Blu-ray 2nd March Releases

2012 (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / 2009 / 158 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: March 02, 2010

Overall Grade A must have collection





Genres: Action, thriller, disaster

Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson and Danny Glover.
Director: Roland Emmerich

Plot Synopsis: From Roland Emmerich, director of THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and INDEPENDENCE DAY, comes the ultimate action-adventure film, exploding with groundbreaking special effects. As the world faces a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, cities collapse and continents crumble. 2012 brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

Disc Features:

Disc One

• Roland's Vision: Picture-in-Picture Commentary
  
• movieIQ
  
• BD-Live
  

Disc Two

• Interactive Mayan Calendar (HD) - This featurette is actually broken into four options, with the first being a four minute piece on the calendar itself that's somewhat informative ("Mysteries of the Mayan Calendar" which is also available as a separate option).
  
• Designing the End of the World (HD, 26 min) - The meatiest of all the supplements is a closer look at creating the spectacular CGI effects.
  
• Science Behind the Destruction (HD, 13 min) - As the title implies, viewers can learn more about some of the real-life science underscoring the plot.
  
• The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (HD, 8 min)
  
• Making of the Music Video (HD, 3 min) - "Time for Miracles" by Adam Lambert.
  
• Countdown to the Future (HD, 22 min)
  
• Trailers (HD) - This selection includes 'Michael Jackson's This Is It,' 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' 'By the People: The Election of Barack Obama', and 'Breaking Bad.'
  

Ponyo (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

Disney/Buena Vista / 2008 / 103 Minutes / Rated G
Street Date: March 02, 2010

Overall Grade Recommended







Genres: Animation

Starring: Noah Lindsey Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, Cate Blanchett, and Liam Neeson
Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Plot Synopsis: 'Ponyo' is a story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" in which a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo seeks to become human.

Disc Features:

• World of Ghibli – An Extraordinary Interactive Experience
• Enter the Lands – Meet the characters and hear the story of the movie
• Behind the Studio – Discover the film’s inspiration through documentaries, including all-new interviews with Hayao Miyazaki
• Meet Ponyo – Introduction by the Producers
• Storyboard Presentation of the Movie

Where the Wild Things Are [Blu-ray]

Warner Home Video / 2009 / 101 Minutes / Rated PG
Street Date: March 02, 2010

Overall Grade Recommended






Genres: Family, adventure

Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella
Director: Richard Kelly

Plot Synopsis: "Let the wild rumpus start!" Nine-year-old Max runs away from home and sails across the sea to become king of the land Where the Wild Things Are. King Max rules a wondrous realm of gigantic fuzzy monsters--but being king may not be as carefree as it looks! Filmmaker Spike Jonze directs a magical, visually astonishing film version of Maurice Sendak's celebrated children's classic, starring an amazing cast of screen veterans and featuring young Max Records in a fierce and sensitive performance as Max. Explore the joyous, complicated and wildly imaginative wild rumpus of the time and place we call childhood.

Disc Features:

Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must Be More to Life: New live-action/animated adaptation of Maurice Sendak's book featuring the voices of Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker
HBO First Look
Series of "Where the Wild Things Are" shorts by Lance Bangs: Maurice and Spike, Max and Spike, The Records Family, Carter Burwell, The Absurd Difficulty of Filming a Dog Running and Barking at the Same Time, Crew Pranks Spike, Vampire Attack: The Max Records Short, and The Kids Take Over the Picture.

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