BLU-RAY RELEASES
UPCOMING RELEASES ON BLU-RAY DISC
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June 30
12 Rounds Extreme Cut Fox; prebook June 3; BD $39.99
Action: In this $11.5 million-grossing film, John Cena stars as a detective who must rescue his kidnapped fiancée from an ex-con.
Bonuses: extended cut of film, alternate endings, featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reel, commentary, BD Live, digital copy, viral videos.
Do the Right Thing 20th Anniversary Edition Universal; prebook May 12; BD $39.98
Drama: Spike Lee’s 1989 film about a racially divided neighborhood.
Bonuses: documentary, commentaries, deleted and extended scenes, featurettes, interview, storyboard gallery, BD Live.
Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience Deluxe Extended Movie in 3-D Disney; prebook May 5; three-BD/DVD $44.99
Documentary: Footage of the Jonas Brothers during their 2008 “Burning Up” concert tour.
Bonuses: featurettes, extra songs, digital copy.
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Fox; prebook June 3; three-BD $39.99
Action: Kristen Kreuk stars as the title character, who must fight against an evil empire, in this $8.7 million-grossing film.
Bonuses: “Street Fighter Round One: FIGHT!” movie, commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, galleries, sneak peek of “Marvel vs. Capcom 2” game, digital copy.
July 7
The Deep Sony; prebook June 4; BD $28.95
Horror: The ’70s cult classic starring Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset as a couple who discovers hidden treasure bows on high-def.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, BD Live.
Girls Gone Wild: Hottest Texas Coeds Mantra; prebook June 2; BD $24.95
Reality: Footage of hot girls from Texas.
Grumpy Old Men Warner; prebook June 2; BD $28.99
Comedy: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau star as two bickering neighbors in this 1993 film.
Bonuses: digital copy.
Knowing Fox; prebook June 2; BD $34.99
Action: Nicolas Cage stars in this $78.4 million-grossing film about a time capsule with chilling predictions.
Bonuses: commentary, featurettes.
Memory of My Father Invincible; prebook June 9; BD $29.99
Drama: A legendary Hollywood producer asks his son to document his death.
Push Fox; prebook June 2; BD $34.99
Thriller: Two Americans with special abilities must locate a girl before a shadowy organization does.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurette, commentary.
Torchwood: The Complete Second Season BBC/Warner; prebook June 2; BD $79.98
Drama: Thirteen episodes of the BBC series about a criminal investigation team that battles extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.
Bonuses: featurettes, outtakes, deleted scenes, interviews, character profiles.
The Unborn Universal; prebook May 19; BD $39.98
Horror: In this $42.6 million-grossing movie, a young woman fights a spirit that is taking possession of her.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, BD Live.
July 14
The Edge of Love Image; prebook June 16; BD $35.98
Drama: Poet Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys) forms a love triangle with two extraordinary women (Sienna Miller, Keira Knightley), but a handsome soldier (Cillian Murphy) causes their lives to spiral out of control.
For All Mankind Criterion/Image; prebook June 16; BD $39.95
Documentary: A look at the 24 men who traveled to the moon.
Bonuses: commentary, featurettes, interviews, extra footage, essay booklet.
Great White Odyssey Warner; prebook June 9; BD $28.99
Nature: This National Geographic program looks at the great white shark.
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Sony; prebook June 11; BD $28.95
Horror: The sequel starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. bows on high-def.
Bonuses: featurette, music video, BD Live.
Mad Men: Season Two Lionsgate; prebook June 27; BD $49.98
Drama: Packaged in a shirt box, this release contains the second season of the AMC series about the “Golden Age” of advertising.
Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes.
Rhino Rescue Warner; prebook June 23; BD $28.99
Nature: A look at the black rhino and those attempting to save them from extinction.
The Towering Inferno MGM/Fox; prebook June 17; BD $34.99
Thriller: Irwin Allen’s 1974 film about a poorly constructed office building that threatens everyone in it.
Bonuses: commentaries, extended and deleted scenes, alternate opening, featurettes, storyboard comparisons, promo reel, interview, galleries.
July 21
300: The Complete Experience Warner; prebook June 16; BD $39.99
Action: Zack Snyder’s 2006 film about King Leonidas and 300 men who fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
Bonuses: picture-in-picture, 40-page Blu-ray Book, digital copy, BD Live.
