August 30
Madea's Big Happy Family 45 Add to Netflix Queue
What part of "It's a Tyler Perry movie" do you not understand? Middling reviews, Perry in drag, solid box office receipts ... we could go on, but by this point, you know the formula.
Prom 50 Add to Netflix Queue Watch Trailer
Disney's high school rom-com centers on prom night for a group of students that includes Aimee Teegarden. Though it probably made more sense when it came out in April, you could always save the DVD for next spring.
| More new releases on August 30, 2011 | ||
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| The 5th Quarter Sports drama | Add to Queue | |
| Bereavement Horror/thriller | Add to Queue | |
| 57 | Forks Over Knives Documentary | Add to Queue |
| 66 | If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Documentary | Add to Queue |
| 65 | In a Better World Oscar-winning foreign drama | Add to Queue |
| 48 | The Perfect Host Clayne Crawford, David Hyde Pierce, Nathaniel Parker | Add to Queue |
| 51 | Skateland 1980s period drama | Add to Queue |
| Older movies debuting on Blu-ray | ||
| Blood Simple (1984) Coen brothers' debut | ||
| 66 | Miller's Crossing (1990) Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro | |
| 55 | Raising Arizona (1990) Holly Hunter, Nicolas Cage | |
| TV on DVD | ||
| 90210 The Complete 3rd Season | ||
| 75 | Cougar Town The Complete 2nd Season | |
| Desperate Housewives The Complete 7th Season | ||
| 63 | Detroit 1-8-7 Season 1 | |
| House Season 7 | ||
| iCarly Season 3 | ||
| Meet the Browns Season 1 Vol. 1 | ||
| 66 | Nikita The Complete 1st Season | |
| Parenthood Season 2 | ||
| 48 | Running Wilde Season 1 | |
| 84 | Sons of Anarchy Season 3 | |
| The Vampire Diaries The Complete 2nd Season | ||
| Wonders of the Universe | ||
September 6
Everything Must Go 65 Add to Netflix Queue Watch Trailer
Will Ferrell takes a serious turn as the anti-hero at the heart of this dark indie dramedy based on a Raymond Carver short story about an alcoholic who decides to sell all his possessions in a yard sale after he is fired from his job and his wife tosses him out of the house.
Hanna 65 Add to Netflix Queue Watch Trailer
Director Joe Wright's (Atonement) first attempt at an action film didn't quite win over every critic and moviegoer (though count us among the film's fans). Saoirse Ronan impresses as a teenage girl who was raised by her rogue CIA agent father to be a perfect assassin and must now track her first target across Europe while being pursued by a ruthless rival. Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, and Olivia Williams also star, and the film is soundtracked by the Chemical Brothers.
Parks and Recreation: Season 3 83
Probably the funniest show on network television at the moment, the Amy Poehler-starring Parks & Rec reached new heights in an Emmy-nominated third season that added Rob Lowe and Adam Scott to the permanent cast and included tiny horses, the introduction of Snake Juice, and a fancy party. The season's DVD set includes deleted scenes and extended versions of three episodes, including the classics "Harvest Festival" and "Li'l Sebastian."
[Sep. 9] X-Men: First Class 65 Add to Netflix Queue Watch Trailer
This Matthew Vaughn-directed prequel achieved a semi-successful reboot of the X-Men franchise when it arrived in theaters earlier this summer, grossing less than all but the original X-Men movie but rebounding from 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine 43 in terms of quality. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender star.
| More new releases on September 6, 2011 | ||
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| Across the Wide Missouri (1951) Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban | ||
| Adventure (1945) Clark Gable, Greer Garson | ||
| Any Number Can Play (1949) Clark Gable, Alexis Smith | ||
| 88 | The Arbor Documentary | Add to Queue |
| Assassination Games Jean-Claude Van Damme | Add to Queue | |
| 52 | A Horrible Way to Die Horror | Add to Queue |
| House (1986) William Katt, Richard Moll | Add to Queue | |
| House II: The Second Story (1987) Arye Gross, John Ratzenberger | Add to Queue | |
| The Hucksters (1947) Clark Gable, Sydney Greenstreet | ||
| Lone Star (1952) Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford | ||
| Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988) George Clooney, John Astin | Add to Queue | |
| 63 | Vidal Sassoon: The Movie Documentary | Add to Queue |
| Older movies debuting on Blu-ray | ||
| Dressed to Kill (1980) Angie Dickinson, Michael Caine, Dennis Franz | ||
| Children of the Corn (1984) Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton | ||
| Hellraiser (1987) | ||
| Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) | ||
| The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Directed by Wes Craven | ||
| Straw Dogs (1971) Dustin Hoffman, Susan George | ||
| 90 | United 93 (2006) Directed by Paul Greengrass | |
| TV on DVD | ||
| Criminal Minds Season 6 | ||
| 42 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Season 1 | |
| 77 | Fringe Season 3 | |
| Mike Hammer The Complete Series | ||
| 65 | No Ordinary Family Season 1 | |
| The Office Season 7 | ||
| Police Story Season 1 | ||
| Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Season 1 | ||
| Two and a Half Men Season 8 | ||
September 13
1991: The Year Punk Broke
A 20-year-old alternative rock documentary that follows Sonic Youth on a two-week tour of European festivals, The Year Punk Broke is notable for its footage of then little-known opening act Nirvana, and also includes performances by Dinosaur Jr., Babes In Toyland, and The Ramones (not that Sonic Youth isn't a draw in itself). This first-ever DVD release adds an hour of additional material.
[Sep. 16] Star Wars: The Complete Saga [Blu-ray]
You don't have to buy them again, but you probably will. All six Star Wars films come to Blu-ray for the first time, and there are even more extras in the package, including never-before-released deleted and alternate scenes for the original three movies and some classic making-of documentaries. Of course, George Lucas being George Lucas, there are some changes to the actual films too, with the most notable being the replacement of the puppet version of Yoda in The Phantom Menace with a new CGI version. Fortunately, you can also buy just the good trilogy (IV-VI) if you prefer. Or you can just wait for a future reissue that no doubt will have even more bonus features lacking in this and the previous editions.
Thor 57 Add to Netflix Queue Watch Trailer
Director Kenneth Branagh, best known for his Shakespeare adaptations, was the unconventional choice to helm this big-budget action film based on the Marvel comic, but it was enough of a hit that a sequel is coming in 2013. Australian soap opera star Chris Hemsworth (also a somewhat unexpected name) plays the title character, a superhero who also happens to be the Norse god of thunder, exiled to live among humans after his reckless actions incite a war in Asgard. Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins also star.
| More new releases on September 13, 2011 | ||
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| 77 | Bill Cunningham New York Documentary | Add to Queue |
| 64 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Documentary | Add to Queue |
| 45 | Hesher Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Rainn Wilson | Add to Queue |
| 82 | Incendies Oscar-nominated Canadian drama | Add to Queue |
| 13 | Love, Wedding, Marriage Mandy Moore | Add to Queue |
| 85 | Meek's Cutoff Western directed by Kelly Reichardt | Add to Queue |
| 85 | Nostalgia for the Light Documentary | Add to Queue |
| 75 | Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher's one-woman show, filmed for HBO | Add to Queue |
| Older movies debuting on Blu-ray | ||
| Citizen Kane (1941) 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition | ||
| 61 | The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) James Caviezel, Guy Pearce | |
| Les Cousins (1959) Criterion Collection | ||
| The Frighteners (1996) Michael J. Fox | ||
| Halloween II (1981) Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence | ||
| Manhunter (1986) William Petersen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina | ||
| 69 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson | |
| 83 | Trainspotting (1996) Ewan McGregor | |
| TV on DVD | ||
| The Big Bang Theory Season 4 | ||
| 70 | Blue Bloods Season 1 | |
| Blue Mountain State Season 2 | ||
| 58 | Camelot Season 1 | |
| 88 | Community Season 2 | |
| Glee Season 2 | ||
| 89 | The Good Wife Season 2 | |
| Grey's Anatomy Season 7 | ||
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 6 | ||
| 46 | Outsourced Season 1 | |
| Private Practice Season 4 | ||
| Rescue Me Seasons 6 and 7 | ||
| Sanctuary Season 3 | ||
| 57 | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | |
| Supernatural Season 6 | ||
September 20
Bridesmaids 75 Add to Netflix Queue Watch Trailer
This summer's surprise hit, the Judd Apatow-produced Bridesmaids proved that women could do raunchy, R-rated comedy as well as the guys. Kristen Wiig (who also co-wrote) stars as a single woman in her thirties who feels like the odd one out in her best friend's (Maya Rudolph) wedding party. It's the first—but certainly not the last—film directed by TV veteran Paul Feig (Freaks and Geeks).
| More new releases on September 20, 2011 | ||
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| 60 | Bride Flight Dutch period drama | Add to Queue |
| 77 | Circo Documentary | Add to Queue |
| Setup Straight-to-DVD heist film starring Bruce Willis and Ryan Phillippe | ||
| 57 | Today's Special Aasif Mandvi, Jess Weixler | Add to Queue |
| We Are the Night German vampire movie | Add to Queue | |
| Older movies debuting on Blu-ray | ||
| Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) 50th Anniversary Edition | ||
| Dead Heat (1988) Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Vincent Price | ||
| Dumbo (1941) Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Edition | ||
| 74 | The Others (2001) Nicole Kidman | |
| 29 | Scary Movie 2 (2001) Anna Faris, Tori Spelling, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans | |
| 49 | Scary Movie 3 (2003) Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen | |
| Vamp (1986) Grace Jones, Chris Makepeace | ||
| TV on DVD | ||
| 56 | Body of Proof Season 1 | |
| Castle Season 3 | ||
| Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 10, Part 2 | ||
| 57 | Happy Endings Season 1 | |
| 65 | Hawaii Five-0 Season 1 | |
| 59 | How to Make It in America Season 1 | |
| 64 | Hung Season 2 | |
| 50 | The Kennedys Miniseries | |
| 64 | Law & Order: Los Angeles Season 1 | |
| The Mentalist Season 3 | ||
| 63 | Mike & Molly Season 1 | |
| Modern Family Season 2 | ||
| 75 | Raising Hope Season 1 | |
September 27
Carlos [Criterion Collection] 94
Whether you classify it as a movie (it screened in theaters in the U.S. last year, and wound up on numerous film critic top ten lists) or a television show (it originated as a French TV miniseries and earned an Emmy nomination this year for its U.S. run on Sundance), Carlos is one of the most acclaimed pieces of filmed entertainment in recent years. The five-and-a-half-hour drama directed by Olivier Assayas traces the life of infamous terrorist Carlos the Jackal, played by an excellent Edgar Ramirez.
| More new releases on September 27, 2011 | ||
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| All She Can Sports drama | Add to Queue | |
| 25 | The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman Chinese action-comedy | Add to Queue |
| Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos Stand-up performance | Add to Queue | |
| 63 | L'amour fou Documentary about Yves Saint-Laurent | Add to Queue |
| 34 | The Ledge Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Liv Tyler | Add to Queue |
| 65 | Viva Riva! African thriller | Add to Queue |
| Older movies debuting on Blu-ray | ||
| Ben-Hur (1959) 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition | ||
| Footloose (1984) Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Lori Singer | ||
| 55 | Mimic (1997) Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin | |
| TV on DVD | ||
| Army Wives Season 5 | ||
| Bored to Death Season 2 | ||
| The Cleveland Show Season 2 | ||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 11 | ||
| CSI: Miami Season 9 | ||
| CSI: NY Season 7 | ||
| Dawson's Creek The Complete Series | ||
| 81 | The Hour BBC miniseries | |
| How I Met Your Mother Season 6 | ||
| The King of Queens The Complete Series | ||
| Kojak Season 2 | ||
| Law & Order: SVU Season 12 | ||
| Married... With Children The Complete Series | ||
| The Middle Season 2 | ||
| Sister Wives Season 2, Vol. 1 | ||
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