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Please Give DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment places human nature under a microscope when Nicole Holofcener’s (Friends with Money, Lovely & Amazing) Please Give debuts on high-definition Blu-ray Disc on October 19, 2010. Kate (Catherine Keener, Oscar® Nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Capote, 2005 and Oscar® Nominee for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Being John Malkovich, 1999) and Alex (Oliver Platt, Frost/Nixon, The Bronx Is Burning) star as a couple living in New York with their daughter Abby (Sarah Steele, Spanglish, The Lucky Ones) who decide to take over the apartment next door to ease the growing pressure on their marriage, business and family. When their elderly neighbor Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert, Grumpier Old Men, Sour Grapes) and her two loyal granddaughters, Rebecca (Rebecca Hall, Vicky Christina Barcelona, The Prestige) and Mary (Amanda Peet, Syriana, The Whole Nine Yards), don’t see eye to eye with Kate and Alex, this quirky comedic tale of human foibles takes an unpredictable turn. Since its world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Please Give continues to captivate audiences with its A-list ensemble cast.


Special Features Include:

•Behind the Scenes of Please Give
•Outtakes
•Nicole Holofcener Q&A Clips
•BD-Live™ (Blu-ray™ only)

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Fantasia & Fantasia 2000:2-Movie Collection Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 — the magical, animated musical masterpiece and the contemporary classic inspired by it — debut in highly anticipated Blu-ray High Definition and DVD 2-Movie Collection Special Editions on November 30. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is opening the Disney vault to be able to present these two films that broke the boundaries of imagination in the highest quality possible.

The Fantasia and Fantasia 2000: 2-Movie Collection Special Edition will be available in a 4-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack ($45.99 SRP) and a 2-Disc DVD ($39.99 SRP) for a very limited time only. The Blu-ray transformation of Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 will reveal the magic, music and majesty of both films as never before experienced, with state-of-the-art picture restoration of the original Fantasia and pristine 7.1 Digital Theater System Hi-Def Surround Sound. The Blu-ray combo pack is a tremendous value featuring, in addition to the two films in two different formats, a wealth of bonus features.

Among those Blu-ray special features is the highly requested Academy Award® nominated short Destino. Available for the first time ever on Blu-ray, the seven minute film is the result of a unique collaboration between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali begun in 1946, but put on hold due to studio financial concerns. In 2003, Roy E. Disney worked with a team of modern day animators to complete the film as a tribute to Walt’s pioneering artistic vision. Accompanying the highly anticipated short is an all-new feature length documentary entitled “Dali & Disney: A Date With Destino,” which explores the origins of the relationship between Disney and Dali, their collaboration on Destino, and ultimately how the film came to fruition so many years after its inception.


Fantasia DVD Bonus Features:

  • New Audio Commentary with Disney historian Brian Sibley
  • Disney Family Museum (running time: approx. 5 minutes) – Walt’s daughter Diane Disney-Miller takes viewers on a tour of the new Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, California featuring a very large exhibit on Fantasia and most importantly, the Schultheis notebook with long lost Fantasia production notes found in more recent years in the walls of a convent.
  • Fantasia Blu-ray Bonus Features:

    Everything on the DVD plus:

  • Disney View – This viewing mode maximizes the Blu-ray viewing experience with a 16 x 9 aspect ratio. Original artwork created by a Disney artist, in a style that complements the beauty of the film.
  • The Shultheis Notebook: A Disney Treasure (running time: approx. 14 minutes) –An in depth look at the recently discovered Schultheis Notebook. The detailed log was created by Herman Schultheis, an effects man on Fantasia, and intricately breaks down the film from a technical view. Many of the special effects used in Fantasia were a mystery to modern day animators until this notebook was recovered.
  • Interactive Art Gallery and Screensavers – Viewers can explore the artwork of Fantasia as never before, in HD resolution with unique Blu-ray interactivity and programming.
  • Audio Commentaries from Fantasia Legacy Collection
  • Fantasia 2000 DVD Bonus Features:

  • Musicana – Walt’s Inspiration for a Sequel (running time: approx. 10 minutes) – This documentary reveals rarely-seen art created for Musicana, a late 1970’s project intended as a Fantasia sequel with a focus on exploring other cultures via their greatest musical compositions. Viewers are offered a look at the origins of pieces that were started by Walt, such as “The Emperor and the Nightingale” which was then taken over by a very young John Lasseter. Ultimately, Musicana was stopped to begin production on “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” but the memories of this piece still live on with the animators who conceived it.
  • Fantasia 2000 Blu-ray Bonus Features:
    Everything on the DVD plus:

  • Dali & Disney: A Date With Destino (running time: 82 minutes) – This feature length documentary explores the collaborative relationship between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali, revealing how and why the Destino short came to fruition under the lead of Roy E. Disney in 2003 so many years after its inception in 1946.
  • Destino (running time: approx. 7 minutes) – The legacy of Walt Disney and Salvador Dali lives on in this highly anticipated short film.
  • Disney’s Virtual Vault — BD-Live Feature
  • Audio Commentaries from Fantasia Legacy Collection (total running time: 84 minutes)
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    Disney Hosts Outdoor World Premiere of Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue!!

    Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

    Tinker Bell, Rosetta, Iridessa and Fawn were there live to greet all of their fairy friends. They were joined by film talent Mae Whitman (voice of Tinker Bell), Raven-Symonѐ, Michael Sheen, Pamela Adlon, Rob Paulsen, Dominika Paleta, director Brad Raymond & producer Helen Kalafatic as well as Jason Earles (Hannah Montana), Billy Bush, Gilles Marini (Brothers & Sisters), Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains), Ariel Winter (Modern Family), Rick Fox (Ugly Betty), Zendaya Coleman (Shake It Up!), Roshon Fegan (Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam) and Landon Pigg.



    The very special outdoor premiere of Disney’s All-New Movie Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue was screened for more than 1,000 families in the local Los Angeles area. The event featured a dozen of L.A.’s most popular food trucks, including Top Chef alum Brian Hill’s gourmet food truck, along with a bevy of activity stations for the kids – including face painting, Tink tattoos, coloring stations and Radio Disney, who emceed the event. All fairy attendees received Tinker Bell blankets, Tinker Bell glow sticks, Fairy wings and enjoyed many Fairy activities.



    Tinker Bell, the world’s favorite fairy, will be spreading her magic for audiences of all ages, as the worlds of fairies and humans converge for the very first time in Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue. An all-new original full-length CG animated film featuring breathtaking animation, spectacular music and an all-star cast of voice talents debuts September 21st on Blu-ray Combo Pack (includes Blu-ray and bonus DVD of the film and movie download) and DVD.

    Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Movie Premiere

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    DVD and Blu-ray Releases, August 31,2010

    Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

    THE MIDDLE SEASON ONE



    Welcome to Orson, Indiana, home of the world’s largest polyurethane cow and TV’s funniest new family: the Hecks. Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond) makes a triumphant return to the family sitcom as Frankie Heck, a harried wife and working mother of three who uses her wry wit and sense of humor to try to get her family through each day intact. Neil Flynn (Scrubs) stars as her sardonic husband Mike, helping Frankie navigate hanging-on-to-middle-class life without a GPS app. The series also stars Charlie McDermott (The Office, Frozen River), Eden Sher (Sons & Daughters, Weeds), Atticus Shaffer (Hancock, The Class) and Chris Kattan (Saturday Night Live). 

    Release Date: August 31, 2010

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    FLASH FORWARD THE COMPLETE SERIES



    Chaos reigns in Los Angeles after a mysterious event causes everyone in the world to lose consciousness at exactly the same moment. Was it an act of nature? Something man made gone wrong, or something even more sinister? Whatever it was, every person on Earth blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds and sees a series of events from their own future, taking place on April 29, 2010 at 10:00 p.m. For some the future will be joyous and hopeful; for others, shockingly unexpected; and for a few, it simply doesn’t seem to exist. Knowing their fate will alter each person’s life in one way or another and poses the questions: Can destiny be changed? And by changing just one destiny, what effect would that have on those of others?

    Release Date: August 31, 2010

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    BEATDOWN



    Respected street fighter Brandon (Youngblood) finds himself the latest target of the dangerous gangsters who viciously murdered his brother for money. Now, with a price on his head, he turns to his father’s home in a small Southern town. While settling into his new surroundings, he quickly learns of an underground cage fighting circuit. It’s not long before he decides enough is enough and it’s time to come out of hiding and seek revenge. The clock is ticking and, win or lose, Brandon is not going down without a fight.

    Release Date: August 31, 2010

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    HARRY BROWN
    MARMADUKE
    WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO

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    Sound Of Music 45th Anniversary on Blu-ray and DVD

    Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

    Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment toasts the 45th anniversary of the five-time Academy Award®-winning The Sound Of Music with its highly anticipated Blu-ray Disc debut November 2. 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.


    Limited Edition Collector’s Set
    •2-Disc Blu-ray with all extras as detailed below
    •Standard Definition DVD
    •45th Anniversary Soundtrack
    •100-Page “My Favorite Things” scrapbook
    •Snapshots from Salzburg
    •Reproduction of the original 1965 Souvenir program
    •Exclusive “My Favorite Things” Music Box with letter of authenticity

    Blu-ray Details: Blu-ray Disc 1:
    •Feature Film Remastered in 1080p Hi-Def with 7.1 DTS-HD Sound
    •Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration — All-New Immersive Viewing Experience with Behind-the-Scenes Images, On-Screen Lyrics, Trivia Track and Location Quiz
    •Music Machine Sing-Along
    •Audio Commentaries with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Director Robert Wise
    BD-LIVE**: Live Lookup™ Powered by IMDb®

    Blu-ray Disc 2:
    •Musical Stages: Creating The Sound of Music — All-New Interactive “Backlot Tour” with In-Depth Featurettes on the Songs, the Stage Show & Movie, the Film and Sound Restoration and the Real-Life von Trapp Family
    •A City of Song — Virtual Map of Filming Locations in Salzburg, Austria
    •Vintage Rodgers & Hammerstein and The Sound of Music Programs
    •Screen Tests, Rare Treasures, Interviews, Photo Galleries & More!

    DVD Disc:
    •Feature Film In Standard Definition
    ◦Newly Remastered Picture and Sound
    ◦Optional Sing-Along Track
    •Music Machine Sing-Along
    •The Sound of Music Tour – A Living Story

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    Mad Max Bluray Release Date

    Monday, August 30th, 2010

    The “take no prisoners” cop MAD MAX rides onto Blu-ray for the first time October 5 as MGM Home Entertainment releases the post-apocalyptic action classic. Starring Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Lethal Weapon) and directed by George Miller (Happy Feet, Babe: Pig in the City), MAD MAX was hailed by the New York Times as one of the “Best 1000 Movies Ever.”

    Now viewers can experience the thrilling dystopian action film with an all-new Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Special features include filmmaker commentary and the documentary “Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon,” featuring interviews with the original crew and film experts. The new release also features the very popular original Australian audio track in addition to the American dubbed track.


    MAD MAX Blu-ray Special Features:
    DISC ONE (Blu-ray):
    •Filmmaker Commentary by Jon Dowding, David Eggby, Chris Murray & Tim Ridge
    •Documentary: “Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon”
    •New-To-The-U.S. Original Australian Language Track
    •Two theatrical trailers
    •TV Spots

    MAD MAX Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack:
    DISC ONE (Blu-ray):
    •Filmmaker Commentary by Jon Dowding, David Eggby, Chris Murray & Tim Ridge
    •Documentary: “Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon”
    •New-To-The-U.S. Original Australian Language Track
    •Two theatrical trailers
    •TV Spots

    DISC TWO (DVD):
    •New Digitally Remastered Transfer
    •”Mel Gibson: The Birth Of A Star” Documentary
    •”Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon” Documentary
    •New-To-The-U.S. Original Australian Language Track
    •Theatrical Trailers”Road Rants” Trivia & Fun Fact Track
    •Photo Gallery
    •TV Spots

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    Robocop Trilogy Bluray Release Date

    Saturday, August 28th, 2010

    The cyborg super-cop Robocop defends citizens of Old Detroit with three times as much action when the ROBOCOP TRILOGY arrives as a Blu-ray collector’s set October 5. Just in time for the holiday season, this three disc set from MGM Home Entertainment contains the original ROBOCOP on Blu-ray, as well as ROBOCOP 2 and ROBOCOP 3 on Blu-ray for the first time.

    Packed full of memorable moments and Robocop quotes, the ROBOCOP TRILOGY is a fan must-have. Viewers can experience their favorite “human” robot in all three classic films, now on Blu-ray. Directors Paul Verhoeven (Totall Recall, Basic Instinct) of ROBOCOP and ROBOCOP 2 and Fred Dekker (Monster Squad Forever, Nighs of the Creeps) of ROBOCOP 3 bring the half robot, half police officer to life with the help of an intensely talented cast, including Peter Weller (The Order; 24), Robert Burke (Good Night, and Good Luck; Tombstone), Kurtwood Smith (Rambo III; That 70’s Show) and Nancy Allen (Law and Order, Carrie).

    In ROBOCOP (1987), a terminally wounded cop in crime-ridden Detroit returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him. ROBOCOP 2 (1990) features a corrupt businesswoman seeking to disable Robocop in favor of her own model of cyborg. In ROBOCOP 3 (1993) Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on “their” land.

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    Predators DVD and Bluray Release Date

    Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

    “This planet is a game preserve, and we’re the game.” The ultimate hunters are back when Robert Rodriguez’ PREDATORS arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on October 19th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment with all new special features, bringing you deeper into the Predator universe. Robert Rodriguez also presents a series of exclusive prequel motion comics on the Blu-ray and DVD that take you beyond the movie and deliver a truly one-of-a kind PREDATORS experience. The Blu-ray version, harnesses the power of BD Live to extend the experience even more with exclusive PREDATORS content and interactive entertainment.


    PREDATORS Blu-ray Special Features
    •Commentary by Robert Rodriguez and director, Nimród Antal
    •Motion Comics

  • Moments of Extraction: Robert Rodriguez presents exclusive prequel vignettes voiced by the cast of PREDATORS. Witness the secret adventures that turned our world’s most ruthless killers into the ultimate Predator prey
  • Crucified
  • •Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn

  • Bloodline
  • De-cloaking the Invisible: Alien Terrain
  • Intelligent Design: The Hunting Camp
  • Predators as Prey
  • Yuatja Transformed
  • Rite of Passage
  • •The Chosen Featurette
    •Fox Movie Channel presents Making a Scene
    •Deleted and Extended Scenes
    •BD-Live Extras

    PREDATORS DVD Special Features
    •Commentary by Robert Rodriguez and director, Nimród Antal
    •De-cloaking the Invisible: Alien Terrain
    •Motion Comics

  • Moments of Extraction: Robert Rodriguez presents exclusive prequel vignettes voiced by the cast of PREDATORS. Witness the secret adventures that turned two of our world’s most ruthless killers into the ultimate Predator prey
  • Crucified
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    DVD and Blu-ray Releases August 24, 2010

    Monday, August 23rd, 2010

    LOST THE COMPLETE SIX AND FINAL SEASON



    Since its highly-anticipated premiere in September 2004, ABC’s LOST has revolutionized primetime television, bringing big-screen adventures home with a powerful story of survival. Attracting a massive fan following and huge critical acclaim, LOST has already become a pop culture phenomenon. Now, celebrating television’s most original and creative series, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment proudly debuts Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season on Blu-ray and DVD

    Release Date: August 24, 2010

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    THE SQUARE



    Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond Yale (David Roberts) becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla. Ray’s moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband’s latest crime. This is their chance: Take the money and run…if only it were that simple. The seed is planted and Ray, fearing he will lose his love, engineers the plan. Hiring the professional arsonist Billy becomes a fatal error, and the plan goes horribly wrong. Alarm bells sound and suspicions are raised but, miraculously, the dust looks to settle. After all…nobody knows. Then the first blackmail note arrives.is modern noir, and the music video for “Sand” by Jessica Chapnik. 

