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'El Mariachi/Desperado' & 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico' Blu-rays Detailed[teaser]Details are in for Robert Rodriguez' explosive 'Mexico Trilogy' now coming to high-definition in January on the same day. [/teaser] As previously reported, Sony's 'El Mariachi/Desperado' was initially coming to Blu-ray as a double feature on January 11, but now it will be joining 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico' on January 4. The double feature release (with the first two films) will include: Director's commentary; The Cutting Room; 10 Minute Film School; Robert Rodriguez's Student Film: "Bed Head"; 10 More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout; Music videos (Los Lobos with Antonio Banderas, "Morena de mi corazón" and Tito & Tarantula, "Back to the House That Love Built"); and MovieIQ. The third and final film will include: Robert Rodriguez Audio Commentary; Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary; Ten-Minute Flick School; Inside Troublemaker Studios; Ten-Minute COOKING School; Film is Dead: An Evening with Robert Rodriguez; The Anti-Hero's Journey; The Good, the Bad and the Bloody: Inside KNB FX; The Cutting Room; and MovieIQ. Suggested list price for each Blu-ray is $19.95. You can find the latest specs for ' El Mariachi/Desperado' and 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico'linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where they are indexed under January 4.Posted Tue Nov 2, 2010 at 10:00 AM PDT by: -
ITRI's Flexible AMOLED Measures a Tenth of a Millimeter[teaser]This miniscule screen makes even the sveltest of sets look like fatties. [/teaser] You want a thin screen? ITRI's got your thin screen. The Taiwanese research company has a new flexible AMOLED that comes in at a tenth of a millimeter. It may even be easier to say that it measures just 100 micrometers. The tech company gives credit to a new technology called Flex UPD, which the company developed for its paper like qualities. The sour note with all cool OLED and AMOLED news is that as usual there are no plans to develop this for larger scale applications. That means the coolest new screens around will be used for cell phones, MP3 players and e-readers instead of our television sets. Source: OLED InfoPosted Tue Nov 2, 2010 at 09:00 AM PDT by: -
'Twilight Zone: Season 3 (1961)' Blu-ray Detailed[teaser]The third season of the classic series has been fully detailed! [/teaser] As previously reported, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Twilight Zone: Season 3 (1961)' for Blu-ray on February 15. The first season was released in September and you can read Aaron Peck's "MUST-OWN" review here! The release will be a 5-disc set and will contain all 37 episodes in the third season in 1080p video, an uncompressed monaural soundtrack, and supplements include: Audio commentaries by actors Bill Mumy, Lois Nettleton, William Windom, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Cornthwaite and Cliff Robertson; Audio commentary by Jonathan Winters for "A Game of Pool," plus Winters reads the alternate ending from the original script; Clip from the 1989 remake of "A Game of Pool," featuring George Clayton Johnson's original ending; Clip from the 1985 remake of "Dead Man's Shoes," featuring Helen Mirren in "Dead Woman's Shoes"; Vintage audio recollections with Buzz Kulik, Buck Houghton, Richard L. Bare, Lamont Johnson and Earl Hamner; and Rare Rod Serling appearances as a guest on The Garry Moore Show and Tell It to Groucho and as host of the popular game show Liar's Club. Exclusive to the Blu-ray will be: 19 new audio commentaries, featuring The Twilight Zone Companion author Marc Scott Zicree, author/film historian Gary Gerani (Fantastic Television), authors/historians Scott Skelton and Jim Benson (Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After Hours Tour), Twilight Zone writers Earl Hamner, George Clayton Johnson and John Tomerlin, writer William F. Nolan (Logan's Run), author/historian Martin Grams, Jr. (The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic), writer Marv Wolfman (creator of Blade and New Teen Titans), writer Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Coraline), writer/producer Jeff Vlaming (NCIS, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica), writer Mark Fergus (Children of Men, Iron Man) and writer Len Wein (creator of Swamp Thing, Wolverine, New X-Men); Interview with actor Edson Stroll; Original laugh track for "Cavender Is Coming"; Vintage audio interview with director of photography George T. Clemens; 19 Radio Dramas featuring Don Johnson, Blair Underwood, Ernie Hudson, Morgan Brittany, Adam West, Ed Begley, Jr., Jason Alexander, Shelley Berman, Michael York, Bruno Kirby and more; and Isolated scores for all 37 episodes featuring the legendary Bernard Herrmann, Van Cleave, Fred Steiner and others. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $99.98. You can find the latest specs for 'Twilight Zone: Season One (1959)' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under February 15.Posted Tue Nov 2, 2010 at 08:00 AM PDT by: -
Gucci Joins the 3D Glasses Game[teaser]Designer glasses packing passive 3D tech will hit shelves later this year. [/teaser] Let's get one thing out of the way up front. There is absolutely no practical reason to own designer 3D glasses. Even assuming that theaters knock off the $3 upcharge since you brought your own, you'd need to see 75 3D movies to even it out. That is, of course, if you're willing to try and get that discount. There's bound to be some hassle over the extremely rare case of the guy with his own glasses and considering that most theaters had to upgrade their projectors for 3D, you may be out of luck. Gucci's new designer 3D glasses run $225. That's a step over the Oakley Tron glasses, but you can bet the movie itself is going to look exactly the same. Sure it's a lot to pay, but you'll look good. In the dark. Facing a screen. For two hours. Source: Luxist (via Engadget)Posted Tue Nov 2, 2010 at 07:00 AM PDT by: -
'Justified: The Complete First Season' Blu-ray Up for Pre-Order![teaser]The first season of the addictive FX series looks to be coming to Blu-ray! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Sony has revealed 'Justified: The Complete First Season' starring the charming Timothy Olyphant is headed for a Blu-ray release in the near future. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is a modern day 19th century-style lawman, enforcing his brand of justice in a way that puts a target on his back with criminals and places him at odds with his bosses in the Marshal service. That conflict results in a reassignment for Givens to the U.S. District covering the town where he grew up. He is an anachronism - a tough, soft spoken gentleman who finds his quarry fascinating, but never gives an inch. Dig under his placid skin and you'll find an angry man who grew up hard in rural Kentucky, with an outlaw father, who knows a lot more about who he doesn't want to be than who he really is. Specs, supplements, and a release date have not been set yet, but suggested list price for this set is $49.95. You can find the latest specs for 'Justified: The Complete First Season' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under PENDING.Posted Tue Nov 2, 2010 at 06:00 AM PDT by: -
HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Kick-Ass' Blu-ray $12.99 at Amazon[teaser]The outrageously hilarious and violent film based on the graphic novel by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. is now only $13 at Amazon! [/teaser] Amazon is offering 'Kick-Ass' for $12.99 (68% off suggested list price). Click here to own one of the year's best movies on Blu-ray!Posted Mon Nov 1, 2010 at 03:15 PM PDT by: -
Enter to Win 'The Sound of Music' and ' Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' on the High-Def Digest Facebook Page![teaser]Time for another Facebook giveaway! Between now and Thursday, "like" High-Def Digest's Facebook page, and you can enter to win a Blu-ray of either 'The Sound of Music' or 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!'[/teaser] We have two Blu-rays of each film, and we'll sending them to four lucky winners! To enter, simply leave a comment on the Facebook post detailing THIS GIVEAWAY and tell us which movie you prefer and why. Flying cars, singing nannies, brown paper packages tied up in string?! (Winners will be picked on Thursday) Just a reminder, both films are making their Blu-ray debuts tomorrow, November 2! Here are the details on each: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment toasts the 45th anniversary of the five-time Academy Award-winning 'The Sound of Music' with its highly anticipated Blu-ray Disc debut November 2nd. Starring Oscar winner Julie Andrews in one of her most memorable roles, the film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical follows Maria, a spirited young woman who leaves a convent and becomes a governess to seven unruly children. Her charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children and their father but when Nazi Germany unites with Austria, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family. Meticulously restored and re-mastered , The Sound Of Music 45th Anniversary Edition is presented with new 7.1 audio and offers BD-LIVE: Live Lookup Powered by IMDb; Your Favorite Things: An Interactive Celebration featuring a Sing-A-Long, behind-the-scenes images, trivia and a location quiz; A City of Song with a virtual map of filming locations and interactive tour of the movie’s locale of Salzburg, Austria, and much more. Perfect for at home or on the go, The Sound of Music is available in 3-Disc Blu-ray and DVD Combo Packs. For a limited time, The Sound of Music is also available in an individually numbered Limited Collector’s Set packaged in a keepsake box and featuring a 100-page “My Favorite Things” scrapbook, a 45th Anniversary Soundtrack, a reproduction of the original 1965 souvenir program, an exclusive hand-painted “My Favorite Things” music box and more. Directed by Robert Wise and co-starring Christopher Plummer, the film garnered five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. A heartwarming story full of cherished songs such as “My Favorite Things,” “Sixteen Going On Seventeen,” “Edelweiss” and the title song, the film graces six different Top 100 lists by the American Film Institute including Musicals, Songs and Movies. Also hitting Blu-ray on November 2nd: MGM Home Entertainment releases an