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JULY 2009

RECENTLY ADDED TO THE RELEASE CALENDAR:
(click titles)
Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble (Maurice
Pialat, 1972) R2 UK - Eureka Masters of Cinema,
Passe ton bac d'abord (Maurice Pialat,
1979) R2 UK - Eureka Masters of Cinema,
Full Battle Rattle (Tony Gerber + Jesse
Moss, 2008) First Run Features,
Homicide (David Mamet, 1991) - Criterion,
That Hamilton Woman (Alexander Korda, 1941)
- Criterion,
Food, Inc. (Robert Kenner, 2008) Magnolia,
Pierrot Le Fou [Blu-ray]
(Jean-Luc Godard, 1965) - Criterion,
Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis At Monterey [Blu-ray]
(D.A. Pennebaker, 1986) - Criterion,
Monterey Pop Collection [Blu-ray]
- Criterion,
Complete Monterey Pop Festival [Blu-ray]
- Criterion,
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory [Blu-ray]
(Mel Stuart, 1971) Warner,
Tyson [Blu-ray]
(James Toback, 2008) Sony Pictures Classics,
Duplicity [Blu-ray]
(Tony Gilroy, 2009) Universal Home Video,
Adventureland [Blu-ray]
(Greg Mottola, 2009) MiraMax,
Gladiator [Blu-ray]
(Ridley Scott, 2000) Paramount,
Camille [Blu-ray]
(Gregory Mackenzie, 2007) National Entertainment Media,
48 Hrs. [Blu-ray]
(Walter Hill, 1982) Paramount,
The Girlfriend Experience [Blu-ray]
(Steven Soderbergh, 2009) Magnolia,
Watchmen (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]
(Amazon Exclusive Nite Owl Ship) - ( Zack Snyder, 2009) Warner Home Video,
X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Blu-ray]
(Gavin Hood, 2009) R'B' UK - 20th Century Fox

Gojira (Godzilla) [Blu-ray]
(Ishiro Honda, 1954) Genius Products,
Hero [Blu-ray]
(Yimou Zhang, 2002) - Buena Vista Home Video,
Karloff & Lugosi Horror Collection (The
Walking Dead (1936), Frankenstein-1970 (1958), You'll Find Out (1940), Zombies
on Broadway (1945) - Warner Home Video,
Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection - The
Long, Hot Summer (1958) Rally 'round the Flag, Boys! (1958) , From the Terrace
(1960) , Exodus (1960) , The Hustler (1961) , Adventures of a Young Man (1962),
What a Way to Go! (1964), Hombre (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969) , Towering Inferno (1974), Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting
Bull's History Lesson (1976) , Quintet (1979) The Verdict (1982) - 20th Century
Fox,
Silverado [Blu-ray]
(Lawrence Kasdan, 1985) Sony Pictures,
The Informers [Blu-ray]
(Gregor Jordan, 2009) Senator,
Sex, Lies, and Videotape [Blu-ray]
(Steven Soderbergh, 1989) Sony,
Requiem for a Dream [Blu-ray]
(Darren Aronofsky, 2000) Lions Gate,
K-19: The Widowmaker [Blu-ray]
(Kathryn Bigelow, 2002) Paramount,
Iron Monkey [Blu-ray]
(Woo-ping Yuen, 1993) Buena Vista Home Video,
The Legend Of Drunken Master [Blu-ray]
(Chia-Liang Liu, 1994) Buena Vista Home Video,
Deep Impact [Blu-ray]
(Mimi Leder, 1998) Paramount,
Zatôichi [Blu-ray]
(Takeshi Kitano, 2003) Buena Vista Home Video,
The Firm [Blu-ray]
(Sydney Pollack, 1993) Paramount,
Blacula/Scream Blacula Scream - 20th
Century Fox,
Soul Power (Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, 2008) - R2
UK Eureka [Masters of Cinema],
Soul Power [Blu-ray]
(Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, 2008) - R'B' UK Eureka [Masters of Cinema]

Artificial Intelligence:
AI
[Blu-ray]
(Steven Spielberg, 2001) Warner Aus/Zoom,
Billy Jack [Blu-ray]
(Tom Laughlin, 1971) Image Entertainment,
Contact [Blu-ray]
(Robert Zemeckis, 1997) Warner,
King Kong [Blu-ray]
(John Guillermin, 1976) Universal Aus/Zoom,
Leaving Las Vegas [Blu-ray]
(Mike Figgis, 1995) Universal Aus/Zoom,
The Boat That Rocked [Blu-ray]
(Richard Curtis, 2009) Universal Aus/Zoom,
The Dark Crystal [Blu-ray]
(Jim Henson + Frank Oz, 1982) Sony Pictures,
Labyrinth [Blu-ray]
(Jim Henson, 1986) Sony Pictures,
Ghost Ship [Blu-ray]
(Steve Beck, 2002) Warner Home Video,
Adam Resurrected [Blu-ray]
(Paul Schrader, 2008) Image Entertainment,
The Number 23 [Blu-ray]
(Joel Schumacher, 2007) New Line Home Video,
Children
of the Corn [Blu-ray]
(Fritz Kiersch, 1984) Anchor Bay/Starz,
Werner Herzog - Natural
World Boxset [Blu-ray]
(includes Encounters at the End of the world,
Grizzly Man, White Diamond, La Soufriere &
Flying Doctors of East Africa) - R'B' - Revolver
Entertainment,
Punch-Drunk Love [Blu-ray]
(Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002) R'B' - Sony
Pictures,
The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray]
(Michael Cimino, 1978) R'B' - Optimum

