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'Bloodrayne: The Third Reich' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]Nazis will be facing off against vampires on Blu-ray this July.[/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Phase 4 Films will be bringing 'Bloodrayne: The Third Reich' to Blu-ray on July 12. The movie is directed by Uwe Boll... and on that note nothing else really needs to be said. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include: Making of featurette; Commentary track with director Uwe Boll and screenwriter Michael Nachoff; Interview with writer Nachoff; Official and alternate trailers; and a digital download. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Bloodrayne: The Third Reich' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 12.Posted Tue Apr 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
'happythankyoumoreplease' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]The film nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and winner of the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival is coming to high-definition in June. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay will release 'happythankyoumoreplease' on Blu-ray on June 21. Josh Radnor (CBS' Emmy-nominated 'How I Met Your Mother') wrote, directed and stars in 'happythankyoumoreplease,' a sharp comedy centered on a group of 20-something New Yorkers struggling to figure out themselves, their lives and their loves. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include an audio commentary, a featurette, deleted scenes, and theatrical trailer. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $34.98. You can find the latest specs for 'happythankyoumoreplease' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 21.Posted Tue Apr 19, 2011 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Jumanji,' 'Stuart Little' (1 &2), and 'Zathura' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]A bunch of catalog family adventures are slated for Blu-ray at the end of June. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Sony has indicated that 'Jumanji,' 'Stuart Little,' 'Stuart Little 2,' and 'Zathura: A Space Adventure' are planned for Blu-ray on June 28. Humorous sidenote: For some strange reason, a Blu-ray search for "Stuart Little" on Amazon brings up 'Stuart Little' and 'Fatal Attraction.' Stuart must be thankful that he isn't a rabbit!!! Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but each release will be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Suggested list price for each Blu-ray is $19.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Jumanji,' 'Stuart Little,' 'Stuart Little 2,' and 'Zathura: A Space Adventure' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under June 28.Posted Tue Apr 19, 2011 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'The Music Room' and 'Beauty and the Beast (1946)' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]Classic Ray and Cocteau are planned for high-definition this July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion says Satyajit Ray's 1958 dramatic comedy 'The Music Room' is coming to Blu-ray on July 19. An incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, and a showcase for some of India’s most popular musicians of the day, 'The Music Room' is a defining work by the great Bengali filmmaker. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p, an uncompressed mono soundtrack, and supplements include: Satyajit Ray (1984), a feature documentary by Shyam Benegal that chronicles Ray's career and includes interviews with the filmmaker, family photographs, and extensive clips; from his films; New interview with filmmaker Mira Nair; New interview in which Ray biographer Andrew Robinson discusses the making of The Music Room and the film's cultural significance; Excerpt from a 1981 French roundtable discussion with Ray, film critic Michel Ciment, and filmmaker Claude Sautet; and a booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp as well as reprints of a 1963 essay by Ray and a 1986 interview with the director about the film's music. On the same day, Criterion will also be bringing Jean Cocteau's 'Beauty and the Beast (1946)' to Blu-ray. The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death in 'Beauty and the Beast' ('La Belle et la Bête') have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed French mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: Composer Philip Glass's opera La Belle et la Bête, presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio as an alternate soundtrack; Two commentaries: one by film historian Arthur Knight and one by writer and cultural historian Sir Christopher Frayling; Screening at the Majestic, a 1995 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew; Interview with cinematographer Henri Alekan; Rare behind-the-scenes photos and publicity stills; Film restoration demonstration; Original trailer, directed and narrated by director Jean Cocteau, plus restoration trailer from 1995; and a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien, a piece on the film by Cocteau, excerpts from Francis Steegmuller's 1970 book Cocteau: A Biography, and an introduction to Glass's opera by the composer. Suggested list price for each of the Blu-rays is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for 'The Music Room' and 'Beauty and the Beast (1946)' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they are indexed under July 19.Posted Mon Apr 18, 2011 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
