Saturday, March 12, 2011

Blu-ray 8th March Releases

The Walking Dead: Season One [Blu-ray]

Starz/Anchor Bay / 2010 / Unrated
Street Date: March 08, 2011

Overall Grade 4 out of 5 Must grab




Genres: TV series, thriller, suspense, horror
Starring:
Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Laurie Holden
Director:  Frank Darabont

Plot Synopsis:
After waking from a coma in an abandoned hospital, police officer Rick Grimes finds the world he knew gone - ravaged by a zombie epidemic of apocalyptic proportions. Nearby, on the outskirts of Atlanta, a small encampment struggles to survive as 'the dead' stalk them at every turn. Can Rick and the others hold onto their humanity as they fight to live in this terrifying new world? And, amidst dire conditions and personal rivalries, will they ultimately survive one another? AMC’s The Walking Dead is an epic, survival adventure series from the director of The Shawshank Redemption and the producer of The Terminator and Aliens.

Disc Features:
Extra Footage and Featurettes including The Making Of THE WALKING DEAD
Inside THE WALKING DEAD Episodes 1-6
A Sneak Peek with Robert Kirkman
Behind the Scenes Zombie Make-Up Tips
Convention Panel with Producers
THE WALKING DEAD Trailer


The Next Three Days (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)

Lionsgate / 2010 / 122 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: March 08, 2011

Overall Grade 3.5 out of 5 Recommended



Genres: Thriller, drama
Starring:
Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe
Director:  Paul Haggis

Plot Synopsis:
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves. Lionsgate presents a Hwy 61 Films / Lionsgate production. The Next Three Days stars Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Dennehy, Olivia Wilde and Liam Neeson, and is directed by Paul Haggis from a screenplay by Paul Haggis. The Next Three Days is produced by Michael Nozik and Paul Haggis, and Olivier Delbosc and Marc Missonnier.

Disc Features:
• Making The Next Three Days
• The Men of The Next Three Days
• True Escapes for Love
• Cast Moments
• Deleted Scenes
• Extended Scenes
• Full-Length Bump Key Video


Jackass 3 (Two-Disc 3D DVD / Blu-ray Combo + Digital Copy

Paramount / 2010 / 99 Minutes / Unrated
Street Date: March 08, 2011






Genres: Comedy, live action
Starring:
Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O
Director:  Jeff Tremaine

Plot Synopsis:
3 times the laughs. 3 times the stupid. 3 times the pain. The jackass guys are back for their wildest round of mischief and mayhem yet! You’ll laugh ‘til your bladder pops or your spleen spleens as Johnny Knoxville goes roller-skating in a buffalo herd, Bam Margera barrels through a hallway of high-voltage stun guns, and Steve-O takes to the skies in a fully-loaded porta-potty. Get ready to go AC or DC with your choice of theatrical or unrated version, loaded with all the outrageous footage not shown in theaters. So brace yourself for uncensored, unbelievable and totally explicit stunts from the idiots you’ve come to know and love from a safe and sanitary distance!


Inside Job [Blu-ray]

Sony / 2010 / 120 Minutes / Rated PG-13
Street Date: March 08, 2011

Overall Grade 4 out of 5 Highly recommended




Genres: Documentary
Starring: Matt Damon

Director:  Charles Ferguson

Plot Synopsis: 
From Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker, Charles Ferguson (NO END IN SIGHT), comes INSIDE JOB, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, INSIDE JOB traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

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