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Samsung supporting both Blu-ray, HD DVD

In what HD DVD supporters say is a clear sign that the high-def disc format war is far from over, Samsung Electronics, which last year introduced the very first Blu-ray Disc player, now says it will support the rival HD DVD format as well. More

'Charlotte' DVD an Easter treat

Paramount Home Entertainment has scored big with "Charlotte's Web," the live-action movie of the classic children's book by E.B. White that grossed $82.5 million in North American theaters. More

Ahoy! Pirate films sail onto DVD

Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment is tying the theatrical opening of the third "Pirates" to the Blu-ray Disc release of the first two films, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which arrive in stores May 22. More

FLAMING LIPS

Flaming Lips beam UFO concert to DVD

The Flaming Lips are putting the finishing touches on a live DVD, "UFOs at the Zoo," due in July via Warner Bros. It was filmed in September at an amphitheater at the zoo in the group's Oklahoma City hometown. More

Games

Summer sked to fuel vid games

The video game industry is ready to rock, and investors could see outsized profits from shares of Electronic Arts Inc., GameStop Corp. and THQ Inc., according to a research report. "The Simpsons Movie" and other potentially strong movie-based games could play a role.More

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Review Spotlight

Children of Men, Casino Royale

The "Children of Men" DVD brings home director Alfonso Cuaron's vision of a dystopian future, while the techies at Sony have outdone themselves with the DVD release of the latest James Bond flick, "Casino Royale." More

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DVD Release Schedule

By the Numbers

DVD First Alert

1.	Happy Feet	Warner
2.	Charlotte's Web	Paramount
3.	Good Shepherd	Universal
4.	Pursuit of Happyness	Sony
5.	Eragon	Fox
6.	Casino Royale	Sony
7.	Peter Pan	Disney-BV
8.	Blood Diamond	Warner
9.	Jump In!	Disney-BV
10.	Flushed Away	DreamWorks
Week ending Apr. 8. Source: Nielsen Videoscan

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TV-DVD sales

1.	Mickey's Great Clubhouse	Disney-BV
2.	The Shield: Season 5	Fox
3.	Full House: Season 6	Warner-HV
4.	Addams Family: Volume 2	MGM
5.	Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases	Warner-HV
6.	Justice League Unlimited: Season 2	Warner-HV
7.	South Park: Season 9	Paramount
8.	Dora's Egg Hunt	Paramount
9.	It's the Easter Beagle Charlie	Paramount
10.	Safari So Goodi: Volume 2	Warner-HV
For week ending Apr. 1. Source: Nielsen Videoscan

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