BLU-RAY RELEASES
UPCOMING RELEASES ON BLU-RAY DISC
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January 12
8½ Criterion/Image; prebook Dec. 15; BD $39.95
Foreign-language drama: In Federico Fellini’s 1963 film, a director (Marcello Mastroianni) has an artistic crisis as his life falls apart; in Italian with English subtitles.
Bonuses: film intro, commentary, documentaries, “Fellini: A Director's Notebook,” interviews, photographs, film essay.
Cliffhanger Sony; prebook Dec. 10; BD $24.95
Action: Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow and Janine Turner star in this film about a botched mid-air heist that causes suitcases full of cash to be spread throughout the Rocky Mountains.
Bonuses: movieIQ, commentaries, film intro, deleted scenes, featurettes, storyboard comparisons, BD Live.
Halloween II Sony; prebook Dec. 10; BD $38.96
Horror: Rob Zombie’s $33 million-grossing remake of the Halloween franchise about villain Michael Myers.
Bonuses: deleted and alternate scenes, audition and make-up footage, blooper reel, music videos, commentary, stand-up routines, movieIQ, BD Live.
The Hurt Locker Summit; prebook Nov. 24; BD $34.99
War drama: An elite bomb squad struggling to survive Baghdad’s urban combat zone endures 24 hours of tension, chaos and death.
Bonuses: commentary, behind-the-scenes footage.
In the Loop IFC/MPI; prebook Dec. 7; BD $29.98
Comedy: When a British cabinet official (Tom Hollander) suggests to a communications director (Peter Capaldi) that the U.K. team with America in a war in the Middle East, it causes officials to travel to Washington D.C.
Last Action Hero Sony; prebook Dec. 10; BD $24.95
Action: Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as an action hero in this 1993 film.
Bonuses: movieIQ, BD Live.
Moon Sony; prebook Dec. 10; BD $37.95
Sci-fi: Sam Rockwell stars in this limited-release film about an astronaut who is nearing the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where his only companion is a computer (voiced by Kevin Spacey).
Bonuses: featurettes, commentaries, Q&As.;
Post Grad Fox; prebook Dec. 16; BD $39.99
Drama: Alexis Bledel and Zach Gilford star in this film about an aspiring book editor whose life doesn’t go according to plan.
Bonuses: deleted and alternate scenes, featurettes, music video.
The Riverman North American Motion Pictures; prebook Dec. 8; three-DVD pack and BD $69.99
Thriller: In this TV movie based on real-life events, authorities enlist the help of serial killer Ted Bundy to find the Green River Killer.
Bonuses: stills gallery.
Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself Lionsgate; prebook Dec. 16; BD $39.99
Drama: When Madea finds three young delinquents looting her home, she takes them to their aunt April.
Bonuses: featurettes.
January 19
Across the Hall Image; prebook Dec. 15; BD $35.98
Thriller: When a man (Danny Pino) follows his fiance (Brittany Murphy) to a seedy hotel, where she is meeting another man, he considers murder.
Artie Lang: Jack and Coke Image; prebook Dec. 15; BD $24.98
Comedy: Artie Lange performs his irreverent, uncensored humor in New York.
The Bourne Identity Universal; prebook Dec. 8; BD/DVD $29.98
Thriller: Matt Damon stars as a man who must elude assassins and recover from amnesia in this 2002 film.
Bonuses: U Control, commentary, featurettes, alternate opening and ending, deleted scenes, extended scene, interview, music video, BD Live.
The Bourne Supremacy Universal; prebook Dec. 8; BD/DVD $29.98
Thriller: Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne, who is framed for a botched CIA operation, in this 2004 film.
Bonuses: U Control, featurettes, commentary, deleted scenes, BD Live.
The Bourne Ultimatum Universal; prebook Dec. 8; BD/DVD $29.98
Thriller: Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne, who is learning about his mysterious past, in this 2007 film.
Bonuses: U Control, featurettes, deleted scenes, commentary, BD Live.
Che Criterion/Image; prebook Dec. 22; BD $49.95
Biopic: Steven Soderbergh’s film about Che Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), the socialist leader who overthrew the Batista dictatorship.
Bonuses: commentaries, documentary, interviews, deleted scenes, film essay.
