Enemy at the Gates
Synopsis: The year is 1942 and the Nazis are cutting a deadly swath through Russia. Under the leadership of Kruschev (Bob Hoskins), the citizens of Stalingrad are mounting a brave resistance, spurred by the exploits of their local hero, Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law).   An expert sniper, Vassili’s deeds have become legendary – thanks to propaganda produced by Vassili’s best friend, a political officer named Danilov (Joseph Fiennes).  To stop Vassili, the Germans dispatch their best sniper, Major Konig (Ed Harris), to Stalingrad. When Vassili and Danilov both fall in love with a beautiful soldier (Rachel Weisz), As the city burns, Vassili and Konig begin a cunning game of cat and mouse, waging a private war for courage, honor and country.

Enemy at the Gates arrives on Blu-ray with only a few extras. Through the Crosshairs plays as a very basic making-of piece where cast and crew recount the plot, discuss the characters, speak of the themes, and recount the history of the battle itself. Inside ‘Enemy at the Gates’ features cast and crew discussing their preparations for the roles, including learning the history of the battle and firing their weapons. They also speak further on the themes, the making of the film, casting, working together, their favorite scenes, and more. Concluding this brief presentation of extras is a collection of nine deleted scenes and the film’s theatrical trailer.

Special Features:
Through the Crosshairs
Inside Enemy at the Gates
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer

Changing Lanes
Synopsis: Late for court, an attorney weaves in and out of traffic. In a different lane, a father whose right to see his children rests on getting to court on time.   A minor accident will turn these two strangers into beasts.

As a sleeper that suddenly broke out to become one of 2002’s best films, Changing Lanes deserves a look from those who’ve forgotten it existed in the first place. They will see this sensational Blu-ray release and wonder where this evocative, edge of your seat experience has been their entire cinematic life. Others with fond memories or an actual copy of the DVD will have to ask themselves if a slightly improved picture and better sound suffices when it comes to the decision on a double dip. Granted, any advance in technology should be embraced, especially when weighed against the product profiting from it. Paramount’s shift over to Blu-ray gives the film added weigh.

Special Features:
Commentary by director Roger Michell
The Making of Changing Lanes
A Writers’ Perspective
Deleted Scene
Extended Scene
Theatrical Trailer

Paycheck
Synopsis: In a futuristic but familiar world, a high-tech engineer whose memory has been partially erased must use a group of unrelated objects, including a wire, a ticket stub and a bus token as clues to discover the truth about his previous identity, and collect a paycheck he had been awaiting.   Based on the short story by science fiction author Phillip K. Dick.

Paycheck is a clever and very well put together mystery that keeps you engaged from beginning to end. Michael must try to figure out how he ended up wtih 20 items in the envelope that he doesn’t recognize, and more importantly, he must learn when to use them at the opportune moment, to save his life. Despite a lack of fondness for Ben Affleck’s acting, he delivers a nice performance, as do Eckhardt and Thurman. Paul Giamatti and Colm Feore are also great in supporting roles. Paycheck is a good, entertaining thiller that will keep you thinking.

Special Blu-ray Features:
Commentary: Commentary by Director John Woo
Commentary: Commentary by Screenwriter Dean Georgaris
Featurette: Paycheck
Featurette: Tempting Fate:
Additional Scenes

The Machinist
Synopsis: In this psychological thriller an industrial worker hasn’t slept in a year and is living a nightmare where cryptic notes appear and he has visions of a co-worker no one else can see.   Are these mysteries part of a plot to drive him mad?   Or, has fatigue simply robbed him of reason?

The Machinist represents pure, relatable, and terrifying Horror at its finest, the film punctuated by one of Christian Bale’s great dramatic performance. It manages to get everything absolutely right, from the look of the film and the characters to the subdued yet effective score. With neither a wasted shot nor and extraneous line of dialogue, The Machinist represents subtle yet incredibly effective Horror filmmaking at its peak. Paramount’s Blu-ray release of The Machinist isn’t quite as captivating as the film, but it gets the job done in every area. Featuring a strong video presentation, a lossless soundtrack that reflects the subdued nature of the mix, and a fascinating array of supplements, fans and newcomers alike should be satisfied with this release. The Machinist comes highly recommended.

Special Features:
Audio Commentary by Director Brad Anderson
Manifesting the Machinist
The Machinist:  Hiding in Plain Sight
The Machinist:  Breaking The Rules
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer

Synopsis
“Tom Cruise gives one of the best performances of his career” (Jeffrey Lyons, NBC/Reel Talk) in this action-packed film from the director of The Usual Suspects and X-Men. Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolf Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. Co-starring Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp and Eddie Izzard, Valkyrie delivers gripping suspense and pulse-pounding excitement from start to finish.

The remarkable yet seldom told true story of the German Resistance’s attempted coup and assassination of Adolf Hitler reveals itself when Valkyrie is released on Blu-ray Disc and Special Edition DVD with Digital Copy on May 19th from MGM Home Entertainment.  Set in Nazi Germany, Valkyrie chronicles the daring and ingenious “July 20 plot” to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known.  Oscar-nominee Tom Cruise* (Mission Impossible, Minority Report) stars as the loyal German nationalist Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the mastermind behind the plot to kill Hitler and overthrow his fascist regime. 

Convinced the Nazi leader must die at all costs, Stauffenberg joins with a group of similarly disillusioned officers and civilians whose like minds come together for a common purpose in the face of incredible odds.  Directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men, The Usual Suspects), Valkyrie boasts “…a top-notch international cast…” (Entertainment Weekly) including Academy Award-nominees Kenneth Branagh** (Hamlet, Henry V), Tom Wilkinson*** (Michael Clayton, In The Bedroom) and Terence Stamp (Get Smart; The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert), as well as Bill Nighy (The Constant Gardener, Love Actually) and Eddie Izzard (Ocean’s Thirteen, “The Riches”).

For its theatrical debut, Valkyrie was one of the biggest grossing box office adult movies of the past holiday season.

With over three hours of special features, the Valkyrie Blu-ray Disc includes commentary by director Bryan Singer and Tom Cruise, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more.

MGM/Fox’s Blu-ray of Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie looks sharp and detailed in HD, with crisp aerial shots of staff cars winding their way through the woods to the scene of the assassination, Wolf’s Lair. The battle scene uses real aircraft and thus avoids CGI cartoon effects, all for the better.

Valkyrie is a very compelling story from history, the acting is top-notch, and the obsessive attention to detail brought to the film should have sailed it through. But the rushed set-up of the story and characters makes the pacing feel haphazard. It’s still quite enjoyable after some historical research – especially after viewing the included and very impressive documentary. Still, this is an intriguing story, and the total Blu-ray package for Valkyrie hits more than it misses.

Blu-ray Disc Specs
Valkyrie Blu-ray Disc will be presented in widescreen format with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio; Spanish & French 5.1 Dolby Digital; and Spanish, French, Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin & Brazilian Portuguese subtitles.  Bonus features include:

Disc One
        •    Commentary by Tom Cruise, Bryan Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie
        •    Commentary by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander
        •    Featurettes:
                o    The Journey to Valkyrie
                o    The Road to Resistance: A Visual Guide
                o    The African Front Sequence
                o    Taking to the Air
                o    Recreating Berlin
                o    92nd Street Y: Reel Pieces with Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer
                o    The Valkyrie Legacy

Disc Two
        •    Digital Copy

Synopsis:
Three unlikely friends set out on a journey to find the dreaded ghost of Captain LeRouge whose treasure-laden ship was lost in the Louisiana bayou over two hundred years ago.  What they find is an adventure beyond their wildest imagination and the magical swamp creature “Labou” whose whistles are rumored to be the original inspiration for jazz.  With the help of Labou, the kids race to stay one step ahead of two crazy oil moguls, but can they find the long lost treasure and save the swamps before it’s too late?

Legend has it the famed pirate, Captain LeRouge haunts the Louisiana bayou where his treasure-filled ship went down after it was struck by a hurricane.  Embarking on the journey of a lifetime, three friends come together to discover that some legends are true in the action-adventure fantasy Labou, arriving on DVD from MGM Home Entertainment.  From the creative minds known best for their behind-the-scenes work in Disney’s The Haunted Mansion, The Country Bears, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and more, Labou is about the camaraderie of three children in search of a ghost pirate and his long lost treasure.  Eager to get back at the school bully, feisty Emily and the new kid, Gavin challenge Toddster to explore the eerie and murky Louisiana swamps.  Lost in the bayou after being chased by the ghost of Captain LeRouge, the kids stumble across a lovable little creature named Labou whose home is about to be destroyed by two money hungry oil tycoons.  Determined to save the swamps and their new found friend, they devise a plan and enlist the help of the legendary ghost pirate to rid the wetlands of its imposters once and for all.

Voted as “Best Feature” at the 10th Annual Brooklyn Academy of Music Kids Film Festival in New York, Labou offers positive life lessons about teamwork, friendship and good versus evil through captivating music, inspiring characters and high-octance action that will excite kids of all ages.
 
Special Features:
The Labou DVD is presented in widescreen (1.85:1) format with English 5.1 Dolby Surround sound and English subtitles.  Bonus features include: 
 
• Audio commentary with director and writer Greg Aronowitz, producer Sheri Bryant and actor Chris Violette 
• Building Labou
• The Casting Process
• The Making of Labou: Part One and Part Two
• The Music of Labou
• Special Effects
• New Orleans: Points of Interest

The Special Features portion of Labou (especially The Making Of Labou, Parts 1 & 2) is unusually interesting. What began as a low-budget film ended up looking like a far more sophisticated one, and the creativity of Greg Aronowitz and his partner Sheri Bryant and all of their helpers in creating a swamp where there was none, the illusion of a ship hurtling itself across the sky against the background of the moon, and the intriguing animatronics used to create the Labou are absolutely amazing! The entire family can enjoy Labou together, along with the sinister feel of alligators and 12-foot poisonous snakes! They can laugh at the many one-liner jokes in this action-packed film knowing that there are still people who care about the Earth!

Synopsis:
An all-star cast of loveable animals highlights this fast and furry-ous adventure set in exciting Hollywood, where everyone’s favorite wise-acre mutt Lucky proves he’s worth millions in love and laughter!  It’s Lucky to the rescue when his owner, Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt), finds herself in hot water – Hollywood-style! Dropping her dreams of becoming a vet, Maya (and Lucky) travel to L.A. where her talent for talking to animals lands her a job hosting an animal talk show with famous heiress Tiffany Monaco (Tegan Moss)!  But just as Lucky starts falling in love with a pedigreed pooch, Maya falls out of love with Tiffany’s bird-brained ideas about how to help animals.  And just when Maya thinks she’ll be trapped in Tinseltown forever and never become a vet, Lucky, his new girlfriend and a whole herd of their animal friends spring, trot, fly and slither into action to save the day!

Maya Dolittle and Lucky the Dog are off on an exciting new fun-filled adventure, taking them inside the world of Hollywood glitz and glamour when DR. DOLITTLE: MILLION DOLLAR MUTTS arrives exclusively on Blu-ray Disc and DVD May 19th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Kyla Pratt  (Hotel for Dogs, Fat Albert) returns as Maya Dolittle, the “animal whisperer,” who is heading off to college when Hollywood starlet Tiffany Monaco seeks out her canine counsel to help with her depressed Chihuahua.  After witnessing Maya’s natural charm and ability to communicate with animals, Tiffany introduces the gifted teen to her self-serving agent and the two persuade Maya to star in her own reality series.  However, as Maya experiences the razzle-dazzle of Hollywood, her plans for college get put on the backburner.  With her faithful sidekick, Lucky, by her side, Maya sees past L.A.’s rich and famous and stays true to what’s really important in her life.  A hilarious and irresistable “tail” for the whole family, DR. DOLITTLE: MILLION DOLLAR MUTTS delivers a wholesome, animal-filled comedy for the entire family.  
 
The latest installment in one of Hollywood’s best loved family franchises, DR. DOLITTLE: MILLION DOLLAR MUTTS features star-tacular bonus materials including Tiffany’s Tricked Out Cell Phone, No Business Like Show Business and Star Tours: Dolittle Style featurettes. The DR. DOLITTLE: MILLION DOLLAR MUTTS BD includes both the BD and the standard definition DVD.

Blu-ray Disc Features:
DR. DOLITTLE: MILLION DOLLAR MUTTS BD is presented in widescreen format (1.78:1
aspect ratio) with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio and Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital
with English, Spanish, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean and Thai subtitles. Special features include:
 
• Tiffany’s Tricked Out Cell Phone featurette
• No Business Like Show Business featurette
• Star Tours: Dolittle Style featurette

A film that the whole family will enjoy watching together and that will particularly entertain children, Million Dollar Mutts (based on the Doctor Dolittle stories by Hugh Lofting) teaches us that the pets in our lives know more about us personally than anyone, although they can’t speak to tell us that. For 90 minutes we escape to a land in which plot (and moral) problems are easy to solve and we feel happy about being able to do so as we encourage Maya to do the right thing! The bonus featurettes are fun, fascinating and informative, and also well worth watching!

The original and iconic series that started it all, THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES navigates the fantastic adventures of Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and their crew on the Starship Enterprise as they launch a five-year mission to explore strange worlds, seek out new life forms and boldly go where no man has gone before.  Featured episodes include The Trouble with Tribbles, arguably the most popular “Star Trek” episode of all time, plus Amok Time, The City on the Edge of Forever and Balance of Terror, which introduced the evil Romulans to the series.  Digitally remastered with brilliant picture quality and enhanced special effects, THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES serves as a perfect introduction to the epic world of “Star Trek.”

An ideal introduction to the only syndicated series to ever receive an Emmy® nomination for Best Dramatic Series, THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION highlights the four most sensational episodes of the series TV Guide calls “one of the greatest television shows of all time.”  Set in the 24th century, “The Next Generation” follows the crew of the Enterprise-D, helmed by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes), along with their iconic and endearing supporting crew.  Featured episodes include the two-part The Best of Both Worlds, Yesterday’s Enterprise in which a previous Enterprise travels 22 years into the future to meet with its successor and The Measure of a Man, an episode where Commander Riker is forced to take the stand to prove that Data is indeed an android.

THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES and THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION are each one-disc DVDs presented in Full Screen with English 5.1, Spanish Mono and Brazilian Portuguese Mono as well as English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles.  THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES DVD is unrated in the U.S. and rated G in Canada with a total running time of 3 Hrs. and 35 Min. THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION DVD is unrated in the U.S. and rated PG in Canada with a total running time 3 Hrs. and 1 Min.

THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES

1. The City on the Edge of Forever – The Enterprise crew discovers a time and space portal, leading one of them to accidentally alter history
2. The Trouble with Tribbles – The cute, furry tribble is brought on board the Enterprise as a pet, only to be discovered as a rapidly reproducing, all-consuming animal
3. Balance of Terror – After the Romulans use hostile force on a Federation outpost, Captain Kirk and the Enterprise must battle an invisible spaceship
4. Amok Time – Follow Mr. Spock as he returns to his homeland for a brutal Vulcan marriage ritual

THE BEST OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

1. The Best of Both Worlds (Part I) – Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation’s outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives…only to find the colony has disappeared
2. The Best of Both Worlds (Part II) – Commander Riker pulls out all the stops in order to save Earth from a Borg invasion lead by Locutus – otherwise known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard
3. Yesterday’s Enterprise – A rift in the space/time continuum brings the previous Enterprise – the Enterprise C – 22 years into the future, forever altering time
4. The Measure of a Man – When Data’s rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Commander Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is an Androi

Available for the first time in high definition, these classic films launched the beloved “Star Trek” characters onto the big screen.

The STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION includes the first six “Star Trek” films, which have been digitally remastered in high definition (Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan has been fully restored) with new 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio and with over 14 hours of special features, including 2 ½ hours of all-new material.  The collection also includes a bonus disc entitled “Star Trek: The Captains’ Summit” that features a 70-minute exclusive round table discussion hosted by Whoopi Goldberg in which William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes share candid moments and intimate details about life on the set.

The new high-definition presentations of these films are a huge upgrade over the DVD releases in the past.  There is some grain to be found, but overall there was great work done on each of these.  Overall, each of the six movies look phenomenal on the Blu-ray format. Virtually all of the extras from past DVD releases have been carried over here, along with TONS of new content exclusive to the Blu-ray format. On top of that, there has also been BD-Live content added in, as well as a sit-down called Star Trek The Captains’ Summit, which will be an absolute joy for any fan to check out. Paramount has gone above and beyond what was necessary to please Star Trek fans with this release, as this is an absolute must-buy to anyone who ever loved the films from this historic franchise!

The STAR TREK: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION Blu-ray discs are presented in 1080p high definition with English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French and Spanish audio and English, English SDH, French, Spanish & Portuguese subtitles.  The following details the special features on each disc:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
        •    New Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman
        •    The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture (HD)
        •    Special Star Trek Reunion (HD)
        •    Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind V’ger (HD)
        •    Deleted Scenes
        •    Storyboards
        •    Trailers & TV Spots
        •    Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
        •    BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
        •    Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer
        •    New Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto
        •    James Horner: Composing Genesis (HD)
        •    A Tribute to Ricardo Montalban (HD)
        •    Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics (HD)
        •    Starfleet Academy: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI (HD)
        •    Captain’s Log
        •    Designing Khan
        •    Original interviews with DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Ricardo Montalban
        •    Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek I: The Wrath of Khan
        •    The Star Trek Universe: A Novel Approach
        •    Storyboards
        •    Theatrical trailer
        •    Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
        •    BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
        •    Commentary by director Leonard Nimoy, writer/producer Harve Bennett, director of photography Charles Correll and Robin Curtis
        •    Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor
        •    Library Computer
        •    Captain’s Log
        •    Terraforming and the Prime Directive
        •    Industrial Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek (HD)
        •    Spock: The Early Years (HD)
        •    Space Docks and Birds of Prey
        •    Speaking Klingon
        •    Klingon and Vulcan Costumes
        •    Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum Hall of Fame (HD)
        •    Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 003: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer
        •    Photo Galleries
        •    Storyboards
        •    Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
        •    Commentary by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
        •    New Commentary by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
        •    Pavel Chekov’s Screen Moments (HD)
        •    The Three-Picture Saga (HD)
        •    Star Trek for a Cause (HD)
        •    Starfleet Academy: The Whale Probe (HD)
        •    Future’s Past: A Look Back
        •    On Location
        •    Dailies Deconstruction
        •    Below-the-Line: Sound Design
        •    Time Travel: The Art of the Possible
        •    The Language of Whales
        •    A Vulcan Primer
        •    Kirk’s Women
        •    From Outer Space to the Ocean
        •    The Bird of Prey
        •    Original interviews with Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and DeForest Kelley
        •    Roddenberry Scrapbook
        •    Featured Artist: Mark Lenard
      &n
bsp; •    Production Gallery
        •    Storyboards
        •    Theatrical Trailer (HD)
        •    Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
        •    BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
        •    Commentary by William Shatner and Liz Shatner
        •    New Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman
        •    Star Trek Honors NASA (HD)
        •    Hollywood Walk of Fame: James Doohan (HD)
        •    Starfleet Academy: Nimbus III (HD)
        •    Harve Bennett’s Pitch to the Sales Team
        •    The Journey: A Behind-the-Scenes Documentary
        •    Makeup Tests
        •    Pre-Visualization Models
        •    Rockman in the Raw
        •    Star Trek V press conference
        •    Herman Zimmerman: A Tribute
        •    Original Interview: William Shatner
        •    Cosmic Thoughts
        •    That Klingon Couple
        •    A Green Future?
        •    Deleted Scenes
        •    Production Gallery
        •    Storyboards
        •    Theatrical Trailers (HD)
        •    TV Spots
        •    Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
        •    BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
        •    Commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn
        •    New Commentary by Larry Nemecek and Ira Steven Behr
        •    Tom Morga: Alien Stuntman (HD)
        •    To Be Or Not To Be: Klingons and Shakespeare (HD)
        •    Starfleet Academy: Praxis (HD)
        •    The Perils of Peacemaking
        •    Stories from Star Trek VI:
                o    It Started with a Story
                o    Prejudice
                o    Director Nicholas Meyer
                o    Shakespeare & General Chang
                o    Bring it to Life
                o    Farewell & Goodbye
        •    Conversations with Nicholas Meyer
        •    Klingons: Conjuring the Legend
        •    Federation Operatives
        •    Penny’s Toy Box
        •    Together Again
        •    DeForest Kelley: A Tribute
        •    Original cast interviews
        •    Production Gallery
        •    Storyboards
        •    1991 Convention Presentation by Nicholas Meyer
        •    Trailers
        •    Library Computer (BD Exclusive)
        •    BD Live: Star Trek I.Q.

Bonus Disc:
        •    Star Trek: The Captains’ Summit (HD)

Synopsis: When a former spy’s estranged daughter is kidnapped in France, he sets out to find her at any cost.  Relying on his special skills, he tracks down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launches a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter.

A former spy relies on his special skills and killer instinct as he hunts down the men who kidnapped his daughter in Taken, an adrenaline fueled drama available on Blu-ray Disc (BD) and two-disc extended cut DVD with digital copy May 12 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Academy Award®-nominee* Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List) stars as Brian Mills, a former secret agent trained in hand to hand combat who struggles as a divorcee and father of 17-year old Kim (Maggie Grace, “Lost”).  Living with Brian’s ex-wife Lenore (Famke Jansson, X-Men: The Last Stand), Kim rarely gets the chance to see her father, but when she does he is often smothering and overbearing.  When the opportunity arises to travel to Europe with her best friend, Kim convinces her dad to let her go on the trip by leaving out some very important details.  The first stop for the girls is Paris, but hours after they arrive they are victims of a disturbing break-in and abducted by an Albanian criminal organization.  Now, with only 96 hours to find his daughter before she will disappear forever, time is running out and Brian Mills must put his CIA expertise to the test before its too late.

Loaded with action, suspense and excitement at every turn, the Taken Blu-ray Disc and DVD reveal an intense two-disc extended cut of the film with Digital Copy for portable media players.  Additional bonus features include audio commentaries by the director, writer and cinematographers, exclusive behind-the-scenes “making of” featurette and action packed side-by-side comparisons.

Two-Disc Extended Cut Blu-ray Disc Specs:
The Taken Extended Cut Blu-ray Disc (BD) is presented in widescreen format (2.40:01) with English 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound and Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:

Disc One

1. Extended Cut seamlessly branched with Audio commentary with Director Pierre Morel, Writer Mark Kamen, and Cinematographers Michael Abramowicz and Michael Julienne

1. Exclusive Le “Making Of” featurette
2. Inside Action: Side by Side Comparisons of:

1. Peter Dies
2. Bryan Escapes Construction Site
3. Good Luck
4. The Interrogation
5. Bryan at Saint Clair’s
6. Boat Fight

1. Black OPS Field Manual
2. Avant Premiere

Disc Two

1. Digital Copy File of  Taken for Portable Players

Two-Disc Extended Cut DVD Specs:
The Taken two-disc Extended Cut DVD is presented in widescreen format (2.40:01) with English 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound and Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles.  Bonus features include:

Disc One

1. Extended Cut seamlessly branched with Audio commentary with Director Pierre Morel, Writer Mark Kamen, and Cinematographers Michael Abramowicz and Michael Julienne

1.  Exclusive Le “Making Of” featurette
2.  Inside Action: Side by Side Comparisons of:

1. Peter Dies
2. Bryan Escapes Construction Site
3. Good Luck
4. The Interrogation
5. Bryan at Saint Clair’s
6. Boat Fight

1.  Avant Premiere

Disc Two

1.  Digital Copy File of  Taken for Portable Players

Single-Disc Extended Cut DVD Specs:
The Taken single-disc Extended Cut DVD is presented in widescreen format (2.40:01) with English 5.1 Dolby Surround and Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles.

WAYNE’S WORLD
Synopsis: Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, Wayne’s World is a wacky, irreverent pop-culture comedy about the adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey).   From Wayne’s basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called “Wayne’s World” on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive (Rob Lowe) who wants to produce a big-budget version of “Wayne’s World”—and he also wants Wayne’s girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra (Tia Carrere).   Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra. Director Penelope Spheeris, Myers and Carvey hang a lot of silly, but funny, jokes on this thin plot, and the energy of the cast—as well as the wild pop-culture references—make Wayne’s World a cut above the average Saturday Night Live spin-off movie.

Wayne’s World debuts on Blu-ray with a decent but at times uninspired 1080p, 1.78:1-framed transfer that generally passes for average-at-best high definition material. Detail is adequate, but nothing ever stands out as too terribly eye-catching. Colors are decent if not a bit faded in appearance, particularly during the film’s darker segments that tend to obscure detail, be it in clothing or the objects scattered around the “Wayne’s World” set. However, the transfer suddenly reveals more in the way of color and detail during some later segments of the film, noticeably during a sequence at a garage in chapter four.

Special Features:
Commentary with Director Penelope Spheeris
Extreme Close-Up
Theatrical Trailer

WAYNE’S WORLD 2
Synopsis: The success of their TV show allows Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) to finally move out of their parents’ homes, but now they have to figure out what to do with their lives. Wayne’s girlfriend, up-and-coming rock star Cassandra (Tia Carrere), is enjoying a career boost thanks to her new manager Bobby Cohn (Christopher Walker), but Garth thinks that Bobby is more interested in her body than her place on the charts. Meanwhile, Wayne is visited in a dream by the late Jim Morrison (Michael A. Nickles), who convinces him to promote a massive rock festival, “Waynestock,” featuring Aerosmith as headliners.   Garth, on the other hand, is finally relieved of his pesky virginity by femme fatale Honey Hornee (Kim Basinger), though it turns out that Honey has a hidden agenda.   Drew Barrymore, Harry Shearer, and Charlton Heston play cameo roles in Wayne’s World 2, and Jay Leno, Rip Taylor, and Todd Rundgren appear as themselves.

Wayne’s World 2 comes to Blu-ray with a decent Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack. From the very first notes over the opening credits, a palpable difference between this soundtrack and that of its predecessor is noticeable, this one heftier and more robust, with a greater sense of warmth and space to it.

Special Features:
Commentary by Director Stephen Surjik
Extreme Close-Up

MAJOR LEAGUE
Synopsis: She’s beautiful, smart, goal-oriented, and she just inherited the Cleveland Indians.  Unfortunately, she wants to move the franchise to Miami, and a losing season is her only ticket to Florida.   So she signs the wildest gang of screwballs that ever spit tobacco. They’re handsome, but they’re hopeless! Her catcher (Tom Berenger) is a washed-up womanizer who struck out in life.   Her ace pitcher (Charlie Sheen) is a punked-out crazy who struck out with the law. And her third baseman (L.A. Law’s Corbin Bernsen) is more concerned fielding endorsements than grounders.  Throw in a busload of other misfits and you’ve got yourself a hilarious line-up that’s destined for disaster! Or is it?

This Blu-ray edition of Major League makes the call to the bullpen and sends in a fine selection of bonus materials.

Special Features:
Commentary by Writer/Director David S. Ward and producer Chris Chesser
My Kinda Team
A Major League Look at Major League

BLACK SHEEP
Synopsis: Mike Donnelly (Chris Farley) is dedicated to helping his big brother Al (Tim Matheson) win the race for Washington State governor, he turns every opportunity for votes into an embarrassing disaster.   Campaign aide and super slacker Steve Dodds (David Spade) volunteers to baby-sit Mike. Big mistake! When Mike discovers that the incumbent governor is a crook, he dives headfirst into a whole new level of well-intended destruction.   Chris Farley and David Spade, the stars of Tommy Boy, once again show why they are “the comedy team of the ’90s!” (Leo Quinones, KIIS-FM). Directed by Penelope Spheeris (Wayne’s World) and costarring Gary Busey, Black Sheep is “a crowd-pleaser directed with maximum energy!” (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). Featuring an electrifying performance by super Seattle band Mudhoney!

Paramount’s Blu-ray release of Black Sheep delivers surprisingly good results. Presented in 1080p high definition and framed inside 1.78:1 window, the transfer never misses a beat, remaining lively and natural throughout. The transfer reveals above-average levels of detail in most every shot. Bright, outdoor scenes fare extraordinarily well, as the texture of the street pavement, tree trunks, the political banners and signs, clothing, and all sorts of objects are rendered nicely and appear natural and lifelike. This Blu-ray release of Black Sheep offers absolutely no extra content.

WITHOUT A PADDLE
Synopsis:Three childhood friends go into the Oregon wilderness in search of lost treasure.  They take a canoe upriver and everything that can go wrong, does.  Hunted by two backwoods farmers, they encounter death-defying rapids, tree-hugging hippie chicks and a crazy old mountain man played by Burt Reynolds.

The original Without a Paddle boasts a nice trio of comedy actors with Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, and Dax Shepard. In an offbeat comedy movie like this, having some star power certainly helps add some meat to the entertainment. Known talent separates Without a Paddle with the follow up, Nature’s Calling, which had a much less familiar cast, with a very similar storyline. Though neither movie is a classic, there are some laughs if you are in a lighthearted Friday night mood.

Special Features:
Commentary by Director Steven Brill
MTV’s Making the Movie: Without A Paddle
13 Additional Scenes with Optional Director Commentary
6 MTV Interstitials

Fans get double the laughter and two times the fun when Disney Channel Original Movies Dadnapped and Hatching Pete arrive on DVD on May 12, 2009 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. For the first time ever, two full-length movies featuring some of the network’s favorite young stars come together in a single disc for one low price! Dadnapped and Hatching Pete will provide viewers with hours of wholesome, hilarious entertainment, as well as a bevy of exclusive bonus features not available anywhere else.   
 
Top-flight Disney Channel talent shines in a pair of the network’s signature productions as Emily Osment, star of the hit Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, and David Henrie of Wizards of Waverly Place headline Dadnapped, an action-packed, thrill-a-minute comedy. Then a pair of tween faves rules the roost when Jason Dolley, of Cory in the House and Minutemen, and Mitchell Musso, of Hannah Montana, star in the screwball comedy Hatching Pete, a tale of fame, friendship and “fowl” play. 
 
In Dadnapped, fourteen year-old Melissa (Emily Osment) is struggling with a unique kind of sibling rivalry. To get her father Neil’s (George Newburn) attention, she has to compete with teenage spy Tripp Zoome, the main character in her father’s best selling novels. Her dad spends so much time on his imaginary son’s exciting missions that even Melissa’s special daughter-dad vacation gets interrupted by a promotional event for Neil’s newest book. But when Neil is abducted by overzealous fanboys and falls into the clutches of a pair of sinister brothers, the fictional Tripp can’t save him and Melissa will have to try to channel her “inner Zoome” to rescue her dad. 
 
A bashful high school student finds fames as a high-flying poultry impersonator in Hatching Pete. Pete’s (Jason Dolley) best friend Poole (Mitchel Musso) wants to keep up his family’s longstanding tradition of playing their high school mascot, the Chicken, but Poole is allergic to the costume. Pete agrees to stand in for his pal, but only on the condition that his identity remains a secret. The anonymity of the Chicken suit gives Pete the freedom he’s always dreamed of and a whole new personality emerges. His unexpectedly outrageous antics make the Chicken an instant celebrity— except no one knows it’s Pete. As Poole reaps the benefits of his pal’s talent, Pete must decide if it’s time to reveal that he’s the man behind the beak.
 
Hatching Pete Bonus Features

1. Unmasking The Mascot – A Hatching Pete bonus feature so viewers can find out what it’s really like inside the suit!

Dadnapped Bonus Features 

1. Exclusive Extended Ending 
2. Trip Zoome: Off The Rails: An Animated Graphic Novel

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Seth MacFarlane, the creator of “Family Guy” and “American Dad”, brings you the Cavalcade of Comedy – non-stop, uncensored laughs with never-before-seen, exclusive new episodes – too outrageous for TV or the internet!

Prepare for non-stop, raw and brazen laughs with the bleeping hilarious series from the creator of “Family Guy” and “American Dad” when Seth MacFarlane’s CAVALCADE OF CARTOON COMEDY debuts on unrated Blu-ray and DVD May 12 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Featuring exclusive new episodes too outrageous for television or the internet, the DVD is packed with 50 shorts in total and highlights all-new classic characters, “Family Guy” voice talent and hilarious pop culture parodies of Jesus Christ, Bob Dylan, Ted Nugent, Quentin Tarantino, Super Mario, Jeff Goldbum and more.  The irreverent animated shorts that originally aired on YouTube and SethComedy.com are also included but now completely unedited and uncensored.  A must-own for fans, Seth MacFarlane’s CAVALCADE OF CARTOON COMEDY takes “Family Guy” and “American Dad” to the next, inappropriate, laugh-out-loud level and features bonus materials including the Red Carpet Premiere and still galleries.

The new Blu-ray and DVD releases collect those shorts, commercial-free. Also, this “uncensored” version features some naughtier words and includes some extra content from the Internet versions.

DVD Special Features
The Seth MacFarlane’s CAVALCADE OF CARTOON COMEDY DVD is presented in widescreen format with 5.1 Dolby Surround along with English, French and Spanish subtitles.  Bonus features include:
        •    Red Carpet Premiere
        •    Still galleries
                o    Rough character models
                o    Cleaned-up character models
                o    Colored characters models

BD Special Features
The Seth MacFarlane’s CAVALCADE OF CARTOON COMEDY Blu-ray Disc is presented in widescreen format with 5.1 DTS audio along with English, French and Spanish subtitles.  The BD includes all of the above DVD bonus features in hi-definition.