http://bluray.highdefdigest.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:15:00 GMT Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:15:00 GMT The latest DVD and digital video news, reviews and opinion from across the web. en-us Copyright 2009, Snugglefish Media tips@highdefdigest.com webmaster@highdefdigest.com 30 0 1 2 3 4 5 19 20 21 22 23 Disc Announcements CES 2009 Industry Trends Exclusive HD Content Disney Universal Warner LCD TVs Musicals on High-Def Portable Blu-ray Players Paramount DreamWorks 3-D Sony Samsung Panasonic Wireless Audio LG Video Blu-ray Players Sharp HT-BD8200 FUNimation High-Def Anime Image Entertainment Comic Book Movies Networked Players http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Exclusive_HD_Content/DreamWorks/Paramount/DreamWorks_Loads_Extras,_Exclusives_on_Madagascar_2_Blu-ray/2385 DreamWorks has announced final specs for 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,' which arrives on Blu-ray this February with hours of bonus features and exclusive content. As announced last month, DreamWorks had... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:15:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Exclusive_HD_Content/DreamWorks/Paramount/DreamWorks_Loads_Extras,_Exclusives_on_Madagascar_2_Blu-ray/2385 High-Def Digest Exclusive HD Content DreamWorks Paramount http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Video/Industry_Trends/CES_2009/News_From_CES_2009:_Vizio_To_Sell_Sub-$200_BD_Player/2394 Hoping to drive mass adoption of the Blu-ray format, Vizio has announced a new BD player at a price point just under $200. Available in April, the new player will deliver images at to 1080p for a suggested... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:45:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Video/Industry_Trends/CES_2009/News_From_CES_2009:_Vizio_To_Sell_Sub-$200_BD_Player/2394 High-Def Digest Industry Trends CES 2009 http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner/Comic_Book_Movies/Batman_Anthology_Announced_for_Blu-ray/2388 Holy box set, Batman! Warner Home Video has announced the caped crusader's four original big-screen adventures are headed to Blu-ray this March. Dubbed 'Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology,' the five-disc... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:30:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner/Comic_Book_Movies/Batman_Anthology_Announced_for_Blu-ray/2388 High-Def Digest Disc Announcements Warner Comic Book Movies http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/LG/Industry_Trends/Networked_Players/CES_2009/News_From_CES_2009:_LG_BD-Player_shouts_Networking,_Baby!_Networking!/2392 LG hopes to top its first of its kind networked BD player, by introducing two new networked Blu-ray machines. After offering consumers the BD300, the world's first BD player to instantly stream Netflix... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/LG/Industry_Trends/Networked_Players/CES_2009/News_From_CES_2009:_LG_BD-Player_shouts_Networking,_Baby!_Networking!/2392 High-Def Digest LG Industry Trends CES 2009 http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Samsung/Wireless_Audio/Industry_Trends/CES_2009/HT-BD8200/News_From_CES_2009:_Samsung_thinks_skinny./2390 Just like Oprah, Samsung has one goal in mind for 2009, to slim down with some low profile HDTV and Blu-ray player offerings. First up among its CES 2009 unveilings is the Samsung Series 8 Plasma HDTV,... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:45:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Samsung/Wireless_Audio/Industry_Trends/CES_2009/HT-BD8200/News_From_CES_2009:_Samsung_thinks_skinny./2390 High-Def Digest Samsung Industry Trends CES 2009 http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Sharp/LCD_TVs/Industry_Trends/CES_2009/News_From_CES_2009:_Sharp_Announces_First_LCD_TV_with_Built-In_BD_Player/2389 Sharp is focusing its energy on the High-Def LCD and Blu-ray markets with a series of TV announcements and the first LCD TV with a built in Blu-ray player. “Sharp continues to show why we are an LCD... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Sharp/LCD_TVs/Industry_Trends/CES_2009/News_From_CES_2009:_Sharp_Announces_First_LCD_TV_with_Built-In_BD_Player/2389 High-Def Digest Sharp Industry Trends CES 2009 http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Blu-ray_Players/Industry_Trends/Panasonic/3-D/CES_2009/Portable_Blu-ray_Players/News_From_CES_2009:_Panasonic_Focused_on_High-Def/2387 As CES gets into full swing, some of the biggest early news is coming from Panasonic, with the company making some exciting announcements regarding HDTVs and Blu-ray. First up, Panasonic has announced... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:15:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Blu-ray_Players/Industry_Trends/Panasonic/3-D/CES_2009/Portable_Blu-ray_Players/News_From_CES_2009:_Panasonic_Focused_on_High-Def/2387 High-Def Digest Blu-ray Players Industry Trends Panasonic 3-D CES 2009 http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1881/swingvote.html Stuck somewhere between biting political satire and bland family drama, 'Swing Vote' never quite hits it past second base. It's middle-of-the-road and timidly non-partisan, a congenial-enough comedy that... Peter M. Bracke Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1881/swingvote.html High-Def Digest Blu-ray Review http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Musicals_on_High-Def/Warner/Warner_Brings_An_American_in_Paris_to_Blu-ray/2386 Warner has unveiled its latest classic release for high-def, bringing the romantic favorite 'An American in Paris' to Blu-ray in late-March. Previously released as a lavish two-disc DVD last year, Warner... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Musicals_on_High-Def/Warner/Warner_Brings_An_American_in_Paris_to_Blu-ray/2386 High-Def Digest Disc Announcements Musicals on High-Def Warner http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Disney/CES_2009/Snow_White,_Monsters_Inc._Lead_Disney_2009_Blu-ray_Slate/2384 Disney is previewing its Blu-ray plans for 2009 in a CES announcement, including official confirmation of the highly-anticipated high-def debuts of 'Snow White,' 'Sin City,' 'Pulp Fiction,' and 'Monsters,... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Disney/CES_2009/Snow_White,_Monsters_Inc._Lead_Disney_2009_Blu-ray_Slate/2384 High-Def Digest Disc Announcements Disney CES 2009 http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2034/neverendingstory_nl.html Remember when children’s films were unexpectedly dark and profoundly deep? When death lurked around every corner, tragedies befell loved ones at every turn, and happy endings weren’t always assured?... Kenneth Brown Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2034/neverendingstory_nl.html High-Def Digest Blu-ray Review http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Sony/CES_2009/Who_Ya_Gonna_Call_Ghostbusters_on_Blu-ray_this_June/2383 After months of speculation, Sony has at last confirmed a June Blu-ray debut for the '80s blockbuster 'Ghostbusters.' One of the most highly-requested titles in the studio's vault since the launch of the... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Sony/CES_2009/Who_Ya_Gonna_Call_Ghostbusters_on_Blu-ray_this_June/2383 High-Def Digest Disc Announcements Sony CES 2009 http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Image_Entertainment/In_the_Electric_Mist_to_Materialize_on_Blu-ray_this_March/2382 Image Entertainment has announced an early-March Blu-ray release for the indie thriller 'In the Electric Mist.' Following a very brief theatrical run last year, Image will debut the bayou mystery, which... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Image_Entertainment/In_the_Electric_Mist_to_Materialize_on_Blu-ray_this_March/2382 High-Def Digest Disc Announcements Image Entertainment http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2035/ypf_ca.html Yes, the title is really 'Young People Fucking'. No, it's not a porno. Isn't it fascinating how one word can totally change the trajectory of a movie's fortunes? Make a raunchy sex comedy filled from start... <a href=http://www.highdefdigest.com/joshzyber.html>Joshua Zyber</a> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2035/ypf_ca.html High-Def Digest Blu-ray Review http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Exclusive_HD_Content/Universal/Universal_Outlines_Changeling_Blu-ray_Specs,_Exclusives/2380 Full specs are in for 'Changeling,' which Universal will bring to Blu-ray this February with a raft of exclusive content. As previously announced, the Clint Eastwood-directed period drama will receive... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Exclusive_HD_Content/Universal/Universal_Outlines_Changeling_Blu-ray_Specs,_Exclusives/2380 High-Def Digest Exclusive HD Content Universal http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Disney/Bolt_Bound_for_Blu-ray_this_March/2381 Walt Disney has the set a March Blu-ray date for the animated canines of 'Bolt.' A slow starter at the box office and dubbed &quot;Pixar-lite&quot; by many critics, 'Bolt' nevertheless turned itself into... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Disney/Bolt_Bound_for_Blu-ray_this_March/2381 High-Def Digest Disc Announcements Disney http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1901/wackness.html It is the summer of 1994, when O.J. Simpson became a name we'd all like to forget, those who were cool made mixtapes (yes, I said tapes), and people still played the original Nintendo. Wearing giant headphones... Ernie Estrella Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1901/wackness.html High-Def Digest Blu-ray Review http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Exclusive_HD_Content/Universal/Look_for_Role_Models_on_Blu-ray_This_March/2379 'Role Models' is coming to Blu-ray in a new unrated version, with Universal Studios announcing an early March date for the hit comedy. Starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, the $66 million-grossing... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Exclusive_HD_Content/Universal/Look_for_Role_Models_on_Blu-ray_This_March/2379 High-Def Digest Disc Announcements Exclusive HD Content Universal http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/High-Def_Anime/FUNimation/More_Dragon_Ball_Z_Bound_for_Blu-ray/2378 FUNimation has announced its next blast of Dragon Ball Z, with a double-header of 'Super Android 13' and 'Bojack Unbound' planned for Blu-ray this February. Like the company's previous Dragon Ball Z double-feature... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/High-Def_Anime/FUNimation/More_Dragon_Ball_Z_Bound_for_Blu-ray/2378 High-Def Digest Disc Announcements High-Def Anime FUNimation http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/247/bandofbrothers.html When director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks commit to producing a miniseries, they go all out. ‘Band of Brothers,’ one of the most complex, expensive, and expansive television miniseries I’ve... Kenneth Brown Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/247/bandofbrothers.html High-Def Digest Blu-ray Review