On January 18th Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release 500 Days of Summer:
"When Tom (Gordon-Levitt) a hapless greeting card copywriter and hopeless romantic is blindsided after being dumped by girlfriend Summer (Deschanel), he shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days together trying to understand what went wrong. With mates Paul (Matthew Gray Guble) and McKenzie (Geoffrey Arend) on side to offer friendly advice and pick up the pieces, Tom’s fragile emotional state is further damaged when Summer twists the knife again with a shock revelation!
Traumatised, Tom goes into meltdown and ceases to care about anything other than Summer in an attempt to win her back. Immersing himself in a period of introspective self-examination, his reflections ultimately lead him to finally rediscover his true passions in life, but has he truly emerged a changed man?"
Specs:
'Lost Days of Summer: Deleted and Extended Scenes'
'Bank Dance' directed by Marc Webb
'Mean’s Cinemash: Sid and Nancy/ (500) Days of Summer'
Music video
Conversations with Zooey and Joseph
Digital copy
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"When Tom (Gordon-Levitt) a hapless greeting card copywriter and hopeless romantic is blindsided after being dumped by girlfriend Summer (Deschanel), he shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days together trying to understand what went wrong. With mates Paul (Matthew Gray Guble) and McKenzie (Geoffrey Arend) on side to offer friendly advice and pick up the pieces, Tom’s fragile emotional state is further damaged when Summer twists the knife again with a shock revelation!
Traumatised, Tom goes into meltdown and ceases to care about anything other than Summer in an attempt to win her back. Immersing himself in a period of introspective self-examination, his reflections ultimately lead him to finally rediscover his true passions in life, but has he truly emerged a changed man?"
Specs:
'Lost Days of Summer: Deleted and Extended Scenes'
'Bank Dance' directed by Marc Webb
'Mean’s Cinemash: Sid and Nancy/ (500) Days of Summer'
Music video
Conversations with Zooey and Joseph
Digital copy
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On February 2nd Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release The Last King of Scotland:
"This is Amin's incredible story as seen through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young Scotsman who becomes the volatile leader's personal physician, due in part to Amin's unexpected passion for Scottish culture -- Amin even proclaims himself The Last King of Scotland. Seduced by Amin's charisma and blinded by decadence, Garrigan's dream life becomes a waking nightmare of betrayal and madness from which there is no escape. Inspired by real people and events, this gripping, suspenseful stunner is filled with performances you will never forget."
Specs:
Deleted scenes
'Fox Movie Channel Presents Casting Session'
Theatrical trailer
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"This is Amin's incredible story as seen through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young Scotsman who becomes the volatile leader's personal physician, due in part to Amin's unexpected passion for Scottish culture -- Amin even proclaims himself The Last King of Scotland. Seduced by Amin's charisma and blinded by decadence, Garrigan's dream life becomes a waking nightmare of betrayal and madness from which there is no escape. Inspired by real people and events, this gripping, suspenseful stunner is filled with performances you will never forget."
Specs:
Deleted scenes
'Fox Movie Channel Presents Casting Session'
Theatrical trailer
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On January 18th Nouveaux Pictures/Cine-Excess will release Suspiria:
"Dario Argent's horror classic SUSPIRIA comes to DVD and, for the first time ever, Blu-ray in January 2010 having undergone a brand new high definition transfer courtesy of Nouveaux Pictures and Cine-Excess. Digitally remastered from HD. Both formats also come with a host of newly commissioned extras including a brand new documentary featuring director Dario Argento and composer Claudio Simonetti and a feature length audio commentary by Argento experts Alan Jones and Kim Newman.
Inspired by Thomas De Quincey's Suspiria de Profundis and co-written by Argento and his long-term partner Daria Nicolodi, SUSPIRIA is Argento's undisputed masterpiece of Grand Guignol horror, hitting new peaks of terror through its stunning photography (courtesy of Luciano Tovoli), eye-popping production design and terrifying atmosphere of dread and death."
Extras:
'Fear At 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess Of Suspiria' documentary
Audio commentary by leading Dario Argento experts Alan Jones and Kim Newman
'Suspiria Perspectives' featuring Claudio Simonetti, Norman J. Warren and Patricia McCormack
"Dario Argent's horror classic SUSPIRIA comes to DVD and, for the first time ever, Blu-ray in January 2010 having undergone a brand new high definition transfer courtesy of Nouveaux Pictures and Cine-Excess. Digitally remastered from HD. Both formats also come with a host of newly commissioned extras including a brand new documentary featuring director Dario Argento and composer Claudio Simonetti and a feature length audio commentary by Argento experts Alan Jones and Kim Newman.
Inspired by Thomas De Quincey's Suspiria de Profundis and co-written by Argento and his long-term partner Daria Nicolodi, SUSPIRIA is Argento's undisputed masterpiece of Grand Guignol horror, hitting new peaks of terror through its stunning photography (courtesy of Luciano Tovoli), eye-popping production design and terrifying atmosphere of dread and death."
Extras:
'Fear At 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess Of Suspiria' documentary
Audio commentary by leading Dario Argento experts Alan Jones and Kim Newman
'Suspiria Perspectives' featuring Claudio Simonetti, Norman J. Warren and Patricia McCormack
On December 28th Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Darkside:
"The story of The Empire Strikes Back is retold. Darth Vader (Stewie) is hunting the rebel Luke Skywalker (Chris) and his troops relentlessly across the galaxy. On the ice planet Hoth, Luke has a vision of his late mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), telling him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force under Jedi Master Yoda (Carl). Meanwhile Princess Leia (Lois) finds herself taking a shine to the scruffy pilot Han Solo (Peter) and, against all odds, the two soon fall in love. But an encounter with Han’s old friend Lando Calrissian (Mort) lands them in the clutches of the Empire. Envisioning this, Luke chooses to forgo his Jedi training to save his friends. It all comes to a head in a climactic confrontation with Darth Vader himself…"
Specs:
'Family Guy Fact-Ups'
'The Dark Side of Poster Art'
Animatic Scene-to-Scene with commentary by Dominic Polcino
Something Something Something Dark Side table read
Sneak peak at ‘We Have a Bad Feeling About This’ table read
Digital copy
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"The story of The Empire Strikes Back is retold. Darth Vader (Stewie) is hunting the rebel Luke Skywalker (Chris) and his troops relentlessly across the galaxy. On the ice planet Hoth, Luke has a vision of his late mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), telling him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force under Jedi Master Yoda (Carl). Meanwhile Princess Leia (Lois) finds herself taking a shine to the scruffy pilot Han Solo (Peter) and, against all odds, the two soon fall in love. But an encounter with Han’s old friend Lando Calrissian (Mort) lands them in the clutches of the Empire. Envisioning this, Luke chooses to forgo his Jedi training to save his friends. It all comes to a head in a climactic confrontation with Darth Vader himself…"
Specs:
'Family Guy Fact-Ups'
'The Dark Side of Poster Art'
Animatic Scene-to-Scene with commentary by Dominic Polcino
Something Something Something Dark Side table read
Sneak peak at ‘We Have a Bad Feeling About This’ table read
Digital copy
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On December 29th Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Jennifer's Body:
"Sexy temptress Megan Fox is hotter than hell as Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader who takes evil to a whole new level after she’s possessed by a sinister demon. Steamy action and gore galore ensue as the male student body succumbs to Jennifer's insatiable appetite for human flesh. Now it’s up to her best friend (Amanda Seyfried) to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late!"
Specs:
Theatrical and Unrated Versions
Audio commentary with director Karyn Kusama and writer Diablo Cody
7 deleted scenes
Gag reel
'Jennifer's Body:The Dead Pool'
4 video siaries
'Megan Fox is HOT'
'Megan Fox "Peer Pressure" PSA'
'Life After Film School with writer Diablo Cody'
Digital copy
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"Sexy temptress Megan Fox is hotter than hell as Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader who takes evil to a whole new level after she’s possessed by a sinister demon. Steamy action and gore galore ensue as the male student body succumbs to Jennifer's insatiable appetite for human flesh. Now it’s up to her best friend (Amanda Seyfried) to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late!"
Specs:
Theatrical and Unrated Versions
Audio commentary with director Karyn Kusama and writer Diablo Cody
7 deleted scenes
Gag reel
'Jennifer's Body:The Dead Pool'
4 video siaries
'Megan Fox is HOT'
'Megan Fox "Peer Pressure" PSA'
'Life After Film School with writer Diablo Cody'
Digital copy
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On January 5th Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs:
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs tells the story of an eccentric wannabe scientist, Flint Lockwood. His latest contraption is a miraculous device designed to solve the world hunger crisis. But when Flint bites off more than he can chew, he sets in motion a global disaster of epic proportions. Based on the #1 best-selling book by Judi and Ron Barrett."
Specs:
Interactive 'splat' Button (Throw Food at the Screen While You Watch the Movie!)
Directors' commentary with Bill Hader
'A Recipe for Success: The Making of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'
'Key Ingredients: The Voices of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'
'Flint's Food Fight Game'
Extended scenes
Early development scenes
Progression reels
Interactive 'Raining Sunshine' Sing-A-Long
Music video
Behind the scenes of music cideo
'Make It Rain Food'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs tells the story of an eccentric wannabe scientist, Flint Lockwood. His latest contraption is a miraculous device designed to solve the world hunger crisis. But when Flint bites off more than he can chew, he sets in motion a global disaster of epic proportions. Based on the #1 best-selling book by Judi and Ron Barrett."
Specs:
Interactive 'splat' Button (Throw Food at the Screen While You Watch the Movie!)
Directors' commentary with Bill Hader
'A Recipe for Success: The Making of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'
'Key Ingredients: The Voices of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'
'Flint's Food Fight Game'
Extended scenes
Early development scenes
Progression reels
Interactive 'Raining Sunshine' Sing-A-Long
Music video
Behind the scenes of music cideo
'Make It Rain Food'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
On January 25th Palisades Tartan will release Park Chan-wook's Thirst:
"Very loosely based on Emile Zola's novel 'Therese Raquin', the story concerns a priest who, accidentally cursed with vampirism, is thrown into a whirlpool of moral decline that leads to him into a nightmare world of lust, adultery and murder.
Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine research project designed to eradicate a deadly virus. When the virus is found to be affecting the priest and threatening his life, a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. However, the blood he receives is unknowingly infected, the result of the transfusion being that Sang-hyun survives the viral attack but now exists as a vampire dependent upon the life blood of others.
Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for this vital fluid, Sang-hyun's faith is further strained when a childhood friend's wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in escaping her tormented life. It's not long before the former priest is plunged headlong into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the deadliest of the Seven Sins."
Specs:
Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook
Trailer
UK exclusive interview with Park Chan-wook
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"Very loosely based on Emile Zola's novel 'Therese Raquin', the story concerns a priest who, accidentally cursed with vampirism, is thrown into a whirlpool of moral decline that leads to him into a nightmare world of lust, adultery and murder.
Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine research project designed to eradicate a deadly virus. When the virus is found to be affecting the priest and threatening his life, a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. However, the blood he receives is unknowingly infected, the result of the transfusion being that Sang-hyun survives the viral attack but now exists as a vampire dependent upon the life blood of others.
Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for this vital fluid, Sang-hyun's faith is further strained when a childhood friend's wife, Tae-ju (Kim Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in escaping her tormented life. It's not long before the former priest is plunged headlong into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the deadliest of the Seven Sins."
Specs:
Audio commentary by director Park Chan-wook
Trailer
UK exclusive interview with Park Chan-wook
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On December 7th Warner Brothers will release Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
"From celebrated director David Yates, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince brings back the highly-acclaimed cast including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as well as two-time Academy Award Winner Maggie Smith, Academy Award Nominee Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince also introduces Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent as Professor Horace Slughorn."
Specs:
'Maximum Movie Mode'
'Close-Up With The Cast of Harry Potter'
'J.K. Rowling: A Year In The Life'
'One-Minute Drills'
'What’s On Your Mind'
'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter'
Additional scenes
Digital copy
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
"From celebrated director David Yates, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince brings back the highly-acclaimed cast including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as well as two-time Academy Award Winner Maggie Smith, Academy Award Nominee Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince also introduces Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent as Professor Horace Slughorn."
Specs:
'Maximum Movie Mode'
'Close-Up With The Cast of Harry Potter'
'J.K. Rowling: A Year In The Life'
'One-Minute Drills'
'What’s On Your Mind'
'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter'
Additional scenes
Digital copy
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
On November 30th Optimum Home Entertainment will release Orphan:
"The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman)…but Esther is not what she appears to be and, concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther’s sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late…for everyone."
Specs:
'Mama’s Little Devils: Bad Seeds & Evil Children'
Interviews with director Jaume Collet-Serra
Interview with producers Joel Silver & Susan Downey
Interview with Isabelle Fuhrman
Deleted scenes
Alternate ending
Theatrical trailer
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman)…but Esther is not what she appears to be and, concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther’s sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late…for everyone."
Specs:
'Mama’s Little Devils: Bad Seeds & Evil Children'
Interviews with director Jaume Collet-Serra
Interview with producers Joel Silver & Susan Downey
Interview with Isabelle Fuhrman
Deleted scenes
Alternate ending
Theatrical trailer
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On November 23rd Optimum Home Entertainment will release Coco Before Chanel:
"This is the story of Gabrielle Chanel, who begins her life as a headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey becomes the legendary couturier that embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.
As a little girl, Gabrielle is sent with her sister to an orphanage in the heart of France, where she waits in vain every Sunday for her father to come for her. A few years later Gabrielle is a humble seamstress by day, stitching hems at the back of a provincial tailor's shop, whilst by night she is a cabaret performer with a weak voice who sings to an audience of drunken soldiers. One night she meets middle-aged aristocrat Etienne Balsan (Benoît Poelvoorde, who offers her a safe haven as a young courtesan amongst the idle and decadent of French society. Reborn as Coco, a rebel who finds the conventions of her time oppressive and instead dresses in her lovers' clothes, she soon encounters the friends and lovers who will shape her life through triumph and tragedy, and who inspire her ascent to the pinnacle of Fashion legend… Also starring Alessandro Nivola, Emmanuelle Devos and Marie Gillain, Coco Before Chanel is directed by Anne Fontaine from a screenplay she co-wrote with her sister Camille and with the collaboration of Christopher Hampton, Catherine Leterrier created the original costumes, Stephen Jones and Pippa Cleator the fabulous hats, and the production was given the assistance of the Maison CHANEL, who opened their archives and collections."
Specs:
'Coco Before Chanel: The Meeting'
Making of featurette
Audio commentary with writer/director Anne Fontaine
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"This is the story of Gabrielle Chanel, who begins her life as a headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey becomes the legendary couturier that embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.
As a little girl, Gabrielle is sent with her sister to an orphanage in the heart of France, where she waits in vain every Sunday for her father to come for her. A few years later Gabrielle is a humble seamstress by day, stitching hems at the back of a provincial tailor's shop, whilst by night she is a cabaret performer with a weak voice who sings to an audience of drunken soldiers. One night she meets middle-aged aristocrat Etienne Balsan (Benoît Poelvoorde, who offers her a safe haven as a young courtesan amongst the idle and decadent of French society. Reborn as Coco, a rebel who finds the conventions of her time oppressive and instead dresses in her lovers' clothes, she soon encounters the friends and lovers who will shape her life through triumph and tragedy, and who inspire her ascent to the pinnacle of Fashion legend… Also starring Alessandro Nivola, Emmanuelle Devos and Marie Gillain, Coco Before Chanel is directed by Anne Fontaine from a screenplay she co-wrote with her sister Camille and with the collaboration of Christopher Hampton, Catherine Leterrier created the original costumes, Stephen Jones and Pippa Cleator the fabulous hats, and the production was given the assistance of the Maison CHANEL, who opened their archives and collections."
Specs:
'Coco Before Chanel: The Meeting'
Making of featurette
Audio commentary with writer/director Anne Fontaine
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On December 29th Universal will release 9:
"From visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov and Academy Award-nominated director Shane Acker comes this visually stunning and original epic adventure. In the final days of humanity, a dedicated scientist gives the spark of life to nine of his creations. The world has turned into an unrecognizable landscape of machines and spare parts, but this group of nine finds that if they band together, their small community might just be able to change the course of history."
Specs:
U-Control PiP
'On Tour with Shane Acker'
Deleted scenes
'9 - The Long and the Short of It'
'The Look of 9'
'Acting Out'
'9 - The Original Short'
BD-Live
Audio commentary with writer/director Shane Acker, animation director Joe Ksander, head of story Ryan O'Loughlin and editor Nick Kenway
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"From visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov and Academy Award-nominated director Shane Acker comes this visually stunning and original epic adventure. In the final days of humanity, a dedicated scientist gives the spark of life to nine of his creations. The world has turned into an unrecognizable landscape of machines and spare parts, but this group of nine finds that if they band together, their small community might just be able to change the course of history."
Specs:
U-Control PiP
'On Tour with Shane Acker'
Deleted scenes
'9 - The Long and the Short of It'
'The Look of 9'
'Acting Out'
'9 - The Original Short'
BD-Live
Audio commentary with writer/director Shane Acker, animation director Joe Ksander, head of story Ryan O'Loughlin and editor Nick Kenway
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On November 16th Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Moon:
"Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with the mining company, Lunar, for whom he has been a faithful employee for three long years. His home has been Sarang, a moon base where he has spent his days alone mining Helium 3, the precious gas that holds the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. Isolated and determined, Sam has followed the rules obediently and his time on the moon has been enlightening but uneventful. He does his job mechanically and spends most of his time dreaming of his imminent return to earth, his wife and young daughter. Finally he will have someone to talk to beyond 'Gerty”', the base’s well-intentioned, but rather uncomplicated computer.
Two weeks shy of his departure from Sarang, Sam starts seeing and hearing things and when a routine extraction goes horribly wrong, he discovers that Lunar has its own plans for replacing him and that the new recruit is eerily familiar. Now Sam has to confront the discovery that the life he has created may not be his own."
Specs:
Audio commentary with writer/director Duncan Jones, director of photography Gary Shaw, concept designer Gavin Rothery and production designer Tony Noble
Audio commentary with writer/director Duncan Jones and producer Stuart Fenegen
'Whistle - a short film by Duncan Jones'
'The Making Of Moon'
'GERTY Table Tennis' easter egg
'Creating the Visual Effects'
'Science Centre Q&A with Duncan Jones'
'Filmmakers Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
"Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with the mining company, Lunar, for whom he has been a faithful employee for three long years. His home has been Sarang, a moon base where he has spent his days alone mining Helium 3, the precious gas that holds the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. Isolated and determined, Sam has followed the rules obediently and his time on the moon has been enlightening but uneventful. He does his job mechanically and spends most of his time dreaming of his imminent return to earth, his wife and young daughter. Finally he will have someone to talk to beyond 'Gerty”', the base’s well-intentioned, but rather uncomplicated computer.
Two weeks shy of his departure from Sarang, Sam starts seeing and hearing things and when a routine extraction goes horribly wrong, he discovers that Lunar has its own plans for replacing him and that the new recruit is eerily familiar. Now Sam has to confront the discovery that the life he has created may not be his own."
Specs:
Audio commentary with writer/director Duncan Jones, director of photography Gary Shaw, concept designer Gavin Rothery and production designer Tony Noble
Audio commentary with writer/director Duncan Jones and producer Stuart Fenegen
'Whistle - a short film by Duncan Jones'
'The Making Of Moon'
'GERTY Table Tennis' easter egg
'Creating the Visual Effects'
'Science Centre Q&A with Duncan Jones'
'Filmmakers Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
On November 23rd Entertainment In Video will release My Sister’s Keeper:
"Kate and Anna share a bond closer than most sisters and although Kate is older, she relies on her little sister hugely to help her through life. Anna, however, is coming to terms with the realization that she was brought into the world to be a donor for her sister which not surprisingly she finds increasingly hard to cope with. The girls have to endure a series of painful but ultimately futile medical procedures and hospital stays but they see it as just another part of their close-knit family’s otherwise normal life.
Sara, a loving wife and mother who gave up her career as a high-flying attorney to care for her daughter, is sometimes emotionally overwhelmed by the single-minded carer she has become in her efforts to save Kate. Her strong and supportive husband Brian (Jason Patric) is often rendered powerless by his wife’s strength and determination while their only son Jesse (Evan Ellingson) drifts and is at times all but forgotten as Kate and Anna take centre stage. However, when Anna is asked to donate one of her kidneys to help Kate she decides that she’s suffered enough and hires her own lawyer (Alec Baldwin) who initiates a court case to seek what he describes as ‘medical emancipation’. The court action divides Anna’s family and leaves Kate’s rapidly failing body in the hands of fate."
Specs:
Deleted scenes
Trailer
'From Picoult to Screen'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"Kate and Anna share a bond closer than most sisters and although Kate is older, she relies on her little sister hugely to help her through life. Anna, however, is coming to terms with the realization that she was brought into the world to be a donor for her sister which not surprisingly she finds increasingly hard to cope with. The girls have to endure a series of painful but ultimately futile medical procedures and hospital stays but they see it as just another part of their close-knit family’s otherwise normal life.
Sara, a loving wife and mother who gave up her career as a high-flying attorney to care for her daughter, is sometimes emotionally overwhelmed by the single-minded carer she has become in her efforts to save Kate. Her strong and supportive husband Brian (Jason Patric) is often rendered powerless by his wife’s strength and determination while their only son Jesse (Evan Ellingson) drifts and is at times all but forgotten as Kate and Anna take centre stage. However, when Anna is asked to donate one of her kidneys to help Kate she decides that she’s suffered enough and hires her own lawyer (Alec Baldwin) who initiates a court case to seek what he describes as ‘medical emancipation’. The court action divides Anna’s family and leaves Kate’s rapidly failing body in the hands of fate."
Specs:
Deleted scenes
Trailer
'From Picoult to Screen'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On November 2nd Momentum Pictures will release Last Chance Harvey:
"New Yorker Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is on the verge of losing his dead-end job as a jingle writer. Warned by his boss (Richard Schiff) that he has just one more chance to deliver, Harvey goes to London for a weekend to attend his daughter’s (Liane Balaban) wedding but promises to be back on Monday morning to make an important meeting—or else. Harvey arrives in London only to learn his daughter has chosen to have her stepfather (James Brolin) walk her down the aisle instead of him. Doing his best to hide his devastation, he leaves the wedding before the reception in hopes of getting to the airport on time, but misses his plane anyway. When he calls his boss to explain, he is fired on the spot. Drowning his sorrows at the airport bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with Kate (Emma Thompson), a slightly prickly, 40-something employee of the Office of National Statistics. Kate, whose life is limited to work, the occasional humiliating blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother (Eileen Atkins), is touched by Harvey, who finds himself energized by her intelligence and compassion. The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives."
Specs:
Audio commentary with Joel Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman & Emma Thompson
'An Unconventional Love Story: The Making of Last Chance Harvey'
'Shall We Walk? – Romance Along the streets of London'
Trailer
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"New Yorker Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is on the verge of losing his dead-end job as a jingle writer. Warned by his boss (Richard Schiff) that he has just one more chance to deliver, Harvey goes to London for a weekend to attend his daughter’s (Liane Balaban) wedding but promises to be back on Monday morning to make an important meeting—or else. Harvey arrives in London only to learn his daughter has chosen to have her stepfather (James Brolin) walk her down the aisle instead of him. Doing his best to hide his devastation, he leaves the wedding before the reception in hopes of getting to the airport on time, but misses his plane anyway. When he calls his boss to explain, he is fired on the spot. Drowning his sorrows at the airport bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with Kate (Emma Thompson), a slightly prickly, 40-something employee of the Office of National Statistics. Kate, whose life is limited to work, the occasional humiliating blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother (Eileen Atkins), is touched by Harvey, who finds himself energized by her intelligence and compassion. The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives."
Specs:
Audio commentary with Joel Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman & Emma Thompson
'An Unconventional Love Story: The Making of Last Chance Harvey'
'Shall We Walk? – Romance Along the streets of London'
Trailer
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On December 9th Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release District 9:
"From producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original sciencefiction thriller. With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a world where the aliens have landed... only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet."
Specs:
MovieIQ
Cinechat
'Joburg From Above: Satellite and Schematics of the World of District 9' interactive map
Director's audio commentary
Deleted scenes
'The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log' 3-part documentary
'Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Wikus'
'Innovation: Acting and Improvisation'
'Conception and Design: Creating the World of District 9'
'Alien Generation: Visual Effects'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
"From producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original sciencefiction thriller. With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a world where the aliens have landed... only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet."
Specs:
MovieIQ
Cinechat
'Joburg From Above: Satellite and Schematics of the World of District 9' interactive map
Director's audio commentary
Deleted scenes
'The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log' 3-part documentary
'Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Wikus'
'Innovation: Acting and Improvisation'
'Conception and Design: Creating the World of District 9'
'Alien Generation: Visual Effects'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
On December 7th Paramount Home Entertainment will release G.I Joe: The Rise of The Cobra:
"Directed by Stephen Sommers, the action-packed film stars a hot young cast and follows Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) as they are recruited to the elite G.I. Joe unit, led by General Hawk (Dennis Quaid).
The G.I. Joe team travels the world from the Egyptian desert to the polar ice caps and the streets of Paris in a high stakes pursuit of COBRA, an evil international organisation led by Destro (Christopher Eccleston) and the Baroness (Sienna Miller) threatening to use a technology that could bring the world to its knees.
Armed with the coolest hi-tech gadgets and weapons, including jaw-dropping accelerator and camouflage suits, G.I. Joe is the last line of defence against those intent on world domination."
Specs:
Audio commentary by Stephen Sommers and Bob Ducsay
'The Big Bang Theory – The making of G.I. Joe'
'Next Gen Action: The Amazing Visual FX and Design of G.I. Joe'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
"Directed by Stephen Sommers, the action-packed film stars a hot young cast and follows Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) as they are recruited to the elite G.I. Joe unit, led by General Hawk (Dennis Quaid).
The G.I. Joe team travels the world from the Egyptian desert to the polar ice caps and the streets of Paris in a high stakes pursuit of COBRA, an evil international organisation led by Destro (Christopher Eccleston) and the Baroness (Sienna Miller) threatening to use a technology that could bring the world to its knees.
Armed with the coolest hi-tech gadgets and weapons, including jaw-dropping accelerator and camouflage suits, G.I. Joe is the last line of defence against those intent on world domination."
Specs:
Audio commentary by Stephen Sommers and Bob Ducsay
'The Big Bang Theory – The making of G.I. Joe'
'Next Gen Action: The Amazing Visual FX and Design of G.I. Joe'
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
On November 16th Anchor Bay will release Sunshine Cleaning:
"Struggling single mum Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams), once the envy of all the girls in high school, finds herself a thirty-something unlucky in love miserable housemaid. Unhappy with her lot and wanting more for herself and her son Oscar (Jason Spevack), Rose sets out to turn her life around by embarking on a less than ordinary business venture! Still living at home with dad Joe (Alan Arkin) a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes, younger sibling and slacker Norah (Emily Blunt) is persuaded by Rose to join her new business venture after countless dismissals from meaningless jobs. As the pair set about their first professional clean up, hilarious and stomach churning scenes ensue. In no time at all due to steady demand, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other specialised situations!
As the family duo climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, developing a new respect for one another, and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms alongside their own personal healing."
Specs:
Audio commentary featuring writer Megan Holley and producer Glenn Williamson
'A Fresh Look At A Dirty Business'
Theatrical trailer
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"Struggling single mum Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams), once the envy of all the girls in high school, finds herself a thirty-something unlucky in love miserable housemaid. Unhappy with her lot and wanting more for herself and her son Oscar (Jason Spevack), Rose sets out to turn her life around by embarking on a less than ordinary business venture! Still living at home with dad Joe (Alan Arkin) a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes, younger sibling and slacker Norah (Emily Blunt) is persuaded by Rose to join her new business venture after countless dismissals from meaningless jobs. As the pair set about their first professional clean up, hilarious and stomach churning scenes ensue. In no time at all due to steady demand, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other specialised situations!
As the family duo climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, developing a new respect for one another, and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms alongside their own personal healing."
Specs:
Audio commentary featuring writer Megan Holley and producer Glenn Williamson
'A Fresh Look At A Dirty Business'
Theatrical trailer
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On December 22nd Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release 500 Days of Summer:
"In this quirky romantic comedy about love and fate, a young greeting card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams...and his new co-worker, Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel), may just be “the one.” But the 500 days of their offbeat relationship reveal (in no particular order) that the road to happiness can be unpredictable, uncontrollable—and unbelievably funny!"
Specs:
Audio commentary with director Marc Webb, writer Michael Webber and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt
'Lost Days of Summer' deleted and scenes with optional commentary
Trailer
'Means Cinemash: Sid and Nancy/500 Days of Summer'
'Not A Love Story:Making 500 Days of Summer'
'6 Conversations with Zoe and Joseph'
Music video
'Bank Dance' directed by Marc Webb
'Summer At Sundance'
2 audition tapes
'Summer Storyboards'
'Filmmaking Specials'
BD-Live
Digital Copy
Optics: 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"In this quirky romantic comedy about love and fate, a young greeting card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams...and his new co-worker, Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel), may just be “the one.” But the 500 days of their offbeat relationship reveal (in no particular order) that the road to happiness can be unpredictable, uncontrollable—and unbelievably funny!"
Specs:
Audio commentary with director Marc Webb, writer Michael Webber and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt
'Lost Days of Summer' deleted and scenes with optional commentary
Trailer
'Means Cinemash: Sid and Nancy/500 Days of Summer'
'Not A Love Story:Making 500 Days of Summer'
'6 Conversations with Zoe and Joseph'
Music video
'Bank Dance' directed by Marc Webb
'Summer At Sundance'
2 audition tapes
'Summer Storyboards'
'Filmmaking Specials'
BD-Live
Digital Copy
Optics: 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On January 18th Universal will release Funny People:
"With an A-list comedy cast including; Adam Sandler, Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill, FUNNY PEOPLE steps into the lives of stand-up comedians and will provide all the laughs this New Year. Joining the cast that reunites the comedic duo of Apatow and Rogen, are Leslie Mann, Eric Bana and Jason Schwartzman. In the same vein as Apatow’s other hysterical movies, Funny People goes straight for the comedic jugular.
George Simmons (Sandler) is a successful, yet self-involved stand-up comedian and his world is turned upside down when it’s revealed he has an incurable blood disorder and less than a year to live. Meanwhile Ira Wright (Rogan) is a struggling up-and-coming comedian. An unlikely friendship ensues between the two funny men when George watches Ira’s performance, and hires him as his opening act. Forming a close bond these two men help each other as George teaches Ira how to win the crowd and Ira helps the dying George find closure in his legacy. Things however turn around when George learns his disease has gone into remission. So when an old flame (Leslie Mann) re-enters his life, his recent near death experience inspires him to re-evaluate what is important to him and what truly gives meaning to his life."
Specs:
Extras TBC
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"With an A-list comedy cast including; Adam Sandler, Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill, FUNNY PEOPLE steps into the lives of stand-up comedians and will provide all the laughs this New Year. Joining the cast that reunites the comedic duo of Apatow and Rogen, are Leslie Mann, Eric Bana and Jason Schwartzman. In the same vein as Apatow’s other hysterical movies, Funny People goes straight for the comedic jugular.
George Simmons (Sandler) is a successful, yet self-involved stand-up comedian and his world is turned upside down when it’s revealed he has an incurable blood disorder and less than a year to live. Meanwhile Ira Wright (Rogan) is a struggling up-and-coming comedian. An unlikely friendship ensues between the two funny men when George watches Ira’s performance, and hires him as his opening act. Forming a close bond these two men help each other as George teaches Ira how to win the crowd and Ira helps the dying George find closure in his legacy. Things however turn around when George learns his disease has gone into remission. So when an old flame (Leslie Mann) re-enters his life, his recent near death experience inspires him to re-evaluate what is important to him and what truly gives meaning to his life."
Specs:
Extras TBC
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
On November 16th HBO Home Entertainment will release Rome: The Complete Collection onto Blu-ray for the first time:
"See BC Rome like never before as the epic 7-time Emmy Award winning drama debuts on Blu-ray. This phenomenal Blu-ray boxset contains all 22 episodes of both seasons of the awe-inspiring drama on 10 discs packed with special features that is also perfect for Christmas wish lists.
This intriguing, multiple award-winning drama with a star-studded cast is all the more visually stunning on Blu-ray with its captivating blend of history, action, sex and drama. Viewers will experience the battles, bravery, betrayal and brutality of ancient Rome in enhanced surround sound and HD picture for the first time.
This historically authentic drama on Blu-ray brings to life in vivid detail the vibrant colours of the temples, statues and streets as well as graffiti and signage taken directly from the ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia Antica. The outstanding battle sequences can be experienced in greater depth in high definition taking viewers to the centre of the authentically staged Roman military battles. The all-star British and American cast includes Kevin McKidd, James Purefoy, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies and Ray Stevenson and Polly Walker who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as Atia of the Julii."
Specs:
13 audio commentaries with cast and crew
4 featurettes examining the history of Rome and several of its more famous inhabitants
3 behind-the-scenes featurettes
2 featurettes detailing the creation of pivotal scenes
'Bloodlines' an interactive on-screen guide highlighting the connections between the soldiers, Senate and families of Rome
'All Roads Lead To Rome' an in-depth, interactive on-screen guide prepared by the series’ historical consultant
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
"See BC Rome like never before as the epic 7-time Emmy Award winning drama debuts on Blu-ray. This phenomenal Blu-ray boxset contains all 22 episodes of both seasons of the awe-inspiring drama on 10 discs packed with special features that is also perfect for Christmas wish lists.
This intriguing, multiple award-winning drama with a star-studded cast is all the more visually stunning on Blu-ray with its captivating blend of history, action, sex and drama. Viewers will experience the battles, bravery, betrayal and brutality of ancient Rome in enhanced surround sound and HD picture for the first time.
This historically authentic drama on Blu-ray brings to life in vivid detail the vibrant colours of the temples, statues and streets as well as graffiti and signage taken directly from the ruins of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia Antica. The outstanding battle sequences can be experienced in greater depth in high definition taking viewers to the centre of the authentically staged Roman military battles. The all-star British and American cast includes Kevin McKidd, James Purefoy, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies and Ray Stevenson and Polly Walker who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as Atia of the Julii."
Specs:
13 audio commentaries with cast and crew
4 featurettes examining the history of Rome and several of its more famous inhabitants
3 behind-the-scenes featurettes
2 featurettes detailing the creation of pivotal scenes
'Bloodlines' an interactive on-screen guide highlighting the connections between the soldiers, Senate and families of Rome
'All Roads Lead To Rome' an in-depth, interactive on-screen guide prepared by the series’ historical consultant
Optics: Anamorphic widescreen
Sonics: DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
