CROSSOVER INSIDER – Hunger Games Release on DVD & Blu-Ray, Video Games New Releases & More

Written by Tyler Davis on 15 August 2012

From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ collaborations with other businesses and not-for-profits (in Marathon & region) and more… Stay in the know, don’t miss the CROSSOVER INSIDER every week at www.OntarioNewsNorth.com!

Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games

TYLER TALKS

Every now and then it’s nice to get away and enjoy some time with the family. St.Lazare Manitoba was my destination last week as my family and I paid a visit to our relatives in Manitoba. As nice as it is to get away, it is always nice to come home as well.

Despite my absence, it was business as usual at Crossover Video and Games and a number of new movies came out last week highlighted by the release of The Lorax. This week is one that many have been waiting for. Saturday, the 18^th, Hunger Games makes it’s long awaited and highly anticipated debut on DVD and Blu-Ray.

There are nine other titles being released this week (on Tuesday). Here they are in detail;

NEW RELEASES on DVD & Blu-Ray

Hunger Games: starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson – Based on the popular books and set in a future where a boy and girl from the twelve districts are selected to fight to the death on live television. (Action/Adventure) (DVD and Blu-Ray)

Reef: starring Damian Walshe-Howling – A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

Flowers of War: starring Christian Bale – Posing as a priest, a man attempts to lead a group women to safety during Japan’s horrific rape of Nanking in 1937. (Drama) (DVD and Blu-Ray)

Monster in Paris– A monster who lives in a garden falls in love with a beautiful young singer in Paris. (Family/Kids) (DVD)

Falling Overnight: starring Parker Croft – On the night before he is scheduled for life threatening surgery, a young man meets and falls in love with a young woman. (Drama/Romance) (DVD)

Girl Walks into a Bar: starring Josh Hatnett, Rosario Dawson and Alexis Bledel – The story of a group of strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during one evening throughout Los Angeles. (Comedy) (DVD)

Hick: starring Blake Lively and Chloe Grace Moretz – A teenage girl escapes her troubled life in Nebraska en route to Las Vegas. Along the way, she meets a young woman who takes her under her wing. (Drama) (DVD)

Infected: starring Gil Bellows – A pair of newspaper reporters receive help from an unlikely accomplice in their effort to prevent an alien invasion. (Sci-Fi) (DVD)

Lake Effects: starring Jane Seymour – Two young women return to their home to help their mother settle the estate of their father who has recently passed away. What could be a very sad time, turns into a time of bonding, love and self-discovery. (Drama) (DVD)

Scarlet Worm: starring Montgomery Ford – A trained killer hires a young man in a plot to assassinate a brothel owner who performs barbaric acts on his workers. (Western/Drama) (DVD)

FOR THE GAMERS

Darksiders 2: In his recent travels, Death will be joined by long-time companions, and will cross paths with ancient friends and foes alike. Interacting with those met on your journey will hold the key to unearthing the secrets behind an insidious plot for Creation itself. Available for 360 and PS3.

Sleeping Dogs: In the busy streets of Hong Kong, a detective (played by the gamer) is working undercover in an attempt to take down the dangerous Triad criminal organization by infiltrating their ranks and working from within. You’ll have to prove yourself worthy as you fight your way up the organization, taking part in brutal criminal activities while working to prevent blowing your cover. Torn between your loyalty to the badge and a criminal code of honor, you will risk everything as the lines between truth, loyalty and justice become permanently blurred. Available for 360 and PS3.

Have a safe week and don’t forget to support your local businesses!

Tyler Davis, Owner
Crossover Video and Games, Marathon