Well, it's not really the strongest week of new Blu-ray releases but given that it's the end of summer and nobody wants to launch a film at the lowest sales-point of the year, I'm not terribly surprised. That said, we're beginning to see boxed sets of last years TV seasons crop up in anticipation of their upcoming 2010 network debuts which will lead us into the veritable explosion of titles through September and October. ...Continued...
At long last, Fox has officially unveiled the details of their epic The Sound of Music: 45th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray disc sets, due on store shelves this November! You’ll have your choice of a reasonably priced 3-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack or a gargantuan gift set, packed to the living-hills with commemorative stuff like a 100-Page “My Favorite Things” scrapbook and a copy of the films soundtrack. ...Continued...
I’ve never been a huge fan of studios releasing a season one half at a time, but this time, it worked out nicely. Watching the first half of Stargate Universe on Blu-ray during the mid-season break turned out great for me. I was able to catch up and then continue along with the show as the new episodes aired (Yes, I still watch TV shows as they air). Even after watching the episodes on TV, I was super glad when the Stargate Universe 1.5 Blu-ray set was released. I am now a fan. ...Continued...
This is some damn-hot news! I don't have a lot of time on my hands to wax rhapsodic about it today, but I've got to let you know that Amazon has just listed Sofia Coppola's brilliant Lost in Translation for release on Blu-ray this December 7th!! I'm so stoked! That's right - I just wrote the word "stoked." That's how out-of-my-mind this news makes me. ...Continued...
We got a peek at these releases last week in the form of a couple of trailers promoting the UK releases of Baz Luhrmann‘s Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet on Blu-ray disc. Now we’ve got the official North American release details for the titles and they look absolutely grand! ...Continued...
It’s Blu-ray trailer day, here at The Blu-ray Blog! Here’s a look at another big October release – possibly *THE* October release – the trailer for the Back To The Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy set. ...Continued...
The Apocalypse Now Blu-ray sets are some of the most highly anticipated of the year. And in a year where we’re seeing the debut of film collections like The Alien Anthology and The Back to the Future Trilogy on Blu, that’s saying something. ...Continued...
We got our first look at the UK Masters of Cinema Metropolis boxed set back in May and holy crap did it appear to be the best thing ever. I was really, really hoping that the North American version from Kino International would be an exact copy, complete with commentary track and comparable packaging. Sadly, it seems the Kino edition might be a bit more of a stripped down affair. ...Continued...
I'm not exactly sure how many times it needs to be confirmed but George Lucas just re-iterated on stage at the Celebration V convention that he's going to unleash the Star Wars saga on Blu-ray disc. This time, however, we've got a rough release window to look forward to - the discs will hit shops next year, in 2011. And they will include never-before-seen deleted scenes!! ...Continued...