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Korn's 'Live on the Other Side' Headed to Blu-ray[teaser]Image Entertainment has announced plans to bring Korn's 2006 concert film 'Live on the Other Side' to Blu-ray this October.[/teaser] Captured entirely with HD cameras at the Hammerstein Ballroom, the band's stop on its "See You On The Other Side" tour features 17 songs, including the such hits "Freak on a Leash" and "Come Undone." Due day-and-date with the standard DVD, Image will release the Blu-ray 'Korn: Live on the Other Side' on October 7. (The release is the second from Korn, following this week's Blu-ray premiere of 'Korn: Live at Montreux.') Tech specs include 1080i video (1.78:1) and audio options in English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo. Extras include two featurettes ("See You on the Other Side," "Who's on the Other Side"), a music video for "Come Undone," and a jukebox function. Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $24.95. You'll find final specs for 'Korn: Live on the Other Side' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 7.Posted Wed Jul 2, 2008 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Married Life' Coming to Blu-ray[teaser]Sony Pictures has announced an early-September Blu-ray bow for the indie film 'Married Life.'[/teaser] Starring Oscar-winner Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams, 'Married Life' enjoyed weak critical notices and only a brief theatrical run this past Spring. Sony will debut the Blu-ray on September 2, day-and-date with the standard DVD. Supplements shared between the both versions include an audio commentary with director Ira Sachs, plus three alternate endings. Sony has not yet announced tech specs for 'Married Life,' but we'll keep you posted. Suggested retail price for the Blu-ray is $38.95. You'll find specs for 'Married Life' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 2.Posted Tue Jul 1, 2008 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Rudy' Running to Blu-ray this September[teaser]Sony Pictures has announced it is bringing the inspirational cult favorite 'Rudy' to Blu-ray this September.[/teaser] Though not a big box office hit at the time of its theatrical release in 1993, the Sean Astin-starrer has since gone on to attract a large cult following on video. Previously released as a special edition DVD, Sony will debut the Blu-ray on September 9 (the same day as another recent sports-themed release, the just-announced 'Jerry Maguire'). Tech specs for 'Rudy' include a 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 presentation, with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround tracks in English, French and Portuguese. There's no word yet on any supplemental features, but Sony will have the full media announcement in the coming days, so stay tuned. Suggested retail for the Blu-ray is $28.95 You'll find the latest specs for 'Rudy' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 9.Posted Tue Jul 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'Forbidden Kingdom' Blu-ray Specs, Box Art In[teaser]Lionsgate has revealed final specs and box art for 'The Forbidden Kingdom,' which will hit Blu-ray in September with 7.1 audio and Digital Copy.[/teaser] First announced for Blu-ray release earlier this month, the Jackie Chan-Jet Li actioner is due to hit high-def on September 9, day-and-date with the standard DVD. Extras shared across both versions include audio commentary with director Rob Minkoff and writer John Fusco, six featurettes ("The Kung Fu Dream Team," "Dangerous Beauty," "Discovering China," "Filming in Chinawood," "Monkey King and the Eight Immortals," "Previsualization"), deleted scenes, a blooper reel, and on a separate disc, a Digital Copy of the film for viewing on portable video devices. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include video in 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 and a English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 7.1 Surround soundtrack. Finally, Lionsgate has issued the final box art for 'Forbidden Kingdom" As previously announced, suggested list price for the Blu-ray has been set at $39.98. As always, you'll find final specs for 'The Forbidden Kingdom' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 9.Posted Tue Jul 1, 2008 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Sony Prepping 'Jerry Maguire' for Blu-ray[teaser]Making an early announcement to retailers, Sony Pictures is planning to bring the blockbuster 'Jerry Maguire' to Blu-ray this September. [/teaser] One of Tom Cruise's biggest hits, 'Jerry Maguire' snagged multiple Oscar nominations, a domestic box office gross of over $150 million, and turned Renee Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr. into stars in their own right. Previously released on standard DVD as a two-disc special edition, Sony will bring the Cameron Crowe-helmed pic to Blu-ray on September 9. As Sony has yet to officially issue a press announcement for 'Jerry Maguire,' there are no tech specs or supplemental details available as of yet. As always, we'll keep you posted as soon as details are confirmed. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray has been set at $28.95. You'll find preliminary specs for 'Jerry Maguire' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 9.Posted Tue Jul 1, 2008 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Disney Eyes 'Sixth Sense' Blu-ray for September[teaser]Eyeing a late-September release, Disney has issued a preliminary Blu-ray announcement for the blockbuster thriller 'The Sixth Sense.'[/teaser] Raking in over $250 million domestically and garnering nearly a half-dozen Oscar nominations (including Best Picture), the 1999 M. Night Shyamalan sensation has been given a September 30 Blu-ray release date by the studio. (The film has already been issued twice on DVD in standard and special edition versions.) Given the early nature of the announcement, there are no tech specs or extras detailed as of yet. However, given an earlier Vista Series DVD release of the film, hopes are high that some (if not all) of the same features found on that two-disc version will make their way to Blu-ray. We'll keep you posted. Suggested retail for the Blu-ray has been set at $34.95. You'll find preliminary specs for 'The Sixth Sense' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 30.Posted Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'Godfather' Coming to Blu-ray[teaser]Making next-gen fans an offer they can't refuse, Paramount is boxing up the entire 'Godfather' trilogy and bringing it to Blu-ray this September with newly-restored elements and hours of bonus material. [/teaser] Due on September 23 (day-and-date with a new standard DVD re-issue), 'The Godfather Collection' contains all three installments in the epic saga -- 'The Godfather,' 'The Godfather Part II,' and 'The Godfather Part III' -- each painstakingly restored by the team at Zoetrope Studios in