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'The Kentucky Fried Movie' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]John Landis' sketch comedy flick is coming to Blu-ray in July. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Shout Factory is preparing 'The Kentucky Fried Movie' for Blu-ray on July 2. From the director of 'Animal House' and the creators of 'Airplane' and 'The Naked Gun' comes the original madcap, most out-of-control spoof of all time. The one that started it all!! Featuring a cast of more than a few but less than a lot, this insane collection of comedy skits includes such now famous sketches as the Kung-Fu parody, "A Fistful of Yen", and the legendary "Catholic School Girls in Trouble." Enjoy the future of moviegoing with the "Feel-A-Round" theater experience. See notable and highly respected actor Donald Sutherland as the clumsiest waiter in motion picture history. Watch such characters as Cleopatra Schwartz and Big Jim Slade tickle your funny bone until it has to be removed surgically! Directed by John Landis and written by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, and featuring appearances by ex-James Bond George Lazenby and 'The Incredible Hulk' star Bill Bixby, 'The Kentucky Fried Movie' is the cult classic you've been waiting for! It's a virtual guarantee (not an actual guarantee) that you will not find another film with as many side- splitting moments of pure unadulterated hilarity as 'The Kentucky Fried Movie.' Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $19.97. You can find the latest specs for 'The Kentucky Fried Movie' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 2.Posted Tue Apr 9, 2013 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
DTS is Ready to Bring DTS-HD Layered Audio to the Next Generation of Streaming Formats[teaser]Adaptive bit-rate audio will be rationalized into a single efficient encode. [/teaser] DTS has introduced its adaptive solution to the varied needs of media streaming. DTS-HD Layered Audio has several goals, but namely the idea is to deliver the best quality audio to consumers whenever they are streaming video. How DTS plans to accomplish this is in a design that streamlines the effort and space required by streamer's host and video encoder. As with other DTS designs, DTS-HD Layered Audio contains down step streams, which allow for one single encode to handle a variety of bandwidth and hardware configurations from the best available on the high end to the only realizable on the low end. Along with streamlining the encoding process and resulting single container of multiple adaptive bit-rate audio streams, DTS has also applied binary compression techniques learned from development of lossless standards like DTS-HD MA in order to keep the footprint of a DTS-HD Layered Audio encode to a minimum. From DTS: "Benefits of DTS-HD Layered Audio include: Enables adaptive bit-rate audio streaming at almost no additional cost from a single encode Ideal for live streaming, eliminating the need to time align multiple encodes of the same track at various bit-rates Smaller storage footprint compared to traditional adaptive bit-rate audio solutions" Source: DTSPosted Tue Apr 9, 2013 at 07:00 AM PDT by: -
Contest: Win 'Wreck-It Ralph' on Blu-ray 3D!If it's Tuesday, it must be Contest Day! In case you haven't already won any of our other recent contests around here, High-Def Digest is giving away a copy of the 'Wreck-It Ralph' four-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition on Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D this week. Don't miss your chance to take home this great prize! Enter our blog contest today.Posted Tue Apr 9, 2013 at 07:00 AM PDT by: -
'Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space' Blu-ray Up for Pre-Order![teaser]The Third Doctor's debut adventure is regenerating on Blu-ray. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 'Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space' appears to be coming to Blu-ray in the near future. The Time Lords have banished the newly regenerated Doctor (Jon Pertwee) to Earth. But the Doctor isn’t the only alien to have arrived, as a swarm of meteorites have crashed into the sleepy English countryside, bringing with them a terrible new threat to mankind. As the Nestene plan takes shape, UNIT, the Doctor and his newly appointed scientific advisor, Liz Shaw (Caroline John), race against time to stop humanity from being replaced by a terrifying plastic facsimile race. Specs, supplements, and a release date have not been announced yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is set at $29.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Tue Apr 9, 2013 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
'Oz The Great and Powerful' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Up for Pre-Order![teaser]Prepare to travel somewhere over the rainbow again on both Blu-ray formats later this year. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 'Oz The Great and Powerful' appears to be in the works for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D. Disney's fantastical adventure 'Oz The Great and Powerful,' directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot -- fame and fortune are his for the taking -- that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity -- and even a bit of wizardry -- Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. Specs, supplements, and a release date have not been revealed yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack and the Blu-ray 3D are both set at $44.99. A separate Blu-ray/Digital Copy combo pack without a DVD is also planned for a suggested list price of $39.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Oz The Great and Powerful (3-Disc Combo Pack),' ' Oz The Great and Powerful – 3D,' and 'Oz The Great and Powerful' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they're indexed under PENDING.Posted Mon Apr 8, 2013 at 12:20 PM PDT by: -
