Welcome to this week’s edition of the New Release Tuesday Blog. It is a big day in terms for DVD, HD and TV releases. Headlining the DVD hitting the streets today are Shrek the Third, Ocean’s Thirteen, Paris, Je T’Aime and the anniversary editions of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Princess Bride. On TV-on-DVD we get Gilmore Girls – Season Seven, Melrose Place - Season Three. Lastly, on HD we get Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Blu-ray), Shrek the Third (HD DVD) & Ocean’s Thirteen (Blu-ray & HD DVD). Here are the rest of this week’s notable releases…

Top DVD releases

• Shrek the Third
• The Shrek Trilogy (Shrek / Shrek 2 / Shrek the Third)
• Ocean’s Thirteen
• Ocean’s Trilogy (Ocean’s Eleven / Ocean’s Twelve / Ocean’s Thirteen)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition)
• The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition)
• Amazing Grace
• Pride & Prejudice (Deluxe Two-Disc DVD Gift Set)
• The McCartney Years
• La Vie en Rose (Extended Version)
• Bon Jovi - Lost Highway: The Concert
• It’s A Wonderful Life (Two-Disc Collector’s Set)
• Paris, Je T’Aime (Two Disc Limited Collector’s Edition)
• Berlin Alexanderplatz - Criterion Collection
• Ralphi May - Prime Cut

Top TV on DVD releases

• Gilmore Girls - The Complete Seventh Season
• Gilmore Girls - The Complete Series Collection
• Northern Exposure - The Complete Series
• Melrose Place - The Third Season
• The Addams Family - The Complete Series
• Miami Vice - The Complete Series

Top Blu-ray / HD DVD releases

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]
• Ocean’s Trilogy (Ocean’s Eleven/ Ocean’s Twelve/ Ocean’s Thirteen) [Blu-ray]
• Ocean’s Thirteen [Blu-ray]
• Prison Break - Season 1 [Blu-ray]
• Antarctica: An Adventure of a Different Nature (IMAX) [Blu-ray]
• Masters of Horror: Season 1, Vol. 3 [Blu-ray]
• Shrek the Third [HD DVD]
• Pride & Prejudice [HD DVD]
• Ocean’s Trilogy (Ocean’s Eleven / Ocean’s Twelve / Ocean’s Thirteen) [HD DVD]
• Ocean’s Thirteen [HD DVD]

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