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'Breaking Bad: The Complete Series' Blu-ray Double Dip Announced[teaser]The acclaimed series will be getting a streamlined Blu-ray release this summer. Pre-order it here! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Sony is readying 'Breaking Bad: The Complete Series' for Blu-ray on June 3. The incredible saga of high school chemistry teacher-turned-meth kingpin Walter White is here in its entirety: all 62 uncut, uncensored episodes! Emmy® winner Bryan Cranston portrays Walter White, a family man who turns to crime after a lung cancer diagnosis unravels his bland but simple life. Recruiting former student and small-time drug dealer Jesse Pinkman (Emmy® winner Aaron Paul) to be his partner in crime, Walt rises to the top of the meth trade, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. But he can’t keep his dogged DEA agent brother-in-law Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) off his trail forever. Will Walt get away with it all, or die trying? Re-live every moment of this groundbreaking original series with riveting performances by Emmy® winner Anna Gunn, Giancarlo Esposito, Jonathan Banks, Bob Odenkirk, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte and more. The 16-disc set will feature 1080p video, lossless 5.1 soundtracks, and supplements include: No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad; Bryan Cranston: Director; Bad Memories; Scene Envy; Shocking Moments; From Walt to Heisenberg; How Will It End?; Avenging Agent: Dean Norris as Hank Schrader; Scene Stealer: Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader; A Criminal Attorney: Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman; Jesse's Journey: Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman; Skyler Breaks Bad: Anna Gunn on Season Four; Growing Up in the White House: RJ Mitte on Walter Jr.; The Ultimate Chess Match; Looking Back: A Season Four Retrospective; Ted's Wipeout; and Storyboard Comparisons. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray set is $230.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Breaking Bad: The Complete Series' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 3.Posted Thu Apr 10, 2014 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'The Lego Movie' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Up for Pre-Order![teaser]The fun-filled animated movie is now up for Blu-ray pre-orders at Amazon! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'The Lego Movie' Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack and 'The Lego Movie: Everything is Awesome Edition' Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for release sometime in the coming weeks. An ordinary Lego mini-figure, thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together. Specs, supplements, and a release date have not been set yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is set at $35.99 and the Blu-ray 3D is $59.98. You can find the latest specs for 'The Lego Movie' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 02:00 PM PDT by: -
'Vampire Academy' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The 2014 film based on author Richelle Mead’s worldwide bestselling series is bound for Blu-ray in May. Pre-orders are available here. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay will be releasing 'Vampire Academy' on Blu-ray on May 20. 'Vampire Academy' tells the legend of Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch) and Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry), two 17-year-old girls who attend a hidden boarding school for Moroi (mortal, peaceful Vampires) and Dhampirs (half-vampire/half-human guardians). Rose, a rebellious Guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa – a royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St.Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Thrust back into the perils of Moroi Society and high school, Lissa struggles to reclaim her status while Rose trains with her mentor and love-interest, Dimitri (Danila Kozlovsky), to guarantee her place as Lissa’s guardian. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.. Specs haven't been revealed yet, but supplements will include Alternate Opening/Deleted Scenes and A Conversation With Author Richelle Mead. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $34.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Vampire Academy' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under May 20.Posted Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'The Legend of Hell House' Blu-ray Up For Pre-Order[teaser]The 1973 horror flick from John Hough will haunt Blu-ray this summer. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Scream Factory will be releasing 'The Legend of Hell House' on Blu-ray on August 26. A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House. Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.97. You can find the latest specs for 'The Legend of Hell House' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under August 26.Posted Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Blood Ties' Blu-ray Dated[teaser]Guillaume Canet's 2013 crime drama is planned for Blu-ray in June. You can pre-order it here! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate is preparing 'Blood Ties' Blu-ray for June 24. New York, 1974. Fifty year-old Chris has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Waiting for him reluctantly outside the prison gates is his younger brother, Frank, a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, Leon, who'd raised them alone, seems strangely to prefer Chris - this, despite all his troubles. Yet blood ties are the ones that bind. Frank, hoping that his brother has changed, is willing to give him a chance; he shares his home, finds him a job, and helps him reconnect with his children and his ex-wife, Monica. But Chris' past quickly catches up to him, and his descent back into a life of crime becomes inevitable. Based on a script by James Gray (The Yards, We Own the Night). Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Blood Ties' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under June 24.Posted Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Herzog: The Collection' Planned for Blu-ray[teaser]A limited edition box set containing sixteen of filmmaker Werner Herzog's films will be available on Blu-ray in July. Pre-order it here. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Shout Factory will be releasing 'Herzog: The Collection' on Blu-ray on July 29. The films in the set include: Even Dwarfs Started Small, Land of Silence and Darkness, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, Heart of Glass, Stroszek, Woyzeck, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Fitzcarraldo, Ballad of the Little Soldier, Where the Green Ants Dream, Cobra Verde, Lessons of Darkness, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, and My Best Fiend. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include: English Audio Commentaries: Even Dwarfs Started Small, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, Heart of Glass, Strozek and Cobra Verde.; German Audio commentaries: Nosferatu the Vampyre, Fitzcarraldo, Where the Green Ants Dream; In Conversation - Werner Herzog and Laurens Straub (in German with English Subtitles); The Making of Nosferatu The Vampyre; Portrait: Werner Herzog documentary; Herzog In Africa documentary; Theatrical Trailers; and a 40 page booklet including a variety of photos, an essay by award-winning author Stephen J. Smith, and in-depth film synopses by Herzog scholars Brad Prager and Chris Wahl. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray set (which will be limited to 5000 copies) is $159.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Herzog: The Collection' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 29.Posted Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Hit the Deck' and 'The Wind and the Lion' Blu-ray Bound[teaser]Both catalog titles will be available on Blu-ray through Warner Archive later this year. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Archive is working on 'Hit the Deck' for Blu-ray later this year. Anchors Aweigh. On the Town. Hit the Deck. Hollywood has always known what to do with sailors on leave: give 'em some pretty girls and some great songs and watch the fans line up to enlist. Hit the Deck hits all the right notes as three sailors (Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Russ Tamblyn) and three cuties (Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Ann Miller) flirt, squabble, run afoul of shore patrol and of course, fall in love to a hit parade of Vincent Youmans tunes. Highlights include Miller's polishing the floor as The Lady from the Bayou, Martin's romantic mastery of More Than You Know and the stage-filling rouser Hallelujah. Music, romance, fun: don't miss the boat! Warner Archive is also preparing 'The Wind and the Lion' for Blu-ray. Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Sean Connery (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Finding Forrester) and Academy Award-nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Candice Bergen (TV's Boston Legal, The In-Laws) star in this Middle East romantic adventure about a Moroccan chief who triggers an international incident when he kidnaps an American widow and her children. Loosely based on a true event, the film co-stars John Huston (Chinatown) and Brian Keith (Young Guns, Hooper). Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for each release is $21.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Hit the Deck' and 'The Wind and the Lion' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they are indexed under PENDING.Posted Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Pompeii' Dated for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D[teaser]Paul W. S. Anderson's disaster flick heads to both Blu-ray formats next month. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Sony is working on 'Pompeii' for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D on May 20. Set in the days leading up to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, a slave on a ship heading for Naples works to get home to save the woman he loves and his best friend, a gladiator trapped inside the city's coliseum. Specs and supplements have not been detailed yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99 and the Blu-ray 3D is $45.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Pompeii' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 20.Posted Tue Apr 8, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Small Time' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]Christopher Meloni and Dean Norris star in this drama inspired by a true story heading to Blu-ray in June. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is preparing 'Small Time' for Blu-ray on June 3.Al Klein (Christopher Meloni) and his longtime friend, Ash Martini (Dean Norris) own a used car lot. These two know every trick in the book when it comes to selling cars. Martini is a good-time charley, who never settled down. Klein, however, still pines for his ex-wife Barbara (Bridget Moynahan) who left him years ago for a more successful man. After their son, Freddy (Devon Bostick) graduates high school, he decides to forego college in favor of selling cars with his old man. But what's good for Klein might not be the best thing for Freddy, as Freddy quickly transforms from innocent young man into a jaded car salesman... leaving Al with a tough decision to make. Inspired by a true story, small time is written and directed by '24' co-creator Joel Surnow and co-stars Kevin Nealon, Xander Berkeley, and Garcelle Beauvais. A suggested list price has not been announced yet, but the Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Joel Surnow and Actors Christopher Meloni and Dean Norris. You can find the latest specs for 'Small Time' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 3.Posted Tue Apr 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Without Warning' Blu-ray Bound[teaser]The sci-fi/horror flick will strike Blu-ray in August. [/teaser]In an early announcement to retailers, Scream Factory is preparing 'Without Warning' for Blu-ray. An exact release date has not been revealed, but the disc is expected to hit stores in August.Four teenagers going on a Lake Trip are warned of the strange happenings which occur there. But they ignore such warnings and are consequently attacked by alien creatures. Starring Jack Palance, Martin Landau, and Tarah Nutter. Directed by Greydon Clark. Specs, supplements, and a suggested list price for the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack have not been announced.You can find the latest specs for 'Without Warning' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Tue Apr 8, 2014 at 08:00 AM PDT by:
