What could be more fitting than the colony of blue Smurfs on Blu-ray? Sony's 3D Blu-ray of "The Smurfs" ($45.99) offers a very good 3D representation of the computer-animated movie that generated more than half-a-billion dollars in theaters worldwide last summer. Once again the 3D on the home … [Read more...]
D23 Expo all things Disney Aug. 19-21
August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Two years after introducing a four-day Disney version of Comic-Con, Disney's D23 Expo is back in a three-day edition Friday - Sunday, Aug. 19-21 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The line-up of exhibits, seminars, conferences and previews will once again include the preview and … [Read more...]
Star Wars, directors do Blu-ray
January 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Just as the Blu-ray industry touted the extraordinary sales success of Blu-ray in 2010 at CES here in Las Vegas on Thursday (Jan. 6), Storm Troopers and Darth Vader took the Panasonic booth stage with Fox Home Entertainment president Mike Dunn to announce that all six films in the Star Wars Saga … [Read more...]
3D University on Blu-ray 3D
November 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The latest 3D University put on by the International 3D Society was focused on Blu-ray 3D and sponsored by Panasonic. Many top experts in the field presented information to attendees during the morning and early afternoon program in West Hollywood on the topics of choosing a 3D process, … [Read more...]
Sarandos, Clark, BDA in Hall of Fame
October 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, Anchor Bay Entertainment president Bill Clark and the Blu-ray Disc Association will be inducted into the Variety Home Entertainment Hall of Fame on Dec. 6, 2010, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. It will be the 30th anniversary of the … [Read more...]
Beauty Diamond is Blu-ray jewel
October 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," which is being released in HiDef for the first time in a Diamond Edition Blu-ray disc on Tuesday, Oct. 5, was not initially a musical, and Oscar-winning lyricist Howard Ashman came on board only after he had already begun work on Disney's follow-up movie "Aladdin" … [Read more...]
Cameron talks Avatar at Blu-Con 11/2
August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
James Cameron and his producer Jon Landau will share a conversation about "Avatar" with attendees to promote a special edition of the movie on Blu-ray Disc at the third annual Blu-Con conference on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The conference of industry trade organization … [Read more...]
3D Blu-ray authoring Aug. 3
July 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The challenges and opportunities associated with 3D Blu-ray authoring will be discussed among industry experts at the second part of the BluFocus invitation-only seminar series "3D-Focus: 3D Blu-ray Authoring" from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3 at DTS, Inc., 5220 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA … [Read more...]
DEG panels at 3D Ent. Summit
July 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) will co-sponsor the third annual 3D Entertainment Summit slated for September 15-16, 2010 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. The home entertainment industry promotional group will present four "Home 3D: Solutions and Strategies" panels on the … [Read more...]
Landis joins Sony tribute to Harryhausen
July 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Filmmaker John Landis joined executives from Sony Pictures Imageworks and Home Entertainment Monday evening in dedicating a newly-upgraded Imageworks screening room to visual effects legend Ray Harryhausen as the auteur recently celebrated his 90th birthday and Sony releases a new remastered edition … [Read more...]
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