all-new re-mastered version of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!' on Blu-ray. Enjoy the fun of this family classic for the first time on Blu-ray disc with upgraded 7.1 DTS-HD master audio and new interactive games. An original version of the film on DVD will accompany the all-new re-mastered Blu-ray. Based on the children’s book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car by Ian Fleming, the film tells the story of an eccentric professor (played by Dick Van Dyke) who invents wacky machinery, but can't seem to make ends meet. When he invents a revolutionary car, a foreign government becomes interested in it, and resorts to skullduggery to get their hands on it. The all-time family classic evolves from there and viewers are taken on a magical ride with the professor and loveable motorcar. The re-mastered version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Blu-ray will feature special interactive features for families everywhere to enjoy from the comfort of their own homes, including an all-new “Toot Sweet Symphony” melody maker, “Remembering Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” with Dick Van Dyke, song demos from the Sherman Brothers and a featurette entitled "A Fantasmagorical Motorcar." Check out the High-Def Digest Facebook page for all the details. Remember, this giveaway ends on Thursday! Good luck!Posted Mon Nov 1, 2010 at 01:05 PM PDT by: -
'Alice in Wonderland: 60th Anniversary Edition' Announced for Blu-ray[teaser]Disney's 1951 animated classic will peer through the looking glass on Blu-ray this February! [/teaser] In an early announcement to retailers, Disney/Buena Vista has planned 'Alice in Wonderland: 60th Anniversary Edition' for Blu-ray release on February 1. The beloved family film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1952 for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Oliver Wallace). Specs have yet to be revealed, but the release will be a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and supplements include: Operation Wonderland (now in HD); "I'm Odd": newly discovered Cheshire Cat song and intro; Thru the Mirror Mickey Mouse animated short (now in HD); One Hour in Wonderland; An Alice Comedy: Alice's Wonderland; Original theatrical trailers (1951 & 1974); Through the Keyhole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland; Disney View: Watch the movie in this expanded viewing experience with new Disney art in the wings of the screen; Painting the Roses Red game: Help paint the roses red in the Queen's garden. Careful, or someone could lose their head!; Walt Disney color TV introduction (1959): A never-before-seen color TV intro by Walt; Reference Footage: Alice and the Doorknob: Kathryn Beaumont provides an introduction to this newly discovered reference footage of Alice talking to the doorknob; Pencil Test: Alice Shrinks: Kathryn Beaumont introduces a newly discovered pencil test of Alice shrinking; and Reflections on Alice. Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99. You can find the latest specs for 'Alice in Wonderland: 60th Anniversary Edition' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under February 1.Posted Mon Nov 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM PDT by: -
InFocus Shows off New Large Venue Projectors[teaser]In addition to displaying high-quality video, they can be customized for the look you want.[/teaser] Sure, a projector is designed to hang out in the back of your room and remain as inconspicuous as possible. But what if you had a really cool looking projector with, say, a woodgrain top with deer skull designs on it? That's just one of the many options that InFocus is offering for its new projector line, which stresses style as much as ability. The IN5533 and IN5535 offer WXGA (1280x800) and WUXGA (1920x1200) respectively, along with a six-segment color wheel that creates nice smooth gradations. Both projectors utilize dual lamps and a brightness of 6,000 lumens. They utilize technologies like DLP Dark Chip, and InFocus Brilliant color which helps the projectors provide great images even when ambient light abounds. Both of the new InFocus projectors will be available in November, though a price has not yet been named. Source: eCousticsPosted Mon Nov 1, 2010 at 11:00 AM PDT by: -
Bang & Olufsen Releases a 32 Inch Set[teaser] It's got LED backlighting, impressive sound, and a $4,700 price tag.[/teaser] It's always interesting to check in on our friends over at Bang & Olufsen from time to time. They've got television sets that we'll probably never even consider buying, but their gear is interesting nonetheless. The latest is the BeoVision 10-32 LED LCD HDTV. It mimics the 40 inch B&O model in almost every way, but with a smaller screen. It utilizes the same LED edge lighting and aluminum frame and even the same surprisingly good loudspeaker system. "By introducing the BeoVision 10-32, Bang & Olufsen is now able to offer an even wider range of sizes in our very popular portfolio of TVs," says B&O president Zean Nielsen. "We have high sales expectations for this product." You'll be able to pick up the BeoVision 10-32 next month at a price of $4,700, or $5,585 with remote, anti-reflective screen and wall bracket. Source: eCousticsPosted Mon Nov 1, 2010 at 09:00 AM PDT by:
