Just in time for Halloween comes a Kickstarter campaign for a spooky stop-motion film, Calliope, that brings together all-star creators from the world of designer toys (Circus Posterus’ toy designers Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters), stop-motion innovator and Annie Awards Special Achievement recipient Martin Meunier (Coraline) and filmmaker Jon Schnepp (The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened). Based on Olivas’ classic toy character Calliope Jackalope, Calliope is a post-apocalyptic, fantasy adventure about an other-worldly girl who’s unaware that she’s actually Pestilence, one of the four horseman of the apocalypse. If funded through the now live Kickstarter campaign, Calliope will be written and co-directed by Meunier, Olivas and Peters, executive produced by Schnepp and feature artisans, animators, and fabricators that have worked on stop-motion features including The Nightmare Before Christmas. Calliope is planned as an 8-10 minute stop-motion short film and is the most ambitious project yet from the husband and wife creative team of Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters; it will be the first production from Circus Posterus Films, the couple’s New Mexico-based arts collective Circus Posterus.

“Calliope Jackelope has been a part of my world for a long time, on paper and as a toy,” said Kathie Olivas. “Seeing her fully animated in Calliope is the best kind of surreal.”

Three-time Emmy nominee Amy Schumer (“Inside Amy Schumer”) stars as a commitment-phobic journalist in Trainwreck, the film Fandango calls “the funniest movie of the year,” is coming to Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on November 10, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Schumer takes her undeniable talents to the big screen tossing aside rom-com conventions with a timely and outrageously funny portrait of an unapologetically independent career woman whose hard-partying personal life is turned upside down when she meets Mr. Might-Be-Right. Directed and produced by comedy guru Judd Apatow (Bridesmaids, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, “Girls”), Trainwreck UNRATED arrives on Blu-ray & DVD with even more hysterical moments, including deleted scenes, gag reel, line-o-rama & more!

Since she was a little girl, Amy (Amy Schumer) has been taught that monogamy isn’t realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo, enjoying an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment. But when she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of a new article she’s writing, a charming and successful sports doctor (Bill Hader), Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be onto something.

Schumer, called “comedy’s funny & fearless new voice” by Entertainment Weekly, heads up an accomplished cast featuring Bill Hader (“Saturday Night Live,” Inside Out), NBA All-Star LeBron James, Tilda Swinton (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom), Brie Larson (The Gambler, 21 Jump Street), Colin Quinn (“Saturday Night Live,” “Girls”), Vanessa Bayer (“Saturday Night Live,” “Portlandia”) and WWE star John Cena, in a contemporary look at romance that’s “hilarious, heartwarming, and refreshingly honest” (WNYW FOX-TV).

In 5…4…3…2…1, Thunderbirds are GO! Every episode of the classic series is streaming free on Shout! Factory TV on November 1. The crown jewel of Gerry Anderson’s visionary creative oeuvre, Supermarionation, Thunderbirds joins Stingray, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterions, Fireball XL5, Joe 90 and Supercar as part of the Gerry Anderson Collection. These groundbreaking series sparked the imaginations of generations of children and continue to fascinate audiences to this day.

Also premiering this month are a collection of never-before-released interviews with legend Dick Cavett and authors that range from Truman Capote to Kurt Vonnegut, noir films grouped together in a block we like to call Noir-vember and new-to-Shout! Factory TV episodes of cult favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Discover, experience and binge-watch more than hundreds of hours of culture-defining entertainment for free on SHOUT! FACTORY TV by visiting ShoutFactoryTV.com on your desktop or through a mobile browser. Download the SHOUT! FACTORY TV app on Roku and select Samsung smart TVs to watch through your television set.

In an unprecedented partnership, National Geographic Channel and GE present the new series BREAKTHROUGH, produced by Imagine Entertainment and Asylum Entertainment. BREAKTHROUGH kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on National Geographic Channel.

BREAKTHROUGH is a revolutionary new series about scientific explorers from leading universities and institutions and how their cutting-edge innovations and advancements will change our lives in the immediate future and beyond. The series intends to bring to life the stories, people and technology behind these breakthroughs, and show how they are changing our world.

Each hourlong episode is directed by a Hollywood visionary — Angela Bassett, Peter Berg, Paul Giamatti, Akiva Goldsman, Ron Howard and Brett Ratner.

BREAKTHROUGH explores remarkable scientific discoveries in brain science, longevity, water, energy, pandemics and cyborg technology. Lifesaving, mind-boggling innovation is a part of everyday life, so we sometimes take it for granted. It happens in the blink of an eye — on battlefields and playgrounds, in supercolliders and the International Space Station, in smart homes and smart cars. These are modern-day revolutions in how we live.

BREAKTHROUGH will explore the courage, imagination, passion and self-sacrifice of the scientists bringing these innovations to life.

Breakthroughs covered include:

Fighting Pandemics (Directed and Narrated by Peter Berg)
Premieres Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

Berg will take viewers into the dramatic, inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking world of pioneers scrambling to stop an outbreak and save the world from future plagues. The recent Ebola outbreak forced medical science to evolve as quickly as the virus it is fighting, provoking breakthroughs that may give birth to a world virtually free of pathogens. From antibiotics and vaccines to computer programs that predict how viruses will spread, new lifesaving tools will be used to fight a wide range of viruses in the near future, including HIV, influenza, dengue fever, malaria and a host of other killer diseases. Follow Dr. Maria Croyle, who has developed a revolutionary way to introduce a vaccine into a common cold virus; Erica Ollman Saphire, who organized a world-wide consortium to find an antibody treatment for viral hemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola; and Dr. Ian Crozier, a World Health Organization (WHO) virologist who fought Ebola in Sierra Leone until he contracted the disease himself and spent 40 agonizing days locked in an isolation ward at Emory University Hospital. Crozier recovered — only to find the virus was still multiplying in his eye.


More Than Human (Directed and Narrated by Paul Giamatti)
Premieres Nov. 8 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

Chances are you either are, or you know, a cyborg: a person who is aided or enhanced by embedded technology, such an artificial limbs or pacemakers. But advances in science are taking us beyond replacement parts and into a new realm that is changing the nature of the human body and the human mind. The fusion of biology and technology is making us better, stronger, faster and smarter. How we think, how we feel, how we experience the world: Everything is changing. Now we are learning how to manipulate our genetic code and seize the keys to creation. But as the natural and man-made worlds merge, will we become more than human? And do we risk losing our humanity? Watch Trish Aelker at Lockheed Martin Exoskeleton Technologies build exoskeletons that give mere mortals super strength, and Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, a brain-machine interfaces expert whose work with the Walk Again Project is giving hope to people with traumatic spine injuries.


Decoding the Brain (Directed by Brett Ratner; Narrated by Adrien Brody)
Premieres Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

After millennia of speculation about what goes on inside the human brain, we now have the tools to explore its hidden reaches. These tools are leading to research that may help those suffering from afflictions such as epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. They are also shedding light on the mystery of consciousness and what makes us who we are. Meet leading researchers and scientists, such as Dr. John Schenck, who helped pioneer MRI technologies and was the first person to have his brain imaged by the machine in the early 1980s; Dr. Mohamad Koubeissi, a neurologist who developed a groundbreaking way to treat epilepsy; and Dr. Steve Ramirez, who is investigating how to implant or erase memories and hopes his work could help people suffering from PTSD.


The Age of Aging (Directed and Narrated by Ron Howard)
Premieres Nov. 29 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

In recent years, close study of the aging process has opened up new ways that could help us all live healthier for longer. Can we move beyond treating individual diseases and instead treat the aging process itself? Would a longer life necessarily be a better life? A loose-knit group of researchers believe the real breakthrough is extending our health span — the period of life spent free of disease. Hear from Laura Deming, who dropped out of M.I.T. at the age of 14 and committed herself to finding and funding projects that can expand the human health span, and Dr. Brian Kennedy, whose work in the basic biology of aging has been crucial to the development of countless other researchers’ work.


Energy From the Edge (Directed by Akiva Goldsman; Narrated by Jason Bateman)
Premieres Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

We are surrounded by clean, raw energy waiting to be tapped — energy that could eventually replace fossil fuels. Finding new ways to harness the energy around us takes a rare breed of scientist/engineers: men and women with a combination of technical skill, imagination and unwavering focus. This hour will follow innovative alternative energy projects and the colorful people behind them, like engineer Louis Michaud, who is building a tornado machine — and harnessing the energy it produces; and the team at the National Ignition Facility, who are trying to save the world by harnessing the power of controlled fusion.


Water Apocalypse (Directed and Narrated by Angela Bassett)
Premieres Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

California is on the brink of an apocalypse. The state faces a future of drought that will cost billions in lost farm revenue and thousands of jobs. The challenges facing the state are not unique: All over the world, governments are struggling with bigger populations and a diminishing supply of freshwater. Bassett will focus on inspiring stories of people working to change the world, such as Sandra Postel, who is trying to bring water back to the Colorado River Delta, which became a dried-up husk after the Colorado River was diverted to feed the western United States; Aaron Mandell, whose solar-powered desalinization project offers a way to conserve and reuse this precious resource; and Italian architect Arturo Vittori, whose quest to build a water-collecting tower in a remote village in Ethiopia dramatizes all the triumphs and challenges of innovation.

Presented by National Geographic and GE, brands long dedicated to innovation, science and exploration, the series will air on National Geographic Channels in 440 million homes in 171 countries and in 45 languages, as well as on the Spanish language network Nat Geo Mundo. Additional executive producers include Michael Rosenberg from Imagine Entertainment, Ryann Lauckner from Asylum Entertainment, Beth Comstock and Linda Boff from GE, Michael Cascio and Allan Butler from National Geographic Channel. Tim Pastore is president, original programming and production for NGC.

GE and National Geographic Channel are united in their commitment to inspire the most curious minds the world over with the new series BREAKTHROUGH.

Zack Westland awakens on the shore of Lake Erie, his memory gone. Assaulted by powerful psychic fragments, he learns that he belongs to a tribe of angels—one of several living on Earth since the Blood Wars. Pursued by cacodaimons intent on killing him—again—he seeks to end war between the tribes.

At New York Comic-Con 2015, Diamond Select Toys had a ton of new prototypes on display, some of which had never before been seen in public!

Now, many of those items are up for pre-order for the first time, including new items from Batman: The Animated Series, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Godzilla, Image Comics, Mallrats, Marvel Comics, Muppets, Nightmare Before Christmas, Star Trek, Superman: The Animated Series, Valiant Comics, The Walking Dead and more!

Read on for info below, then pre-order from your local comic shop or your favorite online retailer, and look for them in the spring! It’s the best of all worlds!

TWO-NIGHT SPECIAL SCREENING ENGAGEMENT WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ONLY AVAILABLE IN THEATERS COMPLEMENTS MASTERPIECE ON PBS BROADCASTS ON JANUARY 1 & 10, 2016

BBC Worldwide North America has partnered with Fathom Events for the first theatrical screening event of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, marking the debut of Emmy Award® winners Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman on the big screen in their iconic roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. The feature-length cinema screening will premiere on Tuesday, January 5 with an encore Wednesday, January 6, 2016 both at 7:30 p.m. local time. Theater audiences will experience 20 minutes of exclusive, additional footage which will include a guided set tour of 221B Baker Street hosted by co-writer/executive producer Steven Moffat prior to the feature, and a “making of” short film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and many more immediately following. Sherlock is produced by Hartswood Films for BBC One and co-produced by Masterpiece.

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride will be shown on MASTERPIECE on PBS stations and pbs.org the same day as the UK on Friday, January 1 at 9pm ET, with an on-air encore on Sunday, January 10 at 10pm ET.

The Golden Cane: a relic of incomparable force, coveted by all. And with it, the training of a technique so unrivaled, it vanquishes all who dare oppose its power.

As Master Cempaka and her four disciples - orphans of her enemies, now heirs to the Cane - prepare for the new warrior guardian to ascend, an act of villainous betrayal threatens to destroy the clan and destabilize the realm.

Their only hope to restore order lies in finding the elusive White Dragon, the only remaining pupil still equipped to unlock the mysteries of the Golden Cane.

Tom Atkins will join Sean Cunningham during the 14th New York City Horror Film Festival at new location Times Scare to receive the Michael J. Hein Award for Personal Achievement in Acting on Saturday, Nov. 14, for his contributions to horror cinema.

Genre favorite Tom Atkins

Sean Cunningham will be presented with his Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday Nov. 13th after a screening of his series-leading film FRIDAY THE 13TH.

Tom Atkins, a performer since the 1960s, has brought his craft to classic genre films including John Carpenter’s THE FOG and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, William Peter Blatty’s THE NINTH CONFIGURATION, George Romero’s CREEPSHOW, Tommy Lee Wallace’s HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, William Lustig’s MANIAC COP, and more favorite roles.

Mr. Atkins will be on hand to receive the Michael J. Hein Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, November 14th, at Times Scare.

14 features and 34 short films make up this year’s festival, running on two screens at Times Scare.

