Disney Pixar's Up Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (UPDATED)

I’m gutted that I didn’t get to see Up in the theatres. Thank the good lord and the folks at Disney for having the foresight to get it to me on Blu-ray as quickly as possible! While I’ll be happy to own the film on its own, those of you who need a little more collectable for your buck can grab the the disc in a limited edition ‘Up: Luxo Jr. Collectible Desk Lamp Set’ which comes with a replica Luxo Jr. desk lamp with storage base. Apparently you can store all your Pixar Blu-ray discs in it, if you’re so inclined. …Continued…

Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One package art, details, release date confirmed

All right. You know what? It’s late. I’m tired. And there’s not much more to say about the Clone Wars except that I’m damn excited to have this press release from Lucasfilm and Warner confirming all the details for the upcoming release of The Complete Season One box set. So let’s just skip the commentary and jump right into the good stuff… …Continued…

Blu-ray Announcement Round-up: Monsters vs. Aliens, MASH, Silverado, The Quick and the Dead, Rudo y Cursi, More

I can’t keep up with the massive amount of release news that hits on a weekly basis. And quite often, I just don’t really care about the titles being announced and therefore have a tough time forcing myself to make time to post about them.

Sigh…

So, I’m going to try to do one of these “Round-Up” posts once a week or so to give you a look at some of the other films coming to Blu-ray. I actually really like most of these films here, in today’s list. Just don’t have the time to give them all individual posts. And in some cases, the studio has yet to give us all the information about the Blu-ray disc.

Let’s get off to the races, then. Title news and announcements follow: …Continued…

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season One Blu-ray Box details emerge

We’ve known for some time now that Lucasfilm was planning a boxed-set of the first season episodes for release on Blu-ray (they’ve been releasing random collections of episodes on DVD), most likely hitting store shelves sometime this fall. And now, thanks to a scooper on the forums of Blu-ray.com we’ve got our first look at what we can expect from the set.

He notes that the discs will include: …Continued…

[VIDEO] Blu-ray Wish List: Star Trek Animation Nerdgasm

I want to see this in high-def, on my giant front projection screen. I want J.J. Abrams to watch this and go, “Holy shit! This needs to be a bonus feature on our Star Trek Blu-ray disc” I think it can happen. If we all close our eyes and pray to Kahless the Unforgettable, our nerd wish (read: MY nerd wish) may just come true! …Continued…

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen To Get Shifting Aspect Ratios and Longer Cut on Blu-ray?

I’m not trying to stir up shit here. This just seems like common sense to me. Though it’s not even in cinemas yet, all signs are pointing to the eventual Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Blu-ray release getting The Dark Knight treatment: aspect ratios that shift between 1.78:1 and 2.4:1 to approximate the theatrical experience of watching the film in IMAX. Michael Bay, outspoken Blu-ray enthusiast, shot four scenes with an IMAX camera and rendered the CGI robots in 4K resolution – a first for this style of special effect – to take advantage of the stupidly large 53ft tall screen. According to the director, those high-res scenes play longer in the IMAX cut of the film, shafting those poor souls who only experience the 35mm version out of a further few minutes of manic robot action. It only stands to reason that this cut will be the director’s preferred version to appear on Blu-ray as well, shifting IMAX ratios intact, no doubt shafting DVD purchasers out of the extended cut as well.

Michael Bay posted this statement on his official forum Sunday night: …Continued…