Cool Summer News From Warner Home Video: Chill Out in July With WHV's New DVDs

Warner Home Video (WHV) has announced its DVD line-up for July with a series of movies sure to entertain audiences of all ages.

A wide range of movie themes will be covered -- from the spectacular Web-enabled version of ``Space Jam'' starring Michael Jordan, and the life lessons of the widely praised ``My Dog Skip'' to Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis' comedic antics in ``The Whole Nine Yards.'' July's release schedule also includes the suspense of ``Diabolique,'' ``Trial by Jury,'' ``White Sands'' and ``Silent Fall,'' and the futuristic excitement of ``Freejack.''

                SPACE JAM -- July 25, Catalog No. 18317

In this newly enhanced DVD, Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes characters
wager a winner-takes-all basketball game against the Nerdlucks, a gang
of tiny space creatures. Unaware that the aliens can "absorb" talent
from Earth's top basketball players, the Looney Tunes team captures
its own secret weapon, Michael Jordan, and transports him to Looney
Tunes Land to play in the big game.

    Special features on this all-new DVD include:

    --  Feature-length audio commentary by director Joe Pytka, Bugs
        Bunny and Daffy Duck
    --  Three smash-hit music videos: R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can
        Fly," Seal's "Fly Like an Eagle" and the Monstars' "Monster
        Anthem: Hit `em High"
    --  Original theatrical trailer
    --  Alternate music-only track

    Enhanced features for DVD-ROM PCs include:

    --  Links to Warner Bros., Looney Tunes and family-related Web
        sites
    --  Updated original theatrical Web site, including games, chat
        rooms, live event links, Web cards and screensavers
    --  Theatrical trailer sampling other WHV DVD family titles


               MY DOG SKIP -- July 11, Catalog No. 18286

Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle"), Kevin Bacon ("Murder in the
First", "JFK") and Eddie the dog from "Frasier" star in this
adaptation of the best-selling memoir from award-winning author Willie
Morris. The story follows young Willie as he transitions from being a
sheltered, nine-year-old boy to a confident young man who discovers
the wonders of growing up with the help of his best friend, a
fun-loving terrier named Skip.

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer
    --  Commentary with director Jay Russell, Frankie Muniz and dog
        trainer Mathilde De Cagney.
    --  Four deleted scenes with commentary from the director


          THE WHOLE NINE YARDS -- July 18, Catalog No. 18381

Matthew Perry ("Three to Tango," "Fools Rush In") stars as Nicholas
"Oz" Oseranski, an all-around nice dentist living in suburban
Montreal. His new next-door neighbor, Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski,
played by Bruce Willis ("The Sixth Sense"), is a hit man hiding out
from a dangerous Chicago crime family. Despite their differences, Oz
and Jimmy have one thing in common: someone's trying to kill them both
and, to stay alive, they're going to have to stick together. The film
also stars Rosanna Arquette ("Pulp Fiction"), Natasha Henstridge
("Species") and Academy Award®-nominee Michael Clarke Duncan ("The
Green Mile").

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer
    --  Feature-length audio commentary with director Jonathan Lynn
    --  Cast and crew interview gallery
    --  Dolby surround 5.1
    --  English and French subtitles


              THE BIG TEASE -- July 18, Catalog No. 17428

In a land where fashion is queen and the perfect `do' will make you
king, "The Big Tease" stars Craig Ferguson ("Chain of Fools") as
Scottish hairdresser Crawford Mackenzie, who arrives in Los Angeles
with dreams to compete for the prestigious Platinum Scissors Award at
the World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship. Described as "`Rocky'
in curlers," "The Big Tease" was embraced by critics during its
theatrical release.

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer


                THE CRUSH -- July 18, Catalog No. 12926

Cary Elwes ("Cradle Will Rock," "Kiss the Girls") and Alicia
Silverstone ("Batman & Robin") star in this tale of obsession and
revenge. When Elwes moves into a garage apartment in a picturesque
suburb, his landlady's daughter takes more than a passing interest in
him. Her infatuation turns violent when he rejects her, and she sets
out to ruin him, his work and his girlfriend. If she can't have him,
no one will.

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer
    --  Biographies and filmographies
    --  Animated menus
    --  Motion menu scene access
    --  Dolby surround 5.1 audio


               DIABOLIQUE -- July 18, Catalog No. 14204

Sharon Stone ("The Muse," "Sphere"), Isabelle Adjani ("Paparazzi"),
Chazz Palminteri ("Analyze This") and Kathy Bates ("Primary Colors,"
"Misery") star in this suspenseful tale of a clever murder
collaboration between the vengeful wife and mistress of a cruel
schoolmaster. Scrutiny and paranoia set in for both women when the
secretly disposed of body disappears from its burial location and the
schoolmaster is seen alive by one of his students.

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer
    --  Cast and crew biographies and filmographies
    --  Behind-the-scenes featurette
    --  Animated interactive menus
    --  Motion menu scene access
    --  Dolby 5.1 audio


              TRIAL BY JURY -- July 18, Catalog No. 13515

Joanne Whalley ("The Guilty") is a juror in the trial of a mob boss.
When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than
to see that justice isn't done. The film's all-star cast includes
Armand Assante ("The Road to El Dorado"), Gabriel Byrne ("End of
Days," "Stigmata") and William Hurt ("One True Thing," "Lost in
Space").

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer
    --  Cast and crew biographies and filmographies
    --  Animated interactive menus
    --  Motion menu scene access
    --  Dolby 5.1 audio


               WHITE SANDS -- July 11, Catalog No. 12532

Willem Dafoe ("The English Patient," "Clear and Present Danger"), Mary
Elizabeth Mastrantonio ("Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"), Mickey
Rourke ("Diner") and Samuel L. Jackson ("Deep Blue Sea," "Shaft
Returns") star in this suspenseful film about a small-town sheriff who
finds a body in the desert along with a suitcase containing $500,000.
When he assumes the man's identity in order to solve the murder, he
stumbles into a dangerous FBI investigation and a spiral of intrigue.

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer along with other Morgan Creek
        movies
    --  Biographies and filmographies
    --  Animated menus
    --  Motion menu scene access
    --  Dolby surround 5.1 audio


               SILENT FALL -- July 18, Catalog No. 13569

Richard Dreyfuss ("Nuts," "The Goodbye Girl"), Linda Hamilton ("Batman
Beyond: The Movie"), John Lithgow ("The Pelican Brief") and Liv Tyler
("Armageddon") star in this thriller about an autistic boy who
witnesses his parents' double murder and the controversial therapy
used to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer
    --  Biographies and filmographies
    --  Animated menus
    --  Motion menu scene access
    --  Dolby surround 5.1 audio


                FREEJACK -- July 11, Catalog No. 16373

Emilio Estevez ("The Outsiders"), Anthony Hopkins ("Silence of the
Lambs"), Rene Russo ("Lethal Weapon" movies) and Mick Jagger (The
Rolling Stones) star in this futuristic time travel tale about a team
of ferocious bodysnatchers planning to kidnap a healthy body and sell
it to an ailing rich man for a mind transfer operation.

    DVD features include:

    --  Original theatrical trailer
    --  Biographies and filmographies
    --  Animated menus
    --  Motion menu scene access
    --  Dolby surround 5.1 audio