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Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of May 12, 2009, features the latest movies and TV shows announced for release on DVD and Blu-ray.

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BEST OF BREED (PASSION RIVER) MORATORIUM

THANK YOU GOOD NIGHT (PASSION RIVER) MORATORIUM

THE BEST OF GAY BRITAIN (FIRST RUN) now now DVD $39.95

BOYFRIENDS (FIRST RUN) now now DVD $14.95

FIRST LOVE AND OTHERS PAINS & ONE OF THEM (FIRST RUN) now now DVD $14.95

THE FLUFFER (FIRST RUN) now now DVD $14.95

LIKE IT IS (FIRST RUN) now now DVD $17.95

QUEER AS F**K (FIRST RUN) now now DVD $14.95

A SONG OF INNOCENCE (SKD USA/KOCH) now 6-2 DVD $24.98

TWISTED SOULS (SKD USA/KOCH) now 6-2 DVD $24.98

BIG SHOTS (SISU) 6-23 7-21 DVD $29.95

ELECTRIC BLANKET (SISU) 6-23 7-21 DVD $29.95

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May 19
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D (LIONSGATE)
Horror: In this $51.5 million-grossing film, a town with a horrific past is terrorized by a serial killer. Click for full details

May 26
BROTHER’S WAR (MTI)
War drama: Two officers, one German and one British, discover a common bond in Freemasonry. Click for full details

June 2
DR. HORRIBLE’S SING-ALONG BLOG (NEW VIDEO)
Sci-fi musical: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day star in this Web miniseries about a villain whose plans for world domination always go awry. Click for full details

INNING BY INNING: A PORTRAIT OF A COACH (VIRGIL FILMS)
Documentary: Filmmaker Richard Linklater looks at the career of University of Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido. Click for full details

THE NEW WORLD (MVD)
Comedy: A lesbian couple considers artificial insemination to have a child. Click for full details

June 5
HOME (FOX)
Documentary: Glenn Close narrates this look at the bond between humans and Earth. Click for full details

June 9
BABY ON BOARD (NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA)
Romantic comedy: An unexpected pregnancy causes a couple (Heather Graham, Jerry O’Connell) to suspect the other of cheating. Click for full details

IBID (INDIEPIX)
Comedy: Two men take a mystical journey into the depths of the American psyche. Click for full details

June 16
GARFIELD’S PET FORCE (FOX)
Animated: Garfield and his friends travel to a parallel universe and become superhero defenders of justice. Click for full details

HIS NAME WAS JASON: 30 YEARS OF FRIDAY THE 13TH (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ)
Documentary: The film about one of horror cinema’s most enduring icons will be re-released as a single-disc. Click for full details

KILLING ARIEL (MTI)
Horror: Under the spell of a demon, a married man has an affair and kills his lover, who happens to be the demon. Click for full details

June 23
THE PINK PANTHER 2 (MGM/FOX)
Comedy: Steve Martin stars as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, who must track down a jewel thief, in this $35.9 million-grossing sequel. Click for full details

SIMON SAYS (LIONSGATE)
Horror: Four friends on a camping trip cross paths with two psychotic twin brothers in this film starring Crispin Glover and Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively. Click for full details

June 30
12 ROUNDS EXTREME CUT (FOX)
Action: In this $11.5 million-grossing film, John Cena stars as a detective who must rescue his kidnapped fiancée from an ex-con. Click for full details

APOLLO 11: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (ACORN)
Documentary: This program compiles archival footage of the first moon landing. Click for full details

THE BETRAYED (MGM/FOX)
Drama: In this DVD premiere, Melissa George stars as a kidnapped woman who must kill her husband to save her child. Click for full details

HIDE (MTI)
Action: A notorious couple embarks on a path of destruction, mayhem and murder. Click for full details

STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI (FOX)
Action: Kristen Kreuk stars as the title character, who must fight against an evil empire, in this $8.7 million-grossing film. Click for full details

July 7
FLYING BY (MTI)
Drama: Billy Ray Cyrus and Heather Locklear star as a couple whose marriage is in trouble when the husband wants to pursue his music career. Click for full details

LE JUPON ROUGE (STRAND)
Foreign-language drama: In this French film, three women deal with shifting affections, jealousies and commitments; with English subtitles. Click for full details

July 14
GREY GARDENS (HBO/WARNER)
Drama: Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange star as two reclusive woman who were relatives of Jackie Onassis. Click for full details

July 21
MESSENGERS 2: THE SCARECROW (SONY)
Thriller: When a farmer places a mysterious scarecrow in his field, his luck changes for the better, but it might be at the cost of his sanity. Click for full details

THE RING FINGER (STRAND)
Thriller: A woman working in a peculiar factory engages in a love affair with her enigmatic employer; in French with English subtitles. Click for full details

WATCHMEN (WARNER)
Action: Zack Snyder’s $107.2 million-grossing film based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel about former vigilantes investigating a murder. Click for full details

July 28
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (ASYLUM)
Sci-fi: Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel, this film follows survivors of a shipwreck who are stranded on an island filled with dinosaurs. Click for full details

Aug. 11
THE BATMAN DOUBLE FEATURE (WARNER)
Animated: Two feature-length animated films, “The Batman/Superman Movie” and “The Batman vs. Dracula Movie,” are included here. Click for full details

SCOOBY-DOO MEETS BATMAN/SCOOBY-DOO MEETS THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS (WARNER)
Animated: Scooby-Doo meets the Caped Crusader and the famous basketball team in these two films. Click for full details

Aug. 25
NATURAL BORN KILLERS DIRECTOR’S CUT (WARNER)
Thriller: Oliver Stone’s 1994 film starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as two cold-blooded killers. Click for full details

THE SUNCHASER (WARNER)
Drama: Woody Harrelson stars as a doctor who is kidnapped by a desperately ill patient (Jon Seda) in this 1996 movie. Click for full details

Sept. 1
TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTION: HORROR (WARNER)
Horror: This set contains “Freaks,” “House of Wax,” “The Haunting” and “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.” Click for full details

TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTION: MURDER MYSTERIES (WARNER)
Crime: This set contains “The Big Sleep,” “Dial M for Murder,” “The Maltese Falcon” and “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” Click for full details

TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTION: SCI-FI (WARNER)
Sci-fi: This set contains “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Forbidden Planet,” “Soylent Green” and “The Time Machine.” Click for full details

Sept. 15
DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD (WARNER)
Documentary: Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 film about the legendary filmmaker, featuring new interviews. Click for full details

JOHN WAYNE—JOHN FORD FILM COLLECTION (WARNER)
Western: This seven-film set includes “The Searchers: 2-Disc Special Edition,” “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” and “Fort Apache.” Click for full details




July 21
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (SONY)
Thriller: Alan Parker’s Oscar-winning 1978 film about a young American caught at the Turkish border trying to smuggle hashish. Click for full details




June 9
ZANE GREY THEATRE: COMPLETE SEASON ONE (VCI)
Western: This ’50s CBS series was hosted by Dick Powell and was based on the work of author Zane Grey. Click for full details

June 16
MURDOCH MYSTERIES: SEASON ONE (ACORN)
Mystery: Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) uses modern techniques such as finger marks and forensics to track down killers in this Canadian series. Click for full details

TAGGART: DEATH WITHOUT DISHONOUR SET (BFS)
Mystery: Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart (Mark McManus solves crime in Glasgow. Also available on that day will be “Hellfire Set” and “Prayer for the Dead Set” ($34.98 each). Click for full details

June 30
BLUE MURDER SET 4 (ACORN)
Mystery: The British series about Detective Chief Inspector Janine Lewis, who balances her career and motherhood. Click for full details

NUMBER 10 (ACORN)
Drama: This miniseries looks at the private lives of seven of Britain’s greatest prime ministers. Click for full details

July 21
CHARLIE’S ANGELS: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON (SONY)
Action: The fourth season of the series starring Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd and Shelley Hack as a trio of private detectives. Click for full details

Aug. 4
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (HBO/WARNER)
Comedy: The second season of the HBO series about two New Zealand musicians living in New York. Click for full details

Aug. 11
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF VIVIENNE VYLE (WARNER)
Comedy: Jennifer Saunders stars as a talk show host who chews up her guests and spits them out in this British series. Click for full details

Aug. 25
BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD VOL. 1 (WARNER)
Animated: Four episodes of the animated series about Batman and his superhero friends, including Blue Beetle, Red Tornado and Aquaman. Click for full details

MARTIN LAWRENCE PRESENTS FIRST AMENDMENT STAND-UP: SEASON 3 (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ)
Comedy: This two-DVD set contains 10 episodes featuring some of the best comics today. Click for full details

Sept. 1
DOCTOR WHO EP. 88: THE DEADLY ASSASSIN (WARNER)
Sci-fi: The Doctor is summoned to return home, where he is drawn into a web of political intrigue and assassination. Also available on that day will be “Image of the Fendahl” and “Delta and the Bannermen” (DVD $24.98 each). Click for full details

SCOOBY-DOO WHERE ARE YOU! VOL. 3 (WARNER)
Animated: Four episodes from the series about Scooby-Doo and his friends solving mysteries. Click for full details




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BARRY MANILOW: IN CONCERT—THE LEGENDARY 1978 CONCERT AT THE GREEK THEATRE (RHINO)
Music: Exclusively available at Mannilow.com, this title features the singer performing at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre in 1978. Click for full details

May 19
THE BUSINESS OF TV NEWS SERIES: AN INSIDE LOOK (FIRST LIGHT)
How to: A look at all aspects of news reporting and what it takes to succeed in a TV career. Eight-DVD set is priced at $639, five-DVD set is $419.75 and two-DVD set is $169.90. Click for full details

June 16
SCOTT WALKER: 30 CENTURY MAN (OSCILLOSCOPE)
Documentary: An inside look at cult music icon Scott Walker and his creative process over his 40-year career. Click for full details

June 30
GET RID OF MUMMY TUMMY (BFS)
Fitness: This workout is a mixture of Pilates and traditional exercises to strengthen and tighten the tummy after childbirth. Click for full details

YOGA: PRE & POST NATAL WORKOUT (BFS)
Fitness: This workout features routines specifically designed for the various stages of pregnancy. Click for full details

July 21
ARTSEE SMARTSEE (ARTSEE FARTSEE)
Children’s: Created for babies, this title features a 30-minute segment of objects and shapes and a 12-minute vocabulary section. Click for full details

Aug. 11
SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE 3-D (WARNER)
Nature: This National Geographic program looks at prehistoric oceans and the creatures that lived there. Click for full details

Aug. 18
HIDDEN HAWAII (WARNER)
Nature: A look at the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Click for full details

NATIONAL PARKS COLLECTION (WARNER)
Nature: This seven-DVD set features the best of America’s national parks, including Yellowstone, Yosemite and Death Valley (DVD $19.98 each). Click for full details

NFL MINNESOTA VIKINGS: 5 GREATEST GAMES (WARNER)
Sports: A collection of original network broadcasts of classic Vikings games. Click for full details





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