The folks at Fox Home Video are one of the first studios to come out with a Blu-Ray disk that supports the new 1.1 (or picture in picture) spec. One of the things that distinguished HD-DVD was it’s copious use of picture in picture for extra features. For instance on the 300 HD-DVD you could […]
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Watch clips from Dragon Wars, now on Blu-Ray!
We did a lot on this film last year and it’s a shame it didn’t do better, but it’s now available on Blu-Ray. Check out these clips.
Sony Blu-Ray Announcements – We Own The Night, 30 Days of Night and more!
Sony has a slew of new Blu-Ray titles coming in the next few weeks including We Own The Night, 30 Days of Night, and Across the Universe. Here are the press releases for each title. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is proud to present We Own The Night on DVD, Blu-ray™ High-Def and PSP February 12, […]
2007’s Top 10 Animation/Anime´ DVDs
Considering the proliferation of animation on DVD, and considering that the dozens of DVDs I received for review constituted a drop in the bucket, here are my picks as best animation/anime´ DVDs of 2007.
Universal DVD Grab Bag Giveaway – Eastern Promises, Balls of Fury and Bring It On: In It To Win It!!
Universal Home Video Has Given Us a ton cool DVDs to giveaway, including the amazing Eastern Promises, which is one of the best films of the year. We also have copies of the surprisingly funny Balls of Fury, and Bring It On Again. We will give away all THREE DVDs to FIVE lucky […]
Win A Copy of The Kingdom DVD!
Our new friends at Universal Home Video have given us a quartet of great DVDs to give away starting with The Kingdom. The DVD hit the street on December 23, 2007. To win this DVD, simply post a comment about your favorite Jamie Foxx movie. The contest will run from December 23 – January 8th. […]
Fox’s Sunshine will be one of the first Blu-Ray 1.1 DVDs
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) today confirmed the imminent arrival of its first Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Disc, SUNSHINE, available January 8, 2008, day-and-date with DVD. The most technologically advanced Blu-ray Disc release to debut from Fox to date, SUNSHINE features dual-stream picture-in-picture commentary, enhanced viewing mode, and the first-ever “surround sound mixing” feature, as […]
High Definition – PS3 Gets Blu-Ray 1.1, Sunshine First 1.1 Blu-Ray Spec, Blu-Ray Gets Awards
It’s another action packed week in the High Definition DVD Race and this week’s report is all about moves that Blu-Ray has been making. Every since HD-DVD Players were a big hit thanks to Toshiba’s $99 black Friday special it’s been pretty quiet on the HD-DVD front. I fully expect to get some news at […]
Two Threequels & a Fourquel: The Bourne Ultimatum, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and Live Free or Die Hard
Action movies have become increasingly sophisticated but the advent of CGI hasn’t completely taken over. The summer’s best threequels took radically different approaches: The Bourne Ultimatum was almost completely shot in camera; Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End was a bravura usage of CGI. Then there was the summer’s one fourquel, Live Free or […]
Blade Runner – The Final Cut DVD Review from a Plant!
Hey Everyone, one of my studio friends sent over a review for Blade Runner. He’s a studio plant, but the review is good, and I’m interested in this DVD. I’ll admit, I never got the Blade Runner thing. I’ve tried to watch a couple of times in the past and can’t make it past the […]
High Definition – Harry Potter, Spiderman Set, Blade Runner, and more!
Hey Everyone, I’m finally getting around to starting that new HD column. Let’s start by saying at the moment I’m platform agnostic, I don’t particularly see much difference between Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. I actually have both, I use my PS3 to play Blu-Ray and a Toshiba A3 and X-Box HD-DVD Drive for my HD-DVD Player. […]