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OnVideo's Guide to Blu-ray Releases Get the latest DVD release information (free) every Tuesday morning. Subscribe here. May 3 Fat Girl (2001) Twelve-year-old Anais is fat. Her sister, 15-year-old Elena, is a beauty. While the girls are on vacation with their parents, Anais tags along while Elena explores the dreary seaside town. Elena meets Fernando, an Italian law student; he seduces her with promises of love, and the ever-watchful Anais bears witness to the corruption of her sister's innocence. "Fat Girl (A ma soeur!)" is not only a portrayal of female adolescent sexuality and the complicated bond between siblings, but also a shocking assertion by the always controversial Catherine Breillat ("Romance," "The Last Mistress") that violent oppression exists at the core of male-female relations. High-definition digital restoration, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Bonus features: Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Fat Girl"; two interviews with director Catherine Breillat, one conducted the night after the film's world premiere at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival, the other a look back at the film's production and alternate ending; French and U.S. theatrical trailers; booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, a 2001 interview with Breillat, and a piece by Breillat on the title. (The Criterion Collection). Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) After 15 films that received mostly local acclaim, the 1955 comedy "Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende)" at last ushered in an international audience for Ingmar Bergman. In turn-of-the-century Sweden, four men and four women of different classes attempt to navigate the laws of attraction. During a weekend in the country, the women collude to force the men's hands in matters of the heart, exposing their pretensions and insecurities along the way. Chock-full of flirtatious propositions and sharp witticisms delivered by such Swedish screen legends as Gunnar Bjornstrand and Harriet Andersson, "Smiles of a Summer Night" is one of cinema's great erotic comedies. Digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: Video introduction to the film by director Ingmar Bergman; video conversation between Bergman scholar Peter Cowie and writer Jorn Donner, executive producer of "Fanny and Alexander"; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring an essay by theater and film critic John Simon and a 1961 review by film critic Pauline Kael. (The Criterion Collection). What Dreams May Come (1998) Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra. Bonus features: Commentary by director Vincent Ward, aternate ending, featurette: "What Dreams May Come," "The Visual Effects," Pocket Blu, BD Live. (Universal). More Titles "All the Right Moves" (1983) (Fox), "The Crow: City of Angels" (1996) (Miramax), "The Dilemma" (2011) (Universal), "From Dusk Til Dawn" (1996) (Miramax), "From Prada to Nada" (2011) (Lionsgate), "The Green Hornet" (2010) (Sony), "Halloween H20" (1998) (Dimension), "Murdoch Mysteries, Season 3" (2010) (Acorn Media), "Rome: The Complete First Season" (2005) (HBO), "Rome: The Complete Second Season" (2007) (HBO), "Taps" (1981) (Fox), "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949) (Fox), "Waiting for Forever" (2010) (Fox) Advertisement May 10 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Dir.: John Frankenheimer; Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, Jocelyn Jordan, John McGiver. Bonus features: Commentary by director John Frankenheimer, interview with Sinatra and directors George Axelrod and Frankenheimer, "Queen of Diamonds" featurette with Lansbury, "A Little Solitaire" featurette with filmmaker William Friedkin, "How to Get Shot" featurette with Lansbury (new), outtake from Friedkin interview (new), theatrical trailer. (MGM). Something Wild (1986) A straitlaced businessman meets a quirky, free-spirited woman at a downtown New York greasy spoon. Her offer of a ride back to his office results in a lunchtime motel rendezvous -- just the beginning of a capricious interstate road trip that brings the two face-to-face with their hidden selves. Featuring a killer soundtrack and electric performances from Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith and Ray Liotta, "Something Wild," directed by oddball American auteur Jonathan Demme ("Stop Making Sense," "The Silence of the Lambs"), is both a kinky comic thriller and a radiantly off-kilter love story. New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Tak Fujimoto and approved by director Jonathan Demme, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Bonus features: New video interviews with Demme and writer E. Max Frye, original theatrical trailer, booklet featuring a new essay by film critic David Thompson. (The