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October 5

  • Beauty and the Beast Diamond Edition

    ((1991) Voices of Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury. Original theatrical release, special extended edition, NY Film Festival storyboards of the film. The Diamond Collection DVDs have state-of-the-art picture restoration, 7.1 Digital Surround Sound and hours of additional viewing experiences that include behind the scenes features, deleted scenes, enhanced music tracks, immersive games and more. Extras: Disney Backstage, deleted scenes, sing-along, music video, commentary, family games, original theatrical version with a picture-in-picture of the storyboard version running simultaneously throughout the entire feature, more behind-the scenes featurettes, music, games.(Disney).
  • The Exorcist: Extended Director's Cut

    (1973) Dir. William Friedkin; Stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran. Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin's masterpiece of suspense that haunted, intrigued, and thrilled the world, is coming to standard DVD and Blu-ray again, but this time remastered in the Extended Director's Cut. A true cinema landmark, this theological thriller is one of the top 10 box office performers of all time. "The Exorcist" went on to win two Academy Awards and became a multi-million dollar franchise. When the movie was first released in 1973, viewers were blown away. photo
    Audience members were frightened out of their wits -- and literally out of their seats. Some ran out of the theater; others got physically ill or couldn't sleep for weeks. Newly remastered in 1080p from the original camera negative, the Blu-ray version includes both the remastered Extended Director's Cut as well as the remastered theatrical version of the film. According to Friedkin, "After my final cut of the original 'The Exorcist,' I took out 12 more minutes before we actually released it in theaters. Years later, Bill Blatty asked if I'd consider reviewing some of that rejected footage (which he always felt should have remained) with an eye towards putting it into a new version. Bill gave me the best piece of material I've ever received and because of that and because the film had such a major reputation over some 25 years, I agreed to revisit all these scenes. When I saw them, I came to realize that Bill was, in fact, right. With technical advances, scenes that didn't work then could now be fixed with CGI and there were others that I thought strengthened the spiritual aspect of the film. Warner agreed and released a whole new theatrical print in 2000 which we called 'The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen.' And I now agree with Blatty that this is the best and most complete version." The Blu-ray edition will be packaged with a personal letter written by Friedkin inside a 40-page Blu-ray Digibook featuring photos, cast bios, revealing production notes and more. Disc 1: Extended Director's Cut (2000) plus commentary by William Friedkin; new featurette "Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist" with set footage produced and photographed by Owen Roizman, camera and makeup tests, and interviews with director William Friedkin, actress Linda Blair, author-screenwriter-producer William Peter Blatty and Owen Roizman; new featurette "The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now"; new featurette "Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist" with Friedkin and Blatty discussing the different versions of the film and featuring outtakes; trailers, TV spots & radio spots from the film's 2000 release; Disc 2: Theatrical Cut (1973) plus introduction by Friedkin; commentary by Friedkin; commentary by Blatty; "The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist" [1998 BBC documentary]; additional interviews with Friedkin and Blatty; original ending; sketches & storyboards; trailers & TV spots from the 1973 version. (Warner).
  • Grindhouse

    (2007) Two-disc set with both films in their original theatrical exhibition format: first with Robert Rodriguez' "Planet Terror," followed by an intermission with intermission cards and three gritty trailers ("Don't" traile, "Werewolf Women of the SS" trailer and "Thanksgiving" trailer, followed by Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof." The second disc includes "Robert Rodriguez's 10-Minute Cooking School" with "The Badass Babes of Planet Terror," "The Guys of Planet Terror," "Casting Rebel Sickos," "Bullets and Explosions: The Stunts of Planet Terror," "The Friend, the Doctor and the Real Estate Agent" and a poster gallery; five features on the trailers including an extended trailer and making-ofs, deleted scenes and much more. (Vivendi Entertainment/ The Weinstein Company).
  • The Last of the Mohicans Director's Definitive Cut

    (1992) Director: Michael Mann; Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington, Wes Studi. Bonus features: Commentary by Michael Mann, "The Making Of The Last of the Mohicans" featuring new interviews with Daniel Day-Lewis. (Fox).
  • Mad Max

