Blu-ray 20th December Release

Dolphin Tale (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + UltraViolet Digital Copy)

Warner Brothers / 2011 / 113 Minutes / Rated PG
Street Date: December 20, 2011

Genres: Drama, family

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Nathan Gamble
Director: Charles Martin Smith

Plot Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, Dolphin Tale is about courage, ingenuity, and never giving up. Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) is a young boy who's struggling with school and doesn't have many friends other than his cousin Kyle (Austin Stowell). When Kyle, a star swimmer, joins the army to earn money for college and is called to active duty, it looks like Sawyer is destined to spend his summer alone tinkering in the garage and attending summer school. Sawyer stumbles upon a dolphin that's been severely injured, becomes fascinated by dolphins, and is suddenly intellectually engaged like never before. In spite of his shyness, he forms a friendship with marine rescue doctor Clay (Harry Connick Jr.) and his daughter Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) and, more importantly, a special and very powerful bond with the rescued dolphin, who's dubbed Winter. As the newly formed team struggles to save Winter's life and ensure her continued safety, financial concerns, an accident that leaves Kyle crippled for life, and a hurricane all seem to join forces against them. In the end, it is Sawyer's determination, coupled with a little bit of luck and a lot of ingenuity from an army doctor (Morgan Freeman) who specializes in prosthetics, that helps make each member of the team, including Kyle and Winter, whole again. The talented cast does a great job of creating completely believable characters, but Gamble, Zuehlsdorff, Connick, Freeman, Stowell, and of course Winter, who plays herself, all deserve special mention. While the story of an injured animal rescued and rehabilitated has certainly been told before, this film is emotionally powerful and will absolutely captivate children and adults alike.

Disc Features:

• 'Ormie and the Cookie Jar' (HD, 4 min.) - An out-of-place low-budget animated short about a fat pig trying to get to a cookie jar on the top of a fridge. This unfun short is reminiscent of classic Looney Toons or 'Tom and Jerry' adventures – watch an unlikely character try time and time again to get something he's not supposed to have. Plan after plan, it never works.
• Deleted Scene: 'Winter Meets Panama' (HD, 2 min.) - If you go to www.seewinter.com, you'll look at streaming live-feed cameras on Winter's tank in Florida. Her pool-mate is another injured dolphin named Panama. This deleted scene recreates the first time they met.
• Gag Reel (HD, 3 min.)

 

• The Hutash Rainbow Bridge (HD, 2 min.) - There's a scene in the film where Harry Connick, Jr. explains an old mythical tale of how dolphins came to existence.
• At Home with the Water (HD, 13 min.) - This short behind the scenes look at the film shows what it was like working with Winter (the real Winter played herself in the film).
• 'Dolphin Tale:' Spotlight on a Scene (HD, 7 min.) - See how the animators brought the CG dolphins to unrealistic life for the opening credits.

• Winter's Inspiration (HD, 18 min.) - This feature is the real meat and bones of all the special features. This is where we see the real footage of Winter's rescue, see what it was like when her tail was dying and see the firsthand emotional interaction between Winter and the disabled children and war vets that come to see her. 

Colombiana (+ UltraViolet Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]

Sony / 2011 / 111 Minutes / Unrated
Street Date: December 20, 2011

Genres: Action, thriller

Starring: Zoe Saldana and Lennie James
Director: Olivier Megaton

Plot Synopsis: From writer/producer Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional ) comes Colombiana. Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents’ deaths.

Disc Features:

• Colombiana: The Makin of (HD, 25 min) — EPK-style look into the movie's making, filled with the usual praises about the director, story and performances. Cast & crew interviews discuss shooting locations, design and stunt choreography while showing lots of BTS footage throughout.
• Cataleya's Journey (HD, 10 min) — A short piece dedicated to the film's main character and development, allotting enough time to the young, talented actress who played the child Cataleya.
• Trailers (HD) — The same set of previews seen at startup.

 

• Assassins (HD, 12 min) — A piece on the character as a professional killer, her personality and Saldana's preparation for the role.
• Training a Killer (HD, 6 min) — Saldana talks about her commitment to the role and the physical training she endured.
• Take the Ride (HD, 8 min) — Another promotional piece providing a summary of the plot, a quick overview of the production and interviews with various members of the cast & crew.

Margin Call [Blu-ray]

Lionsgate / 2011 / 107 Minutes / Rated R
Street Date: December 20, 2011

Genres: Drama

Starring: Kevin Spacey and Paul Bettany
Director: J.C.Chandor

Plot Synopsis: A thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

Straw Dogs [Blu-ray]

Sony / 2011 / 110 Minutes / Rated R
Street Date: December 20, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genres: Thriller, drama

Starring: James Marsden, Kate Botsworth
Director: Rod Lurie

Plot Synopsis: A young couple (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth) moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control. Trapped by a pack of depraved locals led by a ruthless predator (Alexander Skarsgard, TV’s True Blood), they face a night of agonizing suffering and endless bloodshed. Now their only hope for survival is to become more savage than their merciless torturers.

Disc Features:

• Audio Commentary
• Courting Controversy: Remaking a Classic (HD, 8 min)
• The Dynamics of Power: the Ensemble (HD, 6 min)
• Inside the Siege: the Ultimate Showdown (HD, 7 min) 
• Creating the Sumner House: the Production Design (HD, 4 min)
• Trailers (HD)