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Video Business's Just Announced enewsletter for the week of May 19, 2009, features the latest movies and TV shows announced for release on DVD and Blu-ray.

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June 2
FINAL FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN COMPLETE (SONY)
Fantasy: The director’s cut of the 2005 film about a strange disease that threatens mankind. Click for full details

SECOND COMING (POLYCHROME/VIVENDI)
Horror: A young woman returns to her hometown to deal with ghosts from her past and find her twin sister. Click for full details

TUNNEL RATS (EVENT/VIVENDI)
War: A special U.S. combat unit goes on the hunt for the Viet Cong in the tunnels beneath the Vietnam jungle. Click for full details

June 9
SWEET REVENGE 3-PACK (OCEAN DISTRIBUTION)
Drama: Pedro Infante, Silvia Pinal and Pedro Armendariz star in three classic films. Click for full details

QUEEN OF THE CABARET 3-PACK (OCEAN DISTRIBUTION)
Comedy: Mexican sex symbol Sasha Montenegro in three films. Click for full details

June 16
DOMINICK DUNNE: AFTER THE PARTY (INDIEPIX)
Documentary: A look at the best-selling author and chronicler of the rich and famous. Click for full details

MY BREAKFAST WITH BLASSIE (MVD)
Comedy: In this 1983 film, Andy Kaufman meets professional wrestler “Classy” Freddie Blassie for breakfast. Click for full details

OPERATION VALKYRIE (WEINSTEIN/GENIUS)
Thriller: In this TV movie, Sebastian Koch stars as Lieutenant Claus von Stauffenberg, who planned to kill Adolf Hitler. Click for full details

SKID MARKS (PHASE 4)
Comedy: Rival ambulance companies are staffed by misfit medics in this film. Click for full details

THE STRANGE ONE (SONY)
Drama: The 1957 film starring Ben Gazzara as a charmer who manipulates others. Click for full details

June 23
ALICE'S HOUSE (INDIEPIX)
Foreign-language drama: A middle-aged Sao Paulo manicurist examines her life and dreams. Click for full details

DRAGON HUNTERS (PHASE 4)
Fantasy: A girl seeks dragon hunters to help her uncle get rid of a terrible dragon. Click for full details

GUNS (PHASE 4)
Drama: Four families are caught up in illegal gun trafficking, which has a ripple effect on their lives. Click for full details

LOCKED IN SYNDROME (CINEMA LIBRE)
Documentary: This film documents the struggle of magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who became paralyzed. Click for full details

July 7
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THE MOVIE COLLECTION, SET 4 (ACORN)
Mystery: David Suchet stars as Poirot in “Mrs. McGinty’s Dead” and “Cat Among the Pigeons.” Also available on June 2 will be “The Classic Collection, Sets 1-3” and “The Movie Collection, Sets 1-3” (DVD $49.99 each). Click for full details

KNOWING (FOX)
Action: Nicolas Cage stars in this $78.4 million-grossing film about a time capsule with chilling predictions. Click for full details

PUSH (FOX)
Thriller: Two Americans with special abilities must locate a girl before a shadowy organization does. Click for full details

July 28
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT (SONY)
Action: Rick Yune stars in this film about a hitman who is being hunted by an elite team of assassins. Click for full details

NECESSARY EVIL (LIONSGATE)
Thriller: An investigative journalist finds dark secrets at a psychiatric institute. Click for full details

STREETS OF BLOOD (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ)
Action thriller: Crime overruns New Orleans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Click for full details

Aug. 4
ALIEN UPRISING (MAVERICK)
Sci-fi: Alien inmates rebel on a far-flung prison planet. Click for full details

CRAVINGS (LIONSGATE)
Horror: A troubled teen must confront her immortality and lust for blood. Click for full details

ULYSSES (LIONSGATE)
Drama: The 1954 film starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn is re-released in new packaging. Click for full details

Aug. 11
BOUNTY (NORTH AMERICAN)
Western: Austin O'Brien stars in this film about a search for justice. The three-DVD pack comes with free BD or two DVDs. Click for full details

SMILE PRETTY (MAVERICK)
Drama: An abused young teen takes it upon herself to change her life. Click for full details

Aug. 18
THE CITY IS MINE (MAVERICK)
Action: A drug-dealing ex-con tries to ruthlessly reclaim the streets that were once his. Click for full details

KAGEMUSHA (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Foreign-language drama: In this 1980 film, a peasant thief impersonates a warlord; in Japanese with English subtitles. Click for full details

PLAYTIME (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Foreign-language drama: In this 1967 French film, old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot faces a baffingly modern Paris; with English subtitles. Click for full details

Aug. 25
ECLIPSE SERIES 17: NIKKATSU NOIR (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Foreign-language drama: Five-DVD set includes “I Am Waiting,” “Rusty Knife” and “Take Aim at the Police Van”; in Japanese with English subtitles. Click for full details

JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Foreign-language drama: A middle-aged widow begins to break down in this 1975 French film with English subtitles. Click for full details

THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (CRITERION/IMAGE)
Drama: Two New York assistants look for romance at a premier nightclub in this 1998 film. Click for full details

Sept. 29
ICE KINGS (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: A look at one of the best high school hockey teams in the nation. Click for full details

Oct. 6
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: DIAMOND EDITION (DISNEY)
Animated: Part of the Diamond Collection, the 1937 classic film is released on Blu-ray. The standard DVD streets Nov. 24. Click for full details




July 14
THE TOWERING INFERNO (MGM/FOX)
Thriller: Irwin Allen’s 1974 film about a poorly constructed office building that threatens everyone in it. Click for full details

July 21
300: THE COMPLETE EXPERIENCE (WARNER)
Action: Zack Snyder’s 2006 film about King Leonidas and 300 men who fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Click for full details

July 28
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (SONY)
Drama: Packaged in a 32-page book with photos, talent files and script pages, Robert Redford’s 1992 film stars Brad Pitt and Tom Skerritt as fly fishermen. Click for full details

Aug. 4
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (MGM/FOX)
Action: In this 1986 film, Kurt Russell must rescue his girlfriend (Kim Cattrall) from bandits in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Click for full details

MY COUSIN VINNY (MGM/FOX)
Comedy: Two teenagers are mistaken for murderers and turn to an inexperienced lawyer for help. Click for full details

Aug. 11
CHAOS (LIONSGATE)
Thriller: Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe and Wesley Snipes star in this 2005 film about two detectives pursuing a bank robber. Click for full details

Sept. 8
FREDDY VS. JASON (WARNER)
Horror: Freddy enlists the help of Jason to do some killing on Elm Street in this $82.2 million-grossing movie. Click for full details




May 26
LAND OF THE LOST: THE COMPLETE SERIES (UNIVERSAL)
Adventure: Family plunges into another dimension populated by dinosaurs and aliens. Click for full details

June 30
PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (SHOUT! FACTORY)
Comedy: This four-DVD set contains 26 episodes about the teenager who loves to play pranks. Click for full details

July 7
CALLAN, SET 1 (ACORN)
Mystery: Edward Woodward’s series about a conscience-stricken assassin who works for a British intelligence service. Click for full details

July 14
BOB THE BUILDER: BUILT FOR FUN (HIT/LIONSGATE)
Children's: Bob and his team teach the values of teamwork, positive thinking and lending a helping hand in five episodes. Click for full details

July 21
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO, SEASON 1.1 (SHOUT! FACTORY)
Animated: The all-American soldier and his team fight the baddies to save the free world. Click for full details

PRISON BREAK: THE FINAL BREAK (FOX)
Drama: Michael Scofield attempts to have a normal life, but someone he loves is in prison. Click for full details

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN: DEADLY ENEMIES (LIONSGATE)
Animated: Five episodes featuring the superheroes fighting formidable opponents. Click for full details

July 28
THE SPECTACLAR SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (SONY)
Animated: Thirteen first-season episodes about the web-slinging New York superhero. Click for full details

Aug. 25
CRASH: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (ANCHOR BAY/STARZ)
Drama: A collection of saints, sinners, poets and players inhabit modern-day L.A. Click for full details




June 16
FRONTLINE: POISONED WATERS (PBS)
Documentary: Exploration of hazardous effects of America's polluted waters. Click for full details

June 30
CINEMAD: ALMANAC 2009 (MICROCINEMA)
Shorts: Collection of unusual short films from the past decade.. Click for full details

THE IMPRESSIONISTS WITH TIM MARLOW (MICROCINEMA)
Short documentaries: Eight programs on the international superstars of Western painting. Click for full details

SCOTLAND: THE BEAUTY AND THE MAJESTY (BFS)
Documentary: This program looks at the people, places and legend of Scotland. Click for full details

SPLIT SIDES (MICROCINEMA)
Dance: Merce Cunningham troupe performs a two-part program. Click for full details

VERMEER: MASTER OF LIGHT (MICROCINEMA)
Documentary: Visual quest for what makes a Vermeer. Click for full details

July 7
FRONTLINE: THE RELEASED (PBS)
Documentary: Challenges faced by mentally ill criminals after being released from prison. Click for full details

GIRLS GONE WILD: HOTTEST TEXAS COEDS (MANTRA)
Reality: Footage of hot girls from Texas. Click for full details

July 21
BRITTOWN (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: This film profiles legendary underground mechanic “Meatball.”. Click for full details

July 28
BOMBHUNTERS (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: This program follows individuals who search for and dismantle war munitions and landmines to survive. Click for full details

GENERATION RX (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: A look at psychiatric medicine for children in Western culture and its effects. Click for full details

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (KULTUR)
Drama: The Australian Opera production of the popular operetta, as directed by Stuart Maunder. Click for full details

Aug. 4
STRIP CLUB (PASSION RIVER)
Documentary: This film follows Joe Redner, who owns one of the most notorious strip clubs in the world. Click for full details

Aug. 25
NFL NEW YORK GIANTS 10 GREATEST GAMES (WARNER)
Sports: This 10-DVD set contains original network broadcasts of Giants games. Click for full details

NFL SF 49ERS 5 GREATEST GAMES: SUPER BOWL VICTORIES (WARNER)
Sports: This five-DVD set contains original network broadcasts of 49ers' Super Bowl games. Click for full details





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