I see at Amazon UK that Optimum Entertainment has just listed dozens of new titles, including many Luc Besson titles and other art house films.

From Luc Besson, watch for Subway, The Big Blue, Atlantis, Nikita, Leon, Le Dernier Combat and Angel-A from Optimum on September 14th, 2009.

Other French classics in the list include La Haine on August 17th, Belle De Jour on September 28th and Le Mepris also on September 28th, 2009.

I am also excited to see listings for The Dam Busters on July 20th, Angel Heart on August 17th, This Is Spinal Tap on September 7th, and both The Elephant Man  and Ran  on September 28th.

I have no idea what the quality of these titles will be like or what the Region Coding will be, but needless to say, Optimum is heavily investing into their Blu-ray catalogue this year and I for one am excited!

While mega-Oscar-successful Slumdog Millionaire has been listed for pre-order in the USA by Amazon with no release date specified, our friends across the pond are in better shape.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has listed Slumdog Millionaire for Blu-ray release on June 1st, 2009.

In an interesting coincidence, the Oscar fans can also expect Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler on Blu-ray Disc from Optimum Home Entertainment on June 1st.

Optimum Home Entertainment also has The Signal and The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada on April 6th, Martyrs on May 25th, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona coming to Blu-ray on June 22nd, 2009.

Brits can also expect My Bloody Valentine 3-D from Lions Gate Home Entertainment on June 8th, as well as Way Of War and Lies And Illusions from Lions Gate Home Entertainment on June 15th, 2009.

Lastly, watch for the 1980 film Babylon from Icon Home Entertainment on January 5th, 2009

While I know that many of the following are likely to hit Blu-ray in the US, it is none the less nice to know that we can import from the UK if they do not.

We can expect Oscar contender The Reader , which features Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet, from Entertainment in Video on May 25th, 2009.

Other titles to watch for from Entertainment in Video include Inkheart on April 6th, Poison Ivy 4 - Secret Society and A Bunch Of Amateurs on April 20th, and Underworld - Rise Of The Lycans  on May 18th, 2009.

On the TV side, I am pleased to see a listing for Pushing Daisies - Season 2 from Warner Home Video on May 25th, 2009.

It is not clear if this includes the un-aired episodes, but it would be plain stupid not to include them.

Also watch for Lost - Series 1 - Complete and Lost - Series 2 - Complete from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm on June 15th, 2009.

Icon Home Entertainment as The Grudge 3 coming on May 18th, 2009.

Also watch for Che - Part 1 - The Argentine and Che - Part 2 - Guerilla , as well as a bundle Che - Vol.1-2 - The Argentine/Guerilla from Optimum Home Entertainment on June 29th, 2009.

Lastly, space fans might enjoy NASA’s Greatest Missions from Go Entertain on March 9th, 2009.

Great news for people interested in getting some UK exclusive import titles, or people in the UK.

Amazon UK is running another 3 for 2 promotion.

The promotion includes 131 titles from the likes of Sony, Warner, Disney and Optimum.

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A number of interesting UK titles have been added lately.

A couple of high profile releases have been given UK street dates. Hancock will come from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK on December 1st.

Iron Man is coming from Paramount Home Entertainment on October 27th, 2008.

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It looks like we will be getting a big dose of Hulk around the year’s end with the new Incredible Hulk movie Blu-ray Disc release as well as the earlier Ang Lee Hulk film.

In the UK, I see that Hulk has been listed by Universal Pictures UK for release on November 24th, 2008.

In France, I see that L’incroyable Hulk has been listed by Warner Home Video on January 23th, 2009.

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Equilibrium has been listed by Momentum Pictures for Blu-ray release on September 15th, 2008. This Sci-fi thriller from 2002 featuring Christian Bale and Sean Bean has somewhat of a cult following and was previously available as an HD DVD import from Japan. It is perhaps fitting that it will become an import from the UK for Blu-ray Disc, assuming region compatibility.

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Warner has some significant new listings for the UK today

The much anticipated Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight has been listed for December 1st, 2008.

Also eagerly awaited is the Blu-ray release of the Matrix Trilogy - The Matrix/Matrix Reloaded/Matrix Revolutions is listed for November 17th, 2008, a week earlier than the French release. It will be interesting to see when Warner is planning to release this in the USA.

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We have a bit of a mixed bag of UK news today. Let’s start with new pre-order announcements.

We see Sex and the City: The Movie has been scheduled by Entertainment in Video on September 22nd, 2008.

Brits will also get Heroes Season 1 and Heroes Season 2 from Playback on August 25th, 2008.

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A number of new interesting titles have shown up at Amazon UK.

As per usual it seems, Sony has a whole bunch of releases listed, a number of which have not been announced for the US yet. These titles include Freedomland, Mona Lisa Smile, 21 and Maid In Manhattan from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 8th, 2008 and John Mayer - Where the Light Is from SonyBMG on June 30th, 2008.

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