Top of the World - 1:18pm

Kicking off this week's news is the announcement of the highly-acclaimed but little seen survivalist drama Touching the Void. One of the most gripping if terrifying films in recent memory, this tale of two mountain climbers' harrowing journey to safety will hit DVD on June 15th from MGM Home Entertainment. PResented in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1, extras include the "Return to Siula Grande" and "What Happened Next?" featurettes, testimonials from real-life climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates and theatrical trailers, retail will be $29.95.

In Love and War - 1:18pm

Just in from Fox Home Entertainment is the announcement of the recent, little-seen war drama To End all Wars, starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle. Fox will release the flick on June 15th, complete with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, audio commentary by director David Cunningham, a documentary and trailers. Retail will be $27.95.

Spy Who Loved Me - 1:18pm

Rounding out today's news is Paramount Home Entertainment's July lineup of new catalog releases, which will focus on classic spy thrillers and hit 80's comedies.

On July 6th comes the laugh-fests Big-Top Pee Week, Crazy People, First Monday in October, Critical Condition and Nora Ephron's Heartburn, starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Each is presented in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby 2.0 surround (except Heartburn, which is in Dolby 5.1). There are no extras, and retail will be $14.95 a pop.

And for you spy fans, on July 13th comes a wave of four classics of the genre: The Assassination Bureau, The Counterfeit Traitor, Danger Diabolik and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. Each is also presented in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby 2.0, with no extras, not even trailers. Retail will also list for $14.95 each.