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'The Musketeers: Season Two' Blu-ray Set for April[teaser]The second season of the BBC series will arrive on Blu-ray in April, and you can pre-order the show here. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, the BBC is preparing 'The Musketeers: Season Two' for Blu-ray on April 21. On the streets of 17th century Paris, law and order is more a fledgling idea than reality, and the Musketeers, Athos, Aramis and Porthos, are far more than merely royal bodyguards for King Louis XIII; they are inseparable, loyal unto death and committed to upholding justice. Together, this crack team of highly trained soldiers fight for honor, for valor, for love, and just for the pure thrill of it. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD MA 2.0 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Behind-the-scenes; and Interviews with cast and crew. Suggested list price for the 3-Disc Blu-ray is $39.98. You can find the latest specs for 'The Musketeers: Season Two' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 21. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Feb 20, 2015 at 08:00 AM PST by: -
'Grantchester: Season One' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]The mystery series starring James Norton and Robson Green is bound for Blu-ray in April. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, PBS will be releasing 'Grantchester: Season One' on Blu-ray on April 7. It all begins with a sad but predictable suicide. Lawyer Stephen Staunton in nearby Cambridge has been drinking heavily and is deeply in debt. Late one night, he turns his old service revolver on himself, leaving behind a blood-spattered suicide note and a grieving widow. It's an open-and-shut case, according to Geordie, who is the overworked police inspector in charge of the investigation. But people confide things in a parish priest that they never tell police - which is how Sidney comes to suspect murder. His first hurdle is to convince Geordie that there's more to Staunton's death than meets the eye. Fortunately, the cleric and the cop bond over their war service, their love of a good pub, and their competitive instincts - in this case, for backgammon. It's the start of a beautiful friendship that takes Sidney and Geordie through a series of challenging cases, revealing the dark side of early 1950s England - jealousy, prejudice, class conflict, and plain old passion. The last emotion is not exactly unknown to Sidney, who is an unusually worldly clergyman. His pursuit of love is as much a part of the story as his tireless search for justice, spiritual fulfillment, and a really hip jazz club. Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Grantchester: Season One' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under April 7. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Feb 20, 2015 at 06:00 AM PST by: -
Criterion's May Blu-ray Titles Now Available for Pre-Order![teaser]The distributor has revealed its upcoming slate of May releases, including Charlie Chaplin's 'Limelight' and Leo McCarey's 'Make Way for Tomorrow.' [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is preparing 'Make Way for Tomorrow,' 'The Rose,' 'Limelight,' 'The Merchant of Four Seasons,' 'The Confession,' and 'State of Siege' for Blu-ray throughout the month of May. 'Make Way for Tomorrow' (May 12) - Leo McCarey's 'Make Way for Tomorrow' is one of the great unsung Hollywood masterpieces, an enormously moving Depression-era depiction of the frustrations of family, aging, and the generation gap. Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore headline a cast of incomparable character actors, starring as an elderly couple who must move in with their grown children after the bank takes their home, yet end up separated and subject to their offspring’s selfish whims. An inspiration for Yasujiro Ozu's 'Tokyo Story,' this is among American cinema’s purest tearjerkers, all the way to its unflinching ending, which McCarey refused to change despite studio pressure. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed English mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today, an interview from 2009 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich discussing the career of director Leo McCarey and Make Way for Tomorrow; Video interview from 2009 with critic Gary Giddins, in which he talks about McCarey’s artistry and the political and social context of the film; PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critic Tag Gallagher and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, and an excerpt from film scholar Robin Wood’s 1998 piece "Leo McCarey and Family Values." Order the Blu-ray 'The Rose' (May 19) - Bette Midler exploded onto the screen with her take-no-prisoners performance in this quintessential film about fame and addiction from director Mark Rydell. Midler is the rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster (known as the Rose to her legions of fans), whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road. Incisively scripted by Bo Goldman and beautifully shot by Vilmos Zsigmond (with assistance on the dazzling concert scenes by a host of other world-class cinematographers, including Conrad L. Hall, László Kovács, Owen Roizman, and Haskell Wexler), this is a sensitively drawn and emotionally overwhelming melodrama that made the popular singer into a movie star as well. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an English DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio commentary featuring director Mark Rydell; New interviews with Rydell, Zsigmond, and Bette Midler; Archival interviews with Midler and Rydell, with on-set footage; PLUS: An essay by music critic Paula Mejia. Order the Blu-ray 'Limelight' (May 19) - Charlie Chaplin's masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer-director’s most touching films. Chaplin plays Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina (Claire Bloom) who lives downstairs. An elegant mix of the comic and the tragic, this poignant film also features Buster Keaton in an extended cameo, marking the only time the two silent comedy icons appeared together on-screen. Made at a time when Chaplin was under attack by the American press and far right, Limelight was barely distributed in the United States upon its initial release, but it is now considered one of his essential and most personal works. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed English mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: Chaplin's "Limelight": Its Evolution and Intimacy, a new video essay by Charlie Chaplin biographer David Robinson; New interviews with actors Claire Bloom and Norman Lloyd; Chaplin Today: "Limelight," a 2002 documentary on the film, featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci and actors Bloom and Sydney Chaplin; Outtake from the film; Archival audio recording of Charlie Chaplin reading two short excerpts from his novella Footlights; Two short films by Chaplin: A Night in the Show (1915) and the never completed The Professor (1919); Trailers; PLUS: An essay by critic Peter von Bagh. Order the Blu-ray 'The Merchant of Four Seasons' (May 26) - New German Cinema icon Rainer Werner Fassbinder kicked off a new phase of his young career when he made the startling 'The Merchant of Four Seasons.' In this despairing yet mordantly funny film, Fassbinder charts the decline of a self-destructive former policeman and war veteran struggling to make ends meet for his family by working as a fruit vendor. Fassbinder had skyrocketed to renown on the acclaim of a series of trenchant, quickly made early films, but for this one he took more time and forged a new style—featuring a more complexly woven script and narrative structure and more sophisticated use of the camera, and influenced by the work of his recently discovered idol, Douglas Sirk. The result is a meticulously made, unforgiving social satire. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed German mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio commentary featuring filmmaker Wim Wenders; New interviews with actors Irm Hermann and Hans Hirschmüller; New interview with film scholar Eric Rentschler; PLUS: An essay by film scholar Thomas Elsaesser. Order the Blu-ray 'The Confession' (May 26) - The master of the political thriller, Costa-Gavras, became an instant phenomenon after the mammoth success of Z, and he quickly followed it with the perhaps even more riveting 'The Confession.' Based on a harrowing true story, the film stars Yves Montand as an influential Czechoslovak dignitary who, in the early fifties, was abducted, imprisoned, and interrogated by fellow members of his country’s Communist ruling party—their intentions vague, their methods terrifying. Also starring Simone Signoret and Gabriele Ferzetti, Costa-Gavras’s film is an unflinching depiction of a troubled historical period and the miasma of twentieth-century politics. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed French mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London (1971), a twenty-one-minute documentary by Chris Marker shot on the set of The Confession; New interview with the film’s editor, Françoise Bonnot; Conversation between Costa-Gavras and programmer and scholar Peter von Bagh about the director’s life and career, from the 1988 Midnight Sun Film Festival; Portrait London, a 1981 interview with Artur and Lise London, the real-life figures on whose story the film is based; Interview with actor Yves Montand from 1970; New interview with John Michalczyk, author of Costa-Gavras: The Political Fiction Film; PLUS: An essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova. Order the Blu-ray 'State of Siege' (May 26) - Costa-Gavras puts the United States’ involvement in South American politics under the microscope in this arresting thriller. An urban guerilla group, outraged at the counterinsurgency and torture training clandestinely organized by the CIA in their country (unnamed in the film), abducts a U.S. official (Yves Montand) to bargain for the release of political prisoners; soon the kidnapping becomes a media sensation, leading to violence. Cowritten by Franco Solinas ('The Battle of Algiers'), the electrifying 'State of Siege' piercingly critiques the American government for helping institute foreign dictatorships while also asking difficult questions about the efficacy of radical violent acts to oppose such regimes. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed French mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: New conversation between Costa-Gavras and film scholar Peter Cowie; NBC News excerpts from 1970 on the kidnapping of Dan Mitrione, on which the film is based; PLUS: An essay by journalist Mark Danner. Order the Blu-ray Suggested list price for each Blu-ray is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed throughout May.Posted Thu Feb 19, 2015 at 01:00 PM PST by: -
