Home Media Magazine - August 17, 2008 - (Page 30) NEWS www.homemediamagazine.com Austin Powers to Look Groovy on Blu-ray, Baby By Billy Gil ‘INDIANA JONES’ HEADS TO DVD AND BLU-RAY DISC OCT. 14 By Thomas K. Arnold W arner Home Video will unleash Austin Powers on Blu-ray Disc Dec. 2 (prebook Oct. 28) with the release of Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition, Loaded With Extra Mojo at $74.98. The set houses all three films in the series — Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery; Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me; and Austin Powers in Goldmember. Man of Mystery has a commentary, two alternate endings, five deleted scenes and an animated sequence; The Spy Who Shagged Me has a commentary, a Comedy Central mockumentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, 21 deleted scenes and four music videos; I and Goldmember includes a commentary, a trivia track, 10 featurettes, 14 deleted scenes, an outtake montage and four music videos. The three films starring Mike Myers as both the 007 spoofing agent Austin Powers and his nemesis, Dr. Evil, generated more than $473 million at the domestic box office, as well as numerous pop culture references. Co-stars in the films include Elizabeth Hurley, Beyoncé Knowles, Heather Graham, Rob Lowe and Seth Green. ndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be the first new theatrical feature from Lucasfilm and Steven Spielberg to be released on Blu-ray Disc, according to Paramount Home Entertainment. The studio will release the adventure sequel, which has grossed more than $770 million worldwide, Oct. 14 in a single-DVD version ($29.99), a twoDVD version ($39.99) and on Blu-ray Disc ($39.99). Also coming out that day on DVD only is Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection, which includes all four Indy films for $89.99. The two-disc DVD and Blu-ray special editions will include several hours of bonus materials. Among them: “The Return of a Legend,” a documentary about the making of the film; a six-part production diary; several galleries, production stills and behind-the-scenes photos; three pre-visualization sequences; a pre-production visit with Spielberg and other cast and crew members as they prepare for the film; and six featurettes on the warrior makeup, the crystal skulls, the cultural impact of the Indiana Jones character, the film’s props, the creative team behind the film and the post-production process. The Blu-ray version also includes a series of three interactive timelines — on the story, the production and the real-world historical influences referenced in the film — that include video featurettes, indepth information and unique imagery. Netflix Has Delivery Glitch Continued from page 1 JUST ANNOUNCED A Weekly Product Update* company to get fixed,” Swasey said. “We don’t want to go without shipping to our members. It is what we live for.” He said the company received DVD returns Aug. 11 and Aug. 12 but couldn’t process any outbound distribution. Subscribers who had returned discs were notified through a community forum and a message posted on the Netflix site as well as e-mail. “We’re doing everything we can to communicate with members,” Swasey said. While not diminishing the impact of the breakdown, he said Netflix received just 17 responses to the initial forum post, with the majority generally positive toward the service for taking a proactive approach to the problem. He said most members likely did not notice the interruption, but admitted there was one subscriber who lamented the disruption had precluded him from watching Batman Begins the night before he was to see The Dark Knight theatrically. “He was disappointed, and we’re disappointed, too,” Swasey said. “We don’t want to disadvantage anybody or be late with a shipment, but sometimes technology issues are bigger than our immediate control.” Netflix experienced a 24-hour shutdown of its Web site in March — the first technical malfunction in the company’s 10-year history, which resulted in the service issuing 5% discounts to subscribers’ monthly bills. Edward Woo, analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles, downplayed the problems. “I don’t think it’s significant, unless the outage is more than a couple of days, which I don’t think it will be,” he said. “Netflix has had a couple of short outages this year, and people quickly forgot. It had almost no impact on financial results. I expect the same this time.” Rob Enderle, analyst with the Enderle Group, added: “If it is resolved soon, the firm should recover easily. Switching isn’t particularly easy, and there really isn’t a good alternative yet. So they should hold reasonably well. If this goes on for a couple of weeks though, I would expect them to start bleeding subscribers.” Meanwhile, Moody’s Investors Service Aug. 14 downgraded competitor Blockbuster Inc. due to concerns over the DVD rental giant’s future. The service cited “notable” improvements in Blockbuster’s operating income but remained critical regarding the Dallasbased service’s ability to refinance in “a challenging credit environment.” Michael Pachter, analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles, countered that investor confidence in Blockbuster would return when skepticism about the company’s aborted proposal to acquire Circuit City Stores abated. “We believe that [Blockbuster’s] new initiatives in retail merchandising, video games and DVD vending kiosks will provide future growth opportunities,” Pachter wrote in a research note. Iron Man STREET DATE The Happening BOX OFFICE (MILLIONS) 88 Minutes TITLE PREBOOK GENRE PRICE Iron Man 9/30 8/19 $316.7 Action DVD $29.99, BD $39.99 Paramount. 2008. Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow. Weapons mogul Tony Stark becomes a power-suited superhero after being kidnapped in Afghanistan. A two-DVD ultimate edition ($39.99) and the Blu-ray Disc are loaded with deleted scenes and featurettes. The Happening 10/7 9/10 $64.3 Thriller DVD $29.98, BD $39.98 Fox. 2008. Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo. M. Night Shyamalan’s latest is an apocalyptic tale of nature turning on humankind. Includes five featurettes, deleted scenes and a gag reel. The two-disc Blu-ray includes a digital copy. 88 Minutes 9/16 Now $16.9 Thriller DVD $28.96, BD $38.96 Sony Pictures. 2008. Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Amy Brenneman, Leelee Sobieski. A forensic psychiatrist is given a death threat that he has 88 minutes left to live, spurring a search for the perpetrator. Both the DVD and Blu-ray include an alternate ending, two featurettes and a commentary. The Visitor 10/7 9/4 $9.3 Drama DVD $29.98, BD $39.98 Anchor Bay. 2008. Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira. When a widower returns to his old apartment, he finds a young couple has been scammed and is living there, beginning an emotional journey for all involved. Includes two features, deleted scenes and a commentary. Anaconda 3: Offspring 10/21 9/18 DTV Thriller DVD $24.96 Sony Pictures. 2008. David Hasselhoff, Crystal Allen, John Rhys-Davies. A mercenary joins a team out to capture a pair of dangerous, genetically altered anacondas that escape from a secret lab. 300: Limited Collector’s Edition 11/18 10/14 Re-release Action DVD $49.92 Warner. 2007. Gerard Bulter, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro. The latest release of the film about the battle between the Spartan and Persian armies at Thermopylae adds a third disc to the previously released special edition with a new making-of, digital copy, art book, lucite film image and photo cards. Casablanca: Ultimate Collector’s Edition 12/2 10/21 Re-release Drama DVD $59.98, BD $64.99 Warner. 1942. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains. The film about star-crossed lovers during World War II, widely considered one of the greatest of all time, is available on Blu-ray Disc for the first time. The two-disc sets include memorabilia and more than seven hours of special features. * In order of box office, then prebook date Home Media Magazine August 17–23, 2008 http://www.homemediamagazine.com
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