Universal will release Midnight Eagle on 23 September. This thriller from director Izuru Narushima will arrive on DVD with a 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and a Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track. No bonuses will be included. SRP is $27.98.



9 September will bring the Universal Blu-ray release of Baby Mama. This successful comedy starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a commentary by Fey, Poehler, and director Michael McCullers, two featurettes, and a set of deleted scenes (audio specs TBD). SRP is $34.95.



Paramount has announced plans to release Star Trek: Alternate Realities Collective on 16 September. This compilation of some of Star Trek’s most out-there episodes will arrive with 1.33:1 transfers (we know that much), but audio specs and bonus features are TBD. We’ll keep you updated. SRP is $42.99.

















We have full specs for Warner’s 16 September Blu-ray release of Risky Business. This Tom Cruise underpants-dancing mega-hit will arrive with a 1.85:1 1080p transfer, a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track, a making-of featurettes, an extended version of the film’s final scene (with an intro from director Paul Brickman), some screen tests, the film’s trailer, and some Blu-ray exclusive material including a video commentary by Cruise, Brickman, and producer Jon Avent. SRP is $28.99.



Sony will release Married Life on 2 September. This comedy starring Pierce Brosnan and Patricia Clarkson will arrive on DVD with a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track, a commentary by director Ira Sachs, and a set of deleted scenes. SRP is $28.96.



Sony has announced plans to release Rudy on Blu-ray on 9 September. This very popular sports flick starring Sean Astin will arrive with a 1.85:1 1080p transfer and a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound track. There will be extras included, but we’re not sure exactly what they will be yet. SRP is $28.95.



Buena Vista will release Schoolhouse Rock: Election Collection on 23 September. This single-disc collection of fourteen songs from the classic kids show will arrive on DVD with 1.33:1 transfers, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound tracks, and an interactive Election Tracking Kit. SRP is $19.99.

















Paramount has announced a 30 September release of My Three Sons: Season One, Volume One. This inaugural DVD release of the popular classic sitcom will arrive with 1.33:1 transfers and mono sound tracks (no bonuses will be included. SRP is $39.98.

















We have final specs for the Paramount Blu-ray release of Shrek the Third, slated for release on 16 September. This latest installment of the money-minting Mike Myers animated franchise will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound track, and all the bonuses found in the film’s HD DVD release last year: seven featurettes, a music video, some deleted scenes, high-def-exclusive material like a picture-in-picture storyboards, a trivia track, and one more featurettes (all bonuses are presented in HD). SRP is $29.99.












Full specs have been made available for Universal’s 7 October release of 30 Rock: Season Two. This sophomore release of the fantastic Tina Fey sitcom will arrive with 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound tracks, commentary tracks on each episode by various cast and crew members, a set of deleted scenes, and four featurettes. SRP is $39.98.















14 October will bring the MGM release of The Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection. This collection will include Rebecca, The Lodger, The Paradine Case, Spellbound, Notorious, Young and Innocent, Sabotage and Lifeboat, and will include an amazing array of bonus features: commentary tracks, featurettes, radio show excerpts, trailers, stills galleries, and more. SRP is $119.98.














Blue Underground has announced a Blu-ray release of The Final Countdown on 28 October. This Kirk Douglas adventure film will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a 7.1 DTS-HD sound track, a commentary by Victor J. Kemper, a pair of featurettes, some TV spots, and a few trailers. SRP is $34.95.















August is coming to DVD from First Look Home Entertainment on 26 August. This drama starring Josh Hartnett and David Bowie will arrive with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track, and a set of trailers. SRP is $28.98.

















We have full specs for the 26 August Blu-ray release of Leatherheads from Universal. This George Clooney old-time football comedy will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound track, four featurettes, and a BD-exclusive visual commentary by Clooney and producer Grant Heslov. SRP is $39.98.














Paramount will release Dynasty: Season Three, Volume Two on 21 October. This most recent edition of the Dynasty dynasty (I couldn’t resist) will arrive with 1.33:1 transfers and mono sound tracks. No bonuses will be included. SRP is $35.98.
















We don’t have full specs yet, but we do know that Anchor Bay is preparing 28 October Blu-ray releases of Children of the Corn and Hellraiser. We’ll let you know as more info comes in. SRP is TBD.



We have final specs for Sony’s Blu-ray release of the guilty-pleasure Jean Claude Van Damme actioner Maximum Risk, set for release on 12 August. The film will arrive with a 2.40:1 1080p transfer, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound track, and BD Live compatibility (no other bonuses will be included). SRP is $28.95.














Warner will release The Adventures of Robin Hood on Blu-ray on 26 August. This heavily influential classic adventure film starring Errol Flynn will arrive with a 1.37:1 1080p transfer, a mono sound track, a commentary by cinema scholar Rudy Behlmer, a Warner Night at the Movies collection with a newsreel and shorts, six featurettes, some outtakes, four classic shorts, a music-only audio track, an excerpt from The Robin Hood Radio Show, some piano sessions with Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and a set of trailers. SRP is $28.99.












