Eagle Rock's Dream Theater Lands On DVD And Blu-ray On Nov. 5

The progressive metal band Dream Theater has been at it for a quarter century now, and nobody other than Eagle Rock Entertainment would be capable of treating the band’s work like this.

On Nov. 5, Eagle Rock releases Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and as a deluxe edition.  The performance from Luna Park Arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina (from August 2012, as part of the band’s “A Dramatic Tour Of Events” world tour) covers two nights in this concert presentation, with the centerpiece being the 160-minute main show (including the songs “Metropolis Pt. 1,” “The Silent Man,” “Pull Me Under,” “On The Backs Of Angels” and more).

Bonus features include a documentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, a trailer, a cartoon intro, six multi-angle options for “Outcry,” and live versions of “These Walls,” “Build Me Up, Break Me Down,” “Caught In A Web,” “Wait For Sleep,” “Far From Heaven” and “Pull Me Under.” 

Spring for the deluxe edition, and fans get the package in an 11.5-inch, square 60-page hardback photo book with the Blu-ray, two DVDs and three CDs, presenting all the physical formats in one release.

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Image Entertainment's Paradise On DVD And Blu-ray Nov. 12

Meet Lamb (Julianne Hough — Rock of Ages, Footloose, Safe Haven, etc.), she’s a 21-year-old devout Christian, a proper, God-fearing young woman out of Montana, who, well, is in for a shock.  

She’s the subject of writer/director Diablo Cody’s Paradise, due out from Image Entertainment on both DVD and Blu-ray on Nov. 12 … a mid-October release in theatres (to raise awareness) is also planned.  

After a near-fatal plane crash leaves her seriously burned, Lamb’s faith is tested when she decides to use her insurance payout to try out a list of untried sins in the only place appropriate in the nation: Las Vegas.   

A bartender named William (Russell Brand) and a card dealer known as Loray (Octavia Spencer — The Help, Fruitvale Station) help out with the little things: binge drinking, tattoos and quite a bit of soul-searching.

Bonuses include an audio commentary with writer/director Diablo Cody (Oscar-winner for her Juno script and creator of the United States of Tara comedy series), behind-the-scenes footage and a trailer.

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Remington And The Curse Of The Zombadings On DVD Nov. 19 From Ariztical Entertainment

Serial killers!  Homophobe curses!  Gay zombies!  It can only be Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings, out Nov. 19 from Ariztical Entertainment.

This irreverent little ditty (Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington) comes from the Philippines and follows ladies man Remington (Mart Escudero — Hide and Seek, My Monster Mom), who mocks a drag queen as a child and pays the price: 15 years later, the gay curse takes affect.  Remington has just hours to convince a straight man to switch sides, or he becomes gay forever.

Oh, and did we mention that there’s an anti-gay serial killer on the loose?  And that drag-queen zombies are invading?

This comedy was all the rage in the Philippines and as the original title suggests, more gay-zombie/homophobe serial killer/drag queen curses could be in our near future.   Ariztical Entertainment may have latched onto a franchise in the making here!

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Mill Creek Entertainment Announces October DVD Gold Rush

Mill Creek Entertainment has a gold rush of priced-to-sell DVD collections planned for delivery to retail during the month of October.

Kicking off the stampede on Oct. 1 are ten double-disc, eight-film collections that are priced to own at just $9.98 each (and that’s prior to retailer discounts).   The “8 Movie Collection” promotional banner — under which these film collections will be released — includes such descriptive packaging labels as Captive Comedies, Deadly Desires, Failing Upward and Operation Payback.   

To give a sense of what is included in each $9.98 set, 8 Movie Collection: Crimes of Passion is loaded with star power and includes such thrillers as: Playing God (with David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton and Angelina Jolie), Color of Night (Bruce Willis), The Rich Man's Wife (Halle Berry), Consenting Adults (Kevin Kline teams up with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), Bad Company (Ellen Barkin and Laurence Fishburne), D.O.A. (Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid), Deceived (Goldie Hawn) and The Tie That Binds (Daryl Hannah).

For a complete title listing for all of these “8 Movie Collections” see page 10 in this week’s edition of the DVD & Blu-ray Release Report or visit Mill Creek Entertainment’s website at http://www.millcreekent.com.

Also streeting on Oct. 1 are the five-disc set of Highway to Heaven: The Complete Second Season, a three-disc offering of Wings: The Complete Seasons One & Two and the 40-episode, four-disc package of Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters: The Complete Series.   Animated series such as Beverly Hills Teens, Volume 2 (a three-disc set), Heathcliff: Season One, Volume Two (33 episodes on three DVDs) and Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, Volume Two (25 episodes also on a trio of DVDs) will also be available for fans to own on Oct. 1.

Oct. 15 brings the next round of attractively priced DVD product offerings from Mill Creek Entertainment.   Included here is the intense mini-series based upon Truman Capote’s best-selling novel, In Cold Blood: The Complete Mini-Series, starring Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts and Sam Neill.

Christmas-themed releases can also be had on Oct. 15 — 3 Heart-Warming Holiday Films features Silent Night (starring Linda Hamilton), The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (with Diana Scarwid and Robert Urich) and A Christmas Story (teaming Patty Duke with Piper Laurie), while the live concert presentation of Kenny Rogers: Keep Christmas With You (filmed at the Grand Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri) has 11 holiday hits, including “Silent Night,” “White Christmas” (with Garth Brooks) and “Winter Wonderland.”

Lastly, Oct. 15 is the street date for Space Rangers: The Complete Series and the double feature of Snow Queen (starring Bridget Fonda) and Hogfather.

For more information on these October selection, or other Mill Creek Entertainment DVD and Blu-ray product offerings, visit: http://www.millcreekent.com.

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Warner Home Video's Pacific Rim On DVD And Blu-ray Oct. 15

Writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s monsters from another dimension, Pacific Rim, will get a three-SKU home entertainment launch from Warner Home Video on Oct. 15.

The ARR is swift-to-market 95 days and summer ticket sales currently stand at $100.4 million.

Planned are double-disc DVD edition, a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and a 3D/2D Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, all featuring UltraViolet.

You have to give del Toro credit for coming up with a mix-genre sci-fi thriller.   Pacific Rim is a little bit Transformers, a little bit Godzilla and all nicely packaged in del Toro’s unique visual style (think: Pan's Labyrinth) … and he pulls it off without a marquee name — Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba and Rinko Kikuchi are not exactly household names.

Bonus features include commentary from filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, deleted scenes, a blooper reel and four featurettes — “Drift Space,” “The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim,” “The Shatterdome” and “Focus Points.”   

Exclusive to the Blu-ray SKUs is a bonus feature described as “The Directors Notebook.” 

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Wolfe Video's Margarita Ready For DVD On Oct. 29

Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert teamed up for Margarita, an award-winning slice-of-life drama that will be making its way to DVD courtesy of Wolfe Video on Oct. 29.

Ben (Patrick McKenna) and Gail Lawson (Claire Lautier) are the picture-perfect, up-scale Canadian family.  Professionals — dentist, doctor and liberal to the core.   They smack of smugness that would make even “limousine liberals” down here cringe.  Snobs, but they are oh so perfect.

They’ve even have a nanny for their daughter, Mali (Maya Ritter), an illegal Mexican alien by the name of Margarita (Nicola Correia Damude), but the daughter is now a teen, so when investments go south and their lifestyle begins to catch up with them (a microcosm of the overall economy) she is tossed to under the bus.

The moment she is gone the Lawson’s realize that she was actually a part of their family and have one of those “come-to-Jesus” moments where they suddenly realize that everything they took for granted was a facade of their own making.   Can they redeem themselves and make things right?   That’s the question! 

With film festival wins at the Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Créteil International Women's Film Festival and the Toronto Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, Wolfe Video has a indie hit on their hands here … and with that Oct. 29 DVD debut date they have plenty of time to bang the promotional drums.

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Family-Friendly Flowers For Fannie From VCI Entertainment On Oct. 15

VCI Entertainment has tabbed Oct. 15 as the DVD debut date for writer/director Sharon Wilharm’s Dove Family-Approved and award-winning family-friendly drama, Flowers For Fannie.

Fannie Fairchild (Patricia Binkley) is an aloof old woman who carries a secret with her, her love for George, but no one at her church or in her life knows this.   She spends time with George, at his grave, and shares her feelings; her love, but she recognizes her own mortality and knows that the flowers she leaves and the conversations she has will soon be but a memory.

Louise (Brittany Wilharm) is her “secretary” and she too carries secrets — the love for her parents who died when she was in high school.   Somehow, despite Fannie’s demeanor, the two will find a way to heal each other.

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