-NEW documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
Sizzling with brilliant characters, breathtaking special effects, high-stakes action and irreverent humor, don’t miss out
on this definitive collector’s set about which Henson himself says, “all four seasons of Farscape are better than they
have ever looked before!” (AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 15; BLU-RAY $199.95 SRP/20 DISCS)
THE UNIVERSE MEGA COLLECTION BLU-RAY EDITION
Immerse yourself in an astonishing exploration of space with all 63 episodes (across
five seasons) of this epic series from HISTORY. Shot in HD with stunning footage
from NASA and packed with state-of-the-art CGI graphics THE UNIVERSE
MEGA COLLECTION BLU-RAY EDITION takes viewers on a visually arresting
journey across the galaxy to bring the beauty and mysteries of the cosmos a little
closer to home. Delve into the cataclysmic events that set the stage for life, and visit
sites where Earth’s birthing process is still in evidence. Relive astronomical triumphs,
from the first crude lenses that were able to magnify celestial bodies to probes that
blaze to the most distant planets. See the hottest events in the sky, from colliding
celestial bodies to collapsing suns. And venture into the uncharted territory of outer
space through the visions, studies, and predictions of scientists and explorers on this
journey of cosmic discovery, amazement, and adventure. (AVAILABLE NOW;
BLU-RAY $179.95 SRP/16 DISCS)
THE UNIVERSE: SEVEN WONDERS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 3D
We are in the midst of the greatest era of space discovery. Twenty first-century spacecraft
and sophisticated imaging technology are venturing into uncharted territory every day,
and much of the extraordinary phenomena are happening right in our own cosmic
backyard. Take an exhilarating, unprecedented 3D tour of the seven most amazing
wonders of our solar system with THE UNIVERSE: SEVEN WONDERS OF THE
SOLAR SYSTEM 3D, beginning with a trip to Enceladus, one of Saturn’s outer moons,
where icy geysers spout from its surface. Then venture to Saturn’s famous rings, which
contain mountain ranges that rival the Alps; dive into Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the eye
of the biggest storm in the solar system; soar through the Asteroid Belt; trek up Mount
Olympus, the largest volcano located on Mars; have a close encounter with the searing
surface of the sun; and finish the journey by exploring our very own home—planet
Earth. (AVAILABLE NOW; BLU-RAY $29.95 SRP/SINGLE DISC)
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Direct From the A+E Acclaimed
Television Classics Vault
THE KIDS IN THE HALL: THE COMPLETE SERIES
For five groundbreaking seasons, Canadian-bred comic prodigies The Kids In The
Hall stretched sketch comedy to its ultimate limits with hilariously off-the-wall
results. With a cast of comic creations only the brilliant—or truly twisted—could
imagine, THE KIDS IN THE HALL: THE COMPLETE SERIES presents the
Kids’ nearly 800 sketches from every single episode of each season in this stunning
22-disc set with 50% less packaging, but 100% of the laughs! From the infamous
Chicken Lady and Crushing Your Head to Buddy Cole and the romantically
challenged Cabbage Head, these pioneering, edgy, and ever-charming comedians
always managed to land on the stranger side of funny—and look good in floral
dresses while doing it. This best-selling MegaSet, now refreshed with new eyecatching art in a slim, shelf space saving package, includes all five of the
groundbreaking, Emmy®-nominated series, plus two bonus discs featuring the new
IFC 8-part mini-series Death Comes to Town, an all-new 8-episode comedy series that
originally ran on IFC in 2010. (AVAILABLE NOW; DVD $99.95 SRP/22 DISCS)
MICKEY SPILLANE’S MIKE HAMMER:
THE COMPLETE SERIES
New York City. 1958. In these concrete canyons, everybody’s got an angle: The beauty
with the sob story who killed her old man. The harmless geezer who’s in bed with the
mob. The kidnapped broad who’s really a fraud. When a case gets too twisted for the cops,
only one man can straighten it out: two-fisted gumshoe Mike Hammer. Created by
legendary crime novelist Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer was brought to television for the
first time in 1958, with Darren McGavin (A Christmas Story, Murphy Brown) as the
hardboiled private eye. Pummeled for its “excessive and gratuitous violence” (by 1950’s
standards), the show was, nevertheless, instantly successful—thanks, in part, to Gavin’s
tongue-in-cheek charm. Now available for the first time ever on DVD, fans can at long
last enjoy all 78 episodes of this groundbreaking, eagerly sought-after series—a must-have
collectible for any crime/mystery/film noir fan! (AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 20; DVD
$89.95 SRP/12 DISCS)
THE ROMANCE COLLECTION: SPECIAL EDITION
THE ROMANCE COLLECTION: SPECIAL EDITION brings together eleven
perennial favorites in an extraordinary 13-DVD set sure to delight all fans of
sophisticated entertainment. Like no other films ever made, these lavish realizations
capture every nuance of the celebrated stories that have enthralled generations of readers.
