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With things constantly being swapped out or deleted from your favorite streaming service, a commitment to physical media should be stronger now than ever before. And thankfully both big studios and smaller boutique labels understand how important physical releases are.

We are running down the very best 4K Blu-ray and DVD releases from July and August 2024.

“Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid” MGM

One of the most hotly anticipated home video releases of the year is here – and it was worth the wait. Sam Peckinpah’s highly contested western, about an older Pat Garrett (James Coburn) hired to track down and kill Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson), was taken away from the filmmaker in post-production and released in a truncated version that he and several of the cast and crew members outspokenly derided. This Criterion release acknowledges and engages with the various iterations of the movie, with 4K discs devoted...

In Jonathan Frakes' 1996 film "Star Trek: First Contact," the U.S.S. Enterprise travels back in time to the year 2063, the year humanity first invented faster-than-light travel and, almost immediately thereafter, made first contact with an alien species. By "Star Trek" lore, the maiden voyage of the Phoenix, the very first warp-capable ship, caught the attention of a passing Vulcan vessel, causing them to change course, land on Earth, and shake hands with humans. It was the franchise's "Welcome to the neighborhood" moment. It also started a massive utopian rebuilding of Earth, as it had just survived several devastating wars. By "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry's estimation, Earth had to almost destroy itself to have a "moment of clarity." After that, the technological, post-war, post-scarcity, post-capitalist utopia could begin.

The inventor of warp drive was Zefram Cochrane, who fashioned his ship out of a disused bomb casing. In "First Contact,...

The sequel will hit theaters on September 22

The post Kingsman: The Golden Circle HBO First Look Promo appeared first on ComingSoon.net.

Issa Rae didn't find out how her dad, a Senegal-born doctor, felt about her HBO series Insecure until a couple months after the first season wrapped. In fact, she thought he might hate it. "Then in our family group chat, he dropped a really inappropriate reference about Lawrence's back shots to Tasha," she says with a laugh, referring to the shocking, explicit finale scene where her character's ex-boyfriend rebounds with his bank teller. "I was like 'Wow, he made it to the finale! That's cool! This is not the place to show me,...

Growing up in the ’90s, my path to the glory of Pam Grier took an odd route. I was probably about 12 years old watching an HBO First Look for John Carpenter’s Escape From L.A., and they spent what seemed an inordinate amount of time fawning over this woman playing Hershe Las Palmas, the transsexual crime boss formerly known as Carjack Malone. Being a snot-nosed kid, I had no idea who Grier was. Of course, since then I’ve come to know and appreciate her as genre royalty, with a list of credits extending from ’70s blaxploitation film like Coffy and Scream, Blacula, Scream to all sorts of film and television roles spanning five decades. That said, whenever I see or hear mention of Grier, my first thought will be of her bantering in a put-on deep voice to an eye-patched Kurt Russell.

I always knew that I’d want...

Every week we bring you a guide to what's hitting DVD/Blu-ray shelves and VOD services. Every month we put together an overall calendar guide, plus we highlight the more obscure releases worth checking out, plus the titles hitting and leaving Netflix. But that's not all! If you subscribe to HBO Now, or are thinking of subscribing, here's what you can expect for the month of September.   New Original Programming: Race: HBO First Look (2/4) Vice: Season 4 Premiere (2/5) Animals.: Season 1 Premiere (2/5) Vinyl: Season 1 Premiere (2/14) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2/14) Gonzaga: The March to Madness (2/16) Girls: Season 5 Premiere (2/21) Togetherness: Season 2 Premiere (2/21)   Theatrical...

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Every week we bring you a guide to what's hitting DVD/Blu-ray shelves and VOD services. Every month we put together an overall calendar guide, plus we highlight the more obscure releases worth checking out, plus the titles hitting and leaving Netflix. But that's not all! If you subscribe to HBO Now, or are thinking of subscribing, here's what you can expect for the month of September. New Original Programming: Ride Along 2: HBO First Look (1/6) J. Cole Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming (1/9) Sesame Street, Season 46 Premiere (1/16) Psi, Season 2 Premiere (1/22) Whitney Cummings: I’m Your Girlfriend (1/23) Theatrical Premieres: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 2015 (1/2) Far from the...

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People often talk about over-hyped and under-hyped films, and with good reason, but when a film strikes you as getting exactly the right amount of hype, it’s rare indeed. This is exactly where Exodus: Gods and Kings seems to fall. It’s a film that seems like it should have gotten more attention, especially considering the cast, and the fact that it was directed by Ridley Scott.

It turns out that the film, while actually quite good, delivers to precisely the level of interest the world seems to have dictated is its due.

A thematically unique spin on this, or any other, biblical telling, Exodus starts us off with Moses (Christian Bale) in the prime of his Egyptian Prince-ish-hood. He’s about to take care of some upstart tribe or other with his “brother” Ramses (Joel Edgerton), and a prophecy kicks off Ramses’ dislike of the man he has...

Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott‘s biblical epic, is coming home on March 17th, and it looks to be loaded with some great special features.

Catch the full info below, and mark your calendars for this one.

Visually-Stunning with incredible special effects from Director Ridley Scott on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD March 17 More Than Five Hours of Special Features Available

On The Blu-ray 3D™ Collector’s Edition

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment tells the remarkable epic adventure of Moses in a spectacular display when Exodus: Gods And Kings hits Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD March 17. Critically acclaimed performances from a brilliant ensemble cast, including Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Paul and Ben Kingsley, have helped catapult the film to nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in the worldwide box office 1.

From Ridley Scott, the acclaimed director of Gladiator, comes the epic adventure Exodus: Gods And Kings,...

In Cameron Diaz, “Saturday Night Live” has its second consecutive host making an appearance after a lengthy absence. Although Diaz has hosted the show three times before, this is her first time doing so since 2005. Will there be “Annie” sketches? Probably! Will there be a Jamie Foxx and/or Quvenzhané Wallis cameo? Possibly! Will Bruno Mars make an in-sketch appearance in addition to his musical role tonight? Likely! Will this be an exciting episode or one that puts audiences to sleep faster than Thanksgiving dinner? Who knows! As always, I’ll be liveblogging the show in real time, assigning grades to each segment. As always, I’ll remind you that comedy is subjective and the grades don’t have any more power than you allow them to have. As always, a few of you will ignore that last statement and quibble over a “B-“ versus a “B”. It’s cool.

While recent host Seth Rogen took nearly five years to return to “Saturday Night Live,” Charlize Theron makes that period look downright short by comparison. Her one and only other hosting gig took place in November 2000, making tonight’s return thirteen and a half years in the making. (To be fair, filming “Aeon Flux” took a lot out of everyone involved with that production, so we can’t fault her too much.) While preferring dramas to comedies in terms of her film choices, Theron does have “A Million Ways To Die In The West” on the way to your local movie theatre. Pairing her with Seth MacFarlane in that film might seem strange, but that’s probably precisely the point. That film sure looks a long way from "Monster" and "North Country." So maybe we’ll see a different performer than the one that graced Studio 8H at the turn of the century.

Update: I've also added the HBO First Look from the flick via Coming Soon. It's short but worthy of posting. Aren't feeling too optimistic about The Wolverine, are we? I think deep down inside you guys want this to work but unfortunately what you've seen so far doesn't seem to be doing it for you. I think it's at least worth giving a shot. Hugh Jackman is a fantastic Wolverine, and it's not his fault that the solo character films don't seem to be doing him an justice. But are the...

The most anticipated and polarising film of 2012 is coming to Blu-ray later this year and details of the bonus content have been found on Amazon.fr.

Anyone hoping for a significant number of deleted scenes to fill in the film’s many plot holes will be disappointed as there are only 15 minutes worth. But the most exciting thing on the disc may be the inclusion of the first and final draft of the script by Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts.

Prometheus began as a straight Alien prequel written by Jon Spaihts until Damon Lindelof conducted a re-write that became the final product. If they do actually include Spaihts’ original draft, it will be fascinating to see how he originally planned to link it to Alien and if it would have actually made a better film.

You also get Ridley Scott providing an audio commentary so it will be very interesting...

Blu-ray Review

The Art of Getting By

Directed by: Gavin Wiesen

Cast: Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts

Running Time: 1 hour 25 min

Rating: PG-13

Due Out: November 29, 2011

Plot: An existential, mopey high school student (Highmore) meets a beautiful girl (Roberts) and starts to show more interest in life.

Who’S It For? Mopey high school students.

Movie:

George (Highmore) is intelligent (we know this because he’s always reading) and rich (though not as rich as some classmates, so that’s supposed to make him relatable) but despite getting the kind of education and chances that many kids dream of, he skips classes, ignores homework, and generally behaves like he’s above it all. One day he starts talking to Sally (Roberts), a beautiful girl who’s doesn’t sound like she’s in high school. She has a laissez-faire attitude about men and sexual relationships that you would expect in a...

Release Date: Nov. 29, 2011

Format: DVD and Blu-ray

Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Emma Roberts and Freddie Highmore ponder the possibilities in The Art of Getting By.

The Art of Getting By is a coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film starring Emma Roberts (It’s Kind of a Funny Story) and Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) set against the backdrop of very beautiful New York City.

The movie spins the tale of George (Highmore), a lonely and fatalistic high school teen who’s made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, and Sally (Roberts), a popular but complicated gal who recognizes in him a kindred spirit. Might there be love in the air? Or maybe just a deep friendship and mutual respect?

Directed by Gavin Wiesen, The Art of Getting By offers a healthy roster of co-stars, including Rita Wilson...

Late last year, Fox put out the Alien Anthology Blu-Ray set. The price tag was hefty, especially if you didn’t like the last two films. While you can purchase these individually for $15, you can get this nice box set – which I believe has extras not found on the individual releases – for $53! Click beyond the break for the full details & where to buy it.

Disc 1: Alien

**1979 Theatrical Version

**2003 Director’s Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction

**Audio Commentary by Director Ridley Scott, Writer Dan O’Bannon, Executive Producer Ronald Shusett, Editor Terry Rawlings, Actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt

**Audio Commentary (for Theatrical Cut only) by Ridley Scott

**Final Theatrical Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith

**Composer’s Original Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith

**Deleted and Extended Scenes

**Mu-th-ur Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc 2: Aliens

**1986 Theatrical Version

**1991 Special Edition with James Cameron...

Sony Pictures will release a new Blu-ray of the Ben Stiller-directed, Jim Carrey-starring dark comedy The Cable Guy on March 1st, 2011. The film was much-hyped due to Carrey’s first $20 million paycheck, which was an exceedingly high payday. After the successes of Ace Venture and Dumb and Dumber, it felt like a no-brainer, but the film barely earned $60 million at the B.O., and was critically panned.

Oh, how time has been kind. The film’s dark tone has been re-evaluated and given the proper praise since. The disc will house some good extras as well:

* Gag Reel

* HBO First Look

* Comedy Central Canned Ham Presents: The Cable Guy

* Basketball

* Medieval Times

* Breakfast

* Ending Mud Fight

* Karaoke Alt. – Bust A Move

* Nightmare Camera Test

* Leslie Mann Audition

* Music video: Jerry Cantrell, “Leave Me Alone”

Don’t you get it? Someone has to save all the other cable boys and girls,...

Finally, one of the box-sets we’ve all been waiting for! The Alien franchise is one of those series that’s perfect for Blu-Ray. It is a benchmark for the format and you can check out our full review of The Alien Anthology below.

Alien:

How much can one say about the timeless classic sci-fi horror film that hasn’t been said before? Well, very little. This is still Ridley Scott‘s finest film to date and it hasn’t aged a bit. Every beat of tension still lands with a punch, the alien is still one of the best ever to be put on-screen, and it’s atmosphere stays eerie and unsettling throughout.

Alien is the king of the monster movies. Very few horror films can achieve the level of investment Scott and co. did with making you actually care for the ensemble, even outside of Ripley. What...

Never let it be said that we here at Dread Central don't take care of our readers when it comes to contests. What do we have for you today? "Only" the massive six-disc Blu-ray set known as the Alien Anthology!

