Fassbinder's Elusive Sci-Fi Miniseries Welt am Draht on DVD in Germany!

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's three-and-a-half-hour-long mini-series Welt am Draht (World of Wires or World on a Wire in English), an adaptation of Daniel F. Galouye's Simulacron-3 (also adapted for the Hollywood dud The Thirteenth Floor), will finally crawl out of obscurity in Germany this coming February. It will screen at the 2010 Berlinale, fully resorted with the supervision of co-cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, and a DVD release from Arthaus/Kinowelt will follow on 18 February in Germany. Welt am Draht stars Klaus Löwitsch, who would later work under Fassbinder in The Marriage of Maria Braun, Despair (another of RWF's elusive features) and alongside him in Shadow of Angels (again, rare); Günter Lamprecht, Gottfried John, Margit Carstensen, Ulli Lommel and Kurt Raab co-star, with Werner Schroeter, Peter Kern, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Eddie Constantine and Ingrid Caven (in an uncredited role) in smaller roles. Unfortunately for those who don't speak German, the Arthaus disc will not contain English subtitles, so keep your fingers crossed that an English-friendly edition follows shortly afterward. More details about the DVD release (in German) can be found at Kinowelt's site.

Artificial Eye's Agnès Varda Collection, Volume 2

Artificial Eye in the UK has already announced volume 2 of their Agnès Varda Collections. The first set hits stores on 19 October and contains La pointe-courte, Cléo from 5 to 7 [Cléo de 5 à 7], Les glaneurs et la glaneuse [The Gleaners and I] and Le bonheur. The second will include Vagabond [Sans toit ni loi] and The Beaches of Agnès [Les plages d'Agnès], as well as the harder-to-find Jacquot de Nantes, a film inspired by the childhood of her late husband Jacques Demy, and L'une chante, l'autre pas [One Sings, the Other Doesn't], both available for the first time on DVD with English subtitles. Here's hoping Volume 3 contains the works Varda did with Jane Birkin in the 1980s (Jane B. par Agnès V., Kung-fu master!), Les créatures with Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli and Eva Dahlbeck and her exceptionally rare Lions Love, which features Varda along with Viva, Eddie Constantine, Shirley Clarke, Jim Morrison, Peter Bogdanovich, Gerome Ragni and James Rado.

Artificial Eye announced a few other titles for 2010 in addition to the Varda set and Antichrist, which I mentioned before: Peter Strickland's Katalin Varga (22 February), Marco Bechis' Birdwatchers (25 January) and Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank (25 January). The latter brings me to the topic of the ongoing Decade List project, which (conceivably) only has two-and-a-half months left to go. So far, Fish Tank is my favorite official 2009 release, and I plan to write about it soon, which means that all the years from 00-09 are fair game. There are some significant omissions on the list so far, but I'm still open to more suggestions as the year approaches its close. I've already got a number of entries lined up, and a stack of DVDs ready for watching... so don't hesitate to throw a suggestion or seven my way.

And, just so you know, Lars von Trier's Dogville, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Tropical Malady, Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation, the Dardenne brothers' L'enfant, Cristi Puiu's The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu [Moartea domnului Lăzărescu], Claire Denis' L'intrus [The Intruder], Richard Linklater's Before Sunset, Michael Haneke's Caché, François Ozon's Le temps qui reste [Time to Leave], Kim Ki-duk's Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, Bertrand Bonello's Tiresia and Andrei Zvyagintsev's The Return are all on their way.

30 September DVD/Blu-ray Update

In foreign DVD news, Artificial Eye has announced Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank for 25 January. After a May delay, M6 Vidéo in France has set 12 November as the new date for their Édition Prestige of Marcel Carné's Les visiteurs du soir, which is set to include a documentary by Marc Caro on "le cinéma fantastique français." As expected, no English subtitles will be included on the disc. For those of you who can read German, Alive has announced a three-disc Jean Cocteau set, which will include Orphée, as well as the unavailable-in-the-US The Eagle with Two Heads [L'aigle à deux têtes] and Les parents terribles. The set will be available on 31 December.

And, just as all of Akira Kurosawa's films are finally becoming available on DVD in the US, Japan is one-upping us by putting all of them on Blu-ray. Jesnet released Madadayo, Ran, Rashômon and The Quiet Duel on Blu-ray earlier this year. Toho will unleash several more starting in October. Set for 23 October: Kagemusha, Seven Samurai, Sanshiro Sugata, Sanshiro Sugata 2, The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, Sanjuro and The Bad Sleep Well. 18 December: The Lower Depths, The Most Beautiful, I Live in Fear, Ikiru, The Hidden Fortress, Stray Dog and Yojimbo. And for 19 February 2010: Red Beard, Dodes'ka-den, Throne of Blood, One Wonderful Sunday, High and Low, No Regrets for My Youth and Drunken Angel. Most Japanese Blu-rays are Region A, which is also the US code, so you might want to check 'em out (assuming English subtitles are present).

Anyway, on with the US DVD announcements. I suppose there's a chance that the dates could change, but it looks as though Anchor Bay has made a quick turn-around on a trio of their titles before the end of the year. Both Pandorum, a space horror directed by Christian Alvart (Antibodies) and starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster, and Peter Hyams' remake of Fritz Lang's Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, with Michael Douglas and Amber Tamblyn, will bow on DVD and Blu-ray 22 December; and Michael Moore's latest, Capitalism: A Love Story, with hit both formats the following week.

- The Mighty Boosh, 2004-2007, BBC/Warner, 13 October
- Psycho Love Story [Cennet], 2008, d. Biray Dalkiran, Pathfinder, 13 October
- P, 2005, d. Paul Spurrier, Palisades Tartan, 20 October
- Criminal Justice, 2008, d. Otto Bathurst, Luke Watson, BFS, 3 November, w. Ben Wishaw, Pete Postlethwaite
- The Band, 2009, d. Anna Brownfield, Breaking Glass Pictures, 17 November
- Kobe Doin' Work, 2009, d. Spike Lee, ESPN/Buena Vista, 24 November
- The Hangover, 2009, d. Todd Phillips, Warner, also on Blu-ray, 15 December
- Let Them Chirp Awhile, 2007, d. Jonathan Blitstein, Cinevolve, also on Blu-ray, 15 December, w. Justin Rice, Brendan Sexton III
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, 2009, d. Peter Hyams, Anchor Bay, also on Blu-ray, 22 December
- Kartemquin Films: The Early Years, Volume 1 (Parents / Thumbs Down), 1968, d. Gerald Temaner, Gordon Quinn, Kartemquin/Facets, 22 December
- Pandorum, 2009, d. Christian Alvart, Anchor Bay, also on Blu-ray, 22 December
- Capitalism: A Love Story, 2009, d. Michael Moore, Anchor Bay, also on Blu-ray, 29 December
- Blade of the Ripper [Lo strain vizio della Signora Wardh, aka The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh], 1971, d. Sergio Martino, MYA, 26 January, w. Edwige Fenech
- Desirable Teacher [Pierino contro tutti], 1981, d. Marino Girolami, MYA, 26 January
- Goodbye Gemini, 1970, d. Alan Gibson, Scorpion Releasing, 26 January, w. Michael Redgrave
- Hello Goodbye, 2008, d. Graham Guit, Liberation, 26 January, w. Fanny Ardant, Gérard Depardieu
- Not Now Darling, 1973, d. Ray Cooney, David Croft, Jezebel/Alternative Distribution Alliance, 26 January
- Sex Advice [Sesso in confessionale], 1974, d. Vittorio De Sisti, MYA, 26 January
- Troma's War, 1988, d. Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Troma, 26 January

Blu-ray

- The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue [Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti, aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie], 1974, d. Jorge Grau, Blue Underground, 27 October
- Stargate, 1994, d. Roland Emmerich, Lionsgate, 27 October
- Logan's Run, 1976, d. Michael Anderson, Warner, 10 November
- Monsters, Inc., 2001, d. Peter Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich, Disney, 10 November
- The Mask of Zorro, 1998, d. Martin Campbell, Sony, 1 December
- The Mel Brooks Collection [Blazing Saddles / Spaceballs / Young Frankenstein / High Anxiety / History of the World: Part 1 / Robin Hood: Men in Tights / Silent Movie / To Be or Not to Be / The Twelve Chairs], 1970-1993, d. Mel Brooks, Alan Johnson, Fox, 15 December
- Versus, 2000, d. Ryuhei Kitamura, Tokyo Shock, 29 December
- The Green Berets, 1968, d. Ray Kellogg, John Wayne, Mervyn LeRoy, Warner, 5 January
- Magnolia, 1999, d. Paul Thomas Anderson, New Line, 19 January
- The Toolbox Murders, 1978, d. Dennis Donnelly, Blue Underground, 26 January

Date Changes/Delays

- Rage, 2009, d. Sally Potter, Liberation [available now, as opposed to in November]
- Made in France [Origine contrôlée], 2001, d. Ahmed Bouchaala, Zakia Tahri, Synkronized USA, now 10 November
- The House of the Devil, 2009, d. Ti West, MPI, now 8 December [moved up]
- Hansel & Gretel, 2007, d. Yim Pil-Sung, Tokyo Shock, now 29 December
- The Brothers Bloom, 2009, d. Rian Johnson, Summit [according to a friend, available for rental everywhere, but won't be for purchase until a later date]
- Tennessee, 2008, d. Aaron Woodley, Vivendi [sorry, Mariah fans, delayed until further notice]
- Casualties of War, 1989, d. Brian De Palma, Sony, Blu-ray [postponed indefinitely]
- Punch-Drunk Love, 2002, d. Paul Thomas Anderson, Sony, Blu-ray [postponed indefinitely]

The Big Region 2 Update for the UK, July '09-March '10

Instead of picking through which titles I listed last time around, I've simply narrowed this list of upcoming DVDs in the UK to the titles released after 1 July 09. Keep in mind that the release dates may change without notice (or be canceled), and the DVDs that begin with an asterisk are ones that have rolled over from the last update; the ones in bold are still unavailable in the US (or haven't set a firm release date). Some of the more exciting releases for the second half of 2009 include BFI's Blu-ray release of Visconti's The Leopard; Secondrun's release of Pedro Costa's The Blood; Artificial Eye's uncut (or so I've heard) releases of the two Jeanne la Pucelle films from Jacques Rivette; two Satyajit Ray films (Goddess, Two Daughters) from Mr. Bongo Films; Georges Franju's La tête contre les murs from Masters of Cinema; two early films from Sally Potter (London Story and The Gold Diggers with Julie Christie) from BFI; a Blu-ray of The Quay Brothers' Institute Benjamenta from BFI; and Palisades Tartan's first round of DVDs for the UK, including Tom Kalin's Swoon, Park Chan-wook's Thirst and a remastered edition of Ingmar Bergman's Fanny & Alexander. Please also note, just because a film doesn't have "also on Blu-ray" mentioned doesn't mean it won't happen; I just didn't find mention of one. The titles are in descending order of release.

* Blind Loves [Slepé lásky], 2008, d. Juraj Lehotský, ICA, 6 July
* Bronson, 2009, d. Nicolas Winding Refn, Vertigo Films, also on Blu-ray, 6 July
- Claire Dolan, 1998, d. Lodge H. Kerrigan, Artificial Eye, 6 July
* The Coffin Joe Trilogy [At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul / This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse / Awakening of the Beast], d. José Mojica Marins, Anchor Bay, 6 July
* Dream Boy, 2008, d. James Bolton, Peccadillo Pictures, 6 July
* Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, 2007, d. Scott Hicks, Drakes Avenue, 6 July
- The Grocer's Son [Le fils de l'épicier], 2007, d. Eric Guirado, ICA, 6 July
- Immortal Love, 1972, d. Chusei Sone, HB Films, 6 July
* The Innocent Sleep, d. Scott Michell, Bluebell, 6 July
* Little Ashes, 2008, d. Paul Morrison, Spirit, 6 July

- Lola Montès, 1955, d. Max Ophüls, Second Sight, 6 July
* Meatball Machine, 2005, d. Yudai Yamaguchi, Jun'ichi Yamamoto, 4Digital Asia, 6 July
- The Red Shoes, 1948, d. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, ITV, also on Blu-ray, 6 July
* The Scarlet Tunic, 1998, d. Stuart St. Paul, Bluebell, 6 July
* Three Monkeys [Üç maymun], 2008, d. Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Drakes Avenue, 6 July
- A Woman Called Abé Sada, 1975, d. Noboru Tanaka, HB Films, 6 July
* Anti-Clock, 1980, d. Jane Arden, Jack Bond, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 13 July
* Brute Force, 1947, d. Jules Dassin, Arrow Films, 13 July
- Genova, 2008, d. Michael Winterbottom, Metrodome, 13 July
* High Art, 1998, d. Lisa Cholodenko, TLA Releasing, 13 July

* The Other Side of Underneath, 1972, d. Jane Arden, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 13 July
- Panic, 2000, d. Henry Bromell, Arrow, 13 July
* Separation, 1968, d. Jack Bond, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 13 July
* The Young Victoria, 2009, d. Jean-Marc Vallée, Momentum, also on Blu-ray, 13 July
* Diminished Capacity, 2008, d. Terry Kinney, Paramount, 20 July
- Man of Iron [Człowiek z żelaza], 1981, d. Andrzej Wajda, Mr. Bongo, 20 July
- Marlene, 1984, d. Maximilian Schell, Park Circus, 20 July
* Pedro, 2008, d. Nick Oceano, Metrodome, 20 July
- Requiem for Billy the Kid, 2006, d. Anne Feinsilber, Park Circus, 20 July
- Sirens, 1994, d. John Duigan, Arrow, 20 July

- Yellowbeard, 1983, d. Mel Damski, Optimum, 20 July
* Close My Eyes, 1991, d. Stephen Poliakoff, Film4, 27 July
* Comrades, 1986, d. Bill Douglas, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 27 July
* Il divo, 2008, d. Paolo Sorrentino, Artificial Eye, 27 July
* Gerry, 2002, d. Gus Van Sant , Film4, 27 July
* The Hal Hartley Collection [Trust / Henry Fool / The Girl from Monday], d. Hal Hartley, Artificial Eye, 27 July, available individually or as a set
* Hear My Song, 1991, d. Peter Chelsom, Film4, 27 July
* Modern Life [Profils paysans: La vie moderne], 2008, d. Raymond Depardon, Soda, 27 July
* Penny Points to Paradise / Let's Go Crazy, 1951, d. Anthony Young / Alan Cullimore, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 27 July
- House of Cards, 1993, d. Michael Lessac, Arrow, 3 August

- Insomnia, 1997, d. Erik Skjoldbjærg, Arrow, 3 August
* Let the Right One In [Låt den rätte komma in], 2008, d. Tomas Alfredson, Momentum, also on Blu-ray, 3 August
- Gate of Flesh, 1964, d. Seijin Suzuki, HB Films, 10 August
* O' Horten, 2007, d. Bent Hamer, Artificial Eye, 10 August
- Oasis, 2002, d. Lee Chang-dong, Third Window, 10 August
- The Watcher in the Attic, 1976, d. Noboru Tanaka, HB Films, 10 August
- The Fireman's Ball [Hoří, má panenko], 1967, d. Miloš Forman, Arrow, 17 August
- High Heels [Tacones lejanos], 1991, d. Pedro Almodóvar, Optimim, 17 August
- Orders to Kill, 1958, d. Anthony Asquith, Optimum, 17 August
- Pool of London, 1951, d. Basil Dearden, Studio Canal/Optimum, 17 August

- Sparrows Can't Sing, 1963, d. Joan Littlewood, Studio Canal/Optimum, 17 August
- All the Right Noises, 1969, d. Gerry O'Hara, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 24 August
- Les amants du Pont Neuf [Lovers on the Bridge], d. Leos Carax, Arrow, 24 August
- Beautiful Losers, 2008, d. Aaron Rose, Joshua Leonard, Revolver, 24 August
* La belle noiseuse / Divertimento, 1991, d. Jacques Rivette, Artificial Eye, 3-Disc Definitive Edition, 24 August
- Blue Eyelids [Párpados azules], 2007, d. Ernesto Contreras, Axiom, 24 August
- The Burning Plain, 2008, d. Guillermo Arriaga, High Fliers, 24 August
- Delta, 2008, d. Kornél Mundruczó, Drakes Avenue, 24 August
* Hannie Caulder, 1971, d. Burt Kennedy, Odeon, 24 August
- Herostratus, 1967, d. Don Levy, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 24 August

- In the Loop, 2009, d. Armando Iannucci, Optimum, also on Blu-ray, 24 August
* Jeanne la Pucelle: The Battles [Jeanne la Pucelle 1 - Les batailles], 1994, d. Jacques Rivette, Artificial Eye, 24 August
* Jeanne la Pucelle: The Prisons [Jeanne la Pucelle 2: Les prisons], 1994, d. Jacques Rivette, Artificial Eye, 24 August
* Lisbon Story, 1994, d. Wim Wenders, Axiom, 21 August
- Man in the Chair, 2007, d. Michael Schroeder, High Fliers, 24 August
- Man of Violence/The Big Switch, d. Pete Walker, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 24 August
- Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble, 1972, d. Maurice Pialat, Masters of Cinema/Eureka, 24 August
- Passe ton bac d'abord, 1979, d. Maurice Pialat, Masters of Cinema/Eureka, 24 August
* Secret défense, 1998, d. Jacques Rivette, Artificial Eye, 24 August
- The Sorrow and the Pity [Le chagrin et la pitié], 1969, d. Marcel Ophüls, Arrow, 24 August

- Footprints [Le orme], 1975, d. Luigi Bazzoni, Mario Fanelli, Shameless, 29 August
- Antarctica, 2008, d. Yair Hochner, Peccadillo Pictures, 31 August
- The Battle of Algiers [La battaglia di Algeri], 1965, d. Gillo Pontecorvo, Argent, 31 August
- The Big Knife, 1955, d. Robert Aldrich, Optimum, 31 August
- Conversations with My Gardener [Dialogue avec mon jardinier], 2007, d. Jean Becker, Cinefile, 31 August
* The Damned United, 2009, d. Tom Hooper, Sony, also on Blu-ray, 31 August
- Dead Snow [Død snø], 2009, d. Tommy Wirkola, E1, 31 August
* Diary for My Children [Napló gyermekeimnek], 1984, d. Márta Mészáros, Secondrun, 20 July
- Good, 2008, d. Vicente Amorim, Lionsgate, 31 August
- Joseph Andrews, 1977, d. Tony Richardson, Optimum, 31 August

- Look Back in Anger, 1958, d. Tony Richardson, Optimum, 31 August
- Mademoiselle, 1966, d. Tony Richardson, Optimum, 31 August
- The Stranger, 1946, d. Orson Welles, Optimum, 31 August
- Werner Herzog: Encounters in the Natural World Box Set [Encounters at the End of the World / Grizzly Man / The White Diamond / La Soufrière / The Flying Doctors of East Africa], d. Werner Herzog, Revolver, also on Blu-ray, 31 August
- Back to Normandy [Retour en Normandie], 2007, d. Nicolas Philibert, Artificial Eye, 7 September
- Butterfly Kiss, 1995, d. Michael Winterbottom, Second Sight, 7 September
- Chan Is Missing, 1982, d. Wayne Wang, Drakes Avenue, 7 September
- Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, 1985, d. Wayne Wang, Drakes Avenue, 7 September
- Fermat's Room [La habitación de Fermat], 2007, d. Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña, Revolver, 7 September
* Fifty Dead Men Walking, 2008, d. Kari Skogland, Metrodome, also on Blu-rau, 7 September

- The Girl Cut in Two [La fille coupée en deux], 2007, d. Claude Chabrol, Artificial Eye, 7 September
- Helen, 2008, d. Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy, Drakes Avenue, 7 September
- I, Pierre Rivière [Je suis Pierre Rivière], 1976, d. Christine Lipinska, Artificial Eye, 7 September
- The Inner Life of Martin Frost, 2007, d. Paul Auster, Axiom, 7 September
- Maradona by Kusturica [Maradona par Kusturica], 2008, d. Emir Kusturica, Optimum, 7 September
- Nelio's Story [Comédia Infantil], 1998, d. Solveig Nordlund, HB Films, 7 September
- Street of Joy, 1974, d. Tatsumi Kumashiro, HB Films, 7 September
- Time Regained [Le temps retrouvé], 1999, d. Raoul Ruiz, Second Sight, 7 September
- War Photographer, 2001, d. Christian Frei, Artefact, 7 September
- Atlantis, 1991, d. Luc Besson, Optimum, also on Blu-ray, 14 September

- Arrested Development, The Complete 3 Seasons, 2003-2006, Fox, 14 September
- La belle captive, 1983, d. Alain Robbe-Grillet, Second Sight, 14 September
- Beyond the Clouds [Al di là delle nuvole], 1995, d. Michelangelo Antonioni, Wim Wenders, Second Sight, 14 September
- The Big Blue [Le grand bleu], 1988, d. Luc Besson, Optimum, also on Blu-ray, 14 September
- Is Anybody There?, 2008, d. John Crowley, Optimum, also on Blu-ray, 14 September
- The Last Battle [Le dernier combat], 1983, d. Luc Besson, Optimum, also on Blu-ray, 14 September
- Murder on a Sunday Morning [Un couple idéal], 2001, d. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, Artefact, 15 September
- Nikita [La femme Nikita], 1990, d. Luc Besson, Optimum, also on Blu-ray, 14 September
- The Second Wind [Le deuxième souffle], 2007, d. Alain Corneau, Optimum, 14 September
- Sexy Killer [Sexykiller, morirás por ella], 2008, d. Miguel Martí, Momentum, 14 September

- Sounds Like Teen Spirit, 2008, d. Jamie Jay Johnson, Warner, 14 September
- Subway, 1985, d. Luc Besson, Optimum, also on Blu-ray, 14 September
- Wonderful Town, 2007, d. Aditya Assarat, Soda, 14 September
- Andy Warhol's Bad, 1977, d. Jed Johnson, Video International, 21 September
- The Art of Being Straight, 2008, d. Jesse Rosen, TLA Releasing, 21 September
- Big Man Japan, 2007, d. Hitoshi Matsumoto, Revolver, 21 September
- The Blood [O Sangue], 1989, d. Pedro Costa, Secondrun, 21 September
- Chéri, 2009, d. Stephen Frears, Pathé, 21 September
- Dynamic: 01, d. David Lynch, Scanbox, 21 September
- A Few Days in September [Quelques jours en septembre], 2006, d. Santiago Amigorena, High Fliers, 21 September

- The French Collection, Volume 3: Isabelle Huppert [The Piano Teacher / Merci pour le chocolat / Gabrielle], d. Michael Haneke / Claude Chabrol / Patrice Chéreau, Artificial Eye, 21 September
- The French Collection, Volume 4: Emmanuelle Béart [La belle noiseuse - Divertimento / Histoire de Marie et Julien / The Witnesses], d. Jacques Rivette, André Téchiné, Artificial Eye, 21 September
* Gimme Shelter, 1970, d. Albert and David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, Warner, 21 September
- Goddess [Devi], 1960, d. Satyajit Ray, Mr. Bongo, 21 September
- Greek Pete, 2009, d. Andrew Haigh, Peccadillo Pictures, 21 September
- Hatchet for the Honeymoon [Il rosso segno della follia], 1970, d. Mario Bava, Odeon, 21 September
- Lake Tahoe, 2008, d. Fernando Eimbcke, Yume, 21 September
- The Man Without a Past [Mies vailla menneisyyttä], 2002, d. Aki Kaurismäki, ICA, 21 September
- Mark of an Angel [L'empreinte de l'ange], 2008, d. Safy Nebbou, Metrodome, 21 September
- Mørke, 2005, d. Jannik Johansen, HB Films, 21 September

- Rider on the Rain [Le passager de la pluie], 1970, d. René Clément, 1970, Optimum, 21 September
- The September Issue, 2009, d. R.J. Cutler, Momentum, 21 September
- Sleepwalking Land [Terra Sonâmbula], 2007, d. Teresa Prata, HB Films, 21 September
- Sugar, 2008, d. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Axiom, 21 September
- Sunrise, 1927, d. F.W. Murnau, Masters of Cinema/Eureka, also on Blu-ray, 21 September
- La tête contre les murs, 1959, d. Georges Franju, Masters of Cinema/Eureka, 21 September
- Three Daughters [Teen Kanya], 1961, d. Satyajit Ray, Mr. Bongo, 21 September
- A World Without Thieves, 2004, d. Feng Xiaogang, Palisades Tartan, 21 September
- Amsterdamned, 1988, d. Dick Maas, Nouveaux, 28 September
- Anything for Her [Pour elle], 2008, d. Fred Cavayé, Metrodome, 28 September

- Blood Rain, 2005, d. Kim Dae-seung, Palisades Tartan, 28 September
- Everlasting Moments [Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick], 2008, d. Jan Troell, Icon, 28 September
- The Exiles, 1961, d. Kent MacKenzie, BFI, 28 September
- Fireflies in the Garden, 2008, d. Dennis Lee, Universal, 28 September
* Not Forgotten, 2009, d. Dror Soref, Anchor Bay, also on Blu-ray, 28 September
* Presque rien [Come Undone], 2000, d. Sébastien Lifshitz, Peccadillo Pictures, 28 September
- Rage, 2009, d. Sally Potter, Spirit, 28 September
- Summer Scars, 2007, d. Julian Richards, Soda Pictures, 28 September
- Swoon, 1991, d. Tom Kalin, Palisades Tartan, 28 September
- Tony Manero, 2008, d. Pablo Larraín, Network, 28 September

- Tormented, 2009, d. Jon Wright, Pathé, 28 September
- Fanny & Alexander, 1982, d. Ingmar Bergman, Palisades Tartan, 5 October
- Just Another Love Story [Kærlighed på film], 2007, d. Ole Bornedal, Revolver, 5 October
- The Last Thakur, 2008, d. Sadik Ahmed, Artificial Eye, 5 October
- Piedras [Stones], 2002, d. Ramón Salazar, Arrow Films, 5 October
- Seven Sinners, 1940, d. Tay Garnett, Network, 5 October
- Sex, Party and Lies [Mentiras y gordas], 2009, d. Alfonso Albacete, David Menkes, Momentum, 5 October
- Sleep Furiously, 2008, d. Gideon Koppel, Drakes Avenue, 5 October
- The Uninvited, 2003, d. Lee Soo-youn, Palisades Tartan, 5 October
- The Vampires' Night Orgy [La orgía nocturna de los vampiros], 1973, d. León Klimovsky, HB Films, 5 October

- Vinyan, 2008, d. Fabrice Du Welz, Revolver, also on Blu-ray, 5 October
- Cherry Blossoms [Kirschblüten - Hanami], 2008, d. Doris Dörie, Dogwoof Pictures, 12 October
- Eddie Murphy: Delirious, 1983, d. Bruce Gowers, Anchor Bay, 25th Anniversary, 12 October
- Looking for Eric, 2009, d. Ken Loach, Icon, also on Blu-ray, 12 October
- Momma's Man, 2008, d. Azazel Jacobs, Diffusion, 12 October
- Poltergay, 2006, d. Eric Lavaine, Peccadillo Pictures, 12 October
- Synecdoche, New York, 2008, d. Charlie Kaufman, Revolver, also on Blu-ray, 12 October
- 10 Films from Michael Haneke [Caché / Time of the Wolf / The Piano Teacher / Funny Games / Funny Games U.S. / Code Unknown / The Seventh Continent / Benny's Video / 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance / The Castle], d. Michael Haneke, Artificial Eye, 19 October
- 35 Shots of Rum [35 rhums], 2008, d. Claire Denis, Drakes Avanue, 19 October
- The Agnès Varda Collection, Volume 1 [La pointe-courte / Cléo from 5 to 7 / Vagabond / La glaneurs et la glaneuse], d. Agnès Varda, Artificial Eye, 19 October

- Amos & Andrew, 1993, d. E. Max Frye, Arrow Films, 19 October
- Blood on Satan's Claw, 1971, d. Piers Haggard, Odeon, 19 October
- Die Screaming, Marianne, 1971, d. Pete Walker, Odeon, 19 October
- Frozen River, 2008, d. Courtney Hunt, Axiom, 19 October
- Johnny Stecchino, 1991, d. Roberto Benigni, Arrow, 19 October
- Katyn, 2007, d. Andrzej Wajda, Artificial Eye, 19 October
- The Pleasure Girls, 1965, d. Gerry O'Hara, Odeon, 19 October
- Rudo & Cursi, 2008, d. Carlos Cuarón, Optimum, 19 October
- Skin, 2008, d. Anthony Fabian, ICA, 19 October
- Before I Forget [Avant que j'oublie], 2007, d. Jacques Nolot, Peccadillo Pictures, 26 October

- District 13: Ultimatum [Banlieue 13: Ultimatum], 2009, d. Patrick Alessandrin, Momentum, also on Blu-ray, 26 October
- Drag Me to Hell, 2009, d. Sam Raimi, Lionsgate, also on Blu-ray, 26 October
* Ip Man, 2008, d. Wilson Yip, Shadowbox, also on Blu-ray, 26 October
- Jiang hû [Blood Brothers], 2004, d. Wong Ching-Po, Palisades Tartan, 26 October
- Mad, Sad & Bad, 2009, d. Avie Luthra, Soda, 26 October
- Public Enemies, 2009, d. Michael Mann, Universal, also on Blu-ray, 26 October
- Three Blind Mice, 2008, d. Matthew Newton, Soda Picutres, 26 October
- True Blood, Season 1, 2008, Warner, also on Blu-ray, 26 October
- Boogie, 2008, d. Radu Muntean, Dogwoof Pictures, 2 November
- Christiane F., 1981, d. Uli Edel, Arrow Films, 2 November

- I Sell the Dead, 2008, d. Glenn McQuaid, Anchor Bay, also on Blu-ray, 2 November
- Shank, 2009, d. Simon Pearce, TLA Releasing, 2 November
- The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, 2009, d. Rebecca Miller, Icon, 2 November
- Arranged, 2007, d. Diane Crespo, Stefan C. Schaefer, Soda Pictures, 9 November
- The Gold Diggers, 1983, d. Sally Potter, BFI, 9 November
- Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life, 1995, d. The Quay Brothers, BFI, also on Blu-ray, 9 November
- London Story, 1980, d. Sally Potter, BFI, 9 November
- Playing Away, 1987, d. Horace Ové, BFI, 9 November
- La vallée, 1972, d. Barbet Schroeder, BFI, 9 November
- Young Soul Rebels, 1991, d. Isaac Julien, BFI, 9 November

- Burma VJ, 2008, d. Anders Østergaard, Dogwoof, 16 November
- For All Mankind, 1989, d. Al Reinert, Masters of Cinema/Eureka, also on Blu-ray, 16 November
- Soul Power, 2008, d. Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Masters of Cinema/Eureka, also on Blu-ray, 16 November
- Antichrist, 2009, d. Lars von Trier, Artificial Eye, also on Blu-ray, 23 November
- Coco Before Chanel [Coco avant Chanel], 2009, d. Anne Fontaine, Optimum Releasing, also on Blu-ray, 23 November
- Indochine, 1992, d. Régis Wargnier, Arrow Films, 23 November
- Orphan, 2009, d. Jaume Collet-Serra, Optimum Releasing, also on Blu-ray, 30 November
- All Over Me, 1997, d. Alex Sichel, Peccadillo Pictures, 7 December
- Thirst, 2009, d. Park Chan-wook, Palisades Tartan, 28 December
- The Hurt Locker, 2008, d. Kathryn Bigelow, Lionsgate, also on Blu-ray, 28 December

- Mesrine: Killer Instinct [L'instinct de la mort], 2008, d. Jean-François Richet, Momentum, also on Blu-ray, 28 December
- The Burmese Harp, 1956, d. Kon Ichikawa, Masters of Cinema/Eureka, 18 January 2010
- Cloud 9 [Wolke 9], 2008, d. Andreas Dresen, Soda Pictures, 25 January 2010
- À nos amours, 1983, d. Maurice Pialat, Masters of Cinema/Eureka, 15 February 2010
- Home, 2008, d. Ursula Meier, Soda Pictures, 29 March 2010
- Soi Cowboy, 2008, d. Thomas Clay, Network, 31 March 2010

Blu-ray

* 9 Songs, 2004, d. Michael Winterbottom, Optimum, 20 July
* Brick, 2005, d. Rian Johnson, Optimum, 20 July
* Elephant, 2003, d. Gus Van Sant, Optimum, 20 July
* The Grifters, 1990, d. Stephen Frears, Studio Canal/Optimum, 20 July
* The Pianist, 2002, d. Roman Polanski, Studio Canal/Optimum, 20 July
* Redacted, 2007, d. Brian De Palma, Optimum, 20 July
* Switchblade Romance [Haute tension/High Tension], 2003, d. Alexandre Aja, Optimum, 20 July
* Bill Douglas Trilogy [My Childhood / My Ain Folk / My Way Home], d. Bill Douglas, BFI, 27 July
* Gangster No. 1, 2000, d. Paul McGuigan, Film4, 27 July
- Bad Boy Bubby, 1993, d. Rolf de Heer, Eureka, 3 August

* Blue Thunder, 1983, d. John Badham, Sony, 3 August
- Go, 1999, d. Doug Liman, Sony, 3 August
* Angel Heart, 1987, d. Alan Parker, Studio Canal/Optimum, 17 August
* La haine, 1995, d. Mathieu Kassovitz, Studio Canal/Optimum, 17 August
- Near Dark, 1987, d. Kathryn Bigelow, Studio Canal/Optimum, 17 August
- Labyrinth, 1986, d. Jim Henson, Sony, 31 August
- Withnail and I, 1987, d. Bruce Robinson, Anchor Bay, 31 August
- Punch-Drunk Love, 2002, d. Paul Thomas Anderson, Sony, 7 September
- Finding Nemo, d. Andrew Stanton, Disney, 8 September
- Angel-A, 2005, d. Luc Besson, Optimum, 14 September

- Hero, 2002, d. Zhang Yimou, Miramax, 14 September
- Léon [The Professional], 1994, d. Luc Besson, Studio Canal/Optimum, 14 September
- The Black Shield of Falworth, 1954, d. Rudolph Maté, Eureka, 21 September
- The Dam Busters, 1954, d. Michael Anderson, Studio Canal/Optimum, 21 September
- Dead Man's Shoes, 2004, d. Shane Meadows, in2Film, 21 September
- Shaolin Soccer, 2001, d. Stephen Chow, Optimum, 21 September
* L'année dernière à Marienbad [Last Year at Marienbad], 1961, d. Alain Resnais, Studio Canal/Optimum, 28 September
* Belle de jour, 1967, d. Luis Buñuel, Studio Canal/Optimum, 28 September
* The Deer Hunter, 1978, d. Michael Cimino, Studio Canal/Optimum, 28 September
* The Go-Between, 1970, d. Joseph Losey, Studio Canal/Optimum, 28 September

* The Ladykillers, 1955, d. Alexander Mackendrick, Studio Canal/Optimum, 28 September
* The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum [Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann], 1975, d. Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta, Studio Canal/Optimum, 28 September
* Le mépris [Contempt], 1963, d. Jean-Luc Godard, Studio Canal/Optimum, 28 September
* Ran, 1985, d. Akira Kurosawa, Studio Canal/Optimum, 28 September
- Beaufort, 2007, d. Joseph Cedar, Trinity, 5 October
- I'm Not There, 2007, d. Todd Haynes, Paramount, 5 October
- Import/Export, 2007, d. Ulrich Seidl, Trinity, 5 October
- The Long Good Friday, 1980, d. John Mackenzie, Anchor Bay, 5 October
- Cabaret, 1972, d. Bob Fosse, Fremantle, 10 October
- The 39 Steps, 1935, d. Alfred Hitchcock, ITV, 12 October

- All Quiet on the Western Front, 1979, d. Delbert Mann, ITV, 12 October
- Bridget Jones's Diary, 2001, d. Sharon Maguire, Universal, 12 October
- Dances with Wolves, 1990, d. Kevin Costner, Warner, 12 October
- Hamlet, 1948, d. Laurence Olivier, ITV, 12 October
- Henry V, 1944, d. Laurence Olivier, ITV, 12 October
- Grizzly Man, 2005, d. Werner Herzog, Revolver, 19 October
- Night of the Living Dead, 1968, d. George A. Romero, Network, 19 October
- The Red Balloon [Le ballon rouge], 1956, d. Albert Lamorisse, Network, 19 October
- The White Diamond, 2004, d. Werner Herzog, Revolver, 19 October
* Wolf, 1994, d. Mike Nichols, Sont, 19 October

- Dawn of the Dead, 1978, d. George A. Romero, Arrow Films, 26 October
- The Leopard [Il gattopardo], 1963, d. Luchino Visconti, BFI, 9 November
- North by Northwest, 1959, d. Alfred Hitchcock, Warner, 16 November
- Hamburger Hill, 1987, d. John Irvin, Lionsgate, 7 December
- Cinema Paradiso, 1988, d. Giuseppe Tornatore, Arrow, 11 January 2010

Le mépris, Ran and Others on Blu-ray in the UK This Fall

Despite the bad news that Criterion's planned Blu-rays of Jean-Luc Godard' Contempt [Le mépris] and Akira Kurosawa's Ran were scrapped due to the loss of rights, Optimum Releasing in the UK has both, plus a bunch of other exciting titles, set for a Blu-ray release in September. The other titles include: David Lynch's The Elephant Man, Alain Resnais' Last Year at Marienbad [L'année dernière à Marienbad], Luis Buñuel's Belle de jour, Joseph Losey's The Go-Between (which isn't even out on DVD in the US), Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter, Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta's The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum [Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann], Luc Besson's Le dernier combat, Angel-A, Léon: The Professional, Le grand bleu [The Big Blue], Atlantis, Subway and Nikita [La femme Nikita].

