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Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of April 7, 2009, features the latest movies and TV shows announced for release on DVD and Blu-ray.

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LOST IN AUSTEN (IMAGE)
Drama: In this British mini-series, a modern-day Londoner is transported into a world in which she is the central character of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Click for full details

BIRD BY BIRD WITH ANNIE (DOCURAMA)
Documentary: A look into the world of writer Anne Lamott. Click for full details

H-2 WORKER (DOCURAMA)
Documentary: A look at the Caribbean men who are granted temporary work visas to cut sugar cane in Florida. Click for full details

SHOOTING STAR (PEACE ARCH)
Comedy: An actress flees rehab and hides in a small town, where no one recognizes her. Click for full details

TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD (ALIVE MIND/E1)
Documentary: Leonard Cohen narrates this two-part program about Tibetan teachings. Click for full details

MY FAIR SON (WATER BEARER)
Foreign-language drama: A father and son try to reconcile their separate lives in this Chinese film with English subtitles. Click for full details

UNSPOKEN PASSION (WATER BEARER)
Foreign-language drama: Two childhood friends are torn apart, and one enters the sex trade, in Tagalong with English subtitles. Click for full details

WITHERED IN A BLOOMING SEASON (WATER BEARER)
Foreign-language drama: In this Chinese film, a protective brother tries to set his sister up in a relationship that he can control; with English subtitles. Click for full details

SISTERHOOD (CINEVOLVE)
Comedy: The adventures of two long-lost half-sisters, one a cultivated socialite and the other a farm girl from Down Under. Click for full details

THE TOWN THAT WAS (CINEVOLVE)
Documentary: A look at the modern-day ghost town of Centralia, Penn., which was destroyed by a mine fire burning in 1962. Click for full details

FIGHTING FOR LIFE (AMERICAN FILM FOUNDATION)
Documentary: Filmmaker Terry Sanders documents true stories of army medics and wounded soldiers fighting in the Iraq war. Click for full details

FOREVER STRONG (CRANE MOVIE)
Drama: Based on a true story, this film follows a high school coach (Gary Cole) and one of his athletes (Sean Faris) on a journey to become a better rugby player and person. Click for full details

LOOKIN TO GET OUT (WARNER)
Comedy: Jon Voight, Ann-Margret and Burt Young star in Hal Ashby’s 1982 film about two gamblers who go to Las Vegas to turn their luck around. Click for full details

ROUGH CUT (INDIE-PICTURES)
Documentary: A look at two first-time filmmakers who dreamt of making a horror movie and the bizarre events that followed. Click for full details

MURDER MOST ENGLISH (ACORN)
Mystery: Four BBC mysteries starring Anton Rodgers as Detective Inspector Purbright. Click for full details

A VILLAGE AFFAIR (ACORN)
Drama: A beautiful aristocrat falls for a married woman in this 1995 movie. Click for full details

HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (WARNER)
Romantic comedy: The $93 million-grossing film starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Connelly, from the writers of Sex and the City. Click for full details

SPINNING INTO BUTTER (SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL)
Drama: Sarah Jessica Parker, Miranda Richardson, Beau Bridges and Mykelti Williamson star in this movie about prejudice in academia. Click for full details

CATCH YOUR MIND (INVICIBLE)
Drama: A troubled teenager finds hope through friends, family and the NASA Robotics team. Click for full details

THE JACK LEMMON FILM COLLECTION (SONY)
Comedy: This collection contains Phffft!, Operation Mad Ball, The Notorious Landlady, Under the Yum Yum Tree and Good Neighbor Sam. Click for full details

CHERRY BLOSSOMS (STRAND)
Foreign-language drama: German filmmaker Doris Dorrie’s film about a widower who goes to the cherry blossom festival in Tokyo for his final journey. Click for full details

THE KISS (INVINCIBLE)
Horror: An 18-year-old boy raises a vampire from the dead. Click for full details

JESSE STONE: THIN ICE (SONY)
Adventure: In this TV movie, Tom Selleck stars as a police chief who inadvertently becomes involved in a street shootout. Click for full details

TOMMY AND THE COOL MULE (SCREEN MEDIA/UNIVERSAL)
Comedy: Kevin Sorbo and Ice-T star in this film about a man who must save his family’s farm and comes across a talking mule. Click for full details

MUHAMMAD ALI: IN HIS OWN WORDS (MPI)
Documentary: A look at the career and life of boxer Muhammad Ali. Click for full details

UNDEFEATABLE (HEN’S TOOTH)
Action: When a street fighter’s sister is found dead, she is determined to find the killer. Click for full details

RUBY BLUE (CINEQUEST)
Drama: Bob Hoskins stars as a man whose passion for life is rekindled by a young girl and a French neighbor. Click for full details

THREE PRIESTS (CINEQUEST)
Thriller: A beautiful woman returns to a small town, reigniting years of conflict. Click for full details

KAIDAN (LIONSGATE)
Horror: A young man murders his wife, who warns him that she will haunt him if he remarries; in Japanese with English subtitles. Click for full details

MEMORY OF MY FATHER (INVINCIBLE)
Drama: A legendary Hollywood producer asks his son to document his death. Click for full details

THE BRACELET OF BORDEAUX (MONTEREY)
Mystery: When someone starts to kidnap the dogs of a small town, two girls set out to solve the crime with the help of a magical bracelet. Click for full details

GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT (WARNER)
Action: This animated movie about the DC Comics character follows Hal Jordan as he joins the Green Lantern Corps and stumbles on a conspiracy. Click for full details

CHAMPIONS OF FAITH (INVINCIBLE)
Documentary: A look at Major League baseball players including Mike Piazza, Juan Pierre and Mike Sweeney. Click for full details

EVEREST (IMAGE)
Drama: Jason Priestley stars in this film about climbers who try to conquer the Mt. Everest. Click for full details




A BUG’S LIFE (DISNEY)
Animated: The 1998 film about an ant who wants to save his colony from grasshoppers. Click for full details

BIG (MGM/FOX)
Comedy: Tom Hanks stars in this Oscar-nominated movie about a boy who gets his wish to be big. Click for full details

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (MGM/FOX)
Comedy: Ben Stiller tries to romance Cameron Diaz in this Farrelly brothers movie. Click for full details

FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE (MGM/FOX)
Thriller: Harrison Ford and Robert Shaw stars as World War II commandos in this follow-up to The Guns of Navarone. Click for full details

LIONS FOR LAMBS (MGM/FOX)
Drama: Robert Redford directed this look at the lives of multiple people affected by war, starring Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep. Click for full details

TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (MGM/FOX)
Thriller: William Petersen and Willem Dafoe face off in a deadly game of cat and mouse in this movie directed by William Friedkin. Click for full details

PREDATOR 2 (MGM/FOX)
Sci-Fi: Investigating mysterious deaths, Danny Glover must confront a savage alien who's hunting humans for sport. Click for full details

THE SIEGE (MGM/FOX)
Thriller: Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis try to track down the people responsible for a crowded bus blowing up in Brooklyn. Click for full details

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (FOX)
Drama: Special edition of the film based on the young Jewish girl’s experience during the Holocaust. Click for full details




LIFE OF RYAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES, SEASONS 1-3 (MTV/PARAMOUNT)
Reality: Pro skater Ryan Sheckler tries to balance his career with his friends and family. Click for full details

FALLEN ANGEL (ACORN)
Thriller: This British miniseries stars Emilia Fox as a psychopath and Charles Dance as her father. Click for full details

HALLELUJAH! THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (ACORN)
Comedy: The British series stars Thora Hird as a Salvation Army captain who tries to bring sinners to salvation. Click for full details

PIE IN THE SKY (ACORN)
Mystery: Richard Griffiths stars as a former cop who opens a restaurant, but finds his two worlds often intersect. Click for full details

RED GREEN IS SPECIAL (ACORN)
Comedy: Four TV specials starring Steve Smith as Red Green, a zany handyman. Click for full details

AMERICAN ORIGINALS (A&E)
Reality: This 14-disc set contains such History Channel programs as Ax Men, Tougher in Alaska and Ice Road Truckers. Click for full details

CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD: THE COMPLETE SEASON THREE (A&E)
Documentary: Host Don Wildman explores the cities that exist underground in this series. Click for full details

THE COMPLETE JEEVES & WOOSTER (A&E)
Comedy: Based on P.G. Wodehouse’s stories, this British series follows an unflappable butler (Stephen Fry) and his overwrought employer (Hugh Laurie). Click for full details

THE INVISIBLES (ACORN)
Crime: Anthony Head and Warren Clarke star in this British series about two retired thieves who decide to take another crack at crime. Click for full details

THE PREHISTORIC COLLECTION (A&E)
Science: This eight-disc set contains Jurassic Fight Club, Prehistoric Megastorms, Journey to 10,000 B.C. and Clash of the Cavemen. Click for full details

UFO HUNTERS: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO (A&E)
Reality: This series follows UFO investigations around the world. Click for full details

THE UNIVERSE: THE COMPLETE SEASON THREE (A&E)
Science: This four-DVD set contains the History Channel series about the mysteries of our universe and beyond. Click for full details

MY FRIEND RABBIT: HELLO RABBIT VOL. 1 (WELL GO)
Animated: Six episodes of the preschool series about Rabbit, Mouse and all their friends as they show that problem solving can be fun. Click for full details

THE ZULA PATROL: ANIMAL ADVENTURES IN SPACE (WELL GO)
Animated: Five episodes of the children’s series about space creatures. Click for full details