    (1979) Director: George Miller; Mel Gibson. Bonus features: "Mel Gibson: The Birth of a Star" documentary, "Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon" documentary, new-to-the-U.S. original Australian language track, theatrical trailers, "Road Rants" trivia & fun fact track, photo gallery, TV Spots, commentary by filmmakers Jon Dowding, David Eggby, Chris Murray and Tim Ridge. (MGM).
  • The Maltese Falcon

    (1941) Dir.: John Huston; Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Elisha Cook Jr. Newly restored and remastered. Bonus features: Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; featurette "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"; "Breakdowns of 1941": Studio blooper reel; makeup tests; "Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart"; "Warner Night at the Movies" 1941 short subjects gallery: Newsreel, musical short "The Gay Parisian," two classic cartoons: "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt" and "Meet John Doughboy," trailers for "The Maltese Falcon," 1941's "Sergeant York" and 1936's previous Falcon" movie adaptation "Satan Met a Lady"; audio-only bonus: Three radio show adaptations, two featuring the movie's original stars, plus another starring Edward G. Robinson.
    (Warner).
  • Ocean's Eleven

    (1960) Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, Cesar Romero, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop, Akim Tamiroff, Henry Silva, Ilka Chase, Buddy Lester. 50th Anniversary edition. Commentary by Frank Sinatra Jr. and Angie Dickinson; "Cool Fun: Las Vegas Then and Now" interactive map/gallery featurette; The Tonight Show With Johhny Carson" episode excerpt with guest host Frank Sinatra and guest Angie Dickinson. (Warner).
  • RoboCop Trilogy

    photo Three-disc set with "RoboCop" (1987), "RoboCop 2" (1990) and "RoboCop 3 (1993), $59.99. The best of the lot is the original, in which a terminally wounded cop (Peter Weller) in crime-ridden Detroit is turned into a powerful cyborg whose power is hampered when he's programmed to not use excessive force -- until submerged memories of his human life come to the fore. "RoboCop 2," the second best of the lot, features a corrupt businesswoman seeking to disable RoboCop in favor of her own model of cyborg. And in the by-now-tired "RoboCop 3," RoboCop saves the day once more when he takes on ruthless developers who want to evict people from their home. (MGM).

  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    (1947) Director: John Huston; Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, Walter Huston. Bonus features: Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; featurette "Discovering Treasure: The Story of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"; feature-length documentary profile on John Huston; uuttakes; classic cartoon: "8 Ball Bunny"; "Warner Night at the Movies 1948" short subjects gallery: Newsreel, Joe McDoakes comedy short "So You Want to Be a Detective," classic cartoon "Hot Cross Bunny," trailers for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" and 1948's "Key Largo"; audio-only bonus: Radio show adaptation featuring the movie's original stars.
    (Warner).
  • More Titles

    "The Secret of Kells" (2009) (New Video/Flatiron Film Co.), "Splice" (2010) (Warner), "Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales" (2002) (Warner), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010) (New Line), "The Karate Kid" (2010) (Sony), "The Year Without a Santa Claus" (1974) (Warner), "Troll 2" (1990) (MGM), "SGU Season One" (2009-10) (MGM), "The Human Centipede" (2010) (IFC Entertainment/MPI Media Group), "Baseball: The Tenth Inning" (2010) (PBS/Paramount), "Blue Mountain State: Season One" (2010) (Lionsgate)


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    October 12
  • The Darjeeling Limited

    (2007) Director Wes Anderson; stars Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston. Three estranged American brothers reunite for a meticulously planned, soul-searching train voyage across India, one year after the death of their father. For reasons involving over-the-counter painkillers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray, the brothers eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert -- where a new, unplanned chapter of their journey begins. New high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson. Extras: Anderson's short film "Hotel Chevalier" (part one of "The Darjeeling Limited"), starring Natalie Portman, with commentary by Anderson; commentary featuring Anderson and co-writers Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola; behind-the-scenes documentary by Barry Braverman; Anderson and filmmaker James Ivory discuss the film's music; Anderson's American Express commercial; on-set footage shot by Coppola and actor Waris Ahluwalia; audition footage, deleted and alternate scenes, and stills galleries; booklet featuring an essay by critic Richard Brody and original illustrations by Eric Anderson. (The Criterion Collection).
  • The Extreme Hangover Edition

