(Cover Art for All 3 Right Here: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=72178 - none of these new BD/DVD "flipper discs" in the DB yet)

You can bring home three Universal catalog titles home in a new Blu-ray/DVD format this April. Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release three titles in its new "flipper disc" format, where one side of the disc will be standard DVD and the other side will be Blu-ray, on April 27. The first of these flipper discs are Traffic, The Jackal and Out of Africa and while we don't have pricing details on these discs yet, you can take a look at the cover art and the special features for each film below.

Traffic Blu-ray

Traffic

A contemporary thriller set in the world of drug trafficking, Traffic is the new film from director Steven Soderbergh. The ensemble cast is headed by Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Traffic evokes the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of which are highly personal and some of which are filled with intrigue and danger.

Special Features:

  • Inside Traffic
  • - My Scenes
The Jackal Blu-ray

The Jackal

A ruthless assassin, The Jackal, (Bruce Willis) has been hired by international cutthroats to eliminate someone at the very top of the U.S. government. Aware of the Jackal's presence but uncertain of his purpose, the FBI's Deputy Director (Sidney Poitier) faces the biggest challenge of his career, he must find some way to track down this cold-blooded killer.

Reluctant but desperate, he enlists the aid of an imprisoned underground operative (Richard Gere) who has his own history with the Jackal. Together, these unlikely allies enter a global race against the clock to stop the mysterious mercenary before he can complete his deadly assignment.

Special Features:

  • The Making of The Jackal
  • - Feature Commentary with Director Michael Caton-Jones
  • - My Scenes
Out of Africa Blu-ray

Out of Africa

Karen Blixen, a Danish woman, marries a friend for the title of Baroness and they move to Africa and start a coffee plantation. Things unfold when her husband begins cheating on her and is away on business often, so she's at home alone, working on the farm and bonding with two men she met in her first day in Africa. She eventually falls in love with the one, Denys Finch-Hatton and goes on safari and whatnot with him. Later, she begins to want more from him than the simple friendship/relationship they have and pushes marriage, but Denys still wants his freedom. By the end, she's gained a much better understanding and respect for the African culture than when she came.

Special Features:

  • A Song of Africa
  • - Feature Commentary with Director Sydney Pollack
  • - My Scenes