New Line Home Video and Warner Home Video have prepped and scheduled a release of Rush Hour and will finally bring this action comedy to Blu-Ray in December.
“Ain’t never gonna have no partner,” LAPD Det. James Carter insists. He gets a partner. And since that partner is played by dynamic martial arts legend Jackie Chan and motor-mouthed Carter is played by wisecracking Chris Tucker, Rush Hour zooms along with gleeful chemistry under the dynamic directorial hand of Brett Ratner. The case: rescue the kidnapped daughter of a visiting Hong Kong official. The result: amazing stunts (Chan does his own) and verbal wit (well, Tucker does his own, too!) that delivered a kick to the buddy-cop genre – and gave Chan his long-awaited, mainstream-U.S. breakthrough.
Featuring a 1080p high definition transfer with high def audio, the release will also contain a Commentary Track by Director Brett Ratner, along with Additional Scenes.
Further, the Featurette Gallery”A Piece of the Action” will be included on the disc, as well as Brett Ratner’s Short Film”What Ever Happened to Mason Reese?”.
Also look for the Music Videos by Dru Hill and Heavy D & the Boyz’s on the release, together with the movie’s Theatrical Trailer.
“Rush Hour” will be in stores on December 7 for $24.98.
Universal Home Entertainment has added 30 Rock: Season 4 to their release schedule, bringing this DVD set to your living room in September.
Revisit all the hilarity of the complete fourth season of the Primetime Emmy® Award, Golden Globe®, Peabody®, and SAG Award®-winning 30 Rock. Show creator Tina Fey and fellow Primetime Emmy Award®, Golden Globe®, and SAG® Award winner Alec Baldwin star as TV writer Liz Lemon and conservative GE executive Jack Donaghy, who together preside over the everyday mayhem at a late-night variety show. Pretending to help them are mercurial stars Tracy Jordan and Jenna Maroney (Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski) as well as wide-eyed NBC page Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer).
Arriving as a3-disc set, the release will also include Commentary Track on select episodes as well as Behind the Scenes Featurettes for the episodes "The Moms" and "I Do Do".
Also included is Tennis Night in America and Food Network's Ace of Cakes: 30 Rock (and Roll).
“30 Rock: Season 4” will arrive in stores on September 21 for $49.98. Sadly, no Blu-Ray version has been announced yet.
Paramount Home Entertainment and Showtime Home entertainment have added the third season of the CBS TV series Californication to their release line-up, bringing the next installment of the show to DVD this November.
Sophisticated and unique, this comedy centers on novelist Hank Moody (David Duchovny) who struggles to raise his 13-year-old daughter, while still carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend. His obsession with truth-telling and self destructive behavior -- drinks drugs and relationships -- are both destroying and enriching to his career.
The release will feature all season three episodes with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. No extras will be included in the release.
“Californication: Season Three” will be in stores on November 9 for $42.99.
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced a newly restored and remastered version of The Sound Of Music, bringing the cherished musical to Blu-Ray Disc for the first time in November.
Starring Oscar winner Julie Andrews in one of her most memorable roles, the film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical follows Maria, a spirited young woman who leaves a convent and becomes a governess to seven unruly children. Her charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children and their father but when Nazi Germany unites with Austria, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family.
This 45th Anniversary Edition of the movie will arrive as a Limited Edition Collector’s Set including an Exclusive Hand Painted Music Box, 100-Page Scrapbook, 45th Anniversary Soundtrack and More, as well as a 3-disc Blu-Ray set.
The movie will feature a brand new 1080p high definition transfer, accompanied by a DTS 7.1 HD Master Audio track. As extras you will find Audio Commentaries with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Director Robert Wise on the disc, as well as a Video Commentary with Behind-the-Scenes Images, On-Screen Lyrics, Trivia Track and Location Quiz. Also included is a Music Machine Sing-Along and BD Live Connectivity.
The second disc of the set will include an all-new Backlot Tour called ”Musical Stages: Creating The Sound of Music” with In-Depth Featurettes on the Songs, the Stage Show & Movie, the Film and Sound Restoration and the Real-Life von Trapp Family. Further included is ”A City of Song”, a Virtual Map of Filming Locations in Salzburg, Austria. Vintage Rodgers & Hammerstein and The Sound of Music Programs and Screen Tests, Rare Treasures, Interviews, Photo Galleries and other things will also be part of the release.
The third disc on the set will be the movie’s DVD version, also featuring a remastered transfer and audio track, along with a Sing-Along Track, Music Machine Sing-Along and The Sound of Music Tour.
