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After much speculation, the Criterion Collection has posted their full roster of Blu-ray releases for August 2012. Titles include the Dardenne Brothers' Rosetta & La Promesse, Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, Andrew Haigh's Weekend, Paul Fejos' Lonesome, and Franc Roddam's Quadrophenia.
In acknowledgment of this week's Chronicle Blu-ray release, Blu-ray.com news reporter Josh Katz interviewed the film's director, Josh Trank. Trank discusses why he wanted to make a "found footage" film, the cinematic inspirations that informed his direction, and how he wrangled Chronicle's dark contours inside a PG-13 rating.
Blu-ray.com and Walt Disney Home Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of The Secret World of Arrietty, the latest animated film from acclaimed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. Discover Arrietty's world on Blu-ray on May 22nd.
This week sees the release of Universal's The Grey. Early trailers gave the impression that The Grey would be a disreputable-but-enjoyable Liam Neeson vehicle in the vein of his Taken or Unknown. However, director Joe Carnahan adds unexpected psychological depth that gives this outdoor adventure some of the flavorings of a Jack London story.
This summer, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring 4.3.2.1. to Blu-ray. Emma Roberts (Scre4m) headlines filmmaker Noel Clarke's ensemble crime drama about how three very tumultuous days affect four young women. 4.3.2.1. is expected to street on July 31st.
British distributors Momentum Pictures will release on Blu-ray Norwegian director Morten Tyldum's Headhunters (2011), starring Aksel Hennie (Uno, Max Manus: Man of War), Synnřve Macody Lund and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is August 13th.
In July, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Margaret on Blu-ray. Filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan's controversial follow-up to his acclaimed You Can Count on Me, this epic character study focuses on Lisa Cohen (Anna Paquin, True Blood), a normal Manhattan teenager who suddenly finds herself facing unthinkable catastrophe. Margaret streets on July 10th.
Next month, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will bring Thin Ice to Blu-ray. This black comedy stars Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine) as a struggling insurance salesman who plots a get-rich-quick scheme, only to then find himself wholly unprepared for its violent ramifications. Thin Ice streets on June 12th.
Paramount Home Media Distribution will bring Clue to Blu-ray in August. This cult farce takes inspiration from the Parker Brothers board game of the same name, as six strangers arrive at a strange house in order to attend a dinner party held by the mysterious Mr. Boddy (Lee Ving, Flashdance) and soon find themselves embroiled in a madcap murder mystery. Clue streets on August 7th.
Independent film distributor Kino Lorber has just released its August 2012 Blu-ray slate. Titles come from three separate Kino divisions - Kino Classics, Kino Lorber, and Kino's Redemption Films label - and include Jean Rollin's The Living Dead Girl, Derek Jarman's The Tempest, and a newly restored Blu-ray version of Les Vampires.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring Silent House to Blu-ray in July. Directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau (Open Water), this thriller stars Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) as Sarah, a young woman trapped in her family's vacation home by evil forces. Silent House streets on July 24th.
Warner Home Entertainment will bring Wrath of the Titans to Blu-ray in June. The sequel to 2010's Clash of the Titans remake, this adventure finds Perseus (Sam Worthington, Avatar) on a quest to save his father Zeus (Liam Neeson, The Grey) from the vengeful partnership of Ares (Édgar Ramírez, Carlos) and Hades (Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient). Wrath of the Titans streets on June 26th.
Studio Canal have released a new trailer for Bradley Parker's horror film Chernobyl Diaries (2012), starring Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski and Olivia Dudley. The film is based on a screenplay by Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2).
German distributors Universum Film have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of director Josef von Sternberg's legendary Der blaue Engel a.k.a The Blue Angel (1930), starring Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, and Emil Jannings. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is August 31.
Studio Canal will release a Double Play edition of Don Sharp's Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Richard Pasco. The preliminary release date set by the studio is September 10th.
Independent British distributors Revolver Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Danny Donnelly's Payback Season (2012), starring Adam Deacon, Nichola Burley and David Ajala. The film will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on June 4th.
Lionsgate Home Entertainment will bring Blue Like Jazz to Blu-ray in August. Based on Donald Miller's semi-autobiographical novel, this drama follows a young man (Marshall Allman, Hostage) who yearns to experience life outside his strict Southern Baptist upbringing. Blue Like Jazz streets on August 7th.
In June, Well Go USA Home Entertainment will bring Best Laid Plans to Blu-ray. Director David Blair's loose reimagining of the John Steinbeck classic Of Mice and Men stars Stephen Graham (Public Enemies) and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (The Bourne Identity) as two best friends who get involved in the dangerous world of underground MMA fighting.
This summer, Warner Home Entertainment will bring the 60th Anniversary Edition of Singin' in the Rain to Blu-ray. Directors Stanley Donen (Charade) and Gene Kelly's beloved musical-comedy stars Kelly (An American in Paris) as Don Lockwood, a famed silent-movie star trying to make the transition to talking pictures. Singin' in the Rain streets on July 17th.
In response to the April 24th Blu-ray release of the Shogun Assassin Box Set, independent film distributor AnimEigo posted an article on its website about how the Shogun Assassin series differs from the original Lone Wolf and Cub pictures. Additionally, this article also hinted at both Lone Wolf and Cub's Blu-ray debut as well as some details about the upcoming Blu-rays' technical specifications.
Amazon's Blu-ray Gold Box Deal of the Day affects FUNimation Home Entertainment's Fairy Tail series. FUNimation has distributed this anime program - which follows four young wizards traveling throughout the Kingdom of Fiore as they use their powers to aid communities in need and combat rival magicians - in four Blu-ray/DVD combo packs. Through May 19th, Amazon is offering each Blu-ray set for 59% off its SRP of $54.98.
French distributors Gaumont have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Querelle (1982), starring Brad Davis, Franco Nero and Jeanne Moreau, and Volker Schlöndorff's Swann in Love (1984), starring Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti, Alain Delon, and Fanny Ardant. Street date for both films is July 11th.
Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of writer/director William Brent Bell's The Devil Inside, a horror film in which a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms. The devil comes to Blu-ray on May 15th.
Independent British distributors Artificial Eye will release on Blu-ray director Claude Chabrol's La Cérémonie (1995), starring Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire and Jacqueline Bisset. The film will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on August 27th.