    (2009) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Sasha Barrese, Jeffrey Tambor, Ken Jeong, Rachael Harris, Mike Tyson, Mike Epps. Includes both the unrated and theatrical versions of the film. Contains an exclusive never before seen 28-page wedding album featuring missing photos from the ill-fated Vegas wedding and more incriminating photos from the lost camera that you couldn't see in theaters; commentary by Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Todd Phillips; "The Madness of Ken Jeong" non-stop improv; "The Dan Band!" performs "Fame"; gag reel; "Three Best Friends Song"; Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis "freestyle" their own song; "Map of Destruction"; "Action Mash-Up" compilation of all the physical comedy from the film; picture-in-picture commentary and BD-LIVE content: "Iron Mike Online Teaser" and "Cursing Mash-Up." (Warner).
  • Magic

    (1978) Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Media Group)
  • The Magician

    (1958) Director Ingmar Bergman; stars Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand. An engaging, brilliantly conceived tale of deceit from one of cinema's premier illusionists. Von Sydow stars as Dr. Vogler, a mid-19th-century traveling mesmerist and peddler of potions whose magic is put to the test by a small town's cruel, eminently rational minister of health, Dr. Vergerus. The result is a diabolically clever battle of wits that's both frightening and funny, shot in rich, gorgeously gothic black and white. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: New visual essay by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie; brief 1967 video interview with director Ingmar Bergman about the film; booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoff Andrew, a reprinted essay by Assayas, and an excerpt from Bergman's autobiography "Images: My Life in Film." (The Criterion Collection).
  • Red Dragon

    (2002) Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anthony Heald, Ken Leung, Frankie Faison. Bonus features: "Lecter's FBI File and Life History"; "Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer," hosted by John Douglas; "Anthony Hopkins: Lecter and Me"; "The Making of Red Dragon"; commentary by director Brett Ratner and writer Ted Tally; music score commentary with composer Danny Elfman; additional scenes; Brett Ratner's student film; visual effects featurette; screen and film tests; "The Burning Wheelchair"; "The Leeds' House Crime Scene"; storyboards to final feature comparison. (Universal).
  • Sex and Lucia

    (2001) Paz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire. Bonus features: "Behind the Scenes of Sex and Lucia," cast interviews, photo gallery, soundtrack excerpt, cast biographies. (Palm Pictures).
  • Three Kings

    (1999) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Cliff Curtis, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy. Bonus features: "Under the Bunker" documentary, tour of the Iraqi village, commentaries, additional scenes, more. (Warner).
  • More Titles

    The Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010) (Warner), "Dollhouse Season 2" (Fox), "Dynasty Collector's Edition" (2009) (Shout! Factory), "Arn: The Knight Templar" (2007) (Entertainment One), "Bangkok Adrenaline" (2009 -- Thailand) (Image Entertainment), "Deep Blue Sea" (1999) (Warner)


    October 15
  • How to Train Your Dragon

    (2010) Voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig. Bonus features: Behind-the-scenes featurette; "Legend of the BoneKnapper"; deleted scenes; author Cressida Cowell featurette; "Learn to Draw Toothless"; "Viking Personality Test"; "Race for the Gold in the Viking Winter Games"; "Build Your Own 3D Dragons"; "The Animators' Corner," which enhances the movie-viewing experience through picture-in-picture storyboards, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews; pop-up trivia. (DreamWorks).




