After a brief run in theaters earlier this fall, new Line Home Entertainment will debut the crime caper Knockaround Guys on February 25th. Getting the special edition treatment, the release features a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital EX and DTS 6.1 ES soundtracks, audio commentary, deleted scenes, two trailers, and the complete screenplay accessible to ROM users. (This DVD-14 double-sided disc also includes a pan & scan version on the flipside, which drops the extras and the DTS track.) Retail is $26.95.

Debuting a week earlier on February 18th is the erotic thriller The Sleeping Dictionary, starring ex-Dark Angel Jessica Alba. This bare bones release features anamorphic widescreen and full screen transfers, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround tracks, and no extras. Retail is $26.95.

On March 4th, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will debut its biggest batch of Superbit reissues yet, with eight titles in all. High-performance releases that drop all the extras to maximize video and audio quality, each release includes an anamorphic widescreen transfer of the film, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround tracks, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles, simplified menus, and no extras. Titles due on the 4th include: From Here to Eternity, Heavy Metal, Legends of the Fall, Seven Years in Tibet, Das Boot: The Director's Cut (on two-discs), and the Jim Henson cult favorites Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. Retail is $27.95 each.

Columbia TriStar has also announced more new releases and catalog favorites for March 4th: The Steven Seagal actioner Half Past Dead, the indie drama Quitting, library faves Atlantis, Born Free and its sequel Living Free, and two more installments in The Best of the Muppet Show series, showcasing Harry Belafonte and Peter Sellers. Stay tuned for full specs.