New Movies on DVD & Blu-Ray: March 16

An action-packed thriller from the producers of 'The Matrix' trilogy, 'Ninja Assassin' stars Korean pop star Rain as Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Trained by a secret society called the Ozunu Clan, he breaks free when his good friend is mercilessly executed by the Ozuno. Later, several political murders force a Europol agent (Naomie Harris) and Raizo to battle the Ozuno in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Berlin.

Special features on the Blu-ray include deleted scenes; the behind-the-scenes featurettes "The Myth and the Legend of Ninjas"; "The Extreme Sport of a Ninja"; "Training Rain"; and a digital copy of the movie.

"The Office" star John Krasinski makes his directorial debut and also stars in this hilarious look at the battle of the sexes, a Sundance Grand Jury Prize Nominee. Based on the short story collection by David Foster Wallace, 'Brief Interviews' stars Julianne Nicholson ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") as a young woman who has been dumped by her boyfriend with little explanation. A doctoral candidate in anthropology, she decides to interview random men about why they have mistreated the women in their lives. Krasinski, Timothy Hutton, Christopher Meloni and Will Arnett are just some of the men who confess their secret desires, failures, frustrations and resentments.

Special features include deleted scenes.

'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' portrayed contact with an alien civilization; 'The Fourth Kind' goes one step further: Abduction. A chilling thriller based on actual case studies of alien abductions in Nome, Alaska, the film incorporates never-before-seen archival footage alongside dramatizations, with Milla Jovovich as a psychologist who videotapes her sessions with traumatized patients who claim to have been abducted. Striking similarities in their stories soon lead to some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented. Elias Koteas and Will Patton also star.

Special features include deleted scenes.

The classic Japanese anime cartoon becomes an action-packed feature film for the whole family! Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, Freddie Highmore, Nathan Lane and Eugene Levy lend their voices to the story of a scientist who creates an amazing robot boy that can fly and has incredible hidden talents like super strength and x-ray vision. Wanted by the military, Astro Boy leaves Metro City to find himself, only to be lured into dangerous arena battles with other robots. Faced with an alien invasion, can Astro Boy save his loved ones and the world?

Special features include two all-new animated sequences; three behind-the-scenes featurettes introduced by Freddie Highmore ("Designing a Hero," "Building Metro City" and "Getting the Astro Boy Look"); Astro Boy image gallery; "Inside the Recording Booth" and more.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant team up for this fish-out-of-water romantic comedy as a couple that may just kill each other – if the bad guys don't do it first. Parker and Grant play Meryl and Paul, two New Yorkers trying to repair their strained marriage. When they become the only witnesses to a brutal murder, they're placed in the witness relocation program -- in Wyoming -- and must survive blue skies, wild animals and forced time with one another if they want to make it out alive.

Special features include filmmaker commentary; deleted scenes and outtakes; "Cowboys and Cosmopolitans: The Stars of Did You Hear About the Morgans?"; "Park Avenue Meets the Prairie: The Fashions of Did You Hear About the Morgans?"; "A Bear of a Scene"; "Location, Location, Location" and more.

Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Laurence Fishburne top the cast of this explosive heist thriller in which the employees of an armored truck company plot to steal the loot they're sworn to protect -- with no casualties. But when an unexpected witness interferes with their foolproof plan, their scheme quickly unravels and all bets are off.

Special features include producer and cast commentary; the behind-the-scenes making-of featurettes "Planning the Heist: Making Of"; "Crash Course: Stunts"; and "Armed and Underground: Production Design." Exclusive Blu-ray bonus features include a digital copy of the film and the BD-Live enabled movieIQ+sync, linking to cast details, music, trivia and more.

The classic fairytale gets a creole twist in Disney's newest hand-drawn, animated musical! Anika Noni Rose voices Disney's first African-American princess, Tiana, a beautiful, hardworking young woman determined to fulfill her father's dream of owning an elegant supper club in New Orleans. Her plans are sidelined when she meets Naveen (Bruno Campos), a handsome prince that has been turned into a frog by the evil Dr. Facilier (Keith David) -- and a simple kiss transforms her into a frog too! Can they reverse the curse before it's too late? The family film features a jazz-infused musical score from Academy Award-winning composer Randy Newman.

Special features on the Blu-ray Combo Pack include filmmaker commentary; deleted scenes; "Never Knew I Needed" music video by Ne-Yo; "Magic In The Bayou: The Making of A Princess"; "What Do You See: Princess Portraits" quiz; "The Return To Hand-Drawn Animation"; "Disney's Newest Princess"; "Conjuring The Villain"; a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the storied French Quarter of New Orleans; a DVD and digital copy of the movie and more!