By David Weiner
2:30 PM PST, January 28, 2014
Douglas, Freeman, De Niro & Kline hit Sin City in Last Vegas; discover a whole new world of Foodimals in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2; Johnny Knoxville is Bad Grandpa; Benedict Cumberbatch runs WikiLeaks in The Fifth Estate and more in this week's new releases.
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New on Blu-ray & DVD: January 28
Sony Pictures
Douglas, Freeman, De Niro & Kline hit Sin City in Last Vegas; discover a whole new world of Foodimals in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2; Johnny Knoxville is Bad Grandpa; Benedict Cumberbatch runs WikiLeaks in The Fifth Estate and more in this week's new releases.
Last Vegas
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro and Kevin Kline team up to play four lifelong friends who unite in Vegas for Douglas' bachelor party -- a perfect time to let loose, be young again, stand by each other and settle old scores. Will they rule Vegas, or rue the day they decided to hit the strip for one last hurrah? Mary Steenburgen and Jerry Ferrara also star. Bonus features include multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes and commentary.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The hilarious sequel features the vocal talents of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Benjamin Bratt, Terry Crews, Kristen Schaal, James Caan and Neil Patrick Harris. Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his most infamous invention -- a machine that turned water into food causing cheeseburger rain and spaghetti tornadoes. But Flint soon learns that his invention survived and is now creating food-animals – "foodimals!" Flint and his friends embark on a dangerously delicious mission to battle hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, hippotatomuses, cheespiders and other foodimals to save the world – again! The Cloudy 2 3D Blu-ray & Blu-ray Combo Pack includes four Mini-Movies -- Attack of the 50-Foot Gummi Bear, Steve's First Bath, Super Manny and Earl Scouts -- plus deleted scenes, seven behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a Cody Simpson La Da Dee music video (with a making-of-the-music-video featurette).
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Paramount
Johnny Knoxville takes his outrageous "Irving Zisman" character on the ultimate road trip in a cross-country tale (captured on hidden cameras) that pairs the Jackass star with pint-sized Jackson Nicoll as his 8-year-old grandson and unlikely companion, Billy. As Irving introduces the young and impressionable Billy to people, places and wild situations -- male strippers, a child beauty pageant, a funeral home service and a biker bar to name a few -- cameras capture the reactions of real people who just can't believe what they've just seen. The Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Blu-ray Combo Pack contains an Unrated Cut crammed full of even more outrageous footage, along with the theatrical version of the film, UltraViolet or a digital copy and also over an hour of behind-the-scenes antics, deleted scenes and alternate reactions from real people.
The Fifth Estate
Disney
Benedict Cumberbatch portrays controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a "provocateur" who "defies categorization." Kind of like The Social Network meets All the President's Men, The Fifth Estate traces the early days of the brains behind WikiLeaks.org, the whistleblowing website that found overnight success – and infamy – with the release of a series of controversial, history-changing and classified information leaks. Also starring Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Peter Capaldi, Daniel Bruhl, Dan Stevens, Alicia Vikander and Carice van Houten.
The Nicholas Sparks Limited Edition DVD Collection
Warner Home Video
This one's for you, hopeless romantics! Seven films based on best-selling author Nicholas Sparks' novels are now available for the first time in one collection! Relive the romance through the likes of Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel and more in Safe Haven, The Lucky One, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, A Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle and The Notebook. The Nicholas Sparks Limited Edition DVD Collection also includes a special postcard set with images from each film and a letter from Nicholas Sparks.
Treme: The Complete Series
Disney
The complete, critically acclaimed HBO series is now available! Set in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina -- when more than half the population was still displaced and the city was left wrecked – Treme tells the stories of a community of locals trying to piece their lives back together as the city slowly recovers and crime rates and corruption rise as newcomers try to capitalize on the city's rebuilding efforts. Starring Wendell Pierce, Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Rob Brown, Steve Zahn, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Lucia Micarelli, David Morse, Jon Seda, India Ennenga, Chris Coy and more.
Also Available: Treme: The Complete Fourth Season
Also Available: Treme: The Complete Fourth Season
Bonnie & Clyde
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger take on the nation's most notorious Depression-Era couple, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, in this groundbreaking, action-packed mini-series that tracks the young lovers who lusted after fortune, killed for fame, and embarked on an adrenaline-filled crime spree across America. Holly Hunter and William Hurt also star. Bonus features on the Blu-ray include the never-before-seen featurette A Legendary Story Revisited and more behind-the-scenes footage.
Dario Argento's Dracula
IFC Films
Legendary director Dario Argento puts his stamp on the classic vampire with this sexually charged, stylish retelling of the legendary myth. It's been 400 years since Count Dracula's (Thomas Kretschmann) beloved Countess Dolingen passed away, leaving the immortal bloodsucker forever abandoned. But when he discovers that local newlywed Mina Harker (Marta Gastini) bears a striking resemblance to the Countess, his furious yearning is reawakened as he believes Mina to be a reincarnation of his beloved. Asia Argento stars as Mina's best friend Lucy, while Rutger Hauer plays vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing.
Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain: The Complete Series
Warner Bros.
Pinky and the Brain are back and are still plotting to take over the world, this time paired with Tiny Toon Adventures’ frenetic animal lover, Elymra Duff, when she inadvertently becomes the mice's doting owner following a trip to the pet shop to purchase a turtle. This must-own, two-disc set has all 13 episodes of the Daytime Emmy Award-winning series, on DVD for the first time!