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HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Back to the Future Trilogy' Blu-ray $19.99 at Amazon!

Mon Feb 06, 2012 at 02:38 PM ET
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UPDATE: This deal has expired.

Amazon has reduced the price of 'Back to the Future Trilogy' featuring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd to $19.99 (75% off suggested list price).

This great price will be hard to beat, so hop onto your hoverboard and order your copy here!

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Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy (Blu-ray)

HDD Deal of the Week: 'The Sound of Music: Limited Edition Collector's Set' Blu-ray Set is $28.99 at Amazon

Sun Feb 05, 2012 at 10:39 AM ET
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Amazon's Gold Box deal of the week is the limited edition version of the classic musical on Blu-ray!

The online retailer is selling 'The Sound of Music: Limited Edition Collector's Set' for $28.99 (68% off suggested list price).

Share the magical, heartwarming true-life story that has become the most popular family film of all time - Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp, an autocratic widower whose strict household rules leave no room for music or entertainment.

The 3-disc set (2 Blu-rays and a DVD) features 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack, and loads of supplements including audio commentaries; Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration — all-new immersive viewing experience with behind-the-scenes images, on-screen lyrics, trivia track and location quiz; Music Machine Sing-Along; Musical Stages: Creating The Sound of Music — all-new interactive "backlot tour" with in-depth featurettes on the songs, the stage show & movie, the film and sound restoration and the real-life von Trapp family; and more!

This individually numbered Limited Edition Collector's Set also includes the 45th Anniversary soundtrack; 100-Page "My Favorite Things" scrapbook; Snapshots from Salzburg; Reproduction of the original 1965 Souvenir program; and an exclusive "My Favorite Things" Music Box with letter of authenticity.

Click here to order this definitive edition of the 1965 classic today and this offer is valid now through February 12.

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The Sound of Music: Limited Edition Collector's Set (Blu-ray)

HDD Deal of the Week: 'The Sound of Music: Limited Edition Collector's Set' Blu-ray Set is $28.99 at Amazon

Sun Feb 05, 2012 at 10:39 AM ET
Tags: Amazon, HD Deals (all tags)

Amazon's Gold Box deal of the week is the limited edition version of the classic musical on Blu-ray!

The online retailer is selling 'The Sound of Music: Limited Edition Collector's Set' for $28.99 (68% off suggested list price).

Share the magical, heartwarming true-life story that has become the most popular family film of all time - Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp, an autocratic widower whose strict household rules leave no room for music or entertainment.

The 3-disc set (2 Blu-rays and a DVD) features 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack, and loads of supplements including audio commentaries; Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration — all-new immersive viewing experience with behind-the-scenes images, on-screen lyrics, trivia track and location quiz; Music Machine Sing-Along; Musical Stages: Creating The Sound of Music — all-new interactive "backlot tour" with in-depth featurettes on the songs, the stage show & movie, the film and sound restoration and the real-life von Trapp family; and more!

This individually numbered Limited Edition Collector's Set also includes the 45th Anniversary soundtrack; 100-Page "My Favorite Things" scrapbook; Snapshots from Salzburg; Reproduction of the original 1965 Souvenir program; and an exclusive "My Favorite Things" Music Box with letter of authenticity.

Click here to order this definitive edition of the 1965 classic today and this offer is valid now through February 12.

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The Sound of Music: Limited Edition Collector's Set (Blu-ray)

HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Amadeus: Director's Cut' Blu-ray $7.99 at Amazon

Wed Feb 01, 2012 at 10:32 AM ET
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The digibook release of this classic film is now under $8 at Amazon!

The online retailer is selling 'Amadeus: Director's Cut' (digibook) for just $7.99 (78% off suggested list price).

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Don't miss out adding this must own release to your Blu-ray collection for a terrific price!

