'Velentin,' 'Hole' and 'Scared' Hit DVD

'Velentin' on DVD and VHS October 12!

BURBANK, Calif, October 4, 2004 - Miramax Home Entertainment presents Velentin, the critically acclaimed, heartwarming and funny story of a young boy's determination which transforms the lives of everyone around him, on DVD October 12. Velentin has won the coveted Audience Award at the Newport International Film Festival (2003), the Golden Calf Award at the Netherlands Film Festival (2002), and seven Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards (2004) including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. In Velentin, a precocious and imaginative 8-year-old boy named Valentin is raised by his grandmother. He dreams of becoming an astronaut and spends his time developing space suits made from whatever materials he can find. He also dreams of having a normal family and misses his mother, who abandoned him. During a visit from his father, he finds out about his father's current girlfriend, Leticia. Valentin asks to meet her with the hope that she will become his mother. This encounter between Valentin and Leticia opens up old secrets but also creates an opportunity that Valentin just can't pass up.

'The Hole' on DVD October 19th!

BURBANK, Calif., October 4, 2004 - Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, King Arthur) and Thora Birch (American Beauty, Ghost World) headline a hip, young cast in Miramax Home Entertainment's suspense-filled thriller The Hole, on DVD October 19. In The Hole, four prep school friends decide to ditch the weekend field trip and hide in an abandoned bomb shelter to party and hang out. When they try to leave they discover they've been locked in. As the hours turn into days, suspicions arise and they find themselves in a desperate fight to make it out alive. What began as a spontaneous adventure turns into a fight for survival! This riveting tale also stars Desmond Harrington (Ghost Ship), Daniel Brocklebank (The Hours) and Embeth Davidtz (Bridget Jones's Diary), and is available to own on DVD on October 14. DVD S.R.P. $29.99. Based on the novel After The Hole by Guy Burt, screenplay by Ben Court & Caroline Ip. The Hole is directed by Nick Hamm.

'I'm Not Scared' on DVD October 19th!

BURBANK, Calif, October 4, 2004 - Miramax Home Entertainment presents I'm Not Scared, the suspenseful and compelling thriller about a young boy who discovers a shocking secret, available to own on DVD October 19. This masterfully crafted, haunting film is directed by Gabriele Salvatores, director of the Academy Award(R) winning film Mediterraneo (Best Foreign Language Film, 1991). In I'm Not Scared, something sinister is lurking under the surface of 10-year old Michele's (Guiseppe Cristiano) idyllic summer. While the days in his remote southern Italian village are filled with the familiar routines of childhood, a chance discovery leads to a shocking revelation. Now, suddenly beyond the point-of-no-return, Michele digs further to find that even his own parents may be involved in a monstrous crime.