Blu-ray 11th November Release

Hellboy II: The Golden Army [Blu-ray]

Universal Studios Home Entertainment / 2008 / 120 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: Action, Comic Book, Fantasy

Starring: Selma Blair, Ron Perelman
Director: Guillermo Del Toro

Disc Features:
• Audio Commentary with Director Guillermo del Toro
• Audio Commentary with Cast Members Jeffrey Tambor, Selma Blair & Luke Gross
• Troll Market Tour with Guillermo del Toro
• Production Workshop
• Animated Comic Zinco Epilogue
• Comic Book Builder
• Still Gallery
• Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Guillermo del Toro

Disc 2
• Video Prologue II
• Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
• Marketing Campaign
• Digital Copy Script

Plot Synopsis: The feverish Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a very busy sequel that might have looked unhinged in the hands of a less visionary director than Guillermo del Toro. Ron Perlman returns as Hellboy, aka "Red," the Dark Horse Comics demon-hero with roots in the mythical world but personal ties in the human realm.

Still working, as he was in Hellboy, for a secret department of the federal government that deals (as in "Men In Black") with forces of the fantastic, Red and his colleagues take on a royal elf (Luke Goss) determined to smash a longtime truce between mankind and the forces of magic.
Meanwhile, Red's relationship with girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), who can burst into flames at will, is going through a rocky stage observed by Red's fishy friend Abe (Doug Jones), himself struck by love in this film. Del Toro brilliantly integrates the ordinary and extraordinary, diving into an extended scene set in a troll market barely hidden behind the façade of typical city streets. He also unleashes a forest monster that devastates an urban neighborhood, but then--interestingly--brings a luminous beauty to the same area as the creature (an "elemental") succumbs to a terrible death.

Del Toro's art direction proves masterful, too, in a climactic battle set in a clockworks-like stronghold tucked away in rugged Irish landscape. But it's really the juxtaposition of visual marvels with not-so-unusual relationship issues that gives Hellboy II a certain jaunty appeal hard to find in other superhero movies.

HD Exclusive Content:
• Scene Explorer: Schufftan Goggle View
• Director's Notebook
• Set Visits
• Concept Art Gallery
• My Chat (BD Live)
• My Scenes Sharing (BD Live)

Also available:
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Collector's Set [Blu-ray]

















Star Wars: The Clone Wars (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video / 2008 / Rated G
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: Animated, Science Fiction

Disc Features:
• "The Clone Wars: The Untold Stories" - preview stories, vehicles, planets, and battles of Season One of The Clone Wars TV Series, on TV Fall 2008

HD Exclusive Content:
• Interactive Game: "Take the Hollogram Memory Challenge"
• "A Creative Conversation" Video Commentary

Band of Brothers [Blu-ray]

HBO Home Video / 2001 / Unrated

Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: War, action-drama

Plot Synopsis: An impressively rigorous, unsentimental, and harrowing look at combat during World War II, Band of Brothers follows a company of airborne infantry--Easy Company--from boot camp through the end of the war. The brutality of training takes the audience by increments to the even greater brutality of the war; Easy Company took part in some of the most difficult battles, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the failed invasion of Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge, as well as the liberation of a concentration camp and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. But what makes these episodes work is not their historical sweep but their emphasis on riveting details (such as the rattle of a plane as the paratroopers wait to leap, or a flower in the buttonhole of a German soldier) and procedures (from military tactics to the workings of bureaucratic hierarchies). The scope of this miniseries (10 episodes, plus an actual documentary filled with interviews with surviving veterans) allows not only a thoroughness impossible in a two-hour movie, but also captures the wide range of responses to the stress and trauma of war--fear, cynicism, cruelty, compassion, and all-encompassing confusion. The result is a realism that makes both simplistic judgments and jingoistic enthusiasm impossible; the things these soldiers had to do are both terrible and understandable, and the psychological price they paid is made clear. The writing, directing, and acting are superb throughout. The cast is largely unknown, emphasizing the team of actors as a whole unit, much like the regiment; Damian Lewis and Ron Livingston play the central roles of two officers with grit and intelligence. Band of Brothers turns a vast historical event into a series of potent personal experiences; it's a deeply engrossing and affecting accomplishment.

Sukiyaki Western Django [Blu-ray]

First Look Home Entertainment / 2007 / 98 Minutes / Rated R
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: Action packed

Starring: Kaori Momoi, Koichi Sato, Quentin Tarantino, and Takaaki Ishibashi
Director: Takashi Miike

Plot Synopsis: The prolific Takashi Miike co-wrote and directed this strikingly postmodern remake of Sergio Corbucci's 1966 Spaghetti Western, Django. The story is much the same, but the highly stylized fusion of Japanese gangsterism and operatic musings on the Western form makes for a wild and unexpected cult movie. Still, there is not much here beyond the film's relentlessly creative surface, making Sukiyaki a bit wearying. Feuding for centuries, the Genji and Heiki clans both arrive in a 19th century Nevada town, determined to find hidden treasure rumored to be there. In the midst of their fighting comes a solitary gunslinger (Hideaki Ito) courted by each clan to work for them. When he refuses, the cross-currents of betrayal and murder escalate, and hidden truths behind at least one tragedy, and the real identity of an unlikely shooter, come to the surface. The film's energy, dynamic camerawork and almost tongue-in-cheek performances are fun and admirable, and Miike has a fascinating sense of composition. The story gets a little soft just past the halfway point and Miike attempts to fill the void with exhausting new ways of filming bloody mayhem for its own sake. Quentin Tarantino has a small role as a mystery man with a link to these events.

Firefly: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]

Fox Home Entertainment / 2002 / Unrated
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: Science Fiction, Television

Starring: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Summer Glau
Director: Joss Whedon

Plot Synopsis: Set 500 years into the future, in the wake of a universal civil war, “Firefly” centers on the crew of Serenity, a small transport spaceship that does not have a planet to call home. Captain Malcom “Mal” Reynolds, a defeated soldier who opposed the unification of the planets by the totalitarian governed Alliance, will undertake any job – legal or not – to stay afloat and keep his crew fed.

Disc Features:
Disc 1:
• Audio commentary by executive producer Joss Whedon and actor Nathan Fillion ("Serenity Pt. 1 & 2")
• Audio commentary by executive producers Joss Whedon and Tim Minear ("The Train Job")
• Audio commentary by writer Jane Espenson, actress Morena Baccarin and costume designer Shawna Trpcic ("Shinding")
• Featurette: "Here's How It Was: The Making of "Firefly'"

Disc 2:
• Audio commentary by executive producer Tim Minear and director David Solomon ("Out of Gas")

Disc 3:
• Audio commentary by actors Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk ("War Stories")
• Audio commentary by actor Alan Tudyk and actress Jewel Staite ("The Message")
• Audio commentary by executive producer Joss Whedon ("Objects in Space")
• Featurettes: "Serenity: The 10 th Character," " Joss Sings the “Firefly” Theme," "Joss Tours the Set")
• Deleted scenes
• Gag reel
• Alan Tudyk's audition


Chuck - The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video / 2008 / Unrated
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: Comedy, Television

Starring: Bonita Friedericy, Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski
Disc Features:
• Declassified Scenes
• 2 Featurettes: "Chuck's World," "Chuck on Chuck"
• "Chuck vs. the Chuckles" gag reel
• "Chuck's Online World": a gallery of web originated mini-featurettes

Supernatural - The Complete Third Season [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video / 2008 / 720 Minutes / Unrated
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Television

Starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
Disc Features:
• Featurettes: "From Legends to Reality: Supernatural Effects," "Impala Featurette: A Look Inside the Classic 1967 Chevrolet Impala"
* Scene Specifics: Short Segments Showcasing Creative Team Members Discussing Favorite Aspects of Particular Episodes
* Ghostfacers! Confessionals Mini-Featurette Gallery
* Gag Reel * Plus a bonus offer for a Digital Copy of the entire season • Digital Copy


Harry Potter Years 1-5 [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video / 2008 / Rated PG-13
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Plot Synopsis: Contains 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,' 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,' 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,' 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.'


JFK [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video / 1992 / Rated R
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: Drama, Politics

Starring: Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland
Director: Oliver Stone

Disc Features:
• "Behind the Story": Audio Commentary by Director Oliver Stone ' "Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy" documentary
• Multimedia Essays: "Assassination Update – The New Documents," "Meet Mr. X: The Personality and Thoughts of Fletcher Prouty"
• Deleted/extended scenes with commentary by director Oliver Stone
• Theatrical trailer


Soundstage: Sheryl Crow Live [Blu-ray]

Koch Distributing / 2007 / Unrated
Street Date: November 11, 2008

Genres: Music

Starring: Sheryl Crow

Plot Synopsis: Having sold well over 13 million albums, Sheryl Crow is recognized as one of today's truly distinctive voices. Sheryl Crow - Live captures the 5-time Grammy winner during her sold out 2003 tour.