Here are this week’s new Blu-ray Disc releases:
Bride Wars
The Da Vinci Code
Hotel for Dogs
IMAX: Amazing Journeys
In The Realm Of Senses – Criterion Collection
JCVD
The Reader
Star Trek The Original Series: Season One
The Uninvited
What Doesn’t Kill You
Release date: June 09, 2009
The final season of the show that redefined science-fiction television for a new generation comes to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on July 28, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 features over 13 hours of extras, including three extended episodes of the series finale that never aired on television, never-before-seen deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and commentary and podcast interviews with Executive Producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. The Blu-ray edition also includes Universal’s U-Control and BD-Live features.
And if just one season isn’t enough, Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series will also arrive on store shelves the same day at Season 4.5. The 20-disc Blu-ray set and 25-disc standard DVD set contains every episode of the series with extensive bonus materials.
Warner Home Video (WHV) has announced the launch of two new programs, “Warnerblu Buy 5 Get 1 Free,†the Studio’s first-ever Blu-ray Disc customer loyalty program, and an HD-DVD trade up program, “Red2Blu,†which offers HD-DVD owners the opportunity to upgrade their Warner Home Video releases on HD-DVD for a Blu-ray Disc of the same movie.
The new “Warnerblu Buy 5 Get 1 Free†program offers consumers one free Blu-ray movie for every five participating titles purchased through April 6, 2010 (shipping and handling not included). “Warnerblu Buy 5 Get 1 Free†is open to residents in the United States and Canada.
To join “Warnerblu Buy 5 Get 1 Free,†consumers register at Warnerblu.com/rewards. After joining, members earn one credit for each subsequent WHV Blu-ray title they purchase. Once their Blu-ray title is registered, their Warnerblu account is credited, and when they reach five Blu-ray titles, they will be able to select a free WHV Blu-ray Disc (plus shipping and handling).
In addition to “Warnerblu Buy 5 Get 1 Free,†WHV has announced a new program, “Red2Blu,†for those who want to upgrade titles they currently own on HD-DVD to Blu-ray. By visiting Red2Blu.com, consumers can trade up virtually any of their WHV HD-DVD titles (up to 25) for the same title on Blu-ray for a small fee plus shipping and handling. “Red2Blu†is available to residents of the United States only.
Here are the new Blu-ray Disc releases for Tuesday, April 21, 2009:
Arctic Tale
The Arrival
Frost/Nixon
Hellraiser
The Last Word
Notorious
Sin City
The Wages Of Fear
The Wrestler
X-Men
X2: X-Men United
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men Trilogy
Release date: July 28, 2009
Release date: July 14, 2009
In July 1969, the space race ended when Apollo 11 fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge of “landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.†No one who witnessed the lunar landing will ever forget it. Al Reinert’s documentary For All Mankind is the story of the twenty-four men who traveled to the Moon, told in their words, in their voices, using the images of their experiences. It will be available July 14, 2009.
Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough Knife in the Water with Repulsion, a controversial, chilling tale of psychosis, starring Catherine Deneuve as Carole, a fragile, frigid young beauty cracking up over the course of a terrifying weekend. Left alone by her vacationing sister in their London flat, Carole is haunted by specters real and imagined, and her insanity grows to a violent pitch. Thanks to its unforgettable attention to disturbing detail and Polanski’s unparalleled adeptness at turning claustrophobic space into an emotional minefield, Repulsion remains one of cinema’s most shocking psychological thrillers. It will be available July 28, 2009.
A former spy relies on his special skills and killer instinct as he hunts down the men who kidnapped his daughter in Taken, available on Blu-ray Disc and two-disc extended cut DVD with digital copy May 12 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Liam Neeson stars as Brian Mills, a former secret agent trained in hand to hand combat who struggles as a divorcee and father of 17-year old Kim. Living with Brian’s ex-wife Lenore, Kim rarely gets the chance to see her father, but when she does he is often smothering and overbearing. When the opportunity arises to travel to Europe with her best friend, Kim convinces her dad to let her go on the trip by leaving out some very important details. The first stop for the girls is Paris, but hours after they arrive they are victims of a disturbing break-in and abducted by an Albanian criminal organization. Now, with only 96 hours to find his daughter before she will disappear forever, time is running out and Brian Mills must put his CIA expertise to the test before its too late.
Additional bonus features include audio commentaries by the director, writer and cinematographers, exclusive behind-the-scenes “making of†featurette and side-by-side comparisons.
The Taken Extended Cut Blu-ray Disc (BD) is presented in widescreen format (2.40:01) with English 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound and Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Release date: May 19, 2009
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