October 2009
10/6 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack) (Rated: G)
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) marks two groundbreaking milestones with the October 6 high definition debut of the most acclaimed animated movie ever made. Walt Disney’s original classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which made history in 1937 as the first full-length animated feature.
And, in an industry first, the historic release will make its bow on Disney Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack (two Bluray discs + DVD) seven weeks before the Deluxe Two-Disc Classic standard definition DVD becomes available on November 24.
10/13 LEGEND OF THE SEEKER: The Complete First Season (DVD)(Rated: ‘TV-14 LSV’)
Storytelling magic comes alive with the adaptation of the internationally best-selling “Sword of Truth†novels, in Legend of the Seeker: The Complete First Season, coming to DVD on Oct. 13, 2009 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The 5-disc set containing all 22 one-hour episodes of Season One reveals even more of the fantasy, magic and romance with exclusive-to-DVD bonus features. Behind the scenes interviews with the cast offer insight into the Legend just in time for Halloween and the November 2009 Season Two premiere.
10/13 THE PROPOSAL (Blu-ray & DVD + Digital Copy) (Rated: PG-13)
Corporate ambition makes for strange bedfellows when a hard-nosed executive talks her overworked assistant into a marriage of convenience in The Proposal, arriving on Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD on October 20, 2009 from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. A contemporary romantic comedy from director Anne Fletcher (27 Dresses), The Proposal is available in Two-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD editions, as well as Single-Disc DVD and Bluray editions. Bonus features include filmmaker commentary, bloopers and a hilarious alternate ending.
Both Two-Disc DVD and Blu-ray versions also include a Digital Copy of the movie that can be viewed on an array of electronic devices.
10/20 CHÉRI (DVD) (Rated: R)
An ill-fated love affair scandalizes glittering Belle Époque France in Chéri, coming to DVD on October 20, 2009 from Miramax Films and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Directed by two-time Oscar® nominee Stephen Frears (Best Director, The Queen, 2006; Best Director, The Grifters, 1990), Chéri is a sensual and provocative celebration of the meeting of love and lust in the sumptuously realized demimonde of turn-of-the- 20th century Paris.
10/27 TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE (Blu-ray, DVD & Combo Pack) (Not Rated)
In 2008 Walt Disney Pictures launched the breathtaking origin story of a beloved character in the fantastic all-new animated adventure — Tinker Bell, the debut film in the exciting new “Disney Fairies†movie series. The tale thrilled audiences of all ages, soaring to reach the year’s number one spot as the biggest Direct-To-DVD release of 2008.* Releasing on October 27, 2009, the enchanting pixie-dusted tale continues in an even more action-packed adventure, as Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure expands the world of fairies and takes Tink far beyond Pixie Hollow in an original full-length CG animated film that flies to Blu-ray (“Combo Pack†Blu-ray +DVD) and standard def DVD.