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'Pillow Talk' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]The classic 1959 rom-com starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson is getting the Blu-ray treatment in May. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Universal is working on 'Pillow Talk' for Blu-ray on May 1. When uptight interior decorator Jan Morrow (Day) is forced to share a telephone party line with carefree playboy Brad Allen (Hudson), there is no connection between them. However, when the two accidentally meet in person, sparks fly and the smitten Brad pretends to be a wealthy Texan, wooing Jan with late-night calls. The Blu-ray/Digital Copy will feature a 1080p video transfer, a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 soundtrack, and supplements include: Commentary with film historians Jeff Bond, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman; Back in Bed with Pillow Talk; Chemistry 101: The Film Duo of Doris Day and Rock Hudson; Unforgettable Characters; Restoring the Classics; and The Carl Laemmle Era. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Pillow Talk' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 1.Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM PST by: -
Netflix Launches 'Lillyhammer' - its First Original Series[teaser]The success or failure of this series could have a huge impact on the future of Netflix. [/teaser] The first original series from Netflix has officially launched. 'Lillyhammer' stars Steven Van Zandt of 'Sopranos' fame as a former mobster under witness protection in Norway. It's a fish-out-of-water story that promises to be both humorous and dramatic. User reviews are positive so far, with an average of 4.2 stars out of five. Netflix, despite some slipups last year, is a company that's dominating its space. That, of course, means that they have a huge target on their back. With Verizon and Redbox teaming for a streaming service and rumors of a standalone Amazon service, Netflix is doing what it can to separate itself from the pack. 'Lillyhammer' is the first attempt to do so. The show marks the first original series to hit Netflix - a move designed not only to keep old customers but inspire new ones to join. Coming later this year is the show 'House of Cards' while we'll be waiting until 2013 for new episodes of 'Arrested Development.' Source: Netflix BlogPosted Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 09:45 AM PST by: -
'Blood Work' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]The 2002 thriller directed by Clint Eastwood is bound for Blu-ray in June. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is readying 'Blood Work' for Blu-ray on June 5. FBI profiler Terry McCaleb almost always gets to the heart of a case. This time, that heart beats inside him. He’s a cardiac patient who received a murder victim’s heart. And the donor’s sister asks him to make good on his second chance by finding the killer. That’s just the first of many twists in a smart, gritty suspense thriller that’s “vintage Eastwood: swift, surprising and very, very exciting” (Jim Svejda, KNX/CBS Radio). Clint Eastwood produces, directs and stars in this edgy, acclaimed mystery based on Michael Connelly’s novel and scripted by Brian Helgeland ('L.A. Confidential'). With a superb cast brought to a hard boil playing characters to quicken your pulse and hold you spellbound, 'Blood Work' works exceptionally well. Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed, but suggested list price for the Blu-ray is 19.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Blood Work' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 5.Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 08:00 AM PST by: -
'The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]A young Jack Nicholson has a dentist appointment to keep next month. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Legend says Roger Corman's 'The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)' is coming to Blu-ray on March 6. A classic tale of boy-meets-girl, plant-eats-people with Jack Nicholson in one of his first film roles. Seymour's exotic plant has an insatiable appetite only for blood and flesh. As the ruthless plant grows larger and larger with each feeding, so do Seymour's affections for shop girl, Audrey. The madness culminates with Seymour and his bloodthirsty plant in a feeding frenzy of epic proportions. Specs and supplements have yet to be announced, and suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $16.95. You can find the latest specs for 'The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 6.Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 06:00 AM PST by: -
'The Iron Lady' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray[teaser]Two-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep's acclaimed portrayal of Margaret Thatcher is coming to Blu-ray this April. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is prepping 'The Iron Lady' for Blu-ray on April 10. Considered by many to be the greatest living film actress, Streep has received an astonishing 17 Oscar® nominations over the course of her career, including a 2012 Oscar® nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady.' Streep won a 2012 Golden Globe® award for this role, and received a 2012 Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination as well. In his review for the New York Post, film critic Kyle Smith wrote, 'The Iron Lady' is “Superb! One of the best movies of the year!” Added New York Magazine’s David Edelstein, “Meryl Streep is too marvelous to resist!” Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers also praised Streep, calling her “Incontestably great!,” while TIME Magazine’s Richard Corliss hailed Streep “The best actress of the year!” Added The New York Times’ Charles McGrath, “Meryl Streep does that miraculous thing she does.” 'The Iron Lady' also stars Academy Award® winner Jim Broadbent ('Iris'), Olivia Colman ('Tyrannosaur'), Alexandra Roach, Harry Lloyd (“Game of Thrones”), and Richard E. Grant ('Dracula'). In addition to Streep’s 2012 Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the film also received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Makeup (Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland). The most celebrated actress of our time stars as the most powerful woman of her time. Oscar® winning Meryl Streep, the most nominated performer in Academy Award® history, delivers the definitive portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, the enigmatic, highly controversial figure who became the first and only female Prime Minister of England. Much more than a biographical epic, 'The Iron Lady' is also the surprisingly intimate journey of a “common” grocer’s daughter whose social ambition and steel will —along with the love of her husband and confidant, Denis (Academy Award® winner Jim Broadbent) — propelled her to unprecedented power in a world dominated by men. Combining fact, fiction and poetic flight of imagination into a new breed of biopic, director Phyllida Lloyd ('MAMMA MIA') creates a piercing portrait which reveals the many faces of Margaret Thatcher: the hard-nosed conservative; the woman who demolished the barriers of gender and class in a male-dominated world; the spirited wife and mother who longed to change her country for the better. Exposing the private life behind the headlines, 'The Iron Lady' is a moving journey into the heart of an extraordinary, complex woman. The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include The Making of The Iron Lady, Recreating the Young Margaret Thatcher, Battle in the House of Commons, Costume Design: Pearls and Power Suits, and Denis: The Man Behind the Woman. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99. You can find the latest specs for 'The Iron Lady' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 10.Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 at 01:00 PM PST by: -