Criterion Collection). More Titles "Black Death" (2010) (Magnolia Home Entertainment/Magnet Label), "Blue Valentine" (2010) (The Weinstein Co./Anchor Bay), "Cougars, Inc." (2011) (Lionsgate), "Dead Man Walking" (1995) (MGM), "The Hit List" (2011) (Sony), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959) (MGM), "Hotel Rwanda" (2004) (MGM), "I Saw the Devil" (2010 -- South Korea) (Magnolia Home Entertainment), "The Illusionist" (2010) (Sony), (MGM), "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995) (MGM), "The Libertine" (2006) (The Weinstein Co.), "The Misfits" (1961) (MGM), "No Strings Attached" (2011) (Paramount), "Rocky: Limited Edition Blu-Ray + Book" (1976) (MGM), "Some Like It Hot" (1959) (MGM), "The Terminator: Limited Edition Blu-Ray + Book" (1984) (MGM), "The Usual Suspects: Limited Edition Blu-Ray + Book" (1995) (MGM) May 13 "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" (2011) (Paramount) May 17 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Eddie Murphy, Judge Reihnold, John Ashton. Bonus features: Commentary by director Martin Brest, "Beverly Hills Cop -- The Phenomenon Begins," "A Glimpse Inside the Casting Process," "The Music of Beverly Hills Cop," "Location Map." (Paramount). Diabolique (1954) Before "Psycho," "Peeping Tom" and "Repulsion," there was "Diabolique." This thriller from Henri-Georges Clouzot ("Le corbeau," "The Wages of Fear"), which shocked audiences in Europe and the U.S., is the story of two women -- the fragile wife and the willful mistress of a sadistic school headmaster -- who hatch a daring revenge plot. With its unprecedented narrative twists and unforgettably scary images, "Diabolique" is a heart-grabbing benchmark in horror filmmaking, featuring outstanding performances by Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot and Paul Meurisse. New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: Selected-scene commentary by French-film scholar Kelley Conway; new video interview with Serge Bromberg, co-director of Henri-Georges Clouzot's "Inferno"; new video interview with horror film expert Kim Newman; booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty. (The Criterion Collection). Pale Flower (1964) In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet enigmatic gambling addict; what at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path. Bewitchingly shot and edited and laced with a fever-dream-like score by Toru Takemitsu ("Woman in the Dunes," "Ran"), this breakthrough gangster romance from Masahiro Shinoda ("Samurai Spy," "Double Suicide") announced an idiosyncratic major filmmaking talent. The pitch-black "Pale Flower (Kawaita hana)" is an unforgettable excursion into the underworld. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: New video interview with director Masahiro Shinoda; selected-scene commentary by film scholar Peter Grilli, co-producer of "Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu"; original theatrical trailer; new essay by film critic Chuck Stephens. (The Criterion Collection). The Twilight Zone: Season 4 (1963) Five-disc set with 18 episodes, $99.98. Thirteen commentaries featuring "The Twilight Zone Companion" author Marc Scott Zicree, author-film historian Gary Gerani ("Fantastic Television"), "Twilight Zone" writer Earl Hamner, writer William F. Nolan ("Logan's Run"), author Bill Warren ("Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties"), writer-producer Jeff Vlaming ("NCIS," "Fringe," "Battlestar Galactica"),writer-producer Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Judging Amy, Saving Grace), authors-historians Scott Skelton and Jim Benson ("Night Gallery: An After Hours Tour"), and writer-producer Jaime Paglia ("Eureka"); vintage audio interview with director of photography George T. Clemens; commentaries by Marc Scott Zicree for "Death Ship" and William Windom for "Miniature"; vintage audio recollections with Herbert Hirschman, Ross Martin, Burgess Meredith, Pat Hingle, Earl Hamner, Buzz Kulik and Anne Francis; video interviews with Morgan Brittany, Anne Francis, Paul Comi and John Furia Jr.; seven radio dramas featuring Blair Underwood, Jason Alexander, Lou Diamond Phillips, H. M. Wynant, Mike Starr, Barry Bostwick and John Ratzenberger; isolated scores for all 18 episodes featuring Fred Steiner, Van Cleave, Rene Garriguenc and others; Rod Serling promos for "Next Week's" show; Rod Serling blooper from "He's Alive"; "Saturday Night Live" clip; The Famous Writers School promo with Rod Serling; Genesee beer spot; "Twilight Zone Season 4" billboards. (Image Entertainment). More Titles "The Comancheros (50th Anniversary)" (1961) (Fox), "Daydream Nation" (2010) (Anchor Bay), "The Five Deadly Venoms" (1978) (The Weinstein Co.), "The Hustler (50th Anniversary)" (1961) (Fox), "The Mechanic" (2011) (Sony), "The Rite" (2011) (Warner), "The Roommate" (2011) (Sony), "Thor: Tales of