Sony’s Harryhausen dedication
In celebration of his 90th birthday and the July 6 Blu-ray release of his iconic “Jason and the Argonauts,” Sony Pictures Digital Productions is renaming and formally dedicating its 119-seat screening theater after visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen on July 12.
It’s been quite a year for Harryhausen, whose 1981 film “Clash of the Titans” was [...]
Back to Future Blu-ray Oct. 26
The 25th anniversary of “Back to the Future” will be celebrated in style with the first release of the trilogy in the new future of HiDef Blu-ray on Oct. 26 by Universal Studios Home Video.
The 1980s franchise from director Robert Zemeckis, screenwriter Bob Gale, and executive producers Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy, about a [...]
Blu-ray 128GB discs approved
HiDef Blu-ray Discs can now hold nearly three times as much programming with today’s approval of specs that will allow for four layers of data on a single disc.
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced the finalization and release of the specifications for BDXL, the new multi-layer recordable Blu-ray Disc format with up to 128GB [...]
Clash of Titans on Blu July 27
The remake of “Clash of the Titans” will be released on HiDef Blu-ray July 27 by Warner Home Video.
There will be no 3D at this time for the home version of the movie that generated more than $450 million in theaters worldwide a couple months ago, but there is an alternate ending, deleted scenes and [...]
Toshiba’s Web-connected Blu-rays
Toshiba is the latest consumer electronics company to introduce a line of Blu-ray players that offer Web-connected services and Wi-Fi-ready features.
The new BDX2500 ($179.99) and BDX2700 ($249.99), each with a standard Ethernet connection, offer streaming content such as Blockbuster-on-Demand with no monthly fee (movies offered same-day as Blu-ray/DVD release); Netflix streaming movies and TV episodes, [...]
24, Lost finales on Blu-ray
Fox will release the final season of “24″ on Blu-ray December 7 for $69.99 and Disney has the swan song of “Lost” on Aug. 24. Both shows ran their final epsiodes within 24-hours of each other Sunday and Monday.
A complete collectible box set of all eight seasons of “24,” including an alternate ending for the [...]
Glee Season 1 on Blu Sept. 14
Glee fans will be able to sing along with the musical comedy in the Blu-ray version of the first season to be released Sept. 14 by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The four-disc “Glee: The Complete First Season” set, priced at $69.99, features all 22 one-hour episodes about an optimistic teacher who battles a malicious cheerleading [...]
Blu Europe up 94% in 1Q
Blu-ray disc sales in Europe were up 94% in the first quarter, according to Digital Entertainment Group Europe.
The news comes on the heels of a 109% increase in 2009.
More than 8.4 million discs were sold in Europe between January and March 2010, topping 151.4 million Euros.
Strong Blu-ray sales offset a 1.7% decline in DVD revenue [...]
Sony, Google team on Internet TV
Sony Corp. and Google have teamed up to create “Sony Internet TV” utilizing Google’s Android-based “Google TV.”
Launching this fall, the new TV allowing users to access the Internet will also be available as a set-top box-type unit incorporating a Blu-ray Disc drive.
The two companies are also exploring ways to establish new forms of cloud-based user [...]
Blu for Breakfast Club Aug. 3
The Breakfast Club will join the Blu-ray club on Aug. 3 with a special 25th anniversary edition ($26.98) of the iconic John Hughes coming-of-age teen comedy.
The Universal Studios Home Entertainment release that stars Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy will feature a 12-part documentary with Nelson, Hall, Sheedy and [...]
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