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'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]The Academy Award nominee for Best Picture is planned for Blu-ray at the end of March. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is set to release 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' on Blu-ray on March 27. The powerful drama set one year after the September 11th terrorist attacks is based on Jonathan Safran Foer's 2006 novel and stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, and Max von Sydow in his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor. The Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet Digital Copy combo pack will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: Making Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Finding Oskar, Ten Years Later, and Max von Sydow: Dialogues with The Renter. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray set is $29.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 27.Posted Wed Feb 22, 2012 at 12:30 PM PST by: -
'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]The 10-part fourth season of the sci-fi series is coming to Blu-ray in April. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner/BBC's 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' appears to be coming to Blu-ray on April 3. John Barrowman ('Doctor Who,' 'Desperate Housewives') and Eve Myles ('Doctor Who,' 'Little Dorrit') are joined by stars Mekhi Phifer ('ER, 'Lie to Me') and Bill Pullman ('While You Were Sleeping,' 'Independence Day') for a new heart-pounding season of 'Torchwood.' When convicted child killer Oswald Danes (Pullman) miraculously survives his own execution, the footage holds America transfixed. And then everyone realizes that nobody is dying. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next. People keep aging -- they get hurt and sick -- but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four month's time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as CIA agent Rex Matheson (Phifer) investigates a secret British institution named Torchwood that seems to hold the answers, and finds only two surviving members: Gwen Cooper (Myles), who has retreated to a remote Welsh hideaway with her new family, and the mysterious, brilliant Captain Jack Harkness (Barrowman). But soon they all find themselves in the same fight against the greatest threat humanity has ever known – humanity itself. Specs have yet to be revealed for the 4-disc set, but supplements will include selected audio commentaries, character profiles, special effects featurette, behind-the-scenes special, iTunes intros, and Web of Lies motion comic. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is set at $59.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 3.Posted Wed Feb 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM PST by: -
'Bite the Bullet' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]The 1975 duster will blow into Blu-ray's town next month. [/teaser] In a recent press release, Twilight Time has slated 'Bite the Bullet' for Blu-ray on March 13. In 'Bite the Bullet' (1975), writer/director Richard Brooks ('The Professionals') gives us a Western on a grand scale, focusing on a 700-mile horse race across the bleakly beautiful landscape of the American Southwest. Entrants battling desert and mountain, freezing cold and blistering heat—not to mention their own inner demons—include a former Rough Rider (Gene Hackman); his old comrade-in-arms, now a gambler (James Coburn); a feisty onetime prostitute (Candice Bergen); a weary saddle tramp (Ben Johnson); a wealthy English toff (Ian Bannen); and an arrogant kid (Jan-Michael Vincent) looking to make his reputation. Featuring a score by the one and only Alex North (available here as an isolated track). The Blu-ray will be limited to 3000 copies and will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include an isolated score track and liner notes by Julie Kirgo. 'Bite the Bullet' is available here from Screen Archives Entertainment for $34.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Bite the Bullet' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 13.Posted Wed Feb 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM PST by: -
HBO Go Available on Samsung Connected TVs Except Through Comcast and Time Warner Cable[teaser]The service is also blocked by those providers if accessed through Roku players. [/teaser] Samsung has announced the availability of the HBO go streaming service on its internet connected TVs, letting HBO subscribers check out all their favorite content streaming whenever they want. Most, but not all Samsung TVs can handle the app, but Samsung was not specific as to which cannot. Don't get too excited if you're a Comcast or Time Warner subscriber though. You'll find the app blocked. Both companies have disallowed HBO Go on connected TVs and devices like the Roku Player as well. The reasoning behind this decision is unclear, and neither company has had much to say on the issue, but we're gonna go out on a limit and guess it's a matter of $$$$...$! A representative from Comcast was quick to point out that you can get all the HBO Go content via the Xfinity TV app, though that doesn't do much good for Samsung subscribers without Xfinity. Source: Multichannel NewsPosted Wed Feb 22, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by: -
'Certified Copy' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami's 2010 drama becomes certifiable on Blu-ray in May. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection has revealed 'Certified Copy' is coming to Blu-ray on May 22. What seems at first to be a straightforward tale of two people—played by Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche and opera singer William Shimell—getting to know each other over the course of an afternoon gradually reveals itself as something richer, stranger, and trickier. The Blu-ray will feature a 1080p transfer, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: New interview with director Abbas Kiarostami; Let’s See “Copia conforme,” an Italian documentary on the making of Certified Copy, featuring interviews with Kiarostami and actors Juliette Binoche and William Shimell; Trailer; and a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Godfrey Cheshire. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Certified Copy' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 22.Posted Wed Feb 22, 2012 at 08:00 AM PST by: -
Samsung Will Spin Off Its LCD Business From Main Company[teaser]Samsung Display will focus on LCDs and LCDs only. [/teaser] LCD TVs are big business for Samsung. With the full acquisition of their former joint venture with Sony, the business got even bigger. To help better manage the massive TV business, Samsung is splitting it off into a company of its own. The soon-to-be formed Samsung Display is set to be launched in April with $6.6 billion to play with. This move will not only make the business of displays easier to deal with, but will make it easier for Samsung to make changes to LCDs and adapt to the industry with speed and efficiency. Source: EngadgetPosted Wed Feb 22, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by: -
'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' Blu-ray Announced[teaser]One of the best action films of 2011 will arrive on Blu-ray in April! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Paramount's 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' appears to be coming to Blu-ray on April 17. Blamed for the terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, IMF operative Ethan Hunt is disavowed along with the rest of the agency when the President initiates “Ghost Protocol.” Left without any resources or backup, Ethan must find a way to clear his agency’s name and prevent another attack. To complicate matters further, Ethan is forced to embark on this mission with a team of fellow IMF fugitives whose personal motives he does not fully know. Tom Cruise returns in the starring role as Ethan Hunt and is joined by an international cast that includes Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Josh Holloway, Anil Kapoor and Léa Seydoux. The Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet Digital Copy combo pack will feature 1080p video, a Dolby TrueHD 7.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Mission Accepted, Impossible Missions, Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by director Brad Bird, Alternate Opening, and Trailers. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is set at $44.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 17.Posted Wed Feb 22, 2012 at 06:00 AM PST by: -
'War Horse' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]Steven Spielberg's World War I epic based on Michael Morpurgo's novel will gallop to Blu-ray in April. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Disney/Buena Vista is saddling up 'War Horse' for Blu-ray on April 3. The story follows Albert (Jeremy Irvine) who enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. The film has been nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Original Score (John Williams) and Best Picture. Specs have yet to be finalized, but the Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack will include an assortment of featurettes: War Horse: The Journey Home, A Filmmaking Journey, Through the Producer's Lens, Editing and Scoring, An Extra's Point of View, and The Sounds of War Horse. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still to be determined. You can find the latest specs for 'War Horse' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 3.Posted Tue Feb 21, 2012 at 01:00 PM PST by: -
'New Year's Eve' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]Ring in the new year (seven months early) on Blu-ray this May. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers says 'New Year's Eve' will have a Blu-ray release on May 1. Director/producer Garry Marshall brings together a stellar ensemble cast to celebrate love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year. Familiar faces include Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, and Sofia Vergara. The release will be a Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet Digital Copy with 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: Commentary with Garry Marshall, The Magic of Times Square, New Year's Eve Secrets of the Stars, Jon Bon Jovi & Lea Michele Rock New Year's Eve, deleted scenes with Garry Marshall, and a gag reel. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $35.99. You can find the latest specs for 'New Year's Eve' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 1.Posted Tue Feb 21, 2012 at 12:30 PM PST by: -
'Being John Malkovich' Dated and Detailed for Criterion Blu-ray[teaser]Spike Jonze enters the mind of the master thespian on Blu-ray in May. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection says 'Being John Malkovich' is coming to Blu-ray on May 15. Have you ever wanted to be someone else? Or, more specifically, have you ever wanted to crawl through a portal hidden in an anonymous office building and thereby enter the cerebral cortex of John Malkovich for fifteen minutes before being spat out on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike? The Blu-ray will feature a 1080p transfer, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: New selected-scene audio commentary featuring filmmaker Michel Gondry; New behind-the-scenes documentary by filmmaker Lance Bangs; Conversation between John Malkovich and humorist John Hodgman; Director Spike Jonze discusses Being John Malkovich via photos from its production; Two films within the film: 7½ Floor Orientation and “American Arts & Culture” Presents John Horatio Malkovich, “Dance of Despair and Disillusionment”; An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering, a documentary by Bangs; Trailer and TV spots; A booklet featuring a conversation between Jonze and pop-culture critic Perkus Tooth. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Being John Malkovich' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 15.Posted Tue Feb 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM PST by:
