Homeland: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review

**SYNOPSIS**


“Homeland” makes its triumphant return after winning six Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actress for Claire Danes, Outstanding Lead Actor for Damian Lewis and Outstanding Drama Series. Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Lewis) is now a U.S. congressman, and former CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes) has returned to civilian life. But when a new and potentially devastating terrorist threat emerges, Brody and Carrie's lives become intertwined once again and they resume their delicate dance of suspicion, deceit and desire. Delve deeper into the edge-of-your-seat excitement with the thrilling second season of this "unmissable and gloriously suspenseful" (USA Today) hit show.





**SERIES REVIEW**


The first season of Homeland started with a slow build of tension that lead to thrilling last episodes. With this second season the action gets going pretty quickly with some thrilling moments. The leads are excellent again and love the way Claire Danes can portray Carrie's biploar disorder with authenticity that never goes over the top. Damian Lewis's finest hour is in the episode "Q&A" and he could gran the Emmy this Sunday for that one alone. There are several twists and turns that had me on the edge of my seat waiting for more. Homeland continues it's run as one of the finest series at the moment. 9/10


**VIDEO QUALITY**


Homeland: Complete Second Season arrives on Blu-ray with a 1080p transfer in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1. Homeland has a natural, real world look to it that comes across great on Blu-ray. Colors are well balanced with some stylistically altered choices in some scenes. Flesh tones have a natural quality to them. Black levels were deep with just very light crushing on certain scenes. Fine detail brings you into the shows world with crisp letters on notes and maps, closeups show every perfection or imperfection in faces and every stitch in clothing. Another standout television series release from Fox. 9/10


**AUDIO QUALITY**


Audio is proved by a DTS-HD 5.1 track. This is a dynamic track that goes from almost hushed dialogue to a startling 360 degree sound field with wall rattling LFE response. Dialogue is always crisp and clear. Bass was tight with some really stunning lows when action heats up. Surrounds are engaged in more intense moments and used for very subtle bleeding in quieter moments. 9/10


**SPECIAL FEATURES**


* The Border: Prologue to Season 3 (HD, 1min40sec) - Brody is at his best here.

* Deleted Scenes (HD, 6min10sec)

* Return to the Homeland: Filming in Israel (HD, 7min52sec) - A fun look at locations used to portray Beirut.

* Damian Lewis: A Personal Video Diary (HD, 11min5sec) - Lewis shot some interesting footage and narrates this piece.

* The Choice: The Making of the Season Finale (HD, 15min41sec) - A really well made look at what into to bringing the thrilling last episode to life.

Animated Family Film Turbo on Blu-ray November 12th

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation has officially announced they will be bringing the fun animated tale Turbo in 3D & 2D Blu-ray options on November 12, 2013 The film features the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti , Maya Rudolph, Micheal Pena and Samuel L. Jackson. Below are the official details:





**SYNOPSIS**


LOS ANGELES, CA – Laugh it up with the visually stunning, heartfelt comedy-adventure for fans of all ages this holiday season! “Fresh, fast and funny” (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) and garnering four stars from Shawn Edwards with Fox TV, DreamWorks Animation’s TURBO has been hailed by critics as “pure family fun” (Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview) receiving outstanding audience reaction and a coveted “A” CinemaScore.

Directed by David Soren and from the team behind family favorite franchises MADAGASCAR and KUNG FU PANDA, TURBO is “a movie both kids AND adults will adore!” (Deidre Behar, Clevver News) and features laugh-out-loud performances from an incredible voice cast of today’s biggest stars: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolf, Michelle Rodriguez and Samuel L. Jackson.

Experience big dreams and even bigger laughs when TURBO arrives on Digital HD™ on October 22 and on Blu-ray 3D™ , Blu-ray™ and DVD on November 12. Taking the fun-filled spirited adventure of the film, the Blu-ray™ and DVD are packaged with a TURBO pullback toy racer, while supplies last, making it a great gift for the holidays!


**SPECIAL FEATURES**


The TURBO Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy Deluxe Edition includes an extra holiday gift, the TURBO pullback racer toy for a limited time while supplies last.

**Blu-ray Exclusive Special Features**


* Smoove Move’s Music Maker – Watch action-packed music videos featuring songs from the film
* Meet Tito – Director David Soren provides an introduction for a scene that was deleted from the film.
* The Race – Director David Soren provides an introduction for a storyboard sequence that eventually made it into the film. Viewers can even see picture-in-picture comparison to the final cut.
* Shell Creator - Create your own shell from select-able parts


**Additional Special Features**


* Champions Corner - Host Paul Page interviews Turbo one-on-one to hear all about his racing techniques and inspirations!
* Be An Artist! – Dave Burgess, Head of Character Animation on the film, shows the audience how to draw: Turbo, Whiplash, Skidmark, Burn, Smooth Move, White Shadow, Chet and Customizable Racers.
* Team Turbo: Tricked Out – See Turbo and all the rest of the snail crew in a break- down of the cool components that make up each of their shells.
* TURBO F.A.S.T Trailer from TV show – First look at upcoming new TV show this December
* Holiday Favorites – Sneak Peeks
* World of DreamWorks Animation – Music videos from your favorite DreamWorks Animation feature films

The Killers - Shot At The Night (Audio) New Single

The Killers have released their latest single that will be included on an upcoming album covering their first ten years a band called the Killers: Direct Hits and this new song is titled Shot at the Night. Today they released an audio version on Youtube. Enjoy!