EVERWOOD: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (WARNER)
Drama: The Emmy-nominated series stars Treat Williams, Gergory Smith and Vivian Cardone as a family building a new life after tragedy. Click for full details

THE IT CROWD: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (MPI)
Comedy: The second season of the British series about an IT department. Click for full details

THE LUCILLE BALL SPECIALS (MPI)
Comedy: This double-feature contains TV specials Lucy Gets Lucky with Dean Martin and Three for Two with Jackie Gleason. Click for full details

THIRD WATCH: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (WARNER)
Action: The six-disc collector’s set follows professional rescuers and first responders in New York City as they take on crime, medical emergencies and blazing buildings. Click for full details

SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL: SEASON TWO (LIONSGATE)
Drama: The Showtime series about a young call girl living in London. Click for full details

BAKUGAN BATTLE BRAWLERS VOL. 4: HEROES RISE (WARNER)
Anime: Four episodes of the series about creatures called Bakugan that are possessed by battle brawlers. Click for full details

LOST: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON (DISNEY)
Suspense thriller: All 17 episodes of the season in a five-disc set. Bonuses: cast interviews, behind-the-scenes features; Blu-ray adds exclusive content TBD. Click for full details




A CLASS APART: A MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS STORY (PBS)
Documentary: A look at how a murder in the small town of Edna, Texas, in 1951 erupted into a landmark civil rights case that changed the lives and legal standing of tens of millions of American. Click for full details

DISNEY ANIMATION COLLECTION VOLS. 1-3 (DISNEY)
Animated: Three Disney titles: The Prince and the Pauper, Mickey and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs. Click for full details

MY FRIENDS TIGGER AND POOH: TIGGER, POOH AND A MUSICAL TOO! (DISNEY)
Animated: When Rabbit becomes the honorary mayor of the Hundred Acre Woods, he enforces more rules than his friends can stand. Click for full details

INDEPENDENT MOVIE MAKING: ON BUDGET, ON SCHEDULE (FIRST LIGHT)
Instructional: This six-DVD set covers how to budget from pre- to post-production. Also available as three-DVD sets ($179.50 each). Click for full details

GODS OF FOOTBALL: THE MAKING OF THE 2009 CALENDAR (ARIZTICAL)
Documentary: A behind-the-scenes look at 40 Australian footballers posing for a charity calendar. Click for full details

SLAVES TO THE RHYTHM (MVD)
Music: Thirteen musical acts perform to celebrate producer Trevor Horn. Click for full details

SETH MACFARLANE’S CAVALCADE OF CARTOON COMEDY (FOX)
Animated: A collection of 50 animated shorts from the creator of Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane. Click for full details

AMERICA AT WAR (A&E)
History: This 14-disc set covers two centuries of military conflict, from the American Revolution to Iraq. Click for full details

COLUMBUS CREW: 2008 MLS CUP CHAMPIONS (A&E)
Sports: A look at the Columbus Crew’s first MLS Championship. Click for full details

MILITARY COMBAT (A&E)
History: This 14-DVD set looks at history’s most intense battles by air, land and sea. Click for full details

NEW YORK YANKEES: PERFECT GAMES AND NO-HITTERS (A&E)
Sports: This six-DVD set contains six legendary games in Bronx Bomber history. Click for full details

STEALING LINCOLN’S BODY (A&E)
History: This program looks at the 1876 plot to steal Abraham Lincoln’s body from its grave. Click for full details

ULTIMATE FACTORIES COLLECTION (WARNER)
Reality: This four-DVD set features behind-the-scenes looks at one-of-a-kind factories, including those of BMW and Budweiser. Click for full details

ULTIMATE WWII COLLECTION DELUXE EDITION (WARNER)
History: Six of National Geographic’s World War II films are collected here in this six-DVD set. Click for full details

BOB THE BUILDER: TRUCK TEAMWORK (HIT/LIONSGATE)
Children's: Bob and his team build an exercise park, a new ice cream parlor and machine shelter in five episodes available only on the DVD. Click for full details

THE QUEENS OF COUNTRY (MPI)
Music: This three-DVD set contains Dolly & Friends, featuring Dolly Parton; Loretta Lynn: Songs of Inspiration; and Patsy Cline: Sweet Dreams Still. Click for full details

NBA CHAMPIONS 2008-2009 (WARNER)
Sports: A look at the victories of the 2008-2009 NBA season. Click for full details

RHINO RESCUE (WARNER)
Nature: A look at the black rhino and those attempting to save them from extinction. Click for full details

ARMS OF STEEL: TONE AND TIGHTEN (WARNER)
Fitness: Leisa Hart leads five 10-minute workouts designed to tone and tighten your arms. Click for full details

LISA RINNA DANCE BODY BEAUTIFUL: HIP HOP BALLROOM (WARNER)
Fitness: Choreographed by Louis van Amstel, these dance workouts are designed to help you lose weight and get fit. Click for full details



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