Prison Break: The Final Break
May 20th, 2009 by Blu-ray Brian
Again? Again! …AND Again! The shocking series conclusion last week was just the beginning. Fox presents Prison Break: The Final Break, featuring a never-before-seen 2 hour special event. The last sentence is delivered exclusively on Blu-ray and DVD July 21st. It looks like this time Scofield will be breaking out his beloved Sara. Can he do it AGAIN? Of course he can…he is Michael Scofield. He can do the impossible when he puts his mind to it. Check out the full press release below from Fox.
This may be good news or bad news depending on your taste of movies. I, personally, found three titles here that I will definitely be picking up. Warner/New Line ahs announced 10 catalog titles coming to the Blu-ray format on September 8th. You have to question the choices of some of these titles, but nonetheless fans will be estactic to have some of these on Blu-ray. So here we go! Coming from Warner are Catwoman, Creepshow, Dead Calm, Over The Top, The Postman and Sphere. new Line will be bringing us Fredy vs. Jason, The New World: Extended Cut and everyone’s favorite…Snakes on a Plane. 
The tagline reads…”She can be anyone…except herself.” I don’t know what this TV show is about, but the more I read the more intrigued I get. Eliza Dushku stars in Joss Whedon’s new fantasy drama, Dollhouse, arriving on Blu-ray July 28th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The Season 1 Blu-ray collection is loaded with bonus materials including never-before-seen episode “Epitaph One” and the original unaired pilot “Echo.” Check below for the full press release from Fox covering all the juicy details I am sure you are dying to know! 
The summer of 2009 is about to heat up with the latest three Blu-ray announcements from Fox Home Entertainment. July and August will see three High-Def classics guaranteed to make a splash on the Blu-ray format. Without further ado…the three titles are Towering Inferno, My Cousin Vinny and Big Trouble in Little China. For more information see below for the full press release from Fox on these three High-Def classics coming this summer. 
WWE Superstar John Cena faces the ultimate challenge in the hardcore action-packed thriller 12 Rounds. The explosive Unrated “Extreme Cut” too intense for theaters brings the smackdown on the Blu-ray format, complete with a digital copy, on June 30th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 12 Rounds: Extreme Cut is loaded with exclusive making-of featurettes, deleted scenes, a gag reel, commentaries and much more. Check out the full press release from Fox below for all the details you want to know. 
Steve Martin reprises his role as the hilarious Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther 2. The family comedy lands on Blu-ray disc this June with all new bonus materials and a digital copy to kick around. MGM Home Entertainment has set a June 23rd release date for Inspector Clouseau’s latest case of mishaps, trials and errors. The Blu-ray also contains a showcase of 27 Pink Panther cartoons. It sure sounds like this Blu-ray release is nothing to sneeze about. Check out the full press release, courtesy of MGM, below for all the details. 
Witness the origins of the Street Fighter universe with Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li coming to Blu-ray this June. The #1 action video game of all time battles on an Unrated 3-disc Blu-ray set June 30th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Having never seen this myself in the theatre, I am looking forward to checking this one out on the Blu-ray format this summer. See below for the full press release from Fox. 
Everyone likes to stay home and relax. How about kicking back with Home on Blu-ray? Get ready for a sensational Blu-ray journey above our beautiful planet Earth. Home is a fascinating and enlightening first hand look at the bond between Humans and Earth, as narrated by Oscar-Nominee Glenn Close. Home debuts on the Blu-ray format on June 5th from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. This release is specially timed for World Environment Day. Check out the full press release found below courtesy of 20th Century Fox. 
I know a lot of hi-def comic fans are excited for this upcoming release so I will skip all my usual B.S. statements and get right to the point. Warner Bros. has provided final specs for their upcoming DC Comic Blu-ray release, Green Lantern: First Flight, debuting direct-to-video on July 25th. This highly anticipated Blu-ray release will be receiving a BD-50 dual-layer treatment, with 1080P VC-1 video, a 1.78:1 aspect ratio and a rocking Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround audio track. But wait…there’s more! A second disc will also include a digital copy of teh film which is compatible with PCs and iTunes. 
Oh goodie gum drops…more news from my favorite movie studio of them all…Lionsgate! This time around I am happy to report a release date of July 14th for the Blu-ray release of Mad Men: Season Two. The critically acclaimed AMC TV series starts back up again this summer to coincide with the release date previously mentioned. The Mad Men: Season Two Blu-ray set features all 13 original episodes from the second season and is loaded with features like commentaries and various featurettes examining the era in which the show takes places…um…the 1960s, but of course. So scroll down and check out the full press release from Lionsgate. You have to do it because I said so. 
Warner Home Video has officially announced the Blu-ray box set titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Collection. This 4-disc Blu-ray set will hit retail shelves on August 4th and includes all four films including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret of the Ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time, and TMNT. Each BD-25 disc should include the usual Warner 1080P VC-1 and Dolby TrueHD treatment. Bonus collector’s items included in the set are a comic book, a scetch with Peter Laird’s autograph, a radical beanie hat and 8 TMNT character cards.
“Seven years after her brother’s death, Samantha Darko is on the run…from her shattered home, from her bizarre past, and even from herself. But when she and her friend Corey are stranded in a desert town, they witness a meteorite crash that fractures time…and begins a countdown to the end of the world. Now Sam must rely on the frightening visions that plague her dreams to overcome her own dark destiny and set time back on course before everything she knows is destroyed!” Intrigued yet? Check out the latest press release from Fox about their My 12th Blu-ray release for S. Darko – A Donnie Darko Tale. 
Discovery Channel is bringing their smash hit Shark Week to the Blu-ray format. The collection will debut this July in a compilation set titled Great Bites Collection. Shark Week: Great Bites Collection dives onto the Blu-ray format July 14th and will feature the compilation of the best moments from the popular Discovery Channel show. Fans of the popular series will see a 356-minute program spread over 2 Blu-ray discs. No further extras have been announced as of yet, although you can pretty much presume we will get the best in Blu-ray audio and video. 
We just wanted to pass this Amazon deal on to all of you. Amazon.com has a deal for all you Lost fans looking to score a sweet price on Lost Blu-ray seasons. For a limited time, when you buy 2-4 seasons of Lost on Blu-ray you save money. The more you buy, the more you save. All you have to do is enter promotional code: LOSTBLUS. OK…so here is how the deal goes. 
The fourth season of Showtime’s award-winning series Weeds comes to the glorious Blu-ray format on June 2nd. The Blu-ray release will coincide with the show’s upcoming fifth season. This Blu-ray set contains all 13 episodes of the past 2008 season plus many more extras for the fans to enjoy. Make sure you check out the full press release below from Lionsgate. In addition to the 1080P presentation to be found on the Blu-ray release you can also look forward to a 7.1 PCM audio surround track. It’s great to see PCM audio again! 