'A Perfect World' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]Clint Eastwood's 1993 thriller is coming to high-definition in June. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'A Perfect World' on Blu-ray on June 5. Academy Award winners* Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood confront each other from opposite sides of the law in 'A Perfect World,' an acclaimed, multilayered manhunt saga (directed by Eastwood) that rumbles down Texas backroads toward a harrowing collision with fate. Costner plays Butch Haynes, a hardened prison escapee on the lam with a young hostage (T.J. Lowther in a remarkable film debut) who sees in Butch the father figure he never had. Eastwood is wily Texas Ranger Red Garnett, leading deputies and a criminologist (Laura Dern) on a statewide pursuit. Red knows every road and pothole in the Panhandle. What's more, he knows the elusive Haynes – because their paths have crossed before. Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements include Filmographies: Cast/Writer Film Highlights. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still undetermined at this time. You can find the latest specs for 'A Perfect World' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 5.Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 at 12:00 PM PST by: -
'Plan 9 from Outer Space' Dated for Blu-ray[teaser]One of the worst films ever made by the legendary Ed Wood is in the works for Blu-ray in March. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Legend will bring 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' to Blu-ray on March 6. Ed Wood's cult classic has been hailed as the worst film of all time, but it's one of the most hilariously entertaining movies you'll ever see. Aliens fear the human race will develop a deadly "solaranite bomb." After eight failed attempts, Plan 9 is their scheme to reanimate earth's dead to build a zombie army and stop the earthlings from destroying the universe. With string-powered flying saucers, twisted alien logic and "priceless" special effects, it's a movie mission destined for success - or not. Specs and supplements have yet to be announced, and suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $16.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 6.Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM PST by: -
Redbox Buys NCR Entertainment Division – Blockbuster Express Comes With It[teaser]If the partnership between Redbox and Verizon wasn’t impressive enough for you, Redbox has just made another huge announcement. [/teaser] There was never any real debate over whether Redbox or Blockbuster would be the dominant rental kiosk company, but now there’s no chance of competition. Coinstar, the parent company of Redbox, has just announced that it will be acquiring NCR’s entertainment division, which includes Blockbuster Express. In a letter sent to Blockbuster Express customers, general manager Justin Hotard said that the completion of the deal is expected in the third quarter of this year. “Until the transaction is completed,” he says, “you will continue to enjoy the convenience, choice, and value you're used to from Blockbuster Express.” From the sound of things, currently existing Blockbuster Express kiosks will become Redbox kiosks, further cementing the video renter’s already incredible market penetration. Source: EngadgetPosted Wed Feb 8, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by: -
'Tooth Fairy 2' is Coming to Blu-ray[teaser]Larry the Cable Guy will put on the pink tutu and git'r done next month. [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox says the family comedy 'Tooth Fairy 2' is planned for high-definition on March 6. The one man comedy phenomenom Blue Collar Comedy Tour’s Larry the Cable Guy ('Cars, 'Cars 2,' and History Channel’s "Only in America") sinks his teeth into this outrageous follow-up to the 2010 theatrical hit 'Tooth Fairy.' Larry Guthrie (Larry the Cable Guy) is a fun-loving dreamer with a serious mission: win back the love of his life before she makes a terrible mistake and marries the wrong man! In his attempt to get back on his long lost love’s good side, Larry visits the school where she works and make’s a horrible mistake… He accidentally tells a child that the Tooth Fairy is just a myth. Crushing the child’s dreams sets off a chain of events that are far more than Larry bargained for including being “sentenced” to become a Tooth Fairy or face having his memories erased for good…PLUS losing any chance of getting back the girl of his dreams! Larry is brought before a 500-year-old Tooth Fairy stuck in a 10-year-old girl’s body (played by newcomer Brady Reiter) for sentencing. The Tooth Fairy demands that Larry make retribution by temporarily serving as a Tooth Fairy and proving that Tooth Fairies really do exist. His mission? Larry must collect 20 teeth in 20 days. With his orders in hand, Larry embarks on a journey to prove the existence of Tooth Fairies and to win back the love of his life. The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements include: Why Do I Lose My Baby Teeth?, Return to Fairyland – Making Tooth Fairy 2, Larry the Hairy Fairy, Tooth Fairy 2 Introduces Crusher the Pig, and A Memory to Remember. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Tooth Fairy 2' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 6.Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 at 08:00 AM PST by: -
Panasonic Launches a New Projector[teaser]Panasonic’s new projector offers 1080p resolution, and it's made specifically for presentations in businesses, classrooms, and anywhere else ambient light might be a problem. [/teaser] The PT-LZ370U offers up 3,000 lumens brightness as well as a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. It boasts the Dynamic Iris Control System, which analyzes the content being shown and automatically adjusts the gamma curve, iris and lamp power to keep the picture nice and even. You’ll also find Daylight View Premium baked right in and adjusting the brightness of the projector based on the ambient light present in the environment. It’s also equipped with Detail Clarity Processor 3 to clean up your picture just a little bit more. The PT-LZ370U is available now at a price of $4,499. Source: eCousticsPosted Wed Feb 8, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by:
