Well, I am back from my brief 2 week vaction, and back into the New Release Tuesday blog I jump. In this blog, we get a good look into this weeks top releases. It is a big week for DVD releases! We get 6 good shows hitting TV on DVD, and a whole bunch of notable film releases to discuss – including the Theatrical and Extended Limited Edition of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Here are all of the titles that made this weeks list…

Top Film Releases

There are a number…of good films making their way to DVD for the first time. Included in this list are The Sentinal, Take the Lead, Akeelah and the Bee & Friends with Money. We also get a few notable re-releases, including the Theatrical and Extended Limited Edition of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Romancing the Stone/Jewel of the Nile (Special Edition) & Pretty in Pink (Everything’s Duckie Edition). Here are the rest of the titles that made our list…

• The Sentinel
• Take the Lead
• Akeelah and the Bee
• Brother Bear 2
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical and Extended Limited Edition)
• Friends with Money
• Romancing the Stone/Jewel of the Nile (Special Edition)
• Pretty in Pink (Everything’s Duckie Edition)
• Some Kind of Wonderful (Special Collector’s Edition)
• Seduced & Abandoned (Criterion Collection)
• Duck Season

Top TV on DVD Releases

Some great and highly anticipated titles are making their way to the world of TV–on-DVD today. The popular Desperate Housewives gets an “Extra Juicy Edition” release, Arrested Development is back for a third installment, Nip/Tuck also returns for the third time, and HBO’s Epitafios makes it’s DVD debut. Here are today’s releases that are worth checking out…

• Arrested Develpoment – Season 3
• Desperate Housewives - The Complete Second Season
• Nip/Tuck - The Complete Third Season
• South Park - The Complete Eighth Season
• Will & Grace - Season Five
• Epitafios - The Complete First Season

Top HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Releases

There is not a lot going on in the world of HD today. As the year rolls on, expect more and more titles to hit the streets, especially around the holidays. But for today, we only have a few discs to mention…

• Total Recall [Blu-Ray]
• Stargate [Blu-Ray]
• Stir of Echoes [Blu-Ray]

That’s it for this week… check back again next Tuesday to see what makes our list. Feel free to post your comments on this “New Release Tuesday” blog… let me know what you think.