Kubrick’s “Paths of Glory” October 26
Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1957 World War I 88-minute black-and-white film “Paths of Glory,” starring Kirk Douglas, is getting the Criterion Collection treatment for a HiDef Blu-ray Disc release on Oct. 26 ($39.95).
Among the extras in Criterion’s special edition of the story of a French colonel who goes head-to-head with the army’s ruthless top brass when [...]
DEG panels at 3D Ent. Summit
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 second day two of the Summit, which is co-produced by The Bob Dowling Group [...]
Future of Entertainment conference
The Future of Media and Entertainment is iHollywood’s next conference at the exciting new location of the Hollywood Park Race Track and Casino.
Those attending SIGGRAPH and anyone based in LA with an interest in digital media are encouraged to join the fun and networking mixer, buffet dinner, and learn how to succeed in new markets.
The [...]
Blu debut for Blue Crush 2, Sasha Jackson
Filming is underway in the waters along the coast of South Africa on “Blue Crush 2″ exclusively for a Blu-ray and DVD premiere in spring 2011.
Sasha Jackson of “One Tree Hill” stars with Sharni Vinson (”Step Up 3D”), Elizabeth Mathis (”Enchanted”), Ben Milliken “(Newcastle”) and newcomer Chris Fisher, in this story of a Beverly Hills [...]
Comic-Con Piranha 3D jumps offsite
A wet T-shirt contest that turns into bloody R-rated 3D mayhem was too much for Comic-Con organizers, so Dimension Films and director Alexandre Aja have taken their snapping fish to a different pool of media across down the street.
A screening of several minutes of footage from the Aug. 20 “Piranha 3D,” including the objectionable scene, [...]
Alien Anthology Blu-ray Oct. 26
All four “Alien” movies will be released on Blu-ray Disc Oct. 26 with more than 60 hours of bonus features and more than 12,000 images in Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s six-disc “Alien Anthology” set ($139 in the U.S.).
The bonus material will also be accessible in a new “MU-TH-UR Mode” interactive access feature to connect [...]
NASA Television goes HiDef July 19
NASA Television will add a full-time HiDef channel Monday (July19), delivering live coverage of the final two space shuttle launches and other spacecraft as well as the daily “ISS Update” of activities of the on-orbit International Space Station crews, the agency said today in a brief announcement.
Also available on the new channel will be video [...]
Marvel’s first 3D: Thor, Captain America
Iron Man may have opted out of the 3D parade but Thor and Captain America apparently want their fans to see them through special glasses.
Marvel Studios has the honored spot as final presenting studio in the most prestigious Hall H at Comic-Con on the Saturday night (July 24) before theshow closes Sunday and will use [...]
Sensio, Cinedigm, ESPN World Cup scores
The 2010 World Cup Final set viewership records on ABC and ESPN, which broadcast all matches in HiDef, and proved a global success for companies involved with the first-ever 3D telecasts live in theaters, such as Sensio and Cinedigm.
Spain’s victory over the Netherlands in the Final on ABC was the most-watched Men’s World Cup game [...]
Hoffman has good “Luck” with HBO
HBO has picked up the Michael Mann-directed drama series pilot “Luck” for at least seven – nine original episodes to be shot at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., near Pasadena as early as late September.
The unusually expensive pilot featuring high-profile players behind and in front of the camera (well in excess of $10 mil., [...]
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