DVD Alert!

Because Alliance Atlantis, Canada's biggest film distributor, doesn't like to make much noise about upcoming DVD releases, I always have to do a lot of online searching for release dates. Reg Harkema's Monkey Warfare is listed on amazon.ca for a June 26 release and Gary Burns' quasi-documentary Radiant City is slated for August 7. Of course A. A. charges nearly-Criterion prices for Canadian films (and without Criterion's sumptuous supplementary features), so pre-order online while you can at the discounted prices. It's difficult to find a lot of Canadian films on DVD at Future Shop or Best Buy, so buying online is often the only option, sigh.