Topic: Blu-ray Release Schedule

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MARCH 02
Alice (US)
Lionsgate Films | 2009 | 180 mins | Not rated |




Alice Hamilton, a fiercely independent twenty-something suddenly finds herself on the other side of a looking glass. She is a stranger in an outlandish city of twisted towers and casinos built out of playing cards, all under the rule of the deliciously devilish Queen of Hearts. With the Queen hot on her tail, Alice isn't certain which of the many characters of Wonderland she can trust to help her escape - and maintain a level head.

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APRIL 20
The Young Victoria (US)
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 100 mins | Rated PG |




The early years of the monarch Queen Victoria's rule and her legendary romance and marriage to Prince Albert. Caught in a power struggle with her closest advisors, the young and inexperienced queen draws strength from the handsome prince whose love and affection has stolen her heart.

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APRIL 20
Scenic Walks Around the World: Our Dramatic Planet (US)
Questar | 134 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 20
Scenic Walks Around the World: Historic Pathways (US)
Questar | 117 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 20
Nature: Amazing Places Hawaii (US)
Questar | 2009 | 110 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 20
Nature: Amazing Places Africa (US)
Questar | 2009 | 110 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 20
Best of Travel: Australia & New Zealand (US)
Questar | 2009 | 100 mins | Not rated |

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MARCH 09
Creatures of the Thaw (US)
Magic Play | Not rated |

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MARCH 09
Last Shangri-La (US)
Magic Play | Not rated |

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MAY 11
The Karate Kid (US)
Sony Pictures | 1984 | 126 mins | Rated PG |




Daniel arrives in Los Angeles from the east coast and faces the difficult task of making new friends. However, he becomes the object of bullying by the Cobras, a menacing gang of karate students, when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the Cobra leader's ex-girlfriend. Eager to fight back and impress his new girlfriend but afraid to confront the dangerous gang, Daniel asks his handyman Miyagi, whom he learns is a master of the martial arts, to teach him karate. Miyagi teaches Daniel that karate is a mastery over the self, mind, and body and that fighting is always the last answer to a problem. Under Miyagi's guidance, Daniel develops not only physical skills but also the faith and self-confidence to compete despite tremendous odds.

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MAY 11
The Karate Kid, Part II (US)
Sony Pictures | 1986 | 113 mins | Rated PG |




Daniel accompanies his wise and whimsical teacher, Mr. Miyagi, to his ancestral home in Okinawa. For the boy, it's a journey to an exotic new world offering new clues to his mentor's secret past. For Miyagi, it's an opportunity to see his father one last time and rekindle a romance with his childhood sweetheart. But Miyagi's return also re-ignites a bitter feud with long-time enemy, Sato - a feud that involves young Daniel in a brilliant collision of cultures and combat. Now, far away from the tournaments, the cheering crowds and the safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when teacher becomes student and the price of honor is life itself.

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MARCH 16
Armored (US)
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 88 mins | Rated PG-13 |




A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.

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APRIL 13
The Slammin' Salmon (US)
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 99 mins | Not rated |




When a boxer turned restaurateur (Michael Clarke Duncan) announces a contest to his waitstaff, the good news is that the winner will get a $10,000 bonus. The bad news? The loser will be on the receiving end of a heavy- duty smack-down at the hands of the champ himself.

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APRIL 06
Super Troopers (US)
DVD + BD
20th Century Fox | 2001 | 100 mins | Rated R |




Thorny, Rabbit, Mac and Foster are passable Vermont State Troopers. Stationed in the boonies on the Canadian border, they spend the bulk of their time playfully toying with speeders and taking impounded sports cars for spins on the open highway. When they're not on the road, they try to stay on the good side of their fatherly mentor, Captain O'Hagan, and avoid their tactless, thick-necked compatriot, Officer Rod Farva. All in all, they find their work to be pleasantly unchallenging. However, once the state targets their low volume station for a potential budget slash, the guys decide to buckle down to impress the higher ups. Things look bleak until, unexpectedly, the State Troopers' new "by the book" attitude uncovers a drug smuggling operation running across the border to Canada. Sensing salvation, the Troopers race the clock to crack the ring and save their jobs. But they aren't the only ones in the hunt.

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APRIL 06
Speed (US)
DVD + BD
20th Century Fox | 1994 | 116 mins | Rated R |




Hold on tight for a rush of pulse-pounding thrills, breathtaking stunts and unexpected romance in a film you'll want to see again and again. Keanu Reeves stars as Jack Traven, an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist (Dennis Hopper) has planted on a bus. But until he does, Jack and passenger Sandra Bullock must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour - or the bomb will explode. A high-octane chase of suspense, non-stop action and surprise twists, Speed is a joyride sure to keep everyone on the edge of their seats.

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APRIL 06
Planet of the Apes (US)
2001 version / DVD + BD
20th Century Fox | 2001 | 120 mins | Rated PG-13 |




After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by ruthless General Thade (Tim Roth) and his most trusted warrior, Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Now the pulse-pounding race is on to reach a sacred temple that may hold the shocking secrets of mankind's past - and the last hope for it's salvation!

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APRIL 06
Napoleon Dynamite (US)
DVD + BD
20th Century Fox | 2004 | 89 mins | Rated PG |




Napoleon Dynamite is a new kind of hero, complete with a tight red 'fro, sweet moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his brother, Kip, and avoiding his scheming Uncle Rico. When two new friends enter Napoleon's life - shy Deb and mustachioed Pedro - the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for class president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But if Pedro is to beat by stuck-up Summer, Napoleon will have to unleash his secret weapon...

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MARCH 12
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol. 1 (US)
Amazon exclusive
Bandai Visual | 59 mins | Rated PG-13 |

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MARCH 16
Gunslinger Girl: Season One (US)
FUNimation Entertainment | 2003-2004 | Not rated |




"Henrietta" was an innocent little girl when her entire family was massacred and she was left for dead. She was rescued by a privately-owned social welfare organization and given cybernetic components over her battered body. Brainwashed by the organization, she and four other girls now work as cold-blooded assassins, doing the dirty work for the Italian government.

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MARCH 16
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino (US)
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FUNimation Entertainment | 2008 | 320 mins | Not rated |




The girls of the Social Welfare Agency are the grizzly remains of man wreckage pieced back together with cybernetic implants and trained to kill by the government. The oldest, Triela, pursues her targets with a ferocious enthusiasm. Her mirror in this bloody stalemate is Pinocchio, a shell of a boy raised as an assassin by a terrorist faction at war with the SWA. These shattered souls have a brutal compulsion to be the last killer standing.

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APRIL 06
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (US)
DVD + BD
20th Century Fox | 2004 | 100 mins | Unrated |




You'll dodge, duck, dip, dive... and laugh out loud watching Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller settle their differences in a winner-take-all dodgeball competition. Under the painful tutelage of legendary ADAA champ, Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn), Peter LaFleur (Vaughn) and his Average Joes take on the Purple Cobras, led by egomaniacal fitness guru, White Goodman (Stiller). It's an over-the-top underdog tale filled with hilarious sight gags and balls-out fun!

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APRIL 06
Commando (US)
DVD + BD
20th Century Fox | 1985 | 90 mins | Rated R |




John Matrix, ultimate soldier and one-man army. Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess (Rae Dawn Chong) and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.

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MAY 11
History of the World: Part I (US)
20th Century Fox | 1981 | 92 mins | Rated R |




In this spoof of great moments in history from the dawn of humanity through the French Revolution, director Mel Brooks delivers a twisted history lesson through his signature satirical, madcap humor. Funny, vulgar, and narrated by the great Orson Welles, 'History of the World Part I' tells the progress of humankind as cave dweller, tap-dancing slave, and biblical hero. The most famous bit in the film features Moses coming down from Mount Sinai. Other highlights include a hilarious "Hitler on Ice" sequence and other outrageous comic situations, unbelievably silly jokes, and inspired casting (Sid Caesar, Gregory Hines, and Madeline Kahn included), with the film itself mimicking several historical Hollywood epics, most notably 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' and 'The Ten Commandments', as well as a brilliant parody of '2001: A Space Odyssey'.

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MAY 11
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (US)
20th Century Fox | 1994 | 104 mins | Rated PG-13 |




In days of olde, when men were men, men wore tights. And none wore tights mightier - or tighter - than Robin Hood! Aided by his band of merry men, Robin of Loxley wrested power from the evil Prince John, brought humiliation upon the despicable Sheriff of Rottingham and found the key to the fair Maid Marian's heart - and her chastity belt.

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APRIL 27
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet (US)
Paris Opera Ballet
Kultur | 150 mins | Not rated |

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APRIL 20
44 Inch Chest (US)
Image Entertainment | 2009 | 95 mins | Rated R |




Colin Diamond discovers that his wife of twenty years is having an affair with a good-looking younger man. When his motley group of friends decide to kidnap the young man, Colin must wrestle with his conscience.

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MAY 11
High Anxiety (US)
20th Century Fox | 1977 | 94 mins | Rated PG |




In this perceptive, sidesplitting homage to Hichcock films, director, star, and writer Mel Brooks plays the average American guy, psychiatrist Richard Thorndyke (as in Roger Thorndike, Cary Grant's character in 'North by Northwest'), who's terrified of heights (think 'Vertigo'). He becomes the new chief of the Institute for the Very Very Nervous, where things are not what they seem, and it's not long before Richard finds himself embroiled in murder, deception, and other hilarious situations.

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MARCH 16
Wonderful World (US)
Magnolia Pictures | 2009 | 95 mins | Rated R |




Ben Singer is a failed children’s folk singer, a career proofreader, a less-than-extraordinary weekend dad, and perhaps the most negative man alive. Floundering in all aspects of his life, Ben’s only comfort comes from the regular chess games and friendly debates on game theory with his Senegalese roommate Ibou. When Ibou is suddenly struck ill, Ben’s pessimistic worldview seems unequivocally confirmed. It takes an extended visit from Ibou’s sister Khadi for Ben to realize that cynicism may be all a matter of perspective.

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MAY 04
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Season Two (US)
FUNimation Entertainment | 2006 | 650 mins | Rated PG |





Syaoran, a boy who wants to become an archeologist, and Sakura, a princess from the Clow Kingdom, are childhood friends with a close relationship. On a fateful night, Sakura lost all her memories as a result of a conspiracy to obtain her powers. In order to regain her memory, Syaoran seeks help from the witch, Yuuko. Yuuko tells Syaoran that he has to travel from one alternate reality to another to collect fragments of Sakura's memory. However, even if Sakura regains her memory, she will have no recollection of Syaoran. Travelling together with them is Kurogane, a warrior who was exiled from his country, and Fye, a magician who wants to escape from his King. With the help of a magical creature, Mokona, they set off on an exciting journey through time and space.

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MAY 04
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Collected Memories (US)
Box Set
FUNimation Entertainment | 2005-2006 | 1280 mins | Rated PG |