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Even 26 years after Ian Curtis' death, the eulogizing continues for Joy Division, who are the subjects of their very own MVD Visual Under Review DVD. Sexy Intellectual will release Joy Division: Under Review on the appropriately gloomy October 31.

This straight-to-DVD release, which bears no relation to the previously reported, Anton Corbijn-directed Control, covers the band's short career in seventy minutes. According to a press release, it includes "rare musical performances, obscure footage of rare interviews, and rarely seen photographs." Rare!

The documentary also includes interviews with Ian Curtis biographer Mick Middles, former NME and Melody Maker writer Barney Hoskyns, former Mojo editor Pat Gilbert, Manchester musician John Robb, and author David Stubbs, among others. Bonus features include a "transcribed Ian Curtis audio interview, 'The Hardest Joy Division Quiz in the World Ever', contributor biographies, and [a] 'Beyond DVD' section," which we can only hope means cookies. Now that would be a bonus feature!