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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Following a tragic plane crash, newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder discovers a note that was written by a passenger during his final moments. She sets on a quest to find the person for whom it was intended, and discovers the life it will change is her own.

The Note is based on a novel by best-selling Christian author Angela Hunt, and was the "#1 Hallmark Original Movie of the Year".

Approximate total running time:  1 hour 27 minutes
Rating:  PG
The Dove Foundation family-approved.  Recommended for ages 12 and over
Genre:  Drama
Starring:  Ted McGinley ("Hope and Faith"), Genie Francis ("General Hospital"), Rick Roberts

DVD Features:

• Anamorphic wide screen format
• Audio:  English 5.1 surround sound
• Subtitles:  English, French
• Mastered in High Definition
• Includes scripture-based discussion guide
• Exclusive interviews with Genie Francis and Angela Hunt

DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008
Original Release Date:  December 8, 2007

Genius Entertainment / Alliance Atlantis Films

How well do you know your friends?

What if your deepest secret were suddenly exposed? Nine friends discover just how explosive it can be when their past becomes their present.

Reunited at the funeral of hometown hero Chris Hayden, the friends find tensions escalating rapidly as their darkest secrets are revealed. Jeremy, struggling with his calling as a former youth pastor, is caught in an awkward love triangle between his new fiancée and his old flame Sherry. As the embers of the past relationship reignite, Jeremy’s fiancée Rachel, who is determined to solidify their relationship, demands he affirm his commitment to her.

Meanwhile, Gary questions everyone’s beliefs as this close-knit group of friends disputes world views, lifestyles, and personal passions. Pastor Wexler encourages them not to give up, but to follow the truth that Chris Hayden lived.

Hidden Secrets is a story of love, friendship, redemption, and ultimately faith. Humorous, touching, and always entertaining.

Featuring hit music by Building 429 (who also appear in the film), and Rachael Lampa.

Approximate total running time:  1 hour 30 minutes
MPAA Rating:  Unrated
The Dove Foundation family-approved.  Recommended for ages 12 and over
Genre:  Comedy / Drama
Starring:  David A.R. White (as Jeremy)(Mercy Streets, Moment After), Tracey Melchoir (as Sherry), Stacey Keanan (as Rachel), John Schneider (as Gary)("The Dukes of Hazzard", "Smallville", Reginald Vel Johnson (as Pastor Wexler)(Die Hard, "Family Matters")

DVD Features:

• Widescreen format

Release Date: October 28, 2008
Original Release Date:  October 6, 2006

Alliance Atlantis / Bill Myers

Faith is found when tested

Michael Steele (Randy Travis) is ten days from the biggest night of his life – he has been nominated for "Best Actor" at the Academy Awards. Achieving the height of career success, Michael is quickly cast in the role of a lifetime as the lead character in a classic struggle between good and evil when rumors about his morality and faith run rampant. Will he buckle with temptation or stay true to his beliefs?

The Wager is a soulful story of conviction and redemption that reminds us that in the face of adversity, we must find the strength to do what is right.

Based on the book by best-selling author Bill Myers.

Approximate total running time:  1 hour 22 minutes
Rating:  PG
The Dove Foundation family-approved.  Recommended for ages 12 and over
Genre:  Drama
Starring:  Randy Travis (National Treasure: Book of Secrets), Bronson Pinchot ("Perfect Strangers"), Candace Cameron Bure ("Full House"), and Jude Ciccolella ("24").

DVD Features:

• Audio:  English 5.1 Dolby surround
• Widescreen format
• Deleted scenes
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Commentary

Release Date: August 5, 2008

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Welcome to Nim’s Island, a tropical paradise where imagination runs wild and adventure rules!  This movie is a fun, “exhilarating and enchanting family picture” (San Francisco Chronicle) that is based on Wendy Orr’s beloved novel.

Nim Rusoe lives on a deserted island with her scientist father Jack and her best friends: Selkie, a sea lion; Fred, a bearded dragon lizard; and Galileo, a plucky pelican. But when Jack goes missing at sea and the island is “invaded,” Nim reaches out via e-mail to the adventurous author of her favourite books, and together, each discovers what it takes to truly become the hero of your own life story.

Trivia:  Filmed in Queensland, Australia.

Also available in Blu-ray edition (by special order only), which includes Nim’s Spyglass BONUSVIEW Mode and games: Write Your Own Alex Rover Adventure, Coconut Soccer Game, Seaside Shell Shuffle Game, and Nim’s Island Trivia.

Approximate total running time:  1 hour 36 minutes
Rating:  G
MPAA Rating:  PG for mild adventure action and brief language
The Dove Foundation family-approved.  Recommended for ages 12 and over
Genre:  Adventure / Comedy / Family
Starring:  Abigail Brelin (Little Miss Sunshine) (as Nim Rusoe), Jodie Foster (as the author), Gerard Butler (as Nim's father Jack)

DVD Features:

• Commentary from writer and directors Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett
• Feature-length commentary with Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster
• Deleted scenes
• Special featurettes including Nim’s Friends, Abigail’s Journey, and Working on Water
• Audio:  English, Spanish, French
• Subtitles:  English, Spanish
• Dolby 5.1 Surround
• Widescreen format

Release Date: August 5, 2008

Seville Pictures

"If you want God to laugh, tell him your plans."

For José the cook and Nina the beautiful waitress, life has not turned out the way either had planned. Living with the weight of guilt and lost dreams, each struggles to survive and to make sense of what life now holds. But the events of one ordinary day in New York City turn into an unforgettable experience that changes both of their lives forever.

Bella is a story about redemption, family, and finding love unexpectedly.

The #1 top-rated movie of 2007, and one of the most honored films of the year.

Inspired by true events.

Also available in book form.

Approximate total running time:  1 hour 32 minutes
MPAA Rating:  PG-13 for thematic elements and brief disturbing images
The Dove Foundation family-approved.  Suitable for ages 12 and over
Genre:  Drama, Romance
Starring:  Eduardo Verastegui (as José), Tammy Blanchard (as Nina), Manny Perez (as Manny)
Awards:  Won "People's Choice Award" at Toronto Film Festival, "Best Picture" and "Best Actor" at 2008 Movie Guide Awards; 3 more awards

Release Date:  May 6, 2008
Original Release Date:  October 26, 2007

Thomas Tenny

Feel the touch of destiny

With lush cinematography and a mesmerizing score, One Night with the King is a sweeping epic about Hadassah, the young Jewish girl who becomes the Biblical Esther, Queen of Persia.

Despite her position, Hadassah’s life is in danger, as the state has decreed that all Jews will be put to death. Defying warnings to remain silent, Hadassah struggles to save her people, even as she seeks to win the heart of the king in this exciting and inspiring story about destiny.

Approximate running time:  124 minutes
MPAA Rating:  PG for violence, some sensuality, and thematic elements.  Dove Foundation family-approved and recommended for ages 12 and over
Director:  Michael O. Sajbel
Producers:  Matthew & Laurie Crouch
Genre:  Drama
Starring:  Peter O'Toole, Tiffany Dupont, Luke Goss, Omar Sharif, & John Rhys-Davies

DVD Features:

• 5.1 Dolby Surround
• Subtitled in English & Spanish
• Closed-captioned
• Widescreen version

Release Date: January 30, 2007

Columbia Tristar Home Video

Lose your heart and come to your senses.

This captivating romantic comedy that swept the Ten Best Lists was named the "Best Picture of the Year" by the Golden Globes®.

Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, Sense & Sensibility tells of the Ashwood sisters, sensible Elinor (Thompson) and passionate Marianne (Winslet), whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family’s sudden loss of fortune.

Their well-intentioned suitors are trapped by the strict rules of society and the conflicting laws of desire.

Approximate total running time:  2 hours, 16 minutes
Rating:  PG for thematic elements
The Dove Foundation family-approved.  Recommended for ages 12 and over
Genre:  Drama / Comedy / Romance
Starring:  Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise
Awards:  Won an Academy Award & 2 Golden Globe Awards.  26 more wins & 28 more nominations

DVD Features:

• Audio:  English, Portuguese & Spanish
• Subtitles:  English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, & Thai
• Original theatrical trailer
• Bonus trailers
• Production notes
• Scene selections
• Deluxe widescreen presentation
• Emma Thompson & Producer Lindsay Doran's audio commentary
• Director Ang Lee & Co-Producer James Schamus' audio commentary
• Emma Thompson's Golden Globe acceptance speech
• Deleted scenes
• Interactive menus

Release Date: March 11, 2008

Beverly Lewis / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

When Sarah Cain, a self-involved big-city newspaper columnist, travels to Pennsylvania for the funeral of her Amish sister, she soon discovers that she is the legal guardian of her five Amish nieces and nephews. Rather than choose to move to Lancaster County to finish raising them there herself, or let them be separated by the foster care system, Sarah decides to take them with her back to Portland where she believes she can make a new life for them.

However, she soon realizes that the modern world has forced them to compromise who they are, and that she has moved them there for all the wrong reasons – a motive which is soon exposed – because secrets can really never be kept secret. In order to find her own redemption, she knows she must make a choice to give them back their lives in Amish Country. And whether she remains part of their lives will have a lot to do with how much she has grown to love them.

Based on the book The Redemption of Sarah Cain by Beverly Lewis.

Approximate total running time:  103 minutes
MPAA Rating:  PG for brief teen smoking
The Dove Foundation family-approved.  Suitable for all ages
Genre:  Drama / Family
Director:  Michael Landon Jr.
Producer:  Brian Bird
Starring:  Elliot Gould, Lisa Pepper, Tess Harper, Abigail Mason, & Soren Fulton

DVD Features:

• English 5.1 Dolby Surround
• Subtitled in English, Spanish, & French
• Closed captioned
• Saving Sarah Cain:  Behind-the-scenes
• Deleted scenes
• Fox Faith trailer

Release Date: January 15, 2008

VeggieTales

Meet Darby, the son of a Kansas floss farmer who, more than anything else in the world, just wants to have fun. When he learns about the Wonderful Land of Ha’s – an amusement park with all the fixin’s – and its mysterious Wizard who promises to make his dreams come true, Darby is determined to go. But when his father tells him he’s needed to help with the harvest, Darby decides that nothing is going to stop him, and he makes a choice that will change his life forever.

With his pet dog Tutu by his side, Darby flees the farm and sets off to find the Wonderful Land of Ha’s. Along the way he meets a bored scarecrow, a tin man who wants to ride roller coasters, and a lion that craves cotton candy. Each with their own dreams, they set off to see the Wizard.

Will they find the Land of Ha’s and the mysterious Wizard, and at what price? Will it be worth everything Darby has given up? His home back on the farm? His father’s love? Harvesting floss? Find out in an over-the-rainbow adventure that reminds kids everywhere that there’s no place like home.

Approximate running time:  49 minutes

Bonus Features:
Lunt sings "Over the Rainbow"
Making the Land of Ha's
Studio commentary
Art Gallery and commentary
Harvest time family activity
Video trivia
Interactive storybook
How to draw
Silly song sing-along
Bonus clips
Munchieland Peas Game
Easter eggs
DVD-ROM fun
English & Spanish subtitles
5.1 Surround Sound
Closed captioned

Release Date: October 6, 2007

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A family poor in possessions, but rich in understanding, hope and love.

It's 1936: Hitler and Mussolini threaten the world, King Edward gives up the English throne for love. Gangbusters is on the radio, a movie crew hires John-Boy as a scriptwriter, Mary Ellen applies to nursing school, Jim-Bob discovers a shocking fact about his birth and a fire drives the Waltons from their home. Events large and small, far off and near touch the lives of all 11 Waltons, from Grandpa down to little Elizabeth. They bring tests, tears and triumphs... and bring the closely knit Waltons even closer together.

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