Universal Home Entertainment has added the Bruce Willis thriller The Jackal to their release line-up, scheduling the film for release as a Blu-Ray Disc/DVD combo in April.
A ruthless assassin has been hired to eliminate someone at the very top of the U.S. government. Constantly changing his identity and location, he is known only as the Jackal. Everything about this hit man, including his sinister timetable, is a secret.
Aware of the Jackal's presence but uncertain of his purpose, the FBI's Deputy Director faces the biggest challenge of his career. In order to track down this cold-blooded killer, he and a by-the-book Russian intelligence officer enlist the aid of an imprisoned Irish terrorist. These unlikely allies enter a global race against the clock to stop the mysterious mercenary before he can complete his deadly assignment.
The release will feature the Blu-Ray version with a 1080p high definition transfer and a DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio track without bonus materials. The flip side of the release will feature the DVD version with an anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital audio. In this side you will find The Making of The Jackal and a Feature Commentary with Director Michael Caton-Jones.
“The Jackal” comes to Bly-Ray Disc on April 27 for $26.98.
Paramount Home Entertainment and Dreamworks Home Entertainment this morning also officially announced the Blu-Ray release of Saving Private Ryan, scheduling the title for May.
Steven Spielberg directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath. The story opens with a prologue in which a veteran brings his family to the American cemetery at Normandy, and a flashback then joins Capt. John Miller (Tom Hanks) and GIs in a landing craft making the June 6, 1944, approach to Omaha Beach to face devastating German artillery fire. This mass slaughter of American soldiers is depicted in a compelling, unforgettable 24-minute sequence. Miller's men slowly move forward to finally take a concrete pillbox. On the beach littered with bodies is one with the name "Ryan" stenciled on his backpack. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall (Harve Presnell), learning that three Ryan brothers from the same family have all been killed in a single week, requests that the surviving brother, Pvt. James Ryan (Matt Damon), be located and brought back to the United States. Capt. Miller gets the assignment, and he chooses a translator, Cpl. Upham (Jeremy Davis), skilled in language but not in combat, to join his squad of right-hand man Sgt. Horvath (Tom Sizemore), plus privates Mellish (Adam Goldberg), Medic Wade (Giovanni Ribisi), cynical Reiben (Edward Burns) from Brooklyn, Italian-American Caparzo (Vin Diesel), and religious Southerner Jackson (Barry Pepper), an ace sharpshooter who calls on the Lord while taking aim. Having previously experienced action in Italy and North Africa, the close-knit squad sets out through areas still thick with Nazis. After they lose one man in a skirmish at a bombed village, some in the group begin to question the logic of losing more lives to save a single soldier. The film's historical consultant is Stephen E. Ambrose, and the incident is based on a true occurance in Ambrose's 1994 bestseller D-Day: June 6, 1944.
“Saving Private Ryan” will boast a 1080p high definition transfer with lossless high definition audio. As extras you will find the Featurettes”Shooting War” and the making-of ”Saving Private Ryan” on the release. Additional bonus materials may yet be announced.
The Blu-Ray version will be in stores on May 4 for $39.99.
Paramount Home Entertainment has just added John Carpenter’s Escape From L.A. to their release schedule, bringing the film to Bl-Ray Disc in early May.
The man with the patch is back. Call him Snake. Kurt Russell rejoins filmmakers John Carpenter and Debra Hill to do to the Big Orange what they did to the Big Apple in Escape From New York – with even more futuristic thrills and slam-bang action! Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell). His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device. Don't miss the excitement as Snake surfs Wilshire Blvd., shoots hoops at the Coliseum, dive bombs the Happy Kingdom theme park, and mixes it up with a wild assortment of friends, fiends and foes.
The release will feature a 1080p high definition transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1 TrueHD audio. Sadly the release will not contain any notable bonus materials other than the film’s Theatrical Trailer.
“Escape From L.A.” will arrive in stores on May 4 for $29.99.
Steven Spielberg's film Saving Private Ryan is getting a Blu-ray treatment from Paramount in May and it answers a lot of questions.
Spielberg is going to have a good year on Blu-ray, with Minority Report and War of the Worlds also scheduled for 2010 releases. Saving Private Ryan also answers two questions that have been floating around the internet; will Paramount's Sapphire series include Dreamworks titles and will it include titles that did not win best picture. It appears the answer to both is yes.
The title will arrive on May 4th.
True Blood: The Complete Second Season arrives in May
HBO Home Entertainment has just announced details about the forthcoming DVD and Blu-Ray version of True Blood: The Complete Second Season, scheduled for release in May.
When we last checked in with Sookie Stackhouse, the mystery surrounding a Bon Temps serial killer had finally been solved, to the town’sinfinite relief. Sookie is thrilled that her vampire soulmate, Bill Compton, has escaped with his life (or is it death?) after coming to her daylight defense. On other fronts, Sookie’s pal Tara Thornton sets downnew roots with an affluent benefactor, Maryann Forrester; Sam Merlotte resolves to get in shape-shift shape after a forest foray; roguish brother Jason finds new purpose with an anti-vampire sect; and detectiveAndy Bellefleur licks his wounds after being proven wrong about Jason’s guilt. But just as things are settling down, some deadly new twists threaten to ratchet up the saga of Sookie Stackhouse to bloody new heights!
The DVD version will arrive as a 5-disc set and feature an anamorphic widescreen presentation of the show with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. It will include the Featurettes“Fellowship of the Sun: Reflections of Light,” which gives “rules to live by” from leaders Steve and Sarah Newlin, and “The Vampire Report: Special Edition,” that highlights the year’s biggest stories in vampire news, politics and pop culture, along with audio commentaries with cast and crew members.
The Blu-Ray Disc version will also arrive as a 5-disc set, featuring a 1080p high definition transfer of the show, complemented by a DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio track. It will contain the bonus materials form the DVD version along with True Blood Enhanced Viewing on all 12 episodes. Thisfeature provides an amplified picture-in-picture experience with original, interactive content that extends the fiction of the series.
“True Blood: The Complete Second Season” will take a bite out of your home theater on May 25 for $59.99 on DVD and $79.98 on Blu-Ray Disc.
Buena Vista Home Entertainment has added Baz Luhrman’s coming of age story Strictly Ballroom to their release schedule, bringing the film to DVD once again in April with new bonus features.
From Baz Luhrmann - the director of the award-winning hits “Romeo + Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge!” - comes the hilariously funny romantic comedy that will leave you singing, laughing and cheering for more. Experience the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules in a fantastic new special edition, complete with a never-before-seen bonus feature! A hit with fans and critics all across the globe, “Strictly Ballroom” will hold you tight and dance straight into your heart.
Featuring an anamorphic widescreen transfer of the movie with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, the release will also include a new and exclusive Documentary called Strictly Ballroom: From Stage to Screen”, featuring Baz Luhrmann and his close collaborators discussing the extraordinary journey of the film.
Also included is a Commentary Track By Director And Co-Writer Baz Luhrmann, Production Designer And Co-Costumer Catherine Martin And Choreographer John (Cha Cha) O'Connell and a Deleted Scene. Further you will find five Design Galleries on the release, covering ”Behind the Red Curtain” Backstage Snapshots, ”That’s Looking Good” Production Design, ”Dance to Win”, “Yesterday’s Hero” Baz's Family Album and ”Love Is In the Air” Scott And Fran.
The release will be rounded out by the Dance Featurette”Samba To Slow Fox”.
“Strictly Ballroom” takes the floor on April 6 for $19.99.
Warner takes the Poseidon into high definition seas
Warner Home Video has scheduled a Blu-Ray version of Wolfgang Peterson’s Poseidon for release in April.
It’s New Year’s Eve on the Poseidon. Partying voyagers toast the future. The future comes in a rush: a 150-foot rogue wave flips the cruise ship over…and a struggle to survive begins. Director Wolfgang Petersen (The Perfect Storm) returns to the sea with a thrill-packed, cutting-edge screen adaptation of Paul Gallico’s novel The Poseidon Adventure. Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum and more play passengers who must rely on each other as they seek safety through the water, flames and wreckage of an upside-down world.
The release offers a 1080p high definition transfer of the movie, complete with a DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio track. As extras the release includes the Featurette”Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage” discussing the complexities of Making a Modern Adventure Movie. Also included is the Featurettes”A Shipmate’s Diary: A Film School Intern’s Experiences on the Set” and ”Poseidon: Upside Down: A Unique Set Design Chronicle”. Further you will find the History Channel Documentary”Rogue Waves” on the disc, exploring the Mystery of This Powerful Phenomenon of Nature.
“Poseidon” sets out to the high def ocean on April 6 for $24.98.
Universal Home Entertainment is readying Apollo 13 for take-off on Blu-Ray Disc in April.
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight- until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Ron Howard directs Academy Award winner Ton Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris in a riveting suspense-thriller from Imagine Entertainment.
Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time-and the odds- to bring them home.
It's a breathtaking adventure that tells a story of courage, faith and ingenuity that is all the more remarkable because it is true!
The new 15th Anniversary Edition of the film will feature a 1080p high definition transfer with a DTS 5.1 HD Master audio track. As extras the release will include a Commentary Track by director Ron Howard, as well as a second Commentary Track by Jim and Marilyn Lovell.
Also included ar the Featurettes”Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13,” “Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond” and ”Lucky 13: The Astronaut's Story”. The release will be rounded out by Universal’s My Scenes BD Lve feature and pocket BLU.
“Apollo 13” will be ready to launch on April 13 for $26.98.
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