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May 04, 2009 10:34  by Kris Abel

”Fox

Twentieth Century Fox, MGM Home Entertainment, and HMV Canada want your old DVDs and are willing to give you a $7 trade-in value for each towards a purchase of a Blu-ray title. The trio have launched a new recycling program today called "Go Green with Blu" that is available through HMV stores across Canada throughout the month of May. The trade-in is only good towards a list of "almost 250" select titles from the Fox and MGM Blu-ray catalog. DVDs that are brought in will be sorted. Discs that are still in excellent condition will be donated to children's hospitals and libraries, while discs that are in poor condition will be safely recycled, keeping them out of land fills. Fox and MGM will be using their Twitter account to keep fans abreast of new releases, but also to alert consumers of special "10/10/10" days this month. On these special days, if you bring in 10 DVDs and buy 10 Blu-ray discs, you'll be given an extra $10 HMV gift card on top of the $7 discount for each DVD. A great idea, perhaps, if you have a number of badly-scratched DVDs or titles that you've since become embarrassed about owning, but I don't think we've reached the point yet where DVDs have lost their perceived value that many people will want to recycle them like an old tube television or a previous cellphone. 

Here's the complete list of Blu-ray titles eligible for the trade-in discount:

RONIN/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

FRENCH CONNECTION/WDS/DOLBY/DT

FRENCH CONNECTION/WDS/DTS/18A

VANISHING POINT/WDS/DTS/PG

FUTURAMA/ INTO THE WILD GREEN

RAGING BULL/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/18A

DONNIE DARKO/ 2BRD/WDS/DTS/14A

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE/WDS/DOLBY

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE/WDS/DOLBY/DT

OFFICE SPACE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

SIDEWAYS/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/18A

SECRET LIFE OF BEES/WDS/DOLBY/

V2/COLLECTION/ 3BRD/WDS

ROCKER/ BORN TO ROCK EDITION/W

PINK PANTHER/WDS/DTS/PG

DRUMLINE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/PG

ANTWONE FISHER/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/1

UNFAITHFUL/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

MAX PAYNE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

ARK OF TRUTH/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

MIRRORS/ UNRATED SPECIAL EDITI

BABYLON AD/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

HORTON HEARS A WHO/WDS/DOLBY/G

DODGEBALL/ A TRUE UNDERDOG STO

SUPER TROOPERS/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/1

DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL/ SPE

X FILES/ THE MOVIE/WDS/DOLBY/D

X FILES/ I WANT TO BELIEVE/WDS

X FILES 2 PACK/ 2BRD/WDS/DOLBY

HOME ALONE/ FAMILY FUN EDITION

JINGLE ALL THE WAY/ FAMILY FUN

MEET DAVE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/PG

SPACE CHIMPS/WDS/DOLBY/G

ACTION 3 PACK/ 3BRD/WDS

CHICK FLICK 3 PACK/ 3BRD/WDS

FAMILY 3 PACK/ 3BRD/WDS

HARD ACTION 3 PACK/ 3BRD/WDS

KID 3 PACK/ 3BRD/WDS

MARVEL 3 PACK/ 3BRD/WDS

MUSCLE 3 PACK/ 3BRD/WDS

COMPLETE SERIES/ 3BRD/WDS/DOLB

FUTURAMA/ BENDERS GAME/WDS/DTS

BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE A

BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES

CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE

ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE

PLANET OF THE APES/ 40TH ANNIV

V1/COLLECTION/ 3BRD/WDS

DIE ANOTHER DAY/ ULTIMATE EDIT

DR NO/ ULTIMATE EDITION/WDS/DO

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY/ ULTIMATE E

LIVE & LET DIE/ ULTIMATE EDITI

THUNDERBALL/ ULTIMATE EDITION/

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE/ ULTIMAT

JEWEL OF THE NILE/WDS/DOLBY/DT

ROMANCING THE STONE/WDS/DOLBY/

AMITYVILLE HORROR/WDS/DOLBY/DT

OMEN/ 1976/WDS/DOLBY/R

OMEN COLLECTION/WDS/DTS/4DVD

CARRIE/ 1976/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/18A

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN/WDS/B&W/DTS

HAPPENING/WDS/DOLBY/DTS

DAREDEVIL/WDS/DIRECTORS CUT/DO

DECEPTION/ 2008/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/

DAY WATCH/ UNRATED/WDS/DTS/14A

NIGHT WATCH/WDS/DOLBY/14A

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS/WDS/DOLB

DUDE WHERES MY CAR/WDS/DOLBY/D

STREET KINGS/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/18A

SEASON 3/ 3BRD/14A

NIMS ISLAND/WDS/G

CONTINUUM/WDS/DOLBY/DTS

SHUTTER/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

BATMAN THE MOVIE/ SPECIAL EDIT

POINT BREAK/ SPECIAL EDITION/W

JUMPER/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/PG

BRIDGE TOO FAR/WDS/DTS/14A

BATTLE OF BRITAIN/WDS/DOLBY/DT

LONGEST DAY/ 2BRD/WDS/B&W/DOLB

