02/28/2012 – ‘Hugo,’ ‘Justice League: Doom,’ ‘Johnny English Reborn’ and ‘Enemies of the People’
Pick of the Week
Fresh from a big night at the Oscars, legendary director Martin Scorsese's wondrous, critically-acclaimed masterpiece arrives on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download for all audiences to enjoy. Winner of five Academy Awards, 'Hugo' is an extraordinary adventure set against the backdrop of 1930s Paris and the early days of cinema. Asa Butterfield stars as Hugo, a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform him and all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home.
See director Martin Scorsese in an exclusive behind-the-scenes feature clip from 'Hugo,' available on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download:
Blu-ray Special Features:
Shoot the Moon: The Making of Hugo
The Cinemagician, Georges Melies
The Mechanical Man at the Heart of Hugo
Big Effects, Small Scale
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
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We're giving away five copies of 'Hugo' on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. Here's how to enter:
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Animated Action
Warner Premiere's latest DC Universe original animated feature finds Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Batman on their heels when a team of super villains discover and implement the Dark Knight's "contingency plans" for stopping any rogue Justice League member. Inspired by Mark Waid's critically acclaimed 'JLA: Tower of Babel' story, 'Doom' features the voices of Nathan Fillion, Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Michael Rosenbaum, Susan Eisenberg and other fan favorites reprising their famed cartoon roles in an all-new adventure.
Watch the trailer for 'Justice League: Doom,' available on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download:
Blu-ray Special Features:
A Legion of One: The Dwayne McDuffie Story
Guarding the Balance: Batman and the JLA
Their Time Has Come: Cyborg and the DCU's New Diversity
2 Bonus Animated TV Episodes
Creative Team Commentary and More
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Secret Agent Man
Rowan Atkinson is back in action as Johnny English, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service, out to stop a group international terrorists from wreaking global chaos. MI-7's top spy has vanished off the grid and is now on sabbatical, honing his skills at an isolated Asian temple. However, when his agency learns that a Chinese dignitary is in grave danger, Johnny must return reborn and ready for action. With just one shot at redemption, he will use (or misuse) the latest hi-tech gadgets and every trick in his playbook to protect us all.
See Roman Atkinson in the theatrical trailer for 'Johnny English Reborn,' available on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download:
Blu-ray Special Features:
The English Files: The Making of Johnny English Reborn
Working with Rowan
English in Hong Kong
Deleted/Extended Scenes
Gag Reel and More
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Winner of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize, this stirring, internationally-lauded documentary reveals the inside story behind one of the twentieth century's most brutal regimes. Journalist/filmmaker Thet Sambath, whose family was wiped out in the Killing Fields, takes a personal journey into the heart of darkness and back again, gaining access and eliciting unprecedented on-camera confessions from perpetrators at all levels of the Khmer Rouge hierarchy, notably from Pol Pot's deputy, Nuon Chea, the notorious Brother Number Two.
Watch the theatrical trailer for the documentary 'Enemies of the People,' available on 2-Disc Special Edition DVD:
Blu-ray Special Features:
Nuon Chea Uncut
Anatomy of a Massacre
Audio Commentary
Historic videoconference from Long Beach and Bangkok: Victims + Perpetrators = Survivors
Khmer dubbed version and More
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