By David Weiner
9:00 AM PDT, October 16, 2012
Wes Anderson's quirky Moonrise Kingdom is here; the crazy animals of Madagascar 3 hit the circus; Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg team up for the rowdy That's My Boy; Mad Men season five downs a drink; Looney Tunes go wild on Blu-ray and more this week.
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New on Blu-ray & DVD: October 16
Universal Home Entertainment
Wes Anderson's quirky Moonrise Kingdom is here; the crazy animals of Madagascar 3 hit the circus; Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg team up for the rowdy That's My Boy; Mad Men season five downs a drink; Looney Tunes go wild on Blu-ray and more this week.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Dreamworks Animation
The wild and crazy animals of Madagascar are back in an all-new, globetrotting adventure! Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted follows tame Central Park Zoo animal troupe Alex the Lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer), who are still trying to find their way back to their beloved Big Apple – with King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen), Maurice (Cedric the Entertainer) and the penguins along for the ride. Now, they're moving through Europe with animal control hot on their tails, forcing them to use a traveling circus for cover – which they reinvent, Madagascar style. In addition to the fun family film, everyone can get into the act, as the Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted discs all include a colorful rainbow wig like the one worn by Marty in the movie!
Moonrise Kingdom
Universal Home Entertainment
Following his quirky departure into stop-motion animation with 2009's Fantastic Mr. Fox, indie director Wes Anderson is back to live action with his signature style in Moonrise Kingdom, and he's rounded up a top-notch cast that includes Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Bob Balaban and Tilda Swinton alongside Anderson repertory regulars Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, the film follows a pair of 12-year-olds (Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward), who fall in love and run away together into the wilderness, and the peaceful island community must track them down as a violent storm brews off-shore.
That's My Boy
Columbia Pictures
Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg team up for this outrageous comedy that finds Sandler as Donny, a young father trying to reconnect with his son Todd (Samberg) and deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills. Leighton Meester, Susan Sarandon, Eva Amurri Martino, Will Forte, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Milo Ventimiglia, James Caan, Tony Orlando and Vanilla Ice also star.
Chernobyl Diaries
Warner Bros.
Paranormal Activity producer Oren Peli brings his unique brand of terror to Russia in this scary movie that follows a group of young tourists who head off the beaten path to explore the site of the most catastrophic nuclear disaster in history. The six vacationers soon find themselves stranded, and they are not alone… Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jesse McCartney, Nathan Phillips and Dimitri Diatchenko star.
Mad Men: Season Five
AMC
Can Jon Hamm's Don Draper adjust to changing times and social revolution? Get ready for a new season of drama, adultery, sex and getting sauced inside and outside the office of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce… Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, Jared Harris, Vincent Kartheiser and January Jones star.
Touch: Season One
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Kiefer Sutherland stars in this metaphysical meditation as Martin Bohm, a widower and single father who is haunted by an inability to connect with his 11-year-old emotionally challenged son (David Mazouz). When he discovers that his son can predict events before they happen, the destiny of the entire planet comes into play.
Psych: The Complete Sixth Season
Universal
The oddball dynamic detective duo are back to take on con artists, masked vigilantes and Darth Vader collectibles as "fake" detective Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and his buddy Gus (Dule Hill) go undercover to solve some of the most off-the-wall crimes imaginable. Corbin Bernsen, Maggie Lawson, Timothy Omundson and KirstenNelson also star.
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Vol. 2 on Blu-ray
Warner Bros.
The Looney Tunes gang is back on Blu-ray with a new collection that features 50 of the most memorable Warner Bros. shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew, Speedy Gonzalez, Foghorn Leghorn and all your other favorites. Aimed at adult collectors of animation, the Volume 2 Blu-ray set includes a cartoon guide with rare images compiled by animation historian Jerry Beck, plus a full disc of bonus material and Hollywood Steps Out, featuring cartoon versions of such Tinseltown legends as Humphrey Bogart, Greta Garbo, Cary Grant, Clark Gable and Bing Crosby.
Pete's Dragon 35th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray
Disney
The beloved Disney classic that combines a goofy, lovable, animated dragon with live-action stars is back and on Blu-ray! Set in a quaint seaside town, the action follows an orphan and his invisible dragon pal as they attempt to avoid his abusive adoptive parents. The heartwarming family film includes the Best Original Song Oscar nominee Candle on the Water. Mickey Rooney, Helen Reddy, Red Buttons, Sean Marshall and Jim Dale star.
A League of Their Own on Blu-ray
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
There's no crying in baseball! Now on Blu-ray for the first time, director Penny Marshall's rousing tribute to the true-life first ladies of baseball stars Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Lori Petty and, of course, Tom Hanks as the beleaguered manager who leads his female team to the top of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The Blu-ray contains 15 deleted scenes, director and cast commentary and Madonna's This Used to Be My Playground music video.
Terror Train & The Funhouse Collector's Editions on Blu-ray
Scream Factory
Two early '80s horror classics are back just in time for Halloween, courtesy of Scream Factory! Scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis stars in Terror Train along with Hart Bochner, Ben Johnson and, yes, David Copperfield as "The Magician" in a tale of a group of college co-eds who board a train on New Year's Eve for the ultimate masquerade party, only to seriously regret it when a knife-wielding psycho crashes the party and kills off the guests one by one. The Funhouse, directed by Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), follows a group of teens who find themselves trapped in the funhouse maze at a traveling carnival, only to be stalked by a bloodthirsty, disfigured and slightly misunderstood man-beast. Each Collector's Edition features new interviews, a look back and more.
Also available from Scream Factory are Halloween II and Halloween III on Blu-ray.
Also available from Scream Factory are Halloween II and Halloween III on Blu-ray.