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Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of June 23, 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.



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ASTRO BOY: VOLS. 1-5 (SONY) 8-13 9-15 DVD $14.94 each

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July 7
GARRISON KEILLOR: THE MAN ON THE RADIO IN THE RED SHOES (DOCURAMA/NEW VIDEO)
Documentary: In-depth look at the renowned American humorist and commentator. Click for full details

July 21
MAD MONSTER RALLY (INFINITY)
Horror: Eight horror films, including The Cremators, House of Blood and Zombies. Click for full details

July 28
EAGLES OVER LONDON (SEVERIN/RYKO)
Action: Military officers pursue Nazi saboteurs through war-ravaged London. Click for full details

THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS (SEVERIN/RYKO)
Action: In this 1978 film, a group of criminals escapes from an Allied prison camp and become part of a suicide mission inside Nazi-occupied France. Click for full details

Aug. 4
THE SOLOIST (PARAMOUNT)
Drama: A journalist (Robert Downey Jr.) befriends a homeless music prodigy (Jamie Foxx) in this $31 million-grossing film. Click for full details

Aug. 18
IP5 (CINEMA LIBRE)
Foreign-language adventure: In this French film, two Parisian boys meet an enigmatic forest spirit who teaches them important life lessons; with English subtitles. Click for full details

KISSING COUSINS (CINEMA LIBRE)
Romantic comedy: A man works as a relationship termination specialist, helping people dump their dates. Click for full details

THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (UNIVERSAL)
Horror: After killing two women, the murderers hide out in a house that is owned by one of the victims’ parents, who are eager for revenge. Click for full details

STUNTMEN (WELL GO)
Action: A documentarian and his cameraman get entangled in a rivalry between two leading stuntmen. Click for full details

SWORD MASTERS: BRAVE ARCHER AND HIS MATE (WELL GO)
Foreign-language adventure: Teenagers get into a martial arts scrape with a group of Mongols; in Mandarin with English subtitles. Click for full details

Aug. 25
DUPLICITY (UNIVERSAL)
Action: Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star as two corporate spies who try to pull off the ultimate con job. Click for full details

Sept. 1
AMERICA (SONY)
Drama: In this TV movie, a young boy is helped through the emotional roller-coaster of the foster care system by a caring psychiatrist. Click for full details

Sept. 8
BODYGUARD: A NEW BEGINNING (LIONSGATE)
Action: Martial artist risks his life to protect the leader of an elite Chinese underground society. Click for full details

EDWARD SAID: TWO FILMS (ICARUS)
Documentary: This two-DVD set contains Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said and Edward Said: The Last Interview. Click for full details

HOMICIDE (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Drama: Inner-city police detective investigates the murder of an elderly Jewish candy-shop owner. Click for full details

THE HUMAN CONDITION (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Foreign-language drama: Well-intentioned yet naive man rises from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet POW; Japanese with English subtitles. Click for full details

THAT HAMILTON WOMAN (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Drama: In the 18th century, a British Royal Navy officer has an affair with the wife of a British ambassador. Click for full details

Sept. 15
THE ADVENTURES OF WERNER HOLT (FIRST LOOK)
Foreign-language drama: In this Russian film, two teenagers become part of Hitler's army; with English subtitles. Click for full details

THE AXE OF WANDSBEK (FIRST LOOK)
Foreign-language drama: In this Russian film, a town butcher agrees to become a hangman for the Nazis; with English subtitles. Click for full details

BARBIE AND THE THREE MUSKETEERS (UNIVERSAL)
Animated: Barbie and her friends have an action-filled adventure. Click for full details

BIONICLE: THE LEGEND REBORN (UNIVERSAL)
Animated: Based on the LEGO toys, this film follows a ruler who brings together the Glatorians and Agori to fight the evil Skrall and Bone Hunters. Click for full details

ESSENTIAL ART HOUSE VOL. 4 (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Drama: This six-disc box set includes Le jour se leve, Gervaise and Mayerling. Click for full details

FULL BATTLE RATTLE (FIRST LOOK)
Documentary: A look at the American war machine and the U.S. Army’s urban warfare simulation. Click for full details

Sept. 22
39 POUNDS OF LOVE (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: This film follows Ami Ankilewitz, a 30-year-old man who suffers from muscular dystrophy. Click for full details

