Los Angeles (October 27, 2003) New Line Home Entertainment today announced the release of some of their biggest urban titles to DVD for the first time at the low price of $19.98 on January 13, 2004. Academy Award® Winner Halle Berry stars in B.A.P.S, a hilarious comedy directed by Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle). Who’s the Man? features rap superstars Doctor Dre and Ed Lover in an outrageous comedy directed by Ted Demme (Blow). Woo stars Jada Pinkett Smith (Matrix Reloaded) as a party girl about to meet her match in the straight-laced Tim (Tommy Davidson, Bamboozled). Hangin’ With The Homeboys is an ensemble street-wise comedy filled with raw humor. These films are all currently available on VHS.

All four new urban DVDs will feature a widescreen and fullscreen version of the film, 5.1 Surround Sound, Stereo Surround Sound, English Subtitles and Closed Captions. They also include animated menus and the original theatrical trailer.

B.A.P.S.

Nesi (Halle Berry, X2, Monster’s Ball)) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle, Set It Off) are two waitresses at a crossroads. Underpaid and unappreciated, they dream of owning a combination restaurant/hair salon. There’s a problem: they’re broke. So when the chance to audition as dance girls for a music video pops up, they head to Los Angeles. They fail to get the part, but Nesi lands in the most improbable role of all, impersonating the granddaughter of an ailing billionaire’s (Martin Landau, Hollywood Homicide, The Majestic) long-lost love for $10,000 and full use of his Beverly Hills estate.

Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language

Run time: 90 minutes

Who’s the Man?

In Who’s the Man?, rap superstars Doctor Dre and Ed Lover (MTV’s “YO! MTV Raps”) star with Dennis Leary (Ice Age, TV’s “The Job”) and over 50 top rap artists, including Queen Latifah (Chicago, Bringing Down the House), Kris Kross, Heavy D, Salt ‘n Pepa and Naughty By Nature in the first hip-hop whodunit. Dre and Lover are two bumbling barbers turned reluctant New York cops who became heroes when they clean up the streets of Harlem. Along the way, this modern-day Abbott & Costello engage in their own hilarious and totally outrageous style of law enforcement.

Rating: R for strong language

Run time: 90 minutes

Woo

Jada Pinkett Smith is the delightfully devilish Woo, a sexy, sassy party girl who knows what she wants – and always gets it! When a psychic tells her she’s about to meet her match, she takes a chance on a blind date with Tim (Tommy Davidson, Juwanna Man, Bamboozled), a mild-mannered law student who is a lot more like Clark Kent than Superfly. But Woo and Tim are about to discover they have a real soul connection, as they and their friends (Dave Chappelle, Undercover Brother; Duane Martin, Deliver Us From Eva; Paula Jai Parker, Phone Booth and LL Cool J, S.W.A.T.) spend one hilariously funny night in New York City.

Rating: R for sexual content and language

Run time: 80 minutes

Hangin’ With The Homeboys

In the critically acclaimed urban comedy, (“A knockout” - Entertainment Weekly), four Bronx buddies head to Manhattan for a wild night on the town. A talented cast including John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge, Collateral Damage) and Doug E. Doug (Eight Legged Freaks) brings humor and honesty to the homeboys. Together, they have almost nothing in common except the desire to escape their ghetto neighborhood for the bright lights of Manhattan. Their wild tour of the city takes them from an uptown house party to an excusive downtown nightclub, from peep show to police station, and finally to a late-night confrontation that changes their lives forever.

Rating: R for strong language and a strong sex scene

Run time: 89 minutes