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“KUNG FU PANDA 2″ DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s spectacular follow up to the Academy Award®-nominated original debuts on Blu-ray and DVD on Panda 2sday, December 13, 2011. Combining non-stop action, beautiful storytelling and stunning animation, the “winning sequel” (USA Today) delighted viewers of all ages with its engaging story that is both “hilarious and full of heart” (WABC-TV). The film earned more than $650 million at the global box office, making it one of the top five films of the year worldwide. In addition to the smash hit film, the KUNG FU PANDA 2 Awesome Packs feature the exclusive debut of the all-new Po adventure Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters plus two free memberships to the popular online game universe Kung Fu Panda World. Packed with even more panda-rific bonus features


DreamWorks Animation’s KUNG FU PANDA 2 Awesome Double DVD Pack
The Kung Fu Panda 2 Awesome Double DVD Pack delivers a punch with smashing features including:

Disc 1:
• “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness”—See the debut of an episode of Nickelodeon’s brand new television series.
• Kickin’ It with the Cast—Meet the new faces who have joined Po’s journey including
Gary Oldman, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Victor Garber and Michelle Yeoh and catch up with the returning cast.
• Deleted Scenes—Check out three scenes with director Jennifer Yuh Nelson.
•Filmmakers’ Commentary—Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, producer Melissa Cobb, production designer Raymond Zibach and supervising animator, kung fu choreographer and story artist Rodolphe Guenoden discuss the making of the film.
•World of DreamWorks Animation—Enjoy promos and more.
• Previews
•Sneak Peek—A first look at DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular.

Disc 2:
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters— Po’s all-new adventure.

Additional bonus features:
• Panda Stories—A look at the animals that inspired Kung Fu Panda and footage of Jack Black’s visit to the Atlanta Zoo to meet Po’s real-life namesake.
• Kung Fu Shuffle—Master Shifu teaches the best way to find a hidden radish in an update of the classic shell game.
• Ni Hao—Learn Chinese! Choose from more than 50 Kung Fu Panda-inspired words and learn how to say and draw the symbol in Chinese.
• DVD-ROM:
•Legend of the Wu Sisters Game—This exciting game features the three feline villains from Secrets of the Masters.
•Printables—Coloring pages, connect the dots, 3D fortune tellers, stand-up 3D characters, pencil toppers and mazes!

DreamWorks Animation’s KUNG FU PANDA 2 Awesome Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy Pack
The Kung Fu Panda 2 Awesome Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy Pack includes the following:

Disc 1 (Blu-ray):
Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Blu-ray Exclusive bonus features:
•Animation Inspiration—Follow Po and the Furious Five on their journey throughout China! See footage of real locations that served as inspiration for the film and learn fun, kid-friendly facts about China.
•The Animators’ Corner—Features interviews with creators, animators, cast and crew, along with storyboards, music and commentary.
•Trivia Track—Pop up trivia, Po style.

Additional bonus features:
•“Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness”
•Kickin’ It with the Cast
• Deleted Scenes
•Panda Stories
• Kung Fu Shuffle
•Ni Hao
• Filmmakers’ Commentary
•World of DreamWorks Animation
• Previews
•Sneak Peek

Disc 2 (DVD):
Kung Fu Panda 2

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Bones Season 6 DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Experience the most explosive season yet as FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) and forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) steam up the lab with passion and drama. Follow the dynamic duo as they solve crimes in BONES The Complete Sixth Season arriving on Blu-ray and DVD October 11 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.



Discover all 23 episodes and never-before-seen exclusive extras on the BONES The Complete Sixth Season on Blu-ray and DVD including extended episodes, a gag reel, special featurettes, commentaries and more

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Beauty and the Beast 3D Blu-ray Release Date

Friday, June 10th, 2011

The Walt Disney Studios today announced plans to release one of its most critically acclaimed animated films of all time, Beauty and the Beast, for the first time ever in mesmerizing Disney Blu-ray 3D™ for in-home viewing. Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition 3D will be available in market beginning on October 4th as a 5-Disc Combo Pack (providing families with value, versatility and flexibility to enjoy this film on several formats of choice including Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray™, DVD and/or Digital Copy) and/or 3D Movie Download. For more information, please visit www.disney.com/BeautyAndTheBeast3D.

Additionally, the company will also release two Special Edition releases, “Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World” and “Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas,” to follow on November 22, 2011 just in time for the holiday gift-giving season.


Bonus Features:
Three Versions of the Film

  • Original Theatrical Release
  • Special Extended Edition
  • Original Storyboard Version
  • Deleted Scenes

  • Alternate Opening and Ending
  • Belle In The Library –Belle meets four new characters in the Library
  • Backstage Disney

  • Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind Making Beauty and the Beast – An interactive experience that allows fans to expand areas of the documentary to uncover even more about each topic making have up to 3 hours of additional content.
  • Broadway Beginnings – Up-close and personal celebrity interviews with Nick Jonas, Donny Osmond, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Deborah Gibson and others who have starred in the Broadway production
  • Composing A Classic – A Musical Conversation with Alan Menken, Don Hahn & Richard Kraft where they reminisce, sing songs and share personal stories of the times during production of Beauty and the Beast
  • Music And More

  • Jordin Sparks ‘Beauty and the Beast” Music Video
  • Disney Sing-Along Mode
  • Deleted Song: “Human Again”
  • Alternate Version of “Be Our Guest”
  • Alternate Score of “The Transformation”
  • Introduction To Deleted Songs By Don Hahn: “Human Again”
  • Introductions To Deleted Song By Alan Menken: “Human Again”
  • Beauty and the Beast Music Video Performed By Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson
  • Family Games & Activities

  • Bonjour, Who Is This? A Disney TelePlay Game powered by BD-Live. Using any phone, guess the identity of the other players before they guess yours. Available in the US and English speaking Canada only. Requires BD-Live enabled Blu-ray player and internet connection.
  • Enchanted Musical Challenge: A DisneyQuest Game
  • Chip’s Musical Challenge
  • Mrs. Pott’s Personality Profile Game
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    YOUR HIGHNESS DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

    Thursday, June 9th, 2011

    Universal Pictures Home Entertainmnet announced the release of YOUR HIGHNESS on DVD and Blu-ray August 9, 2011. The film was directed by Gordon Green, starring Danny McBride, James Franco and Natalie Portman.


    DVD Features

    • Alternate Scenes
    • Gag Reel
    • Damn You Gods: The Making of Your Highness
    • Feature Commentary with Video Intro by Director Gordon Green, Executive Producer/Co-Writer/Star Danny McBride and Stars James Franco & Justin Theroux

    BLU-RAY Combo Pack Features

    • Digital Copy of Your Highness – Unrated Version (expires 1/27/2012)
    • Alternate Scenes
    • Gag Reel
    • Damn You Gods: The Making of Your Highness
    • Line-O-Rama
    • Perverted Visions
    • A Vision of Leezar
    • Feature Commentary with Video Intro by Director Gordon Green, Executive Producer/Co-Writer/Star Danny McBride and Stars James Franco & Justin Theroux
    • My Scenes
    • pocket BLU App

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    I AM NUMBER FOUR Slideshow Galleries

    Friday, May 20th, 2011

    In anticipation of the May 24th release of I AM NUMBER FOUR on Blu-ray & DVD, here is a couple of slideshow galleries of behind-the-scenes and stills images from the film.

    Enjoy!

    Behind-the-Scenes Slideshow

    Film Still Image Slideshow

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    HALL PASS Blu-ray and DVD Release Date

    Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

    Warner Bros Home Entertainmnet announced the release of HALL PASS on DVD and Blu-ray June 14, 2011. The film was directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Richard Jenkins, Christina Applegate.


    DVD Features

    Deleted Scene

    BLU-RAY Combo Pack Features

    Extended Cut
    Deleted Scene
    Gag Reel

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    April 19. 2011 DVD and Blu-ray Releases

    Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

    RABBIT HOLE



    Penned by acclaimed playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Rabbit Hole is a vivid, hopeful, honest and unexpectedly witty portrait of a family searching for what remains possible in the most impossible of all situations. Becca (Kidman) and Howie (Eckhart) are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss. Just eight months ago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted. Now, they are posing as normal; blindly looking for footing in a sea of new emotions. This is the remarkably moving journey of a couple finding their way back to love.

    Release Date: April 19, 2011

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    GULLIVER’S TRAVELS



    Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda, School of Rock) brings his irreverent humor to this adventure-comedy based on the classic tale. To impress the pretty newspaper travel editor Darcy (Amanda Peet, 2012), an underachieving mailroom clerk named Gulliver (Black) takes a writing assignment traveling to Bermuda. When a shipwreck lands him on the fantastical island of Lilliput, he transforms into a giant — in size and ego! Gulliver’s tall tales and heroic deeds win the hearts of the tiny Lilliputians, but when he loses it all and puts his newfound friends in peril, Gulliver must find a way to undo the damage. Through it all, Gulliver may just learn that it’s how big you are on the inside that counts.

