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Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail which are due out next week. The prices listed are the current prices on Amazon.
Downton Abbey Series 2 Lord Crawley sees his family heritage, especially the grand country home Downton Abbey, as his mission in life. The death of his heir aboard the Titanic means distant cousin Matthew Crawley, a Manchester lawyer, suddenly is next in line and accepts moving onto the vast estate with his even more modernist, socially engaged mother, who clashes with his lordship’s domineering, conservative ma the dowager. Marrying off the daughters is another concern. Meanwile the butler presides over a staff which serves the family but also lead most of their entire lives in the servants quarters, intriguing amongst themselves. Downton Abbey Series 2 is released on Blu-ray (£25.99), DVD (£14.99), Complete Blu-ray (£33.69) and Complete DVD (£27.99). |
Family Guy Season 11 
Family Guy – Season 11 delivers more of the rude, crude, and over-the-top humour that fans have grown to love and comes loaded with exclusive, never-before-seen extras, including extra-rude extended episodes, hilarious deleted scenes and clips to go. The Limited Edition also includes an exclusive Family Guy T-shirt and episode script. Episode List:
Baby, You Knock Me Out Brian Writes a Bestseller Road to the North Pole (2 part episode) New Kidney in Town And I’m Joyce Kinney Friends of Peter G. German Guy The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair Trading Places Tiegs For Two Brothers and Sisters The Big Bang Theory Foreign Affairs Family Guy Season 11 is released on DVD (£11.99) and Limited Edition DVD (£20.99). |
The Lion King 
Embark on an extraordinary coming-of age adventure as Simba, a lion cub who cannot wait to be king, searches for his destiny in the great “Circle of Life.” You will be thrilled by the breathtaking animation, unforgettable Academy Award®–winning music (1994: Best Original Score; Best Original Song, “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”) and timeless story. The king of all animated films reigns on Disney Blu-ray 3D—Magic In A New Dimension! Special Features:
Audio Commentary By Co-Directors Roger Allers And Rob Minkoff And Producer Don Hahn Backstage Disney, Including Deleted & Alternate Scenes Play Movie With Sing-A-Long Mode The Morning Report: Extended Scene Interactive Blu-rayTM Gallery Don Hahn Intro (in 2D) The Lion King is released on Blu-ray/3D (£17.99), DVD (£12.99), Blu-ray Trilogy (£33.69) and DVD Trilogy (£26.99). |
Beautiful Lies 
Emilie (Audrey Tautou) puts all her heart into running her busy hairdressing salon in sunny South of France. Meanwhile, her mother (Nathalie Baye), has had her heart broken, and needs love. When Emilie starts receiving anonymous love letters, she decides to send them on to her mother, sparking confusion, complications and dilemmas when the secret admirer (Sami Bouajila) is revealed. Beautiful Lies is a refreshing comedy of errors from the director of Priceless and the star of Amelie and Coco before Chanel. Special Features:
UK Theatrical Trailer Beautiful Lies is released on Blu-ray (£12.99) and DVD (£9.99). |
COI Collection Vol 6: Worth the Risk? 
Highlights include: Skateboard Safety (1978), the pioneering animation Charley’s March of Time (1948), Say No to Strangers (1981) starring Timothy Spall, and the unnerving Cold War era film Hole in the Ground (1962) in which warning and defence measures against nuclear attack are depicted. Special Features:
Play Safe (1979): in this long form version of the classic COI public information films, Bernard Cribbens and Brian Wilde warn against the dangers of playing near electricity. Fully illustrated booklet with new essays, biographies and notes on the soundtrack COI Collection Vol 6: Worth the Risk? is released on DVD (£11.99). |
It’s a Wonderful Life – 65th Anniversary Edition 
A heavenly messenger (Henry Travers) arrives to show him a vision: what the world would have been like if George had never been born. The sequence is a vivid depiction of the American Dream gone bad, and probably the wildest thing Capra ever shot (the director’s optimistic vision may have darkened during his experiences making military films in World War II). Capra’s triumph is to acknowledge the difficulties and disappointments of life, while affirming–in the teary-eyed final reel–his cherished values of friendship and individual achievement. It’s a Wonderful Life was not a big hit on its initial release, and it won no Oscars (Capra and Stewart were nominated); but it continues to weave a special magic. It’s a Wonderful Life – 65th Anniversary Edition is released on Blu-ray (£13.99) and DVD (£11.99). |
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