Topic: Blu-ray Release Schedule

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APRIL 06
Canyonlands (US)
National Geographic | 2009 | 50 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 13
Apollo 13 (US)
15th Anniversary Edition
Universal Studios | 1995 | 140 mins | Rated PG |




It had been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight- until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time-and the odds- to bring them home.

Features:
    * 1080P Widescreen
    * English 5.1 DTS-HD MA
    * Spanish (Castilian), Czech, French (European), Hungarian, Italian and Spanish (Latin) 5.1 DTS Surround
    * Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Latin Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Greek, Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Icelandic, Romanian, Slovenian
    * U-Control:
          o The Apollo Era - Learn about the other big events from the year of this historic mission—without stopping the movie
          o Tech-Splanations - Enjoy entertaining explanations of the science and technology of the Apollo 13 missions.
    * BD-Live, pocketBLU app and socialBLU
    * Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 - The making of the film including behind-thescenes footage and interviews
    * Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond – A recap of the last 45yrs in space
    * Lucky 13: The Astronaut's Story - A “Dateline” television piece recounting the events of the mission.
    * Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard
    * Feature Commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell

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APRIL 06
Yosemite National Park (US)
Image Entertainment | 1994 | 60 mins | Not rated |

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FEB. 12
E! (US)
Music Experience in 3-Dimensional Sound Reality
Surround Records | 45 mins | Rated G |

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APRIL 20
Battleship Potemkin (US)
Bronenosets Potyomkin
Kino Video | 1925 | 75 mins | Not rated |




Odessa, 1905. Enraged with the deplorable conditions on board the armored cruiser Potemkin and raising the red flag of revolution, the sailors' revolt becomes the rallying point for a Russian populace ground under the boot hells of the Czar's Cossacks. When ruthless White Russian cavalry arrives to crush the rebellion on the sandstone Odessa Steps, the most famous and most quoted film sequence in cinema history is born.

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FEB. 28
Rachmaninov / Aivazovsky: Piano Concerto No.3 (US)
Art and Music Expressions Series
Surround Records | 35 mins | Not rated |

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FEB. 16
A Concert by the Lake (US)
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 128 mins | Not rated |




Concert in aid of the charity HASTE (Heart And Stroke Trust Endeavour).
Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, Andy Fairweather Low, Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Henry Spinetti, Eric Clapton, Katie Melua, Roger Taylor, Ringo Starr and The Drifters.

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APRIL 13
Africa's Lost Eden (US)
National Geographic | 2010 | 50 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 27
The Jackal (US)
Universal Studios | 1997 | 124 mins | Rated R |




The FBI's Deputy Director must stop the Jackal, a ruthless professional killer, before he makes his next assassination. He teams up with a female Russian officer and an imprisoned IRA terrorist in a global race against the clock to stop the Jackal before he strikes.

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APRIL 06
Cocoon (US)
20th Century Fox | 1985 | 117 mins | Rated PG-13 |





A group of Florida retirees become mysteriously rejuvented when their retirement home swimming pool turns into a fountain of youth. But, the magical powers stem from some cocoons left by good-natured, human- appearing aliens who have come back to retrieve them.

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APRIL 27
La Bayadere (US)
Kultur | 133 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 06
Brothers Five (US)
Well Go USA | 1970 | 109 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 06
The Heroic Ones (US)
Well Go USA | 1970 | 120 mins | Not rated |




The fate of China hangs in the balance in this 1970 Shaw Brothers epic, the story of two brothers in the final years of the Tang Dynasty. Directed by revered filmmaker Chang Cheh, 'The Heroic Ones' pits the martial artist siblings against one another in a kung fu battle for the ultimate prize: a place in history.

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APRIL 06
The Natural (US)
Sony Pictures | 1984 | 138 mins | Rated PG |




Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball superstardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when 14-year-old Hobbs (Redford) fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability, fixing his extraordinary talent in the mind of sportswriter Max Mercy (Robert Duvall), who eventually becomesinstrumental in Hobb's career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dream. Years passand an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie from The New York Knights. Overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seeing the Knights lose, Hobbs, with his boyhood bat, has his chanceto lead the Knights to the pennant and to finally fulfill his dream.

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MARCH 20
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (US)
Ultimate Fan Edition | Wal-Mart exclusive
Summit Entertainment | 2009 | 130 mins | Rated PG-13 |

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APRIL 27
The Buddha (US)
PBS | 2010 | 120 mins | Not rated |




Two and a half millennia ago, a new religion was born in India, generated from the ideas of the Buddha, a mysterious Indian sage who gained enlightenment while he sat under a large, shapely fig tree. The Buddha never claimed to be God or his emissary on earth, only that he was a human being who had found a kind of serenity that others could find, too. This documentary tells the story of his life, a journey especially relevant in our own times.

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MAY 04
Saving Private Ryan (US)
Paramount Pictures | 1998 | 170 mins | Rated R |




Seen through the eyes of a squad of U.S. soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historic D- Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer - and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.

This two-disc edition includes over three hours of bonus features that take viewers into the past for a look at the real-life events that inspired the film and behind-the-scenes to explore the challenges of bringing that past to life. The film is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French, Spanish and Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital, along with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.

Special features include:

    * An Introduction: Director Steven Spielberg discusses his interest in WWII and how it led him to make the film.
    * Looking Into the Past: Steven Spielberg explains the research done for the film, the evolution of the screenplay and his intentions.
    * Miller and his Platoon: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and other cast members introduce the different characters and how the actors worked together.
    * Boot Camp: Memories from the cast about the intense boot camp they went through with Captain Dale Dye.
    * Making Saving Private Ryan: Steven Spielberg and his collaborators discuss the look of the film, the production design, the costumes and the photography.
    * Re-creating Omaha Beach: A look at how the filmmakers re-created this historical event.
    * Music and Sound: Discussion with the team that edited, scored and brought sound to the film.
    * Parting Thoughts: Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks share their final thoughts on the experience of making the film.
    * Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan: A 25-minute documentary with the cast and crew.
    * Shooting War: Tom Hanks hosts and narrates this documentary on WWII combat photographers in Europe and the Pacific theater of war.
    * Theatrical Trailer (in HD)
    * Re-Release Trailer (in HD)

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MAY 11
M (US)
Criterion | 1931 | 110 mins | Not rated |




A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled offscreen tells us that a young girl will be killed. “Who Is the Murderer?” pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert, closes in on little Elsie Beckmann. In his harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller.

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MAY 18
Walkabout (US)
Criterion | 1971 | 100 mins | Not rated |




A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg. Along the way, they meet a young aborigine on his “walkabout,” a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone. Walkabout is a thrilling adventure as well as a provocative rumination on time and civilization.

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MAY 25
By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volumes One and Two (US)
Criterion | 1954-2003 | 697 mins | Not rated |




Working outside the mainstream, Stan Brakhage made nearly four hundred films. Challenging all taboos in his exploration of “birth, sex, death, and the search for God,” Brakhage turned his camera on explicit lovemaking, childbirth, even autopsy. Many of his most famous works pursue the nature of vision itself and transcend the act of filming. Some, including the legendary Mothlight, were made without using a camera at all. Instead, Brakhage pioneered the art of making images directly on film—drawing, painting, and scratching it by hand. His visionary style has influenced everything from cartoons and television commercials to MTV music videos and the work of such mainstream moviemakers as Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, and Oliver Stone. This is the definitive Brakhage collection—fifty-six of his works in high-definition digital transfers, spanning his almost fifty-year career.

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MAY 25
Stagecoach (US)
Criterion | 1939 | 96 mins | Not rated |




This is where it all started. John Ford’s smash hit and enduring masterpiece Stagecoach revolutionized the western, elevating it from B movie to the A-list. The quintessential tale of a group of strangers thrown together into extraordinary circumstances—traveling a dangerous route from Arizona to New Mexico—Stagecoach features outstanding performances from Hollywood stalwarts Claire Trevor, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, and, of course, John Wayne, in his first starring role for Ford, as the daredevil outlaw the Ringo Kid. Superbly shot and tightly edited, Stagecoach (Ford’s first trip to Monument Valley) is Hollywood storytelling at its finest.

