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Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of March 13

By Brenden ⋅ March 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘MELANCHOLIA’, ‘THE DESCENDANTS’, ‘THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN’, ‘YOUNG ADULT’, ‘MY WEEK WITH MARILYN’, ‘THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST’, ‘THE THREE MUSKETEERS’ and many, many more!

The Adventures of Tintin Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ March 14, 2012 ⋅ One comment

I don’t quite know how they managed it but director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson skirt the uncanny valley with their brilliant, breathless animated franchise opener, The Adventures of Tintin, available now on Blu-ray disc from Paramount. …Continued…

The Adventures of Tintin Blu-ray announced and detailed

By Brenden ⋅ February 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Hot damn, these holiday releases are hitting Blu-ray faster than I can catch them in theatres. I must be mistaken, but doesn’t it seem like The Adventures of Tintin only just came out a few weeks ago? I was really looking forward to seeing this trip to the uncanny valley on the big screen but this news makes me think I might be too late, yet again. Sigh. Nevertheless, the animated Spielberg/Jackson co-production is now scheduled to hit Blu-ray on March 13 in a couple of high-def varieties – the two-disc Blu-ray/DVD edition and the slightly-pricier three-disc 3D/Blu-ray/DVD edition. …Continued…

Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of December 6

By Brenden ⋅ December 11, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘À BOUT PORTANT (POINT BLANK)’, ‘THE LADY VANISHES’, ‘A DESIGN FOR LIVING’, ‘THE DEBT’, ‘TORA! TORA! TORA!’, ‘HEAVENLY CREATURES’, ‘THE SIMPSONS: THE FOURTEENTH SEASON’, ‘DRAGON TATTOO TRILOGY: EXTENDED EDITION’, ‘THE HANGOVER: PART II’, ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – EXTREME BLU-RAY TRILOGY’ and many, many more!

Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Gift Sets

By Brenden ⋅ December 6, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

Winter is upon us, the snow is falling and the holiday shopping season is well under way. Now, more than ever, we’re faced with such a vast selection of amazing Blu-ray discs packaged in special collector’s multi-disc sets that it can be tough to know just what to add to your wish list or what to buy for that special Blu-ray loving someone. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of June 28

By Brenden ⋅ June 28, 2011 ⋅ One comment

This weeks new Blu-ray releases include ‘LORD OF THE RINGS: THE MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY (EXTENDED EDITION)’ and ‘SUCKER PUNCH’ from Warner, ‘BLACK MOON’, ‘ZAZIE DANS LE METRO’ and ‘PEOPLE ON SUNDAY’ from Criterion, ‘BARNEY’S VERSION’ and ‘WAKE WOOD’ from eOne, ‘NESTING’ from Blue Underground and many, many more!

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition Blu-ray image controversy

By Brenden ⋅ June 20, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Here we go again. You might recall last years Lord of the Rings controversy, regarding the questionable image quality of the Blu-ray transfers on the discs in the theatrical edition boxed set. Particularly the soft, noise-reduced presentation of the first film, The Fellowship of the Ring. Well, the boxed set of the Extended Editions of the films, due out next week, seems to be rousing the ire of film fans who’ve had the opportunity to screen it early. This time around, however, it’s not the quality of the transfer that’s at issue. …Continued…

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition Blu-ray disc set officially announced

By Brenden ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Here it is, folks! The official details of Warner Home Video‘s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition Blu-ray disc set, set to hit shops on June 28th! I’m pleased to tell you that all the extended editions of the films will be making their hi-def debuts “remastered from the original 2k digital files” with each spread across 2-discs, ensuring that the image and sound is of optimal quality. …Continued…

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Limited Extended Edition detailed, available for pre-order

By Brenden ⋅ March 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Bill Hunt over at The Digital Bits predicted it and I didn’t believe it but here it is, coming to pass – The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Limited Extended Edition is available for pre-order on Amazon.com! Not only has the popular e-tailer listed the set for pre-order but they’ve also been able to secure the some details of the multi-disc set along with the package art. …Continued…

Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions and more Kubrick on Blu-ray in 2011

By Brenden ⋅ January 14, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Okay, I’m sorry, didn’t we just go through this nonsense twelve months ago? The theatrical editions of the Lord of the Rings films were released on Blu-ray to great controversy last year, partly due to transfers that didn’t seem to live up to most expectations and partly due to the exclusion of the much-lauded Extended Editions. And now, after the studio and director Peter Jackson himself assured us that the less-than-ideal Blu-ray releases already in our hands were only to tide us over until the mega-perfect Ultimate boxed set would be released many years down the road, along with the coming of The Hobbit, we now find out that Warner is on the verge of unleashing the longer cuts on Blu this year! …Continued…