Disney's September 4 new-to-Blu offerings are FRIGHTfully good
Disney announced four titles new to Blu-ray, to be released on September 4: "Arachnophobia," "Hocus Pocus," "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," and "Cold Creek Manor."
"ARACHNOPHOBIA"
Get caught in a web of laughs, thrills and chills with Arachnophobia from legendary producer Steven Spielberg – now available for the first time on Blu-ray, featuring new digital restoration with enhanced picture and sound. Jeff Daniels and John Goodman star in this creepy comedy, crawling with the perfect mix of fun and fright. Everyone is afraid of something. But when Dr. Ross Jennings (Daniels) moves his family to a quiet place in the country, the one thing that bugs him most is terrifying everyone in town. For this unlikely hero, overcoming a childhood fear of spiders might just save the day. Enjoy the hair-raising entertainment of Arachnophobia like never before on Blu-ray!
Talent/Cast: Jeff Daniels (State of Play, Dumb and Dumber), John Goodman (The Artist, The Big Lebowski), Julian Sands (Leaving Las Vegas, The Killing Fields), Brian McNamara (Short Circuit, Caddyshack II), Harley Jane Kozak (Magic in the Water, Necessary Roughness)
Director: Frank Marshall (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Indiana Jones Franchise, Seabiscuit, The Color Purple)
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy and Richard Vane
Writer: Don Jakoby (Evolution, Vampires) and Wesley Strick (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Glass House)
Story by: Don Jakoby and Al Williams
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: 1-Disc Blu-ray: $20.00 U.S./Canada
High Definition Digital: $20.00 U.S./Canada
Rating: U.S.: PG-13
Canada: 14A (applies to film content only)
Feature Run Time: Approximately 109 minutes
Bonus Features: Production Featurette, Frank Marshall Featurette, Venezuela Sequence
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p High Definition)
Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Languages: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
"HOCUS POCUS"
Conjure up a caldron of laughs with Hocus Pocus, a fiendishly fun movie now on Blu-ray for the first time, featuring new digital restoration with enhanced picture and sound.
Academy Award nominee Bette Midler (Best Actress, 1991, For The Boys), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex In The City) and Kathy Najimy (The Wedding Planner) star in a wild and wacky comedy for the entire family.
When three 17th century Salem witches are accidentally summoned by modern-day pranksters, the 300-year-old trio sets out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth, but first they must outwit three kids and a talking cat. Get ready for a night of zany fun in this bewitching comedy classic – now even better on Blu-ray!
Talent/Cast: Bette Midler (Beaches), Sarah Jessica Parker (“Sex and the City”), Kathy Najimy (Sister Act), Omri Katz (“Dallas”), Thora Birch (American Beauty), Vinessa Shaw (3:10 to Yuma), Stephanie Faracy (Sideways)
Director: Kenny Ortega (High School Musical)
Producers: David Kirschner (Titan A.E.) and Steven Haft (Dead Poets Society)
Writers: Mick Garris (“Masters of Horror”) and Neil Cuthbert (Mystery Men)
Story by: David Kirschner (An American Tail) and Mick Garris
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Suggested Retail Prices: 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD): $26.50 U.S./Canada
High Definition Digital: $26.50 U.S./Canada
Rating: U.S.: PG For Some Scary Sequences And For Language
Canada: G (applies to film content only)
Feature Run Time: Approximately 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p High Definition)
Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French: 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Languages/Subtitles: English, French, Spanish / English SDH, French, Spanish
"THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE"
Relive all the chills and excitement of the critically acclaimed thriller The Hand That Rocks The Cradle in a sensational 20th Anniversary Edition. Rebecca De Mornay (Risky Business) is at her brilliant best in this riveting drama available for the first time on Blu-ray, featuring new digital restoration with enhanced picture and sound.
Claire Bartel has the perfect life and family…exactly what her new live-in housekeeper, Peyton Flanders, desires. How far will Peyton go when the life she wants belongs to someone else? And will it be too late for Claire to stop her? Experience every breathtaking moment like never before on Blu-ray!
Talent/Cast: Annabella Sciorra (What Dreams May Come, Jungle Fever), Rebecca De Mornay (Risky Business, Wedding Crashers), Matt McCoy (L.A. Confidential, Abominable), Julianne Moore (Magnolia, The Big Lebowski), Ernie Hudson (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”), Madeline Zima (“Californication”), John de Lancie (Reign Over Me), Kevin Skousen (MacGruber)
Director: Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile, Wonder Boys, In Her Shoes)
Producers: David Madden (Save the Last Dance, Runaway Bride)
Writer: Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Relic, Eye for an Eye)
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Suggested Retail Prices: 1-Disc Blu-ray: $20.00 U.S./Canada
High Definition Digital: $20.00 U.S./Canada
Standard Definition Digital: $9.99 U.S./Canada
Rating: U.S.: R For Terror, Violence, A Scene of Sexual Molestation, And For Language Canada: 14A (applies to film content only)
Feature Run Time: Approximately 110 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p High Definition)
Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Languages: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
"COLD CREEK MANOR"
Experience all the heart-pounding thrills of Cold Creek Manor like never before on Blu-ray, featuring new digital restoration with enhanced picture and sound. Dennis Quaid, Golden Globe winner Sharon Stone (Best Actress in a Motion Picture, 1996, Casino) and Kristen Stewart star in a gripping mystery bound to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Wanting to escape the city life, Cooper Tilson and his wife Leah move their family to the remote countryside of New York. But their broken-down dream house becomes a living nightmare when the previous owner shows up and they discover the frightening secrets of the estate’s dark and terrifying past.
Talent/Cast: Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow, Vantage Point), Sharon Stone (Casino, Basic Instinct) Stephen Dorff (Blade, Immortals), Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers, From Dusk to Dawn), Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Franchise, Into the Wild) Ryan Wilson (Just Ask My Children), Dana Eskelson (Definitely, Maybe), Christopher Plummer (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Director: Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, One Night Stand)
Producers: Annie Stewart (Leaving Las Vegas, One Night Stand) and Mike Figgis
Writer: Richard Jefferies
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Suggested Retail Price: 1-Disc Blu-ray: $20.00 U.S./Canada
High Definition Digital: $20.00 U.S./Canada
Rating: U.S.: R For Violence, Language And Some Sexuality
Canada: 14A (applies to film content only)
Feature Run Time: Approximately 119 minutes
Bonus Features: Alternative Ending, Deleted Scenes, “Rules of the Genre” Featurette, “Cooper's Documentary,” Audio Commentary with Director Mike Figgis
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p High Definition)
Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Languages: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French,
