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Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of September 29, 2009, features the latest movies and TV shows announced for release on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Oct 13
ELVIS: RETURN TO TUPELO   (ALIVE MIND/E1)
Documentary: Featuring vintage audio and video, this film narrated by Kris Kristofferson looks at Elvis Presley's childhood in Tupelo, Miss. Click for full details
GNAW   (DARK SKY)
Horror: Six friends travel to the English countryside, where they become the main course of dinner. Click for full details
Oct 20
I AM BECAUSE WE ARE   (VIRGIL FILMS)
Documentary: Madonna narrates this look at Malawi, Africa, where there are more than 1 million orphans. Click for full details
Oct 27
LIME SALTED LOVE   (INDICAN)
Drama: Three brothers have broken relationships after the death of one and the guilt of the remaining two. Click for full details
Nov 3
I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER   (FOX)
Comedy: In this $14.8 million-grossing film, a high school geek (Paul Rust) proclaims his love for the most popular girl in school (Hayden Panettiere). Click for full details
WATCHMEN: THE ULTIMATE CUT   (WARNER)
Action: The $108 million-grossing film is packaged with DVD premiere Tales From the Black Freighter and The Complete Motion Comic. Click for full details
Nov 10
ENLIGHTEN UP!   (DOCURAMA)
Documentary: Nick Rosen is skeptical about the benefits of yoga, but he agrees to try out the practice. Click for full details
PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL   (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: This film chronicles the story of courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. Click for full details
Nov 17
HEMPSTERS: PLANT THE SEED   (CINEMA LIBRE)
Documentary: Seven activists work to legalize industrial hemp in the U.S. Click for full details
SKILLS LIKE THIS   (NEW VIDEO)
Comedy: When a writer's career fails to take off, he starts to steal. Click for full details
THE WHO, THE MODS AND THE QUADROPHENIA CONNECTION   (MVD)
Documentary: This film looks at the complicated and misunderstood connections between the Mod movement and Quadrophenia. Click for full details
THIRST   (UNIVERSAL)
Foreign-language horror: In this Korean film, a failed medical experiment turns a man into a vampire; with English subtitles. Click for full details
Nov 24
CHRISTMAS STORIES   (FACETS)
Foreign-language drama: This two-DVD pack contains Keep Walking and Christ Stopped at Eboli; in Italian with English subtitles. Click for full details
FUNNY PEOPLE   (UNIVERSAL)
Comedy: Adam Sandler stars as a comedian with a terminal illness who mentors a new performer (Seth Rogen) as his opening act in Judd Aptow's $51.8 million-grossing movie. Click for full details
HOLIDAY IN BUENOS AIRES   (FACETS)
Foreign-language comedy: This two-DVD pack contains Felicidades and Jews in Space; in Spanish with English subtitles. Click for full details
SUPERSTAR   (FACETS)
Foreign-language drama: When an egotistical celebrity meets a girl who claims to be his long-lost daughter, he begins to change his life for the better; in Persian with English subtitles. Click for full details
THE REBIRTH   (FACETS)
Foreign-language drama: In this Japanese film, a father mourning the murder of his daughter unexpectedly befriends the mother of the killer; with English subtitles. Click for full details
THE VENGEANCE TRILOGY BOX SET   (PALISADES TARTAN)
Foreign-language action: This eight-DVD collection contains Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance; in Korean with English subtitles. Click for full details
Dec 1
ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE   (NORTH AMERICAN)
Western: David Carradine stars in film about a skilled shooter who becomes a deadly assassin. Click for full details
FRAT PARTY UNRATED   (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ)
Comedy: An engaged fraternity member faces many obstacles during the last party of his college life. Click for full details
SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT BOX SET   (LIONSGATE)
Horror: This box set contains Silent Night Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out, 4: Initiation and 5: The Toy Maker. Click for full details
Dec 8
A FINISHED LIFE   (FIRST RUN)
Documentary: This film follows Gregg Gour, a gay man with AIDS who takes the road trip of his life. Click for full details
GHOSTED   (FIRST RUN)
Drama: A German artist whose lover was murdered meets a journalist investigating the death; in English, German and Mandarin with English subtitles. Click for full details
HARRY POTTER YEARS 1-6 GIFTSET   (WARNER)
Adventure: This giftset contains all six Harry Potter films, including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Click for full details
THE COVE   (LIONSGATE)
Documentary: This film follows animal activist Ric O'Barry and his team on a mission to discover the truth about the international dolphin capture trade. Click for full details
THE DOG WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS   (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ)
Family: The ABC Family TV movie about a dog (voiced by Mario Lopez) who protects the Bannister family from burglars. Click for full details
THE LIGHTS   (OSIRIS)
Horror: Four friends on a road trip end up stranded in backwater Texas, where they become victims of an evil game. Click for full details
Dec 15
LA BOHEME: THE FILM   (KULTUR)
Foreign-language drama: Giacomo Puccini's opera is re-imagined by director Robert Dornhelm; in Italian with English subtitles. Click for full details
MURDER BY DECREE   (LIONSGATE)
Mystery: Christopher Plummer, James Mason and Donald Sutherland star in this 1979 film about detective Sherlock Holmes trying to capture the deadly Jack the Ripper. Click for full details
THE HANGOVER   (WARNER)
Comedy: Three groomsmen in Las Vegas lose their friend who is about to be married in this $274 million-grossing film starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. Click for full details
Dec 22
TO TAKE A WIFE   (SISU)
Foreign-language drama: A wife and mother (Ronit Elkabetz) struggles with her daily routines and the strict Moroccan traditions of her family; in Hebrew, French and Moroccan with English subtitles. Click for full details
Dec 29
THE MARINE 2   (FOX)
Action: Ted DiBiase and Temuera Morrison star in this film about a marine who must save hostages from guerillas. Click for full details



Nov 17
LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL   (SONY)
Drama: Natalie Portman, Jean Reno and Gary Oldman star in the 1994 film about an assassin who takes care of a 12-year-old girl when her parents are killed. Click for full details
Dec 1
LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS   (UNIVERSAL)
Action: Guy Ritchie's 1998 film about four working-class Londoners who owe half a million pounds after they lose a high-stakes card game. Click for full details
THE MASK OF ZORRO   (SONY)
Action: The 1998 film about the legendary bandit stars Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta Jones and Anthony Hopkins. The two-BD set is packaged with The Legend of Zorro. Click for full details
Dec 15
THE MEL BROOKS COLLECTION   (FOX)
Comedy: This nine-disc Blu-ray collection includes Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs and Young Frankenstein. Click for full details
Jan 26
THE TOOLBOX MURDERS   (BLUE UNDERGROUND)
Horror: In this 1978 film, a deranged handyman goes on a killing spree. Click for full details



Oct 20
VEGAS: THE FIRST SEASON: VOL. ONE   (CBS/PARAMOUNT)
Drama: This three-disc set contains 11 episodes of the Aaron Spelling series starrring Robert Urich as a detective in Sin City. Click for full details
Oct 27
THE GUARDIAN: THE FIRST SEASON   (CBS/PARAMOUNT)
Drama: This six-DVD set contains 22 episodes about a corporate lawyer (Simon Baker) who becomes a part-time child advocate. Click for full details
Nov 10
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO: THE COMPLETE SERIES   (SHOUT! FACTORY)
Animated: Packaged in a deluxe footlocker case, this 17-DVD set contains all 95 episodes of the series about G.I. Joe against the COBRA organization. Click for full details
Nov 17
THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: VOLUME TWO   (CBS/PARAMOUNT)
Sci-fi: This collection of episodes includes "Relics" and "The Inner Light." Click for full details
THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES: VOLUME TWO   (CBS/PARAMOUNT)
Sci-fi: This collection of episodes includes "Where No Man Has Gone Before" and "Space Seed." Click for full details
Dec 8
BRICK CITY   (FIRST RUN)
Documentary: This five-part miniseries on Sundance Channel looks at the problems in the city of Newark, N.J. Click for full details
RESCUE ME: SEASON FIVE VOL. TWO   (SONY)
Drama: Denis Leary stars as a New York firefighter in this FX series. Click for full details



Oct 13
NASCAR: GREATEST DOMINATORS & GREATEST FINISHES   (MILL CREEK)
Sports: Two programs look at the greatest finishes, comebacks, rivalries and dominators in NASCAR history. Click for full details
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF U.S. WARS   (MILL CREEK)
Documentary: George Kennedy hosts this four-part series that explores every major conflict in America's history. Click for full details
TV WESTERN TREASURES: 150 EPISODE COLLECTION   (MILL CREEK)
Western: Episodes of classic westerns starring Roy Rogers, Edgar Buchanan, Johnny Cash and Bob Denver. Click for full details
WWII REMEMBERED: A COMPLETE HISTORY   (MILL CREEK)
Documentary: This 10-part series features interviews with veterans who fought during World War II. Click for full details
Oct 27
SCIQ: VOLS. 1 AND 2   (INFINITY)
Science: Three teenagers make cool discoveries and find that science is fun and an adventure. Click for full details
Nov 3
TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE MACHINIMA SERIES   (WARNER)
Sci-fi: In these six episodes, Resistance fighter Blair Williams searches for what is weakening humanity's defense against Skynet and its lethal Terminators. Click for full details
Nov 10
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING FAMILY   (INFINITY)
Family: The King family looks back at their classic TV specials in this program, which will air on public TV. Click for full details
PLACIDO DOMINGO: VOLUME 1   (KULTUR)
Opera: This three-DVD set contains Placido Domingo performing Puccini, including a never-before-on-DVD Tosca, filmed in Rome. Click for full details
STORIES FROM THE VAULTS: SEASON 2   (INFINITY)
Documentary: An excursion behind the scenes at the Smithsonian Institution, hosted by Tom Cavanagh. Click for full details
THE REAL STORY: PART 2   (INFINITY)
Documentary: The truth behind three larger-than-life legends. Click for full details
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS   (SKD)
Documentary: Experience nature from a wild, new perspective. Click for full details
Nov 17
DON CHERRY'S HARD-HITTING HOCKEY 3   (WARNER)
Sports: This program looks at the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. Click for full details
SID! BY THOSE WHO REALLY KNEW HIM   (MVD)
Documentary: This program looks at the life of Sid Vicious, who died when he was 21 from a heroin overdose. Click for full details
SMITHSONIAN KIDS PACK   (INFINITY)
Documentary: This Smithsonian Channel program looks at Washington D.C.’s National Zoo to meet its newest animal babies. Click for full details
SMITHSONIAN WILDLIFE COLLECTION   (INFINITY)
Documentary: This Smithsonian Channel program features awe-inspiring, up-close encounters with three colossal creatures. Click for full details
Nov 24
SOMETHIN' GRAND   (ROUNDER)
Music: This release features a full-length concert by Madeleine Peyroux and a documentary on her life and career. Click for full details
THE ANIMATION OF ALEXEIEFF   (FACETS)
Shorts: This collection showcases the animation of Alexandre Alexeieff and his collaborator, Claire Parker. Click for full details
THE BEST OF SPIKE JONES   (INFINITY)
Variety: Iconic '50s comedic bandleader Spike Jones and the City Slickers perform their unique brand of melodious mayhem. Click for full details
Dec 1
BILLY BLUE HAIR: WHY DO GIRAFFES HAVE LONG NECKS?   (PASSION RIVER)
Family: Billy Blue Hair encourages kids to use their imaginations to discover "why things are the way they are." Click for full details
DANCING WITH THE STARS: DANCE BODY TONE   (LIONSGATE)
Fitness: Based on the ABC series, this workout features professional dancers Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer and Dmitry Chaplin. Click for full details
DANCING WITH THE STARS: DANCE OFF THE POUNDS   (LIONSGATE)
Fitness: Based on the ABC series, this workout features professional dancers Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer and Dmitry Chaplin. Click for full details
HARRY POTTER: WIZARDING WORLD DVD GAME   (WARNER)
Adventure: Based on the "Harry Potter" films, this DVD game lets users test their magic skills. Click for full details
THE BIGGEST LOSER: 30-DAY JUMP START   (LIONSGATE)
Fitness: Based on the NBC series, this workout features five start-up routines of cardio and strength training. Click for full details
THE BIGGEST LOSER: LAST CHANCE WORKOUT   (LIONSGATE)
Fitness: Based on the NBC series, this workout helps viewers get fit and healthy. Click for full details
YOGAWORKS: BEGINNERS AM/PM   (LIONSGATE)
Fitness: This program features yoga postures that are a perfect way to start and end the day. Click for full details
YOGAWORKS: BODY SLIM   (LIONSGATE)
Fitness: This program features yoga postures that sculpt long, lean muscles and improve flexibility. Click for full details
YOGAWORKS: FIT ABS   (LIONSGATE)
Fitness: This workout sequences traditional yoga poses in intervals of high intensity movement and slow burn holds. Click for full details
Dec 8
ASTRONAUT PAM: COUNTDOWN TO COMMANDER   (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: Commander Pam Melroy and her crew board Space Shuttle Discovery on an exciting journey to the International Space Station. Click for full details
PRIMA BALLERINA   (FIRST RUN)
Dance: Filmmaker Laurent Gentot creates two film portraits of ballerinas Ulyana Lopatkina and Svetlana Zakharova; in Russian with English subtitles. Click for full details




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