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Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of Feb. 24, 2009, features the latest movies and TV shows announced for release on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
20 CENTIMETERS (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $14.99

20TH AND GAY (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $9.99

BOY CULTURE (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $19.99

FLIRTING WITH ANTHONY (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $9.99

THE FLUFFER (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $19.99

NAKED BOYS SINGING! (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $19.99

P.S. YOUR CAT IS DEAD (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $9.99

SAY UNCLE (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $14.99

SEX, POLITICS & COCKTAILS (TLA) now 3-10 DVD $14.99

DOCTOR WHO: THE ARK IN SPACE (WARNER) now 3-24 DVD $14.98

PAINTERS PAINTING (VIRGIL FILMS) now 4-14 DVD $29.95

PASSENGERS (SONY) 3-19 5-12 DVD $24.96, BD $39.95

THE GRUDGE (SONY) 4-9 5-12 BD $28.95


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Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
99, THE MOVIE (INDIE-PICTURES) now now DVD $24.95
Comedy: A college student who wants to sleep with 100 women before he graduates meets a free spirit who owns a bar.

DEFYING GRAVITY (INDIE-PICTURES) now now DVD $24.95
Drama: A cemetery caretaker and a college drop-out look after a mute runaway girl.

GREEN EYED MONSTER (INDIE-PICTURES) now now DVD $24.95
Horror: While looking for buried treasure, friends disappear one by one.

VIVA UNRATED (CULT EPICS) now 2-24 DVD $29.95
Drama: A suburban housewife tries to find herself during the swinging sexual revolution of the ’70s. Bonuses: slideshow, behind-the-scenes footage.

POKEMON: GIRATINA AND THE SKY WARRIOR (UNIVERSAL) now 3-31 DVD $19.98
Animated: When Shaymin stumbles into a battle between Dialga and Giratina, Ash and his friends must help.

BEDTIME STORIES (DISNEY) 2-24 4-7 DVD $29.99, two-DVD $34.99, three-DVD $39.99
Family: In this $109.2 million-grossing movie, a handyman (Adam Sandler) tells his niece and nephew bedtime stories that come true. The three-DVD with Blu-ray streets Sunday, April 5. Bonuses: two- and three-DVD have featurettes, bloopers and deleted scenes, digital copy; BD adds BD Live.

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN SPECIAL EDITION (DISNEY) 2-24 4-7 DVD $32.99
Action: The Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning film stars Josh Brolin as a man who finds $2 million, but is hunted by a psychopath (Javier Bardem) and a sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones). Bonuses: featurettes, interviews, digital copy.

THE TRUE STORY OF PALESTINE (SISU) 3-3 3-31 DVD $19.95
Documentary: Narrated by Topol, this film looks at archival footage of Israel’s early years; in Hebrew with English subtitles.

WILD DOGS (SISU) 3-3 3-31 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: A lawyer testifies against his best friend; in Hebrew with English subtitles.

WELCOME 2 THA CHURCH (MVD) 3-3 4-7 DVD $18.95
Music: An inside look at the making of the Welcome 2 Tha Church mixtapes.

FROST/NIXON (UNIVERSAL) 3-3 4-21 DVD $29.98, BD $39.98
Drama: Ron Howard’s Oscar-nominated film about Richard Nixon’s (Frank Langella) interview with TV personality David Frost (Michael Sheen). Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurettes, interview, commentary, BD adds BD Live, U Control.

TOKYO ZOMBIE (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ) 3-5 4-7 DVD $26.97
Horror: Two slackers who want to be jujitsu champions must battle against an army of the undead. Bonuses: interviews, featurettes, cast Q&A.

SUMMER SCHOOL (OSIRIS) 3-10 4-14 DVD $19.98
Horror: A teenager who watches a marathon of horror movies has nightmares that resemble the films. Bonuses: deleted scenes, gag reel, commentary, behind-the-scenes footage, short films.

FIGHT NIGHT (PEACE ARCH) 3-14 4-14 DVD $29.99
Action: A corrupt boxing promoter uses a female prizefighter to rig fights. Bonuses: featurette, photo gallery, digital copy.

THE INVESTIGATION MUST GO ON (SISU) 3-17 4-14 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: A police officer calls a former singer in for questioning; in Hebrew with English subtitles. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes footage.

LIFE ACCORDING TO AGFA (SISU) 3-17 4-14 DVD $29.95
Foreign-language drama: Quirky customers frequent a Tel Aviv coffee house; in Hebrew with English subtitles. Bonuses: featurette.

THE RUTH RENDELL MYSTERIES, SET 4 (ACORN) 3-17 4-14 DVD $39.99
Mystery: Two mysteries, Simisola and Road Rage, based on the fiction by best-selling British crime writer Rendell. Bonuses: documentary, bio.