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies WGBH Boston; prebook June 23; BD $29.99
Documentary: This NOVA program looks at the migration of the monarch butterflies.
Midnight Express Sony; prebook June 18; BD $38.96
Thriller: Alan Parker’s Oscar-winning 1978 film about a young American caught at the Turkish border trying to smuggle hashish.
Bonuses: BD Live, featurettes, commentary, photo gallery, photo booklet, essay.
Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season Warner; prebook June 16; BD $49.99
Comedy: Thirteen episodes of the series about a pie maker who can resurrect the dead.
Bonuses: featurettes.
Watchmen Warner; prebook June 9; two-BD $35.99
Action: Zack Snyder’s $107.2 million-grossing film based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel about former vigilantes investigating a murder.
Bonuses: digital copy, director’s cut, featurettes, Webisodes, music video, BD Live, Maximum Movie Mode.
July 28
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Universal; prebook June 9; BD $349.98
Sci-fi: The Sci Fi Channel series about the Battlestar Galactica crew fighting Cylons.
Battlestar Galactica Season 4.5 Universal; prebook June 6; BD $69.98
Sci-fi: The last season of the Sci Fi Channel series follows the Battlestar Galactica crew as they try to find a habitable planet.
Bonuses: extended episodes, deleted scenes, featurettes, commentaries, podcast interviews, video blogs, BD Live, U-Control, My Scenes.
Champions of Faith Invincible; prebook June 30; BD $29.99
Documentary: A look at Major League baseball players including Mike Piazza, Juan Pierre and Mike Sweeney.
Children of the Corn Anchor Bay/Starz; prebook June 25; BD $29.97
Horror: Stephen King’s 1984 film about a cult of children who kill adults.
Bonuses: commentary, featurettes, interviews, film facts, stills gallery, original storyboard.
Green Lantern: First Light Warner; prebook June 23; BD $29.99
Animated: This animated movie about the DC Comics character follows Hal Jordan as he joins the Green Lantern Corps and stumbles upon a conspiracy.
Bonuses: sneak peek of “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies,” featurettes, extra episodes, digital copy, five cartoons.
The Pirates of Penzance Kultur; prebook June 30; BD $39.99
Drama: The Australian Opera production of the popular operetta, as directed by Stuart Maunder.
Repulsion Criterion/Image; prebook June 30; BD $39.95
Drama: Roman Polanski directed this tale of psychosis starring Catherine Deneuve as a beauty who cracks up during a weekend.
Bonuses: commentary, documentaries, essay booklet.
A River Runs Through It Sony; prebook June 25; BD $38.96
Drama: Packaged in a 32-page book with photos, talent files and script pages, Robert Redford’s 1992 film stars Brad Pitt and Tom Skerritt as fly fishermen.
Bonuses: featurettes, deleted scenes, screen savers.
August 4
Big Trouble in Little China MGM/Fox; prebook July 8; BD $29.96
Action: In this 1986 film, Kurt Russell must rescue his girlfriend (Kim Cattrall) from bandits in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Bonuses: commentary, deleted scenes, extended ending, featurette, music video, interview, TV spots, gallery.
My Cousin Vinny MGM/Fox; prebook July 8; BD $34.99
Comedy: Two teenagers are mistaken for murderers and turn to an inexperienced lawyer for help.
Bonuses: commentary, TV spots.
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Phase 4; prebook July 7; BD $34.99
Drama: Three young people try to find their way in a shifting world in this limited-release film, based on Michael Chabon's debut novel.
Bonuses: featurette, deleted scenes.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collection Warner; prebook June 30; BD $84.99
Action: The set contains Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time and TMNT.
Bonuses: TMNT comic, original sketch, character cards, beanie hat.
August 11
Chaos Lionsgate; prebook July 15; BD $19.99
Thriller: Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe and Wesley Snipes star in this 2005 film about two detectives pursuing a bank robber.
Bonuses: featurette, commentary.
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure 3-D Warner; prebook July 7; BD $28.99
Nature: This National Geographic program looks at prehistoric oceans and the creatures that lived there.
Bonuses: 3D glasses.
August 18
Kagemusha Criterion/Image; prebook July 21; BD $39.95
Foreign-language drama: In this 1980 film, a peasant thief impersonates a warlord; in Japanese with English subtitles.
Bonuses: commentary, featurettes, documentary, ads, storyboard gallery, film essay.
Playtime Criterion/Image; prebook July 21; BD $39.95
Foreign-language drama: In this 1967 French film, old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot faces a baffingly modern Paris; with English subtitles.
Bonuses: film introduction, commentary, documentary, bio, featurette, interviews, short film, film essay.
Tyson Sony; prebook July 16; BD $39.95
Documentary: No-holds-barred portrait of the legendary and controversial former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson.
Bonuses: commentary, featurette, Q&A.
August 25
Fighting Universal; prebook July 14; BD $39.98
Action: A young counterfeiter is introduced to the underworld of street fighting by a scam artist.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, digital copy, BD Live, D-Box.
Lie to Me: Season One Fox; prebook July 15; BD $59.99
Drama: A scientist can read clues in the human face, body and voice to expose both truth and lies in criminal investigations.
Bonuses: featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reel.
Natural Born Killers Director’s Cut Warner; prebook July 21; BD $28.99
Thriller: Oliver Stone’s 1994 film starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as two cold-blooded killers.
Bonuses: introduction by Oliver Stone, commentary, documentaries, deleted scenes, alternate ending, interview.
Rudo Y Cursi Sony; prebook July 23; BD $39.95
Drama: Two brothers dream of playing professional soccer in Mexico, but risk losing everything.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, commentaries, featurette, music video, Q&A.
September 1
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish Universal; prebook July 14; BD $39.98
Comedy: This DVD premiere is the next in the franchise about high school cheerleaders.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurettes, BD Live, My Scenes.
The Girl Next Door Fox; prebook Aug. 5; BD $29.99
Comedy: An overachiever (Emile Hirsch) falls for the girl next door (Elisha Cuthbert) in this 2004 film.
Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, gag reel, deleted scenes, original ending.
High Crimes Fox; prebook Aug. 5; BD $29.99
Drama: In this 2002 film, a high-profile attorney tries to defend her husband against an unconscionable act of violence.
Bonuses: commentary, featurettes.
M*A*S*H Fox; prebook Aug. 5; BD $34.99
Comedy: The 1971 film about three Army surgeons during the Korean War.
Bonuses: interactive guide, commentary, featurettes, galleries, BD Live.
State of Play Universal; prebook July 14; BD $39.98
Thriller: Investigative reporters and a police detective try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress.
Bonuses: deleted scenes, featurette, U Control, BD Live, My Scenes.
September 8
Crank 2 High Voltage Lionsgate; prebook Aug. 12; BD $39.99
Action: In this sequel, Chev wakes up to discover his heart has been replaced by a battery-operated ticker.
Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes, digital copy, gag reel, featurettes, Lionsgate Live, MoLog.
Freddy vs. Jason Warner; prebook Aug. 4; BD $28.99
Horror: Freddy enlists the help of Jason to kill on his behalf on Elm Street.
September 15
Crash: The Complete First Season Anchor Bay/Starz; prebook Aug. 25; BD $79.97
Drama: This set contains 13 episodes about a group of saints, sinners, poets and players who inhabit modern-day L.A.
Bonuses: behind-the-scenes footage, Ep. 13 alternate ending, character bios.
Grace Anchor Bay/Starz; prebook Aug. 13; BD $34.97
Horror: A woman’s stillborn child comes to life with a horrifying appetite.
Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes.
September 22
Battle for Terra Lionsgate; prebook Aug. 26; BD $29.99
Sci-fi: In this $1.6 million-grossing film, survivors of Earth travel to planet Terra and must protect it from extinction.
Bonuses: making-of featurette, commentary, short film, deleted scenes, original storyboards.
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Warner; prebook Aug. 18; BD $35.99
Mystery: This movie tells the story of how Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma became the Mystery Inc. team.
Bonuses: behind-the-scenes footage, quiz, pop-up facts, outtakes, digital copy.
September 29
Yellowstone: Battle for Life BBC/Warner; prebook Aug. 25; BD $24.99
Documentary: A look at a year in the life of Yellowstone National Park.
Bonuses: featurette.
October 6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Disney; prebook Aug. 25; BD $39.99
Animated: Part of the Diamond Collection, the 1937 classic film is released on Blu-ray.
Bonuses: Disney Smart Navigation, Family Play, standard DVD, featurettes, DisneyView.
December 8
Lost: The Complete Fifth Season Disney; prebook Oct. 13; BD $65.99
Suspense thriller: All 17 episodes of the season in a five-disc set.
Bonuses: cast interviews, behind-the-scenes features.
