Blu-ray 3rd March Release

Australia [Blu-ray]

Fox Home Entertainment / 2008 / Rated PG-13
Street Date: March 03, 2009

Genres: Drama, Romance

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman
Director: Baz Luhrmann

Plot Synopsis: Watching the early reels of Australia, there's certainly no doubt who's in charge: this could only be a film by Baz Luhrmann, that wacky purveyor of all things over-the-top. In this old-fashioned, 165-minute hymn to his native continent, Luhrmann travels back to the late 1930s/early '40s, for a scenario that would not have been out of place at MGM in that era. Straightlaced Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) journeys Down Under and is put under the protection of--crikey--a rugged cattle driver known only as the Drover (Hugh Jackman). When the two are forced to team up (along with a motley crew of misfits) to take a herd of cattle through the hostile landscape, their way is challenged by the dastardly plans of the local beef baron (Bryan Brown) and his elaborately evil lieutenant (David Wenham). At some point you realize that this film's main commodity is not cattle, but corn: Luhrmann piles on the melodrama and the old-school climaxes with his usual frantic glee. Employing "When You Wish Upon a Star" and the Japanese air force to make his case is not beyond Luhrmann, and he reaches big here. Those with a taste for un-ironic silliness might just go for this stuff, but even fans of the Baz will have their patience tested by the broad comedy and the absence of discernable chemistry between Kidman and Jackman. Australia does manage to skewer the culture's prejudices against the Aboriginal people, but in this context such a victory comes across as rather tinny.

Disc Features:
• 9-Part Documentary: "Behind the Scenes"
• Featurette: "Australia"
• Deleted scenes

Beverly Hills Chihuahua [Blu-ray]

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment / 2008 / 91 Minutes / Rated PG
Street Date: March 03, 2009

Genres: Comedy, family

Starring: Jaime Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore, George Lopez
Director: Raja Gosnel

Plot Synopsis: Beverly Hills Chihuahua finds director Raja Gosnell back on the talking-dog beat (following his live-action Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleased), this time in an ambitious, tongue-in-cheek comedy with a fun cast of onscreen and vocal actors. Piper Perabo plays Rachel, niece of a Beverly Hills eccentric (Jamie Lee Curtis) who spends much of her fortune pampering Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore), a spoiled Chihuahua used to pacing through this world with booties on her paws. Chloe gets dog-napped while Rachel takes a vacation in Mexico, and finds protection from a misfit German Shepherd named Delgado (Andy Garcia), who has a painful secret in his past. The two get into and out of a lot of scrapes, trying to stay ahead of a vicious dog (Edward James Olmos) working for the head of an illegal dogfight gambling syndicate. Computer effects turn the film's many four-legged characters into talking critters capable of leaping onto train boxcars and leading the heroine into the Indiana Jones-like ancestral home of the chihuahua breed. The comedy is crisp and kid-friendly, the story of Chloe rise out of silliness into canine authenticity, plus the film's surprising ambitiousness, are all very winning.

Disc Features:

• Audio Commentary
  
• Short Film: "History of the Chihuahua" (HD, 3 minutes)
  
• Blooper Scooper (HD, 3 minutes)
  

• Featurette: "Pet Pals: The Voices Behind the Dogs" (HD, 7 minutes) - This chat with the main voice cast (including Drew Barrymore and Andy Garcia)
  
• Featurette: "Hitting Their Bark: On Set with the Dogs of BHC (HD, 13 minutes)
  
• Deleted Scenes (HD, 25 minutes) - There are ten in all.
  

• BD-Live

In the Electric Mist [Blu-ray]

Image Entertainment / 2008 / 102 Minutes / Rated R
Street Date: March 03, 2009

Genres: Drama, thriller

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Ned Beatty, John Goodman
Director: Bertrand Tavernier

Plot Synopsis: Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones leads an all-star cast in this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Lee Burke.
While on an investigation into a series of grisly murders, veteran detective Dave Robicheaux (Jones) navigates his way through the Louisiana bayou and the dark, sultry world of New Orleans mobster "Baby Feet" Balboni (John Goodman). Layers of corruption and long-dead secrets reawaken grudges and a lethal alliance A tangled web of killings, past and present, converges in a shocking showdown with stakes that become deeply personal to Robicheaux and his family. Featuring music from five-time GRAMMY Award-winner Buddy Guy, this film takes you deep into Cajun country's hidden worlds.

I've Loved You So Long [Blu-ray]

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / 2008 / Rated PG-13
Street Date: March 03, 2009

Genres: Drama

Director: Phillippe Claudel

Plot Synopsis: Follows Juliette, who after 15 years in prison returns to her hometown of Nancy. When she is reunited with her younger sister Lea, with whom she stays, Juliette finds herself imprisoned by another pain and secret. Meanwhile, Lea seems to lead a happy, calm and "normal" life with her husband Luc , two young daughters, many friends and an exciting job. Although siblings, Juliette and Lea are complete strangers to each other.

Disc Features:
• Audio commentary with Phillippe Claudel
• Deleted scenes
Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video / 2009 / 360 Minutes / Unrated
Street Date: March 03, 2009

Genres: Comic Book

Plot Synopsis: Watched any great books lately? Now you can. The most celebrated graphic novel of all time that broke the conventional mold continues to break new ground WATCHMEN illustrator Dave Gibbons oversees this digital version of the graphic novel that adds limited motion, voice and sound to the books strikingly drawn panels. All 12 chapters of the story are here nearly 5 hours spanning everything from the mysterious demise of the Comedian to the crisscrossed destinies of loosely allied superheroes to their fateful impact on the world. Be in the know. Be watching. With Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic.

Wonder Woman 2009 [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video / 2009 / Unrated
Street Date: March 03, 2009

Genres: Adventure, Animated, Comic Book

Starring: Keri Russell, Virginia Madsen, Rosario Dawson