We have quite a number of import titles to report this weekend so we will start with the UK and save other titles for future posts.

2 Entertain Video has made my day with the announcement of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me on September 15th, 2008. While it is far from the best Lynch film, at least it is a start. I get the feeling that we will increasingly be looking to foreign releases to get ‘art house’ American films on Blu-ray Disc. From what I can see, 2 Entertain has always coded for all regions so far, so let’s hope they maintain that trend.

2 Entertains has a few more releases coming on September 15th, including Ganges, Wild China and Earth - The Power Of The Planet.

Sony is up to their old tricks again with announcements for the UK that have no US equivalent release. Due to territorial differences, Sony does not always own the distribution rights for a US release. Steven Soderbergh’s Erin Brockovich is scheduled for release on September 1st, 2008. This is a Universal Pictures title in the USA.

The Tom Cruise ‘chick flick’ Jerry Maguire will also be released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 1st, 2008 - again with no US release date. Other catalogue releases from Sony in the UK include Rollerball (remake), Half Past Dead, XXX 2 - The Next Level and Maximum Risk on August 25th, 2008.

Other releases of note in the UK: Stargate - Continuum from MGM Entertainment on August 18th, 2008 - a trio from Optimum Home Entertainment - Basic Instinct from on September 15th, 2008, Evil Dead 2 - Dead By Dawn on September 22nd, 2008, and Persepolis on August 18th, 2008 - and The Eye from Lions Gate Home Entertainment on September 8th, 2008.

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