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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,
deleted songs, alternate opening "Holiday", new music video,
Briar Rose's Waltz game, Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through,
Disney Song Selection, more to be announced; $29.99 SRP
Also available on Blu-ray Disc (Disney Blu-ray) with DD 7.1,
Disney BD Live, Maleficent's Challenge game, "living" menus
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;
also available in Limited Edition Krusty head collector's 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;
"Smurfology 101: I Smurf the Smurf"; Season 1, V1 Review
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute 1983 Morningstar $19.98 SRP; Season 1, Vol. 1 DVD Review
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
, The Little Drummer Boy Book II, 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", "Snip's Snowy Singalong"
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
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
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)
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"
'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
Blu-ray Disc Debuts     Misc. New to Blu-ray: Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition, You Don't
Mess with the Zohan
, The Happening, Young Frankenstein, Carrie,
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Body Heat, The Omen, The Visitor

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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: 2.35:1, DD 5.1; $39.99 SRP
"The Return of a Legend", "Pre-Production", 6-part Production
Diary, "Warrior Makeup", "Crystal Skulls", "Iconic Props", "The
Effects of Indy", "Adventures in Post-Production", "Team
Indy", 3 pre-visualization sequences, 8 art & photo galleries;
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
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 2007-08 Disney 4 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $19.99 SRP
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, Interview with the Vampire, 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
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
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
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed 2008 Vivendi 1.85:1, DD 5.1; $26.98 SRP
According to Jim: Season 1 2001-02 Lionsgate 3-disc set: 22 episodes; 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $39.98 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,
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Casino
Royale
(2006): Collector's Edition


October 28, 2008

Title -Link- Year Studio Details
Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008 Warner 2.35:1, DD 5.1; 2-D & 3-D versions (4 pairs of 3D glasses),
3 featurettes, game, audio commentary; $28.98 SRP
Also on Blu-ray with exclusive digital copy
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 2008 New Line 1.85:1 & 1.33:1, DD 5.1; $28.98 SRP; American Girl movie
trailer gallery; Also on Blu-ray
Mystery Science Theater 3000:
20th Anniversary Edition
1990-99 Shout! 4-disc set holds most-requested episodes: First Spaceship on
Venus
(1960), Laserblast (1978), Werewolf (1996), and Future
War
(1997); $69.99 SRP; original film trailers, 3-part "History
of MST3K" documentary, 2008 Comic-con Reunion Panel,
limited edition tin with 4 lobby cards and Crow T. Robot figure
Tinker Bell 2008 Disney 1.78:1, DD 5.1; $29.99 SRP; Guide to Pixie Hollow, making-of
featurette, game, Nature Pedia; first in a series of direct-to-
video Disney Fairies movies; Also on Blu-ray
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
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
Sister, Sister: The First Season 1994 Paramount 2-disc set: 12 episodes; 1.33:1, DD 2.0; $36.98 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
audio commentaries, gag reels, featurettes, "One Man
NewsRadio" shorts, previews
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
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
Blu-ray Disc Debuts     Misc. New to Blu-ray: Tinker Bell, Elf, The Polar Express: 3-D,
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, Journey to the Center of
the Earth: 3-D
, Essential Holiday Collection

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KEY: 1.33:1 - 4 x 3 Fullscreen; 1.66:1, 1.77:1, 1.78:1, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, 2.55:1 - Widescreen aspect ratios; Pan & Scan (p&s) - movie is modified to fill 4:3 TV screen;
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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