Titles arriving October 13 include Tomorrowland, Aladdin, San Andreas, a massive Die Hard box set and lots more!
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s look at all the top entertainment titles hitting this week on Blu-ray, DVD and streaming platforms. Check out the gallery viewer below for a look at the major new releases, catalogue titles and television collections hitting shelves and/or VOD beginning Tuesday, October 13, 2015.
Quite a few recent big screen releases kick off the week, including writer/director Rick Famuyiwa’s acclaimed indie feature Dope , the “found footage” horror tale The Gallows and the Dwayne Johnson-led disaster blockbuster San Andreas . October 13 also brings home Brad Bird’s family adventure Tomorrowland and, also from Walt Disney Pictures, a new Platinum edition of the animated classic Aladdin .
20th Century Fox has a major treat for Die Hard fans, offering up all five films from the blockbuster action franchise, housed within a miniature replica of the first film’s iconic Nakatomi Plaza.
When it comes to catalogue titles, October 13 also brings a 25th anniversary edition of Edward Scissorhands and a number of films debuting on Blu-ray for the first time in the United States. The list includes Peter Weir’s action thriller Witness (starring Harrison Ford), Escape From Alcatraz (starring Clint Eastwood), Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s marionette action-comedy Team America: World Police and the animated dinosaur adventure The Land Before Time .
The Criterion Collection this week offers up Ettore Scola’s 1977 Italian drama A Special Day , starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, while also prepping for Halloween with David Cronenberg’s The Brood .
October 13 also brings Halloween fun from some other distributors. Synapse Films has a Blu-ray special edition of legendary shlock title Manos: The Hands of Fate , while Kino Lorber offers up a comprehensive take on the 1925 Phantom of the Opera , starring Lon Chaney. Finally, Shout Factory’s Scream Factory brand delivers a special edition of 1971’s horror sequel The Return of Count Yorga .
There are quite a few small screen releases hitting October 13 as well, including the third seasons of A&E ‘s Bates Motel , FOX’s Following and TruTV’s Impractical Jokers . There’s also the complete ten-episode limited series Wayward Pines (arriving on DVD only), the complete series of El Rey ‘s Matador , starring Gabriel Luna, and the feature-length Cartoon Network special Regular Show: The Movie .
Three major box television box sets also arrive October 13 with the Complete Mad Men (the final season is also available separately), the Complete Justified , and a newly-restored special edition of Ken Burns’ Civil War .
Hitting Digital HD this week is the sports mockumentary Ferrell Takes the Field and a string of recent big screen releases, including Disney/Pixar’s animated adventure Inside Out , the story of a boy and his military-trained dog, Max , the boxing drama Southpaw (starring Jake Gyllenhaal), the comedy sequel/reboot Vacation , and the Olga Kurylenko and James Purefoy action film Momentum .
You can check out cover art for all the October 13 releases in the gallery viewer below alongside a listing of each release’s special features (where applicable):
This Week on Blu-ray and DVD: October 13, 2015
Dope
- Dope is Different Featurette - Dope Music Featurette
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The Gallows
- The Gallows: The Original Version - The Gallows: Surviving the Noose - Charlie: Every School Has Its Spirit - Deleted Scenes - Gag Reel - Concept, Original Version and Theatrical Trailers - Dolby Atmos
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San Andreas
- Audio Commentary by Director Brad Peyton - San Andreas: The Real Fault Line - Dwayne Johnson to the Rescue - Scoring the Quake - Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Director Brad Peyton - Gag Reel - Stunt Reel
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Tomorrowland
- Remembering the Future: A Personal Journey Through Tomorrowland with Brad Bird – Discover everything there is to know about the making of Tomorrowland through Director Brad Bird's perspective. - Casting Tomorrowland – Join Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, and Raffey Cassidy as they discuss the making of Tomorrowland. - A Great Big Beautiful Scoring Session – Famed composer Michael Giacchino invites Disney legend, Richard Sherman to join him in an informal visit to the Tomorrowland scoring stage, told through the personal lens of Michael's brother, documentarian Anthony Giacchino. - The World of Tomorrow Science Hour – Hosted By Futurologist David Nix – Believe it or not but Nix used to host a children's television program about science. Now watch the recently discover outtakes from the show. - Animated Short: The Origins of Plus Ultra – An animated story of how Tomorrowland came to be. - Brad Bird Production Diaries - Diary Entry #1 – "The First Day" - Diary Entry #2 – "Tomorrowland vs. the Weather" - Diary Entry #3 – "NASA" - Blast from the Past Commercial – Go back in time and watch this original commercial for the Blast from the Past store. - Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker Intro - Deleted Scene 1 – Joking on the Eiffel Tower - Deleted Scene 2 – Young Casey vs. The Volcano - Deleted Scene 3 – Doomsday Living Room - Deleted Scene 4 – As Originally Written Casey The Downer - Deleted Scene 5 – What Happened to Tomorrowland - Deleted Scene 6 – What is Tomorrowland - Deleted Scene 7 – Great Big Beautiful World World's Fair - Deleted Scene 8 – Frank Walker age 10 - 4 Easter Eggs
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Aladdin
- The Genie Outtakes – Robin Williams' Genie outtakes are magically brought to life. Genie 101 – Our host, Scott Weinger (the voice of Aladdin), takes us through the various transformattions of the famous (and formerly famous) celebrity references of the Genie. - Ron & John: You Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me – Directors John Musker & Ron Clements sit down and discuss the experiences of their long-running partnership together at Disney. - Aladdin: Creating Broadway Magic – Join host Darren Criss as we take "a new fantastic point of view" at the story of how Aladdin went from a classic Disney animated film to become Broadway's smash hit with Composer Alan Menken and others. - Unboxing Aladdin – Our host, Joey Bragg from Disney Channel's Liv & Maddy, explore the Easter eggs and hidden secrets of Aladdin in this unboxing video. - Classic Bonus – ALL classic bonus from the original DVD release, including: - Deleted Song / "Proud Of Your Boy" (Original Demo Recording) - Deleted Song / "You Can Count On Me" - Deleted Song / "Humiliate The Boy" - Deleted Song / "Why Me" - Deleted Scene / "Aladdin & Jasmine's First Meeting" - Deleted Scene / "Aladdin in the Lap of Luxury"
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Die Hard: The Complete Collection
- Blu-ray & Digital HD Versions - Die Hard - Die Hard 2: Die Harder - Die Hard: With A Vengeance - Live Free or Die Hard (includes Unrated Version) - A Good Day to Die Hard (includes Unrated Version) - Blu-ray Bonus Disc: "Decoding Die Hard" - 5 Exclusive Villain Collectible Cards - 32-Page Behind-The-Scenes Booklet on the Franchise
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Edward Scissorhands: 25th Anniversary Edition
- Tim Burton Featurette - Audio Commentary by Tim Burton - Audio Commentary by Danny Elfman
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Escape From Alcatraz
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The Land Before Time
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Team America: World Police
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Witness
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A Special Day
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Ettore Scola, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray - Human Voice, a 2014 short film starring Sophia Loren and directed by Edoardo Ponti - New interviews with Scola and Loren - Two 1977 episodes of The Dick Cavett Show featuring Loren and actor Marcello Mastroianni - Trailer - New English subtitle translation - An essay by critic Deborah Young
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The Brood
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by director David Cronenberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray - New documentary about the making of the film and Cronenberg’s early work, featuring actor Samantha Eggar, executive producer Pierre David, cinematographer Mark Irwin, assistant director John Board, and special makeup effects artists Rick Baker (Videodrome) and Joe Blasco (Shivers, Rabid) - New, restored 4K digital transfer of Cronenberg’s 1970 feature Crimes of the Future, supervised by the director, plus a 2011 interview with Cronenberg about his early career - Interview from 2013 with actors Art Hindle and Cindy Hinds - Appearance by actor Oliver Reed on The Merv Griffin Show from 1980 - Radio spot - An essay by critic Carrie Rickey
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Manos: The Hands of Fate
- All-new 2K restoration of MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE — Audio commentary featuring Tom "The Master" Neyman and Jackey Raye "Debbie" Neyman-Jones - HANDS: THE FATE OF "MANOS" – Featurette (31 mins.) - RESTORING THE HANDS OF FATE – Featurette (7 mins.) - FELT: THE PUPPET HANDS OF FATE – Featurette (4 mins.) - MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE – "Grindhouse" Unrestored Version
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The Return of Count Yorga
- Audio Commentary with Film Historian Steve Haberman and Actor Rudy De Luca - Theatrical Trailer - TV Spot - Radio Spots - Photo Gallery
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The Phantom of the Opera
- Original Screenplay (91 Min. video scroll) - Montage of Stills (13 Min.) - Interview with composer Gabriel Thibaudeau (9 Min.) - Two travelogues by Burton Holmes, depicting Paris in 1925: - PARIS FROM A MOTOR (3 1/2 Min.) - A TRIP ON THE SEINE (3 1/2 Min.)
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Bates Motel: Season Three
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The Following: Season Three
- When Heroes Lie - Evil Has Many Faces - Ryan and Romance - The Art of the Crime Scene - The Following: Funny AND Die - Severed Scenes - Gag Reel - 2014 New York Comic-Con Panel
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Impractical Jokers: Season Three
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Justified: The Complete Series
- All extras included on the previous releases - That's a Wrap Gag Reel - Three All-New Featurettes - Writers' Room Tour with Graham Yost - Leaving Harlan Alive: Making the Final Season - Harlan Revisited: Favorite Moments - In Elmore's Words - featuring actors, who worked with Elmore Leonard, reading select passages from some of his most well-known pieces of work - Justified Flask - Collectible Packaging - Commemorative Disc Book
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Ken Burns' The Civil War
- Making The Civil War: 25 Years Later - Restoring The Civil War - Complete High Definition Shelby Foote Interviews - Additional Interviews
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Mad Men: The Final Season
- Audio commentaries with cast and crew on all episodes - "Laurel Canyon" featurette - "Unmarried Professional Women" featurette - "Generation Boom" featurette - "Earth Day" featurette - Interactive Advertising Timeline
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Mad Men: The Complete Series
- Bonus material from all seven seasons - "The Fellas at Sterling Cooper" cast wrap Interviews - "Matthew Weiner: One on One" featurette - "Casting MAD MEN" featurette - "Design of a Decade" featurette - Main Cast Wrap Interviews - MAD MEN Advertising Archives (interactive feature) - MAD MEN Historical Timeline - Audio commentaries with cast and crew on all episodes, including previously unreleased commentaries for Season 6 - 2 silver-rimmed lowball tumblers and 4 cork coasters
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Matador: The Complete Series
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Wayward Pines
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Regular Show: The Movie
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Ferrell Takes the Field
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Inside Out
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Max
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Southpaw
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Vacation
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