Welcome back to another edition of our weekly Blu-Ray and DVD picks. While we don't cover every title, there is sure to be something that will strike your fancy. This week brings us only one wide theater release and a few "straight to" titles for the new releases. However, don't give up hope just yet, there are a few re-releases that are getting the Criterion treatment, and a couple of other titles you might want to upgrade to Blu-ray status.
Hit the jump for this week's releases!
Actors: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Adam Barnett
Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: R
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 86 minutes
-Special Features-
Audio Commentary
-Special Features-
Not Yet Available
Audio Commentary: Director Kinka Usher
The Making of Mystery Men
Actors: Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood, Donald Sutherland, Toby Regbo, Rupert Penry- Jones
Audio Commentary: Director Steve Barron and Eddie Izzard.
The Making of Treasure Island
Cast Interviews
A Tour of the Hispaniola
Anatomy of a Stunt
Trailer
-Special Features-
Not Yet Announced
Trailer
Deleted Scenes
From the Novel
Featurette
Stills Gallery
Audio Commentary
Leaflet
Audio Commentary
Outtakes Montage Reel
Memorial to Line Producer Brian Greenbaum
Alternate Casting Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Pamphlet
Hit the jump for this week's releases!
Silent House (BLU/DVD)
Actors: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Adam Barnett
Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: R
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 86 minutes
-Special Features-
Audio Commentary
Big Easy Express (BLU/DVD)
Actors: Mumford
& Sons, Old
Crow Medicine Show, Edward
Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.
Director: Emmett
Malloy
Format: Import, NTSC, Subtitled
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Spanish
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: PG
Studio: ALLIANCE ENT SPECIAL
Run Time: 67 minutes
Mystery Men (BLU)
Actors: Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria, Paul Reubens
Format: Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English, French
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG-13
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time:121 min
-Special Features-
Audio Commentary: Director Kinka Usher
The Making of Mystery Men
Treasure Island (BLU/DVD)
Directors: Steve
Barron
Format: Dolby, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Vivendi Entertainment
Run Time: 183 minutes
-Special Features-
The Making of Treasure Island
Cast Interviews
A Tour of the Hispaniola
Anatomy of a Stunt
Trailer
The Deep Blue Sea (BLU/DVD)
Actors: Rachel
Weisz, Tom
Hiddleston, Simon
Russell Beale, Ann
Mitchell, Jolyon
Coy
Director: Terence
Davies
Format: Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R
Studio: Music Box Films
Run Time: 98 minutes
The Island of Dr. Moreau :Unrated Director's Cut (BLU)
Actors: Val
Kilmer, Marlon
Brando, David
Thewlis, Fairuza
Balk
Director: John
Frankenheimer
Edward
R. Pressman
Format: Director's Cut, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: Unrated
Studio: New Line Home Video
Run Time: 96 minutes
-Special Features-
Not Yet Available
The Last Days of Disco : The Criterion Collection (Blu-Ray)
Actors: Kate
Beckinsale, ChloeSevigny, Chris
Eigeman
Directors: Whit
Stillman
Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection
Run Time: 113 minutes
-Special Features-
Deleted Scenes
From the Novel
Featurette
Stills Gallery
Audio Commentary
Leaflet
Metropolitan: The Criterion Collection (BLU)
Actors: Chris
Eigeman, Taylor
Nichols
Directors: Whit
Stillman
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG-13
Studio: Criterion Collection
Run Time: 99 minutes
-Special Features-
Outtakes Montage Reel
Memorial to Line Producer Brian Greenbaum
Alternate Casting Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Pamphlet
"Timeline"
"Behind the Scenes of Footnote"
"An Evening with Joseph Cedar"
Theatrical Trailer
Stills Gallery
Audio Commentary
Trailer
TV and Radio Spots
Footnote (BLU)
Actors: Shlomo
Bar-Aba, Lior
Ashkenazi, Aliza
Rosen, Yuval
Scharf, Edna
Blilious
Directors: Joseph
Cedar
Writers: Joseph
Cedar
Joseph
Cedar, David
Mandil, Leon
Edery, Michal
Graidy, Moshe
Edery
Format: AC-3, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Run Time: 103 minutes
-Special Features-
"An Evening with Joseph Cedar"
Theatrical Trailer
Dracula Vs. Frankenstein (BLU)
Actors: J.
Carrol Naish
Directors: Na
Format: NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region A/1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Tokyo Shock
Run Time: 90 minutes
-Special Features-
Audio Commentary
Trailer
TV and Radio Spots
Well, there you have it. Another week of collecting to break the bank. Nothing really stands out as something I need right now, but Dracula Vs Frankenstein would be fun to have for the novelty factor. On a side note, writing this post every week and seeing all of the bare bones releases is really starting to rub me the wrong way. You'd figure studios would want to entice consumers to actually buy their products, but I guess they just want to lazily release title after title on the gamble that we will buy them strictly for the Blu-Ray format alone. Seriously, get off of your money pile and give us some definitive releases. At least Criterion knows that film fans want the best possible experience. Anyways, that was my short rant. Anything you will be picking up this week?
Check back next week for more Blu-Ray and DVD releases. As always, keep watching!