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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 Or 15(D) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2005
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                            IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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         Delaware                     0-11071                  84-0685613
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)              File Number)          Identification Number)

         20525 Nordhoff Street, Suite 200, Chatsworth, California 91311
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (818) 407-9100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Conditions

     On November 2, 2005, Image Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release that included preliminary financial information for the third
fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

     Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to release
publicly any updates or any changes in its expectations or any change in events,
conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking statements are based.

ITEM 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)    Exhibits.


           Exhibit Number                            Exhibit Description
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               99.1                 Press Release dated November 2, 2005






                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.


Dated:     November 2, 2005              By: /s/ JEFF M. FRAMER
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                                             Name   Jeff M. Framer
                                             Title: Chief Financial Officer