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 FUTURE WEEK'S DVD RELEASES
( June
29th - July 13th)
FULL CALENDAR IS
HERE
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Week of June 29th, 2009
Beyond Rangoon (John Boorman, 1995)
Warner
British Cinema: Renown Pictures Crime & Noir
(Blackout, Bond of Fear, Home To Danger, Meet
Mr. Callaghan, No Trace, Recoil) - VCI
Entertainment
Che: Part One (Steven Soderbergh, 2008)
R2 UK Optimum
Che: Part One [Blu-ray]
(Steven Soderbergh, 2008) R2 UK Optimum
Che: Part Two (Steven Soderbergh, 2008)
R2 UK Optimum
Che: Part Two [Blu-ray]
(Steven Soderbergh, 2008) R2 UK Optimum
Do the Right Thing [Blu-ray]
(Spike Lee, 1989) Universal Studios
Flawless [Blu-ray]
(Michael Radford, 2007) Magnolia
Golden Age Noir (1952-1955) - 7X1/2 hour
playhouse episodes starring Joanne Woodward,
Dick Powell, Lee Marvin, Ida Lupino etc.
directed by Blake Edwards, Robert Mulligan,
Robert Aldrich etc. - RYKO Distribution
Japanese Miscellany
(9 Souls, Bullet
Ballet, Wild Life, Full Metal Yakuza, Younf
Thugs: Nostalgia, Onibi: The Fire Within,
Mobsters' Confessions & an Obsession) Arts Magic
Marc Isaacs Collection: Lift /
Travellers / Calais: The Last Border -R2 UK
Second Run
Ruby Blue (Jan Dunn, 2008) Cinequest
Tokyo! [Blu-ray]
(Joon-ho Bong, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry, 2008)
Liberation
Two Lovers
[Blu-ray]
(James Gray, 2008) Magnolia Home
Entertainment
Week of July 6th, 2009
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Arthur
Lubin, 1944) Universal Studios
Beau Geste (William A. Wellman,1939)
Universal Studios
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon [Blu-ray]
(Ang Lee, 2000) R'B' UK - Sony Pictures
The Deep [Blu-ray]
(Peter Yates, 1977) Sony Pictures
Five Fingers (Laurence Malkin, 2006)
Lions Gate
John Barrymore Collection (Sherlock
Holmes / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / The Beloved
Rogue / Tempest) - Kino
Knowing [Blu-ray]
(Alex Proyas, 2009) Summit Entertainment
Lola Montès (Max Ophüls, 1955) R2 UK
Second Sight
Lonely Are the Brave (David Miller,
1962) Universal Studios
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
(2-disc -
English Subtitles) (Hayao Miyazaki, 2008) - R2
JP
Pony Canyon
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (Henry
Hathaway, 1936) Universal Studios
Week of July 13th, 2009
12 (Nikita Mikhalkov, 2007) Sony
Pictures
Anti-Clock (Jane Arden + Jack Bond,
1980) R2 UK BFI Video
Anti-Clock [Blu-ray]
(Jane Arden + Jack Bond, 1980) R'B' UK BFI Video
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon / Curse of the
Golden Flower / House of Flying Daggers Trilogy [Blu-ray]
- Sony Pictures
Edge of Love [Blu-ray]
(John Maybury, 2008) Image Entertainment
Eldorado (Bouli Lanners, 2008) Film
Movement
Explicit Ills - [Blu-ray]
(Mark Webber, 2008) Peace Arch Home
Entertainment
Film Noir Classics: The Collector's Choice
(PRESUMABLY: The Sniper, The Big Heat, Five
Against the House, The Lineup, and Murder by
Contract) Sony
For All Mankind (Al Reinert, 1989) -
Criterion Collection
For All Mankind [Blu-ray]
(Al Reinert, 1989) - Criterion Collection
Grey Gardens (Michael Sucsy, 2009) HBO
The Human Condition - 4-disc (Masaki
Kobayashi, 1959) - Criterion Collection
Mad Men: Season Two [Blu-ray]
- Lions Gate
The Other Side of the Underneath (Jane
Arden, 1972) R2 UK BFI Video
The Other Side of the Underneath [Blu-ray]
(Jane Arden, 1972) R'B' UK BFI Video
Separation (Jack Bond, 1968) R2 UK BFI
Video
Separation [Blu-ray]
(Jack Bond, 1968) R'B' UK BFI Video
This Is Spinal Tap [Blu-ray]
(Rob Reiner, 1984) MGM
The Towering Inferno [Blu-ray]
(John Guillermin + Irwin Allen, 1974) 20th
Century Fox
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Lonely Are the Brave,
Made in
U.S.A.,
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Haunted Castle,
The Finances of the Grand Duke,
À l'aventure,
Three Films By Marc Isaacs,
Eldorado,
The
Strange One,
Last Holiday,
The King and I - Korean Drama,
Daisies,
Une
Femme mariee,
The Man From London,
The Flowers and the Angry Waves,
Il Grido,
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Time Limit,
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Money Trap,
Westbound,
Zabriskie Point,
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House,
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Deadly
Sweet,
Wichita,
Taken,
Une
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Brainstorm,
Wise Blood,
La
Gueule Ouverte,
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.,
Eclipse 16 - Alexander Korda's Private Lives,
Derby,
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Empire of Passion,
The Hit,
The Silence of Lorna,
The Reader,
Under Full Sail,
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Revanche,
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Two Lovers (BR),
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