Included among the 10 epic romances and nearly 30 hours of programming are starstudded best-sellers such as A+E’s all-time best-seller Pride and Prejudice, starring Oscar®
winner Colin Firth; Jane Eyre, starring Oscar® nominee Samantha Morton; Catherine
the Great, starring Oscar® winner Catherine Zeta Jones; The Great Gatsby, starring
Oscar® winner Mira Sorvino and Vanity Fair, Thackeray’s classic with a screenplay by
the writer who penned Pride and Prejudice. Also included are hours of bonus features
such as behind-the-scenes featurettes, additional footage, photo galleries, and more.
(AVAILABLE OCTOBER 18; DVD $99.95 SRP/13 DISCS)
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Take Them Out To The Ball Game
BASEBALL’S GREATEST GAMES
COLLECTOR’S EDITION
MLB has opened its archive of classic, historic, singular, and momentous games and
compiled the 10 classics: BASEBALL’S GREATEST GAMES. Fans across the globe
will be able to view the original television broadcasts and witness history in its
competitive context as it unfolded inning-by-inning and pitchby-pitch. Some of the
games include unmatched milestones, singular achievements, or historic grandstandrocking heroics. Others provide a glimpse into the timeless perfection of performance.
BASEBALL’S GREATEST GAMES includes the following full games spanning from
1960 through 2004:
• 1960 World Series, Game 7 aka The Maz Game (Pirates v. Yankees)
Pirates win the 1960 World Series with Maz’s historic homer!
• 1975 World Series, Game 6 aka The Carlton Fisk Game (Red Sox v. Reds)
BoSox win this 1975 all-time Fall Classic with Carlton Fisk’s homer!
• 1979 Philadelphia Phillies v. Chicago Cubs @ Wrigley Field
Phillies win the 1979 Wrigley Field Slugfest. Collect this classic game!
• 1985 NLCS Game 5 Cardinals v. Dodgers aka the Ozzie Smith game
Cardinals beat the Dodgers in this 1985 matchup featuring Ozzie Smith’s game changing homer!
• 1986 World Series, Game 6 aka The Mookie Wilson Game (Mets v. Red Sox)
Mets beat the Red Sox in the 1986 World Series featuring Mookie Wilson’s game-winner!
• 1991 World Series, Game 7 aka The Jack Morris Game (Twins v. Braves)
Twins beat the Braves with Morris’ 10-inning shutout “The Greatest World Series Ever” - ESPN
• 1992 NLCS Game 7, Atlanta Braves v. Pittsburgh, aka the Sid Bream game
Braves win this 1992 NLCS game against the Pirates with Bream’s historic slide home!
• 1993 World Series, Game 6 aka The Joe Carter Game (Blue Jays v. Phillies)
Blue Jays win the 1993 World Series Game 6 Featuring Carter’s homer!
• 2003 ALCS, Game 7 aka The Aaron Boone Game (Red Sox v. Yankees)
Yankees win the 2003 ALCS Game 7 against the Red Sox with Boone’s epic homer!
• 2004 ALCS, Game 4 aka The David Ortiz Game (Red Sox v. Yankees)
Red Sox win the 2004 ALCS matchup against the Yankees with Ortiz’s historichHomer!
(AVAILABLE OCTOBER 18; DVD $99.95 SRP/11 DISCS)
YANKEEOGRAPHY: PINSTRIPE LEGENDS
COLLECTOR’S SET
The New York Yankees® have dominated Major League Baseball® for
more than 100 years, winning 26 World Series® and 39 Pennants. The
Bronx Bombers’ roster has been consistently filled with the most
distinguished names in baseball, from the unstoppable Babe Ruth to
Joe Dimaggio, from Mickey Mantle to current great Derek Jeter.
And the team’s sustained excellence and astounding talent is brought
to vibrant life in YANKEEOGRAPHY: PINSTRIPE LEGENDS
COLLECTION. A stunning, 30-page collectible book paired with 16
discs with 48 episodes of the Emmy® winning series Yankeeography,
this must-own collection—a paean to the talent of Yankee players
throughout the ages—features over 44 hours of the most memorable names and unforgettable moments of
Yankees history. (AVAILABLE OCTOBER 4; DVD/COLLECTIBLE BOOK $179.95 SRP/16 DISCS)
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2011 OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES® FILM/COLLECTOR’S SET
As pennant races tighten up and the boys of summer head
into fall, thoughts turn two the post-season when two teams
will battle for the championship only one can win. This year,
A+E Networks Home Entertainment and Major League
Baseball Productions will deliver to the ultimate souvenirs of
the 2011 Fall Classic with several grand-slam releases certain
to please die-hard fans of the winning team, as well as baseball
aficionados looking to add to their sports library.
All of the excitement, drama and life-changing moments from the
2011 World Series® are captured in
the 2011 OFFICIAL WORLD
SERIES® FILM. Only one team
earns the right to call themselves winners, and the 2011 World Series® DVD/Blu-ray
showcases all of the blood, sweat and tears that goes into the title “World Champions.”
This collection will features an adrenaline-filled feature-length film, highlights from
the entire postseason and incisive bonus features. (AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 29;
DVD $29.95 SRP/2 DISCS; BLU-RAY $34.95 SRP/SINGLE DISC)
For fans wanting a more thorough and definitive souvenir, there’s also THE 2011
OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES® COLLECTOR’S SET, which features every complete,
uncut game from the series, along with the champs’ key postseason games, and
exclusive locker room celebrations and interviews housed in an attractive 8-Disc
collector’s set. (AVAILABLE DECEMBER 6; DVD $79.95 SRP/8 DISCS)
WORLD SERIES FILM® COLLECTION
MLB records and seasons change with time, but the legends and lore of the World Series® on DVD will become indelible
thanks to THE WORLD SERIES® FILM COLLECTION, a unique and magnificent collector’s set—the ultimate
baseball memento. Elegantly displaying the iconic moments, thrilling
heroics, triumphant favorites, and breathtaking upsets across seven decades
of World Series® Films, the handsomely-packaged set spans 66 years of
baseball broken into 14 eras, and features 50 hours of remastered Word
Series® Highlight Films, a foreword by Bob Costas, a 56-page narrative
and pictorial essay on the Fall Classic since its origin in 1903. The drama
and unforgettable images of baseball are the World Series® moments
celebrated from generation to generation and now these dynamic
events have been preserved and commemorated in this one-of-a-kind
collection—a timeless treasure that will become the ultimate
centerpiece of any baseball fan’s DVD library. (AVAILABLE NOW;
DVD/COLLECTIBLE BOOK $229.95 SRP/21 DISCS)
Top Rated TV From HISTORY, and Lifetime
™
AMERICA: THE STORY OF US (WITH BOOK): COLLECTOR’S EDITION
This lavish gift set is the ultimate AMERICA: THE STORY OF US experience
and a must-have holiday gift for every HISTORY® fan. Relive the original,
epic 12-part series that captures the vast sweep of American history—the first
television event in nearly 40 years to present a comprehensive telling of
America’s monumental history—bringing viewers on a journey through the
forces that shaped the destiny of America. Then, home audiences will enjoy
a bonus disc featuring a revealing look at the history of one of the country’s
most enduring icons: The Statue of Liberty. Finally, treasure the history in
the dynamic 400+ page book from best-selling author Kevin Baker filled with
maps, pictures and charticles, making the experience lively and interesting.
(AVAILABLE OCTOBER 18; DVD/BOOK $59.95 SRP/4 DISCS)
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LIFETIME HOLIDAY FAVORITES GIFT SETS
This holiday season, Lifetime offers up the perfect stocking stuffer—best-selling holiday favorites,
now available as value-priced doubles features at $19.95 SRP EACH.
HOME BY CHRISTMAS / HOLIDAY SWITCH HOME BY CHRISTMAS is an inspiring
movie about one woman’s struggle to overcome all obstacles—starring Linda Hamilton
(The Terminator). In HOLIDAY SWITCH when Paula (Nicole Eggert,
Baywatch) makes a Christmas wish to marry her wealthy high school
sweetheart and leave her family behind, she finds the grass is not
always greener on the other side.
THE ROAD TO CHRISTMAS / RECIPE FOR A PERFECT
CHRISTMAS Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing) stars in THE ROAD
TO CHRISTMAS as a soon-to-be Christmas bride who meets
Mr. Wrong on the way to the altar in an unforgettable Christmas tale of
love. RECIPE FOR A PERFECT CHRISTMAS stars Carly Pope (24)
as an up-and-coming food critic who must her distract her scene-stealing mom, Christine
Baranski (The Good Wife), with a cute young chef in order to find success in her career.
HIS & HER CHRISTMAS / WILL YOU MERRY ME? David Sutcliffe (Gilmore Girls),
Dina Meyer (Saw, Starship Troopers) and Paula Devicq (Party of Five) star in HIS & HER
CHRISTMAS about two journalists writing competing Christmas columns and their
disastrous first meeting which leads to love at first sight. WILL YOU
MERRY ME?, starring Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland, Just Shoot
Me) and Cynthia Stevenson (Dead Like Me, Men in Trees), finds a
newly engaged couple meeting each other’s very diverse families for
the first time during the holidays.
CHRISTMAS IN PARADISE / DECK THE HALLS Charlotte Ross
(NYPD Blue) and Colin Ferguson (Eureka) star in CHRISTMAS IN
PARADISE about two families’ adventures aboard a cruise ship
during the holidays. DECK THE HALLS stars Gabrielle Carteris (Beverly Hills, 90210),
Steven Culp (Desperate Housewives) and Steve Bacic (X2, Andromeda) in a story of a young
boy who tries to set up his mom with his new neighbor—a man who he thinks is Santa.
A&E Home Video, part of the Consumer Products Division of A&E Television Networks (AETN) is a video distributor
of non-theatrical programming, featuring collectible DVD editions of the high quality programming from A&E Network
and History™, as well as acquired classic programming. A&E Home Video brings the best of critically acclaimed
entertainment presented in award-winning packaging to the special interest category. For more information about ordering
these and other titles from the A&E Home Video Collection, call (212) 206-8600 (TRADE ONLY). Consumers, please
call 1-800-423-1212 (A&E). In addition to placing orders by phone, A&E Home Video products may be purchased over
the World Wide Web at ShopAETV.com.
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