“The Sound Of Music” will be heard once again on November 2 and can be your in high definition for 89.99 as the gist set, or for $34.99 as the Blu-Ray 3-disc set.
Blue Underground has just announced the Uncensored Director’s Cut of Tinto Bass’ Salon Kitty to be released on Blu-Ray Disc this winter.
Berlin, 1939: At the dawn of World War II, power-mad SS Officer Wallenberg (Helmut Berger) is ordered to find and train Germany's most beautiful women to work in the opulent brothel of Madam Kitty (Ingrid Thulin). Here these Nazi nymphs will submit to the bizarre passions and carnal degradations of the Reich's highest-ranking men and women while Wallenberg secretly records their acts for blackmail. But when an innocent young prostitute (Teresa Ann Savoy) uncovers the conspiracy, her revenge will ignite a holocaust of pain, pleasure and shocking sexual perversion. The story is true. The depravity is real. The film is Salon Kitty.
This Blu-Ray version features a 1080p high definition transfer, accompanied by the movie’s original Italian audio track in mono, as well as an English dub. Among the bonus materials on this disc you will find Inside Salon Kitty, an interview with Director Tinto Brass, as well as Designing Salon Kitty, an interview with Production Designer Ken Adam.
Further, the release includes the film’s International Trailer, U.S. Trailer and Radio Spots.
“Salon Kitty” opens its doors on November 23 for $34.98.
MGM Home entertainment has just revealed details about the upcoming release of Mel Gibson’s career-launching Mad Max, to arrive on Blu-Ray Disc in October.
In the ravaged near future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky (Gibson). And when the bikers brutalize Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him seeking revenge, which is the only thing left in the world for Max to live for.
The movie will arrive as a standard Blu-Ray Disc version, featuring the movie in a 1080p high definition transfer with a DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio track. Arriving on a single disc, he release will also include a Filmmaker Commentary by Jon Dowding, David Eggby, Chris Murray and Tim Ridge, as well as the Documentary”Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon”.
For the first time, the release will also include the Original Australian Language Track. Two Theatrical Trailers and the movie’s TV Spots will round out the disc.
In addition, the movie will be available as a Blu-Ray Disc/DVD Combo. The Blu-Ray version will be identical to the aforementioned version. A second disc, featuring the DVD version, will also be included, adding additional bonus materials, including the Documentaries"Mel Gibson: The Birth Of A Star" and "Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon". This DVD version will also include the Original Australian Language Track, a series of Trailers and a Trivia & Fun Fact Track, along with a Photo Galleryand TV Spots.
“Mad Max” will go wild on October 5 for $24.99.
Warner Home Video has added Jonah Hex to their list of upcoming release, scheduling the film to arrive on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in October.
Out of the pages of the legendary comics and graphic novels steps Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin), a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort who can track anyone…and anything. Having survived death, Jonah’s violent history is steeped in myth and legend and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the “other side.” His one human connection is with Lilah (Megan Fox), whose life in a brothel has left her with scars of her own. But Jonah’s past catches up with him when the U.S. military makes him an offer he can’t refuse: to wipe out the warrants on his head, he must hunt and stop dangerous terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich). But Turnbull, now gathering an army and preparing to unleash Hell, is also Jonah’s oldest enemy and will stop at nothing until Jonah is dead.
The DVD version features an anamorphic widescreen transfer of the film with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, but sadly no bonus materials will be included.
The Blu-Ray version features a 1080p high definition transfer of the movie withDTS 5.1 HD Master Audio. Unlike the DVD version, this release will contain a number of bonus materials, such as Deleted Scenes, The Inside Story of Jonah Hex and The Weird Western Tales of Jonah Hex. A Digital Copy of the movie is also included.
“Jonah Hex” arrives on October 12 for $28.98 on DVD and $35.99 as a Blu-Ray/DVD combo.
Sherlock: Season One makes it to Blu-Ray this winter
Warner Home Video and BBC Video have just added a Blu-Ray version of the British TV series Sherlock to their release line-up, bringing the first season of the show to your living room in November.
A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, “Sherlock” is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. Co-created by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling) and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock stars BAFTA-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (Hawking, Amazing Grace) as the new Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman (The Office, Love Actually), as his loyal friend, Doctor John Watson. Rupert Graves plays Inspector Lestrade. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain – they live at the same address, have the same names and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed and highly modern-day adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers to get at the truth.
Arriving as a 2-disc Blu-0Ray set, the release will feature a 1080p high definition transfer of the show in its original fullframe aspect ratio with a Dolby Digital Stereo audio track. No extras have been announced for the show at this time.
“Sherlock: Season One” will arrive in stores on November 9 for $39.98.
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