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April 30

Get ready to be blown away with thrilling, heart-pounding excitement when "The Bourne Files: 3-Disc Collection" debuts on DVD July 24, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Packed with amazing fight sequences, phenomenal car chases and spectacular worldwide locations, this new collection features "The Bourne Identity," "The Bourne Supremacy" and over 45 minutes of all-new, exclusive bonus material including an exciting, action-packed sneak peek of "The Bourne Ultimatum." Highly collectible packaging completes this must-own collection arriving in stores just in time for the summer's most anticipated action-thriller, "The Bourne Ultimatum," in theaters August 3rd. Starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, the highly successful Bourne films feature an incendiary array of actors, including Oscar(R) winner Chris Cooper ("Breach"), Oscar(R) nominees Joan Allen ("The Contender") and Clive Owen ("Children of Men"), Julia Stiles ("The Omen"), Franka Potente ("Run, Lola, Run") and Brian Cox ("Zodiac").

The films' thrill-a-minute scripts by Tony Gilroy are based on the powerhouse franchise created by bestselling author Robert Ludlum. As he seeks to uncover the truth behind his mysterious past, Jason Bourne hurtles through breathtaking locations including snow-covered Moscow streets and sunny Goan beaches in the action-packed "The Bourne Supremacy," helmed by Oscar(R) nominee Paul Greengrass ("United 93"), who also directs the upcoming, highly anticipated "The Bourne Ultimatum." In "The Bourne Identity," director Doug Liman ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith") creates some of the most exhilarating martial arts sequences and car chases ever filmed. Pre-order close is June 19, 2007. The triple-disc set is priced at $22.98 SRP.

GET INSIDE THE MIND OF JASON BOURNE

WITH AN IN-DEPTH COLLECTION OF BONUS FEATURES

Over 45 minutes of all-new, exclusive bonus features illuminate Bourne's shadowy past and allow fans to delve deep into the mysteries surrounding Jason Bourne, including:

* Sneak Peek of "The Bourne Ultimatum"

* The Ludlum Identity: Robert Ludlum was one of the best selling authors

in history. This mini-documentary uses archival interviews with

Ludlum, colleagues and family members for an extraordinary portrait of

the mastermind behind the Bourne franchise.

* The Ludlum Supremacy: An intriguing feature that reveals new

information about the puzzling history of Jason Bourne.

* The Ludlum Ultimatum: Explore the enigmatic character who has

fascinated audiences for more than 25 years, in this exclusive look at

the enduring power and appeal of Jason Bourne.

The following bonus features associated with "The Bourne Identity" are also included in "The Bourne Files":

* The Bookend Scenes -- Alternate Opening and Alternate Ending: An

alternate opening sequence and complete alternate ending add a new

layer of intrigue. This feature includes an introduction by producer

Frank Marshall and screenwriter Tony Gilroy.

* From Identity to Supremacy -- Jason & Marie: This feature includes

exclusive interviews with Matt Damon and Franka Potente which explore

the making of "The Bourne Identity" -- and build a bridge to the

spectacular sequel, "The Bourne Supremacy."

* The Bourne Mastermind: Robert Ludlum: A fascinating new look at the

late Robert Ludlum, the bestselling novelist who created the "Bourne"

trilogy.

* Access Granted: An exclusive interview with screenwriter Tony Gilroy on

the challenges of adapting Ludlum's 500-page book for the screen.

* Cloak and Dagger: In this feature, CIA liaison officer Chase Brandon

delivers a detailed, real-world analysis of the making of a super-spy.

* The Bourne Diagnosis: Insights into the causes and effects of Jason

Bourne's struggle with amnesia from a UCLA psychologist.

* The Speed of Sound: Join the sound designers from "The Bourne

Identity" and learn what it took to create the audio portion of the

film's heart-stopping car-chase sequence. Then try your hand at sound

mixing with this unique interactive feature.

* Inside a Fight Sequence: Join Matt Damon on the set as he and the

film's Stunt Choreographer map out the explosive action-packed U.S.

Embassy fight sequence.

* Declassified Information: Deleted scenes

* Moby "Extreme Ways" music video

* Feature Commentary with director Doug Liman

The following bonus features from "The Bourne Supremacy" are also featured in this comprehensive collection:

* Explosive Deleted Scenes: Featuring over 10 minutes of additional

action not seen in theaters.

* Crash Cam: Racing through the streets of Moscow: Experience how stunt

coordinators meticulously plan and execute the movie's stunning,

high-speed chase sequence.

* Bourne to Be Wild: Fight Training: Matt Damon didn't become a lethal

weapon overnight. Watch as Matt Damon and the movie's fight trainer

choreograph the film's action-packed, hand-to-hand combat scenes!

* Blowing Things Up: Digital isn't always better. See how some of the

film's most awesome pyrotechnical sequences were created -- without

computerized effects.

* The Go-Mobile Revs up the Action: Feel the rush of being in the

driver's seat with this revolutionary new vehicle used to captured Matt

Damon's high-speed exploits in the movie's jaw-dropping car chase

sequences.

* Anatomy of a Scene: The Explosive Bridge Chase Scene: Step onto the

set and experience the tension and intense preparation as the

filmmaking team plans and shoots one of the movie's most demanding,

dangerous and thrilling action scenes.

* Matching Identities: Casting: See what it took to land a part in this

major action hit.

* Keeping It Real: A look at the edgy and unique style the filmmakers

brought to "The Bourne Supremacy."

* On the move with Jason Bourne: Travel the globe to visit the film's

exotic locations from India to Berlin to Moscow.

* Scoring with John Powell: A special look at creating the pulse-pound

score for the movie.

* Feature Commentary with Director Paul Greengrass

FILM SYNOPSES

"The Bourne Identity"

After being pulled from the sea with two bullets in his back, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) awakens on a fishing boat with no memory of his involvement in a top-secret, black ops arm of the CIA called Treadstone. The only clue to his identity is the number of a Swiss bank account where he discovers an array of passports and weapons as well as a fortune in cash. As he struggles to regain his memory, his former employers dub him a rogue agent and target him for termination. When an equally deadly assassin codenamed 'Professor' (Clive Owen) is sent to dispose of him, Bourne rediscovers his extraordinary survival skills, including hand-to-hand combat, martial arts and multiple languages, and begins to understand who he really is. As he struggles to unlock the secret of his own identity, Bourne has to deal with his past in order to ensure his own future.

"The Bourne Supremacy"

When his lover is murdered and he is framed for the assassination of a fellow agent, Jason Bourne finds himself on the run again. But as he closes in on his girlfriend's killers, he realizes his former handlers are back on his trail. After his fingerprints are found at the scene of a murder in Berlin, an ambitious CIA operative (Joan Allen) becomes determined to stop him once and for all. Haunted by debilitating fragmented memories as he navigates the labyrinth of international espionage, Bourne (Matt Damon) must outwit, outmaneuver and outmuscle some of the most powerful forces in the world just to survive.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

DVD

Street Date: July 24, 2007

Pre-Order Close: June 19, 2007

Copyright: 2007 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Price: $ 22.98 SRP

Selection Number: 61100843

Aspect Ratio for both movies: Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Running Time:

* "The Bourne Identity" -- 1 hour 59 minutes

* "The Bourne Supremacy" -- 1 hour 49 minutes

Rating for both movies: PG-13

Technical Info for both movies: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround,

French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround,

English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% owned by Vivendi.

April 27

FLASH GORDON: SAVIOUR OF THE UNIVERSE EDITION
Published: April 27, 2007

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Take a Breathless Ride to Another Universe in the Cult Sci-Fi Classic With Its Legendary Queen Soundtrack, 'Flash Gordon: Saviour of the Universe Edition'

An All-American football player must foil an extraterrestrial plan to dominate the Earth in "Flash Gordon: Saviour of the Universe Edition," rocketing into stores August 7, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Available on DVD for the first time, this rollicking sci-fi classic stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Timothy Dalton, and Academy Award(R) nominees Max von Sydow ("Pelle the Conqueror") and Topol ("Fiddler on the Roof") in the ultimate otherworldly adventure. An all-new digitally remastered picture and 5.1 Surround Sound brilliantly enhance the tongue-in-cheek dialogue, outrageous costumes and over the top sets, as well as the now legendary soundtrack by the celebrated rock group Queen. Directed by Mike Hodges ("Croupier," "Get Carter") and produced by Dino De Laurentiis ("Barbarella," "King Kong-1976"), "Flash Gordon: Saviour of the Universe Edition" brings to the screen all the action, romance and fun of the original 1930's comic strip that inspired it. The special edition DVD includes exclusive bonus features, packaging art by renowned comic book artist, Alex Ross, and an "alternate" collectible postcard of the packaging art that make it a must-have addition to the collection of any sci-fi fan. The creation of cartoonist Alex Raymond, "Flash Gordon" is the original epic outer-space fantasy. The DVD is priced at $26.98 SRP. Pre-order close is July 3, 2007.

BONUS FEATURES BLAST OFF TO EXCITEMENT

The Special Edition DVD includes special bonus features that will take your enjoyment into another galaxy:

* ALEX ROSS, RENOWNED COMIC ARTIST, ON FLASH GORDON -- World-renowned

comic artist Alex Ross talks about his favorite movie of all time,

Flash Gordon, and about how the film has inspired him in his life and

work.

* WRITING A CLASSIC: SCREENWRITER LORENZO SEMPLE, JR. -- Screenwriter

Lorenzo Semple, Jr. speaks about the deliberately campy script for

Flash Gordon.

* FLASH GORDON 1936 SERIAL EPISODE -- Chapter One of Planet of Peril.

SYNOPSIS

In this wild and wacky update of the 1930's comic strip, maverick scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol) believes that energy waves emanating from a far-away galaxy are pulling the moon out of its orbit and threatening to destroy the Earth. Along with Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones), quarterback for the New York Jets, and beautiful Dale Arden (Melody Anderson), Zarkov sets off on a rocket trip to the stars. They follow the energy waves to the distant planet Mongo, where they discover that evil despot Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow in a deliciously sinister performance) is planning to obliterate life on Earth. Ming decides to add lovely Dale to his harem of concubines and attempts to imprison Flash, who escapes and takes refuge with the planet's rebel forces. He convinces rival Mongo princes Barin (Timothy Dalton) and Vultan (Brian Blessed) to unite their armies, and leads them in an all-out campaign to overthrow Ming and save humanity.

CAST & FILMMAKERS

Director: Mike Hodges

Written By: Michael Allin, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Alex Raymond

Produced By: Dino De Laurentiis

Director of Photography: Gil Taylor

Production Designer: Danilo Donati

Film Editors: Malcolm Cook

Costume Designer: Danilo Donati

Music By: Howard Blake

Cast: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Brian Blessed,

Timothy Dalton

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

DVD

Street Date: August 7, 2007

Pre-Order Close: July 3, 2007

Copyright: 2007 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Price: $26.98 SRP

Selection Number: 61032983

Running Time: 1 Hour 52 Minutes

Layers: Dual Layer

Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Rating: PG

Technical Info:

* English Dolby Digital 5.1

* Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% owned by Vivendi.

April 23

David Tennant Returns to His Role as the Tenth Timelord, Joined by
New Companion Martha Jones, Played by Freema Agyeman

NEW YORK – April 23, 2007 – SCI FI Channel and BBC Worldwide Americas today announced a major acquisition deal for the U.S. premiere of the third season of Doctor Who. The series will debut on SCI FI in July 2007, kicking off with the Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Runaway Bride, guest-starring award-winning comedy actress Catherine Tate.

In season three, David Tennant returns to his role as the mysterious, time-traveling Doctor. American audiences will meet the Doctor's brand-new sidekick, Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), in the first official episode of the season, "Smith and Jones."

Chris Regina, Vice President of Programming, SCI FI Channel, said 'Doctor Who' has become a favorite among SCI FI audiences. We are happy to bring the show back for its third season and look forward to following the Doctor's continuing adventures with his newest companion."

Executive Producer and Lead Writer Russell T Davies says, "We were delighted and honored by the second series' success, and we can promise new thrills, new laughs and some terrifying new aliens. The Doctor and Martha are destined to meet William Shakespeare, blood-sucking alien Plasmavores, The Judoon – a clan of galactic stormtroopers – and a sinister Dalek plot in 1930s New York."

The deal, brokered by Lisa Hofer, Vice President of Co-Production & Sales, BBC Worldwide Americas, with the SCI FI Channel grants SCI FI the exclusive first-run rights for Season Three. The second season of the new Doctor Who earned impressive ratings during its airing on SCI FI, delivering an average of over one million viewers each week.

