Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Blu-ray Releases for October 14, 2008

There are some great releases this week and Warner leads things off with The Matrix Ultimate Collection boxset which includes the Matrix trilogy of films as well as The Animatrix and a treasure trove of supplemental material. Not to be outdone, Universal delivers the heavy-hitting Gangsters Giftset which includes the critically-acclaimed crime dramas Casino, American Gangster and Eastern Promises (also available individually).

Paramount debuts the latest summer franchise entry Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...hopefully you like it better than Stan and Kyle did! Perhaps not coincidentally, Fox is releasing the Indy-inspired Michael Douglas / Kathleen Turner romantic adventures Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile. The parade of horror films also continues this week as Warner gets its spook on with Poltergeist and Constantine.

Dialing down the production budget a bit, there is a nice selection of independent and lower-profile films this week: Saving God from Echo Bridge, War, Inc. from First Look, Stuck from Image, Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan from New Line, Standard Operating Procedure from Sony, and Warren Miller's Playground from Warner.

A veritable cornucopia of IMAX titles is also served up this week. Image gives us Coral Reef Adventure, Dolphins, Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag, The Living Sea and Mystery of the Nile, while Warner also chimes in with a pair of IMAX double-features Cosmic Voyage / Destiny in Space and Space Station / Mission to Mir.

If you're in the mood for zoning out, entering a soothing meditative state and/or channeling your inner tree spirit, you might want to try out one of Topics Entertainments ambient screensaver titles HD Moods: Aquarium, HD Moods: Flowers, HD Moods: Mountains and HD Moods: Tropical Beaches. In a similar vein, HD Environments presents Living Landscapes: Fall in New England and Living Landscapes: Rocky Mountains. Finally, Surround Records offers up another Blu-ray audio title Bach: Orchestral Suites 1-3 Tripelkonzert.

American GangsterAmerican Gangster
Unrated Extended Edition
2007 | Universal | 177 minutes | MSRP $29.98
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Bach: Orchestral Suites 1-3 TripelkonzertBach: Orchestral Suites 1-3 Tripelkonzert
Acoustic Reality Experience
2008 | Surround Records | 74 minutes | MSRP $29.99
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CasinoCasino
1995 | Universal | 179 minutes | MSRP $29.98
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ConstantineConstantine
2005 | Warner | 121 minutes | MSRP $28.99
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Coral Reef AdventureCoral Reef Adventure
IMAX
2003 | Image | 43 minutes | MSRP $24.98
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Cosmic Voyage / Destiny in SpaceCosmic Voyage / Destiny in Space
IMAX
1996 | Warner | 75 minutes | MSRP $28.99
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DolphinsDolphins
IMAX
2000 | Image | 47 minutes | MSRP $24.98
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Eastern PromisesEastern Promises
2007 | Universal | 101 minutes | MSRP $29.98
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Fighter Pilot: Operation Red FlagFighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag
IMAX
2004 | Image | 48 minutes | MSRP $24.98
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Gangsters GiftsetGangsters Giftset
2008 | Universal | 457 minutes | MSRP $89.98
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HD Moods: AquariumHD Moods: Aquarium
2008 | Topics Entertainment | 60 minutes | MSRP $17.99
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HD Moods: FlowersHD Moods: Flowers
2008 | Topics Entertainment | 60 minutes | MSRP $17.99
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HD Moods: MountainsHD Moods: Mountains
2008 | Topics Entertainment | 60 minutes | MSRP $17.99
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HD Moods: Tropical BeachesHD Moods: Tropical Beaches
2008 | Topics Entertainment | 60 minutes | MSRP $17.99
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2-Disc Special Edition
2008 | Paramount | 122 minutes | MSRP $39.99
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The Jewel of the NileThe Jewel of the Nile
Special Edition
1985 | Fox | 106 minutes | MSRP $34.98
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The Living SeaThe Living Sea
IMAX
1995 | Image | 40 minutes | MSRP $24.98
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The Matrix Ultimate CollectionThe Matrix Ultimate Collection
2008 | Warner | 403 minutes | MSRP $129.95
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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis KhanMongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007 | New Line | 126 minutes | MSRP $35.99
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Mystery of the NileMystery of the Nile
IMAX
2006 | Image | 47 minutes | MSRP $24.98
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PoltergeistPoltergeist
1982 | Warner | 114 minutes | MSRP $34.99
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Romancing the StoneRomancing the Stone
Special Edition
1984 | Fox | 105 minutes | MSRP $34.98
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Space Station / Mission to MirSpace Station / Mission to Mir
IMAX
1997 | Warner | 87 minutes | MSRP $28.99
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Standard Operating ProcedureStandard Operating Procedure
2008 | Sony | 116 minutes | MSRP $38.96
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StuckStuck
2008 | Image | 94 minutes | MSRP $35.98
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War, Inc.War, Inc.
2008 | First Look | 107 minutes | MSRP $34.98
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Warren Miller's PlaygroundWarren Miller's Playground
2008 | Vivendi | 100 minutes | MSRP $29.99
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