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'Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Complete Season One' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]More 'Star Wars' is coming to high-definition this fall.[/teaser] Warner Brothers (and LucasFilm) will bring 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Complete Season One' to Blu-ray on November 3. The 4-disc set will feature 1080p video, DTS 5.1 audio (English, French, Spanish), and supplements will include seven Director's Cut episodes, twenty-two episodic behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a 64-page production journal containing early sketches, artist notes, and concept art from each episode. Exclusive to the Blu-ray is The Jedi Temple Archives - an extensive database exploring test footage, early concept art, 3-D character and object turnarounds and early animation. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray has not yet been announced. You can find the latest specs for 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Complete Season One' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 3.Posted Fri Jul 17, 2009 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Monty Python: Almost the Truth' Headed to Blu-ray[teaser]And now for something completely different: a documentary on the legendary comedy troupe is headed for high-definition this fall. [/teaser] Umvd/Visual Entertainment will bring the six-part, six-hour documentary 'Monty Python: Almost the Truth' featuring John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, and Terry Jones to Blu-ray on October 27. Specs and supplements have yet to be announced, Suggested list price for the Blu-ray has been set at $39.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Monty Python: Almost the Truth' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 27.Posted Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Dirty Harry Ultimate Collection' Blu-ray $56.99 at Amazon[teaser]Today's Amazon's Gold Box deal is certain to make your day.[/teaser] Amazon is selling 'Dirty Harry Ultimate Collection' (containing all five 'Dirty Harry' films) for $56.99 (56% off the suggested retail price). This today-only offer is good while supplies last, so head on down to the sale before this punk's luck runs out.Posted Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 11:40 AM PDT by: -
Original 'Horton Hears a Who!' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The original 1970 animated short is coming to Blu-ray this fall. [/teaser] Warner Brothers will be bring 'Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!' to Blu-ray on October 6. The release will feature 1080p/VC-1 video, an English Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack, and supplements set to include a feature-length documentary "In Search of Dr. Seuss," a sing-along music video, and two other animated shorts: 'Dr. Seuss' Battle Battle Book,' and 'Daisy-Head Mayzie.' 'Horton Hatches the Egg,' from the DVD, does not seem to be included. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is unknown at this time. You can find the latest specs for 'Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 6.Posted Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
Alterac Releasing Blu-ray Duplicator and Printable Discs[teaser]A new high performance Blu-ray writable media option has been released by Alterac.[/teaser] Alterac's new duplicator grade ink jet printable discs are now available, along with their Robojet Autoprinter of course. Perry Solomon, Alterac President and CEO stated “Responding to Prosumer demand, we are pleased to offer this new white inkjet printable, high performance BD-R 4x Blu-ray media” The discs will sell for around $200 for a pack of 25. With the popularity of the Blu-ray format, and with the cost to produce consistently lowering, it shouldn’t be too long before we start regularly seeing Blu-ray discs as promo materials.Posted Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The original animated Grinch classic is coming to Blu-ray this fall. [/teaser] Warner Brothers is preparing 'Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas' starring the voice of the legendary Boris Karloff for a Blu-ray release on October 6. Specs, supplements, and suggested list price for the Blu-ray have yet to be announced. You can find the latest specs for 'Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 6.Posted Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Blu-ray Blowout Sale at Amazon[teaser]There are titles to be nabbed for as low as $15.49 at Amazon. [/teaser] Now through July 24, Amazon has a Blu-ray Blowout Sale with some great bargains. The sale states that some of the titles are as low as $15.49, but a few of them are even better deals like I Robot for $12.99. click here for the sale page at Amazon.Posted Wed Jul 15, 2009 at 12:30 PM PDT by: -
Tribbles Invade International Comic-Con 2009[teaser]They’re cute, they’re cuddly, but they multiply like mad, and will damage your starship in the process![/teaser] That’s right, they’re Tribbles! Lucky attendees who visit the Paramount Home Entertainment booth at Comic-Con will have the chance to pick up a free Tribble of their own as well as meet David Gerrold, the writer of the now legendary “Trouble With Tribbles” episode of the original Star Trek series. Not too coincidentally, the second season of Star Trek is only months away from hitting Blu-ray. Gerrold says he’ll be on the lookout for fans doing creative things with their Tribbles, both at the con and in photos that can be uploaded to CBS-BDLive.comPosted Wed Jul 15, 2009 at 11:30 AM PDT by: -
Lite-on’s $59 Blu-ray Drive[teaser]Blu-ray just keeps getting cheaper[/teaser] It’s official, we’re not buying that “Blu-ray is too expensive” excuse anymore. Sure, expensive Blu-ray players exist; they’re for people that know why they’re expensive and are willing to pay the premium. For the rest of consumer America, there’s the Lite-on internal Blu-ray drive. It’s not the fanciest thing in the world, and a lot of the video quality will be dependent on your computer. The drive doesn’t automatically make everything high def, you need to have a rig that can handle the appropriate resolution, but it’s not a bad option. The drive has an 8x read speed, a 250ms access time, and comes with Power DVD 8, and is available on electronics websites everywhere.Posted Wed Jul 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM PDT by: -
HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Harry Potter: Years 1-5' Blu-ray $56.99 at Amazon[teaser]Today's deal-of-the-day in Amazon's Gold Box is full of high-definition wizardry.[/teaser] For today only, Amazon is selling 'Harry Potter: Years 1-5' (containing the first five 'Harry Potter' films) for $56.99 (56% off the suggested retail price). As usual, this offer is only good while supplies last, so hop on your broomstick and zip on over to the sale before the price magically disappears.Posted Wed Jul 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM PDT by:
