Want to know what’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Here’s our weekly breakdown of new movies and TV shows on Blu-ray, including combo editions with DVD and Digital HD copies. Prices mentioned are the lowest prices found on Amazon at time of publication.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Warner Home Video has released Mad Max: Fury Road to both Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray combo editions, each with DVD copies and redemption codes for digital copies via UltraViolet. Best Buy and Target have also released their own exclusive editions. Extra bonus material on Blu-ray includes the featurettes “Maximum Fury: Filming Fury Road,” “The Tools of the Wasteland,” and “The Five Wives: So Shiny, So Chrome” among others. Mad Max: Fury Road on Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D is formatted in 1080p at 2.4:1 widescreen aspect ratio, with English audio available in Dolby Atmos and Dolby TrueHD 7.1. Price: $19.99 (2D), $29.99 (3D)
Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season 1
The first season of the animated series Star Wars Rebels is now available in a two-disc Blu-ray edition from Buena Vista. The release includes all episodes of Season 1, along with an exclusive virtual ticket to Rebels events at the Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, CA. Additional bonus material includes “Star Wars Rebels: The Ultimate Guide,” “Rebels Season 2: A Look Ahead,” and the behind-the-scenes companion “Rebels Recon,” as well as four “Rebels” shorts: The Machine in the “Ghost,” “Art Attack,” “Entanglement,” and “Property of Ezra Bridger.” Audio is provided in English Dolby Digital 5.1, while the video is formatted at 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio and 1080p resolution. Price: $32.99
The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Sixth Season
Season 6 of The Vampire Diaries is available on Blu-ray Disc in a 4-Disc combo edition with Digital HD copies of all 22 episodes redeemable with UltraViolet only (no iTunes). Bonus material includes “The Vampire Diaries: Good Bite and Good Luck,” “The Vampire Diaries: Best Reaction Ever,” Ep.615 audio commentaries, “The Vampire Diaries: 2014 Comic-Con Panel,” deleted scenes, gag reel and more. Video is formatted in 1980x1080p resolution at 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio, with soundtrack in English Dolby Digital 5.1. Price: $29.99
New Blu-ray Disc releases, September 1, 2015
TV Shows
- Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season 1
- Vampire Diaries: Season 6 [Blu-ray, Digital HD]
- Scorpion: Season One [Blu-ray, Digital HD]
- The Originals: Season 2 [Blu-ray, Digital HD]
- Texas Rising [Blu-ray, Digital HD]
- K-On: Season 1
- Snafu (Japanese)
Movies
- Mad Max: Fury Road [Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD]
- Boulevard
- I’ll See You in My Dreams [Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD]
- Good Kill [Blu-ray, Digital HD]
- Lost After Dark
- D-Train [Blu-ray, Digital HD]
- Backcountry
- The Harvest
- Wolf Warrior
- Redeemer
- Bessie
- Francesco (1989)
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