All you have to do to win one of the three sets we have to give away is send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address, and answer this question:

What was the original title of Alien?

• Black Space

• Nostromo

• Star Beast

Sometimes the scariest things come from within. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience. The release also marks the debut of Mu-th-ur Mode,...

You know them. You love them. But you don't want them attaching themselves to your head. Well, maybe you do. You kinky bitches! Time to load up, pack heavy, and start blasting!

Coinciding with this upcoming Tuesday’s release of the Alien Anthology on Blu-ray for the first time ever, join us in the ultimate survival game. Your mission? Shoot the facehugger aliens as they hatch and spring towards you. Rack up a high score. Own the universe! Click here to play the game, and click here for the Alien Anthology interactive desktop.

Alien Anthology Details:

Sometimes the scariest things come from within. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for...

We all own far too many DVDs. Nowadays, a lot of us are buying way too many Blu-rays. However, every once in awhile, usually around the holidays, a box set will get released that is just too awesome to pass up. Next week one such release hits retail stores: the Alien Anthology Blu-ray box set. Loaded with over 50 hours of bonus materials and theatrical and special editions of all the Alien movies, the box set is one of the most comprehensive home video releases ever. We got our review copy in the mail today and it’s on a whole other level of awesome. If you’re a fan of the Alien movies, this is a must own release. Granted, it’ll take you the rest of the decade to watch all the special features, but you will feel like you got your money’s worth.

However, while most of...

If you’ve not heard the news, Twentieth Century Fox are releasing a brand new Alien box set on 6 blu ray discs. The title of the box set is the Alien Anthology and it boasts over 60 hours of special features. You can find out a lot more about it if you purchase the new copy of DVD and Blu ray magazine written by our good friend, Brendon Connelly.

There are featurettes with Ridley Scott, James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver but i’ve placed the entire list (which is Massive) below the trailer.

The German Fox marketing team have released a new trailer for the blu ray which is released 25th October (the same day as Back to the Future!). You can pre-order your copy here.

To find out a little more about what’s on the new set, check out the trailer below and keep visiting HeyUGuys as Jon is...

Here's a moment we've all been waiting for. How will the Alien films look like when they hit Blu-ray high definition? Pretty damned sweet, that's how! Take a look for yourself!

From the Press Release

Sometimes the scariest things come from within. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience. The release also marks the debut of Mu-th-ur Mode, a fully interactive companion that takes the extensive materials in the Alien Anthology and puts them in the user’s hand – connecting fans to special features on all six discs and instantly providing an index of all available Alien content, including over 60 hours of special features and over 12,000 images.

Capitalizing on the sequel release, Cats & Dogs hits on Blu-Ray, and the family-friendly lark looks better than ever… to children of the right ages.

Putting together a fairly form-standard spy adventure, only pitting the secret organizations of cats and dogs against one another, the film’s talking (and otherwise CGI cutesified) animals hooked younger audiences. Helping to kick off a wave of animal-centric CGI entities, Cats & Dogs fuses so many stereotypes of child appeal that it was one of the safest bets Hollywood managed in the last decade.

They’re cunning. They’re stealthy. They’re waging a top-secret, ultra-high-tech struggle for global domination right under our noses. They’re…Cats & Dogs! Witness this epic “tail” of what happens when an eccentric professor (Jeff Goldblum) makes a discovery that could tip the age-old balance of pet power.

Now an inexperienced young beagle pup (voiced by Tobey Maguire) will undertake the...

Sometimes a press release is so packed with info that it makes more sense just to publish the darn thing as is. Plus do you really need to read this to just go ahead and Buy Whatever Version  of this is going to end up on the shelf. 

Needless to say this will be one of the most important, if not the most important Bluray releases of this year. 

Pre-order Regular Version Now

Order Egg Version Directly From Fox 

On Blu-ray, Everyone Will Hear You Scream 

  

Sometimes, the scariest things come from within. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience. The release also marks the debut of Mu-th-ur Mode,...

I get pretty excited about Blu-ray releases of my favorite movies at the best of times, but very few make me want to wish away those precious days of my life leading up to the release date. Notice of one such release landed in my Inbox recently while I was away on vacation. Even at the risk of publishing old news, though, I have to shout about this one. The Alien franchise is coming to Blu-ray!

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release the 'Alien Anthology' on Blu-ray on October 25. That's a whole, err, far too many days away. It sounds like it will be well worth the wait, though.

The set will include all four of the films in the pre-Alien(s) v Predator series and there will be two versions of each film. There is also a fifth disc titled 'Making the Anthology,...

Alien fans, we've arrived! 20th Century Fox has officially announced that the Alien Anthology Blu-Ray set (along with a new trailer they sent us) will be released October 25th in the UK, October 26th in the Us and November 3rd in Australia. There are over 60 hours of special features and the discs include two versions of each film with over four hours of unreleased material...

The Ultimate Collection Featuring All Four Alien Films Hatches On

Click Here to pre-order from Amazon.com and get a special discount prize of just $97.99!

Blu-ray On October 25 With Never-Before-Seen Bonus Material And The Debut Of The Exclusive and Groundbreaking Interactive Experience, Mu-th-ur Mode

Sometimes, the scariest things come from within. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever on October 25.

All four...

In addition to the excellent Criterion Blu-ray news we reported earlier today, we have two more items that will please HD cinephiles. First up, Blu-ray.com confirms a story we ran a couple weeks ago that hinted the Blu-ray of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse was on the way. While there are no details about the set (although Edgar Wright said he did a commentary track for his fake trailer, Don’t), you should mark your calendars for October 5th. I’m excited to see these films put back together because that’s how they were meant to be seen.

Hit the jump for news on the highly-anticipated Alien Anthology box set.

I am convinced that studios are conspiring to bankrupt me on October 26th because that’s when Alien Anthology hits shelves. It also happens to be the date when the Blu-rays of the Back to the Future...

If you’re a fan of the Alien films, take note, you’re about the get the chance to own everything you could ever want related to the iconic series of movies.

The Ultimate Collection Featuring All Four Alien Films Hatches On Blu-ray from October 25 With Never-Before-Seen Bonus Material And The Debut Of The Exclusive and Groundbreaking Interactive Experience, Mu-th-ur Mode

Fans Have A Chance To Board The Nostromo During Comic-Con At Booth #3528 And Enter The Hibernation Chamber Of The Doomed Intergalactic Crew

Sometimes, the scariest things come from within. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience.

The release also marks the debut of Mu-th-ur Mode,...

We knew it was coming. We knew it would be packing. We knew it would be sexy. Yet we didn't know any of the details. All we could do was wait. Well, kids, the wait is finally over.

From the Press Release

Sometimes the scariest things come from within. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience. The release also marks the debut of Mu-th-ur Mode, a fully interactive companion that takes the extensive materials in the Alien Anthology and puts them in the user’s hand – connecting fans to special features on all six discs and instantly providing an index of all available Alien content,...

The Ultimate Collection Featuring All Four Alien Films Hatches On

Blu-ray from October 25 With Never-Before-Seen Bonus Material And The Debut Of The Exclusive and Groundbreaking Interactive Experience, Mu-th-ur Mode

Fans Have A Chance To Board The Nostromo During Comic-Con At Booth #3528 And Enter The Hibernation Chamber Of The Doomed Intergalactic Crew

Sometimes, the scariest things come from within. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the Alien Anthology debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America. All four Alien films have been reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience. The release also marks the debut of Mu-th-ur Mode, a fully interactive companion that takes the extensive materials in the Alien Anthology and puts them in the user’s hand – connecting fans to special features on all six discs...

The official announcement of the Alien movies on Blu-ray arrives, with full details of the extra features right here...

Stop everything! Fox has just formally announced the six disc Alien Anthology, a vast collection which includes two versions of all four Alien features (Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection), and huge quantities of previously unseen extras, ranging from an unreleased version of Wreckage And Rage: The Making Of Alien 3 to pre-production test footage.

Tying the 60 hours’ worth of features together is a Mu-th-ur mode, which provides an index to all the content spread over the discs. And for those with the extra cash, the collection also comes in a limited edition, which also comes with The Guardian, a glowing egg statue.

Released on 25 October, the Alien Anthology is a great news for series fans, and we’re genuinely excited at finally being able to get our hands on...

All the nominees for the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

H. Jon Benjamin, "Archer"

Dave Foley, "Disney Prep & Landing"

Seth Green, "Robot Chicken"

Dan Castellaneta, "The Simpsons"

Hank Azaria, "The Simpsons"

Anne Hathaway, "The Simpsons"

Outstanding Animated Program

"Alien Earths" (Ngc)

"Disney Prep & Landing" (ABC)

"The Ricky Gervais Show" - "Knob at Night" (HBO)

"The Simpsons" - "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (Fox)

"South Park" - "200/201" (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program

"Adventure Time" - "My Two Favorite People" (Cartoon Network)

"Chowder" - "The Toots" (Cartoon Network)

"Disney Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil" - "Racing the Schoolbus" (Disney Channel)

"The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack" - "Tee Hee Tummy Tums" (Cartoon Network)

"Robot Chicken" - "Full-Assed Christmas Special" (Cartoon Network)

"Uncle Grandpa" (cartoonnetwork.com)

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Hell's Kitchen"

"How I Met Your Mother"

"The New Adventures Of Old Christine...

I was aghast to see this film all but ignored by the Academy Awards this year. Spike Jones has plucked the magic from an enduring childrens classic and created a timeless cinematic fable. In an age where the term kids movie is synonymous with explosions, poop humor and freakish hyperactivity Where The Wild Things Are takes its own sweet time establishing an environment and group of characters that reverberate with wild rumpus energy one moment and revel in a quiet sunset the next. It's other worldly and utterly of the heart. 

The extras included here are almost as geared towards producing some extra whimsy as they are in giving us a peek into the nuts and bolts of the films history and production although the HBO First Look Episode offering a more condenseversion of the solid amount of detail in in the other shorts What's really missing is a commentary...

Chicago – Spike Jonze’s “Where the Wild Things Are” is a beautiful, moving, daring, complex, gorgeous piece of filmmaking that was underappreciated during its theatrical release but that I can guarantee you will have a long, beloved life on Blu-ray and DVD. With well over 200 films seen in 2009, “Where the Wild Things Are” rose to the top for this critic. It may not win any Oscars on Sunday, but history will regard it as the best film of last year.

Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0

“Where the Wild Things Are” may have radically divided critics and audiences when it was in theaters but there’s one thing not open to debate - it is undeniably one of the most remarkably ambitious films in years. Instead of literally adapting Maurice Sendak’s beloved book, Jonze and his collaborative team, including credited co-writer Dave Eggers and regular star Catherine Keener, have tried to recreate the feelings,...

The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…

(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)

Any time we can get fully remastered editions of the Studio Ghibli films, color me delighted - and that’s just we’ve got with new 2-disc special editions of Castle In The Sky, Kiki’s Delivery Service, & My Neighbor Totoro (Walt Disney, Rated PG/G/G, DVD-$29.99 Srp each). Each release features a behind-the-scenes exploration of the film, an introduction by John Lasseter, and a storyboard presentation of the film.

We have a brand new exclusive special feature clip from the brand new release Where the Wild Things Are, which was just released on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 2. Click below for our exclusive special feature clip, which features director Spike Jonze speaking about his star, Max Records.

Exclusive: Spike Jonze on Max

An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's legendary children's story in which Max, a disobedient little boy, is sent to bed by his mother without any supper. Feeling hurt and unloved, he channels his anger, and instead of continuing his mischievious antics in his room, he creates his own imaginary world which includes a forest, a massive ocean and a small boat, which he uses to sail away to a land inhabited by monsters - Wild Things - who crown him king.

Special Features:

Series of "Where the Wild Things Are"The Absurd Difficulty of Filming a...

Movie Review:

★★★★½

As most probably did, I happened upon Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are in the 1st grade when I found it wedged on a shelf in the school library. I was reading a lot higher than the book’s level by that point, but the sumptuous color illustrations of monsters running about with a boy in a wolf costume instantly hooked me.

That first copy, smelling of old glue with jelly stains on the backsides of the pages, was transporting and I can still vividly remember turning through it for the first time. My guess is that Jonze and Eggers might have similar memories–if not for Wild Things then some long-ago childhood fragment–and they press them into this film version as one would press leaves into an album.

In fact, that’s probably the reason Wild Things manages to transcend the trap of picture book adaptations.

The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…

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Making a political satire with real bite that manages to retain its humor is quite a difficult task, but it’s accomplished with some real flair by In The Loop (Mpi, Rated R, Blu-Ray-$29.98 Srp) which, in its tale about a low-level British politician’s unfortunate comments leading to a joint war effort alongside the Us, is probably our generation’s Dr. Strangelove. Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes featurette,...

Chicago – Sometimes catalog titles are pulled from the vaults and given the HD upgrade for tie-in reasons that are obvious, but why now for Joe Wright’s “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement”? Is it because “Atonement” breakthrough star Saoirse Ronan is appearing in “The Lovely Bones”? Did they sense thematic tie-in with the same Tuesday’s release of “Bright Star”? Whatever the reason, these are two underrated dramas, a pair of the most luscious period pieces of the last ten years and both look remarkable in 1080p.

Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0

Joe Wright may have stumbled a bit with “The Soloist,” but his first two directorial efforts are both well worth the time, a good movie followed by a great one. The good, “Pride & Prejudice” may fall a little short largely due to superior versions of this often-told story but it features some of Keira Knightley’s best career work and amazing technical...

Who wants a butterbeer? The next round is on me. Well, not just yet, but soon. After all, it’s only a few short months before “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” opens for the first time as part of Universal’s “Islands of Adventures” theme park at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Since Universal first announced the development of a Harry Potter theme park, fans of the series from around the world have been clamoring to learn more. Luckily, there was a short sneak peak of the park found in the special features on the two-disc edition DVD and Blu-ray of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. While short, the clip did offer a whole mess of details about the park, which have been compiled quite nicely by Orlando Attractions Magazine.

Besides a warm and frothy butterbeer (which J.K. Rowling apparently “loved”), you can try some of the Wizarding...

Since 2001 I’ve been a Harry Potter nerd through and through. I jumped on the bandwagon a little late (the fourth book had just come out and the first movie was on its way to theaters), but for the eight years I’ve been on it I’ve been so devotedly. I geek out on Harry Potter like it’s my job. (Thanks to the good folks here at Jpp, for today at least, it is.)

The ultimate edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is impressive. It includes the theatrical version, the extended version, and two discs of bonus features.

But I’ll get to them later. First, a quick word on the movie itself. As die hard a fan I am, I’m well-aware that the first two Harry Potter films are not cinematic masterpieces. (I suppose none of them really are, but we’re going to pretend otherwise.

Just a few days ago we got our first look at Part 1 of the upcoming 7th and final installment in the Harry Potter franchise, entitled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, via a couple of officially released images. They weren’t terribly exciting, basically just showing off the cast of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

Now, straight from studio Warner Bros. we have our first proper look at footage from the last Harry Potter flick via the first teaser trailer. The teaser is featured on the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD/Blu-ray (which comes out in a couple of days, Fyi) as incentive for fans to run out and buy it.

The actual teaser footage lasts just under a minute, but the whole video lasts one minute and 50 seconds and features introductions by director David Yates and producer David Heyman, as well as some behind-the-scenes footage.

Muggles, you’ve waited passionately, though you haven’t all been patient, and now you’re being rewarded.

On December 8, 2009, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be yours to buy on DVD or Blu-ray.

Along with that, there are Ultimate editions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

For Sorcerer’s Stone, look at everything you’ll get in a 3-disc set …

Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 1: The Magic Begins

For the First Time Ever … Uncover the intimate details of the search to cast Harry Potter and his friends • See Daniel, Rupert and Emma’s never-before-seen audition tapes • Be there with stars and filmmakers walking onto the set of the exciting first day of shooting • Learn about Chris Columbus’ critical, step-by-step decisions behind the creation of Harry Potter’s world on screen • Look back on an amazing...