    Release Date: April 19, 2011

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    IF GOD IS WILLING AND DA CREEK DON’T RISE



    Renowned director Spike Lee continues the story of the rebirth of the Big Easy, documenting both the successes and failures in the city’s ongoing efforts to restore housing, healthcare, education, economic growth and law and order, as well as delves into the current status of the levees. Finding hope, heartache and hardship still, Lee’s film is book-ended by two momentous events – the historic 2010 Super Bowl victory of the New Orleans Saints and the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – that changed the history of American’s most unique city once again. Amidst all the enduring uncertainties, the film also captures the community’s indomitable spirit and ability to celebrate life.

    Release Date: April 19, 2011

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    Saw 7 The Final Chapter DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

    Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

    Game over. The final chapter of the most popular horror franchise in history comes home as Lionsgate releases the film in a variety of formats for the home viewing audience. SAW The Final Chapter will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack (two discs including Blu-ray and DVD – as well as code to download a Digital Copy on iTunes). The film will also be available as a 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand January 25th.

    Fans see the game come full circle with SAW veteran Kevin Greutert (Director, SAW VI; Editor, SAW I-V) at the helm of the bloodiest and deadliest film yet. Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, SAW) returns as Dr. Gordon, and joins the cast of Tobin Bell (the SAW series), Costas Mandylor (Sinners & Saints), Betsy Russell (Chain Letter) and Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints). Both the Blu-ray Combo Packs and DVD allow audiences inside the film series with director and producer commentary, deleted scenes and music videos. The Blu-ray versions go further with a special featurette, “52 Ways to Die”, recounting the traps from all the SAW films and more.


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    Resident Evil Afterlife DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

    Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

    Sony Picture Home Entertainment announced the release of RESIDENT EVIL AFTERLIFE on DVD and Blu-ray December 28, 2010. The action/adventure was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe and
    Wentworth Miller.


    BLU-RAY Special Features

  • PS3 Wallpaper Theme
  • movieIQ™+sync and BD-Live connect you to real-time information on the cast, music, trivia and more while watching the movie!
  • Undead Vision: Picture-in-Picture
  • Filmmaker Commentary
  • Deleted & Extended Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Back Under the Umbrella: Directing Afterlife
  • Band of Survivors: Casting Afterlife
  • Undead Dimension: Resident Evil in 3D
  • Fighting Back: The Action of Afterlife
  • Vision of the Apocalypse: The Design of Afterlife
  • New Blood: The Undead of Afterlife
  • Pwning the Undead: Gamers of the Afterlife
  • DVD Special Features

  • Filmmaker Commentary
  • Band of Survivors: Casting Afterlife
  • Fighting Back: The Action of Afterlife
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    October 19, 2010 DVD and Blu-ray Releases

    Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

    PREDATORS



    Rodriguez’ reboot of the classic Predator franchise redefines fear and suspense while paying homage to the original thriller. Drop into immediate nerve-racking thrills as elite killers find themselves falling out of the sky into the hostile terrain of an alien planet – the home turf of a gruesome pack of hunters. Chosen for their ruthless abilities to hunt humans, they must band together to survive against this race of merciless predators. Starring Adrien Brody (The Pianist) as Royce, Topher Grace (Valentine’s Day), Alice Braga (Repo Men, I am Legend), with Danny Trejo (Heat, Machete), and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix).

    Release Date: October 19, 2010

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    PLEASE GIVE



    Married antique dealers Kate and Alex (Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt) plan on gutting the apartment they own next door to remodel and expand their home once Andra, the cranky, elderly widow (Ann Guilbert) who lives there finally dies. When Kate, conflicted with her own guilt, befriends Andra’s granddaughters (Rebecca Hall and Amanda Peet), the results are anything but predictable in this devastatingly-candid dramedy that examines life and death…and everything in between.

    Release Date: October 19, 2010

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    AGORA



    When a violent religious battle erupts in the city of Alexandria, the fate of the Ancient World is left in the hands of Hypatia (Weisz). Living in a society threatened by her life and works, she becomes the center of an epic battle that changes history forever. Falling under her spell are two disciples competing for her heart, and ultimately someone must choose to either save themselves, their city, or the woman they love. Led by her conviction and determination, Hypatia must arm herself to fight the biggest crusade of her life – and consequently an unforgettable legend is born. 

    Release Date: October 19, 2010

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