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One BIG-ASS DVD Release Date Post

Yeah, it's March...the Oscars were what they were, and most people were OK with who got what (though Jennifer Hudson ? on her first film ? Where do you go from there ? Footnote/Obscurity gets my early vote...). Most of those films that were nominated have DVDs coming soon, for you to wait with that baited-breath thing, whatever that means...

Anyhow, here's a pile of new DVD release dates for you...so drool on...and if the dates change, blame The Man, not me...

• MARCH 13: Casino Royale, Shortbus, William Shatner Roast


• MARCH 20: The Holiday, Rocky Balboa, Blood Diamond, Eragon, Naked City, Nativity Story, Justice League Unlimited S2, Masters of Horror: Pro-life (John Carpenter), Re-Animator Limited Edition


• MARCH 27: Children of Men, The Pursuit of Happyness, Curse of the Golden Flower, Happy Feet, Early Bergman (Criterion boxset), The Shield S5


• APRIL 3:  Volver, The Good Shepherd, Death of a President, Entourage S3 part one


• APRIL 10: Twin Peaks S2, Phantasm 1 and 3


• APRIL 17: The Last King of Scotland, Notes on a Scandal, Turistas, Spiderman 2.1, Happy Days S2, The Venture Brothers S2, The Larry Sanders Show Best-Of


• APRIL 24: The Queen, Night at the Museum, Deja Vu, Al Pacino Collection (incl Panic in Needle Park & Looking for Richard), The Odd Couple S1, WKRP in Cincinnati S1, Harry and the Hendersons, The Documentaries of Louis Malle (criterion boxset)


• MAY 1: Little Children, Dreamgirls, Fletch, The Hitcher, Alpha Dog, Michael Palin's Around the World in 80 Days, The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky (incl. El Topo, Holy Mountain, Fando Y Lis & La Cravate)


• May 8: Catch and Release, Little Britain Live, Donnie Brasco Director's Cut, To Catch a Thief Special Ed., The 4400 S3, Jason of Star Command


• May 15: Stomp the Yard, Frasier S9, Creepshow 3


• May 22: Roots: 30th Anniversary Edition, The OC S4, 40 Year Old Virgin Special Edition


• MAY 29:  umm, something, probably...


• JUNE 5: Fail Safe (2000 Stephen Frears-directed live television remake)


• June 12: Glastonbury

Upcoming DVD release dates...

Here are some featured upcoming DVD release dates, all subject to change...

• January 23: Saw III, Sherrybaby, The Guardian, Jesus Camp, This Film is Not Yet Rated

• January 30: Open Season, Catch a Fire, Pedro Almodovar Classics Collection

• February 6: Hollywoodland, Running with Scissors, The Science of Sleep, Flags of Our Fathers, The Grudge 2, Eddie Murphy's Delirious (so you can stop asking about it)

• February 13: The Butcher Boy, The Departed, Half Nelson, Marie Antoinette, The US vs John Lennon, Ginger and Fred, Performance, School for Scoundrels, Infamous, Infernal Affairs II and III

• February 20: Babel, For Your Consideration, The Prestige, American Hardcore, Flushed Away, Man of the Year

• February 27: The Last King of Scotland, Stranger than Fiction, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut (yeah, right...), The Return, A Good Year

• March 6: Borat, Confetti, Let's Go to Prison, Fast Food Nation, Disney's Peter Pan, Night of the Comet, Solarbabies, Private School, South Park season nine

• March 13: Casino Royale, Shortbus, William Shatner Roast

• March 20: Rocky Balboa, Naked City, Nativity Story, Justice League Unlimited season two

• March 27: Happy Feet, The Pursuit of Happyness, Curse of the Golden Flower, The Shield season five

• April 3: Entourage season three: part one

• April 10: Twin Peaks season two

• April 17: The Venture Brothers season two

• April 24: The Al Pacino Collection (incl. Panic in Needle Park, Looking for Richard, etc.)

• May 1: Michael Palin's Around The World In 80 Days