    October 19
  • Apocalypse Now

    (1979) This highly anticipated Blu-ray Disc premieres in 1080P high definition widescreen in two deluxe-edition releases: a three-disc "Full Disclosure Edition" and a two-film set, presented in their original theatrical aspect ratios (2.35:1). Both Blu-ray versions contain "Apocalypse Now" and "Apocalypse Now Redux" (2001) with more than nine hours of bonus material including new interviews with on-screen and behind-the-scenes talent. The three-disc "Full Disclosure Edition" will include the acclaimed making-of feature documentary "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" as well as new bonus features. In addition, this version features a 48-page collectible booklet with a special note from Francis Ford Coppola, never-before-seen archives from the set, behind-the-scenes photos and more. The "Full Disclosure Edition" will be packaged in a keepsake case featuring archival poster images designed by Japanese artist Eiko Ishioka. Bonus features: "A Conversation With Martin Sheen and Francis Ford Coppola," "An Interview With John Milius," "Fred Roos: Casting Apocalypse" featurette, complete Francis Ford Coppola interview with Roger Ebert at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, original 1938 Mercury Theatre Radio reading of "Heart of Darkness" featuring Orson Welles, Monkey Sampan "lost scene," additional scenes, "Destruction of the Kurtz Compound" end credits with audio commentary by Francis Ford Coppola, "The Hollow Men" video of Marlon Brando reading T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Birth of 5.1 Sound" featurette, "Ghost Helicopter Flyover" sound effects demonstration, "A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now" featurette, "The Music of Apocalypse Now" featurette, "The Synthesizer Soundtrack" article by music synthesizer inventor Bob Moog, "Heard Any Good Movies Lately? The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now" featurette, "The Final Mix" featurette, "Apocalypse Then and Now" featurette, "The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now" featurette, "PBR Streetgang" featurette. "Full Disclosure Edition" adds: John Milius script excerpt with Francis Ford Coppola notes, storyboard gallery, photo galler including images from photographer Mary Ellen Mark, marketing archive. "Full Disclosure Edition": $59.99; two-film set: $39.99. (Lionsgate).
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ultimate Edition

    (2004) Three-disc set, $39.92. Extras: New features: "Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 3: Creatures" and "Tour Nick Dudman's Creature Shop"; additional featurettes: "Creating the Vision" interview with J.K. Rowling and the filmmakers, "Conjuring a Scene: Creating Buckbeak and the Dementors for the Screen," additional scenes, more; 48-page creatures photo book; two collectible character cards: Hermione Granger, Sirius Black; Year 3 lenticular card; bonus digital copy of the theatrical film. (Warner).
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition

    (2005) Three-disc set, $39.92. Extras: New feature: "Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 4: Sound & Music"; additional featurettes: "Preparing for the Yule Ball," conversations with the cast, reflections on the fourth film, more; 44-Page sound & music photo book, two collectible character cards: Ronald Weasley, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, Year 4 lenticular card, digital copy of the theatrical film. (Warner).
  • Moulin Rouge!

    photo (2001) Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent. New high definition transfer supervised by director Baz Luhrmann. Bonus features: "Spectacular, Spectacular" Picture-in-picture mode with audio commentary by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Donald M. McAlpine and Craig Pearce and featuring behind-the-scenes footage and stills; all-new featurette "A Creative Adventure"; introduction by Baz Luhrmann" "A Word from Baz"; uncut footage from the Bazmark Vault including: "Father & Son: A Look at an Alternate Opening," Nicole Kidman's first vocal test; production featurettes and interviews: "The Stars," "The Writers," "The Design," "The Dance," "The Music and The Cutting Room"; "The Making of Moulin Rouge"; BD-LIVE: Live Lookup powered by IMDb. (Fox).

  • Predators

    (2010) Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Trejo, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. Bonus features: Commentary by Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Antal; Motion Comics: "Moments of Extraction" (six prequel vignettes voiced by the cast) and "Crucified"; "Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn" six-part featurette ("Bloodline," "De-cloaking the Invisible: Alien Terrain," "Intelligent Design: The Hunting Camp," "Predators as Prey," "Yuatja Transformed," "Rite of Passage"); "The Chosen" featurette; Fox Movie Channel presents "Making a Scene"; deleted and extended scenes; BD-Live extras: Exclusive "Predators" features; "Live Lookup" powered by IMDB. (Fox).
  • Psycho 50th Anniversary Edition

