October 25, 2011 - Notable New DVD Movie Releases:
Captain America: The First Avenger DVD and Blu-ray Disc
Tagline: "The first Avenger."
Length: 124 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action
Based on a 1941 comic book, this is the Marvel Universe's fifth feature film. In 2012, Captain America will be brought together with other Marvel superheroes in the movie The Avengers. The First Avenger is an origin story that takes place during World War II. It tells how 98-pound weakling Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) was transformed into super-soldier Captain America. After a stint selling war bonds, Captain America gets into a running battle with his nemesis Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). Tommy Lee Jones portrays Captain America's boss, and Hayley Atwell plays his love interest.
- Two-Disc Set: Includes Blu-ray Disc and DVD
- Also Includes Digital Copy
- Also Available: Single-Disc DVD Edition
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes
Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy Blu-ray Disc
Jurassic Park (1993)
Length: 127 minutes
MPAA Rating:PG-13 for intense science fiction terror
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Length: 129 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sci-fi terror and violence
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Length: 92 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sci-fi terror and violence
This deluxe set includes Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and Jurassic Park III (2001) on Blu-ray plus hours of new bonus features plus a digital copy of all three films. Based on two novels by Michael Crichton, the story is that an eccentric billionaire (Richard Attenborough) has used DNA to populate islands off Costa Rica with dinosaurs, including T. rexes, velociraptors and spinosaurs. The human stars appearing in the films include Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy and Téa Leoni. Steven Spielberg directed the first two films, and Joe Johnston the third.
- Three-Disc Set
- Includes Digital Copy
- Featurettes
- Trailers
Winnie the Pooh DVD
Length: 63 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
Based on three A. A. Milne stories, Disney created this animated film in their classic hand-drawn style. As he has several times in the past, Jim Cummings voices the title character, "the bear of very little brain." Cummings also voices Tigger, Craig Ferguson voices Owl and John Cleese is the narrator. In the film, Pooh is seeking honey, Eeyore the donkey is looking for his missing tail, and the whole gang is searching for Christopher Robin, who may have been abducted. Other characters include Piglet, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo. Huell Howser voices an ugly monster called Backson, and Zooey Deschanel sings.
- Widescreen
Additional Releases of Interest This Week
Attack the Block Blu-ray Disc- Commentaries
- Featurettes
- Widescreen
- Interview
- Featurettes
- Commentary
- DVD Set
- Interview With Director Francis Ford Coppola and Composer David Shire
- Featurettes
- Discussion Wth Francis Ford Coppola
- Commentary With director Francis Ford Coppola
- Commentary With Editor Walter Murch
- Widescreen
- Commentary
- Documentary
- Interviews
- Deleted Scenes
- Trailer
- Booklet
- Widescreen
- Five-Disc DVD Set
- Trailer
- Booklet
- Commentary
- Interviews
- Trailer
- Booklet
- Widescreen
- Commentary
- Poetry Slam
- Gary Kurtz (Producer, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back) Interview
- Music Video
- "The People vs. Star Wars 3D" Interviews With Comic-Con Attendees
- Widescreen
- Two-Disc Set: Includes Blu-ray Disc and DVD
- Commentary
- Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
- Deleted Scenes
- Deleted Animatics
- On-Air Promos
- Widescreen
- Three-Disc DVD Set
- Interview With John le Carré
- Deleted Scenes
- Production Notes
- Three-Disc DVD Set
- Interview With John le Carré
- Deleted Scenes
- Production Notes