In August, Optimum will be releasing Blu-rays of Mathieu Kassovitz's La haine, Alan Parker's Angel Heart and Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark; in July, Alexandre Aja's Haute tension (which is called Switchblade Romance in the UK), Roman Polanski's The Pianist, Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs, Rian Johnson's Brick, Gus Van Sant's Elephant and Stephen Frears' The Grifters. Apparently, the UK is the place for great international cinema in high def.

Also, thanks to Eric for the heads up, Artificial Eye in the UK is releasing a Jacques Rivette box-set, which includes La belle noiseuse, Secret défense and Jeanne la Pucelle I and II. This may be the first official release of the uncut version of Jeanne, but that has yet to be confirmed.

2 Films by Eduardo de Gregorio, DVD Update

Les Films du paradoxe are releasing two films directed by Eduardo de Gregorio, frequent co-screenwriter for Jacques Rivette, on 18 June: Sérail [Surreal Estate] and La mémoire courte [Short Memory]. I mentioned the releases before, but now I have cover artwork for both. I still can't find any specifics of the releases, but I'd expect not to find English subtitles on either one... but then again, you never know. Another notable release from Les Films du paradoxe for 2009 is Werner Schroeter's 1996 documentary Poussières d'amour, in which Isabelle Huppert and Carole Bouquet interview some of the director's favorite opera singers. Check this link for more titles; the links for the two de Gergorio films above include their trailers.

The Big Region 2 Update for the UK

And now I present you with the UK DVD/Blu-ray update. I would also like to refer you to my previous two posts about UK discs this year (here and here) as I tried not to repeat any of those. The code is as follows: Not available or announced for the US as of today. Also available on Blu-ray. All are subject to delays or cancellations, and the Blu-ray only releases are at the bottom. Now onto better things...

* Entranced Earth [Terra em Transe] - d. Glauber Rocha - 23 February - Mr. Bongo Films
* Das Experiment [The Experiment] - d. Oliver Hirschbiegel - 4 May - in2film - w. Mortiz Bleibtreu
* Año uña [Year of the Nail] - d. Jónas Cuarón - 11 May - Unanimous Pictures
* A Letter to True - d. Bruce Weber - 11 May - Metrodome - w. Weber, Julie Christie, Marianne Faithfull
* Broken Noses - d. Bruce Weber - 11 May - Metrodome
* Chicken Ranch - d. Nick Broomfield - 18 May - in2film
* How to Be - d. Oliver Irving - 18 May - Network - w. Robert Pattinson,
* Central Bazaar - d. Stephen Dwoskin - 25 May - BFI

* The Last of the Crazy People [Le dernier des fous] - d. Laurent Achard - 25 May - Peccadillo Pictures
* High Hopes - d. Mike Leigh - 25 May - in2film
* Evergreen - d. Victor Saville - 25 May - Network
* There Goes the Bride - d. Albert de Courville - 25 May - Network
* The State of Things [Der Stand der Dinge] - d. Wim Wenders - 25 May - Axiom - w. Patrick Bauchau, Viva, Samuel Fuller, Roger Corman
* Tokyo! - d. Leos Carax, Bong Joon-ho, Michel Gondry - 25 May - Optimum Releasing - w. Denis Lavant, Sohee Park
* Martyrs - d. Pascal Laugier - 25 May - Optimum Releasing - w. Mylène Jampanï, Morgane Alaoui, Catherine Bégin - also on Blu-ray
* Boccaccio '70 - d. Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, Luchino Visconti - 1 June - Mr. Bongo Films - w. Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren, Romy Schneider

* Marriage Italian Style [Matrimonio all'italiana] - d. Vittorio De Sica - 1 June - Mr. Bongo Films - w. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni
* Goto, l'île d'amour - d. Walerian Borowczyk - 1 June - Nouveaux Pictures
* Nightwatch [Nattevagten] - d. Ole Bornedal - 8 June - in2film - w. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
* The List of Adrian Messenger - d. John Huston - 8 June - in2film - w. Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott
* Last House on the Left - d. Wes Craven - 8 June - in2film
* 800 Bullets [800 balas] - d. Álex de la Iglesia - 8 June - in2film - w. Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela
* Drifting Flowers - d. Zero Chou - 8 June - TLA Releasing
* Dead Girl - d. Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel - 8 June - Metrodome

* James' Journey [James' Journey to Jerusalem] - d. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz - 8 June - HB Films
* Viy [Spirit of Evil] - d. Georgi Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko, Konstantin Yershov - 8 June - HB Films
* Être et avoir [To Be and to Have] - d. Nicolas Phillibert - 8 June - Artificial Eye
* Freefall - d. Dominic Savage - 8 June - BBC Films - w. Aidan Gillen
* Aria - d. Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Julien Temple - 15 June - Second Sight - w. Elizabeth Hurley, Theresa Russell, Bridget Fonda, Beverly D'Angelo, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt
* Anvil! The Story of Anvil - d. Sacha Gervasi - 15 June - Universal - also on Blu-ray
* In the City of Sylvia [Dans la ville de Sylvia / En la ciudad de Sylvia] - d. José Luis Guerín - 22 June - Axiom - w. Pilar López de Ayala
* This Filthy Earth - d. Andrew Kotting - 22 June - BFI

* Brief Encounter - d. Alan Bridges - 22 June - Network - w. Richard Burton, Sophia Loren
* Anchoress - d. Chris Newby - 22 June - BFI
* Franklyn - d. Gerald McMorrow - 22 June - Contender - w. Eva Green, Sam Riley, Ryan Phillippe
* Nine Men - d. Harry Watt - 22 June - Optimum Releasing
* A Hill in Korea [Hell in Korea] - d. Julian Amyes - 22 June - Optimum Releasing
* Love and Honour - d. Yôji Yamada - 22 June - ICA Projects
* Campbell's Kingdom - d. Ralph Thomas - 22 June - Network - w. Dirk Bogarde
* Wonderful Town - d. Aditya Assarat - 29 June - Soda Pictures

