Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s look at all the top entertainment hitting this week on Blu-ray and DVD. Check out the gallery viewer below for a look at all the major new releases, TV series sets and catalogue titles hitting the shelves today, April 28, 2015.
Recent theatrical fare this week includes director Ava DuVernay’s Academy Award-winning Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, Selma, director Mike Binder’s recent drama Black or White (starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer), Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, Lost River, Kevin Macdonald’s submarine thriller Black Sea and, hitting shelves this Friday, Fifty Shades of Grey, based on the runaway bestseller.
We’re also getting writer and director Sean Mullin’s Amira & Sam (check out our recent interview with leading man Martin Starr) and, hitting DVD only, a number of recent indie releases such as the romantic comedy drama Love, Rosie (starring Sam Claflin and Lily Collins), the inspirational true story Spare Parts (starring George Lopez and Jamie Lee Curtis), the comedy A Few Best Men (starring Rebel Wilson), and the dark comedy thriller Murder of a Cat, which marks the directorial debut of Sam Raimi’s wife, Gillian Greene.
Tying into both films’ respective big screen sequels, Universal Pictures offers a revamped sing-along edition of their cult hit Pitch Perfect, while Shout! Factory serves up a Collector’s Edition of George Miller’s original Mad Max, jam packed with newly-created special features.
From the small screen, we’re getting the complete first season of AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire, the second season of Showtime’s Masters of Sex and massive complete series box sets for Cheers, The Fugitive, and Parenthood.
You can check out all the cover art in the gallery viewer below alongside a listing of each release’s special features (where applicable):
This Week on Blu-ray and DVD: May 5, 2015
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Fifty Shades of Grey
- Alternate Ending to the Film
- The World of Fifty Shades of Grey Feaurettes:
CHRISTIAN GREY: Inside the world of Christian Grey and what makes him so magnetic and mysterious.
CHRISTIAN GREY PROFILE: Illustrated with film clips: Who is Christian Grey?
JAMIE DORNAN PROFILE: Meet the actor behind the iconic character.
CHRISTIAN'S APARTMENT: Living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom and the Red Room.
CHRISTIAN'S WARDROBE: A look into Christian's wardrobe.
A RICH MAN'S TOYS: Christian's cars, plane, helicopter, and other elements from the book, now on screen.
ANA: Discovering Ana and what makes her so compelling and relatable.
ALL ABOUT ANA: Learn more about the Ana character.
DAKOTA JOHNSON PROFILE: Meet the incredible actress behind Anastasia Steele.
ANA'S WORLD: Beginning with her life as college student to her transformation into a woman living a life of luxury with Christian Grey.
ANA'S WARDROBE: A look into Ana's wardrobe.
- The World of Fifty Shades of Grey—Friends and Family: Profiles of cast members including Eloise Mumford, Max Martini, Marcia Gay Harden, Luke Grimes, Jennifer Ehle, Victor Rasuk and Rita Ora.
- Behind the Shades: Follow alongside director Sam Taylor-Johnson, producers E. L. James, Mike De Luca and Dana Brunetti, actors Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson and the rest of the cast through the making of the movie, including a candid discussion about the most challenging aspects of the story.
- E.L. James & Fifty Shades: A chat with the creator of "Fifty Shades," discussing the history of the novel and the experience making the film. Follow the author at the Premiere screening in New York and come full circle as the film is released to the fans.
- Fifty Shades: The Pleasure of Pain: A discussion with the BDSM consultant and a show-and-tell with property master.
- 360° Set Tours of Christian and Ana's apartments including the Red Room.
- Music Videos from Skylar Grey, The Weeknd and Ellie Goulding.
- Behind the Scenes of The Weekend's "Earned It" Music Video.ck -
Selma
- The Road to Selma
- Recreating Selma
- "Glory" Music Video featuring John Legend and Common
- Historical Newsreels
- Photo Gallery
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
- Selma Student Tickets: Donor Appreciation
- Commentary by director Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo
- Commentary by director Ava DuVernay, director of photography Bradford Young and editor Spencer Averick -
Amira & Sam
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Black Sea
- A Dive into the Black Sea
- Feature Commentary with Director Kevin Macdonald -
Black or White
- Shades of Gray: The Making of Black or White
- Kevin Costner Featurette
- Family First Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
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Lost River
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Love, Rosie
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A Few Best Men
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Murder of a Cat
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Spare Parts
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Mad Max
- New Interviews With Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel And Director Of Photography David Eggby
- Audio Commentary By Art Director Jon Dowding, Director Of Photography David Eggby, Special Effects Artist Chris Murray And Tim Ridge
- Mel Gibson: The Birth Of A Superstar featurette
- Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon featurette
- Original Theatrical Trailers & TV Spots
- Photo Galleries
- Original Australian English and U.S. English dubbed audio tracks -
Pitch Perfect: Sing-Along Aca-Awesome Edition
- Sing-Along and Regular Versions of the Film
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- Alternate Scenes
- Line-O-Rama improvisational montage
- Starships, the Pitch Perfect music video
- Backstage at Barden profiles & interviews
- On the Set: Burrito Drive By! behind-the-scenes featurette
- A Look Inside first-look featurette
- Audio Commentary with Director Jason Moore and Producers Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman
- Audio Commentary with Producer Paul Brooks -
Halt and Catch Fire: The Complete First Season
- Inside Episodes
- Re-Making The 80s
- Rise Of The Digital Cowboys
- Setting The Fire: Research And Technology -
Masters of Sex: Season Two
- The Men of Sex: Actors' Roundtable – A cast roundtable featuring the men on what it means to be a "man" on this show, including Michael Sheen, Teddy Sears, Beau Bridges, Jocko Sims & Kevin Christy. (BD Exclusive)
- The Women of Sex – A featurette exploring the show's powerful women, behind the scenes and in front of the camera. (BD Exclusive)
- Making History Featurette – An exploration of the time period shift from the '50s to the '60s, including the introduction of Alcoholics Anonymous, diet pills and the start of the Civil Rights movement.
- Deleted Scenes -
Cheers: The Complete Series
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The Fugitive - The Complete Series
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Parenthood: The Complete Series
