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DVD and Blu-ray Relases for November 17, 2009

Monday, November 16th, 2009

MY SISTER’S KEEPER



Sara and Brian Fitzgerald’s life with their young son and their two-year-old daughter, Kate, is forever altered when they learn that Kate has leukemia. The parents’ only hope is to conceive another child, Anna, who is specifically intended to save Kate’s life. Throughout their young lives, the sisters endure various medical procedures and hospital stays. Until Anna, now 11, says “no.” Seeking medical emancipation, she hires her own lawyer, initiating a court case that divides the family and that could leave Kate’s rapidly failing body in the hands of fate. 

Release Date: November 17, 2009

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BRUNO



Sacha Baron Cohen (the creator and star of Borat) returns to the big screen in the hilarious adventures of Austria’s favorite fashionista, Brüno. In this gleefully anarchic mockumentary, the flamboyant television host loses his homeland talk show, “Funkyzeit,” and does what any self-respecting wannabe would do—he moves to Hollywood to pursue worldwide super-stardom. From worlds of fashion and entertainment to the military, Brüno puts his worst foot forward as Baron Cohen fearlessly tramples the boundaries of good taste in ways that confound celebrities and just plain folks alike. Fans of Baron Cohen’s gonzo comedy can look forward to an hour’s worth of hysterical scenes not shown in theaters on both the DVD and Blu-ray versions.

Release Date: November 17, 2009

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BRUNO



Touring Eastern Europe with her college wrestling team, Alex attends a debauched late-night party that causes her and several teammates to miss their train to Odessa. Her coach is furious, but a mysterious woman offers the group a ride on an alternative train. The coach agrees, and the athletes, exhausted and hung over, gratefully climb aboard. However, this train harbors a deadly secret, and for Alex and her fellow passengers, a blood-soaked nightmare is just beginning.

Release Date: November 17, 2009

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STAR TREK
THRIST
THE LIMITS OF CONTROL

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District 9 DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

From executive producer Peter Jackson (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) comes the critically-acclaimed sci-fi thriller District 9, debuting on Blu-ray™ and 2-Disc DVD December 22 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Director Neill Blomkamp (Crossing the Line, Tempbot) enlists a cast of relative newcomers, including Sharlto Copley and Jason Cope (Doomsday), and groundbreaking special effects for the enthralling allegorical story of aliens stranded in South Africa.


1-Disc DVD Special Features Include:

  • Filmmaker’s Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker’s Log – Three-Part Documentary

    • 2-Disc DVD and Blu-ray Special Features Include:

    Includes all the a/v on the 1-Disc PLUS:

  • Featurette: “Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Wikus”
  • Featurette: “Innovation: The Acting and Improvisation of District 9″
  • Featurette: “Conception and Design: Creating the World of District 9”
  • Featurette: “Alien Generation: The Visual Effects of District 9”

    • Blu-ray Exclusives Include:

  • Playable “God of War® III” game demo for PlayStation®3, with exclusive unlockable “making of the game” featurette
  • “Joburg from Above: Satellite and Schematics of the World of District 9” – Interactive Map
  • Digital Copy of the film for PC, PSP®, Mac or iPod®
  • cinechat
  • movieIQ
  • 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

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    Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Launches FOXPOP

    Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

    Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Spot411 and The Cimarron Group announced today an exclusive partnership to launch FoxPop, coinciding with the Blu-ray Disc and DVD release of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian on December 1. FoxPop is a home entertainment first, enabling viewers to use their iPhone or computer to create a personalized, social and interactive entertainment experience while watching Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Blu-ray Disc or DVD.

    FoxPop is a downloadable iPhone and computer application that “listens” and syncs in seconds to an exact moment in a movie, using real-time audio recognition technology. As events pass in the timeline of the film, facts and trivia automatically “pop up” on the iPhone or computer, offering viewers new information each time they watch a movie. Whether it’s an actor on the screen, an exotic location, or a catchy song, FoxPop instantly provides everything viewers want to know about the scene.

    Additional application features include the ability for fans to share and chat with friends while watching a film via social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. A collapsible dashboard – the “Now Playing” feature – provides people with a large space to see information about the characters, places and trivia related to the film.