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Amadeus: Director's Cut (Digibook) (Blu-ray)

HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Amadeus: Director's Cut' Blu-ray $7.99 at Amazon

Wed Feb 01, 2012 at 10:32 AM ET
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The digibook release of this classic film is now under $8 at Amazon!

The online retailer is selling 'Amadeus: Director's Cut' (digibook) for just $7.99 (78% off suggested list price).

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Amadeus: Director's Cut (Digibook) (Blu-ray)

HDD Deal of the Week: Save Up to 65 Percent on Oscar Nominees at Amazon!

Sun Jan 29, 2012 at 11:30 AM ET
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The Gold Box deal this week features five acclaimed films on Blu-ray for 60-65% off!

Starring Natalie Portman in her Academy Award® winning role, 'Black Swan' is a seductive yet haunting film that will leave you breathless. Directed by innovator Darren Aronofsky ('The Wrestler'), this Best Picture nominated film boasts a wealth of talent including Portman ('Closer'), in the performance of her career, as well as Mila Kunis ('Date Night'), Winona Ryder ('Girl, Interrupted') and Vincent Cassel ('Ocean’s Twelve'). In the film that Daily Variety hailed as "...wicked, sexy and ultimately devastating... fascinating," Natalie Portman’s mesmerizing transformation into the Black Swan leaves you breathless – and wanting to see it again.

'127 Hours' is the triumphant true story about a mountain climber trapped on a boulder was nominated for six Oscars including Best Screenplay, Best Actor (James Franco), and Best Picture.

The biopic 'Raging Bull: 30th Anniversary Edition' was nominated for eight Oscars (including Best Picture and Best Director) and won two -- including Best Actor for De Niro.

'The Hannibal Lecter Collection' includes three films: 'Manhunter,' 'The Silence of the Lambs,' and 'Hannibal.'

'Dances with Wolves: 20th Anniversary Edition' - Kevin Costner stars in and directs this triumphant masterpiece written by Michael Blake, based on his novel. On Blu-ray for the very first time, this breathtaking 20th Anniversary Edition includes an extended cut of the film and all-new exclusive extras. Winner of seven Academy Awards®, including Best Directing and Best Picture, this modern classic tells the story of Lt. Dunbar (Costner), a Civil War hero who befriends a tribe of Sioux Indians while stationed at a desolate outpost on the American frontier. What follows is a series of unforgettable moments – from Dunbar’s tender scenes with Stands With A Fist (Mary McDonnell), to the thrilling, action-packed buffalo hunt. Experience the excitement, emotion and sweeping beauty of this cinematic treasure as never before on Blu-ray!

'The Hannibal Lecter Collection' is $24.49, '127 Hours' and 'Black Swan' are $13.99 each, and 'Dances with Wolves' and 'Raging Bull' are $9.99 each.

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HDD Deal of the Week: 'The Ultimate Matrix Collection' Blu-ray $25.49 at Amazon

Sun Jan 22, 2012 at 10:37 AM ET
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This week's Gold Box special on Blu-ray enters the Matrix!

Amazon is selling 'The Ultimate Matrix Collection' for just $25.49 (61% off suggested list price).

The set includes 'The Matrix,' 'The Matrix Reloaded,' 'The Matrix Revolutions,' and 'The Animatrix.'

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The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Blu-ray)

HDD Deal of the Week: 'The Ultimate Matrix Collection' Blu-ray $25.49 at Amazon

Sun Jan 22, 2012 at 10:37 AM ET
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This week's Gold Box special on Blu-ray enters the Matrix!

Amazon is selling 'The Ultimate Matrix Collection' for just $25.49 (61% off suggested list price).

The set includes 'The Matrix,' 'The Matrix Reloaded,' 'The Matrix Revolutions,' and 'The Animatrix.'

Click here to take advantage of this offer valid from now through January 29.

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The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Blu-ray)

HDD Deal of the Day: 'Farscape: The Compete Series' Blu-ray $68.99 at Amazon!

Wed Jan 18, 2012 at 10:53 AM ET
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Save sixty-five percent on the box set of all four seasons of the cult sci-fi series on Blu-ray!

Amazon is currently offering 'Farscape: The Compete Series' for $68.99 (65% off suggested list price).

An imaginative fusion of live action, state-of-the-art puppetry, prosthetics and CGI, "Farscape," produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with RHI Entertainment, featured mind-boggling alien life forms, dazzling special effects, edge-of-your-seat thrills, irreverent humor and unforgettable characters...all brought to rich life by the creative minds at Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Strap in and hold on tight for the extraordinary adventures of astronaut John Crichton, (Ben Browder) who, after a freak accident, finds himself surrounded by hostile aliens and soaring through the cosmos aboard Moya, a glorious living space ship. Hunted by the relentless Peacekeepers, he allies himself with Moya's crew - Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black), Luxan warrior Ka D'Argo (Anthony Simcoe), azure priestess Zhaan (Virginia Hey), spritely Nebari thief Chiana (Gigi Edgley), Dominar Rygel, the deposed royal ruler of the Hynerian Empire and Pilot - to search for a way out of this inconceivably alien world and return home.

A+E Networks Home Entertainment, one of the pioneers of TV DVD collectibles, and The Jim Henson Company have worked closely together to guarantee that this BLU-RAY EDITION will satisfy the series loyal fan base. "With FARSCAPE, we work hard to meet our fans' high expectations and this new Blu Ray release utilizes the highest quality source materials available so I know our audience will not be disappointed," said Brian Henson, Chairman of The Jim Henson Company and executive producer of FARSCAPE. "A+E Networks Home Entertainment has met all the challenges that, given the nature and age of the series, are inherent with a show like FARSCAPE, and the result is that all four seasons of FARSCAPE look better than ever before."

The superb High-Def picture and sound isn't the only cause for celebration as this set also includes a BRAND-NEW documentary: Memories of Moya: An Epic Journey Explored featuring revealing new interviews with creators Brian Henson and Rockne O'Bannon, writer Richard Manning, and stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black as they look back at the legacy of the sci-fi classic.

In addition to this new documentary, the FARSCAPE Blu-ray set also includes ALL of the bonus material from the bestselling DVD release: over 15 hours episode commentaries, featurettes, deleted scenes, trailers, promos and more.

Click here to take advantage of this great deal and remember it only lasts until tomorrow!

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Farscape: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Battle Royale: The Complete Collection' Blu-ray $19.99 at Amazon!

Mon Jan 16, 2012 at 01:46 PM ET
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The controversial Japanese action films that inspired 'The Hunger Games' is now available for pre-order at sixty percent off at Amazon!

Amazon is currently offering 'Battle Royale: The Complete Collection' for $19.99 (60% off suggested list price).

'Battle Royale: The Complete Collection' - In 2000, director Kinji Fukasaku unleashed 'Battle Royale,' his violently poetic epic about an innocent group of Junior High students forced by the government to hunt and kill their classmates for sport. It was nominated for 10 Japanese Academy Awards®, launched a global phenomenon, and banned from screens by frightened civic groups and distributors across America. Three years later, the equally disturbing sequel – featuring a new class, new rules, and a brutal terrorist plot by the first film’s young survivors – triggered its own tragic firestorm around the world. Now for the first time ever, you can see it all: Experience the entire Battle Royale saga on 4 discs that forever blasts open one of the most potent, shocking and savagely influential sagas in motion picture history.

The 4-Disc set includes three Blu-ray discs: 'Battle Royale: Director's Cut' with 1080p video and Japanese Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (English 5.1) soundtracks, 'Battle Royale: Theatrical Cut' with 1080p video and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtracks (English and Japanese), and 'Battle Royale II: Revenge Director's Cut with 1080p video and a Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack with optional English subtitles.

Click here to preorder this title available on March 20.

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