Oct. 6
TCM SPOTLIGHT: ESTHER WILLIAMS, VOL. 2 (WARNER)
Musical: Six films starring the legendary swimming star, including Million Dollar Baby, Thrill of a Romance and Easy to Love. Click for full details

Oct. 20
NOTES ON MARIE MENKEN (ICARUS)
Documentary: This film looks at the story of the legendary artist Marie Menken, who was one of New York's underground experimental filmmakers. Click for full details




Sept. 1
BRAVEHEART (PARAMOUNT)
Drama: Mel Gibson stars as Scottish leader William Wallace, who led a revolt against England's Edward I, in this Oscar-winning 1995 film. Click for full details

GLADIATOR (PARAMOUNT)
Drama: Russell Crowe stars as the heroic general Maximus in this Oscar-winning 2000 film. Click for full details

Sept. 22
THE COMPLETE MONTEREY POP (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Documentary: In 1967, at the height of the Summer of Love, the first and only Monterey International Pop Festival roared forward, capturing a decade’s spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll. Click for full details

PIERROT LE FOU (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Foreign-language drama: Man takes to the road and leaves his bourgeoisie lifestyle behind; French with English subtitles. Click for full details

Sept. 29
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ULTIMATE HIGH-DEFINITION COLLECTION (WARNER)
Documentary: This six-DVD set contains such nature titles as Kingdom of the Blue Whale and Journey to the Edge of the Universe. Click for full details

Oct. 20
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (WARNER)
Family: Based on Roald Dahl’s book, this 1971 film stars Gene Wilder as the candy man Willy Wonka. Click for full details

Nov. 3
FORREST GUMP (PARAMOUNT)
Drama: In this Oscar-winning 1994 film, Tom Hanks stars as a Southern boy who has many adventures while growing up. Click for full details




July 21
ROUTE 66: SEASON THREE, VOLUME ONE (INFINITY)
Adventure: Sixteen episodes of the series about a Yale graduate and a brooding tough man on a road trip in a Corvette. Click for full details

Aug. 18
THE BEAST: SEASON ONE (SONY)
Drama: Unorthodox but very effective FBI veteran takes on and trains a rookie partner. Click for full details

Sept. 1
RESCUE ME: SEASON FIVE, VOL. ONE (SONY)
Drama: NYC firefighter Tommy Gavin continues to battle his personal and professional demons. Click for full details

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: COMPLETE SEASON 8 (LIONSGATE)
Animated: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello return for eight episodes from the hit TV series. Click for full details

Sept. 8
PARKS & RECREATION: SEASON ONE (UNIVERSAL)
Comedy: Amy Poehler stars in this NBC series about the exciting world of local government. Click for full details

WORST WEEK: THE COMPLETE SERIES (UNIVERSAL)
Comedy: In this NBC series, a man keeps encountering disastrous situations. Click for full details

Sept. 15
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS—CLONE COMMANDOS (WARNER)
Animated: Four episodes from the Cartoon Network series about the Republic protectors who fight alongside the Jedi Knights. Click for full details

Sept. 25
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (BBC/WARNER)
Drama: Marianne and Elinor Dashwood find themselves in a perilous position when their father passes away. Click for full details

Oct. 13
LOVEJOY: THE COMPLETE SEASON 6 (BBC/WARNER)
Drama: The crime-solving antiques dealer grapples with dud checks, charges of aggravated burglary and more. Click for full details

MY FAMILY: SEASONS THREE AND FOUR (BBC/WARNER)
Comedy: The Harpers go through their usual day-to-day crises. Click for full details

TOM AND JERRY’S GREATEST CHASES VOL. 3 (WARNER)
Animated: Tom and Jerry take care of business in their inimitable fast and furious fashion. Click for full details




June 30
THE BLACK CROWES: WARPAINT LIVE (EAGLE ROCK)
Music: The Black Crowes perform at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. The Blu-ray streets July 14 (prebook June 24). Click for full details

July 7
NHL STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS 2008-2009/NHL: SIDNEY CROSBY ON THE ICE AND BEYOND (WARNER)
Sports: Two-pack set highlighting the Penguins 2008-2009 Championship Season alongside team captain Sidney Crosby. Click for full details

July 28
THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW: VOLUME ONE (INFINITY)
Variety: Episodes from the '60s variety show starring Judy Garland. Click for full details