SHE FELL AMONG THIEVES (ACORN) 3-17 4-14 DVD $24.99
Thriller: An English gentleman (Malcolm McDowell) must pit his wits against the evil Vanity Fair (Eileen Atkins).

AU BONHEUR DES DAMES (FACETS) 3-31 4-28 DVD $39.95
Drama: Based on a novel by Emile Zola, this silent film stars Dita Parlo as an orphan who travels to Paris to work for her uncle. Bonuses: film intro, featurettes.

LEGALLY BLONDES (MGM/FOX) 4-1 4-28 DVD $26.98
Comedy: In this DVD premiere, the third film of the Legally Blonde franchise, Elle Woods’ cousins move to California. Bonuses: featurettes.

FLIRTING WITH FORTY (SONY) 4-2 5-5 DVD $24.96
Drama: In this Lifetime TV movie, Heather Locklear stars as a divorced mother about to turn 40 who treats herself to a tropical getaway. Bonuses: featurette.

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (SONY) 4-2 5-5 DVD $14.94
Drama: Timothy Dalton, Jaclyn Smith and Brian Cox star in this miniseries about the British nursing pioneer.

IVANHOE (SONY) 4-2 5-5 DVD $14.94
Action: James Mason and Sam Neill star in this CBS miniseries based on the classic story by Sir Walter Scott about a young Saxon knight of 12th century England.

LIVING PROOF (SONY) 4-2 5-5 DVD $24.96
Drama: Harry Connick Jr., Amanda Bynes and Regina King star in the Lifetime TV movie based on the true story of a UCLA oncologist who developed the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Bonuses: commentary, featurettes.

THE NOTE II: TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (SONY) 4-2 5-5 DVD $24.96
Drama: In this Hallmark Channel sequel, Peyton and King’s love is tested by several challenges. Bonuses: featurette, interviews.

TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES (WARNER) 4-7 5-12 DVD $12.97
Action: This 2003 movie is being re-released near upcoming theatrical Terminator 4: Salvation. Promotion: $7.50 movie cash for Terminator 4.

ECLIPSE SERIES 16: ALEXANDER KORDA’S PRIVATE LIVES (CRITERION/IMAGE) 4-14 5-12 DVD $59.95
Drama: This four-disc set contains The Private Life of Henry VIII, The Rise of Catherine the Great, The Private Life of Don Juan and Rembrandt.

WISE BLOOD (CRITERION/IMAGE) 4-14 5-12 DVD $39.95
Drama: Brad Dourif stars as an army veteran who opens the first Church Without Christ in this 1979 film. Bonuses: interviews, archival audio, featurette, film essay.

BUNNY CHOW (FIRST RUN) 4-17 5-19 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: Friends journey to South Africa’s largest music festival; in English and Afrikaans with English subtitles. Bonuses: notes, bio.

KEPT AND DREAMLESS (FIRST RUN) 4-17 5-19 DVD $24.95
Foreign-language drama: A young girl must care for her drug-addicted mother; in Spanish with English subtitles. Bonuses: notes, bio.

SOLEJOURNEY (FIRST RUN) 4-17 5-19 DVD $24.95
Documentary: A look at those activists who use non-violent resistance. Bonuses: short film, director’s statement, press kit, resources.

THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (CRITERION/IMAGE) 4-21 5-19 DVD $29.95
Drama: Robert Mitchum plays a small-time criminal who is about to go to jail in this 1973 film. Bonuses: commentary, stills gallery, film essay.

PIGS, PIMPS, AND PROSTITUTES: 3 FILMS BY SHOHEI IMAMURA (CRITERION/IMAGE) 4-21 5-19 DVD $79.95
Foreign-language drama: Three of the director’s works: Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder; in Japanese with English subtitles. Bonuses: film introductions, conversations, TV episode, film essay.





Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
BATMAN: THE MOTION PICTURE ANTHOLOGY 1989-1997 (WARNER) now 3-10 BD $129.95
Action: This box set contains Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Bonuses: documentaries, deleted scenes, music videos, Batman digital copy.

8 MILE (UNIVERSAL) 3-3 4-14 BD $29.98
Drama: The 2002 film starring Eminem as a struggling rapper. Bonuses: My Scenes, featurette, rap battles, music video.

RAN (CRITERION/IMAGE) 4-14 5-12 BD $39.95
Foreign-language drama: Akira Kurosawa directs this adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear; in Japanese with English subtitles. Bonuses: commentary, featurette, A.K. film, documentary, interview, film essay.

TERMINATOR 2 SKYNET EDITION (LIONSGATE) 4-22 5-19 BD $29.99
Action: The 1991 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a robot from the future. Also available will be a limited edition T2 Complete Collector’s Set (DVD $174.99), which contains the Blu-ray, Extreme Edition DVD and Ultimate Edition DVD of Terminator 2 as well as a T-800 Endoskull bust. Bonuses: behind-the-scenes footage, multimedia galleries, storyboard-script views, commentaries, interactive quizzes and games, BD Live, D-Box. Promotion: in-theater advertising with Terminator: Salvation.

FRACTURE (WARNER) 5-12 6-16 BD $28.99
Thriller: Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling star in this 2007 movie about an attorney prosecuting a criminal. Bonuses: alternate endings, additional scenes, digital copy.

DR. STRANGELOVE 45TH ANNIVERSARY (SONY) 5-14 6-16 BD $38.96
Comedy: Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-nominated 1964 film about an accidental nuclear attack. Bonuses: picture-in-picture, trivia, documentaries, interviews, featurette, BD Live, 32-page booklet.





Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
INTELLIGENCE: SEASON 2 (ACORN) 3-17 4-14 DVD $59.99
Crime: The second season of the series about an uneasy alliance between Vancouver’s chief intelligence officer and the city’s most successful drug boss. Bonuses: featurette, behind-the-scenes footage, bio, filmographies.

FREAKAZOID! THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (WARNER) 3-17 4-21 DVD $26.99
Animated: This two-disc set contains episodes about the manic superhero. Bonuses: commentaries, demo tape, featurette.

TINY TOON ADVENTURES: SEASON 1, VOL. 2 (WARNER) 3-17 4-21 DVD $44.98
Animated: This four-disc set contains 30 episodes about Buster Bunny, Plucky Duck and Hamton J. Pig.

AMERICAN DAD: VOL. 4 (FOX) 4-1 4-28 DVD $39.98
Animated: Fourteen episodes of the Fox series about a conservative CIA agent and his family. Bonuses: commentaries, deleted scenes, uncensored audio, featurette, Comic-Con footage.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SEASON 7, PART 1-4 (LIONSGATE) 4-15 5-12 DVD $14.98 each
Animated: All 27 episodes of season seven will be available in four separate DVDs packaged with an action figure: The Leonardo Slice, The Michelangelo Slice, The Donatello Slice and The Raphael Slice. Bonuses: featurettes.

THE CLOSER: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON (WARNER) 4-21 5-26 DVD $39.98
Crime: In this season of the TNT series, Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) must deal with an ambitious newspaper reporter. Bonuses: featurettes, extra footage.

LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE: VINTAGE 1979 (WARNER) 5-5 6-9 DVD $24.98
Comedy: Compo, Clegg and Foggy continue to get into trouble in the village of Pennine.

TOM AND JERRY’S GREATEST CHASES VOL. 2 (WARNER) 5-12 6-16 DVD $14.97
Animated: This title features 14 cartoons of the cat and mouse.

WORLD’S TOUGHEST FIXES COLLECTION (WARNER) 5-12 6-16 DVD $39.98
Reality: Sean Riley hosts this series that looks at the most dangerous, unique and oversized repair jobs in the world.





Title Prebook Date Street Date MSRP
THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO CINEMA: PARTS 1, 2, 3 (MICROCINEMA) now now DVD $23.99
Documentary: Philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek explores the hidden language of cinema and what movies tell us about ourselves.

ADJUST YOUR COLOR: THE TRUTH OF PETEY GREENE (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-3 DVD $24.99
History: Narrated by Don Cheadle, this program looks at how Petey Greene overcame poverty, drug addiction and prison time to become a leading African-American activist.

FORGOTTEN ELLIS ISLAND (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-10 DVD $24.99
History: A look at the abandoned immigrant hospital on Ellis Island in New York.

THE OLD MAN AND THE STORM (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-10 DVD $24.99
Documentary: Producer June Cross follows Herbert Gettridge, an 82-year-old survivor of Hurricane Katrina.

THE STORY OF INDIA (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-10 DVD $34.99
History: Michael Wood hosts this journey to India, from the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass.

DREAMS OF OBAMA (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-17 DVD $24.99
Biography: A look at the life of the 44th U.S. President, Barack Obama.

EGALITE FOR ALL: TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE AND THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-17 DVD $24.99
History: A look at the only successful slave revolution in history, creating the world’s first black republic and inspiring anti-slavery activists.

FROM THE TOP AT CARNEGIE HALL SEASON 2 (WGBH BOSTON) now 3-17 DVD $29.95
Music: This series showcases America’s most talented young classical musicians performing at Carnegie Hall.

ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-24 BD $29.99
History: A glimpse at the people fighting America’s wars.

THE POWDER AND THE GLORY: ELIZABETH ARDEN AND HELENA RUBENSTEIN (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-24 DVD $24.99
Biography: A look at how Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein made makeup popular.

THE TRIALS OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER (PBS/PARAMOUNT) now 3-24 DVD $24.99
History: A look at Oppenheimer, who led the U.S. to become the first nation to use the atomic bomb.

XOMBIE: DEAD ON ARRIVAL: THE COMPLETE FLASH SERIES (EPIC LEVEL/HALO 8) now 3-31 DVD $19.95
Animated: The series about a dead man who tries to reunite a lost child with her family.

FLAVOR FLAV: LIVE IN CONCERT (MVD) 3-2 4-7 DVD $18.95
Music: Flavor Flav performs in Europe.

METHOD MAN AND REDMAN: LIVE IN PARIS 2006 (MVD) 3-2 4-7 DVD $18.95
Music: Method Man and Redman perform 26 tracks during this concert.

JEAN-MARIE PALLARDY: CLASSICS OF FRENCH EROTICA (MVD) 3-3 4-7 DVD $19.95 each
Adult: Three of the director’s films are remastered: My Body Burns, Erotic Diary of a Lumberjack and Truck Stop. Bonuses: photographs, featurette.

KURTIS BLOW: THE HIP HOP ANNIVERSARY TOUR (MVD) 3-3 4-7 DVD $18.95
Music: A look at Kurtis Blow’s 2008 anniversary tour in Germany.

BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS: TRIBAL DRUM SOLO CHOREOGRAPHY WITH ZOE & ISSAM (VIVENDI) 3-10 4-7 DVD $14.99
Fitness: This program introduces creative new moves incorporating tribal dances and drum rhythms.

JEFF BECK: PERFORMING THIS WEEK … LIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT’S (EAGLE ROCK) 3-11 3-31 DVD $14.98, BD $24.98
Music: Jeff Beck performs several shows at the famous jazz club in 2007. Bonuses: BD has interviews, extra songs.

PRENATAL YOGA WITH DESI BARTLETT (ACACIA/ACORN) 4-7 5-5 DVD $14.99
Fitness: This yoga program helps pregnant women build strength and stamina, reduce stress and fatigue and connect with their changing bodies. Bonuses: additional workouts.

SHIVA REA: SURF YOGA SOUL (ACACIA/ACORN) 4-7 5-5 DVD $14.99
Fitness: Shiva Rea leads seven different workouts of vinyasa yoga that embrace the flow of the ocean and life.

LEAPFROG LETTER FACTORY (LIONSGATE) 4-15 5-12 DVD $14.98
Children’s: Leapfrog characters Leap, Lily and Tad teach letters, phonics and listening skills. Bonuses: games.

LEAPFROG TALKING WORDS FACTORY (LIONSGATE) 4-15 5-12 DVD $14.98
Children’s: Leap, Lily and Tad journey to the Word Factory, where they learn word building, rhyming and vocabulary. Bonuses: games.

LAVENDER LIMELIGHT (FIRST RUN) 4-17 5-19 DVD $14.95
Documentary: A look at seven successful lesbian directors, including Cheryl Dunye, Rose Troche and Monika Treut.

LESBIAN NATION (FIRST RUN) 4-17 5-19 DVD $24.95
Shorts: A collection of five lesbian-friendly short films.

THE TOP SECRET TRIAL OF THE THIRD REICH (FIRST RUN) 4-17 5-19 DVD $24.95
History: Using authentic footage, this film examines the 1944 trial of the men who conspired to kill Adolf Hitler.

WORLD WAR II: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS (WARNER) 4-21 5-26 DVD $29.98
History: This series presents information about secret meetings between Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler.

BARNEY: LET’S GO ON VACATION (HIT/LIONSGATE) 4-22 5-19 DVD $14.98
Children’s: Barney, Baby Bop, B.J. Riff and Emma travel to Mexico where they make new friends. Bonuses: extra episode, featurettes, sing-alongs.

FAMILY FUN 3 PACKS (LIONSGATE) 4-22 5-19 DVD $19.98 each
Children’s: Three-DVD packs featuring popular preschool brands The Doodlebops, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Miss Spider, Barney, Bob the Builder and Thomas & Friends.

NFL GREATEST FOLLIES VOL. 4 (WARNER) 4-28 6-2 DVD $19.98
Sports: NFL Films collects the best foul-ups and calamities.

INSIDE GUANTANAMO (WARNER) 5-12 6-16 DVD $19.98
Documentary: A look inside the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison.

TOM AND JERRY: CHUCK JONES COLLECTION (WARNER) 5-19 6-23 DVD $26.99
Animated: This collection contains 34 re-mastered theatrical shorts produced by Chuck Jones. Bonuses: documentaries.



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