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'Crooked Arrows' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]The inspirational sports drama has been set for a Blu-ray release at the end of the month. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox will be bringing 'Crooked Arrows' to Blu-ray on October 23. You’ll stand up and cheer for this feel-good sports thriller starring Brandon Routh ('Superman Returns'). The ancient sport of lacrosse has been part of their tribal heritage for centuries, but the Native American players on the Crooked Arrows high school team are long-time losers. When former star player Joe Logan (Routh) agrees to coach the rag-tag group to seal the deal on a lucrative casino project, he sets out to turn the chumps into champs and, in the process, learns the value of loyalty himself. If the Arrows can learn to shoot straight and challenge their prepschool rivals, these fast-breaking warriors may just pull off the ultimate upset and win it all! Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include: Commentary featuring Mark Ellis, Steve Rash, and Neal J. Powless; The Story of Crooked Arrows; Keepin' it Real: Crooked Arrows Lacrosse; Native American Lacrosse - A Crooked Arrows Tribute; The Game of Life, Heart, and Soul of the Onondaga; and Theatrical Trailer. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray set is $29.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Crooked Arrows' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 23.Posted Tue Oct 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Heavyweights' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]The 1995 family comedy starring Ben Stiller is planned for Blu-ray this December. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Disney/Buena Vista is working on 'Heavyweights' for a Blu-ray release on December 11. 'Heavyweights' tells the hilarious story of a group of underdog kids who discover their beloved summer camp has been sold to a crazy fitness fanatic (Stiller) who's determined to make their lives miserable. The new owner plans to keep the boys huffing and puffing, but these hungry kids have a plan of their own. They unite to turn the tables, take back their woodsy hideaway and challenge the rival camp to the most outrageous summer games of all. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include: The Making of Heavyweights; Audio Commentary with Judd Apatow, Steven Brill, Allen Covert, Aaron Schwartz, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges and Special Guest Paul Feig; Over 30 Never-Before-Seen Deleted & Extended Scenes; Video Chat with Judd Apatow and Kenan Thompson; Super 8 Footage of the Cast and Crew; Judd's Art Project – His Bizarre Photos From the Set; Where Are They Now?; and Theatrical Trailer. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $20.00. You can find the latest specs for 'Heavyweights' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under December 11.Posted Tue Oct 9, 2012 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Death Ship' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]The 1980 thriller sets sail for Blu-ray this November. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Scorpion Releasing will be releasing 'Death Ship' on Blu-ray on November 6. The film starring George Kennedy and Richard Crenna focuses on survivors of a tragic shipping collision who are rescued by a mysterious black ship that appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one. Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but the suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $26.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Death Ship' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 6.Posted Tue Oct 9, 2012 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed[teaser]The acclaimed fantasy drama has been slated for Blu-ray in December. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' for Blu-ray on December 4. Teeming with magic, beauty and pure joy, this crowd-pleasing winner at the Sundance Film Festival has emerged as one of the year’s most acclaimed films. Newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis delivers an “Oscar®-worthy performance” (Philadelphia Daily News) as Hushpuppy, the six-year-old force of nature in an isolated bayou community. When her tough but loving father Wink (Dwight Henry) succumbs to a mysterious malady, the fierce and determined girl bravely sets out on a journey to the outside world. But Hushpuppy’s quest is hindered by a “busted” universe that melts the ice caps and unleashes an army of prehistoric beasts. The Blu-ray/DVD combo pack will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: a making-of featurette, trailer, and the Blu-ray exclusive Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Benh Zeitlin, Auditions, Music, Glory at Sea, and The Aurochs. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under December 4.Posted Mon Oct 8, 2012 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'The Jazz Singer' Blu-ray Dated[teaser]The classic 1927 Oscar nominee for best writing is getting a Blu-ray digibook is January. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers will release 'The Jazz Singer' in a Blu-ray digibook on January 8. The film tells the tale of a son of a Jewish Cantor who must defy his father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer. The 'The Jazz Singer' Blu-ray digibook includes Audio commentary by film historians Ron Hutchinson (founder of The Vitaphone Project) and Vince Giordano; Collection of vintage cartoons and shorts (Al Jolson in A Plantation Act, An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee, I Love to Singa, Hollywood Handicap and A Day at Santa Anita); The 1947 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast starring Al Jolson; Feature-length The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk documentary; 2 rare excerpts from Gold Diggers of Broadway (a 1929 WB film, most of which is considered lost); Studio shorts celebrating the early sound era (Finding His Voice, The Voice That Thrilled the World, Okay for Sound, When Talkies Were Young and The Voice from the Screen); Collection of rare Vitaphone shorts; and Theatrical Trailer. You can find the latest specs for 'The Jazz Singer' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under January 8.Posted Mon Oct 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Ice Age: Continental Drift' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Announced![teaser]The third sequel in the prehistoric animated franchise will sail to both formats this December. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is already preparing 'Ice Age: Continental Drift' and 'Ice Age: Continental Drift - 3D' for home video on December 11. History's greatest heroes return for the most outrageously funny and entertaining Ice Age adventure in two million years. When Scrat's acorn antics cause a cataclysmic crack-up, Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary) go where no herd has gone before - on a high-seas quest aboard a floating iceberg. But a menagerie of misfit pirates are determined to shiver their timbers and capsize their journey home. Join a boat-load of lovable new characters (voiced by Jennifer Lopez, Aziz Ansari and Peter Dinklage) for original songs, spectacular animation and heartwarming family fun. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include: Party with a Pirate! Mode, Sing Along Mode, Exclusive Featurettes, Shimmy Shake Music Section, Deleted Scenes, Ice Age: The Story So Far, Original Theatrical Trailers. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is set at $39.99 and the Blu-ray 3D is $49.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Ice Age: Continental Drift' and 'Ice Age: Continental Drift - 3D' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're both indexed under December 11.Posted Mon Oct 8, 2012 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Warner Bros Will Distribute Over 600 Paramount titles DVDs and Blu-ray[teaser]No titles are named, but Warner says there are plenty on the way that are completely new to Blu-ray. [/teaser] A new deal has come down the pipeline – Warner Bros Home Entertainment will be distributing more than 600 of Paramount's catalog titles on Blu-ray and DVD. That’s a solid chunk of movies and from the sounds of things, quite a few of them will be new to Blu-ray. "These Paramount catalog titles are the perfect complement to the Warner Bros. library; they will allow us to offer consumers new multi-feature film packages and debut many titles on Blu-ray for the first time," says Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders. "The deal also adds a new energy to our Warner Archive Collection initiative, broadening the selection of rare titles available to consumers on demand." The deal also gives access to Paramount films on the Warner streaming service Flixter, those these aren't exclusives like the physical media is. Source: The StreetPosted Mon Oct 8, 2012 at 07:00 AM PDT by: -
'Neil Young Journeys' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed[teaser]The concert documentary from Jonathan Demme is on route to Blu-ray in a few weeks. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Sony will release 'Neil Young Journeys' on Blu-ray on October 16. Shot during the last two nights of Neil Young’s 2011 Le Noise world tour, long-time fan and collaborator Jonathan Demme captures the multiple GRAMMY® winner, and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee with a stunning intimacy both on stage and off. The documentary follows Young, traveling from his hometown of Omemee, Ontario to Toronto's iconic music venue, Massey Hall, in a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria, while sharing stories about his life and childhood. The Blu ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include:Making Journeys featurette; Journey to Slamdance: A Conversation with Neil Young & Jonathan Demme featurette; 92nd Street Y Talks with Neil Young & Jonathan Demme featurette; and Theatrical Trailer. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Neil Young Journeys' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 16.Posted Mon Oct 8, 2012 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
HDD Deal of the Week: 'Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection: Ultimate Collector's Edition' Blu-ray $29.49 at Amazon![teaser]This week's deal at Amazon is for all of the Charlie Brown fans out there! [/teaser] The online retailer's deal of the week is 'Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection: Ultimate Collector's Edition' for $29.49 (58% off suggested price). The set includes:'It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown' Deluxe Edition, 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' Deluxe Edition, 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Deluxe Edition, 'It's Christmastime Again Charlie Brown, 'It's Magic Charlie Brown,' The Mayflower Voyagers, A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Making of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown, and this Ultimate Collector's Edition includes snowglobe lucite lenticular and window clings. Click here to pick up this set while the price is hot! This offer is in effect from now through October 13.Posted Sun Oct 7, 2012 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Bonus View Digest - October 5, 2012[teaser]Along with all the other great stuff we've got on The Bonus View this weekend, perhaps the most important thing is the fact that today is the last day to put in your entries for our biggest contest yet. Enter to win the 'Bond 50' set on Blu-ray, now![/teaser] Blu-ray News The 'Bond 50' contest is one of the best and most expensive Blu-ray sets we've ever given away on the blog. Today is the deadline to get your entries in so you really should do that now. You never know, you could be knee deep in 'Bond' movies for free. With his weekly post Blu-ray Highlights, Josh covers everything you'd want to know about the most recent Blu-ray releases. With releases like 'Cinderella' and the 'Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection' this was a pretty big week for notable catalogue releases. Monster Movie Madness With the arrival of October we begin to look for movies that will frighten and terrify us. Because Halloween is approaching we'd like to start off a new tournament that is completely centered on the wide variety of blood-sucking, city-crushing, people-munching monsters that have populated movies since the days of Ray Harryhausen. Be sure to join us as we start the tournament next week in an effort to find out which movie monster will be crowned king of the monsters. Theatrical News We're finally getting back into the swing of things at the movie theater. The dog-days of the end of summer are behind us and we can look forward to weekends packed with interesting movies again. This week Luke reviewed Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie' while Aaron saw and reviewed 'Taken 2.' Which movie should you see this week? I'll give you a hint, it doesn't star Liam Neeson. The new 'Skyfall' theme song was released this week and it's performed by Adele. See what Josh thinks about the newest addition to the long line of 'Bond' movie theme songs. In the Trailer Park, E shares his thoughts on the new trailer for 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 2' (yikes!) and 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' (double yikes!). TV Recaps The new television season has seen quite a few season and series premieres. Josh is hurriedly covering as many new shows as he possibly can. This week you can see if new shows like '666 Park Avenue,' 'Last Resort,' and 'Elementary' are any good. Along with these series premieres check out the season premiere recap of 'Fringe' and Josh's continuing coverage of 'Haven.' Video Game News Brian covered this week's this week's video game releases and also posted a hilarious video of Conan O'Brien reviewing the new 'Resident Evil 6.' Brian also took time to piece together an informative history of James Bond-themed video games and how nothing measures up to the greatness that was 'Goldeneye.' Special Features Last week on the Weekend Roundtable we talked about our favorite time travel movies and asked you for your opinion on the subject. Thanks for joining us this week. If you haven't gotten the clue by now, seriously how could we make it any clearer? Today is the last day to enter to win the 'Bond 50' set of all 22 'Bond' movies. So do it now before the deadline passes and you're left with nothing but regrets and thoughts of what could've been.Posted Fri Oct 5, 2012 at 01:00 PM PDT by:
