DVD & Blu-ray Release Schedule - October 2008

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October 7, 2008
Title -Link- Year Studio Details
Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition 1959 Disney 2-disc set: 2.55:1, DD 5.1; new making-of documentary,
audio commentary, alternate opening "Holiday", 3 deleted
songs, 1959 short Grand Canyon, Disneyland episode "The
Peter Tchaikovsky Story", Emily Osment music video, Princess
Fun Facts, Disney Song Selection, Briar Rose's Waltz game,
Fun with Language game, art galleries, Sleeping Beauty Castle
walk-through & featurette, storyboards, live action reference,
Eyvind Earle profile, "Sequence 8", 3 trailers, "4 Artists Paint
1 Tree" TV show excerpt; $29.99 SRP; Review; Interview
Also on Blu-ray (Disney Blu-ray) with DD 7.1, Disney BD Live,
Maleficent's Challenge game, "living" menus, Disc 1 of DVD
You Don't Mess with the Zohan 2008 Sony 1.85:1, DD 5.1; $28.96 SRP; director's audio commentary,
deleted scenes & alternate takes, 11 other features;
Also available in Unrated DVD (no commentary), in 2-Disc
Unrated DVD
($34.98 SRP) with 3 additional features and on
Blu-ray with Translating the Zohan graphics-in-picture track
The Happening 2008 Fox 2.35:1, DD 5.1; deleted scenes with M. Night Shyamalan
intros, gag reel; 5 featurettes: "The Hard Cut", "I Hear You
Whispering", "A Day for Night", "Elements of a Scene",
"Visions of The Happening"; $29.98 SRP; Review; Also
on 2-Disc Blu-ray with digital copy, scene-specific
picture-in-picture, 3 additional featurettes; $39.98 SRP
Psycho: Special Edition 1960 Universal 2-disc set: 1.85:1, DD 1.0; $26.98 SRP; historian's audio
commentary, newsreel footage, Shower Scene storyboards,
Psycho archives, posters & ads, lobby cards, photo galleries,
production notes, trailers, making-of documentary, "In the
Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy", Hitchcock/Truffaut
interview clips, "Hitchcock Presents: Lamb to the Slaughter"
Rear Window: Special Edition 1954 Universal 2-disc set: 1.66:1, DD 1.0; $26.98 SRP; historian's audio
commentary, production notes, photo gallery, trailers,
"Rear Window Ethics" documentary, "A Conversation with
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes", "Breaking Barriers: The
Sound of Hitchcock", "Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the
Master", Hitchcock/Truffaut audio interview excerpts,
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Mr. Blanchard's Secret"
Vertigo: Special Edition 1958 Universal 2-disc set: 1.85:1, DD 1.0; $26.98 SRP; 2 audio
commentaries, foreign censorship ending, production notes,
trailers, Vertigo Archives, "Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's
Collaborators", "Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for
Hitchcock's Masterpiece", Hitchcock/Truffaut interview
excerpts, "Hitchcock Presents: The Case of Mr. Pelham"
Touch of Evil: 50th Anniversary Edition 1958 Universal 1.85:1, DD 2.0; $26.98 SRP; 3 cuts of the film
(theatrical, preview, restored), 4 audio commentaries,
"Bringing Evil to Life", "Evil Lost & Found", trailer,
replica of Orson Welles' legendary 58-page memo to studio
30 Rock: Season 2 2007-08 Universal 3-disc set: 15 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $39.98 SRP
10 cast audio commentaries, deleted scenes, "Cooter"
table read, "Tina Fey hosts SNL", "30 Rock" Live at the UCB
Theater, Academy of TV Presents: An Evening with 30 Rock
How I Met Your Mother: Season 3 2007-08 Fox 3-disc set: 20 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 2.0; $39.98 SRP
6 audio commentaries, deleted scenes, gag reel,
"You Just Got Slapped" and Robin Sparkles' "Sandcastles
in the Sand" music videos, Lily and Marshall's honeymoon
videos, behind-the-scenes, "Cast Favorites" featurette,
"The Bracket" alternate audio track
The Simpsons: Season 11 1999-2000 Fox 4-disc set: 22 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 5.1; $49.98 SRP;
22 commentaries, 45 deleted scenes, animated showcase,
commercial, "The Many Faces of... (D'oh)", Matt Groening
intro; Limited Edition Krusty head box; standard box
Mission: Impossible: The 5th Season 1970-71 Paramount 6-disc set: 23 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $49.99 SRP
Robot Chicken: Season Three 2007-08 Warner 2-disc set: 20 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $29.98 SRP
The Sarah Jane Adventures:
The Complete First Season
2007 BBC Warner 4-disc set: 7 hour-long episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1;
interviews, photo gallery; $49.99 SRP
The Smurfs: Season 2, Volume 1 1981-82 Warner 2-disc set: 20 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $26.98 SRP;
"I Smurf the Smurfs" featurette; Review; S1V1 Review
The Three Stooges Collection,
Volume Four: 1943-1945
1943-45 Sony 2-disc set: 21 shorts; 1.33:1 & 1.85:1, DD 1.0; $24.96 SRP
Classic Christmas Favorites 1966-81 Warner 4-disc set contains Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
The Year Without a Santa Claus: DE, Rudolph's Shiny New Year,
Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, Frosty's Winter
Wonderland
, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Rudolph and
Frosty's Christmas in July
; new to DVD: Leprechaun's Christmas
Gold
, Pinocchio's Christmas, The Stingiest Man in Town
(10 specials); $39.72 SRP; 1.33:1, DD 2.0
Holiday Treats 1955-93 Paramount 8 sitcom Christmas episodes: 1.33:1, DD 2.0; featured
series: "The Honeymooners", "The Andy Griffith Show",
"I Love Lucy", "The Brady Bunch", "Taxi", "Family Ties",
"Wings", and "Frasier"; $12.99 SRP; Review
Jack Frost (Rankin/Bass) 1979 Warner Remastered Deluxe Edition: 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $19.97 SRP
"Totally Cool Crafty Creations", sing-alongs; Review
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown 1972
-2006
Warner Remastered Deluxe Edition: 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $19.98 SRP
featurette, bonus special He's a Bully, Charlie Brown; Review
Also available: Thanksgiving, Christmas; Deluxe Holiday Set
Watership Down: Deluxe Edition 1978 Warner 1.66:1, DD 5.1; $19.99 SRP; "A Conversation with the
Filmmakers", "Defining a Style", storyboard comparison
The Visitor 2008 Anchor Bay 1.85:1, DD 5.1; $29.97 SRP; Also on Blu-ray
Midsomer Murders: Set Eleven 2008 Acorn Media 4 100-minute mysteries: 1.78:1, DD 2.0; $49.99 SRP
"Fascinating Facts", Caroline Graham biography, production
notes, filmographies, "The Killings at Badger's Drift"
Ghost Hunters: Season 4 Part 1 2008 Big Vision 4-disc set: 13 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $24.98 SRP
'Allo 'Allo!: The Complete Series 9 1992 BBC Warner 2-disc set: 6 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $29.98 SRP; Also
available in The Complete Collection: 19 discs, 85 episodes
Brotherhood: The Second Season 2007 Showtime 3-disc set: 10 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $39.98 SRP
Martin: The Complete Fifth Season 1996-97 HBO 4-disc set: 24 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $29.98 SRP
The Munsters: The Complete Series 1964-81 Universal 12-disc set: 70 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $69.98 SRP
1966 film Munster, Go Home, 1981 TV movie Munster's
Revenge
, color pilot, colorized episode; A&E "Biography"
episodes of Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis
Speed Racer:
The Complete Classic Collection
1967-68 Lionsgate 6-disc set: 52 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $49.98 SRP; "The
History of Speed Racer" featurette, "Speed Racer: The Next
Generation" episode & featurette; Mach 5 car packaging
The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 Warner 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $19.98 SRP; audio commentary by
Angela Lansbury and Steve Haberman; cartoon, short
Holiday in Handcuffs 2007 Gaiam 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $14.98 SRP; ABC Family original movie
stars Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina), Mario Lopez (A.C. Slater)
Other available ABC Christmas comedies: Snow, Snowglobe
Blu-ray Disc Debuts     Misc. New to Blu-ray: Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition, Young
Frankenstein
, The Happening, You Don't Mess with the Zohan:
Unrated
, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Interview with the Vampire,
Carrie, Body Heat, The Omen, The Visitor, The Amityville Horror

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October 14, 2008
Title -Link- Year Studio Details
Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008 Paramount 2-Disc Special Edition DVD: 2.40:1, DD 5.1; $39.99 SRP
"The Return of a Legend", "Pre-Production", 6-part Production
Diary, "Warrior Makeup", "Crystal Skulls", "Iconic Props",
"Effects of Indy", "Adventures in Post-Production", "Team
Indy", 3 pre-vis sequences, art/photo galleries; Review
Also available in 1-Disc DVD ("Return" and "Pre-Production"
only, $34.99 SRP), in 5-disc Complete Adventure Collection
DVD set
with other 3 Indiana Jones movies, and on Blu-ray
($39.99 SRP) with 3 exclusive Crystal Skull timelines
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Eighth Season
2007-08 Paramount 5-disc set: 17 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $84.98 SRP
2 commentaries, 6 featurettes, deleted scene, "Without a
Trace" crossover episode
Nash Bridges: The First Season 1996 Paramount 2-disc set: 8 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $39.98 SRP
The Unit: Season 3 2007 Fox 3-disc set: 11 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $39.98 SRP
8 commentaries, roundtable featurette, deleted scenes
Back to You: Season 1 2007 Fox 3-disc set: 17 episodes (3 unaired); 1.78:1, DD 5.1;
gag reel, 2 featurettes; $39.98 SRP
The Partridge Family: Season 3 1972-73 Sony 3-disc set: 25 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $29.95 SRP
Liberty's Kids: The Complete Series 2002-03 Shout! 6-disc set: 40 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $59.98 SRP
"A Look Back" with creators, Continental Cartoons, Benjamin
Franklin's Newsbytes, Now & Then, Mystery Guest Game,
original pencil test, 40-page booklet with fold-out US map
Long Way Down: Complete TV Series 2007 EMI 3-disc set: 6 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 2.0; $39.99 SRP
That '70s Show:
The Complete Series Stash Box
1998
-
2006
Fox 32-disc set: 200 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $199.98 SRP
30 featurettes, TV promos, cast episode introductions, audio
commentaries by director David Trainer, collectible "record
box" packaging; keepsake "yearbook" with director's letter,
cast interviews and photos, character timelines, cast-signed
series finale script
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything 2008 Universal VeggieTales movie; 1.85:1, DD 5.1; $29.98 SRP
War, Inc. 2008 First Look $28.98 SRP; Also available on Blu-ray
Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection 1927-47 MGM/Fox 8-disc set contains The Lodger, Sabotage, Young and Innocent,
Rebecca, Lifeboat, Spellbound, Notorious, Paradine Case;
$119.98 SRP; historian audio commentaries, AFI Alfred
Hitchcock Tribute, screen tests, featurettes, audio
interviews, radio plays, restoration comparisons, still
galleries, alternate scores, isolated music & sound
effects tracks, trailer; booklets, 32-page notebook
Chaplin: 15th Anniversary Edition 1992 Lionsgate 1.85:1, DD 2.0; $19.98 SRP; never-before-seen Charlie
Chaplin home movie, new retrospective, trailer, 2 featurettes
Little Einsteins: The Christmas Wish 2005-08 Disney 4 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $19.99 SRP; Review
Blu-ray Disc Debuts     Misc. New to Blu-ray: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull
, The Ultimate Matrix Collection, Constantine, War, Inc.,
Poltergeist, American Gangster, Casino, Eastern Promises,
Romancing the Stone







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October 21, 2008

Title -Link- Year Studio Details
The Incredible Hulk 2008 Universal 3-Disc Special Edition: 2.35:,1 DD 5.1; $34.98 SRP;
director & cast audio commentary, deleted scenes, alternate
opening, 3 "Anatomy of a Hulk Out" sequence breakdowns;
3 featurettes: "Becoming the Hulk", "Becoming the
Abomination", "From Comic Book to Screen"; digital copy;
Also available in 1-Disc DVD ($29.99 SRP) and on Blu-ray
Disc
($39.98 SRP) with exclusive U Control scene explorer,
Thunderbolt Files, comic book gallery, and BD-Live features
Family Guy, Volume 6 2008 Fox 3-disc set: 16 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $39.98 SRP
commentaries, deleted scenes, 100th Episode Special,
featurettes, uncensored & censored audio tracks; Also
available in 22-disc The Total World Domination Collection
with Amazon.com exclusive Stewie head packaging
Looney Tunes Golden Collection:
Volume Six
1930-68 Warner 4-disc set: 60 cartoons, 11 audio commentaries,
9 music-only tracks, 15 bonus cartoons, 2 TV specials,
5 Friz Freleng MGM shorts, Leon Schlesinger shorts,
"Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices" documentary
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.:
The Complete Series
1964-68 Warner 41-disc set: 105 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; "MGM's
Secret Operations" featurette, "U.N.C.L.E. V.I.P.S.: A
Celebration of Guest Stars", 2 bonus discs; attachι case
packaging; $199.92 SRP
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed 2008 Vivendi 1.85:1, DD 5.1; $26.98 SRP
The Strangers 2008 Universal 2.35:1, DD 5.1; $29.98 SRP; theatrical & unrated cuts;
deleted scenes, "The Elements of Terror"; Also on Blu-ray
According to Jim: Season 1 2001-02 Lionsgate 3-disc set: 22 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $39.98 SRP
Dynasty: The Third Season, Volume 2 1983 Paramount 3-disc set: 12 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $35.98 SRP
The Incredible Hulk: Season 5 1981-82 Universal 2-disc set: 7 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $29.98 SRP
"Behind the Success: The Story of 'The Incredible Hulk'"
featurette, gag reel; Also available in 20-disc The Complete
Series
set; $149.98 SRP
Route 66: The Complete Second Season 1961-62 Roxbury 8-disc set: 32 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $49.98 SRP
Knight Rider: The Complete Series 1982-86 Universal 24-disc set: 90 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $139.98 SRP
"The Great '80s TV Flashback", TV movie Knight Rider 2000,
bonus episode, audio commentary, "Knight Rider: Under
the Hood", "Knight Moves", "Knight Sounds", blueprint &
stills gallery, K.I.T.T. owner's manual, collectible packaging
with K.I.T.T.'s swirling red light and theme song sound chip
Casino Royale (2006):
Collector's Edition
2006 Sony 3-disc set: 2.40:1, DD 5.1; 2 new commentaries, original
DVD's extras, new deleted scenes, "The Road to Casino
Royale
", 5 additional featurettes, storyboard-to-screen,
storyboard sequence, filmmaker profiles; $29.95 SRP
Casino Royale (1967):
40th Anniversary Edition
1967 MGM/Fox 2.35:1, DD 5.1; $19.98 SRP; James Bond historians' audio
commentary, making-of documentary, 5 featurettes,
trailer, photo gallery
Blu-ray Disc Debuts     Misc. New to Blu-ray: The Incredible Hulk (2008), The Strangers:
Unrated
, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(Review), Casino Royale (2006): Collector's Edition, James
Bond: Volume One
, James Bond: Volume Two, James Bond:
Six-Pack
(Review)


October 28, 2008

Title -Link- Year Studio Details
Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008 Warner 1.78:1 & 1.33:1, DD 5.1; 2-D & 3-D versions (4 pairs of 3D
glasses), 3 featurettes, games, commentary, digital copy;
$28.98 SRP; Review; Also on Blu-ray
Tinker Bell 2008 Disney 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $29.99 SRP; Guide to Pixie Hollow, "Ever
Wonder" short, Selena Gomez music video; Easter eggs:
deleted scenes, making-of featurette; Review
first in a series of 4 direct-to-video Disney Fairies movies;
Report; Also on Blu-ray ($34.99 SRP) with BD-Live
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 2008 New Line 1.78:1 & 1.33:1, DD 5.1; $28.98 SRP; Review; trailers,
digital copy; Also on Blu-ray
Mystery Science Theater 3000:
20th Anniversary Edition
1990-99 Shout! 4-disc set: 1.33:1, DD 2.0; Review; featured movies: First
Spaceship on Venus
, Laserblast, Werewolf, and Future War;
$69.99 SRP; original trailers, 3-part "History of MST3K"
documentary, 2008 Comic-con Reunion Panel discussion,
limited edition tin with 4 lobby cards and Crow T. Robot figure
Little Rascals: The Complete Collection 1929-38 Genius 8-disc set: 80 original MGM theatrical shorts; 1.33:1, DD 1.0;
introductions, commentaries, bonus silent shorts, "The Story
of Hal Roach and Our Gang", "Catching Up with the Rascals",
"Memories of Spanky", "Rascals and Racial Issues",
collectible booklet; $89.95 SRP
The Donna Reed Show:
The Complete First Season
1958-59 Arts Alliance 4-disc set: 37 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $39.95 SRP
Abbott & Costello:
The Complete Universal Pictures Collection
1940-55 Universal 15-disc set: 28 comedy films; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $119.98 SRP
6 film historian audio commentaries, trailers, production
notes, 1965 Abbott & Costello clip compilation, 1994 Jerry
Seinfeld-hosted TV special, 2000 "Meet the Monsters!"
featurette; collectible book
The Flintstones: The Complete Series 1960-66 Warner 24-disc set: 166 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $129.98 SRP
Bedrock TV-style packaging, hours of bonus features TBA
NewsRadio: The Complete Series 1995-99 Sony 12-disc set: 97 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $59.99 SRP
50 audio commentaries, 4 gag reels, featurettes,
4 "One Man NewsRadio" shorts, previews; Review
Sanford and Son: The Complete Series 1972-77 Sony 17-disc set: 136 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 1.0; $59.99 SRP
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman:
The Complete Series Megaset
1993
-
2001
A&E 42-disc set: 147 episodes and 2 reunion TV movies; 1.33:1,
DD 2.0; audio commentaries, Jane Seymour A&E Biography,
episode, interactive town tour, photo galleries, cast bios,
trivia game; faux-leather photo album packaging
Girlfriends: The Fifth Season 2004-05 Paramount 4-disc set: 22 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $36.98 SRP
The L Word: The Fifth Season 2008 Paramount 4-disc set: 12 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $55.98 SRP
The Polar Express: Presented in 3-D 2004 Warner anaglyph 3-D and 2-D versions of film, 4 pairs of 3-D
glasses; 1.85:1, DD 5.1; $20.97 SRP; Also on Blu-ray
National Lampoon's Animal House:
30th Anniversary Edition
1978 Universal 2-disc set: 1.85:1, DD 5.1; $19.98 SRP; 2 "Scene It?" mini-
games, "Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update"
mockumentary, new reunion documentary "The Yearbook";
Also available in Gift Set with 98-minute documentary "The
Inside Story", collectible yearbook, frat house packaging
Sister, Sister: The First Season 1994 Paramount 2-disc set: 12 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $36.98 SRP
Blu-ray Disc Debuts     Misc. New to Blu-ray: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Tinker Bell,
Elf, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, The Polar Express: 3-D,
Dead Space: Downfall, Baraka, The Final
Countdown
, Essential Holiday Collection

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DD 5.1 - Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1 - Digital Theater Surround Sound; DD 2.0 - Dolby 2-Channel Surround or Stereo
SRP - Suggested Retail Price; TBA - To Be Announced; OAR - Original Aspect Ratio (DVD preserves the ratio the film was created for)

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