While July was a huge month for Blu-ray releases, and September is set to break records with the number of releases coming out, August looks fairly modest with a little less than 60 titles scheduled for release. While you can always see the full release schedule here, this post will highlight some of the bigger titles coming in the next month.
The month starts off on August 5, with Sony putting out the Starship Troopers trilogy (along with 1 and 3 individually). Korn: Live at Montreux, which had previously been delayed, will finally get its proper release from Eagle Rock. BBC is releasing both the High Definition Natural History Collection and Robin Hood: Season 1 as well. Finally, Genius Products (distributor of Weinstein Co. DVDs) is also releasing their first Blu-ray title, the TV mini-series Lonesome Dove.
The focus on TV continues on August 12, with Fox’s release of Prison Break: Season 3. Meanwhile, Lionsgate will be putting out The Doors and Sony a pair of catalog action flicks: Maximum Risk and XXX: State of the Union.
On August 19, Disney and Universal go head to head targeting very different audiences, pitting Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds against the Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior. A duo of TV titles are also scheduled: Disney’s Nixon mini-series and Warner’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicle’s: Season 1.
Universal makes its biggest moves on August 26, releasing both Heroes: Season 1 and Heroes: Season 2, as well as a trio of action flicks: End of Days, Miami Vice, and U-571 (also available as a 3-pack). Fox, meanwhile, will be bringing out What Happens in Vegas. Finally, Warner is reaching deep into their vault to bring out the Erol Flynn version of The Adventures of Robin Hood.
While this may have seemed like a fairly full month a year ago, being sandwiched between two huge months, it it really doesn’t feel all that exciting. Still, fans of TV shows on BD should be quite happy to see an increasing number of shows getting released, even if movie fans are left waiting until September for the big releases.
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