By David Weiner
9:30 AM PST, December 20, 2011
From the Glee concert experience to Warrior and Woody Allen, see what's new this week!
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'Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection' on Blu-ray
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The Story: With Underworld: Awakening arriving in theaters next month, what better way to get the blood pumping than with this must-have trilogy pack featuring the eternally warring vamps vs. lycans in Underworld, Underworld: Evolution and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
Notable Special Features: Includes the extended cut of Underworld; the three-part anime series Underworld: Endless War; plus two tickets to see Kate Beckinsale's return to the series in Underworld: Awakening.
Notable Special Features: Includes the extended cut of Underworld; the three-part anime series Underworld: Endless War; plus two tickets to see Kate Beckinsale's return to the series in Underworld: Awakening.
'Futurama: Volume 6'
20th Century Fox
The Story: The out-of-this-world comedy from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening keeps getting funnier and funnier. Follow the adventures of Phillip Fry (the voice of Billy West), the one-eyed Leela (Katey Sagal), the perpetually drunk robot Bender (John DiMaggio) and the rest of the gang 1,000 years into the future.
Notable Special Features: Deleted scenes; "Professor Farnsworth's Science of a Scene"; "Futurama Fans: 101 Questions" and more.
Notable Special Features: Deleted scenes; "Professor Farnsworth's Science of a Scene"; "Futurama Fans: 101 Questions" and more.
'One Tree Hill: The Complete Eighth Season'
Warner Bros. Home Video
The Story: Relive all the hope, heartbreak, hilarity of the long-running CW show's eighth season in this five-disc set containing all 22 drama-packed episodes: Nathan begins an exciting new career as he and Haley joyfully await the arrival of their new baby -- and a new little sister for Jamie; Brooke and Julian get married in the wedding of all weddings; and after last season's shooting, Quinn and Clay fight for their lives; a financial scandal sends someone to prison; and a ferocious storm pits beloved characters in a thrilling life-and-death struggle against a raging river.
Notable Special Features: Three all-new featurettes; unaired scenes; and a gag reel
Notable Special Features: Three all-new featurettes; unaired scenes; and a gag reel
'Looney Tunes Super Stars: The Pepe Le Pew Collection'
Warner Bros.
The Story: Everybody's favorite French skunk – the suave, amorous Pepe Le Pew – stars in his own best-of collection, with 17 cartoons! Featuring the Academy Award-winning For Scent-imental Reasons, plus Past Perfumance, Odor-Able Kitty, Heaven Scent, Louvre Come Back to Me and more.
'Blackthorn'
Magnolia Pictures
The Story: Supposing that Butch Cassidy survived the standoff against the Bolivian military alongside the Sundance Kid, a grizzled Sam Shepard plays the aging Cassidy, quietly living out his years in a secluded Bolivian village. Hoping to see his family one more time, he journeys back to the U.S., only to be thrust into one last adventure. Shepard as Cassidy is inspired casting, and he inhabits the role like a well-worn saddle. Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea and Magaly Solier also star.
Notable Special Features: Deleted scenes; short films by director Mateo Gil; a making-of featurettes and more.
Notable Special Features: Deleted scenes; short films by director Mateo Gil; a making-of featurettes and more.
'Margin Call'
Lionsgate
The Story: Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Zachary Quinto and Penn Badgley star in this intense drama set in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. The chemistry of the ensemble cast crackles in this smart, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about the key players of an investment firm who grapple with the moral and financial consequences of a revelation that could torpedo the company.
Notable Special Features: "Missed Calls: Moments with Cast & Crew"; a making-of featurettes; deleted scenes and more.
Notable Special Features: "Missed Calls: Moments with Cast & Crew"; a making-of featurettes; deleted scenes and more.
'Dolphin Tale'
Warner Bros.
The Story: How can anyone resist dolphins? Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Kris Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble star in this heartwarming family tale inspired by an amazing true story. After a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, a dedicated marine biologist, a brilliant prosthetics doctor and a devoted young boy fight to save the creature by devising an incredible prosthetic tail.
Notable Special Features: Available in Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack with "Winter's Inspiration"; "Ornie and the Cookie Jar"; a gag reel and more.
Notable Special Features: Available in Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack with "Winter's Inspiration"; "Ornie and the Cookie Jar"; a gag reel and more.
'Straw Dogs'
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The Story: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard star in this story of an L.A. screenwriter who relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South, where a brewing conflict with the locals turns very dangerous. For those who haven't seen the 1971 Sam Peckinpah original with Dustin Hoffman -- and for those who don't mind remakes of classics -- this one's a real, disturbing nail-biter. As the tagline says, "Everyone has a breaking point."
Notable Special Features: Commentary with writer/director Rod Lurie; "Courting Controversy: Remaking a Classic"; "Inside the Siege: The Ultimate Showdown"; "Creating the Sumner House: The Production Design."
Notable Special Features: Commentary with writer/director Rod Lurie; "Courting Controversy: Remaking a Classic"; "Inside the Siege: The Ultimate Showdown"; "Creating the Sumner House: The Production Design."
'Warrior'
Lionsgate
The Story: In the spirit of Rocky, The Fighter and The Wrestler, mixed martial arts finally gets its due with this emotional story of two brothers going mano a mano. Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte, Noah Emmerich and Jennifer Morrison star in this heartfelt tale of an ex-marine who trains with his alcoholic father to fight for the biggest prize ever in a mixed martial arts tournament, only to find himself having to step into the octagon with his estranged brother -- and confront the forces that tore them apart.
Notable Special Features: "Brother vs. Brother: Anatomy of the Fight"; "Philosophy in Combat: Mixed martial Arts Strategy"; a gag reel and more.
Notable Special Features: "Brother vs. Brother: Anatomy of the Fight"; "Philosophy in Combat: Mixed martial Arts Strategy"; a gag reel and more.
'Colombiana'
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The Story: Avatar and Star Trek star Zoe Saldana finally gets to carry an action extravaganza… After witnessing the brutal murder of her parents in Colombia, a young girl grows up to become a stone-cold assassin and exact revenge in this nail biter from Luc Besson and the writer of Taken. Michael Vartan and Callum Blue also star.
Notable Special Features: A making-of featurette; "Cateleya's Journey"; and Blu-ray exclusives "Assassins," "Training a Killer" and "Take the Ride."
Notable Special Features: A making-of featurette; "Cateleya's Journey"; and Blu-ray exclusives "Assassins," "Training a Killer" and "Take the Ride."
'Midnight in Paris'
Sony Pictures Classics
The Story: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen, Adrien Brody and Marion Cotillard star in this frothy fantasy from Woody Allen. Wilson plays a Hollywood screenwriter and would-be novelist on holiday in Paris with his fiancée (McAdams) and her family. At the stroke of midnight he finds himself in the 1920s mingling with the likes of Cole Porter, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. Drawn to return to his artistic heroes night after night, his evasive behavior quickly leads to trouble with his suspicious fiancée.
Notable Special Features: "Midnight in Cannes" featurettes; plus cast and crew photo galleries Blu-ray exclusive.
Notable Special Features: "Midnight in Cannes" featurettes; plus cast and crew photo galleries Blu-ray exclusive.
'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie'
20th Century Fox
The Story: Calling all Gleeks! The energy and best moments of The Glee Live! In Concert tour have been captured on film, featuring the stars of the hit FOX show singing your favorite tunes (Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Ashley Fink, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Harry Shum, Jr., Chord Overstreet and more). For the uninitiated, it's an entertaining greatest hits package from the TV phenomenon wrapped in one electric concert movie. Don't Stop Believin'!
Notable Special Features: The first Shazam-enabled Blu-ray/DVD allows fans to use their smartphones to "tag" the movie when prompted to unlock exclusive content, including song lyrics, behind-the-scenes footage and photos, trivia and Glee DVDs and merchandise. Pretty cool!
Notable Special Features: The first Shazam-enabled Blu-ray/DVD allows fans to use their smartphones to "tag" the movie when prompted to unlock exclusive content, including song lyrics, behind-the-scenes footage and photos, trivia and Glee DVDs and merchandise. Pretty cool!