By David Weiner
8:30 AM PDT, April 16, 2013
The "D" is silent… Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio go head-to-head in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained; A Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia; Disneynature's Wings of Life arrives for Earth Day and more in new releases.
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New on Blu-ray & DVD: April 16
Weinstein Company
The "D" is silent… Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio go head-to-head in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained; A Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia; Disneynature's Wings of Life arrives for Earth Day and more in new releases.
Django Unchained
Weinstein Company
Quentin Tarantino's controversial and action-packed follow-up to Inglourious Basterds tracks a former slave-turned-bounty hunter (Jamie Foxx) who sets out to rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from a ruthless plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio) with the help of his mentor, German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Don Johnson, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, James Remar, Franco Nero, RZA and Samuel L. Jackson also star.
Disneynature Wings of Life
Disney Nature
Meryl Streep narrates this incredible Disneynature production (who brought you brought you Earth, Oceans, African Cats and Chimpanzee) that focuses on the intricate world of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and bats, and their life-sustaining collaboration with flowers. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, the film features amazing footage captured by high-speed, time-lapse and macro filmmaking. To celebrate the debut of Wings of Life, Disneynature has made a contribution to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) to protect pollinators worldwide. Out just in time for Earth Day, The Wings of Life Blu-ray Combo Pack includes a sneak peek at Disneynature’s 2014 big-screen adventure Bears.
A Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Lionsgate
Chad Michael Murray, Katee Sackhoff, Emily Alyn Lind, Abigail Spencer and Cicely Tyson star in this chilling film that traces a young family’s nightmarish descent into a centuries-old Southern hell when they move into an historic home in Georgia -- and quickly discover they are not the house's only inhabitants.
A Monster in Paris
Shout Factory
The delightful Parisian cityscape of the early 1900s provides the backdrop for this beauty and the beast-style, CGI-animated musical family adventure featuring the vocal talents of Vanessa Paradis, Sean Lennon, Catherine O’Hara , Adam Goldberg, Bob Balaban, Danny Huston and Jay Harrington. The film follows what happens when a wacky inventor, his camera-crazy best friend and a madcap monkey make a massive mistake in a mad scientist's laboratory, creating Franc -- a reaction between a common flea and one of the scientist's mystery concoctions. But this "monster" turns out to be a soft-centered soul with an astounding talent for music, who soon becomes the talk of the town! Available on DVD and on two-disc Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack.
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Iron Man 3 hits theaters in just over two weeks, and to get you in the mood, the iconic Marvel superhero is back in an all-new anime adventure! This time, Iron Man (voiced by Matthew Mercer) confronts the villainous Ezekiel Stane, who develops new bio-technology that seemingly outclasses the Iron Man armor. After Stane unleashes a terrorist attack and sets Tony Stark up to take the fall, Iron Man must evade S.H.I.E.L.D.’s manhunt and find a way to clear his name. Keep an eye out for familiar Marvel heroes such as War Machine, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye and The Punisher (voiced by The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus) -- rendered in anime style for the first time!