2010-6
6

Big Sales Boost For Blu-ray

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European Blu-ray sales have doubled in a year, according to figures for the first quarter of 2010 released by Digital Entertainment Group Europe.
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2010-6
6

Saving Private Ryan Blu-ray Review

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Famous for it’s bloody portrayal of the D-Day landings in 1944, Spielberg’s classic has been a long time coming. Now it’s been released, glitch-free, and we’re left with  the inevitable questions:


Can Blu-ray work its magic once again? Can the violence get any more graphic? Can the explosions get any scarier? Can Tom Hanks’ stare get any more piercing?


The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating…
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2010-5
18

Saving Private Ryan Blu-ray Recalled

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Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they are recalling all copies of the special 2-disc blu-ray edition of ‘Saving Private Ryan’.


Apparently there’s a significant audio glitch somewhere on the disc which Technicolor, the people responsible for the transfer, failed to notice at the pre-release quality control stage.
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2010-5
18

District 9 Blu-ray Review

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A low budget indie from South Africa produced by a New Zealander known for his high-budget antics, District 9 was the under-the-radar hit of 2009.


Now it’s arrived on Blu-ray, and it seems to have lost none of its off-beat charms along the way.
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2010-5
2

Avatar Smashes UK Blu-ray Sales Record

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According to 20th Century Fox, in its first day alone it easily smashed the previous UK sales record held by The Dark Knight, selling 222,824 units – that’s more than the Batman flick shifted in its first week.


Simultaneously it was announced that Avatar notched up a total of 6.7 million sales on DVD and Blu-ray in North America in 4 days.


According to Steven Leighton, Senior Vice President, TCFHE Northern Europe and Asia, “The incredible day one sales figures illustrate the urgency that fans of all ages have to return to the world of Pandora and more significantly, experience Pandora in high-definition.”


Special features not included.

Special features not included.

However, the current Avatar Blu-ray release, though no doubt a big draw for all BR junkies, does not include a 3D version, which isn’t slated until November. This means that Avatar will not, contrary to what we all might expect, be among the first wave of 3D Blu-ray releases, with Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Monsters Vs. Aliens likely to hit the shelves first.


Looks like we’re all going to have to wait a little longer for the full Pandora experience.


2010-2
23

In The Loop Blu-ray Review

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109 minutes of profanity-laced hilarity

In The Loop is basically a film version of the BBC television show The Thick of It. I’m sure any British readers out there already realize this, and conversely, I’m sure practically no American readers know this. If the television series is anywhere near the quality of this film, I’ll be a happy man once I track it down.


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2010-2
18

(500) Days of Summer Blu-ray Review

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Even the cover looks indie.

Even the cover looks indie.

Parenthesis in the title. Zooey Deschanel dressing up in silly clothing. The two main characters sharing a love of The Smiths. A musical number complete with a bit of hand-drawn animation. Could a movie get any more indie? More »


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2010-1
29

Minority Report Coming in April

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So much cooler than the iPad.

Paramount has announced that Minority Report — the Steven Spielberg-directed, Tom Cruise-driven sci-fi thriller — will be available on Blu-ray on April 20th. More »


2010-1
22

Moon Blu-ray Review

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Better than a Pink Floyd album!

Better than a Pink Floyd album!

It’s a big ball of cheese in the sky.


What would happen, wondered first-time feature director Duncan Jones, if Aretha Franklin lived on it? She’d probably eat it all, he quickly concluded. So he put Sam Rockwell up there instead. You know, just to see what would happen.


As it turns out, the result was really quite something.
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2010-1
7

CES 2010 = 3D Blu-ray Players

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3D glasses not included

CES — the largest consumer electronics tradeshow in the world — has kicked off its 2010 edition and 3D seems to be one the hottest technologies on the floor. More »


2010-1
5

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Review

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Muggles not allowed.

Muggles not allowed.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the second to last installment in the Harry Potter films, released earlier this year to the delight of its age-spanning fan base.


The Blu-ray, released just last month, is the latest in a series of solid, if not always perfect, Blu-ray discs in terms of video and audio quality. How does this latest installment shape up?
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2009-12
21

Cameron confirms Blu-ray 3D plans for Avatar

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3D is going to make 2D look like 1D.

3D is going to make 2D look like 1D.

Not content with his $232 million box-office haul from over the weekend, director James Cameron is already thinking ahead to the inevitable Blu-ray release for Avatar.
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2009-12
21

The Informant! gets a street date

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Matt Damon is Jason Bourne in The Bourne Mid-Life Crisis.

Matt Damon is Jason Bourne in The Bourne Mid-Life Crisis.

Warner Home Video announced that Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant!, the political comedy starring Matt Damon, will be available on Blu-ray this February 23rd in all Region 1 territories.
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2009-12
21

UP Blu-ray Review

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Balloons not included.

Balloons not included.

Another year, another offering from Pixar beloved by critics and adults and kids and whoever else has a functional heart and brain.
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2009-12
18

Netflix, Blu-ray and the Future

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The big red empire is becoming a digital trend setter...

The big red empire is becoming a digital trend setter...

Netflix is out to own your television.


The Internet rental service has been gradually taking over set-top boxes in living rooms throughout America, incorporating its streaming content solution into any device willing and able.
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2009-12
18

Blu-ray 3D is here!

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What 3D will look like on your 2D television without 3D glasses.

What 3D will look like on your 2D television without 3D glasses.

After months of speculation, and various manufacturers demonstrating their individual 3D solutions, the Blu-ray Disc Association settled on official specs for the 3D Blu-ray format.
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2009-12
18

Terminator Salvation Blu-ray Review

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The biggest waste of three discs ever.

The biggest waste of three discs ever.

It’s a sad state of affairs when the McG-helmed Terminator sequel will perhaps be best remembered for Christian Bale’s profanity laden on-set tirade rather than for the film itself.
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2009-12
15

Lord of the Rings announced for Blu-ray

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What do you mean you left the ring at home?

What do you mean you left the ring at home?

After months of speculation, Warner Home Video put the rumors to rest announcing The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu-ray. The massive, Academy Award-winning epic will finally make the leap to high-definition after years of anticipation, just as the cameras start to roll on Guillermo Del Toro’s Hobbit adaptation.
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2009-12
15

Toy Story 1 & 2 are dated!

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To infinity and... something, something.

To infinity and... something, something.

Disney/Pixar finally started feeding out information to retailers for the much-anticipated release of Toy Story 1 & 2 on Blu-ray, and the good news is, we’re just a few months away.
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2009-12
10

Zombieland Blu-ray dated and detailed

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Jesse Eisenberg as Michael Cera in a zombie comedy.

Jesse Eisenberg as Michael Cera in a zombie comedy.

Sony Pictures announced that it will be releasing its horror-comedy, Zombieland, on Blu-ray this February 2nd in the US and February 22nd in UK territories.
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2009-12
10

NVIDIA to demonstrate 3D Blu-ray tech at CES

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Similar to the existing PC technology, NVIDIA will demonstrate its 3D Vision solution for Blu-ray.

Similar to the existing PC technology, NVIDIA will demonstrate its 3D Vision solution for Blu-ray.

NVIDIA is poised to unveil its 3D Blu-ray technology, an extension of its 3D Vision technology currently available for the PC, at the Computer Electronics Show (CES) this January.
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2009-12
4

Public Enemies Blu-ray Review

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Why can't we be public friends instead?

Why can't we be public friends instead?

If you’re into gangsters and the like, then the chances are you’ll already know who John Dillinger was.


Bank robber, Public Enemy #1 and something of a Robin Hood-type figure, his heisty-shooty-chasey Great Depression era exploits have become the stuff of American legend.
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2009-12
4

Looking For Eric Blu-ray Review

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A cover only a mother could love.

A cover only a mother could love.

It is with regret that I must inform you that there are no foals, voles, bowls, shoals or holes in this film.
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2009-12
3

Universal unveils Blu-ray/DVD ‘flipper’ discs

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Welcome... to Jurassic Park!

Welcome... to Jurassic Park!

Hoping to bridge the gap between the two formats, Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced that it was going to start producing dual-format “flipper” discs; home video releases that will include Blu-ray video on one side of the disc, and standard definition DVD on the other side.
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2009-12
1

‘This Is It’ announced for Blu-ray

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Arguably the greatest performer of his era.

Arguably the greatest performer of his era.

Sony Pictures announced Michael Jackson’s This Is It for Blu-ray, slated for release on January 26th in US territories. The film documents Jackson’s final rehearsal performances before his untimely death in his Los Angeles home last June.
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2009-12
1

Sony launches site for Snatch Blu-ray

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If you see any of these folks, walk on the opposite side of the sidewalk.

If you see any of these folks, walk on the opposite side of the sidewalk.

Guy Ritchie’s classic caper, Snatch, finally makes its way stateside on a BD-50 disc December 1st – just in time for the holidays.
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2009-11
19

Star Trek Blu-ray Review

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Sleek and stylish, but lots of empty space - the cover is representative of the film as a whole.

Sleek and stylish, but lots of empty space - the cover is representative of the film as a whole.

Just a few years ago, following a disastrous serialized television prequel, Star Trek looked like it was ready to keel over after spending the better half of a century on television and movie screens.


In walks J.J. Abrams.
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2009-11
19

Suspiria Blu-ray announced for the UK

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Poor thing has passed out from all the excitement!

Poor thing has passed out from all the excitement!

In giddy genre news, Cine-Excess and Nouveaux Pictures formally announced that Dario Argento’s horror classic, Suspiria, will be available on Blu-ray for the first time ever this January.
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2009-11
18

Night of the Creeps Blu-ray Review

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They don't make 'em like they used to.

They don't make 'em like they used to.

Fred Dekker, while a capable director and savvy writer, has never been held in the same regard (and rightfully so) as genre contemporaries Sam Raimi and John Carpenter.


Yet, it’s mind boggling that his 1986 horror film, Night of the Creeps, has gone so unnoticed by the horror community at large for the past two decades. Nobody even batted an eyelash when James Gunn ripped off the story wholesale for his 2006 horror flick, Slither.


(Which, I’m sure, was out of love.)
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2009-11
18

Warner Bros. launches DVD2Blu

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Time to trade in that old standard definition copy of Batman Begins.

Time to trade in that old standard definition copy of Batman Begins.

Hoping to lend a helping hand to cash-strapped Blu-ray owners stuck with standard definition DVDs, Warner Bros. announced a new upgrade program called DVD2Blu that allows owners to trade in their old DVDs towards Blu-ray copies for as low as $7.95.
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