Screen It Sunday

I’m frequently sent information on upcoming television, DVD/Blu-ray and movie news. I’ll be compiling and sharing the best and most interesting news with you here each week.

The Must-Own Movie For The Entire Family Debuts

on Blu-ray ™ Combo Pack, Digital and

On-Demand March 20, 2012

Debut Release Offers Fans the Full Movie Soundtrack with DVD Release and

as part of a ‘Wocka-Wocka’ Pack for the Ultimate Muppets Experience!

BURBANK, Calif., January 19, 2012 –– One of the year’s best-loved family comedies and among the best reviewed films of 2011, Disney’s “The Muppets,” starring Jason Segel, Academy Award®-nominee Amy Adams, and favorite celebrity couple Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy — debuts March 20 on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand formats. A must-own movie the entire family can enjoy, Disney’s “The Muppets” in-home release includes the DVD and music soundtrack packaged together and also offered as the ultimate Muppets experience, a ‘Wocka-Wocka Value Pack,’ which contains the movie on Blu-ray high definition, DVD and Digital Copy (three discs), plus a download card which allows fans to own all the songs from the film’s hugely popular soundtrack.

Disney’s “The Muppets” Blu-ray Combo Pack, with its flawless picture and pitch perfect sound, comes with a fantastic slate of bonus content including the laugh out loud “The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made (In Muppet History––We Think).” The exciting release also includes the hilarious featurette “A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through,” which follows Jason Segel, Kermit, The Great Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and others asthey get ready for the first day of production, and much more fun.

“Blu-ray is a great way to bring the Muppets into your home without having to worry about cleaning up after us,” said Kermit the Frog, commenting on the announcement. “And the behind-the-scenes extras are a revealing tell-all look at what it took to bring our movie to the big screen. It’s a must-see for fans of bloopers, flubs and slip-ups – which pretty much describes our act.”

Miss Piggy is equally thrilled at the movie’s Blu-ray release, “Now you can watch moi whenever you want! Ooh! Lucky vous!”

Additional fun-filled features on Disney’s “The Muppets” Blu-ray include a groundbreaking industry first — ‘Disney Intermission,’ a hilarious all-new feature that allows viewers to press Pause on their remote control and watch as the Muppets take over the screen and entertain until the movie resumes playing. The release also includes “Explaining Evil: The Full Tex Richman Song,” an extended version of the rollicking rap song by villain Tex Richman (Academy Award® winner Chris Cooper) who provides the hilarious backstory of why he hates the Muppets. Audio commentaries with screenwriter and star Jason Segel, director James Bobin and screenwriter Nicholas Stoller are also included.

With the Muppet’s signature irreverent comedy, songs and dancing, Muppet fans of all ages will cheer as the gang reunites to put on a benefit show to save the crumbling Muppet Studios from being razed by nefarious oil baron Tex Richman. New fans and long-time devotees will find the rainbow connection when they bring Disney’s “The Muppets” into their very own homes.

Film Synopsis

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend, Mary (Amy Adams), from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the studio, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have allgone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Disney’s “The Muppets” is directed by James Bobin (“Flight of the Conchords,” “The Ali G Show”) and produced by the Academy Award®-nominated team of David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman (“The Fighter,” “The Proposal”) with a screenplay written by Segel & Nicholas Stoller (“Get Him to the Greek”), who also serve as executive producers along with John G. Scotti and “The Muppet Show” veteran Martin G. Baker. Bret McKenzie, who created, co-wrote, executive-produced and starred in the hit HBO television series “Flight of the Conchords,” is the music supervisor as well as the writer/producer of three original songs. Original score is by Christophe Beck, Michael Rooney is the choreographer, Rahel Afiley is the costume designer, and James Thomas is the editor. SteveSaklad is the production designer, and Don Burgess, A.S.C., is the director of photography.

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Geek Charming – All New Disney Channel Original Movie Debuts February 7 on DVD & Digital Copy Packaged With A Special Collectible Charm Set!

Synopsis: When Dylan Schoenfield (Sarah Hyland), Woodlands Academy’s top girl, accidentally drops her expensive “it” handbag into the mall fountain, she is surprised that film geek, Josh Rosen (Matt Prokop), retrieves it for her. In exchange for rescuing her bag, Dylan must agree to be the subject of Josh’s documentary film. Dylan hopes the film will help her campaign for Blossom Queen – she claims that winning is her only life goal. Josh plans to make a hard-hitting expose about popularity, but, as he gets to know Dylan, he learns that the real Dylan is much more interesting than the persona she’s created. At the last minute, Josh decides that his film should introduce this awesome girl to the world, but how will Dylan react when she sees it?

