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The Animated 'Maya the Bee Movie - 3D' Dated for Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D[teaser]The international smash hit will be buzzing to Blu-ray 3D in May. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Shout Factory is set to release 'Maya the Bee Movie - 3D' on Blu-ray on May 19. Maya is a little bee with a big heart. She dreams of an exciting life of freedom, fun and adventure – the world is simply far too interesting to stay inside a hive! Her funny attempts to fit in bring her into trouble with the Queen’s narrow-minded royal advisor, Buzzlina. With her best friend Willy, Maya buzzes out into the meadow on an exhilarating adventure of self-discovery. While most bees believe that other insects should be feared, Maya can’t help but make friends with Flip the charismatic and eccentric grasshopper, Kurt the dung beetle and even Sting, a young hornet. But when the Queen’s royal jelly is stolen, it will take Maya and all of her bug buddies to figure out who did it and how to save the day! Already a great box office success in much of the world, “MAYA THE BEE MOVIE,” based on the well-known children’s novel and popular animated series in Europe, Australia and Asia, offers an immersive cinematic adventure into a spectacular macroscopic world. This highly anticipated animated feature brings to life an enchanting story of a little bee named Maya and her exciting adventure of self-discovery and fantastical fun. A must-have for fans of all ages, “MAYA THE BEE MOVIE” is an instant classic that delivers wholesome family entertainment— emphasizing the importance of friendship, freedom and courage. This internationally acclaimed film can also be seen in select theaters in Los Angeles and New York on May 1, 2015. Directed by Alexs Stadermann (Bambi II) and produced by Studio 100 Media and Buzz Studios in association with Flying Bark Productions, “MAYA THE BEE MOVIE” features the acclaimed voice talent of Coco Jack Gillies, Academy Award® nominee Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter, Babe), Richard Roxburgh (Mission: Impossible II), Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Kodi Smit-McPhee (ParaNorman, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Justine Clarke (Home and Away). The Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack will feature 1080p video, lossless 5.1 audio, and supplements include: “Dancing With Bees” – An Exclusive Episode Of The Maya The Bee TV Series, An Interview with Maya, Blooper Reel, and Trailers. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.97. You can find the latest specs for 'Maya the Bee Movie - 3D' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under May 19. Order the Blu-rayPosted Mon Apr 6, 2015 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Lost in Space Blu-ray Collection' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]All 83 episodes of the classic science-fiction series will be coming to Blu-ray in September. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox will be releasing 'Lost in Space Blu-ray Collection' on Blu-ray on September 15. Follow the heart-racing, cliff-hanging adventures of John Robinson and his family aboard the Jupiter 2, along with Robot B-9 and the delightfully devious Dr. Zachary Smith. This massive 18-disc set contains all 84 episodes remastered in high definition, and over 6 hours of exciting extras with recently discovered content you won't find anywhere else in the galaxy. It's out-of-this-world fun for everyone! From Fox's Facebook page: "There will be 6 episodes duplicated and will include original commercials from the time they aired. They are: {"The Reluctant Stowaway" • "The Derelict" • "The Magic Mirror" • "Follow the Leader" • "Blast off into Space" • "Target Earth"} "Target Earth will have the original half screen freeze frame intact as seen originally!!" The 18-disc set will include: 50th Anniversary Interviews with the Original Series Cast; LOST IN SPACE: THE EPILOGUE - Original Cast Table Read of Bill Mumy's (Will Robinson) 1980 Unproduced Epilogue; Vintage Versions of 6 Episodes AS SEEN ON AIR in the 1960's with Original TV Commercials and Bumpers; 1973 Animated Special; 20th Anniversary Audio Interview with Lost in Space Creator Irwin Allen; 2 Full-Length Lost in Space Documentaries; Original Animated Series Concept Pitch Video; Unaired Pilot Episode: "No Place to Hide"; AND MUCH MORE! You can find the latest specs for 'Lost in Space Blu-ray Collection' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under September 15.Posted Sat Apr 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Pound of Flesh' Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme Bound for Blu-ray[teaser]The action flick is high-kicking itself to Blu-ray in June, and you can pre-order the disc here. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Entertainment One is preparing 'Pound of Flesh (2015)' for Blu-ray on June 23. In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon wakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and ticked-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood. Supplements have not been detailed yet, but the Blu-ray will feature 1080p video and a DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Pound of Flesh (2015)' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 23. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Apr 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Cymbeline' Starring Ethan Hawke & Milla Jovovich Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]This modern reimagining of Shakespeare's play is coming to Blu-ray in May, and you can pre-order the movie now. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate is preparing 'Cymbeline' for Blu-ray on May 19. Academy Award nominees Ethan Hawke (Best Supporting Actor, Boyhood, 2014) and Ed Harris (Best Actor, Pollock, 2000) lead a powerhouse cast including Milla Jovovich, John Leguizamo, Penn Badgley, Dakota Johnson and Anton Yelchin, with Bill Pullman and Delroy Lindo in a gritty story of a take-no-prisoners war between dirty cops and an outlaw biker gang. When extortion, betrayal, and fiery passions threaten his criminal empire, a drug kingpin (Harris) is driven to desperate measures in this explosive, modern retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless play. Specs have not been detailed yet, but supplements will include: "Behind the Scenes of Cymbeline" featurette; Extended Interviews with Cast and Crew; and Audio Commentary with Screenwriter/Director Michael Almereyda, Actor Ethan Hawke and Anthony Holden. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray/Digital HD combo pack is $19.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Cymbeline' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 19. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Apr 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Some Call It Loving' Blu-ray Dated[teaser]The drama featuring Richard Pryor will make its Blu-ray debut in July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Vinegar Syndrome is preparing 'Some Call It Loving' for Blu-ray on July 14. A woman who's been asleep for years is part of a carnival that sells her kisses for a buck. A lonely jazz musician buys her. Once awake, the two of them and his two girlfriends hook up. But sometimes, dreams are better than reality. Specs, supplements, and a suggested list price have not been detailed yet. You can find the latest specs for 'Some Call It Loving' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 14.Posted Fri Apr 3, 2015 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'3-D Rarities' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]Flicker Alley's collection of rare 3-D gems arrives on Blu-ray 3D in June. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Flicker Alley will be releasing '3-D Rarities' on Blu-ray on June 16. It has taken over 30 years for the 3-D Film Archive to assemble and restore the material in 3-D Rarities, an eye-popping collection of ultra-rare and long-lost movies, which Flicker Alley and the 3-D Film Archive are proud to present here for the first time on Blu-ray. Selections include Kelley's Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration film from 1922 with incredible footage of Washington and New York City; Lumière’s L’Arrivée d’un Train, first shown at the Academie des Sciences in Paris; New Dimensions, the first domestic full color 3-D film originally shown at the World’s Fair in 1940; Thrills for You, a promotional film for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Around is Around, a 3-D animated gem by Norman McLaren; Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott, the only 3-D newsreel; Stardust in Your Eyes, a hilarious standup routine by Slick Slavin; trailer for The Maze, with fantastic production design by William Cameron Menzies; Doom Town, a controversial anti-atomic testing film mysteriously pulled from release; puppet cartoon The Adventures of Sam Space, presented in widescreen; I’ll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque comedy unseen in 3-D for over 60 years; Boo Moon, an excellent example of color stereoscopic animation…and more! Presented in high-quality digital 3-D, all films have been stunningly restored and mastered direct from archival materials. Meticulously aligned shot by shot for precise registration of the original left/right elements, these historic 3-D motion pictures have never before looked this good. The date of the first documented exhibition of a 3-D film occurred on June 10, 1915. 3-D Rarities commemorates the centennial of 3-D motion pictures! Bonus features will include: Introductions by Leonard Maltin and Trustin Howard; Essays by Julian Antos, Hillary Hess, Thad Komorowski, Donald McWilliams, Ted Okuda, Mary Ann Sell and Jack Theakston; 3-D photo galleries - Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), New York World's Fair (1939), Sam Sawyer View-Master reels (1950) and 3-D Comic Books (1953). ; 3-D footage directed by Francis Ford Coppola from The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962); and Commentary tracks by Thad Komorowski and Jack Theakston. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray 3D is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for '3-D Rarities' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under June 16. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Apr 3, 2015 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
David Koepp's 'Mortdecai' Blu-ray Dated & Detailed[teaser]The comedy starring Johnny Depp is coming to Blu-ray in May. Pre-orders are now live. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate is preparing 'Mortdecai' for Blu-ray on May 12. After a priceless painting is stolen, shady art dealer Charlie Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) is recruited by an old rival (Ewan McGregor) to get it back. Mortdecai questions his rival's intentions, but takes the job for the money and to keep his high-maintenance wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) happy. With the help of his manservant (Paul Bettany), Mortdecai must face terrorists, angry Russians and more in a hilarious globe-trotting chase. The Blu-ray/Digital HD combo pack will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD MA 7.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Stolen Moments: The Making of Mortdecai Featurette and The Art Of Noise: Making Music for Mortdecai Featurette. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $19.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Mortdecai' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 12. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Apr 2, 2015 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Zombeavers' Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive[teaser]Jordan Rubin's horror/comedy will be pelting Blu-ray in May. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Epic will be releasing 'Zombeavers' on Blu-ray exclusively at Best Buy on May 19. Zombeavers is an action-packed horror/comedy in which a group of college kids staying at a riverside cabin are menaced by a swarm of deadly zombie beavers. A weekend of sex and debauchery soon turns gruesome as the beavers close in on the kids. Riding the line between scary, sexy and funny, the kids are soon fighting for their lives in a desperate attempt to fend off the hoard of beavers that attack them in and around their cabin. Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $12.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Zombeavers' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 19.Posted Thu Apr 2, 2015 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
Kino Preps 'Burn, Witch, Burn' Blu-ray for July[teaser]The 1960s horror flick will cast a spell on Blu-ray in July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Kino is preparing ''Burn, Witch, Burn' for Blu-ray in July. Unfortunate scientist Norman Taylor (Peter Wyngarde) discovers that his wife (Janet Blair) may be a reborn witch. Although his skeptical mind allows for no such occurrence, he becomes increasingly suspicious as the voodoo activity around his household grows more prevalent. Folks are murdered, eagles disrupt the good doctor's study, and general havoc is unleased. It's up to Taylor to figure out who the real culprit of all the strange phenomena is. From the same team that brought you THE CONQUEROR WORM, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, and other midnite horror classics comes this adaption of Fritz Leiber's CONJURE WIFE. (The Gothic horror novel had been previously adapted in 1944, as WEIRD WOMAN). Specs, supplements, and a suggested list price have not been detailed yet. You can find the latest specs for 'Burn, Witch, Burn' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Thu Apr 2, 2015 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Brian Yuzna's 'Society' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]The 1989 cult horror flick will be getting the high-definition treatment this summer. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Arrow is set to release 'Society' on Blu-ray on June 9. After producing Stuart Gordon's hit Re-Animator, Brian Yuzna (Bride of Re-Animator, Return of the Living Dead III) turned his hand to directing with 1989's Society, and gave birth to one of the ickiest, most original body horror shockers of all time. Teenager Bill Whitney (Billy Warlock) has always felt like the odd one out in his wealthy, upper-class Beverly Hills family. For some reason, he just doesn't seem to fit in. But his sense of alienation takes a sinister turn when he overhears a surreptitious audio recording of his sister's coming-out party, which seems to implicate his family and others in a bizarre, ritualistic orgy. And then there are the strange things he's been seeing - glimpses of people with their bodies contorted impossibly out of shape... Is Billy going mad or is there something seriously amiss in his neighborhood? Packing stomach-churning grue and thought-provoking social commentary in equal measure, Society is a biting horror satire which culminates in one of the most leftfield, gag-inducing "climaxes" in all of horror history - just don't eat beforehand. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will feature a newly remastered 2K digital transfer of the film, approved by director Brian Yuzna; Original Stereo 2.0 audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray); and supplements include: Brand new audio commentary by Yuzna; Governor of Society – a brand new interview with Yuzna; The Masters of the Hunt – a brand new featurette including interviews with stars Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Ben Meyerson and Tim Bartell; The Champion of the Shunt – new featurette with FX artists Screaming Mad George, David Grasso and Nick Benson; 2014 Q&A with Yuzna, recorded at Celluloid Screams Festival; Brian Yuzna in conversation backstage at the Society world premiere; 'Persecution Mania' – Screaming Mad George music video; Limited Edition Digipak packaging featuring newly-commissioned artwork by Nick Percival; Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Alan Jones, illustrated with original archive stills and posters; and Society: Party Animal (Limited Edition Exclusive) – the official comic sequel to Society, reproduced in its entirety in a perfect-bound book. The suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Society' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under June 9. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Apr 2, 2015 at 06:00 AM PDT by:
