Want to know what’s new on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and Digital HD this week? Here’s a look at a few of the top picks from our staff, as well as an extended list of new releases below. Prices are listed as both MSRP and the best price found online (usually Amazon). In addition to our featured titles, look for new Blu-ray releases from Criterion Collection, a couple Chuck Norris films, the classic animated series Thunderbirds, and for those of you with 3D TVs: Pandas: The Journey Home.
Called “More Bad Ass Than Bond” by The Sun, Kingsman: The Secret Service is now available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. While previously released to Digital HD, Kingsman: The Secret Service can now be purchased in a 1-Disc Blu-ray edition that includes a redeemable code for a digital copy of the film through either UltraViolet or iTunes. The 20th Century Fox release includes behind-the-scenes material, three image galleries, and several featurettes. The Kingsman: The Secret Service is presented in 2.39:1 widescreen aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1. List Price: $39.99 Price: $19.99.
Last year’s sci-f/thriller Project Almanac hits shelves today on Blu-ray and DVD. The 2-Disc edition from Paramount Home Media includes Blu-ray, DVD and digital copy of the film via UltraViolet or iTunes. A limited number of Blu-ray combo editions also includes a $10 movie card valid through 8/31/2015. Project Almanac includes special features such as alternate opening, deleted scenes, and alternate endings. The BD is formatted in 2.40:1 widescreen aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. List Price: $39.99 Price: $18.99.
Lionsgate’s teen comedy The DUFF has been released to a combo edition that includes Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD copy redeemable with either UltraViolet or iTunes. The Blu-ray Disc contains extras such as “The DUFF Hits the Red Carpet,” extended gag reel, and additional featurettes. The film is formatted in widscreen 16×9 aspect ratio with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound. The DUFF stars Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, and Ari Sandel, and is rated PG-13. List Price: $39.99 Price: $19.99.
Here’s an extended list of new Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD releases this week:
Movies
- Kingsman: The Secret Service
- Project Almanac
- The DUFF
- Society (1989)
- Serena
- Pandas: The Journey Home (3D Blu-ray)
- Red Army
- Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1988)
- Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers – Collector’s Edition (1989)
- Ninotchka (1939)
- Golden Years Collection
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Sunshine Boys
- Eye for an Eye (1981)
- Hero & The Terror (1988)
- A Master Builder – Criterion Collection
- My Dinner with André – Criterion Collection
- André Gregory & Wallace Shawn: 3 Films – Criterion Collection
- Shipping News
- The Onion Field (1979)
- Tentacles / Reptilicus
- Imaginaerum By Nightwish
- Proof
TV Shows
- The Last Ship: Season 1
- Miss Marple: Volume Three
- Thunderbirds: The Complete Series
Animation
- Knights of Sidonia: Season 1
- Hyperdimension Neptunia: Animation – Comp & Ova
- Is This a Zombie: Season 2
- The Happiness Of The Katakuris
- Captain Earth: Collection 1