'Mastered in 4K' Blu-ray Discs Boast the Highest Quality Source for both UHD and HDTVs[teaser]Sony Home Entertainment ready to offer the oft-demanded better-sourced Blu-rays. [/teaser] Amid Sony's recent array of 4K Ultra HD blitz is a newly marketed Blu-ray standard. From Sony: "Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is also bringing to market a lineup of 'Mastered in 4K' Blu-ray™ Discs. With 1080p high definition picture that’s derived from the highest quality 4K source materials with new expanded color, consumers will enjoy a dynamic and vibrant picture that’s both optimized for the 4K Ultra HD TVs and plays back on all existing Blu-ray™ players and HDTVs." Sony will get some of these 'Mastered in 4K' Blu-ray discs in the market by offering free copies of 'Spider-Man' (2002), 'Ghostbusters,' and 'Angels & Demons' discs to purchasers of the newly detailed XBR-55X900A or XBR-65X900A while supplies last. While utilizing the newest masters is typical practice for home video re-releases, Sony is emphasizing that these 1080p discs have been optimized for 4K UHD sets, which would theoretically mean that these discs are ideal for Sony's current 4K X-Reality PRO scaler. Nevertheless, Sony is also saying that these new discs are the best option for 1080p sets, which should make eventual comparisons even more elaborate. Source: SonyPosted Mon Apr 8, 2013 at 09:00 AM PDT by: -
'Nikita: The Complete Third Season' Blu-ray Up for Pre-Order![teaser]The third season of the CW action series has set its target for Blu-ray. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 'Nikita: The Complete Third Season' appears to be coming to Blu-ray in the near future. When Nikita (Maggie Q, 'Live Free or Die Hard,' 'Mission Impossible 3') was a troubled teenager on death row, she was "recruited" by a secret U.S. black ops program known only as Division. They faked her execution and turned her into an assassin. Nikita never lost her humanity, and when she learned that Division was a corrupt organization, she went rogue, exposing their covert operations, destroying their plans, righting their wrongs. Two years later, she finds herself working for a new Division, fighting alongside a team of allies she's gathered throughout her adventures. They have vowed to clean up the mess left behind by the old Division – rogue spies, violent assassins – and now Nikita is hunting down killers just as skilled as she is. Specs, supplements, and a release date have not been revealed yet, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is set at $69.97. You can find the latest specs for 'Nikita: The Complete Third Season' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Mon Apr 8, 2013 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Sony Details a 4K Ultra HD Delivery System and Media Player[teaser]Summer will see the 4K Media Player bring the UHD content home. [/teaser] Just as Sony announced pricing and pre-orders for new more affordable 4K Ultra HD models, the issue of 4K content once again has reared its challenging head. Sony's current solution is the FMP-X1, which will be available this summer for $699. The player comes bundled with ten UHD mastered films as well as some video shorts. The Sony mix of films included are 'Bad Teacher,' 'Battle: Los Angeles,' 'The Bridge on the River Kwai,' 'The Karate Kid' (2010), 'Salt,' 'Taxi Driver,' 'That's My Boy,' 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' 'The Other Guys' and 'Total Recall' (2012). Unfortunately, the recently 4K remastered 'Lawrence of Arabia' is not part of the ten film bundle. The player's key function will be to host and playback movies from Sony's new 4K distribution service, once it launches in the fall. Sony has yet to release specs for the device's capacity, prices and terms to download new films, or expected download times. Sony has also promised that owners of the XBR-84X900 will be available to exchange that model's included home server for the FMP-X1 once the distribution service launches. Source: SonyPosted Mon Apr 8, 2013 at 07:00 AM PDT by: -
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 7th, 2013So far, April has turned out to be a pretty slow time for new Blu-ray releases. While this week doesn't have a whole lot going on, fans of cult movies may find something of interest. Read all about the week's new titles in the blog today.Posted Mon Apr 8, 2013 at 07:00 AM PDT by: -
Sony to Bring Ultra HD Home for $4999.99 April 21st[teaser]XBR 4K Ultra HD TVs available in 55" and 65" [/teaser] Recently, Sony has been touting the extravagant 84" XBR 4K with its $24,999 price tag as the best option for customers to enter the era of Ultra HD. Now though, Sony will begin accepting preorders April 21st for two more affordable options. The 55" 4K Ultra HD TV XBR-55X900A starts at relatively accessible $4999.99. The set is an edge-lit LED design that offers passive 3D and offers a 3,840 x 2,160 resolution. The TV scales content by virtue of the 4K X-Reality PRO. The set also boasts Sony's Triluminos display for color depth. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Sony Entertainment Network, MFL Smartphone mirroring, Smartphone second screen control and info access, and rarely supported PS3 SimulView. The 65" 4K Ultra HD TV XBR-65X900A is similarly featured and will be a available for $6999.99. Source: SonyPosted Mon Apr 8, 2013 at 06:00 AM PDT by:
