DVD for Dudes Guide August-November 2008

News and upcoming DVD for dudes being released August through November 2008.

NEWS

Movies and TV go places
Studios increasingly offer content in digital forms Full story

A taste of Transformers
Transformers will arrive on Blu-ray Sept. 2 Full story

UPCOMING TITLES

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Collection is adapted from his popular sci-fi/fantasy book series about wizards, witches, trolls and giants. Street Aug. 26, prebook July 29; 10-disc set $39.99

Broadcast last year on ABC, Masters of Science Fiction adapts short stories from such sci-fi greats as Robert Heinlein, Harlan Ellison and Robert Sheckley. Street Aug. 5, prebook now; two-disc set $29.97

Under Pressure: Diary of a Cage Fighter is a documentary about athletes who do battle in a steel cage. Street Aug. 12, prebook July 22; DVD $19.99

Eli Stone: The Complete First Season follows a ruthless corporate litigator who is transformed into a do-gooder when he starts seeing strange visions. Street Sept. 2, prebook July 22; four-disc set $39.99

The Search for Mengele is a 1985 film about the escape route that a notorious SS doctor took to elude justice after the fall of Germany. Street Sept. 16, prebook Aug. 12; DVD $24.95

Comedy Central’s police officers return with a “lost version” of their misadventures in Florida in Reno 911: Miami—The Movie, More Busted Than Ever, Unrated Cut. Street Sept. 23, prebook Aug. 27; DVD $19.98

The Sopranos: The Complete Series contains all 86 episodes remastered on 28 discs, with bonuses including three CD soundtracks, two discs of never-before-released content, collector’s packaging and an episode guide. Street Nov. 11, prebook Oct. 7; $399.99

Don’t Try This at Home: The Steve-O Video Vol. 2—The Tour features Steve-O in footage too extreme for censors. Street Aug. 26, prebook July 29; DVD $14.98

After being attacked by a bear, seeing his car totaled and losing his job, Lou Hanske is deemed by a cult as The Chosen One. Street Sept. 2, prebook Aug. 1; DVD $24.99

Jackie Chan and Jet Li star as archrivals who unite to fight a warlord in the $52 million-grossing The Forbidden Kingdom, choreographed by Woo-Ping Yuen (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). Street Sept. 9, prebook Aug. 13; DVD $29.95, two-disc set $34.98, BD $39.99

In I Want Candy, a producer will support two film students’ script on one condition—they have to convince the world’s top porn star to play the leading lady. Street Sept. 9, prebook Aug. 12; DVD $26.98

A.J. and his homies are determined to throw the baddest block party for the third summer in a row in Block Party Madness 3. Street Sept. 9, prebook Aug. 8; DVD $19.98

The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration contains the three Francis Ford Coppola films, the first two of which underwent extensive restoration using state-of-the-art digital technology. Street Sept. 23, prebook Aug. 12; DVD $19.99 each, five-disc set $72.99, four-disc BD $119.99

Harry (Chris Cooper) and Pat (Patricia Clarkson) have a respectable marriage, until Harry falls for another woman (Rachel McAdams) in Married Life. Street Sept. 2, prebook July 31; DVD $28.96, BD $38.96

Hell is animated in this satiric update of a literary classic, Dante’s Inferno. Street Aug. 26, prebook July 29; DVD $19.99

Based on a novel by James Ellroy, L.A. Confidential: Two-Disc Special Edition shows the sordid side of Hollywood. Street Sept. 23, prebook Aug. 19; DVD $20.97, BD $28.99