Kicking off today's news is the latest from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. While it failed to snag any Oscar nominations or drum up much box office, the dark drama The Human Stain will get another chance on DVD come July 20th. Starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman, this sorta-special edition includes an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, "Behind the Scenes" and "A Tribute to Director of Photography Jean Yves Escoffer" featurettes, a deleted scene and the theatrical trailer. Retail will be $29.95.

Buena Vista will also release the little-seen thriller People I Know on the 20th, starring Al Pacino. Presented in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby 5.1, extras include an audio commentary with director Dan Algrant and writer and producer Gregory Mosher, deleted scenes with optional commentary and trailers. Retail will also run you $29.95.

Also just announced are the full specs for two upcoming catalog releases. Due on June 1st, the original 1976 Freaky Friday will feature a remastered anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, plus "A Look Back with Jodie Foster" all-new interview, the "Memory" interactive game and a theatrical trailer. List price will be $24.95, or $39.95 for a Freaky Friday 2-Pack featuring both the original and 2003 remakes.

Don Knotts in a Box - 3:45pm

Just in from Universal Studios Home Video is their lineup of catalog releases for the entire summer season, an eclectic mix of comedies, westerns, dramas and horror.

Hitting DVD on July 6th are a spate of suspense favorites from Hollywood's golden era: The Big Clock, Black Angel, Criss Cross, This Gun For Hire, a reissue of Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity, and a Don Knotts Four-Movie Reluctant Hero pack, featuring The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Shakiest Gun in the West and The Love God?.

Next up on August 3rd are five more recent comedy favorites: If a Man Answers, Moon Over Parador, I'm Not Rappaport, That Funny Feeling and the misbegotten sequel The Sting II.

Finally, on September 7th comes six scary releases sure to keep you up at night: Ghost Story, The Sentinel, Ssssss, Tobe Hooper's The Funhouse, 1979's The Legacy, and a Monster Bash Four-Pack, featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks meet Frankenstein, Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Monster Mash and Archie & the Riverdale Vampires.

All of the above will be remastered in their original aspect ratios and anamorphically encoded if applicable. No extras have been announced aside from the usual trailers, but retail will be a cheap $14.95 a pop, and $19.95 for either of the four-packs. Stay tuned for any further spec updates.

Queer Eye for the Single Guy - 3:45pm

Rounding out today's news is the arrival of the Bravo reality hit Boy Meets Boy, which will hit DVD on May 25 courtesy of New Video. This three-disc set will feature 4:3 full screen transfers and Dolby Digital 2.0 surround tracks, plus deleted scenes, never-before-seen footage, audition reels, additional "exit interviews," and special "Where Are They Now? updates written by Andra and the boys themselves. Retail will be $39.95.