Blu-ray Evolution in SA

Ghost Month Arrives on Blu-ray in July

Independent studio North American Motion Pictures has announced that it will release the horror movie ‘Ghost Month’ on Blu-ray on July 21, day-and-date with the DVD. As with previous titles from this studio, the Blu-ray version will only be available as part of a promotional offer for retailers consisting of three DVDs and one Blu-ray…. Read [...]

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"Blu-ray is Better for Neil Young Archives", Says Young Himself

Next Tuesday sees the release of ‘Neil Young Archives, Volume 1′, and the Blu-ray version is the one Young prefers. He openly says on the front of his Archive website: “If you are considering buying the Neil Young Archives set, and you want the best package, then Blu-ray is for you. The sound and [...]

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Duplicity Announced for UK Release

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Julia Roberts and Clive Owens film ‘Duplicity’ to Blu-ray in the UK on July 13th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video for this film will be presented in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras for this release have yet [...]

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Friday the 13th Remakes Comes to Blu-ray in the UK

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the 2009 remake of ‘Friday the 13th’ to Blu-ray in the UK on August 10th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1080p accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. This release will feature the “Killer Cut” similar to the US release…. Read full [...]

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Original Italian Job Comes to Blu-ray in the UK

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of ‘The Italian Job’ (40th Anniversary Special Edition) on June 15th. This 1969 heist movie starring Michael Caine is not available on BD in the US (only its 2003 remake is). No information on region coding has been given, but Paramount usually doesn’t region-lock its titles…. Read full [...]

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The Red Shoes Remastered Blu-ray Gets Detailed

ITV Global Entertainment has announced the special features for the Blu-ray release of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s Technicolor classic ‘The Red Shoes’, which is due to hit UK store shelves on June 29 (initially only at HMV), after having been painstakingly restored and screened at Cannes Film Festival…. Read full article at Blu-ray.com Read the original [...]

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No Face of the Enemy in Battlestar Galactica?

When we listed the special features for the upcoming ‘Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series’ Blu-ray set, some forum members pointed out that the extras list made no mention of ‘The Face of the Enemy’. Indeed, it seems that this series of ten webisodes will be absent from the Blu-ray set…. Read full article at Blu-ray.com Read the [...]

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Fringe Season One Comes to Blu-ray

Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring J.J. Abrams’ ‘Fringe: The Complete First Season’ to Blu-ray on September 8th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs have not been announced at this time, you you can expect to see a 1080p VC-1 video presentation for all 20 episodes of the premiere season…. Read full [...]

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Amazon Adds DVD/Blu-ray Trade-in Program

Amazon has launched a DVD/Blu-ray Trade-in Program which allows customers to send in their used Blu-ray and DVD titles for Amazon.com Gift Cards. Similar to their existing Video Game Trade-in Program, you simply select the disc you want to trade-in, use the pre-paid shipping label to send it to Amazon, and then you’ll have the [...]

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Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead on Blu-ray Soon

BBC America today announced the acquisition of five new Doctor Who specials, the first of which, ‘Planet of the Dead’, will have its broadcast premiere in the US in July. Shortly thereafter, it will be released on Blu-ray. At the time of writing, no specific release date or edition details have been divulged…. Read full article [...]

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