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Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of April 14, 2009, features the latest movies and TV shows announced for release on DVD and Blu-ray.

Click here for our full list of new releases or click for upcoming Blu-ray releases, theatrical new releases by quarter and upcoming releases by genre. Want daily new release announcements? Click for VB's Disc Dish blog.



TAKING CHANCE (WARNER) now 5-12 DVD $19.97

M1-5 VOL. 2-5 (WARNER) now 5-26 DVD $59.98 each

THE ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT (WARNER) now 6-2 DVD $24.98

BBC HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II (WARNER) 4-21 5-26 DVD $119.98

CATLOW (WARNER) 5-19 6-23 DVD $14.97

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LOVE TAKES WING (FOX)
Drama: Based on Janette Oke’s books, this seventh film in the Love Comes Softly franchise follows Dr. Belinda Simpson (Sarah Jones) as she becomes a town doctor in Missouri. Click for full details

IN TRANZIT (PEACE ARCH)
Drama: Vera Farmiga and John Malkovich star in this film about German POWs who are accidentally sent to a Soviet prison camp. Click for full details

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC (DISNEY)
Romantic comedy: Based on Sophie Kinsella’s novels, this $43.7 million-grossing movie stars Isla Fisher as a New Yorker trying to control her spending. Click for full details

MAN HUNT (FOX)
Thriller: Fritz Lang’s 1941 film about a hunter (Walter Pidgeon) who wants to stalk Adolf Hitler for sport. Click for full details

THE INTERNATIONAL (SONY)
Thriller: An Interpol agent (Clive Owen) and a district attorney (Naomi Watts) must stop an international arms ring in this $25.5 million-grossing movie. Click for full details

THE FILLMORE FAREWELL (RHINO)
Documentary: This film looks at the 1971 closing of the San Francisco venue The Fillmore West, with performances by The Grateful Dead and Santana. Click for full details

YOU WON’T TELL, I WON’T (FAITHWERKS/UHE)
Comedy: A man, his wife and their best friend discuss their different perspectives of the lives of the church folk in their community. Bonuses: featurette. Click for full details

THE BENGALI NIGHT (CINEMA LIBRE)
Drama: Hugh Grant stars as a British engineer who becomes entangled in a forbidden romance with his Indian employer’s daughter. Click for full details

DO THE RIGHT THING 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (UNIVERSAL)
Drama: Spike Lee’s 1989 film about a racially divided neighborhood. Click for full details

INKHEART (WARNER)
Adventure: A man (Brendan Fraser) and his daughter (Eliza Bennett) have the power to bring characters from books to life in this $17.3 million-grossing film. Click for full details

TYLER PERRY’S MADEA GOES TO JAIL (LIONSGATE)
Comedy: In this $89.9 million-grossing film, Madea (Tyler Perry) lands in jail and helps a fellow prisoner. Click for full details

DIE FLEDERMAUS (KULTUR)
Comedy: The story of Eisenstein, who enjoys to party, and his wife, who wants to teach him a lesson. Click for full details

THE LITTLE RED TRUCK (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: This film follows the Missoula Children’s Theatre company, which helps children stage one-hour musicals. Click for full details

DEAD WOOD (LIONSGATE)
Thriller: Two couples spending a weekend in the woods become haunted by a dark evil. Click for full details

TRANSMORPHERS: FALL OF MAN (ASYLUM)
Action: Robot invaders attack Earth, forcing humans to seek refuge below the surface. Click for full details

DIM SUM FUNERAL (WARNER)
Comedy: The siblings of a Chinese-American family try to fulfill their dead mother’s last wish. Click for full details

GLOBAL METAL: SPECIAL EDITION (WARNER)
Documentary: A look at how heavy metal has impacted world culture, featuring bands Metallica, Iron Maiden and Kiss. Click for full details

DAFFY DUCK’S QUACKBUSTERS (WARNER)
Children’s: Daffy Duck opens a ghost-busting agency in this animated feature-length film. Click for full details




SPACEBALLS (MGM/FOX)
Comedy: Mel Brooks’ 1987 spoof of Star Wars is released on Blu-ray. Also available on that day will be Spaceballs: The Totally-Warped Adventures (DVD $19.98), a collection of cartoon parodies. Click for full details




24: SEASON SEVEN (FOX)
Action: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is under investigation as a mysterious new threat attempts to take down the government. Click for full details

REBA: THE COMPLETE SIXTH SEASON (FOX)
Comedy: The final season of the series starring Reba McEntire as a suburban single mother trying to hold her family together. Click for full details

CARE BEARS: TELL-TALE TUMMIES (LIONSGATE)
Children’s: Eight episodes that teach kids lessons about honesty and telling the truth. Click for full details

HI-5 SEASON TWO (WELL GO)
Children’s: Twenty episodes of the Discovery Kids series starring five performers who sing and dance. Click for full details

TYLER PERRY’S HOUSE OF PAYNE: VOL. 4 (LIONSGATE)
Comedy: Twenty episodes of the TBS series about a multi-generational family that lives under one roof. Click for full details

EASTBOUND & DOWN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (HBO/WARNER)
Comedy: A former MLB pitcher must teach gym class at the middle school he once attended. Click for full details

ENTOURAGE: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON (HBO/WARNER)
Comedy: Vince, Eric, Drama and Turtle try to put the Medellin fiasco behind them and orchestrate a comeback for Vince. Click for full details

TIM & ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB! SEASON 3 (WARNER)
Comedy: The Cartoon Network series looks at comedy in the workplace, at home and outside. Click for full details




CORPUS CHRISTI (FACETS)
Documentary: This four-DVD set looks at the historical Jesus and historical evidence for the crucifixion; in French with English subtitles. Click for full details

ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY (FACETS)
Documentary: Biblical scholars offer their perspectives on the New Testament and Christianity; in French with English subtitles. Click for full details

KING LEAR (PBS)
Drama: Sir Ian McKellen stars in this adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play about the legend of the Leir of Britain. Click for full details

STREISAND: THE CONCERTS (HIP-O/UNIVERSAL)
Music: This three-DVD set features some of Barbra Streisand’s most memorable concerts. Click for full details

KILL THE RECORD LABELS (MVD)
Documentary: A look at the vicious side of the music business, featuring hip hop artists 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Bun B. Click for full details

DEFLATING THE ELEPHANT: THE FRAMED MESSAGES BEHIND CONSERVATIVE DIALOGUE (CINEMA LIBRE)
Documentary: A look at how language affects our lives and political discourse. Click for full details

THE ADVENTURE OF ENGLISH (ACORN)
Documentary: This eight-part series traces the history of the English language. Bonuses: viewer’s guide, essay, bios. Click for full details

BEST OF MIXED UP YUVAL (SISU)
Children’s: The best episodes of the Hebrew series that teaches kids it’s OK to be different. Click for full details

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY (ACORN)
Documentary: This program explores the secrets behind the world’s most famous paintings, including works by da Vinci, Botticelli and Rembrandt. Click for full details

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CAPITALISM (ACORN)
Documentary: Ted Koppel looks at the complicated relationship between U.S. and China. Click for full details

PLAYING SHAKESPEARE (ACORN)
How to: Featuring Judi Dench, Ben Kingsley, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, this four-DVD set features nine episodes on Shakespearean performance. Click for full details

RINAT IN THE LAND OF ENGLISH (SISU)
Children’s: Rinat teaches English words in this Hebrew series. Click for full details

TUVIA ZAFIR: TUVI DUBI VOL. 2 (SISU)
Children’s: Israeli comedian Tuvia Zafir teaches life lessons in this Hebrew series. Click for full details

BILLIE HOLIDAY: THE LIFE AND ARTISTRY OF LADY DAY (MVD)
Music: This film explores the life and career of jazz singer Billie Holiday. Click for full details

THE THREE STOOGES COLLECTION: 1949-1951 VOL. 6 (SONY)
Comedy: This two-DVD set contains 24 shorts featuring the slapstick antics of Larry, Moe and Curly. Click for full details

DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN (KULTUR)
Theater: This 11-DVD set contains producer Harry Kupfer’s interpretation of Richard Wagner’s works. Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung also are available individually, priced $39.99 each. Click for full details

HOWARD GOODALL’S ORGAN WORKS (KULTUR)
Documentary: Howard Goodall explores the musical instrument the organ. Click for full details

JOSE CARRERAS CONCERT COLLECTION (KULTUR)
Music: This four-DVD set features performances by Jose Carreras, including The Vienna Comeback and Salzberg Recital. Click for full details

L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES AND L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE (KULTUR)
Drama: Two tales that follow a bewitched child and a Spanish clock. Click for full details

THE LOVE OF THREE ORANGES (KULTUR)
Theater: The Glyndebourne Festival Opera production mixes acrobats, jugglers and monsters to create a carnival atmosphere. Click for full details

THE PLANET DECOUFLE AND ABRACADABRA (KULTUR)
Documentary: A profile of the dancer, choreographer and filmmaker Phillippe Decoufle. Click for full details

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE & HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP! (KULTUR)
Theater: These two Glyndebourne Festival Opera productions are based on Maurice Sendak’s books. Click for full details



Online Editor: Samantha Clark
VideoBusiness.com

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