By David Weiner
10:23 AM PDT, April 23, 2014
Kevin Hart and Ice Cube deliver rapid-fire laughs and action in the hit Ride Along; Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; Judi Dench is Philomena; William Friedkin's Sorcerer and Film Noir classics Double Indemnity and Touch of Evil finally arrive on Blu-ray.
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Universal
Kevin Hart and Ice Cube deliver rapid-fire laughs and action in the hit Ride Along; Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; Judi Dench is Philomena; William Friedkin's Sorcerer and Film Noir classics Double Indemnity and Touch of Evil finally arrive on Blu-ray.
Ride Along
Universal
The sleeper hit is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital! Are Ice Cube and Kevin Hart the new Bad Boys? In Ride Along, Kevin plays a fast-talking guy who joins his girlfriend's brother, a hot-tempered cop (played by Cube), to patrol the streets of Atlanta -- and gets entangled in the officer's latest case. Desperate to prove that he deserves his future bride, he must first survive the most insane 24 hours of his life! Also starring John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen and Laurence Fishburne. Special features include an alternate ending and gag reel.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
20th Century Fox
Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig co-star in Ben's outstanding remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Ben stars and also directs as the ordinary, average Joe of James Thurber's classic New Yorker story who consistently daydreams to escape his mundane, anonymous life. Disappearing into a fantasy world filled with heroism, romance and action, can Walter turn his dreams into reality when his job is threatened? Shirley MacLaine,Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn and Sean Penn co-star. Bonus features include alternate, deleted and extended scenes.
Philomena
Anchor Bay
Oscar winner Judi Dench notched another Academy Award nomination this year for her stirring turn as Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock and given up for adoption. Nearly 50 years later, Philomena meets Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan), a former BBC reporter looking for his next big story. Together, they embark on a journey to locate her long lost son. As the pieces of the puzzle come together, the unlikely travel companions form a comic and heartwarming friendship. Based on the real-life 2009 investigative book by Martin Sixsmith, Philomena was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Original Score and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Sorcerer on Blu-ray
Warner Home Video
Oscar winner William Friedkin's 1977 masterpiece is back on Blu-ray for the first time, remastered with a 40-page companion Blu-ray book! A remake of the French film The Wages of Fear, the film features Jaws star Roy Scheider as a man with a questionable past who takes on a job with three strangers to transport highly volatile nitroglycerin across 200 miles of extremely treacherous jungle terrain. On making the film, which boasts a haunting score by Tangerine Dream, Friedkin tells ETonline, "I was obsessed with it and driven to make it. … I thought that Wages of Fear could be reinterpreted for a modern audience, because it dealt with certain truths. These characters were four strangers marooned in a desperate situation, hiding out from retribution, who had to either cooperate or die -- and that seems to be the world's condition today."
Jonny Quest: The Complete Eighties Adventures
Warner Home Video
Jonny! Hadji! The classic '80s Saturday morning cartoons are here in one 13-episode set! Join Jonny Quest, his pal Hadji, Bandit, Dr. Quest and Race Bannon as they circumnavigate the globe in search of action and adventure, facing off against the fiendish Dr. Zin as well as giant viking apes, prehistoric reptile clones, animated clay warriors and more…
Manufactured On Demand: To order, visit The Warner Archive Collection (www.WarnerArchive.com or www.wbshop.com)
Manufactured On Demand: To order, visit The Warner Archive Collection (www.WarnerArchive.com or www.wbshop.com)
The Carol Burnett Show: Carol's Crack Ups
Comedy legend Carol Burnett has hand-picked 17 of her favorite The Carol Burnett Show episodes for this brand-new, hilarious, 6-disc set featuring Burnett and co-stars Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner in some of their funniest moments ever! Bonus features include a spectacular selection of specially-produced extras…
Double Indemnity & Touch of Evil on Blu-ray
Universal
Two all-time great film noir masterpieces are back and digitally remastered, now on Blu-ray! Orson Welles directs and stars in Touch of Evil opposite Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh in a story of corruption, kidnapping and murder along the Mexican Border, while Double Indemnity finds Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in a suspenseful tale of lust, betrayal and murder. Both Blu-rays contain lobby cards, poster reproductions, commentary and multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes. Each sold separately.
Once on Blu-ray
20th Century Fox
The charming 2006 indie is back, now on Blu-ray. The story of two struggling musicians (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) from different parts of the globe who find a common chord in music and love on the streets of Dublin, Ireland, the film is a favorite and a perfect Blu-ray upgrade.