    Release Date: August 24, 2010

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    THE AGE OF STUPID



    Based on mainstream scientific projections from the present day, THE AGE OF STUPID focuses on the archivist as he tries to work out why we didn’t save ourselves while we still had the chance. He flips through a startling array of news clips, interviews and scientific reports from our current time, each its own warning sign of the destruction that is looming if we don’t change our current consumption practices. Through the clips, we meet a variety of individuals–a climbing instructor at Mont Blanc, a girl coming of age in the devastated Niger River Delta, an activist campaigning for wind power in the U.K., an oil-industry worker impacted by Hurricane Katrina-who caution us about the impacts of our profligacy, but all face a culture that refuses to alter its habits, and hence knowingly destroys its only home.

    Release Date: August 24, 2010

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    YOO-HOO MRS GOLDBERG



    Animated through a dazzling collage of vintage clips and interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and intimate conversations with friends, colleagues and family members, the box-office smash-hit YOO-HOO, MRS. GOLDBERG traces Berg’s rise to stardom from her childhood in New York to her early radio days in “The Rise of the Goldbergs” (1929-46) to her enormously influential sitcom, The Goldbergs (1949-56), which brought Berg the first Best Actress Emmy® in history. Berg’s passion and incredible productivity paved the way for a wide variety of causes—women in entertainment, Jewish-American identity and actors’ rights, to name a few—but she is most celebrated for singlehandedly proving that the American family transcends social, religious and economic divisions.

    Release Date: August 24, 2010

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    THE LEAST AMONG YOU



    After his false arrest at the 1965 Watts Riots, Richard Kelly (Sanders) finds himself serving probation at an all-white seminary where he is faced with racism, daily abuse and lack of support. Just when he reaches his breaking point, Kelly finds an unlikely mentor who helps motivate and guide him. Richard soon undergoes a transformation that forces him to choose between his dreams and his destiny.

    Release Date: August 24, 2010

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    CHUCK CLOSE



    CHUCK CLOSE, an astounding portrait of one of the world’s leading contemporary painters, was a parting gift from filmmaker Marion Cajori before she died. With editing completed by Ken Kobland, CHUCK CLOSE limns the life and work of a man who has reinvented portraiture. Close photographs his subjects, blows up the image to gigantic proportions, divides it into a detailed grid and then uses a complex set of colors and patterning to reconstruct each face. The genius of the film is not only that it allows the artist to illuminate his methodology (he is wonderfully articulate), but also that it features his friends and colleagues (Brice Marden, Robert Storr, Dorothea Rockburne, Philip Glass, Arne Glimcher, Kiki Smith, Elizabeth Murray, Alex Katz, Kirk Varnedoe, among others) who make important contributions to appreciating Close’s gifts.

    Release Date: August 24, 2010

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    PRIVATE



    The film follows the story of Reed Brennan who can’t believe her good luck when she’s accepted to exclusive Easton Academy. Life on campus is an endless parade of cute boys, parties, and special privileges-but nothing at Easton is quite what it seems. With a dangerous romance, shocking discoveries and dark secrets ahead of her, Reed will be lucky if she survives her first semester.

    Release Date: August 24, 2010

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    RED VS BLUE SEASON 7: RECREATION



    Buried beneath the sand is the answer to a mystery more dangerous than anyone could possibly understand. It’s the perfect mission for a bunch of ragtag soldiers who don’t know what they’re doing anyway.

    Release Date: August 24, 2010

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    THE BACK-UP PLAN
    SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD
    CITY ISLAND

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    Lost Season 6 DVD Clips

    Monday, August 23rd, 2010

    To celebrate the release of LOST: THE COMPLETE SIXTH AND FINAL SEASON on DVD and Blu-ray Ausgust 24th, here are a few DVD clips and trailer .

    Enjoy!

    Bloopers

    Lost in all Languages

    Pilot Prospects

    Scoring Jin and Sun Awakening

    How Michael Felt

    New Man in Charge

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