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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 8th, 2019 – Gotta Rub Me the Right Way

Josh Zyber — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:00:56 +0000

Not content to own just about every major blockbuster franchise, Disney makes a big play to drain every last penny out of our wallets by re-releasing seemingly half of its animation catalog onto Blu-ray and 4k Ultra HD this week. Can one lone super-assassin battle for attention in the midst of all that? New Releases...

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SteelBook Alert: No Worries

Josh Zyber — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:00:29 +0000

Determined to wring every last dollar out of collectors’ wallets as possible, Disney has announced new SteelBook editions for not just its latest remake blockbuster, but 4k upgrades for about half the Pixar catalog to go with it. The Lion King (2019) Video Formats: Blu-ray/Ultra HD/Digital Available at: Best Buy (ORDER HERE) Release date: TBD...

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Poll: Favorite Pixar Movie

Josh Zyber — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:00:12 +0000

With the release of the long-awaited ‘Incredibles’ sequel, let’s take a moment to look over the entire slate of Pixar feature films to date and decide which one we enjoy the most. The studio has certainly given us a lot to choose from. We actually ran a similar poll back in 2011, but Pixar has...

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Wearing Your Art on Your Sleeve

Josh Zyber — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 13:00:31 +0000

As if Blu-ray fans really needed yet another form of collectible packaging to add to their shelves full of box sets, SteelBooks, Digibooks, NEO Packs and what have you, the UK branch of Disney has now introduced “Big Sleeve Edition” Blu-rays with LP album-style 12″ jackets. I have no doubt that these are primarily designed...

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Poll: Favorite Blockbusters of 2016

Josh Zyber — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:00:11 +0000

From ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ in January to ‘Rogue One’ at year end, a lot of movies in 2016 made a lot of money at the box office. Not all of them were actually well liked by the audiences that paid for them, but let’s not dwell on the negatives today. What were your favorite...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of November 13th, 2016 – Call Me Fishmael

Josh Zyber — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:00:30 +0000

Prepare to get wet. In this very busy week for new Blu-ray releases, Pixar returns to the ocean to hunt for past glory. Meanwhile, the infamous Capt. Ahab may finally catch that whale he’s been after. Also available: jungle animals and spaceships in 3D, evil twins, time travelers, rock legends and more. New Releases ‘Finding...

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SteelBook Alert: Fortified with Extra Ks

Josh Zyber — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:00:08 +0000

Collectors, your lives may have just been made a little easier. No longer will you have to choose between buying either 4k Ultra HD or a regular Blu-ray in SteelBook packaging. On a few upcoming titles, at least, you finally can get them together. Whatever cross-section of half a dozen people with overlapping interest in...

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Weekend Box Office: Pets Bust Ghosts

Luke Hickman — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:00:35 +0000

Although the ‘Ghostbusters’ remake couldn’t dethrone juggernaut ‘The Secret Life of Pets’, its opening weekend was much stronger than YouTube trolls might like. At the same time, Bryan Cranston’s latest star vehicle underwhelmed while Woody Allen’s new limited release hit a home run. After last weekend’s $104.3 million opening, ‘The Secret Life of Pets‘ once...

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Weekend Box Office: The Secret Is Out

Luke Hickman — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:00:25 +0000

While Disney has been on fire at the box office this year, the results of this weekend pose a new question to consider: Are Disney’s movies the reason for the studio’s success, or are family audiences simply starving for new content? Family films are absolutely killing it this year! Heading into the weekend, Universal and...

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Weekend Box Office: Jungle Fever

Luke Hickman — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:00:31 +0000

Even though two of the holiday weekend’s three new movies performed well above expectations, Pixar managed to retain the top spot at the box office for the third consecutive week. However, the competition collectively made this an extremely successful weekend at the box office. ‘Finding Dory‘ found another $41.4 million over its third three-day weekend...

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Weekend Box Office: Go Fish Go!

Luke Hickman — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:00:13 +0000

Disney’s hugely successful year continued this pre-holiday weekend. With three of the four new movie releases opening far below expectations, the studio found it easy to keep swimming to the top of the box office charts. ‘Finding Dory‘ retained the #1 spot with a massive $73.2 million. That total gives it the record for the...

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Weekend Box Office: Just Keep Swimming

Luke Hickman — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:00:05 +0000

Just as Universal was last year, Disney is absolutely unstoppable thus far in 2016. Not only did the latest Pixar flick debut atop the box office chart, it set the record for the largest domestic opening of all-time for an animated picture. Although more than $100 million behind it, Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson’s buddy...

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