| | Batman Blu-ray
| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Action Videos, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Recommended, Essential Cinema, Fantasy, Live-Action, Superheroes, Heroes, Character Study, Blockbuster, Big City, Comic Book, AFI Top 50 Villains, AFI Top 50 Heroes | | Starring | Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Jack Palance, Billy Dee Williams, Pat Hingle, Tracey Walter, Michael Gough, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Jerry Hall | | Director | Tim Burton | | Composer | Danny Elfman | | Production Designer | Anton Furst |
Jack Nicholson is the Joker, who emerged from a horrible accident as a maniacal criminal. Michael Keaton is the Caped Crusader, who emerged from a childhood trauma to become a masked crime fighter. Kim Basinger is Vicki Vale, the talented photojournalist desired by both men. And Batman is the movie, the all-out spectacular directed by Tim Burton, set to songs by Prince and a music score by Danny Elfman, and an Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (Anton Furst and Peter Young). In gloomy Gotham City the caped crusader must engage in a battle-to-the-death with the villainous Joker--a madman orchestrating a wave of crime and murder that has paralyzed the town. During the course of the struggle, Batman learns the truth about his own mysterious past, and the role played by the Joker in shaping his life when he was a boy. Tim Burton's BATMAN, inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, is a Gothic, Wagnerian treatment of the Batman mythos that explains the origins of Batman (Michael Keaton) and his nemesis, the maniacal Joker (a ripe Jack Nicholson).
Gotham City is a sunless, ominous haven for criminals, held in the corrupt grip of crime boss Carl Grissom (the ever-magnetic Jack Palance), and terrorized by a sadistic vandal and murderer known as The Joker. But it isn't long before a dark, mysterious caped crusader, who goes by the name of BATMAN, is on their trail and trying to thwart their evil doings. In this darkly entertaining retelling of the Marvel comic classic, ace photojournalist Vicki Vale (warmly and sympathetically played by Kim Basinger) is also on the trail--she wants to find out who Batman really is. Based on the popular comic book character created by Bob Kane for DC Comics; the story and tone have nothing in common with the popular TV series of the 1960s. Imaginative special effects and imposing, Gothic architectural sets dominate this visually graphic, stylish film. Keaton gives a brooding performance as the Caped Crusader and his interestingly understated alter-ego Bruce Wane. But is it Nicholson's Joker that steals the show, with his unnerving, brilliantly maniacal portrayal, especially in the context of his twisted relationship with Grissom's gal Alicia (a lanky, disquieting Jerry Hall). Theatrical release: 1989.
It was shot at the Pinewood Studios in England where renowned director Stanley Kubrick shot almost all of his films.
The ad campaign and trailers for BATMAN used no tag lines or clips from the film, but instead merely showed the darkly glowing bat logo on a black background.
The film was based on the DC comics character but was also inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, which is about a darker, moodier Batman than the traditional character.
BATMAN won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
The film was released in the United States on the character's 50th anniversary.
Actor Robin Williams was reportedly considered for the role of The Joker before it was offered to Jack Nicholson.
This was not the first version of BATMAN put on the silver screen: In 1943, Lambert Hilyer directed a 15-episode serialization of the comic strip, followed in 1948 by Spencer Bennet's BATMAN AND ROBIN serial. In 1966, a film based on the 1960s television series was released featuring the show's stars Adam West and Burt Ward.
In Great Britain, the release of this film required the introduction of a new British Board of Film Classification rating, BBFC 12. This rating indicates that children under the age of twelve are not allowed to see the film, even with parental consent.
Linda Henrikson designed the costumes for Kim Basinger's character; Rick Provenzano was Ms. Basinger's hairdresser; Nick Dudman designed the makeup for the Joker.
Estimated budget $30-40 million. Batman Reviews: "...Nicholson keeps things moving higher and higher..."
-- Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times Batman | List Price | $34.99 (You save $5.04) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1989 | | All Time Sales Rank |  115282  | | CD Universe Part number | 7913112 | | Catalog number | 1000040549 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | May 19, 2009 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Running Time | 126 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Anniversary Edition; Special Edition | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Anniversary Edition; Special Edition |
Batman DVD Blu-ray Disc Features:
2-Disc Set
Region [unknown]
Audio:
(unspecified) English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Audio Commentary: Director Tim Burton
Documentaries: Beyond Batman
Music Video: Prince Music Videos (3)
Featurette:
1. On the Set with Bob Kane
2. Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman
3. The Comic Book Saga as Reinvented and Reinterpreted over Seven Decades
4. Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Parts 1-3
5. The Road to Gotham City
6. The Gathering Storm
7. The Legend Reborn
8. Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman Building the Batmobile
9. Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman
10. Designing the Batsuit
11. From Jack to the Joker
12. Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman
13. Batdance
14. Partyman
15. Scandalous
Text/Photo Galleries:
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence
The Heroes and The Villains Profile Galleries
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| | Wireless Controller - Elite XBox 360
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This award-winning high-performance wireless controller now in black features the Xbox Guide Button for quick in-game access to friends and music. It has a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of 30 hours on two AA batteries (included).
| | Avatar: The Last Airbender -- The Burning Earth XBox 360
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Based on the popular Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series, Avatar: The Burning Earth continues the epic adventure of Aang and his courageous battle to restore balance to his war-torn world. Join him and his friends Katara, Toph, and Sokka as they master their skills and fight their way to defend the greatest Earth Kingdom city against a Fire Nation invasion!
Avatar: The Burning Earth continues the epic adventure of Aang and his courageous fight against the evil Fire Nation in order to restore balance in his war-torn world. Based on the second season of the Avatar animated series players will join Aang and his friends as they master their skills and fight their way to defend the greatest Earth Kingdom city against a deadly Fire Nation invasion. Play alone or with a friend as Aang Katara Sokka and for the first time Toph or Jet as you battle enemies solve puzzles or go on adventures to defeat the evil Fire Nation. Experience the brand-new firebending moves while playing as Prince Zuko and Uncle Iroh. Control Momo and Appa in dramatic air battles. Play as a variety of characters for intense fighting action in all-new Arena Combat!
| | Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition XBox 360 Includes a full-length Anime movie collectible figurine CD Soundtrack mini-strategy guide and special downloadable content
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The long-awaited fourth entry in the Street Fighter series. Street Fighter IV features a mix of returning favorites such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic Street Fighter 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes. Six-button controls for the game return, with a host of new special moves and features integrated into the input system. Mixing classic genre-defining game mechanics the franchise is known and loved for with all-new, never-before-seen gameplay systems, Street Fighter IV brings a brand new fighting game to fans the world over.
The Collector's Edition includes a CD, a mini guide, a figuring, an animated video, and more.
Capcom is proud to announce the return of four classic "World Warriors" in Street Fighter IV. Favorites Ryu Ken Chun-Li and Dhalsim are rendered in stylized 3D computer graphics while the game is played in the classic Street Fighter 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes. The traditional six-button controls for the game will return with a host of new special moves and features integrated into the input system. Mixing tried-and-true classic moves and techniques with all-new never-before-seen gameplay systems Street Fighter IV brings a brand new fighting game to fans the world over. Everything that made the legendary Street Fighter II a hit in arcades living rooms and dormitories all over the world has been brought to bear here with even more surprises. The Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition includes a full-length Anime movie collectible figurine CD Soundtrack mini-strategy guide and special downloadable content.
| | Guitar Hero Smash Hits XBox 360 1-8 Players
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Turn down the lights crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage as some of the most famous AND infamous tracks from Guitar Hero Guitar Hero II Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock step into the spotlight in the most epic full band jam session to-date - Guitar Hero Smash Hits. The #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2008 presents the best of the best to music video game aficionados so they can join together and rock to master tracks of their favorite Guitar Hero music. Featuring 48 master recordings Guitar Hero Smash Hits delivers exciting online and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player "Battle of the Bands " which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online. Players' rock n' roll fantasies turn to realities as they create their rocker compose their music and share it with the world through the innovative Music Studio GHTunesSM and robust Rock Star Creator gameplay modes first introduced in Guitar Hero World Tour. Game only.
Turn down the lights, crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage as some of the most famous AND infamous tracks from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock step into the spotlight in the most epic, full band jam session to-date -- Guitar Hero Greatest Hits. The #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2008 presents the best of the best to music video game aficionados so they can join together with guitar, bass, drums and vocals and rock to master tracks of their favorite Guitar Hero music.
Featuring 48 master recordings, Guitar Hero Greatest Hits delivers exciting online and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player "Battle of the Bands," which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online. In Guitar Hero Greatest Hits players' rock n' roll fantasies turn to realities as they create their rocker, compose their music and share it with the world through th
| | Neverending Story DVD (1984)
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In director Wolfgang Petersen's charming fantasy, Bastian (Barrett Oliver), a lonely schoolboy alienated from his father and bullied by his classmates, retreats to an attic where he becomes engrossed in a book entitled THE NEVERENDING STORY. It is the tale of a magical kingdom appropriately named Fantasia, since it is a world born of human fantasies. However, as humanity loses faith in the power of imagination, the once-thriving Fantasia is being destroyed by great storms of Nothingness. Dangerously ill herself, Fantasia's youthful empress (Tami Stronach) sends the young warrior Atreju (Noah Hathaway) on a quest to find a cure for the kingdom. After encountering flying dragons, swamp monsters and a vast assortment of other strange creatures, the young hero discovers that only a human boy can save Fantasia, at which point Bastian is drawn, literally, into the pages of the story.
