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The Sound of Music: 45th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray officially announced and detailed

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…

Lost in Translation Blu-ray available for pre-order

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…

Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet officially announced for release on Blu-ray

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…

The Complete Metropolis Blu-ray officially announced and detailed

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…

Predators Blu-ray release date and details announced

It was only a couple of weeks ago that I pointed you toward the Predators pre-order on Amazon.com and showed you the cover art for the upcoming Blu-ray disc. Well, now Latino Review.com has all the info on the release and it looks feature packed! …Continued…

The Bridge on the River Kwai Blu-ray officially announced and detailed

Sony has just made my morning by officially announcing this incredible looking Blu-ray release for David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai! Details for the title look to be identical to those we previously reported but now we also know how great the packaging looks and when the disc is set to hit the streets. …Continued…

Criterion Collection America Lost and Found: The BBS Story Blu-ray set contains Easy Rider, Last Picture Show, Five Easy Pieces

Along with the mind boggling collection of single-film releases Criterion is planning to shower down on us this November, the studio has also announced plans to release an incredible looking 7-film boxed set called America Lost and Found: The BBS Story, containing the films made and produced by Bob Rafelson, Bert Schneider, and Steve Blauner between 1968 and 1972. …Continued…

Criterion announces November Blu-ray titles: Night of the Hunter, Antichrist, Modern Times

Uhhhh…Criterion totally blew me away this week. I think that’s why I haven’t gotten around to posting their slate of November releases yet (announced a couple of days ago.) There’s just way too much coming out! So, I’m splitting the announcements up into a couple of posts. This one will deal with the single disc titles and I’ll follow up with the rundown of titles in their ginormous, incredible-looking America Lost and Found: The BBS Story boxed set. Here we go: …Continued…

George Lucas confirms Star Wars Blu-ray set for 2011, previews never-before-seen deleted scene (UPDATED)

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…

Predators Blu-ray available for Pre-Order

Whoa! I just saw Predators in the theatre a week ago and look at this – the Blu-ray is already available for pre-order on Amazon!! No details are provided, nor is a release date revealed as yet but you can bet your butt that we’re going to be hearing more about this title in the coming weeks, as we lead into the fall season. In the meantime, check out this package art: …Continued…