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    (1960) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam. Remastered with 5.1 Surround Sound. "Psycho Sound" looks at the re-mastering process required to create the 5.1 Surround mix from the original mono elements using Audionamix technology; "The Making of Psycho"; "In the Master's Shadow"; "Hitchcock's Legacy" with some of Hollywood's top filmmakers discussing Hitchcock's influence and why his movies continue to thrill audiences; "Hitchcock/Truffaut Interviews": Excerpts from a 1962 audio interview with Alfred Hitchcock; commentary by Stephen Rebello, author of "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho"; newsreel footage on the release of "Psycho," showcasing the unique policy Hitchcock insisted upon for the release of the film; "The Shower Scene," a look at the impact of music on the infamous shower scene ;shower scene storyboards by Saul Bass; Production notes; "The Psycho Archives" gallery of on-set photo stills from the film's production; posters and ads gallery; lobby cards gallery; behind-the-scenes photographs; original promotional trailer; re-release trailers. (Universal).
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    photo (1975) 35th anniversary edition with a newly-restored high definition transfer from the original camera negatives and 7.1 audio, packaged in a collectible 24-page book featuring legendary photography from Mick Rock, best known for his iconic shots of rock and roll artists (Rock served as the chief photographer on the film). Bonus features: "The Midnight Experience: The Late Night, Double Feature, Picture-in-Picture Show, Vintage Callback Track, Prop Box," "Trivia track," BD-LIVE: Live Lookup powered by IMDb, "Rocky-ok: Sing It!," "Don't Dream It, Be It: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast, Part I," "An-tic-i-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast, Part II," "Mick Rock (A Photographer)," "Mick Rock's Picture Show (a gallery)," pressbook and poster gallery, commentary by Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn, deleted musical scenes and outtakes, alternate credit ending and misprint ending, "Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show, Beacon Theater, New York City," "Time Warp" music video. (Fox).
  • Seven Samurai

    (1954) One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, "Seven Samurai" (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a 16th-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa -- featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura -- seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope. Restored, high-definition digital transfer. Bonus features: Two audio commentaries: one by film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie and the other by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck; 50-minute documentary on the making of "Seven Samurai"; "My Life in Cinema," a two-hour video conversation between directors Akira Kurosawa and Nagisa Oshima; "Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences," a documentary that looks at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece; theatrical trailers and teaser; gallery of rare posters and behind-the-scenes and production stills; booklet featuring essays by Kenneth Turan, Peter Cowie, Philip Kemp, Peggy Chiao, Alain Silver, Stuart Galbraith, Arthur Penn, and Sidney Lumet, and an interview with Toshiro Mifune from 1993. (The Criterion Collection).
  • William Shakespeare's Romeo+Juliet

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    (1996) Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Brian Dennehy, Paul Rudd, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Miriam Margolyes, Jesse Bradford, M. Emmet Walsh. New high definition transfer supervised by director Baz Luhrmann. Bonus features: "Shaking Up Shakespeare" picture-in-picture mode with audio commentary by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Donald M. McAlpine and Craig Pearce and featuring behind-the-scenes footage and stills; uncut footage from the Bazmark Vault; "Romeo + Juliet: The Music Documentary"; filmmaker and interview galleries, BD-LIVE: Live Lookup powered by IMDb. (Fox).
  • More Titles

    "Oceans" (2009) (DisneyNature), "Mirrors 2" (2010) (Fox), "Wallander" (2010) (BBC/Warner), "Please Give" (2010) (Sony), "The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos" (2008) (DisneyNature)



    October 26
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express

    (2010) David Suchet, Samuel West, Eileen Atkins, Toby Jones, Hugh Bonneville, Barbara Hershey. $29.99. Bonus features: "David Suchet on the Orient Express": Suchet hosts a tour of the Orient Express and recounts its history; "120 years With Agatha Christie" featurette; list of Poirot books; cast filmographies. (Acorn Media).
  • Alien Anthology

    photo Six-disc set with theatrical, director's cut and special editions of all four "Alien" films. Fox has united the material from every home video release of the "Alien" saga including the 1991/1992 laserdisc releases, the 1999 "Legacy" release and 2003's groundbreaking "Alien Quadrilogy" release into one complete Blu-ray collection. The set also includes two versions of each film and over four hours of previously unreleased exclusive material such as original screentests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original "Alien," unseen deleted scenes, thousands of still photographs from the Fox archives, the previously unseen original cut of "Wreckage and Rage: The Making of Alien3," and much, much more. The fifth disc includes five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. And the sixth disc is an archive of pre-production, production and post-production featurettes on the four films. Price: $139.99. (Fox). Read more about "Alien Anthology" here.

  • Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy

    photo Three-disc set with "Back to the Future," "Back to the Future Part II" and "Back to the Future Part III." Bonus features: Tales from the Future: New six-part retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, director Robert Zemeckis, producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton, plus executive producer Steven Spielberg ("In the Beginning ..." featurette; "Time to Go" production stories; "Keeping Time" musical score featurette; "Time Flies" behind-the-scenes and visual effects featurette; "Third Time's the Charm" featurette; "The Test of Time" featurette on the pop culture impact of the films); "The Physics of Back to the Future" featuette with celebrity best-selling author and physicist Dr. Michio Kaku about the overall appreciation of the science in the trilogy; "Nuclear Test Site" ending storyboard sequence of the original proposed ending of the film; 16 deleted scenes; Michael J. Fox Q&A; Q&A commentaries with director Robert Zemeckis and producer Bob Gale; feature commentaries with producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton; four archival featurettes; eight short behind-the-scenes featuettes; "Back to the Future: The Ride"; two music videos; photo and art galleries. (Universal).

  • Elf Ultimate Collector's Edition

    (2003) Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel, Daniel Tay, Faizon Love , Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris, Michael Lerner, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Artie Lange. Packaged in a collectible holiday tin filled with an Elf CD soundtrack sampler, a festive holiday stocking, gift tags and a magnetic picture frame. $49.99.Bonus features: Deleted scenes; "Fact track" reveals history, facts and trivia about the movie; "Beyond the Movie" featurettes: "Deck the Halls," "Christmas in Tinseltown," "Santa Mania," "Kids on Christmas": "All Access Pass" featurettes: "Tag Along With Will Ferrell," "How They Made the North Pole," "Film School for Kids," "That's Wrap," "Lights, Camera, Puffin!"; Fun and Games: Buddy's Adventure Game, Elf Karaoke, read-along, Elf Karaoke, more. (Warner)
  • House

    (1977 -- Japan) How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi's indescribable 1977 movie "House" (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of Scooby-Doo as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt's creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via a series of mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equal parts absurd and nightmarish, "House" might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. Never before available on home video in the United States, it's one of the most exciting cult discoveries in years. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: "Constructing a House," a new video piece featuring interviews with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, story scenarist and daughter of the director Chigumi Obayashi, and screenwriter Chiho Katsura; "Emotion," a 1966 experimental film by Obayashi; new video appreciation by director Ti West ("House of the Devil"); theatrical trailer; an essay by Chuck Stephens. (The Criterion Collection).
  • Paths of Glory

    (1957) Director: Stanley Kubrick; stars Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joe Turkel, Christiane Kubrick, Timothy Carey. A pivotal work by Stanley Kubrick, "Paths of Glory" is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. A fiery Kirk Douglas stars as a French colonel serving in World War I who goes head-to-head with the army's ruthless top brass when his men are accused of cowardice after being unable to carry out an impossible mission. This haunting, exquisitely photographed dissection of the military machine in all its absurdity and capacity for dehumanization (a theme Kubrick would continue to explore throughout his career) is assembled with its legendary director's customary precision, from its tense trench warfare sequences to its gripping courtroom climax to its ravaging final scene. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: New commentary by critic Gary Giddins; television interview from 1979 with Douglas; new video interviews with Kubrick's longtime executive producer Jan Harlan, "Paths of Glory" producer James B. Harris, and actress Christiane Kubrick; excerpt from a French television program about real-life World War I executions similar to the events dramatized in "Paths of Glory"; theatrical trailer; an essay by Kubrick scholar James Naremore. (The Criterion Collection).
  • Slings & Arrows: The Complete Collection

    (2003-06) Six-Disc set with 18 episodes of the Gemini Award-winning series that follows the backstage trials and tribulations of a Shakespearean theatre troupe, $79.99. Bonus features: Commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurette, cast and crew interviews, backstage footage, bloopers, deleted and extended scenes, photo galleries, production notes, trailers and song lyrics. (Acorn Media).
  • More Titles

    "Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Complete Season Two" (2010) (Warner), "Sex and the City 2" (2010) (New Line), "Winter's Bone" (2010) (Lionsgate), "The Girl Who Played With Fire" (2010) (Music Box), "Score" (1974) (CAV Distributing), "World War II 360º: Blu-Ray Edition" (A&E Home Entertainment), "How the Earth Was Made: The Complete Season One Blu-Ray Edition" (A&E Home Entertainment), "South of the Border" (2010) (Cinema Libre Studio), "Altitude" (2010) (Anchor Bay Entertainment)


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