Gamer Lionsgate; prebook Dec. 23; BD $39.99
Thriller: Gerard Butler, Kyra Sedgwick and Michael C. Hall star in this $20.5 million-grossing film about a future world where gaming and entertainment have evolved into a new hybrid.
Bonuses: commentary, documentary, featurette, I-Con Mode, Cheat Codes, BD-Touch, Metamenu Remote, D-Box, Lionsgate Live.
Magnolia Warner; prebook Dec. 15; BD $28.99
Drama: In this 1999 film starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore and William H. Macy, several interrelated characters search for happiness, forgiveness and meaning.
Bonuses: video diary, featurettes, music videos, TV spots.
Pandorum Anchor Bay/Starz; prebook Dec. 17; BD $39.98
Sci-fi thriller: Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster star in this film about two crew members who wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are or why they are there.
Bonuses: featurette, training video, commentary, deleted and alternate scenes, stills gallery, digital copy.
Whiteout Warner; prebook Dec. 15; BD $35.99
Thriller: Kate Beckinsale stars as a U.S. Marshal who is tracking a killer in Antarctica.
Bonuses: additional scenes, featurettes, digital copy.
January 26
$5 a Day Image; prebook Dec. 29; BD $35.98
Comedy: Christopher Walken stars as an eccentric con-artist and deadbeat dad trying to reconnect with his son (Alessandro Nivola).
Atonement Universal; prebook Dec. 8; BD $26.98
Drama: Starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, this 2007 film is about a 13-year-old girl who accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he didn’t commit.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, commentaries, featurettes, D-Box, BD Live.
Fame: The Original Movie Warner; prebook Dec. 22; BD $28.99
Musical: The 1980 film about teenagers who attend a New York high school for performing arts.
Bonuses: audio CD.
Fuel Vanguard; prebook Dec. 18; BD $29.95
Drama: In this film, a man who can run fast seeks a scholarship to get out of his hometown.
Giselle: Dutch National Ballet Kultur; prebook Dec. 15; BD $39.99
Performance art: The enchanting classical ballet from the Romantic era is performed by the Dutch National Ballet.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It Sony; prebook Dec. 24; BD $39.95
Documentary: This film provides a behind-the-scenes look at Michael Jackson’s tour preparations before his tragic death.
Bonuses: documentaries, featurettes, “Smooth Criminal” vignette and featurette, “Thriller” vignette, BD Live, MovieIQ.
Paris, Texas Criterion/Image; prebook Dec. 29; BD $39.95
Drama: Wim Wenders’ film follows a mysterious drifter (Harry Dean Stanton) who is looking to reconnect with his son.
Bonuses: commentary, interviews, featurettes, deleted scenes, home movies, photo galleries, film essay.
Pride & Prejudice Universal; prebook Dec. 8; BD $26.98
Drama: Based on Jane Austen’s novel, this 2005 film stars Keira Knightley as a headstrong woman in Georgian England.
Bonuses: commentary, featurettes.
Soul Power Sony; prebook Dec. 24; BD $34.95
Documentary: Featuring James Brown, B.B. King, Celia Cruz and others, this film documents the three-day music festival in Zaire that was to accompany the “Rumble in the Jungle” between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, commentary, movieIQ, BD Live, interactive playlist.
Surrogates Disney; prebook Dec. 15; BD $39.99
Sci-fi thriller: An FBI agent of the future (Bruce Willis) must solve a murder mystery in a world where robotic surrogates live the physical lives of their human owners.
Bonuses: commentary, music video, featurette, visual exploration, deleted scenes.
The Toolbox Murders Blue Underground; prebook Dec. 23; BD $29.95
Horror: In this 1978 film, a deranged handyman goes on a killing spree.
Wild Ocean Image; prebook Dec. 29; BD $24.98
Documentary: This program looks at one of nature’s greatest migration spectacles.
February 2
Doctor Who: The Complete Specials Warner; prebook Dec. 29; BD $59.99
Sci-fi: This collection includes “The Next Doctor,” “Planet of the Dead” and “Waters of Mars.”
Bonuses: featurettes, deleted scenes, video diary, commentary.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Universal; prebook Dec. 15; BD $26.98
Comedy: Based on Hunter S. Thompson’s book, this 1998 film starring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro follows a journalist and a lawyer who travel to Las Vegas.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurette, D-Box, BD Live.
The Godfather Paramount; prebook Dec. 18; BD $39.99
Drama: Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 film starring Marlon Brando as the patriarch of the Corleone family.
Bonuses: commentary.
The Godfather Part II Paramount; prebook Dec. 18; BD $39.99
Drama: Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film continues the story of the Corleone family.
Bonuses: commentary.
Love Happens Universal; prebook Dec. 15; BD $36.98
Romantic comedy: When a widower (Aaron Eckhart) falls for a woman (Jennifer Aniston), he learns that he hasn’t truly confronted his wife’s death.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurette, commentary, My Scenes, BD Live.
Mystic River Warner; prebook Dec. 29; BD $28.99
Thriller: The 2003 Oscar winner starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins about a childhood tragedy that overshadows three men.
Bonuses: commentary, documentary, featurettes.
Planet Hulk Lionsgate; prebook Jan. 6; BD $29.99
Animated: When Hulk is exiled from Earth, he crash lands on the distant planet Sakaar, ruled by the tyrannical Red King.
Bonuses: digital copy, featurette, motion comics, extra episode, music videos.
Triangle First Look; prebook Dec. 29; BD $29.98
Horror: Melissa George stars as a woman with friends on a yacht, which sails into the Bermuda Triangle.
Bonuses: interviews.
February 9
Dare Image; prebook Jan. 12; BD $35.98
Drama: Two teenagers are drawn to a mysterious bad boy.
Bonuses: commentary, short film, deleted scenes, audition tape.
Halo Legends Warner; prebook Jan. 5; BD $34.99
Animated: Based on the videogame series, this release features seven new stories.
Bonuses: featurettes, commentary.
The Time Traveler’s Wife Warner; prebook Jan. 5; BD $35.99
Sci-fi romance: The involuntary time-traveling of a Chicago librarian (Eric Bana) creates complications for his wife (Rachel McAdams).
Bonuses: featurette, stars’ exploration of their roles.
February 16
Black Dynamite Sony; prebook Jan. 14; BD $34.95
Comedy: The smoothest, baddest cat on the street (Michael Jai White), a former C.I.A. agent, is out to avenge his brother’s death in this parody of ’70s blaxploitation films.
Bonuses: commentary, deleted and alternate scenes, featurettes, movieIQ.
Goodfellas: 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Book Warner; prebook Jan. 12; BD $34.99
Action: Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film starring Robert De Niro as veteran criminal Jimmy “The Gent” Conway.
Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, documentaries, photos, film facts, cartoons.
Hunger Criterion/Image; prebook Jan. 19; BD $39.95
Drama: In this 2008 film, a 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member goes on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize the IRA inmates as political prisoners.
Bonuses: interviews, documentary, featurette, film essay.
Lola Montes Criterion/Image; prebook Jan. 19; BD $39.95
Foreign-language drama: Martine Carol stars as a notorious courtesan and showgirl in this Max Ophuls film; in French and German with English subtitles.
Bonuses: commentary, documentary, featurettes, film essay.
Revanche Criterion/Image; prebook Jan. 19; BD $39.95
Foreign-language drama: A hardened ex-con falls for a Ukrainian hooker in this Gotz Spielmann film; in German with English subtitles.
Bonuses: interview, documentary, short film, film essay.
February 23
The Crazies Blue Underground; prebook Jan. 27; BD $29.95
Thriller: George A. Romero’s 1973 film about a man-made combat virus that causes insanity and death to those infected.
Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths Warner; prebook Jan. 19; BD $29.99
Animated: Superman, Batman and the other caped crusaders must battle their evil mirror images in this DVD premiere.
Bonuses: animated short, featurette, documentary, sneak peek, digital copy, bonus episodes.
Nurse Jackie: Season One Lionsgate; prebook Jan. 27; BD $39.99
Drama: Edie Falco stars as a flawed emergency room nurse living in New York City in this Showtime series.
Bonuses: commentaries, interviews, featurettes.
March 2
Clash of the Titans Warner; prebook Jan. 26; BD $34.99
Adventure: Perseus, mortal son of Zeus, sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing his beloved Andromeda and facing off against the snake-haired Medusa.
Bonuses: interview, map, photo booklet of remake.
The Neverending Story Warner; prebook Jan. 26; BD $34.99
Fantasy: A dreamy young boy discovers an extraordinary storybook and the fantastical world within its pages.
