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New Video Adds Arthouse

October 20, 2009

New Video has become the U.S. distributor of Arthouse Films.

Sony Slates ‘District 9’

October 19, 2009

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s District 9 will be released Dec. 29.

Clone Ranger

October 18, 2009

Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker enjoys humanizing the soldiers of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"’

No Holds Barred For Jefferies

October 18, 2009

Stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies doesn’t always want to be best-known for getting attacked on stage. He’s hoping the DVD release of his HBO special, Jim Jefferies: I Swear to God, changes that.

Warner Archive Adds New TV Series

October 18, 2009

Warner Archive Collection is getting more modern with the addition of TV series “Eleventh Hour.”

Warner to Distribute ‘Sesame Street’ Videos Starting 2010

October 15, 2009

Warner Home Video has signed a multiyear distribution deal with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind the venerable children’s television program “Sesame Street.”

Barnes & Noble Cuts 50% Off DVD, Blu-ray Prices

October 15, 2009

Barnes & Noble Inc. through Oct. 28 is cutting 50% off the list price on select DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies, boxed sets and TV shows.

‘Jay Jay the Jet Plane’ soars to DVD

October 14, 2009

Porchlight Home Entertainment has announced six new releases of the acclaimed PBS Kids series “Jay Jay the Jet Plane” on DVD.

‘Hellraiser’ Reaps Top Prize

October 13, 2009

Anchor Bay’s Hellraiser re-release won three awards Oct. 13 at the first ever Reaper Awards, including Best in Show; Anchor Bay and Sony Pictures both won four Grimmys, which honor the best horror-themed DVDs and Blu-ray Discs of the past year.

Best Buy to Bow Midnight Releases of Transformers II

October 13, 2009

Best Buy Co. will open at midnight at select stores nationwide for the Oct. 20 DVD/Blu-ray Disc sales launch of the No. 1 2009 box office release Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, from Paramount Home Entertainment.