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GOING FOR GOLD: THE ’48 GAMES
Street Date: July 31, 2012
DVD Suggested Retail Price: $19.97 ($24.98 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 90 minutes/ single disc + UV digital copy

Thrown together as double sculling partners just six weeks before the 1948 Summer Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Matt Smith, Doctor Who), a boatbuilder’s son, and Richard “Dickie” Burnell (Sam Hoare, Captain America: The First Avenger, Jane Eyre), the Oxford-educated son of an Olympic gold-medal winning champion rower, were an unlikely pair. Bert was strictly a single sculler, unused to working as a team, and Dickie was living in his father’s shadow – but with the help of legendary sculler Jack Beresford (James Frain, True Blood, The Tudors) these two men from very different backgrounds triumphed against the odds, capturing Olympic Gold and embodying the battling spirit of the 1948 London games. The fact that the games took place at all was astonishing in itself: Britain was still struggling with the after effects of World War II, and the 1948 Games were the first in 12 years due to the war. Perhaps even more astonishing was that, with Dickie’s Olympic win, he followed his father Charles Burnell to victory and became one of the few father-son pairs to both win Olympic gold medals. Includes an Ultraviolet digital copy allowing you to instantly stream and download the feature!

MISFITS: SEASON ONE
Street Date: July 31, 2012
DVD Suggested Retail Price: $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 276 minutes + bonus features/ 2-disc set

Kelly, Nathan, Curtis, Alisha and Simon are five unruly teenagers forced to do community service as payback for their crimes. But when a freak electrical storm hits their town, strange things begin to happen to the gang as they discover that they have each developed a superpower, one that reveals  their deepest, darkest insecurities. But while they just want to finish their community service and get through the challenges of everyday teenage life – relationships, friendships, parents and sex – fate has another task in store for them: they must save their town from the evil that has descended upon it. If you think life’s tough for your average superhero, it’s even tougher when you’ve got a curfew… Bonus features include: Making of Misfits; Cast and Crew Interviews; Simon’s Films; and a collector’s item that can’t be missed- an exclusive MISFITS t-shirt with every DVD.

MADAME BOVARY
Street Date: July 3, 2012
DVD Suggested Retail Price: $29.98 ($37.48 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 152 minutes + bonus features/ single disc

Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) and Frances O’Connor (Mansfield Park, The Importance of Being Earnest) star in this splendid adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s dramatic masterpiece. With dreams of escaping her provincial upbringing, Emma Rouault (O’Connor) marries local doctor Charles Bovary (Bonneville), and moves in with him. But it is not long before she feels constrained and frustrated by married life. Ignoring her devoted husband and immersing herself in romantic fantasies, Emma begins a string of affairs. First, a young student, Léon (Hugh Dancy, King Arthur), captures her imagination, but when the dashing aristocrat, Rodolphe, shows Emma the alternatives to married life, she enters into the affair with body and soul. Romantic and tragic, Flaubert’s story of a woman’s quest for fulfillment in love is an enduring classic not to be missed. Bonus features include: A Complex Heart: Gustave Flaubert, a 30-minute profile of the author and the places that inspired him.

THE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS ANNE LISTER
Street Date: July 3, 2012
DVD Suggested Retail Price: $29.98 ($37.48 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 91 minutes + bonus features/ single disc

Maxine Peake (Little Dorrit, Silk) stars in a profoundly moving drama based on the real diaries of Anne Lister, a landowning woman who defied the conventions of 19th century society to live openly as a lesbian. When it is announced that the love of Anne’s life, Marianna, will be married to the older and wealthy Charles Lawton, Anne is distraught. And so she begins a string of relationships, most notably with the wealthy heiress Ann Walker. But while Ann is a proud, strong and supportive partner in a time when lesbianism just isn’t tolerated, can Anne’s feelings for her ever match those she has for Marianna? Revealing a surprising side to the world painted by Jane Austen and the Brontës, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister is an inspiring story of the first modern lesbian, a woman who challenged convention and was determined simply to be herself. Bonus features include: The Real Anne Lister with Sue Perkins, a 60-minute documentary exploring Lister’s diary; Maxine Peake in conversation with the director James Kent.

LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE: VINTAGE 1992
Street Date: July 3, 2012
DVD Suggested Retail Price: $34.98 ($43.98 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 290 minutes/ 2-disc set

The world’s longest-running sitcom returns with more antics from everyone’s favorite geriatrics. Compo outfits himself in biker’s leathers after he overhears that Nora likes a man in riding gear – unfortunately, she meant horse riding. Clegg attempts to prove Foggy a liar with what he calls the classic “Ordeal by Trousers,” which entails dropping a beetle down the front of his pants to see if Foggy flinches. If he does, he’s lying. Hoping to get rich quick, Compo becomes a one-man band. Later, when Foggy buys a camcorder and practices filming in the hills, he catches more than just nature on his film… Foggy also invents a new form of transport with a giant wheel and Compo finds himself volunteered as its first test driver. Also included is the Christmas Special, “Stop That Castle,” in which the boys hire an inflatable castle for the seasonal parade, but not without a few hilarious mishaps along the way.

DOCTOR WHO: THE KROTONS
Street Date: July 10, 2012
DVD Suggested Retail Price: $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 100 minutes + bonus features/ single disc

When the TARDIS arrives on the planet of the Gonds, the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), Jamie (Frazer Hines), and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) discover a world ruled and enslaved by the Krotons. The brightest Gonds are always chosen to serve as companions of the Krotons and are never seen again. The Doctor and his friends decide to put a stop to their rule – but in doing so, they inadvertently unleash the true power and terror of the Krotons instead. This digitally remastered edition of the Doctor Who classic includes audio commentary with actors Philip Madoc, Richard Ireson and Gilbert Wynn, AFM David Tilley, make-up designer Sylvia James, costume designer Bobi Bartlett and special sounds designer Brian Hodgson;Second Time Around featurette; Doctor Who Stories – Frazer Hines (part one) featurette; as well as many other bonus features.

DOCTOR WHO: DEATH TO THE DALEKS
Street Date: July 10, 2012
DVD Suggested Retail Price: $24.98 ($30.98 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 98 minutes + bonus features/ single disc

A power failure in the TARDIS draws it off course, and the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) end up stranded on the bleak planet of Exxilon. They soon meet members of an Earth expedition in a similar situation. The humans are searching for a rare mineral, but first they must find out what is draining their power and avoid what’s inside another grounded spaceship – one of the Doctor’s oldest enemies, the Daleks. This digitally remastered edition of the Doctor Who classic includes audio commentary with actor Julian Fox, Dalek operator Cy Town, director Michael E. Briant, AFM Peter Leyland, costume designer L. Rowland Warne and special sounds maestro Dick Mills; Beneath the City of the Exxilons featurette; Doctor Who Stories – Dalek Men featurette; as well as many other bonus features.

MICHAEL WOOD’S STORY OF ENGLAND
Street Date: July 24, 2012
DVD Suggested Retail Price: $34.98 ($43.98 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 353 minutes / 2-disc set

In this groundbreaking series, charismatic presenter Michael Wood tells the story of one place – the village of Kibworth, Leicestershire – throughout the whole of English history. Located in the very heart of England, Kibworth has lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution, and was even bombed in World War II. With the help of the local people and using archaeology, landscape, language, and DNA, Michael Wood uncovers the lost history of this village from the Roman era to the present day. Intertwining the local and national narratives, he creates a moving and informative picture of one local community throughout history. Featuring the original UK series, including two hours of footage never seen before in North America.