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Universal’s 100th Anniversary Blu-ray releases include restored Dracula, Frankenstein, Jaws, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Birds and more!

By Brenden ⋅ January 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This has been a stunning week of Blu-ray news (most of which I’ll get to posting in due time), all released surrounding the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The news that walloped me the hardest is that 2012 will be the year that Universal will finally offer up select titles from it’s beloved collection of monster films in new, restored Blu-ray releases!! That’s right, the gods of monsters and the gods of HD have, at long last, seen fit to allow me to own the original 1930s Dracula and Frankenstein films in glorious 1080p! …Continued…

Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of November 1

By Brenden ⋅ November 2, 2011 ⋅ One comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA’, ‘SCROOGED’, ‘CARS 2′, ‘SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN’, ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: GIFT SET’, ‘BEGINNERS’ and many, many more!

1925 Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray package art and details

By Brenden ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment

When the news hit a couple of weeks ago that there was going to be a Blu-ray edition of Lon Chaney’s classic 1925/1929 film Phantom of the Opera, I think I went a little nuts. I posted all the details I could scrounge from all the forums and websites that were discussing the release. I even went so far as to talk about the version of the film I had just screened at the Fantasia Festival here in Montreal – a pretty nice 35 mm print projected with a score performed by a 30-piece orchestra, conducted by its composer, Gabriel Thibaudeau. It was shortly after that post went live that I returned to my old Image DVD edition of the film and realized it was he who composed and conducted the score for that disc. So, that soundtrack, present on the new Blu-ray, is not new work then. However, with the reveal of all the proper details of the disc, we now have a better picture of what the release will be like. And that includes what it will look like, as the package art has now also been revealed. I honestly can’t wait to get my hands on this one. I fear that it might be the only Universal Monster film to ever exist on Blu-ray at this rate. …Continued…

1925 Phantom of the Opera coming to Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ August 14, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

November 1 will be a landmark day for we fans of the Universal Monsters. It will mark the debut of the very first of the classic films to be released on Blu-ray. The Robert Julian (among uncredited others) directed Phantom of the Opera, starring the “Man of a Thousand Faces”, Lon Chaney, in the title role, will arrive on Blu sporting two brand new transfers of the film, distributed by Image Entertainment. Details have yet to be officially released but producer David Shepard has revealed some juicy tidbits on the nitrateville.com forums …Continued…

Top New Blu-ray releases for the Week of August 2

By Brenden ⋅ August 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include ‘RIO’ from FOX, ‘CONAN THE BARBARIAN’ and ‘CONAN THE DESTROYER’ from Universal, ‘THE NAME OF THE ROSE’, ‘SLEEPERS’ and ‘EASTBOUND & DOWN’ from Warner, ‘STAKE LAND’ from eOne, ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’ from MGM/Fox, ‘FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF’ and ‘BETTER OFF DEAD’ from Paramount and many, many more!

Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy Blu-ray set coming in October

By Brenden ⋅ June 27, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Will you look at that? We (and Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits) were right – the Jurassic Park Trilogy is indeed headed for store shelves this October. Universal has now officially announced the boxed set, along with a special Limited Edition Gift Set which includes a “custom T-rex dinosaur statue”. The discs will feature all the extras from the previous DVDs, so feel free to ditch them and make the upgrade to Blu. In addition, there will be digital copies of all three films and a couple of hours of bonus stuff newly created for this high-def release. …Continued…

Jurassic Park Trilogy and Jaws being prepared for Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ June 8, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

Big news for Spielberg fans! While there hasn’t been a peep on the Indiana Jones trilogy making its way to Blu-ray as yet, there’s finally been confirmation that both Jaws and the Jurassic Park Trilogy are on their way to our format of choice. In an interview with AICN, the director confirmed that work is underway on the Jaws Blu: …Continued…

The Big Lebowski Limited Edition Blu-ray detailed

By Brenden ⋅ June 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It looks like we had that August 16th release date correct! Universal has officially announced that date and the details of their upcoming Big Lebowski Blu-ray. This limited edition release will feature a brand spanking new transfer of the film, a 28-page book and brand new special features, along with all the old extras from the previously available 2-disc Anniversary DVD. Sounds pretty cool, man. …Continued…

Top 10 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of May 31

By Brenden ⋅ May 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This weeks new Blu-ray releases include ‘THE STANLEY KUBRICK COLLECTION’, ‘BARRY LYNDON’, ‘LOLITA’, ‘A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION’ and ‘TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON’ from Warner, ‘ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST’, ‘RIO LOBO’, ‘A MAN CALLED HORSE’ and ‘BIG JAKE’ from Paramount, ‘AMERICAN GRAFFITI’ and ‘LEGEND’ from Universal, ‘BIUTIFUL’ from Roadside Attractions, ‘THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS’ from Blue Underground and many, many more!

The Big Lebowski coming to Blu-ray in August

By Brenden ⋅ May 20, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Amazon.ca has spilled the beans that we can expect Universal to release the Coen brothers’ 1998 film The Big Lebowski on Blu-ray this coming August 16th. No details are yet available but it’s clear from the image of the included art that the disc will come packaged in a hardcover digi-book. …Continued…