Two new titles have become available for pre-order through the iTunes Store, they are Pineapple Express (ERD* 1-06-09) and Babylon A.D (ERD* 1-06-09).

None of these titles have an estimated rental date attached.

*Apple’s Estimated Release Date

This weeks three $.99 movie rentals of the week are Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Legally Blond and Reservoir Dogs.

It took a few weeks off but it looks like Apple has brought back this weeks great movies under $5. If your looking for a last minute holiday gift, this might be your chance!

Independence Day
It’s a Wonderful Life
Awakenings
Ghost World
Mission Impossible III
Kissing Jessica Stein
The Secret of NIMH
The Italian Job (2003)
Young Guns
Six Days, Seven Nights
Mean Girls
The Cookout
Higher Learning
Johnny Mnemonic

Below is the list of new HD Rentals that have been added to Apple TV.

Happy Holidays! 28 new HD rentals to start off this holiday week. This has got to be the largest amount of movies as I have added for a single day.

A Wonderful Christmas
Apt Pupil
Domino
Elephant Tales
Futureworld
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte
Jury Duty
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
Life Stinks
Monkey Business (1952)
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture
Outbreak
Pauline At the Beach
Popeye
Postcards from the Edge
Return of the Pink Panther
Soccer Dog: European Cup
Tales of Terror
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Fall
The Green Mile
The Indian Fighter
The Morgue
The Way West
The Women (2008)
Wild In the Country
Yentl
Zorba the Greek

Head on over to the HD Rentals page to see this weeks entire list of new titles.

New purchase titles Burn After Reading, Death Race and The Women are now available for purchase and download through the Apple TV and iTunes Store.

Burn After Reading will be available to rent on 1-19-09, Death Race on 1-19-09 and The Women is now available to rent and in HD on the Apple TV.

It looks like the folks over at Boxee are preparing to open up the Alpha version of their open source media player software to everyone who wants it beginning January the 8th. Up to this point Boxee has been in closed Alpha and available by invite only. They also state on their Boxee Blog that there have been over 150,000 people who have signed up for the Alpha and that they plan on clearing their entire backlog of invites, with the exception of Windows users, by December the 25th. It’s also important to note that the product will still be in Alpha as they work hard to get the Beta out.

For all the details head on over to the Boxee Blog.