It is going to be princesses and paranoid schizophrenics this August when Paramount Home Entertainment unleashes two of their recent box office hopefuls, each a financial disappointment but both likely to find wider audiences on DVD.

First up on August 10th is the Martha Coolidge romantic comedy The Prince & Me, Starring Julia Stiles. Available in separate anamorphic widescreen and full screen versions, each includes a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, audio commentary with Coolidge, two featurettes, a music video and trailers. Retail will be $29.95.

Due on August 31st is the Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman thriller Twisted. Also to be released in anamorphic widescreen and full screen versions, each with a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, extras include audio commentary with director Philip Kaufman, the "Creating A Twisted Web Of Intrigue" and "The Investigators: The Clues Of Crime" featurettes, a "Cutting Room Floor" deleted scene feature with optional commentary, and theatrical trailers. Retail will also list for $29.95.

Other Paramount August titles include the religious thriller The Reckoning on August 3rd, and another Kaufman thriller, 1974's The White Dawn, on August 31. Both will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, and the Kaufman title includes an intro by the director, his audio commentary, and the "Welcoming The Dawn" and " A Way Of Life: The World Of The Inuit Eskimos." Retail will be $29.95 and $14.95, respectively.

Rounding out Paramount's latest announcements is two more TV on DVD releases. Streeting on August 17th are the immortal classics Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley, each of will get The Complete First Season treatment. Presented in remastered 4:3 full screen, extras, if any, have not yet been announced, and retail will cost you $49.95 each. Stay tuned for more.

And finally, you Jason fans can look forward to that long-awaited Friday the 13th box set of all eight Paramount flicks in the series on September 28th. Watch for a full press release in early June.

Ever After - 11:03pm

"The perfect film for the whole family!", on August 24th Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release the sorta-hit Ella Enchanted in not very family-friendly full frame only. Loaded with special features, extras include audio commentary with director Tommy O'Haver and stars Anne Hathaway and Hugh Darcy, "The Magical World of Ella Enchanted" featurette, deleted scenes, premiere footage, a music video, interactive game and trailers. Why no widescreen? Who knows? In any case, retail will list for $29.95.

Queens of the Desert - 11:03pm

It didn't make a Big Fat Greek Killing at the box office, but Universal Studios Home Video will give the Nia Vardalos drag comedy Connie & Carla another shot at camp classic status on August 17th. Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround tracks, there are no announced extras aside from the usual filmographies, production notes and trailers. List price will cost you $29.95 in lipstick.

Also just announced from Universal is a much-requested new reissue of Richard Linklater's Dazed & Confused: Flashback Edition, which will hit the streets on September 14th. Remastered in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1, extras include a new audio commentary with Linklater, deleted scenes and trailers. Retail will be $19.95. Universal will also release the seminal 80's teen classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High on the 14th, now available in separate anamorphic widescreen and full screen editions. Each boasts the same extras as before, and retail will also go for $19.95. An Ultimate Party Collection two-pack (full screen only) of both of the flicks will also be available for $27.95.