The White Queen sleeps and will not wake. Black shadows have fallen across her kingdom. The balance between Dark and Light is broken and only the MIRRORMASK can restore it. So Helena, a stranger in a strange land, embarks on an epic quest to find the missing charm before darkness envelops the Dreamworld forever. Written by award-winning fantasy writer Neil Gaiman, MIRRORMASK is a phantasmagorical treat for the eyes and mind, a wondrous blend of live action and CG animation, where strange, magical creatures dwell in a fantasy world of unbridled imagination and scope, as told through the spectacular, cutting-edge visuals of designer/director Dave McKean. The 2005 theatrical release is from Sony Pictures Home Ent. with vfx by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Artem Digital and Hourglass Prods.

"The Jim Henson Co. wanted to make a fantasy film in the spirit of THE DARK CRYSTAL [1982] and LABYRINTH [1986]," McKean said. "They didn't know how to do it, as they had a very small budget, maybe a 10th of what LABYRINTH had cost. Producer Lisa Henson knew I had made my short films for no money at all... so, she thought that might be a way to go. All we had to start with was a budget and a request to make a fantasy film that would eventually be rated G or PG. That was it! As for the rest, Neil and I had a completely blank page to begin with, which was very nice."

Special Features Include:

-- Director and writer commentary
-- Neil Talks -- Interview with writer Neil Gaiman
-- Dave Talks about Film -- Interview with director Dave McKean
-- Beginnings -- The Genesis of Mirrormask
-- Cast & Crew Interviews
-- Day 16 -- Time lapse video of one entire day of production
-- Flight of the Monkeybirds - Making the monkey bird sequence
-- Giants Development -- Design and creation of the giant sequence
-- Questions & Answers -- Q&A sessions from the San Diego Comic-Con
-- Poster and Cover Art Gallery

SOUTHLAND TALES On Blu-ray

SOUTHLAND TALES (Sony Pictures Home Ent., vfx by Digital Filmtree, LOOK! Effects, Gradient Effects is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner (Seann William Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

Special Features Include:

-- USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland featurette
-- This Is The Way The World Ends Animated Short
-- Commentary with Writer/Director Richard Kelly
-- Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga Graphic Novel Gallery

KITARO On Blu-ray

In modern-day Japan, the worlds of the humans and the yokai often collide, and usually not in the most pleasant of manners.

Half-human and half-yokai, one-eyed Kitaro (Wentz Eiji) lives with his eyeball father and his bickering friends, Nezumi Otoko (Oizumi Yo) and Neko Musume (Tanaka Rena), in Gegege Forest where he dedicates his time to maintaining peace between humans and yokai.

But when a magical ball of power ends up in the wrong hands, Kitaro must recover it or both worlds could fall into grave danger. Based on the manga series from Mizuki Shigeru, KITARO is now on Blu-ray from Navarre Corp.

Special Features Include:

-- "Yokai in the City" and "Making of 'Yokai in the City'" featurettes
-- Trailers
-- TV Spots