NEW DVDS THIS WEEK

THOR

DIRECTOR: KENNETH BRANAGH

Starring: Natalie Portman , Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins , Jeremy Renner

The epic adventure THOR spans the Marvel universe from present-day Earth to the cosmic realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. As a result, Thor is banished to Earth where he is forced to live among humans. When the most dangerous villain of his world sends its darkest forces to invade Earth, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero.

GENRE: ACTION
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 114 MINS
RATED: PG-13

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

DIRECTOR: MATTHEW VAUGHN

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence

Before Charles Xavier (McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Fassbender) took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time, working together to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. The film features a star-studded supporting cast, including Academy Award-nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), January Jones (“Mad Men”), Rose Byrne (28 Weeks Later), Zoe Kravitz (“Californication”), Nicholas Hoult (A Single Man), Lucas Till (Walk the Line), and Emmy Award-nominee Oliver Platt (“The West Wing”).

GENRE: ACTION
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 132 MINS
RATED: PG-13

STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA – First Time on Blu-ray!

DIRECTOR: GEORGE LUCAS, IRVIN KERSHNER, RICHARD MARQUAND

Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Christopher Lee, Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor

Bring home the adventure and share Star Wars™ with your whole family – when STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment! To be released beginning on September 12 internationally and on September 16 in North America, the nine-disc collection brings the wonder of the entire Saga direct to your living room, where you can revisit all of your favorite Star Wars moments – in gorgeous high definition and with pristine, 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Dive deeper into the universe with an unprecedented 40+ hours of special features, highlighted by never-before-seen content sourced from the Lucasfilm archives.

GENRE: SCI-FI
FORMAT: BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 797 MINS
RATED: PG

THE TEMPEST

DIRECTOR: JULIE TAYMOR

Starring: Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Russell Brand, Chris Cooper

In Julie Taymor’s version of ‘The Tempest,’ the gender of Prospero has been switched to Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the magical arts of alchemy were often convicted of witchcraft. In Taymor’s version, Prospera is usurped by her brother and sent off with her four-year daughter on a ship. She ends up on an island; it’s a tabula rasa: no society, so the mother figure becomes a father figure to Miranda. This leads to the power struggle and balance between Caliban and Prospera; a struggle not about brawn, but about intellect.

GENRE: DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 110 MINS
RATED: 14A

HESHER

DIRECTOR: SPENCER SUSSER

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson, Natalie Portman, Devon Brochu

Loud music. Pornography. Lighting fires. These are a few of Hesher’s favorite things. And they are what Hesher (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) brings into the lives of TJ (Devin Brochu) and his father Paul (Rainn Wilson) when he takes up residence in the garage uninvited. Grief stricken by the loss of TJ’s mother, Paul can’t muster the strength to evict the strange squatter and soon the long-haired, tattooed Hesher becomes a fixture in the household. Like a force of nature, Hesher’s anarchy shakes the family out of their grief and helps them embrace life once more.

GENRE: DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 106 MINS
RATED: R

THE PEOPLE VS GEORGE LUCAS

DIRECTOR: ALEXANDRE O. PHILIPPE

Starring: John Barger, Ahmed Best, David Brin

We all love Star Wars…until George Lucas went and ruined it! The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled, but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their ardour has cooled into a complicated love-hate relationship. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into Lucas’ cultural legacy asking all the tough questions: has Lucas betrayed his masterwork? Should he just have left the original trilogy alone? Is The Phantom Menace so bad it should carry a health warning? Using interviews taken from over 700 hours of footage and peppered with extraordinary Star Wars recreations lovingly immortalised in needlepoint, Lego, Claymation and puppets, above all this film asks the question: Who truly owns that galaxy far, far away? The man who created it or the fans who love it?

GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
FORMAT: DVD
RUNTIME: 93 MINS
RATED: NR

SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA

CREATOR: STEVEN S. DEKNIGHT

Starring: Peter Mensah, Dustin Clare, John Hannah, Lucy Lawless

The House of Batiatus is on the rise, basking in the glow of its infamous champion Gannicus, whose skill with a sword is matched only by his thirst for wine and women. These are the times a young Batiatus has been waiting for. Poised to overthrow his father and take control; he’ll freely betray anyone to ensure his gladiators are in the highest demand. And he’ll have his loyal and calculating wife Lucretia by his side for every underhanded scheme, drawing on the brazen talents of her seductive friend Gaia when it counts. Together, they will stop at nothing to deceive the masses, seize power, and bleed Capua dry in this audacious prequel to “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.”

