Scenic Routes Around the World: Europe [Blu-ray Combo Pack: Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Copy]

Scenic Routes Around the World: Europe [Blu-ray Combo Pack: Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Copy] Review

Scenic Routes Around the World is a stunning collection of the world s most exotic and beautiful, roads, rivers, and trails, shot in breathtaking HD.  Behold the splendors of ancient journeys that have connected both famous and forgotten places for centuries, and now connect you to those who traversed them throughout history.

Program One From its origins in the Black Forest, to its passage through Vienna to its delta in the Black Sea, the Danube River flows for over 1,000 miles and crosses through six countries, each bearing witness to 25 centuries of European history, culture and civilization. From Hapsburg Austria to Budapest, the Danube makes a perfect traveling companion.

Program Two: The Iron Curtain For almost half a century, Europe was divided into East and West by the Iron Curtain , a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. For 40 years, the Iron Curtain had been a symbol of division between two people. Retrace this historical route to find out what remains.

Program Three: Trans Lapland in Scandinavia This journey follows a giant Northern loop, the Trans-Laponia, a road without night. During this circuit, discover some unusual lifestyles along the shores of the Barents and Baltic Seas. Each night, the sun continues its recital between the clouds that are not only harbingers of a change in the weather but also a change of landscape.

Sweeney Todd / Sleepy Hollow (Two-Pack) [Blu-ray]

Sweeney Todd / Sleepy Hollow (Two-Pack) [Blu-ray] Review

Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 07/19/2011 Rating: R

The Devil's Rejects / House of 1000 Corpses (Horror Two-Pack) [Blu-ray]

The Devil's Rejects / House of 1000 Corpses (Horror Two-Pack) [Blu-ray] Review

Two-disc set includes "The Devil's Rejects" and "House of 1000 Corpses."

The Grey (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)

The Grey (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet) Review

The plane crashes (boy, does it crash) in the remote Alaskan nowhere, and the rough-and-tumble oil wildcatters who survive must fight their way to safety. That in itself might be enough from which The Grey could fashion a suspenseful thrill-ride, but the movie has one more ace up its sleeve. Wolves! A pack of them, starving and considerably irritated that these outsiders have blundered into their territory. And while it is true that most real-world wolves are hardly man-eaters, director Joe Carnahan and cowriter Ian Mackenzie Jeffers are really not all that interested in reality. Despite some hair-raising moments and a healthy spattering of gore, The Grey is an existential action picture, and the wolves function only as all-purpose predator (being computer-generated, they never really look real anyway). What's really at stake are the souls of these men--how they get along together, and how they face death. Yes, there is always something faintly absurd hanging around this movie; it's like a Jack London story adapted by Luc Besson. But out of its pulpy mash, Carnahan extracts something gutsy. It certainly helps that he's got the mighty Liam Neeson on board as the most capable of the survivors; Neeson exudes the kind of authority that the average action hero can only play-act. Dallas Roberts and Dermot Mulroney add color, and Frank Grillo jumps off the screen as the most belligerent of the desperate crew. It's possible for a movie to have an absurd premise yet carve something unexpectedly philosophical out of that: The Incredible Shrinking Man and Rise of the Planet of the Apes come to mind. Add this one to that oddball list. --Robert Horton

Safe House (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)

Safe House (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet) Review

The first hint that Safe House will be a notch above the typical thriller comes from the list of supporting actors: Brendan Gleeson, Vera Farmiga, Sam Shepard, Rubén Blades--that's a smart cast. Then the movie starts quietly: Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) holding his girlfriend's hand, Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) having a drink with an old friend… then that friend gives Frost a microchip and Safe House takes off, accelerating with every scene as legendary rogue agent Frost ends up in the hands of newbie Weston, who's just supposed to watch the safe house where prisoners are held for interrogation. But now Weston is racing across Cape Town and Johannesburg, pursued by ruthless killers, his loyalties tested and manipulated by the infinitely charming Frost. Director Daniel Espinosa skillfully orchestrates jolting action sequences and distills quieter scenes down to their mesmerizing essence. Washington and Reynolds both give their characters emotional complexity and a sense of actual thought going on behind their charismatic movie-star eyes. The plot has its clichés (legendary rogue agent, crucial microchip, CIA corruption and whatnot), but this cast and director make Safe House a genuinely gripping thriller. --Bret Fetzer

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Blu-ray / DVD +UltraViolet Digital Copy Combo Pack)

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Blu-ray / DVD +UltraViolet Digital Copy Combo Pack) Review

Mourning the loss of his father (Tom Hanks) one year after he died in the 9/11 attacks, young, intelligent New Yorker Oskar (Thomas Horn) discovers a key in their house that he believes may literally unlock a secret about his dad's life. Hiding the quest from his mother (Sandra Bullock), Oskar seeks out a variety of people in the city, including a mysterious old man (Max von Sydow) who does not speak, but may have something to teach. Based on the Jonathan Safran Foer novel; John Goodman, Viola Davis co-star. 130 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish.

The Sound of Music (45th Anniversary Blu-ray/DVD Combo Limited Edition)

The Sound of Music (45th Anniversary Blu-ray/DVD Combo Limited Edition) Review

The Sound of Music (45th Anniversary Blu-ray/DVD Combo Limited Edition) Feature

• Condition: New
• Format: Blu-ray
• Multiple Formats

When Julie Andrews sang "The hills are alive with the sound of music" from an Austrian mountaintop in 1965, the most beloved movie musical was born. To be sure, the adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway hit has never been as universally acclaimed as, say, Singin' in the Rain. Critics argue that the songs are saccharine (even the songwriters regretted the line "To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray") and that the characters and plot lack the complexity that could make them more interesting. It's not hard to know whom to root for when your choice is between cute kids and Nazis.

It doesn't matter. Audiences fell in love with the struggling novice Maria (Andrews), the dashing Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), and, yes, the cute kids, all based on a real-life World War II Austrian family. Such songs as "My Favorite Things," "Do Re Mi," "Climb Every Mountain," and the title tune became part of the 20th century Zeitgeist. In addition, The Sound of Music officially became a cult hit when audiences in London began giving it the Rocky Horror Picture Show treatment, attending showings dressed as their favorite characters and delivering choreographed comments and gestures along with the movie. --David Horiuchi Experience the world's most beloved family film as never before with this 3-disc 45th Anniversary Edition of Rodgers & Hammerstein's® The Sound of Music, Winner of five 1965 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture!

In this true-life story, Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, a spirited young woman who leaves the convent to bring love and music to the home of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) and his seven children.