The acclaimed Righteous Kill, pairing the great actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Jan. 6 (prebook Dec. 4), priced at $29.98 and $39.98, respectively.

The movie, which grossed $39.6 million in theaters, stars De Niro and Pacino as detectives ready for retirement who take on one last case, the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have connections with a case the detectives solved years earlier and makes them wonder if they put the wrong man in jail.

Anchor Bay's DVD and Blu-ray will include commentary by producer/director Jon Avnet and two featurettes: "The Investigation: An In-Depth Look at Righteous Kill" and "The Thin Blue Line: An Exploration of Cops & Criminals." Blu-ray al...Read More

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Criterion's initial Blu-ray titles--Bottle Rocket, Chungking Express, The Third Man, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Last Emperor--have been delayed again, this time to December.

The five were supposed to be released Nov. 18 but have now been scheduled for Dec. 16 (prebook Nov. 25), except The Last Emperor, which will bow Jan. 6 (prebook Nov. 11).

All will still be priced at $39.95.

Criterion's titles are distributed by Image.

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A bunch of catalog titles have been slated for Blu-ray debut:

From Universal: King Kong on Jan. 20 (prebook Nov. 25) priced at $29.98. Includes theatrical and extended version, commentary, picture-in-picture and BD Live features.

On Jan. 6 (prebook Dec. 2), Friday Night Lights. Priced at $29.98, with deleted scenes, featurettes, commentary and BD Live.

From Fox: The classic The French Connection and French Connection II on Feb. 24 (prebook Jan. 28), each pr...Read More

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Not many big announcements coming out now, so here are some TV movies that will be released on DVD soon.

The acclaimed TNT mini-series George Wallace, about the three-time Alabama governor and four-time Presidential candidate, will finally make its DVD debut on Jan. 20 (prebook Dec. 16), likey cashing into the political feeling around that time, when President Elect Barack Obama will be sworn into office.

George Wallace was the 1997 Golden Globe for Best Mini-Series and Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series for Angelina Jolie. Jolie played the second wife of Wallace, who was played by Gary Sinise.

The DVD will be priced at $24.98 and distributed by Warner.

Alyssa Milano stars in the Lifetime Original movie ...Read More

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The acclaimed Traitor, which grossed a slim $23 million in theaters, will open on the home market Dec. 19 (prebook Nov. 16).

The thriller, starring Don Cheadle as a former U.S. Special Operations officer suspected of a series of terrorist attacks, will be priced at $29.98 on DVD and $39.98 on Blu-ray.

Anchor Bay, whose discs are distributed by sister company Starz, has put on the DVD commentary by Cheadle and writer/director Jeffrey Nachmanoff and two featurettes: "Action! The Stunts and Special Effects of Traitor" and "International Espionage: An In-Depth Look at Traitor's Exotic Locations."

Blu-ray has the same plus digital copy and BD Live access.

Missed it in theaters?

Here's the ...Read More

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Bad news on a Friday afternoon!

MGM has postponed the release of Spinal Tap on Blu-ray. It was scheduled for Jan. 20, but a new date hasn't been finalized yet.

The good news, of course, is that it's only postponed and not cancelled.

I'll let you know when I hear more.

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The 2008 World Series will be the first baseball title to be released on Blu-ray Disc.

Shout! Factory will deliver Major League Baseball Productions' 2008 World Series Film: Phillies vs. Ray on DVD on Nov. 25 and on Blu-ray Dec. 16 (both prebook Nov. 14). They will be priced at $19.99 and $29.99, respectively.

Both versions will include seven featurettes, including the World Series trophy presentation and Rollins and Howard remix of "Take Me Out."

Last week, Warner released the first sports ti...Read More

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Dec. 23 is being stacked up with plenty of smaller box-office earners and Universal is adding one more. (Click for our list of quarterly new releases.)

Jason Statham's latest actioner, Death Race, will cross the DVD and Blu-ray finishing line Dec. 23. In the $36 million-grossing movie, Statham has been sent to a dangerous prison for a murder he didn't commit and is forced to compete in the Death Race.

The DVD will be priced at $29.98 and the Blu-ray at $39.98. Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson and Ian McShane also star and AVP: Alien vs. Predator director Paul W.S. Anderson helmed.

Both disc versions will include the theatrical movie plus an unrated version. The DVD also offers comment...Read More

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Fox will bow Kiefer Sutherland-starring Mirrors on DVD and Blu-ray Jan. 13 (prebook Dec. 17), which should be right around the time that Sutherland's 24 gets back into regular airings on TV. UPDATE: Yep! Variety reports that the new season of 24 will debut Jan. 11.

The $30.6 million-grossing Mirrors about a former cop turned night watchman who sees horrific visions in mirrors in a department store that was burned will be priced at $29.98 on DVD and $39.99 on Blu-ray.

Extras include a featurette into the mythology behind mirrors, a making-of featurette, deleted scenes and an alternate ending that the press release calls "chilling."

Blu-ray adds pi...Read More

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Sports is among the most popular high-definition broadcast programming, but no major sports programming has been released on Blu-ray Disc—until now. Warner Home Video will bow NBA Champions 2007-2008: Boston Celtics on Blu-ray Nov. 4 (order now), priced at $34.99. The 60-minute program follows the Celtics through the team’s regular season, dramatic playoff run and ultimate victory against the L.A. Lakers in the finals. Special features are the same as the standard DVD released in July.

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Universal has slotted Burn After Reading into the holiday schedule on Dec. 23 (prebook Nov. 18). It will be priced at $29.98 on DVD and $39.98 on Blu-ray.

The $57 million-grossing comedy stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton and was directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, the killer team behind the brilliant Fargo and last year's Best Picture winner, No Country For Old Men.

In Burn After Reading, two unscrupulous gym employees find a disc containing the memoir of a CIA agent and try to sell it.

Extras on the DVD are a bit sparse, offering just three featurettes: "Finding the Burn," "DC Insiders Run Amuck" and "Welcome Back, George."

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It's official! No official word from Universal yet, but we hear that the romantic musical Mamma Mia! will be released Dec. 16 (prebook is Nov. 4) priced at $29.98 for a single-DVD, $34.98 for a two-DVD set and $39.98 for the Blu-ray version.

No news on Blu-ray, either, but with a box-office of $143 million, we doubt Universal won't release the movie on high-def. And we were right about that. The Blu-ray will even have Universal's signature U Control picture-in-picture features and BD Live features.

The rest of the Blu-ray features will be deleted scenes, outtakes, a deleted musical number for "The Name of the Game," plenty of making-of featurettes, commentary, a music video and a sing-along.

Plus a downloadable digital copy of the film wil...Read More

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