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Louis A. Feola has been named president of MCA Home Video, succeeding Rob Blattner, who died last week in a plane crash in Grand Junction, Colo. A native of New York, Feola was most recently executive vice president of MCA/Universal Home Video, the domestic unit of MCA Home Video. He has worked for MCA since 1978. Blattner, 40, was killed while en route to Los Angeles after visiting a Utah film location. Also killed was unit publicist Dale Berliner, 32, and the plane's pilot.

Direct-to-video is commonly associated with genre films and B-movies that range from Don "The Dragon" Wilson martial arts kickfests to Shannon Tweed erotic thrillers. Enter Robin Williams, the featured attraction in "Aladdin and the King of Thieves." Disney's second "Aladdin" sequel premieres Tuesday not in theaters, but in your living room. "King of Thieves" boasts marketing muscle and marquee star power unprecedented for direct-to-video.

This from our Rich Get Richer vault: Multimillionaire producer-director Steven Spielberg will realize another $75 million from the record-breaking videocassette release of "E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," according to a report in Daily Variety. The trade paper quoted "reliable sources" as saying Spielberg negotiated an unprecedented $5 share of each "E. T." video sale (MCA Home Video also gets $5 per cassette). About 15 million cassettes retailing at $19.

If you grew weary over the holidays of revisiting one legendary '60s band (via the Beatles' "Anthology 1" album), here's your chance to start off the new year by reliving some of the magic of one of the other celebrated bands from the era, the Doors. Even if you already own "Dance on Fire," "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" and "The Soft Parade" in videocassette form, this laser package, which combines all three, is a delight.

1."Cinderella," Walt Disney Home Video 2."E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," MCA Home Video 3."Jane Fonda's Complete Workout," Warner Home Video 4."Moonwalker," CBS Music Video Enterprises 5."Callanetics," MCA Home Video 6."Dirty Dancing," Vestron Video 7."The Wizard of Oz," MGM-UA Home Video 8."Lethal Weapon," Warner Home Video 9."U2 Rattle and Hum," Paramount Home Video 10."Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder," CBS Music Video 11."Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues," Vestron Musicvideo 12."

MCA's home video division is planning to give Barney a toothache. The company on Monday announced a series featuring Timmy the Tooth, an original character the entertainment giant hopes will topple the purple dinosaur as king of the $300-million children's video market. Louis Feola, president of MCA Home Video, said the series will be the first launched by a major studio to star a character created for video.

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In the film and home-video business, a flood of media attention generally translates into increased business. But, thus far the banning of "Cry Freedom" in South Africa recently hasn't generated much additional interest in the controversial movie in the American home-video market. An informal survey of some of the nation's home-video retailers indicates no increased demand for the movie.

"E.T.'s" home for the next few months looks like it will be the Billboard magazine sales chart, which measures sales to retailers and distributors. With only part of the returns in, "E.T." entered the sales chart at No. 13. Next week, probably No. 1. Also, "E.T." will debut on the rental chart next week. After a slight rental lull, "Rambo III" bounded to No. 6. But "Beetlejuice," the creepy-funny Michael Keaton vehicle, is the hottest new rental, rocketing to No.

Some Christian fundamentalists who protested Universal's release of the movie "The Last Temptation of Christ" have adopted another tactic--urging constituents to resist the temptation to buy or rent "E.T.--The Extra-Terrestrial" home video. MCA Inc., which owns Universal, is also the parent company of MCA Home Video, which is releasing "E.T." on Oct. 27 at the suggested price of $24.95. (On Thursday, MCA announced that pre-orders for "E.T."

MCA's home video division is planning to give Barney a toothache. The company on Monday announced a series featuring Timmy the Tooth, an original character the entertainment giant hopes will topple the purple dinosaur as king of the $300-million children's video market. Louis Feola, president of MCA Home Video, said the series will be the first launched by a major studio to star a character created for video.

After watching "Judgment Day," judge for yourself other Blake movies currently available on home video. Blake, then going by his real name, Mickey Gubitosi, began working in Hal Roach's popular "Our Gang" comedies in 1936. He's featured along with Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Froggy and Darla in the collection Our Gang Comedies: Don't Lie (MGM/UA Home Video, $30), which features five vintage shorts.

Louis A. Feola has been named president of MCA Home Video, succeeding Rob Blattner, who died last week in a plane crash in Grand Junction, Colo. A native of New York, Feola was most recently executive vice president of MCA/Universal Home Video, the domestic unit of MCA Home Video. He has worked for MCA since 1978. Blattner, 40, was killed while en route to Los Angeles after visiting a Utah film location. Also killed was unit publicist Dale Berliner, 32, and the plane's pilot.

1."Cinderella," Walt Disney Home Video 2."E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," MCA Home Video 3."Jane Fonda's Complete Workout," Warner Home Video 4."Moonwalker," CBS Music Video Enterprises 5."Callanetics," MCA Home Video 6."Dirty Dancing," Vestron Video 7."The Wizard of Oz," MGM-UA Home Video 8."Lethal Weapon," Warner Home Video 9."U2 Rattle and Hum," Paramount Home Video 10."Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder," CBS Music Video 11."Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues," Vestron Musicvideo 12."

S sshhh. Let's not make too much noise. The supposedly quietest release ever of a major movie on videotape is taking place this weekend as MCA Home Video slips "The Last Temptation of Christ" into stores--minus any promotion or advertising. But things haven't been as quiet as MCA might have liked. On one side, Christian groups have threatened to protest the video as they did the film for what they allege to be blasphemy. (One top national chain, Blockbuster, has refused to carry "Last Temptation."

With a dramatic lack of fanfare, MCA Home Video has announced that director Martin Scorsese's controversial "The Last Temptation of Christ" will be released on home video on June 29 at $89.95. There were immediate indications that a protest is brewing. The theatrical release of the movie, whose unorthodox depiction of Christ was denounced as blasphemous by some Christians, prompted protests and, in a few cases, violence. Some video retailers fear similar reprisals from activist fundamentalists.

S sshhh. Let's not make too much noise. The supposedly quietest release ever of a major movie on videotape is taking place this weekend as MCA Home Video slips "The Last Temptation of Christ" into stores--minus any promotion or advertising. But things haven't been as quiet as MCA might have liked. On one side, Christian groups have threatened to protest the video as they did the film for what they allege to be blasphemy. (One top national chain, Blockbuster, has refused to carry "Last Temptation."

After watching "Judgment Day," judge for yourself other Blake movies currently available on home video. Blake, then going by his real name, Mickey Gubitosi, began working in Hal Roach's popular "Our Gang" comedies in 1936. He's featured along with Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Froggy and Darla in the collection Our Gang Comedies: Don't Lie (MGM/UA Home Video, $30), which features five vintage shorts.

Robert Blattner, president of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video since 1983, has been named president of MCA Inc.'s home video division. He replaces Eugene F. Giaquinto, who was placed on a leave of absence last month following news reports that the FBI suspects him of funneling company money to a reputed East Coast Mafia boss. The company's announcement Thursday did not mention Giaquinto. Harold M.

This from our Rich Get Richer vault: Multimillionaire producer-director Steven Spielberg will realize another $75 million from the record-breaking videocassette release of "E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," according to a report in Daily Variety. The trade paper quoted "reliable sources" as saying Spielberg negotiated an unprecedented $5 share of each "E. T." video sale (MCA Home Video also gets $5 per cassette). About 15 million cassettes retailing at $19.