PATTON/ 2BRD/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

SAND PEBBLES/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

MEET THE SPARTANS/ UNRATED/ PI

MASTER & COMMANDER/WDS/DTS/14A

BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE K

MRS DOUBTFIRE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/PG

27 DRESSES/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/PG

PREDATOR/WDS/R

JUNO/ 2BRD/WDS/14A

P2/ALIEN VS PREDATOR/ REQUIEM/

P1&P2/ALIEN VS PREDATOR/ UNRAT

COMMANDO/WDS/R

ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS/WDS/G

P1-P4/DIE HARD COLLECTION/ 4BR

INDEPENDENCE DAY/WDS/PG

I ROBOT/WDS/PG

HITMAN/ UNRATED/WDS/14A

ICE AGE/WDS/G

MR MAGORIUMS WONDER EMPORIUM/W

WALL STREET/14A

SUNSHINE/WDS/14A

MAN ON FIRE/WDS/14A

SIMPSONS MOVIE/WDS/PG

MR & MRS SMITH/WDS/14A

CAST AWAY/WDS/PG

P4/LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD/WDS/1

PATHFINDER/ UNRATED/WDS/18A

DIE HARD/WDS/R

P2/DIE HARD/ DIE HARDER/WDS/18

P3/DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE/W

RESCUE DAWN/WDS/14A

SEASON 1/ 6BRD/14A

SEASON 1/ 6BRD/14A

P2/HILLS HAVE EYES/WDS/18A

HOME OF THE BRAVE/WDS/14A

28 WEEKS LATER/WDS/18A

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS/WDS/PG

28 DAYS LATER/WDS/18A

ROBOCOP/WDS/R

FLY/WDS/14A

FROM HELL/WDS/18A

P2/FANTASTIC 4/ RISE OF THE SI

DAY AFTER TOMORROW/WDS/PG

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM/WDS/PG

ME MYSELF & IRENE/ 14A/WDS/13+

ERAGON/WDS/PG

HOOSIERS/WDS/PG

USUAL SUSPECTS/WDS/R

BROKEN ARROW/ 1996/ 14A/WDS/13

CHAIN REACTION/WDS/PG

ENTRAPMENT/ PG/WDS/PG

PHONE BOOTH/ 14A/WDS/13+

PLANET OF THE APES/ 2001/ PG/W

SENTINEL/ 14A/WDS/13+

MARINE/ 14A/13+

FLYBOYS/WDS

HARTS WAR/WDS

ALIEN VS PREDATOR/ 14A/WDS/13+

COURAGE UNDER FIRE/WDS/14A

MEN OF HONOR/ 14A/WDS/13+

P2/TRANSPORTER/ 14A/WDS/13+

DEVIL WEARS PRADA/ PG/WDS/PG

FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX/ 2004/ 1

RISING SUN/ 18A/WDS/18A

BULLETPROOF MONK/WDS

ROCKY/WDS/PG

WINDTALKERS/WDS

P2/ICE AGE/ THE MELTDOWN/WDS

OMEN/ 2006/WDS

KISS OF THE DRAGON/WDS

SPEED/WDS

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLE

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN/WDS/DIRECTOR

FANTASTIC 4/WDS

TRANSPORTER/WDS

BEHIND ENEMY LINES/WDS

P3/X MEN THE LAST STAND/WDS/PG

LAST WALTZ/WDS

SPECIES/WDS

TERMINATOR/WDS

DARK BLUE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/2SET/1

GRADUATE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

NAVY SEALS/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

OUT OF TIME/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

ROAD HOUSE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/18A

ROLLERBALL/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

WALKING TALL/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/14A

TO LIVE & DIE IN LA/WDS/DOLBY/

LIONS FOR LAMBS/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/

PLANET OF THE APES/ 40TH ANNIV

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS/ BRD/ MOVI

MR. MAGORIUMS WONDER EMPORIUM/

MRS. DOUBTFIRE/BRD/MOVIE CASH/

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE/BRD/MOVIE CA

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM/BRD/MOVIE

PRINCESS BRIDE/BRD/MOVIE CASH/

SIMPSONS MOVIE/BRD/MOVIE CASH/

BIG/BRD/MOVIE CASH/WDS/DTS/G

FARGO/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/R

FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE/WDS/DTS

GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY/WDS/DO

LICENSE TO KILL/ ULTIMATE EDIT

MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN/ ULTIM

DODGEBALL/ A TRUE UNDERDOG STO

ACTION HERO COLLECTION/WDS/DOL

FUNNY GUY COLLECTION/WDS/DOLBY

JOCK COLLECTION/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/

WAR HEROES COLLECTION/WDS/DOLB

TERMINATOR/ LENTICULAR COVER/W

PREDATOR 2/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/R

THERES SOMETHING ABOUT MARY/WD

BIG/WDS/DTS/PG

X MEN/WDS/DOLBY/PG

P2/X MEN UNITED/WDS/DOLBY/PG

P3/X MEN THE LAST STAND/WDS/DO

P1-P3/X MEN TRILOGY/WDS/DOLBY/

BULLETPROOF MONK/ MOVIE CASH/W

DAREDEVIL/ MOVIE CASH/WDS/DIRE

ERAGON/ MOVIE CASH/PG

P2/FANTASTIC 4/ RISE OF SILVER

FANTASTIC 4/ MOVIE CASH/WDS/PG

RESCUE DAWN/ MOVIE CASH/WDS/14

X MEN/ MOVIE CASH/WDS/PG

P2/X MEN UNITED/ MOVIE CASH/WD

P3/X MEN THE LAST STAND/ MOVIE

P1-P3/X MEN TRILOGY/ MOVIE CAS

SOUTH PACIFIC/ 50TH ANNIVERSAR

NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN/WDS/DOLB

GOLDFINGER/ ULTIMATE EDITION/W

MOONRAKER/ ULTIMATE EDITION/PG

WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH/ ULTIMATE

V3/COLLECTION/ 3BRD/WDS/G

ROBE/WDS/DOLBY/DTS/G

PRINCESS BRIDE/ PG/PG

SILENCE OF THE LAMBS/WDS/DTS/R

ARK OF TRUTH/ CONTINUUM/ 2BRD/

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