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HIP HOP TALENT HEADLINES URBAN
FILMS ARRIVING ON DVD

PRISON SONG AVAILABLE ON DVD AND VHS
BULLET, ABOVE THE RIM AND TALKING DIRTY AFTER DARK
NEW TO DVD

Mary J. Blige, Q-Tip, Tupac Shakur Star in Urban Favorites

Los Angeles, CA ( November 18, 2002) New Line Home Entertainment today announced the release of Prison Song, starring R&B artist Mary J. Blige and hip hop performer Q-Tip on DVD and VHS for the first time, and Bullet, Above the Rim and Talkin’ Dirty After Dark debuting on DVD on January 14. Prison Song, which premiered on BET, was the highest rated film in BET history. Prison Song arrives to rent on VHS and DVD and for sale on DVD for $26.98. Bullet and Above the Rim, both starring Tupac Shakur, and Talkin’ Dirty After Dark, starring Martin Lawrence, are available to rent or purchase on DVD for $19.98. All three titles are currently available on VHS. Other urban titles available on DVD include The Mack, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, All About the Benjamins, House Party, House Party 4, Turn it Up, Dangerous Ground, Friday and Next Friday.

Prison Song
Q-Tip (TV’s “Disappearing Acts”, Poetic Justice) and Mary J. Blige star in this dramatic story of a young man’s fight against an unfair justice system and his struggle to escape life in the ghetto. Inspired by his hard-working mom and her live-in companion Cee, Elijah refuses to hang out with troublemakers. But when Cee is arrested, Elijah begins to question whether hard work means anything when you come from the wrong side of the tracks. After a fight with a bully results in the death of a thug, Elijah lands in prison, where he learns to draw to express himself and where he comes face to face with his past, present and what he wants his future to be.

The DVD will feature widescreen and fullscreen versions of the film, 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo Surround Sound, English subtitles, closed captions and animated menus. Trailers for other New Line Home Entertainment urban titles will also be included on the DVD.

Bullet
Mickey Rourke (The Pledge, Get Carter) and Tupac Shakur (Poetic Justice, Above the Rim) star in this gritty urban thriller directed by Julian Temple (The Filth & The Fury). In this gangland action thriller, a pair of urban underworld thugs struggle to come to terms with both their intense, violent rivalry and their grudging respect for one another. Also featuring Adrien Brody (The Affair of the Necklace, The Thin Red Line) and Ted Levine (Silence of the Lambs).

The DVD will feature widescreen and fullscreen versions of the film, 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo Surround Sound, English subtitles and Closed captions. Also on the DVD is a behind the scenes featurette that includes interviews with Tupak Shakur and Mickey Rourke.

Above the Rim
Tupac Shakur stars as a powerful gang leader who convinces a high school basketball star to play in a high-stakes basketball tournament causing the player to risk both his college career and possibly his life. The film also features Leon (Ali, TV’s “Little Richard”), Duane Martin (Any Given Sunday), Bernie Mac (TV’s “The Bernie Mac Show”, Oceans Eleven), and Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie 2, Dungeons & Dragons).

The DVD will feature widescreen and fullscreen versions of the film, 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo Surround Sound, animated menus, the theatrical trailer, English subtitles and closed captions. Also included on the DVD are trailers for other New Line Home Entertainment urban films.

Talkin’ Dirty After Dark
Terry (Martin Lawrence, Black Night, Blue Streak) is an up-and-coming comedian who will do just about anything for the all-important late spot at Dukie's Comedy Club. Anything includes reluctantly engaging in romantic interludes with the club owner's wife, all the while wanting to be with Aretha, the club's queen of comedy who only has eyes for someone else.

The DVD features widescreen and fullscreen versions of the film, 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo Surround Sound, animated menus, the theatrical trailer, English subtitles and closed captions. Also on the DVD are trailers for other urban titles from New Line Home Entertainment.

To download Prison Song DVD and VHS box art and screen shots, and for other New Line Home Entertainment press releases and photos, visit New Line’s website at www.moviepublicity.com.

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