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'This Is Where I Leave You' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]Shawn Levy's comedy is bound for Blu-ray in December. Pre-order your copy here. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'This Is Where I Leave You' for Blu-ray on December 16. When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide— driving us insane even as they remind us of our truest, and often best, selves. The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy will feature 1080p video, a lossless 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include The Gospel According To Rabbi Boner, and Blu-ray exclusive Points Of Departure, Deleted Scene, and The Narritive Voice. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99. You can find the latest specs for 'This Is Where I Leave You' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under December 16. Order the Blu-rayPosted Mon Oct 27, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
HDD Deal of the Week: Criterion Horror Up to 51 Percent Off at Amazon[teaser]It's no trick, Amazon has a great Criterion Blu-ray treat for you this Halloween week! [/teaser] Amazon is selling over a dozen Criterion Blu-ray movies from 47 to 51 percent off suggested list price. Choose from 'The Uninvited' for $15.99 as well as 'The Devil's Backbone', 'Eyes Without a Face', and many others from $19.49 to $19.99 each. Click here to order any of these terrific titles for your collection today! This offer is available from now November 2.Posted Mon Oct 27, 2014 at 08:33 AM PDT by: -
'The Humbling' Blu-ray Dated[teaser]Barry Levinson's latest film is set to arrive on Blu-ray at the end of December. You can pre-order here. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Millennium Media is working on 'The Humbling' for Blu-ray on December 30. Simon Axler is a famed stage actor who becomes depressed and then suicidal when he suddenly and inexplicably loses his gift. In an attempt to get his mojo back, he has an affair with a lesbian woman half his age. Before long, the relationship causes chaos as people from the romantic duo's pasts resurface in their lives. Based on a screenplay by Buck Henry and Michal Zebede from the novel by Philip Roth. Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99. You can find the latest specs for 'The Humbling' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under December 30.Posted Mon Oct 27, 2014 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Mood Indigo' Blu-ray Bound[teaser]The 2014 César winner for production design arrives on Blu-ray in November. Pre-order your copy here. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Drafthouse Films is readying 'Mood Indigo' for Blu-ray on November 11. Endlessly inventive filmmaker Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep) finds inspiration from French novelist Boris Vian's cult novel Froth on the Daydream to create this visionary, whimsical love story set in a charmingly surreal Paris, starring César winner Audrey Tautou and César nominee Romain Duris. Duris plays wealthy bachelor Colin, whose hobbies include developing his "pianocktail" (a cocktail-making piano) and devouring otherworldly dishes prepared by his trusty chef Nicolas (Omar Sy). When Colin learns that his best friend Chick (Gad Elmaleh), a fellow acolyte of the philosopher JeanSol Partre, has a new American girlfriend, our lonely hero attends a friend's party in hopes of falling in love himself. He soon meets Chloé (Tautou) and before they know it, they're dancing to Duke Ellington and plunging headfirst into a romance that Gondry rapturously depicts as only he can. Their whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chloe: a flower begins to grow in her lungs. To save her, Colin discovers the only cure is to surround Chloe with a neverending supply of fresh flowers. The 2-disc Blu-ray set will feature both the extended and director's cuts of the film with 1080p video, lossless audio, and supplements include Director's Cut and Extended Cut of the film, Behind-the-scenes featurette: "Inside the Mind of Michel Gondry", Featurettes on set creation, costumes, book to film, Deleted scenes, 36-page booklet, and Theatrical trailer. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.93. You can find the latest specs for 'Mood Indigo' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under November 11. Order the Blu-rayPosted Mon Oct 27, 2014 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Criterion's January Titles Now Available for Pre-Orders![teaser]The distributor has revealed its upcoming slate of January releases, including Preston Sturges' 'The Palm Beach Story' and Kihachi Okamoto's 'The Sword of Doom.' [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is preparing 'The Sword of Doom,' 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant,' 'My Winnipeg,' 'The Palm Beach Story,' and 'La ciénaga' for Blu-ray throughout the month of January. 'The Sword of Doom' (January 6) - Tatsuya Nakadai and Toshiro Mifune star in the story of a wandering samurai who exists in a maelstrom of violence. A gifted swordsman plying his craft during the turbulent final days of shogunate rule in Japan, Ryunosuke (Nakadai) kills without remorse or mercy. It is a way of life that ultimately leads to madness. Kihachi Okamoto's swordplay classic is the thrilling tale of a man who chooses to devote his life to evil. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed Japanese mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio commentary featuring film historian Stephen Prince; Trailer; PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien. Order the Blu-ray 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant' (January 13) - In the early 1970s, Rainer Werner Fassbinder discovered the American melodramas of Douglas Sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register. One of the earliest and best-loved films of this period in his career is 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant,' which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director’s roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) and a beautiful but icy ingenue (Hanna Schygulla)—based, in a sly gender reversal, on the writer-director’s own desperate obsession with a young actor—is a fully Fassbinder affair, featuring exquisitely claustrophobic cinematography by Michael Ballhaus and full-throttle performances by an all-female cast. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed German mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: New interviews with Ballhaus and actors Margit Carstensen, Eva Mattes, Katrin Schaake, and Hanna Schygulla; New interview with film scholar Jane Shattuc about director Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the film; Role Play: Women on Fassbinder, a 1992 German television documentary by Thomas Honickel featuring interviews with Carstensen, Schygulla, and actors Irm Hermann and Rosel Zech; PLUS: An essay by critic Peter Matthews. Order the Blu-ray 'My Winnipeg' (January 20) - The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin, Winnipeg is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin's "docu-fantasia." A work of memory and imagination, Maddin's film burrows into what the filmmaker calls "the heart of the heart" of the continent, conjuring a city as delightful as it is fearsome, populated by sleepwalkers and hockey aficionados. Take part in Winnipeg’s annual epic scavenger hunt! Pay your respects to the racehorses forever frozen in the river! Help judge the yearly homoerotic Golden Boy pageant! What is real and what is fantasy is left up to the viewer to sort out in Maddin's hypnotic, expertly conceived paean to that wonderful and terrifying place known as My Hometown. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an English 2.0 surround DTS-HD MA soundtrack, and supplements will include: Conversation between director Guy Maddin and art critic Robert Enright; "My Winnipeg" Live in Toronto, a 2008 featurette; Various cine-essays by Maddin on Winnipegiana; Three Maddin shorts, with introductions by the director: Spanky: To the Pier and Back (2008), Sinclair (2010), and Only Dream Things (2012); Deleted scene; Trailer; PLUS: An essay by critic Wayne Koestenbaum. Order the Blu-ray 'The Palm Beach Story' (January 20) - This wild tale of wacky wedlock from Preston Sturges takes off like a rocket and never lets up. Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert play Tom and Gerry, a married New York couple on the skids, financially and romantically. With Tom hot on her trail, Gerry takes off for Florida on a mission to solve the pair’s money troubles, which she accomplishes in a highly unorthodox manner. A mix of the witty and the utterly absurd, 'The Palm Beach Story' is a high watermark of Sturges's brand of physical comedy and verbal repartee, featuring sparkling performances from its leads as well as hilarious supporting turns from Rudy Vallee and Mary Astor as a brother and a sister ensnared in Tom and Gerry's high jinks. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed English mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: New interview with writer and film historian James Harvey about director Preston Sturges; New interview with actor and comedian Bill Hader about Sturges; Safeguarding Military Information, a 1942 World War II propaganda short written by Sturges; Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation of the film from March 1943; PLUS: An essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek. Order the Blu-ray 'La ciénaga' (January 27) - The release of Lucrecia Martel's 'La ciénaga' heralded the arrival of an astonishingly vital and original voice in Argentine cinema. With a radical take on narrative, disturbing yet beautiful cinematography, and a highly sophisticated use of on- and offscreen sound, Martel turns her tale of a decaying bourgeois family, whiling away the hours of one sweaty, sticky summer, into a cinematic marvel. This visceral take on class, nature, sexuality, and the ways political turmoil and social stagnation can manifest in human relationships is a drama of amazing tactility and one of the great contemporary film debuts. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a Spanish 2.0 surround DTS-HD MA soundtrack, and supplements will include: New interview with filmmaker Andrés di Tella about Martel and the film; Trailer; More!; PLUS: An essay by critic David Oubiña. 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 January.Posted Fri Oct 24, 2014 at 01:00 PM PDT by: -
'Dolphin Tale 2' Swimming to Blu-ray[teaser]The family sequel will make a splash on Blu-ray this December. Pre-order the Blu-ray. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers says 'Dolphin Tale 2' will arrive on Blu-ray on December 2. The inspiring true story of Winter isn't over. Several years after receiving a prosthetic tail, Winter loses her surrogate mother, leaving her alone, grieving and unwilling to engage with anyone, even her best human friend, Sawyer (Nathan Gamble). Worse, she may have to be moved from her home at the aquarium due to regulations requiring dolphins to be paired. When Dr. Clay Haskett (Harry Connick Jr.) and his dedicated team can't find her a companion, it looks like they may lose their beloved Winter... until an unexpected turn of events brings them Hope. The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack will feature 1080p video, lossless 5.1 audio, and supplements include: Underwater Magic, Dolphin Tale 2: True Story, Look Who's Running The Show, Bethany Hamilton Meets Winter, The Mission, Cozi Zuehlsdorff - "Brave Souls", Gavin DeGraw - "You Got Me", and a Blooper Reel. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Dolphin Tale 2' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under December 2. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Oct 24, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'The Giver' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed[teaser]The dystopian thriller heads to Blu-ray in November. Pre-order the Blu-ray. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay says 'The Giver' will arrive on Blu-ray on November 25. Directed by Phillip Noyce, the film is based on Lois Lowry’s beloved young adult novel of the same name, which was the winner of the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. The hit film features an all-star cast that includes: Jeff Bridges (Tron franchise, R.I.P.D, True Grit, Crazy Heart), Meryl Streep (August: Osage County, Upcoming Into the Woods, The Iron Lady), Brenton Thwaites (Oculus, Maleficent, Upcoming: Son of a Gun, Ride), Alexander Skarsgård (The East, What Maisie Knew, “True Blood”), Odeya Rush (Upcoming: Goosebumps, The Odd Life of Timothy Green), Katie Holmes (Jack and Jill, Mad Money, Batman Begins), and Taylor Swift (The Lorax, Valentine’s Day). The epic adaptation is a passion project for Bridges, who also serves as a producer on the film and spent close to twenty years developing the novel into a motion picture. The story of The Giver centers on Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), a young man who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with The Giver (Jeff Bridges), who is the sole keeper of all the community’s memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community’s secret past. With this newfound power of knowledge, he realizes that the stakes are higher than imagined – a matter of life and death for himself and those he loves most. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all – a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before. The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack will feature 1080p video, lossless 5.1 audio, and supplements include: Jeff Bridges Presents The Original Script Reading Featuring Lloyd Bridges, Making The Giver: From Page to Screen, ‘Ordinary Human’ featurette with OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, Author Lois Lowry on The Giver, and Bonus: Study Guide. Additionally, the Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack includes an exclusive bonus feature of “Press Conference With Filmmakers & Cast.” . Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.98. You can find the latest specs for 'The Giver' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under November 25. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Oct 24, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Samurai Cop' Blu-ray Coming Soon[teaser]Amir Shervan's 1991 cult film will arrest Blu-ray in silence this November. Pre-order here. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Cinema Epoch is working on 'Samurai Cop' for Blu-ray on November 25. A deadly "Code of Silence" sweeps through Los Angeles as gang violence erupts,taking no prisoners and leaving no witnesses alive. The police find themselves outgunned and out-sword-ed by Fujiyama's infamous Katana gang. Only one man has the training, expertise and swordsmanship needed to break the code. His name is Joe Marshall (Matt Hannon). They call him Samurai. He speaks fluent Japanese. He was trained by "The Masters" in Japan. Joe must strike a balance between his insatiable appetite for women and his quest to stop the gang violence. Endless obstacles abound; A horny nurse, a sex crazed policewoman, legendary henchmen (Robert Z'dar and Gerald Okamura) and countless petty thugs! Hilarity ensues but not how you might expect in this remastered so-bad-it's-good epic cult-classic. Katana [n]: Japanese sword. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include: Audio Commentary with Matt Hannon, Audio Commentary with Mark Frazer, "Remembrances" featurette with Matt Hannon and Mark Frazer, Matt Hannon Interview, Audio Commentary by 80s Picturehouse, Red Letter Media Interview with Matt Hannon Rob Schrab Interview by Edwin A. Santos, Music Score excerpts, Trailer, Still Gallery, Samurai Cop 2 Photoshoot.. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Samurai Cop' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under November 25. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Oct 24, 2014 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'The Dog' Blu-ray Dated[teaser]The man who inspired 'Dog Day Afternoon' takes the spotlight in this documentary heading to Blu-ray in November. You can pre-order the movie now. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Cinedigm is preparing 'The Dog' for Blu-ray on November 4. In 1972, John Wojtowicz attempted to rob a Brooklyn bank to pay for his lover's sex change operation. The act resulted in a fourteen-hour hostage situation that was broadcast on TV. Three years later Al Pacino portrayed his crime in 'Dog Day Afternoon.' The film had a profound influence on Wojtowicz (who pronounced his name "Woto-wits"). Drawing upon extraordinary archival footage, the film shuffles between the 1970s and the 2000s. We gain a historic perspective on New York's gay liberation movement, in which Wojtowicz played an active role. In later footage, he remains a subversive force, backed by the unconditional love of his mother Terry, whose wit and charm infuse the film. How and why the bank robbery took place is recounted in gripping detail by Wojtowicz and various eyewitnesses. Specs and supplements have not been detailed yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.93. You can find the latest specs for 'The Dog' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 4. Order the Blu-rayPosted Fri Oct 24, 2014 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader star in the 'The Skeleton Twins' on Blu-ray December 16th[teaser]Craig Johnson's 2014 dramedy is bound for Blu-ray in December. You can pre-order the Blu-ray here. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate says 'The Skeleton Twins' is bound for Blu-ray on December 16. The Skeleton Twins follows Maggie (Wiig) and Milo (Hader), two estranged twins that are reunited after ten years of being apart. With an irresistible mix of humor and heart and a stellar supporting cast, the film follows unforgettable journey to reconnect, as they realize that the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video with a lossless 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: Gag Reel; Outtakes; Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Craig Johnson; "To Whom It May Concern: Making The Skeleton Twins" featurette; "Sweet Moves" featurette; and Two Audio Commentaries: with Director/Co-Writer Craig Johnson, Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader; and with Director/Co-Writer Craig Johnson, Co-Writer Mark Heyman and Producer/Editor Jennifer Lee. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.99. You can find the latest specs for 'The Skeleton Twins' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under December 16. Order the Blu-rayPosted Thu Oct 23, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT by:
