Quite a variety of new listings for pre-order today!

The Will Smith July 4th weekend blockbuster Hancock has been freshly listed by Columbia/Tri-Star, scheduled for a November 11th, 2008 release.

Retail will be $38.96, the Amazon price - only $26.95.

Fox Home Entertainment is planning to release Space Chimps and Meet Dave on November 25th, 2008.

Retail for both will be $39.99 - the Amazon price only $27.99.

No doubt with the holiday season in mind, Warner Home Video has listed the revised Polar Express/3-D, scheduled for an October 28th release.

Retail will be $34.99, the Amazon price - only $23.95.

Warner has also announced the release of NBA 2007-08 Champions for November 4th, 2008. Very interesting to see a sports release - something we have not seen much of to date.

Retail is set at $34.99, pre-order at Amazon for only $23.95.

Ronin has been freshly listed by BMG/Arista, scheduled for a September 29th, 2008 release.

This one looks like another import release.

The retail price will be $59.99, pre-order at Amazon for $41.95.

Funimation is releasing Samurai 7 - Box Set on December 9th, 2008. The retail price will be $79.98, pre-order at Amazon for $55.95.

Razor has announced the release of Mother Earth for November 11th, 2008. Retail will be $69.99, only $48.95 at Amazon.

MSI:TX2 is planning to release My Blueberry Nights on September 29th, 2008.

This one looks like yet another import release.

Retail has been set at $59.99, bargain hunters will find it at Amazon for only $41.95.

Cinevolve Studios is releasing Holiday Favorites with the Wonderland Carolers on October 21st, 2008. Retail has been set at $22.95, find it at Amazon for only $15.95.

Cinevolve Studios will also be will be releasing The F Word on Blu-ray Disc on October 21st, 2008. Retail has been set at $22.95, at Amazon for only $15.95.

September is going to be a great month for Blu-ray Disc releases - watch for an article soon highlighting what to expect!

For this week, Warner is kicking it off with a number of new catalogue releases, which interestingly enough are already one sale at over 45% off at Amazon!

Clint Eastwood fans will be happy to see the release of Every Which Way But Loose ($15.45) and The Gauntlet (also $15.45).

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Mongol will be released by Turner Home Entertainment on October 14th, 2008.

This critically acclaimed film about Genghis Khan currently scores 7.5/10 at IMDb and has made over $5M at the US box office.

Not bad for a movie in Mongolian!

Retail has been set at $35.99, bargain hunters will find it at Amazon for only $24.95.

For Anime fans, Funimation is planning to release Dragon Ball Z: Movie 5 & 6 on November 11th, 2008.

The retail price is $34.98, you can pre-order it at Amazon for only $23.95.

If you like big collections of budget titles, Platinum Disc has the Blu-Cube 10 Pack coming to Blu-ray on November 18th, 2008.

The retail price will be $73.98, pre-order at Amazon for $50.95 - Just over $5 each!

If you like even bigger collections of budget tiles, Platinum Disc has also announced the Blu-Cube 20 Pack for Blu-ray, again on November 18th.

This time the retail price will be $132.98, pre-order at Amazon for $92.95 - well under $5 each.

Another interesting week with new releases from studios big and small.

Perhaps of most interest, Walt Disney Studios is releasing The Nightmare Before Christmas.

This wonderful film from the imagination of Tim Burton is finally out in High Definition with loads of extras including Digital Copy. A must have in my opinion!

The Nightmare Before Christmas on Blu-ray Disc is only $27.95 at Amazon.

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Again a diverse list of new releases coming.

Universal Studios has announced Ultimate Unrated Comedy Collection for Blu-ray on September 30th, 2008.

The thing I like about the Universal box sets is the strong range of titles. This Box set includes Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

The retail price is more than I expected - $89.98 - or you can pre-order it at Amazon for only $62.95.

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