'High and Low,' 'Léon Morin, Priest,' & 'Life During Wartime' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The ever-expanding Criterion Blu-ray library adds Solondz and more Kurosawa and Melville at the end of July. [/teaser] The first of three Criterion releases debuting on Blu-ray on July 26 is Akira Kurosawa’s 'High and Low' starring the legendary Toshiro Mifune. Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa’s highly influential 'High and Low,' a compelling race-against-time thriller and a penetrating portrait of contemporary Japanese society. The Blu-ray will feature a 1080p transfer, an DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, and supplements include: Audio commentary by Akira Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; Documentary on the making of High and Low, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create; Rare video interview with actor Toshiro Mifune; Video interview with actor Tsutomu Yamazaki, who plays the kidnapper; Theatrical trailers from Japan and the U.S.; and a booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien and a reprinted on- set account by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie. Criterion will also bring the 1963 drama 'Léon Morin, Priest' on the same day. Jean-Paul Belmondo dons clerical robes and delivers a subtly sensual performance for the hot-under-the-collar Léon Morin, Priest, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, about a devoted man of the cloth who is the crush object of all the women of a small village in Nazi-occupied France. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, an uncompressed mono soundtrack, and supplements will include: Archival interview with director Jean-Pierre Melville and actor Jean-Paul Belmondo; Visual essay by French film scholar Ginette Vincendeau; Original theatrical trailer; and a booklet featuring an essay by critic and novelist Gary Indiana. And lastly we have the 2010 drama 'Life During Wartime' starring Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney, and Ally Sheedy. In 'Life During Wartime,' independent filmmaker Todd Solondz explores contemporary American existence and the nature of forgiveness with his customary dry humor and queasy precision. The Blu-ray will feature a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: Making "Life During Wartime," a new documentary featuring interviews with actors Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney, Michael Lerner, Paul Reubens, Ally Sheedy, and Michael Kenneth Williams, and on-set footage of the actors and crew; New video piece in which Lachman discusses his work on the film; Original theatrical trailer; and a booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Sterritt. Suggested list price for each Blu-ray is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for 'High and Low,' 'Léon Morin, Priest' & 'Life During Wartime' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they are indexed under July 26.Posted Mon Apr 18, 2011 at 11:00 AM PDT by: -
Blu-ray Finally Gets 'Naked' in July![teaser]The 1993 dark comedy gets the Criterion treatment this July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection has just revealed 'Naked' for a Blu-ray release on July 12. The brilliant and controversial 'Naked,' from director Mike Leigh, stars David Thewlis as Johnny, a charming and eloquent but relentlessly vicious drifter. Rejecting anyone who might care for him, the volcanic Johnny hurls himself through a nocturnal odyssey around London, colliding with a succession of other desperate and dispossessed people, and scorching everyone in his path. With a virtuoso script and raw performances from Thewlis and costars Katrin Cartlidge and Lesley Sharp, Leigh’s picture of England’s underbelly is an amalgam of black comedy and doomsday prophecy that took the best director and best actor prizes at the 1993 Cannes International Film Festival. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, and supplements include: Audio commentary by Leigh and actors David Thewlis and Katrin Cartlidge; Exclusive video interview with director Neil LaBute; An episode of the BBC program The Art Zone in which author Will Self interviews Leigh; The Short and Curlies, a short comedy from 1982 directed by Leigh and starring Thewlis, with audio commentary by Leigh; Original theatrical trailer; and a booklet featuring essays by film critics Derek Malcolm and Amy Taubin. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Naked' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under July 12.Posted Mon Apr 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
Glasses and Prices Still Holding 3D Sets Back[teaser]Consumers are expressing the same concerns today that they did when 3D sets were first announced. [/teaser] Ever since the launch of 3D televisions, there have been two main complaints - the price and the glasses. They're the two things that TV manufacturers have had to fight against to get people interested, and still remain the biggest impediment. NPD analyst Ross Ruben says that as 3D TV prices drop, the glasses become more of an issue. "Glasses are becoming a more prominent inhibitor, and are poised to overtake price," he says. The NPD Group also reports that content is a problem. "While feature films provided a large library of content that could be readily converted to HD," says Ruben, "there wasn’t packaged media that delivered on the promise of the entertainment experience as Blu-ray now provides for 3D." Source: Home Media MagazinePosted Mon Apr 18, 2011 at 09:00 AM PDT by: -
'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]Bob Gosse's 2009 comedy is going Blu this July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is bringing 'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell' to Blu-ray on July 5. Based on the best-selling book by Tucker Max, 'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell' tells the story of a man who ruins his friend's bachelor party and tries to make things right. Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.99. You can find the latest specs for 'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 5.Posted Mon Apr 18, 2011 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
'Trust' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]David Schwimmer's acclaimed dramatic thriller comes to Blu-ray this July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, First Look Studios will instill 'Trust' on Blu-ray on July 26. The film is about a teenage girl targeted by an Internet predator and stars Clive Owen and Catherine Keener. Specs and supplements haven't been revealed yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Trust' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 26.Posted Mon Apr 18, 2011 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
HUNDREDS of Blu-rays Under $10 at Amazon RIGHT NOW![teaser]Hundreds of Blu-ray titles have been priced for $9.99 and under in the latest sale at Amazon![/teaser] Now is the perfect time to fill out collections as Amazon has lowered the prices on over 300 Blu-ray movies to under $10! Some of the great titles include 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,' 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,' 'Out of Africa,' and more! To check out the entire list of all the titles click here!Posted Sun Apr 17, 2011 at 09:45 AM PDT by:
