Canadian DVD and Blu-ray Fall Release Dates, Pt.2

Yes, there's more.

Alliance will release Jim Jarmusch’s Limits of Control and Park Chan-Wook’s Thirst on Nov. 17th, as well as Don’t You Forget About Me: A Tribute to John Hughes on Nov. 3rd.

Also coming Nov. 3rd is a 2-disc set of Passchendeale on DVD ($25.99) and Blu-ray ($30.99). Both releases will contain the following NFB documentaries; Front Lines, Nurses at the Front, The Officer’s Role, The Life of a Soldier, Faith and Hope, The Trenches, and Remembrance (from 2009). The sets will also come with a commemorative magnet poppy pin.

Alliance will also release the Kevin Smith collection on BR, with Clerks, Chasing Amy, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back arriving Nov. 17th ($30.99 each, or $76.90 for the box). Chasing Amy will contain the same bonus material as the 2000 Criterion release, plus the following new extras: Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc, Was it something I said?, a conversation with Kevin and Joey, a 10 Years Later Q&A, and commentary with director Smith and producer Scott Mosier.


From Mongrel on Oct. 27 comes Animation Express, a 2-disc set on DVD ($34.95) and Blu-ray ($39.95) featuring NFB shorts including the Oscar-nominated Madame Tutli-Putli, and Sleeping Beauty.


The complete series of Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock will be available Nov. 3 from Maple/Lionsgate in a 20-disc set for $99.95


Sony’s TV roster will include the complete series of Dawson’s Creek, with all 127 episodes spread out over 24 DVDs ($141.95). In addition to existing extras, the set will contain several new items: a Creek Daze featurette, interview with creator Kevin Williamson, Final Exam trivia game, deleted scenes from the pilot with alternate cast members, and a CD featuring selected songs from the CDs.


A&E brings Farscape back from out-of-print hell by re-releasing the series in individual season sets ($24.95 each), plus a complete series box ($189.99) on Nov. 17th.


The CBC series Heartland, Season 1 Part 2 debuts on DVD Nov. 10th from E1.


Lastly, MPI will release a pair of documentaries: Earth 2100 arrives Nov. 3rd on DVD ($18.99) and BR ($31.99), and the superb space doc Moonshot arrives Nov. 17th on DVD ($24.99) and BR ($31.99).



- MRH