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MARCH 16
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights (US)
WEA | Not rated |

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APRIL 27
Elizabeth (US)
Universal Studios | 1998 | 124 mins | Rated R |




This is the England of 1554, but the veneer of traditional English composure and dignity has been stripped away. The British populace is in turmoil. Fearing a challenge to her throne, Queen Mary I imprisons her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth Tudor (The daughter of King Henry VII and Anne Boleyn), in the Tower of London. But, in 1558, when "Bloody Mary" dies, Elizabeth is swept onto the throne and, at the age of 25, is crowned Queen of England. In order to survive, let alone to rule, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas: the Court is rife with intrigue; military strategists are risking the lives of young Englishmen; religious leaders at home and abroad place no faith in her; and the man she loves might not be worthy of her trust. The male-dominated ruling class would appear to have the advantage, but intelligent Elizabeth will deploy whatever means necessary to keep, or take what's rightfully hers.

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APRIL 27
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (US)
Universal Studios | 2007 | 114 mins | Rated PG-13 |




Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Queen Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Philip II -- with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada -- determined to restore England to Catholicism. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Sir Walter Raleigh. But he remains forbidden for a queen who has sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her love, Elizabeth encourages her favorite lady-in-waiting, Bess, to befriend Raleigh to keep him near. But this strategy forces Elizabeth to observe their growing intimacy. As she charts her course abroad, her trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham, continues his masterful puppetry of Elizabeth's court at home -- and her campaign to solidify absolute power. Through an intricate spy network, Walsingham uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne. But as he unmasks traitors that may include Elizabeth's own cousin Mary Stuart, he unknowingly sets England up for destruction.

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APRIL 06
The Delightful Forest (US)
Kuai huo lin
Well Go USA | 1972 | 101 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 21
The Showdown (US)
North American Motion Pictures | 2008 | 93 mins |




U.S. Marshal Luke Canfield (Bob Handegan) has spent years looking for his ex-wife who ran away from their Tennessee home, taking their young son. Defeated, his search ends in the Texas town of Sand Prairie, where he settles into the job of enforcing the local law. Canfield is quickly taken with Dixie Johnson (Ann Hagemann), a blonde-haired beauty who dances at the local saloon. Problem is, so is Asa Brown (William Homel), a menacing man who heads up a local gang of horse thieves. When Brown assaults Dixie, Canfield drives Brown off in a hail of gunfire. Tracking Brown and his brothers, Canfield sets off a chain of events leading to abduction, destruction and danger for Canfield, Dixie and two young boys. Can Canfield save the day – and his love – before all is lost?

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APRIL 13
Pirate Radio (US)
The Boat That Rocked
Universal Studios | 2009 | 117 mins | Rated R |




In Britain 1966 recently expelled student, Carl has been sent by his mother to find some direction in life by visiting his godfather, Quentin. However, Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock, a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, populated by an eclectic crew of rock-and-roll deejays. Life on the North Sea is eventful. Carl discovers the opposite sex and who his real father is. Meanwhile, pirate stations have come to the attention of government minister Dormand, who is out for the blood of these lawbreakers. In an era when the stuffy corridors of power stifle anything approaching youthful exuberance, Dormand seizes the chance to score a political goal, and The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act is passed in an effort to outlaw the pirates and to remove their ghastly influence from the land once and for all. What results is a literal storm on the high seas. With Radio Rock in peril, its devoted fans rally together and stage an epic Dunkirk-style hundred-boat rescue to save their deejay heroes. Some things may come to an end, but rock and roll never dies.

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APRIL 06
The Thomas Crown Affair (US)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1999 | 113 mins | Rated R |




Thomas Crown (Pierce Bronson) is a self-made billionaire who can buy anything he wants and is irresistible to women. But there are some things that money can't buy. Thomas Crown has run out of challenges. When an alarm sounds at a a world class museum and someone walks out with a priceless Monet, Crown is the last person the New York police suspect. Who would steal something he could easily afford to buy and why would he? But one person suspects him: Catherine Banning (Renne Ruso), the brilliant female investigator hired to retrieve the painting no matter what it takes. Catherine loves the chase as much as he does and she's on to his game. Crown has found his challenge. The Thomas Crown Affair is based on the 1968 movie with the same title starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunnaway

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MAY 04
Batman (US)
Warner Bros. | 1989 | 126 mins | Rated PG-13 |

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MAY 04
Batman Returns (US)
Warner Bros. | 1992 | 126 mins | Rated PG-13 |