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'Platoon' Blu-ray Bonus Clips[teaser]Oliver Stone's 1986 war epic is coming to Blu-ray next week. Full details and bonus clips are now available for this long-awaited release! [/teaser] As previously reported, MGM/UA will be bringing 'Platoon,' featuring a young Charlie Sheen in his breakout performance, to Blu-ray on May 24. The remastered, first-ever Blu-ray edition brings the sounds and images of Oliver Stone’s critically acclaimed Vietnam War drama to life in an entirely new way. 'Platoon' received eight Academy Award® nominations, winning four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound and Best Film Editing. The all-star cast includes Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Dillon, Keith David and Johnny Depp. The release will be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack with 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio Commentary with Director Oliver Stone; Audio Commentary with Military Advisor Dale Dye; Deleted & Extended Scenes; Flashback to Platoon (Snapshot in Time: 1967-1968, Creating the ‘Nam com and Raw Wounds: The Legacy of Platoon); One War, Many Stories; Preparing for ‘Nam; Vignettes (Caputo & The 7th Fleet, Dye Training Method, and Gordon Gekko); TV spots and theatrical trailer. 'Platoon' - Bonus Clip: "Relating to the Film" 'Platoon' - Film Clip: "This Is Hell" 'Platoon' - Film Clip: "Under Fire" 'Platoon' - Film Clip: "Helicopter Aid" You can find the latest specs for 'Platoon' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under May 24.Posted Fri May 20, 2011 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Midnight Madness Blu-ray Sale on at Amazon…Not Dead Yet![teaser]Apparently some of us at HDD thought yesterday was Thursday for some reason, so guess what that means? Our absent mindedness is your gain --as dozens of Blu-ray movies are *still* only $6 each at Amazon and just until midnight! (For real this time). [/teaser] As previously reported, Amazon has lowered the prices on a fair number of Blu-ray titles to only six bucks a piece! Some highlights include 'The Human Centipede,' 'Birdemic: Shock and Terror' and more! Click here to check out the full selection currently on sale and remember there's only a few hours left to take advantage of this offer!Posted Thu May 19, 2011 at 02:30 PM PDT by: -
'Take Me Home Tonight' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The 1980s flashback comedy is bound for Blu-ray this July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Take Me Home Tonight' for Blu-ray on July 19. The raunchy R-rated film is set in 1988 and stars Topher Grace as a college grad chasing his dream girl at a wild Labor Day weekend party. The movie co-stars Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, and Teresa Palmer. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include deleted scenes, a music video, music boombox, trailer and TV spots, and a digital copy. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Take Me Home Tonight' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 19.Posted Thu May 19, 2011 at 01:40 PM PDT by: -
'Limitless' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]Bradley Cooper will have no limits on Blu-ray this July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is working on 'Limitless' for a Blu-ray release on July 19. The action thriller co-starring Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro is based on the 2001 novel "The Dark Fields" by Alan Glynn and is directed by Neil Burger ('The Illusionist'). Specs have yet to be revealed, but the release will include an unrated extended cut of the film as well as the following supplements: A Man Without Limits, Taking It to the Limit: The Making of Limitless, Audio Commentary with director Neil Burger, Alternate Ending; Theatrical Trailer, and a Digital Copy. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Limitless' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 19.Posted Thu May 19, 2011 at 01:00 PM PDT by: -
'Boyz N' the Hood' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]John Singleton's Academy Award-nominated debut film will bow on Blu-ray in July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Sony will be bringing 'Boyz N' the Hood' to Blu-ray on July 19. The film stars Laurence Fishburne, Angela Basset, Ice Cube, and Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in his first starring role in a feature film. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include a: Commentary with director John Singleton; Friendly Fire: Making Of An Urban Legend; two deleted scenes; two music videos - Compton Most Wanted's "Growin' Up in the Hood," and Tevin Campbell's "Just Ask Me To"; and a brand retrospective documentary: The Enduring Significance of Boyz N the Hood. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $19.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Boyz N' the Hood' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 19.Posted Thu May 19, 2011 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Damnation Alley' Blu-ray Features Added[teaser]More details are available for the 1977 cult post-apocalyptic thriller nuking Blu-ray in July. [/teaser] As previously reported, Shout Factory will release 'Damnation Alley' starring Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, and a young Jackie Earle Haley on Blu-ray on July 12. A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World War 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way. Specs still have yet to be revealed, but supplements include audio commentary with producer Paul Maslansky, Survival Run, Road to Hell, Landmaster Tales, a theatrical trailer and a TV spot. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $26.97. You can find the latest specs for 'Damnation Alley' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under July 12.Posted Thu May 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'The Firm' Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive Details and Box Art Revealed[teaser]Get the full scoop on Sydney Pollack's 1993 adaptation of the John Grisham novel hitting Blu-ray only at Best Buy at the end of the month. [/teaser] As previously reported, Paramount will release 'The Firm' on Blu-ray exclusively at Best Buy on May 29. The film stars Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, and Holly Hunter (in her Oscar nominated role) and was also nominated for Best Music/Score. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will only include a theatrical and teaser trailer. We also now have the box art: Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $19.99. You can find the latest specs for 'The Firm' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 29.Posted Thu May 19, 2011 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'The Complete Jean Vigo' Comes to Blu-ray[teaser]All four adventurous works from the pivotal film artist are bound for Blu-ray in August. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection is preparing 'The Complete Jean Vigo' for Blu-ray on August 30. Even among cinema’s greatest legends, Jean Vigo stands alone. The son of a notorious anarchist, Vigo had a brief but brilliant career making poetic, lightly surrealist films before his life was cut tragically short by tuberculosis at age twenty-nine. The Blu-ray features new high-definition digital restorations of all of Jean Vigo’s films: 'À propos de Nice,' 'Taris,' 'Zéro de conduite,' and 'L’Atalante,' with an uncompressed mono (with new and improved English subtitle translation), and supplements include: Audio commentaries featuring Michael Temple, author of Jean Vigo; Alternate shots from À propos de Nice, featuring footage Vigo cut from the film; Animated tribute to Vigo by filmmaker Michel Gondry; Ninety-minute 1964 episode of the French television series Cinéastes de notre temps on Vigo, directed by Jacques Rozier; Conversation from 1968 between filmmakers François Truffaut and Eric Rohmer on L'Atalante; Les voyages de "L'Atalante," Bernard Eisenschitz's 2001 documentary tracking the history of the film; Video interview from 2007 with director Otar Iosseliani on Vigo; and a booklet featuring essays by film writers Michael Almereyda, Robert Polito, B. Kite, and Luc Sante. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for 'The Complete Jean Vigo' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under August 30.Posted Thu May 19, 2011 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Midnight Madness Blu-ray Sale on at Amazon![teaser]Dozens of Blu-ray movies are now only $6 each at Amazon -- and only until midnight!! [/teaser] In another limited time sale, Amazon has lowered the prices on a fair number of Blu-ray titles for only six bucks! Some highlights include 'Scream,' ' Bad Boys' and more! Click here to check out the full selection currently on sale and remember there's only a few hours left to take advantage of this offer!Posted Wed May 18, 2011 at 01:45 PM PDT by: -
'The Battle of Algiers' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]The 1965 historical war drama shot in documentary-style on the streets of Algiers is getting a high-definition release in August. [/teaser] In an early retailer announcement, the Criterion Collection is planning to bring 'The Battle of Algiers' to Blu-ray on August 9. One of the most influential political films in history, 'The Battle of Algiers,' by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. The Blu-ray will be a two-disc set and feature 1080p video, an uncompressed mono soundtrack, and supplements include Gillo Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth, a documentary narrated by literary critic Edward Said; Marxist Poetry: The Making of "The Battle of Algiers," a documentary featuring interviews with Pontecorvo, Gatti, composer Ennio Morricone, and others; Interviews with Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh, and Oliver Stone on the film's influence, style, and importance; Remembering History, a documentary reconstructing the Algerian experience of the battle for independence; "États d'armes," a documentary excerpt featuring senior French military officers recalling the use of torture and execution to combat the Algerian rebellion; "The Battle of Algiers": A Case Study, a video piece featuring U.S. counterterrorism experts; Gillo Pontecorvo's Return to Algiers, a documentary in which the filmmaker revisits the country after three decades of independence; Production gallery; Theatrical and rerelease trailers; and a booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Peter Matthews, excerpts from Algeria's National Liberation Front leader Saadi Yacef's original account of his arrest, excerpts from the film's screenplay, a reprinted interview with cowriter Franco Solinas, and biographical sketches of key figures in the French-Algerian War. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $49.95. You can find the latest specs for 'The Battle of Algiers' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under August 9.Posted Wed May 18, 2011 at 12:00 PM PDT by:
