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Disney Unveils Blu-ray 3D Plans
6 hours ago
Disney Home Entertainment became the second studio today (Sony was first) to reveal their support for Blu-ray 3D and tease as to what titles will be first out the gate.
Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey in multiple roles will be the first film released by Disney on Blu-ray 3D. It will arrive in stores sometime in the fourth quarter of this year after the 2D version on Blu-ray has already been available for roughly six months.
Disney has also created a 3D Showcase Disc designed to be mass produced and already available to 3D hardware manufacturers. This disc is designed specifically for early 3D adopters to showcase the technology and will include 3D snippets from Disney's vault including Walt Disney's 1953 animated short Working for Peanuts; trailers for future Blu-ray 3D titles including but not limited to A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland and Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 »
Obama State of the Union Threatens Lost Premiere
11 hours ago
Lost has had to overcome many obstacles through its first five seasons, but never before has it been threatened by the Commander-In-Chief.
New is circulating the Internet today that the White House is considering either January 26 or February 2 for President Obama's State of the Union Address. Losties know full well February 2 is the season six premiere which would mean if that date is chosen, the planned 3-hour event would be preempted in favor of a political speech. Doesn't anyone in the White House watch Lost? Ouch!
ABC is surely monitoring this situation closely and has a backup plan in place should they lose their date. I have a hard time imagining Lost starting after the Address, which would leave either the previous or following Tuesday evenings as likely candidates.
Of course there is a big Twitter movement underway with a hashtag of #NoStateofUnionFeb2 to stop this television travesty in its tracks. »
Greg Grunberg Predicts Heroes Season 5; Confirms Lost Premiere Appearance
14 hours ago
Heroes may be struggling in the ratings department, but that does not necessarily mean the show is on its last legs and about to be canned.
EW's Michael Ausiello of The Ausiello Files caught up with Greg Grunberg aka mind reader/controller Matt Parkman on Heroes and asked him about the future of the show. "We wrapped yesterday and the [final episode] is nowhere near a series finale," Grunberg offered, giving the first evidence that Heroes will go on.
Grunberg went on to assert his stance about the future of Heroes by further referencing the season four finale, "It is cliffhanger-y and exciting, but it is nowhere near an end to a series that people are so invested in. It does not tie everything up in a neat bow... I don't have any doubt that the show will be back."
A full order of Heroes for season five would put it over 100 episodes, »
Sony Announces Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for Blu-ray 3D
14 hours ago
Monsters vs Aliens may have been the first confirmed Blu-ray 3D title coming later this year, but Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the first studio to issue a statement regarding their release plans for the new home video format.
For now, the only title Sony will confirm is coming to Blu-ray 3D in the first wave is Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - a film that ironically debuted on standard Blu-ray two days ago. It will be released to coincide with the availability of Sony 3D capable Blu-ray Disc players and Bravia televisions this summer.
Additional Blu-ray 3D titles expected to appear this summer from Sony will be announced this spring. »
CES 2010: Xbox 360 Project Natal Coming Holiday 2010
15 hours ago
One of the biggest news drops during Microsoft's keynote address Wednesday evening prefacing CES 2010 was not about Windows 7 or tablet PCs. It was about Xbox 360, or more specifically when we can expect to see Project Natal arrive in stores.
Microsoft Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach took the stage and announced Project Natal will be in stores for "Holiday 2010" which is usually taken to mean sometime before Christmas. A November release is likely to take advantage of Black Friday shopping but we likely will not know an official release date until E3 this summer at the earliest.
We hope to get our hands, or should I say bodies, into Natal at E3. Expect the launch games to be announced then as well.
What is Project Natal?
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Green Lantern Movie Green Lit; Shooting 10 Weeks Out
15 hours ago
The Green Lantern's ring received a shot of glow today as word has hit the web that the feature film based on the DC Comics character has been green lit.
The news comes from The Green Lantern movie visual effects supervisor Karen Goulekas who shared the joy via her blog.
Green Lantern got the official green light today! And not a second too soon - only 10 weeks out from shooting," Karen wrote. "While it's great news we are a go - now we have to actually get our prep done in 10 weeks!"
The Green Lantern was originally slated to begin production in Australia last year before costs drove it to the States where it eventually landed in New Orleans. Ryan Reynolds, who also is tapped to portray Deadpool for Fox, will play The Green Lantern and don the glowing green ring with Martin Campbell set to direct. Other casting »
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street to Slash Blu-ray
17 hours ago
Warner and New Line will bring the original 1984 Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street with Robert Englund and Johnny Depp to Blu-ray Disc on April 6.
The release is timed with Samuel Bayer's remake set for release on April 20. Jackie Earle Haley will don Freddy's glove for the first time.
Nightmare on Blu-ray will be offered in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio in 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio. A host of bonus features will be included, some of which have been made accessible while watching the film.
Ready Freddy Focus Points . See Alternate Takes and Learn Filmmaking Secrets Behind the Nightmare by Jumping to Video Highlights While Watching the Movie Commentary by Director Wes Craven, Co-Stars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon and Cinematographer Jacques Commentary by Wes Craven, Co-Stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and Ronee Blakley, Producer Robert Shaye and Co-Producer Sara Risher, Robert Shaye Alternate Endings »
DVD Giveaway: The Simpsons Season 20
18 hours ago
The Simpsons hit a major milestone this past year by wrapping up its 20th season. Can you believe that? Makes me feel incredibly old.
Fox Home Entertainment will be releasing The Simpsons: Season 20 on DVD and, for the first time on Blu-ray Disc, January 12. Each version includes multiple discs and each disc has a bonus feature including a couple looking back at the Simpsons over the past 20 years.
We have three sets of The Simpsons: Season 20 on DVD that will be awarded in this contest. For a chance to win one, please fill out and send in the short electronic entry form below. You are then encouraged to return any or every day afterward to enter again. The more days you enter, the better odds of winning.
In January 1990 television history was made as households across the country were introduced to a one-of-a-kind family whose outrageous antics and »
Poseidon Sets Sail for Blu-ray
6 January 2010 8:20 PM, PST
Warner Home Video has announced a former HD DVD high definition exclusive, Poseidon, will chart a course to arrive on Blu-ray Disc on April 6.
The disaster film starring Kurt Russel, Emmy Rossum, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Lucas, Kevin Dillon, Mia Maestro and Richard Dreyfuss will be offered on Blu-ray in 2.4:1 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, a format unavailable on HD DVD.
Bonus features were all previously available and include the following:
Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage: The Complexities of Making a Modern Adventure Movie A Shipmate's Diary: A Film School Intern's Experiences on the Set Poseidon: Upside Down: A Unique Set Design Chronicle The History Channel Documentary Rogue Waves: Explore the Mystery of This Powerful Phenomenon of Nature
Click here to pre-order Poseidon on Blu-ray for $17.49 at Amazon.com.
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CES 2010: Panasonic Unveils Full HD 3D Line
6 January 2010 8:04 PM, PST
Panasonic enters CES 2010 having already demoed their 3D technology last year and ready to bring the first products to market this year as promised.
The first "Full HD 3D" Viera Plasma HDTVs are due in store sometime this spring at price points yet to be announced. They will include the Tc-P50VT20 and Tc-P50VT25 in 50-inch class screen size (49.9" measured diagonally); the Tc-P54VT25 class 54-inch class model (54" measured diagonally); the Tc-P58VT25 class 58-inch class model (58" measured diagonally); and the flagship Tc-P65VT25 class 65-inch class model (65" measured diagonally). All the models will be manufactured without mercury or lead and have a half-life of 100,000 hours (roughly 8 hours a day for 30 years).
One pair of "Panasonic 3D Eyewear" will be included with all Panasonic 3D sets. Additional glasses will be available separately but again, the price is not yet known. Collecting 3D glasses for multi-person viewing looks to be »
First Blu-ray 3D Title Announced is Monsters vs Aliens
6 January 2010 7:36 PM, PST
You don't have to burn many brain cells to figure out which recently released 3D films are prime candidates to appear in the first wave of Blu-ray 3D titles later this year. Yet up until the eve of CES no titles have been formally announced by any studio save for one from an unlikely source.
In unveiling its new line of high definition products, Samsung announced they will be directly offering Dreamworks' Monsters vs Aliens on Blu-ray 3D as authored by Technicolor (via Techland). The catch? You have to purchase a Samsung 3D HDTV (Led, LCD or Plasma), the newly announced Bd-C6900 Blu-ray Disc player, and Samsung's active shutter 3D glasses. No package sale, no Monsters vs Aliens.
Had Samsung offered a release date for these products we would have a better idea as to when the first wave of Blu-ray 3D titles would hit. For now, the wait continues. »
Marvel's Thor and Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Get New 2011 Release Dates
6 January 2010 6:59 PM, PST
After Sony commented that production on Spider-Man 4 has been delayed, Paramount Studios and Marvel Entertainment immediately moved Thor up two weeks into Spidey's May 6, 2011 release date (Variety).
With Thor abandoning its original May 20, 2011 release date, Disney was swift to announce via Facebook that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (aka Pirates of the Caribbean 4) will be released in Thor's old slot. Pirates 4 previously did not have a release date. Phew.
The funny thing about the studios playing musical chairs with their 2011 tentpole films is that Sony has yet to move Spider-Man 4 away from May 6. Paramount and Marvel jumped on the date preemptively to have first dibs if Spidey vacates. If Spidey decides to stick around, chances are Thor will move back to May 20 and Disney will move Pirates 4 somewhere else. »
Let Me In Release Date and Official Synopsis
6 January 2010 12:30 PM, PST
Overture Films has passed along the official synopsis and an October 1 release date for Let Me In.
The Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) scripted and directed film based on the Swedish novel Lat den Ratte Komma In, which was already made into the outstanding Swedish film Let The Right One In, is currently shooting in New Mexico with stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass) and Richard Jenkins (The Visitor).
Overture's official synopsis for Let Me In reads as follows:
An alienated 12-year-old boy befriends a mysterious young newcomer in his small New Mexico town, and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood in Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller.
Twelve-year old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. »
Sony Unveils Gran Turismo 5 PS3 Cover Art
6 January 2010 11:53 AM, PST
Sony and Polyphony Digital Inc reminded us today that Gran Turismo 5 is less than three months from release by passing along the final Us box art for the game.
The cover features the all-new Mercedes Sls Amg which is one of nearly 1,000 cars meticulousy recreated for the game. The Sls Amg can reach top speeds of 197 mph.
Sony will release Gran Turismo 5, the first full Turismo title to appear on Playstation 3, on March 31.
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New The Last Airbender Footage During Super Bowl
6 January 2010 10:39 AM, PST
Almost exactly a month ago, producer Frank Marshall dashed the hopes of The Last Airbender fans by confirming what would be the second trailer was being delayed from December to sometime in February.
The reason behind the delay was cited as incomplete special effects at Ilm. With a month passed since that news and the new month just around the corner, Ilm appears to have been hard at work.
Marshall took to Twitter again for the next update on The Last Airbender, this time delivering a much needed positive message that reads, "Super Bowl Sunday will be a special day for Airbender fans." To which he followed immediately afterward with, "Especially if the Eagles are in the game."
The Last Airbender shot much of its live-action footage in and around Philadelphia which ties in with Marshall's message implying the next The Last Airbender trailer will play during the Super Bowl in TV spot form. »
New Alice in Wonderland Image Featuring Johnny Depp
6 January 2010 10:00 AM, PST
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is now less than two months away which leaves precious little time for the PR arm of Disney to dish out new tasty morsels of images and footage.
The latest new image comes via Facebook and features Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in front of what appears to be the White Army. He looks more concerned than mad, possibly because an epic clash is about to take place.
Alice in Wonderland also stars Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway. It arrives in 2D and 3D flavors on March 5.
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Richard Kelly's The Box Blu-ray Details
6 January 2010 7:52 AM, PST
Richard Kelly's The Box starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella will make its way to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on February 23 after a modest $15 million domestic take in theaters this past November.
Warner plans to offer up The Box on Blu-ray in 2.35:1 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio. Per Warner's commitment to bundling DVD versions with all new theatrical Blu-ray titles in 2010, The Box will include a DVD version as well as a digital copy.
Of the five bonus features packed onto The Box, four are exclusive to Blu-ray:
Bd Exclusive: Commentary with director Rickard Kelly Bd Exclusive: The Box: Grounded in Reality Bd Exclusive: Music Video Prequels Bd Exclusive: Visual Effects Revealed Richard Matheson: In His Own Words
Check out the front and back cover art for The Box on Blu-ray and look for Amazon.com pre-order information in the near future.
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SXSW 2010 Kicks Off with Kick-Ass
6 January 2010 7:19 AM, PST
It was announced this morning that the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas, will kick off with a screening of Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass on the evening of March 12.
Kick-Ass recently screened to the public for the first time at Butt-Numb-a-Thon and the lucky few in attendance showered it with praise.
The film stars Aaron Johnson as a nobody teen who decides to become a superhero despite not having any super powers. Co-starring are Chloë Grace Moretz as underage yet deadly Hit Girl, Nicolas Cage as her father Big Daddy, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Red Mist.
Lionsgate will release Kick-Ass in theaters on April 16. »
CES 2010: BDA Unveils Blu-ray 3D Logo
6 January 2010 6:58 AM, PST
The Blu-ray Disc Association has unveiled the finalized official logo for Blu-ray 3D at the Consumer Electronics Show (via Hddn).
The logo is fairly basic with added "3D" text and a swoosh to the existing Blu-ray logo. It is expected to appear on all Blu-ray 3D products to be released later this year.
Though still unconfirmed, studios are expected to unveil the first wave of Blu-ray 3D titles and possible cover art when CES officially kicks off tomorrow. Check back as we will be passing along all Blu-ray 3D developments from the show and will be following the new format through its release.
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Sony Returns to TV on Blu-ray with AMC's Breaking Bad
6 January 2010 6:46 AM, PST
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has returned to TV on Blu-ray after a year plus hiatus by announcing the first and second season of AMC's Breaking Bad starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn are due for release on March 16.
Prior to Breaking Bad, Sony had dabbled in high-def television shows with a single season release of Rescue Me and Damages. The studio pulled the plug after assumed less than satisfactory sales numbers despite rumors of a massive Seinfeld on Blu-ray set in the works.
Both seasons of Breaking Bad will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio. The first season will span two discs while the second, with more episodes, will span 3 and cost an additional $10.
Bonus features for both sets are as follows.
Breaking Bad: Season One
Cast and Crew Commentaries Deleted/Extended Scenes Making of Breaking Bad AMC Shootout - Interview with Vince Gilligan »
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