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Bill Murray classic ‘Groundhog Day’ heads to Blu-ray

2008-11-17 / admin

Relive your day over and over with ‘Groundhog Day,’ heading to Blu-ray on January 27, 2009 from Sony Pictures. Fans of the Bill Murray classic will be glad to know that there will be tons of bonus features including all-new Blu-ray exclusive extras.

Tech specs: BD-50 dual-layer presentation with 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video in 1.85:1 aspect ratio with English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround audio.

Extras include commentary with director Harold Ramis, “The Weight of Time” documentary, two featurettes and deleted scenes. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release is the “Needle Nose Ned’s Picture in Picture” track (Bonus View), and BD-Live support.

Top 20 Blu-ray movies for the week ending November 2, 2008

2008-11-12 / admin

New releases for November 11, 2008

2008-11-10 / admin

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Band Of Brothers
Black Christmas
Chuck: The Complete First Season
Coral Reef Adventure
Dolphins (IMAX)
Dragon Ball Z: Movies 5 & 6
Firefly: The Complete Series
The Fireplace
Freedom Collection
Harry Potter: Years 1-5
1Hellboy II: The Golden Army
JFK
Katt Williams It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’
Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1
The Living Sea (IMAX)
Mother Earth Collection
Sara Bareilles: Between The Lines
Sheryl Crow: Live
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Story Of O
Sukiyaki Western Django
Supernatural: The Complete Third Season
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2
This Christmas

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Gone with the Wind, Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings trilogy head to Blu-ray in 2009

2008-11-10 / admin

George Feltenstein, Senior VP of Warner Home Video, revealed that ‘Gone with the Wind’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’ will make their Blu-ray debuts in 2009. Both titles will also take advantage of BD-Live technology to provide viewers with tons of bonus content. Also, he revealed that ‘An American in Paris’ and ‘A Star is Born’ are also heading to Blu-ray.

Last but not least, he leads us to believe that the entire Lord of the Rings series may make its high-def debut in 2009, as opposed to only ‘The Fellowship of the Ring,’ which was previously announced for a 2009 release.

‘Pineapple Express’ to include free iTunes version of movie

2008-11-10 / admin

Sony Pictures has announced that the Pineapple Express two-disc Unrated DVD and Unrated Blu-ray Disc will include a free download of the film from iTunes.

The DVD and Blu-ray Disc will arrive in stores on January 6, 2008 with an unlock code which customers can use to download a free additional copy of the film on iTunes or to download a Digital Copy of the film which is playable on PSP or PCs with Windows Media Player.

Some previous Sony DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases have already included Digital Copy, playable on PC or PSP. Pineapple Express marks the first release from Sony to include a download on iTunes and the studio plans to include these with select additional titles in the future.

‘My Name is Bruce’ heads to Blu-ray

2008-11-07 / admin

Image Entertainment has announced that ‘My Name is Bruce’ will be released on Blu-ray on February 10, 2009. The film was written and directed by Bruce Campbell, who also stars. In it, Bruce is mistaken for his famous “Ash” character from the ‘Evil Dead’ movies and is forced to save the world from evil.

Tech specs: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video and English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround audio. No bonus material has been revealed but you can expect at least the basics: commentary and deleted scenes.

1 million Blu-ray copies of ‘The Dark Knight’ expected to ship

2008-11-07 / admin

VB reports that Warner Home Video is expected to ship more than 1 million Blu-ray copies of ‘The Dark Knight’ for its December 9th release date. This is believed to be a first for the Blu-ray format.

A few weeks ago Paramount sold 500,000 copies of ‘Iron Man’ on Blu-ray but it is unknown how many units were shipped.

Warner is also putting together many promotions in order to encourage customers to purchase ‘The Dark Knight’ and other Warner Bros. releases. â€œWe have been working with key retailers to put together account specific offers, where we bundle a device or the PlayStation 3 remote with one of our titles, which gives the customers value in return,â€ said Dorinda Marticorena of Warner Bros.

Sci-fi thriller ‘Babylon A.D.’ heads to Blu-ray

2008-11-04 / admin

On January 6, 2009 the sci-fi thriller Babylon A.D. bursts onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Starring Vin Diesel as Toorop, a veteran-turned-mercenary hired to protect the young and innocent Aurora and her guardian. In the style of Blade Runner, this futuristic tale follows this brave group of heroes as they fight to stay alive on a journey that could very well determine the fate of humanity.

The Babylon A.D. Blu-ray release will be authored in BD on a dual-layer 50 GB disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio plus French 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, Spanish, French, Cantonese, Korean and Mandarin subtitles.

‘Napoleon Dynamite’ gets Blu-ray release

2008-11-03 / admin

Fox announced plans today to release the cult classic ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ on Blu-ray Disc on February 3, 2009. Tech specs include 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video, English DTS-HD Lossless 5.1 Master Audio, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks and subtitles. No word on bonus materials but we don’t expect anything major or exclusive for the Blu-ray release. Expect everything from the previous DVD releases. As always, we’ll keep you update once Fox releases more details.

Original ‘Friday the 13th’ makes Blu-ray debut

2008-11-03 / admin

Paramount is set to release the classic horror movie ‘Friday the 13th’ on Blu-ray on February 3, 2009 — day-and-date with the DVD re-release. The movie will be released in a never-before-seen unrated edition. Bonus features include commentary with director Sean Cunningham, four featurettes and the domestic theatrical trailer.

Paramount will also release ‘Friday the 13th Part 2’ and ‘Friday the 13th Part 3’ on DVD, but has yet to announce if they will also be release on Blu-ray. We’ll update this article should Paramount announce anything.

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