The 2-Disc DVD (DVD + Digital Copy) is the ideal Valentine’s Day gift and includes 10 episodes of the Disney Channel smash hit television show “Shake It Up,” plus a special collectible charm set.

Cast:
Sarah Hyland (TV’s “Modern Family”)
Matt Prokop (High School Musical 3)
Sasha Pieterse (TV’s “Pretty Little Liars”)

Director: Jeffrey Hornaday (Shout)

DVD Bonus: 10 episodes of the Disney Channel smash hit TV series “Shake It Up”

Street Date: February 7, 2012
Rating: TV-G in U.S./G in Canada
Bonus materials not rated.
Feature Run Time: Approximately 98 minutes
Suggested Retail Price: 2-Disc DVD (DVD + Digital Copy) = $26.99 U.S./$29.99 Canada
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Sound: DVD Feature Film – Dolby Digital 2.0
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, French and Spanish

MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC: THE FRIENDSHIP EXPRESS

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR EASTER AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 28 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY

THE FIRST DVD RELEASE OF THE NEWEST MY LITTLE PONY ADVENTURES!

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Friendship Express will arrive on DVD on February 28, 2012, from Shout! Factory in collaboration with Hasbro Studios. Featuring 5 pony-riffic episodes, Friendship is Magic: The Friendship Express will also offer bonus features such as Meet the Ponies, sing-a-longs and coloring sheets. It will also include “Yipper Caper,” the very first episode of the new Pound Puppies series.

In My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Friendship Express, the benevolent Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria, selects unicorn Twilight Sparkle for a very important assignment – to learn about the most important magic of all: friendship. With her new friends, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie, Twilight sets out on amazing adventures, and they all learn what it means to be true friends.

The My Little Pony Friendship is Magic series is currently airing on The HUB.

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Friendship Express is priced at $14.97 and is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com http://tinyurl.com/bqzbu3d and the Shout! Factory store http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257652.

Modern Family Extended Scenes Photos & More on ABC!

After the holidays, you’re probably sick of your family. Now it’s time to spend a little extended time with ours. Watch extended scenes of Modern Family only on ABC.com. For the full family experience, visit the Modern Family Memory Book which features never before seen videos, photos and scrapbook type content for fans to get a glimpse of life with the families outside of what is seen on-air.

With every new epsiode, there will be 2 – 3 exclusive photos from the set, 1 – 2 scrapbook images and a sub section to feature theme based “family” moments that are pulled from last season. The launch schedule of the extended scenes can be found below:

January 12 @ 9:30pm PT Episode 311
January 19 @ 9:30pm PT Epsiode 313
February 9 @ 9:30pm PT Episode 314

The all-new Modern Family Memory Book is available online at http://abc.tv/ModernFamilyMemoryBook.

Wipeout “Black & Blue Crew” New Webisode Series on ABC!

Here’s news on the new websiode series of Wipeout on ABC.com featuring the Black & Blue Crew.

Each week, 24 energetic contestants of all ages, shapes and sizes go head-to-head through four rounds of demanding but hilarious obstacle courses to win the title of “Wipeout Champion” and that $50,000 grand prize. In the end, only one contestant will be victorious. Everyone else will Wipeout! Meet the Black & Blue crew, a highly trained, elite group of individuals responsible for testing the obstacles on Wipeout. These extremely athletic, sometimes hilarious, and always insane men and women are masters of the course – constantly testing and re-testing until they live up to their name.

To find out what compels the Black & Blue Crew to get up in the morning only to get punched in the face, be sure to visit http://abc.tv/WipeoutBlackandBlue.

Win Discounts on Redbox Rentals and This Week’s Top Picks!

Happy Friday! Everyone loves a good deal, and why not get a discount while testing your movie smarts! Starting today, Redbox is launching Redbox Trivia. Redbox Trivia is Redbox’s first movie trivia game. You will have 60 seconds to answer five questions based on popular movie trivia, and will be rewarded a $.10 discount for every correct answer. Simply go to www.redbox.com/trivia to begin playing!

Feel free to play once a day through February 5 to test your movie trivia and be rewarded with discounts on rentals!

If you’re looking for a good family movie this weekend, make sure to check out our top rented family titles including, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Smurfs.

Below are the top rented family movies from 1/9-1/15. Find your nearest Redbox location by visiting www.redbox.com or via the Redbox iPhone® or Android mobile apps.

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