New to Blu-ray on February 21, 2012

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New to Blu-ray on February 21, 2012

Last week was a bit of a disappointment with only a few new releases and only one notable catalog release.  This week has more new releases but it’s still a bit of a mixed bag with one of last years better animated films being released plus two films that received very mixed reviews.  Also being released this week are two well reviewed independent films, new seasons from two of Showtime’s most popular shows, and a James Stewart classic.

New Releases

Puss in Boots- The Shrek spinoff makes its way to Blu-ray courtesy of two releases that both feature deleted scenes, an animated short, and other interactive features;

Tower Heist- Special Features include

  • Commentary track with director Brett Ratner, editor Mark Helfrich, and co-writers Ted Griffin & Jeff Nathanson
  • Featurettes
  • Alternate endings, deleted scenes, and alternate scenes
  • Gag reel 
  • Blu-ray Execlusives include a Tower Heist video diary, a U-Control picture-in-picture feature, and The Music of Tower Heist feature.

J. Edgar- Clint Eastwood’s latest biopic comes to Blu-ray with very few special features aside from an 18 minute long documentary called The Most Powerful Man in the World that goes into greater detail about the career and personal life of the J. Edgar Hoover. Also available: J. Edgar (movie-only edition)

Other New Releases: Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Way, Nurse Jackie: Season Three, Weeds: Season Seven, and London Boulevard

Catalog Release(s)

Anatomy of a Murder- Available from Criterion who has meticulously restored both the video and audio and has created a large assortment of special features including:

  • New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • New alternate 5.1 soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio
  • New interview with Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch
  • Critic Gary Giddins explores Duke Ellington’s score in a new interview
  • A look at the relationship between graphic designer Saul Bass and Preminger
  • Newsreel footage from the set
  • Excerpts from a 1967 episode of Firing Line
  • Excerpts from the work in progress Anatomy of “Anatomy”: The Making of a Movie
  • Behind-the-scenes photographs by Life magazine’s Gjon Mili
  • Theatrical Trailer, featuring on-set footage
  • A booklet featuring an essay by critic Nick Pinkerton and more

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