By David Weiner
1:37 PM PDT, August 20, 2013
Amanda Seyfried and Beyonce experience Epic adventure at a miniature scale; the Oscar-winning Amour; Boardwalk Empire; The Good Wife; NCIS; Mike & Molly and much more this week.
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New on Blu-ray & DVD: August 20
20th Century Fox
Amanda Seyfried and Beyonce experience Epic adventure at a miniature scale; the Oscar-winning Amour; Boardwalk Empire; The Good Wife; NCIS; Mike & Molly and much more this week.
Epic
20th Century Fox
Beyonce, Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Knoxville and Josh Hutcherson lend their vocal talents to this imaginative CGI-animated adventure from the makers of Ice Age and Rio. Epic tells the story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters in order to save their world…and ours.
Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Third Season
HBO
The third season of HBO's Prohibition drama set in 1920s Atlantic City finds Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) nearing his breaking point as he negotiates a broken marriage, bruised personal relationships and a threat to his monopoly on the alcohol business. Also starring Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Gretchen Mol, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jack Huston, Bobby Cannavale and Christopher McDonald. Bonus features include audio commentaries, a perspective on season three from exec. producer martin Scorsese, an interactive compendium on Prohibition-era gangsters and multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Amour
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Writer/director Michael Haneke's powerful, Academy Award-winning film Amour finally arrives on DVD and Blu-ray. Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva play retired music teachers George and Anne, a longtime couple in their eighties whose bond of love is severely tested when Anne has a stroke. The situation is complicated further when their daughter (Isabelle Huppert) intervenes and George is forced to make critical, life-altering decisions. Bonus features include The Making of Amour featurette and a Q&A with Haneke.
Rapture-Palooza
Lionsgate
Anna Kendrick, Rob Corddry and Craig Robinson headline this end-of-the-world comedy. The Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are sent to heaven – save for Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Jon Francis Daley), who are left behind in the Seattle suburbs, doing their best to take talking locusts, blood rain showers and pot-smoking wraiths in stride. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson) becomes smitten with Lindsey and wants to make her his bride, they face a whole new set of problems…!
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland on Blu-ray
Disney
Your favorite characters from Peter Pan return to Never Land for an all-new animated adventure – now on digitally restored Blu-ray! In Peter Pan: Return to Neverland, Wendy's practical, no-nonsense daughter Jane begins the adventure of a lifetime when the infamous Captain Hook whisks her away to the enchanted island of Never Land. It's up to Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys to help Jane believe in faith, trust and pixie dust!
Mike & Molly: The Complete Third Season
Warner Home Video
Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell are back as newlyweds Mike and Molly, who leave their romantic honeymoon in Paris behind and learn to adapt to their new roles as husband and wife in a house filled with craziness thanks to Molly's eccentric family. Includes all 23 episodes and a gag reel.
NCIS: Los Angeles: The Fourth Season
CBS Home Entertainment
Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J are back for a fourth season of non-stop action, taking viewers into the high-stakes world of a division of NCIS responsible for apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals who pose a threat to national security, going deep undercover and putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets. Includes all 24 episodes and loads of behind-the-scenes featurettes and commentary.
NCIS: The Tenth Season
CBS Home Entertainment
Join Mark Harmon as Jethro Gibbs and his elite team (including Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette and Sean Murray) as they delve into wrongdoing and solve crimes in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. All 24 action-packed episodes are included, plus plenty of behind-the-scenes featurettes and commentary.
Star Trek: Enterprise - The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray
Paramount
The Starship Enterprise NX-01 boldy goes onto Blu-ray! Watch Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and his crew explore strange new worlds and seek out new life and new civilizations, 100 years before James T. Kirk helmed the starship of the same name. Includes all 26 episodes and an all-new, three-part retrospective, Uncharted Territory, deleted scenes, cast reunion, commentary and more.
The Good Wife: The Fourth Season
Paramount
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Julianna Margulies is back for a fourth round season of the politically charged drama as Alicia Florrick, a wife and mother who re-enters the work force after her husband's (Chris Noth) very public sex and political corruption scandal. This season, she must adapt to changes at home and at work as a defense attorney while rediscovering the woman she desires to be. Also starring Josh Charles, Archie Panjabi, Alan Cumming and Matt Czuchry.
Revenge: The Complete Second Season
Paramount
The much-talked-about show about retribution follows Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp), who moves to The Hamptons with a new identity, ready to take vengeance on the people who murdered her father and stole her childhood -- and no one is off limits. Also starring Madeleine Stowe, Nick Wechsler, Henry Czerny, Christa B. Allen, Ashley Madekwe and Joshua Bowman.
Parenthood: Season Four
Universal
Lauren Graham, Monica Potter, Peter Krause, Erika Christensen and Dax Shepard navigate daily struggles and family dynamics within all three generations of The Braverman clan in this smart, funny, touching, critically acclaimed show. Guest stars include Ray Romano and Jason Ritter. Features all 15 episodes.
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
Cinedigm
The incredible story of the classic rock band Journey's discovery of a new lead singer on YouTube -- Filipino sensation Arnel Pineda – follows the real-life journey of an unknown who must grapple with overnight fame as frontman for one of America's most iconic bands.
Floating City
This atmospheric, social-historical tale based on a true story follows a Caucasian-looking Asian man in Hong Kong (Aaron Kwok) who defies expectations as he rises in the business ranks, only to learn about his mysterious roots. Set against the backdrop of the British-colonized harbor that is still known today as "the Floating Village," the film also stars Charlie Yeung, Nina Paw, Josie Ho and Annie Liu.
Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue
Anchor Bay
The CGI-animated preschooler series is back with six action-packed episodes, including the never-before-seen super-sized special Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue set to launch on Disney Junior and Disney Channel this fall. Full of new characters, action-packed fun and positive messages for young trainees, the Chuggington crew embarks on a trainload of all-new escapades. All aboard the adventure train!
Roadie on Blu-ray
Shout Factory
The rockin' 1980 road movie is back and on Blu-ray! Meat Loaf stars as Travis Redfish, a beer truck driver and Texas good ol' boy who becomes "the greatest roadie ever" that falls for a groupie desperate to lose her virginity to Alice Cooper. Features live performances by Cooper, Blondie, Roy Orbison and more…