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``Saving Shiloh'' -- Third Film Based on Beloved Award-Winning Book Trilogy Debuts on DVD August 22nd From Warner Home Video.


BURBANK, Calif. -- "Saving Shiloh" -- the third film based on the successful award-winning book trilogy by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor -- will make its DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
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 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 debut on August 22, perfectly timed for legions of fans headed back to school. An acknowledged phenomenon in the world of publishing and education, the Shiloh name has grown into a popular franchise that extends well beyond the printed page.

Said producer Carl Borack of the suspenseful mystery and heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing  
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2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale.

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 story of family, and the unbreakable bond between a boy and his dog, "The true gift of the Shiloh films is that while audiences are being entertained, they're also seeing films about very real ethical issues today's kids have to deal with."

"Saving Shiloh" -- currently being showcased with theatrical releases in such cities as New York New York, state, United States
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, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  and Chicago -- is winning solid praise from theatrical critics. "Exciting, entertaining and fun. Thumbs up(R)," said Roger Ebert of "Ebert & Roeper."

"Saving Shiloh" recently won the Truly Moving Picture Award, which was also given this year to Oscar(R) winner "Tsotsi tsotsi
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" and Oscar nominee "Sophie Scholl Sophia Magdalena Scholl (May 9, 1921 - February 22, 1943) was a prominent member of the White Rose non-violent resistance movement in Nazi Germany. She was convicted of treason after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich with her brother Hans.  - the Final Days."

"Shiloh" debuted on the big screen in 1997 and "Shiloh Season" followed two years later. Both movies were very successful, with the first capturing the National Humane Society's Genesis Award, and both scoring with critics and at the box office. Video and DVD sales to date have totaled more than 4 million units worldwide and both movies have had successful airings on the Disney Channel and with ABC Family.

Honored with the book world's prestigious Newbery Medal, plus 25 state awards, "Shiloh" has captured the attention of educators, librarians and parents alike. Following its publication in 1991, Oprah Winfrey placed it on her "Kids Recommended Reading List" in 2001, where it remains today. Nearly 8 million books are currently in print. For more information on all the Shiloh films, visit www.ShilohFilm.com

"Saving Shiloh" will be available as a single disc and will sell for $19.97 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. . The first two films in the series, "Shiloh" and "Shiloh Season," will also be available in new Amaray packaging for $12.97 SRP each. In addition, WHV WHV Wilhelmshaven (Northern Germany, Headquarters of the German Navy)
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 will offer fans "The Complete Shiloh Film Collection," which includes all three DVDs and will be available for $28.98 SRP.

"Saving Shiloh" stars Scott Wilson, Gerald McRaney, Ann Dowd, Bonnie Bartlett, Jason Dolley, Taylor Momsen, Jordan Garrett, Kyle Chavarria and Kari the Beagle.
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