We don’t have a firm release date, but we have it on good authority that HBO will release Band of Brothers on Blu-ray this fall. All the bonuses from the set’s DVD release will be available here, and there are also a few BD-exclusive goodies: a picture-in-picture commentary by surviving members of Easy Company, and an extensive interactive field guide. We also know that the show will arrive with 1080p transfers, although we’re not sure about audio specs. SRP is TBD.















The Weinstein Company and Genius Products will release Steel Trap on 15 July. This grisly horror film that takes place in an abandoned skyscraper will arrive on DVD with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track, a commentary by director Luis Camara, some deleted scenes (with optional director commentary), a making-of featurette, and a stills gallery. SRP is $19.97.















28 October will bring the DVD release of The Flintstones: The Complete Series from Warner. This 24-DVD collection featuring all six seasons of the animated show will have 1.33:1 transfers, mono sound tracks, and what’s being referred to as “loads of extras for Flintstones fanatics” (no specs on bonuses have yet been announced, though we do know there will be four-and-a-half hours’ worth of them). SRP is $129.72.













9 September will bring the Blu-ray release of Jerry Maguire from Sony. This long-in-development title – it was originally slated for release in early ‘08 – will arrive with a 1080p transfer and a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound track. We don’t yet know anything about the extras. SRP is TBD.



We have final specs for the 12 August Blu-ray release of 7 Seconds from Sony. This Wesley Snipes action thriller will arrive with a 1.85:1 1080p transfer, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound track, and BD Live connectivity (no other bonuses will be included). SRP is $28.95.














Sony has announced that they’ll release The Fall on Blu-ray on 9 September. This new, bizarre tale from Tarsem (director of The Cell) will arrive with a 1.85:1 1080p transfer, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound track, and a selection of bonus features (that are TBD). SRP is $38.96.



National Geographic and Warner will release Atmospheres: Earth, Air and Water on Blu-ray on 21 October. This feature-length nature documentary will arrive with a 1.33:1 1080p transfer; audio specs and the release’s bonus slate are TBD. SRP is $28.99.
















The romantic comedy Purple Violets is headed to DVD from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company on 26 August. Starring Edward Burns and Debra Messing, the film will arrive with an anamorphic widescreen transfer and a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track (no word yet on bonus features). SRP is $19.97.
















We have early word that Fox is preparing a That 70s Show: The Complete Series Giftset for release on 14 October. This 32-DVD collection of the hit sitcom will have 1.33:1 transfers and Dolby Digital Surround sound tracks. All the bonuses that were afforded the series’ season-by-season editions (no word as to whether this set will have exclusive new goodies). SRP is $199.98.



Buena Vista has announced plans to release The Sixth Sense on Blu-ray on 30 September. This M. Night Shyamalan thriller starring Bruce Willis and Hayley Joel Osment will come with a 1080p transfer, an uncompressed PCM 5.1 sound track, and a slate of bonus features that are TBD. SRP is $34.99.














Paramount will release Transformers: Animated – Season One on 19 August. This Hasbro-produced series will find its debut season arriving on DVD with 1.33:1 transfers and stereo sound tracks. No bonus features will be included. SRP is $19.99.

















16 September will bring the Paramount release of Criminal Minds: The Third Season. This hit crime series starring Joe Mantegna will see its third DVD release arrive with 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound tracks. We have no word yet about bonuses (if any). SRP is $55.98.
















Sony will unveil a Blu-ray release of XXX: State of the Union on 12 August. This Ice Cube thriller will arrive with a 2.40:1 1080p transfer, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound track, and a slate of bonuses held over from the film’s DVD release: two commentary tracks (one with filmmakers, another with visual effects supervisors), a set of deleted scenes, and four featurettes. SRP is $28.95.














We have full specs for the 23 September Fox release of Boston Legal: Season Four. This latest edition of the hit series starring James Spader, Candace Bergen, and William Shatner will arrive on DVD with 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound tracks, and a single featurette. SRP is $59.98.
















Vivendi has announced a 26 August release for Uwe Boll’s bizarre comedy Postal. Starring Dave Foley and Verne (“Mini-Me”) Troyer, the film will arrive with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track, a commentary by Boll, some deleted scenes, two featurettes, and a full Postal PC game. SRP is $26.99.
















Anchor Bay will release Sleepwalking on Blu-ray on 8 July. This drama starring Charlize Theron and Dennis Hopper will arrive with a 1.78:1 1080p transfer, an uncompressed PCM 5.1 sound track, a making-of featurette, and the film’s trailer. SRP is $29.98.