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    Universal Studios Home Entertainment Announced Pocket BLU and Social BLU

    Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

    Delivering on its promise to provide consumers an ever more immersive, dynamic and interactive Blu-ray™ experience, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) announced today the launch of an array of enhanced iPhone and iPod touch-enabled features and social web-based offerings with the release of upcoming titles Bruno, Funny People, 9, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, Public Enemies, and Inglourious Basterds all available this holiday season. These innovations include the pocket BLU™ app, which offers iPhone and iPod users touch further enhancements to the Blu-ray experience, and social BLU™, which offers Blu-ray™ users more ways to interact with their Facebook and Twitter networks through an Internet-connected Blu-ray player. Additionally, USHE will unveil an all-new redesign of its BD-Live Center on Funny People, which makes the dynamic content on the multimedia portal easier to access, more engaging, and easier to use. On future releases, Universal will deliver even more innovative, exciting features based on these platforms, making Blu-ray™ discs more simple, fun, and sharable than ever before.

    pocket BLU™ app

    USHE’s groundbreaking pocket BLU app makes its debut this holiday season for the iPhone and iPod touch on the Blu-ray editions of Bruno (November 17), Funny People (November 24), Public Enemies (December 8), Inglourious Basterds (December 15), American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (December 22) and 9 (December 29). The app uses the device’s Wi-Fi connection to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-rayTM player and offers the following advanced features:

  • Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
  • Video Timeline: By turning the phone to landscape mode, users will bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the movie.
  • Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of exclusive bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
  • Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
  • Pop-Up Keyboard: Enter data into a Blu-ray player with this easy and intuitive keyboard that will facilitate such Blu-ray™ features as chatting with friends and sending messages.

    • pocket BLU TM is an extendable platform that will allow Universal Studios Home Entertainment to introduce even more new and groundbreaking mobile features on additional devices and platforms in the very near future. The pocket BLU TM app is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch at www.itunes.com/appstore.

    social BLU

    The American Pie Presents: The Book of Love release also will mark the integration of Blu-ray content and social networking applications. This newly developed interactive technology allows users to easily sign on with their Facebook and Twitter login information and enjoy a variety of connected Blu-ray features with their friends. Users can control status updates from their Blu-ray player, the UniversalHiDef.com website, or within pocketBlu.

    As part of the newly developed interactive social BLU technology, users can update their Facebook and Twitter profile statuses via BD-Live. With the click of a button, users can rate the movie, send messages and on future releases will be able to share film-related user generated content with their friends via their social networking pages. social BLU opens up an entire world of social networking possibilities.

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    DVD and Blu-ray Relases for November 10, 2009

    Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

    UP BLU-RAY



    Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios take moviegoers up, up and away on one of the funniest adventures of all time with their latest comedy-fantasy. Up follows the uplifting tale of 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his
    lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. Their journey to a lost world, where they encounter some
    strange, exotic and surprising characters, is filled with hilarity, emotion and wildly imaginative adventure.

    Release Date: November 10, 2009

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    MONSTERS INC BLU-RAY



    Monsters, Inc. features revolutionary, eye-popping animation and inspired vocal performances by John Goodman, as the lumbering and lovable Sulley, and Billy Crystal, as the wisecracking Mike Wazowski,
    two monsters employed by Monsters, Inc., the biggest scream processing plant in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it’s the monsters who are scared silly. Thinking she is
    dangerous and toxic, Sulley and Mike do their best to return Boo to her bedroom, but there are some monstrous hurdles in their way. Also featuring the delightful voice talents of Bonnie Hunt, Frank Oz, John
    Ratzenberger and Jennifer Tilly, Monsters, Inc. is frightfully fun entertainment families will want to enjoy over and over in Blu-ray Hi-Def

    Release Date: November 10, 2009

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    KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS SEASON TWO



    “Keeping up with the Kardashians” is more fun than ever as the show returns for season two. Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney are back in the limelight, focusing on their individual careers, while mom Kris tries to keep the family together and manage her daughters’ professional lives. Will the family let fame go to Kim’s head? Is step-dad Bruce Jenner ready for a fabulous makeover? How will younger brother Rob be able to juggle a new gal and money-making modeling gigs? Who can keep up with all of that? Drop by and find out!

    Release Date: November 10, 2009

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    THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND
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