With the holiday season upon us, it's time to start thinking about that perfect gift for the movie lovers in your life. In the spirit of the season, we've come up with a handy rundown of new and notable DVD releases to stuff those stockings. Whether it's for the guys, for the ladies, or for the kids, as well as what's cool on Blu-ray, you'll find something for everyone on your list.
From tommy gun-totin' gangsters to neck-pinching Vulcans and giant alien robots, get the inside scoop on what's hot on DVD for him.
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Release Date: Available now
Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox return to join forces with the Autobots to battle against the evil Decepticons. Director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg up the ante with more thrills, more explosions and more gigantic robots in the biggest blockbuster of the summer.
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA
Release Date: Available now
Cartoon commandos come to life in this summer's smash hit adventure flick. The elite, globe-trotting fighting force G.I. Joe is the last line of defense against COBRA, an evil international organization threatening to use a technology that could bring the world to its knees.
STAR TREK
Release Date: Available now
In director J.J. Abrams' re-imagining of the final frontier, Kirk, Spock, and the young crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise must stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind. Boldly go behind the scenes with a commentary, deleted scenes and additional features.
ANGELS & DEMONS
Release Date: Available now
Tom Hanks returns as expert symbologist Robert Langdon in director Ron Howard's thrilling follow-up to The Da Vinci Code. Get the full story -- with special features that reveal the behind-the-scenes secrets of the movie, from writing the screenplay to shooting on location in Rome.
BRUNO
Release Date: Available now
From the mad chameleon behind Borat comes the latest outrageous, boundary-smashing comedy assault. Sacha Baron Cohen stars as Bruno, a gay talk show fashionista on a mission to become a star -- no matter what it takes.
FUNNY PEOPLE
Release Date: Available now
Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen star in writer/director/producer Judd Apatow's heartfelt and revealing look at the world of stand-up comedy. Packed with an array of hilarious bonus features crafted just for fans, including prank phone calls, additional stand-up performances and in-depth video diaries.
TERMINATOR SALVATION
Release Date: December 1
The epic battle between man and machine continues in the latest installment of the gritty sci-fi action saga. Christian Bale stars as John Connor, leader of the human resistance in a post-Judgment Day world ravaged by deadly Terminators.
PUBLIC ENEMIES
Release Date: December 8
Johnny Depp stars as Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger, a charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids and audacious jailbreaks made him America's first Public Enemy Number One. Get a glimpse of the legend, with bonus features exploring the true-life people and events depicted in the movie.
THE HANGOVER
Release Date: December 15
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis star in the raucous and raunchy number one R-rated comedy of all time. A baby. A tiger. Mike Tyson. And a missing groom. One bad decision leads to another, and it's up to a trio of clueless groomsmen to figure out what went wrong.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Release Date: December 15
From the mad mind of visionary director Quentin Tarantino comes a wildly inventive, high-octane World War II revenge fantasy of history-bending proportions. Special features include behind-the-scenes interviews, extended/alternate scenes and the film-within-a-film, "Nation's Pride."
Whether it's the latest hit romantic comedy like The Proposal or The Ugly Truth, or Meryl Streep cooking up something good in Julie & Julia, here are some DVDs the ladies are going to love.
THE PROPOSAL
Release Date: Available now
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds star in an offbeat romantic comedy where corporate ambition -- and a fake engagement scheme -- make for strange bedfellows. Bonus features include filmmaker commentary, deleted scenes, outtakes and a hilarious never-before-seen alternate ending.
THE UGLY TRUTH
Release Date: Available now
Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler star in a comedy about two very different views on what makes men and women tick. Check out the bonus featurette "The Truth Is Ugly," in which the filmmakers discuss the their efforts to make a romantic comedy with a uniquely balanced male and female perspective.
SAY ANYTHING
Release Date: Available now
John Cusack stars as Lloyd Dobler, an average guy who falls for the brilliant, beautiful valedictorian, and -- much to everyone's surprise -- gets the girl. This 20th anniversary edition release includes a feature commentary, deleted and alternate scenes, and a conversation with writer/director Cameron Crowe.
Photo by Criterion CollectionWINGS OF DESIRE
Release Date: Available now
Wim Wenders' poetic 1988 romantic drama, about angels watching over the streets of Berlin, is now available as a full-fledged Criterion release. This is a newly restored high-definition transfer, supervised and approved by the director himself, and stacked with special features.
MY SISTER'S KEEPER
Release Date: Available now
Based on the bestselling book, Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin star in a powerful drama that challenges one's perceptions of family, love and loyalty, and gives new meaning to the definition of healing. The disc's bonus features include over 15 minutes of powerful additional scenes.
FOUR CHRISTMASES
Release Date: Available now
Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn star as Brad and Kate, a happily unmarried couple who have gleefully avoided family-centric holidays for years... until now. When the couple find their tropic getaway plans foiled by fog, they're forced to celebrate four family Christmases in one hectic, hilarious day.
PAPER HEART
Release Date: December 1
Michael Cera and Charlyne Yi star in a lovably awkward mockumentary about the meaning of true love. Follow Charlyne as she embarks on a quest across America to search for answers and advice about love, talking with friends and strangers, scientists, bikers, romance novelists, and children.
JULIE & JULIA
Release Date: December 8
Meryl Streep and Amy Adams star in the true story of culinary legend Julia Child, who provides a frustrated office worker with a new recipe for life. Guaranteed to whet your appetite, bonus features include the behind-the-scenes secret ingredients that went into cooking up the movie.
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Release Date: December 22
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel star in a quirky romantic comedy about love, fate, and finding that person who just might be "the one." Experience all 500 days of this sexy, offbeat relationship, with a feature commentary and nine deleted/extended scenes.
ALL ABOUT STEVE
Release Date: December 22
When eccentric, but lovable, Mary gets set up with Steve, a news channel cameraman, she falls hard. He does not. Don't miss the DVD's hilarious feature commentary track with some of this year's biggest comedy stars, including Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church and Ken Jeong.
Teen wizards! Blobby monsters! Rodent secret agents! From new favorites like Pixar's Up to popular classics like Willy Wonka, here are the family-friendly flicks the kids are going to love.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Release Date: Available now
Walt Disney's beloved animated classic, which made history in 1937 as the first full-length animated feature ever made, makes its high definition debut with a limited-time, newly restored release, complete with all-new bonus features, superior picture and sound, and much more.
THE WIZARD OF OZ - 70th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Release Date: Available now
Seventy years later, the colorful characters and unforgettable songs of "Oz" come alive like never before, fully remastered and packed with nearly four hours of rare and all-new bonus features to thrill and delight a whole new generation.
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
Release Date: Available now
When a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth, the government's top secret motley crew of monsters -- Ginromica, The Missing Link, Insectosaurus, B.O.B. and Dr. Cockroach PhD -- is called into action to save the world from destruction.
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
Release Date: Available now
Just when you thought they couldn't get any cooler, your favorite prehistoric critter crew is back an all-new animated adventure of mammoth proportions, with an all-star voice cast that includes, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Queen Latifah.
UP
Release Date: Available now
Pixar's latest animated smash is a soaring comedy-fantasy tale of dreams, friendship and adventure in a high-flying house. Want more? The fun continues with "Dug's Special Mission," an all-new short film, and "Partly Cloudy," the hilarious short film that preceded screenings of "Up."
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Release Date: Available now
A fan-favorite family classic gets the high-def treatment, complete with premium Blu-ray packaging containing a 38-page book of sing-along song lyrics, fun cast bios, and colorful photos from the film -- no Golden Ticket required.
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN
Release Date: December 1
Ben Stiller returns as Larry Daley, the beleaguered night watchman who is drawn into an all-out battle with museum misfits who come to life after dark. This limited edition "Monkey Mischief" holiday two-pack DVD includes a second disc with over 30 minutes of bonus materials.
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
Release Date: December 8
The teen wizard returns for his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and this time, the stakes are higher than ever. With "He Who Must Not Be Named" tightening his grip, is Harry Potter really "The Chosen One" who will ultimately put and end to Voldemort's dark reign?
G-FORCE
Release Date: December 15
The fate of the world rests in the fearless and furry hands of a new breed of hero: a top-secret, highly-trained team of super spy guinea pigs. The family friendly lineup of bonus features include behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes a collection of music videos featuring songs from the film.
With remastered sound and picture, and loads of new special features, here are the high-defintion hits you don't want to miss on Blu-ray.
GONE WITH THE WIND
Release Date: Available Now
Winner of ten Academy Awards, and still history's all-time domestic box office champion, a celebrated Hollywood epic comes to Blu-ray for the first time as a 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition release, restored and enhanced with never-before-seen bonus features.
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Release Date: Available Now
Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock's stylish, action-packed espionage thriller, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a landmark high definition remastered release -- the very first of the famed director's films to become available on Blu-ray.
FORREST GUMP
Release Date: Available Now
A beloved film favorite makes its Blu-ray debut with an all-new two-disc, high-definition presentation. Tom Hanks stars as Forrest Gump, a man with sub-normal intelligence who inadvertently finds himself front and center amidst some of the most memorable moments and figures of the 20th century.
HEAT
Release Date: Available Now
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro go head-to-head for the first time in director Michael Mann's acclaimed 1995 cops-and-robbers epic, recently released on Blu-ray for the first time. This now-classic crime thriller is intense, endlessly re-watchable, and definitely worth the hi-def upgrade.
FIGHT CLUB
Release Date: Available Now
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton mix mischief, mayhem and soap in the 10th anniversary edition of director David Fincher's dark and savagely clever comic thriller. This new Blu-ray release packs a punch with all-new bonus materials including two interactive featurettes: "A Hit in the Ear" and "Insomniac Mode: I Am Jack's Search Index."
WATCHMEN: THE ULTIMATE CUT
Release Date: Available Now
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' landmark graphic novel comes to life in a stunning adaptation from director Zack Snyder. This new and final version weaves the "Tales of the Black Freighter" into the Director's Cut, along with over three hours of special features -- the perfect gift for every die-hard fanboy.
ROCKY: THE UNDISPUTED COLLECTION
Release Date: Available Now
The ultimate underdog saga of Rocky Balboa -- the "nobody" who went the distance to become a "somebody" -- goes high-def, with all six movies collected in a definitive Blu-ray box set. The set includes a bonus disc with over two hours of exclusive content.
KEVIN SMITH 3-MOVIE COLLECTION
Release Date: Available Now
Writer/director Kevin Smith's bold, irreverent brand of whip-smart comedy comes in a Blu-ray box set featuring new hi-def transfers of the '90s comedy classics "Clerks" and "Chasing Amy," along with the fan favorite "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back." A perfect gift for the Kevin Smith devotee in your life.
THE MEL BROOKS COLLECTION
Release Date: December 15
Mel Brooks! On Blu-ray! The comedy legend's brilliant work is now available for the first time in high definition. This ultimate gift set features nine of Brooks' best films including "Blazing Saddles," "High Anxiety," "History Of The World Part I," "Silent Movie," "Spaceballs" and "Young Frankenstein."
DISTRICT 9
Release Date: December 22
Producer Peter Jackson and director Neill Blomkamp present a fresh, original take on the alien invasion thriller. Blending stunning special effects with gritty realism, and packed with exclusive bonus features, this is one of those titles in your collection that has to be experienced high definition.
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