The Fastest Growing DVD, CD and Blu-ray Retail Catalog The future delivered now. Allied Vaughn. Powering today's leading entertainment supply chain. Volume 9 Issue 7 This week, Allied Vaughn Entertainment announced the additions of RLJ Entertainment, Xenon Pictures and Aflik Films to the over 150 Studios adopting the MOD distribution technology for physical retail. Supported by retailers, catalogers and wholesalers alike, the AV MOD solution to rising costs in traditional supply chain distribution insures that 100% of titles are in stock, available to ship, avoids needs to delist due to low sales velocity and supports the consumers wide range of tastes in entertainment. Are your titles or your online retail site taking advantage of the new distribution dynamic in the changing retail landscape? Ask us how. Richard Skillman Vice President Allied Vaughn Entertainment [email protected] Allied Vaughn Entertainment Main Page Allied Vaughn Entertainment Studio Catalog Allied Vaughn Entertainment Archives Xenon Films Selects Allied Vaughn MOD Distribution Founded in 1986, Xenon Pictures, Inc. is recognized in the home entertainment marketplace for creating the first significant labels focused on the African American audience. In developing the label, Xenon forged relationships with some of the most revolutionary independent film pioneers, including, Rudy Ray Moore, Melvin Van Peebles, Jamaa Fanaka, Ralph Bakshi and Perry Henzell, and sought out films that are not only commercial, but were truly groundbreaking and have maintained their appeal (across ever-broadening audiences) for decades. Xenon's most high profile project, "Straight Outta Compton" (the story of the gangster rap group NWA) was produced by Legendary Pictures and released in 2015 through Universal Pictures. Xenon founder Leigh Savidge received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. 04/09/19 000799831328 Day in Black and White, A 2001 Two close friends, one black and one white, get into a heated discussion on race relations, kicking off a series of interconnected stories that explore the racial terrain of New York City. Always unpredictable, this groundbreaking comedy takes a fresh and humorous look at affirmative action, interracial dating, nappy hair, white guilt, slavery, organic chitlins, Barbie dolls, the rock-vs-disco debate, anda host of other issues that continuously plague our diverse society. Harold Perrineau; Anthony Desando Comedy 04/09/19 000799831526 How U Like Me Now 1992 This multilayered comedy follows a group of young African Americans as they struggle for both financial and sexual fulfillment in early '90s Chicago. At the center are underachiever Thomas and his ambitious yuppie girlfriend Valerie, surrounded by friends and relatives who are full of advice (among other things) on how the couple should deal with their stormy relationship, despite the fact that none of them has a clue. Darnell Williams; Salli Richardson; Daniel Gardner; Raymond Whitefield; Debra Crable Comedy 04/09/19 000799831625 Identity Crisis 1989 World-Famous French fashion designer Yves Malmaison and rapper Chilly D are both attacked by the same gang of dope smugglers, leaving one in a coma and the other not so lucky. When Chilly D wakes up from his coma several days later, he discovers that his body is also possessed by the soul of Malmaison, unaware that it has been placed there by a strange old homeless woman who witnessed the murder. Because both souls occupy the same body, Chilly D can change from tough black rapper to gay white fashion designer, or back again, anytime he is struck. With both their lives and their sexual preferences in serious jeopardy, it's a race against time with some hilarious hurdles along the way. Mario Van Peebles; Melvin Van Peebles; Rick Aviles; Shelley Burch; Richard Fancy Comedy 04/09/19 000799831724 Kitchen Privileges 2000 Marie, a housebound rape victim, is further terrified by news of a serial killer who preys on young women. Yet she thinks nothing of renting a room to a cook named Tom, who often drags heavy garbage bags into the house and locks the kitchen door while he prepares exotic meat dishes. While his behaviour exacerbates Marie's paranoia, it doesn't slow the growing sexual tension between them -- until her flirtatious sister, Mignon, pays a visit. Now Marie can only wonder which sister will become Tom's new love interest... and which might be his next meal. Peter Sarsgaard; Katharina Wressnig; Angeline Ball; Geoffrey Lower; Liz Stauber Horror 04/09/19 000799831922 Luau, The 2002 Cedric needs money fast-his dad is demanding rent and the neighborhood gangstress is demanding that he pay off his gambling debt-so he throws a luau for profit. A great idea if every freak in the neighborhood doesn't show up...which they do! Brian Hooks; Maia Campbell; Troy Winbush; Faizon Love Comedy 04/09/19 000799832028 Malibooty 2002 Three friends head for the Boogie Beach Bash in Malibu, where they're outnumbered 5 to 1 by some of the Golden State's finest-and not so finest-female forms at the biggest party they've ever seen! Rated R Director's Cut version. Brian Hooks; Stickey Fingaz; Kym Whitley; Traci Bingham; E-40; Kent Masters-King Comedy 04/09/19 000799832127 Outback, The 2009 "In April of 1987, two Americans disappeared in the Australian Outback while on a camping holiday - never to be seen alive again. Their abandoned vehicles and unused supplies were found in sand dunes near an Aboriginal sacred site. Twenty years later, three couples set out to the very same desert for a weekend of fun and adventure. Acting on the advice of a mysterious transient who sells them a map with directions to an out-of-the-way swimming hole, they end up stranded at a surreal impasse, where all roads lead them back to the same dead end. One by one the group's members fall prey to a supernatural curse unleashed upon them by a sadistic shaman with a penchant for raising the dead and commanding armies of slithering serpents. As the dwindling survivors battle their undead friends, one of them soon realizes this may not be the first tragedy she's had to endure in The Outback. Natalie Bassingthwaighte; Jesse Johnson; Ben Kermode; Natalie Walker; Christian Clark Horror 04/09/19 000799832325 Q: The Movie 1999 Cedrick has been left in charge of his parents' house with the promise of a new Jeep if he doesn't have any wild parties or female "companionship" in their absence. But they never said anything about a barbecue... So Derick decides to make some extra money throwing a little "Q" in the backyard. Murphy's Law kicks in as every freak in the neighborhood descends on the house to partake of the pool, the Spam, and the empty bedrooms. Cedrick's dream car will remain a dream unless he can destroy the evidence and deodorize the guest room. Brian Hooks; Kelita Smith; Darryl Brunson Comedy "Heart Guy" leads RLJ Entertainment's first Allied Vaughn releases RLJ Entertainment, Inc. is a privately owned subsidiary of AMC Networks, RLJ Entertainment, Inc. is a premium digital channel company serving distinct audiences primarily through its popular OTT branded channels, Acorn TV (British TV) and UMC (Urban Movie Channel), which have rapidly grown through development, acquisition, and distribution of its exclusive rights to a large library of international and British dramas, independent feature films and urban content. RLJE's titles are also distributed in multiple formats including broadcast and pay television, theatrical and non- theatrical, DVD, Blu-ray, UHD, and a variety of digital distribution models (including EST, VOD, SVOD and AVOD) in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Additionally, through Acorn Media Enterprises, its UK development arm, RLJE commissions and co-produces new programs and owns 64% of Agatha Christie Limited. 04/23/19 054961104338 Heart Guy, The: Series 1 [Blu-ray] 2019 "Gifted but arrogant heart surgeon Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser, Glitch, The Doctor Blake Mysteries) leads a charmed life in Sydney. He believes his talent lets him live outside the rules-until an incident involving drugs and alcohol brings his world crashing down. Placed on probation and banned from performing surgery, Hugh retreats to his rarely visited hometown of Whyhope in rural Australia. Working as a GP at an underfunded hospital with a no-nonsense boss (Hayley McElhinney, The Babadook), Hugh struggles to reacclimate to rural life. And his complicated family situation makes his fall from grace even worse. Between his politically ambitious mother (Tina Bursill, Home and Away), emotionally distant father (Steve Bisley, The Great Gatsby, Mad Max), and his ex-girlfriend Charlie (Nicole da Silva, Wentworth, Rush)-who is now married to his younger brother-Hugh is constantly reminded why he left Whyhope. Can he start afresh, or will his bad- boy tendencies end his medical career for good?" Rodger Corser; Nicole Da Silva; Ryan Johnson; Tina Bursill; Hayley McElhinney; Chloe Bayliss; Matt Castley; Belinda Bromilow; Shalom Brune- Franklin; Charles Wu; Steve Bisley Television; Comedy; Drama 04/23/19 054961104345 Heart Guy, The: Series 2 [Blu-ray] 2019 As the hit Australian dramedy returns, hotshot surgeon Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser, The Doctor Blake Mysteries) continues to serve out his probation in his rural hometown, while his family faces struggles that could bring them closer together, or tear them apart. Belinda Bromilow; Charles Wu; Chloe Bayliss; Hayley McElhinney; Matt Castley; Nicole Da Silva; Rodger Corser; Ryan Johnson; Shalom Brune-Franklin; Steve Bisley; Tina Bursill Television; Comedy; Drama 04/23/19 054961104352 Heart Guy, The: Series 3 [Blu-ray] 2019 "This hit Australian dramedy stars the "effortlessly charming" (Boston Herald) Rodger Corser (Glitch, Rush) as Hugh Knight, a brilliant but arrogant heart surgeon forced to give up his high-flying job in Sydney to work as a GP in his rural hometown of Whyhope.