While we provide you with a list of available new releases Now Available to Own every Tuesday, Coming Soon to Blu-ray and DVD looks at all of the recent home video announcements. For the week of August 1, 2015 we have The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki, Results, Little House on the Prairier, and more. Find out when they’ll be out and what special features movie fans can expect below.
Available on Blu-ray November 17
Content and special features include:
- Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Castle in the Sky (1986)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
- Porco Rosso (1992)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Spirited Away (2001)
- Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
- Ponyo (2008/2009)
- The Wind Rises (2013)
- Yuki no Taiyo ( Yuki’s Sun) – A 1972 TV pilot based on an original manga by Tetsuya Chiba, directed by Hayao Miyazaki who was also in charge of storyboards and key animation.
- Akado Suzunosuke ( Little Samurai) – Three episodes (Episode 26, 27 & 41) of the hit 1972 anime series with storyboarding and more by Hayao Miyazaki.
- Director Hayao Miyazaki Retirement Press Conference, Uncut Version
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD September 22
Results (Andrew Bujalski) Rated R [105 min] – Two mismatched personal trainers’ lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client. Starring Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan, and Giovanni Ribisi
No special features listed at this time
Available on DVD October 6
Little House on the Prairie: The Complete Series (Blanche Hanalis) Rated TV-PG [60 min] – The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the 19th century American West. Starring Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Lindsay Greenbush, Sidney Greebush, Karen Grassle, and Melissa Sue Anderson
Special features include:
- Pilot Movie
- Original Screen Test featuring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert
- Six-Part “The ‘Little House’ Phenomenon” Documentary
- “The ‘Little House’ Phenomenon: Part One – A Place in Television History”
- “The ‘Little House’ Phenomenon: Part Two – In the Beginning…”
- “The ‘Little House’ Phenomenon: Part Three – Casting Walnut Grove”
- “The ‘Little House’ Phenomenon: Part Four – A Day in the Life of ‘Little House'”
- “The ‘Little House’ Phenomenon: Part Five – Stories to Remember”
- “The ‘Little House’ Phenomenon: Part Six – A Lasting Legacy”
- “Look Back to Yesterday” Movie Special
- “Bless All the Dear Children” Movie Special
- “The Last Farewell” Movie Special
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD September 8
American Heist (Sarik Andreasyan) Rated R [94 min] – James owes his life to his older brother, Frankie after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily. Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go. Starring Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody, and Jordana Brewster
Special features include:
- “Creating a Complex Caper: Pulling off American Heist” featurette
Available on DVD and Digital HD October 6
What We Did on Our Holiday (Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin) Rated PG-13 [95 min] – Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. It’s soon clear that when it comes to keeping a big secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability. Starring Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, and Billy Connolly
Special features include:
- Audio Commentary with Directors Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
- “Creating Dysfunction: Making What We Did on Our Holiday” featurette
- Deleted Scenes
Available on DVD and Digital HD October 6
The Target (Chang) Rated R [98 min] – An ER doctor teams up with an assassination target to rescue his wife, held hostage by corrupt criminals and, in the process, uncovers a conspiracy. Starring Seung-ryong Ryu, Joon-sang Yoo, and Jin-wook Lee
No special features listed at this time
Available on DVD October 6
Ducky Dynasty: The Complete Eighth Season (Deirdre Gurney) Rated TV-PG [60 min] – Follows a wealthy Louisiana family known for their successful duck-hunting business. Starring Willie Robertson, Jase Robertson, and Si Robertson
Special features include:
- Never-Before-Seen-on-TV Bonus Features
Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD October 6
Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color (History Channel Miniseries) Unrated [84 min] – Blood and Glory commemorates one of the most defining moments in American history, one which tore the nation apart, pitting North against South and brother vs. brother. Over the course of four years, more than 750,000 military and civilian lives were sacrificed to make the United States a more perfect union. Using state-of-the-art technology to colorize 500 rare black-and-white photographs, and unprecedented access to government and private archives, Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color brings the emotional stories of these brave men vibrantly to life. Narrated by Robert Clotworthy
Special features include:
- “Davis is Chosen to Lead” featurette
- “A Call to Arms” featurette
- “Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation” featurette
- “The H.L. Hunley Death Trap” featurette
- “Sherman’s March to Savannah” featurette
- “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address” featurette
- “Lee’s Reluctant Surrender” featurette
- “African Americans After the War” featurette
And that’s it for this week. What are you looking forward to picking up when they release?
Stay tuned for more Blu-Ray and DVD announcements every Saturday.
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