Asgard" (2011) (Lionsgate), "Vanishing on 7th Street" (2010) (Magnolia), May 24 Grand Prix (1966) Dir.: John Frankenheimer; James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter, Antonio Sabato, Francoise Hardy, Adolfo Celi. Bonus features: "Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix," "Flat Out: Formula 1 in the Sixties," "The Style and Sound of Speed," "Grand Prix: Challenge of Champions." (Warner). The Great Dictator (1940) In his notorious masterpiece "The Great Dictator," Charlie Chaplin offers both a cutting caricature of Adolf Hitler and a sly tweaking of his own comic persona. Chaplin (in his first pure talkie) brings his sublime physicality to two roles: the cruel yet clownish "Tomanian" dictator and the kindly Jewish barber who is mistaken for him. Featuring Jack Oakie and Paulette Goddard in stellar supporting turns, "The Great Dictator," boldly going after the fascist leader before the U.S.'s official entry into World War II, is an audacious amalgam of politics and slapstick that culminates in Chaplin's famously impassioned plea for tolerance. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: New commentary by Charlie Chaplin historians Dan Kamin and Hooman Mehran; "The Tramp and the Dictator" (2001), a documentary narrated by filmmaker Kenneth Branagh and featuring interviews with author Ray Bradbury, director Sidney Lumet, historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., screenwriter Budd Schulberg, and a host of others; two new visual essays, by Chaplin archivist Cecilia Cenciarelli and Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance; on-set, color production footage shot by Chaplin's half-brother, Sydney; deleted scene from Chaplin's 1919 film "Sunnyside"; theatrical trailer; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wood and a 1940 article by Chaplin on the film. (The Criterion Collection). Le Mans (1971) Steve McQueen. Forty-five international racing stars joined Steve McQueen in this classic, highlighted by the revving engines of legendary Porsche 917s and Ferrari 512s. Returning to France to compete a year after he'd been injured, American driver Michael Delaney (McQueen) finds himself drawn to the widow of a racer who was killed in the same accident. Filmed on location in France, the film's spellbinding cinematography provides a dazzling look at the world's most extraordinary cars and the unique personalities of the people drawn to the circuit. McQueen, himself a championship racer, did most of his own driving on the harrowing 8.5 mile Le Mans course -- often at speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour. Bonus features: "Filming at Speed: The Making of the Movie "Le Mans." (CBS/Paramount). Papillon (1973) Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner; Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman. Bonus features: Vintage Featurette: "The Magnificent Rebel," collectible 32-page Blu-ray Book featuring fascinating film information, archival photos, and an examination of the controversy surrounding the film. (Warner). Platoon (1986) Director: Oliver Stone; Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Dillon, Keith David and Johnny Depp. Bonus features: Commentary with director Oliver Stone; commentary by military advisor Dale Dye; deleted & extended scenes; "Flashback to Platoon" featurettes: "Snapshot in Time: 1967-1968," "Creating the 'Nam" and "Raw Wounds: The Legacy of Platoon"; documentaries: "One War, Many Stories" and "Preparing for 'Nam"; vignettes: "Caputo & The 7th Fleet," "Dye Training Method" and "Gordon Gekko"; and television spots (action, critical acclaim, the director. theatrical trailer). Read more. (Warner). Solaris (1972) Ground control has been receiving strange transmissions from the remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to investigate, he experiences the strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris crew, sending him on a voyage into the darkest recesses of his own consciousness. In "Solaris," the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky gives us a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself. High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: Audio essay by Andrei Tarkovsky scholars Vida Johnson and Graham Petrie, co-authors of "The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue"; nine deleted and alternate scenes; video interviews with actress Natalya Bondarchuk, cinematographer Vadim Yusov, art director Mikhail Romadin, and composer Eduard Artemyev; excerpt from a documentary about Stanislaw Lem, the author of the film's source novel; booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate and an appreciation by director Akira Kurosawa. (The Criterion Collection). More Titles "Anton Chekhov's The Duel" (2009) (Music Box), "The Big Bang" (2011) (Anchor Bay), "The End of Poverty?" (2008) (Cinema Libre), "Gnomeo & Juliet" (2011) (Disney), "I