Last month, rumors began to surface that Warner Bros. was going to release ultimate editions of the first two “Harry Potter” movies. While no one was sure if it would be theatrical or on home video, today WB officially announced the titles and they are home video releases.

So to help promote the December 8th release, WB has cut a new trailer which details what you can expect to see on the DVD’s and Blu-rays and if you’re a fan of the “Harry Potter” franchise, I’m sorry to say…you’ll be double dipping this holiday season. Watch the trailer and read about the extras after the jump:

Since reading about what’s coming is not as fun as watching a video, here’s the trailer for the new ultimate editions. As you’ll see, the plan is for the first two films to get special editions...

More information has been revealed (http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6697560.html?desc=topstory) about the Ultimate Collector's editions of Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets; what the DVD sets will include. ---Quote--- [They] will each include five hours of special features, theatrical and extended versions of the film, a 48-page photo book and other collectibles. Among the special features will be screen tests, news featurettes with the cast and filmmakers and the first two one-hour installments of a new comprehensive documentary about the making of the movie franchise. Called Creating the World of Harry Potter, the eight-hour documentary will have one hour on each Ultimate Edition. Sorcerer's Stone will contain Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 1: The Magic Begins and Chamber of Secrets will have Part 2: Characters. ---End Quote--- Photos of the collector's sets can be seen here (http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=967): Image: http://www.

More information has been revealed (http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6697560.html?desc=topstory) about the Ultimate Collector's editions of Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets, as well as what the DVD sets will include. ---Quote--- [They] will each include five hours of special features, theatrical and extended versions of the film, a 48-page photo book and other collectibles. Among the special features will be screen tests, news featurettes with the cast and filmmakers and the first two one-hour installments of a new comprehensive documentary about the making of the movie franchise. Called Creating the World of Harry Potter, the eight-hour documentary will have one hour on each Ultimate Edition. Sorcerer's Stone will contain Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 1: The Magic Begins and Chamber of Secrets will have Part 2: Characters. ---End Quote--- Photos of the collector's sets can be seen here (http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/thumbnails.

More information has been revealed (http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6697560.html?desc=topstory) about the Ultimate Collector's editions of Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets, as well as what the DVD sets will include. ---Quote--- [They] will each include five hours of special features, theatrical and extended versions of the film, a 48-page photo book and other collectibles. Among the special features will be screen tests, news featurettes with the cast and filmmakers and the first two one-hour installments of a new comprehensive documentary about the making of the movie franchise. Called Creating the World of Harry Potter, the eight-hour documentary will have one hour on each Ultimate Edition. Sorcerer's Stone will contain Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 1: The Magic Begins and Chamber of Secrets will have Part 2: Characters. ---End Quote--- Photos of the collector's sets can be seen here (http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/thumbnails.

You can relive the first two films in the magical Harry Potter universe like you never have before this December. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will be released in new Ultimtate Edition DVD and Blu-ray on December 8. These new five-disc sets will be priced at $39.92 Srp on DVD and $49.99 Srp on Blu-ray and will also include a 48-page collectible book as well. While we don't have cover art for these Ultimate Editions as of yet, you can take a look at the massive amount of special features below.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Based on the popular first book of the series by J.K. Rowling, in the normal human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort.

You can share the love this holiday season with four very different families on DVD and Blu-ray this November. Four Christmases will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 24. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.98 Srp, although it won't come with any special features, and the Bd disc will be priced at $35.99 Srp and you can take a look at the Bd special features below. The film stars Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Jon Favreau and Robert Duvall.

Every Christmas happily unmarried Brad and Kate escape divorced parents and exasperating relatives by getting on a plane. This year a fog rolls in, the airport shuts down and the couple is forced to celebrate four family Christmases in one hectic, hilarious day. Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon lead an all-star cast in a comedy brimming with good cheer and great laughs -- as well as the answer to the question:...