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Video: Warner Previews Features on 'Batman: Gotham Knight' Blu-ray
Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Video Clips, High-Def Disc Marketing, Warner (all tags)
Warner has released an online promo for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Batman: Gotham Knight,' providing a first glimpse at the disc's extensive bonus features.
As first announced this past February, Warner Home Video will debut the direct-to-video title on Blu-ray July 8 (day-and-date with the standard DVD).
A three-minute video clip posted on the title's official website give a first peek at the highly-anticipated Blu-ray release, previewing comments from the film's cast and crew regarding the film's inspiration, revealing some of the disc's supplemental features, and showcasing further behind-the-scenes footage.
The clip is available to watch now (via streaming video) at the Batman: Gotham Knight official website.
As previously announced, extras on the 'Gotham Knight' Blu-ray are set to include the documentary "A Mirror for the Bat: The Evil Denizens of Gotham City," the "Batman and Me a Devotion of Destiny: The Bob Kane Story" featurette, a pair of bonus episodes from 'Batman: The Animated Series' (personally selected by 'Gotham Knight' director Bruce Timm), and a special sneak peek at the upcoming DC Comics/Warner Premiere animated movie, 'Wonder Woman.'
Warner has not yet announced tech specs for 'Gotham Knight,' but we'll keep you posted.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray has been set at $34.98.
As always, you'll find the latest specs for 'Batman: Gotham Knight' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 8.
We've also set up a dedicated thread for Warner Premiere's latest in our Forums area -- click the following link to discuss the 'Batman: Gotham Knight' Blu-ray release.
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Batman: Gotham Knight (Blu-ray)
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Direct-to-Video 'Batman: Gotham Knight' Bound For Blu-ray (Feb 26, 2008)
Video: Warner Previews Interactive Features on 'Haunted Hill' Blu-ray, HD DVD
Tue Oct 09, 2007 at 01:08 PM ETTags: Warner, Video Clips (all tags)
Warner has released an online promo for its upcoming next-gen release of 'Return to House on Haunted Hill,' providing a first glimpse at the disc's much-hyped interactive features.
As first announced this past July, Warner Home Video will debut the direct-to-video sequel on both Blu-ray and HD DVD October 16, as the first title in a new long-term pact with blockbuster producer Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment.
The five minute video clip (which can be watched below) provides a first peek at Warner's "Navigational Cinema" technology, a next-gen milestone that promises to allow users to chose between dozens of different storylines (and over 200 ultimate outcomes) for a truly interactive viewing experience.
Also featured in the preview are comments from the film's cast and crew on the disc's cutting-edge viewing experience, as well as further behind-the-scenes footage.
To watch the clip, press play in the video window below:
Additional features on the Blu-ray and HD DVD are set to include an unrated cut of the film, a making-of featurette, deleted scenes, a music video and more.
Warner has set a $34.99 list price for the next-gen versions.
As always, you'll find full specs for 'Return to House on Haunted Hill' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule and HD DVD Release Schedule, under the disc's release date of October 16.
We've also set up dedicated threads in our forums area for discussion of this title on both formats -- click the following links to discuss 'Return to House on Haunted Hill' Blu-ray or the 'Return to House on Haunted Hill' HD DVD.
See what people are saying about this story in our forums area, or check out other recent discussions.
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- Return to House on Haunted Hill (Blu-ray)
- Return to House on Haunted Hill (HD DVD)
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Warner Sets Date For 'Return to House on Haunted Hill' on Blu-ray, HD DVD (Jul 27, 2007)
- Warner Plans Line of Direct-to-Disc Horror Sequels for Blu-ray, HD DVD (Jun 20, 2007)
Blu-ray Gets Put to the Test with Fan-Made "Torture" Video
Mon Jan 29, 2007 at 03:22 AM ETTags: Video Clips (all tags)
Just how strong is a Blu-ray disc? Apparently, sturdy enough to withstand a scrubbing by steel wool and the sharp edges of a pizza cutter, as one enterprising fan proved with a homemade video recently posted to YouTube.
I guess we can file this one under the "Too much time on their hands" category, but one passionate (or just plain deranged) YouTube user decided to test out Blu-ray's much-touted, TDK-developed "Hard Coat" disc protection technology. Promoted by the format's backers as the ultimate in damage resistance, it is applied to every Blu-ray disc to protect against physical vulnerability. It also offers a thicker buffer versus rival HD DVD, which currently employs the same, less stringent protective coating as standard-def DVD -- which, as anyone who has rented a much-played disc from Blockbuster knows, is all too easy to decimate.
So this new PlayStation 3 owner (who goes only by the user name "KyleOrl"), decided to test out the marketing claims with a series of "Stress Tests," subjecting the PS3 bundle disc 'Talladega Nights' to a host of indignities -- including degradation by way of ballpoint pen, a pizza cutter and the punishing strains of Guns 'n' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle." Yet the Blu-ray disc took a lickin' and kept on tickin':
Despite the graphic, unsettling nature of the video (it makes 'Saw III' look like "Romper Room"), we have to give Blu-ray props for being so resistant to the sadistic whims of the YouTube generation. Ultimately, it a took a Jason Voorhees-sized butcher knife to take down 'Talladega Nights.' Impressive!
Still, if you want to keep your high-def disc collection intact, our best advice is don't try this at home.
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- Related links:
- Blu-ray Disc Stress Test [YouTube]
Video: New Blu-ray TV Commercial
Thu Dec 28, 2006 at 11:54 AM ETTags: High-Def Disc Marketing, Video Clips (all tags)
The Blu-ray Disc Association has brought its marketing campaign to television, with what we believe is the first TV commercial specifically for the high-def disc format.
While Blu-ray has been included in spots for individual movie releases (and in spots for the PS3 and stand-alone players), this is the first time we've seen a TV commercial for the format itself.
The spot began airing in late November on a suite of HD cable channels (Discovery HD, INHD, HDNet and HDNet Movies) and will look familiar for those who've seen the print and online incarnations of the BDA's "Beyond High Definition" campaign.
Bathed in blue (of course), the commercial trumpets the format's high-def picture and superior sound, closing with mention of its support by "over 170 trusted brands" -- a subtle shot at rival next-gen format HD DVD, which has thus far seen less industry support.
You can watch the ad for yourself by clicking "play" on the video player below:
Perhaps most compelling (but not easily visable in this version of the spot, which has been highly compressed for online viewing) is the collection of short film clips included as part of the commercial.
Some of the films included in the montage (such as the prominent image from 'Superman Returns') are already out on Blu-ray, but others have yet to be released -- or even announced. Included in that category are clips from the highly anticipated titles 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.' Of course, we've seen these titles included in promotional materials before (months ago), so while we're not holding our breath for an imminent release, we will take this as yet another promise of some big Blu-ray releases to come in 2007.
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Video: Blu-ray Tagged in New 'Click' TV Spot
Mon Oct 02, 2006 at 03:29 PM ETTags: High-Def Disc Marketing, Video Clips (all tags)
After we posted video of the first DVD TV spot tagging HD DVD a few weeks back, several readers wrote in asking to see how the Blu-ray camp has been tagging their DVD TV spots.
As always, your wish is our command. Sony this week began running TV spots for the release of Adam Sandler's 'Click' on October 10th:
Like earlier Sony spots, the commercial ends with the tagline, "on DVD and Blu-ray," and includes box art of the disc in both formats. The disc's PSP release, by the way, is also tagged in a chyron at the bottom of the screen alongside DVD and Blu-ray.
Representatives from both next-gen DVD camps have committed to significant marketing efforts heading into the crucial fourth quarter holiday shopping season, so expect to see more where this came from over the next few months.
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Video: HD DVD Tagged in 'Tokyo Drift' TV Spot (Sep 19, 2006)
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