Am Number Four" (2011) (DreamWorks), "Tigerland" (2000) (Fox) May 29 The Firm (1993) Dir.: Sydney Pollack; Stars Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, David Strathairn, Gary Busey. (Paramount). May 31 American Graffiti Special Edition (1973) Dir.: George Lucas; Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Wolfman Jack, Bo Hopkins, Manuel Padilla Jr., Harrison Ford. Bonus features: U-Control: Video commentary with director George Lucas, U-Control: The Music of "American Graffiti," "The Making of American Graffiti," Screen Tests, BD-Live. (Universal). A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition (1971) Dir.: Stanley Kubrick; Malcolm McDowell . Two-disc release includes two newly-produced bonus features: "Turning Like Clockwork," a 25 minute documentary about the film's "Ultra-violence" and its cultural impact, and "Malcolm McDowell Looks Back," a short documentary where Malcolm McDowell reminiscences on closely working with legendary director Stanley Kubrick. Also includes the feature- length documentaries: "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures" and "O Lucky Malcolm!" "Still Tickin': The Return of Clockwork Orange," "Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange," commentary by Malcolm McDowell and historian Nick Redman. Packaged in a 40-page Blu- ray Book with rare photos, production notes and more. (Warner). Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Dir.: Sergio Leone; Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Jack Elam, Keenan Wynn. Henry Fonda plays the blackest character of his career: A ruthless and murderous psychopath who suffers no conscience pangs after annihilating an entire family at the behest of a powerful railroad tycoon. Jason Robards is the half-breed who is falsely accused of the slaughter and who embarks -- with the young widow -- on a journey to seek the killers. Charles Bronson plays the mysterious harmonica man who joins them on their quest. Populated by rich and fascinating characters, driven by a great plot, this is arguably Leone's greatest Western. Written by Dario Argento and Bernardo Bertolucci. With a great score by Ennio Morricone. Bonus features: Commentary with contributions by directors John Carpenter, John Milius and Alex Cox, film historians Christopher Frayling and Dr. Sheldon Hall, and cast and crew; featurettes: "An Opera of Violence," "The Wages of Sin," "Something to Do With Death," "Railroad: Revolutionizing the West," "Locations Then & Now"; production gallery. (Paramount). Stanley Kubrick: Limited Edition Collection Nine-film, 10-disc collection contains every film the director made since 1960. The collection features the film and bonus content from "A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition," the Blu-ray debuts of "Lolita" and "Barry Lyndon," as well as "Spartacus," "Dr. Strangelove," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "The Shining," "Full Metal Jacket" and "Eyes Wide Shut." The Blu-ray collection will be elegantly boxed in new book-style premium packaging and will include a 40-page hard-cover book that explores the breadth of genres and themes in Kubrick's work. $148.95. Bonus features: "2001": Special Features: Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, documentary "2001: The Making of a Myth," "Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001," "Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001," "2001: A Space Odyssey -- A Look Behind the Future and What Is Out There?" "2001": FX and early conceptual artwork, "Look: Stanley Kubrick!" audio-only bonus: 1966 Kubrick interview conducted by Jeremy Bernstein. "The Shining": Commentary by Steadicam inventor/operator Garrett Brown and historian John Baxter, Vivian Kubrick's documentary "The Making of the Shining," "View from the Overlook: Crafting The Shining," "The Visions of Stanley Kubrick and Wendy Carlos, Composer." "Full Metal Jacket": Commentary by Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey and critic-screenwriter Jay Cocks; "Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil." "Eyes Wide Shut": Three-Part Documentary: "The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and Eyes Wide Shut," "Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick," interview gallery featuring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg, Kubrick's 1998 Directors Guild of America D.W. Griffith Award acceptance speech. (Warner). Read more. More Titles "Big Jake" (1971) (Paramount), "Biutiful" (2010) (Lionsgate), "Daydream Nation" (2010) (Anchor Bay), "Drive Angry" (2011) (Summit Entertainment), "Legend" (1985) (Universal), "A Man Called Horse" (1970) (Paramount), "Passion Play" (2011) (Image), "Rio Lobo" (1970) (Paramount) | Contents/Site Map | Home | Resources | Reviews | Links | E-mail: mail@onvideo.org © 1996 -- 2009 OnVideo. All rights reserved April 1, 2011