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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

13 ASSASSINS (2010)
Synopsis: Cult director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Audition) delivers a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan’s feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a wartorn future. (Courtesy of MagPictures.com)
Special Features: Deleted Scenes; Interview with Director Takashi Miike; Theatrical Trailer; Trailers for HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, RUBBER, TROLL HUNTER, and THE PERFECT HOST.

BLOODRAYNE: THE THIRD REICH – Unrated Director’s Cut (2010)
Synopsis: Rayne fights against the Nazis in Europe during World War II, encountering Ekart Brand, a Nazi leader whose target is to inject Adolf Hitler with Rayne’s blood in an attempt to transform him into a dhampir and attain immortality. (Courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: Making of BloodRayne: The Third Reich featurette; Commentary with Director Uwe Boll and the writer; Interview with Writer Michael Nachoff; the Official Trailer and an Alternate Trailer.

CRACK IN THE WORLD (1965)
Synopsis: Dr. Steven Sorenson plans to tap the geothermal energy of the Earth’s interior by means of a thermonuclear device detonated deep within the Earth. Despite dire warnings by fellow scientist Ted Rampian, Dr Sorenson proceeds with the experiment after secretly learning that he is terminally ill. This experiment causes a crack to form and grow within the earth’s crust, which threatens to split the earth in two if it is not stopped in time. (Courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: None.

DAS BOOT: The Director’s Cut, Two-Disc Collector’s Set (1997)
Synopsis: This is the story of 42 raw recruits caught up in a war they didn’t understand, and the Captain who must lead them in their struggle to survive. (Courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: Audio commentary with director Wolfgang Peterson and actor Jürgen Prochnow; Behind the Scenes featurette; The Battle of the ATlantic featurette; The Perfect Boat – The Director’s Cut featurette; Maria’s Take – a featurette from the Assistant Director; Captain’s Tour – Inside the Boat featurette; Wolfgang Peterson – Back tot he Boat featurette.

GETTYSBURG / GODS AND GENERALS – Limited Collector’s Edition Box Set (1993/2003)
Synopsis: GETTYSBURG: In 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fight at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War. GODS AND GENERALS: A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how campaigns unfolded from Manassas to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the film Gettysburg explores the motivations of the combatants and examines the lives of those who waited at home. (Courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: GETTYSBURG: Audio commentary; The Making of Gettysburg featurette; The Battle of Gettysburg featurette; On Location featurette; Maps of the battlefield; The Journey Through hallowed Ground featurette; Theatrical trailer. GODS AND GENERALS: Introduction by Ted Turner & Ronald F. Maxwell; New extended cut audio commentary; Scene-specific audio commentary; The Authenticities of the Film featurette; The Life of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson featurette; Journey to the Past TV special; Music Videos; Theatrical Trailer.

HANNIE CAULDER (1971)
Synopsis: Hannie enlists the aid of bounty hunter Tom Price to teach her how to be a gunfighter so she can hunt down the 3 men who killed her husband and raped her. (Courtesy of IMDb.com)
Special Features: None.

HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN: Collector’s Edition (2011)
Synopsis: A homeless vigilante (Rutger Hauer) delivers justice, one shell at a time and blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun. (Courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: Shotgun (Interactive) Mode; Several commentary tracks; More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo With a Shotgun featurette; Deleted Scenes; Alternate Ending; Video Blogs; Camera Test Reel; Fangoria Interviews; HD Net: A Look at Hobo With a Shotgun; Grindhouse Trailer Contest Winner: Hobo With a Shotgun; Hobo With a Shotgun Faux Trailer Contest Winner: Van Gore; Redband US Theatrical trailers; Canadian TV Spots.

OF GODS AND MEN: Tw-Disc Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (2011)
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story. In 1996 in the ALgerian Mountains, caught between a military government and extremist guerillas, a group of monks face the decision of their lives. (Courtesy of SonyClassics.com)
Special Features: The Sacrificed Tibéhirine: Further Investigation featurette; Merrimack College Augustine Dialogue IX with Author John W. Kiser Interview; Theatrical trailer.

RATATOUILLE: Two-Disc Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (2007)
Synopsis: A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely — and certainly unwanted — visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down. Remy finds himself torn between his calling and passion in life or returning forever to his previous existence as a rat. He learns the truth about friendship, family and having no choice but to be who he really is, a rat who wants to be a chef. (Courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: Animated Shorts including: YOUR FRIEND THE RAT and LIFTED; Java-based game Gusteau’s Gourmet Game; Fine Food and Film featurette; featurette on composer Michael Giacchino; Deleted Scenes, Behind-the-scenes discussions, Trailers; and a secret Easter Egg.

THE SACRIFICE: Two-Disc Remastered Edition (1986)
Synopsis: ‘The Sacrifice’ is a measured, compassionate view of humanity at the edge of apocalypse. Photographed by Ingmar Bergman’s cinematographer in ethereal northern light, the film opens and closes with two of cinema’s most breathtaking single-take sequence shots. (Courtesy of Blu-Ray.com)
Special Features: Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky feature-length documentary; Behind-the-scenes featurette; photo gallery; trailers.

WAKE WOOD (2011)
Synopsis: Still grieving the death of their only child Alice at the jaws of a crazed dog, vet Patrick and pharmacist Louise relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where a local pagan ritual gives them three more precious days with her… but what will they do when it’s time for their new daughter to go back? (Courtesy of ExclusiveFilmsInternational.com)
Special Features: Cast and crew interviews; Deleted Scenes; Trailers.