Starz Drama 'The Missing: Season One' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]The thriller series' first season will be found on Blu-ray in April, and you can pre-order the show here. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is preparing 'The Missing: Season One' for Blu-ray on April 14. When five year-old Oliver Hughes disappears while on holiday in France, it sets off a nearly decade-long search for his whereabouts. 'The Missing,' a STARZ Limited Series, is a dramatic thriller that takes you inside the mind of a father, Tony (played by James Nesbitt of 'The Hobbit trilogy' and 'Jekyll'), desperate to locate his lost son. With help from a legendary detective (played by Tchéky Karyo of 'Goldeneye' and 'The Patriot'), Tony embarks on an obsessive quest to find his son and those responsible for his disappearance. A gripping puzzle with twists and turns at every stage, Tony’s exhaustive search fractures his relationship with his wife, Emily (played by Frances O’Connor of 'Mr. Selfridge' and 'A.I.: Artificial Intelligence'), and threatens to destroy his life. Told through a complex narrative, 'The Missing' unfolds over two time frames simultaneously. Specs have not been detailed yet, but supplements will include: Time Changes All; Transformations; and Behind the Scenes. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $54.99. You can find the latest specs for 'The Missing: Season One' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 14. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Feb 19, 2015 at 12:00 PM PST by: -
'Supremacy' Blu-ray Dated for April[teaser]The drama starring Joe Anderson, Dawn Olivieri, and Derek Luke is now available for pre-order. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA is preparing 'Supremacy' for Blu-ray on April 21. Tully (Joe Anderson) just got paroled. But his first night out could be his last. He just killed a cop. He's on the run. And no one's going to listen to an ex-con with the Aryan Nation. His leader (Anson Mount) just cut him loose, and as the police close in, Tully and his girlfriend (Dawn Olivieri) add home invasion and hostages to the body count. But no one counted on Mr. Walker (Danny Glover), an ex-con himself, to fight back - using his understanding of the racist mind to turn the tables on a desperate and violent man. Will it be enough to keep his family alive? Specs and supplements have not been detailed yet. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Supremacy' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 21. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Feb 19, 2015 at 08:00 AM PST by: -
'Breakin' / Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The Pop n’ Lock Classics are bound for Blu-ray in April. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Shout Factory is working on 'Breakin' / Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo' for Blu-ray on April 21. In Breakin’, rich girl Kelly learns the moves of the street under the tutelage of Ozone and Turbo. In spite of her disapproving dance instructor, Kelly overcomes the odds to become a popping and locking princess – and the secret weapon in Ozone and Turbo’s battle against rival dance team Electro Rock. The beat doesn’t slow down for the slammin’ sequel to Breakin’, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo! A hip-hop homage to the “hey kids, let’s put on a show!” musicals of Hollywood’s yesteryear, this fly follow-up finds our heroes coming to the rescue of a community center facing demolition at the hands of a greedy real-estate developer. Featuring even more fancy footwork than the original film, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo is unquestionably the greatest film (title) of all time. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include: New audio commentary with director Sam Firstenberg, actor Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quinones and editor Marcus Manton; The Elements of Hip Hop featurette; The Culture of Hip Hop featurette; Dancer Shout-outs; Living Legends Montage featurette; and Original theatrical trailers. You can find the latest specs for 'Breakin' / Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 21. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Feb 19, 2015 at 08:00 AM PST by: -
Guillaume Lubrano's 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles: The Complete Series' Bound for Blu-ray[teaser]The internationally-acclaimed anthology series is headed for Blu-ray in April. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Shout Factory is preparing to release 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles: The Complete Series' on Blu-ray on April 14. The last fragment of a living planet, reduced to dust by the destructive madness of its habitants, is condemned to roam the universe for eternity, bringing suffering and deception to those who cross her path. That damned messenger is called: The Metal Hurlant. From 1960s cold war drama to distant future, fantasy to medieval, the live action sci-fi series METAL HURLANT CHRONICLES spans a wide range of self-contained stories linked together by an asteroid, called the METAL HURLANT, which passes close to the planet where each story is taking place, thereby changing the outcome. Visionary writer-director Guillaume Lubrano brings his faithful, well-crafted adaption of the world renowned comics anthology Métal Hurlant (also known internationally as ‘Heavy Metal’ Magazine) to live-action with a star-studded cast including Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), Scott Adkins (Expendables 2) Michael Biehn (Aliens), Kelly Brook (Piranha 3D), David Belle (Prince of Persia), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Joe Flanigan (Stargate: Atlantis), James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Dominique Pinon (Alien: Resurrection), Michelle Ryan (Doctor Who) and Michael Jai White (Spawn). Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include: Cast Interviews, Featurettes, San Diego Comic-Con Panel, Alternate French Language Episodes, and Motion Comics. You can find the latest specs for 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles: The Complete Series' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under April 14. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Feb 19, 2015 at 06:00 AM PST by:
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Warner Brothers Details 'Longmire: The Complete Third Season' for Blu-ray[teaser]The third season of the A&E crime series will hit Blu-ray in March. You can pre-order the show now. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Bros. is preparing 'Longmire: The Complete Third Season' for Blu-ray on March 3. Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire is back in the saddle for a third thrilling season. After winning his heated re-election as Absaroka County sheriff vs. his ambitious deputy Branch Connally, Walt Longmire faces a stampede of problems both personal and professional. With Branch mysteriously shot on "the Rez" by the White Warrior spirit of a dead man and Henry arrested in connection to the murder of Walt’s wife’s killer, Longmire finds himself butting heads with tribal police, big money connections and longstanding feuds. Add to this his daughter Cady’s pursuit of the truth regarding her mother’s killer, his deputy Vic Moretti’s already strained marriage now under pressure with another unwelcome return from her Philadelphia past, and the inevitable rural undercurrent of murder, secrets and betrayal and get ready for Big Sky drama at its best. Last season, Walt and his deputies each braved a storm and did it nobly. But for every storm, there is an aftermath. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include The Ghost in the Storm featurette. Suggested list price for the 3-Disc Blu-ray is $40.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Longmire: The Complete Third Season' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 3. Order the Blu-rayPosted Wed Feb 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM PST by: -
'Call the Midwife: Season Four' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The complete fourth season of the acclaimed BBC series will hit stores in April. Pre-orders are now live! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers/BBC has just revealed 'Call the Midwife: Season Four' for a Blu-ray release on May 20. Inspired by the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife follows the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House, who visit the expectant mothers of Poplar, providing the poorest women with the best possible care. In Season Four, the community prepares to enter a new decade: the 1960s. In the first episode, Nurse Barbara Gilbert (Charlotte Ritchie) arrives at Nonnatus and, after a disastrous start, earns the respect of her colleagues by helping a new mother overcome difficulties. Trixie (Helen George) faces one of the most emotionally draining cases of her career, and the Turners broker a domestic deal that breaks the mold for the 1950s and 60s. Sister Evangelina (Pam Ferris) finally agrees to undergo tests for her abdominal pain. So hop on a bicycle with Jenny (Jessica Raine), Chummy (Miranda Hart) and Trixie. Wherever they ride, you'll share sadness and joy, tears and humor, struggle and survival. Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $44.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Call the Midwife: Season Four' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 20.Posted Wed Feb 18, 2015 at 08:00 AM PST by: -
'Enter the Dangerous Mind' Blu-ray Bound[teaser]The thriller starring Nikki Reed, Thomas Dekker, and Gina Rodriguez is heading to Blu-ray in April, and pre-orders are now live. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA is preparing 'Enter the Dangerous Mind' for Blu-ray on April 14. Enter the mind of Jim (Jake Hoffman) - a socially awkward EDM musician with a traumatic past, a tenuous grip on reality, and voices in his head. When he meets Wendy (Nikki Reed), he thinks he might finally have a shot at happiness. But as long-buried memories begin to stir and his crush turns into obsession, Jim finds himself looking into a violent abyss... and he won't be going alone. Pulsating with raw energy and an intense electronic soundtrack, Enter the Dangerous Mind is a pitch-black psychological thriller that doesn't let off the gas for a second as it twists to its shocking conclusion. Specs and supplements have not been detailed yet. Suggested list price for the 2-Disc Blu-ray is $29.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Enter the Dangerous Mind' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 14. Order the Blu-rayPosted Wed Feb 18, 2015 at 06:00 AM PST by:
