Dove Approved Titles Coming Soon to Home Entertainment

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

4/15/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
A simple family man (Jason Statham) is forced to take up arms after an evil sorcerer (Ray Liotta) unleashes an army of bloodthirsty beasts that destroy his small village and capture his beautiful wife (Claire Forlani). As the marauding forces overrun the land in an effort to overthrow the king (Burt Reynolds) and his loyal magus (John Rhys-Davies), the once peace-loving peasant and his two companions (Ron Perlman and Will Sanderson) venture into perilous, uncharted terrain on a daring rescue mission. In this breathtaking fantasy adventure, director Uwe Boll conjures up a medieval world filled with royal treachery, dark magic and spectacular battles, all set against some of the most awe-inspiring vistas ever captured on film.

Journey of Henry Box Brown, The

4/20/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
The Journey of Henry Box Brown takes a magical look at the historic true tale of slave Henry Box Brown, a man who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box from a plantation in Richmond, Virginia to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848. Narrated by Emmy-winning and oscar nominated actress Alfre Woodard, this lightly animated story uses verse to share Henry's story. With the help of characters including Bird, Horse Cricket and Cat, Henry avoids being discovered and makes his way to freedom. While on his dangerous and exciting journey, Henry shares what freedom means to him and why slavery is wrong.

Garretts Gift

4/20/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Garrett's Gift tells the inspiring story of African American inventor Garrett Morgan. Narrated by award-winning actress and vocalist Queen Latifah, Garret's Gift teaches us that we are all born with a gift, something that is ours alone, but what is most important is that we give that gift back to the world. Garrett's Gift is illustrated by Coretta Scott King award-winner R. Gregory Christie, with original music by Coati Mundi of Kid Creole and the coconuts.

Mary Rice Hopkins and Puppets with a Heart

4/22/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
15 new songs with two shows plus some instructional hand motions especially helpful for teachers and parents. Also included is an interview with Darcie Maze and MRH plus behind the scenes look at how this DVD all came together. This was done in high definition with the latest technology. Also, easy chapters for home use or for Christian Educators to promote discussion. Topics include: choices and character, peer pressure, being yourself, brokenness, serving with our talents and values so needed in the world today.

Kidz History: Coming to America

4/25/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Here's a charming educational film that will delight young children as they see history come to life. When 12 year old Zack zaps 10 year old Kaylee and 7 year old Summer into Kaylee's computer screen, they are whizzed back in time to find out who was the first person to discover America.

Watch their journey unfold as they travel around the world and witness first hand how the Eskimos migrated to America and became Native Americans, what happened when the Vikings arrived in America, Marco Polo's book that changed the world, and Christopher Columbus' persistence as he sailed west to find gold and riches.

Letter of Love From China - Book

4/25/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
The story is based on a Chinese birth mom who writes her daughter a letter explaining her love for her, reasons for her relinquishment, describes the beauty of scenic China and the Holidays, prays for, meaning hoping for but not certain of, her daughter's adoption by a family from a foreign land and ends by using the moon as a mirror to envision each other's faces in times of thinking of one another.

Moondance Alexander

4/29/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
This is the story of a girl picking up the pieces and finding her place in her small town and the world beyond it. Age 15 going on 20, Moondance had to grow up fast when her father died a few years ago. And because of her independent nature, she has a hard time making friends and finds herself tormented by two snobby, rich classmates, Fiona and Megan. Moondance spends her free time running deliveries for Mr. McClancy at the local general store. Fate intervenes one day as she rides her bike and has a chance encounter with an escaped black-and-white pinto she names Checkers. She and her mother track down the horse's owner Dante. Checkers is returned to Dante's small barn on the outskirts of town. Tumbleweed Stables and Moondance strike a deal with the veteran rider to work the stables in exchange for riding lessons on Checkers. As the two form a bond, tragedy threatens to strike again in the young girl's life while Dante trains her and the underdog Checkers for the county horse show competition with Fiona and Megan.

Final Approach

4/29/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
Former FBI hostage rescue specialist Jack Bender’s (Dean Cain, “Las Vegas”) unique skills are challenged when he finds himself aboard a domestic flight hijacked by Greg Gilliad (Anthony Michael Hall, “The Dead Zone”), member of a radical organization called the People’s Separatist Movement. Gilliad wants their jailed leader freed, or he will begin killing passengers. On the ground, Jack’s ex-wife, Alicia (Lea Thompson, “Jane Doe”), an FAA employee, along with Jack’s old FBI and ATF colleagues, discovers that the terrorists motives are tied to visions of nuclear grandeur, and there may be only way to stop them—by blowing the airliner out of the sky. Ernie Hudson, Sunny Mabrey, William Forsythe and Tracey Gold also star in “Final Approach,” premiering Saturday, May 24 (9-11p.m.).

Bella

5/6/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
An international soccer star (Eduardo Verástegui) is on his way to sign a multi-million dollar contract when something happens that brings his career to an abrupt end. A waitress (Tammy Blanchard), struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she's unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down...until an impetuous action brings them together and turns an ordinary day into an unforgettable experience. Once a famous athlete, and now a cook at his brother's Mexican restaurant, José has retreated from the world but he recognizes something in Nina, a young waitress, and reaches out to her. In the course of a single day, he not only confronts his past but shows her how the healing power of a family can help her embrace the future.

Loves Unfolding Dream

5/6/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Belinda's (Scout Taylor Compton, "13 Going on 30") dream of a career in medicine is challenged by the town's resident doctor who feels society is not ready for a woman physician. When Drew Simpson (Patrick Levis, "The King of Queens"), a handsome stranger, comes to town to settle his deceased uncle's affairs, Belinda must decide if it's possible to be in love and follow your dreams. Her medical expertise is tested when she nurses the very wealthy Boston socialite, Mrs. Stafford Smith (Nancy Linehan Charles, "Huff"), back to health. Mrs. Smith is so impressed with Belinda's abilities that she offers to pay for medical school.

"Love's Unfolding Dream" premieres Saturday, November 24 (9 p.m., ET/PT) as a Hallmark original holiday movie.

For One More Day

5/6/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
In this film, based on Mitch Albom's bestselling book For One More Day, Michael Imperioli plays Chick Benetto, a broken-down former baseball player who has collapsed into alcoholism and despair. He returns one night to his small hometown with plans to take his life. At the final moment, he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother, Posey Benetto, played by Ellen Burstyn, who illuminates the secrets of both their lives and shows him a way to redemption.

Originally Aired December 9, 2007 on ABC

Ace of Hearts

5/6/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Officer Daniel Harding is a distinguished member of the K-9 police unit. His partner and best friend is Ace, a police dog. When Ace is accused of mauling a suspect, an overzealous DA convinces police authorities that Ace should be euthanized. Refusing to give up on his beloved companion, Harding's unfaltering belief in his partner and family leads Harding on a mission to clear his longtime partner's good name.

Bob the Builder: Three Musketrucks

5/6/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Everyone's favorite builder and his Can-Do Crew join together to get the job done in five stories. Every episode finishes with a job well done and a lesson learned about the value of positive attitude, problem solving and teamwork. Bob the Builder always demonstrates that "The Fun Is In Getting It Done!" Stories include "Dodger the Milktruck", "The Three Musketrucks", "Dodger's Dairy Disaster","Scrambler the Goat Herder", and "Packer's Big Delivery".

Barney: Hi I'm Riff

5/6/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Should Riff start a Bird-Watching Club? He did have lots of fun watching new duckling hatch ("Do What the Duckies Do"). Or should it be a Baseball Club like the one his pal BJ suggested? Even though the sport is not his forte, he still has fun playing with everyone ("Best Friends is What We'll Be"). What about Baby Bop's Idea of a Dancing Club? After all, no one can resist doing the "Baby Bop Hop" or the electrifying energy of the Kenyan performance troupe that comes to dance up a storm on a visit to the playground (just try and stop the kids from sitting this one out, Mom and Dad!).

Considering Barney's Imagination Club ("Hey, Look at Me, I Can Fly!") and his own interest in inventing music ("You Can Make Music With Anything"), Riff ultimately forms The Best Friends Club, where everyone can do all these different things and more, and most importantly, do them together and have a Dino-mite time!

Wager, The

5/13/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
Micheal Steele is ten days from the biggest night of his life...walking the red carpet as a Best Actor nominee. Just when it seems that he has overcome industry blacklisting and persecution for his beliefs, Michael finds himself fighting for his life in a supernatural wager between God and Satan.

Directors Cut

5/13/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
A filmmaker is having trouble with the film he is editing. His film is about a play-wright who is making an allegorical play about God. Ironically, the playwright is facing the same problem; she's not happy with her final product, and is trying to figure out what to change.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

5/20/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
In this follow up to the box-office hit "National Treasure," treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on an exhilarating, action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures.

When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Ben's great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's death. Determined to prove his ancestor's innocence, Ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from Paris to London and ultimately back to America. This journey leads Ben and his crew not only to surprising revelations, but to the trail of the world's most treasured secrets.

For My Country: The History of the National Guards DVD/CD

5/20/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
Narrated by legendary music icon Pat Boone, FOR MY COUNTRY takes you on a journey of the rich history of the UNITED STATES NATIONAL GUARD. This moving documentary offers an insider's view of the impact the National Guard has made throughout our history and reaches into the heroic lives of the dedicated men and women who sacrifice to defend the United Sates and its interests at home and all over the globe. This acknowledgment to patriotism culminates with a beautifully filmed and emotionally charged music video tribute by Pat Boone to fallen heroes and the brave soldiers who continue to stand tall for our country.

Thank You Billy Graham

5/20/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Born on a dairy farm in North Carolina on November 7, 1918, Evangelist Billy Graham has preached to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history. Since his 1949 Los Angeles crusade that vaulted Reverend Graham into the public eye, he has preached the gospel to nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories, and led hundreds of thousands of individuals to make personal decisions to live for Christ, which is the main thrust of his ministry.

Motion picture actor and recording star Pat Boone, joined by rock artist and Grammy award-winning producer/writer David Pack (Ambrosia) and country star Billy Dean, collaborated to write and record this heartfelt song that chronicles the life and ministry of Reverend Billy Graham.

Overcome

5/27/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
In the Bible, Saul persecuted Christ's church and its followers. "Overcome" parallels this story. Set in modern day, a young man in high school mistreats anyone good around him, until he has a fateful accident which changes his life. Now he must make amends to all those around him, and try to become the person he knew he should have been the whole time.

Prairie Fever

6/3/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
The Western trail can be a risky one, but for one destitute lawman, it's road to redemption. For three troubled women, it's journey toward hope. And for one female lawman, it's as good a place as any to keep running. In Clearwater, Preston Biggs was once the law. That was before his wife died and grief drove him to the bottle. Along the treacherous prairie plains, Olivia is a beautiful sharp, armed, desperate woman on the run from her vengeful partner, Monte. Join this unusual band of outcasts fighting for their lives in "Prairie Fever, a story of redemptive love, gripping adventure and the rousing pioneer spirit.

List, The

6/10/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
Deception, greed and a deadly lust for power lie at the heart of a sinister organization in this intriguing thriller based on the novel by best-selling author Robert Whitlow. Starring Malcolm McDowell (TV’s War and Peace), Chuck Carrington (TV’s JAG), Hilarie Burton (TV’s One Tree Hill) and Will Patton (A Mighty Heart), The List is a heart-racing tale of suspense and betrayal, in a dark world of blood oaths that bind generations.

Returning home for his father’s funeral, Renny Jacobson (Carrington) discovers he’s the inheritor of his family’s chair in a secret society founded during the Civil War. But Renny suspects there’s more to the society’s activities than meets the eye, and when his inquiries into the group’s true nature are discovered by its corrupt leader (McDowell), Renny becomes the target of a dark and mysterious force with the power to destroy everything — and everyone — he loves.

Spiderwick Chronicles, The

6/24/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
When the three Grace children -- troubled Jared; his bookish twin, Simon; and their sister, Mallory, a fencing jock -- move to the ancient Spiderwick mansion, they are at first none-too-enchanted by the rundown Victorian ... until they discover a Brownie, an enchanted creature, living in the walls. They soon find a book -- Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You -- that will open their eyes to the invisible, odd, and sometimes dangerous world of dragons and boggarts, phookas and fairies, sprites and goblins that is all around them. When they cross paths with Mulgarath, an ogre, they realize quickly that he will stop at nothing to get his hands on the Field Guide. Based on the bestselling series of books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

College Road Trip

7/15/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time of a young woman's life...unless your overprotective father isn't quite ready to let you go. In the Disney family comedy, COLLEGE ROAD TRIP, Melanie (RAVEN-SYMONÉ) is eagerly looking forward to her first big step towards independence when she plans a "girls only" road trip to check out prospective universities. But when her overbearing police chief father (MARTIN LAWRENCE) insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip has turned into a hilarious nightmare adventure full of comical misfortune and turmoil.

Fishtales

7/15/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
On a Greek Island, widowed Greek-History Professor Thomas Bradley is about to lose his research grant studying the mystery of ancient love but he knows he is close to a major breakthrough. Joined by his 12-year-old daughter, Serena, Thomas looks for the inspiration he needs to finish his thesis. Serena knows that what her father needs most of all is to find love again after the loss of his wife.

Then, Serena meets Nereid, a beautiful mermaid, and decides she is a perfect match for her father. However, the evil Captain Mavros, an island fisherman is intent on harming Nereid and getting his clawson her precious jewel-encrusted tail. Will love conquer all or will the Captain make off with his prize?

Sputnik Mania

8/26/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
Released on the 50th anniversary of Sputnik's launch, "Fever" recounts the beginning of the space and arms races and the political scare tactics of the 1950s. David Hoffman sheds light on the Cold War, revealing secret meetings between Eisenhower and Khrushchev. A gripping, often unsettling film that successfully captures America's reaction to Sputnik--from awe at the achievements of science to paranoia and fear induced by politicians.

Stuck in the Past

9/2/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
Limited Theatrical Release - Comin' Soon

Enjoy a wonderful slice of Americana in this rollicking Bluegrass Musical set in the Appalachian foothills of the 1950’s.

On the evening of her last performance, retiring Broadway star, Rebecca Roles (Margo Smith) falls asleep and wakes up to find she is miraculously 17 years old again. “Becky” (Lesley Bowen) is living back in her Appalachian cabin home with her wonderful and whacky family; a younger sister, Kelly (Sherri Bohlander), her mama (Laura Romeo), and grandpa (Eddie Mekka, “The Big Ragu” in Laverne & Shirley). Becky’s family is poor in material possessions but rich in faith, love and friends. This inspirational story, done in the fine tradition of past movie musicals, has an endearing cast of characters, lots of humor, and music that will work its way into your heart!

Apostles of Comedy

9/9/2008
1-5 Doves Recommended for ages 12 and over
Inspire your family with a message of laughter and hope. Apostles of Comedy is an inventive mix of four comedians and the exploration into their lives as men, men of faith and how they express their faith through their comedy. The film is a weave of live performances and documentary footage following the comedians on stage, in their homes, churches and in a "no-holds-barred" conversation.

Christmas Is Here Again

10/7/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
A musical tale that follows the exciting journey of a young orphan girl, Sophianna and her unlikely band of adventures as they help discover Santa's magical toy sack. Throughout her pursuit for the elusive sack, Sophianna teams up with a feisty elf, an ambitious young reindeer, and a fox polar bear duo. In the tradition of "The Wizard of OZ", Our young heroine and her allies each discover their potential for compassion, loyalty and the importance of never losing hope.

God, Love & Life - CD

12/1/2008
1-5 Doves Suitable for any age
The music CD is a compilation of Christian contemporary and inspirational songs recorded by the Christian band "Saved" with the intention of reaching people's hearts for God and Jesus.