Thursday, December 17, 2009

Quick DVD Update for 17 December

In addition to the titles below, Cédric Klapisch's Paris, John Krasinski's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men and Anne Fontaine's Coco Before Chanel have all had Blu-rays announced, though they originally were only planned for DVD. The titles in italics are date changes. In descending order of release.

- Freedom Road, 1979, d. Ján Kádar, Tango Entertainment, 2 February, w. Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson
- Jump, 2005, d. Justin Bookey, Pathfinder, 9 February
- A Serious Man, 2009, d. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Focus Features, also on Blu-ray, 9 February
- Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love, 2008, d. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Oscilloscope, 9 February
- Daybreak, 2008, d. Adolfo Alix Jr., Water Bearer Films, 16 February
- Heavenly Touch, 2009, d. Joel Lamangan, Water Bearer Films, 16 February
- No Way Out [Walang kawala], 2008, d. Joel Lamangan, Water Bearer Films, 16 February
- Cool School: How LA Learned to Love Modern Art, 2008, d. Morgan Neville, New Video, 23 February
- Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker, 2005, d. Raymond Gayle, Microcinema, 23 February
- Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis, 2006, d. Mary Jordan, New Video, 23 February
- Marathon, 2009, d. Biju Viswanath, Breaking Glass Pictures, 2 March
- Return to the 36th Chamber, 1980, d. Liu Chia-Liang, Dragon Dynasty, 2 March
- Capitalism: A Love Story, 2009, d. Michael Moore, also on Blu-ray, Anchor Bay, 9 March
- Escape from Blood Plantation [Die Insel der blutigen Plantage], 1983, d. Peter Kern, Kurt Raab, Substance/MVD, 9 March
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale, 2009, d. Lasse Hallström, also on Blu-ray, Sony, 9 March, w. Richard Gere, Joan Allen
- Obscene, 2007, d. Daniel O'Connor, Neil Ortenberg, New Video, 16 March
- South Park, The Complete 13th Season, 2009, also on Blu-ray, Comedy Central/Paramount, 16 March
- The Vengeance Trilogy [Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance / Oldboy / Lady Vengeance], 2002, 2003, 2005, d. Park Chan-wook, Palisades Tartan, 16 March
- Five from Barska Street [Piątka z ulicy Barskiej], 1954, d. Aleksander Ford, Polart/Facets, 23 March
- The Men Who Stare at Goats, 2009, d. Grant Heslov, also on Blu-ray, Anchor Bay, 23 March
- Sayuri Ichijo: Flowing Desire, 1972, d. Tatsumi Kumashiro, Kimstim/Kino, 23 March
- Twisted Path of Love, 2009, d. Tatsumi Kumashiro, Kimstim/Kino, 23 March
- Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor, 1973, d. Tatsumi Kumashiro, Kimstim/Kino, 23 March
- Afghan Star, 2009, d. Havana Marking, Zeitgeist, 30 March
- The Baader Meinhof Complex [Der Baader Meinhof Komplex], 2008, d. Uli Edel, also on Blu-ray, MPI, 30 March
- I Sell the Dead, 2008, d. Glenn McQuaid, IFC Films, also on Blu-ray, 30 March
- The Trouble with Romance, 2009, d. Gene Rhee, Breaking Glass Pictures, w. David Eigenberg, Kip Pardue
- The Awakening of Spring, 2008, d. Arthur Allan Seidelman, here! Films, 6 April
- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, 2009, d. Werner Herzog, also on Blu-ray, First Look, 6 April
- Beeswax, 2009, d. Andrew Bujalski, Cinema Guild, 6 April
- Murder.com, 2008, d. Rex Piano, here! Films, 6 April
- The Blue Tooth Virgin, 2008, d. Russell Brown, here! Films, 20 April
- Prom Wars, 2008, d. Phil Price, Koch Vision, 20 April, w. Alia Shawkat