The Book of Eli Coming to DVD and Blu-ray June 15

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The Book of Eli, directed by the Hughes brothers, is due to release on DVD and Blu-ray June 15.

Eli (Denzel Washington) travels on foot towards the west coast of the United States, 30 years after an apocalyptic event. On the way he encounters a tiny, ramshackle town run by a man named Carnegie (Gary Oldman). Carnegie hopes to build many more towns, but his hopes rely on the acquisition of a book apparently destroyed in the apocalypse, The Bible. It turns out Eli has the last remaining...

Home Video Releases March 23

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1. The Blind Side
2. Mad Men: Season 3
3. Toy Story (2-Disc Special Edition)
4. Toy Story 2 (2-Disc Special Edition)
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox
6. Brothers
7. The Men Who Stare at Goats
8. Red Cliff
9. Seraphine
10. Ciao

Staff Picks

Brothers

Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) is shipping off to Afghanistan days after his brother, Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), gets out of jail for armed robbery. He has to leave his wife and high school sweetheart, Grace (Natalie Portman), and his two little girls behind, but he’s determined to make his father and his country proud. While he’s gone, Tommy is...

Invictus Coming to DVD and Blu-ray May 18

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Invictus, based on the book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation by John Carlin, is due to release on DVD and Blu-ray May 18.

This film chronicles Nelson Mandela’s efforts to end apartheid and unite the nation of South Africa after his release from jail in 1990. Mandela, played by Morgan Freeman, attempts to unite the racial differences of his country through rugby. He hopes that by helping the South African rugby team to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup, both blacks and whites...

Edge of Darkness Coming to DVD and Blu-ray May 11

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The film adaptation of The BBC’s TV series of the same name, Edge of Darkness, is due to release on DVD and Blu-ray May 11.

Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is an ex-homicide detective whose activist daughter is murdered in his own home. The movie follows him on his search to uncover her murderer as he discovers multiple political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.

Extras have not yet been released.

Extraordinary Measures Coming to DVD and Blu-ray May 18

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Extraordinary Measures is due to release on DVD and Blu-ray on May 18.

John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) is a biotechnology executive whose two children have a rare, incurable genetic disease. He and his wife, Aileen (Keri Russell), begin to raise money and hire a research scientist to help them find a cure for their kids. When they find Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford), they start a company to develop a drug to save their kids’ lives.

Bonus features will include videos “Meet John...

Walmart Prepares for Twilight: New Moon Release

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Twilight fans, get ready. Walmart Stores, Inc. announced Monday the official opening of its “Twilight Saga Shops” in all 24-hour stores across the country. These shops prepare the way for the upcoming DVD release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, at 12:01am on March 20.

Walmart’s hopes to be the go-to place for Twilight fans to pick up their beloved DVD. It’s planning some big events to attract Twilight fans and get them to line up outside the doors. There will be “Twilight-themed”...

Artwork Released for ER (season 13)

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The complete DVD collection of ER (season 13) is due to release July 6, and we have the artwork!

Armageddon Coming to Blu-ray April 27

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Jerry Bruckheimer’s apocalyptic film, Armageddon, is coming soon to Blu-ray on April 27.

When an asteroid the size of Texas is hurtling towards the Earth, the U.S. government needs more than a few astronauts to save the planet. Instead, they hire a rag-tag group of the best oil riggers in America so they can land on the asteroid, drill a hole in it, plant a nuclear warhead, and hopefully escape before the warhead detonates and splits the asteroid in two–narrowly missing our delicate planet. This...

Caddyshack Celebrates 30th Anniversary

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The greenskeeper is about to start World War III – against a gopher. The judge plays to win but his nubile niece has her mind set on scoring her own way. The playboy shoots perfect golf by pretending he is the ball. And the country club loudmouth just doubled a $20,000 bet on a 10-foot putt. Insanity? No. Caddyshack.

Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight and Bill Murray tee off for a side-splitting round of fairway foolishness that does for golf what Animal House did for college fraternities and Police Academy did for law enforcement.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• CADDYSHACK: THE INSIDE STORY – A Comprehensive feature-length 30th Anniversary documentary with...

Avatar Coming out on Home Video

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced that it will launch director James Cameron’s history-making motion picture AVATAR on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Thursday, April 22.

AVATAR on Blu-ray presents the ultimate high definition experience for home viewing audiences. Fans around the world will soon be able to discover every detail and relive every moment of James Cameron’s AVATAR in the comfort of their own home. Blu-ray is recognized for presenting optimal picture and sound, and now AVATAR’s...