Fox is teasing some of the deleted scenes from the upcoming Sept. 16 Blu-ray release of "Star Wars" on Blu-ray at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend. Here is a 60-second teaser of the teasers, with a particularly intriguing new animation of a light saber emblazoning the Blu-ray … [Read more...]
Potter wraps great in 3D & record IMAX
July 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
After Warner Bros. Pictures had to scrap 3D on its penultimate "Harry Potter" episode last year, the studio and IMAX got it right this time with the finale "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," opening in a record number of IMAX theaters this week and record advance ticket … [Read more...]
Lord in Blu amid fireworks at Best Buy
June 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ten years after its debut, "The Lord of the Rings The Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Edition" ($119.98) debuts again this week for the first time in HiDef for home viewing in Warner Home Video's new 15-disc Blu-ray Disc collection. The long-awaited debut was celebrated in a manner befitting the … [Read more...]
Super 8 more super in IMAX
June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
IMAX delivered a super opening weekend to "Super 8" with $4.4 million (12% on just 239 screens) of Paramount's weekend-topping overall $37 million domestic gross for the J.J. Abrams family thriller, according to Hollywood.com Box Office. Meanwhile, Paramount's 3D release of Dreamworks … [Read more...]
Kubrick’s Clockwork, Barry in Blu HiDef..
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Warner's May 31 (2011) HiDef Blu-ray releases of a couple of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick's best movies are magnificent (and also tied to $149 package of nine of Kubrick's films on Blu-ray, including "Dr. Strangelove," "2001" and first Blu-ray version of "Lolita"): * A Clockwork Orange 40th … [Read more...]
Eye-opening Arabia via IMAX 3D
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
"Arabia 3D" represents the first major film production filmed entirely in Saudia Arabia, the first to feature aerial photography of some of the country's mosques and world's largest gathering of humans -- 3 million Muslims in the annual hajj pilgrimage -- and one of the few films to showcase the … [Read more...]
Lion King 3D for theaters/Blu-ray
May 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
Disney's 3D version of "The Lion King" is finally set for release, but while it is getting a theatrical run on Sept. 16, it will be short-lived as the Blu-ray 3D version follows quickly on Oct. 4. It was Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment that announced a two-week domestic run of "The Lion … [Read more...]
Gnomeo and Ocean deep in Blu-ray 3D
May 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Two notable new Blu-ray 3D titles are hitting stores today (May 24) and June 7, respectively: * Gnomeo & Juliet (Disney, $49.99 for 3-disc Blu-ray 3D set) is a British animated comical modern-day twist on the Shakespeare story of tragic romance, this time amongst small porcelain garden … [Read more...]
“Rio” 3D biggest opening of 2011
April 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
"Rio" does 3D, animation, humor, music, and overall entertainment pretty well. But it does none of those things extremely well except, perhaps, for the computer animation. What it did best was open bigger than any movie this year with $39.2 million. It will likely surpass "The Green Hornet" and … [Read more...]
Tron, Tangled, Tahiti; Top 7 Blu-ray 3D
April 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Most movies released in 3D in theaters are being released for 3D in the home simultaneous with the standard Blu-ray release. More than a handful of notable titles have been released on Blu-ray 3D (and even 3D DVD) in recent days. Here is a breakdown in order of 3D quality, followed by the content … [Read more...]
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