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January 3
Serendipity
(2001) John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynahan, Eugene Levy. Bonus features: Commentary, production diary,deleted scenes, storyboard comparisons, behind-the-scenes featurette. (Lionsgate).
She's All That
(1999) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker. Bonus features: Commentary by director Robert Iscove, music video from Sixpence None the Richer. (Lionsgate).
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January 17
Belle de jour
(1967) The porcelain perfection of Catherine Deneuve hides a cracked interior in the actress's most iconic role: Severine, a chilly Paris housewife by night, a bordello prostitute by day. This surreal and erotic late-sixties daydream from provocateur for the ages Luis Bunuel is an examination of desire and fetishistic pleasure (its characters' and its viewers'), as well as a gently absurdist take on contemporary social mores and class divisions. Fantasy and reality commingle in this burst of cinematic transgression, which was one of Bunuel's biggest hits. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: Commentary featuring Michael Wood, author of the BFI Film Classics book "Belle de jour"; new video piece featuring writer and sexual-politics activist Susie Bright and film scholar Linda Williams; new interview with screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere; excerpt from the French television program "Cinema," featuring interviews with Carriere and Deneuve; original and American release trailers; booklet featuring an essay by critic Melissa Anderson and a 1970s interview with director Luis Bunuel. (The Criterion Collection).
Dead Poets Society
(1989) Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith. Bonus features: "Dead Poets: A Look Back" featuring interview footage with director Peter Weir, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard and others; "Raw Takes"; "Master of Sound: Alan Splet" interviews with David Lynch and Peter Weir; "Cinematography Master Class" intensive and inspirational lighting workshop with cinematographer John Seale; commentary by Weir, Seale and writer Tom Schulman. (Disney).
Good Morning, Vietnam
(1987) Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl, J.T. Walsh. Bonus features: Production diary (five features): "How the Movie Came to Be, Actor Improv"; "Music of the Movie";" Origin of the Good Morning, Vietnam Sign-On"; "Shooting in Thailand & Overview of the Film a Year Later;" raw monologues. (Disney).
The Josephine Baker Story
(1991) Lynn Whitfield, Louis Gossett Jr. (HBO).
Traffic
(2000) "Traffic" examines the question of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. With an innovative, color-coded cinematic treatment distinguishing his interwoven stories, Steven Soderbergh embroils viewers in the lives of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin's wife, a key informant, and police officers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The film, delivering a complex and nuanced take on this issue of such great international importance without sacrificing any energy or suspense, is a contemporary classic, and the winner of four Oscars, for best director, best screenplay, best editing, and best supporting actor for Benicio del Toro. Bonus features: Restored digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh and supervising sound editor and rerecording mixer Larry Blake, with 5.1 and 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks; three audio commentaries, featuring Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan; producers Laura Bickford, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz and consultants Tim Golden and Craig Chretien; and composer Cliff Martinez; 25 deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Soderbergh and Gaghan; three sets of demonstrations: one on film processing and the look of the Mexico sequences; one on film editing, with commentary by editor Stephen Mirrione; and one on dialogue editing; additional unused footage of various scenes, from multiple angles; gallery of trading cards depicting the U.S. Customs canine squad used to detect narcotics and illegal substances; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Manohla Dargis. (The Criterion Collection).
The Tuskegee Airmen
(1995) Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Malcolm-Jamal Warner. (HBO).
(1960) Dir.: Billy Wilder; Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston. (MGM).
George Gently, Series 1
(2007) Three feature-length mysteries based on the long-running series of novels by Alan Hunter. (Acorn Media).
Godzilla
(1954) Ishiro Honda's "Godzilla" is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It's also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama made in Japan at a time when the country was still reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population's fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than 20 sequels and spinoffs. This first thrilling, tactile spectacle continues to be a cult phenomenon; here, we present the original 1954 Japanese version, along with "Godzilla: King of the Monsters!", the 1956 American reworking starring Raymond Burr. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: Commentary by David Kalat ("A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series"); new high-definition digital restoration of "Godzilla: King of the Monsters!", Terry Morse's 1956 reworking of the original, starring Raymond Burr; commentary for" Godzilla: King of the Monsters!" by Kalat; new interviews with actor Akira Takarada, "Godzilla" performer Haruo Nakajima, and effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai; interview with legendary" Godzilla" score composer Akira Ifukube; featurette detailing "Godzilla's" photographic effects; new interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato; "The Unluckiest Dragon," an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo fukuryu maru, a real-life event that inspired "Godzilla"; theatrical trailers; booklet featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman. (The Criterion Collection).
(1964) "The Moment of Truth," from director Francesco Rosi ("Salvatore Giuliano") is a visceral plunge into the life of a famous torero -- played by real-life bullfighting legend Miguel Mateo, known as Miguelin. Charting his rise and fall with a single-minded focus on the bloody business at hand, the film is at once gritty and operatic, placing the viewer right in the thick of the ring's action, as close to death as possible. Like all of the great Italian truth seeker's films, this is a not just an electrifying drama but also a profound and moving inquiry into a violent world -- and perhaps the greatest bullfighting movie ever made. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. Bonus features: Interview with director Francesco Rosi from 2004; booklet featuring an essay by critic Peter Matthews. (The Criterion Collection).
Notorious
(1946) Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock; Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains. (MGM).
Rebecca
(1940) Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock; Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson. (MGM).
Spellbound
(1945) Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock; Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll. (MGM).
WWII In 3D
(2011) Tells the epic story of the war from the rise of the Nazis, their sweep across Europe, the Allied counterattack and the fall of Nazi Germany. Presents for the first time dramatic moments of WWII that were captured in 3D with stereographs and then shuttered away in secret archives and attics until now. A stunning collection of color 3D photos includes Allied reconnaissance photos, a trove of images that documents the rise and fall of the Third Reich, and photos secretly taken by a civilian in occupied France. Also features an actual 3D motion picture film shot by the Nazis in 1943 to create a fully immersive, three dimensional portrait of history's largest and bloodiest conflict. (A&E).
Wings
(1927) Dir.: William Wellman; The inaugural Best Picture Academy Award-winner. Meticulously restored, this World War I drama explores the devastating effects of war through the story of two men who go off to battle and the woman they both leave behind. Featuring groundbreaking aerial dogfights and epic battle sequences, "Wings" is both a cinematic spectacle and a compelling story of love and sacrifice that effectively dramatizes the bitter wages of war. Because the original negative was lost decades ago, contemporary audiences have only seen "Wings" in a compromised form. The restoration process used a duplicate negative housed in the Paramount archive, but despite this being the best element available, the negative was beset by damage, including entire reels that were strafed with scratches and printed-in nitrate deterioration that was literally eating into the edges of the frames. Using state-of-the-art digital tools normally used to create special effects, the film was meticulously restored frame-by-frame. Original tints and effects, such as colors that were embossed onto the film strip to give flames and explosions a fiery look, were also digitally recreated based on a detailed continuity script that still existed and tinting/toning guides from the period. For this release, the film's original paper score was procured from the Library of Congress and recorded with a full orchestra. Like many silent film scores, the music was a combination of original composition, popular songs of the period and themes from classical music. Extras: New documentaries: "Wings: Grandeur in the Sky," which gives perspective on the remarkable cinematic achievements of William Wellman and his team of filmmakers; "Dogfight," which explores the history of early aeronautics; and "Restoring the Power and Beauty of Wings," which details the painstaking process of returning this monumental epic to its original glory. Also available on DVD. Read the complete press release.(Paramount).
January 31
Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Series 1 and 2
The first and second series of Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective, starring David Suchet, newly remastered and restored to their original U.K. broadcast order. (Acorn Media).
Cold Mountain
(2003) Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, Kathy Baker. (Lionsgate).
The English Patient
(1996) Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafo, Kristin Scott Thomas. (Lionsgate).
Frida
(2002) Dir.: Julie Taymor; Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Antonio Banderas, Valeria Golino. Bonus features: Interviews with Salma Hayek and Julie Taymor, visual effects featurettes, a look at the art of Frida Kahlo. (Miramax/Lionsgate).
Malcolm X
(1992) Dir.: Spike Lee; Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle. Two-disc set packed in a Blu-ray book, $34.99. (Warner).
The Piano
(1993) Dir.: Jane Campion; Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin. (Miramax/Lionsgate).
Shakespeare in Love
(1998) Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench Bonus features: "Shakespeare in Love and On Film" featurette, costumes featurette, commentary with director John Madden, commentary with cast and crew, deleted scenes. (Lionsgate).
Star Trek: The Next Generation -- The Next Level
Beginning in 2012, Paramount will transferr to true high-definition 1080p -- for release on Blu-ray and eventual runs on television and digital platforms -- all 178 episodes from the seven seasons of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." This "sample" release includes the feature-length pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint," as well as two fan favorite episodes, "The Inner Light" (Season 5) and "Sins of the Father" (Season 3); $21.99. (Paramount).
To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition
(1962) Gregory Peck, Robert Duvall, Mary Badham, Richard Hale, Frank Overton. Two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo. Bonus features: Digital copy, "A Conversation With Gregory Peck," "Fearful Symmetry: The Making of To Kill a Mockingbird," Academy Award Best Actor acceptance speech, American Film Institute Life Achievement Award, excerpt from tribute to Gregory Peck, "Scout Remembers," commentary by director Robert Mulligan and producer Alan Pakula, "100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics." (Universal).
February 7
Dangerous Liaisons
(1988) Dir.: Stephen Frears; Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman. Extras: Commentary by Frears. (Warner).
Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition
(1955) Available in a three-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) for $44.99, a two-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) for $39.99. (Disney).
La Jetee and Sans Soleil
(2009) One of the most influential, radical science-fiction films ever made and a mind-bending free-form travelogue: "La Jetee" (1963)and "Sans Soleil" (1983) couldn’t seem more different-- but they're the twin pillars of an unparalleled and uncompromising career in cinema. A filmmaker, poet, novelist, photographer, editor, and now videographer and digital multimedia artist, Chris Marker has been challenging moviegoers, philosophers, and himself for years with his investigations of time, memory, and the rapid advancement of life on this planet. These two films -- a tale of time travel told in still images and a journey to Africa and Japan-- remain his best-loved and most widely seen. Restored high-definition digital transfers, approved by director Chris Marker, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks. Two interviews with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin; "Chris on Chris," a video piece on Marker by filmmaker and critic Chris Darke; two excerpts from the French television series "Court-circuit (le magazine)": a look at David Bowie's music video for the song "Jump They Say," inspired by "La Jetee," and an analysis of Hitchcock's "Vertigo" and its influence on Marker; "Junkopia," a six-minute film by Marker about the Emeryville Mudflats; booklet featuring an essay by Marker scholar Catherine Lupton, an interview with Marker, notes on the films and filmmaking by Marker, and more.(The Criterion Collection).
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Love Story
(1970) Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw. Bonus features: Commentary by director Arthur Hiller, "Love Story: A Classic Remembered." (Paramount).
February 14
All Quiet on the Western Front
(1930) Dir.: Lewis Milestone; Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres. Bonus features: Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host and film historian Robert Osborne, "All Quiet on the Western Front" (silent version), "100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics," "100 Years of Universal: Academy Award-Winners." BLU-RAY DEBUT in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with a 40-page book.Read more here. (Universal).
Robin Of Sherwood, Set 2
(1986) The conclusion to the definitive retelling of the Robin Hood legend with breakthrough roles for Jason Connery and Ray Winstone. (Acorn Media).
Three Outlaw Samurai
(1964) This first film by the legendary Hideo Gosha ("Sword of the Beast") is among the most canonized chambara (sword-fighting) films. An origin-story offshoot of a Japanese television series phenomenon of the same name, "Three Outlaw Samurai" is a classic in its own right. In it, a wandering, seen-it-all ronin (Tetsuro Tamba) becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai (Isamu Nagato and Mikijiro Hira), hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate. With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, this is an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty. High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri. (The Criterion Collection).
February 21
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959) A virtuoso James Stewart plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: That of a young Army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife (Lee Remick). This gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom potboiler, the most popular film from Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger, was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex -- more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With its outstanding supporting cast -- including a young George C. Scott as a fiery prosecuting attorney and legendary real-life attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge -- and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, "Anatomy of a Murder" is a Hollywood landmark; it was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: New alternate 5.1 soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio; New interview with Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch; critic Gary Giddins explores Duke Ellington's score in a new interview; a look at the relationship between graphic designer Saul Bass and Preminger with Bass biographer Pat Kirkham; newsreel footage from the set; excerpts from a 1967 episode of "Firing Line," featuring Preminger in discussion with William F. Buckley Jr.; excerpts from the work in progress "Anatomy of Anatomy: The Making of a Movie"; behind-the-scenes photographs by Life magazine's Gjon Mili; trailer, featuring on-set footage; booklet featuring an essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and a 1959 Life magazine article on real-life lawyer Joseph N. Welch, who plays the judge in the film. (The Criterion Collection).
Fort Apache
(1948) Dir.: John Ford; John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendariz, Ward Bond, George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen. Bonus features: Commentary by F.X. Feeney, vintage featurette "Monument Valley: John Ford Country." (Warner).
Unforgiven 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Book
(1992) Dir.: Clint Eastwood; Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Saul Rubinek, Frances Fisher. Bonus features: Commentary by Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel; "All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger," featuring interviews with Morgan Freeman and others; "Eastwood ... A Star"; "Eastwood & Co.: Making Unforgiven"; "Eastwood on Eastwood": A career retrospective from Time critic/biographer Richard Schickel; "Maverick" TV series episode "Duel at Sundown" (1959), in which Eastwood plays a virtual younger incarnation of his "Unforgiven" role. The Blu-ray Book contains 54 pages of behind-the-scenes filmmaking insight, rare Eastwood observations, photos, trivia and more. (Warner).
World on a Wire
(1973) "World on a Wire" is a gloriously paranoid, boundlessly inventive take on the future from German wunderkind Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With dashes of Stanley Kubrick, Kurt Vonnegut and Philip K. Dick, as well as a flavor entirely his own, Fassbinder tells the noir-spiked tale of a reluctant action hero, Fred Stiller, a cybernetics engineer who uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy. At risk? (Virtual) reality as we know it. Originally made for German television, this recently rediscovered, three-and-a-half-hour labyrinth is a satiric and surreal look at the weird world of tomorrow from one of cinema's kinkiest geniuses. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: Fassbinder's "World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today," a 50-minute documentary about the making of the film by Juliane Lorenz; new interview with German-film scholar Gerd Gemunden; trailer for the 2010 theatrical release; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Ed Halter. (The Criterion Collection).
February 28
Vanya on 42nd Street
(1994) In the nineties, Andre Gregory mounted a series of spare, private performances of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a crumbling Manhattan playhouse. These treasures of pure theater would have been lost to time had they not been captured on film, with subtle cinematic brilliance, by Louis Malle. In "Vanya on 42nd Street," a stellar cast of actors -- including Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Brooke Smith and George Gaynes -- embark on a full read-through of "Uncle Vanya" (adapted into English by David Mamet); the result is as memorable and emotional a screen version of Chekhov's masterpiece as one could ever hope to see. This film, which turned out to be Malle's last, is a tribute to the playwright's devastating work as well as to the creative process itself. New high-definition digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Bonus features: New documentary featuring interviews with Andre Gregory, the play's director; actors Lynn Cohen, George Gaynes, Julianne Moore, Larry Pine, Wallace Shawn, and Brooke Smith; and producer Fred Berner; booklet featuring an essay by critic Steven Vineberg and a 1994 on-set report by film critic Amy Taubin. (The Criterion Collection).
February 28
Johnny English
(2003) Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tasha de Vasconcelos, Ben Miller. Bonus features: "The Making of Johnny English," deleted scenes, spy tips, character profiles, observation test. (Universal).
March 6
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(1998) Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Mike Myers, Sela Ward, Breckin Meyer, Sherry Stringfield. (Lionsgate).
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(1974) Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin. With UltraViolet (cloud) version. Bonus features: "The Holy Book of Days Second Screen Experience"; lost animations with introduction by Terry Gilliam; outtakes & extended scenes; commentaries by Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones and even more revealing commentaries by John Cleese, Eric Idle & Michael Palin; "Quest for the Holy Grail Locations" with Michael Palin & Terry Jones; "Lego Knights: The Knights of the Round Table in Lego"; special Japanese version; "How to Use Your Coconuts" (an educational film);
"BBC Film Night" on location; three songs to sing-along; cast directory photo gallery. (Sony).
Reindeer Games: The Director's Cut
(2000) Dir.: John Frankenheimer; Ben Affleck, Isaac Hayes, Charlize Theron, Gary Sinese. Bonus features: behind-the-scenes featurette, audio commentary with Frankenheimer, scenes cut from the original theatrical film. (Lionsgate).
To Catch a Thief
(1955) Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock; Cary Grant, Grace Kelly. Bonus features: "A Night With The Hitchcocks," in which Alfred Hitchcock's daughter and granddaughter discuss the prolific director; "Unacceptable Under the Code: Film Censorship in America" look's at censorship during the time and its impact on the film; an exploration of the writing and casting; a "making-of" featurette; "Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly" profiles; an interactive travelogue; "Alfred Hitchcock and To Catch A Thief: An Appreciation"; commentary by Hitchcock film historian Dr. Drew Casper; photo galleries; the original theatrical trailer, "Edith Head: The Paramount Years." (Paramount).
March 13
American Pie, American Pie 2 and American Wedding
All three "American Pie" films available seperately. (Universal).
The Last Temptation of Christ
(1988) Though it initially engendered enormous controversy, the film can now be viewed as the remarkable, profoundly personal work of faith that it is. This 15-year labor of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis's landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton and David Bowie; bold cinematography by the great Michael Ballhaus; and a transcendent score by Peter Gabriel. Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack by supervising sound editor Skip Lievsay. Bonus features: Commentary featuring Scorsese, Dafoe, and writers Paul Schrader and Jay Cocks; galleries of production stills, research materials, and costume designs; location production footage shot by Scorsese; interview with composer Peter Gabriel, with a stills gallery of traditional instruments used in the score; an essay by film critic David Ehrenstein. (The Criterion Collection).
Wizards 35th Anniversary Edition
(1977) Dir.: Ralph Bakshi; voices of Bob Holt, Jesse Welles, Richard Romanus, David Proval, Mark Hamill. Blu-ray book with 24 pages of art work. (Fox).
March 20
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection
(2000, 2003) A title that has shocked, thrilled and unnerved audiences; a film whose fiendishly simple premise has inspired many imitations, including the upcoming "The Hunger Games" motion picture. Based on the 1999 global best-seller by Koushun Takami, the futuristic tale first came to the screen in 2000, directed by the legendary Kinju Fukasaku. Authors, filmmakers and film fans the world over consider the film and its 2003 sequel, "Battle Royale II: Requiem," sacred cinematic classics. In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. Fearful of their nation's youth, the Japanese government passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and kill each other until there is only one survivor left. Chiaki Kuriyama and screen legend Takeshi Kitano star in the movie that has been argued, acclaimed and banned around the world. More than a decade later, it remains one of the most savage, shocking and emotionally powerful films of all time. Four-disc set: "Battle Royale Director's Cut" with both Japanese and English language tracks and English subtitles; "Battle Royale Theatrical Cut" with both Japanese and English language tracks and English subtitles; "Battle Royale II" with Japanese language and English subtitles; "Battle Royale Bonus Content" with Japanese language and English subtitles. Bonus features: "The Making Of Battle Royale," "Battle Royale press conference," "Instructional Video: Birthday Version," audition & rehearsal footage, special effects comparison featurette, Tokyo International Film Festival 2000, Battle Royale documentary, basketball scene rehearsals, behind-the-scenes featurette, filming on-set, original theatrical trailer, special edition TV spot, TV spot: Tarantino version. $49.99. A single-discBlu-ray of "Battle Royale Director's Cut" will also be available for$29.99. (Anchor Bay).
Letter Never Sent
(1959) The great Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov, known for his virtuosic, emotionally gripping films, perhaps never directed one more visually astonishing than "Letter Never Sent." This absorbing tale of exploration and survival concerns four members of a geological expedition who are stranded in the bleak and unforgiving Siberian wilderness while on a mission to find diamonds. Luxuriating in wide-angle beauty and featuring one daring shot after another (the brilliant cinematography is by Kalatozov's frequent collaborator Sergei Urusevsky), "Letter Never Sent" is a fascinating piece of cinematic history and a universal adventure of the highest order. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova. (The Criterion Collection).
The War Room
(1993) The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the White House and changed the face of politics in the process. For this thrilling, behind-closed-doors account of that campaign, renowned cinema verite filmmakers D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus closely followed the brainstorming and bull sessions of Clinton's crack team of consultants -- especially the folksy James Carville and the preppy George Stephanopoulos, who became media stars in their own right as they injected a youthful spirit and spontaneity into the process of campaigning. Fleet-footed and entertaining, "The War Room" is a vivid document of a political moment whose truths ("It's the economy, stupid!") still ring in our ears. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by directors D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Bonus features: "Return of the War Room," a 2008 documentary in which advisers James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, Paul Begala and others reflect on the effect the Clinton war room had on the way campaigns are run; "Making The War Room," a conversation between the filmmakers about the difficulties of shooting in the campaign's fast-paced environment; panel discussion hosted by the William J. Clinton Foundation and featuring Carville, Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan, journalist Ron Brownstein, and surprise guest Bill Clinton; interview with strategist Stanley Greenberg on the increasing importance of polling; booklet featuring an essay by writer Louis Menand. (The Criterion Collection).
March 27
Casablanca 70th Anniversary Edition
(1942) Dir.: Michael Curtiz; Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, S.Z. Sakall, Madeleine Lebeau, Dooley Wilson, Joy Page. Three-disc Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack: New limited numbered Blu-ray + DVDs boast all new 4k feature scan in a gift set with 14 Hours of bonus content, including two new documentaries and collectible memorabilia that includes reproduction of the original 1942 French film poster, a 60-page production art book and and collectible drink coaster set. Bonus features: Three comprehensive feature length documentaries: "The Brothers Warner," "You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story" and "Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul"; Commentary by Roger Ebert, commentary by Rudy Behlmer, introduction by Lauren Bacall, two new documentaries: "Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of" and "Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic," "Now Voyager" theatrical trailer: "Warner Night at the Movies"; Newsreel: "Warner Night at the Movies"; "Vaudeville Days": "Warner Night at the Movies";" The Bird Came C.O.D.": "Warner Night at the Movies"; "The Squawkin' Hawk": "Warner Night at the Movies"; "The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall"; "Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart"; "You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca"; "As Time" Goes By: The Children Remember"; deleted scenes; outtakes; "Who Holds Tomorrow?" "Carrotblanca vintage cartoon; scoring stage sessions; 4/26/43 "Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater" radio broadcast; 11/19/47 "Vox Pop" radio broadcast. $64.99. (Warner).
David Lean Directs Noel Coward
In the 1940s, the wit of playwright Noel Coward and the craft of filmmaker David Lean melded harmoniously in one of cinema's greatest writer-director collaborations. With the wartime military drama sensation "In Which We Serve" (1932), Coward and Lean (along with producing partners Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan) embarked on a series of literate, socially engaged, and enormously entertaining pictures that ranged from domestic epic ("This Happy Breed," 1944) to whimsical comedy ("Blithe Spirit," 1945) to poignant romance ("Brief Encounter," 1945). These films created a lasting testament to Coward's artistic legacy and introduced Lean's visionary talents to the world. New high-definition digital transfers of the BFI National Archive’s 2008 restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks. Bonus features: Audio commentary on "Brief Encounter" by film historian Bruce Eder, new interviews with Noel Coward scholar Barry Day on all of the films; interview with cinematographer-screenwriter-producer Ronald Neame from 2010; short documentaries from 2000 on the making of "In Which We Serve" and "Brief Encounter"; "David Lean: A Self Portrait," a 1971 television documentary on Lean's career; episode of the British television series "The Southbank Show" from 1992 on the life and career of Coward; audio recording of a 1969 conversation between Richard Attenborough and Coward at London's National Film Theatre; booklet featuring essays by Ian Christie, Terrence Rafferty, Farran Nehne, Geoffrey O'Brien, and Kevin Brownlow. Four-disc set: $99.95. (The Criterion Collection.)
Dragonheart
(1996) Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer. Bonus features: "The Making of Dragonheart." (Universal).
A Night to Remember
(1958) On April 14, 1912, just before midnight, the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg. In less than three hours, it had plunged to the bottom of the sea, taking with it more than 1,500 of its 2,200 passengers. In his unforgettable rendering of Walter Lord's book of the same name," A Night to Remember," the acclaimed British director Roy Ward Baker depicts with sensitivity, awe, and a fine sense of tragedy the ship's final hours. Featuring remarkably restrained performances, "A Night to Remember" is cinema's subtlest, finest dramatization of this monumental 20th-century catastrophe. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Bonus features: Commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall, author and illustrator of "Titanic: An Illustrated History"; "The Making of A Night to Remember" (1993), a 60-minute documentary featuring William MacQuitty's rare behind-the-scenes footage; archival interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart; "En natt att minas," a 45-minute Swedish documentary from 1962 featuring interviews with Titanic survivors; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sragow. (The Criterion Collection).
The Quest
(1996) Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn. (Universal).
April 3
Chinatown
(1974) Dir.: Roman Polanski; Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd. New high definition transfer. Includes a collectible booklet. Named by the AFI as one of the top 25 American films ever made. Set in 1930s Los Angeles. Private investigator Jake Gittes (Nicholson) unravels a mystery involving water rights that are critical to the development of Los Angeles after taking on what appears to be a simple adultery case. Along the way to the Chinatown denouement, Gittes uncovers corruption, murder, fraud, and unspeakable family secrets among the well-to-do ruling class in the city. There's always more than meets the eye in this thriller about people who aren't who they seem to be ("She's my daughter. She's my sister."). Bonus features: Commentary by screenwriter Robert Towne and filmmaker David Fincher; five behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Water and Power," "The Aqueduct," "The Aftermath," "The River and Beyond" and "Chinatown: The Beginning and the End"; "Chinatown: An Appreciation," in which prominent filmmakers express their personal admiration for the film, including Steven Soderbergh, composer James Newton Howard, writer-director Kimberly Peirce and cinematographer Roger Deakins.(Paramount).
April 10
The Bodyguard
(1992) Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston. (Warner).
Don Juan DeMarco
(1994) Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway. (Warner).
(1967) Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries. Includes 36-page book and four-song CD sampler. Bonus features: All-new featurette "Camelot: The Fallen Kingdom," commentary, "Camelot: The Castle That Never Was," "The Story of Camelot," "The World Premiere of Camelot." (Warner).
May 1
Jeremiah Johnson
(1972) Dir.: Sydney Pollack; Robert Redford, Will Geer, Allyn Ann Mclerie. (Warner).
May 8
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
(1990) Dir.: Joe Dante; Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky. (Warner).
(1927) Dir.: William Wellman; The inaugural Best Picture Academy Award-winner. Meticulously restored, this World War I drama explores the devastating effects of war through the story of two men who go off to battle and the woman they both leave behind. Featuring groundbreaking aerial dogfights and epic battle sequences, "Wings" is both a cinematic spectacle and a compelling story of love and sacrifice that effectively dramatizes the bitter wages of war. Because the original negative was lost decades ago, contemporary audiences have only seen "Wings" in a compromised form. The restoration process used a duplicate negative housed in the Paramount archive, but despite this being the best element available, the negative was beset by damage, including entire reels that were strafed with scratches and printed-in nitrate deterioration that was literally eating into the edges of the frames. Using state-of-the-art digital tools normally used to create special effects, the film was meticulously restored frame-by-frame. Original tints and effects, such as colors that were embossed onto the film strip to give flames and explosions a fiery look, were also digitally recreated based on a detailed continuity script that still existed and tinting/toning guides from the period. For this release, the film's original paper score was procured from the Library of Congress and recorded with a full orchestra. Like many silent film scores, the music was a combination of original composition, popular songs of the period and themes from classical music. Extras: New documentaries: "Wings: Grandeur in the Sky," which gives perspective on the remarkable cinematic achievements of William Wellman and his team of filmmakers; "Dogfight," which explores the history of early aeronautics; and "Restoring the Power and Beauty of Wings," which details the painstaking process of returning this monumental epic to its original glory. Also available on DVD. 
(1930) Dir.: Lewis Milestone; Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres. Bonus features: Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host and film historian Robert Osborne, "All Quiet on the Western Front" (silent version), "100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics," "100 Years of Universal: Academy Award-Winners." BLU-RAY DEBUT in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with a 40-page book. 
Three-disc Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack: New limited numbered Blu-ray + DVDs boast all new 4k feature scan in a gift set with 14 Hours of bonus content, including two new documentaries and collectible memorabilia that includes reproduction of the original 1942 French film poster, a 60-page production art book and and collectible drink coaster set. Bonus features: Three comprehensive feature length documentaries: "The Brothers Warner," "You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story" and "Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul"; Commentary by Roger Ebert, commentary by Rudy Behlmer, introduction by Lauren Bacall, two new documentaries: "Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of" and "Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic," "Now Voyager" theatrical trailer: "Warner Night at the Movies"; Newsreel: "Warner Night at the Movies"; "Vaudeville Days": "Warner Night at the Movies";" The Bird Came C.O.D.": "Warner Night at the Movies"; "The Squawkin' Hawk": "Warner Night at the Movies"; "The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall"; "Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart"; "You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca"; "As Time" Goes By: The Children Remember"; deleted scenes; outtakes; "Who Holds Tomorrow?" "Carrotblanca vintage cartoon; scoring stage sessions; 4/26/43 "Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater" radio broadcast; 11/19/47 "Vox Pop" radio broadcast. $64.99. (Warner).
(1974) Dir.: Roman Polanski; Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd. New high definition transfer. Includes a collectible booklet. Named by the AFI as one of the top 25 American films ever made. Set in 1930s Los Angeles. Private investigator Jake Gittes (Nicholson) unravels a mystery involving water rights that are critical to the development of Los Angeles after taking on what appears to be a simple adultery case. Along the way to the Chinatown denouement, Gittes uncovers corruption, murder, fraud, and unspeakable family secrets among the well-to-do ruling class in the city. There's always more than meets the eye in this thriller about people who aren't who they seem to be ("She's my daughter. She's my sister."). Bonus features: Commentary by screenwriter Robert Towne and filmmaker David Fincher; five behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Water and Power," "The Aqueduct," "The Aftermath," "The River and Beyond" and "Chinatown: The Beginning and the End"; "Chinatown: An Appreciation," in which prominent filmmakers express their personal admiration for the film, including Steven Soderbergh, composer James Newton Howard, writer-director Kimberly Peirce and cinematographer Roger Deakins.(Paramount).