94 minute feature film DVD. A young warrior, Altreyu, and the faith of a young boy battle the unknown of the Nothing to save the creatures of Fantasia.
| | Three Days Grace - Live At The Palace 2008 Blu-ray (2008)
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Canadian alternative metal band Three Days Grace heads south of the border to deliver an unforgettable performance at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The post-grunge quartet performs a number of hits, including "Let it Die" and "Rooster."
This release is the band's first stand-alone disc. It features all their hits performed live plus fan favorites and never-before-seen backstage and on the road footage.
| | Hunt For Red October DVD (1990) Widescreen
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In the tradition of DIE HARD and PREDATOR, director John McTiernan presents audiences with yet another techno thriller: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Sean Connery plays Captain Marko Ramius, a dissatisfied Russian commander who navigates his submarine towards America in an attempt to defect. Soviet intelligence claims that Ramius is a warmonger and that he plans to launch nuclear missiles at the United States. Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), an iconoclastic CIA agent, believes otherwise: American spies have determined that the submarine is powered by a stealth engine. In order to save the "caterpillar drive" and avoid a nuclear incident, Agent Ryan must board the Red October and assist Captain Ramius in its navigation to U.S. waters. Both murky and captivating, the underwater visual and sound effects are reminiscent of DAS BOOT. Once again director McTiernan produces a winning film with a jagged plot, a well acted script, and plenty of explosions.
Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Sensormatic; Blue Ray HD-DVD
| | Big Trouble In Little China Blu-ray (1986) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
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$23.35
A cult favorite (and one of director John Carpenter's personal favorites), BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is a fantasy-action film that is brilliantly imaginative, funny, and absorbing. Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crimelord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack's best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit. Carpenter uses all the best elements of martial arts films, 1940s old action serials, Chinese mythology and straight-forward American adventure to make up a tale wild with imagination. Kurt Russell is wonderful as the brash, brave, and reluctant hero Jack Burton, who is hysterically out of place in this world of magic potions, goblins and curses. A visually stunning work that ranks as one of Carpenter's best films.
Widescreen; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles; Dir/Cast Commentary
| | Sunshine Cleaning Blu-ray (2009)
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A trio of acclaimed actors--Amy Adams of ENCHANTED, Emily Blunt of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, and Oscar winner Alan Arkin--add sparkle to this comedy. Rose Lorkowski used to shine as a high school cheerleader, but her current career as a maid isn't bringing in enough money to create the life she wants for her young son. Joined by her sister Norah, who has seen better times herself, Rose parlays her skills into cleaning crime scenes under the cheery name Sunshine Cleaning.
From the producers of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE comes the charming Sundance hit SUNSHINE CLEANING, a spirited comedy-drama starring Amy Adams (DOUBT, ENCHANTED) as single-mom Rose Lorkowski, a plucky ex-cheerleader now cleaning houses and having an affair with her high-school sweetheart, Mac (Steve Zahn). When Mac, a police detective, suggests the lucrative job opportunities in crime-scene cleanup, Rose enlists her sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), to join her in the gory but ultimately fulfilling business enterprise. The sisterly chemistry between Adams and Blunt is impressive and forms the crux of their characters' growth throughout the film: Rose’s optimism--reciting self-affirmations and positive spins on her occupation ("It’s a growth industry")--complements Norah’s cynical, wickedly humorous exterior, which hides her bruised, vulnerable heart. Rounding out this likable cast is Alan Arkin, appearing as Joe, the sisters' lovably grumpy father, and Jason Spevack, who plays Rose’s eight-year-old son, Oscar. SUNSHINE CLEANING has all the familiar ingredients of a small independent feature (dysfunctional family spanning three generations, offbeat comic situations, dark emotional subtext), but thanks to the keen directorial hand of Christine Jeffs (who also directed the Sylvia Plath biopic, SYLVIA), and a smart screenplay from first-time writer Megan Holley, the film manages to transcend indie-film quirkiness, offering a heartfelt story of family bonds and the unexpected curveballs in life’s road.
Standard Screen; Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Blue Ray HD-DVD
| | 2 Fast 2 Furious Blu-ray (2003) Widescreen; Limited Edition; Dubbed; Subtitled
Batman film
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The sequel to the racing smash THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS may not have Vin Diesel as its star, but it burns with even higher octane than its predecessor, and a whole lot less extraneous drama. Back in action is undercover cop Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) whose career has hit the skids since he let Diesel's character escape at the last film's end. He has sunk in status and is now a fringe dweller on the Miami street racing scene. A chance at redemption arrives when the fuzz recruits him to investigate Carter Vellone (Cole Hauser), a top-dog street racer with dangerous drug connections. O'Connor recruits his bickering childhood pal (model/singer Tyrese), now a nitro-burning ex-con from the Diesel school of toughness, to help him pull the bad guys to the curb with a tire-spinning vengeance.
John Singleton (BOYZ IN THE HOOD, HIGHER LEARNING) directed, and obviously had great fun delivering, a straight-up racing thriller that's free of the message-bearing pressure of being a "John Singleton film." 2 FAST fairly roars off the screen with comic book exuberance and a cheerful disregard for anything that gets in the way of its forward momentum. Best of all is Tyrese, a natural, laid-back star--he's not afraid to poke fun at his own shirtless model-boy image and amply compensates for the mighty Vin's absence. Rapper Ludacriss is also memorable as O'Connor's mechanic, as is model Devon Akoi as a cute female racer.
| | Legend Of Drunken Master Blu-ray (1994) Widescreen
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This sequel to 1978's DRUNKEN MASTER features Jackie Chan returning to his role as the mischievous martial artist who outsmarts his father and tangles with Euro-thugs in the streets of Hong Kong in order to rescue stolen Chinese artifacts. Chan employs the hilarious but effective style of kung fu known as the "drunken" style. The movie is a true action masterpiece featuring some of the most intense fighting sequences ever filmed.
Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Blue Ray HD-DVD
| | Adoration Blu-ray (2009) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
Batman DVD
$33.65
Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan has spent most of his career exploring themes of identity and perception, and he returns to this territory again in ADORATION. Simon (Devon Bostick) is a bright high-school student who lives with his uncle, Tom (Scott Speedman), following the death of his parents, Rachel (Rachel Blanchard) and Sami (Noam Jenkins). When Simon visits Rachel’s dying father, he learns that Sami may have killed himself and Rachel by deliberately crashing their car. In Simon’s high school, his French and drama teacher, Sabine (Arsinee Khanjian), reads a story about a terrorist who tried to blow up an airplane by planting a bomb in his girlfriend’s luggage. Simon claims the story is about his parents, telling the whole school that his father placed a bomb that failed to detonate in his mother’s carry-on. Sabine suddenly becomes close to Simon, while debate about his father’s actions lights up the school, with Egoyan carefully steering his film in several unexpected directions.
Egoyan is a master storyteller who knows exactly how to subtly manipulate the timeline of ADORATION to keep his audience on their toes. The truth behind the death of Simon’s parents slowly unravels as the film progresses, and the juxtaposition in values between Simon and Tom is thoroughly examined. Egoyan cleverly uses Simon’s obsession with Internet chatrooms to give insight into the escalation of interest in his false declaration about his parents’ past, but he is always painted as a sympathetic character whose fantasy life has toppled over into reality as he struggles to come to terms with a terrible tragedy. Bostick’s performance as Simon is exceptional and thoroughly convincing, and pushes ADORATION toward the heady heights of Egoyan’s best work in EXOTICA (1994) and THE SWEET HEREAFTER (1997).
Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles; Spanish Subtitles; Blue Ray HD-DVD
| | Franklyn Blu-ray (2008) Widescreen; DTS Sound
Batman movie DVD
$26.63
Writer-director Gerald McMorrow makes his feature debut with this ambitious psychological sci-fi drama set between contemporary London and the dystopic Meanwhile City, where the separation between church and state has been obliterated to make way for a religion-dominated society. As atheist vigilante Jonathan Preest (Ryan Phillippe) prepares to seek revenge against Meanwhile City's powerful leader, privileged artist Emilia (Eva Green) finds her cynicism and depression accelerated by the difficult relationship she shares with her mother. Meanwhile, sensitive Milo (Sam Riley) attempts to recover from a recent heartache, just as deeply religious Peter (Bernard Hill) arrives in London to search for his missing son, a haunted Gulf War veteran. As the narrative shifts between the real and imaginary worlds, McMorrow explores the complex relationships between fantasy, faith, and love.
Widescreen; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles; Spanish Subtitles; Blue Ray HD-DVD
| | Sex And Death 101/Heathers Blu-ray (2009)
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This double-feature presents two dark revenge comedies starring Winona Ryder: in SEX AND DEATH 101, a lothario and a vengeful woman cross paths; and in the classic HEATHERS, two teenage misfits take vengeance on their high school's in-crowd. See individual titles for further plot details.
Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Blue Ray HD-DVD
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