Shhh, Avatar 3D Blu-ray Dec. 1; Alice too
“Avatar” is coming to 3D Blu-ray on Dec. 1, according to a well-placed source, but as we previously reported here at 3DHollywood.net, it will only be available with the purchase of Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray players. Likewise, Sony is said to have made an agreement with Disney to be the exclusive provider of the [...]
Blu-ray Avatar 16-min. longer
This Friday’s “Avatar: Special Edition” in 3D theaters, has about nine minutes of additional footage but the special edition coming to Blu-ray in November will have 16 additional minutes, James Cameron told the Associated Press in a story published today. He didn’t mention the rumored 3D Blu-ray version also believed to be coming in November [...]
Upcoming “Office” via last season Blu-ray
Viewers of “The Office” will be able to watch new episodes this fall via the Blu-ray edition of Season Six being released Sept. 7. Universal Studios Home Entertainment is using the BD-Live Web-connected feature of Blu-ray to allow fans to access new episodes immediately after they are broadcast without having to set a DVR or [...]
Cameron talks Avatar at Blu-Con 11/2
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 DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group focuses [...]
Lucas: Star Wars on Blu-ray fall 2011
George Lucas says the Star Wars movies have “never looked or sounded better” than they do on Blu-ray. But it will be another year before all six live-action movies in the complete Star Wars Saga will be released worldwide on Blu-ray Disc as a box set in fall 2011, it was announced today by Lucasfilm [...]
IMAX 3D exclusive for Samsung 3D Blu-ray
IMAX Corp. has licensed two of the company’s large format 3D documentaries to Samsung Electronics America for exclusive distribution on 3D Blu-ray with the purchase of a Samsung 3DTV and 3D Blu-ray player. The announcement comes as Samsung also announced an extension of its deal with DreamWorks Animation to release “How to Train a Dragon” [...]
THX-BluFocus 3D seal of quality
THX has teamed with BluFocus, an official Testing Center for the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), to build an ecosystem of production and mastering services for 3D broadcasters, authoring houses and post-production studios to address 3D picture quality, interoperability and the physiological effects of 3D. The THX-BluFocus 3D certification program will help pinpoint and eliminate any [...]
DreamWorks/Samsung: 5 more 3D Blu-rays
DreamWorks Animation SKG is once again teaming up with Samsung Electronics America to release a new 3D Blu-ray version of “How to Train Your Dragon” this fall bundled exclusively with Samsung’s home 3DTV starter kit that will include a 3DTV, 3D Blu-ray player and two pairs of 3D glasses. “Dragon” grossed $480 million globally in [...]
Universal’s Read oversees 3D, HD, BD
Universal’s VP of HD marketing and franchise management, Robert Read, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide HD Marketing for Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) and Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE). But he will still have a focus on HD as well as 3D,according to Hilary Hoffman, Executive Vice President, Marketing, USHE, and Melanie [...]
Rocky Horror in HiDef Blu-ray Oct. 19
Dr. Frank-N-Furter will celebrate his 35th with the first Blu-ray Disc release of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Oct. 19 for $39.99. It will be the first time the pioneering transvestite with a cult following at midnight screenings in the 1970s will be seen doing the “Time Warp” in a newly-restored HiDef transfer and [...]
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