{"id":287,"date":"2009-08-07T01:39:03","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T05:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mondomark.com\/wordpress\/?p=287"},"modified":"2009-08-07T01:39:03","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T05:39:03","slug":"fall-canadian-dvd-blu-ray-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"Fall Canadian DVD & Blu-ray announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"
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J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek<\/strong><\/a> will street Nov. 17, and Paramount will spread the film out on single disc and\u00a02-disc standard DVD editions, as well as a 3-disc Blu-ray release, the latter featuring what’s billed as “plot-based deleted scenes,” a new phrase that’s rather baffling, given most deleted scenes were originally conceived to advance plotting, if not deepen characters.<\/p>\n

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Jack Ketchum’s Offspring <\/strong>($24.97) arrives Oct. 6 from Anchor Bay\/Starz, and will include a commentary track with author Ketchum, director Andrew van den Houten, cinematographer\/producer William M. Miller, plus a featurette, script, photo gallery, and webisodes. This is the third Ketchum production distributed by Anchor Bay, alongside The Girl Next Door<\/a> <\/strong>(2007) and The Lost<\/strong><\/a> (2006). The film’s cast as well as author Ketchum will be present at Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The label will also release the Canadian slasher Happy Birthday to Me<\/strong> (1981), a title previously released by Columbia and long out of print on DVD. The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson (The Guns of Navarone<\/strong>) and co-produced by John Dunning (My Bloody Valentine<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell<\/strong> will appear on DVD ($36.99) and BR ($46.99) with theatrical and unrated cuts on Oct. 13.<\/p>\n

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From Alliance, Easy Virtue<\/strong> ($36.99) streets Sept. 22, Away We Go<\/strong> ($36.99) on Sept.29th, and Zach Galifianakis’ The Visioneers <\/strong>has been re-scheduled for Oct. 6.<\/p>\n

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E1 will release Atom Egoyan’s Adoration<\/strong> ($34.99) on Oct. 13, the horror film Dead Snow<\/strong> ($34.99) Oct. 20, and Bela Tar’s The Man from London<\/strong> ($34.99) on Oct. 27.<\/p>\n

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Vivendi\/Cinema Vault will release the horror film \u00a0The Blackout<\/strong> ($19.95) Oct. 13, and Blue Blood \/<\/strong> aka If I Didn’t Care<\/strong> ($19.95), one of Roy Scheider’s last films, arrives Oct. 6 with interviews, behind the scenes footage, and a trailer. Scheider died in 2008, and Blue Blood <\/strong>was originally shot in 2007, prior to the direct-to-video thriller Dark Honeymoon<\/strong> (2008), and Iron Cross<\/strong> (officially slated for a 2010 release).<\/p>\n

On their own, Vivendi will bring out the rock documentary Anvil <\/strong>($24.95) Oct. 6.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Jane’s directorial debut, Dark Country<\/strong>, arrives Oct. 6 from Sony.<\/p>\n

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Warner Bros. has also announced some of their Christmas titles. I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown<\/strong> (2003) comes out in a remastered edition while the following classics will debut on Blu-ray for $35.99: A Charlie Brown Christmas <\/strong>(1965), Horton Hears a Who<\/strong> (1970), and Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Stole Christmas<\/strong> (1966).<\/p>\n

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Lastly, fall TV releases will include Flashpoint <\/strong>(Oct. 13) and The Tudors: Season 3 Uncut <\/strong>(Nov. 10) from Phase4Films; the original sixties show One Step Beyond: Season 1<\/strong> (Sept. 15) and George Romero’s Tales from the Darkside: Season 2<\/strong> (Oct. 6) from Paramount; and\u00a0 Fear Itself:\u00a0 Season 1<\/strong> and Crash: Season 1<\/strong> (both Sept. 15) from Maple (Canada) and Lionsgate (U.S.A.), the latter title featuring alternate endings and deleted scenes.<\/p>\n

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And the most unnecessary packaging concept for the fall (so far): Dreamworks crafting O-sleeves for 8 of their core animated titles (including the Shrek <\/strong>franchise, and single titles such as Kung Fu Panda<\/span>) with sleeve art tied to Monsters vs. Aliens<\/strong>, under the branding “B.O.B. Ate My DVD.”<\/p>\n

Why? Seriously. WHY?<\/p>\n

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– MRH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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