Aug. 4
SECRET SOCIETIES COMPLETE COLLECTION (BFS)
Documentary: This four-DVD set includes The Knights Templar, Opus Dei and the Da Vinci Code and more. Click for full details

Aug. 25
EXHALE: CORE FUSION THIGHS & GLUTES (ACORN)
Fitness: This title contains five 10-minute workouts designed to lift your buns, tone your legs and trim your waist. Click for full details

WEIGHT LOSS CARDIO KICK (ACORN)
Fitness: Violet Zaki leads two 20-minute fat-blasting workouts designed to burn calories, increase your metabolism and help you lose weight. Click for full details

YOGA TO THE RESCUE FOR NECK & SHOULDERS (ACORN)
Fitness: Desiree Rumbaugh shows simple and effective exercises to relieve aches, pain and stiffness. Click for full details

Sept. 8
MAD MONSTER PARTY: SPECIAL EDITION (LIONSGATE)
Children’s: Baron Von Frankenstein decides to retire as the head of the Worldwide Organization of Monsters, but he must find someone to replace him. Click for full details

Sept. 9
BEANY AND CECIL, VOL. 2 (HEN’S TOOTH)
Animated: Bob Clampett’s popular cartoon duo gets in and out of trouble in this compilation. Click for full details

Sept. 15
BLEACH, VOL. 20 (WARNER)
Anime: Ichigo and his friends face a new and more powerful enemy. Click for full details

CIA CONFIDENTIAL (WARNER)
Documentary: This program goes inside two CIA missions. Click for full details

DENISE AUSTIN: BEST BUNS & LEG SHAPERS (WARNER)
Fitness: Denise Austin leads seven lower-body workouts designed to tone legs and butts. Click for full details

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES (FIRST LOOK)
Comedy: Eighteen Jews tell jokes from a bygone era. Click for full details

THE MODERN CON MAN COLLECTION (FIRST LOOK)
How to: This three-DVD set features Todd Robbins, who shows how easy it is to scam, bet and trick others. Click for full details

Sept. 22
ART SAFARI: A SERIES ON CONTEMPORARY ART (ICARUS)
Documentary: This film looks at contemporary art, featuring such leading figures as Matthew Barney, Takashi Murakami and Sophie Calle. Click for full details

EGYPTIAN SECRETS OF THE AFTERLIFE (WARNER)
Documentary: A look at the Egyptian secrets of the afterlife, featuring archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass. Click for full details

HONEY AND CLOVER BOX SET 1 (WARNER)
Anime: Yuta Takemoto embarks on coming-of-age adventures at a Tokyo art college. Click for full details

NARUTO UNCUT BOX SET 16 (WARNER)
Anime: Naruto and his teammates return to the Leaf Village only to find it in ruins. Click for full details

Sept. 29
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN VOL. 1 (WARNER)
Anime: Naruto Uzumaki returns after a long training journey with one of the Legendary Sannin. Click for full details

NHL CALGARY FLAMES 10 GREAT PLAYOFF GAMES (WARNER)
Sports: Best playoff face-offs from the Calgary Flames’ 200 Stanley Cup games. Click for full details

NHL TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS: 10 GREAT LEAFS AND THEIR MOST MEMORABLE GAMES (WARNER)
Sports: Collection of the Maple Leafs' finest moments and greatest games. Click for full details

POKEMON ELEMENTS VOL. 3 (WARNER)
Anime: Episodes commemorating the different types of Pokémon characters. Click for full details

POKEMON ELEMENTS VOL. 4 (VIZ/WARNER)
Anime: Episodes commemorating the different types of Pokémon characters. Click for full details

Oct. 6
ANIMAL HOLIDAY (WARNER)
Documentary: This program features such arctic animals as the penguin. Click for full details

FROM THE EAST (ICARUS)
Documentary: French filmmaker Chantal Akerman journeys from East Germany, across Poland and the Baltics, to Moscow. Click for full details

Oct. 13
WHERE'S AMELIA EARHART? (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/WARNER)
Documentary: The facts and evidence around the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance. Click for full details

Nov. 3
THE ISTER (ICARUS)
Documentary: This film looks at the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and Western history. Click for full details

Nov. 17
THE BATTLE OF CHILE (ICARUS)
Documentary: This three-DVD set documents Chile's peaceful socialist revolution, led by Salvador Allende. Click for full details





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