GENRE: TELEVISION
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 360 MINS
RATED: UR

INCENDIES

DIRECTOR: DENIS VILLENEUVE

Starring: Allen Altman, Yousef Shweihat, Karim Babin, Bader Alami

An adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad’s hit play, Incendies, is a deeply moving coming-of-age story that brings the horror of war to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the indelible scars of the cycle of violence, and the uncanny power of the will to survive.

GENRE: DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 130 MINS
RATED: R

CITIZEN KANE – ULTIMATE COLLECTORS EDITION – First Time on Blu-ray!

CREATOR: ORSON WELLES

Starring: Agnes Moorehead, Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton

Orson Welles’ masterwork (#1 in the American Film Institute’s list of Best American Movies) dazzles anew in a superb 70th-anniversary digital transfer. It’s grand entertainment, sharply acted (starting many of Welles’ Mercury Players on the road to thriving film careers) and directed with inspired visual flair. Chronicling the stormy life of an influential publishing tycoon, this Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winner (1941) is rooted in themes of power, corruption, vanity – the American Dream lost in the mystery of a dying man’s last word: “Rosebud.”

GENRE: DRAMA
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 119 MINS
RATED: NR

GLEE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON

CREATOR: RYAN MURPHY

Starring: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch

GLEE is a biting musical comedy about a group of eager and ambitious students who strive to outshine their singing competition to win Nationals while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High. A pop-culture phenomenon, GLEE boasts critical acclaim, a loyal fan base of “GLEEks,” two Platinum and two Gold albums, more than 29 million song downloads, the record for the most titles on the Billboard Hot 100 by a non-solo act (beating out Elvis Presley, James Brown and The Beatles), an incredible 19 Emmy nominations – earning it the distinction of being the most-nominated series of the year – and four Emmy Awards. To top it off, the genre-defying, award-winning series has been picked up through its third season.

GENRE: TELEVISION
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 902 MINS
RATED: UR

HALLOWEEN II (INCLUDES TERROR IN THE AISLES) – First Time on Blu-ray!

CREATOR: RICK ROSENTHAL

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Dana Carvey, Donald Pleasence

Picking up precisely where its predecessor left off, Halloween II follows the same ill-fated characters as they encounter the knife-wielding maniac they left for dead in the first Halloween. It seems the inhuman Michael Myers is still very much alive and out for more revenge as he stalks the deserted halls of the hospital where his sister lays waiting. As he gets closer and closer to his terrified target, Dr. Loomis discovers the chilling mystery behind the crazed psychopath’s savage actions. Written by horror masters John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween II is a spine-tingling dark ride into the scariest night of the year.

GENRE: HORROR
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 93 MINS
RATED: R

THE FRIGHTENERS – First Time on Blu-ray!

CREATOR: PETER JACKSON

Starring: Michael J Fox, Dee Wallace Stone, John Astin

From Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) comes this wicked comedy-thriller. Michael J. Fox stars as Frank Bannister, a small-town “ghostbuster” in league with the very spirits he’s supposed to be exorcising. The scam works well until a powerful spirit goes on a murderous rampage, forcing Frank to find a way to stop the diabolical ghoul in this special-effects-packed supernatural chiller that’s so fiendishly entertaining, it’s frightening!

GENRE: HORROR
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 123 MINS
RATED: UR

ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:

13 Assassins
3 Women – Criterion Collection
35 and Ticking
American Breakdown
Barbie: Princess Charm School
Barney: Big World Adventure Movie
Bending All the Rules
BKO: Bangkok Knockout
Blades of Blood
Blue Bloods: The First Season
Blue Mountain State Season 2
Brand New Day
Chuggington – It’s Training Time
Dora The Explorer: Dora’s Enchanted Forest
Dora The Explorer: Dora’s Storybook Adventures
Forks Over Knives
Ghost Hunters: The Complete Second Season
Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Seventh Season
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Sixth Season
Monsters Vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space
My Life as a Dog – Criterion Collection
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
Outsourced: The Complete Series
Private Practice: The Complete Fourth Season
Sanctuary: Season 3
Scared Shrekless
Supernatural: The Complete Sixth Season
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fourth Season
The Hills Have Eyes Collection
The Shunning
The Trip

BLU-RAY RELEASES
13 Assassins
3 Women – Criterion Collection
35 and Ticking
My Life as a Dog – Criterion Collection
O Brother Where Art Thou?
The Count of Monte Cristo

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