Your two favorite Oscar contenders (
Slumdog Millionaire,
The Reader) have set DVD release dates in the US.
Slumdog will hit shelves on 31 March and
The Reader on 14 April (although the website I originally found that from no longer lists a date, so don't expect that to stick). I've heard conflicting reports that
Milk will either drop on 3 or 17 March; I'll let you know when it's officially announced.
Small Oscar correction: I originally
said that Japan's foreign language nominee
Departures was without distributor, but actually Regent Releasing has the rights to it.
On the sleazy side of things, Hens Tooth Video will be releasing
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders on 7 April. Shriek Show is releasing Gorman Bechard's
Psychos in Love on 28 April. Dark Sky Films will be releasing John Peyser's
The Centerfold Girls on 28 April. And hold back your excitement for Warner to release another edition of
Billy Jack on 19 May. They will also have the western
Catlow, which stars Yul Brynner, Leonard Nimoy and Richard Crenna, on the same date.
PeaceArch is releasing
JCVD on 28 April. Sony is apparently skipping a theatrical release for Fabrice Du Welz's (
Calvaire) new film
Vinyan, which stars Emmanuelle Béart and Rufus Sewell; the disc will street on 7 April in the US and 1 April in France. Montery Home Video will have Avi Nesher's
The Secrets, which stars Fanny Ardant, out on 7 April. Also from Israel, VCI is releasing Moshé Mizrahi's
I Love You Rosa, which was in competition at Cannes in 1972 and nominated for a Best Foreign Oscar the following year.
Universal is releasing Cecil B. DeMille's
Cleopatra from 1934 with Claudette Colbert in the title role. In addition to Cleopatra, Universal will have a box-set of six "Pre-Code Hollywood" films which includes George Abbott's
The Cheat, Dorothy Arzner's
Merrily We Go to Hell with the wonderful Sylvia Sidney and Cary Grant in a small role, William A. Seiter's
Hot Saturday with Grant and Nancy Carroll, Alexander Hall and George Somnes'
Torch Singer with Colbert, Mitchell Leisen's murder/mystery/musical
Murder at the Vanities and Erle C. Kenton's
Search for Beauty with Ida Lupino. Both street on 7 April.
Magnolia will be releasing Franck Vestiel's
Eden Log, with Clovis Cornillac, and Robert Celestino's
Yonkers Joe, with Chazz Palmenteri, Christine Lahti, Linus Roache and Roma Maffia, on 19 May. PBS will have the documentary
I.O.U.S.A. on 7 April. Kino has the documentary
Kike Like Me on 21 April, and Facets will be releasing Julien Duvivier's
Au bonheur des dammes on 28 April.
And finally, Soda Pictures in the UK is releasing Duane Hopkins'
Better Things on DVD on 27 April. A quote on the box describes it as "The Dardenne brothers meet Lynne Ramsay," which is as much of a recommendation that I can think of for me. Anyone heard anything about it?
Your two favorite Oscar contenders (Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader) have set DVD release dates in the US. Slumdog will hit shelves on 31 March and The Reader on 14 April (although the website I originally found that from no longer lists a date, so don't expect that to stick). I've heard conflicting reports that Milk will either drop on 3 or 17 March; I'll let you know when it's officially announced. Small Oscar correction: I originally said that Japan's foreign language nominee Departures was without distributor, but actually Regent Releasing has the rights to it.
On the sleazy side of things, Hens Tooth Video will be releasing Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders on 7 April. Shriek Show is releasing Gorman Bechard's Psychos in Love on 28 April. Dark Sky Films will be releasing John Peyser's The Centerfold Girls on 28 April. And hold back your excitement for Warner to release another edition of Billy Jack on 19 May. They will also have the western Catlow, which stars Yul Brynner, Leonard Nimoy and Richard Crenna, on the same date.
PeaceArch is releasing JCVD on 28 April. Sony is apparently skipping a theatrical release for Fabrice Du Welz's (Calvaire) new film Vinyan, which stars Emmanuelle Béart and Rufus Sewell; the disc will street on 7 April in the US and 1 April in France. Montery Home Video will have Avi Nesher's The Secrets, which stars Fanny Ardant, out on 7 April. Also from Israel, VCI is releasing Moshé Mizrahi's I Love You Rosa, which was in competition at Cannes in 1972 and nominated for a Best Foreign Oscar the following year.
Universal is releasing Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra from 1934 with Claudette Colbert in the title role. In addition to Cleopatra, Universal will have a box-set of six "Pre-Code Hollywood" films which includes George Abbott's The Cheat, Dorothy Arzner's Merrily We Go to Hell with the wonderful Sylvia Sidney and Cary Grant in a small role, William A. Seiter's Hot Saturday with Grant and Nancy Carroll, Alexander Hall and George Somnes' Torch Singer with Colbert, Mitchell Leisen's murder/mystery/musical Murder at the Vanities and Erle C. Kenton's Search for Beauty with Ida Lupino. Both street on 7 April.
Magnolia will be releasing Franck Vestiel's Eden Log, with Clovis Cornillac, and Robert Celestino's Yonkers Joe, with Chazz Palmenteri, Christine Lahti, Linus Roache and Roma Maffia, on 19 May. PBS will have the documentary I.O.U.S.A. on 7 April. Kino has the documentary Kike Like Me on 21 April, and Facets will be releasing Julien Duvivier's Au bonheur des dammes on 28 April.
And finally, Soda Pictures in the UK is releasing Duane Hopkins' Better Things on DVD on 27 April. A quote on the box describes it as "The Dardenne brothers meet Lynne Ramsay," which is as much of a recommendation that I can think of for me. Anyone heard anything about it?
