To Protect and Serve - 3:32pm

On September 7th, Lion's Gate Home Entertainment will unleash The Punisher, the latest Marvel comics adaptation to hit the big screen. While not a box office hit, Lion's Gate will give the flick the special edition treatment, complete with an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track, plus four featurettes ("War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher," "Army of One," "Drawing Blood" and "Keepin' It Real"), deleted scenes and theatrical trailers. Retail will be $27.95.

On the Take - 3:32pm

This September, Warner Home Video will release two highly-acclaimed TV on DVD releases, each making their debut on the format.

Due on September 7th, Without a Trace: The Complete First Season will be presented in 4:3 full screen and Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, and include plenty of extras: audio commentary on the pilot episode, a new Director's Cut of the final episode "Fallout," 26 minutes of additional deleted scenes, and "The Motive" and "Fingerprints" featurettes. Retail will be $59.95.

Next up on September 21st is The Wire: The Complete First Season. Also presented in 4:3 full screen and Dolby 5.1 and 2.0 surround, extras include audio commentary with series creator David Simon, writer George Pelecanos, and director Clark Johnson on three episodes, plus a Season 2 preview and episode recaps. List price? $99.95.

Dead Can Dance - 3:32pm

Universal Studios Home Video has just announced the arrival of Dawn of the Dead, the hit remake which make its DVD debut on October 5th in no less than four configurations. Set for release in both R-rated and Unrated Director's Cut version (the latter running 9 minutes longer than the theatrical release), each with separate anamorphic widescreen and full screen options, all include Dolby Digital 5.1 surround tracks, audio commentary with director Zack Snyder and producer Eric Newman, "The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed" exclusive short film, the "Special Bulletin: We Interrupt This Program!" and "Surviving the Dawn" featurettes and theatrical trailers. The theatrical version will also include the deleted scenes from the Director's Cut as a supplement, while the unrated releases will also boast the "Raising the Dead," "Attack of the Living Dead" and "Splitting Headaches: Anatomy of Exploding Heads" featurette and PC enhanced extras to be announced. Retail is $29.95 any way you slice it.