Gossip Girl: The Complete Third Season (available on DVD August 24, 2010)
Spotted: Our beloved Upper East Siders, all grown up. Though high school may be behind most of them, you can be sure a future of love, scandal and, of course, secrets await them in the third season of Gossip Girl.
Gossip Girl stars many of young Hollywood’s hottest talent, including Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen, Ed Westwick, Jessica Szohr, with Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle.
The five-disc set includes all 22 episodes from the third season plus nearly an hour and a half of special features including two all-new featurettes, unaired scenes, a gag reel, Plasticines Bitch and Lady Gaga Bad Romance music videos.
Based on the bestselling series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar, this drama is told through the eyes of an all-knowing blogger -- Gossip Girl. Via constant, avidly read text messages, this anonymous personality is determined to uncover and fuel every scandal possible on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where gossip rules, and affluent young people find themselves with the money, access and appetite to explore all the temptations New York City has to offer. This season, new characters (including a movie star coed played by Hilary Duff) and some familiar faces (Georgina returns!) bring new love and new dilemmas, while old secrets create new drama. And for both Chuck and Serena, the search for answers from the past brings far more than they bargained for. Hearts are broken and loyalties challenged in this 22-episode, five-disc season three, where things are often not what they seem. Fortunately, Gossip Girl is there to keep track of all the lies, loves and betrayals in store for Serena, Blair, Dan, Nate, Jenny, Chuck and Vanessa.
The Last Song (available on Blu-ray Hi-Def Combo Pack and DVD editions on August 3, 2010)
Cyrus plays Ronnie Miller, a seventeen-year-old piano prodigy. She hasn’t spoken to her father, former music professor Steve Miller (Kinnear), ever since he divorced her mother (Kelly Preston) and returned to the small, quiet beach community of Tybee Island, Georgia, his hometown. Moody and rebellious, Ronnie has stopped playing the piano, and she flatly refuses offers to attend Julliard. Against her wishes, she and her kid brother, Jonah (Bobby Coleman), are sent to spend the summer with Steve, which he hopes will finally give them a chance to reconnect. Ronnie’s attitude is a pall that hangs over the whole thing, as is Steve’s mission to rebuild a stained glass window from a church that burned under mysterious circumstances.
But what would this movie be without a romance? Here enters Will Blakelee (Liam Hemsworth), the hunky Volleyball player who’s also a mechanic and a volunteer for the local aquarium. Popular, charming, and annoyingly persistent, he soon gets Ronnie to drop her misery act, at which point they fall deeply in love. He eventually takes her to meet his wealthy parents, who, naturally, snub their noses at her in the most polite way possible. Will has his own tragic back story, although you’d hardly believe it – there are precious few moments in this movie when Hemsworth isn’t showing off a big dopey grin, drastically undermining his character’s personal problems.
Other dramas weave throughout the story, including a secret known only to Will and his best friend (Hallock Beals), a troubled young woman befriended by Ronnie (Carly Chaikin), and that troubled young woman’s boyfriend (Nick Lashaway), a good-for-nothing thug who enters and exits every one of his scenes as if he were drunk. Each could have contributed something meaningful had they not been so underdeveloped. A few light hearted moments are reserved for little Jonah, whose precocious dialogue and clever handling of money suggests the filmmakers were not inspired by an authentic ten-year-old. Consider a montage midway through the film, in which Ronnie tries on a number of dresses in a clothing store. In the annals of wardrobe montages, has there ever been one in which a young boy was an active participant?
Special features include an Alternate Opening Sequence, Deleted Scenes, a Set Tour with Bobby Coleman, a Miley Cyrus Music Video, the Making of the Music Video with Miley Cyrus and Audio Commentary.
Nickelodeon Favorites: Happy Halloween (available on DVD August 24, 2010)
Trick or Treat? Halloween is a special time of year and this DVD has all of your favorite Nickelodeon friends as they discover candy, costumes and haunted happenings. This year, celebrate Halloween with Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, Wonder Pets!, Yo Gabba Gabba, Blue’s Clues and Ni Hao, Kai-lan – all together on one DVD!
Check out the synopses for the episodes on Nickelodeon Favorites: Happy Halloween:
Dora the Explorer - Boo! It’s Halloween, and Dora and Boots are out trick-or-treating when a cute Little Monster surprises them. Dora and Boots must embark on a spooky journey to help Little Monster hurry home before the arrow on the big clock strikes 12 – and in time for a Halloween party!
Go Diego, Go! - Freddie the Fruit Bat Saves Halloween! It’s Halloween! Diego, Alicia and Freddie the fruit bat are setting up trick-or-treating booths for all the animals when suddenly they hear a cry for help. Diego uses Click to try and see what animals are in trouble and finds out it’s the llamas! They were bringing goodie bags to the Rescue Center when suddenly a bridge broke. Amigos, we’ve got to fix the bridge so that the llamas can bring the treats to our party! ¡Al rescate!
Wonder Pets! - Save the Bat / Save the Acting Donkey
Save the Bat
The Wonder Pets travel to Transylvania to help a Baby Bat who is afraid of the dark.
Save the Acting Donkey
The Wonder Pets head to the Old Globe Theatre in England to help a Shakespearian-actor Donkey who is not prepared for his performance.
Yo Gabba Gabba – Halloween It’s time for the Yo Gabba gang to dress up in outrageous costumes and take part in gathering their own private stash of candy. “The Fall Song” celebrates the changing seasons, while the “Halloween Party Song” and “Trick-or-Treat Song” teaches shows kids what happens on Halloween. “Too Much Candy” helps showcase that eating candy in moderation is best. Come sing along to these great tunes!
Blue's Clues - What is Blue Afraid of? Blue is scared and we play Blue’s Clues to determine what’s frightening her. As we search for clues, we investigate shadows and conceptualize what objects are making them; decipher extreme close-up photos taken by Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper; and label the source of scary sounds within a haunted house!
Ni Hao, Kai-lan – Ni Hao, Halloween Trick or treat, it’s Halloween! Kai-lan and her friends dress up to go trick or treating with YeYe. Kai-lan is a dinosaur, Tolee’s a panda, Hoho’s the Monkey King, and Rintoo is his favorite – a dragon! But just when they set out to trick or treat, Rintoo sprains his ankle and realizes that means he can’t go trick or treating. It’s up to you and Kai-lan to make things better for Rintoo, so that he can have an amazing Halloween.
The Clone Hunter (available on DVD August 10, 2010)
Their Guns were for hire… But what about their souls? What happens if the artificial intelligence that enables the wealthy and powerful to live in limitless luxury wants to share in it? Ben Cane and his junior partner, Rachel, are hired by Montserrat, a brutal Oligarch, to track down a murderous clone that threatens the stability of Montserrat’s private planet. The more Ben and Rachel delve into the case the more corruption and rot they discover, until they come face to face with their own darkest secrets and must decide which side they are on.
Clonehunter Trailer from Andrew Bellware on Vimeo.
DVD extras include Directors Commentary, Interview with the Director, Outtakes, Trailer and Photo Gallery.
The Bad Mother’s Handbook (arrives on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand August 24, 2010)
Based on the #1 international bestselling book by Kate Long, Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson stars in The Bad Mother's Handbook.
Daniel (Pattinson), the shy nerd at school, has a crush on popular gal-pal Charlotte (Grainger) and he would do anything for her. When she discovers she is going to be a teenage mom, Daniel tries to help with all of the stress, drama and anxiety that comes with it. The drama unfolds as Daniel tags along with the dysfunctional family of three independent and outspoken women during the emotional ride of motherhood and adolescent woes. The next nine months become a journey of courage and strength filled with laughter, love and tears.
DVD Special Features include a Trailer Gallery, Widescreen Presentation, Dolby Digital Surround, and Optional English and Spanish Subtitles.
Orlando (available on DVD August 17, 2010)
Tilda Swinton stars as Orlando, an English nobleman who defies the laws od nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative, he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations that humorously and hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes.
Visually stunning and beautifully acted, Orlando is an intoxicating blend of romance, adventure and illusion.
With over 2 hours of Never-Before-Released Footage, this Special Edition DVD include bonus features such as Orlando Goes to Russia, Orlando in Uzbekistan, Jimmy was an Angel Venice Film Festival Press Conference, An Interview with Sally Potter, and Select Scenes Commentary with Director Sally Potter.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians: The Complete Third Season (available on DVD August 17, 2010)
There is no shortage of drama when we catch up with Kim, Kourtney, Khloé and the rest of the Kardashian/Jenner clan in the DVD release of Keeping Up With The Kardashians: The Complete Third Season.
The closeness of one of Hollywood's most famous families is tested when the price of fame takes its toll in the third season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. As Kim, Khloé and Kourtney advance in their professional careers separately, their strained personal relationships give new meaning to the term "sibling rivalry." Mom and manager Kris finds herself caught in the middle while struggling to find quality time to spend with her husband Bruce. The scrutiny of the spotlight also impacts the Kardashians' love lives, including youngest brother Robert, who finds that living with his girlfriend, Adrienne, isn't as easy as he had imagined. Plus, Khloé gets a reality check when she's sent to prison after violating her parole for a DUI, and Kim is forced to choose between her footballer boyfriend Reggie and her career.
Struggling relationships, growing careers and new living arrangements create many hilarious and emotional moments in the third season of this hit reality television show.
Relive all your favorite moments from all 12 episodes on this 2-disc set, which features exclusive bonus materials including deleted scenes and episode commentaries from the girls.
One Tree Hill: The Complete Seventh Season (available on DVD August 17, 2010)
The journeys of those who hail from the town of Tree Hill have been vast, from Nathan and Haley's first kiss to marriage, a son and, most recently, Nathan's return to the basketball court. Now in its seventh season, One Tree Hill continues to explore the journeys of its beloved characters, while seamlessly introducing new favorites. As the series jumps ahead 14 months, these new relationships infuse the history and change the lives of those who live there. Through it all, these friends and family members realize that life always leads you right where you belong.
Lucas and Peyton are gone, but One Tree Hill’s tales of intertwined lives and passions remain stronger than ever in this 22-Episode, 5-Disc Seventh Season.
Nathan’s NBA career is threatened by explosive scandal. Haley faces a family tragedy. Brooke thinks she’s found true love with Julian – until a Hollywood hottie decides he’s just her type. Dan leaves the slammer for the media spotlight and a sexy young wife, Millie spirals into self-destruction, breaking Mouth’s heart. And compelling new characters arrive: Haley’s beautiful sister Quinn and Nathan’s agent Clay, both with secrets from the past and dramatic new stories to tell.
Special features include Unaired Scenes, Return to Camp One Tree Hill, Spring Break with One Tree Hill, OTH – The Directors Debut, Commentary on Two Episodes by Series Creator Mark Schwan and Key Cast and Crew, and Gag Reel!
Death at a Funeral (available on DVD and Blu-ray August 10, 2010)
Perhaps it helps that it features a great variety of stars, all of whom are naturally funny. At the center of it all is Chris Rock, who successfully balances the screenplay’s use of slapstick comedy, witty dialogue, and quiet interludes, the latter surprisingly rich, if ultimately brief. He plays Aaron, who seems to have the weight of the world on his shoulders now that his father is dead and everyone is gathering at his home for the funeral. His wife, Michelle (Regina Hall), wants to get pregnant – on the day of the funeral. His mother (Loretta Devine) says nothing kind to Michelle and clearly favors her other son, a successful but financially irresponsible writer named Ryan (Martin Lawrence), who hasn’t lived up to his end of the deal when it comes to paying for the funeral. Aaron, jealous because of his own failed writing ambitions, is continuously reminded that Ryan was expected to give the eulogy, not him.
Before long, he’s approached by a dwarf named Frank (Peter Dinklage, reprising his role from the 2007 film). He has numerous pictures that prove he had been ... very, very close with Aaron’s father. Unless he receives $30,000 in compensation, he will expose his secret to the rest of the family. Other zany subplots are woven throughout the story, including the dead man’s niece, Elaine (Zoe Saldana), having to get a handle on her boyfriend, Oscar (James Marsden), who mistook a hallucinogen for a valium and is now wreaking havoc all over the house. At the same time, she has to contend with her disapproving father (Ron Glass) and her ex-boyfriend, Derek (Luke Wilson), who seems incapable of taking no for an answer. We also meet the crotchety Uncle Russell (Danny Glover) and a family friend, Norman (Tracy Morgan), who Uncle Russell hates for no apparent reason. In one form or another, both find themselves drawn into the rapidly escalating Frank fiasco.
The director is Neil LaBute, whose film and stage work has been defined by unflinching depictions of human behavior. Remember his previous film, “Lakeview Terrace”? Aside from being a genuinely thrilling ride, it was also one of the most intelligent, complex, and honest examinations of prejudice and relationships of recent memory. “Death at a Funeral” is certainly much different in tone, but it still benefits from LaBute’s affinity for strong characters and themes. Yes, they’re all greatly exaggerated, but not so much that we don’t see some degree of truth in them; we believe in the reality of Aaron’s personal and financial woes, we understand his wife’s persistence, and we can sympathize with anyone who has had to deal with an Uncle Russell. As they say, there’s one in every family.
Blu-ray and DVD special features include Commentary with Director Neil LaBute and Chris Rock, Death at a Funeral: Last Rites, Dark Secrets Featurette, Family Album Featurette, Death For Real Featurette, Deleted Scenes, and Outtakes.
Cemetery Junction (available on DVD August 17, 2010)
Cemetery Junction tells the hilarious and sometimes heart breaking story of three friends growing up in a small, working-class town in 1970’s England who dream of escape.
‘70s England is in full swing as three outcast friends find themselves drinking, joking, fighting and chasing girls, while dreaming of escape from their blue-collar hometown of Cemetery Junction. Freddie (Christian Cooke) is a salesman suddenly thrown onto the fast track when he gains the attention of his boss, Mr. Kendrick (Ralph Fiennes). Torn between a prior life of partying with his friends (Tom Hughes and Jack Doolan) and the promise of a brighter future, life gets more complicated when the bosses daughter becomes the focus of Freddie’s affection. Also starring Ricky Gervais and Emily Watson.
Bonus features on the Blu-ray and DVD include a commentary track with co-writers and co-directors Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant; a separate commentary track with cast members Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes, and Jack Doolan; behind-the-scenes featurettes “The Directors: A Conversation with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant” and “The Lads Look Back: The Stars Discuss Cemetery Junction”; deleted scenes; a blooper reel and more!
$5 a Day (available on DVD and Blu-ray August 24, 2010)
Christopher Walking is hilarious as Nat, an eccentric con-artist and deadbeat dad trying to reconnect with his troubled son, Flynn. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Nat shanghais is reluctant son into driving him cross-country for experimental medical treatment, pulling off increasingly ridiculous and embarrassing schemes along the way to reach their destination on only $5 a day. Boasting a star-packed cast that includes Sharon Stone, Amanda Peet and Dean Cain, $5 a Day is an irresistible comedy about letting go of the past and choosing your road.
Special features include Director and Cast Interviews, Trailer and Still Galleries.
Beatdown Presented by TapouT (available on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download and On Demand August 31, 2010)
When the adrenaline is pumping and the stakes are high, the best just can't lose. Beatdown brings together the sport's top mixed martial arts champions.
Respected street fighter Brandon (Youngblood) finds himself the latest target of the dangerous gangsters who viciously murdered his brother for money. Now, with a price on his head, he turns to his father's home in a small Southern town. While settling into his new surroundings, he quickly learns of an underground cage fighting circuit. It's not long before he decides enough is enough and it's time to come out of hiding and seek revenge. The clocks is ticking and win or lose; Brandon is not going down without a fight.
Special features include Commentary with Director Mike Gunther, Actors Rudy Youngblood and Susie Abromeit and Editor Dave Macomber, Behind the Scenes with Interviews, Six Days on set with Michael Bisping, Choreographing the Beatdowns, Beatdown Contest Winner, TapouT Promos, and Trailer Gallery.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever (available on DVD August 24, 2010)
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meet…the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The turtles from one dimension meet the turtles from another dimension when a teleporting mishap occurs in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever. Together, all the turtles must locate the Technodrome to fix this mess. Meanwhile, Shredder tracks down his counterpart, Ch’rell, who devises a master plan to travel back to the Prime Universe to get rid of the turtles once and for all! As worlds collide, the turtles come face to face with the classic characters like Splinter, Casey and April, and a slew of archenemies including Krang, Hun, the Foot Soldiers, the Purple Dragons, Bebop and Rocksteady.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a team of four mutant turtles, trained by their beloved rat sensei, Master Splinter, in the art of Ninjutsu. Named after four Renaissance artists, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, they battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs and alien invaders, all while remaining isolated from society at large in their home in the sewers of New York. The characters initially appeared in comic books before being licensed for toys, cartoons, video games, films and other merchandise to become one of the most popular franchises of the last 25 years.
In this truly turtle powered tale, the turtles from one dimension meet the turtles from another dimension when a teleporting mishap occurs. What the SHELL is going? Together the turtles must locate the Technodrome to fix this mess! Meanwhile, Shredder tracks down his counterpart, Ch’rell, who devises a master plan to travel back to the Prime Universe to get rid of the turtles once and for all!
Available in Full Screen Format and Dolby Digital English.
Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal (available on DVD August 3, 2010)
Explore the passionate life of an artist in two documentaries from PBS that explore some of the most unique individuals in the world of painting and music. In Ken Burns’s Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal, viewers are introduced to the deeply spiritual life of businessman, philosopher, and painter William Segal, the eye-patch wearing sophisticate known for his soul-searching self-portraits.
William Segal
The first documentary in the trilogy is filmed in Segal’s art studio and garden. The film focuses on Mr. Segal as he paints and discusses the creative process and the intimate personal and spiritual relationship between the artist and the work of art.
Vézelay
The magnificent basilica at Vézelay in France has lured pilgrims from around the world for centuries. Its magnetism and serene beauty inspired Segal and Burns to examine the expansive question of search. Vézelay joyously probes the eternal question of individual identity and the obstacles and exhilarations of seeing, searching and being.
In the Marketplace
This documentary was shot throughout the streets of Paris and follows Segal’s everyday life. The film visits the painter working in his studio and in a gallery as he prepares an exhibition of his lithographs. In his on-camera interviews, Segal talks about his life and the practices he uses to live in the moment, embracing all that is around him.
Harp Dreams: Inside the USA International Harp Competition (available on DVD August 3, 2010)
The film tells the story of 31 of the best young harpists in the world who, in 2007, gathered for 15 days at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music to compete in the triennial USA International Harp Competition, considered by many to be one of the most prestigious and demanding music competitions in the world. At stake are thousands of dollars in prize money, a one-of-a-kind, hand-made, Lyon and Healy concert harp, premieres in New York and London, and a lucrative recording contract. Ultimately, careers are made at this competition.
Harpists from France, Japan, Russia, Argentina, Korea, China, Italy, the U.S., and several other countries are represented in this truly international field, and each competitor must prepare for two years for the chance to play before a panel of prestigious judges and live audiences. Ultimately, only three harpists will be chosen for the finals—a gala concert with the Jacobs School Summer Festival Orchestra—during which the winner is determined.
Special Features include Behind-The-Scenes footage of construction of the prize harp and an inside looking at choosing a harp, bringing a harp in for repair and more!
A Place Out of Time – The Bordentown School (available on DVD July 20, 2010)
For a seventy year period, when America cared little about the education of African-Americans and discrimination was law and custom, The Bordentown School was an educational utopia. An incubator for black intellect, Bordentown taught values, discipline and life skills to generations of black children. The school closed in 1955 in the wake of the Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision. What was lost and what was gained in the march toward integration and equality?
A Wounded Platoon (available on DVD July 20, 2010)
Since the Iraq War began, soldier arrests in the city of Colorado Springs have tripled. At least 36 servicemen based at the nearby Army post of Fort Carson have committed suicide. And 14 Fort Carson soldiers have been charged or convicted in at least 11 killings. Many of the most violent crimes involved men who had served in the same battalion in Iraq. Three of them came from a single platoon of infantrymen. FRONTLINE tells the dark tale of the men of Third Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry and how the war followed them home. It is a story of heroism, grief, vicious combat, depression, drugs, alcohol and brutal murder; an investigation into the Army’s mental health services; and a powerful portrait of what multiple tours and post-traumatic stress are doing to a generation of young American soldiers.
Unforgettable: The Korean War (available on DVD August 3, 2010)
Take a powerful journey with Korean War veterans as they share memories and emotions of America in the early 1950s, when young men from all over the country were being shipped off to defend South Korea against the advancing Communist Army. Called the “The Korean Conflict,” or “Police Action” – but never a war - Unforgettable: The Korean War revisits the “un-won war” that, though never declared, nonetheless killed tens of thousands of US soldiers and affected many more lives at home.
Burning Bright (available on on DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand August 17, 2010)
Kelly feels her life is unraveling. Her mother’s death has left her as the guardian of her autistic 12-year-old brother, Tom, and she’s just learned her stepfather pilfered her college fund to buy a tiger for his safari park. To make matters worse, a hurricane is cutting a swath of destruction toward her home. But Kelly has something greater to fear than the hurricane’s 120-mile-per-hour winds – the savage tiger has somehow slipped inside her house. Now, trapped inside their boarded-up home, Kelly and Tom must fight for their lives against a deadly man-eater who smells their fear… and wants their flesh.
Special Features include an Introduction by Actress Briana Evigan and “Forces of Nature” Special Effects Featurette.
CA$H (available on on DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand August 17, 2010)
It's a twisted, exciting game of injustice and consequences when the power of greed takes over. Chris Hemsworth stars alongside Sean Bean and Victoria Profeta in the action-filled psychological thriller, Ca$h. Raising the question of how far someone will go for money, the film takes audiences through an exhilarating story filled with danger and suspense on the streets of Chicago.
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan (Hemsworth) and his wife Leslie (Profeta) when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic (Bean) to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence ... all in the name of CA$H.
Special Features include Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Stephen Milburn Anderson, The Making of CA$H, Deleted and Extended Scenes.
Wolverine and the X-Men: Final Crisis Trilogy (available on on DVD August 17, 2010)
“Wolverine And The X-Men.” The Wolverine And The X-Men: Final Crisis Trilogy DVD features the action-packed 3-part season finale that follows the besieged Mutants as they find themselves in the midst of an epic battle to preserve their peaceful sanctuary on Genosha! Trapped in the future, Xavier, Bishop and the rest of the X-Men prepare to make a final, hopeless stand against Master Mold to avoid execution. Meanwhile in the present, Wolverine must defeat Magneto and the Inner Circle to prevent a catastrophic future from coming to pass.
The battle for the future ends in a shattering 3-part finale. It’s time to save the world from Xavier's catastrophic future in “Volume 6: Final Crisis Trilogy,” as Wolverine and the X-Men stop at nothing to prevent the world’s end. The shadowy Inner Circle has captured Jean Grey in order to possess the dangerous Phoenix inside her, while Magneto uses Mystique disguised as Senator Kelly, to launch the Sentinels on Genosha. After discovering the truth about the Circle’s plan, Emma Frost realizes she alone must try to harness the Phoenix force and save Jean before it’s too late. Meanwhile, in the future, Xavier unwillingly helps Master Mold track down every mutant on the planet…for execution. Only Wolverine can stop both Magneto and the Inner Circle, preventing the devastating future Xavier has foretold. Get ready for the ultimate battle in these three game-changing episodes. Who will succeed? The battle for the future has arrived.
Bonus Features include Audio Commentary with Craig Kyle, Greg Johnson, and Chris Yost, and Trailer Gallery.
Scholastic Treasures: Adventures at School (available on on DVD August 24, 2010)
As Mead 3-ring binders are purchased and bus schedules are sent out, Scholastic Storybook Treasures offers hours of hilarious back-to-school fun with ADVENTURES AT SCHOOL, a whimsical, entertainment-filled 3-DVD set featuring a multitude of best-selling animated stories about school days.
This essential back-to-school library for kids ages 3 to 9 includes 14 tales, all bundled into one handy gift set. Each of the colorfully animated DVDs offers more than an hour of storytelling fun and features narration by Zach Braff, Calista Flockhart, Alexander Gould and Alfre Woodard, among others, and stories include "The Teacher from the Black Lagoon," "The Librarian from the Black Lagoon", "The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon", "Miss Nelson Has a Field Day", "Miss Nelson is Back!", How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?" and many more!
Scholastic Treasures: Adventures at School supports Cooperation, Early Reading Skills, and Problem Solving.
DVD Features include 14 Stories on Three DVDs Plus Spanish Versions of The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, The Dot, and Monty, Interviews with Author Mike Thaler, Illustrator Jared Lee, and Author/Illustrator Barney Saltzberg, Read-Along, and Discussion Questions.
Storybook Treasures: Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed… and more children’s stories (available on on DVD April 20, 2010)
Introduce children to sign language with this new collection of bed-time stories!
Building upon the popular trend of babies learning to communicate by sign language, Scholastic Storybook Treasures has launched a new American Sign Language DVD series helping to extend sign language learning for children ages 2 to 9.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed… and more children’s stories brings beloved children’s books to rich life with voice narration, sign language and catchy musical scores. Stories include the title tale about everyone’s favorite primates, along with “Little Quack” and Mercer Meyer’s “There’s Something in My Attic”.
The DVD also includes sign language vocabulary, comprehension quizzes, alphabet fingerspelling and read-along.
Studies show that when children learn sign language at an early age they have increased language acquisition and educators often recommend sign language to help children develop fine motor skills. The new DVD series has been created to enhance sign language learning and increase comprehension skills through vocabulary lessons and an interactive quiz for each story.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Five little monkeys say goodnight to Mama, but instead of going to sleep they start jumping on the bed!
Little Quack
When his brothers and sisters swim in the pond behind Mama, Little Quack is left all alone on the shore. Will he find the courage to swim?
There’s Something in My Attic
A brave little girl with a lasso prepares to face the scary nightmare living in her attic.
Ugly Betty: The Complete Fourth and Final Season (available on on DVD August 17, 2010)
There are underdogs and then there is Betty Suarez, the ultimate “fish-out-of-water.” Her efforts to fit in with her colleagues at a glossy magazine may bring unintentionally hysterical results, but they also have audiences rooting for their favorite fashionista.
Betty sure has come a long way! She is finally coming into her own and getting what she’s worked so hard for. But what she doesn’t realize is that she’s starting over in so many ways, and if she wants to play in the big leagues she needs to keep up. Ugly Betty: The Complete Fourth and Final Season focuses on her transformation – both personally and professionally – and how she will navigate these new waters as only she can. If Betty wants to succeed, she will once again have to rely on her heart, perseverance and intelligence – along with some help from her family, friends and a few unlikely allies.
The collectible four-disc release allows viewers to complete their collection and relive every endearing moment of this heartwarming and irreverent comedy with all 20 final-season episodes uninterrupted, with never-before-seen bonus features including Betty Goes to the Bahamas, Betty Bloops, and Deleted Scenes.
Cougar Town: The Complete First Season (available on on DVD August 17, 2010)
Golden Globe® nominee Courteney Cox (Friends) stars in the hilarious hit comedy Cougar Town: The Complete First Season. After spending the last seventeen years as a wife and mother, recently divorced Jules (Cox) has reluctantly waded back into the dating pool and quickly finds herself in over her head. Now forty-something and single, Jules tackles real-life issues – dating, parenting and friendship. It doesn’t help Jules that her two best friends can hardly stand each other, her ex-husband is hanging around more now than he did during their marriage…and there’s that handsome divorced neighbor that Jules can’t quite get out of her head.
Packed with laugh-out-loud moments and featuring a cast of television’s brightest comedic stars, Cougar Town struts its stuff in this DVD collection, along with exclusive bonus features including Bloopers, Deleted Scenes, Taming Cougar Town, Jimmy Kimmel: Saber-Tooth Tiger Town, Ask Barb, and Stroking it With Bobby Cobb and one or two special surprises.
Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season (available on on DVD and Blu-ray August 24, 2010)
Since its highly-anticipated premiere in September 2004, ABC’s LOST has revolutionized primetime television, bringing big-screen adventures home with a powerful story of survival. Attracting a massive fan following and huge critical acclaim, LOST has already become a pop culture phenomenon.
Lost follows the lives of crash survivors of Oceanic Airlines flight 815, on a mysterious and apparently supernatural tropical island. Their survival is continuously jeopardized by inexplicable entities, including a polar bear, an unseen monster that wanders the jungle and the island’s malicious occupants known as the “Others”. Forced to depend on each other to endure, the diverse group of survivors are bound by menacing secrets and complicated interrelationships, with the truth behind each character slowly revealed through the seasons.
The series regularly stars Matthew Fox (Jack Shephard), Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austen), Josh Holloway (James‘Sawyer” Ford), Naveen Andrews (Sayid Jarrah), Jorge Garcia (Hugo ‘Hurley’ Reyes), Terry O’Quinn (John Locke), Michael Emerson (Ben Linus), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin Kwon), Yunjin Kim (Sun Kwon), Nester Carbonell (Richard Alpert) and Emile de Ravin (Claire Littleton).
Special Features include Bloopers, Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentaries, The End: Crafting A Final Season, A Hero’s Journey, See You In Another Life, Brotha, Lost on Location, Plus A Lost Blu-ray and DVD Exclusive – Go deeper into the world of LOST with a much anticipated new chapter of the island’s story from Executive Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse.
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (available on DVD and Blu-ray August 24, 2010)
Fun is elementary when cat-and-mouse cutups try to outsleuth the great detective in this all new original movie!
Jewel heists around the city of London befuddle Scotland Yard, and the beautiful singer Red is framed for the crook. Only the legendary Sherlock Holmes can find the real thief with the help of his assistant Dr. Watson – and of course, Tom and Jerry. But finding clues and cracking the case will be elementary compared to keeping the peace between these raucous rivals as they scamper, scurry, scoot and speed along the streets, alleys and rooftops in the name of justice. Familiar friends Tuffy, Butch, Droopy an many more cleverly round out the motley crew of characters and possible suspects in this brilliant fusion of classic detection and energetic animation!
Special Features include How to Draw Tom and Jerry: Your Favorite Cat and Mouse Made Easy Through a Professional Illustrator’s Step-by-Step Instructions.
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