* The Red Shoes - d. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger - 29 June - ITV - also on Blu-ray
* Thief - d. Michael Mann - 29 June - Optimum Releasing - w. James Caan, Tuesday Weld
* Rachel Getting Married - d. Jonathan Demme - 29 June - Sony - w. Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt - also on Blu-ray
* Flame & Citron [Flammen & Citronen] - d. Ole Christian Madsen - 29 June - Metrodome - w. Mads Mikkelsen
* The Coffin Joe Trilogy [At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul / This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse / Awakening of the Beast] - d. José Mojica Marins - 6 July - Anchor Bay
* Lisbon Story - d. Wim Wenders - 6 July - Axiom - w. Rüdiger Volger, Patrick Bauchau
* The Scarlet Tunic - d. Stuart St. Paul - 6 July - Bluebell Films - w. Simon Callow, Jean-Marc Barr
* The Innocent Sleep - d. Scott Michell - 6 July - Bluebell Films - w. Annabella Sciorra, Michael Gambon, Rupert Graves, John Hannah

* Blind Loves [Slepe lásky] - d. Juraj Lehotsky - 6 July - ICA Projects
* Meatball Machine - d. Yudai Yamaguchi, Jun'ichi Yamamoto - 6 July - 4Digital Asia
* Bronson - d. Nicolas Winding Refn - 6 July - Vertigo Films - w. Tom Hardy - also on Blu-ray
* Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts - d. Scott Hicks - 6 July - Drakes Avenue
* Little Ashes - d. Paul Morrison - 6 July - Spirit Entertainment - w. Robert Pattinson
* Dream Boy - d. James Bolton - 6 July - Peccadillo Pictures
* Three Monkeys [Üç maymun] - d. Nuri Bilge Ceylan - 6 July - Drakes Avenue
* The Young Victoria - d. Jean-Marc Vallée - 13 July - Momentum - w. Emily Blunt, Jim Broadbent, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Friend - also on Blu-ray

* Brute Force - d. Jules Dassin - 13 July - Arrow Films - w. Burt Lancaster
* Separation - d. Jack Bond - 13 July - BFI - w. Jane Arden - also on Blu-ray
* The Other Side of Underneath - d. Jane Arden - 13 July - BFI - also on Blu-ray
* Anti-Clock - d. Jane Arden, Jack Bond - 13 July - BFI - also on Blu-ray
* High Art - d. Lisa Cholodenko - 13 July - TLA Releasing - w. Ally Sheedy, Radha Mitchell, Patricia Clarkson
* Diminished Capacity - d. Terry Kinney - 20 July - Paramount - w. Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, Alan Alda
* Pedro - d. Nick Oceano - 20 July - Metrodome
* Diary for My Children [Napló gyermekeimnek] - d. Márta Mészáros - 20 July - Second Run

* Manolete - d. Menno Meyjes - 20 July - Metrodome - w. Adrien Brody, Penélope Cruz
* Robert Mitchum Collection [El Dorado / Track of the Cat / Five Card Stud] - d. Howard Hawks / William A. Wellman / Henry Hathaway - Paramount
* The Hal Hartley Collection [Trust / Henry Fool / The Girl from Monday] - d. Hal Hartley - 27 July - Artificial Eye - w. Martin Donovan, Adrienne Shelley, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Thomas Jay Ryan - available individually or as a set
* Hear My Song - d. Peter Chelsom - 27 July - Film4
* Modern Life [Profils paysans: La vie moderne] - d. Raymond Depardon - 27 July - Soda Pictures
* Il divo - d. Paolo Sorrentino - 27 July - Artificial Eye - w. Toni Servillo
* Gerry - d. Gus Van Sant - 27 July - Film4 - w. Matt Damon, Casey Affleck
* Close My Eyes - d. Stephen Poliakoff - 27 July - Film4 - w. Alan Rickman, Clive Owen, Saskia Reeves

* Comrades - d. Bill Douglas - 27 July - BFI - w. Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Keith Allen, Imelda Staunton - also on Blu-ray
* Penny Points to Paradise / Let's Go Crazy - d. Anthony Young / Alan Cullimore - 27 July - BFI - w. Peter Sellers - also on Blu-ray
* Let the Right One In [Låt den rätte komma in] - d. Tomas Alfredson - 3 August - Momentum
* The Damned United - d. Tom Hooper - 3 August - Sony - also on Blu-ray
* O' Horten - d. Bent Hamer - 10 August - Artificial Eye
* Streets of Blood - d. Charles Winkler - 10 August - Momentum - w. Sharon Stone, 50 Cent, Val Kilmer
* Hannie Caulder - d. Burt Kennedy - 24 August - Odeon - w. Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Christopher Lee

* Shifty - d. Eran Creevy - 24 August - Metrodome
* Gimme Shelter - d. Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin - 1 September - Warner
* Fifty Dead Men Walking - d. Kari Skogland - 7 September - Metrodome - w. Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Natalie Press, Rose McGowan
* Presque rien [Come Undone / Almost Nothing] - d. Sébastien Lifshitz - 28 September - Peccadillo Pictures - w. Jérémie Elkaïm, Stéphane Rideau, Dominique Reymond
* Not Forgotten - d. Dror Soref - 28 September - Anchor Bay - w. Paz Vega, Simon Baker - also on Blu-ray
* Ip Man - d. Wilson Yip - 26 October - Shadowbox - w. Donnie Yen, Simon Yam - also on Blu-ray
* Greek Pete - d. Andrew Haigh - 26 October - Peccadillo Pictures

Blu-ray only releases

* The Italian Job - d. Peter Collinson - 15 June - Paramount - w. Michael Caine
* Withnail and I - d. Bruce Robinson - 15 June - Anchor Bay - w. Richard E. Grant
* The Motorcycle Diaries [Diarios de motocicleta] - d. Walter Salles - June 15 - Film4 - w. Gael García Bernal
* East Is East - d. Damien O'Donnell - 15 June - Film4
* The Long Good Friday - d. John Mackenzie - 15 June - Anchor Bay - w. Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren
* In the Shadow of the Moon - d. David Sington - 15 June - Film4

* Hellraiser - d. Clive Barker - 15 June - Anchor Bay
* Junebug - d. Phil Morrison - 22 June - Eureka - w. Embeth Davidtz, Amy Adams, Alessandra Nivola
* Bill Douglas Trilogy - d. Bill Douglas - 27 July - BFI
* Gangster No. 1 - d. Paul McGuigan - 27 July - Film4 - w. Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Saffron Burrows
* Blue Thunder - d. John Badham - 3 August - Sony - w. Roy Scheider
* Wolf - d. Mike Nichols - 19 October - Sony - w. Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader