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3D Blu-ray Players and TVs Are Go for Launch
The major consumer electronic manufacturers are unleashing 3D hardware upon the populace as we speak. Panasonic (in an exclusive alliance with Best Buy) and Samsung are first out of the gate, with displays and Blu-ray players available now. LG is launching in May, Sony in June (in Japan and then the US) and Vizio in [...]
Continue reading...Deluxe Launches Blu-ray 3D Services
10. March 2010
Disc authoring company Deluxe Digital Studios Inc. announced today that it is launching a full range of 3D services for the home entertainment market. Its enhanced capabilities are specifically tailored to the 3D Blu-ray standard. Beginning in April, the studio will launch 3D Blu-ray production services with capacity ramping to four projects per month [...]
Continue reading...Reports of Compromised CC Information at Monoprice
10. March 2010
Popular audio/video cable retailer Monoprice has temporarily closed its website until March 15 while it performs “maintenance.” The website doesn’t go into further detail, but it allegedly shuttered after receiving several emails and phone calls from customers complaining about “odd” charges on the credit and debit cards they had used when purchasing from Monoprice. Customers [...]
Continue reading...All Shrek Movies on 3D Blu-ray in 2010, Exclusive with Samsung (Update: for One Year)
10. March 2010
DreamWorks Animation announced yesterday the expansion of its strategic alliance with Samsung, to feature an exclusive offering of the iShrek/i film series in its entirety in 3D for the first time ever. This Blu-ray collection will be available during the second half of the year. The news was delivered at Samsung’s Full HD 3D LED [...]
Continue reading...Lightning Deal: Die Hard Collection Blu-ray $37.99 (Expired)
9. March 2010
Amazon has an interesting BD-related “lightning deal” going on now: for a very limited time, you can buy iThe Die Hard Collection/i (Die Hard/ Die Hard 2: Die Harder/ Die Hard with a Vengeance/ Live Free or Die Hard) for only $37.99 (62% off MSRP). This offer expires today at 2 p.m. PST, or when stock runs [...]
Continue reading...Friedkin Flaunts Control over Exorcist Blu-ray, Says No to 3D
9. March 2010
In a recent interview, William Friedkin was asked about the possibility that Warner Brothers decided to convert iThe Exorcist/i to 3D. Friedkin said that would never happen, “providing I’m still alive.” He stated that he has control “over every single frame of film” when converting it to Blu-ray. “If I want a scene bluer, I [...]
Continue reading...Media Blasters Delays Versus and Other Titles on Blu-ray
9. March 2010
In what is becoming a rather unpleasant tradition, Media Blasters has announced a long list of delays for all the titles from its DVD and Blu-ray schedule. Most prominently (and painfully), the cult movie from the Tokyo Shock label iVersus/i, already delayed from December 29, 2009 to March 30, is now slated for June 29….brbra [...]
Continue reading...Gladiator Anniversary Edition Blu-ray for Germany
9. March 2010
According to information from local retailers cited by HD site bluray-disc.de, the Germany branch of Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release iGladiator: 10th Anniversary Edition/i on Blu-ray on May 6, a week before the theatrical release of Ridley Scott’s latest movie, iRobin Hood/i. Bluray-disc.de also confirms that, due to the “inferior quality” of the first [...]
Continue reading...Today on Blu-ray - March 9th
9. March 2010
Writer/director (and former bartender) Troy Duffy became a cult hero when iThe Boondock Saints/i was released, a film loved by fans for its intense action sequences, witty dialog, and an unforgettable performance by Willem Dafoe. Ten years later, Duffy released the sequel to his opus which is out on Blu-ray today to cheers [...]
Continue reading...No Blu-ray for Burn Notice Season 3
9. March 2010
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the release of iBurn Notice: Season Three/i for June 1. Unfortunately, it will come out in standard-definition DVD only. This is a new chapter in the erratic hidef career of this TV series: Season One was released in June 2008 on DVD only; a year later, Season Two [...]
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- 3D Blu-ray Players and TVs Are Go for Launch
- Deluxe Launches Blu-ray 3D Services
- Reports of Compromised CC Information at Monoprice
- All Shrek Movies on 3D Blu-ray in 2010, Exclusive with Samsung (Update: for One Year)
- Lightning Deal: Die Hard Collection Blu-ray $37.99 (Expired)
- Friedkin Flaunts Control over Exorcist Blu-ray, Says No to 3D
- Media Blasters Delays Versus and Other Titles on Blu-ray
- Gladiator Anniversary Edition Blu-ray for Germany
- Today on Blu-ray - March 9th
- No Blu-ray for Burn Notice Season 3
10. March 2010
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