A warm, winning road-trip movie that follows journalist David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) as he interviews legendary author David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), The End of the Tour explores friendship, fame, and creative rivalry through two people on a journey that is as moving as it is unforgettable.

The Land of Ooo is back—and this time, Cartoon Network is answering the burning questions about one of its coolest and most mysterious residents; Marceline the Vampire Queen. “Stakes,” an eight-part journey into the diary of Marceline the Vampire Queen, is the latest in a long line of must-see’s from the prolific, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Adventure Time team. Viewers can sink their teeth into “Stakes” with a four-night special event beginning Monday, November 16 and concluding Thursday, November 19 at 8 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network.

Marceline the Vampire Queen wishes to be an undead, red-sucker no more, but can Princess Bubblegum concoct a cure? At the same time, five of Marceline’s most fearsome foes return from her past. What might her most powerful nemesis, the Vampire King, have in store? Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum and their friends join the Vampire Queen’s fight against her immortal enemies. But for Marceline, the stakes have never been higher throughout these eight special episodes of Adventure Time!

Includes a Keepsake Box, Collectible Book, Engraved Flask, Curated Photographs, Season One Soundtrack with Three Exclusive Tracks and More

Just in time for the holidays, fans can look forward to the 
epic OUTLANDER: SEASON ONE THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, arriving Nov. 3 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This limited edition Blu-ray™ release will arrive in elegant collectible packaging, and include a book, keepsake box, engraved flask, and collection of photographs in addition to the Season One Soundtrack and a bonus disc with special features including a 45-minute Outlander yule log.

The popular drama explores the relationships of Claire Randall, a World War II nurse who inexplicably travels back in time to 18th century Scotland, where she meets Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous Scottish warrior. Caitriona Balfe (Now You See Me) and Sam Heughan (A Princess for Christmas) head the cast of Starz’s breakout series based on Diana Gabaldon’s # 1 New York Times best-seller.

Own it on Blu-Ray November 3 Only at Target!

The original 3D computer-animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as The Special, the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Everything is EVEN MORE awesome because Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures will release The LEGO Movie: The Special Special Edition on Blu-ray on November 3 exclusively at Target. Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street), The LEGO Movie is the hilarious story of a nobody who saves everybody. The Special Special Edition features a bonus Blu-ray disc with over two hours of new special features. Fans also can own all the new bonus features digitally on iTunes Extras and Vudu Extras, available now.

The LEGO Movie stars Chris Pratt as the voice of Emmet, an ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, and Will Ferrell as the voice of President Business, aka Lord Business, an uptight CEO who has a hard time balancing world domination with micro-managing his own life. Voicing the members of Emmet’s rebel crew on this heroic mission are Morgan Freeman (Oblivion) as the ancient mystic Vitruvius; Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games) as tough-as-nails Wyldstyle, who mistakes Emmet for the savior of the world and guides him on his quest; Will Arnett (TV’s The Millers) as the mysterious Batman, a LEGO minifigure with whom Wyldstyle shares a history; Nick Offerman (TV’s Parks and Recreation) as the craggy, swaggering pirate Metal Beard, obsessed with revenge on Lord Business; Alison Brie (TV’s Community) as the sweet and loveable Unikitty and Charlie Day (TV’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) as Benny, the 1980-something Spaceman.

From a story by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, The LEGO Movie was produced by Dan Lin and Roy Lee, with Jill Wilfert, Matthew Ashton, Kathleen Fleming, Allison Abbate, Zareh Nalbandian, Jon Burton, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Seanne Winslow, Matt Skiena and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers, and John Powers Middleton as co-producer.


BLU-RAY AND DIGITAL ELEMENTS


ALL NEW BONUS CONTENT

• Commentary with Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Chris McKay and Film Crit HULK

• The LEGO Movie In 90 Seconds

• Wizard Team Go!

• How It Should Have Ended - Alternate Ending

• How It Should Have Ended - LEGO Super Cafe

• Trapped In The Ice: A Short Film

• Dream Job: Meet the Master Builders

• Unlock the Secrets: The Insider’s Guide to The LEGO Movie

• Deleted Scenes

EXISTING BONUS CONTENT (from original 2014 release)

• Feature Commentary

• Batman's A True Artist

• Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops

• Enter the Ninjago

• Bringing LEGO To Life

• Everything Is Awesome Sing-Along

• See It, Build It

• Stories From The Story Team

• Fan Made Films: Top-Secret Submissions

•  Outtakes

• Additional Promotional Content

• Alleyway Test

• Deleted Scenes