Candace Carlisle, COO, BBC Sales Company, commented, "SCI FI Channel has been a fantastic platform for the Doctor Who Series in the US. We're excited for the Season Three launch and think American audiences will simply love the Doctor's hip new companion."

BBC Video will continue to work with SCI FI Channel on joint marketing promotions to support the Doctor Who brand in the US.

Burton Cromer, Senior Vice President, Consumer Products, BBC Worldwide Americas said: "Our promotional partnership with the SCI FI Channel, both on-air and online, was a significant factor in the fantastic success we've had with the new Doctor Who. It's also helped drive awareness and sales of our 40 plus line of classic Doctor Who titles."

Doctor Who is produced by Phil Collinson. Executive Producers are Head of Drama, BBC Wales, Julie Gardner and Lead Writer Russell T Davies.

Doctor Who is a BBC production in association with CBC in Canada. It has also been sold to over 30 territories internationally, including Japan (NHK), Thailand (Channel 7), South Korea (KBS2), Australia (ABC), New Zealand (Prime), France (France 4), Spain and Portugal (People & Arts), Denmark (Danmarks Radio), Sweden (SVT), Holland (NOS, Channel 3), Italy (Canal Jimmy), Finland (YLE) and Norway (NRK).

About BBC Worldwide Americas:
BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The company exists to maximise the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the licence payer and invest in public service programming in return for rights. The company has six core businesses: Global Channels, Global TV Sales, Magazines, Content & Production, Home Entertainment and Digital Media. In 2005/06 BBC Worldwide generated profits of 89 million pounds on sales of 784 million pounds.

About SCI FI:
SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com ) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 89 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. 
 

April 18

TRANSCRIPT: HARDBALL/NBC NEWS PRESIDENT STEVE CAPUS, April 18, 2007

Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's "Hardball," with NBC News President Steve Capus.


CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Stay with us right now. We have joining us on the telephone, NBC News President Steve Capus. Give us a sense, give us the report on how you learned about this package coming to 30 Rockefeller and how you dealt with it.

STEVE CAPUS, NBC NEWS PRESIDENT: The package, when it arrived at NBC headquarters was originally flagged by the letter carrier. Who pointed out to NBC security that it had a return address from Blacksburg, and so it was immediately brought to the attention of security, even before anybody opened it.

MATTHEWS: Did it have a return address? Did it have the name Cho on it in any way?

CAPUS: It had a different name on it. Not Cho.

MATTHEWS: Ishmael?

CAPUS: That's correct.

MATTHEWS: Is that from "Moby Dick," do you think?

CAPUS: Honestly, I don't know. But the key is when it came in here, NBC security opened it and handled it appropriately and everybody
who touched it wore gloves to keep everything intact. And we
immediately contacted authorities and that set forward the chain of events. And we worked with the authorities this afternoon to make sure that they knew everything that we did. And they requested that we not release some of the information until they had a chance to take a look at it. And we honored that request. And that was the right thing to do.

MATTHEWS: How long did you hold it?

CAPUS: For a matter of hours. I saw a copy around 12:00 noon. And I guess by the first word that went out was at the same time that the Virginia authorities had the news briefing this afternoon at 4:30.

MATTHEWS: What were the items in the package?

CAPUS: There were two things. One was a printout of a PDF type of document. Multi-paged, 23 pages, I believe, of a combination of text and photographs combined in the documents. With the photos embedded in the document. There would be a few lines of text. This kind of rambling manifesto type of statement. And then there would be a series
of photographs. And then the other thing that was in the package was a DVD, a video that was carved into snippets of videotape in quick time files.

MATTHEWS: And so that was the more recent production, apparently.

CAPUS: It is hard to tell, Chris. I don't really know what the timeline is on when those things were prepared or when they were done. Because the investigators are going to have to make a determination of what it, what each of these words means. And I know, you've been in touch with Virginia State Police. I know that they've looked at the
writings, the videotape we've sent some chunks of the video to them and I know that the FBI is in turn, getting them the full videotape.

MATTHEWS: How much more is there of the videotape than what you put on nightly tonight?

CAPUS: I would say there is roughly 10 minutes or so, in total. But that's the guess, Chris. I haven't added it all up.

MATTHEWS: Is it all consistent message of saddness and anger and all the other emotions that were in that short byte?

CAPUS: Very angry. Very, at certain points, agitated. The one thing that becomes clear, because some people were saying, who shot the videotape? As the picture that you're showing right now, it is typical. It is him talking to camera. And somebody might say, who shot
the videotape? On the videotape itself, you can see him lean forward and shut the camera off between the segments.

MATTHEWS: And also, a very steady camera. It looks like he placed on it a shelf or something.

CAPUS: And the still picks, Chris, that are within the PDF file all appear to be grabbed from the videotape.

MATTHEWS: When you look at the picture we're looking at, and I believe you can see the TV picture as well. You see the guy with the outfit he has on. Let me just ask you, when you look at that outfit with the ammo vest and the ammo belt and the fingers exposed with the gloves, the black shirt, the black head ban, all that getup. It does
suggest some planning went into this horror.

CAPUS: I'll tell you, Chris, it gives you chills to look at these photographs. There is a photograph where he has a gun pointed at his
own head. He has a knife at his own neck. He has photographs of hollow tipped bullets lined up on a table or something like that. It is horrifying and chilling.


MATTHEWS: What is impressive to us here after interviewing his suite mate who said that he never spoke a word, really, in the months since August when they were all put together in the same suite. They even thought he couldn't speak English very well. And then to hear his very articulate voice in this horrible tape, to hear him use a rich
language. Clearly, he knew how the speak with great fluency. For him to not speak at all in those months before, and now to give this legacy to NBC. It is a stark departure.

CAPUS: You know, I think this is inside the mind of a murderer. And I don't know, that's the way I would characterize it. The authorities need to look at this and really dissect it and pick it apart. You look at the some of the writings and these are just long, ramblings. That honestly, are very hard to follow, Chris.

And there is an extreme amount of anger. It is laced with profanity all the way through it. And I, it is very hard to follow. It really is.

MATTHEWS: His suite-mates said his roommate, a fellow name Joseph said when they would look at his room, at his screen and watch him work, perhaps, they would see him relentlessly, not playing video games but
writing text. English text. Legnthy narratives of some kind. And maybe they were watching him maybe begin to develop this self-biography, this autobiography. This horror here. Did you wait, reporting facts here. Did you await the authorities before opening the package?

CAPUS: No. The package was opened by NBC security. And as I say, they handled it in the appropriate manner. And all the people who work at NBC security are former law enforcement. And we took frankly, their guidance on how this should be handled and we were in touch with law
enforcement immediately.

MATTHEWS: It was a box. It wasn't an envelope. Is that right?

CAPUS: It was a large oversized envelope. I have not seen the original of the documents and thing like that. Everything I've seen is copies that were made. So they didn't, it is not as though they were pushing around the originals around here. We saw some, the documents. And I asked for the originals to be turned over to the authorities as quickly as we could.

MATTHEWS: We're talking now with the President of NBC News, Steve Capus who received this frightening package today. Was there any
concern by the security people at NBC that it might be a dangerous package?

CAPUS: I don't know, Chris. They didn't tell me that. And I know ever since the anthrax incident, everything of a larger size gets checked when it comes into the building. And as I said, the letter carrier who brought it into the building, flaged us to the retrun address. And so they were already on heightened alert because of the
return address.

MATTHEWS: Last question, in terms of the context, the fact that the
killer here, we can call him that, referenced Eric and Dillian, the
killers of Columbine. Does that lead us in the direction this story
will take? That this is, if not a copycat case, certainly a related
case to the horror that happened in Oklahoma?

CAPUS: I'm not in any position to make that determination. He does
in this note, make reference to Eric and Dillan but I don't know beyond that how to interpret this. I'll leave it to the investigators and I have to say, the Virginia State Police, which is taking the lead on this, has done an outstanding job with us today. And we very much appreciate their efforts. And we wanted to work with them every step of the way.

MATTHEWS: And no understanding yet, except perhaps, its prominence, why he would choose NBC.

CAPUS: No indication in the letter, Chris, of why NBC.

MATTHEWS: Thank you very much. Steve Capus, President of the News Division here at NBC News. He is the President of NBC News. Coming up, much more on Cho's manifesto. That's what we're calling it. It is in the package sent to NBC. We got it today in New York. 
 

April 12

 ERIC JOHNSON BRINGS SOME 'FLASH' TO SCI FI'S SIZZLING NEW SERIES