what is being dubbed "The Coppola Restoration." Enjoying a frame-by-frame remaster under the auspices of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and restoration supervisor Kim Aubry, the project reportedly took a year to complete and was recovered using freshly-minted source materials. Tech specs for each film include a BD-50 dual-layer presentation with 1080p video, and first-ever high-res audio tracks in English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround. (Optional Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English and French, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish, with 'The Godfather' and 'The Godfather Part II' also including the original English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono presentation.) Extras on each of the three individual film discs in the set include audio commentary with director Francis Ford Coppola. Also included in 'The Godfather Collection' is a bonus fourth disc with hours of extensive bonus material (much of it presented in full HD video). Among the supplemental content is a suite of five featurettes ("Godfather World," "The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't," "...Then the Shooting Stopped," "Emulsional Rescue-Revealing The Godfather," "The Godfather on the Red Carpet"), a quartet of "Short Films on The Godfather" ("The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II," "Cannoli," "Riffing on the Riffing," "Clemenza"), a multi-part "Behind the Scenes" documentary ("The Godfather Family: A Look Inside," "On Location," "Francis Coppola's Notebook," "The Music of the Godfather," "Coppola & Puzo on Screenwriting," "Gordon Willis on Cinematography"), additional vignettes on "The Filmmakers" ("Francis Ford Coppola," "Mario Puzo," "Gordon Willis," "Dean Tavoularis," "Nino Rota," "Carmine Coppola"), storyboards, additional scenes, an "Acclaim & Response" marketing and publicity section, a "Crime Organization Chart," two still galleries, and theatrical trailers. Though Paramount and Zoetrope plan to make the three 'Godfather' films available as standalone DVD releases, the studio has confirmed that at this date, only the 'The Godfather Collection' box set will be made available on Blu-ray. Suggested list price has been set at $119.95 You'll find the latest specs for 'The Godfather Collection' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under September 23.Posted Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
Fox Sets 'Omen' Blu-ray Specs, Adds Exclusives[teaser]Fox has unleashed final specs for the October Blu-ray release of the 'Omen' franchise, which will hit high-def with hours of brand-new exclusive content.[/teaser] As previously reported, Fox has marked September 9 for the "Boo-ray" release of the original 1976 shocker 'The Omen' as a stand-alone release, as well as a four-disc 'Omen: The Collection' featuring four films in the classic franchise. Now full specs are in, with the original 'Omen' jam-packed with bonus features. Ported over from the previous two-disc standard DVD release are no less than three audio commentaries with the filmmakers, six featurettes ("666: The Omen Revealed," "The Omen Legacy," "Curse or Coincidence?", "An Appreciation: Wes Craven On The Omen," "Jerry Goldsmith on The Omen Score," "Screenwriters Notebook"), a deleted scene, still gallery and theatrical trailer. Exclusive to the Blu-ray is the "Richard Donner on The Omen" featurette, the "Omen Revelations" Bonus View picture-in-picture trivia track, Jerry Goldsmith's isolated score (in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround), and an additional audio commentary with film historians Lem Dobbs, Nick Redman and Jeff Bond. 'Omen: The Collection' will include the original 'The Omen' (with the same specs listed above), plus 'Damien: Omen II,' 'The Final Conflict: Omen III' and the 2006 remake of 'The Omen.' Special features are as follows: 'Damien' includes an audio commentary with producer Harvey Bernard, and the original theatrical trailer. 'The Final Conflict' features audio commentary with director Graham Baker, and the original theatrical trailer. Finally, the 2006 'Omen' boasts audio commentary with director John Moore, producer Glen Williamson and editor Dan Zimmerman, a pair of featurettes ("Revelations 666," "Abbey Road Sessions") and extended scenes. Tech specs are identical for all releases, with 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video and DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround, plus subtitles in English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese. Suggested list price for 'The Omen' has been set at $39.95, with $129.98 set for 'The Omen Collection.' You'll find final specs for 'The Omen' and 'The Omen Collection' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under September 9.Posted Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Warner Prepping 'Gigi,' 'American in Paris' Blu-rays for 2009[teaser]There's no date yet, but Warner has confirmed plans to bring the classics 'Gigi' and 'An American in Paris' to Blu-ray in 2009.[/teaser] Released this year in feature-laden, two-disc standard DVD editions, fans had hoped Warner would also announce a Blu-ray release for the pair of musicals, but despite rumors to the contrary, Warner now says both titles won't receive the deluxe next-gen treatment until sometime in the new year. Given that a high-def release of 'Gigi' and 'An American in Paris' are still at least months away, there are no to tech specs or supplemental details confirmed as of yet. However, both of the standard DVD editions were chock full of extras, so expectations are high for the Blu-ray versions. Needless to say, watch this space for the latest news as it comes to us. In the meantime, we've added listings for both 'Gigi' and 'An American In Paris' to the "Release Dates Pending" section of our Blu-ray Release Schedule. Stay tuned!Posted Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
Disney Bundles 'Pirates' Trilogy on Blu-ray[teaser]Disney today announced plans to bundle all three 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films in a six-disc Blu-ray box set, due this September.[/teaser] Dubbed 'Pirates of the Caribbean: 3-Movie Collection,' the set features the complete blockbuster trilogy -- 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' -- packaged together on Blu-ray for the first time. Replicating the stand-alone two-disc versions currently available, there are no new bonus features or box set exclusives. Disney also says the individual keepcase packaging will mirror the existing releases. Suggested list price for the '3-Movie Collection' is $82.98, representing a more than $20 savings over buying each title individually. You'll find a listing for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: 3-Movie Collection' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under September 16.Posted Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 12:00 PM PDT by:
